IP Library Granted Patent US 9,763,248
Granted Patent B2
US 9,763,248 · App. 14/437,465 · Granted Sep 12, 2017

Method for configuring wireless frame of user equipment, user equipment, method for configuring wireless frame of base station, and base station

Inventors: Kitae Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Jinmin Kim (Anyang-si, KR); Hyunsoo Ko (Anyang-si, KR); Jaehoon Chung (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W72/0453H04B7/2656H04L5/003H04L27/2602
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,763,248
App. No.
14/437,465
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Flexible employment of frame configuration in light of the Doppler frequency change is proposed. According to the present invention, frame configuration for a predetermined frequency band may be changed. Changing frame configuration in the present invention may include changing subcarrier spacing.

Claims (34)

1. A method for configuring a radio frame by a user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving frame configuration information indicating a frame configuration for a specific frequency band;

changing the frame configuration for the specific frequency band based on the frame configuration information from a first frame configuration to a second frame configuration; and

transmitting or receiving a signal on the specific frequency band using a frame configured according to the second frame configuration,

wherein changing the frame configuration for the specific frequency band includes changing a subcarrier spacing from a first subcarrier spacing Δf 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second subcarrier spacing Δf 2 according to the second frame configuration while maintaining a same fast Fourier transform (FFT) size for the first and second frame configurations, and

wherein a sampling frequency f s,2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a sampling frequency f s,1 according to the first frame configuration.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein changing the frame configuration for the specific frequency band further includes changing the number of symbols included in a transmission time interval (TTI) from a first number N 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second number N 2 according to the second frame configuration such that N 2 =(Δf 2 /Δf 1 )*N 1 .

3. A user equipment for configuring a radio frame, the user equipment comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit and a processor configured to control the RF unit,

wherein the processor causes the RF unit to receive frame configuration information indicating a frame configuration for a specific frequency band; is configured to change the frame configuration for the specific frequency band based on the frame configuration information from a first frame configuration to a second frame configuration; and causes the RF unit to transmit or receive a signal on the specific frequency band using a frame configured according to the second frame configuration,

wherein the processor is configured to change a subcarrier spacing from a first subcarrier spacing Δf 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second subcarrier spacing Δf 2 according to the second frame configuration, for change of the frame configuration for the specific frequency band while maintaining a same fast Fourier transform (FFT) size for the first and second frame configurations, and

wherein a sampling frequency f s,2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a sampling frequency f s,1 according to the first frame configuration.

4. The user equipment according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to further change the number of symbols included in a transmission time interval (TTI) from a first number N 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second number N 2 according to the second frame configuration, for change of the frame configuration for the specific frequency band such that N 2 =(Δf 2 /Δf 1 )*N 1 .

5. A method for configuring a radio frame by a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting frame configuration information indicating a frame configuration for a specific frequency band;

changing the frame configuration for the specific frequency band according to the frame configuration information from a first frame configuration to a second frame configuration; and

transmitting or receiving a signal to a user equipment or from the user equipment on the specific frequency band using a frame configured according to the second frame configuration,

wherein changing the frame configuration for the specific frequency band includes changing a subcarrier spacing from a first subcarrier spacing Δf 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second subcarrier spacing Δf 2 according to the second frame configuration while maintaining a same fast Fourier transform (FFT) size for the first and second frame configurations, and

wherein a sampling frequency f s,2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a sampling frequency f s,1 according to the first frame configuration.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein changing the frame configuration for the specific frequency band further includes changing the number of symbols included in a transmission time interval (TTI) from a first number N 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second number N 2 according to the second frame configuration such that N 2 =(Δf 2 /Δf 1 )*N 1 .

7. A base station for configuring a radio frame, the base station comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit and a processor configured to control the RF unit,

wherein the processor causes the RF unit to transmit frame configuration information indicating a frame configuration for a specific frequency band; is configured to change the frame configuration for the specific frequency band according to the frame configuration information from a first frame configuration to a second frame configuration; and causes the RF unit to transmit or receive a signal to a user equipment or from the user equipment on the specific frequency band using a frame configured according to the second frame configuration,

wherein the processor is configured to change a subcarrier spacing from a first subcarrier spacing Δf 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second subcarrier spacing Δf 2 according to the second frame configuration, for change of the frame configuration for the specific frequency band while maintaining a same fast Fourier transform (FFT) size for the first and second frame configurations, and

wherein a sampling frequency f s,2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a sampling frequency f s,1 according to the first frame configuration.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a system bandwidth BW 2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a system bandwidth BW 1 according to the first frame configuration, and, if the system bandwidth BW 2 is greater than a basic bandwidth BW basic of the specific frequency band, it is assumed that transmit powers of ‘BW 2 −BW basic ’ subcarriers separated farthest from a center of the specific frequency band among subcarriers corresponding to the frequency bandwidth BW 2 are ‘0’.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the specific frequency band is a high frequency band of which center frequency is higher than center frequencies operated in a legacy system.

10. The user equipment according to claim 3 , wherein a system bandwidth BW 2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a system bandwidth BW 1 according to the first frame configuration, and, if the system bandwidth BW 2 is greater than a basic bandwidth BW basic of the specific frequency band, the processor is configured to assume that transmit powers of ‘BW 2 −BW basic ’ subcarriers separated farthest from a center of the specific frequency band among subcarriers corresponding to the frequency bandwidth BW 2 are ‘0’.

11. The user equipment according to claim 3 , wherein the specific frequency band is a high frequency band of which center frequency is higher than center frequencies operated in a legacy system.

12. The method according to claim 5 , wherein a system bandwidth BW 2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a system bandwidth BW 1 according to the first frame configuration, and, if the system bandwidth BW 2 is greater than a basic bandwidth BW basic of the specific frequency band, transmit powers of ‘BW 2 −BW basic ’ subcarriers separated farthest from a center of the specific frequency band among subcarriers corresponding to the frequency bandwidth BW 2 are set to ‘0’.

13. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the specific frequency band is a high frequency band of which center frequency is higher than center frequencies operated in a legacy system.

14. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to further change the number of symbols included in a transmission time interval (TTI) from a first number N 1 according to the first frame configuration to a second number N 2 according to the second frame configuration, for change of the frame configuration for the specific frequency band such that N 2 =(Δf 2 /Δf 1 )*N 1 .

15. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein a system bandwidth BW 2 of the frame configured according to the second frame configuration is equal to Δf 2 /Δf 1 times a system bandwidth BW 1 according to the first frame configuration, and, if the system bandwidth BW 2 is greater than a basic bandwidth BW basic of the specific frequency band, the processor is configured to set transmit powers of ‘BW 2 −BW basic ’ subcarriers separated farthest from a center of the specific frequency band among subcarriers corresponding to the frequency bandwidth BW 2 to ‘0’.

16. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the specific frequency band is a high frequency band of which center frequency is higher than center frequencies operated in a legacy system.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2019
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 051553/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2015
From: KIM, KITAE; KIM, JINMIN; KO, HYUNSOO; CHUNG, JAEHOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 035726/0138 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61716628 · Oct 22, 2012
Provisional Application 61717603 · Oct 23, 2012
Related Publication 20150282178A1 · Oct 1, 2015