JP4287486B2 - Mobile radio communication method, communication system, and transmitter - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to UMTS (Universal Mobile Terrestrial C).
communication system) and GSM (Group Specific)
The present invention relates to a mobile radio communication system coexisting with a mobile system, a communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system, and a mobile radio communication method, and in particular, a GSM system which is another system in the mobile radio communication system. The present invention relates to a technique for observing a control channel using idle time.

In the CDMA cellular system, since the same carrier frequency is repeatedly used in any cell, there is no need for inter-frequency handover in the same system. However, considering the coexistence with existing systems, handover between different carrier frequencies is required. Three specific cases are listed below.

The first point is a case where another carrier frequency is used to increase the number of subscribers in a cell with a lot of traffic, and a handover is performed between the cells. The second point is a case where different carrier frequencies are assigned to large and small cells in the umbrella cell configuration, and handover is performed between the cells. The third point is a case where a handover is performed between a third generation system such as a broadband mobile radio communication system and a second generation system such as an existing mobile phone system.

In such a case, handover is performed, and in this case, it is necessary to detect the power of carriers of different frequencies. In order to realize this detection, it is sufficient that the receiver has a structure capable of detecting two frequencies, but this increases the configuration of the receiver or makes the configuration complicated.

In addition, as a handover method, mobile-initiated handover (Mobile Ass
established Handover (MAHO) and network-initiated handover (Net
Two types are considered: work assisted handover (NAHO). M
Comparing AHO and NAHO, the load on the mobile device is smaller in NAHO, but for this purpose, synchronization between the mobile device and the base station is required. In addition, the base station / network configuration is complicated and large so that each mobile device can be tracked.

For this reason, the implementation of MAHO is desired, but a handover /
In order to determine whether or not to do so, the mobile station needs to observe the intensity of two different frequency carriers. However, unlike the time division multiple access (TDMA) system used in the second generation, the CDMA cellular system normally uses a continuous transmission form for both transmission and reception. In this continuous transmission technique, unless a receiving device having two frequencies is prepared, it is necessary to stop transmission or reception timing and observe other frequencies.

To date, compressed mode (Compressed M) where transmission information in the normal mode is time-compressed and transmitted in a short time, and other frequency carriers are observed with another time margin.
ode) has been proposed. As an example, “DS-
Discontinuous transmission for seamless handover in mobile radio communication systems. This document discloses a technique for realizing a compressed mode in which the transmission time is shortened by lowering the spreading factor of the spreading code to be used.

Here, a method for realizing the compressed mode according to the above-described literature will be described. FIG. 13 shows a transmission example in a normal mode and a compressed mode in a conventional mobile radio communication system. In FIG. 13, the vertical axis indicates transmission speed / transmission power, and the horizontal axis indicates time.
In the example of FIG. 13, compressed mode transmission is inserted between normal transmission frames. In transmission in this compressed mode, a non-transmission time is provided in the downstream frame, and the time can be arbitrarily set. This non-transmission time refers to an idle time set for measuring the strength of another frequency carrier. In this way, slotted transmission is realized by inserting idle time between compressed mode frame transmissions.

In such a compressed mode transmission, the transmission power is increased according to the time ratio between the idle time and the frame (compressed mode frame) transmission time, and therefore, as shown in FIG. The compressed mode frame is transmitted with higher transmission power. This
Transmission quality can be maintained even in frame transmission in the compressed mode.

Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 8-500475

Normally, between GSM and GSM, observation of different frequency components (control channel) is performed using one observation time (no transmission time) assigned for each superframe, but UMTS and GSM system coexist. Assuming a mobile radio communication system, an operation for observing the frequency component of the GSM system between different systems, that is, from UMTS, is necessary. Also in this case, similarly to the GSM-GSM observation, a free time for observing the GSM frequency component is set in the UMTS superframe.

That is, it is necessary to allocate an observation time consisting of the same number of idle slots as in the case of observation between GSM and GSM to one superframe frame in UMTS. Due to this limitation, it is difficult to insert all the observation times in one frame, and a technique for observing the frequency components of the GSM system from UMTS is expected in the future.

In order to solve the above-described problems caused by the conventional example, the present invention reliably observes the frequency components of other systems from the UMTS even when the UMTS and other systems coexist, and at that time, interleaves compressed mode frames. Mobile radio communication system capable of suppressing degradation of performance,
It is an object of the present invention to obtain a communication device and a mobile radio communication method applied to a mobile radio communication system.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the mobile radio communication system according to the present invention uses a first superframe that is composed of a plurality of frames and represents a frame transmission period. The first communication system of the code division multiple access method for performing frame transmission, the number of frames that is an integral multiple of the second superframe representing the transmission cycle of frames in the user data transmission channel, and the transmission cycle of frames in the control data transmission channel A specific idle time is inserted into the second superframe for the downlink user data transmission channel based on the difference between the number of frames of the third superframe representing the control data transmission channel using the idle time Coexisting with the second communication system for observing the frequency component of
A mobile radio communication system that performs error correction and interleaving of the frame during frame transmission of the first communication system, wherein the first superframe
A predetermined idle time that maximizes 1/2 of one frame constituting the superframe is provided in an interval of the predetermined number of frames, and by using the idle time, from the first communication system side, the second The frequency component of the control data transmission channel of the communication system is observed.

According to the present invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist,
1 constituting the superframe for the superframe of the first communication system
Since vacant time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system is inserted at a predetermined frame number interval with ½ of the frame amount as the maximum, the frequency is measured by one observation within one superframe. It is no longer necessary to observe the component, and it is possible to satisfy restrictions on error correction codes and spreading factors on frame transmission, so that even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the first It is possible to reliably observe the frequency component of the second communication system from the communication system, and to suppress the degradation of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the first communication system is a UMTS configured to transmit a frame using a first superframe that includes a plurality of frames and represents a frame transmission period, The second communication system is another system that performs frame transmission using a second superframe having a transmission period equal to that of the first UMTS superframe.

According to the present invention, in particular, when UMTS and other systems coexist, the maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe and the predetermined number of frames interval with respect to the UMTS superframe, Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes and spreading on frame transmission are eliminated. The rate constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and another system coexist, the frequency components of the other system are reliably observed from UMTS, and at that time, the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame is degraded. Can be suppressed. According to the present invention, the first superframe corresponds to a 1UMTS superframe in an embodiment described later, the second superframe corresponds to a 1GSM superframe, and the third superframe corresponds to a 1FCCH / SCH superframe. Corresponding to the frame, the user data transmission channel corresponds to the dedicated traffic channel, and the control data transmission channel corresponds to the common control channel.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the predetermined frame number interval is determined by a transmission period difference between the UMTS and another system.

According to the present invention, since the predetermined frame number interval is determined by the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and another system, it is possible to observe different frequency components without any difference depending on the difference in the transmission period. .

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the predetermined idle time is the U
It is arranged at the center of a frame which is a unit of MTS superframe.

According to the present invention, since the idle time is arranged at the center of the frame which is a unit of the UMTS superframe, it is possible to reliably obtain the interleaving effect.

A mobile radio communication system according to a next invention includes a first communication system of a code division multiple access system configured to transmit a frame using a first super frame that includes a plurality of frames and represents a frame transmission period. Based on the difference between the number of frames that is an integral multiple of the second superframe representing the frame transmission period in the user data transmission channel and the number of frames in the third superframe representing the frame transmission period in the control data transmission channel And a second communication system that inserts a specific idle time into the second superframe for the downlink user data transmission channel and observes the frequency component of the control data transmission channel using the idle time. Further, error correction and interleaving of the frame are performed during frame transmission of the first communication system. In the mobile radio communication system, the predetermined idle time that maximizes ½ of one frame constituting the first super frame with respect to the first super frame is a predetermined number of slots. The frequency component of the control data transmission channel of the second communication system is observed from the first communication system side by providing the interval and using the idle time.

According to the present invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist,
1 constituting the superframe for the superframe of the first communication system
Since vacant time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system is inserted at a predetermined slot number interval with ½ of the frame amount as the maximum, the frequency is measured by one observation within one superframe. It is no longer necessary to observe the component, and it is possible to satisfy restrictions on error correction codes and spreading factors on frame transmission, so that even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the first It is possible to reliably observe the frequency component of the second communication system from the communication system, and to suppress the degradation of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the first communication system is a UMTS configured to transmit a frame using a first superframe that includes a plurality of frames and represents a frame transmission period, The second communication system is another system that performs frame transmission using a second superframe having a transmission period equal to that of the first UMTS superframe.

According to the present invention, particularly when UMTS and another system coexist, the UMTS superframe has a maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe and a predetermined number of slots. Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes and spreading on frame transmission are eliminated. The rate constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and another system coexist, the frequency components of the other system are reliably observed from UMTS, and at that time, the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame is degraded. Can be suppressed. According to the present invention, the first superframe corresponds to a 1UMTS superframe in an embodiment described later, the second superframe corresponds to a 1GSM superframe, and the third superframe corresponds to a 1FCCH / SCH superframe. Corresponding to the frame, the user data transmission channel corresponds to the dedicated traffic channel, and the control data transmission channel corresponds to the common control channel.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the predetermined slot number interval is determined by a transmission period difference between the UMTS and another system.

According to the present invention, since the predetermined slot number interval is determined by the difference in transmission cycle between UMTS and another system, it is possible to observe different frequency components without fail depending on the difference in transmission cycle. .

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, a plurality of the predetermined idle times of the UMTS superframe are provided, and each idle time is arranged for each frame.

According to the present invention, since a plurality of idle times are arranged for each frame in the UMTS superframe, it is possible to secure the required idle time in one superframe.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the total of the plurality of idle times is:
It is equal to the specific idle time provided for observing the frequency component between the other systems.

According to the present invention, the total of the plurality of idle times is set equal to the specific idle time provided for observing the frequency component between the other systems. It is possible to secure a free time equivalent to the observation at different frequencies.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the frame in which the predetermined idle time is inserted is compressed and transmitted intermittently.

According to the present invention, a frame in which a predetermined idle time is inserted is compressed, and
Since transmission is performed intermittently, it is possible to realize frame transmission with high reproducibility even when an idle time is inserted in one frame period.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the compressed frame is generated with an increased coding rate.

According to the present invention, since the encoding rate is increased and the compressed frame is generated,
The compression rate is reduced, and the number of spread codes having a shorter sequence length can be suppressed.

In the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the compressed frame is generated with the same spreading factor as other frames into which the predetermined idle time is not inserted.

According to the present invention, since a frame compressed with the same spreading factor as other frames that do not insert a predetermined idle time is generated, it is possible to maintain the anti-interference noise characteristic for the compressed frame. .

A communication apparatus applied to a mobile radio communication system according to the next invention is a code division multiple access system that uses a first superframe that is composed of a plurality of frames and that represents a frame transmission period. The first communication system, the number of frames that is an integral multiple of the second superframe representing the frame transmission period in the user data transmission channel, and the number of the third superframe representing the frame transmission period in the control data transmission channel And a second communication in which a specific idle time is inserted in the second superframe for the downlink user data transmission channel and the frequency component of the control data transmission channel is observed using the idle time based on the difference between System, and error correction and interleaving of the frame during frame transmission. The communication apparatus on the first communication system side is applied to a mobile radio communication system that performs transmission of frames continuously in a normal mode and intermittently transmits compressed frames in a compression mode. In the compression mode, the first
Half of one frame constituting the first superframe
Control means for inserting a predetermined vacant time that maximizes the time interval into a predetermined number of frames, and using the predetermined vacant time inserted by the control means, The frequency component of the control data transmission channel of the communication system 2 is observed.

According to the present invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist,
1 constituting the superframe for the superframe of the first communication system
Since control is performed so as to insert a vacant time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system at a predetermined frame number interval with ½ of the frame amount as the maximum, in one observation within one superframe It is no longer necessary to observe frequency components, and it is possible to satisfy restrictions on error correction codes and spreading factors in frame transmission, so that even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the first It is possible to reliably observe the frequency component of the second communication system from the first communication system and suppress the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus applied to a mobile radio communication system, wherein the first communication system is configured to transmit a frame by using a first super frame that is composed of a plurality of frames and represents a frame transmission period. Further, the second communication system may be another system that performs frame transmission using a second superframe having a transmission period equal to that of the first UMTS first superframe. .

According to the present invention, in particular, when UMTS and other systems coexist, the maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe and the predetermined number of frames interval with respect to the UMTS superframe, Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes and spreading on frame transmission are eliminated. The rate constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and another system coexist, the frequency components of the other system are reliably observed from UMTS, and at that time, the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame is degraded. Can be suppressed. According to the present invention, the first superframe corresponds to a 1UMTS superframe in an embodiment described later, the second superframe corresponds to a 1GSM superframe, and the third superframe corresponds to a 1FCCH / SCH superframe. Corresponding to the frame, the user data transmission channel corresponds to the dedicated traffic channel, and the control data transmission channel corresponds to the common control channel.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means determines the predetermined frame number interval based on a difference in transmission cycle between the UMTS and another system. .

According to the present invention, since the predetermined frame number interval is determined by the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and the other system at the time of control, the different frequency components can be observed without fail according to the difference in the transmission period. It is possible.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means arranges the predetermined idle time in the center of a frame which is a unit of the UMTS superframe. .

According to the present invention, the predetermined idle time is arranged at the center of the frame, which is a unit of the UMTS superframe, in the control, so that the interleaving effect can be reliably obtained.

A communication apparatus applied to a mobile radio communication system according to the next invention is a code division multiple access system that uses a first superframe that is composed of a plurality of frames and that represents a frame transmission period. The first communication system, the number of frames that is an integral multiple of the second superframe representing the frame transmission period in the user data transmission channel, and the number of the third superframe representing the frame transmission period in the control data transmission channel And a second communication in which a specific idle time is inserted in the second superframe for the downlink user data transmission channel and the frequency component of the control data transmission channel is observed using the idle time based on the difference between System, and error correction and interleaving of the frame during frame transmission. The communication apparatus on the first communication system side is applied to a mobile radio communication system that performs transmission of frames continuously in a normal mode and intermittently transmits compressed frames in a compression mode. Control means for inserting a predetermined idle time that maximizes a half of one frame constituting the first super frame into the first super frame at an interval of a predetermined number of slots, The frequency component of the control data transmission channel of the second communication system is observed from the first communication system side by using a predetermined idle time inserted by the control means.

According to the present invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist,
1 constituting the superframe for the superframe of the first communication system
Since control is performed so as to insert a vacant time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system at a predetermined slot number interval with ½ of the frame amount as the maximum, one observation within one superframe It is no longer necessary to observe frequency components, and it is possible to satisfy restrictions on error correction codes and spreading factors in frame transmission, so that even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the first It is possible to reliably observe the frequency component of the second communication system from the first communication system and suppress the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus applied to a mobile radio communication system, wherein the first communication system is configured to transmit a frame by using a first super frame that is composed of a plurality of frames and represents a frame transmission period. Further, the second communication system may be another system that performs frame transmission using a second superframe having a transmission period equal to that of the first UMTS first superframe. .

According to the present invention, particularly when UMTS and another system coexist, the UMTS superframe has a maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe and a predetermined number of slots. Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes and spreading on frame transmission are eliminated. The rate constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and another system coexist, the frequency components of the other system are reliably observed from UMTS, and at that time, the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame is degraded. Can be suppressed. According to the present invention, the first superframe corresponds to a 1UMTS superframe in an embodiment described later, the second superframe corresponds to a 1GSM superframe, and the third superframe corresponds to a 1FCCH / SCH superframe. Corresponding to the frame, the user data transmission channel corresponds to the dedicated traffic channel, and the control data transmission channel corresponds to the common control channel.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means determines the predetermined frame number interval based on a difference in transmission cycle between the UMTS and another system. .

According to the present invention, the predetermined slot number interval is determined by the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and the other system at the time of control, so that different frequency components can be observed without fail according to the difference in the transmission period. It is possible.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means provides a plurality of the predetermined idle times in the UMTS superframe, and arranges the idle times for each frame. Features.

According to the present invention, during the control, a plurality of idle times are arranged for each frame in the UMTS superframe, so that it is possible to secure the required idle time in one superframe.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means is provided for observing the sum of the plurality of idle times and the frequency component between the other systems. It is characterized by being set equal to the idle time.

According to the present invention, during the control, the total of the plurality of idle times is set equal to the specific idle time provided for observing the frequency component between the other systems. It is possible to secure a free time equivalent to the observation of different frequencies between systems.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means increases the coding rate when generating the compressed frame.

According to the present invention, the compressed frame is generated by increasing the coding rate at the time of control, so that the compression rate is reduced and the number of spreading codes having a shorter sequence length can be suppressed. It is.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means, when generating the compressed frame, has the same spreading factor as other frames not inserting the predetermined idle time. It is characterized by setting.

According to the present invention, a frame compressed with the same spreading factor as other frames that do not insert a predetermined idle time is generated at the time of control, so that the interference noise characteristic is maintained for the compressed frame. It is possible.

In the communication apparatus applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the next invention, the control means increases the average transmission power in the compression mode.

According to the present invention, since the average transmission power is increased in the compression mode during the control, it is possible to minimize the characteristic deterioration.

A mobile radio method according to the next invention includes a first communication system of a code division multiple access system configured to transmit a frame using a first superframe configured of a plurality of frames and representing a transmission cycle of the frame; Based on the difference between the number of frames that is an integral multiple of the second superframe representing the transmission period of the frame in the user data transmission channel and the number of frames of the third superframe representing the transmission period of the frame in the control data transmission channel ,
Insert a specific idle time in the second superframe for the downlink user data transmission channel,
A second communication system that observes the frequency component of the control data transmission channel using the idle time coexists, and further performs error correction and interleaving of the frame during frame transmission of the first communication system. A mobile radio communication method applied to a mobile radio communication system, wherein frames are continuously transmitted in a normal mode, and compressed frames are intermittently transmitted in a compression mode. A first step of compressing frames to be transmitted intermittently, and a predetermined free space that maximizes ½ of one frame constituting the first superframe with respect to the first superframe. Inserting a time into a predetermined frame number interval determined by a frame structure relationship between the first communication system and the second communication system; A second step of intermittently transmitting the frame compressed in one step, and using the predetermined idle time inserted in the second step, the first communication system from the first communication system side The frequency component of the control data transmission channel of the communication system 2 is observed.

According to the present invention, in the compression mode, a frame to be transmitted intermittently is compressed, and one frame constituting the superframe of the first communication system is compared with the superframe of the first communication system. The second in accordance with a predetermined frame number interval determined by the relationship of the frame structure between the first communication system and the second communication system, maximizing 1/2 of the amount.
Since the idle time for observing the frequency component of the communication system is inserted and the compressed frame is intermittently transmitted, it is necessary to observe the frequency component by one observation within one superframe. Thus, the error correction code on the frame transmission and the restriction on the spreading factor can be satisfied. Thus, even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the first
It is possible to reliably observe the frequency component of the second communication system from the first communication system and suppress the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame.

A mobile radio method according to the next invention includes a first communication system of a code division multiple access system configured to transmit a frame using a first superframe configured of a plurality of frames and representing a transmission cycle of the frame; Based on the difference between the number of frames that is an integral multiple of the second superframe representing the transmission period of the frame in the user data transmission channel and the number of frames of the third superframe representing the transmission period of the frame in the control data transmission channel ,
Insert a specific idle time in the second superframe for the downlink user data transmission channel,
A second communication system that observes the frequency component of the control data transmission channel using the idle time coexists, and further performs error correction and interleaving of the frame during frame transmission of the first communication system. A mobile radio communication method applied to a mobile radio communication system, wherein frames are continuously transmitted in a normal mode, and compressed frames are intermittently transmitted in a compression mode. A first step of compressing frames to be transmitted intermittently, and a predetermined free space that maximizes ½ of one frame constituting the first superframe with respect to the first superframe. Inserting a time into a predetermined slot number interval determined by a frame structure relationship between the first communication system and the second communication system; A second step of intermittently transmitting the frame compressed in one step, and using the predetermined idle time inserted in the second step, the first communication system from the first communication system side The frequency component of the control data transmission channel of the communication system 2 is observed.

According to the present invention, in the compression mode, a frame to be transmitted intermittently is compressed, and one frame constituting the superframe of the first communication system is compared with the superframe of the first communication system. The second in accordance with a predetermined slot number interval determined by maximizing ½ of the amount and determined by a frame structure relationship between the first communication system and the second communication system.
Since the idle time for observing the frequency component of the communication system is inserted and the compressed frame is intermittently transmitted, it is necessary to observe the frequency component by one observation within one superframe. Thus, the error correction code on the frame transmission and the restriction on the spreading factor can be satisfied. Thus, even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the first
It is possible to reliably observe the frequency component of the second communication system from the first communication system and suppress the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame.

In the mobile radio communication method according to the next invention, the first communication system is a UMTS configured to transmit a frame using a first superframe that includes a plurality of frames and represents a frame transmission period. The second communication system is connected to the UMTS first
It is characterized in that it is another system that performs frame transmission using a second super frame having a transmission period equal to that of the super frame.

According to the present invention, particularly when UMTS and another system coexist, the UMTS superframe has a maximum half of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe and a predetermined number of frames or Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted at a predetermined number of slots, it is no longer necessary to observe frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and frame transmission Thus, even if UMTS and other systems coexist, the frequency components of other systems can be reliably observed from UMTS, and in that case, the compression mode It is possible to suppress the degradation of the frame interleaving performance. According to the present invention, the first superframe corresponds to a 1UMTS superframe of an embodiment to be described later, the second superframe corresponds to a 1GSM superframe, and the third superframe is 1FCCH.
Corresponding to the / SCH superframe, the user data transmission channel corresponds to the dedicated traffic channel, and the control data transmission channel corresponds to the common control channel.

In the mobile radio communication method according to the next invention, the first step generates the compressed frame by increasing a coding rate.

According to the present invention, since the encoding rate is increased and the compressed frame is generated,
The compression rate is reduced, and the number of spread codes having a shorter sequence length can be suppressed.

In the mobile radio communication method according to the next invention, the first step is characterized in that the compressed frame is generated with the same spreading factor as the other frames into which the predetermined idle time is not inserted.

According to the present invention, since the process of generating a frame compressed with the same spreading factor as other frames that do not insert a predetermined idle time is used, it is possible to maintain the anti-interference noise characteristic for the compressed frame. .

In the mobile radio communication method according to the next invention, the second step increases the average transmission power in the compression mode.

According to the present invention, since the process of increasing the average transmission power in the compression mode is performed, it is possible to minimize the deterioration of characteristics.

  According to the present invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the super frame is reduced with respect to the super frame of the first communication system. Since the idle time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system is inserted at the maximum and at an interval of a predetermined number of frames, it is not necessary to observe the frequency component by one observation within one superframe. Thus, the error correction code and the spreading factor constraint on the frame transmission can be satisfied, so that even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the first communication system performs the second communication. A mobile radio communication system capable of reliably observing the frequency components of the system and suppressing the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame is obtained. An effect.

According to the next invention, particularly when UMTS and other systems coexist, the maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe is set to the UMTS superframe at a predetermined number of frames. Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes or The spreading factor constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and other systems coexist, the frequency components of other systems can be reliably observed from UMTS, and the interleaving performance of the compressed mode frame can be reduced. There is an effect that a mobile radio communication system capable of suppressing deterioration can be obtained.

According to the next invention, since the predetermined frame number interval is determined by the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and the other system, it is possible to observe the different frequency components without depending on the difference in the transmission period. There is an effect that a mobile radio communication system can be obtained.

According to the next invention, since the idle time is arranged at the center of the frame which is a unit of the UMTS superframe, it is possible to obtain a mobile radio communication system capable of reliably obtaining the interleaving effect. There is an effect.

According to the next invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the superframe of the first communication system is ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe. Since the idle time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system is inserted at a predetermined slot number interval, it is necessary to observe the frequency component by one observation within one superframe. Thus, it is possible to satisfy the restrictions on the error correction code and the spreading factor on the frame transmission. Thus, even if the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, Observe the frequency components of the communication system
At that time, there is an effect that a mobile radio communication system capable of suppressing deterioration of interleave performance of the compressed mode frame is obtained.

According to the next invention, particularly when UMTS and other systems coexist, the maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe is set for the UMTS superframe and at intervals of a predetermined number of slots. Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes or The spreading factor constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and other systems coexist, the frequency components of other systems can be reliably observed from UMTS, and the interleaving performance of the compressed mode frame can be reduced. There is an effect that a mobile radio communication system capable of suppressing deterioration can be obtained.

According to the next invention, since the predetermined slot number interval is determined by the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and the other system, it is possible to observe the different frequency components without depending on the difference in the transmission period. There is an effect that a mobile radio communication system can be obtained.

According to the next invention, since a plurality of idle times are arranged for each frame in the UMTS superframe, a mobile radio communication system capable of ensuring the required idle time in one superframe can be obtained. , Has the effect.

According to the next invention, the total of the plurality of idle times is set equal to the specific idle time provided for observing the frequency component between the other systems. It is possible to obtain a mobile radio communication system capable of securing a free time equivalent to the different frequency observation.

According to the next invention, the frame in which the predetermined idle time is inserted is compressed and transmitted intermittently, so that even if the idle time is inserted in one frame period, the reproducibility is high. There is an effect that a mobile radio communication system capable of realizing frame transmission is obtained.

According to the next invention, since the compressed frame is generated by increasing the coding rate, the mobile radio capable of reducing the compression rate and suppressing the number of spreading codes having a shorter sequence length can be suppressed. There is an effect that a communication system can be obtained.

According to the next invention, a frame compressed with the same spreading factor as that of other frames into which a predetermined idle time is not inserted is generated, so that the anti-interference noise characteristic can be maintained for the compressed frame. There is an effect that a mobile radio communication system can be obtained.

According to the next invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the superframe of the first communication system is ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe. And the idle time for observing the frequency components of the second communication system is controlled to be inserted at a predetermined number of frame intervals.
It is no longer necessary to observe frequency components in each observation, and the error correction code and spreading factor restrictions on frame transmission can be satisfied. As a result, the first communication system and the second communication system coexist. Is also applied to a mobile radio communication system capable of reliably observing the frequency components of the second communication system from the first communication system and suppressing the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame at that time. The communication device can be obtained.

According to the next invention, particularly when UMTS and other systems coexist, the maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe is set to the UMTS superframe at a predetermined number of frames. Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes or The spreading factor constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and other systems coexist, the frequency components of other systems can be reliably observed from UMTS, and the interleaving performance of the compressed mode frame can be reduced. There is an effect that a communication device applied to a mobile radio communication system capable of suppressing deterioration can be obtained.

According to the next invention, during the control, the predetermined frame number interval is determined based on the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and the other system, so that different frequency components can be observed in accordance with the difference in the transmission period. There is an effect that a communication device that can be applied to a mobile radio communication system that can be obtained is obtained.

According to the next invention, at the time of control, the predetermined idle time is arranged at the center of the frame, which is a unit of the UMTS superframe, so that the mobile radio capable of reliably obtaining the interleaving effect is provided. There is an effect that a communication device applied to the communication system is obtained.

According to the next invention, when the first communication system and the second communication system coexist, the superframe of the first communication system is ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe. And the idle time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system is controlled to be inserted at a predetermined slot number interval, so that 1 in one superframe
It is no longer necessary to observe frequency components in each observation, and the error correction code and spreading factor restrictions on frame transmission can be satisfied. As a result, the first communication system and the second communication system coexist. Is also applied to a mobile radio communication system capable of reliably observing the frequency components of the second communication system from the first communication system and suppressing the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame at that time. The communication device can be obtained.

According to the next invention, particularly when UMTS and other systems coexist, the maximum of ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe is set for the UMTS superframe and at intervals of a predetermined number of slots. Since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and error correction codes or The spreading factor constraint can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and other systems coexist, the frequency components of other systems can be reliably observed from UMTS, and the interleaving performance of the compressed mode frame can be reduced. There is an effect that a communication device applied to a mobile radio communication system capable of suppressing deterioration can be obtained.

According to the next invention, during the control, the predetermined slot number interval is determined by the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and the other system, so that different frequency components can be observed in accordance with the difference in the transmission period. There is an effect that a communication device that can be applied to a mobile radio communication system is obtained.

According to the next invention, at the time of control, a plurality of idle times are arranged for each frame in the UMTS superframe, so the mobile radio capable of ensuring the required idle time in one superframe. There is an effect that a communication device applied to the communication system is obtained.

According to the next invention, during the control, the total of the plurality of idle times is set equal to the specific idle time provided for observing the frequency component between the other systems. It is possible to obtain a communication device that can be applied to a mobile radio communication system that can ensure an idle time equivalent to the observation of different frequencies between systems.

According to the next invention, in the control, the compression rate is increased and the compressed frame is generated, so that the compression rate is reduced and the number of spread codes having a shorter sequence length can be suppressed. There is an effect that a communication device applied to a possible mobile radio communication system can be obtained.

According to the next invention, a frame compressed with the same spreading factor as other frames that do not insert a predetermined idle time is generated at the time of control, so that the interference noise characteristic is maintained for the compressed frame. There is an effect that a communication device that can be applied to a mobile radio communication system is obtained.

According to the next invention, since the average transmission power is increased in the compression mode during the control, the communication device applied to the mobile radio communication system capable of minimizing the characteristic deterioration is provided. The effect is obtained.

According to the next invention, in the compression mode, the frame to be transmitted intermittently is compressed, and the first
Of the frame structure between the first communication system and the second communication system, and ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the super frame of the first communication system is maximized Since the idle time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system is inserted in accordance with the predetermined frame number interval determined by the above and the compressed frame is transmitted intermittently, It is no longer necessary to observe frequency components in a single observation, so that the error correction code and spreading factor restrictions on frame transmission can be satisfied, so that the first communication system and the second communication system coexist. Even so, the frequency components of the first communication system and the second communication system are reliably observed, and at that time, the compressed mode frame is interleaved. Mobile radio communication method capable of suppressing the deterioration of the ability to obtain an effect that.

According to the next invention, in the compression mode, the frame to be transmitted intermittently is compressed, and the first
Of the frame structure between the first communication system and the second communication system, and ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the super frame of the first communication system is maximized Since the idle time for observing the frequency component of the second communication system is inserted in accordance with the predetermined slot number interval determined by the above and the compressed frame is transmitted intermittently, It is no longer necessary to observe frequency components in a single observation, so that the error correction code and spreading factor restrictions on frame transmission can be satisfied, so that the first communication system and the second communication system coexist. Even so, the frequency components of the first communication system and the second communication system are reliably observed, and at that time, the compressed mode frame is interleaved. Mobile radio communication method capable of suppressing the deterioration of the ability to obtain an effect that.

According to the next invention, in particular, when UMTS and another system coexist, ½ of one frame amount constituting the superframe is maximized with respect to the UMTS superframe, and a predetermined number of frame intervals. Or, since the idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted at a predetermined number of slots, there is no need to observe the frequency components in one observation within one superframe, and frame transmission is performed. The above error correction code and spreading factor constraints can be satisfied, so that even if UMTS and other systems coexist, UMTS
Thus, there is an effect that a mobile radio communication method capable of reliably observing the frequency components of other systems and suppressing the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame can be obtained.

According to the next invention, since the process of generating a compressed frame by increasing the coding rate is adopted, the mobile radio capable of reducing the compression rate and suppressing the number of spread codes having a shorter sequence length can be suppressed. There is an effect that a communication method can be obtained.

According to the next invention, since the process of generating a frame compressed with the same spreading factor as other frames that do not insert a predetermined idle time, the anti-interference noise characteristic can be maintained for the compressed frame. There is an effect that a mobile radio communication method can be obtained.

According to the next invention, since the process of increasing the average transmission power in the compressed mode is performed, there is an effect that a mobile radio communication method capable of minimizing characteristic deterioration can be obtained.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a mobile radio communication system, a communication apparatus and a mobile radio communication method applied to the mobile radio communication system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
First, the principle of Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, U
A mobile radio communication system in which an MTS and a GSM system coexist is shown as an example. First, the GSM system which is an existing system will be described. FIG. 1 shows a frame format applied to the GSM system. Specifically, FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating the frame format of the dedicated traffic channel, and FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating the frame format of the common control channel.

In the GSM system, TACH (Traffic a as a dedicated traffic channel)
nd Associated Channel) and F as the common control channel
CCH (Frequency Correction Channel) and SCH (
Synchronization Channel) is defined. In the dedicated traffic channel TACH, as shown in FIG.
The transmission period up to # 26 is set to 1 GSM superframe. One frame is 8BP
(Burst Period) time. 1BP is 0.577 ms. Therefore, a 1 GSM superframe has a transmission period of 120 ms. Further, in the common control channel FCCH / SCH, as shown in FIG.
A period of transmission up to 1 is defined as 1 FCCH / SCH superframe.

Next, a different frequency component observation method between GSM and GSM will be described. Figure 2 shows GSM
It is a figure explaining the observation time of the GSM superframe applied to a system. FIG. 3 shows a method for observing different frequency components between GSM and GSM. Specifically, FIG.
(a) is a diagram for explaining the frame format of the common control channel, (b) is a diagram for explaining the frame format of the dedicated traffic channel in relation to the common control channel, and (c) is a superframe. It is a figure explaining the observation time inserted for every. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an observation example in a dedicated traffic channel of the GSM system. FIG. 4 shows the document name “The GSM System for Mobile Co”.
"mmunication", Michel MOULY / Marie-Bernadet
te PAUTET, International Standard Book N
number: 2-9507190-0-7.

In the GSM system, the non-transmission time (idle time) allocated to one GSM superframe is 12 BP (= 6.9 ms) as shown in FIG. During handover, this non-transmission time is used to control different frequency components (control channel) of other GSM systems.
Is observed and detected. The aforementioned FCCH / SCH super frame is composed of 51 frames (see FIG. 3A). In contrast, the GSM superframe (FIG. 3 (b
)) Is 52 frames in two cycles. Therefore, when comparing both superframes,
A difference of one frame occurs. That is, the FCCH / SCH superframe is deficient by one frame. And since the observation time is once per GSM superframe, 2GS
In the M superframe, observation and detection are performed twice (see FIG. 3C).

This observation and detection procedure is shown in FIG. 1FCCH / of common control channel
In the comparison of the SCH superframe and the 2GSM superframe for individual traffic,
There is a difference of one frame. In the dedicated traffic channel TACH / F, the position of the observation time assigned to 1 GSM superframe is fixed. Therefore, observation is performed in a predetermined frame of every GSM superframe. If the FCCH / SCH superframe is composed of the same number of frames as the 2GSM superframe, GSM-
Although the same frame number is always observed between GSM, there is a difference of one frame between the FCCH / SCH superframe and the 2GSM superframe. Can do.

In addition, since the GSM superframe corresponds to two cycles for one FCCH / SCH superframe, observation and detection are performed twice per one FCCH / SCH superframe. That is, since the opening of the pair of observation times becomes a 1 GSM superframe, the pair of observations proceeds with a shift of one period of the 1GSM superframe. Therefore, in frequency handover between GSM and GSM, observation and detection are performed twice per cycle of the FCCH / SCH superframe and while shifting by one frame every cycle.

Next, UMTS, which is the next system, will be described. FIG. 5 shows a frame format applied to UMTS. Specifically, FIG. 5A is a diagram for explaining a frame format of an individual traffic channel applied to the GSM system.
b) is a diagram for explaining the format of a UMTS superframe.

In the GSM system, in the above-described dedicated traffic channel TACH, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the period for transmitting frames as transmission units from # 1 to # 26 is a 1GSM superframe. One frame is 8 BP (Burst Period) time. On the other hand, in UMTS, a UMTS superframe is configured with the same cycle as this GSM superframe. That is, in UMTS, for all channels, as shown in FIG. 5B, a period for transmitting a 10 ms frame from # 1 to # 12 is 1 UM.
TS super frame.

Next, a method for observing different frequency components between GSM and UMTS will be described. FIG. 6 shows a method for observing different frequency components between GSM and UMTS. Specifically, FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining the frame format of the common control channel applied to the GSM system, and FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining the superframe relationship between the UMTS and the GSM system. FIG. 6C is a diagram for explaining the observation time inserted for each superframe in UMTS.

The aforementioned FCCH / SCH superframe is composed of 51 frames (FIG. 6 (
a)). On the other hand, the GSM superframe (see FIG. 3B) is 52 in two cycles.
It becomes a frame. Since the GSM superframe and the UMTS superframe have the same time for one cycle, the relationship between the FCCH / SCH superframe and the UMTS superframe matches the relationship between the FCCH / SCH superframe and the GSM superframe described above. . That is, when the FCCH / SCH superframe and the 2UMTS superframe are compared, a difference of one frame is generated (see FIG. 6B).

Here, in the frequency handover between UMTS and GSM, the GSM-GS described above is used.
In order to obtain a function equivalent to frequency handover between M, it is necessary to have an observation time of about 6.9 ms per 1 UMTS superframe. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6C, two observations and detections are incorporated in the 2UMTS superframe. However,
This is the same as the handover between GSM and GSM when 12BP = 6.9 ms.

However, in the above handover between UMTS and GSM, it is impossible to allocate all the observation times necessary for one superframe in one frame due to error correction code and spreading factor restrictions. That is, the operation for increasing the coding rate of the error correction code cannot be increased beyond the number of information bits when not coding. In UMTS, the frame length is 10 ms,
Since the non-transmission time of about 6.9 ms for observing different frequency components is as long as half or more of the frame length, the interleave performance is expected to deteriorate. Furthermore, in order to prepare a non-transmission time of about 6.9 ms within one frame, it is necessary to compress the transmission time to about 3.1 ms, so the transmission power during the compressed mode transmission is inevitably increased. There is a problem that the interference power given to other channels is instantaneously increased.

Therefore, it is conceivable that the observation and detection of the different frequency components per 1 UMTS superframe are performed in multiple times. At that time, the time performance for acquiring the control channel of the GSM system is the same as the case where the observation time is made once in one UMTS superframe. As a result, the number of idle slots for obtaining the observation time per time is
-It is set to be smaller than that between GSM. This idle slot is generated by using a punctured code or error correction coding with a higher coding rate.

In the first embodiment, a case where observation and detection are performed twice per 1 UMTS superframe is shown. For this reason, four observations and detections are performed in the 2UMTS superframe.

This observation and detection method will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating downlink frame transmission according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 7, the vertical axis represents transmission speed / transmission power, and the horizontal axis represents time. In comparison between the 1FCCH / SCH superframe and the 2UMTS superframe of the common control channel, there is a difference of one frame. In the dedicated traffic channel TACH / F, the position of the observation time assigned to the 1 GSM superframe is fixed, and similarly in UMTS, the position of the two observation times assigned to the 1UMTS superframe is fixed in the downlink traffic channel. . Therefore, observation and detection are performed in predetermined frames (two places) of each UMTS superframe. As described above, since there is a difference of 1 frame between the 1FCCH / SCH superframe and the 2UMTS superframe, the observation can be performed by shifting the frames one by one in each observation.

In addition, since two cycles correspond to one FCCH / SCH superframe, observation and detection are performed four times per one FCCH / SCH superframe. That is, for each 1 UMTS superframe, a pair of observation time intervals is 1
Since it becomes a UMTS superframe, a pair of observations proceeds with a shift of one frame of the 1FCCH / SCH superframe. Therefore, in frequency handover between UMTS and GSM, observation and detection are performed four times per cycle of the FCCH / SCH superframe and while shifting each frame by one frame in each observation.

The observation time, that is, the idle slot is arranged at the center of a predetermined frame. Thereby, an interleaving effect can be obtained in compressed mode frame transmission. further,
By increasing the coding rate in punctured coding and error correction coding, the redundancy is reduced, and accordingly, a lot of idle time can be secured. In this case, since the amount of information to be transmitted is reduced, the spreading factor can be kept constant. That is, the interference noise characteristic can be maintained. Note that when transmitting a compressed frame, the characteristics deteriorate,
A slight increase in transmission power is required compared to normal transmission power.

Hereinafter, a specific mobile communication system will be described as an example. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a mobile radio communication system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Mobile radio communication system
It consists of a transmitter 1 and a receiver 2 and is provided in each base station and mobile station. For example, a W (Wide Area) -CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) communication system is applied to this mobile radio communication system.

As shown in FIG. 8, the transmitter 1 includes a controller 11, an error correction encoder 12, an interleaver 13, a framing / spreader 14, a radio frequency transmitter 15, and the like. The controller 11 mainly controls the operations of the interleaver 13, the framing / spreader 14, and the radio frequency transmitter 15 through negotiation with the receiver 2. The controller 11 controls operations suitable for the normal mode (non-compression mode) and the compression mode by negotiation with the receiver 2. Specifically, the controller 11 instructs the framing / spreader 14 at the transmission timing for transmitting the compressed mode frame in the compressed mode. Further, the controller 11 instructs the radio frequency transmitter 15 to increase the average transmission power when transmitting the compressed mode frame.

The error correction encoder 12 performs error correction encoding on the transmission data string to obtain encoded data. The interleaver 13 arranges the temporal order of the encoded data in units of bits in order to minimize the influence of transmission errors when, for example, consecutive bits of the transmission signal are lost during transmission due to fading. Change (interleave). This interleaver 13 is
It has a memory for interleaving for one frame.

The framing / spreader 14 spreads over a wide band using a spreading code for each user according to the normal mode and the compression mode, and forms a frame according to each mode. This frame /
When the spreader 14 is instructed by the controller 11 for transmission timing corresponding to each mode, the spreader 14 transmits a frame to the radio frequency transmitter 15 at the transmission timing. The radio frequency transmitter 15
The transmission signal obtained by the framing / spreader 14 is converted into a radio frequency and transmitted. The radio frequency transmitter 15 increases the average transmission power in the compression mode and outputs a transmission signal as compared with the normal mode according to the control of the controller 11.

As shown in FIG. 8, the receiver 2 includes a controller 21, an error correction decoder 22, a deinterleaver 23, a deframe / despreader 24, a radio frequency receiver 25, and the like. The controller 21 mainly controls the operations of the deinterleaver 23 and the deframer / despreader 24 through negotiation with the transmitter 1. The controller 21 controls operations suitable for each of the normal mode and the compression mode by negotiation with the transmitter 1. Specifically, the controller 21 instructs the deframe / despreader 24 to receive timing for receiving the compressed mode frame in the compressed mode.

The radio frequency receiver 25 demodulates a reception signal transmitted from an antenna (not shown). The deframing / despreader 24 despreads using a spreading code assigned to the user of the receiver 2 in accordance with the normal mode and the compression mode, and forms a frame in accordance with each mode. When the deframing / despreading unit 24 is instructed by the controller 21 about the reception timing corresponding to each mode, the deframing / despreading unit 24 takes in the reception signal from the radio frequency receiver 25 at the reception timing.

The deinterleaver 23 rearranges (deinterleaves) the temporal order of the encoded data in bit units in the reverse order to the interleaving in the transmitter 1. The deinterleaver 23 has a memory for interleaving for one frame, similar to the interleaver 13 described above. The error correction decoder 22 performs error correction decoding on the deinterleaved signal to obtain decoded data, that is, a received data string.

Next, frame transmission including the compression mode will be described. In this mobile radio communication system, in the compression mode, a period is provided in which frames are slotted and transmitted intermittently, and the strength of other frequency carriers is measured using the non-transmission time during that period. For that purpose, it is necessary to compress the slotted frame, but if interleaving is performed in the same way as in normal transmission, the interleaving time is not sufficient, and it is impossible to obtain a sufficient interleaving effect. Become.

Therefore, the transmission time of the compressed frame is divided within one frame, and one is assigned to the head of the frame frame and the other is assigned to the end of the same frame frame to secure a required interleaving target time. That is, an idle slot corresponding to the observation time is arranged at the center of the frame. In the receiver 2, this operation is reversed.

Here, the relationship between the number of idle slots and the number of slots in the compressed mode frame will be described. Considering one frame as 16 slots, assuming that the number of slots in the first half is A, the number of idle slots is B, and the number of slots in the second half is C, for example, the following combinations are possible. That is,
(A, B, C) = (7, 1, 8) / (7, 2, 7) / (6, 3, 7) /
(6,4,6) / (5,5,6) / (5,6,5)
It is. According to the above combination, for example, when the number of slots in the first half and the second half is 7 slots and 8 slots, respectively, one slot at the center of the frame is inserted as an idle slot.

When a small idle slot is allocated so that the number of idle slots is 1 or 2 per frame, it is only necessary to deal with punctured coding. At this time, the position of the idle slot is basically the center of the frame, but may be shifted forward and backward.

As described above, in a small idle slot, by appropriately determining the positions of the first half / second half compressed mode frame and the idle slot, it is possible to derive the supplementary time performance equivalent to the frequency handover between GSM and GSM.

In the first embodiment, within one frame, the compression mode frame is divided into two in the first half and the second half with an idle slot as a boundary. Therefore, a method for determining the insertion time in which frame in one UMTS superframe the observation time, that is, the idle slot is inserted will be described.

First, one UMTS superframe is composed of 12 frames. In GSM, one GSM superframe is composed of 26 frames, and 8 per frame.
Since it is a BP, the total period is 208 BP. In addition, since an idle slot corresponding to 8 BP is observed in two compression modes, it is 4B to observe in one compression mode.
An idle slot length corresponding to P. From the above relation, when the first frame is arbitrarily specified for the 1UMTS superframe, the following expression (1) shows the expression for specifying the position of the second frame from the first frame. In this formula (1), the frame number in the first half is an even number,
And the case where the frame number of the latter half is an odd number is shown. Equation (1) is
4 (2n + 1) = K (208BP) / 12
2n + 1 = 13K / 3 (1)
It becomes. In the expression (1), the place where the first half compression mode can be observed is the same, but since the observation time length is 4BP which is half of 8BP, the 4BP portion which can be observed in the second half compression mode is missing in the first half. The relational expression for equivalently observing 4BP corresponding to the latter half of 8BP is shown. That is, 4 (2n + 1) indicates an odd multiple of 4BP (when the first half is an even number, the second half is an odd number), suggesting that the interval should be K times the UMTS frame length. . Here, when the UMTS frame length is expressed in BP, it becomes 208 BP (the number of BPs in the UMTS superframe) / 12 (the number of UMTS frames included in the UMTS superframe). Note that n is an arbitrary natural number.

When a combination of K and n satisfying the above equation (1) is obtained, two types of combinations are obtained as in the following equation (2). That is,
(K, n) = (3, 6) / (9, 19) (2)
It becomes. According to Equation (2), the frame after 3 frames from the first frame may be the second frame, or the frame after 9 frames from the first frame may be the second frame. For example, in FIG. 7, if frame # 2 is the first frame, frame # 5
Becomes the second frame.

Next, the compressed mode operation when performing observation and detection from the UMTS to the GSM system will be described. Here, only the compression mode will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the transmission operation in the compression mode, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the reception operation in the compression mode. In the compression mode by the transmitter 1 on the UMTS side (see FIG. 9), 1
Interleaving in a frame is instructed to the interleaver 13 (step S101),
The interleaver 13 performs interleaving in one frame. When the first frame timing or the first half timing or the second half timing of the second frame timing to be observed is reached (step S102), the transmission timing is instructed to the framing / spreader 14. (Step S103).

Further, the radio frequency transmitter 15 is instructed to increase the average transmission power (step S1).
04) For the compressed mode frame, frame transmission is performed with higher transmission power than in the normal mode. In this way, two observations and detections are performed within one UMTS superframe. In the compression mode, frames are transmitted intermittently (discontinuously).

On the other hand, in the compression mode by the receiver 2 on the UMTS system side (see FIG. 10), when the first frame timing to be observed or the first half timing or the second half timing of the second frame timing is reached (step S111). ), Deframing / Despreader 24
Is received (step S112). After receiving a signal for one frame, deinterleaving by one frame is instructed to the deinterleaver 23 (step S113), and the deinterleaver 23 performs deinterleaving in one frame. In this way, in the compressed mode, frames are received intermittently (discontinuously), and the GSM system signal is observed in the free time.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, when UMTS and another system coexist, ½ of the amount of one frame constituting the superframe is maximized with respect to the UMTS superframe. In addition, idle time for observing the frequency components of other systems is inserted at intervals of a predetermined number of frames. As a result, it is not necessary to observe the frequency component in one observation within one superframe, and it is possible to satisfy restrictions on error correction codes and spreading factors on frame transmission. As a result, even if the UMTS and another system coexist, the frequency components of the other system can be reliably observed from the UMTS, and at that time, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the interleave performance of the compressed mode frame.

In addition, in one UMTS superframe, the predetermined frame number interval is determined by the difference in the transmission period between the UMTS and the other systems, so that it is possible to observe different frequency components without depending on the difference in the transmission period. is there.

Further, since the idle slot time is arranged at the center of the frame which is a unit of the UMTS superframe, it is possible to reliably obtain the interleaving effect.

Also, since a plurality of idle times are arranged for each frame in the UMTS superframe, it is possible to secure the required idle time in one superframe.

Moreover, since the total of the plurality of idle slot times is set to about 6.9 ms, equivalent to GSM, it is possible to secure free time equivalent to the different frequency observation between other systems in one UMTS superframe. is there.

In addition, since frames with idle slot time inserted are compressed and transmitted intermittently, frame transmission with high reproducibility can be realized even if idle time is inserted within one frame period. Is possible.

In addition, since the compressed frame is generated by increasing the coding rate, the compression rate is reduced, and the number of spreading codes having a shorter sequence length can be suppressed.

In addition, since the frame compressed with the same spreading factor as that in the normal mode is generated in the compression mode, the anti-interference noise characteristic can be maintained for the compressed frame.

In addition, since the average transmission power is increased during compressed mode frame transmission, it is possible to minimize the deterioration of characteristics.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In Embodiment 1 described above, at the time of frequency handover, the observation time (about 6.9 ms) is divided into two in one UMTS superframe, and observation and detection are performed in two frames. The present invention is not limited to this, and the observation time may be divided more than two divisions as in the second embodiment described below. In the second embodiment, four divisions are taken as an example. In the second embodiment, the overall configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and only differences in operation will be described in the following description.

Here, the observation and detection method of the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining downlink frame transmission according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 11, the vertical axis represents transmission speed / transmission power, and the horizontal axis represents time. As described above, there is a difference of one frame in comparison between the 1FCCH / SCH superframe and the 2UMTS superframe of the common control channel. 1GSM for dedicated traffic channel TACH / F
The position of the observation time assigned to the superframe is fixed, and the position of the four observation times assigned to one UMTS superframe in the downlink traffic channel is also fixed in UMTS. Therefore, observation and detection are performed in predetermined frames (four locations) of each UMTS superframe. Thus, FCCH / SCH
Since there is a difference of 1 frame between superframe and 2UMTS superframe,
It is possible to observe one frame at a time for each observation.

In addition, since two cycles correspond to one FCCH / SCH superframe, observation and detection are performed eight times per one FCCH / SCH superframe. That is, for each 1 UMTS superframe, a pair of observation time intervals is 1
Since it becomes a UMTS superframe, a pair of observations proceeds with a shift of one period of one UMTS superframe. Therefore, in frequency handover between UMTS and GSM, observation and detection are performed eight times per cycle of the FCCH / SCH superframe and while shifting each frame by one frame in each observation.

Also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, the compressed mode frame is divided into two in the first half and the second half with an idle slot as a boundary in one frame. Therefore, a method for determining the insertion time in which frame in one UMTS superframe the observation time, that is, the idle slot is inserted will be described.

In the first embodiment described above, since 1 UMTS superframe is composed of 12 frames, the method of dividing the UMTS superframe by the number of frames was used. The position may be set. For example, since one frame in UMTS is composed of 16 slots, the second embodiment takes a method of dividing by the number of slots.

For the above reason, the following formula (3) shows the formula in the case of four divisions. In this case, the first to fourth frames to which the observation time is assigned are necessary. Equation (3) shows a case where the frame number of the first frame is an even number. Expression (3) is an expression for obtaining the second frame. Similar to the idea in the first embodiment, this equation (3) is
2BP (4n + 1) = K1 (208BP) / (12 × 16)
4n + 1 = 13K1 / 24 (3)
It becomes. In Equation (3), K1 indicates the frame number of the second frame of the UMTS superframe, and n is an arbitrary natural number. In the right side of equation (3), one frame is 1
Because of 6 slots, it is multiplied by 12 frames in the denominator.

When the combination of K1 and n satisfying the above equation (3) is obtained, two types of combinations are obtained as in the following equation (4). That is,
(K1, n) = (24,3) / (120,16) (4)
It becomes. In this case, since K1 = 24 represents the number of slots, the second frame can be obtained by dividing K1 by 16. Therefore, when K1 = 24, a solution of 1.5 frames can be obtained. Therefore, when represented by a frame number, the frame to which the second observation time is assigned is a frame after 1.5 frames of the first frame. .

Expression (5) is an expression for obtaining the third frame. This equation (5) is
2 (4n + 2) = K2 (208BP) / 12 × 16
2n + 1 = 13K2 / 48 (5)
It becomes. In Equation (5), K2 indicates the frame number of the third frame of the UMTS superframe, and n is an arbitrary natural number.

When a combination of K2 and n satisfying the above equation (5) is obtained, two types of combinations are obtained as in the following equation (6). That is,
(K2, n) = (48,6) / (144,19) (6)
It becomes. In this case, since K = 48 represents the number of slots, the third frame can be obtained by dividing K by 16. Therefore, when K = 48, a solution of 3 frames is obtained, so that the frame to which the third observation time is assigned is a frame that is 3 frames after the first frame.

Expression (7) is an expression for obtaining the fourth frame. This equation (7) is
2 (4n + 3) = K3 (208BP) / 12 × 16
2n + 1 = 13K3 / 48 (7)
It becomes. In Expression (7), K3 indicates the frame number of the fourth frame of the UMTS superframe, and n is an arbitrary natural number.

When a combination of K3 and n satisfying the above equation (7) is obtained, two types of combinations are obtained as in the following equation (8). That is,
(K3, n) = (72, 9) / (168, 22) (8)
It becomes. In this case, since K = 72 represents the number of slots, the fourth frame can be obtained by dividing K by 16. Therefore, when K = 72, a solution of 4.5 frames can be obtained. Therefore, when represented by the frame number, the frame to which the fourth observation time is assigned is the frame after 4.5 frames of the first frame. .

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the number of observation time divisions in one UMTS superframe may be four. In this case as well, the same effect as in the first embodiment described above can be obtained. Can do. However, as in the first embodiment, the division interval is not a predetermined frame interval, but is a predetermined slot number interval.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
In Embodiment 2 described above, at the time of frequency handover, the observation time (about 6.9 ms) is divided into 4 frames in 1 UMTS superframe, and the observation and detection are performed in 4 frames. The present invention is not limited to this, and the observation time may be divided more than four divisions as in the third embodiment described below. In the third embodiment, eight divisions are taken as an example. In the third embodiment, the overall configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, and only differences in operation will be described in the following description.

Here, the observation and detection method of the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining downlink frame transmission according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 12, the vertical axis represents transmission speed / transmission power, and the horizontal axis represents time. As described above, there is a difference of one frame in comparison between the 1FCCH / SCH superframe and the 2UMTS superframe of the common control channel. 1GSM for dedicated traffic channel TACH / F
The position of the observation time assigned to the superframe is fixed, and similarly in UMTS, the position of the eight observation times assigned to one UMTS superframe in the downlink traffic channel is also fixed. Therefore, observation and detection are performed in predetermined frames (four locations) of each UMTS superframe. Thus, FCCH / SCH
Since there is a difference of 1 frame between superframe and 2UMTS superframe,
It is possible to observe one frame at a time for each observation.

Further, since two periods correspond to one FCCH / SCH superframe, observation and detection are performed 16 times per one FCCH / SCH superframe. That is, for each 1 UMTS superframe, a pair of observation time intervals is 1 UMTS superframe, so that a pair of observations is 1 in 1 UMTS superframe.
Proceeds with a period shifted. Therefore, in frequency handover between UMTS and GSM, observation and detection are performed 16 times per cycle of the FCCH / SCH superframe and while shifting each frame by one frame in each observation.

Also in the third embodiment, as in the first and second embodiments, the compressed mode frame is divided into two in the first half and the second half with an idle slot as a boundary in one frame. So, 1UMT
A method for determining the insertion time in which frame in the S superframe the observation time, that is, the idle slot is inserted will be described.

In the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment described above, the UMTS superslam is divided in finer time units, and the positions at which idle slots are arranged are set.

Thus, according to the third embodiment, the number of observation time divisions in one UMTS superframe may be eight divisions, and in this case, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. . However, as in the first embodiment, the division interval is not a predetermined frame interval, but is a predetermined slot number interval.

In Embodiments 1 to 3 above, the observation time has been described up to eight divisions. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a unit smaller than a slot is used as a reference according to the number of divisions. The number of divisions may be further increased.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by the said embodiment, a various deformation | transformation is possible within the range of the main point of this invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of this invention.

The frame format applied to the GSM system is shown, in which FIG. (A) is a diagram for explaining the frame format of the dedicated traffic channel, and (b) is a diagram for explaining the frame format of the common control channel. It is a figure explaining the observation time of the GSM super-frame applied to a GSM system. FIG. 10A shows a method for observing different frequency components between GSM and GSM. FIG. 11A is a diagram for explaining the frame format of the common control channel, and FIG. It is a figure explaining a frame format, The figure (c) is a figure explaining the observation time inserted for every GSM super-frame. It is a figure explaining the observation method in a GSM system. The frame format applied to UMTS is shown. FIG. 10A is a diagram for explaining the frame format of an individual traffic channel applied to the GSM system, and FIG. 10B is the diagram for explaining the format of a UMTS superframe. FIG. FIG. 4A shows a method of observing different frequency components between GSM and UMTS, and FIG. 5A is a diagram for explaining a frame format of a common control channel applied to the GSM system, and FIG. FIG. 10C is a diagram for explaining the observation time inserted for each super frame in UMTS. It is a figure explaining the frame transmission of the downlink by Embodiment 1 concerning this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a mobile radio communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart explaining the transmission operation | movement at the time of the compression mode by Embodiment 1 concerning this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the receiving operation at the time of the compression mode by Embodiment 1 concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining the frame transmission of the downlink by Embodiment 2 concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining the frame transmission of the downlink by Embodiment 3 concerning this invention. It is a figure explaining the frame transmission of the conventional downlink.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transmitter 2 Receiver 11 Controller 12 Error correction encoder 13 Interleaver 14 Framer / spreader 15 Radio frequency transmitter 21 Controller 22 Error correction decoder 23 Deinterleaver 24 Deframer / Despreader 25 Radio Frequency receiver

Claims (8)

Transmission for transmitting the first frame in units of the first transmission period, which is a period required to transmit the first specific number of first frames having the first frame length L1. A first communication system of a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system comprising: a receiver; and a receiver that receives the first frame transmitted by the transmitter;
A frame in a communication scheme in which a second transmission period is a period required to transmit a second specific number of second frames having the second frame length L2 and is not an integral multiple of the first transmission period. A second communication system for performing transmission;
In the mobile radio communication method employed by the first communication system in the mobile radio communication system in which
The transmitter provides a plurality of non-transmission times in the first transmission period by compressing the plurality of first frames in the first transmission period, and one non-transmission time and another non-transmission time. The non-transmission time interval is determined so that a non-transmission time interval, which is an interval between corresponding portions with the transmission time, corresponds to a value obtained by dividing the second frame length L2 by a predetermined even number and an odd number. And transmitting the first frame in which no transmission time is arranged in the determined no transmission time interval,
A receiving step in which the receiver receives the first frame transmitted by the transmitter;
An observation step in which the receiver observes a control data transmission channel of the second communication system during the no-transmission time;
With
One of the first frames compressed by the transmitter of the first communication system is divided into two, and one is assigned to the beginning of the frame timing and the other is assigned to the end of the frame timing. Communication method. In the transmitting step, the transmitter provides P non-transmission times (P is an even number) having a length equal to or less than ½ of the first frame length L1 within the first transmission period, and The non-transmission time interval is determined so that the non-transmission time interval is closest to (L2 / P) × (P × n + 1) (n is a natural number), and the non-transmission time is arranged at the determined non-transmission time interval. The mobile radio communication method according to claim 1, wherein the first frame is transmitted .   Transmission for transmitting the first frame in units of the first transmission period, which is a period required to transmit the first specific number of first frames having the first frame length L1. A first communication system of a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system, comprising: a receiver; and a receiver that receives the first frame transmitted by the transmitter;
  A frame in a communication scheme in which a second transmission period is a period required to transmit a second specific number of second frames having the second frame length L2 and is not an integral multiple of the first transmission period. A second communication system for performing transmission;
  In the mobile radio communication method employed by the transmitter of the first communication system in the mobile radio communication system in which
  A plurality of non-transmission times are provided in the first transmission period by compressing a plurality of the first frames in the first transmission period, and correspondence between one non-transmission time and another non-transmission time The non-transmission time interval is determined in units of the number of slots so that the non-transmission time interval, which is the interval between the two parts, corresponds to a value obtained by dividing the second frame length L2 by a predetermined even number and an odd number. The first communication system for observing the control data transmission channel of the second communication system during the non-transmission time for the first frame in which the non-transmission time is arranged at the determined non-transmission time interval. A transmission step for transmitting to the receiver,
  One of the first frames compressed by the transmitter is divided into two, and one is assigned to the beginning of the frame timing and the other is assigned to the end of the frame timing.   In the transmission step, P non-transmission times (P is an even number) having a length equal to or less than ½ of the first frame length L1 are provided in the first transmission period and the non-transmission time interval Is determined to be closest to (L2 / P) × (P × n + 1) (n is a natural number), and the no-transmission time is arranged at the determined no-transmission time interval. The mobile radio communication method according to claim 3, wherein the frame is transmitted.   Transmission for transmitting the first frame in units of the first transmission period, which is a period required to transmit the first specific number of first frames having the first frame length L1. A first communication system of a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system comprising: a receiver; and a receiver that receives the first frame transmitted by the transmitter;
  A frame in a communication scheme in which a second transmission period is a period required to transmit a second specific number of second frames having the second frame length L2 and is not an integral multiple of the first transmission period. A second communication system for performing transmission;
  In the first communication system in the mobile radio communication system in which
  The transmitter is
  A plurality of non-transmission times are provided in the first transmission period by compressing a plurality of the first frames in the first transmission period, and correspondence between one non-transmission time and another non-transmission time The non-transmission time interval is determined in units of the number of slots so that the non-transmission time interval, which is the interval between the two parts, corresponds to a value obtained by dividing the second frame length L2 by a predetermined even number and an odd number. And transmitting means for transmitting the first frame in which no-transmission time is arranged at the determined no-transmission time interval,
  With
  The receiver
  Receiving means for receiving a first frame transmitted by the transmitter;
  Observation means for observing a control data transmission channel of the second communication system during the non-transmission time;
  With
  One of the first frames compressed by the transmitter is divided into two, and one is assigned to the beginning of the frame timing and the other is assigned to the end of the frame timing.   The transmitter provides P non-transmission times (P is an even number) having a length of ½ or less of the first frame length L1 within the first transmission period, and the non-transmission time interval is The non-transmission time interval is determined to be closest to (L2 / P) × (P × n + 1) (n is a natural number), and the non-transmission time is arranged in the determined non-transmission time interval. Sending means for sending,
  The communication system according to claim 5, further comprising:   Transmission for transmitting the first frame in units of the first transmission period, which is a period required to transmit the first specific number of first frames having the first frame length L1. A first communication system of a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system, comprising: a receiver; and a receiver that receives the first frame transmitted by the transmitter;
  A frame in a communication scheme in which a second transmission period is a period required to transmit a second specific number of second frames having the second frame length L2 and is not an integral multiple of the first transmission period. A second communication system for performing transmission;
  In the transmitter of the first communication system in the mobile radio communication system in which
  A plurality of non-transmission times are provided in the first transmission period by compressing a plurality of the first frames in the first transmission period, and correspondence between one non-transmission time and another non-transmission time The non-transmission time interval is determined in units of the number of slots so that the non-transmission time interval, which is the interval between the two parts, corresponds to a value obtained by dividing the second frame length L2 by a predetermined even number and an odd number. And transmitting the first frame in which the non-transmission time is arranged at the determined non-transmission time interval to the receiver observing the control data transmission channel of the second communication system during the non-transmission time. means,
  With
  One of the compressed first frames is divided into two, and one is assigned to the beginning of the frame timing and the other is assigned to the end of the frame timing.   The transmitting means provides the P non-transmission times (P is an even number) having a length equal to or less than ½ of the first frame length L1 within the first transmission period and the non-transmission time interval. Is determined to be closest to (L2 / P) × (P × n + 1) (n is a natural number), and the no-transmission time is arranged at the determined no-transmission time interval. The transmitter according to claim 7, wherein the frame is transmitted.

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