Terminal, wireless communication method, and network device

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure has: a reception unit that receives, from a core network, a specification message which includes information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a control unit that controls the reception of the LP-WUS by the subgroup on the basis of said information.

Description

Terminal, wireless communication method and network device

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a terminal, a wireless communication method, and a network device in a next-generation mobile communication system.

[0002] Long Term Evolution (LTE) has been specified for the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network with the aim of achieving higher data rates and lower latency (Non-Patent Document 1). Also, LTE-Advanced (3GPP Rel. 10-14) has been specified with the aim of achieving higher capacity and more advanced features than LTE (Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP (registered trademark)) Release (Rel.) 8, 9).

[0003] Successor systems to LTE (e.g., 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G+ (plus), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), New Radio (NR), 3GPP Rel. 15 or later, etc.) are also being considered.

[0004] 3GPP TS 36.300 V8.12.0 “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Overall description; Stage 2 (Release 8)”, April 2010

[0005] In future wireless communication systems (e.g., NR, 6G, etc.), low-power (LP)-wake-up signals (WUS) are being considered to reduce power consumption of terminals (user terminals, User Equipment (UE)).

[0006] However, there is insufficient consideration on how to recognize an operating terminal in monitoring paging messages based on LP-WUS, which may limit the reduction of terminal power consumption.

[0007] Therefore, one of the objects of the present disclosure is to provide a terminal, a wireless communication method, and a network device that can reduce the power consumption of the terminal.

[0008] A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure has a receiving unit that receives a specific message from a core network including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS), and a control unit that controls reception of the LP-WUS for the subgroup based on the information.

[0009] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce the power consumption of a terminal.

[0010] 1A-1B show an example of UE behavior based on LP-WUS. 2A-2B show an example of paging based on existing specifications and an example of paging based on CN-based LP-WUS subgrouping. FIG. 3 shows an example of Solution 1 of embodiment 1. FIG. 4 shows an example of Solution 2 of embodiment 1. FIG. 5 shows an example of Solution 3 of embodiment 1. FIG. 6 shows an example of Solution 4 of embodiment 1. FIG. 7 shows an example of Solution 5 of embodiment 1. FIG. 8 shows an example of RRC inactive mode UE movement. FIG. 9 shows an example of a solution of embodiment 2. FIG. 10 shows an example of a split gNB. FIG. 11 shows an example of a solution of embodiment 3. FIG. 12 shows an example of Solution 1 of embodiment 4. FIG. 13 shows an example of Solution 2 of embodiment 4. FIG. 14 shows an example of Solution 3 of embodiment 4. FIG. 15 shows another example of Solution 3 of embodiment 4. FIG. 16 shows an example of a solution of embodiment 5. Fig. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a NW node according to an embodiment. Fig. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment. Fig. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a base station according to an embodiment. Fig. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment. Fig. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware configurations of a base station and a user terminal according to an embodiment. Fig. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment.

[0011] (Paging) In LTE, system information change notification using paging information (Paging message) is supported for user terminals in the RRC connected state (RRC_CONNECTED) and user terminals in the RRC idle state (RRC_IDLE). System information change notification using paging information is also supported in NR. In NR, system information change notification using paging information can be sent to user terminals in the RRC connected state, user terminals in the RRC idle state, and user terminals in the RRC inactive state (RRC_INACTIVE).

[0012] In NR, a UE in an RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state (RRC_INACTIVE) performs discontinuous reception (DRX) at a predetermined period to reduce power consumption. The UE monitors one paging occasion (PO) per DRX cycle.

[0013] Here, a PO is a set of monitoring occasions (monitoring periods, PDCCH monitoring opportunities) of a downlink control channel (e.g., PDCCH). A PO may be configured with one or more time domain resource units (e.g., one or more slots, one or more subframes, one or more symbols).

[0014] In the PO, downlink control information (DCI) (DCI for paging, paging DCI, DCI format 1_0) for scheduling a downlink shared channel (e.g., PDSCH) for transmitting a paging message is transmitted. The paging DCI may have cyclic redundancy check (CRC) bits scrambled with a predetermined Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier (P-RNTI). When the user terminal detects downlink control information whose CRC is scrambled with the P-RNTI, the user terminal can determine that the downlink control information is paging DCI for scheduling a PDSCH for transmitting a paging message.

[0015] A paging frame (PF) is a radio frame that may include one or more POs. A PF may also be the starting point of a PO. Each radio frame may be identified by a system frame number (SFN).

[0016] In the RRC connected state (RRC_CONNECTED), if a UE is provided with a common search space (paging search space) for monitoring paging, the UE monitors paging DCI at least once in a PO during a system information change period.

[0017] The UE receives an indication of at least one of a system information change and a Public Warning System (PWS) notification based on the short message transmitted by the paging DCI.

[0018] (Reducing UE power consumption) The following techniques have been defined to reduce UE power consumption. - Hardware reduction: For example, reducing the number of antennas, reducing bandwidth, and introducing half-duplex FDD. - Reduction of processing load: For example, introducing UEs with limited capabilities such as peak rate and bandwidth (low category in LTE, reduced capability (RedCap) in NR), dynamic optimization of some capabilities (dynamic reduction in the number of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) layers), etc. - Improving the efficiency of PDCCH monitoring operations (transition to sleep state, etc.): For example, discontinuous reception (DRX), wake-up signal (WUS), paging early indication (PEI), etc. - Improving the efficiency of existing operations to reduce power consumption: For example, early data transmission (EDT) in LTE, small data transmission (SDT) in NR, etc.

[0019] WUS is a simple signal that notifies in advance whether a specific UE operation, such as PDCCH monitoring, is necessary. The UE can detect in advance that a specific UE operation is unnecessary, and by omitting that specific UE operation, UE power consumption can be reduced. WUS has been introduced in LTE and NR, and multiple functions are supported, such as for IDLE / INACTIVE mode and CONNECTED mode.

[0020] The PEI notifies the UE in advance whether a paging message is available. If there is no paging message available for the UE, the UE can reduce power consumption by omitting the time / frequency synchronization, paging PDCCH reception, and paging message reception required for receiving the paging message.

[0021] EDT is a function for transmitting small amounts of data within the existing RACH operation.

[0022] (Low-power (LP) - Wake-up signal (WUS)) UE energy efficiency is also important in wireless communication systems. Power consumption depends on the length of the configured wake-up period (e.g., paging cycle). To meet battery life requirements, a long extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle can be used, but this may result in high latency and may not meet delay requirements.

[0023] As shown in the example of FIG. 1A , the UE may have a main receiver (main radio, MR) used in normal data communication and a low power wake-up receiver (LP-WUR, LR), which is a simple circuit (receiver) that operates using lower power consumption than the MR. By having the LR operate in place of the MR, an ultra deep sleep state (UDS), which consumes less power than the sleep state and the deep sleep state, can be realized. As shown in this example, even when the MR is powered off, the LR can monitor / receive the LP-WUS. This reduces the power consumption of the MR. As shown in the example of FIG. 1B , the LR triggers power-on of the MR based on the LP-WUS, so that the MR may monitor paging messages (or may terminate or resume UDS). The LR may also trigger power-off of the MR based on the LP-WUS.

[0024] The LP-WUS procedure and configuration are considered to indicate paging monitoring triggered by the LP-WUS in RRC IDLE / INACTIVE mode. The procedure and configuration may include configuration, subgrouping, and start / end conditions for LP-WUS monitoring. Other considerations include specifying an LP-synchronization signal (SS) with a period of Y ms for the LP-WUS for synchronization / RRM to the serving cell in RRC IDLE / INACTIVE mode, further RRM relaxation of the UE MR for both serving cell measurements and neighbor cell measurements, and UE serving cell RRM measurements offloaded from the MR to the LP-WUS, including requirements.

[0025] (Analysis) As shown in the example of FIG. 2A, in the existing specifications, all UEs (UE#1, UE#2, UE#3, UE#4) in a cell monitor paging messages at all paging occasions.

[0026] As shown in the example of FIG. 2B, the core network (CN) can subgroup LP-WUS UEs that receive paging messages (CN-based LP-WUS subgrouping). When a paging message is transmitted for a target subgroup (subgroup #1), UEs #1 and #2 belonging to the target subgroup activate their MRs and monitor paging messages at the corresponding paging occasions based on the LP-WUS corresponding to the target subgroup. UEs #3 and #4 belonging to a subgroup other than the target subgroup (subgroup #2) remain in sleep mode, reducing power consumption. UEs that do not support LP-WUS subgrouping or that do not belong to any subgroup (i.e., are not assigned any subgroup) may monitor paging messages at all paging occasions. The LP-WUS / paging message may correspond to the subgroup or may include information indicating the subgroup.

[0027] It is contemplated that if a UE is configured with CN-based LP-WUS subgrouping, the CN will allocate an LP-WUS subgroup ID to the UE.

[0028] However, details of notification of information for CN-based subgrouping have not been sufficiently considered, for example, how information about subgroups determined by the CN is notified from the CN to the RAN / UE has not been sufficiently considered.

[0029] If the notification of information for CN-based subgrouping is not adequately considered, there is a risk that the reduction in UE power consumption may be hindered.

[0030] Therefore, the inventors have studied the details of subgrouping for LP-WUS and conceived the following embodiments.

[0031] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Wireless communication methods according to the embodiments may be applied independently or in combination.

[0032] (Various Reinterpretations) In the present disclosure, a word enclosed in "( )" in a sentence may indicate an explanation of the word immediately preceding it (for example, an explanation of spelling), a paraphrase, a specific example, a supplementary explanation, etc. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, a word enclosed in "[ ]" in a sentence may be interpreted including the word in the meaning of the entire sentence, or may be interpreted excluding (ignoring) the word in the meaning of the entire sentence. Note that "( )" and "[ ]" may also be used for purposes / meanings other than those mentioned above.

[0033] In the present disclosure, "A / B" and "at least one of A and B" may be interpreted interchangeably. Also, in the present disclosure, "A / B / C" may mean "at least one of A, B, and C."

[0034] In the present disclosure, terms such as notify, activate, deactivate, indicate (or indicate), select, configure, update, and determine may be read interchangeably. In the present disclosure, terms such as support, control, controllable, operate, and operate may be read interchangeably.

[0035] In the present disclosure, Radio Resource Control (RRC), RRC parameters, RRC messages, higher layer parameters, fields, information elements (IEs), settings, etc. may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, Medium Access Control (MAC) control elements (CEs), update commands, activation / deactivation commands, etc. may be interchangeable.

[0036] In the present disclosure, the higher layer signaling may be, for example, any one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, broadcast information, other messages (e.g., messages from the core network such as positioning protocol (e.g., NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa) / LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP)) messages), or a combination thereof.

[0037] In the present disclosure, MAC signaling may use, for example, a MAC Control Element (MAC CE), a MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU), etc. Broadcast information may be, for example, a Master Information Block (MIB), a System Information Block (SIB), Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI), Other System Information (OSI), etc.

[0038] In the present disclosure, physical layer signaling may be, for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI), and the like.

[0039] In the present disclosure, ceil(x), ceiling function, and ceiling function may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, floor(x), floor function, and floor function may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, sqrt(x), square root of x, and root x may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, x mod y, mod(x, y), mod function, and modulo operation may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, Σ i=M M+N-1 f(i),Σ i=M M+N-1 f i , f(i) or f(i) for i=M, M+1, ..., M+N-1 i summation, f(M)+f(M+1)+...+f(M+N-1), f M +f M+1 +...+f M+N-1 , may be read interchangeably. C(n, k) is the number of combinations of selecting k values ​​from n values ​​(combinatorial coefficient), binomial coefficients, n Ck , C n k , may be read as interchangeable. In the present disclosure, x / / y and floor(x / y) may be read as interchangeable.

[0040] In this disclosure, A b , A_b, Ab, and A with b added to the bottom right may be read interchangeably. c , A^c, and the notation of A with c added to the upper right may be read interchangeably. b c , A_b^c, and the notation in which b is added to the bottom right of A and c is added to the top right of A may be read interchangeably. ~ may be expressed by adding 〜 to the x, or may be referred to as x tilde. - may be represented by placing a - on top of the x, or may be referred to as an x-bar. ＾ may be represented by placing a ^ above the x, or may be called an x-hat.

[0041] In the present disclosure, FR may be, for example, at least one of FR1, FR2, FR2-1, FR2-2, FR3, sub-terahertz, and terahertz. In the present disclosure, the frequency range corresponding to FR1 may be 410-7125 MHz. In the present disclosure, FR2 may include FR2-1 and FR2-2, and the frequency range corresponding to FR2-1 may be 24250-52600 MHz, and the frequency range corresponding to FR2-2 may be 52600-71000 MHz.

[0042] In the present disclosure, base station (BS), radio access network (RAN), TRP, AP, gNB, network (NW), CU, DU, and RU may be read interchangeably.

[0043] In the present disclosure, CN, AMF, other NFs (SMF, UDM, AF, DN, LMF, OAM, etc.), BS, network node, and network device may be interchangeable.

[0044] (Wireless communication method) Subgroup information regarding LP-WUS subgroups may be notified from the CN to the RAN / BS / UE, or from the BS to other BSs, or from the CU to the DU, or from the UE to the CN / BS.

[0045] The subgroup information for an LP-WUS subgroup may be based on one of several formats: ◆ Format 1: The subgroup information includes a PEI subgroup ID (second ID) (without including an LP-WUS subgroup ID (first ID)). The PEI subgroup ID is used / repurposed as the LP-WUS subgroup ID. ◆ Format 2: The subgroup information includes a PEI subgroup ID and an LP-WUS subgroup ID. ◆ Format 3: The subgroup information includes a combination ID (third ID) indicating a combination of the PEI subgroup ID and the LP-WUS subgroup ID (without including the PEI subgroup ID and the LP-WUS subgroup ID). For example, if the PEI subgroup ID has one of P values ​​and the LP-WUS subgroup ID has one of L values, the combination ID will have one of P x L values.

[0046] <Embodiment 1> <<Issues>> When CN-based subgrouping is applied, it has not been fully considered how subgroup information regarding LP-WUS subgroups is notified from the CN to the RAN / BS.

[0047] <<Solution>> The CN may determine subgroup information for the LP-WUS subgroup, include the subgroup information in a specific message, and send the specific message to the BS.

[0048] The BS may transmit a LP-WUS for the subgroup indicated by the subgroup information, or may transmit a paging message for that subgroup.

[0049] The specific message may be based on at least one of several solutions x below:

[0050] <<<Solution 1>>> The specific message may be an initial UE context setup request message. As in the example of Fig. 3, the CN may send an initial UE context setup request message including subgroup information to the BS.

[0051] <<<Solution 2>>> The specific message may be a UE context modification request message. As in the example of Fig. 4, the CN may send a UE context modification request message including subgroup information to the BS.

[0052] <<<Solution 3>>> The specific message may be a paging message. As in the example of Fig. 5, the CN may send a paging message including subgroup information to the BS.

[0053] <<<Solution 4>>> The specific message may be a handover request message. As in the example of Fig. 6, the CN may send a handover request message including subgroup information to the BS.

[0054] <<<Solution 5>>> The specific message may be a path switch request acknowledge message. A path switch may be a process of changing a path used for transmitting and receiving data between a CN and a BS. As shown in the example of Fig. 7, the CN may send a path switch request acknowledge message including subgroup information to the BS.

[0055] According to embodiment 1, subgroup information regarding the LP-WUS subgroup can be properly notified from the CN to the BS.

[0056] <Embodiment 2> <<Issues>> When a UE is in an RRC inactive state, the RAN stores information about the UE, and therefore the RAN can page the UE without the involvement of the CN.

[0057] As shown in the example of Figure 8, when UE #1 moves from cell #1 provided by BS #1 to cell #2 provided by BS #2 during the RRC inactive state and the RAN pages UE #1, BS #1 transmits a RAN paging message to one or more surrounding BSs including BS #2. BS #2 can page UE #1 based on the RAN paging message.

[0058] In such a case, it has not been fully considered how subgroup information regarding the LP-WUS subgroup is notified from BS1 to BS2.

[0059] <<Solution>> As shown in the example of Fig. 9, BS#1 may include the subgroup information in a specific message and transmit the specific message to BS#2 (or one or more other BSs). The specific message may be a RAN paging message.

[0060] BS#1 / BS#2 may transmit a LP-WUS for the subgroup indicated by the subgroup information, or may transmit a paging message for that subgroup.

[0061] According to the second embodiment, subgroup information regarding LP-WUS subgroups can be appropriately notified among multiple BSs.

[0062] <Embodiment 3> <<Issues>> As in the example of Figure 10, one BS (e.g., a split gNB) may include one CU and one or more DUs. The CU may process the RRC layer and the PDCP layer, and the DU may process the RLC layer, the MAC layer, and the physical (PHY) layer. The CU and the DU may be connected by an F1 interface (messages may be sent and received via the F1 interface). One DU may control one or more cells. One or more LP-WUS subgroups may be assigned to one cell.

[0063] When a split gNB sends a paging message to an LP-WUS UE, the CU may send subgroup information regarding the LP-WUS subgroup to the DU.

[0064] In such cases, there has been insufficient consideration as to how subgroup information is notified from the CU to the DU.

[0065] <<Solution>> As shown in the example of Fig. 11, the CU may include the subgroup information in a specific message and send the specific message to the DU. The specific message may be a paging message.

[0066] The CU may control the transmission of LP-WUS for the subgroup indicated by the subgroup information, and may also control the transmission of paging messages for that subgroup.

[0067] The DU may control the transmission of LP-WUS for the subgroup indicated by the subgroup information, and may also control the transmission of paging messages for that subgroup.

[0068] According to embodiment 3, subgroup information regarding the LP-WUS subgroup can be properly notified from the CU to the DU.

[0069] <Fourth embodiment> <<Issues>> It has not been sufficiently considered how subgroup information regarding LP-WUS subgroups is notified from a CN to a UE in a non-access stratum (NAS). Also, when an LP-WUS UE requests its paging probability (the probability that a UE will receive a paging message) from a CN, the operation has not been sufficiently considered.

[0070] <<Solution>> The CN may determine subgroup information, include the subgroup information in a specific message, and send the specific message to the UE.

[0071] The UE may monitor / receive the LP-WUS (using the LR). A UE that receives the LP-WUS corresponding to the provided subgroup information may monitor the paging message (using the MR in the paging occasion).

[0072] The specific message may be based on at least one of several solutions x below:

[0073] <<<Solution 1>>> The specific message may be a registration accept message. As shown in the example of Fig. 12, in a registration procedure, the UE sends a registration request message to the CN, and in response, the CN may send a registration accept message including subgroup information to the UE.

[0074] <<<Solution 2>>> The specific message may be a configuration update command message. As shown in the example of Fig. 13, in a configuration update procedure, the CN may send a configuration update command message including subgroup information to the UE, and in response, the UE may send a configuration update complete message to the CN.

[0075] <<<Solution 3>>> The UE may determine candidates for subgroup information (requested subgroup information), include the requested subgroup information in a request message, and send the request message to the CN. The CN may determine subgroup information (decided / negotiated / accepted subgroup information) based on the requested subgroup information from the UE, include the subgroup information in a specific message, and send the specific message to the UE.

[0076] The request message may be a registration request message. The specific message may be a registration accept message. As shown in the example of FIG. 14, during the registration procedure, the UE may determine requested subgroup information and transmit a registration request message including the requested subgroup information to the CN. The requested subgroup information may be information related to paging probability (information related to a paging probability request, paging probability related information), or may be a paging probability request, UE paging probability information, or additional UE paging probability information. The requested subgroup information may include candidates for subgroup information represented by any of the above-mentioned Formats 1 to 3. For example, the paging probability related information includes a LP-WUS subgroup ID requested / determined by the UE (requested LP-WUS subgroup ID).

[0077] The CN may determine negotiation subgroup information based on the requested subgroup information from the UE and send a registration accept message including the negotiation subgroup information to the UE. The negotiation subgroup information may include any of the information in Formats 1 to 3 described above, or may indicate acceptance or non-acceptance of the requested subgroup information (Format 4). For example, the negotiation subgroup information may include a negotiated / accepted / determined LP-WUS subgroup ID (negotiated LP-WUS subgroup ID). The value of the negotiation subgroup information (negotiated LP-WUS subgroup ID) may be the same as or different from the requested subgroup information (requested LP-WUS subgroup ID).

[0078] As shown in the example of Figure 15, in the registration procedure, if the UE successfully receives the registration accept message including the negotiation subgroup information, the UE may include an acknowledgement (ACK) for the registration accept message in a registration complete message and send the registration complete message to the CN. The ACK may be an indication, a flag, or a bit.

[0079] If the value of the negotiation subgroup information is the same as the request subgroup information or indicates acceptance of the request subgroup information, the UE may perform paging monitoring based on the LP-WUS subgroup indicated by the request subgroup information or the negotiation subgroup information. If the value of the negotiation subgroup information indicates a value different from the request subgroup information, the UE may perform paging monitoring based on the LP-WUS subgroup indicated by the negotiation subgroup information. If the value of the negotiation subgroup information indicates non-acceptance of the request subgroup information, the UE may determine a value different from the request subgroup information and transmit the value to the CN.

[0080] According to embodiment 4, subgroup information regarding LP-WUS subgroups can be properly shared / recognized between the CU and the UE.

[0081] <Embodiment 5> <<Issues>> UE capabilities regarding LP-WUS subgrouping have not been fully considered.

[0082] <<Solution>> One or more new UE capabilities for LP-WUS subgrouping may be defined / introduced. As shown in the example of Fig. 16, the UE may report the new UE capabilities to the BS / CN. The new UE capabilities may be at least one of the following several pieces of capability information:

[0083] UE capability indicating that the UE supports CN-based LP-WUS subgrouping. The name of the UE capability / function may be LP-WUS subgrouping.

[0084] UE capability indicating whether the UE supports reception of LP-WUS indication in a supported frequency band. The name of the UE capability / function may be LP-WUS subgrouping supported band list (LP-WUS subgroupingSupportedBandList). The UE may report a list of frequency bands on which it supports reception of LP-WUS indication. If the UE reports that it supports reception of LP-WUS indication in a supported frequency band, it may support UEID based subgrouping in that frequency band.

[0085] UE NAS capability indicating that the UE supports LP-WUS subgrouping. This UE NAS capability may be included in the 5G mobility management (5G NAS mobility management, 5GMM) related capability (UE 5GMM core network capability). The registration request message from the UE may include the 5GMM capability.

[0086] UE capability indicating that the UE supports sending ACK in the Registration Complete message for subgroup information from the CN (e.g., negotiated / accepted LP-WUS subgroup ID). This UE capability may also indicate sending a Registration Complete message if the subgroup information is included in the Registration Accept message.

[0087] A UE that reports that it supports LP-WUS subgrouping may receive the subgroup information and may perform the operations of embodiment 4.

[0088] According to embodiment 5, the UE can properly report the UE capabilities regarding LP-WUS subgrouping.

[0089] 17 , an NW node (network device) 31 may have a control unit 310 and a transceiver unit 320. The control unit 310 performs the procedures / operations in each embodiment and controls the transceiver unit 320. The transceiver unit 320 has a transmission path interface with at least one of the core network 30, the base station 10, and another NW node 31.

[0090] For example, the NW node 31 in an embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure. The hardware configuration of the NW node 31 may be the same as the hardware configuration of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 described later.

[0091] The control unit 310 may control procedures (e.g., registration procedures, setting update procedures, etc.) related to messages (e.g., specific messages, request messages, etc.). The transceiver unit 320 may perform at least one of sending and receiving messages.

[0092] The control unit 310 may determine a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive the low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS). The transceiver unit 320 may transmit a specific message including information indicating the subgroup to the base station 10.

[0093] The control unit 310 may determine a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive the low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS). The transceiver unit 320 may transmit a specific message to the terminal 20 that includes information indicating the subgroup.

[0094] <Division of Base Station> A base station may include one central unit (CU) and one or more distributed units (DUs). Similar to a network node, the CU / DU may have a control unit 310 and a transceiver unit 320. The hardware configuration of the CU / DU may be similar to that of the network node.

[0095] The transceiver 320 of the distributed unit may receive a specific message from the central unit including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS). The controller 310 of the distributed unit may control transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0096] The information may include at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID.

[0097] The specific message may be a radio access network paging message.

[0098] The control unit 320 may control the transmission of LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0099] The transceiver 320 of the central unit may transmit a specific message to the distributed units including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS). The controller 310 of the central unit may control the transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0100] <Supplementary Information> <<Notification of Information to UE>> In the above-described embodiments, any information may be notified to the UE [from a Network (NW) (e.g., a Base Station (BS))] (in other words, reception of any information from the BS by the UE) using physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE, RRC message, LTE positioning protocol (LPP) message), specific signals / channels (e.g., DCI, PDCCH, PDSCH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.

[0101] When the notification is performed by a MAC CE, the MAC CE may be identified by including a new Logical Channel ID (LCID) in the MAC subheader, which is not defined in existing standards. The MAC CE may be an extension of an existing MAC CE. For example, the MAC CE may be an existing MAC CE with a new octet introduced.

[0102] When the notification is performed by a DCI, the notification may be performed by a specific field of the DCI, a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used to scramble Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bits assigned to the DCI, the format of the DCI, etc. The specific field may be an existing DCI field or a new DCI field. The RNTI may be an existing RNTI or a new RNTI. The format of the DCI may be an existing DCI format or a new DCI format.

[0103] In addition, notification of any information to the UE in the above embodiments may be periodic, semi-persistent (triggered by the UE or the gNB), or aperiodic (triggered by the UE or the gNB).

[0104] In the above-described embodiment, the UE may receive information (QCL information) of at least one of the following several QCL rules / QCL types from the NW: QCL type A (Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread) QCL type B (Doppler shift and Doppler spread) QCL type C (Doppler shift and average delay) QCL type D (spatial reception parameters)

[0105] In the above embodiment, the QCL source RS for each QCL type may be at least one of the following several RSs: ◆ SSB ◆ CSI-RS with / without repetition ◆ TRS ◆ DMRS of PDCCH / PDSCH

[0106] In the above-described embodiment, the information from the NW may be set / instructed by the following methods: Common to multiple UEs or UE-specific Cell-specific or common to multiple cells Per UE / per CC / per BWP / per band / per cell / per cell group (CG)

[0107] <<Notification of Information from UE>> In the above-described embodiments, notification of any information from the UE [to the NW] (in other words, transmission / report of any information from the UE to the BS) may be performed using physical layer signaling (e.g., UCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE, RRC message, LPP message), specific signals / channels (e.g., UCI, PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.

[0108] When the notification is performed by a MAC CE, the MAC CE may be identified by including a new LCID, which is not defined in existing standards, in the MAC subheader. The MAC CE may be an extension of an existing MAC CE. For example, the MAC CE may be an extension of an existing MAC CE by introducing a new octet.

[0109] If the notification is made by UCI, the notification may be transmitted using PUCCH or PUSCH.

[0110] In addition, notification of any information from the UE in the above embodiments may be periodic, semi-persistent (triggered by the UE or the gNB), or aperiodic (triggered by the UE or the gNB).

[0111] <<Regarding application of each embodiment>> In a UE / BS, specific (one or more) processes / operations / controls / assumptions / information for at least one of the above-mentioned embodiments may be applied (used) when one or more of the following conditions are met: ◆ Upper layer parameters indicating the specific processes / operations / controls / assumptions / information are set, ◆ The specific processes / operations / controls / assumptions / information are determined based on related upper layer parameters, ◆ The specific processes / operations / controls / assumptions / information are specified / activated / triggered by MAC CE / DCI / UCI / resources / channels / RS, ◆ A specific UE capability indicating (or related to) the specific processes / operations / controls / assumptions / information is reported or supported, ◆ The application of the specific processes / operations / controls / assumptions / information is determined based on specific conditions.

[0112] The specific UE capability may indicate at least one of the following: ◆ Supporting the specific process / operation / control / assumption / information ◆ Capability of each embodiment ◆ Capability of each option in each embodiment, or capability of a combination of multiple options in each embodiment ◆ Capability of each option in each embodiment, or capability of a combination of multiple options in each embodiment.

[0113] Furthermore, the above-mentioned specific UE capability may be a capability that is applied across all frequencies (commonly regardless of frequency), or may be a capability for each frequency (e.g., one or a combination of a cell, a band, a band combination, a BWP, a component carrier, etc.), or may be a capability for each frequency range (e.g., Frequency Range 1 (FR1), FR2, FR3, FR4, FR5, FR2-1, FR2-2), or may be a capability for each subcarrier spacing (SubCarrier Spacing (SCS)), or may be a capability for each Feature Set (FS) or Feature Set Per Component-carrier (FSPC), or may be a capability for each functionality / model.

[0114] Furthermore, the specific UE capability may be a capability that is applied to all duplexing methods (commonly regardless of the duplexing method), or may be a capability for each duplexing method (e.g., Time Division Duplex (TDD) or Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)).

[0115] If the above conditions are not met, the UE / BS may follow the behavior specified in existing 3GPP releases.

[0116] The information on whether one or more of the above embodiments / options / choices / examples apply / are used, or which of several of the above embodiments / options / choices / examples apply / are used, may be based on several of the following methods: ◆ The information is configured by one or more higher layer parameters / RRC IEs. ◆ The information is determined by one or more related higher layer parameters / RRC IEs. ◆ The information is indicated by a MAC CE / DCI. ◆ The information is based on one or more UE capabilities. ◆ The information is described / defined in a specification. ◆ The information is based on conditions described / defined in a specification. ◆ The information is determined by a combination of several of the above information. For example, the information is determined by the configuration / indication of higher layer parameters / MAC CE / DCI and reported by a UE capability.

[0117] The above embodiments / options / choices may be combined into one embodiment / option / choice.

[0118] In the above embodiments, the RS to be measured may be a QCL source RS in an active / indicated / unified TCI state.

[0119] (Supplementary Notes) The following inventions are supplemented with respect to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. [Supplementary Note 1] A base station comprising: a receiver that receives, from a core network, a specific message including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that is to receive a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a controller that controls transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information. [Supplementary Note 2] The base station according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the information includes at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID. [Supplementary Note 3] The base station according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the specific message is any one of an initial UE context setup request message, a UE context modification request message, a paging message, a handover request message, and a path switch request confirmation message. [Supplementary Note 4] The base station according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, wherein the controller controls transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0120] (Supplementary Notes) The following inventions are supplementary notes regarding a second embodiment of the present disclosure. [Supplementary Note 1] A base station comprising: a receiver that receives, from another base station, a specific message including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that is to receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a controller that controls transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information. [Supplementary Note 2] The base station according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the information includes at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID. [Supplementary Note 3] The base station according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the specific message is a radio access network paging message. [Supplementary Note 4] The base station according to any one of Supplements 1 to 3, wherein the controller controls transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0121] (Supplementary Notes) The following inventions are supplemented with respect to a third embodiment of the present disclosure. [Supplementary Note 1] A distributed unit of a base station, comprising: a receiver that receives, from a central unit, a specific message including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that is to receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a controller that controls transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information. [Supplementary Note 2] The distributed unit according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the information includes at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID. [Supplementary Note 3] The distributed unit according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the specific message is a radio access network paging message. [Supplementary Note 4] The distributed unit according to any one of Supplements 1 to 3, wherein the controller controls transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0122] (Supplementary Notes) The following inventions are supplemented with respect to a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. [Supplementary Note 1] A terminal having: a receiving unit that receives, from a core network, a specific message including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a control unit that controls reception of the LP-WUS for the subgroup based on the information. [Supplementary Note 2] The terminal according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the information includes at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID. [Supplementary Note 3] The terminal according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the specific message is either a registration accept message or a configuration update command message. [Supplementary Note 4] The terminal according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, wherein the control unit controls transmission of a request message indicating candidates for the information, and the receiving unit then receives the specific message.

[0123] (Supplementary Notes) The following inventions are supplemented with respect to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. [Supplementary Note 1] A terminal having: a transmitter that transmits capability information related to a subgroup of one or more terminals that receive a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a controller that controls reception of a specific message including information indicating the subgroup. [Supplementary Note 2] The terminal according to Supplementary Note 1, wherein the information includes at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID. [Supplementary Note 3] The terminal according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, wherein the specific message is either a registration accept message or a configuration update command message. [Supplementary Note 4] The terminal according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, wherein the transmitter transmits a request message indicating candidates for the information, and the controller then controls reception of the specific message.

[0124] (Wireless Communication System) The configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below. In this wireless communication system, communication is performed using any one of the wireless communication methods according to the above embodiments of the present disclosure or a combination thereof.

[0125] 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment. The wireless communication system 1 (which may be simply referred to as system 1) may be a system that realizes communication using Long Term Evolution (LTE) or 5th generation mobile communication system New Radio (5G NR) specified by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0126] The wireless communication system 1 may also support dual connectivity between multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) (Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity (MR-DC)). MR-DC may include dual connectivity between LTE (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)) and NR (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC)), dual connectivity between NR and LTE (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC)), etc.

[0127] In EN-DC, the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the master node (Master Node (MN)), and the NR base station (gNB) is the secondary node (Secondary Node (SN)). In NE-DC, the NR base station (gNB) is the MN, and the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the SN.

[0128] The wireless communication system 1 may support dual connectivity between multiple base stations within the same RAT (for example, dual connectivity in which both the MN and SN are NR base stations (gNBs) (NR-NR Dual Connectivity (NN-DC))).

[0129] The wireless communication system 1 may include a base station 11 that forms a macrocell C1 with a relatively wide coverage, and base stations 12 (12a-12c) that are located within the macrocell C1 and form small cells C2 that are smaller than the macrocell C1. A user terminal 20 may be located within at least one of the cells. The location, number, shape, size, etc. of each cell and user terminal 20 are not limited to the embodiment shown in the figure. Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the base stations 11 and 12, they will be collectively referred to as the base station 10.

[0130] The wireless communication system 1 may utilize multi-input multi-output (MIMO). For example, one cell may be formed by one antenna / base station 10, or may be formed by multiple antennas / base stations 10. One [virtual] cell (which may be called, for example, a supercell) may be composed of multiple [virtual] cells (which may be called, for example, subcells). A supercell may correspond to a cell with a fixed physical range, and a subcell may correspond to a cell with a quasi-static / dynamically variable physical range. In this case, the wireless communication system 1 may be called a cell-free system.

[0131] The user terminal 20 may be connected to at least one of the multiple base stations 10. The user terminal 20 may utilize at least one of carrier aggregation (CA) using multiple component carriers (CCs) and dual connectivity (DC).

[0132] Each CC may be included in at least one of a first frequency band (Frequency Range 1 (FR1)) and a second frequency band (Frequency Range 2 (FR2)). The macro cell C1 may be included in FR1, and the small cell C2 may be included in FR2. For example, FR1 may be a frequency band of 6 GHz or less (sub-6 GHz), and FR2 may be a frequency band higher than 24 GHz (above-24 GHz). Note that the frequency bands and definitions of FR1 and FR2 are not limited to these, and for example, FR1 may correspond to a higher frequency band than FR2.

[0133] Furthermore, the user terminal 20 may perform communication using at least one of time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) in each CC.

[0134] The multiple base stations 10 may be connected by wire (e.g., optical fiber compliant with the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), an X2 / Xn interface, etc.) or wirelessly (e.g., NR communication). For example, when NR communication is used as a backhaul between the base stations 11 and 12, the base station 11 corresponding to the upper station may be called an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) donor, and the base station 12 corresponding to the relay station (relay) may be called an IAB node.

[0135] The base station 10 may be connected to the core network 30 directly or via another base station 10. The core network 30 may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), a Next Generation Core (NGC), and the like.

[0136] The core network 30 may include network functions (Network Functions (NF)) such as a User Plane Function (UPF), an Access and Mobility management Function (AMF), a Session Management Function (SMF), a Unified Data Management (UDM), an Application Function (AF), a Data Network (DN), a Location Management Function (LMF), and Operation, Administration and Maintenance (Management) (OAM). A single network node may provide multiple functions. Communication with an external network (e.g., the Internet) may also be performed via the DN.

[0137] The user terminal 20 may be a terminal that supports at least one of communication methods such as LTE, LTE-A, and 5G.

[0138] An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)-based radio access scheme may be used in the wireless communication system 1. For example, Cyclic Prefix OFDM (CP-OFDM), Discrete Fourier Transform Spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or the like may be used in at least one of the downlink (DL) and uplink (UL).

[0139] The radio access scheme may also be called a waveform. Note that in the wireless communication system 1, other radio access schemes (e.g., other single-carrier transmission schemes, other multi-carrier transmission schemes) may be used as the UL and DL radio access schemes.

[0140] In the wireless communication system 1, a downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, a broadcast channel (Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH)), a downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH)), etc. may be used as the downlink channel.

[0141] Furthermore, in the wireless communication system 1, an uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, an uplink control channel (Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)), a random access channel (Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH)), or the like may be used as an uplink channel.

[0142] The PDSCH transmits user data, higher layer control information, a System Information Block (SIB), etc. The PUSCH may transmit user data, higher layer control information, etc. Furthermore, the PBCH may transmit a Master Information Block (MIB).

[0143] Lower layer control information may be transmitted by the PDCCH. The lower layer control information may include, for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI) including scheduling information for at least one of the PDSCH and the PUSCH.

[0144] Note that the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH may be referred to as a DL assignment, a DL DCI, etc., and the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH may be referred to as a UL grant, a UL DCI, etc. Note that the PDSCH may be replaced with DL data, and the PUSCH may be replaced with UL data.

[0145] A control resource set (CORESET) and a search space may be used to detect the PDCCH. The CORESET corresponds to resources for searching for DCI. The search space corresponds to a search region and a search method for PDCCH candidates. One CORESET may be associated with one or more search spaces. The UE may monitor the CORESET associated with a certain search space based on the search space configuration.

[0146] One search space may correspond to PDCCH candidates corresponding to one or more aggregation levels. One or more search spaces may be referred to as a search space set. Note that the terms "search space," "search space set," "search space configuration," "search space set configuration," "CORESET," "CORESET configuration," and the like in the present disclosure may be read interchangeably.

[0147] The PUCCH may transmit uplink control information (UCI) including at least one of channel state information (CSI), delivery confirmation information (which may be called, for example, Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), ACK / NACK, etc.), and scheduling request (SR). The PRACH may transmit a random access preamble for establishing a connection with a cell.

[0148] In the present disclosure, downlink, uplink, etc. may be expressed without adding "link." Also, various channels may be expressed without adding "Physical" to the beginning.

[0149] In the wireless communication system 1, a synchronization signal (SS), a downlink reference signal (DL-RS), etc. may be transmitted. In the wireless communication system 1, as the DL-RS, a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), etc. may be transmitted.

[0150] The synchronization signal may be, for example, at least one of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS). A signal block including an SS (PSS, SSS) and a PBCH (and a DMRS for the PBCH) may be referred to as an SS / PBCH block, an SS Block (SSB), or the like. Note that the SS, SSB, and the like may also be referred to as a reference signal.

[0151] Furthermore, in the wireless communication system 1, a sounding reference signal (SRS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), or the like may be transmitted as an uplink reference signal (UL-RS). Note that the DMRS may also be called a user equipment-specific reference signal (UE-specific reference signal).

[0152] 19 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a base station according to an embodiment. The base station 10 includes a control unit 110, a transceiver unit 120, a transceiver antenna 130, and a transmission line interface 140. Note that the base station may include one or more of each of the control unit 110, the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission line interface 140.

[0153] In this example, the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of the present embodiment are mainly shown, and it may be assumed that the base station 10 also has other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each unit described below may be omitted.

[0154] The control unit 110 performs overall control of the base station 10. The control unit 110 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, and the like that are explained based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.

[0155] The control unit 110 may control signal generation, scheduling (e.g., resource allocation, mapping), etc. The control unit 110 may control transmission and reception using the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140, measurement, etc. The control unit 110 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals, and transfer them to the transceiver unit 120. The control unit 110 may perform call processing (setting up, releasing, etc.) of communication channels, status management of the base station 10, management of radio resources, etc.

[0156] The transceiver unit 120 may include a baseband unit 121, a radio frequency (RF) unit 122, and a measurement unit 123. The baseband unit 121 may include a transmission processing unit 1211 and a reception processing unit 1212. The transceiver unit 120 may be configured with a transmitter / receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on common understanding in the technical field related to the present disclosure.

[0157] The transmitting / receiving unit 120 may be configured as an integrated transmitting / receiving unit, or may be configured from a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit may be configured from a transmission processing unit 1211 and an RF unit 122. The receiving unit may be configured from a reception processing unit 1212, the RF unit 122, and a measurement unit 123.

[0158] The transmitting and receiving antenna 130 can be configured from an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates, such as an array antenna.

[0159] The transceiver 120 may transmit the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc. The transceiver 120 may receive the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.

[0160] The transceiver 120 may form at least one of the transmit beam and the receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), or the like.

[0161] The transmitter / receiver unit 120 (transmission processing unit 1211) may perform Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer processing, Radio Link Control (RLC) layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), Medium Access Control (MAC) layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc. on data, control information, etc. obtained from the control unit 110, and generate a bit string to be transmitted.

[0162] The transmitter / receiver unit 120 (transmission processing unit 1211) may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) processing (if necessary), Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.

[0163] The transceiver unit 120 (RF unit 122) may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc. on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 130.

[0164] On the other hand, the transmitting / receiving unit 120 (RF unit 122) may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transmitting / receiving antenna 130.

[0165] The transceiver 120 (reception processing unit 1212) may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processing, Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, thereby acquiring user data, etc.

[0166] The transceiver 120 (measurement unit 123) may perform measurements on the received signal. For example, the measurement unit 123 may perform Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements, Channel State Information (CSI) measurements, etc. based on the received signal. The measurement unit 123 may measure received power (e.g., Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)), received quality (e.g., Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)), signal strength (e.g., Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc. The measurement results may be output to the control unit 110.

[0167] The transmission path interface 140 may transmit and receive signals (backhaul signaling) between devices included in the core network 30 (e.g., network nodes that provide NF), other base stations 10, etc., and may acquire and transmit user data (user plane data), control plane data, etc. for the user terminal 20.

[0168] The transmitting section and receiving section of the base station 10 in the present disclosure may be configured by at least one of the transmitting / receiving section 120, the transmitting / receiving antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140.

[0169] The base station 10 may be separated into three elements: a radio unit (RU), a distributed unit (DU), and a central unit (CU). For example, the RU may implement RF processing (digital beamforming, digital-to-analog conversion, analog beamforming, etc.) and lower-level functions of the physical layer (precoding, IFFT, FFT, etc.). The DU may implement higher-level functions of the physical layer (coding to resource element mapping, etc.), MAC layer functions, and RLC layer functions. The CU may implement the functions of the PDCP layer, Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) layer, and RRC layer.

[0170] In the present disclosure, the base station 10 may include a single device that realizes all of the functions of the RU, DU, and CU, or may include multiple devices that each realize some of the functions of the RU, DU, and CU and are connected to each other. In the present disclosure, the base station 10 may be interchangeably read as RU / DU / CU.

[0171] The transceiver 120 may receive a specific message from the core network, the specific message including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS). The controller 110 may control transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0172] The information may include at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID.

[0173] The specific message may be any one of an initial UE context setup request message, a UE context modification request message, a paging message, a handover request message, and a path switch request confirmation message.

[0174] The control unit 110 may control the transmission of LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0175] The transceiver 120 may receive a specific message including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) from another base station 20. The controller 110 may control transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0176] The information may include at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID.

[0177] The specific message may be any one of an initial UE context setup request message, a UE context modification request message, a paging message, a handover request message, and a path switch request confirmation message.

[0178] The control unit 110 may control the transmission of LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

[0179] The control unit 110 may control transmission of a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS) to a subgroup based on information indicating the subgroup of one or more terminals receiving the LP-WUS. The transceiver unit 120 may transmit a specific message including the information to another base station 20 based on movement of one of the one or more terminals.

[0180] (User Terminal) Fig. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user terminal according to one embodiment. The user terminal 20 includes a control unit 210, a transceiver unit 220, and a transceiver antenna 230. Note that the user terminal 20 may include one or more of each of the control unit 210, the transceiver unit 220, and the transceiver antenna 230.

[0181] In this example, the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of the present embodiment are mainly shown, and it may be assumed that the user terminal 20 also has other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each unit described below may be omitted.

[0182] The control unit 210 performs overall control of the user terminal 20. The control unit 210 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, etc., which are described based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.

[0183] The control unit 210 may control signal generation, mapping, etc. The control unit 210 may control transmission and reception, measurement, etc. using the transceiver unit 220 and the transceiver antenna 230. The control unit 210 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals and transfer them to the transceiver unit 220.

[0184] The transceiver unit 220 may include a baseband unit 221, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223. The baseband unit 221 may include a transmission processing unit 2211 and a reception processing unit 2212. The transceiver unit 220 may be configured with a transmitter / receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on common understanding in the technical field related to the present disclosure.

[0185] The transmitting / receiving unit 220 may be configured as an integrated transmitting / receiving unit, or may be composed of a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit may be composed of a transmission processing unit 2211 and an RF unit 222. The receiving unit may be composed of a reception processing unit 2212, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223.

[0186] The transmitting / receiving antenna 230 can be configured from an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates, such as an array antenna.

[0187] The transceiver 220 may receive the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc. The transceiver 220 may transmit the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.

[0188] The transceiver unit 220 may form at least one of the transmit beam and the receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), or the like.

[0189] The transceiver unit 220 (transmission processing unit 2211) may perform PDCP layer processing, RLC layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), MAC layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc. on data, control information, etc. obtained from the control unit 210, and generate a bit string to be transmitted.

[0190] The transmitter / receiver unit 220 (transmission processing unit 2211) may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, DFT processing (if necessary), IFFT processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.

[0191] Whether or not to apply DFT processing may be based on the setting of transform precoding. When transform precoding is enabled for a certain channel (e.g., PUSCH), the transceiver unit 220 (transmission processing unit 2211) may perform DFT processing as the transmission processing to transmit the channel using a DFT-s-OFDM waveform, and if not, it may not be necessary to perform DFT processing as the transmission processing.

[0192] The transceiver unit 220 (RF unit 222) may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc. on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 230.

[0193] On the other hand, the transceiver unit 220 (RF unit 222) may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transceiver antenna 230.

[0194] The transceiver unit 220 (reception processing unit 2212) may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, FFT processing, IDFT processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, and acquire user data, etc.

[0195] The transceiver 220 (measurement unit 223) may perform measurements on the received signal. For example, the measurement unit 223 may perform RRM measurements, CSI measurements, etc. based on the received signal. The measurement unit 223 may measure received power (e.g., RSRP), received quality (e.g., RSRQ, SINR, SNR), signal strength (e.g., RSSI), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc. The measurement results may be output to the control unit 210.

[0196] The measurement unit 223 may derive channel measurements for CSI calculation based on the channel measurement resources. The channel measurement resources may be, for example, non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resources. The measurement unit 223 may also derive interference measurements for CSI calculation based on the interference measurement resources. The interference measurement resources may be at least one of an NZP CSI-RS resource for interference measurement, a CSI-Interference Measurement (IM) resource, etc. Note that CSI-IM may be referred to as CSI-Interference Management (IM) or may be interchangeably read as Zero Power (ZP) CSI-RS. Note that in the present disclosure, CSI-RS, NZP CSI-RS, ZP CSI-RS, CSI-IM, CSI-SSB, etc. may be interchangeably read as interchangeable.

[0197] The transmitting unit and receiving unit of the user terminal 20 in the present disclosure may be configured by at least one of the transmitting / receiving unit 220 and the transmitting / receiving antenna 230.

[0198] The transceiver 220 may receive a specific message from the core network, the specific message including information indicating one or more subgroups of terminals that are to receive a low-power wake-up signal (LP-WUS). The controller 210 may control reception of the LP-WUS for the subgroups based on the information.

[0199] The information may include at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID.

[0200] The specific message may be either a registration acceptance message or a configuration update command message.

[0201] The control unit 210 may control the transmission of a request message indicating the information candidates, and then the transceiver unit 220 may receive the specific message.

[0202] The transceiver 220 may transmit capability information regarding a subgroup of one or more terminals receiving a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS), and the controller 210 may control reception of a specific message including information indicating the subgroup.

[0203] The information may include at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID.

[0204] The specific message may be either a registration acceptance message or a configuration update command message.

[0205] The transceiver 220 may transmit a request message indicating the information candidates, and the controller 210 may then control reception of the specific message.

[0206] (Hardware Configuration) Note that the block diagrams used to explain the above embodiments show functional blocks. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using a single device that is physically or logically coupled, or may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices that are directly or indirectly connected (for example, using wires, wirelessly, etc.) and these multiple devices. The functional block may be realized by combining software with the single device or the multiple devices.

[0207] Here, the functions include, but are not limited to, judgment, determination, judgment, calculation, computation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, election, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, deeming, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assignment. For example, a functional block (component) that performs transmission may be called a transmitting unit, transmitter, etc. As described above, the implementation method of each is not particularly limited.

[0208] For example, a base station, a user terminal, etc. according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure. Fig. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a base station and a user terminal according to an embodiment. The above-described base station 10 and user terminal 20 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, etc.

[0209] In the present disclosure, the terms apparatus, circuit, device, section, unit, etc. may be used interchangeably. The hardware configurations of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the drawings, or may be configured to exclude some of the devices.

[0210] For example, although only one processor 1001 is shown, there may be multiple processors. Furthermore, processing may be performed by one processor, or processing may be performed by two or more processors simultaneously, serially, or in other ways. Furthermore, processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips.

[0211] Each function in the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 is realized, for example, by loading specified software (programs) onto hardware such as a processor 1001 and a memory 1002, causing the processor 1001 to perform calculations, control communication via the communication device 1004, and control at least one of reading and writing data in the memory 1002 and the storage 1003.

[0212] The processor 1001, for example, runs an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 1001 may be configured as a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, etc. For example, at least a part of the above-mentioned control unit 110 (210), transceiver unit 120 (220), etc. may be realized by the processor 1001.

[0213] The processor 1001 also reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002 and executes various processes in accordance with these. The programs used are those that cause a computer to execute at least some of the operations described in the above-described embodiments. For example, the control unit 110 (210) may be implemented by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and running on the processor 1001, and the other functional blocks may be implemented in a similar manner.

[0214] The memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be configured by at least one of, for example, Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically EEPROM (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), or other suitable storage medium. The memory 1002 may also be referred to as a register, cache, main memory, etc. The memory 1002 may store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing a wireless communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0215] Storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be composed of at least one of, for example, a flexible disk, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk (e.g., a compact disc (e.g., a Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM)), a digital versatile disc, a Blu-ray disc), a removable disk, a hard disk drive, a smart card, a flash memory device (e.g., a card, a stick, a key drive), a magnetic stripe, a database, a server, or other suitable storage medium. Storage 1003 may also be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.

[0216] The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, or a communication module. The communication device 1004 may be configured to include a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). For example, the above-mentioned transmission / reception unit 120 (220), transmission / reception antenna 130 (230), etc. may be realized by the communication device 1004. The transmission / reception unit 120 (220) may be implemented as a transmission unit 120a (220a) and a reception unit 120b (220b) that are physically or logically separated.

[0217] The input device 1005 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (e.g., a display, a speaker, a light emitting diode (LED) lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. Note that the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be integrated into one device (e.g., a touch panel).

[0218] Furthermore, each device, such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002, is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information. The bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between each device.

[0219] Furthermore, the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and some or all of the functional blocks may be realized using this hardware. For example, the processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.

[0220] In addition, the devices included in the core network 30 (for example, network nodes that provide NF) may also be realized by the above-mentioned functional block / hardware configuration.

[0221] (Modifications) Note that terms described in the present disclosure and terms necessary for understanding the present disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, a channel, a symbol, and a signal (signal or signaling) may be interchangeable. A signal may also be a message. A reference signal may be abbreviated as RS, and may also be called a pilot, pilot signal, etc. depending on the applicable standard. A component carrier (CC) may also be called a cell, frequency carrier, carrier frequency, etc.

[0222] A radio frame may be composed of one or more periods (frames) in the time domain. Each of the one or more periods (frames) constituting a radio frame may be called a subframe. Furthermore, a subframe may be composed of one or more slots in the time domain. A subframe may have a fixed time length (e.g., 1 ms) that is independent of numerology.

[0223] Here, the numerology may be a communication parameter applied to at least one of transmission and reception of a signal or channel, and may indicate at least one of, for example, Subcarrier Spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, Transmission Time Interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame structure, specific filtering performed by a transceiver in the frequency domain, and specific windowing performed by a transceiver in the time domain.

[0224] A slot may be composed of one or more symbols (such as an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol or a Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbol) in the time domain. A slot may also be a time unit based on numerology.

[0225] A slot may include multiple minislots. Each minislot may consist of one or multiple symbols in the time domain. A minislot may also be called a subslot. A minislot may consist of fewer symbols than a slot. A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in a time unit larger than a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type A. A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type B.

[0226] A radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a minislot, and a symbol all represent time units for transmitting signals. The radio frame, the subframe, the slot, the minislot, and the symbol may be referred to by other names corresponding to the radio frame, the subframe, the slot, the minislot, and the symbol. Note that the time units such as a frame, a subframe, a slot, a minislot, and a symbol in the present disclosure may be interchangeable.

[0227] For example, one subframe may be referred to as a TTI, or multiple consecutive subframes may be referred to as a TTI, or one slot or one minislot may be referred to as a TTI. That is, at least one of the subframe and the TTI may be a subframe (1 ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1 ms (for example, 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1 ms. Note that the unit representing the TTI may be called a slot, minislot, etc. instead of a subframe.

[0228] Here, TTI refers to, for example, the smallest time unit for scheduling in wireless communication. For example, in an LTE system, a base station performs scheduling to allocate radio resources (such as frequency bandwidth and transmission power that can be used by each user terminal) to each user terminal in TTI units. Note that the definition of TTI is not limited to this.

[0229] The TTI may be a transmission time unit for a channel-encoded data packet (transport block), a code block, a code word, etc., or may be a processing unit for scheduling, link adaptation, etc. When a TTI is given, the time interval (e.g., the number of symbols) to which a transport block, a code block, a code word, etc. is actually mapped may be shorter than the TTI.

[0230] When one slot or one minislot is called a TTI, one or more TTIs (i.e., one or more slots or one or more minislots) may be the minimum time unit for scheduling. Also, the number of slots (minislots) constituting the minimum time unit for scheduling may be controlled.

[0231] A TTI having a time length of 1 ms may be called a regular TTI (TTI in 3GPP Rel. 8-12), normal TTI, long TTI, regular subframe, normal subframe, long subframe, slot, etc. A TTI shorter than a regular TTI may be called a shortened TTI, short TTI, partial or fractional TTI, shortened subframe, short subframe, minislot, subslot, slot, etc.

[0232] In addition, a long TTI (e.g., a normal TTI, a subframe, etc.) may be interpreted as a TTI having a time length of more than 1 ms, and a short TTI (e.g., a shortened TTI, etc.) may be interpreted as a TTI having a TTI length shorter than the TTI length of a long TTI and greater than or equal to 1 ms.

[0233] A resource block (RB) is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and the frequency domain, and may include one or more consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain. The number of subcarriers included in an RB may be the same regardless of numerology, for example, 12. The number of subcarriers included in an RB may be determined based on numerology.

[0234] In addition, an RB may include one or more symbols in the time domain and may have a length of one slot, one minislot, one subframe, or one TTI, each of which may be composed of one or more resource blocks.

[0235] In addition, one or more RBs may be referred to as a physical resource block (PRB), a sub-carrier group (SCG), a resource element group (REG), a PRB pair, an RB pair, etc.

[0236] Furthermore, a resource block may be composed of one or more resource elements (REs). For example, one RE may be a radio resource region of one subcarrier and one symbol.

[0237] A Bandwidth Part (BWP), which may also be referred to as a partial bandwidth, may represent a subset of contiguous common resource blocks (RBs) for a given numerology on a given carrier, where the common RBs may be identified by their index relative to a Common Reference Point of the carrier. PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within the BWP.

[0238] The BWP may include a UL BWP (BWP for UL) and a DL BWP (BWP for DL). One or more BWPs may be configured for a UE within one carrier.

[0239] At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE may not expect to transmit or receive a given signal / channel outside the active BWP. Note that the terms "cell," "carrier," etc. in this disclosure may be read as "BWP."

[0240] The above-described structures of radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots, symbols, etc. are merely examples. For example, the number of subframes included in a radio frame, the number of slots per subframe or radio frame, the number of minislots included in a slot, the number of symbols and RBs included in a slot or minislot, the number of subcarriers included in an RB, the number of symbols in a TTI, the symbol length, the cyclic prefix (CP) length, etc. may be changed in various ways.

[0241] Furthermore, the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, may be expressed using relative values ​​from a predetermined value, or may be expressed using other corresponding information. For example, a radio resource may be indicated by a predetermined index.

[0242] The names used for parameters and the like in this disclosure are not intended to be limiting in any way. Furthermore, the mathematical expressions and the like using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. The various channels (PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements may be identified by any suitable names, and therefore the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are not intended to be limiting in any way.

[0243] The information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or photons, or any combination thereof.

[0244] Furthermore, information, signals, etc. may be output from a higher layer to a lower layer and / or from a lower layer to a higher layer. Information, signals, etc. may be input / output via multiple network nodes.

[0245] Input and output information, signals, etc. may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Input and output information, signals, etc. may be overwritten, updated, or added. Output information, signals, etc. may be deleted. Input information, signals, etc. may be transmitted to another device.

[0246] With respect to any information (e.g., variables, constants, parameters) described in the present disclosure, even if not specifically stated in the above embodiments, any first device (e.g., UE / base station) may notify any second device (e.g., base station / UE) of information indicating / specifying (or relating to) the value of the any information.

[0247] The notification of information is not limited to the aspects / embodiments described in the present disclosure, and may be performed using other methods. For example, the notification of information in the present disclosure may be performed by physical layer signaling (e.g., Downlink Control Information (DCI) and Uplink Control Information (UCI)), higher layer signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, broadcast information (Master Information Block (MIB) and System Information Block (SIB)), Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling), other signals, or a combination thereof.

[0248] Note that the physical layer signaling may be referred to as Layer 1 / Layer 2 (L1 / L2) control information (L1 / L2 control signal), L1 control information (L1 control signal), etc. Furthermore, the RRC signaling may be referred to as an RRC message, such as an RRC Connection Setup message or an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message. Furthermore, the MAC signaling may be notified using, for example, a MAC Control Element (CE).

[0249] Furthermore, notification of specified information (e.g., notification that "it is X") is not limited to explicit notification, but may be made implicitly (e.g., by not notifying the specified information or by notifying other information).

[0250] The determination may be made by a value represented by one bit (0 or 1), by a Boolean value represented by true or false, or by a comparison of numerical values ​​(e.g., comparison with a predetermined value).

[0251] Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures, functions, etc., whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.

[0252] Software, instructions, information, etc. may also be transmitted or received over a transmission medium. For example, if software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using wired technologies (such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)), and / or wireless technologies (such as infrared, microwave), these wired and / or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission media.

[0253] As used in this disclosure, the terms "system" and "network" may be used interchangeably. A "network" may refer to devices included in the network (e.g., base stations).

[0254] In the present disclosure, terms such as "precoding," "precoder," "weight (precoding weight)," "Quasi-Co-Location (QCL)," "Transmission Configuration Indication state (TCI state)," "spatial relation," "spatial domain filter," "transmit power," "phase rotation," "antenna port," "port," "layer," "number of layers," "rank," "resource," "resource set," "beam," "beam width," "beam angle," "antenna," "antenna element," "panel," "UE panel," "transmitting entity," "receiving entity," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0255] In the present disclosure, the term "antenna port" may be interchangeably read as an antenna port for any signal / channel (e.g., a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port). In the present disclosure, the term "resource" may be interchangeably read as a resource for any signal / channel (e.g., a reference signal resource, an SRS resource, etc.). The resource may include time / frequency / code / space / power resources. Furthermore, the spatial domain transmission filter may include at least one of a spatial domain transmission filter and a spatial domain reception filter.

[0256] The group may include, for example, at least one of a spatial relationship group, a Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) group, a Reference Signal (RS) group, a Control Resource Set (CORESET) group, a PUCCH group, an antenna port group (e.g., a DMRS port group), a layer group, a resource group, a beam group, an antenna group, a panel group, and the like.

[0257] In addition, in the present disclosure, beam, SRS Resource Indicator (SRI), CORESET, CORESET pool, PDSCH, PUSCH, codeword (CW), transport block (TB), RS, etc. may be read as interchangeable terms.

[0258] In addition, in the present disclosure, the terms TCI state, downlink TCI state (DL TCI state), uplink TCI state (UL TCI state), unified TCI state, common TCI state, joint TCI state, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0259] Furthermore, in the present disclosure, terms such as "QCL," "QCL assumption," "QCL relationship," "QCL type information," "QCL property / properties," "specific QCL type (e.g., Type A, Type D) property," and "specific QCL type (e.g., Type A, Type D)" may be interchangeable.

[0260] In the present disclosure, terms such as index, identifier (ID), indicator, indication, and resource ID may be interchangeable. In the present disclosure, terms such as sequence, list, set, group, cluster, and subset may be interchangeable.

[0261] Furthermore, the spatial relationship information identifier (ID) (TCI state ID) and the spatial relationship information (TCI state) may be interchangeable. The "spatial relationship information (TCI state)" may be interchangeable with "set of spatial relationship information (TCI state)", "one or more pieces of spatial relationship information", etc. The TCI state and the TCI may be interchangeable. The spatial relationship information and the spatial relationship may be interchangeable.

[0262] In the present disclosure, terms such as "base station (BS)," "radio base station," "fixed station," "NodeB," "eNB (eNodeB)," "gNB (gNodeB)," "access point," "transmission point (TP)," "reception point (RP)," "transmission / reception point (TRP)," "panel," "cell," "sector," "cell group," "carrier," "component carrier," etc. may be used interchangeably. Base stations may also be referred to by terms such as macrocell, small cell, femtocell, picocell, etc.

[0263] A base station can accommodate one or more (e.g., three) cells. When a base station accommodates multiple cells, the overall coverage area of ​​the base station can be partitioned into multiple smaller areas, and each smaller area can be provided with communication service by a base station subsystem (e.g., a small indoor base station (Remote Radio Head (RRH))). The terms "cell" or "sector" refer to part or all of the coverage area of ​​a base station and / or base station subsystem that provides communication service within that coverage.

[0264] In the present disclosure, a base station transmitting information to a terminal may be interpreted as the base station instructing the terminal to control / operate based on the information.

[0265] In this disclosure, the terms "Mobile Station (MS)," "user terminal," "User Equipment (UE)," "terminal," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0266] A mobile station may also be referred to as a 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, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.

[0267] At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a wireless communication device, etc. Note that at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on a moving object, the moving object itself, etc.

[0268] The mobile body is a movable object that can move at any speed and naturally includes cases where the mobile body is stationary. Examples of the mobile body include, but are not limited to, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, handcars, rickshaws, ships and other watercraft, airplanes, rockets, satellites, drones, multicopters, quadcopters, balloons, and objects mounted thereon. The mobile body may also be a mobile body that moves autonomously based on an operation command.

[0269] The mobile object may be a vehicle (e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.), an unmanned mobile object (e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). Note that at least one of the base station and the mobile station may also include devices that do not necessarily move during communication operations. For example, at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be an Internet of Things (IoT) device such as a sensor.

[0270] 22 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment. The vehicle 40 includes a drive unit 41, a steering unit 42, an accelerator pedal 43, a brake pedal 44, a shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, an electronic control unit 49, various sensors (including a current sensor 50, an RPM sensor 51, an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration sensor 54, an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a brake pedal sensor 56, a shift lever sensor 57, and an object detection sensor 58), an information service unit 59, and a communication module 60.

[0271] The drive unit 41 is configured with at least one of an engine, a motor, and a hybrid of an engine and a motor, for example. The steering unit 42 includes at least a steering wheel (also called a handle) and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels 46 and the rear wheels 47 based on the operation of the steering wheel operated by a user.

[0272] The electronic control unit 49 is composed of a microprocessor 61, memory (ROM, RAM) 62, and a communication port (for example, an input / output (IO) port) 63. Signals are input to the electronic control unit 49 from various sensors 50-58 provided in the vehicle. The electronic control unit 49 may also be called an Electronic Control Unit (ECU).

[0273] The signals from the various sensors 50-58 include a current signal from a current sensor 50 that senses the current of the motor, a rotation speed signal of the front wheels 46 / rear wheels 47 obtained by a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure signal of the front wheels 46 / rear wheels 47 obtained by an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed signal obtained by a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration signal obtained by an acceleration sensor 54, a depression amount signal of the accelerator pedal 43 obtained by an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a depression amount signal of the brake pedal 44 obtained by a brake pedal sensor 56, an operation signal of the shift lever 45 obtained by a shift lever sensor 57, and a detection signal for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc. obtained by an object detection sensor 58.

[0274] The information service unit 59 is composed of various devices, such as a car navigation system, an audio system, speakers, a display, a television, and a radio, for providing (outputting) various information such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, and one or more ECUs for controlling these devices. The information service unit 59 uses information acquired from external devices via the communication module 60 or the like to provide various information / services (e.g., multimedia information / multimedia services) to the occupants of the vehicle 40.

[0275] The information service unit 59 may include input devices (e.g., keyboards, mice, microphones, switches, buttons, sensors, touch panels, etc.) that accept input from the outside, and may also include output devices (e.g., displays, speakers, LED lamps, touch panels, etc.) that output to the outside.

[0276] The driving assistance system unit 64 includes various devices for providing functions to prevent accidents and reduce the driver's driving burden, such as millimeter-wave radar, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), cameras, positioning locators (e.g., Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)), map information (e.g., High Definition (HD) maps, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) maps), gyro systems (e.g., Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), Inertial Navigation Systems (INSs)), artificial intelligence (AI) chips, and AI processors, as well as one or more ECUs that control these devices. The driving assistance system unit 64 also transmits and receives various information via the communication module 60 to realize driving assistance functions or autonomous driving functions.

[0277] The communication module 60 can communicate with the microprocessor 61 and components of the vehicle 40 via the communication port 63. For example, the communication module 60 transmits and receives data (information) via the communication port 63 to and from the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, the microprocessor 61 and memory (ROM, RAM) 62 in the electronic control unit 49, and the various sensors 50-58, which are provided in the vehicle 40.

[0278] The communication module 60 is a communication device that can be controlled by the microprocessor 61 of the electronic control unit 49 and can communicate with an external device. For example, it transmits and receives various information to and from the external device via wireless communication. The communication module 60 may be located either inside or outside the electronic control unit 49. The external device may be, for example, the base station 10 or the user terminal 20 described above. Furthermore, the communication module 60 may be, for example, at least one of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 described above (or may function as at least one of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20).

[0279] The communication module 60 may transmit at least one of signals from the above-mentioned various sensors 50-58 input to the electronic control unit 49, information obtained based on the signals, and information based on input from the outside (user) obtained via the information service unit 59 to an external device via wireless communication. The electronic control unit 49, the various sensors 50-58, the information service unit 59, etc. may be referred to as input units that accept input. For example, the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 60 may include information based on the above-mentioned input.

[0280] The communication module 60 receives various information (traffic information, traffic signal information, vehicle distance information, etc.) transmitted from an external device and displays it on an information service unit 59 provided in the vehicle. The information service unit 59 may also be called an output unit that outputs information (for example, outputs information to a device such as a display or speaker based on the PDSCH received by the communication module 60 (or data / information decoded from the PDSCH)).

[0281] Furthermore, the communication module 60 stores various information received from external devices in a memory 62 that can be used by the microprocessor 61. Based on the information stored in the memory 62, the microprocessor 61 may control the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, various sensors 50-58, and the like provided in the vehicle 40.

[0282] Furthermore, a base station in the present disclosure may be read as a user terminal. For example, the aspects / embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to a configuration in which communication between a base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between multiple user terminals (which may be called, for example, Device-to-Device (D2D) or Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)). In this case, the user terminal 20 may be configured to have the functions of the base station 10 described above. Furthermore, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" may be read as terms corresponding to terminal-to-terminal communication (for example, "sidelink"). For example, terms such as an uplink channel and a downlink channel may be read as a sidelink channel.

[0283] Similarly, the user terminal in the present disclosure may be read as a base station, in which case the base station 10 may be configured to have the functions of the user terminal 20 described above.

[0284] In the present disclosure, an operation described as being performed by a base station may be performed by its upper node in some cases. It is apparent that in a network including one or more network nodes having a base station, various operations performed for communication with a terminal may be performed by the base station, one or more network nodes other than the base station (such as, but not limited to, a Mobility Management Entity (MME), a Serving-Gateway (S-GW), etc.), or a combination thereof.

[0285] Each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched depending on the implementation. Furthermore, the order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure may be changed unless inconsistent. For example, the methods described in this disclosure present elements of various steps using an example order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.

[0286] Each aspect / embodiment described in the present disclosure may be a technology other than Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), xth generation mobile communication system (xG (x is, for example, an integer or decimal number)), Future Radio Access (FRA), New-Radio Access Technology (RAT), New Radio (NR), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.17 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.19 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.21 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.22 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.23 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.24 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.25 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.26 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.27 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.28 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.29 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.30 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.31 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.32 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.33 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802. The present invention may be applied to systems that use IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), or other suitable wireless communication methods, or to next-generation systems that are expanded, modified, created, or defined based on these. Furthermore, the present invention may be applied to a combination of multiple systems (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G).

[0287] As used in this disclosure, the phrase "based on" does not mean "based only on," unless expressly stated otherwise. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least on."

[0288] As used in this disclosure, any reference to an element using a designation such as "first," "second," etc. does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, a reference to a first and a second element does not imply that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must in some way precede the second element.

[0289] The term "determining" as used in this disclosure may encompass a wide variety of actions. For example, "determining" may be considered to be judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry (e.g., looking up in a table, database, or another data structure), ascertaining, etc.

[0290] Additionally, "determining" may be considered to be "determining" receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, accessing (e.g., accessing data in memory), etc.

[0291] Furthermore, "determination" may be considered to be "determining" resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. In other words, "determination" may be considered to be "determining" some kind of action. In the present disclosure, "determination" may be read interchangeably with the above-mentioned actions.

[0292] Furthermore, in this disclosure, "determine / determining" may be interchangeably read as "assume / assuming," "expect / expecting," "consider / considering," etc. Furthermore, in this disclosure, "does not expect to do..." may be interchangeably read as "assumes not to do...."

[0293] In the present disclosure, "expect" may be interchangeably read as "be expected." For example, "expect(s) ..." ("..." may be expressed, for example, as a that clause, a to-infinitive, etc.) may be interchangeably read as "be expected ..." or "do ... (if the above "..." is a to-infinitive, a verb with "to")," etc. "does not expect ..." may be interchangeably read as "be not expected ..." or "does not ... (if the above "..." is a to-infinitive, a verb with "to")," etc. Furthermore, "An apparatus A is not expected ..." may be interchangeably read as "an apparatus B other than apparatus A does not expect ... from apparatus A" (for example, if apparatus A is a UE, apparatus B may be a base station).

[0294] The "maximum transmit power" in this disclosure may mean the maximum value of transmit power, the nominal UE maximum transmit power, or the rated UE maximum transmit power.

[0295] As used in this disclosure, the terms "connected," "coupled," or any variation thereof, refer to any direct or indirect connection or coupling between two or more elements, and may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are "connected" or "coupled" to each other. The coupling or connection between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connected" may be read as "access."

[0296] In this disclosure, when two elements are connected, they may be considered to be "connected" or "coupled" to one another using one or more wires, cables, printed electrical connections, etc., as well as using electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the radio frequency range, microwave range, light (both visible and invisible) range, etc., as some non-limiting and non-exhaustive examples.

[0297] In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." The term may also mean "A and B are each different from C." Terms such as "separate" and "coupled" may also be interpreted in the same way as "different."

[0298] When the terms "include," "including," and variations thereof are used in this disclosure, these terms are intended to be inclusive, similar to the term "comprising." Furthermore, when the term "or" is used in this disclosure, it is not intended to be an exclusive or.

[0299] In this disclosure, where articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the disclosure may include that the nouns following these articles are in the plural form.

[0300] In the present disclosure, terms such as "less than or equal to," "less than," "greater than," "more than," "equal to," etc. may be interchangeable. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, terms meaning "good," "bad," "big," "small," "high," "low," "fast," "slow," "wide," "narrow," etc. may be interchangeable, not limited to the positive, comparative, and superlative. Furthermore, in the present disclosure, terms meaning "good," "bad," "big," "small," "high," "low," "fast," "slow," "wide," "narrow," etc. may be interchangeable, not limited to the positive, comparative, and superlative, as expressions with "i-th" (i is an arbitrary integer) attached (for example, "highest" may be interchangeable with "i-th highest").

[0301] In this disclosure, the terms "of," "for," "regarding," "related to," "associated with," etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0302] In the present disclosure, terms such as "when A, B," "if A, (then) B," "B upon A," "B in response to A," "B based on A," "B during / while A," "B before A," "B at (the same time as) / on A," "B after A," "B since A," and "B until A" may be interchangeable. Note that A, B, and the like herein may be replaced with appropriate expressions such as nouns, gerunds, and regular sentences, depending on the context. Note that the time difference between A and B may be approximately zero (immediately after or immediately before). A time offset may also be applied to the time at which A occurs. For example, "A" may be interchangeable with "before / after a time offset at which A occurs." The time offset (eg, one or more symbols / slots) may be predefined or may be specified by the UE based on signaled information.

[0303] In the present disclosure, timing, time, duration, time instance, any time unit (e.g., slot, subslot, symbol, subframe), period, occasion, resource, etc. may be read interchangeably.

[0304] Although the invention according to the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear to those skilled in the art that the invention according to the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The description of the present disclosure is for illustrative purposes only and does not impose any limiting meaning on the invention according to the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A terminal having a receiving unit that receives a specific message from a core network including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a control unit that controls reception of the LP-WUS for the subgroup based on the information.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the information includes at least one of a first ID of the subgroup, a second ID of the subgroup for a paging early indication (PEI), and a third ID indicating a combination of the first ID and the second ID.

3. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the specific message is either a registration acceptance message or a setting update command message.

4. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the transmission of a request message indicating the information candidates, and the receiving unit then receives the specific message.

5. A wireless communication method for a terminal, comprising the steps of: receiving a specific message from a core network including information indicating a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and controlling transmission of the LP-WUS to the subgroup based on the information.

6. A network device having: a control unit that determines a subgroup of one or more terminals that will receive a low power wake-up signal (LP-WUS); and a transmission unit that transmits a specific message to the terminals that includes information indicating the subgroup.

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