CAZAC Sequence Phase Offset for Carrier Aggregation PAPR Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

The challenge in LTE-Advanced is managing high communication speeds requiring wider bandwidths than 20 MHz, leading to increased Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) due to identical reference signal sequences across multiple component carriers during carrier aggregation.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a wireless communication system that processes signals differently for each carrier using a common signal sequence, specifically by adding distinct phase offsets to Constant Amplitude Zero Auto-Correlation (CAZAC) sequences across component carriers, allowing for efficient resource allocation and reduced PAPR.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If identical reference signal sequences are used across multiple component carriers for carrier aggregation, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR) increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidPeak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR)
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making the reference signal sequences different for each component carrier while maintaining a common base sequence. Specifically, each component carrier uses the same base CAZAC sequence but applies different cyclic shifts or phase offsets to generate carrier-specific reference signals. This allows resource allocation efficiency to be maintained through the common base sequence while reducing PAPR through the local differentiation, resolving the contradiction between resource allocation efficiency and PAPR reduction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Speed

If carrier aggregation with multiple component carriers is implemented to increase bandwidth, then communication speed is improved, but PAPR increases due to coherent addition of identical sequences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication speedVSAvoidPeak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR)
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the reference signal sequences across component carriers through different cyclic shifts or phase offsets. Instead of using identical sequences that cause coherent addition and high PAPR, the system changes the temporal or phase parameters of the sequences for each carrier. This allows carrier aggregation to achieve higher communication speeds while the parameter differentiation prevents coherent addition, thereby reducing PAPR and resolving the contradiction between communication speed and PAPR.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Device complexity

If a common signal sequence is used across multiple carriers, then system complexity is reduced, but PAPR increases due to coherent addition

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidPeak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR)
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent resolves this contradiction by applying local quality - using a common base signal sequence across multiple carriers to maintain low system complexity, while introducing local variations through carrier-specific cyclic shifts or phase offsets. This approach keeps the system simple by reusing the same base sequence generation logic, yet prevents coherent addition by making the actual transmitted sequences different for each carrier, thereby reducing PAPR without significantly increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS8953533B2Wireless communication system, base station, server, wireless communication method, and program
Publication Date: 2015.02.10 NEC CORP
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AI summary

Provided is a wireless communication technique capable of supporting communication using a single component carrier, and communication using a plurality of component carriers. The communication using the plurality of carriers comprises a processing means for performing the signal processing in accordance with each of the carriers with respect to the common signal sequence used by the plurality of carriers. The present invention makes it possible to cope with the communication employing a single component carrier and the wireless communication employing a plurality of the component carriers. Further, PAPR of the reference signals can be made small because there is no possibility that the identical CAZAC sequence is used among the component carriers when a plurality of the component carriers are employed.