Terminal, base station, and communication method

Abstract

A terminal is provided with: a control unit that sets a discontinuous frequency resource comprising one or more continuous frequency resources that satisfy a predetermined or set condition; and a communication unit that performs communication using the discontinuous frequency resource, the condition being a condition relating to at least one of a timing advance group, a QCL (Quasi-Co-Location), a duplex mode, a parameter set, a frequency band, a frequency range, and power control.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to terminals, base stations, and communication methods in wireless communication systems. Background Technology

[0002] Within the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), research was conducted on a wireless communication method known as 5G or NR (New Radio) to further increase system capacity, improve data transmission speed, and reduce latency in the radio space. In 5G, various wireless technologies and network architectures were researched to meet the requirements of achieving throughput of over 10Gbps and radio latency of less than 1ms (e.g., Non-Patent Literature 1 and Non-Patent Literature 2).

[0003] In NR, LTE continues to support the use of wideband carrier aggregation (CA) to secure data resources. Carrier aggregation secures wideband data resources by bundling multiple component carriers (CCs).

[0004] Existing technical documents

[0005] Non-patent literature

[0006] Non-patent document 1: 3GPP TS 38.300 V17.5.0 (2023-06)

[0007] Non-patent document 2: 3GPP TS 38.401 V17.5.0 (2023-06) Summary of the Invention

[0008] The problem that the invention aims to solve

[0009] In carrier aggregation, methods are being investigated to efficiently aggregate contiguous frequency resources into discontinuous ones for more flexible and efficient resource allocation. However, if the constraints on aggregating contiguous frequency resources into discontinuous ones are not clearly defined, the complexity in specifications and installation may become a problem.

[0010] The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to make efficient use of discontinuous frequency resources in wireless communication.

[0011] Methods for solving problems

[0012] According to the disclosed technology, a terminal is provided, comprising: a control unit that sets discontinuous frequency resources, the discontinuous frequency resources being composed of one or more continuous frequency resources that satisfy predetermined or set conditions; and a communication unit that uses the discontinuous frequency resources for communication, the conditions being conditions relating to at least one of timing advance group, QCL (quasi-co-address), duplex mode, parameter set, frequency band, frequency range, and power control.

[0013] Invention Effects

[0014] According to the disclosed technology, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating a structural example of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a diagram illustrating a structural example (1) of a virtual CC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a diagram illustrating a structural example (2) of a virtual CC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating a structural example (3) of a virtual CC according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the segmentation of the frequency range (FR3) involved in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 6 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional structure of base station 10 in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 7 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional structure of terminal 20 in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 8 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware structure of a base station 10 or a terminal 20 in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 9 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of a vehicle 2001 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0024] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Furthermore, the embodiments described below are examples, and the application of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.

[0025] In the operation of the wireless communication system according to embodiments of the present invention, existing technologies are appropriately used. These existing technologies include, for example, existing LTE, but are not limited to, existing LTE. Furthermore, unless otherwise stated, the term "LTE" as used in this specification has a broad meaning that includes LTE-Advanced and subsequent methods (e.g., NR).

[0026] Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present invention described below, the terms SS (Synchronization signal), PSS (Primary SS), SSS (Secondary SS), PBCH (Physical broadcast channel), PRACH (Physical random access channel), PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel), PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel), and PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) used in existing LTE systems are used. These are for ease of description, and the same signals and functions may also be referred to by other names. Additionally, the above terms in NR correspond to NR-SS, NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, NR-PRACH, etc. However, even signals used in NR are not necessarily explicitly written as "NR-".

[0027] In addition, in embodiments of the present invention, the duplex mode can be TDD (Time Division Duplex), FDD (Frequency Division Duplex), or other modes (e.g., Flexible Duplex).

[0028] Furthermore, in embodiments of the present invention, the "configure" wireless parameters can be pre-configured predetermined values, or wireless parameters notified from the base station 10 or the terminal 20.

[0029] Figure 1 This is a diagram illustrating a structural example of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example... Figure 1 As shown, the wireless communication system in this embodiment of the invention includes a base station 10 and a terminal 20. Figure 1 The diagram shows one base station 10 and one terminal 20, but this is just one example; there could be multiple terminals.

[0030] Base station 10 is a communication device that provides one or more cells and wirelessly communicates with terminal 20. The physical resources of the wireless signal are defined in the time and frequency domains. The time domain can be defined by the number of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols, and the frequency domain can be defined by the number of subcarriers or resource blocks. Base station 10 sends synchronization signals and system information to terminal 20. Synchronization signals are, for example, NR-PSS and NR-SSS. System information is transmitted, for example, via NR-PBCH, also known as broadcast information. Synchronization signals and system information can also be referred to as SSB (SS / PBCH block). Figure 1 As shown, base station 10 sends control signals or data to terminal 20 via DL (Downlink) and receives control signals or data from terminal 20 via UL (Uplink). Both base station 10 and terminal 20 are capable of beamforming for signal transmission and reception. Furthermore, both base station 10 and terminal 20 can apply MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) based communication to DL or UL. Additionally, base station 10 and terminal 20 can also communicate via CA (Carrier Aggregation) based secondary cells (SCell) and primary cells (PCell). Moreover, terminal 20 can also communicate via DC (Dual Connectivity) based primary cells of base station 10 and primary SCG cells of other base stations 10.

[0031] Terminal 20 is a communication device with wireless communication capabilities, such as a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet computer, wearable terminal, or M2M (Machine-to-Machine) communication module. Figure 1As shown, terminal 20 receives control signals or data from base station 10 via DL and transmits control signals or data to base station 10 via UL, thereby utilizing various communication services provided by the wireless communication system. Additionally, terminal 20 receives various reference signals transmitted from base station 10 and performs propagation path quality measurements based on the reception results of these reference signals.

[0032] Furthermore, LTE and NR support wideband carrier aggregation to ensure data resources. Carrier aggregation ensures wideband data resources by bundling multiple component carriers. For example, by bundling multiple 20MHz bandwidths, a 100MHz bandwidth can be used.

[0033] In previous carrier aggregation functions, data resources needed to be scheduled separately for the multiple component carriers that were bundled, which resulted in a large overhead for resource allocation.

[0034] Therefore, a method for allocating resources using scheduling units with a granularity different from that of the component carrier, and a terminal for allocating resources using scheduling units with a granularity different from that of the component carrier, are described.

[0035] Frequency fragmentation is defined as a framework that performs scheduling or aggregation at a different granularity than component carriers. Furthermore, "component carrier" can refer to the set of frequency resources corresponding to the previous scheduling unit (i.e., the actual CC described later), or it can refer to the set of frequency resources in frequency fragmentation (i.e., the virtual CC described later).

[0036] In addition, in carrier aggregation, aggregation with a different granularity than component carriers is defined as discontinuous carrier aggregation.

[0037] In addition, in carrier aggregation (discontinuous carrier aggregation), scheduling with a different granularity than component carriers is defined as discontinuous scheduling.

[0038] The granularity mentioned above, which differs from that of component carriers, can be a virtual CC unit, a BWP (Bandwidth Part) unit, a PRB (Physical Resource Block) unit, or a PRB set unit. A virtual CC refers to a carrier set that bundles all or part of the frequency resources contained in each component carrier from multiple component carriers. For example, a virtual CC can be conceived as being composed of multiple BWPs.

[0039] Figure 2 The first figure shows an example of the structure of a virtual CC according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2The virtual CC#i shown is a carrier set formed by bundling BWP#a and BWP#b contained in each component carrier in multiple component carriers (CC#0 and CC#1).

[0040] Alternatively, a virtual CC can be conceived as consisting of multiple PRBs or sets of PRBs.

[0041] Figure 3 The second figure shows an example of the structure of a virtual CC according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 The virtual CC#i shown is a carrier set that bundles multiple PRBs contained in each component carrier (CC#0 and CC#1). Furthermore, these multiple PRBs or PRB sets can also be contained in one or more BWPs.

[0042] Hereinafter, the CC before bundling will be referred to as the actual CC, and the CC after bundling will be referred to as the virtual CC or nominal CC. However, the names are not limited to these. Furthermore, an actual CC can be any unit of a frequency resource, or it may not be defined or set as a CC. A virtual CC can be defined and set as a CC.

[0043] In addition, virtual CCs can be used in the same way as traditional single CCs in areas such as channel mapping, scheduling, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request), and configuration.

[0044] Alternatively, the actual CC can be replaced with continuous frequency resources, and the virtual CC can be replaced with non-continuous frequency resources.

[0045] Terminal 20 can also send terminal capability information indicating the composition of the virtual CC to base station 10. This terminal capability information indicating the composition of the virtual CC could be, for example, information indicating that the virtual CC is composed of multiple BWPs, or information indicating that the virtual CC is composed of multiple PRBs.

[0046] Alternatively, the terminal capability information indicating the composition of a virtual CC can also be information indicating support for a virtual CC composed of multiple BWPs and a virtual CC composed of multiple PRBs.

[0047] Terminal 20 can also send terminal capability information indicating the composition of the virtual CC to base station 10. This terminal capability information indicating the composition of the virtual CC could be, for example, information indicating that the virtual CC is composed of multiple BWPs, or information indicating that the virtual CC is composed of multiple PRBs.

[0048] Alternatively, the terminal capability information indicating the composition of a virtual CC can also be information indicating support for a virtual CC composed of multiple BWPs and a virtual CC composed of multiple PRBs.

[0049] Alternatively, terminal 20 may also envision the index used to identify each virtual CC being set by base station 10 via RRC. Alternatively, terminal 20 may envision the index used to identify each virtual CC as the minimum value of the component carrier index (e.g., in...). Figure 2 or Figure 3 (i=0) or the maximum value (e.g. in) Figure 2 or Figure 3 (i=1).

[0050] Terminal 20 can also be conceived as notifying the scheduling unit in discontinuous scheduling through (i) a virtual CC index, (ii) an index of multiple component carriers + an index of multiple BWPs, (iii) an index of multiple component carriers + an index of multiple PRBs or a set of PRBs, (iv) an index of multiple component carriers + an index of multiple BWPs + an index of multiple PRBs or a set of PRBs, etc.

[0051] Alternatively, terminal 20 can also be conceived as a resource unit for carrier aggregation that is a virtual CC, BWP, PRB, or PRB set.

[0052] Based on the above actions, resource allocation can be achieved at a granularity different from that of component carrier scheduling.

[0053] (Example)

[0054] In this embodiment, the constraints of using discontinuous frequency resources in the frequency domain in wireless communication are explained.

[0055] When a virtual CC is constituted by one or more actual CCs, the one or more actual CCs are constrained to meet predetermined conditions (restrictions). Base station 10 and terminal 20 assume these predetermined conditions (restrictions) and constitute a virtual CC.

[0056] The information involved in the predetermined conditions (constraints) can also be defined in the specification.

[0057] Alternatively, base station 10 may also notify terminal 20 of the information related to the constraint as a common signal.

[0058] Alternatively, terminal 20 may report the information related to the constraint to base station 10 as a UE capability. Additionally, base station 10 may also notify terminal 20 of the information related to the constraint as a UE-specific signal based on the UE capabilities received from terminal 20.

[0059] (Example 1) TAG

[0060] It can be envisioned that only actual CCs within the same TAG (Timing Advance Group) that contain and / or apply the same timing advance sequence can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0061] That is, the settings and / or commands involved in a specific timing advance can also be single (i.e., common) relative to the actual CC contained in the virtual CC.

[0062] Additionally, it can also support the case where actual CCs containing and / or applying different timing advance sequences in different TAGs constitute virtual CCs, and it can also specify the reporting of UE capability signaling that supports this configuration, and report it from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0063] (Example 2) QCL

[0064] (Example 2a)

[0065] A Quasi-Co-Location (QCL) can be defined within an actual CC, and it is envisioned that only actual CCs within the QCL relationship can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0066] The settings and / or notifications involved in beam changes can also be single (i.e., public) relative to the actual CC contained in the virtual CC.

[0067] It can also support the case where a virtual CC is formed by an actual CC that is not in a QCL relationship, and it can also specify the reporting of UE capability signaling that supports such a formation, and report it from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0068] (Example 2b)

[0069] It can be envisioned that only the following actual CCs can constitute the same virtual CC, which can centrally perform at least one of the following: settings / notifications / actions involved in handover; settings / notifications / actions related to measurement and reporting; and settings / notifications / actions related to Radio Link Monitoring (RLM) and Radio Link Failure (RLF). Here, settings / notifications / actions can be all of settings, notifications, and actions, or at least one of them. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0070] This setting / notification / action can also be a single (i.e., public) CC relative to the actual CC contained in the virtual CC.

[0071] It can also support the case where a virtual CC is constituted by an actual CC that independently performs the setting / notification / action, and it can also specify the reporting of UE capability signaling that supports the configuration, and report it from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0072] (Example 3) Duplex configuration

[0073] (Example 3a)

[0074] It can be envisioned that actual CCs that are only set and / or notified of the same duplex mode (full-duplex communication mode, duplex mode, duplex mode) can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0075] That is, the settings and / or notifications involved in duplex mode can also be single (i.e., public) relative to the actual CC contained in the virtual CC.

[0076] The duplex mode can be any of Time Division Duplex (TDD), Frequency Division Duplex (FDD), Sub-Band Full Duplex (SBFD), or Full Duplex (FD), or other types of communication modes. Furthermore, SBFD and FD can be specifically applied to either base station 10 or terminal 20. For example, terminal 20 communicating with base station 10 can also use TDD or FDD, and base station 10 communicating with terminal 20 can also use TDD or FDD. The same applies in (Example 3).

[0077] It can also support the situation where a virtual CC is formed by an actual CC that has been set and / or notified of different duplex modes, and can also stipulate that the UE capability signaling supporting such a formation is reported and reported from the terminal 20 to the base station 10.

[0078] (Example 3b)

[0079] It can be envisioned that actual CCs configured with specific duplex modes can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0080] Figure 4 This is a diagram illustrating a structural example (3) of the virtual CC according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 As shown, for example, actual CC#0 is SBFD, actual CC#1 is TDD, actual CC#2 is SBFD, and virtual CC can be constructed from all actual CCs.

[0081] The terminal 20 may report a specific combination of supported duplex modes to the base station 10 and / or the base station 10 may report to the terminal 20.

[0082] (Example 3c)

[0083] Between the actual CCs contained within a specific virtual CC, the types of downlink (DL), uplink (UL), and flexible can differ. Flexible can refer to resources that can be used for both DL and UL based on scheduling. Either of the following two methods can be used here.

[0084] (Method 1) Prioritize any type within this category.

[0085] (Method 2) Execute multiple types of this type simultaneously.

[0086] For example, the choice between Method 1 and Method 2 can be determined based on the settings of base station 10. Alternatively, the choice can be determined based on the actual frequency gap between CCs. Or, the choice can be determined based on the UE capability.

[0087] (Example 3d)

[0088] SBFD (Sub-Band Full Duplex) can be executed in a virtual CC using any of the following methods.

[0089] (Method 1) Each actual CC is TDD and / or FDD, and the virtual CC is configured as SBFD.

[0090] (Method 2) Construct virtual CCs in a way that each actual CC can become an SBFD.

[0091] Here, SBFD is simply a structure in the virtual CC where the downlink (DL) sandwiches the uplink (UL) (i.e., a structure where there are UL resources between the DL resources in the frequency direction). In the actual CC, it does not have to be a structure where the downlink sandwiches the uplink.

[0092] (Example 4) Parameter Set (Numerology)

[0093] (Example 4a)

[0094] It can be envisioned that actual CCs using only the same set of parameters (numerology) can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0095] That is, the settings and / or commands involved in the parameter set (numerology) can also be single (i.e., common) relative to the actual CC contained in the virtual CC.

[0096] It can also support the case where a virtual CC is constructed from actual CCs using different sets of parameter (numerology), and can also specify the reporting of UE capability signaling that supports this construction, and report it from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0097] (Example 4b)

[0098] It can be envisioned that actual CCs with only specific combinations of parameter sets (numerology) can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0099] For example, terminal 20 may envision that an actual CC with a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 15 kHz and 30 kHz can constitute the same virtual CC. Alternatively, terminal 20 may envision that an actual CC with a subcarrier spacing of 15 kHz and 120 kHz does not constitute the same virtual CC. Furthermore, the supported parameter set (numerology) combination can be reported from terminal 20 to base station 10 and / or from base station 10 to terminal 20, or it can be reported from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0100] (Example 4c)

[0101] The parameter sets (numerology) can be different among the actual CCs contained in a specific virtual CC, and actions in the virtual CC can be performed based on the parameter set (numerology) involved in any of the actual CCs. Alternatively, actions in each actual CC contained in the virtual CC can be performed based on the parameter set (numerology) involved in each actual CC.

[0102] (Example 5) Band / Band combination

[0103] (Example 5a)

[0104] It can be envisioned that only actual CCs contained in the same band can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0105] It can also support the case where virtual CCs are formed by actual CCs contained in different bands, and can also specify the reporting of UE capability signaling that supports this formation, and report it from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0106] (Example 5b)

[0107] It can be envisioned that only actual CCs corresponding to specific band combinations can constitute the same virtual CC. For example, actual CCs corresponding to the combination of band A and band B can constitute the same virtual CC, and terminal 20 can use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10. For example, actual CCs corresponding to the combination of band A and band C may not constitute the same virtual CC, and terminal 20 can also envision that the virtual CC is not set.

[0108] (Example 5c)

[0109] It can be envisioned that only actual CCs within a specific distance on the frequency axis can constitute the same virtual CC. Here, the specific distance can be defined by specifications, or it can be notified by common signaling from base station 10, or it can be determined based on the UE capability. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0110] (Example 5-1) Licensed / unlicensed band

[0111] It can be envisioned that actual CCs of the same type, both licensed and unlicensed, can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0112] Alternatively, it can also support the situation where a virtual CC is composed of actual CCs of different types, namely licensed bands and unlicensed bands. It can also stipulate that the UE capability signaling supporting this composition is reported and reported from the terminal 20 to the base station 10.

[0113] (Example 6) Frequency range

[0114] (Example 6a)

[0115] It can be envisioned that only actual CCs contained within the same frequency range (FR) can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10. Alternatively, it is also possible to support the case where virtual CCs are constituted by actual CCs contained in different frequency ranges, and it is also possible to stipulate that UE capability signaling supporting such a configuration is reported from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0116] (Example 6b)

[0117] It can be envisioned that only actual CCs corresponding to specific frequency range combinations (FR combinations) can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10. For example, only actual CCs corresponding to frequency range combinations {FR1, FR3} can constitute the same virtual CC, while actual CCs corresponding to frequency range combinations {FR3, FR2} may not constitute the same virtual CC. Furthermore, the supported frequency range combinations (FR combinations) can be reported from terminal 20 to base station 10 and / or from base station 10 to terminal 20, or reported from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0118] (Example 6c)

[0119] The frequency range (e.g., FR3) can be divided into multiple segments, and Example 6b is applied to the segmented definitions. Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the segmentation of the frequency range (FR3) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 As shown, the frequency range of 7.125 GHz to 24 GHz, i.e., FR3, is divided into two frequency ranges: FR3a and FR3b. For example, only actual CCs corresponding to combinations of frequency ranges {FR1, FR3a} or {FR3b, FR2} can constitute the same virtual CC, while actual CCs corresponding to combinations of frequency ranges {FR1, FR3b} cannot constitute the same virtual CC. Furthermore, the supported frequency range combinations (FR combinations) can be reported from terminal 20 to base station 10, or from base station 10 to terminal 20.

[0120] The split location can be defined in the specification or set by base station 10 and / or terminal 20. For example, terminal 20 can implicitly determine the split location based on the synchronization signal (SS) sent by base station 10. Alternatively, the split location can be notified to terminal 20 through broadcast information (MIB (Master Information Block) and / or SIB (System Information Block)), downlink control information (DCI), and MAC (Medium Access Control) CE (Control Element) sent by base station 10.

[0121] (Example 6d)

[0122] Based on the frequency ranges used simultaneously, it can be assumed that the actual CCs that can constitute the same virtual CC are different. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0123] For example, when using FR1, FR3a, and FR3b simultaneously, it is conceivable that the actual CCs {FR1, FR3a, FR3b} can constitute virtual CCs.

[0124] Alternatively, for example, when using FR1, FR3a, FR3b, and FR2 simultaneously, it is conceivable that the actual CC of {FR1, FR3a} and {FR3b, FR2} can each constitute a virtual CC. In this case, it is conceivable that {FR1, FR3a, FR3b, FR2} cannot constitute a virtual CC.

[0125] (Example 7) RF (Radio Frequency)

[0126] It can be envisioned that actual CCs using only the same power control sequence can constitute the same virtual CC. Terminal 20 can also use this virtual CC to perform communication with base station 10.

[0127] That is, at least one of the definitions, settings, and commands (such as maximum transmit power, TPC command) involved in a specific power control can also be a single (i.e., common) relative to the actual CC contained in the virtual CC.

[0128] Alternatively, it can support the case where a virtual CC is formed by an actual CCC using different power control sequences, and it can also specify the reporting of UE capability signaling that supports this formation, and it can also report from terminal 20 to base station 10.

[0129] According to the above embodiments, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication. Furthermore, by performing communication based on a virtual CC configuration limited to a feasible structure in both base station 10 and terminal 20, the complexity of specifications and installation of base station 10 and terminal 20 can be avoided, and flexibility is improved.

[0130] (Device structure)

[0131] Next, an example of the functional structure of the base station 10 and terminal 20 performing the processes and actions described above will be explained. The base station 10 and terminal 20 include the functions implemented in the above embodiments. However, the base station 10 and terminal 20 may each possess only a portion of the functions described in the embodiments.

[0132] <Base Station 10>

[0133] Figure 6 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional structure of base station 10 in an embodiment of the present invention. For example... Figure 6 As shown, the base station 10 includes a transmitting unit 110, a receiving unit 120, a setting unit 130, and a control unit 140. Figure 6 The functional structure shown is only one example. As long as the actions involved in the embodiments of the present invention can be performed, the functional distinctions and names of the functional units can be arbitrary. Alternatively, the transmitting unit 110 and the receiving unit 120 can be collectively referred to as the communication unit.

[0134] The transmitting unit 110 includes the function of generating a signal to be transmitted to the terminal 20 and wirelessly transmitting the signal. Additionally, the transmitting unit 110 transmits inter-network node messages to other network nodes. The receiving unit 120 includes the function of receiving various signals transmitted from the terminal 20 and obtaining, for example, higher-level information from the received signals. Furthermore, the transmitting unit 110 has the function of transmitting NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, DL / UL control signals, etc., to the terminal 20. Additionally, the receiving unit 120 receives inter-network node messages from other network nodes.

[0135] The setting unit 130 stores preset setting information and various setting information sent to the terminal 20. The content of the setting information includes, for example, information related to discontinuous frequency resources.

[0136] As described in the embodiment, the control unit 140 performs control related to discontinuous frequency resources, for example. Alternatively, the signal transmission-related functions of the control unit 140 may be included in the transmission unit 110, and the signal reception-related functions of the control unit 140 may be included in the reception unit 120.

[0137] Terminal 20

[0138] Figure 7 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional structure of terminal 20 in an embodiment of the present invention. For example... Figure 7 As shown, the terminal 20 includes a transmitting unit 210, a receiving unit 220, a setting unit 230, and a control unit 240. Figure 7The functional structure shown is only one example. As long as the actions involved in the embodiments of the present invention can be performed, the functional distinctions and names of the functional units can be arbitrary. Alternatively, the transmitting unit 210 and the receiving unit 220 can be collectively referred to as the communication unit.

[0139] The transmitting unit 210 generates a transmission signal based on the transmission data and transmits the transmission signal wirelessly. The receiving unit 220 wirelessly receives various signals and obtains higher-layer signals from the received physical layer signals. Furthermore, the receiving unit 220 has the function of receiving NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, DL / UL / SL control signals, etc., transmitted from the base station 10. Additionally, for example, as D2D communication, the transmitting unit 210 transmits PSCCH (Physical Sidelink Control Channel), PSSCH (Physical Sidelink Shared Channel), PSDCH (Physical Sidelink Discovery Channel), PSBCH (Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel), etc., to other terminals 20, and the receiving unit 220 receives PSCCH, PSSCH, PSDCH, or PSBCH from other terminals 20.

[0140] The setting unit 230 stores various setting information received from the base station 10 by the receiving unit 220. In addition, the setting unit 230 also stores preset setting information. The content of the setting information includes, for example, information related to discontinuous frequency resources.

[0141] As described in the embodiment, the control unit 240 performs, for example, control related to discontinuous frequency resources. Alternatively, the signal transmission-related functions of the control unit 240 may be included in the transmission unit 210, and the signal reception-related functions of the control unit 240 may be included in the reception unit 220.

[0142] (Hardware structure)

[0143] The block diagrams used in the description of the above embodiments ( Figure 6 and Figure 7The diagram illustrates blocks organized by function. These functional blocks (structural units) are implemented through any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, there are no particular limitations on the implementation method of each functional block. That is, each functional block can be implemented using a single device that is physically or logically combined, or by directly or indirectly (e.g., using wired, wireless, etc.) connecting two or more physically or logically separate devices. Functional blocks can also be implemented by combining software within one or more of the aforementioned devices.

[0144] The functions include judgment, decision, determination, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, receiving, sending, output, access, resolution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, consideration, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assigning, but are not limited to these. For example, the functional block (structural part) that performs the sending function is called the transmitting unit or transmitter. In short, as mentioned above, there are no particular limitations on the implementation method.

[0145] For example, in one embodiment of this disclosure, the base station 10, terminal 20, etc., can also function as a computer for processing the wireless communication method of this disclosure. Figure 8 This is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware structure of a base station 10 and a terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The base station 10 and the terminal 20 can be configured as a computer device that physically includes a processor 1001, a storage device 1002, an auxiliary storage device 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, and a bus 1007, etc.

[0146] Furthermore, in the following description, the term "device" can be replaced with "circuit," "device," "unit," etc. The hardware structure of base station 10 and terminal 20 can be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figures, or it can be configured to not include any of them.

[0147] The functions of base station 10 and terminal 20 are implemented by reading predetermined software (program) into hardware such as processor 1001 and storage device 1002, so that processor 1001 performs calculations and controls the communication of communication device 1004 or controls at least one of reading and writing data in storage device 1002 and auxiliary storage device 1003.

[0148] The processor 1001 controls the computer as a whole by instructing the operating system to operate. The processor 1001 may also be a central processing unit (CPU) that includes interfaces with peripheral devices, control units, arithmetic units, registers, etc. For example, the control unit 140 and control unit 240 described above can also be implemented using the processor 1001.

[0149] Additionally, the processor 1001 reads programs (program code), software modules, or data from at least one of the auxiliary storage devices 1003 and communication devices 1004, and performs various processes accordingly. As a program, a program is used that causes the computer to perform at least a portion of the actions described in the above embodiments. For example, Figure 6 The control unit 140 of the base station 10 shown can also be implemented by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and operated in the processor 1001. Alternatively, for example, Figure 7 The control unit 240 of the terminal 20 shown can also be implemented by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and operated in the processor 1001. Although it has been described that the various processes described above are executed by one processor 1001, the various processes described above can also be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. The processor 1001 can also be implemented by one or more chips. In addition, the program can also be sent from the network via a telecommunications line.

[0150] Storage device 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and may be composed of at least one of ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. Storage device 1002 may also be referred to as a register, cache, main memory (main storage device), etc. Storage device 1002 can store programs (program code), software modules, etc., that are executable for implementing the communication method according to one embodiment of this disclosure.

[0151] The auxiliary storage device 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, such as at least one of the following: CD-ROM (CompactDisc ROM) or other optical discs, hard disks, floppy disks, magneto-optical discs (e.g., compact discs, digital multifunction discs, Blu-ray discs, smart cards, flash memory (e.g., cards, sticks, key drives), floppy disks, magnetic stripes, etc. The aforementioned storage medium may, for example, be a database, server, or other suitable media that includes at least one of the storage device 1002 and the auxiliary storage device 1003.

[0152] Communication device 1004 is hardware (transceiver) used for communication between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network. It is also referred to as a network device, network controller, network interface card (NIC), communication module, etc. Communication device 1004 may, for example, be configured to include high-frequency switches, duplexers, filters, frequency synthesizers, etc., to implement at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). For example, transceiver antennas, amplifiers, transceiver units, transmission path interfaces, etc., can also be implemented using communication device 1004. The transceiver unit may also be physically or logically separated into a transmitting unit and a receiving unit.

[0153] Input device 1005 is an input device that accepts input from external sources (e.g., keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, etc.). Output device 1006 is an output device that performs output to external sources (e.g., display, speaker, LED, etc.). Furthermore, input device 1005 and output device 1006 can also be integrated (e.g., a touch panel).

[0154] Furthermore, the processor 1001 and storage device 1002, among other devices, are connected via a bus 1007 for communicating information. The bus 1007 can be configured as a single bus or as different buses used between devices.

[0155] Furthermore, the base station 10 and the terminal 20 can be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), or a FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), and can also use this hardware to implement part or all of the functional blocks. For example, the processor 1001 can also be implemented using at least one of these hardware components.

[0156] Figure 9 An example of the structure of vehicle 2001 is shown. For example... Figure 9 As shown, the vehicle 2001 includes a drive unit 2002, a steering unit 2003, an accelerator pedal 2004, a brake pedal 2005, a gearshift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, an axle 2009, an electronic control unit 2010, various sensors 2021-2029, an information service unit 2012, and a communication module 2013. The various forms / implementations described in this disclosure can also be applied to communication devices mounted on the vehicle 2001, for example, to the communication module 2013.

[0157] The drive unit 2002 may be composed, for example, an engine, a motor, or a hybrid power system of an engine and a motor. The steering unit 2003 includes at least a steering wheel (also called a steering wheel) and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels based on the operation of the steering wheel operated by the user.

[0158] The electronic control unit 2010 consists of a microprocessor 2031, a memory (ROM, RAM) 2032, and a communication port (I / O port) 2033. Signals from various sensors 2021 to 2029 of the vehicle 2001 are input to the electronic control unit 2010. The electronic control unit 2010 can also be referred to as an ECU (Electronic Control Unit).

[0159] The signals from various sensors 2021 to 2029 include current signals from current sensor 2021 that senses the current of the motor, speed signals of the front or rear wheels obtained by speed sensor 2022, air pressure signals of the front or rear wheels obtained by air pressure sensor 2023, vehicle speed signals obtained by vehicle speed sensor 2024, acceleration signals obtained by acceleration sensor 2025, accelerator pedal depress signal obtained by accelerator pedal sensor 2029, brake pedal depress signal obtained by brake pedal sensor 2026, gear lever operation signals obtained by gear lever sensor 2027, and detection signals obtained by object detection sensor 2028 for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc.

[0160] The Information Service Unit 2012 comprises various devices such as a car navigation system, audio system, speakers, television, and radio, used to provide (output) various information such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, and one or more ECUs that control these devices. The Information Service Unit 2012 uses information obtained from external devices via a communication module 2013, etc., to provide various multimedia information and multimedia services to the occupants of the vehicle 2001. The Information Service Unit 2012 may include input devices that accept input from external sources (e.g., keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, touch panel, etc.) and output devices that perform output to external sources (e.g., display, speaker, LED lights, touch panel, etc.).

[0161] The Driver Assistance System 2030 comprises various devices used to prevent accidents or reduce driver workload, such as millimeter-wave radar, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), cameras, positioning devices (e.g., GNSS), map information (e.g., high-definition (HD) maps, autonomous vehicle (AV) maps), gyroscope systems (e.g., IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), INS (Inertial Navigation System)), AI (Artificial Intelligence) chips, and AI processors, as well as one or more ECUs that control these devices. Furthermore, the Driver Assistance System 2030 transmits and receives various information via the communication module 2013 to achieve driver assistance or autonomous driving functions.

[0162] The communication module 2013 can communicate with the microprocessor 2031 and the components of the vehicle 2001 via the communication port. For example, the communication module 2013 can send and receive data with the drive unit 2002, steering unit 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, gear shift lever 2006, front wheel 2007, rear wheel 2008, axle 2009, microprocessor 2031 in the electronic control unit 2010, memory (ROM, RAM) 2032, and sensors 2021 to 2029 in the vehicle 2001 via the communication port 2033.

[0163] The communication module 2013, controlled by the microprocessor 2031 of the electronic control unit 2010, is a communication device capable of communicating with external devices. For example, it can transmit and receive various types of information with external devices via wireless communication. The communication module 2013 can be located inside or outside the electronic control unit 2010. External devices can be, for example, base stations, mobile stations, etc.

[0164] The communication module 2013 can wirelessly transmit to an external device at least one of the signals input to the electronic control unit 2010 from the various sensors 2021-2028, information obtained based on those signals, and information obtained via the information service unit 2012 based on input from an external source (user). The electronic control unit 2010, the various sensors 2021-2028, and the information service unit 2012 can also be referred to as input units that receive input. For example, the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 2013 can contain information based on the aforementioned input.

[0165] The communication module 2013 receives various information (traffic information, signal information, vehicle-to-vehicle information, etc.) sent from external devices and displays it on the information service unit 2012 provided by the vehicle 2001. The information service unit 2012 can also be referred to as an output unit for outputting information (for example, outputting information to devices such as displays and speakers based on the PDSCH received by the communication module 2013 (or data / information decoded from the PDSCH). In addition, the communication module 2013 stores the various information received from external devices in a memory 2032 available to the microprocessor 2031. The microprocessor 2031 can also control the drive unit 2002, steering unit 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, gear lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, axles 2009, sensors 2021 to 2029, etc. provided by the vehicle 2001 based on the information stored in the memory 2032.

[0166] (Summary of implementation methods)

[0167] As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal is provided, comprising: a control unit that sets discontinuous frequency resources, the discontinuous frequency resources being composed of one or more continuous frequency resources that satisfy predetermined or set conditions; and a communication unit that uses the discontinuous frequency resources to perform communication, the conditions being conditions relating to at least one of timing advance group, QCL (quasi-co-address), duplex mode, parameter set, frequency band, frequency range, and power control.

[0168] Based on the above structure, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication.

[0169] The conditions may also include conditions relating to: which of the following is used as the duplex mode: time division duplex, frequency division duplex, subband full-duplex communication, and full-duplex communication.

[0170] Based on the above structure, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication.

[0171] The conditions may also include the following: the combination of frequency ranges used simultaneously in the two frequency ranges obtained by dividing a specific frequency range into two, and in the frequency ranges other than the specific frequency range.

[0172] Based on the above structure, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication.

[0173] The communication unit may also send terminal capabilities related to the configuration of the non-continuous frequency resources to the base station.

[0174] Based on the above structure, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication.

[0175] Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a base station is provided, comprising: a control unit that sets discontinuous frequency resources, the discontinuous frequency resources being composed of one or more continuous frequency resources that satisfy predetermined or set conditions; and a communication unit that uses the discontinuous frequency resources for communication, the conditions being conditions relating to at least one of timing advance group, QCL (quasi-co-address), duplex mode, parameter set, frequency band, frequency range, and power control.

[0176] Based on the above structure, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication.

[0177] Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a communication method is provided, which is executed by a terminal, the communication method comprising the following steps: setting a non-contiguous frequency resource, the non-contiguous frequency resource being composed of one or more contiguous frequency resources satisfying a predetermined or set condition; and using the non-contiguous frequency resource for communication, the condition being a condition relating to at least one of timing advance group, QCL (quasi-co-address), duplex mode, parameter set, frequency band, frequency range, and power control.

[0178] Based on the above structure, discontinuous frequency resources can be used efficiently in wireless communication.

[0179] (Supplement to the implementation method)

[0180] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the disclosed invention is not limited to such embodiments. Those skilled in the art should understand various modifications, alterations, substitutions, and replacements. Specific numerical examples have been used to facilitate understanding of the invention, but unless otherwise specified, these values ​​are merely examples, and any appropriate values ​​may be used. The distinctions between items in the above description are not essential to the present invention. Items described in two or more items may be combined as needed, and items described in one item may be applied to items described in another item (as long as there is no contradiction). The boundaries of functional units or processing units in the functional block diagram do not necessarily correspond to the boundaries of physical components. Multiple functional units may be operated by a single physical component, or a single functional unit may be operated by multiple physical components. Regarding the processing described in the embodiments, the order of processing may be interchanged unless there is a contradiction. For ease of explanation, a functional block diagram is used to illustrate the base station 10 and terminal 20, but such a device may also be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The software operating according to the embodiments of the present invention via the processor of the base station 10 and the software operating according to the embodiments of the present invention via the processor of the terminal 20 may also be stored in random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), EPROM, EEPROM, register, hard disk (HDD), removable disk, CD-ROM, database, server and other suitable storage media, respectively.

[0181] Furthermore, the notification of information is not limited to the forms / implementations described in this disclosure, and other methods may also be used. For example, information notification may be implemented through physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI (Downlink Control Information), UCI (Uplink Control Information)), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) signaling), broadcast information (MIB (Master Information Block), SIB (System Information Block)), other signals, or combinations thereof. Additionally, RRC signaling may be referred to as an RRC message, for example, it may also be an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, etc.

[0182] The various forms / implementations described in this disclosure can also be applied to systems utilizing LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), 5G (5th generation mobile communication system), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-Wideband), Bluetooth (registered trademark), other suitable systems, and next-generation systems based on and extended from these systems. Additionally, multiple systems can be combined (e.g., a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A with 5G, etc.) for application.

[0183] The processing procedures, timing, and flow of the various forms / implementations described in this specification may be rearranged in order, provided there is no contradiction. For example, the elements of various steps are indicated using an illustrative order for the methods described in this disclosure, but are not limited to the specific order indicated.

[0184] In this specification, certain actions performed by base station 10 may sometimes also be performed by its upper node, depending on the circumstances. In a network consisting of one or more network nodes having base station 10, it is obvious that various actions performed to communicate with terminal 20 can be performed by at least one of base station 10 and other network nodes besides base station 10 (e.g., considering MME or S-GW, but not limited to these). The above example illustrates the case where there is one other network node besides base station 10, but other network nodes can also be a combination of multiple other network nodes (e.g., MME and S-GW).

[0185] The information or signals described in this disclosure can be output from a higher (or lower) layer to a lower (or higher) layer. They can also be input or output via multiple network nodes.

[0186] Input or output information can be stored in a specific location (e.g., memory) or managed using a management table. Input or output information can be overwritten, updated, or appended. Output information can also be deleted. Input information can also be sent to other devices.

[0187] The determination in this disclosure can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), by a Boolean value (Boolean: true or false), or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value).

[0188] Software, whether called software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by other names, should be broadly interpreted as referring to commands, command sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subroutines, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, functions, etc.

[0189] In addition, software, commands, information, etc., can be sent and received via a transmission medium. For example, when software is sent from a webpage, server, or other remote source using at least one of wired technologies (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) etc.) and wireless technologies (infrared, microwave, etc.), at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included within the definition of a transmission medium.

[0190] The information, signals, etc., described in this disclosure can also be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, the data, commands, instructions, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc., that may be involved in the above description can be represented by voltage, current, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any combination of these.

[0191] Furthermore, the terms used in this disclosure and those necessary for understanding this disclosure may be replaced with terms that have the same or similar meanings. For example, at least one of the channel and symbol may also be a signal (signaling). Additionally, a signal may also be a message. Furthermore, a component carrier (CC) may also be referred to as carrier frequency, cell, frequency carrier, etc.

[0192] The terms “system” and “network” as used in this disclosure are used interchangeably.

[0193] Furthermore, the information, parameters, etc., described in this disclosure can be represented using absolute values, relative values ​​to predetermined values, or other corresponding information. For example, wireless resources can be indicated using indexes.

[0194] The names used for the above parameters are non-limiting in any respect. Furthermore, the formulas, etc., using these parameters sometimes differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. Various channels (e.g., PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements can be identified by all appropriate names, therefore the various names assigned to these channels and information elements are non-limiting in any respect.

[0195] In this disclosure, the terms "base station (BS)," "wireless base station," "base station device," "fixed station," "NodeB," "eNodeB (eNB)," "gNodeB (gNB)," "access point," "transmission point," "reception point," "transmission / reception point," "cell," "sector," "cell group," "carrier," and "component carrier" are used interchangeably. Sometimes, terms such as macro cell, small cell, femtocell, and picocell are also used to refer to base stations.

[0196] A base station can accommodate one or more (e.g., three) cells. When a base station accommodates multiple cells, its coverage area can be divided into several smaller areas, each of which can provide communication services through a base station subsystem (e.g., a small indoor cell tower (RRH: Remote Radio Head)). Terms such as "cell" or "sector" refer to a portion or all of the coverage area of ​​at least one of the base station and base station subsystem providing communication services within that coverage area.

[0197] In this disclosure, the base station sending information to the terminal can also be replaced by the base station instructing the terminal on information-based control / actions.

[0198] In this disclosure, the terms "Mobile Station (MS)," "user terminal," "User Equipment (UE)," and "terminal" are used interchangeably.

[0199] For mobile stations, those skilled in the art sometimes also use the following terms: subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handheld device, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other appropriate terms.

[0200] At least one of the base station and mobile station can also be referred to as a transmitting device, receiving device, communication device, etc. Furthermore, at least one of the base station and mobile station can also be a device mounted on a mobile body, the mobile body itself, etc. The mobile body refers to a movable object with an arbitrary speed of movement. It also includes situations where the mobile body is stationary. Examples of mobile bodies include, but are not limited to, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, rear cars, rickshaws, ships (ships and other watercraft), airplanes, rockets, artificial satellites, Drone (registered trademark), multi-rotor helicopters, quadcopter helicopters, balloons, and objects mounted on them. Additionally, the mobile body can also be a mobile body that moves autonomously based on operating commands. It can be a means of transportation (e.g., car, airplane), a mobile body that moves unmanned (e.g., drone, autonomous vehicle), or a robot (humanized or unmanned). Furthermore, at least one of the base station and mobile station also includes devices that do not necessarily move during communication operations. For example, at least one of the base station and the mobile station can be an IoT (Internet of Things) device such as a sensor.

[0201] Furthermore, the base station in this disclosure can also be replaced by a user terminal. For example, the communication between the base station and the user terminal can be replaced by communication between multiple terminals 20 (e.g., D2D (Device-to-Device), V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything), etc.), and various forms / implementations of this disclosure can also be applied. In this case, the terminal 20 can also be configured to have the functions of the base station 10 described above. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can be replaced with terms corresponding to inter-terminal communication (e.g., "side"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., can also be replaced with side channel.

[0202] Similarly, the user terminal in this disclosure can also be replaced by a base station. In this case, the base station can also be configured to have the functions of the aforementioned user terminal.

[0203] As used in this disclosure, terms such as "determining" and "determining" sometimes encompass a variety of actions. For example, "determining" or "determining" may include actions such as judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, searching (e.g., searching in a table, database, or other data structure), and ascertaining, which are considered as actions of "determining" or "determining." Furthermore, "determining" or "determining" may include actions such as receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), inputting, outputting, and accessing (e.g., accessing data in memory), which are considered as actions of "determining" or "determining." Additionally, "determining" or "determining" may include actions such as resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and comparing, which are considered as actions of "determining" or "determining." That is, "judgment" and "decision" can include matters that are considered as having been "judged" or "decided". In addition, "judgment (decision)" can also be replaced by "assuming", "expecting", "considering", etc.

[0204] The terms “connected,” “coupled,” or any variations thereof are intended to indicate any direct or indirect connection or combination between two or more elements, including cases where there is one or more intermediate elements between the two elements that are “connected” or “coupled.” The combination or connection between elements can be physical, logical, or a combination of these. For example, “access” can be used instead of “connected.” In the context of this disclosure, it can be understood that two elements are “connected” or “coupled” to each other using at least one of one or more wires, cables, and printed electrical connections, and, as some non-limiting and non-inclusive examples, using electromagnetic energy with wavelengths in the wireless frequency domain, microwave region, and light (including both visible and invisible regions) to “connect” or “couple” to each other.

[0205] The reference signal can be simply called RS (Reference Signal), or, depending on the standard applied, pilot.

[0206] As used in this disclosure, the word "based on" does not mean "based on only" unless otherwise expressly stated. In other words, the word "based on" means both "based on only" and "based on at least".

[0207] Any reference to elements using the designations "first," "second," etc., as used in this disclosure does not necessarily limit the number or order of these elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Therefore, references to the first and second elements do not imply that only two elements can be taken, or that the first element must precede the second element in any form.

[0208] Alternatively, the "unit" in the structure of the above devices can be replaced with "section", "circuit", "equipment", etc.

[0209] When the terms "include," "including," and their variations are used in this disclosure, these terms, like the term "comprising," imply inclusion. Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this disclosure does not refer to XOR.

[0210] A radio frame can consist of one or more frames in the time domain. Each frame in the time domain can be called a subframe. A subframe can also consist of one or more time slots in the time domain. A subframe can be a fixed duration (e.g., 1 ms) independent of the parameter set (numerology).

[0211] A parameter set can be communication parameters applied to at least one of the transmission and reception of a signal or channel. For example, a parameter set can represent at least one of the following: Subcarrier Spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, Transmission Time Interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame structure, specific filtering processing performed by the transceiver in the frequency domain, and specific windowing processing performed by the transceiver in the time domain.

[0212] In the time domain, a time slot can be composed of one or more symbols (OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols, SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access) symbols, etc.). A time slot can be a time unit based on a set of parameters.

[0213] A time slot can contain multiple mini-time slots. Each mini-time slot can consist of one or more symbols in the time domain. Additionally, a mini-time slot can also be called a sub-time slot. A mini-time slot can consist of fewer symbols than a time slot. PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in time units larger than mini-time slots can be called PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type (type) A. PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using mini-time slots can be called PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type (type) B.

[0214] Radio frames, subframes, time slots, mini-time slots, and symbols all represent time units for transmitting signals. Radio frames, subframes, time slots, mini-time slots, and symbols can each be referred to by other corresponding names.

[0215] For example, a subframe can be called a Transmission Time Interval (TTI), multiple consecutive subframes can also be called a TTI, and a time slot or a mini-time slot can also be called a TTI. That is to say, at least one of a subframe and a TTI can be a subframe (1ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1ms (e.g., symbols 1-13), or a period longer than 1ms. Furthermore, the unit representing TTI may not be called a subframe, but rather a time slot, mini-time slot, etc.

[0216] Here, TTI refers, for example, to the smallest unit of time for scheduling in wireless communication. For instance, in an LTE system, the base station schedules the allocation of radio resources (bandwidth, transmit power, etc., available to each terminal 20) in units of TTI. However, the definition of TTI is not limited to this.

[0217] The Time Interval (TTI) can be a unit of time for transmitting channel-coded data packets (transmission blocks), code blocks, codewords, etc., or it can be a processing unit such as scheduling or link adaptation. Furthermore, when a TTI is given, the actual time interval (e.g., the number of symbols) that the transmission block, code block, codeword, etc., are mapped to can be shorter than the TTI.

[0218] Furthermore, when one time slot or one mini time slot is referred to as a TTI, more than one TTI (i.e., more than one time slot or more than one mini time slot) can become the minimum time unit for scheduling. In addition, the number of time slots (mini time slots) constituting the minimum time unit for scheduling can also be controlled.

[0219] A TTI with a duration of 1ms can also be called a normal TTI (TTI in LTE Rel.8-12), a long TTI, a normal subframe, a long subframe, or a time slot. A TTI shorter than a normal TTI can also be called a shortened TTI, a short TTI, a partial or fractional TTI, a shortened subframe, a short subframe, a mini time slot, a sub-time slot, or a time slot.

[0220] Furthermore, for long TTIs (e.g., normal TTIs, subframes, etc.), they can be replaced with TTIs with a duration of more than 1ms. For short TTIs (e.g., shortened TTIs, etc.), they can be replaced with TTIs with a duration of less than long TTIs but more than 1ms.

[0221] A resource block (RB) is a unit of resource allocation in both the time and frequency domains. In the frequency domain, it can contain one or more consecutive subcarriers. The number of subcarriers contained in an RB can be the same regardless of the parameter set, for example, it can be 12. The number of subcarriers contained in an RB can also be determined based on the parameter set.

[0222] In addition, the time domain of an RB can contain one or more symbols, which can be a time slot, a mini-time slot, a subframe, or a TTI in length. A TTI, a subframe, etc., can each be composed of one or more resource blocks.

[0223] In addition, one or more RBs can also be called Physical Resource Block (PRB), Sub-Carrier Group (SCG), Resource Element Group (REG), PRB Pair, RB Pair, etc.

[0224] In addition, a resource block can consist of one or more resource elements (REs). For example, one RE can be a radio resource area consisting of one subcarrier and one symbol.

[0225] The Bandwidth Part (BWP) (also known as partial bandwidth, etc.) can also represent a subset of contiguous common resource blocks (RBs) used for a certain parameter set in a certain carrier. Here, common RBs can be determined by indexing RBs based on a common reference point of that carrier. PRBs can be defined and numbered within a BWP.

[0226] A BWP can include a UL BWP and a DL BWP. One or more BWPs can be set for a UE within a single carrier.

[0227] At least one of the configured BWPs can be active, and the UE may not intend to transmit or receive predetermined signals / channels outside of the active BWP. Furthermore, the terms "cell," "carrier," etc., used in this disclosure can be replaced with "BWP."

[0228] The structures of radio frames, subframes, time slots, mini-time slots, and symbols described above are merely illustrative. For example, the number of subframes contained in a radio frame, the number of time slots in each subframe or radio frame, the number of mini-time slots contained within a time slot, the number of symbols and RBs contained in a time slot or mini-time slot, the number of subcarriers contained in an RB, the number of symbols in a TTI, the symbol length, the cyclic prefix (CP) length, and other structures can be varied in many ways.

[0229] In this disclosure, for example, in cases where articles are added through translation, such as in English (e.g., a, an, and the), this disclosure may also include cases where the noun following these articles is in a plural form.

[0230] In this disclosure, the phrase "A and B are different" can mean "A and B are not the same." Furthermore, this phrase can also mean "A and B are each different from C." Terms such as "separate" and "combined" can also be interpreted in the same way as "different."

[0231] The various forms / implementations described in this disclosure can be used individually or in combination, and can be switched depending on the execution. Furthermore, the notification of predetermined information (e.g., a "It is X" notification) is not limited to being explicit, but can also be implicit (e.g., not notifying the predetermined information).

[0232] The present disclosure has been described in detail above, but it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The present disclosure can be implemented as modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the claims. Therefore, the present disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be limiting.

[0233] Label Explanation

[0234] 10 base stations

[0235] 110 Dispatch Department

[0236] 120 Receiving Department

[0237] 130 Setting Department

[0238] 140 Control Department

[0239] 20 terminals

[0240] 210 Sending Department

[0241] 220 Receiving Department

[0242] 230 Setting Department

[0243] 240 Control Department

[0244] 1001 processor

[0245] 1002 Storage device

[0246] 1003 Auxiliary storage device

[0247] 1004 Communication device

[0248] 1005 Input Device

[0249] 1006 Output Device

Claims

1. A terminal having: The control unit sets discontinuous frequency resources, which consist of one or more continuous frequency resources that meet predetermined or set conditions; and The communications unit uses the aforementioned discontinuous frequency resources for communication. The condition is related to at least one of the following: timing advance group, QCL (quasi-co-address), duplex mode, parameter set, frequency band, frequency range, and power control.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein, The conditions include conditions relating to: which of the following is used as the duplex mode: time division duplex, frequency division duplex, subband full-duplex communication, and full-duplex communication.

3. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein, The conditions include the following: the combination of frequency ranges used simultaneously in the two frequency ranges obtained by dividing a specific frequency range into two, and in the frequency ranges other than the specific frequency range, is the same.

4. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein, The communication unit sends terminal capabilities related to the configuration supporting the discontinuous frequency resources to the base station.

5. A base station, comprising: The control unit sets discontinuous frequency resources, which consist of one or more continuous frequency resources that meet predetermined or set conditions; and The communications unit uses the aforementioned discontinuous frequency resources for communication. The condition is related to at least one of the following: timing advance group, QCL (quasi-co-address), duplex mode, parameter set, frequency band, frequency range, and power control.

6. A communication method executed by a terminal, the communication method comprising the following steps: Define discontinuous frequency resources, which consist of one or more continuous frequency resources that meet predetermined or set conditions; and Communication is performed using the aforementioned discontinuous frequency resources. The condition is related to at least one of the following: timing advance group, QCL (quasi-co-address), duplex mode, parameter set, frequency band, frequency range, and power control.

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