IEEE C802.16m-08/1023
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IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Working Group <http://ieee802.org/16>
Title
Recommended ToC Amendment for Multi-carrier Operations in P802.16m SDD
Date
Submitted
2008-09-05
Source(s)
I-Kang Fu, Pei-Kai Liao, Yih-Shen Chen,
Kelvin Chou, Chih-Yuan Lin, Yu-Hao
Chang, Dora Chen, Ciou-Ping Wu,
Stanley Hsu, Paul Cheng
MediaTek Inc.
IK.Fu@mediatek.com
No.1, Dusing Rd. 1, Hsinchu Science
Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Re:
802.16m-08/033, “Call for Contributions and Comments on Project 802.16m System
Description Document (SDD),”
 MAC: Multi-Carrier Operation
Abstract
This contribution aims to discuss the reasonable layout to incorporate the text proposals related
to multi-carrier into P802.16m SDD.
Purpose
To facilitate the harmonization on multi-carrier operation for TGm
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IEEE C802.16m-08/1023
Recommended ToC Amendment for Multi-carrier Operations in
P802.16m SDD
I-Kang Fu, Pei-Kai Liao, Yih-Shen Chen, Kelvin Chou, Chih-Yuan Lin,
Roger Chang, Dora Chen, Ciou-Ping Wu, Stanley Hsu, Paul Cheng
MediaTek Inc.
I. Motivation
In order to facilitate the harmonization on the multi-carrier proposals submitted to Session#57, this
contribution tries to discuss the reasonable ToC layouts and possible coverage of multi-carrier operations in
P802.16m SDD. The objective is to help TGm to evolve the SDD text in technical consistent manner and with
high readability for the people outside the TGm.
II. Introduction
According to the latest progress on IMT-Advanced requirements, some members requested to revise the IEEE
802.16m System Requirement Document (SRD) [1] to ensure that IEEE 802.16m system can satisfy the IMTAdvanced requirements. According this revision, which had been accepted by TGm in Session#56, the IEEE
802.16m shall support scalable bandwidth from 5MHz to 40MHz. This means the transceiver architecture with
multiple RF carriers support will be highly desired, especially for MS side. Therefore, it is anticipated that
multi-carrier architecture may cover each of the PHY and MAC topic developed in IEEE 802.16m.
In the latest version of P802.16m SDD [2], the SDD text related to multi-carrier operations are mainly stated
in “11.4.1.5 Frame Structure to Support Multi-carrier Operation”, “11.7.4 Multi-carrier Frame Structure” and
“19 Support for Multi-carrier”. There was no clear ToC layout and consistent philosophy as a guideline for
members to prepare multi-carrier text proposal. From SDD reader perspective, readers outside the TGm may be
hard to figure out the clear picture of multi-carrier operations going to be supported by IEEE 802.16m.
In order to facilitate the harmonization on the multi-carrier proposals going to be submitted to Session#57,
this contribution aims to simplify the logistics of the ToCs relevant to multi-carrier operation and to prevent
modification on current multi-carrier text in SDD. The following basic ideas are recommended for organizing
the ToC layouts to carry multi-carrier text inputs in P802.16m SDD:
1) For the topics which have been defined to support single carrier operation, add an extended sub-section to
describe the extended technique to support multi-carrier operation.
2) For the special topics which should be defined only when multi-carrier operation is supported or the
general principles to overview the multi-carrier operations, add the new sub-sections within the section
“19 Support for Multi-carrier”.
3) For some supporting information to justify the feasibility of certain multi-carrier frame structure design
and multi-carrier operations (e.g. transceiver architecture), add a new appendix section “Appendix 3
Transceiver Architecture to Support Multi-carrier Operation” for possible input from members in
Session#57.
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III. Text Proposal
---------------------------------------------------------Start of the Text----------------------------------------------------------[Add the following new sub-sections in IEEE 802.16m-08/003r4]
1 Scope
2 Reference
3 Definition, Symbols, Abbreviation
4 Overall Network Architecture
5 IEEE 802.16m System Reference Model
6 IEEE 802.16m Mobile Station State Diagrams
6.1 Initialization State
6.2 Access State
6.3 Connected State
6.3.1 Active mode
6.3.2 Sleep mode
6.3.3 Scanning mode
6.4 Idle State
6.4.1 Paging Available Mode
6.4.2 Paging Unavailable Mode
7 Frequency Bands
7.1 Operating Bandwidths
8 IEEE 802.16m Air-Interface Protocol Structure
8.1 The IEEE 802.16m Protocol Structure
8.1.1 The IEEE 802.16m MS/BS Data Plane Processing Flow
8.1.2 The IEEE 802.16m MS/BS Control Plane Processing Flow
8.1.3 Multicarrier Support Protocol Structure
8.2 Relay Protocol Structure
9 Convergence Sub-Layer
10 Medium Access Control Sub-Layer
10.1 MAC Addressing
10.1.1 IEEE 802 MAC Address
10.1.2 MAC Logical Address
10.2 HARQ Functions
10.2.1 HARQ in the Downlink
10.2.2 HARQ in the Uplink
10.2.3 HARQ and ARQ Interactions
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10.2.4 HARQ with Multi-carrier Support
10.3 Handover
10.3.1 Handover with Multi-carrier Support
11 Physical Layer
11.1 Duplex modes
11.2 Downlink and Uplink Multiple Access Schemes
11.3 OFDMA Parameters
11.4 Frame structure
11.4.1 Basic Frame structure
11.4.1.5 Frame Structure to support multi-carrier operation
[Note: Move the text original in 11.4.1.5 into a new sub-section 11.4.6]
11.4.2 Frame Structure Supporting Legacy Frames
11.4.3 Frame Structure Supporting Legacy Frames with a Wider Channel for the IEEE 802.16m
11.4.4 Relay Support in Frame Structure
11.4.5 Coexistence Support in Frame Structure
11.4.6 Multi-carrier Frame Structure
11.5 Downlink Physical Structure
11.5.1 Physical and Logical Resource Unit
11.5 2 Subchannelization and Resource mapping
11.5.3 Pilot Structure
11.5.4 Support for Transmission over Guard Sub-carrier
11.6 Uplink Physical Structure
11.6.1 Physical and Logical Resource Unit
11.6.2 Subchannelization and Resource mapping
11.6.3 Pilot Structure
11.6.4 Uplink Physical Structure for Legacy Support
11.6.5 Support for Transmission over Guard Sub-carriers
11.7 DL Control Structure
11.7.1 DL Control Information Classification
11.7.2 Transmission of DL Control Information
11.7.3 Mapping information to DL control channels
11.7.4 Multi-carrier Control Structure
11.8 DL MIMO Transmission Scheme
11.8.1 DL MIMO Architecture and Data Processing
11.8.2 Transmission for Data Channels
11.8.3 Transmission for Control Channel
11.8.4 Advanced Features
11.9 UL Control Structure
11.9.1 UL Control Information Classification
11.9.2 UL Control Channels
11.9.3 UL Inband Control Signaling
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11.9.4 Mapping of UL control information to UL control channels
11.9.5 Multi-carrier Control Structure
12 Security
13 Inter-Radio Access Technology Functions
14 Support for Location Based Services
15 Support for Enhanced Multicast Broadcast Service
16 Support for multi-hop relay
17 Solutions for Co-deployment and Co-existence
18 Support for Self-organization
19 Support for Multi-carrier
19.1 Multi-carrier operation Principles
19.2 Subcarrier Alignment for Utilization of Guard Subcarriers of Adjacent Frequency Channels
19.3 Data Transmission over Guard Sub-carrier
20 RF Requirements
20.1 Support for Multi-carrier Operation
21 Inter-BS Synchronization
21.1 Network synchronization
21.2 Downlink frame synchronization
Appendix 1 IEEE 802.16e Protocol Structure
A1.1 The IEEE 802.16e MS/BS Data Plane Processing Flow
A1.2 The IEEE 802.16e MS/BS Control Plane Processing Flow
Appendix 2 Data Plane and Control Plane Access Latencies
A2.1 Data Plane Access Latency
A2.2 Control Plane Access Latency
Appendix 3 Transceiver Architecture to Support Multi-carrier Operation
----------------------------------------------------------End of the Text-----------------------------------------------------------
References
[1] Hokyu Choi et al, “Proposed Updates for IEEE 802.16m System Requirements Document Based on Latest
IMT-Advanced Requirements,” IEEE C802.16m-08/670r2, July 2008.
[2] Shkumbin Hamiti, “The Draft IEEE 802.16m System Description Document,” IEEE 802.16m-08/003r4,
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July 2008.
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