Low-Power Wake-Up Signal Design in 3GPP Release 18

Abstract: This article provides an overview of the Low-Power Wake-Up Signal (LP-WUS) design in 3GPP Rel-18. A particular focus is the analysis of the different proposed low-power waveform designs in the Rel-18 study item including coding and modulation. The performance of the waveforms is compared through numerical simulations under various channel conditions. Furthermore, a novel coding scheme is proposed that exploits the WUS repetitions in time-domain to transmit additional payload and significantly increases spectral efficiency.