WO2016185790A1 - ユーザ装置、基地局及び通信方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a user apparatus, a base station, and a communication method.
- the LTE (Long Term Evolution) system employs carrier aggregation (CA) that performs communication using a plurality of carriers simultaneously with a predetermined bandwidth (maximum 20 MHz) as a basic unit.
- CA carrier aggregation
- a carrier that is a basic unit in carrier aggregation is called a component carrier (CC).
- PCell Primary Cell
- SCell Secondary Cell
- the user apparatus can connect to the PCell and add an SCell as necessary.
- the PCell is a cell similar to a single cell that supports RLM (Radio Link Monitoring), SPS (Semi-Persistent Scheduling), and the like.
- the SCell is a cell that is added to the PCell and set for the user apparatus.
- the addition and deletion of the SCell is performed by RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling.
- the SCell is a cell that can be communicated (scheduled) for the first time after being activated because it is in an inactive state (deactivated state) immediately after being set for the user apparatus.
- RLC Radio Link Control
- the RLC can set one of a plurality of transfer modes for each radio bearer. Specifically, RLC-AM (RLC-Acknowledge Mode) in which retransmission control is performed based on a delivery confirmation signal from the receiving side, RLC-UM (RLC-Unacknowledge Mode) in which retransmission control is not performed, and RLC There is TM (Transparent Mode) that allows the transmission itself.
- the RLC performs communication by exchanging RLC PDU (Protocol Data Unit) between the RLC entity on the user equipment side and the RLC entity on the base station side.
- RLC PDU Protocol Data Unit
- RLC PDU duplication detection and order correction are performed using a sequence number (SN) assigned to the header of the RLC PDU.
- SN sequence number assigned to the header of the RLC PDU.
- the length of the RLC sequence number is specified to be 10 bits for RLC-AM and 5 bits or 10 bits for RLC-UM (see Non-Patent Document 1, for example).
- the maximum number of CCs that can be configured per user apparatus is 5, whereas Rel.
- 13 LTE in order to realize more flexible and high-speed wireless communication, and to allow a large number of CCs to be bundled in a continuous ultra-wideband unlicensed band, a maximum of 5 CCs bundled in CA is limited.
- CA enhancement to be taken is being considered. For example, a CA that bundles up to 32 CCs has been studied. It is assumed that the peak rate that can be achieved is dramatically improved by performing CA that bundles 32 CCs at the maximum.
- window control is performed to limit the number of RLC PDUs that can be transmitted simultaneously.
- the number of RLC PDUs that can be transmitted simultaneously is limited to half of the maximum sequence number. That is, even if the peak rate is dramatically improved by CA, window control performed by RLC may become a bottleneck. Therefore, when extending CC bundled in CA, it is desirable to simultaneously extend the maximum sequence number of RLC so that window control performed in RLC does not become a bottleneck. That is, it is desirable to extend the length of the sequence number to 11 bits or more.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional RLC PDU format.
- the RLC PDU format shown in FIG. 1 is a PDU format used in RLC-AM.
- a header part (part excluding Data) It is necessary to increase the data size of 1 octet (1 byte) or more.
- the RLC entity re-establishment process is performed only when the handover process is performed. In other words, a handover process must be performed whenever an RLC entity re-establishment process is to be performed while following the process defined in the current LTE system.
- the disclosed technique has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a technique capable of changing the length of the sequence number of an RLC PDU while suppressing a decrease in throughput.
- the user apparatus of the disclosed technology is a user apparatus that communicates with a base station in a mobile communication system supporting LTE, and accepting means for receiving an instruction to change the sequence number length of the RLC PDU from the base station; Re-establishing means for performing re-establishment processing of an RLC entity when receiving the instruction, and communication means for communicating with the base station using an RLC PDU whose sequence number length has been changed after completion of the re-establishment processing And having.
- a technique capable of changing the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU while suppressing a decrease in throughput is provided.
- LTE is not only a communication system corresponding to Release 8 or 9 of 3GPP, but also a communication system corresponding to Release 10, 11, 12 or 13 or later of 3GPP. Used in a broad sense including.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile communication system according to the embodiment.
- the mobile communication system in the present embodiment is a mobile communication system including a user apparatus UE and a base station eNB, and can perform CA communication between the user apparatus UE and the base station eNB. it can.
- one cell is shown, but this is also for convenience of illustration, and there are a plurality of cells when CA is set. Further, for example, a configuration in which an RRE connected to the base station eNB by an optical fiber or the like is provided in a place away from the base station eNB may be used.
- the base station eNB communicates with the user apparatus UE through radio.
- the base station eNB is a CPU such as a processor, a memory device such as a ROM, a RAM, or a flash memory, an antenna for communicating with a user apparatus UE, a communication interface apparatus for communicating with an adjacent base station eNB, a core network, and the like. It consists of hardware resources. Each function and process of the base station eNB may be realized by a processor processing or executing data or a program stored in a memory device. However, the base station eNB is not limited to the hardware configuration described above, and may have any other appropriate hardware configuration.
- the user apparatus UE has a function of communicating with the base station eNB, the core network, and the like through radio.
- the user apparatus UE is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, a mobile router, a wearable terminal, or the like.
- the user apparatus UE may be any user apparatus UE as long as the apparatus has a communication function.
- the user apparatus UE includes hardware resources such as a CPU such as a processor, a memory apparatus such as a ROM, a RAM, or a flash memory, an antenna for communicating with the base station eNB, and an RF (Radio Frequency) apparatus.
- Each function and process of the user apparatus UE may be realized by a processor processing or executing data or a program stored in the memory device.
- the user apparatus UE is not limited to the hardware configuration described above, and may have any other appropriate hardware configuration.
- the mobile communication system in the present embodiment increases the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU in order to improve the peak rate.
- the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU is shortened in order to reduce the data size of the RLC PDU.
- the SCell already bundled with the CA is not deactivated.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the base station according to the embodiment.
- the base station eNB includes a signal transmission unit 11, a signal reception unit 12, an RRC processing unit 13, an RLC processing unit 14, and a MAC (Media Access Control) processing unit 15.
- FIG. 3 shows only functional units particularly related to the embodiment of the present invention in the base station eNB, and also has a function (not shown) for performing at least LTE-compliant operation.
- the functional configuration shown in FIG. 3 is merely an example. As long as the operation according to the present embodiment can be performed, the function classification and the name of the function unit may be anything.
- the signal transmission unit 11 includes a function of generating and wirelessly transmitting various physical layer signals from higher layer signals to be transmitted from the base station eNB.
- the signal reception unit 12 includes a function of wirelessly receiving various signals from the user apparatus UE and acquiring a higher layer signal from the received physical layer signal.
- the RRC processing unit 13 transmits / receives an RRC signal to / from the user apparatus UE, and performs various processes related to the RRC layer. Also, the RRC processing unit 13 instructs the user apparatus UE to change the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU, functions to instruct the user apparatus UE to perform a handover process, and adds or deletes the SCell to the user apparatus UE. Has the function of indicating. Further, the RRC processing unit 13 obtains information indicating that the user apparatus UE has the capability of changing the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU (hereinafter referred to as “capability information”) from the user apparatus UE. It has the function to do.
- the RLC processing unit 14 transmits / receives RLC PDU to / from the user apparatus UE, and performs various processes related to the RLC layer.
- the RLC processing unit 14 performs a RLC entity re-establishment process (RLC Re-establishment process) in accordance with an instruction from the RRC processing unit 13, and deletes (resets) a PDU including a short sequence number before the change.
- RLC Re-establishment process RLC entity re-establishment process
- the RLC processing unit 14 has a function of transmitting and receiving RLC PDUs using an RLC PDU format that can store sequence numbers of 11 bits or more.
- the MAC processing unit 15 performs various processes related to the MAC layer.
- the MAC processing unit 15 has a function of instructing the user apparatus UE to activate and deactivate the SCell.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the base station according to the embodiment.
- the user apparatus UE includes a signal transmission unit 21, a signal reception unit 22, an RRC processing unit 23, an RLC processing unit 24, and a MAC processing unit 25.
- FIG. 4 shows only functional units that are particularly related to the embodiment of the present invention in the user apparatus UE, and has at least a function (not shown) for performing an operation based on LTE.
- the functional configuration shown in FIG. 4 is only an example. As long as the operation according to the present embodiment can be performed, the function classification and the name of the function unit may be anything.
- the signal transmission unit 21 includes a function of generating and wirelessly transmitting various physical layer signals from higher layer signals to be transmitted from the user apparatus UE.
- the signal receiving unit 22 includes a function of wirelessly receiving various signals from the base station eNB and acquiring a higher layer signal from the received physical layer signal.
- the RRC processing unit 23 transmits and receives RRC signals to and from the base station eNB and performs various processes related to the RRC layer.
- the RRC processing unit 23 also has a function of changing the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU according to an instruction from the base station eNB, a function of performing a handover process according to an instruction from the base station eNB, and an SCell according to an instruction from the base station eNB. Has the function of adding or deleting. Further, the RRC processing unit 23 has a function of transmitting capability information to the base station eNB.
- the RLC processing unit 24 transmits / receives RLC PDUs to / from the base station eNB and performs various processes related to the RLC layer. Also, the RLC processing unit 24 performs a RLC entity re-establishment process (RLC Re-establishment process) in accordance with an instruction from the RRC processing unit 23, and deletes (resets) a PDU including a short sequence number before the change.
- RLC Re-establishment process RLC entity re-establishment process
- the RLC processing unit 24 has a function of transmitting and receiving RLC PDUs using an RLC PDU format that can store sequence numbers of 11 bits or more.
- the MAC processing unit 25 performs various processes related to the MAC layer.
- the MAC processing unit 25 has a function of activating and deactivating the SCell. Further, the MAC processing unit 25 has a deactivation timer, and deactivates the SCell when communication is not performed in the SCell for a certain period of time. Further, the MAC processing unit 25 does not necessarily deactivate the SCell when the handover process is performed by the RRC layer, but has a function of preventing the SCell from being deactivated as necessary.
- the functional configurations of the base station eNB and the user apparatus UE described above may be realized entirely by hardware circuits (for example, one or a plurality of IC chips), or may be partially configured by hardware circuits. This part may be realized by a CPU and a program.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the base station according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 5 shows a configuration closer to the mounting example than FIG.
- the base station eNB performs processing such as an RF (Radio Frequency) module 101 that performs processing relating to a radio signal, a BB (Base Band) processing module 102 that performs baseband signal processing, and a higher layer. It has a device control module 103 and a communication IF 104 that is an interface for connecting to a network.
- RF Radio Frequency
- BB Base Band
- the RF module 101 should transmit the digital baseband signal received from the BB processing module 102 from the antenna by performing D / A (Digital-to-Analog) conversion, modulation, frequency conversion, power amplification, and the like. Generate a radio signal.
- a digital baseband signal is generated by performing frequency conversion, A / D (Analog to Digital) conversion, demodulation, and the like on the received radio signal, and passes the digital baseband signal to the BB processing module 102.
- the RF module 101 includes, for example, a part of the signal transmission unit 11 and a part of the signal reception unit 12 illustrated in FIG.
- the BB processing module 102 performs processing for mutually converting an IP packet and a digital baseband signal.
- a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 112 is a processor that performs signal processing in the BB processing module 102.
- the memory 122 is used as a work area for the DSP 112.
- the BB processing module 102 includes, for example, a part of the signal transmission unit 11, a part of the signal reception unit 12, the RLC processing unit 14, and the MAC processing unit 15 illustrated in FIG. 3.
- the device control module 103 performs IP layer protocol processing, OAM (Operation and Maintenance) processing, and the like.
- the processor 113 is a processor that performs processing performed by the device control module 103.
- the memory 123 is used as a work area for the processor 113.
- the auxiliary storage device 133 is an HDD or the like, for example, and stores various setting information for the base station eNB itself to operate.
- the device control module 103 includes, for example, the RRC processing unit 13 illustrated in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the user apparatus according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 6 shows a configuration closer to the mounting example than FIG.
- the user apparatus UE includes an RF module 201 that performs processing related to a radio signal, a BB processing module 202 that performs baseband signal processing, and a UE control module 203 that performs processing such as an upper layer.
- the RF module 201 generates a radio signal to be transmitted from the antenna by performing D / A conversion, modulation, frequency conversion, power amplification, and the like on the digital baseband signal received from the BB processing module 202.
- a digital baseband signal is generated by performing frequency conversion, A / D conversion, demodulation, and the like on the received radio signal and passed to the BB processing module 202.
- the RF module 201 includes, for example, a part of the signal transmission unit 21 and a part of the signal reception unit 22 illustrated in FIG.
- the BB processing module 202 performs processing for mutually converting an IP packet and a digital baseband signal.
- the DSP 212 is a processor that performs signal processing in the BB processing module 202.
- the memory 222 is used as a work area for the DSP 212.
- the BB processing module 202 includes, for example, a part of the signal transmission unit 21, the part of the signal reception unit 22, the RLC processing unit 24, and the MAC processing unit 25 illustrated in FIG.
- the UE control module 203 performs IP layer protocol processing, various application processing, and the like.
- the processor 213 is a processor that performs processing performed by the UE control module 203.
- the memory 223 is used as a work area for the processor 213.
- the UE control module 203 includes, for example, the RRC processing unit 23 illustrated in FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing procedure (part 1) according to the embodiment.
- this processing procedure (part 1) the RLC entity re-establishment process is performed without performing the handover process.
- the RRC processing unit 23 of the user apparatus UE transmits a capability notification signal including capability information to the base station eNB.
- the RRC processing unit 13 of the base station eNB knows whether or not the user apparatus UE has a capability of changing the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU based on the capability information.
- the capability notification signal may be, for example, an RRC signal (for example, UE capability information), a MAC signal, or a physical layer signal.
- a specific UE category may be determined in advance between the base station eNB and the user apparatus UE, and the specific UE category may be stored in the capability information.
- the RRC processing unit 13 of the base station eNB knows whether or not the user apparatus UE has the capability of changing the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU based on the specific UE category. . Further, the base station eNB is capable of changing the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU by the user apparatus UE according to the maximum number of CCs that the user apparatus UE can handle with CA or the number of MIMO that can be communicated. You may make it grasp
- step S102 the RRC processing unit 13 of the base station eNB transmits an RRC connection Reconfiguration signal to the user apparatus UE.
- the RRC connection Reconfiguration signal includes an SCell addition / deletion instruction and information indicating that the sequence number length of the RLC PDU should be changed (hereinafter referred to as “sequence number length change instruction”).
- the sequence number length change instruction may be represented by 2 bits, for example. For example, “0” is set in the sequence number length change instruction when the length of the sequence number is the same as the conventional LTE specification, and “1” is set in the sequence number length change instruction when the length of the sequence number is extended. May be set. Further, the length of the sequence number may be variously changed by using 3 bits or more. In addition, the sequence number length change instruction may be able to separately indicate the sequence number length of the uplink RLC PDU and the sequence number length of the downlink RLC PDU, or only one of them. An instruction may be given.
- step S103 the signal transmission unit 11, the signal reception unit 12, and the RLC processing unit 14 of the base station eNB temporarily stop transmission / reception of radio signals in accordance with the processing procedure of step S102.
- step S104 the signal transmission unit 21, the signal reception unit 22, and the RLC processing unit 24 of the user apparatus UE temporarily stop transmission / reception of radio signals in response to receiving the sequence number length change instruction in the processing procedure of step S102. To do.
- step S105 the RLC processing unit 14 of the base station eNB performs RLC entity re-establishment processing. Further, the RLC processing unit 14 changes the processing method so as to generate an RLC PDU with the length of the sequence number corresponding to the sequence number length change instruction transmitted to the user apparatus UE in step S102.
- step S102 when the sequence number length change instruction in which the length of the sequence number of the uplink RLC PDU and the length of the sequence number of the downlink RLC PDU are separately specified is transmitted to the user apparatus UE, The processing unit 14 changes the processing method so as to generate an uplink RLC PDU and a downlink RLC PDU with the lengths of the instructed sequence numbers.
- step S106 the RLC processing unit 24 of the user apparatus UE performs RLC entity re-establishment processing. Further, the RLC processing unit 24 changes the processing method so as to generate the RLC PDU with the length of the sequence number corresponding to the sequence number length change instruction instructed from the base station eNB in step S102.
- step S102 when the sequence number length change instruction in which the length of the sequence number of the uplink RLC PDU and the length of the sequence number of the downlink RLC PDU are separately specified is received, the RLC processing unit 24 The processing method is changed so that uplink RLC PDU and downlink RLC PDU are generated with the lengths of the indicated sequence numbers, respectively.
- step S107 the RRC processing unit 23 of the user apparatus UE transmits an RRC connection Reconfiguration complete signal to the base station eNB in order to notify the base station eNB that the re-establishment process of the RLC entity is completed.
- step S108 the signal transmission unit 21, the signal reception unit 22, and the RLC processing unit 24 of the user apparatus UE, for example, at the timing of transmitting the RRC connection Reconfiguration complete signal in the processing procedure of step S107, Signal transmission / reception is started using a length RLC PDU.
- step S109 the signal transmission unit 11, the signal reception unit 12, and the RLC processing unit 14 of the base station eNB receive the RRC connection Reconfiguration complete signal at the timing of receiving the RRC connection Reconfiguration complete signal in the processing procedure of step S107, for example.
- Signal transmission / reception is started using a length RLC PDU.
- FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a processing procedure (part 2) according to the embodiment.
- this processing procedure (part 2) the handover process is forcibly performed so that the reestablishment process of the RLC entity is performed using the conventional LTE function, and the handover is performed using the conventional LTE function.
- SCell deactivation processing that is automatically performed during processing is suppressed. The points not particularly mentioned may be the same as in FIG.
- step S201 is the same as the processing procedure in step S101 in FIG.
- step S202 the RRC processing unit 13 of the base station eNB transmits an RRC connection Reconfiguration signal to the user apparatus UE.
- the RRC connection Reconfiguration signal includes an SCell addition / deletion instruction, an Intra-cell HO (Hand Over) instruction, and a sequence number length change instruction.
- step S203 and step S204 are the same as the processing procedures of step S103 and step S104 in FIG.
- step S205 the RLC processing unit 14 of the base station eNB performs an RLC entity re-establishment process by activating the Intra-cell HO process. Further, the RLC processing unit 14 changes the processing method so as to generate the RLC PDU with the length of the sequence number corresponding to the sequence number length change instruction transmitted to the user apparatus UE in step S202.
- step S202 when a sequence number length change instruction in which the length of the sequence number of the uplink RLC PDU and the length of the sequence number of the downlink RLC PDU are separately specified is transmitted to the user apparatus UE, The processing unit 14 changes the processing method so as to generate an uplink RLC PDU and a downlink RLC PDU with the lengths of the instructed sequence numbers.
- step S206 the RLC processing unit 24 of the user apparatus UE performs an RLC entity re-establishment process by activating the Intra-cell HO process. Further, the RLC processing unit 24 changes the processing method so as to generate the RLC PDU with the length of the sequence number corresponding to the sequence number length change instruction instructed from the base station eNB in step S202.
- step S202 when the sequence number length change instruction in which the length of the sequence number of the uplink RLC PDU and the length of the sequence number of the downlink RLC PDU are separately specified is received, the RLC processing unit 24 The processing method is changed so that uplink RLC PDU and downlink RLC PDU are generated with the lengths of the indicated sequence numbers, respectively.
- the MAC processing unit 25 of the user apparatus UE performs control so as not to deactivate the SCell already in the CA.
- the MAC processing unit 25 may temporarily stop the operation of the deactivation timer while performing the Intra-cell HO process. As a result, it is possible to prevent the SCell from being deactivated due to the expiration of the timer during the intra-cell HO process.
- the MAC processing unit 25 may detect that the HO processing is completed and restart the operation of the deactivation timer. Further, the operation of the deactivation timer may be restarted by an instruction from the base station eNB. Further, the MAC processing unit 25 may restart the operation of the deactivation timer when the user apparatus UE receives a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel).
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
- the MAC processing unit 25 of the user apparatus UE may perform control so as not to deactivate only some SCells among SCells already in CA. For example, the MAC processing unit 25 may perform control so as not to deactivate only SCells whose CellIndex or SCellIndex is larger (or smaller) than a predetermined value. Further, when the SCell includes an LAA (License Assisted Access) cell, the MAC processing unit 25 performs control so as not to deactivate only the SCell other than the LAA cell (that is, the cell in the licensed frequency band). May be.
- an LAA cell means a cell in which the Listen before Talk function is operating, a cell in an unlicensed frequency band, or the like.
- steps S207 to S209 are the same as the processing procedures in steps S107 to S109 in FIG.
- an instruction to change the sequence number length of an RLC PDU is a user apparatus that communicates with a base station from the base station.
- a reception unit that receives the instruction, a re-establishment unit that performs a re-establishment process of an RLC entity when the instruction is received, and an RLC PDU whose sequence number length is changed after the re-establishment process is completed.
- a user device is provided having communication means for communicating with a station.
- the user apparatus UE provides a technique that can change the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU while suppressing a decrease in throughput.
- the instruction includes an instruction to change the sequence number length of the RLC PDU in the uplink and an instruction to change at least one of the sequence number length of the RLC PDU in the downlink, and the communication unit includes the RLC in the uplink.
- receive an instruction to change the sequence number length of the PDU communicate with the base station using the RLC PDU in the uplink whose sequence number length has been changed, and issue an instruction to change the sequence number length of the RLC PDU in the downlink If received, communication may be made with the base station using RLC PDUs in the downlink whose sequence number length has been changed.
- the uplink peak rate and the downlink peak rate are different, for example, only the downlink RLC PDU can change the length of the sequence number. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in the amount of data of the entire communication accompanying an increase in the size of the header portion of the RLC PDU.
- the user apparatus UE can cause the base station eNB to change the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU only when it has the ability to change the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU. become.
- the instruction further includes an instruction indicating that the handover process is performed, and the re-establishing unit performs the handover process when receiving the instruction indicating that the handover process is performed, thereby performing RLC.
- An entity re-establishment process may be performed.
- the communication unit performs the handover process without deactivating the secondary cell. Also good. With this configuration, the base station eNB and the user apparatus UE do not need to perform processing for reactivating the SCell, and can suppress a decrease in throughput.
- the communication unit may stop the deactivation timer while performing the handover process without deactivating the secondary cell.
- a base station that communicates with a user apparatus, and transmits an instruction to change the sequence number length of an RLC PDU to the user apparatus Means, re-establishing means for re-establishing RLC entity when said instruction is transmitted, and communicating with said user equipment using RLC PDU whose sequence number length is changed after said re-establishing process is completed
- a communication means for providing a base station The base station eNB provides a technique that can change the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU while suppressing a decrease in throughput.
- a communication method in a mobile communication system having a base station supporting LTE and a user apparatus, wherein the base station changes the sequence number length of RLC PDU to the user apparatus. Transmitting an instruction to perform, a step in which the user apparatus receives the instruction from the base station, a step in which the base station performs an RLC entity re-establishment process, and a step in which the user apparatus re-establishes the RLC entity.
- the length of the sequence number is changed.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the RRC connection Reconfiguration signal may not include the SCell addition / deletion instruction. Thereby, the length of the sequence number of the RLC PDU can be changed at an arbitrary timing.
- each device user device UE / base station eNB
- the configuration of each device (user device UE / base station eNB) described in the present embodiment is a configuration realized by a program being executed by a CPU (processor) in the device including a CPU and a memory.
- a configuration realized by hardware such as a hardware circuit including processing logic described in this embodiment may be used, or a program and hardware may be mixed.
- the operations of a plurality of functional units may be physically performed by one component, or the operations of one functional unit may be physically performed by a plurality of components.
- the order of the sequences and flowcharts described in the embodiments may be changed as long as there is no contradiction.
- the user apparatus UE and the base station eNB have been described using functional block diagrams. However, such an apparatus may be realized by hardware, software, or a combination thereof.
- the software operated by the processor of the user apparatus UE according to the embodiment of the present invention and the software operated by the processor of the base station eNB according to the embodiment of the present invention are random access memory (RAM), flash memory, and read-only, respectively. It may be stored in any appropriate storage medium such as a memory (ROM), EPROM, EEPROM, register, hard disk (HDD), removable disk, CD-ROM, database, server or the like.
- the RRC processing unit 23 is an example of a receiving unit.
- the RLC processing unit 24 is an example of a re-establishment unit.
- the signal transmission unit 21, the signal reception unit 22, and the RLC processing unit 24 are examples of communication means.
- the RRC processing unit 23 is an example of a capability notification unit.
- the signal transmission unit 11 and the RRC processing unit 13 are examples of transmission means.
- the RLC processing unit 14 is an example of a re-establishment unit.
- the signal transmission unit 11, the signal reception unit 12, and the RLC processing unit 14 are examples of communication means.
- UE user equipment eNB base station 11 Signal transmitter 12
- Signal receiver 13 RRC processor 14
- RLC processor 15 MAC processor 21
- Signal transmitter 22 Signal receiver 23
- RRC processor 24 RLC processor 25
- MAC processor 101 RF module 102 BB processing module 103
- Device control module 104 Communication IF 201 RF module 202 BB processing module 203 UE control module
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図2は、実施の形態に係る移動通信システムの構成を示す図である。図2に示すように、本実施の形態における移動通信システムは、ユーザ装置UEと基地局eNBとを含む移動通信システムであり、ユーザ装置UEと基地局eNBとの間でCA通信を行うことができる。
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図3は、実施の形態に係る基地局の機能構成の一例を示す図である。図3に示すように、基地局eNBは、信号送信部11と、信号受信部12と、RRC処理部13と、RLC処理部14と、MAC(Media Access Control)処理部15とを有する。なお、図3は、基地局eNBにおいて本発明の実施の形態に特に関連する機能部のみを示すものであり、少なくともLTEに準拠した動作を行うための図示しない機能も有するものである。また、図3に示す機能構成は一例に過ぎない。本実施の形態に係る動作を実行できるのであれば、機能区分や機能部の名称はどのようなものでもよい。
図4は、実施の形態に係る基地局の機能構成の一例を示す図である。図4に示すように、ユーザ装置UEは、信号送信部21と、信号受信部22と、RRC処理部23と、RLC処理部24と、MAC処理部25とを有する。なお、図4は、ユーザ装置UEにおいて本発明の実施の形態に特に関連する機能部のみを示すものであり、少なくともLTEに準拠した動作を行うための図示しない機能も有するものである。また、図4に示す機能構成は一例に過ぎない。本実施の形態に係る動作を実行できるのであれば、機能区分や機能部の名称はどのようなものでもよい。
図5は、実施の形態に係る基地局のハードウェア構成の一例を示す図である。図5は、図3よりも実装例に近い構成を示している。図5に示すように、基地局eNBは、無線信号に関する処理を行うRF(Radio Frequency)モジュール101と、ベースバンド信号処理を行うBB(Base Band)処理モジュール102と、上位レイヤ等の処理を行う装置制御モジュール103と、ネットワークと接続するためのインターフェースである通信IF104とを有する。
図6は、実施の形態に係るユーザ装置のハードウェア構成の一例を示す図である。図6は、図4よりも実装例に近い構成を示している。図6に示すように、ユーザ装置UEは、無線信号に関する処理を行うRFモジュール201と、ベースバンド信号処理を行うBB処理モジュール202と、上位レイヤ等の処理を行うUE制御モジュール203とを有する。
以下、図を用いて、実施の形態に係る移動通信システムにおいてRLC PDUのシーケンス番号の長さが変更される場合の処理手順を説明する。
図7は、実施の形態に係る処理手順(その1)の一例を示すシーケンス図である。本処理手順(その1)では、ハンドオーバー処理を行わずに、RLCエンティティの再確立処理が行われるようにする。
図8は、実施の形態に係る処理手順(その2)の一例を示すシーケンス図である。本処理手順(その2)では、強制的にハンドオーバー処理を行うことで、従来のLTEの機能を用いてRLCエンティティの再確立処理が行われるようにすると共に、従来のLTEの機能でハンドオーバー処理中に自動的に行われていたSCellの非アクティブ化処理を抑止するようにする。なお、特に言及しない点については図7と同一でよい。
以上、説明したように、実施の形態によれは、LTEをサポートする移動通信システムにおいて、基地局と通信を行うユーザ装置であって、前記基地局から、RLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示を受け付ける受付手段と、前記指示を受け付けた場合に、RLCエンティティの再確立処理を行う再確立手段と、前記再確立処理が完了した後、シーケンス番号長が変更されたRLC PDUを用いて前記基地局と通信する通信手段と、を有するユーザ装置が提供される。このユーザ装置UEにより、スループット低下を抑制しつつ、RLC PDUのシーケンス番号の長さを変更することができる技術が提供される。
以上実施の形態おいて、SCellの追加/削除を行う場合に、シーケンス番号の長さを変更するようにしたが、これに限られない。例えば、ステップS102又はステップS202の処理手順において、RRC connection Reconfiguration信号にSCellの追加/削除指示が含まれないようにしてもよい。これにより、任意のタイミングでRLC PDUのシーケンス番号の長さを変更することができる。
eNB 基地局
11 信号送信部
12 信号受信部
13 RRC処理部
14 RLC処理部
15 MAC処理部
21 信号送信部
22 信号受信部
23 RRC処理部
24 RLC処理部
25 MAC処理部
101 RFモジュール
102 BB処理モジュール
103 装置制御モジュール
104 通信IF
201 RFモジュール
202 BB処理モジュール
203 UE制御モジュール
Claims (8)
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LTEをサポートする移動通信システムにおいて、基地局と通信を行うユーザ装置であって、
前記基地局から、RLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示を受け付ける受付手段と、
前記指示を受け付けた場合に、RLCエンティティの再確立処理を行う再確立手段と、
前記再確立処理が完了した後、シーケンス番号長が変更されたRLC PDUを用いて前記基地局と通信する通信手段と、
を有するユーザ装置。
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前記指示は、上りリンクにおけるRLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示と、下りリンクにおけるRLC PDUのシーケンス番号長との少なくとも一方を変更する指示を含み、
前記通信手段は、上りリンクにおけるRLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示を受けた場合、シーケンス番号長が変更された上りリンクにおけるRLC PDUを用いて前記基地局と通信し、下りリンクにおけるRLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示を受けた場合、シーケンス番号長が変更された下りリンクにおけるRLC PDUを用いて前記基地局と通信する、請求項1に記載のユーザ装置。
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前記基地局に、当該ユーザ装置がRLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する能力を有することを通知する通知手段、
を更に有する、請求項1又は2に記載のユーザ装置。
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前記指示は、ハンドオーバー処理を行うことを示す指示を更に含み、
前記再確立手段は、前記ハンドオーバー処理を行うことを示す指示を受けた場合に、ハンドオーバー処理を行うことで、RLCエンティティの再確立処理を行う、請求項1乃至3のいずれか一項に記載のユーザ装置。
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前記通信手段は、前記ハンドオーバー処理を行うことを示す指示及びRLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示を受けた場合、セカンダリセルを非アクティブ化せずにハンドオーバー処理を行う、請求項4に記載のユーザ装置。
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前記通信手段は、セカンダリセルを非アクティブ化せずにハンドオーバー処理を行う間、ディアクティベーションタイマーを停止させる、請求項5に記載のユーザ装置。
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LTEをサポートする移動通信システムにおいて、ユーザ装置と通信を行う基地局であって、
前記ユーザ装置に、RLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示を送信する送信手段と、
前記指示を送信した場合に、RLCエンティティの再確立処理を行う再確立手段と、
前記再確立処理が完了した後、シーケンス番号長が変更されたRLC PDUを用いて前記ユーザ装置と通信する通信手段と、
を有する基地局。
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LTEをサポートする基地局とユーザ装置とを有する移動通信システムにおける通信方法であって、
前記基地局が、前記ユーザ装置に、RLC PDUのシーケンス番号長を変更する指示を送信するステップと、
前記ユーザ装置が、前記基地局から、前記指示を受け付けるステップと、
前記基地局が、RLCエンティティの再確立処理を行うステップと、
前記ユーザ装置が、RLCエンティティの再確立処理を行うステップと、
前記基地局が、RLCエンティティの再確立処理が完了した後、シーケンス番号長が変更されたRLC PDUを用いて前記ユーザ装置と通信するステップと、
前記ユーザ装置が、RLCエンティティの再確立処理が完了した後、シーケンス番号長が変更されたRLC PDUを用いて前記基地局と通信するステップと、
を有する通信方法。
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