Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a method and a terminal for processing transmission power state transition time, which are used for reducing the time of the transmission power state transition time occupying a transmission time interval to bear data.
The embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing the conversion time of a transmitting power state, which comprises the following steps:
the terminal sets a time template, wherein the time template comprises: the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state is set before the starting moment of the first transmission time interval;
and the terminal carries out transmission power state conversion according to the time template in the process of sending uplink data.
Optionally, the method further comprises: when the terminal sends uplink data based on a single transmission time interval, the time template further includes: the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the current transmission time interval.
Optionally, the method further comprises: when the terminal sends uplink data based on a plurality of continuous transmission time intervals, if frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs among the plurality of continuous transmission time intervals, the time template further includes: the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the last transmission time interval.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the time template further comprises: the conversion time of the transmitting power from the closed state to the open state is set before the starting moment of the current transmission time interval; the transmit power transition time from on state to off state is set after the end of the current transmission time interval.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the time template further comprises: during the first transmission time interval, the sum of the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is equal to the first transmission time interval; in the last transmission time interval, the sum of the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuously operating at the rated transmitting power is equal to the last transmission time interval.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the time template further comprises: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state, the duration of operation at the nominal transmission power, and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state in each transmission time interval, excluding the first transmission time interval and the last transmission time interval, is equal to one transmission time interval.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the time template further comprises: in the first transmission time interval, the conversion time of the transmitting power from the opening state to the closing state is set after the first transmission time interval is ended; in the last transmission time interval, the sum of the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuously operating at the rated transmitting power is equal to the last transmission time interval.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the time template further comprises: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power in each transmission time interval, except for the first transmission time interval and the last transmission time interval, is equal to the current transmission time interval.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the transmission time interval includes L symbols, where L is any integer between [1 and 7], and if frequency hopping or transmission power variation occurs between consecutive N symbols, and N is any integer between [2 and 7], the time template further includes: the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state is set before the starting time of the continuous N symbols; the transition time of the transmitting power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the continuous N symbols.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the transmission time interval includes L symbols, where L is any integer between [1 and 7], and if frequency hopping or transmission power variation occurs between consecutive N symbols, and N is any integer between [2 and 7], the time template further includes: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state, the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power value and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state in the continuous N symbols is equal to the length of the continuous N symbols.
Optionally, the method further comprises: the transmission time interval includes L symbols, where L is any integer between [1 and 7], and if frequency hopping or transmission power variation occurs between consecutive N symbols, and N is any integer between [2 and 7], the time template further includes: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state in the continuous N symbols and the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power value is equal to the length of the continuous N symbols.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, including:
a setting module for setting a time template, the time template comprising: the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state is set before the starting moment of the first transmission time interval;
and the processing module is used for carrying out transmission power state conversion according to the time template in the process of sending the uplink data.
Optionally, when the setting module sends uplink data for a single transmission time interval, the set time template further includes: the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the current transmission time interval.
Optionally, when the setting module sends uplink data for multiple consecutive transmission time intervals, if frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs between the multiple consecutive transmission time intervals, the set time template further includes: the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the last transmission time interval.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: the conversion time of the transmitting power from the closed state to the open state is set before the starting moment of the current transmission time interval; the transmit power transition time from on state to off state is set after the end of the current transmission time interval.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: during the first transmission time interval, the sum of the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is equal to the first transmission time interval; in the last transmission time interval, the sum of the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuously operating at the rated transmitting power is equal to the last transmission time interval.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state, the duration of operation at the nominal transmission power, and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state in each transmission time interval, excluding the first transmission time interval and the last transmission time interval, is equal to one transmission time interval.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: in the first transmission time interval, the conversion time of the transmitting power from the opening state to the closing state is set after the first transmission time interval is ended; in the last transmission time interval, the sum of the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuously operating at the rated transmitting power is equal to the last transmission time interval.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power in each transmission time interval, except for the first transmission time interval and the last transmission time interval, is equal to the current transmission time interval.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state is set before the starting time of the continuous N symbols; and the transition time of the transmitting power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the continuous N symbols, wherein the transmission time interval comprises L symbols, L is any integer between [1 and 7], and N is any integer between [2 and 7] if frequency hopping or transmitting power change occurs between the continuous N symbols.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: and the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state, the time of continuously working at the rated transmission power value and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state in the continuous N symbols is equal to the length of the continuous N symbols, wherein the transmission time interval comprises L symbols, L is any integer between [1 and 7], and N is any integer between [2 and 7] if frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs between the continuous N symbols.
Optionally, the setting module sets the time template further including: and the sum of the conversion time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state in the continuous N symbols and the time of continuously working at the rated transmission power value is equal to the length of the continuous N symbols, wherein the transmission time interval comprises L symbols, L is any integer between [1 and 7], and N is any integer between [2 and 7] if frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs between the continuous N symbols.
In summary, the present invention provides a method and a terminal for processing transmit power state transition time, which can solve the problem that as the length of the transmission time interval is shortened, the transmit power state transition time of the user terminal occupies too much data-carrying time of the transmission time interval, which results in a very fast decrease of the efficiency of effectively transmitting uplink data.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other without conflict.
Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a method for processing a transmit power state transition time according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the method of this embodiment includes:
s11, setting a time template by the terminal, wherein the time template comprises: the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state is set before the starting moment of the first transmission time interval;
and S12, the terminal carries out transmission power state conversion according to the time template in the process of sending uplink data.
The method of this embodiment already reaches the rated transmission power value of the user terminal transmitter at the beginning of TTI, so processing can obtain the maximum TTI data carrying time.
The time template for converting the transmission power of the user terminal in the embodiment described below is applicable to, but not limited to, a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) or a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) with a shortened TTI length.
The first embodiment is as follows:
this embodiment provides a transmission power conversion time template of a user terminal transmitter when a single TTI is transmitted and a schematic diagram of power conversion time when the corresponding TTI is 1 symbol. As shown in fig. 2, when transmitting in a single TTI, the time for the user terminal transmitter power to transition from the off state to the on state is completed before the TTI starts, i.e., the nominal transmission power value of the user terminal transmitter has been reached at the start of the TTI. This process results in a maximum TTI-bearing data time.
As previously discussed, the transition period of the transmission power from the OFF state to the ON state is about 20 μ s, and when the TTI is shortened to 1 symbol, i.e., (1/14) ms is about 71 μ s, the transition of the transmission power from the OFF state to the ON state is completed before the TTI begins, thus saving 20 μ s of time for transmitting data. This is a very effective way to improve the data transmission efficiency for a duration of a TTI total length of only 71 mus.
The power conversion time template for single TTI transmission shown in fig. 2 is applicable not only to 1 symbol, but also to 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 symbols for TTI, etc.
In addition, the transition process of the transmission power from the on state to the off state, i.e. the power down phase, continues to maintain the transition time template of the transmission power of the existing LTE user terminal from the on state to the off state, i.e. the power down state is started only when the subframe ends, and the time for which the user terminal continuously operates at the rated transmission power value is equal to one transmission time interval.
Therefore, as shown in fig. 2, when transmitting in a single TTI, the power conversion time of the user terminal transmission power does not occupy the time of carrying data in any TTI.
Example two:
this embodiment provides a transmission power conversion time template of a user terminal transmitter when consecutive TTIs are transmitted and a schematic diagram of power conversion time when the corresponding TTI is 2 symbols. As shown in fig. 3(a) -3 (c), a time template of the transmission power conversion when hopping between two TTIs is given.
As shown in fig. 3(a), each TTI is subject to a time translation template when a single TTI is transmitted. That is, the transition of the transmission power from the off state to the on state is completed before the TTI starts, and the transition of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is completed after the TTI ends. Thus, the duration of operation of the user terminal at the nominal transmission power value in each TTI is equal to one transmission time interval. For the current TTI, the bearer data time is maximized. Although interference between a previous TTI power down process and a next TTI power up process is caused at the beginning of a next TTI, a Cyclic Prefix (CP) begins to exist in the TTI, and the influence of the interference can be reduced to a certain extent.
As shown in fig. 3(b), except that the transition of the transmission power of the first TTI from the off state to the on state is completed before the TTI starts and the transition of the transmission power of the last TTI from the on state to the off state is completed after the TTI ends, the power up and power down process is completed within the TTI time of each TTI, and the transition time of the transmission power of the user terminal from the off state to the on state in each TTI cannot be earlier than the current TTI start time; and the time for converting the transmitting power of the user terminal from the on state to the off state cannot be later than the current TTI ending time. The total time of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state, the rated transmission power duration of the user terminal and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state in each TTI is equal to one TTI.
In this embodiment, in the first TTI, the sum of the time that the ue continuously operates at the rated transmission power and the time that the transmission power of the ue transits from the on state to the off state is equal to the first TTI. The conversion time of the transmitting power of the user terminal from the closed state to the open state in the first TTI cannot be later than the starting time of the first TTI; and the time for converting the transmitting power of the user terminal from the on state to the off state cannot be later than the end time of the first TTI.
In the last TTI, the sum of the transition time of the transmission power of the user terminal from the off state to the on state and the time that the user terminal continuously operates at the rated transmission power is equal to the last TTI. The time for the user terminal transmitting power to change from the closed state to the open state in the last TTI cannot be earlier than the starting time of the last TTI; the transition time of the user terminal transmitting power from the on state to the off state cannot be earlier than the end time of the last TTI.
This process maximizes the reduction of power up and power down interference between TTIs, where the interference from transmit power conversion processes in different TTIs exists outside the CP at the beginning of each TTI, but reduces the time that the TTI carries data transmissions, e.g., for an intermediate TTI, there may be two conversions of power down and power up.
As shown in fig. 3(c), in this embodiment, the time for the ue to transition from the off state to the on state in the first TTI cannot be later than the start time of the first TTI; the transition time of the transmitting power of the user terminal from the on state to the off state cannot be earlier than the end time of the first TTI. The time for the user terminal transmitting power to change from the closed state to the open state in the last TTI cannot be earlier than the starting time of the last TTI; the transition time of the user terminal transmitting power from the on state to the off state cannot be earlier than the end time of the last TTI.
When frequency hopping is carried out among TTIs, the power reduction and conversion process is started after the previous TTI is finished, and the power rising process is started after the next TTI is started. That is, the time for the user terminal transmitting power to change from the off state to the on state in each TTI cannot be earlier than the current TTI starting time; the transition time of the user terminal transmission power from the on state to the off state cannot be earlier than the current TTI end time. Except the first and last TTIs, the sum of the time for the user terminal to convert the transmission power from the off state to the on state in each TTI and the time for the user terminal to continuously work at the rated transmission power is equal to the current TTI. In this embodiment, the interference of the transmit power conversion process in different transmission time intervals exists only in the CP at the beginning of each transmission time interval.
The transmission power conversion time template in this way can increase the data transmission time carried by the previous TTI, i.e. improve the performance, and although the interference of transmission power conversion with power rising and power falling at the beginning of the next TTI is caused, because the CP exists at the beginning of the TTI, especially for extended cyclic prefix (extended cyclic prefix), the CP duration is about 16.67 μ s, which can substantially eliminate the power conversion interference of 20 μ s, and the interference effect is reduced to a certain extent.
The process of fig. 3(c) is a compromise between reducing interference and effectively carrying data transfer time. Except for the first TTI, the transmission power conversion process from the off state to the on state is completed before the TTI begins, the rest of the continuous transmission TTIs only have one power rising conversion time in the TTI duration, and under the extended CP, the power conversion interference can be mostly eliminated.
Example three:
this embodiment provides a schematic diagram of a transmit power conversion time template and a power conversion time of a user terminal transmitter when the TTI length is equal to 4 symbols and frequency hopping is performed between TTIs when consecutive TTIs are transmitted. As shown in fig. 4, when hopping between TTIs, power decrease starts after the end of the previous TTI, and power increase starts after the start of the next TTI. The transmit power translation time-stamp of this approach is currently a compromise between reducing interference and effectively carrying data transfer time. Not only the data transmission time borne by the previous TTI is increased, but also under the condition that a CP exists at the beginning of the next TTI, certain power conversion interference can be eliminated. And when the TTI is 4 symbols, i.e., the TTI duration is approximately 286 μ s and hopping between TTIs, a power conversion cycle of 20 μ s occupies a smaller proportion of the TTI duration.
Example four:
this embodiment provides a transmission power conversion time template of a user terminal transmitter when consecutive TTIs are transmitted and a schematic diagram of power conversion time when the corresponding TTI is 7 symbols. As shown in fig. 5, each TTI finishes power up and power down within its TTI time, except that the power up state of the first TTI is completed before the TTI starts and the power down state of the last TTI is completed after the TTI ends. Namely, the method of the power conversion time template when the existing LTE is continuously transmitted by a plurality of TTIs is kept. This process may maximize the reduction of power up and power down interference between TTIs, but may reduce the time for a TTI to carry a data transmission, e.g., for an intermediate TTI, there may be a transition between power up and power down. However, when the TTI is 7 symbols, i.e., 0.5ms, the ratio of the two conversion times to the TTI duration is only about 8%, which is still a feasible time template.
The above embodiment is a time template for the terminal equipment transmitter to transmit power state transition when frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs between a plurality of consecutive TTIs. The time template for the transition of the transmission power state of the terminal equipment transmitter when frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs between consecutive symbols in TTI is described below.
In this embodiment, a TTI includes 1 to 7 symbols, when frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs between consecutive N symbols, the length of N is any integer between [2 and 7], and the time template for the terminal device transmitter to transmit power state transition includes any one of the following:
A. the time that the user terminal continuously works at the rated transmission power value in the continuous N symbols is equal to the length of the N symbols, and the conversion time of the transmission power of the user terminal from the closed state to the open state cannot be later than the starting time of the current N symbols; and the time for the transmission power of the user terminal to be converted from the on state to the off state cannot be earlier than the end time of the current N symbols. In the time template, partial interference generated in the transmission power conversion process between the continuous N symbols exists in a cyclic prefix at the beginning of the symbol;
B. the transition time of the user terminal transmitting power from the off state to the on state, the time of the user terminal continuously working at the rated transmitting power value and the transition time of the user terminal transmitting power from the on state to the off state in the continuous N symbols are equal to the length of N symbols. The conversion time of the transmitting power of the user terminal in the N symbols from the closed state to the open state cannot be earlier than the starting time of the current N symbols; and the conversion time of the transmitting power of the user terminal from the on state to the off state cannot be later than the end time of the current N symbols. In the time template, interference generated by the transmission power conversion process between the continuous different N symbols exists outside the cyclic prefix at the symbol start.
C. The sum of the transition time of the user transmission power from the off state to the on state in the continuous N symbols and the time that the user terminal continuously operates at the rated transmission power value is equal to the length of N symbols. The conversion time of the transmitting power of the user terminal from the closed state to the open state in the N symbols cannot be earlier than the starting moment of the current symbol; the transition time of the transmitting power of the user terminal from the on state to the off state can not be earlier than the end time of the current symbol. With this time-slicing, the interference generated by the transmit power conversion process between consecutive N symbols exists only within the cyclic prefix at the beginning of the symbol.
The following describes a specific embodiment of a time template for the transmission power state transition of the terminal equipment transmitter when frequency hopping or transmission power change occurs between consecutive symbols in a TTI.
Example five:
this embodiment provides a schematic diagram of a transmit power conversion time template and a power conversion time of a user terminal transmitter when the TTI length is equal to 4 symbols and frequency hopping between symbols is performed during continuous TTI transmission. As shown in fig. 6, when hopping between two symbols, the power starts to decrease after the first 2 symbols end, and the power starts to increase after the second two symbols start. The transmit power conversion time of this current approach is a compromise between reducing interference and effectively carrying data transfer time. Namely, the data transmission time carried by the first 2 symbols is increased, and under the condition that a CP exists at the beginning of the latter symbols, certain power conversion interference can be eliminated. And when frequency hopping is carried out between two symbols, namely, the duration is about 143 μ s, the proportion of the duration of two symbols occupied by one power conversion cycle 20 μ s is slightly larger than that of TTI embodiment three (in embodiment three, the duration of TTI is about 286 μ s, and the proportion of power conversion cycle 20 μ s is 20/286 ═ 7%;. in this embodiment, the proportion of power conversion cycle 20 μ s is 20/143 ═ 14%. therefore, the proportion is slightly larger than that of TTI embodiment three).
Example six:
the above embodiments (i.e. embodiments one to five) are also applicable to the case where the transmission power varies between TTIs or between symbols. The processing method of the power conversion time in the power up process and the power down process is the same as that when frequency hopping occurs between consecutive TTIs or between symbols, and is not described herein again.
Example seven:
the above embodiments (i.e., embodiments one to five) are all the time templates and schematic diagrams for the transmit power conversion of the user terminal transmitter under the assumption that there is frequency hopping and/or transmit power variation between TTIs or between symbols.
As shown in fig. 7, when there is no frequency hopping or transmission power variation between TTIs or between symbols, there is no transition time between TTIs or between symbols for power up and power down. The power increase is completed only before the first TTI begins, the power decrease is started when the last TTI ends, and the rest continuous TTIs are operated by continuously keeping the rated transmission power of the user terminal.
Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 8, the terminal according to the embodiment includes:
a setting module for setting a time template, the time template comprising: the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state is set before the starting moment of the first transmission time interval;
and the processing module is used for carrying out transmission power state conversion according to the time template in the process of sending the uplink data.
In a preferred embodiment, when the setting module sends uplink data for a single transmission time interval, the setting the time template further includes: the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the current transmission time interval.
In a preferred embodiment, when the setting module sends uplink data for a plurality of consecutive transmission time intervals, if frequency hopping or transmission power variation occurs between the plurality of consecutive transmission time intervals, the setting of the time template further includes: the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the last transmission time interval.
In particular, the time template set by the setting module may further include: the conversion time of the transmitting power from the closed state to the open state is set before the starting moment of the current transmission time interval; the transmit power transition time from on state to off state is set after the end of the current transmission time interval.
In particular, the setting module may set the time template further including: during the first transmission time interval, the sum of the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state is equal to the first transmission time interval; in the last transmission time interval, the sum of the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuously operating at the rated transmitting power is equal to the last transmission time interval.
Further, the time template set by the setting module may further include: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state, the duration of operation at the nominal transmission power, and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state in each transmission time interval, excluding the first transmission time interval and the last transmission time interval, is equal to one transmission time interval.
In a preferred embodiment, the time template set by the setting module may further include: in the first transmission time interval, the conversion time of the transmitting power from the opening state to the closing state is set after the first transmission time interval is ended; in the last transmission time interval, the sum of the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuously operating at the rated transmitting power is equal to the last transmission time interval.
In particular, the time template set by the setting module may further include: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state and the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power in each transmission time interval, except for the first transmission time interval and the last transmission time interval, is equal to the current transmission time interval.
When the transmission time interval includes L symbols, L is any integer between [1, 7], and N is any integer between [2, 7] if frequency hopping or transmission power variation occurs between consecutive N symbols, the following embodiments may be further included:
in a preferred embodiment, the setting module sets the time template further including: the transition time of the transmitting power from the off state to the on state is set before the starting time of the continuous N symbols; the transition time of the transmitting power from the on state to the off state is set after the end time of the continuous N symbols.
In a preferred embodiment, the setting module sets the time template further including: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state, the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power value and the transition time of the transmission power from the on state to the off state in the continuous N symbols is equal to the length of the continuous N symbols.
In a preferred embodiment, the setting module sets the time template further including: the sum of the transition time of the transmission power from the off state to the on state in the continuous N symbols and the time of continuous operation at the rated transmission power value is equal to the length of the continuous N symbols.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of the above methods may be implemented by instructing the relevant hardware through a program, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read-only memory, a magnetic or optical disk, and the like. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Accordingly, each module/unit in the above embodiments may be implemented in the form of hardware, and may also be implemented in the form of a software functional module. The present invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and naturally there are many other embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and modifications according to the present invention without departing from the spirit and the essence of the present invention, and these corresponding changes and modifications should fall within the scope of the appended claims.