WAKE-UP SIGNAL FRAME DESIGN
A system and method of generating a wake up signal (WUS) within a wireless communication system is provided, the method including generating, by at least one cell station, a WUS comprising a user frame and a system frame, wherein the user frame comprises a first preamble and a first data portion, and the system frame comprises a second preamble and a second data portion; receiving, by the wake up radio (WUR), the WUS; identifying, by the WUR, the WUS; and based on the identification of the WUS by the WUR, activating the conventional receiver.
1 . A wireless communication system comprising:
an at least one cell station comprising an at least one cell station processor and an at least one cell station memory, wherein the at least one cell station memory is configured to store computer program code; and
an at least one user equipment comprising a conventional receiver and a wake up radio (WUR), wherein the WUR comprises an at least one WUR processor and an at least one WUR memory, wherein the at least one WUR memory is configured to store computer program code,
wherein the at least one cell station processor is configured to access the at least one cell station memory and, by executing the computer program code stored therein, generate a wake up signal (WUS) comprising a user frame and a system frame, wherein the user frame comprises a first preamble and a first data portion, and the system frame comprises a second preamble and a second data portion, and
wherein the WUR is configured to receive the WUS and the at least one WUR processor is configured to access the at least one WUR memory and, by executing the computer program code stored therein, identify the WUS and activate the conventional receiver.
2 . The wireless communications system of claim 1 , wherein the system frame comprises one or more of an information on a cell ID, an information on a duty cycle of the WUS, a synchronization signal, and an information on a coding rate of the user frame.
3 . The wireless communications system of claim 1 , wherein the user frame comprises an information on a portion of the WUS that should be disregarded by the WUR.
4 . The wireless communications system of claim 1 , wherein a coding rate of the system frame is different than a coding rate of the user frame.
5 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein
the first data portion comprises a control portion and a user data portion,
the control portion has a different coding rate than the user data portion, and
the control portion comprises an information on the coding rate of the user data portion.
6 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the WUS is comprised of one of a plurality of On-Off-Key (OOK) waveform symbols and a plurality of frequency shift key (FSK) waveform symbols.
7 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one WUR processor is further configured to access the at least one WUR memory and, by executing the computer program code stored therein, identify a second cell station in communication with the WUR, and based on the identification of the second cell station activate the conventional receiver.
8 . A method of generating a wake up signal (WUS) in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising at least one cell station and at least one user equipment comprising a conventional receiver and a wake up radio (WUR), the method performed by at least one processor and comprising:
generating, by the at least one cell station, a wake up signal (WUS) comprising a user frame and a system frame, wherein the user frame comprises a first preamble and a first data portion, and the system frame comprises a second preamble and a second data portion;
receiving, by the WUR, the WUS;
identifying, by the WUR, the WUS; and
based on the identification of the WUS by the WUR, activating the conventional receiver.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the system frame comprises one or more of an information on a cell ID, an information on a duty cycle of the WUS, a synchronization signal, and an information on a coding rate of the user frame.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the user frame comprises an information on a portion of the WUS that should be disregarded by the WUR.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein a coding rate of the system frame is different than a coding rate of the user frame.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein
the first data portion comprises a control portion and a user data portion,
the control portion has a different coding rate than the user data portion, and
the control portion comprises an information on the coding rate of the user data portion.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the WUS is comprised of one of a plurality of On-Off-Key (OOK) waveform symbols and a plurality of frequency shift key (FSK) waveform symbols.
14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
identifying, by the WUR, a second cell station in communication with the WUR; and
based on the identification of the second cell station by the WUR, causing the conventional receiver to become active.
15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to execute a method of generating a wake up signal (WUS), the method comprising:
generating, by an at least one cell station, a WUS comprising a user frame and a system frame, wherein the user frame comprises a first preamble and a first data portion, and the system frame comprises a second preamble and a second data portion;
receiving, by a WUR, the WUS;
identifying, by the WUR, the WUS; and
based on the identification of the WUS by the WUR, activating the conventional receiver.
16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the system frame comprises one or more of an information on a cell ID, an information on a duty cycle of the WUS, a synchronization signal, and an information on a coding rate of the user frame.
17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the user frame comprises an information on a portion of the WUS that should be disregarded by the WUR.
18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein a coding rate of the system frame is different than a coding rate of the user frame.
19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein
the first data portion comprises a control portion and a user data portion,
the control portion has a different coding rate than the user data portion, and
the control portion comprises an information on the coding rate of the user data portion.
20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
identifying, by the WUR, a second cell station in communication with the WUR; and
based on the identification of the second cell station by the WUR, causing the conventional receiver to become active.