A specific example of a timing relationship between links is illustrated in
In this option, nodes may have the same slot boundaries (or boundaries of multiple slots). However, access link timings may be different for nodes and thus SSB transmission timings may also be different.
In this case, SSB can be transmitted in slots with different slot numbers between nodes although SFN start points are identical for the nodes. Alternatively, SFN start points may be different for the nodes although SSB is transmitted in slots with the same slot number between the nodes.
That is, in
As in option B, the access link timing does not change even when a backhaul link route between a DgNB and an RN changes. Further, a CLI issue with respect to UEs does not occur.
In this section, three options for scheduling between links in an IAB environment have been provided.
Option (a) provides flexibility of resource utilization but has disadvantages of some restrictions and a complicated structure. On the other hand, options (b) and (c) can solve the disadvantages of option (a) but has low resource utilization flexibility.