Network energy efficiency
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receiving a first set of one or more initial access signals from a Transmission/Reception Point (TRP), wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals indicates that the TRP is in a dormant state, sending an echo signal to the TRP, wherein one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal are derived from the first set of one or more initial access signals received from the TRP, monitoring for a second set of one or more initial access signals from the TRP after transmitting the echo signal, and receiving the second set of one or more initial access signals, the second set of initial access signals comprising information associated with accessing the TRP. Sets of one or more initial access signals may be received from a plurality of TRPs in an area. The second set of one or more initial access signals may be received from a TRP that is closest to, or has a strongest signal strength for transmitting to, the WTRU.
1. A method implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:
receiving a first set of one or more initial access signals from at least a first Transmission/Reception Point (TRP);
determining that the first set of one or more initial access signals indicates that at least the first TRP is associated with a first availability level, wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals is a subset of signals associated with a second availability level;
sending an echo signal to at least the first TRP, wherein one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal are derived from the first set of one or more initial access signals received from at least the first TRP; and
receiving a second set of one or more initial access signals after transmitting the echo signal, the second set of one or more initial access signals comprising information associated with accessing at least the first TRP.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal derived from the first set of one or more initial access signals comprise frequency information for the echo signal and timing information for the echo signal.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal are further derived by amplifying the first set of one or more initial access signals and using the amplified first set of one or more initial access signals as the echo signal.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the echo signal is derived without performing baseband processing on the first set of one or more initial access signals.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal derived from the first set of one or more initial access signals comprise a beamforming an angle of departure, wherein the angle of departure is determined based on an estimated angle of arrival of the first set of one or more initial access signals.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the echo signal indicates that the WTRU is requesting that at least the first TRP transitions from the first availability level to the second availability level.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals indicates power class information for at least the first TRP, and the WTRU determines a power level for transmitting the echo signal based on the power class information.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining one or more of a system bandwidth, a system numerology, a control signal bandwidth, a control signal frequency allocation, or a numerology of at least the first TRP based on the second set of one or more initial access signals.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals is received from a plurality of TRPs in an area, and the second set of one or more initial access signals is received from the first TRP based on the first TRP being the TRP from the plurality of TRPs that is closest to or has a strongest signal strength for transmitting to the WTRU.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals is transmitted in accordance with one or more of a lower power level, a longer periodicity, a larger frequency raster, or a shorter beamforming sequence than that of the second set of one or more initial access signals.
11. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to:
receive a first set of one or more initial access signals from at least a first Transmission/Reception Point (TRP);
determine that the first set of one or more initial access signals indicates that at least the first TRP is associated with a first availability level, wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals is a subset of signals associated with a second availability level;
send an echo signal to at least the first TRP, wherein one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal are derived from the first set of one or more initial access signals received from at least the first TRP; and
receive a second set of one or more initial access signals after transmitting the echo signal, the second set of one or more initial access signals comprising information associated with accessing at least the first TRP.
12. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal are further derived by amplifying the first set of one or more initial access signals and using the amplified first set of one or more initial access signals as the echo signal, wherein the echo signal is derived without performing baseband processing on the first set of one or more initial access signals.
13. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the one or more transmission parameters of the echo signal derived from the first set of one or more initial access signals comprise a beamforming an angle of departure, wherein the angle of departure is determined based on an estimated angle of arrival of the first set of one or more initial access signals.
14. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals indicate power class information for at least the first TRP, and the WTRU determines a power level for transmitting the echo signal based on the power class information.
15. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine one or more of a system bandwidth, a system numerology, a control signal bandwidth, a control signal frequency allocation, or a numerology of at least the first TRP based on the second set of one or more initial access signals.
16. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the first set of one or more initial access signals is transmitted in accordance with one or more of a lower power level, a longer periodicity, a larger frequency raster, or a shorter beamforming sequence than that of the second set of one or more initial access signals.
17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a second echo signal requesting that at least the first TRP transitions to the second availability level if the first availability level of the at least first TRP is determined to be insufficient after sending the echo signal, wherein the echo signal is a first echo signal.
18. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a second echo signal requesting that at least the first TRP transitions to the second availability level if the first availability level of the at least first TRP is determined to be insufficient after sending the echo signal, wherein the echo signal is a first echo signal.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first availability level is associated with a first set of signals and the second availability level is associated with a second set of signals, wherein a number of signals in the first set of signals is less than a number of signals in the second set of signals.
20. The WTRU of claim 11 , wherein the first availability level is associated with a first set of signals and the second availability level is associated with a second set of signals, wherein a number of signals in the first set of signals is less than a number of signals in the second set of signals.