Method and device for aligning timing of preamble, midamble, or postamble

Abstract

Provided are a method by which a device performs wireless communication and a device for supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving a physical reader to device channel (PRDCH) from a reader; and receiving a midamble from the reader. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH such that the midamble is aligned with a boundary of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol.

Description

Method and device for aligning the timing of preamble, midamble, or postamble

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system.

[0002] 5G NR is a successor technology to LTE (long term evolution) and is a new clean-slate type mobile communication system with characteristics such as high performance, low latency, and high availability. 5G NR can utilize all available spectrum resources, ranging from low frequency bands below 1 GHz to mid-frequency bands from 1 GHz to 10 GHz, and high frequency (millimeter wave) bands above 24 GHz.

[0003] The 6G (wireless communication) system aims for (i) very high data rates per device, (ii) a very large number of connected devices, (iii) global connectivity, (iv) very low latency, (v) reduced energy consumption of battery-free IoT (internet of things) devices, (vi) ultra-reliable connectivity, and (vii) connected intelligence with machine learning capabilities. The vision of the 6G system can be in four aspects: intelligent connectivity, deep connectivity, holographic connectivity, and ubiquitous connectivity, and the 6G system can satisfy requirements such as those shown in Table 1 below. For example, Table 1 may represent an example of the requirements for a 6G system.

[0004] Maximum data rate per device 1 Tbps E2E latency 1 ms Maximum spectral efficiency 100 bps / Hz Mobility support up to 1000 km / hr Satellite integration Fully AI Fully autonomous driving Fully XR Fully haptic communication Fully

[0005] In one embodiment, a method is provided for a device to perform wireless communication. The method may include the step of receiving a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and the step of the device receiving a midamble from the reader. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0006] In one embodiment, a device configured to perform wireless communication is provided. The device may include at least one transceiver; at least one processor; and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions. For example, the instructions may cause the device to: receive a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and receive a midamble from the reader, based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0007] In one embodiment, a processing device configured to control a device is provided. The processing device comprises at least one processor; and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, wherein the instructions, based on execution by the at least one processor, may cause the device to: receive a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and receive a midamble from the reader. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0008] In one embodiment, a non-transient computer-readable storage medium is provided for recording instructions. When the instructions are executed, the device may: receive a physical reader to device channel (PRDCH) from a reader; and receive a midamble from the reader. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol.

[0009] FIG. 1 illustrates a communication procedure between devices according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0010] FIG. 2 shows a radio protocol architecture according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0011] FIG. 3 shows the structure of a wireless frame according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0012] FIG. 4 shows a slot structure of a frame according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 5 shows an example of a BWP according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 6 shows a communication structure that can be provided in a 6G system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 7 shows an example of basic topologies according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 8 shows an example of a physical layer frame structure for R2D (reader-to-device) transmission according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 9 shows an example of a physical layer frame structure for D2R (device-to-reader) transmission according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 10 shows an example of reader-to-device (R2D) transmission based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 11 illustrates a problem in which R2D transmission is not aligned with OFDM symbol boundaries, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 12 illustrates a method for aligning R2D transmissions to OFDM symbol boundaries according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 13 illustrates a method in which a first device performs wireless communication according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 14 illustrates a method in which a second device performs wireless communication according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 15 shows a communication system (1) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 16 shows a wireless device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 17 shows a signal processing circuit for a transmission signal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 18 shows a wireless device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 19 shows a portable device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0028] In the present disclosure, "A or B" may mean "only A," "only B," or "both A and B." Alternatively, in the present disclosure, "A or B" may be interpreted as "A and / or B." For example, in the present disclosure, "A, B or C" may mean "only A," "only B," "only C," or "any combination of A, B and C."

[0029] A slash ( / ) or a comma used in the present disclosure may mean "and / or." For example, "A / B" may mean "A and / or B." Accordingly, "A / B" may mean "only A," "only B," or "both A and B." For example, "A, B, C" may mean "A, B or C."

[0030] In the present disclosure, "at least one of A and B" may mean "only A," "only B," or "both A and B." Additionally, in the present disclosure, the expressions "at least one of A or B" or "at least one of A and / or B" may be interpreted as synonymous with "at least one of A and B."

[0031] Additionally, in the present disclosure, "at least one of A, B and C" may mean "only A," "only B," "only C," or "any combination of A, B and C." Additionally, "at least one of A, B or C" or "at least one of A, B and / or C" may mean "at least one of A, B and C."

[0032] Additionally, parentheses used in the present disclosure may mean "for example." Specifically, when indicated as "control information (PDCCH)," "PDCCH" may be proposed as an example of "control information." In other words, the "control information" of the present disclosure is not limited to "PDCCH," and "PDCCH" may be proposed as an example of "control information." Furthermore, even when indicated as "control information (i.e., PDCCH)," "PDCCH" may be proposed as an example of "control information."

[0033] In the following explanation, 'when, if, in case of' can be replaced with 'based on'.

[0034] Technical features described individually within one drawing in this disclosure may be implemented individually or simultaneously.

[0035] In the present disclosure, a higher layer parameter may be a parameter that is set for the terminal, pre-set, or pre-defined. For example, a base station or a network may transmit the higher layer parameter to the terminal. For example, the higher layer parameter may be transmitted via radio resource control (RRC) signaling or medium access control (MAC) signaling.

[0036] In the present disclosure, "configured or defined" may be interpreted as being configured or pre-configured to a device through pre-defined signaling from a base station or network (e.g., SIB, MAC, RRC, DCI (downlink control information), etc.). In the present disclosure, "configured or defined" may be interpreted as being configured or pre-configured to a device through pre-defined signaling from another device (e.g., MAC, RRC, SCI (sidelink control information), control information signaled between devices, etc.). In the present disclosure, "configured or defined" may be interpreted as being pre-configured to a device.

[0037] In the present disclosure, user equipment (UE) may refer to a device, a portable device, a wireless device, etc. In the present disclosure, a base station (BS) may refer to a radio access network (RAN) node, a non-terrestrial network (NTN) cell / node, a transmission reception point (TRP), a network, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node, a device, a portable device, a wireless device, etc.

[0038] The technology proposed in this disclosure can be used in various wireless communication systems such as CDMA (code division multiple access), FDMA (frequency division multiple access), TDMA (time division multiple access), OFDMA (orthogonal frequency division multiple access), and SC-FDMA (single carrier frequency division multiple access). CDMA can be implemented with wireless technologies such as UTRA (universal terrestrial radio access) or CDMA2000. TDMA can be implemented with wireless technologies such as GSM (global system for mobile communications) / GPRS (general packet radio service) / EDGE (enhanced data rates for GSM evolution). OFDMA can be implemented with wireless technologies such as IEEE (institute of electrical and electronics engineers) 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802-20, E-UTRA (evolved UTRA), LTE (long term evolution), and 5G NR.

[0039] The technology proposed in this disclosure can be implemented as 6G wireless technology and can be applied to various 6G systems. For example, 6G systems may have key factors such as eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband), URLLC (ultra-reliable low latency communications), mMTC (massive machine-type communication), AI (artificial intelligence) integrated communication, tactile internet, high throughput, high network capacity, high energy efficiency, low backhaul and access network congestion, and enhanced data security.

[0040] FIG. 1 illustrates a communication procedure between devices according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 1 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0041] Referring to FIG. 1, in step S101, the first device and the second device can perform synchronization. For example, the first device may be a terminal and / or at least one of the devices proposed in the present disclosure. For example, the second device may be a base station, a network, a RAN node, an NTN node / cell, a TRP, a terminal and / or at least one of the devices proposed in the present disclosure. For example, the first device may perform an initial cell search operation. For example, the first device may detect at least one synchronization signal transmitted according to a rule predefined by the second device. Here, for example, the synchronization signal may include a plurality of synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signal, secondary synchronization signal, etc.) classified according to structure or use. Through this, the first device can identify the boundaries of the frame, subframe, time unit, slot, and / or symbol of the second device, and the first device can obtain information about the second device (e.g., cell identifier).

[0042] In step S103, the first device may obtain system information transmitted by the second device. For example, the system information may include information related to the attributes, characteristics, and / or capabilities of the second device that are necessary to connect to the second device and use the service. For example, the system information may be classified according to content (e.g., whether it is essential for connection), transmission structure (e.g., the channel used, whether it is provided on-demand), etc. For example, the system information may be classified into a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (SIB). For example, if necessary, the first device may transmit a signal requesting the system information prior to receiving the system information. For example, the request and provision of the system information may be performed after a random access procedure described later.

[0043] In step S105, the first device and the second device may perform a random access procedure. For example, the first device may transmit and / or receive at least one message for the random access procedure (e.g., random access preamble, random access response message, etc.) based on information related to the random access channel of the second device obtained through system information (e.g., channel location, channel structure, structure of supported preamble, etc.). For example, the first device may transmit a preamble (e.g., Msg1) through the random access channel, and the first device may receive a random access response message (e.g., Msg2). The first device may transmit a message (e.g., Msg3) containing information related to the first device (e.g., identification information) to the second device using scheduling information included in the random access response message, and the first device may receive a message (e.g., Msg4) for contention resolution and / or connection establishment. For example, Msg1 and Msg3 can be transmitted and received as a single message (e.g., MsgA), and / or Msg2 and Msg4 can be transmitted and received as a single message (e.g., MsgB).

[0044] In step S107, the first device and the second device may perform signaling of control information. Here, for example, the control information may be defined in various layers, such as a layer controlling the connection (e.g., a radio resource control (RRC) layer), a layer handling mapping between a logical channel and a transmission channel (e.g., a media access control (MAC) layer), and a layer handling a physical channel (e.g., a physical (PHY) layer). For example, the first device and the second device may perform at least one of signaling to establish a connection, signaling to determine settings related to communication, and / or signaling to indicate allocated resources. For example, the control information may be signaled / transmitted through a control channel. For example, the control information and / or the control channel may be used to schedule at least one of data, a data channel (e.g., a shared channel), and / or control information on the data channel.

[0045] In step S109, the first device and the second device may transmit and / or receive data. For example, the first device and the second device may process data based on signaling of control information and transmit and / or receive it. For example, when transmitting data, the first device or the second device may perform at least one of channel encoding, rate matching, scrambling, constellation mapping, layer mapping, waveform modulation, antenna mapping, and / or resource mapping on the information bits. For example, when receiving data, the first device or the second device may perform at least one of signal extraction from resources, antenna-specific waveform demodulation, signal placement considering layer mapping, constellation demapping, descrambling, and / or channel decoding.

[0046] For example, the layers of the radio interface protocol between the first device and the second device can be classified into L1 (layer 1), L2 (layer 2), L3 (layer 3), etc. For example, the physical layer belonging to layer 1 can provide an information transfer service using a physical channel, and the radio resource control (RRC) layer located at layer 3 can perform the role of controlling radio resources between the first device and the second device. To this end, for example, the RRC layer can exchange RRC messages between the first device and the second device.

[0047] FIG. 2 illustrates a radio protocol architecture according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 2 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of said embodiment may be omitted. For example, FIG. 2(a) may represent a radio protocol stack in the user plane for uplink communication or downlink communication, and FIG. 2(b) may represent a radio protocol stack in the control plane for uplink communication or downlink communication. For example, FIG. 2(c) may represent a radio protocol stack in the user plane for device-to-device communication, and FIG. 2(d) may represent a radio protocol stack in the control plane for device-to-device communication.

[0048] For example, the physical layer can provide information transmission services to upper layers using a physical channel. For example, the physical layer can be connected to the upper layer, the MAC (medium access control) layer, through a transport channel. For example, data can be transmitted between the MAC layer and the physical layer through a transport channel. For example, transport channels can be classified according to how and with what characteristics data is transmitted through a wireless interface. For example, data can be transmitted through a physical channel between different physical layers, e.g., between the physical layers of a first device and a second device. For example, the physical channel can be modulated using the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) method, and time and frequency can be utilized as wireless resources.

[0049] For example, the MAC layer can provide services to the upper layer, the RLC (radio link control) layer, through logical channels. For example, the MAC layer can provide mapping functions from multiple logical channels to multiple transmission channels. For example, the MAC layer can provide logical channel multiplexing functions through mapping from multiple logical channels to a single transmission channel. For example, the MAC sublayer can provide data transmission services over logical channels.

[0050] For example, the RLC layer can perform concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly of RLC service data units (SDUs). For example, to guarantee various quality of service (QoS) required by a radio bearer (RB), the RLC layer can provide three modes of operation: transparent mode (TM), unacknowledged mode (UM), and acknowledged mode (AM). For example, AM RLC can provide error correction through automatic repeat requests (ARQ).

[0051] For example, the RRC (radio resource control) layer may be defined only in the control plane. For example, the RRC layer may be responsible for controlling logical channels, transmission channels, and physical channels in relation to the configuration, reconfiguration, and release of radio bearers. For example, RB may refer to a logical path provided by the first layer (e.g., physical layer) and the second layer (e.g., MAC layer, RLC layer, PDCP (packet data convergence protocol) layer, SDAP (service data adaptation protocol) layer, etc.) for data transfer between a first device and a second device.

[0052] For example, the functions of the PDCP layer in the user plane may include the delivery of user data, header compression, and ciphering. For example, the functions of the PDCP layer in the control plane may include the delivery of control plane data and encryption / integrity protection.

[0053] For example, the establishment of an RB can mean the process of defining the characteristics of the wireless protocol layer and channel to provide specific services, and setting each specific parameter and method of operation. For example, an RB can be divided into two types: an SRB (signaling radio bearer) and a DRB (data radio bearer). For example, an SRB can be used as a channel to transmit RRC messages in the control plane, and a DRB can be used as a channel to transmit user data in the user plane.

[0054] For example, a downlink transmission channel may include at least one of a broadcast channel (BCH) that transmits system information and / or a shared channel (SCH) that transmits user traffic or control messages. For example, traffic or control messages for a downlink multicast or broadcast service may be transmitted via a downlink SCH or via a separate multicast channel (MCH). Meanwhile, an uplink transmission channel may include at least one of a random access channel (RACH) that transmits initial control messages and / or a shared channel (SCH) that transmits user traffic or control messages. For example, a logical channel located above the transmission channel and mapped to the transmission channel may include at least one of a broadcast control channel (BCCH), a paging control channel (PCCH), a common control channel (CCCH), a multicast control channel (MCCH), and / or a multicast traffic channel (MTCH).

[0055] FIG. 3 shows the structure of a wireless frame according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 3 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0056] Referring to FIG. 3, radio frames may be used, for example, in uplink transmission, downlink transmission, and / or device-to-device transmission. For example, a radio frame may have a length of 10 ms and may be defined as two 5 ms half-frames (HF). For example, a half-frame may contain five 1 ms subframes (SF). For example, a subframe may be divided into one or more slots, and the number of slots within a subframe may be determined by subcarrier spacing (SCS). For example, each slot may contain 12 or 14 OFDM(A) symbols according to a cyclic prefix (CP).

[0057] For example, when normal CP is used, each slot may contain 14 symbols. For example, when extended CP is used, each slot may contain 12 symbols. Here, for example, the symbols may include OFDM symbols (or CP-OFDM symbols) and SC-FDMA (single carrier-FDMA) symbols (or DFT-s-OFDM (Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-OFDM) symbols).

[0058] Table 2 below shows the number of symbols per slot (N) according to the SCS setting (u) when Normal CP or Extended CP is used. slot symb ), number of slots per frame (N frame,u slot ) and the number of slots per subframe (N subframe,u slot) exemplifies.

[0059] CP Type SCS (15*2 u )N slot symb N frame,u slot N subframe,u slot Normal CP 15kHz (u=0) 1410 130kHz (u=1) 1420 260kHz (u=2) 1440 4120kHz (u=3) 1480 8240kHz (u=4) 14160 16 Extended CP 60kHz (u=2) 1240 4

[0060] For example, OFDM(A) numerology (e.g., SCS, CP length, etc.) may be configured differently among multiple cells merged into a single terminal. Accordingly, the (absolute time) interval of a time resource (e.g., subframe, slot, or TTI (transmit time interval)) composed of the same number of symbols may be configured differently among the merged cells. For example, in the present disclosure, time resources such as subframes, slots, TTI, etc. may be referred to as time units.

[0061] For example, multiple numerologies or SCSs may be supported to support various services. For example, if the SCS is 15 kHz, a wide area in traditional cellular bands may be supported, and if the SCS is 30 kHz / 60 kHz, dense-urban, lower latency, and wider carrier bandwidth may be supported. For example, if the SCS is 60 kHz or higher, a bandwidth greater than 24.25 GHz may be supported to overcome phase noise.

[0062] FIG. 4 shows a slot structure of a frame according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 4 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0063] Referring to FIG. 4, for example, a slot may include multiple symbols in the time domain. For example, a carrier may include multiple subcarriers in the frequency domain. For example, a resource block (RB) may be defined as multiple consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain. For example, a bandwidth part (BWP) may be defined as multiple consecutive (P)RBs ((physical) resource blocks) in the frequency domain and may correspond to a single numerology (e.g., SCS, CP length, etc.). For example, a carrier may include up to N BWPs (where N is a positive integer). For example, data communication may be performed through an active BWP. For example, each element may be referred to as a resource element (RE) in a resource grid and may be mapped to a single complex symbol.

[0064] For example, a BWP can be a continuous set of PRBs in a given numerology. For example, a PRB can be selected from a continuous subset of common resource blocks (CRBs) for a given numerology on a given carrier.

[0065] For example, the BWP may be at least one of an active BWP, an initial BWP, and / or a default BWP. For example, the terminal may not monitor downlink radio link quality on DL BWPs other than the active DL BWP on the PCell (primary cell). For example, the terminal may not receive PDCCH (physical downlink control channel), PDSCH (physical downlink shared channel), or CSI-RS (channel state information-reference signal) (except for RRM (radio resource management)) outside of the active DL BWP. For example, the terminal may not trigger CSI (channel state information) reporting for an inactive DL BWP. For example, the terminal may not transmit PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) or PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) outside of the active UL (uplink) BWP. For example, for the downlink, the initial BWP can be given as a consecutive set of resource blocks (RBs) for the remaining minimum system information (RMSI) CORESET (control resource set) (set by the physical broadcast channel (PBCH)). For example, for the uplink, the initial BWP can be given by the system information block (SIB) for the random access procedure. For example, the default BWP can be set by the upper layer. For example, the initial value of the default BWP can be the initial DL BWP.For energy saving, if the terminal fails to detect DCI (downlink control information) for a certain period, the terminal can switch the active BWP of the terminal to the default BWP.

[0066] FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a BWP according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 5 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted. In the embodiment of FIG. 5, it is assumed that there are three BWPs.

[0067] Referring to FIG. 5, for example, a common resource block (CRB) may be a numbered carrier resource block from one end of the carrier band to the other, and a PRB may be a numbered resource block within each BWP. For example, point A may indicate a common reference point for the resource block grid.

[0068] For example, BWP is point A, offset from point A (N start BWP ) and bandwidth (N size BWP It can be set by ). For example, point A may be an external reference point of the PRB of a carrier where the subcarrier 0 of all numerologies (e.g., all numerologies supported by the network in that carrier) are aligned. For example, offset may be the PRB interval between the lowest subcarrier in a given numerology and point A. For example, bandwidth may be the number of PRBs in a given numerology.

[0069] FIG. 6 illustrates a communication structure that can be provided in a 6G system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 6 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of said embodiments may be omitted.

[0070] As core implementation technologies for 6G systems, technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), THz (Terahertz) communication, optical wireless technology, free space optical transmission (FSO) backhaul networks, massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output) technology, blockchain, 3D networking, quantum communication, unmanned aerial vehicles, cell-free communication, wireless information and energy transfer (WIET), integration of sensing and communication, integration of access backhaul networks, holographic beamforming, big data analysis, and large intelligent surface (LIS) can be adopted.

[0071] Below, Ambient IoT (A-IoT) will be explained.

[0072] A-IoT can be a new type of device or segment that operates solely on energy harvested from the surrounding environment. For example, A-IoT can refer to a new class of Internet of Things devices that operate by being powered by various energy sources harvestable from the surrounding environment, such as radio waves, light, motion, and thermal energy.

[0073] For example, active signal generation and / or backscattering may be one of the communication technologies considered to achieve low-power operation of A-IoT devices. For example, backscattering is a widely used technique in radio frequency identification (RFID) that can enable a device to communicate with a network by reflecting incident waves after modulating them with information to be transmitted. For example, the device may be powered by an incident RF signal or stored energy.

[0074] For example, A-IoT devices can be classified into various device types, such as passive, semi-passive, and active, depending on the energy storage and transmission signal generation methods. For example, a passive device does not have an energy storage device (e.g., a capacitor) and can communicate based on backscatter communication technology. For example, a semi-passive device has an energy storage device and can communicate using backscatter communication technology with the assistance of the energy storage device. For example, an active device has an energy storage device and can communicate by actively generating signals using active RF components and stored energy. For example, in the present disclosure, the following three types of IoT devices may be considered. For example, device A may be a device without energy storage and without independent signal generation (e.g., a device supporting backscatter transmission). For example, device B may be a device with energy storage and without independent signal generation (e.g., a device supporting backscatter transmission). In this case, for example, the use of the stored energy may include amplification of the reflected signal. For example, device C may be a device with energy storage and independent signal generation (e.g., a device with an active RF component for transmission).

[0075] For example, the types of A-IoT devices can be classified into two as follows. For example, a Type 1 device has a maximum power consumption of approximately 1 uW, is capable of energy storage, has no amplification function, and can perform transmission by backscattering a carrier wave (CW) provided from an external source (e.g., a reader such as a base station or terminal, or a separate node). For example, a Type 2 device has a maximum power consumption of approximately several hundred uW, is capable of energy storage, has an amplification function, and can perform transmission by backscattering a carrier wave (CW) provided from an external source (e.g., a reader such as a base station or terminal, or a separate node) or by using a signal generated internally.

[0076] For example, in addition to the classification methods described above, the type / class of an A-IoT device may be distinguished based on parameters associated with device characteristics (e.g., presence / capacity of energy storage, degree of energy / power consumption, presence / capability of amplification, presence / capability of a band-pass filter (BPF), supported DL / UL transmission method(s), etc.) or combinations of parameters. Here, for example, the BPF capability may be distinguished by the 3-dB bandwidth of the supported BPF, sharpness, etc., and the UL transmission methods may be distinguished by, for example, backscattered UL transmission, UL transmission by internal signal generation, etc.

[0077] In addition, the type / class of an A-IoT device may be subdivided based on parameters associated with the above device characteristics (e.g., presence / capacity of energy storage, degree of energy / power consumption, presence / capability of amplification, presence / capability of a band-pass filter (BPF), supported DL / UL transmission method(s), etc.) or combinations of such parameters. For example, the above-described Type 2 device may be classified into Type 2a when it performs transmission by backscattering a carrier wave (CW) provided from an external source (e.g., a reader such as a base station or terminal, or a separate node), and Type 2b when it performs transmission using a signal generated internally. In this case, Types 2a and 2b may be identical in that they have a maximum power consumption of approximately several hundred uW, are capable of energy storage, and have amplification capabilities.

[0078] For example, the following basic topologies may be considered to support A-IoT devices in indoor and outdoor scenarios. For example, basic topologies may include a direct connection between a base station and an A-IoT device, a connection between a base station, an intermediate node, and an A-IoT device, support for connection by an auxiliary node, and / or a connection between a terminal and an A-IoT device. The basic topologies proposed in this disclosure are merely examples, and the proposals of this disclosure may be extended and applied to other topologies.

[0079] FIG. 7 illustrates examples of basic topologies according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 7 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of said embodiment may be omitted.

[0080] FIG. 7(a) illustrates a topology (e.g., Topology 1) in which a base station and an A-IoT device are directly connected according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 7(a), the A-IoT device can communicate directly and bidirectionally with the base station. For example, communication between the base station and the A-IoT device may include A-IoT data and / or signals. For example, A-IoT data and / or signals may be transmitted or received based on a control channel and / or a data channel (e.g., a shared channel). In the embodiment of FIG. 7(a), the base station transmitting to the A-IoT device and the base station receiving from the A-IoT device may be different. For example, in Topology 1, the base station and the A-IoT device in a micro-cell environment may communicate directly with each other. For example, the base station may be located at a co-site with a base station equipped with existing 3GPP technology.

[0081] FIG. 7(b) illustrates a topology (e.g., Topology 2) in which a base station and an A-IoT device are connected through an intermediate node (IN) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 7(b), the A-IoT device can communicate bidirectionally with the intermediate node between the device and the base station. Here, for example, the intermediate node may be an A-IoT-enabled relay, IAB node, terminal, repeater, etc. For example, the intermediate node may transmit A-IoT data and / or signals between the base station and the A-IoT device. For example, A-IoT data and / or signals may be transmitted or received based on a control channel and / or data channel (e.g., shared channel). In the embodiment of FIG. 7(b), the intermediate node transmitting to the A-IoT device and the intermediate node receiving from the A-IoT device may be different. For example, in the above topology 2, an intermediate node may exist between the base station in the macro-cell environment and the A-IoT device. For example, the base station may be located at a co-site with a base station equipped with existing 3GPP technology. For example, the intermediate node may be limited to a terminal, and the intermediate node may be located indoors. For example, in the above topology 2, IN may act as a leader.

[0082] FIG. 7(c) and / or FIG. 7(d) illustrates a topology (e.g., Topology 3) supported by an assisting node (AN) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 7(c), the assisting node may be supported for downlink reception. For example, an A-IoT device may transmit data / signals to a base station, and the A-IoT device may receive data / signals from the assisting node. Referring to FIG. 7(d), the assisting node may be supported for uplink transmission. For example, the A-IoT device may receive data / signals from a base station, and the A-IoT device may transmit data / signals to the assisting node. Here, for example, the assisting node may be an A-IoT-enabled relay, IAB node, terminal, repeater, etc.

[0083] FIG. 7(e) illustrates a topology (e.g., Topology 4) in which a terminal and an A-IoT device are directly connected according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 7(e), the A-IoT device can communicate bidirectionally with the terminal. For example, communication between the terminal and the A-IoT device may include A-IoT data and / or signals. For example, A-IoT data and / or signals may be transmitted or received based on a control channel and / or a data channel (e.g., a shared channel).

[0084] For example, CW waveforms can be supported in various types. For instance, the type of CW waveform can be a single-tone CW waveform or a somewhat complex multi-tone CW waveform. For instance, single-tone CW may be advantageous over multi-tone CW in terms of the multiplexing capacity of tags or readers and in terms of interference, as it uses fewer resources. On the other hand, multi-tone CW has advantages, such as the ability to deliver more energy when transmitting CW over DL and to secure greater coverage on a single device.

[0085] Considering the advantages of these different CW waveform types, multiple CW waveform types may be supported in an A-IoT system, and the base station / IN / AN / UE may configure the CW waveform type. For example, one or more CW waveform types supported in the A-IoT communication system may be pre-configured / defined, and the base station / IN / AN / UE may select one of the one or more supported CW waveform types and transmit it to an A-IoT device. For example, the base station / IN / AN / UE may configure / instruct / display the selected CW waveform type to the A-IoT device in the form of a command / message transmitted as a preamble / frame-sync or payload.

[0086] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a physical layer frame structure for R2D (reader-to-device) transmission according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 8 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of said embodiments may be omitted.

[0087] Referring to FIG. 8, an R2D transmission may include at least one of a start indicator part (SIP), a clock acquisition part (CAP), a physical reader-to-device channel (PRDCH), and / or an R2D postamble. For example, the SIP and / or CAP may be included in the R-TAS (R2D timing acquisition signal). For example, the SIP may be the start indicator part of the R-TAS. For example, the CAP may be the clock acquisition part of the R-TAS. For example, the SIP may be a signal for the reader to explicitly notify the device of the start of transmission. For example, the CAP may be a signal for providing clock information necessary to interpret the subsequent channel. For example, the PRDCH may be a physical layer channel through which data and / or control information that the reader intends to convey to the device is transmitted. For example, the PRDCH may include a transmission block received from an upper layer (e.g., MAC). For example, the R2D postamble can be located at the very end of the frame and can indicate that the PRDCH transmission is complete.

[0088] FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a physical layer frame structure for device-to-reader (D2R) transmission according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 9 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of said embodiments may be omitted.

[0089] Referring to FIG. 9, the D2R transmission may include at least one of a preamble, a midamble, a postamble, and / or a physical device-to-reader channel (PDRCH). In the embodiment of FIG. 9, the midamble located after the PDRCH may be referred to as the postamble.

[0090] FIG. 10 illustrates an example of reader-to-device (R2D) transmission based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 10 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of said embodiments may be omitted.

[0091] Referring to FIG. 10(a), M chips can be mapped within a single OFDM symbol. For example, consecutive chips with indices from 0 to M-1 can be mapped within a single OFDM symbol. For example, M can be a positive integer.

[0092] Referring to FIG. 10(b), for example, the number of chips within an OFDM symbol for SIP may be 4. For example, in the segment after SIP (e.g., CAP, PRDCH, postamble, and / or padding), the number of chips per OFDM symbol may be selected by the reader. For example, the reader may select one value from the set {2, 6, 12, 24}. In the embodiment of FIG. 10(b), M is assumed to be 12. For example, to align the R2D transmission by symbol, padding may be included in the last part of the R2D transmission.

[0093] Meanwhile, according to conventional technology, methods have been proposed to align specific signals to OFDM symbol boundaries in order to prevent signal distortion in OFDM-based transmission. However, in R2D transmission (or D2R transmission) within the field of Ambient IoT (A-IoT) technology, although it is considered that the R2D X-amble (e.g., R2D preamble, R2D midamble, or R2D postamble) for R2D timing acquisition can be transmitted not only before PRDCH transmission but also during PRDCH transmission, a structure for transmitting the R2D X-amble so that it is aligned to OFDM symbol boundaries is not clearly defined. For example, when an R2D X-amble is configured on a chip-by-chip basis, some of the chips in the R2D X-amble may not be aligned with OFDM symbol boundaries, or the chips aligned with OFDM symbol boundaries may be located in the middle of the R2D X-amble. In this case, for instance, multiple chips constituting the R2D X-amble may contain the cyclic prefix (CP) of an OFDM symbol, which may lead to problems such as reduced continuity of the R2D X-amble, decreased timing acquisition performance based on the R2D X-amble, and reduced reliability of R2D signal detection.

[0094] For example, the problems of the aforementioned conventional technology can be illustrated as shown in Fig. 11.

[0095] FIG. 11 illustrates a problem in which R2D transmission is not aligned with OFDM symbol boundaries, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 11 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of said embodiments may be omitted.

[0096] Referring to FIG. 11, for example, R2D transmission or PRDCH transmission may be performed across multiple OFDM symbols. Additionally, for example, an R2D X-amble may be transmitted together during PRDCH transmission. Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the transmission of PRDCH or R2D X-amble may not be aligned with OFDM symbol boundaries. In this case, for example, the chip pattern of the R2D X-amble may be fragmented by inserting a CP in the middle of the R2D X-amble, which may distort energy detection, edge detection, or pattern-based detection. Alternatively, for example, the detection method or control performed based on the start or end time of the R2D X-amble may become unstable.

[0097] Therefore, in an A-IoT system, when a reader coexisting with NR transmits an R2D signal / channel, generating the R2D signal / channel in alignment with the OFDM symbol boundary can have advantages in terms of reader implementation.

[0098] In this disclosure, a method and apparatus are proposed for aligning an R2D signal / channel (e.g., R2D X-amble (hereinafter, "X-amble" in this disclosure may mean any one of "preamble," "midamble," or "postamble") transmitted by a reader in an A-IoT system to an NR OFDM symbol boundary.

[0099] In the transmission structure of PRDCH and R2D X-amble considered in this disclosure, an R2D preamble may be transmitted before the PRDCH transmission, an R2D midamble may be transmitted during the PRDCH transmission, and an R2D postamble may be transmitted after the PRDCH transmission. In this case, for example, the PRDCH may be divided into two or more parts to transmit the R2D midamble, and each of the divided PRDCHs can be represented as a part of the whole PRDCH. Therefore, the PRDCH mentioned in the method proposed below may be the whole PRDCH or a partial PRDCH.

[0100] [Method #1] A method for defining / setting the transmission start time and / or transmission end time of an R2D X-Amble (preamble / midamble / postamble) so that they are aligned with NR OFDM symbol boundaries.

[0101] For example, the transmission start and / or transmission end times of an R2D X-amble (e.g., midamble and / or postamble) can be defined / configured to be aligned with the NR OFDM symbol boundary (including the CP (cyclic prefix)) for transmission. To this end, the reader can be defined / configured to provide the device with the information necessary for timing alignment.

[0102] For example, the reader may define / configure to set / instruct the device (hereinafter, in this disclosure, 'device' may mean an 'A-IoT device' or an 'EH (energy harvesting) device') the timing gap from the time the PRDCH transmission ends to the time the R2D X-amble transmission begins. In this case, for example, the information may be provided through a PRDCH (e.g., a control part and / or a data part) that transmits paging information (and / or a query, query rep, or query adjustment), or the timing gap between the PRDCH and the X-amble connected thereto may be provided through L1 / L2 control information of a specific PRDCH. For example, a device that receives this can be configured to determine in advance where the X-amble will be transmitted by applying the timing gap value from the time the PRDCH transmission ends, and to receive it.

[0103] Alternatively, for example, it can be defined / configured to transmit with zero padding appended after the end of the PRDCH transmission. In this case, for example, the reader can be configured to append zero padding after the end of the PRDCH transmission so that the start time of the R2D X-amble transmission aligns with the NR OFDM symbol boundary, and can be defined / configured to provide the number of zero padding bits used to the device. In this case, for example, the information may be provided through a PRDCH (e.g., control part or data part) that transmits paging information (and / or query, query rep, or query adjustment), or the length of the zero padding bits to be appended immediately after the PRDCH may be provided through the L1 / L2 control information of a specific PRDCH. For example, a receiving device can be configured to receive the information after determining that zero padding is transmitted for the amount of information from the time the PRDCH transmission ends and then determining that an X-amble will be transmitted. Additionally, zero padding and / or additional information up to the NR OFDM symbol boundary area may be transmitted after sequence information defined / set for the R2D X-amble (e.g., 111 or 000 or 111000 or 000111, considering Manchester coding) is indicated so that the transmission can end at the NR OFDM symbol boundary including the PRDCH and the R2D X-amble.At this time, for example, the length of the zero padding bit can be set / instructed by the reader as described above, and if additional information is transmitted, the reader can set / instruct the length of the bits of the additional information and the type of the information.

[0104] For example, in the above-described embodiment(s), the length of the timing gap and / or the length of the zero padding bit set / instructed by the reader may be set to be smaller than the length of the X-amble. This allows the X-amble to be defined / configured to end at the OFDM symbol boundary by setting the X-amble to be transmitted without a timing gap and / or zero padding when the length remaining from the end of the PRDCH transmission to the NR OFDM symbol boundary is equal to the length of the X-amble. Alternatively, for example, when the length remaining from the end of the PRDCH transmission to the NR OFDM symbol boundary is greater than the length of the X-amble, a timing gap and / or zero padding of a length excluding the length of the X-amble from the remaining length may be provided, and the X-amble may be defined / configured to end at the OFDM symbol boundary. Alternatively, for example, if the remaining length from the end of the PRDCH transmission to the NR OFDM symbol boundary is greater than the length of the X-amble, a timing gap and / or zero padding of the length excluding the length of the X-amble from the remaining length may be provided, and the X-amble is transmitted immediately after the PRDCH transmission, and then the specified timing gap and / or zero padding value is added after the X-amble so that the subsequent PRDCH can be defined / configured to restart at the NR OFDM symbol boundary. Thus, for example, the length of the timing gap and / or zero padding bit may always be set to be smaller than the length of the X-amble.

[0105] Meanwhile, instead of adding a timing gap and / or zero padding between the PRDCH and the R2D X-amble as described above, the reader may provide the device with the length of the R2D X-amble to be transmitted, thereby setting the transmission start time and / or transmission end time of the PRDCH and / or the subsequent R2D X-amble to be NR OFDM symbol boundaries. In this case, for example, the information may be provided through a PRDCH (e.g., a control part or a data part) that transmits paging information (and / or a query, query rep, or query adjustment), or the length of the R2D X-amble may be provided through L1 / L2 control information of a specific PRDCH. In this case, for example, sequences that can be used for each length of the R2D X-Amble may be defined / configured in advance in the specifications, and the device can expect that one of the sequences predefined / configured for that length will be transmitted as the R2D X-Amble depending on the length of the R2D X-Amble provided by the reader.

[0106] For example, the R2D X-Amble-related information provided by the reader (e.g., timing gap, length of zero padding bit, length of X-Amble, etc.) may be set / instructed as a single common value regardless of the type of R2D X-Amble (e.g., mid-Amble or post-Amble), or may be set / instructed individually for each type of R2D X-Amble, or for each R2D X-Amble (e.g., when the Nth mid-Amble is transmitted and the 1st post-Amble is transmitted, N+1 length information for each X-Amble).

[0107] For example, the padding method proposed in this disclosure was an OFF state or low-voltage padding in R2D OOK transmission, but additionally, padding methods such as an ON state or high-voltage padding in R2D OOK transmission, or a method of holding the last chip state, may be considered. For example, since one of the R-TAS design criteria is to define a form not used in R2D transmission (e.g., a violation pattern), ON padding may be required in preparation for cases where the SIP is defined in a form such as {ON, OFF, OFF, OFF}.

[0108] Alternatively, a method of applying different padding depending on the violation pattern used in the R-TAS (e.g., SIP (start-indicator part), CAP (clock acquisition part)) and X-Ambble may also be considered. For example, if the violation pattern used in the R-TAS and X-Ambble includes {OFF, OFF, OFF}, a padding method for the ON state may be applied, and if the violation pattern used in the R-TAS and X-Ambble includes {ON, ON, ON}, a padding method for the OFF state may be applied.

[0109] Alternatively, a method of applying different padding depending on the length for which padding is required can also be considered. For example, when the length for which padding is required is short (e.g., 1 chip: a short length that is not mistaken for a violation pattern), padding can be performed using ON / OFF state padding or a method of holding the last chip state, and when the length for which padding is required is long (e.g., 2 chips: a length that can be mistaken for a violation pattern when including the last chip state), a method of applying different padding depending on the violation pattern used in the proposed R-TAS and / or X-Ambble can be applied.

[0110] Alternatively, for example, a method of adding padding at the codeword level when performing padding can also be considered. For example, when zero padding is performed when Manchester encoding is applied, 1-bit zero padding can be set to {OFF, ON}, and 2-bit 1-padding can be set to {ON, OFF}, {ON, OFF}, etc. Alternatively, for example, a method of padding can also be considered by repeating the codeword for a specific (e.g., the last) bit among the (coded) data bits located immediately before the padding (e.g., the last two chips when Manchester encoding is applied).

[0111] [Method #2] Method to define the unit of PRDCH repetition as a multiple of the NR OFDM symbol length

[0112] For example, when a reader transmits PRDCH, it may also consider repeated transmission at the bit level or block level (considering coverage enhancement).

[0113] In this case, for example, when defining the unit for repeating PRDCH, it can be set to be a multiple of the NR OFDM symbol length. For example, when repeating PRDCH at the bit level (or block level), the base unit for repeating can be defined / set to N OFDM symbol lengths (including CP) (e.g., if 15 kHz SCS is used in NR DL BWP, base unit for repeating = N * (66.67 us + 4.69 us), where N is a positive integer). For example, along with this, the transmission start point of PRDCH can be defined to be the NR OFDM symbol boundary after the R2D preamble (= R-TAS (e.g., R2D timing acquisition signal)) is transmitted. For example, if configured as described above, the start and end points of the PRDCH repeat transmission can be defined / configured so that they are always aligned with the NR OFDM symbol boundary, and when the R2D X-amble is transmitted during the PRDCH transmission and / or at the end of the transmission, it can naturally start at the NR OFDM symbol boundary. For example, if the device determines the PRDCH repeat transmission unit and the PRDCH transmission timing as described above, it can expect the R2D X-amble to also always be transmitted at the NR OFDM symbol boundary.

[0114] Additionally, for example, a method of defining the length of the R2D X-amble as a multiple of the NR OFDM symbol length can also be considered. For example, the length of the R2D X-amble can be defined / set to the length of M OFDM symbols (including CP) (e.g., if a 15 kHz SCS is used in the NR DL BWP, the base unit of repeated transmission = m*(66.67 us + 4.69 us)). However, for example, if the length of the R2D X-amble is not defined / set as a multiple of the NR OFDM symbol length (e.g., if the length of the R2D X-amble is greater than K-1 NR OFDM symbol lengths and less than K NR OFDM symbol lengths), the reader may provide a timing gap from the transmission of the R2D X-amble to the NR OFDM symbol boundary, or zero padding may be performed before or after the R2D X-amble to satisfy the NR OFDM symbol boundary, thereby defining / setting the subsequent PRDCH so that it starts at the NR OFDM symbol boundary. Alternatively, for example, the R2D X-amble may be transmitted repeatedly so that the subsequent PRDCH starts at the NR OFDM symbol boundary. For example, the device may subsequently be defined / configured to perform reception of the R2D X-amble and PRDCH (for repeated transmission) by receiving prior settings / instructions from the reader that there is zero padding or a timing gap before or after the R2D X-amble.

[0115] For example, the zero / one (e.g., off / on) padding operation proposed in this disclosure may also be considered as an operation performed in units of chip duration. For example, to account for the case where the first codeword of a PRDCH is transmitted across the OFDM symbol boundary, padding may be defined / configured such that a single chip duration of the PRDCH remains from the OFDM symbol boundary. For example, it may be defined so that the first chip of the first codeword of the PRDCH is mapped to the very last part of the corresponding OFDM symbol. For example, the case of repeated transmission of the R2D X-amble and / or PRDCH may also be considered in a similar manner in units of chip duration.

[0116] For example, in the method(s) proposed in the present disclosure, the timing value that is predefined / set and / or set / indicated by the reader may be set in units of chip(s), codeword(s), NR OFDM symbol(s), or NR slot, or may be set / indicated to a time unit (e.g., Tc) after defining a time unit for A-IoT, or set / indicated to a multiple of that time unit, etc.

[0117] FIG. 12 illustrates a method for aligning R2D transmissions to OFDM symbol boundaries according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 12 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of said embodiments may be omitted.

[0118] Referring to Fig. 12, in R2D transmission, the R2D midamble can be configured to be aligned with the OFDM symbol boundary.

[0119] For example, referring to FIG. 12(a), padding (e.g., zero padding) can be set so that the end of the R2D midamble is aligned with the OFDM symbol boundary. For example, based on padding being set between the R2D midamble and the first PRDCH prior to the R2D midamble, the end of the R2D midamble can be aligned with the OFDM symbol boundary, and the start of the second PRDCH after the R2D midamble can be aligned with the OFDM symbol boundary. In this case, for example, the first PRDCH and the second PRDCH may each be a part of a PRDCH that is divided by inserting the transmission of the R2D midamble in the middle of a single PRDCH transmission. Or, for example, the first PRDCH and the second PRDCH may be different PRDCH transmissions.

[0120] Alternatively, for example, referring to FIG. 12(b), padding (e.g., zero padding) may be set so that the start of the R2D midamble is aligned with the OFDM symbol boundary. For example, based on the padding set between the R2D midamble and the second PRDCH after the R2D midamble, the start of the R2D midamble may be aligned with the OFDM symbol boundary, and the end of the first PRDCH before the R2D midamble may be aligned with the OFDM symbol boundary. In this case, for example, the first PRDCH and the second PRDCH may each be a part of a PRDCH that is divided by inserting the transmission of the R2D midamble in the middle of a single PRDCH transmission. Alternatively, for example, the first PRDCH and the second PRDCH may be different PRDCH transmissions.

[0121] FIG. 13 illustrates a method in which a first device performs wireless communication according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 13 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0122] Referring to FIG. 13, at step S1310, a first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device) may receive a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a second device (e.g., a reader). At step S1320, the first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device) may receive a midamble from the second device (e.g., a reader). For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0123] For example, based on the padding, the start of the midamble or the end of the midamble can be aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0124] For example, based on the padding being set after the midamble, the start of the midamble can be aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0125] For example, based on the padding being set prior to the midamble, the end of the midamble can be aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0126] For example, based on the padding being set from the PRDCH to the boundary of the OFDM symbol, the start of the midamble can be aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0127] For example, based on the fact that the length of the interval from the PRDCH to the boundary of the OFDM symbol is greater than the length of the midamble, the padding is set before the midamble, so that the end of the midamble can be aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0128] For example, based on the fact that the length of the midamble is not a multiple of the length of the OFDM symbol, the padding may be set so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0129] For example, based on the reception of the midamble during the reception of the PRDCH, padding may be set between the midamble and the first part of the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0130] For example, based on the reception of the PRDCH, the midamble is received, and the midamble is repeatedly transmitted, the end of the midamble and the beginning of the first part of the PRDCH can be aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol. For example, the padding can be set between the midamble and the second part of the PRDCH so that the end of the midamble and the beginning of the first part are aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

[0131] Additionally, for example, a first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device) may obtain setting information related to timing alignment from the second device (e.g., a reader). For example, the setting information may include information related to at least one of the number of bits of the padding or the length of the padding.

[0132] For example, the pattern associated with the padding can be set as a violation pattern associated with the mid-ampl.

[0133] For example, the pattern associated with the padding can be set as the inverse pattern of the violation pattern associated with the mid-ampl.

[0134] For example, the padding can be set to codeword-level padding.

[0135] For example, the padding may be set by repeating a specific bit among one or more data bits located prior to the padding.

[0136] The proposed method above may be applied to a device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. First, a processor (102) of a first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device) (100) may control a transceiver (106) to receive a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a second device (e.g., a reader). Then, the processor (102) of the first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device) (100) may control a transceiver (106) to receive a midamble from the second device (e.g., a reader). For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0137] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a device configured to perform wireless communication may be provided. For example, the device may include at least one transceiver; at least one processor; and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions. For example, the instructions may cause the device to: receive a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and receive a midamble from the reader, based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0138] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing device configured to control a device may be provided. For example, the processing device may include at least one processor; and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions. For example, the instructions may cause the device to: receive a physical reader to device channel (PRDCH) from a reader; and receive a midamble from the reader, based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol.

[0139] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transient computer-readable storage medium recording instructions may be provided. For example, when the instructions are executed, the device may: receive a physical reader to device channel (PRDCH) from a reader; and receive a midamble from the reader. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol.

[0140] FIG. 14 illustrates a method in which a second device performs wireless communication according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 14 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0141] Referring to FIG. 14, at step S1410, a second device (e.g., a reader) can transmit a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) to a first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device). At step S1420, the second device (e.g., a reader) can transmit a midamble to the first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device). For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0142] The proposed method above may be applied to a device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. First, a processor (202) of a second device (e.g., a reader) (200) may control a transceiver (206) to transmit a PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) to a first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device). Then, the processor (202) of the second device (e.g., a reader) (200) may control a transceiver (206) to transmit a midamble to the first device (e.g., an A-IoT device or an EH device). For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

[0143] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a reader configured to perform wireless communication may be provided. For example, the reader may include at least one transceiver; at least one processor; and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions. For example, the instructions may cause the reader to: transmit a physical reader to device channel (PRDCH) to a device based on execution by the at least one processor; and transmit a midamble to the device. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol.

[0144] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing device configured to control a reader may be provided. For example, the processing device may include at least one processor; and at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions. For example, the instructions may cause the reader to: transmit a physical reader to device channel (PRDCH) to a device based on execution by the at least one processor; and transmit a midamble to the device. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol.

[0145] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transient computer-readable storage medium recording instructions may be provided. For example, when the instructions are executed, the reader may cause a device to transmit a physical reader to device channel (PRDCH); and to transmit a midamble to the device. For example, padding may be set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol.

[0146] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the transmission of an R2D X-amble can be controlled to align with OFDM symbol boundaries by inserting padding between the R2D X-amble and the PRDCH so that the R2D X-amble is aligned with OFDM symbol boundaries. In this case, for example, even when the R2D X-amble is configured as a chip unit, the start or end of the R2D X-amble can be aligned with OFDM symbol boundaries, and the inclusion of cyclic prefixes (CPs) of OFDM symbols between multiple chips constituting the R2D X-amble can be prevented. As a result, for example, a continuous chip structure of the R2D X-amble can be maintained, the timing acquisition performance based on the R2D X-amble can be improved, and the reliability of R2D signal detection can be improved.

[0147] Various embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with one another.

[0148] The following describes an apparatus to which various embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied.

[0149] Although not limited to this, the various descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or flowcharts of operation disclosed in this document may be applied to various fields requiring wireless communication / connection (e.g., 5G) between devices.

[0150] Examples are provided in more detail below with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings and descriptions, the same reference numerals may represent the same or corresponding hardware blocks, software blocks, or function blocks unless otherwise described.

[0151] FIG. 15 shows a communication system (1) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 15 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0152] Referring to FIG. 15, a communication system (1) to which various embodiments of the present disclosure are applied includes a wireless device, a base station, and a network. Here, the wireless device refers to a device that performs communication using wireless access technology (e.g., 5G NR (New RAT), LTE (Long Term Evolution)) and may be referred to as a communication / wireless / 5G device. Although not limited thereto, the wireless device may include a robot (100a), a vehicle (100b-1, 100b-2), an XR (eXtended Reality) device (100c), a hand-held device (100d), a home appliance (100e), an IoT (Internet of Thing) device (100f), and an AI device / server (400). For example, the vehicle may include a vehicle equipped with wireless communication functions, an autonomous vehicle, a vehicle capable of performing inter-vehicle communication, etc. Here, the vehicle may include an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (e.g., a drone) and / or an Aerial Vehicle (AV) (e.g., Advanced Air Mobility). The XR device includes an Augmented Reality (AR) / Virtual Reality (VR) / Mixed Reality (MR) device and may be implemented in the form of a Head-Mounted Device (HMD), a Head-Up Display (HUD) equipped in a vehicle, a television, a smartphone, a computer, a wearable device, a home appliance, digital signage, a vehicle, a robot, etc. The portable device may include a smartphone, a smartpad, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, smart glasses), a computer (e.g., a laptop, etc.). The home appliance may include a TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine, etc. The IoT device may include a sensor, a smart meter, etc. For example, a base station and a network may be implemented as a wireless device, and a specific wireless device (200a) may operate as a base station / network node to other wireless devices.

[0153] Here, the wireless communication technology implemented in the wireless devices (100a to 100f) of this specification may include LTE, NR, and 6G, as well as Narrowband Internet of Things for low-power communication. For example, NB-IoT technology may be an example of LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) technology and may be implemented according to standards such as LTE Cat NB1 and / or LTE Cat NB2, but is not limited to the names mentioned above. Additionally, or generally, the wireless communication technology implemented in the wireless devices (100a to 100f) of this specification may perform communication based on LTE-M technology. For example, LTE-M technology may be an example of LPWAN technology and may be referred to by various names such as eMTC (enhanced Machine Type Communication). For example, LTE-M technology may be implemented in at least one of various standards such as 1) LTE CAT 0, 2) LTE Cat M1, 3) LTE Cat M2, 4) LTE non-BL (non-Bandwidth Limited), 5) LTE-MTC, 6) LTE Machine Type Communication, and / or 7) LTE M, and is not limited to the names mentioned above. Additionally or generally, wireless communication technology implemented in the wireless devices (100a to 100f) of this specification may include at least one of ZigBee, Bluetooth, and Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) for low-power communication, and is not limited to the names mentioned above. As an example, ZigBee technology can create personal area networks (PANs) related to small / low-power digital communication based on various standards such as IEEE 802.15.4, and may be referred to by various names.

[0154] Wireless devices (100a to 100f) can be connected to a network (300) through a base station (200). Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology may be applied to the wireless devices (100a to 100f), and the wireless devices (100a to 100f) can be connected to an AI server (400) through the network (300). The network (300) can be configured using a 3G network, a 4G (e.g., LTE) network, or a 5G (e.g., NR) network. The wireless devices (100a to 100f) may communicate with each other through the base station (200) / network (300), but they may also communicate directly (e.g., sidelink communication) without going through the base station / network. For example, vehicles (100b-1, 100b-2) can communicate directly (e.g., V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) / V2X (Vehicle to everything) communication). Also, IoT devices (e.g., sensors) can communicate directly with other IoT devices (e.g., sensors) or other wireless devices (100a to 100f).

[0155] Wireless communication / connection (150a, 150b, 150c) can be established between wireless devices (100a~100f) / base station (200) and base station (200) / base station (200). Here, wireless communication / connection can be achieved through various wireless access technologies (e.g., 5G NR), such as uplink / downlink communication (150a), sidelink communication (150b) (or D2D communication), and inter-base station communication (150c) (e.g., relay, IAB (Integrated Access Backhaul)). Through wireless communication / connection (150a, 150b, 150c), wireless devices and base stations / wireless devices, and base stations and base stations can transmit / receive wireless signals to / from each other. For example, wireless communication / connection (150a, 150b, 150c) can transmit / receive signals through various physical channels. To this end, based on various proposals of the present disclosure, at least some of the following may be performed: various configuration information setting processes for transmitting / receiving wireless signals, various signal processing processes (e.g., channel encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, resource mapping / demapping, etc.), resource allocation processes, etc.

[0156] FIG. 16 illustrates a wireless device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 16 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0157] Referring to FIG. 16, the first wireless device (100) and the second wireless device (200) can transmit and receive wireless signals through various wireless access technologies (e.g., LTE, NR). Here, {the first wireless device (100), the second wireless device (200)} may correspond to {wireless device (100x), base station (200)} and / or {wireless device (100x), wireless device (100x)} of FIG. 15.

[0158] The first wireless device (100) includes one or more processors (102) and one or more memories (104), and may additionally include one or more transceivers (106) and / or one or more antennas (108). The processor (102) controls the memory (104) and / or transceivers (106) and may be configured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or sequences of operation disclosed in this document. For example, the processor (102) may process information within the memory (104) to generate a first information / signal and then transmit a wireless signal containing the first information / signal through the transceiver (106). Additionally, the processor (102) may receive a wireless signal containing a second information / signal through the transceiver (106) and then store information obtained from the signal processing of the second information / signal in the memory (104). The memory (104) may be connected to the processor (102) and may store various information related to the operation of the processor (102). For example, the memory (104) may store software code containing instructions for performing some or all of the processes controlled by the processor (102) or for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation sequence diagrams disclosed in this document. Here, the processor (102) and the memory (104) may be part of a communication modem / circuit / chip designed to implement wireless communication technology (e.g., LTE, NR). The transceiver (106) may be connected to the processor (102) and may transmit and / or receive wireless signals through one or more antennas (108). The transceiver (106) may include a transmitter and / or receiver. The transceiver (106) may be combined with an RF (Radio Frequency) unit. In the present disclosure, a wireless device may refer to a communication modem / circuit / chip.

[0159] The second wireless device (200) includes one or more processors (202) and one or more memories (204), and may additionally include one or more transceivers (206) and / or one or more antennas (208). The processor (202) controls the memory (204) and / or transceivers (206) and may be configured to implement the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or sequences of operation disclosed in this document. For example, the processor (202) may process information within the memory (204) to generate a third information / signal and then transmit a wireless signal containing the third information / signal through the transceiver (206). Additionally, the processor (202) may receive a wireless signal containing a fourth information / signal through the transceiver (206) and then store information obtained from the signal processing of the fourth information / signal in the memory (204). Memory (204) may be connected to the processor (202) and may store various information related to the operation of the processor (202). For example, memory (204) may store software code containing instructions for performing some or all of the processes controlled by the processor (202) or for performing the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or flowcharts of operation disclosed in this document. Here, the processor (202) and memory (204) may be part of a communication modem / circuit / chip designed to implement wireless communication technology (e.g., LTE, NR). A transceiver (206) may be connected to the processor (202) and may transmit and / or receive wireless signals through one or more antennas (208). The transceiver (206) may include a transmitter and / or receiver. The transceiver (206) may be interchangeable with an RF unit. In this disclosure, a wireless device may refer to a communication modem / circuit / chip.

[0160] Hereinafter, hardware elements of the wireless device (100, 200) will be described in more detail. Although not limited thereto, one or more protocol layers may be implemented by one or more processors (102, 202). For example, one or more processors (102, 202) may implement one or more layers (e.g., functional layers such as PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP, RRC, SDAP). One or more processors (102, 202) may generate one or more Protocol Data Units (PDUs) and / or Service Data Units (SDUs) according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or flowcharts of operation disclosed in this document. One or more processors (102, 202) may generate messages, control information, data, or information according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or flowcharts of operation disclosed in this document. One or more processors (102, 202) may generate a signal (e.g., baseband signal) containing a PDU, SDU, message, control information, data, or information according to the functions, procedures, proposals, and / or methods disclosed in this document and provide it to one or more transceivers (106, 206). One or more processors (102, 202) may receive a signal (e.g., baseband signal) from one or more transceivers (106, 206) and may obtain a PDU, SDU, message, control information, data, or information according to the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or flowcharts disclosed in this document.

[0161] One or more processors (102, 202) may be referred to as a controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, or microcomputer. One or more processors (102, 202) may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. For example, one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), one or more Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), one or more Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), one or more Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), or one or more Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) may be included in one or more processors (102, 202). The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or flowcharts disclosed in this document may be implemented using firmware or software, and the firmware or software may be implemented to include modules, procedures, functions, etc. Firmware or software configured to perform the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation sequences disclosed in this document may be contained in one or more processors (102, 202) or stored in one or more memories (104, 204) and driven by one or more processors (102, 202). The descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operation sequences disclosed in this document may be implemented using firmware or software in the form of code, instructions, and / or sets of instructions.

[0162] One or more memories (104, 204) may be connected to one or more processors (102, 202) and may store various forms of data, signals, messages, information, programs, codes, instructions, and / or commands. One or more memories (104, 204) may be composed of ROM, RAM, EPROM, flash memory, hard drive, registers, cache memory, computer read storage media, and / or combinations thereof. One or more memories (104, 204) may be located inside and / or outside of one or more processors (102, 202). Additionally, one or more memories (104, 204) may be connected to one or more processors (102, 202) through various technologies such as wired or wireless connections.

[0163] One or more transceivers (106, 206) may transmit user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc., as mentioned in the methods and / or operation flowcharts, etc., of this document to one or more other devices. One or more transceivers (106, 206) may receive user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc., as mentioned in the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods and / or operation flowcharts, etc., disclosed in this document from one or more other devices. For example, one or more transceivers (106, 206) may be connected to one or more processors (102, 202) and may transmit and receive wireless signals. For example, one or more processors (102, 202) may control one or more transceivers (106, 206) to transmit user data, control information, or wireless signals to one or more other devices. Additionally, one or more processors (102, 202) may control one or more transceivers (106, 206) to receive user data, control information, or wireless signals from one or more other devices. Additionally, one or more transceivers (106, 206) may be connected to one or more antennas (108, 208), and one or more transceivers (106, 206) may be configured to transmit and receive user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc., as described in the descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or flowcharts of operation disclosed in this document through one or more antennas (108, 208). In this document, one or more antennas may be multiple physical antennas or multiple logical antennas (e.g., antenna ports). One or more transceivers (106, 206) can convert the received wireless signal / channel, etc. from an RF band signal to a baseband signal in order to process the received user data, control information, wireless signal / channel, etc. using one or more processors (102, 202).One or more transceivers (106, 206) can convert user data, control information, wireless signals / channels, etc. processed using one or more processors (102, 202) from baseband signals to RF band signals. To this end, one or more transceivers (106, 206) may include (analog) oscillators and / or filters.

[0164] FIG. 17 illustrates a signal processing circuit for a transmission signal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 17 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0165] Referring to FIG. 17, the signal processing circuit (1000) may include a scrambler (1010), a modulator (1020), a layer mapper (1030), a precoder (1040), a resource mapper (1050), and a signal generator (1060). Although not limited thereto, the operation / function of FIG. 17 may be performed in the processor (102, 202) and / or transceiver (106, 206) of FIG. 16. The hardware elements of FIG. 17 may be implemented in the processor (102, 202) and / or transceiver (106, 206) of FIG. 16. For example, blocks 1010 through 1060 may be implemented in the processor (102, 202) of FIG. 16. Additionally, blocks 1010 to 1050 may be implemented in the processor (102, 202) of FIG. 16, and block 1060 may be implemented in the transceiver (106, 206) of FIG. 16.

[0166] The codeword can be converted into a wireless signal through the signal processing circuit (1000) of FIG. 17. Here, the codeword is an encoded bit sequence of an information block. The information block may include a transmission block (e.g., UL-SCH transmission block, DL-SCH transmission block). The wireless signal can be transmitted through various physical channels (e.g., PUSCH, PDSCH).

[0167] Specifically, a codeword can be converted into a scrambled bit sequence by a scrambler (1010). The scrambled sequence used for scrambling is generated based on an initialization value, which may include ID information of a wireless device, etc. The scrambled bit sequence can be modulated into a modulation symbol sequence by a modulator (1020). The modulation method may include pi / 2-BPSK (pi / 2-Binary Phase Shift Keying), m-PSK (m-Phase Shift Keying), m-QAM (m-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), etc. The complex modulation symbol sequence can be mapped to one or more transmission layers by a layer mapper (1030). The modulation symbols of each transmission layer can be mapped to the corresponding antenna port(s) by a precoder (1040) (precoding). The output z of the precoder (1040) can be obtained by multiplying the output y of the layer mapper (1030) by an N*M precoding matrix W. Here, N is the number of antenna ports and M is the number of transmission layers. Here, the precoder (1040) can perform precoding after performing transform precoding (e.g., DFT transform) on the complex modulation symbols. Additionally, the precoder (1040) can perform precoding without performing transform precoding.

[0168] A resource mapper (1050) can map the modulation symbols of each antenna port to a time-frequency resource. The time-frequency resource may include multiple symbols (e.g., CP-OFDMA symbols, DFT-s-OFDMA symbols) in the time domain and multiple subcarriers in the frequency domain. A signal generator (1060) generates a radio signal from the mapped modulation symbols, and the generated radio signal can be transmitted to another device through each antenna. To this end, the signal generator (1060) may include an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) module, a Cyclic Prefix (CP) inserter, a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC), a frequency uplink converter, etc.

[0169] The signal processing process for a received signal in a wireless device can be configured as the inverse of the signal processing process (1010–1060) of FIG. 17. For example, a wireless device (e.g., 100, 200 in FIG. 16) can receive a wireless signal from the outside through an antenna port / transceiver. The received wireless signal can be converted into a baseband signal through a signal restorer. To this end, the signal restorer may include a frequency downlink converter, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a CP remover, and a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) module. Subsequently, the baseband signal can be restored into a codeword through a resource de-mapper process, a postcoding process, a demodulation process, and a de-scrambling process. The codeword can be restored into the original information block through decoding. Accordingly, a signal processing circuit (not shown) for a received signal may include a signal restorer, a resource de-mapper, a postcoder, a demodulator, a de-scrambler, and a decoder.

[0170] FIG. 18 illustrates a wireless device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The wireless device may be implemented in various forms depending on the use-example / service (see FIG. 15). The embodiment of FIG. 18 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0171] Referring to FIG. 18, the wireless device (100, 200) corresponds to the wireless device (100, 200) of FIG. 16 and may be composed of various elements, components, units / parts, and / or modules. For example, the wireless device (100, 200) may include a communication unit (110), a control unit (120), a memory unit (130), and additional elements (140). The communication unit may include a communication circuit (112) and transceiver(s) (114). For example, the communication circuit (112) may include one or more processors (102, 202) and / or one or more memories (104, 204) of FIG. 16. For example, the transceiver(s) (114) may include one or more transceivers (106, 206) and / or one or more antennas (108, 208) of FIG. 16. The control unit (120) is electrically connected to the communication unit (110), the memory unit (130), and additional elements (140) and controls the general operation of the wireless device. For example, the control unit (120) may control the electrical / mechanical operation of the wireless device based on a program / code / command / information stored in the memory unit (130). Additionally, the control unit (120) may transmit information stored in the memory unit (130) to an external (e.g., another communication device) via a wireless / wired interface through the communication unit (110), or store information received from an external (e.g., another communication device) via a wireless / wired interface through the communication unit (110) in the memory unit (130).

[0172] The additional element (140) can be configured in various ways depending on the type of wireless device. For example, the additional element (140) may include at least one of a power unit / battery, an input / output unit (I / O unit), a driving unit, and a computing unit. Although not limited thereto, the wireless device may be implemented in the form of a robot (Fig. 15, 100a), a vehicle (Fig. 15, 100b-1, 100b-2), an XR device (Fig. 15, 100c), a portable device (Fig. 15, 100d), a home appliance (Fig. 15, 100e), an IoT device (Fig. 15, 100f), a digital broadcasting terminal, a hologram device, a public safety device, an MTC device, a medical device, a fintech device (or financial device), a security device, a climate / environment device, an AI server / device (Fig. 15, 400), a base station (Fig. 15, 200), a network node, etc. Wireless devices can be used in a movable or fixed location depending on the use—e.g., service.

[0173] In FIG. 18, various elements, components, units / parts, and / or modules within the wireless device (100, 200) may be entirely interconnected via a wired interface, or at least partially connected via a communication unit (110). For example, within the wireless device (100, 200), the control unit (120) and the communication unit (110) may be connected via a wire, and the control unit (120) and the first unit (e.g., 130, 140) may be connected wirelessly via the communication unit (110). Additionally, each element, component, unit / part, and / or module within the wireless device (100, 200) may include one or more additional elements. For example, the control unit (120) may be composed of one or more sets of processors. For example, the control unit (120) may be composed of a set of a communication control processor, an application processor, an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), a graphics processing processor, a memory control processor, etc. As another example, the memory unit (130) may be composed of RAM (Random Access Memory), DRAM (Dynamic RAM), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory and / or a combination thereof.

[0174] Hereinafter, an implementation example of FIG. 18 will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

[0175] FIG. 19 illustrates a portable device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The portable device may include a smartphone, a smartpad, a wearable device (e.g., a smartwatch, smart glasses), a portable computer (e.g., a laptop, etc.). The portable device may be referred to as a Mobile Station (MS), a User Terminal (UT), a Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS), a Subscriber Station (SS), an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS), or a Wireless Terminal (WT). The embodiment of FIG. 19 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, proposals, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0176] Referring to FIG. 19, the portable device (100) may include an antenna unit (108), a communication unit (110), a control unit (120), a memory unit (130), a power supply unit (140a), an interface unit (140b), and an input / output unit (140c). The antenna unit (108) may be configured as part of the communication unit (110). Blocks 110 to 130 / 140a to 140c each correspond to blocks 110 to 130 / 140 of FIG. 18.

[0177] The communication unit (110) can transmit and receive signals (e.g., data, control signals, etc.) with other wireless devices and base stations. The control unit (120) can control the components of the portable device (100) to perform various operations. The control unit (120) may include an AP (Application Processor). The memory unit (130) can store data / parameters / programs / code / commands required for the operation of the portable device (100). Additionally, the memory unit (130) can store input / output data / information, etc. The power supply unit (140a) supplies power to the portable device (100) and may include wired / wireless charging circuits, batteries, etc. The interface unit (140b) can support the connection between the portable device (100) and other external devices. The interface unit (140b) may include various ports (e.g., audio input / output ports, video input / output ports) for connection with external devices. The input / output unit (140c) can receive or output video information / signals, audio information / signals, data, and / or information input by a user. The input / output unit (140c) may include a camera, a microphone, a user input unit, a display unit (140d), a speaker and / or a haptic module, etc.

[0178] For example, in the case of data communication, the input / output unit (140c) acquires information / signals (e.g., touch, text, voice, image, video) input from the user, and the acquired information / signals can be stored in the memory unit (130). The communication unit (110) converts the information / signals stored in the memory into wireless signals and can directly transmit the converted wireless signals to another wireless device or to a base station. Additionally, the communication unit (110) can receive wireless signals from another wireless device or base station and then restore the received wireless signals to their original information / signals. The restored information / signals can be stored in the memory unit (130) and then output in various forms (e.g., text, voice, image, video, haptic) through the input / output unit (140c).

[0179] The claims described in this specification may be combined in various ways. For example, the technical features of the method claims in this specification may be combined to be implemented as a device, and the technical features of the device claims in this specification may be combined to be implemented as a method. Furthermore, the technical features of the method claims and the technical features of the device claims in this specification may be combined to be implemented as a device, and the technical features of the method claims and the technical features of the device claims in this specification may be combined to be implemented as a method.

Claims

1. Regarding the method, The device receives PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and The above device includes the step of receiving a midamble from the reader; A method in which padding is set between the mid-ample and the PRDCH so that the mid-ample is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

2. In Paragraph 1, A method in which, based on the padding, the start of the midamble or the end of the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

3. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the start of the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol, based on the padding being set from the PRDCH to the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

4. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the end of the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol, based on the fact that the length of the interval from the above PRDCH to the boundary of the above OFDM symbol is greater than the length of the above midamble, and the padding is set in front of the above midamble.

5. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the padding is set so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol, based on the fact that the length of the midamble is not a multiple of the length of the OFDM symbol.

6. In Paragraph 1, A method in which, based on the reception of the midamble during the reception of the PRDCH, padding is set between the midamble and a first part of the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

7. In Paragraph 1, A method in which, based on receiving the midamble during the reception of the PRDCH and the repeated transmission of the midamble, the end of the midamble and the start of the first part of the PRDCH are aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

8. In Paragraph 7, A method in which padding is set between the midamble and the second part of the PRDCH such that the end of the midamble and the start of the first part are aligned with the boundary of the OFDM symbol.

9. In Paragraph 1, The above device further includes the step of obtaining setting information related to timing alignment from the reader; A method in which the above setting information includes information related to at least one of the number of bits of the padding or the length of the padding.

10. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the pattern associated with the padding is set as a violation pattern associated with the mid-ampl.

11. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the pattern associated with the padding is set as the inverse pattern of the violation pattern associated with the mid-ampl.

12. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the above padding is set as codeword level padding.

13. In Paragraph 1, The above padding is a method in which a specific bit among one or more data bits located prior to the padding is repeated.

14. In the device, At least one transmitter / receiver; At least one processor; and The device comprises at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, wherein the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, and is based on the device: Receiving PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and To receive a midamble from the above reader, A device in which padding is set between the mid-ample and the PRDCH so that the mid-ample is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

15. In a processing device configured to control a device, At least one processor; and The device comprises at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, wherein the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, and is based on the device: Receiving PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and To receive a midamble from the above reader, A processing device in which padding is set between the mid-ample and the PRDCH so that the mid-ample is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

16. A non-transient computer-readable storage medium that records instructions, When executed, the above commands cause the device: Receiving PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) from a reader; and To receive a midamble from the above reader, A non-transient computer-readable storage medium in which padding is set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

17. Regarding the method, The step of the reader transmitting PRDCH (physical reader to device channel) to the device; and The step of the reader transmitting a midamble to the device; wherein A method in which padding is set between the mid-ample and the PRDCH so that the mid-ample is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

18. Regarding readers, At least one transmitter / receiver; At least one processor; and The reader includes at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, wherein the instructions are executed by the at least one processor. to have the device transmit PRDCH (physical reader to device channel); and The above device is to transmit a midamble, A reader in which padding is set between the mid-ample and the PRDCH so that the mid-ample is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

19. In a processing device configured to control a reader, At least one processor; and The reader includes at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, wherein the instructions are executed by the at least one processor. to have the device transmit PRDCH (physical reader to device channel); and The above device is to transmit a midamble, A processing device in which padding is set between the mid-ample and the PRDCH so that the mid-ample is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

20. A non-transient computer-readable storage medium that records instructions, When executed, the above commands cause the reader: to have the device transmit PRDCH (physical reader to device channel); and The above device is to transmit a midamble, A non-transient computer-readable storage medium in which padding is set between the midamble and the PRDCH so that the midamble is aligned with the boundary of the OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) symbol.

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