3GPP R16 TSN 时间同步相关的能力提升

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 R16 standard introduces new technologies to support 1 microsecond synchronization accuracy…
 某公司产品采用R16标准，时间分辨率达10ns

时间同步精度和时间分辨率是时间同步的两个重要指标。那么R16的1us的同步精度是如何实现的呢？时间分辨率10ns在R16标准中如何体现？

在之前的调研中，有线网络通过PTP、gPTP即可实现高精度（十纳秒、百纳秒量级）的时间同步，因此同步的重点主要在无线侧。
本调研跟踪R16标准在uRLLC时间同步方面的相关工作，分析R16如何实现在无线时间同步能力上得到提升。

一． 标准讨论的时间线

本部分以时间线的方式，跟踪了时间同步有关内容是如何通过研究、立项、讨论、然后将各公司达成一致的部分写入标准的。

（1）早期研究RAN WG1 Adhoc Meeting 1901 January 21st – 25th, 2019
举例：R1-1900156 ZTE On Evaluation of Latency, Reliability and TSN requirements
影响同步精度的六大因素。

注：①Tc=0.5086ns ②误差是个正负值
如果绝对时间信息的粒度不够细，TA粒度细了白搭。

（2）RAN Meeting #83 March 18-21, 2019
讨论、决定R16的研究内容 WID（work item description）
TSC （time-sensitive communication）
RP-190728, Nokia, “New WID: Support of NR Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)”.

（3）RAN WG2 #105bis 08 Apr – 12 Apr 2019
各种提案、总结和分析等。
举例：R2-1904041 Ericsson SIB and RRC-unicast delivery in reference time provisioning

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（4）WG2 #106 #107一直在讨论
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（5）RAN WG2 #108 18 – 22 Nov 2019
此时开始根据讨论达成的一致，开始写CR（change request），CR在全会通过后就会写入标准。
可以看到有一个会议内容是 RRC running CR for NR IIoT。 running CR应该就是表示这是一个正在讨论和修改中的CR，NR IIoT是new radio industrial IoT的缩写。

（6）RAN WG2 #109e 24th February – 6th March, 2020
下面这个会议内容确定了如何调整标准。
R2-2002359 Introduction of NR IIoT

（7）RAN Meeting #87e 24th February – 6th March, 2020
38331_CR1498r1_(Rel-16)_R2-2002359 Introduction of NR IIoT

（8）修改进入了R16.0.0版本的TS38.331 March, 2020，且后续没有调整。

二． 具体的调整

本部分在标准的TS38.331中。

UE可能采取5.7.1.3中的行为。

注 RLC 承载的上层业务称之为信令无线承载（signaling radio bearer，SRB）

SRB stands for Signaling Radio Bearer.”Signalling Radio Bearers” (SRBs) are defined as Radio Bearers (RBs) that are used only for the transmission of RRC and NAS messages.
As per 3GPP specification TS38.331, Signalling radio bearers, there are four different types of SRB in 5G New Radio (NR) defined as follows.
• SRB#0 is for RRC messages using the Common Control Channel (CCCH) logical channel
• SRB#1 is for RRC messages as well as for NAS messages prior to the establishment of SRB2 (which may include a piggybacked NAS message), all using Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH) logical channel
• SRB#2 is for NAS messages, all using DCCH logical channel. SRB2 has a lower-priority than SRB1 and is always configured by the network after security activation
• SRB#3 is for specific RRC messages when UE is in EN-DC, all using DCCH logical channel

 SIB9中添加了可选项，携带referenceTimeInfo

ReferenceTimeInfo
The IE ReferenceTimeInfo contains timing information for 5G internal system clock used for, e.g., time stamping, see TS 23.501 [32], clause 5.27.1.2.

ReferenceTimeInfo这里面是修改的核心，建议看一下标准38.311里的解释。

三. R17进展

本部分没有细看。
（1）R17 WID
3GPP TSG RAN Meeting #93-e RP-212235
Electronic Meeting, September 13 - 17, 2021

Propagation delay compensation enhancements
In RAN1#106-e meeting, an LS in R1-2108635 was agreed to be sent to RAN4 on TA-based propagation delay compensation enhancements. Meanwhile, RAN1 has also started discussion on RTT-based propagation delay compensation enhancements.
Given that there is no RAN4 meeting in October, the feedback from RAN4 can be received before RAN1#107-e meeting at the earliest. RAN1 can continue discussing RTT-based propagation delay compensation enhancements in RAN1#106b-e meeting and discuss how to proceed in RAN1#107-e based on the feedback from RAN4 if any.
Proposal 2: RAN1 continues discussing propagation delay compensation enhancements in Q4 and no RAN intervention is needed in RAN#93-e.
（2）仍在讨论中，目前两种补偿方法。
 TA-based propagation delay compensation
 RTT-based propagation delay compensation 更复杂的一种方式，有提到SRS
3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 Meeting #116 E-meeting R2-2111046

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