Relay communication device, base station, method, and recording medium
The present technology provides a system that can provide relay communication adaptive to a communication status between a relay terminal and a remote terminal. A relay communication device that is made movable and relays communication between a base station and a remote terminal includes a determination unit configured to determine a parameter set on the basis of information indicating a communication status related to distance or traffic between the relay communication device and the remote terminal, the parameter set being settable regarding communication between the relay communication device and the remote terminal, and a notification unit configured to notify the remote terminal of information indicating a determination result by the determination unit.
1. A relay communication device, comprising:
a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:
determine a parameter set based on first information that indicates a communication status related to a distance or traffic between the relay communication device and a remote terminal, wherein
the parameter set is settable regarding communication between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the first information includes a category of terminal corresponding to at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal,
the first information further includes information associated with received power of a sidelink established between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the received power of the sidelink includes parameters related to one of an averaging process or a filtering process,
the parameters are associated with a measurement of at least one of sidelink reference signal received power (S-RSRP) or sidelink reference signal received quality (S-RSRQ),
a timing of the measurement of at least one of the S-RSRP or the S-RSRQ corresponds to one of a fixed timing, a dynamic timing, or a specific timing based on the first information,
the timing of the measurement is based on the first information that indicates the communication status of the relay communication device such that an availability of the relay communication device is determined based on a comparison between the first information and threshold information,
the threshold information is set by the relay communication device, and
the timing of the measurement is further based on an operation mode; and
notify the remote terminal of second information, wherein the second information indicates a result of the determination of the parameter set.
2. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further includes a transmission traffic type of at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal.
3. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further includes location information of at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal.
4. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further includes information associated with a synchronization source of at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal.
5. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further includes a remaining battery level of at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal.
6. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information further includes information associated with a resource pool that is associated with at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal.
7. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information is given in notification from an external device at a specific timing corresponding to a current parameter set.
8. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter set includes a parameter related to link adaptation.
9. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter set includes a parameter related to channel estimation.
10. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter set includes priority of a synchronization source.
11. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter set includes at least one of a parameter related to transmission power, a parameter related to resource pool allocation, a parameter related to retransmission control, or a parameter related to repetition transmission.
12. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the second information is an index corresponding to a specific settable parameter set.
13. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the second information is a specific settable parameter set.
14. The relay communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the category of the terminal is one of an MTC terminal, an NB-IoT terminal, a smartphone, a sensor device, or a vehicular onboard unit.
15. A base station, comprising:
a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:
determine a parameter set based on first information that indicates a communication status related to a distance or traffic between a relay communication device and a remote terminal, wherein
the parameter set is settable regarding communication between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the first information includes a category of terminal corresponding to at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal,
the first information further includes information associated with received power of a sidelink established between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the received power of the sidelink includes parameters related to one of an averaging process or a filtering process,
the parameters are associated with a measurement of at least one of sidelink reference signal received power (S-RSRP) or sidelink reference signal received quality (S-RSRQ),
a timing of the measurement of at least one of the S-RSRP or the S-RSRQ corresponds to one of a fixed timing, a dynamic timing, or a specific timing based on the first information,
the timing of the measurement is based on the first information that indicates the communication status of the relay communication device such that an availability of the relay communication device is based on a comparison between the first information and threshold information,
the threshold information is set by the relay communication device, and
the timing of the measurement is further based on an operation mode; and
notify the relay communication device and the remote terminal of second information, wherein the second information indicates a result of the determination of the parameter set.
16. A method, comprising:
determining a parameter set based on first information that indicates a communication status related to a distance or traffic between a relay communication device and a remote terminal, wherein
the parameter set is settable regarding communication between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the first information includes a category of terminal corresponding to at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal,
the first information further includes information associated with received power of a sidelink established between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the received power of the sidelink includes parameters related to one of an averaging process or a filtering process,
the parameters are associated with a measurement of at least one of sidelink reference signal received power (S-RSRP) or sidelink reference signal received quality (S-RSRQ),
a timing of the measurement of at least one of the S-RSRP or the S-RSRQ corresponds to one of a fixed timing, a dynamic timing, or a specific timing based on the first information,
the timing of the measurement is based on the first information that indicates the communication status of the relay communication device such that an availability of the relay communication device is based on a comparison between the first information and threshold information,
the threshold information is set by the relay communication device, and
the timing of the measurement is further based on an operation mode; and
notifying the remote terminal of second information, wherein the second information indicates a result of the determination of the parameter set.
17. A method, comprising:
determining a parameter set based on first information that indicates a communication status related to a distance or traffic between a relay communication device and a remote terminal, wherein
the parameter set is settable regarding communication between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the first information includes a category of terminal corresponding to at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal,
the first information further includes information associated with received power of a sidelink established between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the received power of the sidelink includes parameters related to one of an averaging process or a filtering process,
the parameters are associated with a measurement of at least one of sidelink reference signal received power (S-RSRP) or sidelink reference signal received quality (S-RSRQ),
a timing of the measurement of at least one of the S-RSRP or the S-RSRQ corresponds to one of a fixed timing, a dynamic timing, or a specific timing based on the first information,
the timing of the measurement is based on the first information that indicates the communication status of the relay communication device such that an availability of the relay communication device is based on a comparison between the first information and threshold information,
the threshold information is set by the relay communication device, and
the timing of the measurement is further based on an operation mode; and
notifying each of the relay communication device and the remote terminal of second information, wherein the second information indicates a result of the determination of the parameter set.
18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a relay communication device, cause the relay communication device to execute operations, the operations comprising:
determining a parameter set based on first information that indicates a communication status related to a distance or traffic between the relay communication device and a remote terminal, wherein
the parameter set is settable regarding communication between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the first information includes a category of terminal corresponding to at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal,
the first information further includes information associated with received power of a sidelink established between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the received power of the sidelink includes parameters related to one of an averaging process or a filtering process,
the parameters are associated with a measurement of at least one of sidelink reference signal received power (S-RSRP) or sidelink reference signal received quality (S-RSRQ),
a timing of the measurement of at least one of the S-RSRP or the S-RSRQ corresponds to one of a fixed timing, a dynamic timing, or a specific timing based on the first information,
the timing of the measurement is based on the first information that indicates the communication status of the relay communication device such that an availability of the relay communication device is based on a comparison between the first information and threshold information,
the threshold information is set by the relay communication device, and
the timing of the measurement is further based on an operation mode; and
notifying the remote terminal of second information, wherein the second information indicates a result of the determination of the parameter set.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a base station, cause the base station to execute operations, the operations comprising:
determining a parameter set based on first information that indicates a communication status related to a distance or traffic between a relay communication device and a remote terminal, wherein
the parameter set is settable regarding communication between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the first information includes a category of terminal corresponding to at least one of the relay communication device or the remote terminal,
the first information further includes information associated with received power of a sidelink established between the relay communication device and the remote terminal,
the received power of the sidelink includes parameters related to one of an averaging process or a filtering process,
the parameters are associated with a measurement of at least one of sidelink reference signal received power (S-RSRP) or sidelink reference signal received quality (S-RSRQ),
a timing of the measurement of at least one of the S-RSRP or the S-RSRQ corresponds to one of a fixed timing, a dynamic timing, or a specific timing based on the first information
the timing of the measurement is based on the first information that indicates the communication status of the relay communication device such that an availability of the relay communication device is based on a comparison between the first information and threshold information,
the threshold information is set by the relay communication device, and
the timing of the measurement is further based on an operation mode; and
notifying each of the relay communication device and the remote terminal of second information, wherein the second information indicates a result of the determination of the parameter set.