Terminal and communication method

Abstract

This terminal includes: a control unit for, when information for applying one transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state to uplink and downlink communication is set in the terminal, applying a first TCI state to a first signal from a base station; and a reception unit for receiving the first signal using the applied first TCI state. When information for monitoring a second signal for low power is set in the terminal, the control unit does not apply the first TCI state to the second signal.

Description

Terminal and Communication Method

[0001] The present invention relates to a terminal and a communication method in a wireless communication system.

[0002] Technologies for further increasing the capacity of 3GPP (Registered Trademark) (3rd Generation Partnership Project) systems, further increasing the data transmission speed, and further reducing latency in the radio section are being studied (for example, Non-Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 2). Furthermore, in 3GPP Rel-19, technologies for low-power wake-up signals (LP (Low Power)-WUS (Wake Up Signal) / LP-WUR (Wake Up Receiver)) and low-power synchronization signals (LP-SS (Synchronization Signal)) for power reduction in wireless communication systems are being discussed.

[0003] In 3GPP Release 16 (R16), a unified TCI (Transmission Configuration Indication) framework was introduced to simplify settings and reduce signaling overhead. In the unified TCI framework, a single TCI state can be applied to both downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) signals, or separate TCI states can be applied to each of the DL and UL signals. Furthermore, according to the unified TCI framework in R17, when a unified TCI state is set in the terminal, the "indicated TCI state" (R17 unified TCI state) indicated by the field of the resource setting information of the reference signal is applied.

[0004] 3GPP TS 38.300 V18.2.0(2024-06)3GPP TS 38.401 V18.2.0(2024-06)

[0005] However, conventionally, in terminals where a unified TCI state is set, the TCI state applied to reception by the LP-WUR is automatically updated based on the indicated TCI state applied to reception by the MR (Main Radio / Main Receiver). Here, for example, when the MR and LP-WUR each have separate RF components including antennas, the optimal receiving beam selected based on the TCI state may differ between the MR and the LP-WUR.

[0006] Therefore, in the conventional unified TCI framework, the indicated TCI state applied to MR reception is applied to LP-WUR reception, which may prevent the terminal from receiving LP-WUS using the optimal beam for LP-WUR reception.

[0007] The terminal in this embodiment includes a control unit that applies a first TCI state to a first signal from a base station when information for applying a single TCI state to uplink and downlink communications is set in the terminal, and a receiving unit that receives the first signal using the applied first TCI state, and when information for monitoring a second low-power signal is set in the terminal, the control unit does not apply the first TCI state to the second signal.

[0008] According to this embodiment, a terminal operating based on an integrated TCI framework can apply an appropriate TCI state to the low-power signal during the reception processing of the low-power signal.

[0009] This diagram illustrates the wireless communication system in this embodiment. This diagram shows an example of the procedure in a conventional unified TCI framework. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 1. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-1. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-2. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-3. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-4. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-5. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-6. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-7. This diagram shows an example of terminal operation in Embodiment 2-8. This diagram shows an example of the functional configuration of a base station in this embodiment. This diagram shows an example of the functional configuration of a terminal in this embodiment. This diagram shows an example of the hardware configuration of a base station or terminal in this embodiment. This diagram shows an example of the vehicle configuration in this embodiment.

[0010] This embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are examples, and the embodiments to which the present invention applies are not limited to those described below.

[0011] In the operation of the wireless communication system of this embodiment, existing technologies will be used as appropriate. However, such existing technologies include, for example, NR (New Radio), but are not limited to existing NR. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the term "NR" used herein has a broad meaning that includes NR (5G) and later systems (e.g., 6G).

[0012] In the embodiments described below, terms such as SS (Synchronization signal), PSS (Primary SS), SSS (Secondary SS), PBCH (Physical broadcast channel), PRACH (Physical random access channel), PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel), PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel), and PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel), which are used in existing LTE systems, will be used. This is for convenience of description, and similar signals, functions, etc., may be called by other names. In NR, the above terms will be referred to as SS, PSS, SSS, PBCH, PRACH, etc., without any particular distinction from LTE.

[0013] In this embodiment, the duplex method may be a TDD (Time Division Duplex) method, an FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) method, or any other method (for example, a Flexible Duplex).

[0014] In this embodiment, "configuring" wireless parameters means either pre-configuring predetermined values, or configuring wireless parameters notified by the base station 10 or terminal 20.

[0015] Figure 1 shows an example of the configuration of a wireless communication system in this embodiment. The wireless communication system in this embodiment includes a base station 10 and a terminal 20, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 shows one base station 10 and one terminal 20, but this is an example, and there may be multiple base stations 10 and terminals 20.

[0016] Base station 10 is a communication device that provides one or more cells and communicates wirelessly with terminal 20. The physical resources of the wireless signal are defined in the time domain and the frequency domain. The time domain may be defined by the number of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols, and the frequency domain may be defined by the number of subcarriers or resource blocks. Base station 10 transmits synchronization signals and system information to terminal 20. Synchronization signals are, for example, PSS and SSS. System information is transmitted, for example, via PBCH and is also called broadcast information. Synchronization signals and system information may be called SSB (SS / PBCH block). As shown in Figure 1, base station 10 transmits control signals or data to terminal 20 via DL (Downlink) and receives control signals or data from terminal 20 via UL (Uplink). Both base station 10 and terminal 20 are capable of transmitting and receiving signals using beamforming. Furthermore, both base station 10 and terminal 20 are capable of applying MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) communication to DL or UL. Furthermore, both the base station 10 and the terminal 20 may communicate via secondary cells (SCell) and primary cells (PCell) using Carrier Aggregation (CA). In addition, the terminal 20 may communicate via the primary cell of base station 10 and the primary secondary cell group cell (PSCell) of other base stations 10 using Dual Connectivity (DC).

[0017] Terminal 20 is a communication device equipped with wireless communication capabilities, such as a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, wearable device, or M2M (Machine-to-Machine) communication module. As shown in Figure 1, Terminal 20 receives control signals or data from the base station 10 via DL and transmits control signals or data to the base station 10 via UL, thereby utilizing various communication services provided by the wireless communication system. Terminal 20 also receives various reference signals transmitted from the base station 10 and performs propagation path quality measurement based on the reception results of said reference signals.

[0018] In the following explanation, " / " means "and / or" unless otherwise specified, or unless the context makes it clear that it has a different meaning.

[0019] In 3GPP (registered trademark), a power consumption reduction technology called "Low-Power Wake Up Signal and Receiver" is being discussed. The Low-Power Wake Up Signal is called LP-WUS or WUS, and the Low-Power Wake Up Receiver is called LP-WUR, WUR, or LR. As an alternative to the Main Radio (MR), which is the circuit used for normal data communication, a simplified circuit called LR that operates with lower power consumption than the MR is activated, introducing a state called Ultra-Deep Sleep. The LR may have a function that triggers the power off of the MR when the LR receives an LP-WUS signal, or it may have a function that triggers the power on of the MR.

[0020] The following is the agreement regarding the scope of application of LP-WUS / WUR in 3GPP Rel-19.

[0021] To specify an LP-WUS design that is common to both RRC IDLE / INACTIVE mode and RRC CONNECTED mode, an OFDM sequence is specified in which an OOK (OOK-1 and / or OOK-4) based LP-WUS is overlaid on OOK symbols, and at least LP-WUS duty cycle monitoring is supported. In the LP-WUS design, the same information must be delivered regardless of the LP-WUS type in IDLE / INACTIVE operation. The OFDM sequence may transmit the information.

[0022] In RRC IDLE / INACTIVE mode, this specifies the LP-WUS procedure and configuration for paging monitoring triggered by LP-WUS. This procedure and configuration includes at least the settings, subgrouping, and entry / exit conditions for LP-WUS monitoring.

[0023] - For synchronization and / or serving cell RRM, specify an LP-SS with a periodicity of Y[ms] for the LP-WUR. The LP-SS is based on OOK-1 and / or OOK-4 waveforms, with or without an OFDM sequence overlay. For LP-WURs that can receive existing PSS / SSS, the existing PSS / SSS can be used instead of the LP-SS for synchronization and RRM.

[0024] - Specify, including any necessary conditions, that the RRM of the UE MR be further relaxed in measurements of both the serving cell and the neighbor cell, and that the RRM measurement of the UE serving cell be offloaded from the MR to the LP-WUR.

[0025] In RRC CONNECTED mode, the procedure for enabling and disabling LP-WUS monitoring, as well as the procedure for enabling UE MR PDCCH monitoring triggered by LP-WUS, is specified. In CONNECTED mode, UE MR ultra-deep sleep is not considered, and UE RRM / RLM / BFD / CSI measurements are performed by MR.

[0026] The target coverage for LP-WUS and LP-SS will be the same as the coverage of PUSCH in message3. Optimization of the LP-WUS signal design for idle / inactive mode takes precedence over optimization for connected mode.

[0027] Furthermore, regarding LP-SS in 3GPP Rel-19, in the case of LP-WUS monitoring in RRC CONNECTED mode, it is being considered that LP-WUS will be pseudo-collocated (QCL) with existing NR signals / channels / CORESETs in TCI state. Whether existing NR signals / channels / CORESETs will serve as QCL sources for LP-WUS and the QCL relationship between LP-WUS and existing NR signals / channels / CORESETs are not defined.

[0028] In 3GPP Rel-19, it is being considered that SSB (Synchronization Signal Block) and / or CSI-RS (Channel State Information - Reference Signal) can be used as the QCL source for LP-WUS monitoring in RRC CONNECTED mode.

[0029] Next, we will explain the unified TCI framework. The unified TCI framework was introduced to simplify configuration, reduce signaling overhead, and achieve efficient beam management. The unified TCI framework integrates traditional DL TCI and UL TCI, controlling both DL and UL communications in a single TCI state.

[0030] The unified TCI framework defines two operating modes: joint DL / UL TCI and separate DL / UL TCI. In joint DL / UL TCI, one TCI state ID is assigned to each TCI code point. In separate DL / UL TCI, up to two TCI state IDs are assigned to each TCI code point: one for DL ​​and one for UL.

[0031] The 3GPP Rel-17 unified TCI framework applies either a configured TCI state or an indicated TCI state to a signal / channel. The configured TCI state is the TCI state explicitly set on the terminal by RRC signaling or DCI (Downlink Control Information). The indicated TCI state is the TCI state implicitly indicated by a field (e.g., the csi-RS-TCI-Info field) included in the configuration of a reference signal (e.g., CSI-RS) resource.

[0032] As shown in Figure 2, in step S11, it is determined whether the reference signal is a cell-specific reference signal. Cell-specific reference signals are, for example, periodic CSI-RS, semipersistent CSI-RS, or periodic SRS or semipersistent SRS for beam management. The following reference signals may include channels.

[0033] If the reference signal is a cell-specific reference signal (Yes in step S11), then in step S12, the configured TCI state (R15 / 16 TCI state) is applied to the reference signal.

[0034] On the other hand, if the reference signal is not a cell-specific reference signal (No in step S11), in step S13, it is determined whether the parameter "followUnifiedTCIstate" is set in the terminal, that is, whether the unified TCI state is set in the terminal. followUnifiedTCIstate is one of the RRC (Radio Resource Control) parameters and is used to control whether the terminal applies the indicated TCI state (R17 unified TCI state) to the reception of 4 signals / channels in a particular CORESET.

[0035] When the parameter "followUnifiedTCIstate" is set on the terminal (Yes in step S13), the indicated TCI state is applied to the reference signal in step S14. The phrase "when the parameter "followUnifiedTCIstate" is set on the terminal" can also be interpreted as when "followUnifiedTCIstate" is set to "true".

[0036] When the parameter "followUnifiedTCIstate" is not set on the terminal (No in step S13), the configured TCI state (R15 / 16 TCI state) is applied to the reference signal in step S15. "When the parameter "followUnifiedTCIstate" is set on the terminal" can also be interpreted as when "followUnifiedTCIstate" is not set to "true" ("false" is set).

[0037] Thus, in the conventional unified TCI framework, as shown in Figure 2, when the unified TCI state is set on the terminal, the indicated TCI state (R17 unified TCI state) is applied to the downlink signal / channel.

[0038] Traditionally, in terminals where a unified TCI state is configured, the TCI state applied to reception via LP-WUR is automatically updated based on the indicated TCI state applied to reception via MR.

[0039] Here, for example, when the MR and LP-WUR each have separate RF components including antennas, the optimal receiving beam selected based on the TCI state may differ between the MR and the LP-WUR.

[0040] Therefore, in the conventional unified TCI framework, the indicated TCI state applied to MR reception is applied to LP-WUR reception, which may prevent the terminal from receiving LP-WUS using the optimal beam for LP-WUR reception.

[0041] According to this embodiment, in a terminal where a unified TCI state is set, the application of a TCI state unsuitable for LP-WUS to LP-WUS is avoided, and the application of the optimal TCI state to LP-WUS is made possible.

[0042] In this embodiment, LP-WUS is an example of a low-power signal. Low-power signals include, for example, LP-SS.

[0043] (Example 1) According to Example 1, in terminals where a unified TCI state is set, an exception to the LP-WUS operation in the unified TCI framework is defined to avoid applying TCI states unsuitable for LP-WUS to LP-WUS.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 3, in step S101, LP-WUS monitoring is set in the terminal 20. The terminal 20 receives LP-WUS setting information from the base station 10, and based on the received LP-WUS setting information, executes LP-WUS monitoring. The LP-WUS setting information includes information indicating the transmission schedule of LP-WUS (for example, the transmission period and offset of LP-WUS) and the LP-WUS monitoring opportunity. The LP-WUS setting information may be, for example, an RRC parameter.

[0045] In step S102, a unified TCI state is set in the terminal 20. That is, the terminal 20 executes operations based on the unified TCI framework. The terminal 20 with the unified TCI state set may be a terminal in which information for applying a single TCI state to UL and DL communications is set.

[0046] The terminal 20 receives the RRC parameter "followUnifiedTCIstate" from the base station 10. When "followUnifiedTCIstate" is set to "true", the terminal 20 executes operations based on the unified TCI framework. When "followUnifiedTCIstate" is set to "false", the terminal 20 does not execute operations based on the unified TCI framework and decodes the DL signal / channel according to the previous RRC setting or the default operation.

[0047] Note that the setting of the unified TCI state in the terminal 20 is not limited to the setting of "followUnifiedTCIstate" in the terminal 20, and may be any setting information (for example, "dl-OrJointTCI-StateList" described later) for causing the terminal 20 to execute operations based on the unified TCI framework.

[0048] Step S101 may be executed after step S102, or steps S101 and S102 may be executed simultaneously.

[0049] In this case, according to the conventional unified TCI framework, when the unified TCI state is set on terminal 20, the indicated TCI state is applied to the DL signal / channel.

[0050] On the other hand, according to Embodiment 1, as shown in step S103 of Figure 3, as an exception to the operation based on the unified TCI framework, when LP-WUS monitoring is set on terminal 20 and the unified TCI state is set, terminal 20 assumes that the indicated TCI state is not applied to LP-WUS.

[0051] In step S103, the signal to which the indicated TCI state is not applied may be at least one of LP-WUS, LP-SS, or LP-WUS preamble.

[0052] As another example, in step S103, if LP-WUS monitoring is configured on terminal 20 and "dl-OrJointTCI-StateList" is configured, terminal 20 may assume that the indicated TCI state is not applicable to LP-WUS. dl-OrJointTCI-StateList is one of the RRC parameters and is used to configure terminal 20 with a list of DL TCI states or joint TCI states. dl-OrJointTCI-StateList is an example of information indicating the downlink TCI state or joint TCI state.

[0053] As another example, in step S103, if LP-WUS monitoring is configured on terminal 20, the unified TCI state is configured, and "dl-OrJointTCI-StateList" is configured, terminal 20 may assume that the indicated TCI state is not applied to LP-WUS.

[0054] The indicated TCI state may be at least one of the joint TCI state or DL / UL TCI state in the unified TCI framework. The indicated TCI state may be a TCI state used in the unified TCI framework and indicated by a field included in the resource configuration information of the reference signal.

[0055] For example, the following descriptions 1)-5) corresponding to the above method may be specified in the 3GPP standard.

[0056] 1) In the case of LP-WUS, if the UE is configured using dl-OrJointTCI-StateList, the UE may be assumed not to have an indicated TCI state applied.

[0057] 2) In the case of LP-WUS with preamble, if the UE is configured using dl-OrJointTCI-StateList, the UE may assume that an indicated TCI state is not applied to at least one of the payload or preamble portions of the LP-WUS.

[0058] 3) In the case of LP-WUS without a preamble, if the UE is configured using dl-OrJointTCI-StateList, the UE may assume that the indicated TCI state is not applied to the LP-WUS.

[0059] 4) In the case of LP-SS, if the UE is configured using dl-OrJointTCI-StateList, the UE may be assumed not to have an indicated TCI state applied.

[0060] In the case of an LP-WUS without a preamble, the LP-WUS contains only the payload portion. In the case of an LP-WUS with a preamble, the LP-WUS contains both the payload portion and the preamble portion.

[0061] Example 1 may be applied to at least one of the RRC_IDLE, RRC_INACTIVE, or RRC_CONNECTED states.

[0062] The method described in Example 1 may be applied to (or not applied to) the terminal 20 depending on its UE capability.

[0063] If terminal 20 supports the ability to apply the unified TCI state to LP-WUS, LP-SS, and / or LP-WUS preamble, the method described in Example 1 does not need to be applied to terminal 20.

[0064] If terminal 20 does not support the function of applying the unified TCI state to LP-WUS, LP-SS and / or LP-WUS preamble, the method described in Embodiment 1 is applied to terminal 20.

[0065] In the above embodiment 1, when the unified TCI state is set on the terminal 20, the indicated TCI state (first TCI state) is applied to signals other than LP-WUS / LP-SS from the base station 10, and signals other than LP-WUS / LP-SS are received using the applied indicated TCI state. When information for monitoring LP-WUS is set on the terminal, the indicated TCI state is not applied to LP-WUS / LP-SS.

[0066] Under the conventional unified TCI framework, there was a risk that a TCI state that was not optimal for LP-WUS might be applied to LP-WUS in terminals where a unified TCI state was set. According to the method of Embodiment 1 described above, in terminal 20 where a unified TCI state is set, the TCI state that is optimal for LP-WUS can be applied to LP-WUS. As a result, terminals where a unified TCI state is set can receive LP-WUS using the optimal beam selected based on the TCI state for LP-WUS. Consequently, the reception quality of LP-WUS can be improved.

[0067] (Example 2) Example 2 clarifies how QCL (Quasi Co-Location) and / or TCI state are applied to LP-WUS when terminal 20 is set to a unified TCI state and terminal 20 assumes that "indicated TCI state is not applied to LP-WUS". Terminal 20 in Example 2 is configured to perform LP-WUS monitoring, similar to terminal 20 in Example 1.

[0068] Examples 2-1 to 2-8 will be described below using Figures 4A to 4H. Steps S201 and S202 in Figures 4A to 4H are the same as steps S101 and S102 in Figure 3A, respectively, so their explanation will be omitted.

[0069] In Examples 2-1 to 2-8 (Figures 4A to 4H), LP-WUS may be interpreted as at least one of LP-WUS, LP-WUS payload, LP-WUS preamble, or LP-SS.

[0070] Examples 2-1 to 2-8 may be carried out independently or in combination.

[0071] (Example 2-1) In step S203A of Figure 4A, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "the configured TCI state for LP-WUS is applied to LP-WUS."

[0072] The configured TCI state (R15 / 16 TCI state) is the TCI state that is explicitly set on terminal 20 by RRC signaling or DCI.

[0073] In step S204, terminal 20 performs LP-WUS reception processing based on the assumptions made in step S203A.

[0074] (Example 2-2) In step S203B of Figure 4B, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to the LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "the LP-WUS is QCL (pseudo-collocation) or corresponds to the SSB identified by terminal 20 in the initial access procedure." In step S204, terminal 20 performs the LP-WUS reception process based on the assumption in step S203B.

[0075] (Example 2-3) In step S203C of Figure 4C, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to the LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "the LP-WUS is QCLed or corresponds to the SSB or CSI-RS identified by terminal 20 in the initial access procedure initiated by the RRC Reconfiguration with sync procedure." In step S204, terminal 20 performs the LP-WUS reception process based on the assumption in step S203C.

[0076] (Example 2-4) In step S203D of Figure 4D, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to the LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "the LP-WUS is QCLed with or has a corresponding QCL relationship with a signal transmitted on a CORESET having the smallest CORESET index." In step S204, terminal 20 performs reception processing of the LP-WUS based on the assumption in step S203D.

[0077] (Example 2-5) In step S203E of Figure 4E, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to the LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "the LP-WUS is QCLed with or has a corresponding QCL relationship with the most recently received PDCCH which has the smallest CORESET index and / or the smallest search space index." In step S204, terminal 20 performs the LP-WUS reception process based on the assumption in step S203E.

[0078] (Example 2-6) In step S203F of Figure 4F, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to the LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "the LP-WUS is QCLed or has a QCL relationship with the PDCCH and / or PDSCH most recently received by the terminal." In step S204, terminal 20 performs the LP-WUS reception process based on the assumption in step S203F.

[0079] (Example 2-7) In step S203G of Figure 4G, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to the LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "the LP-WUS is QCLed with or has a corresponding QCL relationship with the LP-WUS, LP-WUS payload, LP-WUS preamble and / or LP-SS most recently received by the terminal." In step S204, terminal 20 performs the LP-WUS reception process based on the assumption in step S203G.

[0080] (Example 2-8) In step S203H of Figure 4H, when the indicated TCI state is not applied to LP-WUS, terminal 20 assumes that "LP-WUS is not QCL'd by any signal and / or channel." In step S204, terminal 20 performs LP-WUS reception processing based on the assumption in step S203H.

[0081] Under the conventional unified TCI framework, in terminals where a unified TCI state is set, there was a risk that a TCI state that was not optimal for LP-WUS might be applied to LP-WUS. The method according to Embodiment 2 described above makes it possible to clarify the operation of a terminal when a unified TCI state is set and an indicated TCI state is not applied to LP-WUS. As a result, a terminal with a unified TCI state set can select an appropriate beam for LP-WUS and receive LP-WUS efficiently.

[0082] (Device Configuration) Next, an example of the functional configuration of the base station 10 and terminal 20 that perform the processes and operations described above will be explained. The base station 10 and terminal 20 include the functions to carry out the above-described embodiment. However, the base station 10 and terminal 20 may each be equipped with only some of the functions in the embodiment.

[0083] <Base Station> Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the base station 10 in this embodiment. As shown in Figure 5, the base station 10 has a transmitting unit 110, a receiving unit 120, a setting unit 130, and a control unit 140. The functional configuration shown in Figure 5 is merely an example. Any functional classification and functional unit names are acceptable as long as they can perform the operations according to this embodiment.

[0084] The transmitting unit 110 includes the function of generating a signal to be transmitted to the terminal 20 and transmitting the signal wirelessly. The transmitting unit 110 also transmits setting information, instructions, and notifications related to the low-power wake-up signal to the terminal 20. The transmitting unit 110 also transmits notifications to the terminal regarding the switching of monitoring operations. The receiving unit 120 includes the function of receiving various signals transmitted from the terminal 20 and obtaining information from the received signals, for example, information from a higher layer. The transmitting unit 110 also has the function of transmitting PSS, SSS, PBCH, DL / UL control signals, etc. to the terminal 20. The receiving unit 120 also receives inter-network node messages from other network nodes.

[0085] The setting unit 130 stores pre-set setting information and various setting information to be transmitted to the terminal 20. The content of the setting information includes, for example, information related to measurements in low-power signals.

[0086] As described in the embodiment, the control unit 140 performs control related to setting, instructing, and notifying about low-power wake-up signals and the like. The signal transmission function unit of the control unit 140 may be included in the transmission unit 110, and the signal reception function unit of the control unit 140 may be included in the reception unit 120.

[0087] <Terminal> Figure 6 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the terminal 20 in this embodiment. As shown in Figure 6, the terminal 20 has a transmitting unit 210, a receiving unit 220, a setting unit 230, and a control unit 240. The functional configuration shown in Figure 6 is merely an example. Any functional classification and name of the functional unit is acceptable as long as it can perform the operations according to this embodiment. The transmitting unit 210 and the receiving unit 220 may be collectively referred to as the communication unit.

[0088] The transmitting unit 210 creates a transmission signal from the transmission data and transmits the transmission signal wirelessly. The transmitting unit 210 also transmits capability information related to the low-power wake-up signal to the base station 10. The receiving unit 220 wirelessly receives various signals and acquires signals from higher layers from the received physical layer signals. The receiving unit 220 also has the function of receiving PSS, SSS, PBCH, DL / UL / SL control signals, etc. transmitted from the base station 10. The receiving unit 220 also receives paging notification information, setting information, instructions, and notifications related to the low-power wake-up signal from the base station 10. For example, the receiving unit 220 receives the low-power wake-up signal from the base station 10. The setting unit 230 stores various setting information received from the base station 10 by the receiving unit 220. The setting unit 230 also stores pre-set setting information. The content of the setting information is, for example, information related to measurements in low-power signals.

[0089] As described in the embodiment, the control unit 240 performs control related to setting, instructing, and notifying of low-power wake-up signals. The signal transmission function unit of the control unit 240 may be included in the transmission unit 210, and the signal reception function unit of the control unit 240 may be included in the reception unit 220.

[0090] (Hardware Configuration) The block diagrams (Figures 5 and 6) used in the description of the above embodiments show functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using one device that is physically or logically coupled, or it may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices that are directly or indirectly connected (for example, using wired or wireless connections). A functional block may be realized by combining the one device or the multiple devices with software.

[0091] Functions include, but are not limited to, judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, exploration, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, assumption, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating (mapping), and assigning. For example, a functional block (configuration part) that enables transmission is called a transmitting unit or transmitter. In all cases, as mentioned above, the method of implementation is not particularly limited.

[0092] For example, the base station 10, terminal 20, etc. in one embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that processes the wireless communication method of the present disclosure. Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the base station 10 and terminal 20 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The above-mentioned base station 10 and terminal 20 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a storage device 1002, an auxiliary storage device 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, etc.

[0093] In the following explanation, the term "device" can be read as "circuit," "device," "unit," etc. The hardware configuration of the base station 10 and terminal 20 may include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or it may be configured without some of the devices.

[0094] Each function in the base station 10 and terminal 20 is realized by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 1001 and storage device 1002, which allows the processor 1001 to perform calculations, control communication by the communication device 1004, and control at least one of data reading and writing in the storage device 1002 and auxiliary storage device 1003.

[0095] The processor 1001 controls the entire computer, for example, by running an operating system. The processor 1001 may consist of a central processing unit (CPU) that includes interfaces with peripheral devices, control devices, arithmetic units, registers, etc. For example, the control unit 140, control unit 240, etc., described above may be implemented by the processor 1001.

[0096] Furthermore, the processor 1001 reads programs (program code), software modules, or data from at least one of the auxiliary storage device 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the storage device 1002, and executes various processes accordingly. The program used is one that causes the computer to execute at least a part of the operations described in the above embodiment. For example, the control unit 140 of the base station 10 shown in Figure 5 may be implemented by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and operated by the processor 1001. Also, for example, the control unit 240 of the terminal 20 shown in Figure 6 may be implemented by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and operated by the processor 1001. Although the above-described processes have been explained as being executed by one processor 1001, they may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001. The processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. The program may also be transmitted from the network via a telecommunications line.

[0097] The storage device 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium and may consist of at least one of the following: ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The storage device 1002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory, etc. The storage device 1002 can store executable programs (program code), software modules, etc., for implementing a communication method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0098] The auxiliary storage device 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium and may consist of at least one of the following: an optical disc such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk (e.g., a compact disk, a digital multipurpose disk, a Blu-ray® disk), a smart card, flash memory (e.g., a card, a stick, a key drive), a floppy® disk, a magnetic strip, etc. The above-mentioned storage medium may also be a database, server, or other suitable medium that includes at least one of the storage device 1002 and the auxiliary storage device 1003.

[0099] The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmitting / receiving device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as a network device, network controller, network card, communication module, etc. The communication device 1004 may be configured to include high-frequency switches, duplexers, filters, frequency synthesizers, etc., in order to implement at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). For example, the transmitting and receiving antennas, amplifier section, transmitting and receiving section, transmission path interface, etc., may be implemented by the communication device 1004. The transmitting and receiving section may be implemented in a physically or logically separated manner, with a transmitting section and a receiving section.

[0100] The input device 1005 is an input device that accepts input from an external source (e.g., a keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, etc.). The output device 1006 is an output device that outputs to an external source (e.g., a display, speaker, LED lamp, etc.). The input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be configured as an integrated unit (e.g., a touch panel).

[0101] Furthermore, each device, such as the processor 1001 and the storage device 1002, is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information. The bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or different buses may be configured for each device.

[0102] Furthermore, the base station 10 and terminal 20 may be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), and some or all of each functional block may be realized by such hardware. For example, the processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardware components.

[0103] Figure 8 shows an example of the configuration of vehicle 2001. As shown in Figure 8, vehicle 2001 includes a drive unit 2002, a steering unit 2003, an accelerator pedal 2004, a brake pedal 2005, a shift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, an axle 2009, an electronic control unit 2010, various sensors 2021 to 2029, an information service unit 2012, and a communication module 2013. Each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure may be applied to a communication device mounted on vehicle 2001, for example, to the communication module 2013.

[0104] The drive unit 2002 consists of, for example, an engine, a motor, or a hybrid of an engine and a motor. The steering unit 2003 includes at least a steering wheel (also called a handle) and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels based on the operation of the steering wheel, which is operated by the user.

[0105] The electronic control unit 2010 consists of a microprocessor 2031, memory (ROM, RAM) 2032, and communication ports (IO ports) 2033. Signals from various sensors 2021 to 2029 installed in the vehicle 2001 are input to the electronic control unit 2010. The electronic control unit 2010 may also be called an ECU (Electronic Control Unit).

[0106] Signals from various sensors 2021 to 2029 include current signals from current sensor 2021 for sensing motor current, front or rear wheel rotation speed signals acquired by rotation speed sensor 2022, front or rear wheel air pressure signals acquired by air pressure sensor 2023, vehicle speed signals acquired by vehicle speed sensor 2024, acceleration signals acquired by acceleration sensor 2025, accelerator pedal depression signals acquired by accelerator pedal sensor 2029, brake pedal depression signals acquired by brake pedal sensor 2026, shift lever operation signals acquired by shift lever sensor 2027, and detection signals acquired by object detection sensor 2028 for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc.

[0107] The Information Service Unit 2012 consists of various devices for providing (outputting) various types of information such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, including a car navigation system, audio system, speakers, television, and radio, and one or more ECUs that control these devices. The Information Service Unit 2012 uses information acquired from external devices via a communication module 2013, etc., to provide various multimedia information and multimedia services to the occupants of the vehicle 2001. The Information Service Unit 2012 may include input devices that accept input from the outside (e.g., keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, touch panel, etc.) and output devices that perform output to the outside (e.g., display, speaker, LED lamp, touch panel, etc.).

[0108] The driver assistance system unit 2030 consists of various devices that provide functions to prevent accidents or reduce the driver's workload, such as millimeter-wave radar, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), cameras, positioning locators (e.g., GNSS), map information (e.g., high-definition (HD) maps, autonomous vehicle (AV) maps), gyro systems (e.g., IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), INS (Inertial Navigation System)), AI (Artificial Intelligence) chips, and AI processors, as well as one or more ECUs that control these devices. The driver assistance system unit 2030 also transmits and receives various information via the communication module 2013 to realize driver assistance functions or autonomous driving functions.

[0109] The communication module 2013 can communicate with the microprocessor 2031 and components of the vehicle 2001 via its communication port. For example, the communication module 2013 sends and receives data via the communication port 2033 between the drive unit 2002, steering unit 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, shift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, axle 2009, the microprocessor 2031 and memory (ROM, RAM) 2032 in the electronic control unit 2010, and sensors 2021-29 provided in the vehicle 2001.

[0110] The communication module 2013 is a communication device that can be controlled by the microprocessor 2031 of the electronic control unit 2010 and can communicate with external devices. For example, it can send and receive various types of information with external devices via wireless communication. The communication module 2013 may be located either inside or outside the electronic control unit 2010. The external device may be, for example, a base station or a mobile station.

[0111] The communication module 2013 may transmit at least one of the following to an external device via wireless communication: signals from the various sensors 2021-2028 input to the electronic control unit 2010, information obtained based on said signals, and information based on input from an external source (user) obtained via the information service unit 2012. The electronic control unit 2010, the various sensors 2021-2028, the information service unit 2012, etc., may also be called input units that accept input. For example, the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 2013 may include the information based on the above input.

[0112] The communication module 2013 receives various information (traffic information, signal information, inter-vehicle information, etc.) transmitted from an external device and displays it on the information service unit 2012 provided in the vehicle 2001. The information service unit 2012 may also be called an output unit, which outputs information (for example, outputs information to devices such as displays and speakers based on the PDSCH (or data / information decoded from the PDSCH) received by the communication module 2013). The communication module 2013 also stores the various information received from the external device in a memory 2032 that can be used by the microprocessor 2031. Based on the information stored in the memory 2032, the microprocessor 2031 may control the drive unit 2002, steering unit 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, shift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, axles 2009, sensors 2021-2029, etc., provided in the vehicle 2001.

[0113] <Configuration relating to this embodiment> (Clause 1) A terminal comprising: a control unit that applies a first TCI state (e.g., indicated TCI state) to a first signal from a base station when information for applying a single TCI state to uplink and downlink communication is set in the terminal; and a receiving unit that receives the first signal using the applied first TCI state, wherein when information for monitoring a second signal for low power (e.g., LP-WUS) is set in the terminal, the control unit does not apply the first TCI state to the second signal. (Clause 2) The terminal according to Clause 1, wherein the control unit applies a second TCI state (e.g., configured TCI state) different from the first TCI state to the second signal, and the receiving unit receives the second signal using the applied second TCI state. (Clause 3) The control unit assumes that the second signal is pseudo-collocated with a synchronization signal block identified by the terminal in the initial access procedure, and the receiving unit receives the second signal based on the assumption, as described in paragraph 1. (Clause 4) The terminal described in paragraph 1, wherein the first TCI state is an indicated TCI state in the integrated TCI framework. (Clause 5) The terminal described in paragraph 1, wherein when information for monitoring the second signal is set in the terminal and information indicating a downlink TCI state or a joint TCI state is set in the terminal, the control unit does not apply the first TCI state to the second signal, the downlink TCI state is a TCI state applied to downlink communication, and the joint TCI state is a TCI state applied to uplink and downlink communication.(Clause 6) A communication method performed by a terminal, comprising: applying a first TCI state to a first signal from a base station when the terminal is configured with information for applying a single TCI state to uplink and downlink communications; receiving the first signal using the applied first TCI state; and not applying the first TCI state to a second signal when the terminal is configured with information for monitoring a second low-power signal.

[0114] In any of the above configurations, a terminal operating under the unified TCI framework can apply the appropriate TCI state to the low-power signal during the reception processing of the low-power signal. According to the configurations in Sections 1, 5, and 6, a terminal with a unified TCI state set can avoid applying a TCI state unsuitable for LP-WUS to LP-WUS, and a new exception to the operation of LP-WUS in the unified TCI framework can be defined. According to the configuration in Sections 2-4, a terminal 20 with a unified TCI state set can apply the optimal TCI state for LP-WUS to LP-WUS. As a result, a terminal with a unified TCI state set can receive LP-WUS using the optimal beam selected based on the TCI state for LP-WUS. Consequently, the reception quality of LP-WUS can be improved.

[0115] (Supplement to Embodiments) Although these embodiments have been described above, the disclosed invention is not limited to these embodiments, and those skilled in the art will understand various modifications, alterations, alternatives, substitutions, etc. Specific numerical examples have been used to facilitate understanding of the invention, but unless otherwise specified, these numerical values ​​are merely examples, and any appropriate values ​​may be used. The division of items in the above description is not essential to the present invention, and matters described in two or more items may be combined as needed, and matters described in one item may be applied to matters described in another item (as long as they do not contradict each other). The boundaries of functional units or processing units in the functional block diagram do not necessarily correspond to the boundaries of physical parts. The operation of multiple functional units may be physically performed by one part, or the operation of one functional unit may be physically performed by multiple parts. The processing procedures described in the embodiments may be rearranged as long as they do not contradict each other. For the convenience of explaining the processing, the base station 10 and terminal 20 have been described using functional block diagrams, but such devices may be realized in hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The software operated by the processor of the base station 10 according to this embodiment and the software operated by the processor of the terminal 20 according to this embodiment may be stored in any suitable storage medium such as random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), EPROM, EEPROM, register, hard disk (HDD), removable disk, CD-ROM, database, server, or other appropriate storage medium.

[0116] Furthermore, notification of information is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be carried out by other means. For example, notification of information may be carried out by physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI (Downlink Control Information), UCI (Uplink Control Information)), upper layer signaling (e.g., RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) signaling), broadcast information (MIB (Master Information Block), SIB (System Information Block)), other signals, or combinations thereof. Also, RRC signaling may be called RRC messages, and may be, for example, RRC Connection Setup messages, RRC Connection Reconfiguration messages, etc.

[0117] Each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure may be applied to at least one of systems utilizing LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), 5G (5th generation mobile communication system), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), W-CDMA®, GSM®, CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi®), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX®), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth®, and other appropriate systems, as well as next-generation systems extended based thereon. Furthermore, multiple systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A with 5G).

[0118] The processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc., of each aspect / embodiment described herein may be reordered, provided they are consistent with each other. For example, the methods described herein present various step elements in an exemplary order and are not limited to that specific order.

[0119] In this specification, specific operations performed by the base station 10 may, in some cases, be performed by its upper node. In a network consisting of one or more network nodes having a base station 10, it is clear that various operations performed for communication with the terminal 20 can be performed by the base station 10 and at least one of the other network nodes (for example, an MME or S-GW, but not limited to these). Although the above example illustrates the case where there is one other network node besides the base station 10, the other network node may be a combination of multiple other network nodes (for example, an MME and an S-GW).

[0120] The information or signals described in this disclosure may be output from a higher layer (or lower layer) to a lower layer (or higher layer). They may also be input and output via multiple network nodes.

[0121] Input and output information may be stored in a specific location (e.g., memory) or managed using a management table. Input and output information may be overwritten, updated, or appended to. Output information may be deleted. Input information may be transmitted to other devices.

[0122] The determination in this disclosure may be made by a value represented by one bit (0 or 1), by a Boolean value (true or false), or by a numerical comparison (for example, a comparison with a predetermined value).

[0123] Software should be broadly interpreted to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, functions, and so on, whether they are called software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or by any other name.

[0124] Furthermore, software, instructions, information, etc., may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium. For example, if software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using at least one of wired technology (such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, or digital subscriber line (DSL)) and wireless technology (such as infrared or microwave), then at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included in the definition of a transmission medium.

[0125] The information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of the various different techniques. For example, the data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may be represented by voltage, current, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or photons, or any combination thereof.

[0126] In addition, terms used in this disclosure and terms necessary for understanding this disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, at least one of the channel and symbol may be a signal (signaling). Also, a signal may be a message. Furthermore, a component carrier (CC) may be called a carrier frequency, cell, frequency carrier, etc.

[0127] The terms “system” and “network” as used in this disclosure are interchangeable.

[0128] Furthermore, the information, parameters, etc., described in this disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values ​​from a given value, or other corresponding information. For example, wireless resources may be indicated by an index.

[0129] The names used for the parameters described above are not restrictive in any way. Furthermore, the formulas and other expressions using these parameters may differ from those expressly disclosed in this disclosure. Various channels (e.g., PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements can be identified by any suitable name, and therefore, the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are not restrictive in any way.

[0130] In this disclosure, terms such as "Base Station (BS)", "wireless base station", "base station equipment", "fixed station", "NodeB", "eNodeB (eNB)", "gNodeB (gNB)", "access point", "transmission point", "reception point", "transmission / reception point", "cell", "sector", "cell group", "carrier", and "component carrier" may be used interchangeably. Base stations may also be referred to by terms such as macrocell, small cell, femtocell, and picocell.

[0131] A base station can accommodate one or more (e.g., three) cells. If a base station accommodates multiple cells, the entire coverage area of ​​the base station can be divided into multiple smaller areas, each of which may also be provided with communication services by a base station subsystem (e.g., a Remote Radio Head (RRH)). The terms “cell” or “sector” refer to part or all of the coverage area of ​​at least one of the base station and / or base station subsystems that provide communication services in that coverage.

[0132] In this disclosure, the transmission of information by a base station to a terminal may be interpreted as the base station instructing the terminal to perform control or operation based on the information.

[0133] In this disclosure, terms such as "Mobile Station (MS)," "user terminal," "User Equipment (UE)," and "terminal" may be used interchangeably.

[0134] A mobile station may also be referred to by those skilled in the art 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 several other appropriate terms.

[0135] At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, etc. At least one of the base station and the mobile station may also be a device mounted on a mobile body, the mobile body itself, etc. The mobile body refers to a movable object, and its speed of movement is arbitrary. This also includes the case when the mobile body is stationary. The mobile body includes, but is not limited to, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, handcarts, rickshaws, ships and other watercraft, airplanes, rockets, satellites, drones (registered trademark), multicopters, quadcopters, balloons, and items mounted on them. The mobile body may also be a mobile body that moves autonomously based on operation commands. It may be a vehicle (e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.), an unmanned mobile body (e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). Furthermore, at least one of the base station and the mobile station may 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 IoT (Internet of Things) device such as a sensor.

[0136] Furthermore, the term "base station" in this disclosure may be interpreted as "user terminal." For example, the various aspects / embodiments of this disclosure may be applied to a configuration in which communication between a base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between multiple terminals 20 (which may be called, for example, D2D (Device-to-Device), V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything), etc.). In this case, the terminals 20 may have the functions that the base station 10 has. Also, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" may be interpreted as terms corresponding to terminal-to-terminal communication (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channel, downlink channel, etc., may be interpreted as side channel.

[0137] Similarly, the term "user terminal" in this disclosure may be replaced with "base station." In this case, the base station may be configured to have the same functions as the user terminal described above.

[0138] As used in this disclosure, the terms “determining” and “determining” may encompass a wide variety of actions. “Determining” may include, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, searching, or inquiring (e.g., searching in a table, database, or other data structure), or ascertaining. “Determining” may also include receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), inputting, outputting, or accessing (e.g., accessing data in memory). Furthermore, "judgment" and "decision" can include considering something as having been "judged" or "decided" after resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. In other words, "judgment" and "decision" can include considering something as having been "judged" or "decided" after some action. Also, "judgment (decision)" can be reinterpreted as "assuming," "expecting," or "considering."

[0139] The terms “connected,” “coupled,” and any variations thereof mean 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” with each other. The coupling or connection between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, “connection” may be reinterpreted as “access.” As used in this disclosure, two elements may be considered to be “connected” or “coupled” with each other using at least one of one or more wires, cables, and printed electrical connections, and, in some non-limiting and non-exclusive examples, electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the radio frequency domain, microwave domain, and optical (both visible and invisible) domain.

[0140] The reference signal can also be abbreviated as RS (Reference Signal), and may be called a pilot depending on the applicable standard.

[0141] In this disclosure, the phrase "based on" does not mean "based solely on" unless otherwise specified. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based solely on" and "based at least on."

[0142] Any reference to elements using the designations “first,” “second,” etc., as used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Accordingly, references to the first and second elements do not imply that only two elements may be employed, or that the first element must precede the second element in any way.

[0143] In the configuration of each of the above devices, "means" may be replaced with "part," "circuit," "device," etc.

[0144] Where the terms “include,” “including,” and variations thereof are used in this disclosure, these terms are intended to be inclusive, as is the term “comprising.” Furthermore, the term “or” as used in this disclosure is not intended to mean exclusive OR.

[0145] A wireless frame may consist of one or more frames in the time domain. Each of these frames in the time domain may be called a subframe. A subframe may further consist 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.

[0146] Numerical logic may be communication parameters applied to at least one of the transmission and reception of a signal or channel. Numerical logic may include, for example, at least one of the following: subcarrier spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, transmission time interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame configuration, specific filtering processes performed by the transceiver in the frequency domain, and specific windowing processes performed by the transceiver in the time domain.

[0147] A slot may consist of one or more symbols in the time domain (such as OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols, SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access) symbols, etc.). A slot may also be a time unit based on neurologic.

[0148] A slot may include multiple minislots. Each minislot may consist of one or more symbols in the time domain. Minislots may also be called subslots. Minislots may consist of fewer symbols than a slot. A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in a time unit larger than a minislot may be called a PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type A. A PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using a minislot may be called a PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type B.

[0149] Wireless frames, subframes, slots, minislots, and symbols all represent units of time when transmitting a signal. Different names may be used for each of these terms.

[0150] For example, one subframe may be called a Transmission Time Interval (TTI), multiple consecutive subframes may be called a TTI, or one slot or one minislot may be called a TTI. In other words, at least one of a subframe and a TTI may be a subframe in existing LTE (1 ms), a period shorter than 1 ms (e.g., 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.

[0151] Here, TTI refers to, for example, the smallest time unit for scheduling in wireless communication. For example, in an LTE system, the base station schedules each terminal 20 to allocate wireless resources (such as the frequency bandwidth and transmission power available to each terminal 20) in TTI units. However, the definition of TTI is not limited to this.

[0152] TTI may be a transmission time unit for channel-encoded data packets (transport blocks), code blocks, code words, etc., or it may be a processing unit for scheduling, link adaptation, etc. When a TTI is given, the actual time interval (e.g., number of symbols) in which the transport block, code block, code word, etc. are mapped may be shorter than the TTI.

[0153] Furthermore, if one slot or one mini-slot is referred to as a TTI, then one or more TTIs (i.e., one or more slots or one or more mini-slots) may constitute the minimum time unit for scheduling. In addition, the number of slots (number of mini-slots) that constitute this minimum time unit for scheduling may be controlled.

[0154] A TTI with a time length of 1 ms may be called a normal TTI, a long TTI, a normal subframe, a long subframe, a slot, etc. A TTI shorter than a normal TTI may be called a shortened TTI, a short TTI, a partial or fractional TTI, a shortened subframe, a short subframe, a mini slot, a sub slot, a slot, etc.

[0155] Furthermore, long TTIs (e.g., normal TTIs, subframes, etc.) may be interpreted as TTIs with a time length exceeding 1 ms, and short TTIs (e.g., shortened TTIs, etc.) may be interpreted as TTIs with a TTI length less than that of a long TTI but 1 ms or more.

[0156] A resource block (RB) is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and frequency domain, and in the frequency domain, it may contain one or more consecutive subcarriers. The number of subcarriers in an RB may be the same regardless of the neurology, for example, 12. The number of subcarriers in an RB may be determined based on the neurology.

[0157] Furthermore, the time domain of the RB may contain one or more symbols and may be the length of one slot, one minislot, one subframe, or one TTI. One TTI, one subframe, etc., may each consist of one or more resource blocks.

[0158] One or more RBs may also be called a Physical RB (PRB), Sub-Carrier Group (SCG), Resource Element Group (REG), PRB pair, RB pair, etc.

[0159] Furthermore, a resource block may consist of one or more resource elements (REs). For example, one RE may be a radio resource area comprising one subcarrier and one symbol.

[0160] A Bandwidth Part (BWP), also known as a partial bandwidth, may represent a subset of consecutive common resource blocks (RBs) for a particular neurology in a given carrier. These common RBs may be identified by an index of the RBs relative to a common reference point of the carrier. The PRBs may be defined and numbered within a given BWP.

[0161] A BWP may include a BWP for UL (UL BWP) and a BWP for DL ​​(DL BWP). One or more BWPs may be set within a single carrier for a UE.

[0162] At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE does not need to assume that it will transmit or receive a predetermined signal / channel outside of the active BWP. In this disclosure, terms such as "cell" and "carrier" may be read as "BWP".

[0163] The structures described above, such as wireless frames, subframes, slots, minislots, and symbols, are merely illustrative. For example, the number of subframes included in a wireless frame, the number of slots per subframe or wireless 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, and the number of symbols, symbol length, and cyclic prefix (CP) length within a TTI can be varied in various ways.

[0164] In this disclosure, if articles are added through translation, such as a, an, and the in English, this disclosure may include the fact that the noun following these articles is plural.

[0165] In this 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 "combine" may be interpreted similarly to "different."

[0166] Each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure may be used individually, in combination, or switched between as needed during implementation. Furthermore, notification of specific information (e.g., notification that "X is") is not limited to explicit notification, but may also be implicit (e.g., by not providing such notification).

[0167] Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The present disclosure can be implemented in modified and altered forms without departing from the intent and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the claims. Therefore, the descriptions in the present disclosure are illustrative and not intended to be restrictive in any way.

[0168] 10 Base station 110 Transmitting unit 120 Receiving unit 130 Setting unit 140 Control unit 20 Terminal 210 Transmitting unit 220 Receiving unit 230 Setting unit 240 Control unit 1001 Processor 1002 Storage device 1003 Auxiliary storage device 1004 Communication device 1005 Input device 1006 Output device 2001 Vehicle 2002 Drive unit 2003 Steering unit 2004 Accelerator pedal 2005 Brake pedal 2006 Shift lever 2007 Front wheel 2008 Rear wheel 2009 Axle 2010 Electronic control unit 2012 Information service unit 2013 Communication module 2021 Current sensor 2022 Rotation speed sensor 2023 Air pressure sensor 2024 Vehicle speed sensor 2025 Acceleration sensor 2026 Brake pedal sensor 2027 Shift lever sensor 2028 Object detection sensor 2029 Accelerator pedal sensor 2030 Driver assistance system unit 2031 Microprocessor 2032 Memory (ROM, RAM) 2033 Communication port (I / O port)

Claims

1. A terminal comprising: a control unit that applies a first TCI (Transmission Configuration Indicator) state to a first signal from a base station when information for applying a single TCI state to uplink and downlink communications is set in the terminal; and a receiving unit that receives the first signal using the applied first TCI state, wherein when information for monitoring a second low-power signal is set in the terminal, the control unit does not apply the first TCI state to the second signal.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit applies a second TCI state to the second signal that is different from the first TCI state, and the receiving unit receives the second signal using the applied second TCI state.

3. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit assumes that the second signal is pseudo-collocated with the synchronization signal block identified by the terminal in the initial access procedure, and the receiving unit receives the second signal based on the assumption.

4. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first TCI state is an indicated TCI state in an integrated TCI framework.

5. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein when information for monitoring the second signal is set in the terminal and information indicating a downlink TCI state or a joint TCI state is set in the terminal, the control unit does not apply the first TCI state to the second signal, the downlink TCI state is a TCI state applied to downlink communication, and the joint TCI state is a TCI state applied to uplink and downlink communication.

6. A communication method performed by a terminal, comprising: applying a first TCI (Transmission Configuration Indicator) state to a first signal from a base station when the terminal is configured with information for applying a single TCI state to uplink and downlink communications; receiving the first signal using the applied first TCI state; and not applying the first TCI state to a second signal when the terminal is configured with information for monitoring a second low-power signal.

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