KR, Vehicle quality of service support, Tethering via vehicle using mmWave communication

Use Case Category: Vehicle quality of service support User Story: Tethering via vehicle using mmWave communication Location: Korean (KR) trial site According to 3GPP TS 22.186 R16, Vehicle quality of service support “enables a V2X application to be timely notified of expected or estimated change of quality of service before actual change occurs and to enable the 3GPP System to modify the quality of service in line with V2X application’s quality of service needs. Based on the quality of service information, the V2X application can adapt behaviour to 3GPP System’s conditions. The benefits of this use case group are offerings of smoother user experience of service”. User Story: Tethering via vehicle using mmWave communication Tethering via Vehicle use case enables in-vehicle UEs and pedestrian UEs to access the network with the help of a vehicle relay which is deployed at a vehicle. For in-vehicle UEs, through Tethering via Vehicle use case, it is possible to avoid high penetration loss occurring from the metallic vehicle surface, thereby achieving more reliable wireless connectivity as well as reduced UE power consumption. The in-vehicle UEs are also benefited from the minimized handover operations. Only the vehicle relays involve in the handover operations. For pedestrian UEs, tethering via Vehicle use case enables more reliable connectivity, increased throughput and reduced UE power consumption since it reduces the communication range of the pedestrian UEs. As a deployment scenario for Tethering via Vehicle use case, a vehicle relay can have the Internet connectivity to the network through a base station (BS) including macrocell BS, microcell BS, and BS-type road side unit (RSU). Another UE such as UE-type RSU can also provide the Internet connectivity to the network. Non-terrestrial links such as satellite BS, satellite relay, and high-altitude platform (HAP) can also be used to provide the Internet connectivity to the network. Tethering via Vehicle use case generally supports eMBB-type services such as web surfing, FTP, and video streaming. Hence, it intrinsically requires high data throughput up to several Gbps. In order to satisfy such very high throughput, large bandwidth is necessary which is quite difficult in lower frequency bands below 6 GHz. Therefore, mmWave frequency band should be employed to support such high throughput and to satisfy the Tethering via Vehicle use case.