Terminal Uplink Sharing via Short-Range Coordination for 6G Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
The technical specifications do not specify a technique for using short range communication to assist communication between a network (base station) and terminals, which is required for higher quality communication in NR successor systems like 6G.
Innovation Solution
A terminal is equipped with a transmission unit to share uplink signals with another terminal using short range communication and a communication unit to transmit these signals to a base station or network through coordination with the other terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional communication methods are used between base station and terminals, then the communication quality meets current 5G standards, but the communication quality cannot achieve the higher requirements of 6G successor systems
Solution Approach 1:
The communication path is segmented into two parts: short-range communication between terminals and wide-area communication between terminals and base station. This allows the system to combine the high reliability of short-range communication with the broad coverage of cellular networks, achieving both current 5G standards and future 6G quality requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges short-range communication technology with cellular network communication to create a hybrid communication system. This combination leverages the strengths of both technologies to achieve higher communication quality that satisfies 6G requirements while maintaining compatibility with existing 5G infrastructure
2Productivity
If short range communication is introduced to assist network-terminal communication, then communication quality and system capacity are improved, but device complexity increases due to coordination requirements between terminals
Solution Approach 1:
Terminals autonomously perform signal sharing and coordination functions without requiring complex centralized control. Each terminal independently manages its own short-range communication links and coordinates with neighboring terminals, reducing overall system complexity while improving capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The base station acts as an intermediary that receives and processes signals from multiple terminals. By centralizing the coordination function at the base station level rather than requiring complex peer-to-peer coordination between terminals, the system achieves high capacity with manageable complexity
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AI summary
A terminal includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal for sharing an uplink signal to another terminal by using short range communication; and a communication unit configured to transmit the uplink signal to a base station or a network through coordination with the another terminal.