WO2010082797A2 - A device and method for transmitting relay synchronization signal on lte-a system based on orthogonal frequency division having a multi-hop relay - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a device and method for transmitting a relay synchronization signal on an LTE-A system based on orthogonal frequency division having a multi-hop relay. In one example of the present invention, the device for transmitting a relay synchronization signal employs a synchronization signal for synchronization between a relay and a base station, and for synchronising one relay and a lower relay, and also for synchronization with a terminal for the purpose of having one relay monitor a neighbouring base station or relay; the synchronization signal being employed in such a way as to generate a relay synchronization signal having low correlation properties and having the same PAPR characteristics as the synchronization signal, and also to generate a frame comprising a relay synchronization signal.

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Apparatus and method for transmitting relay synchronization signal in orthogonal frequency division based LTE-A system with multi-hop relay

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting a relay synchronization signal in an orthogonal frequency division based LTE-A system having a multi-hop relay, and in particular, PAPR characteristics are not degraded compared to a conventional synchronization signal (SS), The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for generating and transmitting a relay-synchronization signal (R-SS) having the same correlation characteristic.

The relay, like the base station, transmits an SS (Synchronization Signal) for synchronization of the terminal. Since the relay cannot transmit the SS and simultaneously receive the SS transmitted from the base station, an SS is required for the relay to acquire synchronization with the base station.

In this way, the SS transmitted from the base station for synchronization with the relay is called a relay-synchronization signal (R-SS) and is distinguished from the SS. The relay also needs to transmit an R-SS to synchronize with the lower relay. For this reason, the transmission location, transmission period, and search period of the R-SS in the downlink frame should be additionally considered.

A method of transmitting an R-SS in an orthogonal frequency division based LTE-A system having a conventional multi-hop relay is as follows.

As a first method, the R-SS uses the same sequence as the existing sync channel, but the sync channel and the R-SS are transmitted separately in time. However, the first method has a problem in that the UE can detect two identical sync channels for one frame period.

As a second method, the R-SS uses the same sequence as the existing synchronization channel but is allocated with a size that the terminal cannot detect synchronously. However, in the second method, the UE cannot detect the R-SS in a general environment, but has a disadvantage of detecting the R-SS due to fast fading in a fast mobile environment.

As a third method, there is a method of allocating some of the sequence for the synchronization channel and some of the sequence for the R-SS. In the third method, the UE cannot detect the R-SS, but the number of sequences allocated to the existing synchronization channel is reduced.

As a fourth method, the R-SS is generated by performing an exclusive OR between a sync channel sequence and a pseudorandom (PN) sequence. A number of new R-SSs can be generated by performing XOR. The generated R-SS has a low correlation with the existing synchronization channel, but has a disadvantage of increasing the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR). Applying the PAPR reduction technique shows a trade-off in which the correlation characteristics are reduced.

As a fifth method, R-SS is a method in which the existing synchronization signal is allocated in the reverse order in the frequency domain. As a fifth method, the generated R-SS has a low correlation with the existing synchronization channel and has the same PAPR characteristic, but has a symmetric characteristic, so that it can be applied to the PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) defined in the LTE system. none.

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for transmitting a relay synchronization signal in an orthogonal frequency division based LTE-A system having a multi-hop relay.

The present invention relates to a relay-synchronization signal (R-SS) design technique for an IMT-Advanced system having a mobile multi-hop relay, and a design technique of an R-SS for a synchronization process between a base station and a relay. To provide.

An apparatus for transmitting a relay synchronization signal in a multi-hop relay system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a synchronization signal (SS) consisting of a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a primary synchronization signal (PSS) for synchronization with the terminal It may include a synchronization signal generator for generating a and a relay synchronization signal generator for generating a Relay-Primary Synchronization Signal (R-PSS) having the same PAPR characteristics as the PSS, and having a low correlation characteristics using the PSS.

In a multi-hop relay system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting a relay synchronization signal includes a synchronization signal (SS) consisting of a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a primary synchronization signal (PSS) for synchronization with a terminal And generating a Relay-Primary Synchronization Signal (R-PSS) having the same PAPR characteristics as the PSS and having a low correlation characteristic using the PSS.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for transmitting an R-SS in an orthogonal frequency division based LTE-A system having a multi-hop relay, wherein the transmitting R-SS has a low correlation with the SS, and the R-SS The PAPR characteristic of is not significantly degraded compared to the PAPR characteristic of the SS, and the complexity for detecting the R-SS does not increase significantly compared to the complexity for the SS detection.

1 is a diagram illustrating a scenario in which SS and R-SS are transmitted in a multi-hop relay system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a view illustrating a frame structure of a frequency division duplex (FDD) scheme in an LTE system;

3 is a diagram illustrating a frame structure when a new FA is allocated for a relay link according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a frame structure divided into an access zone and a relay zone at regular subframe periods according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating a frame structure divided into an access zone and a relay zone according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for transmitting a relay synchronization signal in a multi-hop relay system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a relay synchronization signal generator in an apparatus for transmitting a relay synchronization signal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements. If it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the orthogonal frequency division based LTE-A system having a multi-hop relay, the PAPR characteristic is not degraded as compared with the conventional synchronization signal (SS), and the relay synchronization signal (R-SS) having the same correlation characteristic : Device and method for generating and transmitting Relay-Synchronization Signal.

In the orthogonal frequency division based LTE-A system having a multi-hop relay, when the relay is installed as a serving station, the relay should transmit the SS in the same manner as the base station so that the terminal can perform cell search. However, since the relay also needs to acquire synchronization with the base station, it must receive the R-SS transmitted from the base station. 1 is a diagram illustrating a scenario in which SS and R-SS are transmitted in a multi-hop relay system according to a proposed embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, the base station 110 and the relays 120 and 130 transmit the SS 140 for the cell search process of the terminals 112, 122, and 132, and the R-SS for the relays 120 and 130. 150 is sent only for relay. That is, the R-SS 150 for the relays 120 and 130 should not be detected during the cell search of the terminals 112, 122, and 132.

2 is a diagram illustrating a frame structure of a frequency division duplex (FDD) scheme in an LTE system. In the FDD mode, since uplink and downlink transmissions are separated from each other in the frequency domain, 10 subframes are transmitted in downlink and uplink, respectively, during a 10 ms frame period. As shown in FIG. 2, the SS is transmitted twice over slots 0 and 10 in a frame, and different PSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal) in symbol 5 of each slot and same PSS (Primary) in the last symbol of each slot Synchronization Signal) is transmitted. As such, the SS is composed of the same PSS and different SSS to distinguish 504 cells. The 504 Cell IDs are generated through the combination of 168 unique physical layer Cell ID groups and three unique physical layer IDs in each group.

Looking at the synchronization and cell search process using the PSS and SSS, the terminal first time-synchronizes by 5 ms units using the PSS, estimates the carrier frequency offset, and obtains the physical layer ID. Thereafter, using the SSS located in the front symbol of the PSS, the physical layer Cell ID group, the start position of the frame, and the carrier frequency offset of integer multiple are estimated. Synchronization and cell search are completed by estimating Cell ID by combining a physical layer Cell ID group obtained from SSS and a physical layer ID obtained through PSS.

The relay must also perform a synchronization process in the same manner as the terminal. To this end, the relay can receive the R-SS from the base station as follows.

The first is to allocate a new frequency area (FA) for the relay link. 3 is a diagram illustrating a frame structure when a new FA is allocated for a relay link according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, FA1 represents a fundamental frequency band and FA2 represents a newly allocated FA for a relay link. When the new frequency band FA2 is allocated for the relay link, the existing terminal operating in the basic frequency band FA1 has all the same transmission / reception processes regardless of the presence or absence of the relay. Therefore, there is no need to design a new frame structure such as positioning of R-SS, transmission period, etc., and R-SS can use the existing SS as it is. However, even if a new frequency band is allocated for the relay, a radio frequency (RF) stage can detect and access other FAs other than the basic frequency band. In this case, the UE may detect the R-SS instead of the SS. Therefore, even if a new frequency band is allocated for the relay, an R-SS having a low correlation with the existing SS must be generated. R-SS having a low correlation characteristic will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

The second method is to divide an access zone for a terminal and a relay zone for a relay at regular subframe periods. 4 is a diagram illustrating a frame structure divided into an access zone and a relay zone at regular subframe periods according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, in a half duplex relay that is not a full duplex relay, a change gap is required when changing from a reception (transmission) mode to a transmission (reception) mode. The change gap is located in the first symbol of the access zone or relay zone. R-SS is composed of a relay-primary synchronization signal (R-PSS) and a relay-second synchronization signal (R-SSS). R-SS is allocated to 6RB (Resource Block) like sync channel and slots 0 and 10 where SS is transmitted so that relay can receive R-SS regardless of frame structure with normal / extend CP. Transmitted over the last two symbols of the remaining two slots.

The third method is to divide one frame into an access zone and a relay zone in order to reduce the transition gap compared to the second method. 5 is a diagram illustrating a frame structure divided into an access zone and a relay zone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the R-SS transmitted to the relay is designed to have the following characteristics.

First, the SS for synchronization with the terminal is reused.

Secondly, R-SS and SS should exhibit low correlation so that R-SS is not detected during the cell search of the existing UE.

Third, the correlation characteristics of R-SS should not be significantly degraded compared to the correlation characteristics of SS.

Fourth, the PAPR characteristic of the R-SS should not be significantly deteriorated compared to the PAPR characteristic of the SS.

In addition, the complexity for detecting the R-SS should not increase significantly compared to the complexity for the detection of the SS.

The proposed R-SS transforms only the PSS while using the SSS of the SS as it is. That is, the R-PSS is not detected during the cell search of the terminal. Since the SSS is performed through the detection of the PSS during the cell search process of the terminal described above, when the terminal cannot detect the R-PSS, the R-SSS may not be detected. Therefore, the R-SSS can reuse the existing SSS as it is.

Looking at the PSS characteristics of the SS before examining the characteristics of the R-SS, PSS of the LTE system can be expressed as shown in Equation 1 below.

[Equation 1]

는 PSS이고, u 는 PSS의 루트 인덱스(root index)를 나타내며, 25, 29, 34 의 값을 갖고, N_ZC는 시퀀스의 길이로 63의 값을 갖는다.here,

Is PSS, u represents the root index of the PSS, has a value of 25, 29, 34, and N _ZC has a value of 63 as the length of the sequence.

If the sum of two root indices is equal to N _ZC , the PSS having two root indices has a complex conjugate symmetry relation as shown in Equation 2 below regardless of time domain or frequency domain.

[Equation 2]

는 PSS이고, u 는 PSS의 루트 인덱스(root index)를 나타내고, N_ZC는 시퀀스의 길이다.

Is PSS, u represents the root index of the PSS, and N _ZC is the length of the sequence.

Since PSSs with root indices of 29 and 34 have complex conjugated symmetry relationships, two root indices can be detected through one correlation operation. PSSs corresponding to all root indexes have the same correlation characteristics.

6 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for transmitting a relay synchronization signal in a multi-hop relay system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, an apparatus for transmitting a relay synchronization signal may include a synchronization signal generator 610, a relay synchronization signal generator 620, a frame generator 630, and a transmitter 640.

The synchronization signal generator 610 generates a synchronization signal (SS) including a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a primary synchronization signal (PSS) for synchronization with the terminal.

The relay synchronization signal generator 620 generates an R-PSS having the same PAPR characteristics as those of the PSS and having a low correlation characteristic by using the PSS generated by the signal channel generator 610. A detailed description of the relay synchronization signal generator 620 will be described later with reference to FIG. 7.

The frame generator 630 may generate a frame as described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. That is, the frame generator 630 may generate a frame in which a new frequency area (FA) is allocated for the relay link. The frame generator 630 may generate a frame such that an access zone for a terminal and a relay zone for a relay are alternately configured at regular subframe periods. The frame generator 630 may generate a frame so that one frame includes one access zone and one relay zone.

The transmitter 640 transmits the generated frame to the relay.

7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a relay synchronization signal generator in an apparatus for transmitting a relay synchronization signal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the relay synchronization signal generator 620 may include a complex multiplier 722, a conjugate complex converter 724, and a code converter 726.

The complex multiplier 722 receives the PSS generated by the sync channel generator 610 and multiplies a predetermined complex number. The conjugate complex conversion unit 724 conjugates the complex PSS and converts the complex PSS into a conjugate complex PSS. The code conversion unit 726 performs code conversion of the conjugate complex PSS to generate an R-PSS having a low correlation characteristic.

The R-PSS generated by the complex multiplier 722, the conjugate complex converter 724, and the sign converter 726 may be expressed by Equation 3 below.

[Equation 3]

는 PSS인

로부터 생성된 R-PSS를 나타내고, u 는 루트 인덱스(root index)를 나타내고, N_ZC는 시퀀스의 길이이다. R-PSS 또한 PSS와 마찬가지로 루트 인덱스 값으로 25, 29, 34을 사용한다.here,

Is PSS

Represents the R-PSS generated from u, u represents the root index, and N _ZC is the length of the sequence. Like PSS, R-PSS uses root index values of 25, 29, and 34.

R-PSS according to the present invention has the same correlation characteristics according to all root indices like PSS. Therefore, R-PSS can also use the root index 25, 29, 34 as the PSS. R-PSSs corresponding to root indices 29 and 34 also have complex conjugated symmetry characteristics as shown in Equation 4 below.

[Equation 4]

는 R-PSS를 나타내고, u 는 R-PSS의 루트 인덱스(root index)를 나타내고, N_ZC는 시퀀스의 길이다.

Denotes the R-PSS, u denotes the root index of the R-PSS, and N _ZC is the length of the sequence.

As shown in Equations 2 and 4, the root indices 29 and 34 of the PSS and the R-PSS have complex conjugated symmetry, and thus can be detected through a single correlation operation.

First, the correlation operation of the PSS may be expressed as Equation 5 below.

[Equation 5]

는 상호상관 연산 범위 d에 따른 수신신호와 루트 인덱스 u를 갖는 PSS

간의 상호상관 연산 결과이고,

는 수신신호와 루트 인덱스

를 갖는 PSS

간의 상호상관 연산 결과이다.

는 수신신호의 실수 성분이고,

는 수신신호의 허수 성분이고,

는 루트 인덱스 u를 갖는 PSS의 실수 성분이고,

는 루트 인덱스 u를 갖는 PSS의 실수 성이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 실수 성분이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 실수 성분이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 허수 성분이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 허수 성분이다.here,

PSS with a received signal and root index u according to cross-correlation operation range d

Is the result of cross-correlation between

Is the received signal and the root index.

PSS with

The result of cross-correlation between them.

Is the real component of the received signal,

Is an imaginary component of the received signal,

Is the real component of the PSS with root index u,

Is the realness of the PSS with root index u,

Is

Wow

As a correlation operation value between

Is

Wow

As a correlation operation value between

Is

Wow

Is an imaginary component,

Is

Wow

It is an imaginary component as a correlation operation value between.

This operation allows the PSS to detect both root indices through a total of two correlations.

Next, the correlation operation of the R-PSS may be expressed as Equation 6 below.

[Equation 6]

는 상호상관 연산 범위 d에 따른 루트 인덱스 u를 갖는 R-PSS

간의 상호상관 연산 결과이고,

는 수신신호와 루트 인덱스

를 갖는 PSS

간의 상호상관 연산 결과이고,

는 수신신호의 실수 성분이고,

는 수신신호의 허수 성분이고,

는 루트 인덱스 u를 갖는 PSS의 실수 성분이고,

는 루트 인덱스 u를 갖는 PSS의 실수 성분이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 실수 성분이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 실수 성분이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 허수 성분이고,

는

와

간의 상관 연산 값으로서 허수 성분이다.here,

R-PSS with root index u according to cross-correlation operation range d

Is the result of cross-correlation between

Is the received signal and the root index.

PSS with

Is the result of cross-correlation between

Is the real component of the received signal,

Is an imaginary component of the received signal,

Is the real component of the PSS with root index u,

Is the real component of the PSS with root index u,

Is

Wow

As a correlation operation value between

Is

Wow

As a correlation operation value between

Is

Wow

Is an imaginary component,

Is

Wow

It is an imaginary component as a correlation operation value between the two.

As shown in Equation 6, even in the R-PSS, the complex conjugate symmetry feature can detect all root indices through a total of two correlation operations.

When the relay receives the R-PSS of the present invention, the frame detection may be performed, and then the cell search may be performed by detecting the root indexes of the SSS and the R-PSS. Frame detection using R-PSS is performed through cross-correlation operation in the time domain as shown in Equation 7 below.

[Equation 7]

는 추정한 타이밍 옵셋이고,

는 상호상관 연산 범위 d에따른 R-PSS와 수신신호간의 상호상관 연산 결과이고,

는 수신 신호의 전력이고,

는 R-PSS를 나타내고, u 는 R-PSS의 루트 인덱스(root index)를 나타낸다. here,

Is the estimated timing offset,

Is the result of cross-correlation between R-PSS and received signal according to cross-correlation operation range d,

Is the power of the received signal,

Denotes an R-PSS and u denotes a root index of the R-PSS.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention include a computer readable medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium or program instructions may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine code, such as produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

In the present invention as described above has been described by the specific embodiments, such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is only provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims as well as the claims to be described later belong to the scope of the present invention. .

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A synchronization signal generator configured to generate a synchronization signal (SS) including a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a primary synchronization signal (PSS) for synchronization with a terminal; And By using the PSS and having the same PAPR characteristics as the PSS, including a relay synchronization signal generator for generating a relay-primary synchronization signal (R-PSS) having a low correlation characteristics Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 1, The relay synchronization signal generator, A complex multiplier for multiplying the PSS by a predetermined complex number to obtain a PSS of a complex number; A conjugate complex number conversion unit for conjugating the complex PSS and converting the complex PSS into a conjugate complex PSS; And And a code conversion unit for generating the R-PSS by sign-converting the conjugate complex PSS. Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 1, The relay synchronization signal generator, Generating the R-PSS by assigning the real component of the PSS to the imaginary component of the R-PSS and the imaginary component of the PSS to the real component of the R-PSS. Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 1, The relay synchronization signal generator, Generating a Relay-Secondary Synchronization Signal (R-SSS) constituting a Relay-Synchronization Signal (R-SS) in the same manner as the SSS. Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 1, Generating a basic frame including the synchronization signal using a basic frequency band for linking with a terminal, and generating a relay synchronization signal consisting of the R-PSS and R-SSS using a predetermined relay frequency band for linking with a relay; Further comprising a frame generating unit for generating a relay frame including Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 5, The frame generation unit, A relay synchronization signal consisting of the R-PSS and the R-SSS is configured to be continuous in the frame, and the R-PSS is configured to be located at a next symbol of the R-SSS Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 5, The frame generation unit, Generating the basic frame and the relay frame in the same structure Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 1, The frame is generated such that an access zone for a terminal and a relay zone for a relay are alternately configured at a predetermined subframe period, and the synchronization signal is included in a predetermined position of the access zone. The apparatus may further include a frame generator configured to include a relay synchronization signal composed of the R-PSS and the R-SSS at a predetermined position of the zone. Device for transmitting relay synchronization signals in a multi-hop relay system. Generating a synchronization signal (SS) consisting of a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a primary synchronization signal (PSS) for synchronization with a terminal; And Generating a relay-primary synchronization signal (R-PSS) having the same PAPR characteristics as the PSS and having a low correlation characteristic using the PSS; Method of transmitting relay synchronization signal in multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 9, Generating the R-PSS, Obtaining a complex PSS by multiplying the PSS by a predetermined complex number: Conjugating the complex number of PSSs to convert the complex PSSs into conjugated PSSs; And Sign-converting the conjugate complex PSS to generate the R-PSS Method of transmitting relay synchronization signal in multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 9, Generating the R-PSS, Generating the R-PSS by assigning the real component of the PSS to the imaginary component of the R-PSS and the imaginary component of the PSS to the real component of the R-PSS. Method of transmitting relay synchronization signal in multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 9, Generating a Relay-Secondary Synchronization Signal (R-SSS) constituting a Relay-Synchronization Signal (R-SS) in the same manner as the SSS; Method of transmitting relay synchronization signal in multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 9, Generating a basic frame including the synchronization signal using a basic frequency band for linking with a terminal; Generating a relay frame comprising a relay synchronization signal consisting of the R-PSS and the R-SSS using a predetermined relay frequency band for linking with a relay; Method of transmitting relay synchronization signal in multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 13, Generating the relay frame, A relay synchronization signal consisting of the R-PSS and the R-SSS is configured to be continuous in the frame, and the R-PSS is configured to be located at a next symbol of the R-SSS Method of transmitting relay synchronization signal in multi-hop relay system. The method of claim 9, A frame is generated such that an access zone for a terminal and a relay zone for a relay are alternately configured in a predetermined subframe period, and when the frame is generated, the synchronization signal is located at a predetermined position of the access zone. And including a relay synchronization signal composed of the R-PSS and the R-SSS at a predetermined position of the relay zone. Method of transmitting relay synchronization signal in multi-hop relay system.

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