交付项目:
(1) Baseband and MAC simulation platform supporting baseline LTE-R9 UEs and MTC UEs consist of the following features: - Integrated with LTE-R9 UE model and with the following additional features. - Low power Cat 0 UE architecture - Single antenna port, single layer transmission and reception - TDD, FDD, and HD-FDD modes - Diversity processing of PBCH and PRACH signals for coverage extension. - TTI bundling, SPS, and QoS scheduling for signaling overhead reduction, and traffic adaptation. (2) LTE MTC UE reference design implemented on a commercially available SoC device consist of the following features: - Integrated with LTE-R9 UE model and with the following additional features. - Low power Cat 0 UE architecture - Single antenna port, single layer transmission and reception - TDD, FDD, and HD-FDD modes - Diversity processing of PBCH and PRACH signals for coverage extension. - TTI bundling, SPS, and QoS scheduling for signaling overhead reduction, and traffic adaptation. (3) Test infrastructure to verify and validate 3GPP Layer 1 and Layer 2 requirements consist of the following features: - Integrated with LTE-R9 UE model and with the following additional features. - Low power Cat 0 UE architecture - Single antenna port, single layer transmission and reception - TDD, FDD, and HD-FDD modes - Diversity processing of PBCH and PRACH signals for coverage extension. - TTI bundling, SPS, and QoS scheduling for signaling overhead reduction, and traffic adaptation. = Notes = Cat 0: Category 0 DL: Downlink FDD: Frequency Division Duplex HD-FDD: Half-Duplex Frequency Division Duplex LTE-R9: LTE Release 9 MAC: Media Access Controller MTC: Machine Type Communications PBCH: Physical Broadcast Channel PRACH: Physical Random Access Channel SoC: System on a Chip SPS: Semi-Persistent Scheduling TDD: Time Division Duplex TTI: Transmit Time Interval UE: User Equipment UL: Uplink
描述:
本項目旨在開發和研究LTE機器類型通訊（MTC）基帶技術，以滿足將來市場對機器類型通訊應用日益增長的需求。不同於常規的用戶與用戶之間的通訊，MTC側重於無需用戶的輔助的設備之間的通訊。市場預計LTE機器類型通訊會有十分廣闊的應用前景，例如用來打造智能城市的基礎設施，用於跟踪和監視系統，用於計費和付費系統等等。但同時，開發MTC技術將面臨諸多技術挑戰，例如減少用戶終端的成本，增強系統的覆蓋能力，處理巨大的終端設備接入量，優化不同數據類型的流量。本項目旨在提供LTE MTC終端的解決方案和技術支持。 本項目成果包括：（1）支持基礎LTE-R9終端 和MTC 終端的基帶和MAC層仿真平台（2）LTE MTC終端的參考設計（3）LTE MTC 終端測試設施以核實和驗證3GPP標準要求（4）一個LTE MTC基帶技術的專利申請。 LTE MTC終端基帶和MAC層的主要技術包括：（1）LTE-R9 UE模型（2）低功耗Cat 0终端設計（3）單天線，單層傳輸和接收（4）TDD，FDD和HD-FDD模式（5）分集處理的覆蓋範圍擴展（6）TTI Bundling，SPS和QoS調度。 ASTRI擁有豐富的LTE小基站的研發經驗，並提供世界領先的小基站技術解決方案。通過本項目和過往的開發成果，ASTRI能提供一套更加完善的LTE系統級解決方案。同時，本項目還能為芯片供應商和設備製造商提供和創造更多的LTE市場份額。目前已有多家廠商對ASTRI表現出積極的合作意向，並希望商業化本項目的開發和研究成果。其中，TCL和Sunwave已經承諾為本項目提供技術和資金的支持。同時，還有如MediaTek, Freescale等公司正在與ASTRI積極接洽中，尋求將本項目的研發成果商業化和市場化的機會。
