Sensing-based object detection

Abstract

The first device may receive information related to a boresight direction of an antenna from the second device, and / or the first device may transmit or receive a sensing signal on the basis of the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or an object.

Description

Sensing-based object detection

[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] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method may be provided. For example, the method may include at least one of: a first device receiving information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device; and / or the first device transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0006] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a first device may be provided. For example, the first 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 first device to perform an operation based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, the operation may include at least one of: receiving information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device; and / or transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0007] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing 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 a first device to perform an operation based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, the operation may include at least one of: receiving information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device; and / or transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0008] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transient computer-readable storage medium recording instructions may be provided. For example, the instructions may cause a first device to perform an operation based on execution. For example, the operation may include at least one of: receiving information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device; and / or transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[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 illustrates an example of a communication scenario based on a 6G system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 8 shows an example of a sensing operation according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0017] FIG. 9 shows an example of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technique according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 10 shows an example of a virtual synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technique according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 11 illustrates an example of operation by a first device and / or a second device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 12 illustrates a procedure performed by a first device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 13 illustrates a procedure performed by a second device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 14 shows a communication system (1) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 15 shows a wireless device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 16 shows a signal processing circuit for a transmission signal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 17 shows a wireless device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

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

[0027] 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."

[0028] 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."

[0029] 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."

[0030] 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."

[0031] 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."

[0032] In the following explanation, 'when, if, in case of' can be replaced with 'based on'.

[0033] Technical features described individually within one drawing in this disclosure may be implemented individually or simultaneously.

[0034] 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.

[0035] 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.

[0036] 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.

[0037] 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.

[0038] 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.

[0039] 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.

[0040] 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).

[0041] 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.

[0042] 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).

[0043] 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.

[0044] 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.

[0045] 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.

[0046] 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.

[0047] 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.

[0048] 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.

[0049] 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).

[0050] 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.

[0051] 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.

[0052] 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.

[0053] 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).

[0054] 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.

[0055] 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).

[0056] 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).

[0057] 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.

[0058] 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

[0059] 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.

[0060] 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.

[0061] 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.

[0062] 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.

[0063] 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.

[0064] 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.

[0065] 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.

[0066] 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.

[0067] 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.

[0068] 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.

[0069] 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, large-scale 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.

[0070] - Artificial Intelligence: Introducing AI into communications can streamline and enhance real-time data transmission. AI can determine how complex target tasks are performed using numerous analyses. For example, AI can increase efficiency and reduce processing latency. Time-consuming tasks such as handover, network selection, and resource scheduling can be performed instantly using AI. AI can also play a significant role in M2M, machine-to-human, and human-to-machine communication. Furthermore, AI can enable rapid communication in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). AI-based communication systems can be supported by metamaterials, intelligent structures, intelligent networks, intelligent devices, intelligent cognitive radios, self-sustaining wireless networks, and machine learning.

[0071] - THz Communication: Data transmission rates can be increased by expanding bandwidth. This can be achieved by using sub-THz communication with wide bandwidth and applying advanced large-scale MIMO technology. THz waves, also known as sub-millimeter radiation, generally refer to a frequency band between 0.1 THz and 10 THz with corresponding wavelengths ranging from 0.03 mm to 3 mm. The 100 GHz-300 GHz band range (Sub-THz band) is considered the primary portion of the THz band for cellular communication. Adding the Sub-THz band to the mmWave band increases 6G cellular communication capacity. Among the defined THz bands, the 300 GHz-3 THz band is located in the far-infrared (IR) frequency band. Although the 300 GHz-3 THz band is part of the optical band, it lies at the boundary of the optical band and immediately following the RF band. Therefore, this 300 GHz-3 THz band exhibits similarities to RF. Key characteristics of THz communication include (i) widely available bandwidth to support very high data transmission rates, and (ii) high path loss occurring at high frequencies (highly directional antennas are indispensable). The narrow beam width generated by highly directional antennas reduces interference. The small wavelength of THz signals allows a much larger number of antenna elements to be integrated into devices and BSs operating in this band. This enables the use of advanced adaptive array technologies that can overcome range limitations.

[0072] - Large-scale MIMO technology

[0073] - Hologram beamforming (HBF)

[0074] - Optical wireless technology

[0075] - Free Space Optical Transmission Backhaul Network (FSO backhaul network)

[0076] - Quantum communication

[0077] - Cell-free communication

[0078] - Integration of wireless information and power transmission

[0079] - Integration of wireless communication and sensing

[0080] - Integrated access and backhaul network

[0081] - Big data analysis

[0082] - Reconfigurable intelligent metasurface

[0083] - Metaverse

[0084] - blockchain

[0085] - Advanced Air Mobility (AAM): AAM can be a broad concept encompassing Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Regional Air Mobility (RAM), and Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). For example, AAM may include UAM, RAM, UAS, and UAVs (uncrewed aerial vehicles).

[0086] - Autonomous driving (self-driving): V2X (vehicle to everything), a core element of building autonomous driving infrastructure, refers to technologies that enable vehicles to communicate and share with various elements on the road to perform autonomous driving, such as wireless communication between vehicles (vehicle to vehicle, V2V) and between vehicles and infrastructure (vehicle to infrastructure, V2I).

[0087] - Non-terrestrial Network (NTN): An NTN may refer to a network or network segment that utilizes RF (radio frequency) resources mounted on a satellite (or UAS platform). The use of NTN services may be considered to secure wider coverage or to provide wireless communication services in locations where the installation of wireless communication base stations is difficult.

[0088] - Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC): Wireless sensing is a technology that uses radio frequencies to determine the instantaneous linear velocity, angle, distance (range), etc., of an object, thereby obtaining information about the characteristics of the environment and / or objects within the environment.

[0089] - Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS): An RIS can be used to manipulate and enhance signal propagation in a wireless communication environment. For example, an RIS can be composed of many small antennas or metasurfaces arranged on a surface, each of which can actively control the phase, amplitude, polarization, etc., of the reflected signal. For instance, an RIS can improve signal reception by controlling the path, phase, and / or strength of the propagating signal. For instance, power consumption can be very low because power is consumed only for controlling the phase and amplitude of the small antennas. For instance, since an RIS can be reconfigured to suit various environments, it can meet diverse communication requirements and operate effectively in dynamic network environments.

[0090] FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a communication scenario based on a 6G system according to an 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, proposals, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0091] Referring to FIG. 7, NTN communication can be performed based on a satellite network, HIBS (high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) as international mobile telecommunications (IMT) base stations (BS)), and an aeronautical communication-capable terminal (e.g., AAM). For example, to improve coverage, devices such as a satellite network, HIBS, and an aeronautical communication-capable terminal (e.g., AAM) can act as relays. For example, an AAM can communicate with a base station, a satellite network, etc., and / or an AAM can communicate directly with a terminal, another AAM, etc.

[0092] For example, a terminal can obtain information about the characteristics of the environment and / or objects within the environment by using radio frequency sensing to determine the instantaneous linear velocity, angle, distance (range), etc. of an object. Since radio frequency sensing capabilities do not require connecting to an object via a device within the network, they can provide services for object location determination without a device. The ability to obtain range, velocity, and angle information from radio frequency signals can provide a wide range of new functions, such as various object detection, object recognition (e.g., vehicles, humans, animals, UAVs), and high-precision localization, tracking, and activity recognition. Radio sensing services can provide information to various industries (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles, smart homes, V2X, factories, railways, public safety, etc.) that enable applications such as intruder detection, assisted vehicle steering and navigation, trajectory tracking, collision avoidance, traffic management, and health and traffic management. In some cases, radio sensing may use non-3GPP type sensors (e.g., radar, cameras) to further support 3GPP-based sensing. For example, the operation of a wireless sensing service, e.g., sensing operation, may depend on the transmission, reflection, and scattering processing of wireless sensing signals. Therefore, wireless sensing can provide an opportunity to enhance existing communication systems from communication networks into wireless communication and sensing networks.

[0093] FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a sensing operation according to an 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, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted. Specifically, FIG. 8 (a) illustrates an example of sensing using a sensing receiver and a sensing transmitter located at the same location (e.g., monostatic sensing), and FIG. 8 (b) illustrates an example of sensing using a separated sensing receiver and a sensing transmitter (e.g., bistatic sensing).

[0094] Referring to FIG. 8, a sensing transmitter may transmit a sensing signal for sensing one or more objects (and / or the environment surrounding the objects). For example, the sensing signal may be a radio (frequency) signal defined to be transmittable by a base station / terminal. For example, a sensing receiver may receive a signal that is scattered or reflected by one or more objects (and / or the environment surrounding the objects) from the sensing signal transmitted by the sensing transmitter. For example, at the sensing receiver, sensing data may be derived from the scattered or reflected signal, and a sensing result may be generated or obtained through processing of the sensing data. Here, for example, the sensing result may include characteristic information (e.g., location, distance, speed, angle, etc.) about one or more objects (and / or the environment surrounding the objects). For example, the sensing results generated / acquired in this way may be utilized for wireless sensing services (e.g., detection, tracking of objects and / or environments, etc.) or provided / disclosed to a trusted third party.

[0095] For example, a sensing transmitter may be a base station or terminal that transmits a sensing signal to be used for the operation of a sensing service, and the sensing transmitter may be located at the same base station or terminal as the sensing receiver or at a different base station or terminal. For example, a sensing receiver may be a base station or terminal that receives a sensing signal to be used for the operation of a sensing service, and the sensing receiver may be located at the same base station or terminal as the sensing transmitter or at a different base station or terminal. For example, a sensing target may be an object to be detected by deriving the characteristics of an object within the environment from the sensing signal. For example, a background environment may be a background that is not a sensing target (e.g., clutter, environmental objects, etc.). For example, an environment object may be an object whose location is known other than that of a sensing target. For example, monostatic sensing may be a sensing in which the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver coexist at the same base station or terminal. For example, bistatic sensing may be sensing where the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver are located at different base stations or terminals. For example, multistatic sensing may be sensing where there are multiple sensing transmitters and / or multiple sensing receivers for a (single) sensing target. For example, monostatic sensing, bistatic sensing, and / or multistatic sensing may be distinguished based on the angle between the sensing transmitter, the sensing target, and the sensing receiver. For example, if the angle between the sensing transmitter, the sensing target, and the sensing receiver is below or equal to a threshold, it may be defined as monostatic sensing or semi-monostatic sensing. For example, if the angle between the sensing transmitter, the sensing target, and the sensing receiver is above or equal to a threshold, it may be defined as bistatic sensing or multistatic sensing.For example, the terminal can transmit a sensing signal over a wireless interface that can be used for sensing purposes. For example, the terminal can transmit a sensing signal over a 3GPP wireless interface that can be used for sensing purposes.

[0096] For example, the common framework of the ISAC channel model can be composed of components of the target channel and components of the background channel. For example, this can be obtained based on Equation 1.

[0097]

[0098] Here, for example, target channel H target It may include all [multipath] components affected by the sensing target. For example, background channel H Background It may include other [multipath] components that do not belong to the target channel.

[0099] For example, radar cross-section (RCS) may be a measure of how well a radar sensor can detect a target. Therefore, it can often be referred to as an electromagnetic characteristic of the target. For example, a larger RCS may indicate that the target can be detected more easily. For example, in radar sensor measurements, power may be transmitted toward the target, and the target may reflect some of the power back to the receiver. For example, received power may be based on the target's RCS, among other factors. For example, received power may be proportional to the RCS. For example, the target's RCS may be based on at least one of the frequency of the radar signal, the target material, the target shape, the target size, the direction of the incident and reflected waves relative to the target, the target movement, and / or the target illumination.

[0100] On the other hand, in the case of conventional SAR (synthetic aperture radar) techniques, an entity transmitting radar signals can collect the results of sensing performed while moving over a specific time interval using a limited antenna length. As a result, sensing performance can be obtained using a synthetic radar aperture corresponding to the entire length of the antenna that actually moved during the said time interval.

[0101] FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technique 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, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0102] FIG. 9 is an example of a conventional SAR operation in which the antenna moves from time t0 to t3 and emits a beam toward the TSA. As shown in FIG. 9, the sensing signal beams transmitted while moving over time can overlap with each other, and an object located in the overlapping area can be illuminated by multiple beams. Therefore, when the SAR receiver integrates the sensing results from t0 to t3, it can consequently produce the same effect as detecting the object using the increased antenna aperture size located from t0 to t3 in FIG. 9. For example, the sensing performance (resolution) can be improved.

[0103] However, while the above-described SAR technique can detect stationary objects with high resolution based on an antenna mounted on a moving transmitting entity such as an aircraft, it has the disadvantage of not being usable to detect objects such as automobiles based on an antenna fixed to the ground, for example. In order to solve the above problem, a method and an apparatus supporting the above-described SAR may be proposed for detecting moving objects based on a fixed antenna, wherein the characteristics of the moving object can be utilized to virtually achieve improved sensing performance.

[0104] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for performing sensing and an apparatus supporting the same may be proposed based on setting information related to sensing.

[0105] In the present disclosure, the following terms may be used.

[0106] - Sensing signal: A reference signal transmitted and received for sensing.

[0107] - Sensing transmitter (sensing Tx): An entity that transmits a sensing signal

[0108] - Sensing receiver (sensing Rx): An entity that receives a sensing signal

[0109] - Monostatic sensing: Sensing in which the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver coexist on the same TRP or terminal.

[0110] - Bi-static sensing: Sensing in which the sensing transmitter and the sensing receiver coexist at different TRPs or terminals.

[0111] - Multi-static sensing: Sensing having multiple sensing transmitters and / or multiple sensing receivers for a sensing target

[0112] - Target object (TO): The object to be detected through sensing

[0113] - Environment object (EO): An object whose location is known, other than the target object.

[0114] - Clutter: Background or objects whose location cannot be determined, excluding the target object and environment objects.

[0115] - BS-BS Sensing: BS-BS sensing may refer to sensing where BS#1 transmits a sensing RS and BS#2 receives the sensing RS. For example, if BS#1 and BS#2 are separate BSs, it may refer to BS-BS bistatic operation, and if BS#1 and BS#2 are the same BS, it may refer to BS-BS monostatic operation. For example, the BS may be a base station or a TRP (transmission and reception point). For example, if BS#1 and / or BS#2 are one or more BSs, it may refer to BS-BS multistatic operation.

[0116] - BS-UE Sensing: BS-UE sensing may refer to sensing in which a BS transmits a sensing RS and a UE receives the sensing RS. For example, the BS may be a base station or a transmission and reception point (TRP). For example, if the BS and / or the UE are one or more BSs and / or one or more UEs, it may refer to BS-UE multistatic sensing operation.

[0117] - UE-BS Sensing: UE-BS sensing may refer to sensing in which a UE transmits a sensing RS and a BS receives the sensing RS. For example, the BS may be a base station or a transmission and reception point (TRP). For example, if the BS and / or the UE are one or more BSs and / or one or more UEs, it may refer to UE-BS multistatic sensing operation.

[0118] - UE-UE Sensing: UE-UE sensing may refer to sensing in which UE#1 transmits a sensing RS and UE#2 receives the sensing RS. For example, if UE#1 and UE#2 are separate UEs, it may refer to UE-UE bistatic sensing operation, and if UE#1 and UE#2 are the same UE, it may refer to UE-UE monostatic sensing operation. For example, the BS may be a base station or a TRP (transmission and reception point). For example, if UE#1 and / or UE#2 are one or more UEs, it may refer to UE-UE multistatic sensing operation.

[0119] - SMF: The sensing management function may be an entity that performs at least one of the following functions: a function to set sensing RS-related parameters, a function to control sensing operations and / or procedures, and / or a function to receive sensing-related measurement results and estimate sensing results (e.g., information such as distance, speed, direction, and object recognition) based on said measurement results. For example, the SMF may be a logical entity defined in a core network or RAN. For example, the SMF may be a base station or a UE capable of performing the role of an SMF. For example, the SMF may be referred to as a sensing function (SF).

[0120] - TSA: The target sensing area is an area where objects are to be detected through sensing.

[0121] - RCS: Radar cross section is an effective area that intercepts the transmitted radar power and then scatters that power isotropically back to the radar receiver.

[0122] - FMCW (frequency modulated continuous wave): A signal having a frequency that varies over time, and may include, for example, a waveform in which the frequency changes linearly over time from the starting frequency f0 as in Equation 2.

[0123]

[0124] FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a virtual synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technique 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.

[0125] Referring to FIG. 10, for a fixed blue antenna, an object can move from time t0 to t3. As shown in FIG. 10, when the object moves from time t0 to t3 with respect to the sensing signal beam transmitted by the antenna, the object can be illuminated by the antenna's sensing signal beam at different angles during the time interval. Therefore, when the sensing Rx performing the virtual SAR aggregates the sensing results from t0 to t3, it can consequently produce the same effect as the operation of the conventional SAR exemplified in FIG. 9. For example, sensing by the sensing signal beam illuminating the object at time t0 in FIG. 9 can be interpreted as the same operation as sensing by the sensing signal beam illuminating the object at time t3 in FIG. 10. Thus, the spatial resolution performance of the object in FIG. 10 can be improved by the proposed virtual SAR. For example, to obtain improved sensing performance by the aforementioned virtual SAR, the following operations may be performed.

[0126] FIG. 11 illustrates an example of operation by a first device and / or a second device 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, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of said embodiment may be omitted.

[0127] Referring to FIG. 11, in step S1110, a first device (e.g., sensing Tx and / or sensing Rx) may obtain setting information related to sensing. For example, the setting information related to sensing may be set by the first device or pre-set. For example, the setting information related to sensing may be received by the first device from a second device (e.g., SMF, SF, base station, etc.). In step S1120, the first device may transmit and / or receive a sensing signal based on the setting information. Steps S1110 and / or S1120 will be described in detail below.

[0128] For example, the SMF or base station participating in the above sensing may instruct the sensing Tx and / or sensing Rx to transmit and / or receive a sensing signal for a specific object or TSA during the time interval.

[0129] For example, the above SMF or base station may indicate the number of times the sensing signal must be transmitted and / or received.

[0130] For example, regarding the time interval and / or number of times, the start and / or end times of the time interval and / or number of times during which the sensing signal must be transmitted and / or received from a reference point may be set or defined (in advance) (by the SMF or base station). For example, the reference point, the time interval and / or number of times may be associated with a control channel transmitted to the sensing Tx and / or sensing Rx. For example, the reference point may be the reception time of the control channel.

[0131] For example, the above SMF or base station may indicate the boresight direction of the antenna used by the sensing Tx and / or sensing Rx.

[0132] For example, the above SMF or base station may specify, for the specific object or TSA, the transmit beam width to be used by the sensing Tx to transmit and / or the receive beam width to be used by the sensing Rx to receive.

[0133] For example, the above SMF or base station may indicate the period of the sensing signal to be transmitted by the sensing Tx during the time interval or the time interval between adjacent sensing signals.

[0134] For example, the above SMF or base station may indicate the period or time interval of the sensing signal regardless of the speed of the object detected by the sensing Rx during the time interval.

[0135] For example, the above SMF or base station may indicate the period or time interval of the sensing signal based on the speed of the object detected by the sensing Rx during the time interval. For example, if the speed of the detected object is slow, the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be increased, and if the speed of the detected object is fast, the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be decreased.

[0136] For example, the above SMF or base station may indicate the period or time interval of the sensing signal regardless of the (minimum) distance to the object detected by the sensing Rx during the time interval.

[0137] For example, the above SMF or base station may indicate the period or time interval of the sensing signal based on the (minimum) distance to the object detected by the sensing Rx during the time interval. For example, if the (minimum) distance to the detected object is large, the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be increased, and if the (minimum) distance to the detected object is small, the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be decreased.

[0138] For example, the SMF or base station may instruct the sensing Rx to perform the virtual SAR operation described above. For example, through step S1110, the SMF or base station may instruct the sensing Rx to perform the virtual SAR operation described above. For example, through signaling separate from step S1110, the SMF or base station may instruct the sensing Rx to perform the virtual SAR operation described above. For example, the SMF or base station may request the sensing Rx to report a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the Rx antenna. For example, the SMF or base station may request the sensing Rx to report a range measurement value for a direction parallel to the boresight direction of the Rx antenna.

[0139] For example, for the virtual SAR operation described above, the sensing Tx may perform the following operations. For example, the sensing Tx may report information associated with the transmit beam width used to transmit the sensing signal for the specific object or TSA to the SMF or base station. For example, the sensing Tx may maintain the transmit beam width used to transmit the sensing signal constant for the specific object or TSA during the time interval in which the sensing was performed.

[0140] For example, the sensing Rx may report the following values ​​to the SMF or base station. For example, the sensing Rx may report a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the Rx antenna. For example, the sensing Rx may report a range measurement value for a direction parallel to the boresight direction of the Rx antenna. For example, the sensing Rx may report the minimum value among the estimated distances to a specific object detected during the time interval during which the sensing is performed to the SMF or base station. For example, the sensing Rx may measure the velocity of the specific object detected during the time interval during which the sensing is performed in a direction parallel to the boresight direction of the sensing Rx antenna and report it to the SMF or base station. For example, the sensing Rx may measure the velocity of the specific object detected during the time interval during which the sensing is performed in a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the sensing Rx antenna and report it to the SMF or base station. For example, the sensing Rx may measure the velocity of the detected specific object in a direction parallel to and / or perpendicular to the boresight direction of the sensing Rx antenna during the time interval for performing the sensing, and report it to the SMF or base station. For example, the sensing Rx may report information associated with the receiving beam width of the Rx antenna used to receive the sensing signal to the SMF or base station. For example, the sensing Rx may maintain the receiving beam width of the antenna used to receive the sensing signal constant during the time interval for performing the sensing.

[0141] For example, the sensing Rx can perform sensing on the detected object during a time interval in which the same object is detected within the receiving beam width used to receive the sensing signal. For example, the sensing Rx can minimize the power consumption required to perform the sensing by performing the sensing during the minimum time interval among the time interval instructed / set by the SMF or base station and the time interval in which the same object is detected within the receiving beam width. For example, the sensing Rx can maximize the spatial resolution performance for the detected object by performing the sensing during the maximum time interval among the time interval instructed / set by the SMF or base station and the time interval in which the same object is detected within the receiving beam width.

[0142] For example, the sensing Rx may transmit information regarding a time interval for performing processing for the virtual SAR operation described above on the detected object to the SMF or base station. For example, the information regarding the time interval may be a time stamp value associated with a measurement result reported by the sensing Rx to the SMF or base station within the time interval. For example, the time stamp value may include the time stamp of the first measurement result within the reported time interval. For example, the time stamp value may include the time stamp of the last measurement result within the reported time interval. For example, the information regarding the time interval may be information associated with a sensing signal resource measured by the sensing Rx for the virtual SAR processing (e.g., frame / slot index, sensing signal resource index, beam index, etc. of the sensing signal resource). For example, the information associated with the sensing signal resource may include sensing signal resource information associated with the first measurement result within the reported time interval. For example, the information associated with the above-mentioned sensing signal resource may include the sensing signal resource information associated with the last measurement result within the reported time interval.

[0143] Various embodiments of the present disclosure may also be applied to TRP and / or UE monostatic sensing, TRP-TRP bistatic sensing, and / or TRP-UE bistatic sensing.

[0144] For example, the applicability of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically to the service type (or differently or independently). For example, the applicability of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically to the priority (logical channel (LCH) or service) (or differently or independently). For example, the applicability of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically to QoS requirements (e.g., latency, reliability, minimum communication range) (or differently or independently). For example, the applicability of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically to PQI parameters (or differently or independently). For example, the applicability of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to HARQ (hybrid Automatic Repeat and request) feedback ENABLED LCH / MAC PDU (transmission). For example, the applicability of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to HARQ feedback DISABLED LCH / MAC PDU (transmission). For example, the applicability of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the CBR (channel busy ratio) measurement value of the resource pool.For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the SL (sidelink) cast type (e.g., unicast, groupcast, broadcast). For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the SL groupcast HARQ feedback option (e.g., NACK only feedback, ACK / NACK feedback, TX-RX distance-based NACK only feedback). For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the SL mode 1 CG (configured grant) type (e.g., SL CG type 1 or SL CG type 2). For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the SL mode type (e.g., Mode 1 or Mode 2). For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically to the resource pool (or differently or independently). For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the resource pool where the PSFCH (physical sidelink feedback channel) resource is configured. For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically to the source (L2) ID (or differently or independently).For example, the application status of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the destination (L2) ID. For example, the application status of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the PC5 RRC connection link. For example, the application status of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the SL link. For example, the application status of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the connection status (e.g., RRC CONNECTED status, IDLE status, INACTIVE status) (with the base station). For example, the application status of the above rule and / or parameter values ​​related to the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to the SL HARQ process (ID). For example, the parameter values ​​related to whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to whether the SL DRX (discontinuous reception) operation (of the TX UE or RX UE) is performed. For example, the parameter values ​​related to whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be set / allowed specifically (or differently or independently) to whether the power saving (TX or RX) UE is a power saving (TX or RX) UE.For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be specifically (or differently or independently) set / allowed when a PSFCH TX and a PSFCH RX overlap (and / or multiple PSFCH TXs exceeding the UE's capability) (and / or when a PSFCH TX (and / or PSFCH RX) is omitted) from the perspective of a specific UE. For example, the parameter values ​​regarding whether the above rule applies and / or the proposed method / rule of the present disclosure may be specifically (or differently or independently) set / allowed when the RX UE actually (successfully) receives a PSCCH (and / or PSSCH) (re)transmission from the TX UE.

[0145] For example, the setting (or designation) wording in the present disclosure may be interpreted in an extended manner, such as a form in which a base station informs a terminal through a predefined (physical layer or upper layer) channel / signal (e.g., SIB, RRC, MAC CE) (and / or a form provided through pre-configuration and / or a form in which a terminal informs another terminal through a predefined (physical layer or upper layer) channel / signal (e.g., SL MAC CE, PC5 RRC)).

[0146] For example, in the present disclosure, a specific threshold value may refer to a threshold value that is predefined or set (in advance) by an upper layer (including the application layer) of a network, base station, or terminal. For example, in the present disclosure, a specific setting value may refer to a value that is predefined or set (in advance) by an upper layer (including the application layer) of a network, base station, or terminal. For example, an operation set by a network / base station may refer to an operation in which the base station sets (in advance) to the UE through upper layer RRC signaling, sets / signals to the UE through MAC CE, or signals to the UE through DCI.

[0147] FIG. 12 illustrates a procedure performed by a first device 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.

[0148] Referring to FIG. 12, in step S1210, the first device may receive information related to the boresight direction of the antenna from the second device. In step S1220, the first device may transmit or receive a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0149] For example, a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna can be reported to the second device by the first device.

[0150] For example, a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna may be reported to the second device by the first device based on a request from the second device.

[0151] For example, at least one of the range measurement value or speed for a direction parallel to the boresight direction of the antenna may be reported to the second device by the first device.

[0152] For example, the velocity in a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna can be reported to the second device by the first device.

[0153] For example, at least one of the number of times the sensing signal is received or the number of times the sensing signal is transmitted can be set to the first device.

[0154] For example, at least one of the beam width used for transmitting the sensing signal or the beam width used for receiving the sensing signal may be set to the first device.

[0155] For example, at least one of the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be set to the first device based on the speed of the object. For example, as the speed is slower, at least one of the period or time interval may be increased, and as the speed is faster, at least one of the period or time interval may be decreased.

[0156] For example, at least one of the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be set to the first device based on the distance between the first device and the object.

[0157] For example, information related to a time interval for performing processing for the detection of the object may be transmitted by the first device to the second device. For example, the information related to the time interval may include at least one of a time stamp related to the first measurement result within the time interval or a time stamp related to the last measurement result within the time interval.

[0158] For example, the first device may be a transmitter that transmits the sensing signal or a receiver that receives the sensing signal, and the second device may be a base station or a sensing function.

[0159] The proposed method above may be applied to a device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, a processor (102) of a first device (100) may control a transceiver (106) to receive information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device, and / or the processor (102) of the first device (100) may control the transceiver (106) to transmit or receive a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0160] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a first device may be provided. For example, the first 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 first device to perform an operation based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, the operation may include at least one of: receiving information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device; and / or transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0161] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing 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 a first device to perform an operation based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, the operation may include at least one of: receiving information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device; and / or transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0162] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transient computer-readable storage medium recording instructions may be provided. For example, the instructions may cause a first device to perform an operation based on execution. For example, the operation may include at least one of: receiving information related to the boresight direction of an antenna from a second device; and / or transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on the information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0163] FIG. 13 illustrates a procedure performed by a second device 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 said embodiments may be omitted.

[0164] Referring to FIG. 13, in step S1310, the second device may transmit information related to the boresight direction of the antenna to the first device. In step S1320, the second device may receive a measurement result from the first device. For example, the measurement result may be obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0165] For example, a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna can be received from the first device by the second device.

[0166] For example, a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna may be received from the first device by the second device based on a request from the second device.

[0167] For example, at least one of the range measurement value or speed for a direction parallel to the boresight direction of the antenna may be received from the first device by the second device.

[0168] For example, the velocity in a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna can be received from the first device by the second device.

[0169] For example, at least one of the number of times the sensing signal is received or the number of times the sensing signal is transmitted can be set to the first device.

[0170] For example, at least one of the beam width used for transmitting the sensing signal or the beam width used for receiving the sensing signal may be set to the first device.

[0171] For example, at least one of the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be set to the first device based on the speed of the object. For example, as the speed is slower, at least one of the period or time interval may be increased, and as the speed is faster, at least one of the period or time interval may be decreased.

[0172] For example, at least one of the period or time interval of the sensing signal may be set to the first device based on the distance between the first device and the object.

[0173] For example, information related to a time interval for performing processing for the detection of the object may be received from the first device by the second device. For example, the information related to the time interval may include at least one of a time stamp related to the first measurement result within the time interval or a time stamp related to the last measurement result within the time interval.

[0174] For example, the first device may be a transmitter that transmits the sensing signal or a receiver that receives the sensing signal, and the second device may be a base station or a sensing function.

[0175] The proposed method above may be applied to a device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, a processor (202) of a second device (200) may control a transceiver (206) to transmit information related to the boresight direction of an antenna to a first device, and / or the processor (202) of the second device (200) may control a transceiver (206) to receive a measurement result from the first device. For example, the measurement result may be obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0176] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a second device may be provided. For example, the second 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 second device to perform an operation based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, the operation may include at least one of: transmitting information related to the boresight direction of the antenna to the first device; and / or receiving a measurement result from the first device. For example, the measurement result may be obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0177] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a processing 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 a second device to perform an operation based on execution by the at least one processor. For example, the operation may include at least one of: transmitting information related to the boresight direction of an antenna to a first device; and / or receiving a measurement result from the first device. For example, the measurement result may be obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0178] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transient computer-readable storage medium recording instructions may be provided. For example, the instructions may cause a second device to perform an operation based on execution. For example, the operation may include at least one of: transmitting information related to the boresight direction of an antenna to a first device; and / or receiving a measurement result from the first device. For example, the measurement result may be obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna. For example, the sensing signal may be a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

[0179] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, sensing of a moving object can be performed using a fixed transmitting and / or receiving antenna. In this case, the distance / spatial resolution of the moving object can be improved by aggregating the sensing results at one or more times for the moving object. Furthermore, by setting configuration information related to sensing (e.g., boresight direction, beam width, time interval, number of transmissions, number of receptions, transmission period, reception period, etc.), sensing performance can be improved by considering the sensing environment, object characteristics, etc.

[0180] Various embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with one another, and some descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and / or operations of the embodiments may be omitted.

[0181] The following describes an apparatus to which various embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied.

[0182] Although not limited to, 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, 6G, etc.) between devices.

[0183] 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.

[0184] FIG. 14 shows a communication system (1) according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 14 can be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0185] Referring to FIG. 14, 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), 6G, etc.) and may be referred to as a communication / wireless / 5G / 6G 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.

[0186] 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.

[0187] 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 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, a 5G (e.g., NR) network, or a 6G network. 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).

[0188] 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 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.

[0189] FIG. 15 shows a wireless device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 15 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0190] Referring to FIG. 15, 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. 14.

[0191] 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.

[0192] 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.

[0193] For example, the transceiver (106, 206) may include not only a circuit that directly generates and transmits a wireless signal, but also a circuit that modulates and reflects (backscatters) the incident wireless signal.

[0194] 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.

[0195] 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.

[0196] 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, code, 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.

[0197] 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.

[0198] FIG. 16 shows a signal processing circuit for a transmission signal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The embodiment of FIG. 16 can be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0199] Referring to FIG. 16, 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. 16 may be performed in the processor (102, 202) and / or transceiver (106, 206) of FIG. 15. The hardware elements of FIG. 16 may be implemented in the processor (102, 202) and / or transceiver (106, 206) of FIG. 15. For example, blocks 1010 through 1060 may be implemented in the processor (102, 202) of FIG. 15. Additionally, blocks 1010 to 1050 may be implemented in the processor (102, 202) of FIG. 15, and block 1060 may be implemented in the transceiver (106, 206) of FIG. 15.

[0200] The codeword can be converted into a wireless signal through the signal processing circuit (1000) of FIG. 16. 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).

[0201] 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.

[0202] 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.

[0203] 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. 16. For example, a wireless device (e.g., 100, 200 in FIG. 15) 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.

[0204] FIG. 17 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. 14). The embodiment of FIG. 17 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0205] Referring to FIG. 17, the wireless device (100, 200) corresponds to the wireless device (100, 200) of FIG. 15 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. 15. For example, the transceiver(s) (114) may include one or more transceivers (106, 206) and / or one or more antennas (108, 208) of FIG. 15. 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).

[0206] 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. 14, 100a), a vehicle (Fig. 14, 100b-1, 100b-2), an XR device (Fig. 14, 100c), a portable device (Fig. 14, 100d), a home appliance (Fig. 14, 100e), an IoT device (Fig. 14, 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. 14, 400), a base station (Fig. 14, 200), a network node, etc. Wireless devices can be used in a movable or fixed location depending on the use—e.g., service.

[0207] In FIG. 17, 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 a portion may be wirelessly 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 wired, and the control unit (120) and the first unit (e.g., 130, 140) may be wirelessly connected 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.

[0208] Hereinafter, an implementation example of FIG. 17 will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

[0209] FIG. 18 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 an MS (Mobile Station), UT (User Terminal), MSS (Mobile Subscriber Station), SS (Subscriber Station), AMS (Advanced Mobile Station), or WT (Wireless Terminal). The embodiment of FIG. 18 may be combined with various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0210] Referring to FIG. 18, 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. 17.

[0211] 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.

[0212] 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).

[0213] 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 first device receives information related to the boresight direction of the antenna from the second device; and The first device comprises the step of transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna; A method in which the above sensing signal is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

2. In Paragraph 1, A method in which a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna is reported to the second device by the first device.

3. In Paragraph 1, A method in which a range measurement value for a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna is reported to the second device by the first device based on a request from the second device.

4. In Paragraph 1, A method in which at least one of a range measurement value or a velocity for a direction parallel to the boresight direction of the antenna is reported to the second device by the first device.

5. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the velocity in a direction perpendicular to the boresight direction of the antenna is reported to the second device by the first device.

6. In Paragraph 1, A method in which at least one of the number of times the sensing signal is received or the number of times the sensing signal is transmitted is set to the first device.

7. In Paragraph 1, A method in which at least one of the beam width used for transmitting the sensing signal or the beam width used for receiving the sensing signal is set to the first device.

8. In Paragraph 1, A method in which at least one of the period or time interval of the sensing signal is set to the first device based on the speed of the object.

9. In Paragraph 8, A method in which at least one of the period or the time interval increases as the speed is slower, and at least one of the period or the time interval decreases as the speed is faster.

10. In Paragraph 1, A method in which at least one of the period or time interval of the sensing signal is set to the first device based on the distance between the first device and the object.

11. In Paragraph 1, A method in which information related to a time interval for performing processing for detecting the object is transmitted to the second device by the first device.

12. In Paragraph 11, A method comprising information related to the above time interval including at least one of a time stamp related to the first measurement result within the above time interval or a time stamp related to the last measurement result within the above time interval.

13. In Paragraph 1, A method in which the first device is a transmitter that transmits the sensing signal or a receiver that receives the sensing signal, and the second device is a base station or a sensing function.

14. In the first device, At least one transmitter / receiver; At least one processor; and The first device is configured to perform an operation based on the instructions being executed by the at least one processor, wherein the operation comprises: at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor. Receiving information related to the boresight direction of the antenna from a second device; and Transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna; comprising, A first device, wherein the above sensing signal is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

15. In a processing device, At least one processor; and The first device is configured to perform an operation based on the instructions being executed by the at least one processor, wherein the operation comprises: at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor. Receiving information related to the boresight direction of the antenna from a second device; and Transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna; comprising, A processing device wherein the above sensing signal is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

16. A non-transient computer-readable storage medium that records instructions, The above commands cause the first device to perform an operation based on execution, wherein the operation is: Receiving information related to the boresight direction of the antenna from a second device; and Transmitting or receiving a sensing signal based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna; comprising, The above sensing signal is a non-transient computer-readable storage medium that is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

17. Regarding the method, The second device transmits information related to the boresight direction of the antenna to the first device; and The second device comprises the step of receiving a measurement result from the first device; wherein The above measurement result is obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna, and A method in which the above sensing signal is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

18. In the second device, At least one transmitter / receiver; At least one processor; and The second device is configured to perform an operation based on the instructions being executed by the at least one processor, wherein the operation comprises: at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor. Transmitting information related to the boresight direction of the antenna to a first device; and Receiving a measurement result from the first device; including, The above measurement result is obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna, and A second device, wherein the above sensing signal is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

19. In a processing device, At least one processor; and The second device is configured to perform an operation based on the fact that the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, wherein the operation comprises: at least one memory connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions, the instructions being executed by the at least one processor. Transmitting information related to the boresight direction of the antenna to a first device; and Receiving a measurement result from the first device; including, The above measurement result is obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna, and A processing device wherein the above sensing signal is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

20. A non-transient computer-readable storage medium that records instructions, The above commands cause the second device to perform an operation based on execution, wherein the operation is: Transmitting information related to the boresight direction of the antenna to a first device; and Receiving a measurement result from the first device; including, The above measurement result is obtained based on a sensing signal transmitted or received based on information related to the boresight direction of the antenna, and The above sensing signal is a non-transient computer-readable storage medium that is a signal for sensing a target sensing area or object.

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