Terminal and communication method

Abstract

A terminal which comprises a communication unit that receives a single downlink control information (DCI) format from a base station, and a control unit that, on the basis of the single DCI format, determines a single channel that includes a plurality of spectrum resources scheduled in the single DCI format, wherein the communication unit receives the single channel from the base station or transmits the single channel to the base station.

Description

Terminal and Communication Method

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

[0002] In NR (New Radio), which is a successor system to LTE (Long Term Evolution) (also referred to as "5G"), technologies that meet requirements such as a large-capacity system, high data transmission speed, low latency, simultaneous connection of a large number of terminals, low cost, and power saving are being studied (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

[0003] For example, regarding downlink control information (DCI: Downlink Control Information), in 3GPP (registered trademark) Release 16 / 17, a function of scheduling a PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel) / PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) transmitted by a plurality of slots with a single DCI, single DCI multi-slot PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling (referred to as single DCI multi-slot PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling) is defined (for example, Non-Patent Document 2).

[0004] Also, in 3GPP Release 18, the introduction of a function of scheduling a PDSCH / PUSCH transmitted by a plurality of component carriers (CCs) with a single DCI is being studied (for example, Non-Patent Document 3). Such a function is called single DCI multi-carrier PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling or single DCI multi-cell PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling, etc. (hereinafter, referred to as single DCI multi-carrier PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling). Note that PDSCH / PUSCH may be replaced with PDSCH and / or PUSCH.

[0005] 3GPP TS 38.300 V18.3.0 (2024-09)3GPP TS 38.212 V18.4.0 (2024-09)"New WID on Multi-carrier enhancements", RP-213577, 3GPP TSG RAN Meeting #94e, 3GPP, December 2021"New WID on Multi-carrier enhancements for NR Phase 2", RP-242408, 3GPP TSG RAN Meeting #105, 3GPP, September 20243GPP TS 38.306 V18.3.0 (2024-09)3GPP TS 38.331 V18.3.0 (2024-09)

[0006] Support for co-scheduling to multiple cells having different subcarrier intervals and / or carrier types has been considered (see Non-Patent Document 4). In such co-scheduling, if the parameters for scheduling each carrier are, for example, carrier-specific, the overhead of control information may increase.

[0007] This invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims to support efficient scheduling to multiple cells in a wireless communication system.

[0008] According to the disclosed technology, a terminal is provided having a communication unit that receives a single DCI (Downlink Control Information) format from a base station, and a control unit that determines a single channel including multiple spectrum resources scheduled to the single DCI format based on the single DCI format, wherein the communication unit receives the single channel from the base station or transmits the single channel to the base station.

[0009] According to the disclosed technology, efficient scheduling to multiple cells can be supported in wireless communication systems.

[0010] This figure shows an example of the configuration of a wireless communication system. This figure shows an example of a frequency band according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of a wireless frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of scheduling (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of scheduling (2) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of scheduling (3) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of a single PXSCH (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a flowchart for explaining an example of scheduling according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of a single PXSCH (2) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of a single PXSCH (3) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of a single PXSCH (4) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of a single PXSCH (5) according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of the functional configuration of a base station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of the functional configuration of a terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of the hardware configuration of a base station 10 or terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows an example of the configuration of a vehicle 2001 in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0011] Embodiments of the present invention 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 is applied are not limited to those described below.

[0012] In the operation of the wireless communication system according to the embodiments of the present invention, existing technologies may be used as appropriate. However, such existing technologies include, for example, existing LTE, but are not limited to existing LTE. Furthermore, the term "LTE" as used herein has a broad meaning that includes LTE-Advanced and LTE-Advanced and later technologies (e.g., NR), unless otherwise specified.

[0013] Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present invention 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. Also, the above terms in NR correspond to NR-SS, NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, NR-PRACH, etc. However, even if a signal is used in NR, it is not necessarily explicitly stated as "NR-".

[0014] Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present invention, the duplex system may be a TDD (Time Division Duplex) system, an FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) system, or any other system (for example, a Flexible Duplex).

[0015] Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present invention, "configuring" wireless parameters, etc., may mean that predetermined values ​​are pre-configured, or that wireless parameters notified from the base station 10 or terminal 20 are configured.

[0016] Figure 1 shows an example configuration (1) of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention 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.

[0017] 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, NR-PSS and NR-SSS. System information is transmitted, for example, in NR-PBCH and is also called broadcast information. Synchronization signals and system information may also 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 the base station 10 and the terminal 20 can apply MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) communication to DL or UL. Also, both the base station 10 and the terminal 20 may communicate via Carrier Aggregation (CA) through secondary cells (SCell) and primary cells (PCell). Additionally, the terminal 20 may communicate via Dual Connectivity (DC) through the primary cell of base station 10 and the primary secondary cell group cell (PSCell) of another base station 10.

[0018] 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.

[0019] Terminal 20 is capable of performing carrier aggregation, which involves bundling multiple cells (multiple CCs (Component Carriers)) together to communicate with base station 10. Carrier aggregation uses one PCell (Primary cell) and one or more SCells (Secondary cells). A PUCCH-SCell with a PUCCH may also be used.

[0020] Figure 2 shows an example of a frequency band according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, the following frequency bands are defined.

[0021] ・FR1: 410 MHz - 7.125 GHz ・FR2: ・FR2-1: 24.25 GHz - 52.6 GHz ・FR2-2: Over 52.6 GHz -71 GHz

[0022] In FR1, a subcarrier spacing (SCS) of 15, 30, or 60 kHz may be used, and a bandwidth (BW) of 5–100 MHz may be used. FR2 is a higher frequency than FR1, and an SCS of 60 or 120 kHz (240 kHz may be included) may be used, and a bandwidth (BW) of 50–400 MHz may be used.

[0023] Furthermore, the wireless communication system may also support higher frequency bands than the FR2 frequency band. Specifically, the wireless communication system may support frequency bands exceeding 52.6 GHz and up to 114.25 GHz.

[0024] Alternatively, Cyclic Prefix-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (CP-OFDM) / Discrete Fourier Transform-Spread (DFT-S-OFDM) with a larger subcarrier spacing may be applied. Furthermore, DFT-S-OFDM may be applied not only to the uplink (UL) but also to the downlink (DL).

[0025] Figure 3 shows an example of a wireless frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 3, one slot consists of 14 symbols, and the larger (wider) the SCS, the shorter the symbol period (and slot period). Note that the number of symbols constituting one slot does not necessarily have to be 14 symbols; for example, it may be 28 symbols or 56 symbols. Also, the number of slots per subframe may differ depending on the SCS. Furthermore, the SCS may be wider than 240 kHz. For example, as shown in Figure 3, it may be 480 kHz or 960 kHz, or even wider.

[0026] The time direction (t) shown in Figure 3 may also be called the time domain, symbol period, or symbol time, etc. The frequency direction may also be called the frequency domain, resource block, subcarrier, BWP (Bandwidth part), etc.

[0027] The enhancement of PDSCH and / or PUSCH scheduling in multi-carrier environments using a single DCI is being investigated. For example, the maximum number of cells that can be scheduled simultaneously, scheduling in intraband and interband CA, scheduling in FR1 and FR2, and optimization of a single DCI for scheduling three or more multi-cell PDSCH and / or PUSCH are being considered.

[0028] Figure 4 shows an example of scheduling (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4(A), in conventional self-carrier scheduling, PDCCH and DCI are transmitted for each CC, and PDSCH / PUSCH are scheduled to the CC.

[0029] As shown in Figure 4(B), in conventional cross-carrier scheduling, PDCCH and DCI in other CCs schedule PDSCH / PUSCH to each CC.

[0030] As shown in Figure 4(C), in multi-carrier scheduling, a single DCI schedules PDSCH / PUSCH to each CC. Note that multi-carrier scheduling and multi-cell scheduling may be interchangeable.

[0031] When scheduling PDSCH / PUSCH for multiple CCs using a single DCI, compared to preparing a separate DCI for each CC and scheduling each CC individually, the advantage is that the monitoring load (e.g., number of blind decodes) from the DCI (PDCCH) can be reduced. Furthermore, the smaller the size of the single DCI is compared to the size of the conventional DCI multiplied by the number of CCs, the greater the reduction in total PDCCH overhead.

[0032] On the other hand, when scheduling PDSCH / PUSCH for multiple CCs with a single DCI, it is not possible to flexibly change the instruction content for each CC. If the instruction content needs to be flexibly changed, the size of the single DCI will increase, leading to a worsening of the PDCCH error rate and an increase in overhead. Also, if the PDCCH is decoded incorrectly, data reception will fail for all multiple CCs.

[0033] Figure 5 shows an example of scheduling (2) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 5, Releases 16 and 17 define a function for scheduling multiple slot PDSCH and / or PUSCH on a single DCI. This function may also be called single DCI multi-slot PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling.

[0034] Single DCI multi-slot PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling can reduce the monitoring load (e.g., number of blind decodes) of DCI or PDCCH. It can also reduce the total PDCCH overhead. The effect becomes greater as the size of the single DCI becomes smaller than the conventional DCI × CC number.

[0035] On the other hand, with single DCI multi-slot PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling, it is not possible to change the detailed instructions for each slot. If detailed instruction changes are made possible, the size of the single DCI increases, and the PDCCH error rate and overhead increase. Also, if PDCCH reception fails, data reception for all slots will fail.

[0036] Release 18 Single DCI multi-carrier PDSCH and / or PUCCH scheduling cannot be used in combination with multi-slot PDSCH and / or PUCCH scheduling. Cells included in the same PUCCH cell group cannot be used in combination with multi-carrier PDSCH and / or PUCCH scheduling and multi-slot PDSCH and / or PUCCH scheduling.

[0037] Multi-PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling with a single DCI improves resource utilization efficiency with a limited number of PDCCHs. In time domain resource allocation (TDRA) in multi-PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling with a single DCI, the SLIV, mapping type, and scheduling offset K0 (or K2) are isolated for each PDSCH (or PUSCH) in the TDRA table row.

[0038] In HARQ-ACK feedback for multi-PDSCH scheduling, HARQ-ACKs corresponding to PDSCHs scheduled by the same DCI are reported in the same PUCCH.

[0039] For beam notifications and / or QCL assumptions for multi-PDSCH / PUSCH scheduled by a single DCI, the multi-PDSCH / PUSCH scheduling DCI includes a single TCI state and / or SRI (Sounding Reference Signals (SRS) resource indicator) field.

[0040] DCI formats 0_3 and / or 1_3 (see Non-Patent Document 2) for multi-carrier scheduling may be designed as shown in 1)-4) below.

[0041] 1) FDRA (Frequency Domain Resource Allocation): A common FDRA is applied to PUSCH and / or PDSCH on the cell. 2) MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme): A common MCS is applied to PUSCH and / or PDSCH on the cell. 3) HPN (Hybrid automatic repeat request process number): The HPN in the cell is applied to the first scheduled PUSCH and / or PDSCH and is incremented by 1 for subsequent PUSCH and / or PDSCH. 4) TDRA (Time Domain Resource Allocation): A single TDRA field in a joint TDRA table represents one row from the joint TDRA table. Each TDRA index points to one or more time domain resource allocations.

[0042] Additionally, time-domain HARQ-ACK bundling may be supported as a HARQ-ACK enhancement. Time-domain HARQ-ACK bundling may be configured on a per-cell basis.

[0043] Figure 6 shows an example of scheduling according to an embodiment of the present invention (3). In NR, the CA framework is used for configuring and scheduling multiple spectra. However, different carrier types, SCS designs, etc., complicate the CA operation.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 6, a single DCI that schedules PDSCH and / or PUSCH from a plurality of CCs is introduced (each DCI format 0_3 or 1_3 can schedule up to four cells with the limitation of a single PUSCH or PDSCH for each scheduled cell). However, the scheduling is still based on the CA framework.

[0045] The combination with multi-PDSCH and / or PUSCH scheduling by a single DCI in the prior art is further extended, and as a result, one DCI format 0_3 or 1_3 can schedule a plurality of cells using one or more PUSCH and / or PDSCH for each scheduled cell.

[0046] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example (1) of a single PXSCH according to an embodiment of the present invention. For a plurality of fragmented spectrums, a non-CA framework (single-CC framework) can be considered for simple use and operation of the network. In this framework, single-CC scheduling is sufficient. As shown in FIG. 7, in a single-CC framework, a single PXSCH including a plurality of spectrums may be scheduled by a single DCI. The PXSCH may be replaced with PDSCH or PUSCH. For adjacent spectrums, the UE can use a single FFT (Fast Fourier transform) and / or RF (Radio Frequency) circuit for transmission and / or reception, which can reduce the complexity of the UE.

[0047] The following 1)-7) may be defined for a single-CC framework for scheduling a plurality of spectrums (e.g., K).

[0048] 1) A configuration signaling architecture for providing information of multiple spectra. 2) Possible (configuration) restrictions for K spectra. 3) A DCI field for scheduling. It may include scheduling flexibility, frequency scheduling resource indication, etc. 4) TBS calculation. 5) DL / UL difference 6) Configuration of CORESET and SS for scheduling DCI. 7) Carrier type considering the anchor-part concept.

[0049] Note that each operation described below can follow the UE capabilities described later and / or can be set by upper layer signaling.

[0050] FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an example of scheduling according to an embodiment of the present invention. In step S101, the UE receives DCI for scheduling a single channel including multiple spectra by a single CC framework. In step S102, the UE receives or transmits the channel based on the DCI.

[0051] Possible restrictions across all K spectral resources that can be scheduled by a single CC framework may be the following 1)-4). The restrictions may be common restrictions for each of the K spectral resources.

[0052] 1) The slot format setting for TDD is the same. 2) The minimum BW (bandwidth) and / or maximum BW of each of the K spectral resources are defined. For example, it may be 1 MHz, 3 MHz, 5 MHz, etc., or the same BW. 3) The BW from the minimum frequency of the K spectral resources to the maximum frequency of the K spectral resources. 4) The maximum rank and / or the number of TBs limited to PXCH. For example, rank = 4, 1 TB, etc. may be possible.

[0053] Possible constraints across all K spectrums that can be scheduled by a single CC framework regarding the configuration of a specific channel or specific RS for a K spectrum resource may be as follows (5)–9). These constraints may also be common constraints for each of the K spectrum resources.

[0054] 5) The same settings may be guaranteed. For example, common signaling may be defined for K spectrum resources. For example, signaling may be defined for each spectrum resource, and the UE may assume the same settings. 6) DMRS settings may be the same for each PDSCH and / or PUSCH mapping type A or B. Alternatively, only either PDSCH and / or PUSCH mapping type A or B may be supported. 7) CSI-RS settings may be the same for each CSI-RS resource or resource set. Also, for example, CSI-RS settings may be the same for each minimum bandwidth. 8) Wideband precoding settings for DL ​​or UL for each spectrum resource may be the same. For example, wideband CSI and / or PMI (Precoding matrix indicator) reporting settings for K spectrum resources may be the same. For example, wideband TPMI (Transmitted Precoding matrix indicator) and / or SRS notifications may be the same within the DCI that schedules PUSCH. 9) The SRS settings may be the same for each SRS resource or resource set. Also, for example, the SRS settings may be the same for each minimum bandwidth.

[0055] For single DCI scheduling of K spectrum resources using a single CC framework, legacy fields may be referenced for DCI design. The DCI formats 0_1 / 1_1 / 0_3 / 1_3 can be baselines. For example, the "scheduling notification per CC" in the legacy framework may be the "scheduling notification per spectrum resource".

[0056] The type field type is defined as type 1a / 1b / 1c / 2, and each DCI field may be configurable between type 1a and type 2. Subgrouped indicators may be defined for DCI field types. Alt1-Alt3 for the following DCI field types may be defined.

[0057] Alt1: A single instruction per field (e.g., one TDRA, one HPN, etc.) that applies to all scheduled spectrum resources.

[0058] Alt2: A set notification with more than one field, where each field of the set notification may be for one or more scheduled spectrum resources. For example, several spectrum resources in K sets, or sets between 1 and K, may be notified in one set of fields. For example, spectrum resources sharing one set notification may be set by RRC or based on predetermined rules. For example, if K spectrum resources include intra-frequency, intra-band, inter-frequency, and inter-band frequency resources, all spectrum resources in the same frequency band may be commonly indicated in one set.

[0059] Alt3: Enhance the one-set notification. For example, the one-set notification may correspond to entries with separate information for each or more scheduled spectrum resources. For example, this one-set notification may have a new interpretation when applied to multiple scheduled spectrum resources.

[0060] Compared to legacy DCI formats 0_3 and / or 1_3, the same and / or different designs may be applied to each field.

[0061] Each field of a DCI that schedules K spectrum resources using a single CC framework may be subject to the following DCI field Alt and / or types, which differ from the existing DCI formats 0_3 and / or 1_3. Some of these have already been introduced into the specification. For example, DCI formats 0_3 and / or 1_3 already omit CBG (Code Block Group) related fields, and antenna ports may be one set or more of notifications.

[0062] The following notifications 1)-10) may be in one set (or more): 1) NDI, RV and / or HPN field notifications 2) TPC commands for scheduled PUSCH and / or PUCCH 3) Precoding information and layer count display 4) SRS resource or resource set notifications 5) SRS request notifications and / or SRS offset indicator 6) CSI request notifications 7) Antenna port notifications 8) Rate matching notifications 9) PTRS-DMRS association 10) Beta offset indicator

[0063] The following notifications 1)-4) may not be supported (0 sets): 1) BWP indication 2) Frequency hopping 3) PRB bundling size indicator 4) UL-SCH indicator

[0064] These methods may enable simpler scheduling for K spectrum resources.

[0065] Furthermore, a DCI that schedules K spectrum resources using a single CC framework may focus on single PXSCH scheduling without combining it with other features. If combinations with other features are considered, such as repetition, multi-PXSCH with a single DCI, or MTRP (Multi TRP)-PXSCH with a single DCI, then extensions similar to NR for those features may be considered, such as setting and / or notifying the number of repetitions, TDRA notifications for notifying multiple time resource notifications, and multiple TCI states. For example, some combinations of such features may not be supported for this K spectrum resource scenario.

[0066] The bandwidth and frequency positions of K spectrum resources using a single CC framework may be provided by upper-layer signaling.

[0067] Furthermore, in FDRA, instead of further frequency resource notifications within a spectrum resource, it is sufficient to consider only the notification of that spectrum resource. Considering the very small possible bandwidths of each spectrum resource for a single CC framework, scheduling all frequencies for a given spectrum resource is straightforward.

[0068] Frequency resource notifications by DCI for scheduling K spectrum resources using a single CC framework may be defined as the options shown below. These options may be predefined or RRC configured.

[0069] Option 1: Figure 9 shows an example (2) of a single PXSCH according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 9, the K spectrum resources may be configured by RRC alone. A DCI field for frequency resource notification following the RRC may not be present.

[0070] Option 2: DCI may notify which of the K spectrum resources will be scheduled.

[0071] Option 2-1: Figure 10 shows an example (3) of a single PXSCH according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 10, only consecutive spectrum resources in the frequency domain are notified for scheduling by DCI. Supported scheduling patterns may be predefined or set by RRC, each scheduling pattern may correspond to one index, or, for example, only some scheduling patterns may be set or supported.

[0072] Option 2-2: Figure 11 shows an example (4) of a single PXSCH according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 11, discontinuous spectrum resources in the frequency domain are notified for scheduling by DCI. Supported scheduling patterns may be predefined or set by RRC, each scheduling pattern may correspond to one index, or only some scheduling patterns may be set or supported, for example.

[0073] Note that option 2-2 above applies only to DL PDSCH and does not necessarily apply to UL PUSCH. Option 2-2 above does not necessarily have to be supported.

[0074] The maximum or minimum BW gap between the two nearest or furthest scheduled spectrum resources may be defined by the specification or reported by the UE capability.

[0075] For options 2-1 and / or 2-2 above, the following signaling may be provided.

[0076] Alt-a: A K-bit bitmap indicating which spectrum resource will be scheduled (for example, in option 2-2 above).

[0077] Alt-b: Index notification, each index corresponds to one or more spectrum resource patterns, and the mapping between indexes and patterns may be predefined in the specification or set by RRC.

[0078] Alt-c: You may notify the starting spectrum resource index and the number of scheduled spectrum resource indices, or you may use, for example, the RIV (Resource Indication Value) method.

[0079] In the case of Alt-a, b, or c described above, it is possible to notify which group of spectrum resources will be scheduled, and each group may be configured by RRC.

[0080] A single DCI can be used to schedule K spectrum resources using a single CC framework, or it may be possible to consider a limit on the maximum number of spectrum resources that can be scheduled, which may be defined, for example, by specification or set by RRC. This limit will affect the DCI field size.

[0081] For each of the scheduled spectrum resources' internal FDRAs, the following Alt may be specified:

[0082] Alt-a: No DCI notification. The UE may assume frequency resources provided by the RRC (using the prescribed rules).

[0083] Alt-b: DCI notification (one or more sets). For a single set field, the bit size of the field may be as follows:

[0084] b-1: Maximum size. That is, it may be the largest size among {the size required for the first spectrum resource, the size required for the second spectrum resource, ..., the size required for the Kth spectrum resource}.

[0085] b-2: The RRC may be set to be the same size. Different interpretations may be used for each spectrum resource. For example, each spectrum resource may have the same subband number but subbands of different sizes, or some spectrum resources may have zero padding.

[0086] Furthermore, a carrier or CC may be set up for DCI monitoring and perform scheduling from that carrier to other carriers or CCs. The carrier on which DCI monitoring is set up may also be called an anchor carrier or perch carrier. DCI may also be responsible for scheduling other different data carriers, for example, the DCI may perform scheduling in case #1) a single CC consisting of K spectrum resources, or case #2) a single CC consisting of one spectrum resource, such as an NR.

[0087] For the two cases described above, in order to utilize a single DCI format for scheduling, the DCI field of the frequency resource instruction (and other instructions) in case #1) may be made the same size as the FDRA size for case #2), for example, by using zero padding.

[0088] When DCI performs scheduling of other data carriers that are different, a carrier indication field within DCI is required. A single carrier consisting of K spectrum resources may be configured with only one carrier indicator.

[0089] The DCI format 0_3 or 1_3 may differ from the following in respects:

[0090] The MCS field notification may consist of one set or more sets, which also affects the TBS (Transport Block Size) calculation.

[0091] Figure 12 shows an example (5) of a single PXSCH according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 12, in the case of notification of two or more MCS fields, each of the scheduled spectrum resources may be considered a sub-TBS for TBS calculation using a spectrum-specific MCS. TBS is the sum of each sub-TBS calculated for each spectrum resource. The TBS calculation mechanism in the existing NR may be reused for each spectrum resource for calculations per sub-TBS.

[0092] UE may report the following capabilities: • The ability to indicate whether or not each of the above actions is supported. • The ability to indicate whether or not each of the above options is supported, or whether or not a combination of options is supported. • The ability to indicate whether or not each of the above alternatives (Alt) is supported, or whether or not a combination of options is supported.

[0093] A UE may report the above capabilities for each frequency. A UE may also report the capabilities for each UE, each FR1, FR2, FR2-1, FR2-2, each SCS, each band, each BC (Band Combination), each FC (Feature Set Combination), or each FSPC (Feature Set Per Component Carrier).

[0094] The UE may report the above capabilities for each cell. The UE may also report the capabilities for each UE, each cell, or each TDD and FDD.

[0095] Throughout the above operations, whether or not they apply, which operations apply, and / or which options or alternatives are used may be determined by the following:

[0096] - Set by higher-layer parameters. - Determined by relevant higher-layer parameters. - Notified by MAC-CE or DCI. - Determined based on UE capability. - Determined based on the description of the above operation. - Determined based on the conditions described in the above operation. - Determined by the settings of higher-layer parameters, MAC-CE, DCI and reported UE capability (combination of the above determinations).

[0097] Throughout the above process, multiple options and alternatives (Alt) can be combined into a single option or alternative.

[0098] UE can receive information from the network as follows. The network can be rephrased as BS or gNB.

[0099] - Information via upper-layer signaling (e.g., RRC messages, LPP (LTE Positioning Protocol) messages) - MAC-CE - MAC-CE with a new LCID in the subheader - Extending an existing MAC-CE (e.g., introducing a new octet). - DCI - DCI field: Existing DCI field or newly introduced DCI field - RNTI: DCI with CRC scrambled by existing RNTI or newly introduced RNTI - DCI format: Existing DCI format or newly introduced DCI format - Combinations of the above information

[0100] The UE can receive information from the network in the following periodic types: Opt1: Periodic Opt2: Semi-persistent (triggered by UE or gNB instruction) Opt3: Aperiodic (triggered by UE or gNB instruction)

[0101] UE can report information to the network as follows: The network can be referred to as BS or gNB.

[0102] - Information via upper-layer signaling (e.g., RRC messages, LPP (LTE Positioning Protocol) messages) - MAC-CE - MAC-CE with a new LCID in the subheader - Extending an existing MAC-CE (e.g., introducing a new octet) - UCI - UCI on PUCCH or PUSCH - Combinations of the above information

[0103] UE can report information to the network in the following periodic types: Opt1: Periodic Opt2: Semi-persistent (triggered by UE or gNB instruction) Opt3: Aperiodic (triggered by UE or gNB instruction)

[0104] In the embodiments of the present invention, time-domain resources may be symbols, slots, subframes, frames, or other units of time as defined in the specification. Also, in the embodiments of the present invention, frequency-domain resources may be bands, CCs, BWPs, RBs, subcarriers, or other units of frequency as defined in the specification.

[0105] In the embodiments of the present invention, the spatial domain resource may be a spatial domain filter, a QCL (Quasi co-location) referring to an RS, a beam, a TCI (Transmission Configuration Indicator) state, a port, a panel, a TRP (Transmission and Reception Point), or a spatial domain resource defined by other terms.

[0106] In the embodiments of the present invention, the code domain resource may be an orthogonal code, OCC (orthogonal cover code), CS (cyclonic shift), quasi-orthogonal code, gold sequence, M sequence, Zadoff-chu sequence, or a code domain resource defined by other terms.

[0107] Embodiments of the present invention may apply only when the corresponding capabilities are supported by a UE, IAB, or ambient IoT device and / or enabled by the corresponding higher-layer parameters.

[0108] In the above embodiment, the BS can schedule PDSCH or PUSCH to UE via a single DCI based on a single CC framework.

[0109] In other words, it can support efficient scheduling to multiple cells in a wireless communication system.

[0110] (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.

[0111] <Base Station 10> Figure 13 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a base station 10 in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 13, 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 13 is merely an example. Any functional classification and functional unit names are acceptable as long as they can perform the operations according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0112] 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 inter-network node messages to other network nodes. The receiving unit 120 includes the function of receiving various signals transmitted from the terminal 20 and obtaining information from the received signals, for example, higher layer information. The transmitting unit 110 also has the function of transmitting NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, DL / UL control signals, etc. to the terminal 20. The receiving unit 120 also receives inter-network node messages from other network nodes.

[0113] The setting unit 130 stores pre-configured setting information and various setting information to be transmitted to the terminal 20. The contents of the setting information include, for example, information related to a single CC framework, multi-carrier scheduling, and multi-slot scheduling.

[0114] The control unit 140 performs control to realize the functions described in the embodiment. Furthermore, as described in the embodiment, the control unit 140 performs control related to the single CC framework, multi-carrier scheduling, and multi-slot scheduling. 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.

[0115] <Terminal 20> Figure 14 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of terminal 20 in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 14, 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 14 is merely an example. Any functional classification and functional unit names are acceptable as long as they can perform the operations according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0116] The transmitting unit 210 creates a transmission signal from the transmission data and transmits the transmission signal wirelessly. 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 NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, DL / UL / SL control signals, etc. transmitted from the base station 10. For example, the transmitting unit 210 transmits PSCCH (Physical Sidelink Control Channel), PSSCH (Physical Sidelink Shared Channel), PSDCH (Physical Sidelink Discovery Channel), PSBCH (Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel), etc. to other terminals 20 as D2D communication, and the receiving unit 220 receives PSCCH, PSSCH, PSDCH or PSBCH, etc. from other terminals 20.

[0117] 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-configured setting information. The contents of the setting information include, for example, information related to the single CC framework, multi-carrier scheduling, and multi-slot scheduling.

[0118] The control unit 240 performs control to realize the functions described in the embodiment. Furthermore, as described in the embodiment, the control unit 240 performs control related to the single CC framework, multi-carrier scheduling, and multi-slot scheduling. 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.

[0119] (Hardware Configuration) The block diagrams (Figures 13 and 14) 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.

[0120] 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.

[0121] 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 15 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.

[0122] 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.

[0123] 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.

[0124] 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.

[0125] 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 13 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 14 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.

[0126] 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.

[0127] 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.

[0128] 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, for example, a high-frequency switch, duplexer, filter, frequency synthesizer, etc., in order to implement at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). For example, the transmitting and receiving antenna, 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.

[0129] 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).

[0130] 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] Figure 16 shows an example of the configuration of vehicle 2001. As shown in Figure 16, 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.

[0133] 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.

[0134] 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).

[0135] 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.

[0136] 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.).

[0137] 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.

[0138] 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.

[0139] 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.

[0140] 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.

[0141] 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.

[0142] (Summary of the embodiments)

[0143] The terminal or base station of this embodiment may be configured as a terminal, base station, or network node as described in the following sections. Furthermore, the following communication methods may be implemented.

[0144] (Clause 1) A terminal comprising: a communication unit that receives a single DCI (Downlink Control Information) format from a base station; and a control unit that determines a single channel including a plurality of spectrum resources scheduled to the single DCI format based on the single DCI format, wherein the communication unit receives the single channel from the base station or transmits the single channel to the base station. (Clause 2) The terminal according to Clause 1, wherein the control unit applies the same TDD (Time Division Duplex) slot format to each of the plurality of spectrum resources. (Clause 3) The terminal according to Clause 1, wherein the control unit assumes at least one of the minimum bandwidth and maximum bandwidth of each of the plurality of spectrum resources. (Clause 4) The terminal according to Clause 1, wherein the control unit assumes the maximum bandwidth from the minimum frequency to the maximum frequency of the plurality of spectrum resources. (Clause 5) The terminal according to Clause 1, wherein the control unit applies the same settings to a specific channel or a specific reference signal in each of the plurality of spectrum resources. (Clause 6) A communication method in which a terminal performs the steps of: receiving a single DCI (Downlink Control Information) format from the base station; determining a single channel including a plurality of spectrum resources scheduled to the single DCI format based on the single DCI format; and receiving the single channel from the base station or transmitting the single channel to the base station.

[0145] Any of the above configurations can support efficient scheduling to multiple cells in a wireless communication system. Furthermore, according to claim 2-5, the BS can schedule the PDSCH or PUSCH to the UE using a single DCI based on a single CC framework.

[0146] (Supplement to Embodiments) Embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the disclosed invention is not limited to such 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 an embodiment of the present invention and the software operated by the processor of the terminal 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention 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.

[0147] 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.

[0148] Each aspect / embodiment described in this disclosure refers to LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), 5G (5th generation mobile communication system), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), xth generation mobile communication system (xG) (xG (where x is, for example, an integer or decimal)), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), New radio access (NX), Future generation radio access (FX), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20 may apply to at least one system utilizing UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth®, or other appropriate systems, and to next-generation systems extended, modified, created, or defined based thereon. Alternatively, multiple systems may be applied in combination (e.g., a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A with 5G).

[0149] 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.

[0150] 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).

[0151] 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.

[0152] 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.

[0153] 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).

[0154] 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.

[0155] 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.

[0156] 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.

[0157] 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.

[0158] The terms “system” and “network” as used in this disclosure are interchangeable.

[0159] 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.

[0160] 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.

[0161] 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.

[0162] 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.

[0163] 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.

[0164] In this disclosure, terms such as "Mobile Station (MS)," "user terminal," "User Equipment (UE)," and "terminal" may be used interchangeably.

[0165] 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.

[0166] 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.

[0167] 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.

[0168] 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.

[0169] 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."

[0170] The terms “connected,” “coupled,” or any variation 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.

[0171] The reference signal can also be abbreviated as RS (Reference Signal), and may be called a pilot depending on the applicable standard.

[0172] 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."

[0173] 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.

[0174] In the configuration of each of the above devices, "means" may be replaced with "part," "circuit," "device," etc.

[0175] 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.

[0176] 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.

[0177] 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.

[0178] 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.

[0179] 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.

[0180] 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.

[0181] 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.

[0182] 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.

[0183] 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.

[0184] 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.

[0185] 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.

[0186] 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.

[0187] A resource block (RB) is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and frequency domain, and may contain one or more consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain. 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.

[0188] 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.

[0189] 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.

[0190] 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.

[0191] 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.

[0192] 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.

[0193] 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".

[0194] 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.

[0195] 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.

[0196] 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."

[0197] 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).

[0198] 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.

[0199] 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 30 Core network 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

A communication unit that receives a single DCI (Downlink Control Information) format from the base station, The system includes a control unit that determines a single channel containing multiple spectrum resources scheduled to the single DCI format based on the single DCI format, The communication unit is a terminal that receives the single channel from the base station or transmits the single channel to the base station. 　 The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit applies the same TDD (Time Division Duplex) slot format to each of the spectrum resources included in the plurality of spectrum resources. 　 The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit assumes at least one of the minimum bandwidth and maximum bandwidth of each of the plurality of spectrum resources included in the spectrum resources. 　 The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit assumes the maximum bandwidth from the minimum frequency to the maximum frequency of the plurality of spectrum resources. 　 The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit applies the same settings to a specific channel or a specific reference signal in each of the multiple spectrum resources included in the spectrum resources. 　 The procedure for receiving a single DCI (Downlink Control Information) format from a base station, A procedure for determining a single channel that includes multiple spectrum resources scheduled to the single DCI format, based on the single DCI format, A communication method in which a terminal performs the steps of receiving the single channel from the base station or transmitting the single channel to the base station.

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