JP2016034165A - Base station device, mobile station device, wireless communication method, wireless communication system, and integrated circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a mobile station device to efficiently establish initial connection (initial access).SOLUTION: A base station device transmits information which instructs a mobile station device to monitor a physical downlink channel in a common search space or an expanded common search space, by using a physical notification channel. The mobile station device monitors the physical downlink channel in the common search space or the expanded common search space on the basis of the information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present invention relates to a base station device, a mobile station device, a wireless communication method, a wireless communication system, and an integrated circuit.

The evolution of cellular mobile radio access and wireless networks (hereinafter referred to as “Long Term Evolution (LTE)” or “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access: EUTRA”) is a third-generation partnership project (3rd Generation Partnership). Project: 3GPP). In LTE, an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme is used as a downlink communication scheme from a base station apparatus to a mobile station apparatus. In addition, as an uplink communication method from the mobile station device to the base station device, an SC-FDMA (Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access) method is used. Here, in LTE, a base station apparatus is also called eNodeB (evolved NodeB) and a mobile station apparatus is also called UE (User Equipment). LTE is a cellular communication system in which a plurality of areas covered by a base station apparatus are arranged in a cell shape.

In LTE, the base station apparatus transmits a synchronization signal (SS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) using 72 subcarriers in the center of the cell. In LTE, a mobile station apparatus performs a cell search using a synchronization signal, and acquires a time timing, a frequency timing, and a physical layer cell identity (PCI). In LTE, a mobile station apparatus acquires a master information block using a physical broadcast channel after cell search. The master information block is system information. The master information block includes information indicating the downlink bandwidth of the cell, information indicating a system frame number (System Frame Number: SFN), and the like. The system frame is also referred to as a radio frame.

In LTE, after receiving the PBCH, the mobile station apparatus acquires a plurality of system information blocks using a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The system information block is system information. Further, the system information block includes radio resource setting information common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses. The base station apparatus transmits a single system information block using a single PDCCH.

In LTE, the base station apparatus allocates a part of the downlink band of the cell to the PDSCH. In LTE, a base station apparatus uses downlink control information (Downlink Control Information: DCI) used for scheduling of a single PDSCH by using a single physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). Send. In LTE, the base station apparatus transmits downlink control information used for scheduling of the PDSCH for transmitting the system information block on the PDCCH in the common search area. The common search area is used for PDCCH transmission that is common to all mobile station apparatuses. In LTE, all mobile station apparatuses monitor PDCCH in a common search area.

In LTE, a mobile station apparatus uses a physical random access channel (Physical Random Access channel) based on radio resource setting information included in a system information block.
Set Channel: PRACH). In LTE, after setting the PRACH, the mobile station apparatus starts a random access procedure and adjusts uplink transmission timing. In LTE, after adjusting the uplink transmission timing, the mobile station apparatus transmits a connection request message to the base station apparatus, and starts an initial connection establishment procedure.

In LTE, a technique (cell aggregation: also called carrier aggregation) in which a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus communicate using a plurality of cells (component carriers) having the same channel structure is used. It is done. For example, in communication using cell aggregation, a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus can simultaneously transmit and receive a plurality of physical channels using a plurality of cells. For example, after the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus establish initial connection in one cell, a cell used by the base station apparatus for communication with the mobile station apparatus can be added.

In 3GPP, in order to improve spectral efficiency, introduction of a non-backward compatible component carrier is considered. In the non-backward compatible component carrier, at least one of the synchronization signal, PBCH, PDCCH, and system information block is not transmitted (Non-Patent Document 1). Therefore, after the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus establish initial connection in one backward compatible component carrier, the non-backward compatible component that the base station apparatus uses for communication with the mobile station apparatus. You need to add a career. That is, the non-backward compatible component carrier needs to be part of a set of component carriers that includes at least one backward compatible component carrier. The backward compatible component carrier is a component carrier conventionally used in LTE.

Also, in 3GPP, in order to increase the number of terminals that can be accommodated by one base station, an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) is used for transmission of downlink control information. ) Is being studied (Non-Patent Document 2)
). The E-PDCCH is mapped to the PDSCH region. In 3GPP, introduction of techniques such as beamforming and spatial multiplexing to E-PDCCH is under consideration.

"Additional Carrier Type for Rel-11", R1-113186, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting # 66bis, Zhuhai, China, 10th-14th October 2011. "Enhancements for UE specific control signaling", R1-111332,3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 Meeting # 65, Barcelona, Spain, 9th-13th May 2011.

  In the future, many non-backward compatible component carriers should be introduced to improve spectral efficiency. However, in the conventional technique, after the mobile station apparatus and the base station apparatus establish initial connection (initial access) in one backward compatible component carrier, the base station apparatus uses non-rearward for communication with the mobile station apparatus. A compatible component carrier needs to be added. In other words, the conventional technique has a problem that the mobile station apparatus cannot establish the initial connection in the non-backward compatible component carrier.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a base station device, a mobile station device, a wireless communication method, and a mobile station device that can efficiently establish an initial connection (initial access). An object is to provide a wireless communication system and an integrated circuit.

  (1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the base station apparatus of the present invention is a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and uses the physical broadcast channel to move the monitor of the physical downlink channel in a common search space or an extended common search space. Information that instructs the station device is transmitted.

  (2) Further, in the base station apparatus according to the present invention, the physical broadcast channel is set to transmit OFDM symbols from 0th to 3rd in the second slot of the 0th subframe in each radio frame in the time domain. In the frequency domain, transmission is performed on 72 subcarriers in the center of the downlink of the cell.

  (3) Moreover, in the above base station apparatus, the present invention transmits a physical downlink control channel in the common search space, transmits a physical downlink control channel extended in the extended common search space, The physical downlink control channel is time-multiplexed with the physical downlink shared channel, and the extended physical downlink shared channel is frequency-multiplexed with the physical downlink shared channel.

  (4) Further, in the base station apparatus according to the present invention, when the physical downlink control channel is not arranged in a cell used for communication with the mobile station apparatus, the mobile station apparatus performs the extension according to the information. Instructed to monitor the extended physical downlink control channel in the designated common search space.

  (5) Further, the present invention provides the above base station apparatus, wherein the physical downlink control channel and the extended physical downlink control channel are arranged in a cell used for communication with the mobile station apparatus. Uses the information to instruct the mobile station apparatus to monitor the physical downlink control channel in the common search space.

  (6) Moreover, the base station apparatus of this invention is a base station apparatus which communicates with a mobile station apparatus, Comprising: The system information block which is common with respect to the said several mobile station apparatus using a physical downlink shared channel Information including information related to the setting of the extended mobile station device specific search space is transmitted.

  (7) Further, in the base station apparatus described above, the base station apparatus uses the physical downlink shared channel to include the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space in dedicated radio resource control information for the mobile station apparatus. Send information including settings.

  (8) Further, according to the present invention, in the above base station apparatus, the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block until the dedicated radio resource control information is transmitted to the mobile station apparatus. The extended physical downlink control channel targeted for the mobile station apparatus is transmitted in the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space set by the mobile station apparatus based on the information regarding the setting of the mobile station apparatus.

(9) The base station apparatus of the present invention is a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and arranges downlink control information in one or a plurality of continuous extended control channel elements, The extended control channel elements are arranged in a plurality of the virtual resource blocks so that the extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block, and the virtual resources having consecutive numbers in the first slot are arranged. The blocks are arranged in physical resource blocks with numbers distributed in the first slot, the virtual resource blocks with consecutive numbers in the second slot are arranged in the physical resource blocks with numbers distributed in the second slot, and the same The thing of the number which distributes the virtual resource block of the 1st slot which is a number, and the virtual resource block of the 2nd slot Placed in the resource block.

  (10) Further, in the base station apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of the extended controls arranged in the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot having the same number Channel elements are interleaved in smaller units than the extended control channel elements before being placed in the physical resource block.

  (11) The mobile station apparatus of the present invention is a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, and monitors a physical downlink channel in a common search space or an extended common search space using a physical broadcast channel. Is received, and the physical downlink channel is monitored in the common search space or the extended common search space based on the information.

  (12) Further, in the mobile station apparatus according to the present invention, the physical broadcast channel is an OFDM symbol from 0th to 3rd in the second slot of the 0th subframe in each radio frame in the time domain. And 72 subcarriers in the center of the downlink of the cell in the frequency domain.

  (13) Further, in the mobile station apparatus described above, the present invention receives a physical downlink control channel in the common search space, receives a physical downlink control channel extended in the extended common search space, The physical downlink control channel is time-multiplexed with the physical downlink shared channel, and the extended physical downlink shared channel is frequency-multiplexed with the physical downlink shared channel.

  (14) A mobile station apparatus according to the present invention is a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, and is a system information block that is common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses using a physical downlink shared channel. The system information block includes information related to the setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space.

  (15) Further, in the mobile station apparatus described above, the dedicated radio resource control information for the mobile station apparatus is received using the physical downlink shared channel, and the dedicated radio resource block control information is , Including information related to the setting of the extended mobile station device specific search space.

  (16) Further, in the mobile station apparatus described above, the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block until the dedicated radio resource control information is received from the base station apparatus. The extended physical downlink control channel for the own device is monitored in the extended mobile station device specific search space set based on the information related to the setting of the mobile station device.

(17) Further, according to the present invention, in the mobile station apparatus described above, the extended mobile station is based on information related to setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the dedicated radio resource control information. If a device-specific search space is set, the extended mobile station device-specific search is further performed based on information related to setting of the extended mobile station device-specific search space included in the received system information block. Do not set space.

  (18) Moreover, the mobile station apparatus of the present invention is a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, receives downlink control information from the base station apparatus, and the downlink control information includes one or more downlink control information. The extended control channel elements are arranged in a plurality of the virtual resource blocks such that a plurality of the extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. The virtual resource blocks with consecutive numbers in the first slot are arranged in physical resource blocks with distributed numbers in the first slot, and the virtual resource blocks with consecutive numbers in the second slot are The virtual resource block of the first slot which is arranged in the physical resource block of the number distributed in the second slot and has the same number Wherein the virtual resource blocks of the second slot, is arranged in the physical resource blocks of the distributed number.

  (19) Further, in the mobile station apparatus according to the present invention, the plurality of extended control channel elements arranged in the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot having the same number Are interleaved in smaller units than control channel elements before being placed in physical resource blocks.

  (20) The radio communication method of the present invention is a radio communication method used for a base station apparatus communicating with a mobile station apparatus, using a physical broadcast channel in a common search space or an extended common search space. Information for instructing the mobile station apparatus to monitor a physical downlink channel is transmitted.

  (21) Moreover, the radio communication method of the present invention is a radio communication method used for a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and uses a physical downlink shared channel for a plurality of the mobile station apparatuses. Information related to the setting of the extended mobile station device specific search space is transmitted in a common system information block.

  (22) The radio communication method of the present invention is a radio communication method used in a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, wherein downlink control information is transmitted to one or a plurality of continuous extended control channel elements. The extended control channel elements are arranged in a plurality of the virtual resource blocks such that a plurality of the extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. The virtual resource blocks having the numbers to be distributed are arranged in the physical resource blocks having the numbers distributed in the first slot, and the physical resources having the numbers distributed to the second slot are allocated to the virtual resource blocks having the consecutive numbers in the second slot The virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot which are arranged in a block and have the same number Preparative, placed in the physical resource blocks of the distributed number.

  (23) A radio communication method according to the present invention is a radio communication method used for a mobile station apparatus communicating with a base station apparatus, using a physical broadcast channel in a common search space or an extended common search space. Information for instructing the mobile station apparatus to monitor the physical downlink channel is received, and based on the information, the physical downlink channel is monitored in the common search space or the extended common search space.

  (24) Further, the radio communication method of the present invention is a radio communication method used for a mobile station apparatus communicating with a base station apparatus, and uses a physical downlink shared channel for a plurality of the mobile station apparatuses. A system information block that is common is received, and the system information block includes information related to the setting of the extended mobile station device specific search space.

  (25) Further, the radio communication method of the present invention is a radio communication method used for a mobile station apparatus communicating with a base station apparatus, and receives downlink control information from the base station apparatus, and the downlink control information Are arranged in one or more consecutive extended control channel elements, and the extended control channel elements are arranged such that a plurality of the extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. The virtual resource blocks arranged in a plurality of the virtual resource blocks and having the consecutive numbers in the first slot are arranged in the physical resource blocks having the numbers distributed in the first slot, and the consecutive numbers in the second slot. The virtual resource block is arranged in the physical resource block having a number distributed in a second slot, and the first slot having the same number is allocated. Wherein the bets the virtual resource blocks and the virtual resource blocks of the second slot, is arranged in the physical resource blocks of the distributed number.

  (26) The radio communication system of the present invention is a radio communication system in which a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus communicate with each other, and the base station apparatus uses a physical broadcast channel to expand a common search space. The mobile station apparatus transmits information instructing the mobile station apparatus to monitor the physical downlink channel in the common search space, and the mobile station apparatus physically uses the common search space or the extended common search space based on the information. Monitor the downlink channel.

  (27) The radio communication system of the present invention is a radio communication system in which a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus communicate with each other, and the base station apparatus uses a physical downlink shared channel to The system information block that is common to the station apparatus is transmitted including information related to the setting of the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space, and the mobile station apparatus transmits the expanded mobile station based on the information. Set a device-specific search space.

  (28) The radio communication system of the present invention is a radio communication system in which a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus communicate with each other, and the base station apparatus transmits downlink control information to one or more consecutive extensions. The extended control channel elements are arranged in a plurality of the virtual resource blocks so that a plurality of the extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. The virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in one slot are arranged in physical resource blocks having numbers distributed in the first slot, and the virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in the second slot are distributed in the second slot. Arranged in the physical resource block of the number, the virtual resource block of the first slot and the second slot of the same number Virtual resource blocks are arranged in the physical resource blocks with numbers to be distributed, and signals arranged in the physical resource blocks are transmitted to the mobile station device, and the mobile station device is arranged in the physical resource block. A signal is received, and the downlink control information is decoded on the received signal.

  (29) An integrated circuit according to the present invention is an integrated circuit used in a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and uses a physical broadcast channel to perform physical downlink in a common search space or an extended common search space. Information for instructing the mobile station apparatus to monitor the link channel is transmitted.

  (30) An integrated circuit of the present invention is an integrated circuit used in a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and is common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses using a physical downlink shared channel. A certain system information block is transmitted including information related to the setting of the extended mobile station device specific search space.

(31) Further, the integrated circuit of the present invention is an integrated circuit used in a base station apparatus communicating with a mobile station apparatus, and downlink control information is arranged in one or a plurality of continuous extended control channel elements. The extended control channel elements are arranged in the plurality of virtual resource blocks so that the plurality of extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block, and consecutive numbers of first slots are arranged. The virtual resource blocks are arranged in physical resource blocks with numbers distributed in the first slot, and the virtual resource blocks with consecutive numbers in the second slot are assigned to the physical resource blocks with numbers distributed in the second slot. Placing the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot that have the same number, Placed in the physical resource blocks distributed number.

  (32) The integrated circuit of the present invention is an integrated circuit used in a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, and uses a physical broadcast channel to perform physical downlink in a common search space or an extended common search space. Information for instructing the mobile station apparatus to monitor the link channel is received, and based on the information, the physical downlink channel is monitored in the common search space or the extended common search space.

  (33) An integrated circuit according to the present invention is an integrated circuit used in a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, and is common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses using a physical downlink shared channel. A system information block is received, and the system information block includes information related to setting of an extended mobile station device specific search space.

  (34) Further, the integrated circuit of the present invention is an integrated circuit used in a mobile station apparatus communicating with a base station apparatus, and receives downlink control information from the base station apparatus, and the downlink control information is: The extended control channel elements are arranged in one or more consecutive extended control channel elements, and the extended control channel elements are arranged in a plurality of such that the extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. The virtual resource blocks of consecutive numbers in the first slot arranged in the virtual resource block are arranged in the physical resource blocks of numbers distributed in the first slot, and the virtual numbers of consecutive virtual numbers in the second slot. The resource block is arranged in the physical resource block having the number distributed in the second slot, and the temporary block of the first slot having the same number is allocated. The resource block and the virtual resource blocks of the second slot, is arranged in the physical resource blocks of the distributed number.

  According to the present invention, in a system in which both backward compatible component carriers and non-backward compatible component carriers are mixed, the mobile station apparatus can efficiently establish an initial connection (initial access) on both component carriers. .

It is a conceptual diagram of the radio | wireless communications system of this invention. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the radio | wireless frame of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the mapping of the physical downlink channel in the backward compatibility component carrier of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the mapping of the physical downlink channel in the non-back compatible component carrier of this invention. It is a figure which shows arrangement | positioning of the search space of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the PDCCH candidate of this invention, and an E-PDCCH candidate. It is a figure which shows the structure of the search space in the PDCCH area | region of this invention. It is a figure which shows the method of mapping PDCCH of this invention to a resource element. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method for mapping an E-PDCCH of an extended common search space to a resource element according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another method for mapping an E-PDCCH of an extended common search space to a resource element according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of using an offset when mapping an E-PDCCH of an extended common search space to a resource element according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another method of using an offset when mapping the E-PDCCH of the extended common search space of the present invention to resource elements. It is a figure which shows the method of mapping E-PDCCH of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space of this invention to a resource element. It is a figure for demonstrating the initial connection establishment of the base station apparatus 3 and the mobile station apparatus 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the switching process of the search space which monitors the DCI format in the mobile station apparatus 1 of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile station apparatus 1 of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the base station apparatus 3 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the physical channel of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a wireless communication system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the radio communication system includes mobile station apparatuses 1 </ b> A to 1 </ b> C and a base station apparatus 3. In FIG. 1, in downlink radio communication from the base station apparatus 3 to the mobile station apparatuses 1A to 1C, a synchronization signal (Synchronization signal: SS), a downlink reference signal (Downlink Reference Signal: DL RS), a physical broadcast channel ( Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH), Physical Downlink Control Channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel: PDCCH), Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (E-PDCCH), Physical Downlink Shared Channel (Physical Downlink) Indicates that Shared Channel (PDSCH), Physical Multicast Channel (PMCH), Physical Control Format Indicator Channel (PCFICH), and Physical HARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH) are used. .

  FIG. 1 illustrates uplink reference signals (UL RS), physical uplink control channels (Physical Uplink Control Channels) in uplink wireless communication from the mobile station apparatuses 1A to 1C to the base station apparatus 3. PUCCH), a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), and a physical random access channel (PRACH). Hereinafter, the mobile station apparatuses 1A to 1C are referred to as the mobile station apparatus 1.

  The synchronization signal is used for the mobile station apparatus 1 to synchronize the downlink frequency domain and time domain. The downlink reference signal is used by the mobile station apparatus 1 to synchronize the downlink frequency domain and time domain, the mobile station apparatus 1 is used to measure downlink reception quality, or the mobile station The apparatus 1 is used for correcting the channel of PDSCH and PDCCH. The PBCH is a physical channel used for broadcasting system information (master information block, broadcast channel: BCH) commonly used in the mobile station apparatus 1. PBCH is transmitted at intervals of 40 ms. The mobile station apparatus 1 performs blind detection at 40 ms intervals. The PBCH is retransmitted at 10 ms intervals.

PDCCH and E-PDCCH are downlink assignments (also referred to as “downlink assignment” or “downlink grant”) and uplink grants.
It is a physical channel used to transmit downlink control information (Downlink Control Information: DCI). The downlink assignment includes information on modulation scheme and coding rate for PDSCH (Modulation and Coding Scheme: MCS), information indicating radio resource allocation, TPC command (Transmission Power Control command) for PUCCH, and the like. The uplink grant includes information on a modulation scheme and coding rate for PUSCH, information indicating radio resource allocation, a TPC command for PUSCH, and the like.

  A plurality of formats are used for the downlink control information. The format of the downlink control information is called a DCI format (DCI format). For example, DCI format 0 is used for scheduling of a PUSCH of a single antenna port transmission scheme in a single cell. The DCI format 4 is used for PUSCH scheduling of a multi-antenna port transmission method in a single cell. The DCI format 1A is used for scheduling of PDSCH in a single antenna port transmission scheme or transmission diversity transmission scheme in a single cell. The DCI format 2 is used for scheduling of the PDSCH of the multi-antenna port transmission method in a single cell. DCI format 0 and DCI format 4 are uplink grants. DCI format 1A and DCI format 2 are downlink assignments.

The PDSCH is a physical channel used for transmitting paging information (Paging Channel: PCH), system information, and downlink data (Downlink Shared Channel: DL-SCH). System information transmitted on the PDSCH is referred to as a system information block. Further, the system information block includes radio resource setting information common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses. The PMCH is a physical channel used for transmitting information (Multicast Channel: MCH) related to MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service). PCFICH is a physical channel used for transmitting information indicating a region (OFDM symbol) where a PDCCH is arranged. The PHICH is a physical channel used for transmitting a HARQ indicator (response information) indicating success or failure of decoding of the uplink data received by the base station apparatus 3.

When the base station apparatus 3 successfully decodes the uplink data included in the PUSCH, the HARQ indicator for the uplink data indicates ACK (ACKnowledgement),
When the base station apparatus 3 fails to decode the uplink data included in the PUSCH, the HARQ indicator for the uplink data indicates NACK (Negative ACKnowledgement). A single PHICH transmits a HARQ indicator for a single uplink data. HARQ indicators for a plurality of uplink data included in the same PUSCH are transmitted using a plurality of PHICHs.

The uplink reference signal is used for the base station device 3 to synchronize the uplink time domain, the base station device 3 is used to measure uplink reception quality, or the base station device 3 It is a signal used to perform propagation channel correction for PUSCH and PUCCH. Uplink reference signals include DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal) that is time-multiplexed with PUSCH or PUCCH and SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) that is transmitted regardless of PUSCH and PUCCH.

  The PUCCH is channel state information (CSI) indicating downlink channel quality, a scheduling request (SR) indicating a request for radio resources of the PUSCH, and decoding of downlink data received by the mobile station apparatus 1. This is a physical channel used for transmitting uplink control information (Uplink Control Information: UCI), which is information used for communication control, such as ACK / NACK indicating success or failure of the communication.

The PUSCH is a physical channel used to transmit uplink data (Uplink Shared Channel: UL-SCH) and uplink control information. PRACH is a physical channel used for transmitting a random access preamble. The PRACH is mainly intended for the mobile station apparatus 1 to synchronize with the base station apparatus 3 in the time domain. Besides, an initial connection establishment procedure, a handover procedure, a connection re-establishment (connection re-establishment) ) Procedure, synchronization for uplink transmission (timing adjustment), and uplink radio resource allocation request.

BCH, UL-SCH, DL-SCH and the like are transport channels. A unit for transmitting UL-SCH by PUSCH and a unit for transmitting DL-SCH by PDSCH are called transport blocks (TB). The transport block is a unit of data delivered from the MAC (Media Access Control) layer to the physical layer, and HARQ (retransmission) control is performed for each transport block in the MAC layer. A unit of data handled in the MAC layer such as UL-SCH and DL-SCH is also referred to as a MAC PDU (Protocol Data Unit). In the physical layer, the transport block is mapped to a code word, and an encoding process is performed for each code word.

  Hereinafter, cell aggregation (carrier aggregation) of the present invention will be described.

  In cell aggregation, a plurality of serving cells are aggregated. For example, in the cell aggregation process, three serving cells (serving cell 1, serving cell 2, and serving cell 3) are aggregated. One serving cell among a plurality of aggregated serving cells is a primary cell (Pcell).

The primary cell is a cell in which the mobile station device 1 has performed an initial connection establishment procedure, a cell in which the mobile station device 1 has started a connection re-establishment procedure, or a primary cell during a handover procedure. It is a cell designated as a cell.

The serving cell excluding the primary cell is a secondary cell (Scell). Secondary cells are used to provide additional radio resources. The secondary cell is mainly used for transmission / reception of PDSCH, PUSCH, and PRACH. The secondary cell operates on a frequency different from that of the primary cell, and is added by the base station device 3 after the connection between the mobile station device 1 and the base station device 3 is established. The secondary cell is notified from the base station apparatus 3 to the mobile station apparatus 1 during the handover procedure. The mobile station apparatus 1 transmits PUCCH only in the primary cell, and does not transmit PUCCH in the secondary cell. The mobile station device 1 does not have to receive paging and system information transmitted on the PBCH and PDSCH of the secondary cell.

The carrier corresponding to the serving cell in the downlink is a downlink component carrier (Downlink Component Carrier: DL CC), and the carrier corresponding to the serving cell in the uplink is an uplink component carrier (Uplink Component Carrier: UL CC). The carrier corresponding to the primary cell in the downlink is a downlink primary component carrier (DL PCC), and the carrier corresponding to the primary cell in the uplink is an uplink primary component carrier (UL PCC). ). The carrier corresponding to the secondary cell in the downlink is a downlink secondary component carrier (DL SCC), and the carrier corresponding to the secondary cell in the uplink is an uplink secondary component carrier (UL SCC). ).

  The downlink component carrier includes a backward compatible component carrier and a non-backward compatible component carrier. In the present invention, the backward compatible component carrier is a downlink component carrier on which all the physical downlink channels described above are transmitted. In the present invention, the non-backward compatible component carrier is a downlink component carrier in which PCFICH, PHICH and PDCCH are not transmitted. While the base station apparatus 3 and the mobile station apparatus 1 are communicating using a component carrier, the type of the component carrier cannot be changed.

  Each physical channel is transmitted in any one serving cell. That is, a single physical channel is not transmitted across multiple serving cells.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the radio frame of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a radio frame according to the present invention. Each radio frame is 10 ms long. Each radio frame is composed of 20 slots. Each of the slots is 0.5 ms long and is numbered from 0 to 19. Each subframe is 1 ms long and is defined by two consecutive slots. The i-th subframe in the radio frame is composed of a (2 × i) th slot and a (2 × i + 1) th slot. That is, 10 subframes can be used in each 10 ms interval.

  The signal or physical channel transmitted in each of the slots is represented by a resource grid. The resource grid is defined by a plurality of subcarriers and a plurality of OFDM symbols. The number of subcarriers constituting one slot depends on the downlink bandwidth of the cell. The number of OFDM symbols constituting one slot is seven. Each element in the resource grid is referred to as a resource element. The resource element is identified using a subcarrier number and an OFDM symbol number.

  The resource block is used to express a mapping of resource elements of a certain physical downlink channel (PDSCH or the like). As resource blocks, virtual resource blocks and physical resource blocks are defined. A physical downlink channel is first mapped to a virtual resource block. Thereafter, the virtual resource block is mapped to the physical resource block. One physical resource block is defined by 7 consecutive OFDM symbols in the time domain and 12 consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain. Therefore, one physical resource block is composed of (7 × 12) resource elements. One physical resource block corresponds to one slot in the time domain and corresponds to 180 kHz in the frequency domain. Physical resource blocks are numbered from 0 in the frequency domain.

  Hereinafter, an example of physical downlink channel mapping according to the present invention will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of physical downlink channel mapping in the backward compatible component carrier of the present invention. PCFICH is mapped to the 0th (first) OFDM symbol in the subframe. PCFICH is mapped to four resource element groups distributed in the frequency domain. A resource element group is composed of a plurality of continuous resource elements. The PHICH is mapped to the 0th (first) OFDM symbol in the subframe. One PCFICH is mapped to three resource element groups distributed in the frequency domain. Moreover, the base station apparatus 3 can code-multiplex several PCFICH on the same resource element.

  The PDCCH is mapped to OFDM symbols from No. 0, No. 0 and No. 1 or No. 0 to No. 2 in the subframe. In the 0th OFDM symbol, the PDCCH is mapped avoiding the resource elements to which the PCFICH and PHICH are mapped. The mobile station apparatus 1 recognizes the OFDM symbol to which the PDCCH is mapped based on information received by PCFICH. Moreover, the base station apparatus 3 can time and frequency multiplex a plurality of PDCCHs.

  PDSCH and E-PDCCH are mapped to OFDM symbols to which PDCCH in the subframe is not mapped. The base station apparatus 3 can frequency-multiplex, time-multiplex and / or spatially multiplex a plurality of PDSCHs. Moreover, the base station apparatus 3 can frequency-multiplex, time-multiplex, and / or spatially multiplex several E-PDCCH. Moreover, the base station apparatus 3 frequency-multiplexes PDSCH and E-PDCCH.

  The synchronization signal is transmitted in the 0th and 5th subframes in each of the radio frames in the time domain. In the 0th and 5th subframes, the synchronization signal is transmitted using the 5th and 6th OFDM symbols in the first slot. In addition, the synchronization signal is transmitted on 72 subcarriers in the center of the downlink of the cell in the frequency domain.

  PBCH is transmitted in the 0th subframe in each radio frame in the time domain. In the 0th subframe, the PBCH is transmitted using OFDM symbols from the 0th to the 3rd in the second slot. In addition, PBCH is transmitted on 72 subcarriers in the center of the downlink of the cell in the frequency domain. In FIG. 3, description of the downlink reference signal and PMCH is omitted.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of physical downlink channel mapping in the non-backward compatible component carrier of the present invention. The base station apparatus does not map PCFICH, PHICH, and PDCCH to the non-backward compatible component carrier. Therefore, PDSCH and E-PDCCH in each subframe can be mapped from the 0th OFDM symbol. The mapping of other physical downlink channels is the same as that of the backward compatible component carrier, and thus description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 4, description of the downlink reference signal and PMCH is omitted.

  Hereinafter, the search space of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the arrangement of search spaces according to the present invention. A common search space (Common Search Space: CSS) and a mobile station apparatus specific search space (UE specific Search Space: USS) are configured in the PDCCH region. The common search space and the mobile station device specific search space are a set of resources that can be used by the base station device 3 for transmission of PDCCH. The mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the PDCCH in the common search space and the mobile station apparatus specific search space. Since the PDCCH is not transmitted in the non-backward compatible component carrier, the common search space and the mobile station apparatus specific search space do not exist in the non-backward compatible component carrier.

The E-PDCCH region includes an extended common search space (Enhanced-Common Search Space: E-CSS) and an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space (Enhanced-UE specific Sear).
ch Space: E-USS). The extended common search space and the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space are a set of resources that the base station apparatus 3 can use for transmission of E-PDCCH. The mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the E-PDCCH in the extended common search space and the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space.

  The common search space and the extended common search space are defined by resources common to the plurality of mobile station apparatuses 1. The mobile station device specific search space and the extended mobile station device specific search space are defined independently for each mobile station device 1. The base station device 3 transmits a DCI format intended for a plurality of mobile station devices and / or a DCI format intended for a specific mobile station device in the common search space and the extended common search space. For example, the DCI format intended for a plurality of mobile station apparatuses is a DCI format used for scheduling system information blocks or a DCI format used for scheduling random access responses. The base station apparatus 3 transmits a DCI format intended for a specific mobile station apparatus in the mobile station apparatus specific search space and the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space.

Resource candidates that may be used for PDCCH transmission in the common search space and the mobile station apparatus specific search space are referred to as PDCCH candidates (candidates). P
The DCCH candidate is composed of a plurality of control channel elements (CCE). Candidates that may be used for transmission of E-PDCCH in the extended search space and the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space are referred to as E-PDCCH candidates. The E-PDCCH candidate is configured by a plurality of enhanced control channel elements (E-CCE).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a PDCCH candidate and an E-PDCCH candidate of the present invention. PDCCH candidates are composed of one or consecutive control channel elements. A PDCCH candidate composed of n consecutive control channel elements starts only on a control channel element having a number (index) whose remainder is 0 when the control channel element number (index) is divided by n. A PDCCH candidate corresponding to a search space in the E-PDCCH region is composed of one or consecutive extended control channel elements. A PDCCH candidate composed of n consecutive extended control channel elements has an extended control having a number (index) in which the remainder obtained by dividing the number (index) of the extended control channel element by n is 0 Start only on channel elements.

  In FIG. 6, the i-th PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 8 is composed of control channel elements from (i × 8) to (i × 8 + 7). In FIG. 6, the i-th PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 4 is composed of control channel elements from (i × 4) to (i × 4 + 3). In FIG. 6, the i-th PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 2 is composed of (i × 2) and (i × 2 + 1) control channel elements. In FIG. 6, the i-th PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 1 is composed of i control channel elements.

  In FIG. 6, the i-th E-PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 8 is composed of extended control channel elements from (i × 8) to (i × 8 + 7). In FIG. 6, the i-th E-PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 4 is composed of extended control channel elements from (i × 4) to (i × 4 + 3). In FIG. 6, the i-th E-PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 2 is composed of (i × 2) and (i × 2 + 1) extended control channel elements. In FIG. 6, the i-th E-PDCCH candidate at aggregation level 1 is composed of i extended control channel elements.

The number of control channel elements constituting the PDCCH candidate or the number of extended control channel elements constituting the E-PDCCH is referred to as an aggregation level. The aggregation level is 1, 2, 4 or 8. A search space is defined for each aggregation level. The common search space and the extended common search space can take aggregation levels 4 and 8. The aggregation levels of the mobile station apparatus specific search space and the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space can be 1, 2, 4, and 8.

  An aggregation level 1 search space is composed of six consecutive PDCCH candidates or E-PDCCH candidates. The search space of aggregation level 2 is composed of six consecutive PDCCH candidates or E-PDCCH candidates. An aggregation level 4 search space is composed of two consecutive PDCCH candidates or E-PDCCH candidates. The search space at aggregation level 8 is composed of two consecutive PDCCH candidates or E-PDCCH candidates.

  Hereinafter, the common search space and the mobile station device specific search space of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the structure of the search space in the PDCCH region of the present invention. In the PDCCH region, a common search space at aggregation level 4, a common search space at aggregation level 8, a mobile station apparatus specific search space at aggregation level 1, a mobile station apparatus specific search space at aggregation level 2, and a mobile station at aggregation level 4 A device-specific search space and an aggregation level 8 mobile station device-specific search space are configured.

The common search space is composed of control channel elements having predetermined numbers. In FIG. 7, the common search space at aggregation level 4 and the common search space at aggregation level 8 are composed of control channel elements from 0 to 15. The control channel elements constituting the mobile station device specific search space are the radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) assigned by the mobile station device 1 by the base station device 3, the aggregation level, and the slot number in the radio frame. It is determined based on the above. At the time of initial access, the base station apparatus 3 includes a temporary cell radio network temporary identifier (Temporary Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier: Temporary C-RNTI) in a random access response and transmits it to the mobile station apparatus 1. After the initial access, the base station device 3 may reset the cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the mobile station device 1.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a method for mapping PDCCH to resource elements according to the present invention. In FIG. 8, number 800 and number 801 indicate PDCCHs transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using one control channel. In FIG. 8, number 802 and number 803 indicate PDCCHs transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using two control channels. Reference numeral 804 denotes an area for mapping PDCCH / PHICH / PCFICH in a subframe of a certain component carrier. Numbers 805 and 806 indicate PDSCH regions in a subframe of a certain component carrier. Reference numeral 807 denotes an E-PDCCH region in a subframe of a certain component carrier.

One control channel element is used to transmit 36 modulation symbols (complex symbols). One control channel element is composed of nine mini-CCEs. One mini-CCE is composed of four modulation symbols. The base station apparatus 3 has one mini
-Map CCE to one resource element group. One resource element group is composed of four consecutive resource elements. That is, one modulation symbol is mapped to one resource element.

The base station apparatus 3 interleaves the control channel elements from number 800 to number 803 in units of mini-CCE. Next, the base station apparatus 3 cyclically shifts the interleaved mini-CCE. The base station apparatus 3 determines a value for cyclically shifting the mini-CCE based on a physical layer cell identity (PCI). In other words, different values of cyclic shift are performed between cells having different physical layer cell identifiers. Thereby, the interference of PDCCH between cells can be randomized.

  Next, the base station apparatus 3 maps the cyclic-shifted mini-CCE to the resource element group in the PDCCH / PHICH / PCFICH area 804. The base station apparatus 3 maps the PDCCH mini-CCE to resource element groups other than the resource element group to which PHICH and PCFICH are mapped.

  Hereinafter, the extended common search space of the present invention will be described.

  It consists of an extended common search space, a predetermined number of extended control channel elements. The extended common search space of aggregation level 4 and the extended common search space of aggregation level 8 are composed of extended control channel elements from 0 to 15. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a method for mapping E-PDCCH of an extended common search space to resource elements according to the present invention. In FIG. 9, number 900 and number 901 indicate E-PDCCHs of the extended common search space transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using the four extended control channels. In FIG. 9, reference numeral 902 indicates an extended common search space E-PDCCH transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using eight control channels. In FIG. 9, bold squares indicate expanded control channel elements. In FIG. 9, the numbers given to the bold squares indicate the numbers of the extended control channel elements.

  The base station apparatus 3 maps the extended control channel elements from 0 to 15 to virtual resource blocks from 0 to 3. The base station apparatus 3 maps two extended control channel elements to one virtual resource block. That is, the base station apparatus 3 has one virtual resource block pair configured of the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot having the same number as the number of the virtual resource block of the first slot. To 4 extended control channel elements. Next, the base station apparatus 3 maps virtual resource blocks to physical resource blocks distributed in the frequency domain. The base station device 3 maps the virtual resource block of the first slot to the physical resource block of the first slot. The base station apparatus 3 maps the virtual resource block of the second slot to the physical resource block of the second slot.

In FIG. 9, the extended physical downlink control channels numbered 900 and 901 are mapped only to the first slot, and the extended physical downlink control channel numbered 902 is mapped only to the second slot. Therefore, there is a problem that diversity gain in the time domain of the extended physical downlink control channel cannot be obtained. Therefore, the base station apparatus 3 interleaves the extended control channel elements mapped to the virtual resource block pair in units of modulation symbols or modulation symbol groups. At this time, the number of modulation symbols constituting the modulation symbol group is preferably smaller than the number of modulation symbols corresponding to the extended control channel element. The base station apparatus 3 maps the virtual resource block and the second virtual resource block of the first slot of the virtual resource block pair interleaved with the modulation symbols to physical resource blocks distributed in the frequency domain. As a result, since a single extended physical downlink control channel is distributed and mapped to the first slot and the second slot in the time domain, a diversity gain in the time domain can be obtained. . For example, in FIG. 9, the extended control channel elements of 0, 4, 8 and 12 are distributed and mapped to 0 physical resource blocks in the first slot and 12 physical resource blocks in the second slot. The

  Thereby, since the extended physical downlink control channel (downlink control information) is transmitted using the distributed resource elements, the effects of frequency diversity and time diversity can be obtained.

  The base station apparatus 3 may map the extended control channel element to the virtual resource block by a method other than the method described in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another method of mapping the E-PDCCH of the extended common search space to the resource element according to the present invention. In addition, the base station apparatus 3 may map an extended number of control channel elements other than 4 to one virtual resource block pair.

  9 and 10, the plurality of base station apparatuses 3 configure a common search space extended on the same physical resource block (physical resource blocks of 0, 6, 12, and 18). As a result, an E-PDCCH that is transmitted in a common search space that is expanded by a certain base station apparatus 3 interferes with an E-PDCCH that is transmitted in a common search space that is expanded by another base station apparatus 3. Thus, the offset is used when the base station apparatus 3 determines a virtual resource block that maps the extended control channel element. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a method of using an offset when mapping an E-PDCCH of the extended common search space to a resource element according to the present invention. 9 and 10, the extended control channel elements are mapped to virtual resource blocks from 0 to 3, whereas in FIG. 11, the extended control channel elements are mapped to virtual resource blocks from 4 to 7. Is done. That is, in FIG. 11, when determining the virtual resource block to which the extended control channel element is mapped, a value of 4 is used as the offset.

  The base station device 3 may receive information indicating an offset value used by the base station device 3 from another base station device 3. The base station apparatus 3 may determine the offset value used by the own apparatus from the information indicating the received offset value. The base station device 3 may transmit information indicating the determined offset value to another base station device 3. The base station apparatus 3 may transmit information indicating the determined offset value by PBCH. Thereby, the mobile station apparatus 1 can know the physical resource block in which the E-PDCCH of the extended common search space is transmitted by receiving the information indicating the offset value on the PBCH.

  Further, the base station device 3 may calculate an offset value based on the physical layer cell identifier of the own device. The mobile station device 1 detects the physical layer cell identifier of the base station device 3 from the synchronization signal transmitted by the base station device 3. Thereby, the mobile station apparatus 1 can calculate the offset value based on the physical layer cell identifier detected from the synchronization signal transmitted by the base station apparatus 3. As a result, the base station apparatus 3 does not transmit information indicating the offset value to the mobile station apparatus 1, so that the overhead of the signal from the base station apparatus 3 to the mobile station apparatus 1 can be reduced.

Accordingly, in FIG. 11, the E-PDCCH of the common search space extended to a physical resource block different from those in FIGS. 9 and 10 is mapped. 9 and 10, the base station apparatus 3 maps the E-PDCCH of the common search space extended to physical resource blocks of 0, 6, 12, and 18. On the other hand, in FIG. 11, the base station apparatus 3 maps the E-PDCCH of the common search space extended to physical resource blocks 1, 7, 13, and 19. For example, one base station apparatus 3 uses 0 as an offset value, and another base station apparatus 3 uses 4 as an offset value, thereby avoiding interference between E-PDCCHs in an extended common search space. it can.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating another method of using an offset when mapping the E-PDCCH of the extended common search space of the present invention to a resource element. In FIG. 12, the base station apparatus 3 uses the offset when determining the extended control channel elements constituting the extended common search space. In FIG. 12, the offset value is 16. Accordingly, in FIG. 12, the extended common search space is constituted by 16 to 31 extended control channel elements. In FIG. 12, 16 to 31 extended control channel elements are mapped to 4 to 7 virtual resource blocks. Thereby, the method of FIG. 12 can obtain the same effect as when 4 is used as the offset value in FIG.

  Hereinafter, the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method of mapping the E-PDCCH of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space of the present invention to resource elements. In FIG. 13, number 1300 and number 1301 indicate E-PDCCHs of an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using eight extended control channels. In FIG. 13, number 1302 and number 1303 indicate E-PDCCHs of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using one extended control channel. In FIG. 13, reference numeral 1304 indicates an E-PDCCH of an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using two extended control channels. In FIG. 13, reference numeral 1305 indicates the E-PDCCH of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space transmitted by the base station apparatus 3 using the four extended control channels.

  The base station apparatus 3 sets a virtual resource block that maps an extended control channel element corresponding to the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space. Hereinafter, the set virtual resource block is simply referred to as “set virtual resource block”. The base station device 3 includes information indicating the set virtual resource block in the dedicated radio resource setting information and transmits the information to the mobile station device 1. When the mobile station apparatus 1 receives the dedicated radio resource setting information, the mobile station apparatus 1 sets the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space based on the information indicating the set virtual resource block included in the dedicated radio resource setting information. Configure a virtual resource block that maps the corresponding extended control channel element. The base station apparatus 3 can set a different virtual resource block for each mobile station apparatus 1 as a set virtual resource block. Further, the base station device 3 can set the same virtual resource block as a virtual resource block set for the group of mobile station devices 1. Moreover, the base station apparatus 3 can set the same virtual resource block as a virtual resource block set for all mobile station apparatuses 1.

In FIG. 13, virtual resource blocks 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14 are set. The number of the set virtual resource block having the smallest virtual resource block number is 0. In FIG. 13, the number of the virtual resource block in which the virtual resource block with the virtual resource block number 7 is set is 0. The number of extended control channel elements corresponding to the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space depends on the number of configured virtual resource blocks. The number of extended control channel elements corresponding to the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space is equal to the number of configured virtual resource blocks, and the number of extended control channel elements mapped to one virtual resource block. It can be calculated by multiplication. In FIG. 13, the number of configured virtual resource blocks is 6, and the number of extended control channel elements mapped to one virtual resource block is 4. Therefore, in the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space, The corresponding number of extended control channel elements is 24.

  The base station apparatus 3 further sets an expanded control channel element constituting the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space from among the expanded control channel elements corresponding to the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space. To do. The base station device 3 includes information indicating the extended control channel elements constituting the extended mobile station device specific search space in the dedicated radio resource setting information and transmits the information to the mobile station device 1. When the mobile station apparatus 1 receives the dedicated radio resource setting information, the mobile station apparatus 1 includes information indicating the extended control channel element constituting the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the dedicated radio resource setting information. Based on this, an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space for monitoring the E-PDCCH is set. The base station apparatus 3 may set the start point of the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space for each aggregation level with respect to the mobile station apparatus 1. The base station apparatus 3 may set the start point of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space common to all aggregation levels for the mobile station apparatus 1. The base station apparatus 3 may set a start point of a different extended mobile station apparatus specific search space for each of the mobile station apparatuses 1. Further, the base station apparatus 3 may set a start point of the same expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space for the group of mobile station apparatuses 1.

  For example, in FIG. 13, the base station apparatus 3 may set 8 as a common start point for a certain mobile station apparatus 1 in the mobile station apparatus specific search space in which all aggregation levels are expanded. In this case, the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space of aggregation level 1 is composed of expanded control channel elements from 8 to 13. The expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space at aggregation level 2 is composed of expanded control channel elements from 8 to 19. The expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space at aggregation level 4 is composed of expanded control channel elements from 8 to 23. The expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space at aggregation level 8 is composed of expanded control channel elements from 8 to 23.

  The base station device 3 maps the extended control channel element corresponding to the extended mobile station device specific search space to the set virtual resource block. Thereafter, the set virtual resource block is mapped to a physical resource block having the same number as the set virtual resource block number. The base station device 3 maps the virtual resource block corresponding to the mobile station device specific search space to a physical resource block having a number different from the number of the virtual resource block or the physical number having the same number as the virtual resource block number. Whether to map to a resource block may be set.

  The initial connection establishment procedure of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the establishment of an initial connection between the base station apparatus 3 and the mobile station apparatus 1 according to the present invention. First, an initial connection establishment procedure between the base station apparatus 3 and the mobile station apparatus 1 in the backward compatible component carrier will be described with reference to FIG.

First, mobile station apparatus 1 performs cell detection (cell search) using a synchronization signal transmitted from base station apparatus 3 using 72 subcarriers in the center of the cell (1400). The mobile station apparatus 1 acquires the time timing, the frequency timing, and the physical layer cell identifier based on the synchronization signal. The mobile station apparatus 1 acquires a master information block using the PBCH transmitted from the base station apparatus 3 using 72 subcarriers in the center of the cell (1402). The mobile station apparatus 1 sets the downlink bandwidth of the cell and the system frame number from the information included in the master information block.

  The master information block includes 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier. When the base station apparatus 3 is communicating with the mobile station apparatus 1 using the backward compatible component carrier, the base station apparatus 3 sets 1-bit information indicating the type of the component carrier to 0. That is, when the PDCCH and the E-PDCCH are arranged in a cell used for communication with the mobile station apparatus 3, the base station apparatus 3 shares the mobile station apparatus 3 with 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier. Instruct to monitor PDCCH in search space. When the 1-bit information indicating the component carrier type is set to 0, the mobile station apparatus 1 is set to monitor the PDCCH in the common search space and the mobile station apparatus specific search space.

  Further, the base station apparatus 3 sets 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier to 1 when communicating with the mobile station apparatus 1 using a non-backward compatible component carrier. That is, when the PDCCH is not arranged in the cell used for communication with the mobile station apparatus 3 and the E-PDCCH is arranged, the base station apparatus 3 uses the 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier. 3 instructs to monitor the PDCCH in the extended common search space. When 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier is set to 1, the mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the E-PDCCH in the extended common search space and the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space. Set to do. Therefore, it can be said that 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier is information that instructs the mobile station apparatus 1 to monitor PDCCH or E-PDCCH. Thereby, since the mobile station apparatus 1 does not need to monitor both PDCCH and E-PDCCH, it can reduce the load of DCI format reception processing of the mobile station apparatus 1.

  The mobile station apparatus 1 acquires the system information block 1 that the base station apparatus 3 transmits using the PDSCH (1404). The system information block 1 includes information related to the transmission timing of system information blocks other than the system information block 1.

  The mobile station apparatus 1 acquires the system information block 2 that the base station apparatus 3 transmits using PDSCH (1406). System information block 2 includes radio resource setting information common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses 1. The common radio resource setting information includes information regarding PRACH settings. The mobile station apparatus 1 performs PRACH settings according to information related to PRACH settings. The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format used for scheduling the system information block using the PDCCH of the common search space.

The mobile station device 1 randomly selects a random access preamble number. The mobile station apparatus 1 transmits the random access preamble of the number selected using PRACH to the base station apparatus 3 (1408). The base station apparatus 3 receives the random access preamble transmitted by PRACH. The base station apparatus 3 estimates uplink transmission timing using a random access preamble. The base station apparatus 3 transmits a random access response using PDSCH. The random access response includes a plurality of pieces of information regarding the random access preamble detected by the base station device 3. The plurality of pieces of information include a random access preamble number, a temporary cell radio network temporary identifier, a TA command (Timing
Advance command) and information (random access response grant) used for PUSCH scheduling. The TA command (Timing Advance command) is used to instruct the mobile station apparatus 1 to adjust uplink transmission timing. When the random access response includes the number of the transmitted random access preamble, the mobile station device 1 determines that the random access response is intended for the device itself. The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format used for scheduling of random access responses using the PDCCH of the common search space.

  The mobile station apparatus 1 adjusts the uplink transmission timing based on the TA command included in the random access response. The mobile station apparatus 1 transmits a connection request message to the base station apparatus 3 using PUSCH scheduled by the random access response grant (1412). The connection request message includes an identifier (InitialUE-Identity) for identifying the mobile station device 1. When the mobile station apparatus 1 is provided with S-TMSI, an identifier (System architecture evolution Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity: S-TMSI) for identifying the mobile station apparatus 1 in the tracking area is InitialUE-Identity. Set to. Further, when the S-TMSI is not provided, the mobile station device 1 randomly selects a value from the range from 0 to 240-1, and sets the selected value in InitialUE-Identity.

  The base station apparatus 3 transmits the contention resolution identity having the same value as the InitialUE-Identity included in the PUSCH received from the mobile station apparatus 1 to the mobile station apparatus 1 using the PDSCH (1414). . When the received contention resolution identifier value matches the transmitted InitialUE-Identity value, the mobile station apparatus 1 considers (1) that the contention resolution of the random access preamble has succeeded and (2 ) Set the value of the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier to the cell radio network temporary identifier, (3) discard the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier, and (4) consider the random access procedure completed correctly.

  The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format corresponding to the PUSCH used for transmission of the contention resolution identifier using the PDCCH of the common search space or the mobile station apparatus specific search space. At this time, the mobile station device specific search space is determined based on the temporary cell radio network temporary identifier assigned to the mobile station device 1.

  The base station apparatus 3 transmits dedicated radio resource setting information to the mobile station apparatus 1 using the PDSCH (1416). The base station apparatus 3 can set in which search space the mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the DCI format using dedicated radio resource setting information. Also, the base station apparatus 3 can set an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space using dedicated radio resource setting information. The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format used for scheduling of dedicated radio resource setting information using the PDCCH of the common search space or the mobile station apparatus specific search space. At this time, the mobile station device specific search space is determined based on the cell radio network temporary identifier.

The base station apparatus 3 transmits a DCI format used for PUSCH scheduling in a search space set using dedicated radio resource setting information. The mobile station apparatus 1 transmits a connection setup complete message (connection setup complete message) indicating that the setting is completed according to the dedicated radio resource setting information using the scheduled PUSCH to the base station apparatus 3 (1418). After successfully transmitting the connection setup completion message, the mobile station device 1 considers that the initial connection establishment procedure has been correctly completed.

  Next, an initial connection establishment procedure between the base station apparatus 3 and the mobile station apparatus 1 in the non-backward compatible component carrier will be described using FIG. Description of items common to the initial connection establishment procedure between the base station apparatus 3 and the mobile station apparatus 1 in the backward compatible component carrier is omitted.

  The mobile station apparatus 1 acquires a master information block using the PBCH transmitted from the base station apparatus 3 using 72 subcarriers in the center of the cell (1402). The mobile station apparatus 1 sets the downlink bandwidth of the cell and the system frame number from the information included in the master information block. In addition, when 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier included in the master information block is set to 1, the mobile station apparatus 1 uses the extended common search space and the extended mobile station apparatus specific search. Set to monitor E-PDCCH in space.

  The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format used for scheduling the system information block by using the E-PDCCH of the common search space expanded. The mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the DCI format used for scheduling system information blocks in the extended common search space (1404, 1406). The base station apparatus 3 includes information indicating the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space in the system information block 2 and transmits the information. That is, the base station apparatus 3 broadcasts information indicating the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space. The mobile station apparatus 1 sets the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space based on the information indicating the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block 2. Thereby, in the non-backward compatible component carrier, the mobile station apparatus specific search space can be set before the mobile station apparatus 1 receives the dedicated radio resource control information. Further, the base station apparatus 3 can transmit the DCI format to the mobile station apparatus 1 using the mobile station apparatus specific search space extended before transmitting the dedicated radio resource control information to the mobile station apparatus 1.

  In the non-backward compatible component carrier, the mobile station device specific search space before the mobile station device 1 receives the dedicated radio resource control information is an expanded control channel element, virtual resource block of a predetermined number. Or it may be composed of physical resource blocks. Further, in the non-backward compatible component carrier, the mobile station device 1 supports the extended mobile station device specific search space based on the information indicating the extended mobile station device specific search space included in the system information block 2. A virtual resource block to be set may be set. Further, the mobile station apparatus 1 includes an extended control channel element corresponding to the set virtual resource block and a mobile station apparatus specific search space in which an extended control channel element having a predetermined number is expanded. May be considered. Also, the mobile station apparatus 1 may regard a virtual resource block set with a predetermined number among the set virtual resource blocks as an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space.

  However, when the mobile station apparatus specific search space is set based on the information indicating the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block 2, a plurality of mobile station apparatuses 1 are set. Set the same extended mobile station apparatus specific search space, and there is a problem that the resources of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space are insufficient. Therefore, it is preferable that the base station apparatus 3 resets the mobile station apparatus specific search space extended using the dedicated radio resource control information after the initial connection establishment procedure is completed.

  The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format used for scheduling of random access responses using the PDCCH of the common search space. The mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the DCI format used for scheduling the random access response in the extended common search space (1410).

  The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format corresponding to the PUSCH used for transmitting the contention resolution identifier using the extended common search space or the E-PDCCH of the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space. At this time, the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space is set based on information indicating the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block 2.

  The base station apparatus 3 transmits dedicated radio resource setting information to the mobile station apparatus 1 using the PDSCH (1416). The base station apparatus 3 can reset the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space using dedicated radio resource setting information. The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format used for scheduling of dedicated radio resource setting information using the extended common search space or the E-PDCCH of the expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space. At this time, the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space is set based on information indicating the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block 2.

The base station apparatus 3 transmits the DCI format used for PUSCH scheduling in the mobile station apparatus specific search space set using the extended common search space or dedicated radio resource setting information. The mobile station apparatus 1 transmits a connection setup complete message (connection setup complete message) indicating that the setting is completed according to the dedicated radio resource setting information using the scheduled PUSCH to the base station apparatus 3 (1418). After successfully transmitting the connection setup completion message, the mobile station device 1 considers that the initial connection establishment procedure has been correctly completed.

  The base station apparatus 3 moves according to information instructing the mobile station apparatus 1 to monitor PDCCH or E-PDCCH when the PDCCH and E-PDCCH are arranged in a cell used for communication with the mobile station apparatus 3. The station apparatus 3 may instruct whether to monitor the PDCCH in the common search space or to monitor the E-PDCCH in the extended common search space. However, the mobile station apparatus 3 instructed to monitor the E-PDCCH by the information during the initial connection establishment procedure cannot identify whether or not the PCFICH is transmitted on the component carrier. Therefore, the mobile station apparatus 3 cannot identify the OFDM symbol in which the PDCCH and the E-PDCCH are arranged, and cannot correctly monitor the E-PDCCH.

  Therefore, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit information indicating an OFDM symbol in which the E-PDCCH is arranged together with information instructing the mobile station apparatus 1 to monitor PDCCH or E-PDCCH using the PBCH. When the mobile station apparatus 1 is instructed to monitor the E-PDCCH by the information instructing the monitoring of the PDCCH or the E-PDCCH, the E-PDCCH is based on the information indicating the OFDM symbol in which the E-PDCCH is arranged Recognize the placed OFDM symbol. Also, when the mobile station apparatus 1 is instructed to monitor PDCCH by the information instructing monitoring of PDCCH or E-PDCCH, the mobile station apparatus 1 recognizes the OFDM symbol in which the PDCCH is arranged based on the information received using PCFICH. To do.

Moreover, you may define beforehand the OFDM symbol by which E-PDCCH is arrange | positioned. For example, the OFDM symbols in which the E-PDCCH is arranged may always be the OFDM symbols except the first, second and second OFDM symbols of the first slot, and all the OFDM symbols of the second slot. .

  Thereby, when the PDCCH and the E-PDCCH are arranged in the cell used for communication with the mobile station device 3, the base station device 3 uses the information that instructs the mobile station device 1 to monitor PDCCH or E-PDCCH. Even when the mobile station apparatus 3 instructs whether to monitor the PDCCH in the common search space or the E-PDCCH in the extended common search space, the mobile station apparatus 3 correctly monitors the E-PDCCH. Can do.

  In addition, a common search space extended in the 72 subcarriers in the center of the cell is configured, and the base station apparatus 3 assigns the system information block 1 and the system information block 2 to the PDSCH arranged in the 72 subcarriers in the cell center. May be used. Accordingly, in FIG. 14, the mobile station apparatus 1 uses only the 72 subcarriers in the center of the cell before performing reception processing of the random access response and the DCI format used for scheduling of the random access response. 3 can receive the system information block 1 and the system information block 2, and the load of the reception processing of the mobile station apparatus 1 can be reduced.

  The search space switching process for monitoring the DCI format in the mobile station apparatus 1 of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing search space switching processing for monitoring the DCI format in the mobile station apparatus 1 of the present invention. The mobile station apparatus 1 receives a master information block using PBCH (step S1501). The mobile station apparatus 1 identifies the type of component carrier based on 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier included in the master information block (step S1502).

  In step S1502, when the mobile station apparatus 1 considers that the type of the component carrier is a backward compatible component carrier, the mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the PDCCH using the common search space (CSS) and the mobile station apparatus specific search space (USS). (Step S1503). After step S1503, the mobile station apparatus 1 receives dedicated radio resource control information. Also, the mobile station apparatus 1 sets a search space for monitoring the PDCCH or E-PDCCH according to dedicated radio resource control information (step S1504). The mobile station device 1 has a set search space (one of the common search space and the extended common search space, and one of the mobile station device specific search space and the extended mobile station device specific search space). The PDCCH or E-PDCCH is monitored in step S1505.

  In step S1502, the mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the E-PDCCH in the extended common search space (E-CSS) when the component carrier type is regarded as a non-backward compatible component carrier ( Step S1506). After step S1506, the mobile station apparatus 1 receives the system information block 2 (step S1507). The mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the E-PDCCH in the extended common search space (E-CSS) and the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space (E-USS) set based on the system information block. (Step S1508).

After step S1508, the mobile station apparatus 1 receives dedicated radio resource control information. Also, the mobile station apparatus 1 resets the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space (E-USS) based on the dedicated radio resource control information (step S1509). The mobile station apparatus 1 monitors the E-PDCCH in the extended common search space (E-CSS) and the reconfigured extended mobile station apparatus specific search space (E-USS) (step S1510). Even after step S1505 or step S1510, the mobile station apparatus 1 resets the search space based on the received dedicated radio resource control information. Even if the system information block 2 is received again after step S1510, the expanded mobile station device specific search space (E-USS) is not reset. That is, when the mobile station apparatus 1 has set an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space (E-USS) based on dedicated radio resource control information, the mobile station apparatus 1 is further based on the received system information block. The expanded mobile station apparatus specific search space (E-USS) is not set (reset).

  The apparatus configuration of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 16 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile station apparatus 1 of the present invention. As illustrated, the mobile station apparatus 1 includes an upper layer processing unit 101, a control unit 103, a receiving unit 105, a transmitting unit 107, and a transmission / reception antenna 109. The upper layer processing unit 101 includes a radio resource control unit 1011, a scheduling information interpretation unit 1013, and a search space control unit 1015. The reception unit 105 includes a decoding unit 1051, a demodulation unit 1053, a demultiplexing unit 1055, a radio reception unit 1057, and a channel measurement unit 1059. The transmission unit 107 includes an encoding unit 1071, a modulation unit 1073, a multiplexing unit 1075, a radio transmission unit 1077, and an uplink reference signal generation unit 1079.

The upper layer processing unit 101 outputs uplink data (transport block) generated by a user operation or the like to the transmission unit 107. The upper layer processing unit 101 includes a medium access control (MAC) layer, a packet data integration protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link control (Radio Link Control: RLC) layer, and radio resource control. Process the (Radio Resource Control: RRC) layer.

  The radio resource control unit 1011 included in the higher layer processing unit 101 manages various setting information of the own device. For example, the radio resource control unit 1011 manages RNTI such as C-RNTI. Also, the radio resource control unit 1011 generates information arranged in each uplink channel and outputs the information to the transmission unit 107.

  The scheduling information interpretation unit 1013 included in the upper layer processing unit 101 interprets information used for scheduling of a physical channel (PUSCH, PDSCH, etc.) received via the reception unit 105, and based on the result of interpreting the information, Control information is generated to control the reception unit 105 and the transmission unit 107 and output to the control unit 103.

  The search space control unit 1015 included in the upper layer processing unit 101 interprets 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier received via the reception unit 105. Search space control section 1015 generates control information for controlling monitoring of PDCCH or E-PDCCH of receiving section 105 based on the result of interpreting the information, and outputs the control information to control section 103. Also, the search space control unit 1015 calculates the number of control channel elements constituting the mobile station apparatus specific search space based on the RNTI. The search space control unit 1015 also includes the extended control channel elements, virtual resource blocks, and physical resource blocks that constitute the mobile station apparatus specific search space that is extended based on the radio resource control information received via the reception unit 105. Set (identify).

The control unit 103 generates a control signal for controlling the reception unit 105 and the transmission unit 107 based on the control information from the higher layer processing unit 101. Control unit 103 outputs the generated control signal to receiving unit 105 and transmitting unit 107 to control receiving unit 105 and transmitting unit 107.

  The receiving unit 105 separates, demodulates, and decodes the received signal received from the base station apparatus 3 via the transmission / reception antenna 109 according to the control signal input from the control unit 103, and sends the decoded information to the upper layer processing unit 101. Output.

The radio reception unit 1057 converts a downlink signal received via the transmission / reception antenna 109 into an intermediate frequency (down covert), removes unnecessary frequency components,
The amplification level is controlled so that the signal level is properly maintained, quadrature demodulation is performed based on the in-phase component and the quadrature component of the received signal, and the analog signal that has been demodulated is converted into a digital signal. The radio reception unit 1057 removes a portion corresponding to a guard interval (GI) from the converted digital signal, performs a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the signal from which the guard interval has been removed, and performs frequency conversion. Extract the region signal.

  The demultiplexing unit 1055 separates the extracted signal into PHICH, PDCCH, E-PDCCH, PDSCH, and downlink reference signal. Further, demultiplexing section 1055 compensates the propagation path of PHICH, PDCCH, and PDSCH from the estimated propagation path value input from channel measurement section 1059. Also, the demultiplexing unit 1055 outputs the demultiplexed downlink reference signal to the channel measurement unit 1059.

The demodulating unit 1053 multiplies the PHICH by a corresponding code and synthesizes it, demodulates the synthesized signal using a BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Keying) modulation method, and decodes the decoding unit 1.
Output to 051. Decoding section 1051 decodes the PHICH addressed to the own apparatus, and outputs the decoded HARQ indicator to higher layer processing section 101. Demodulation section 1053 demodulates the QPSK modulation scheme for PDCCH and / or E-PDCCH, and outputs the result to decoding section 1051. Decoding section 1051 attempts to perform blind decoding of PDCCH and / or E-PDCCH, and if the blind decoding is successful, upper layer processing section displays the decoded downlink control information and the RNTI included in the downlink control information 101.

The demodulation unit 1053 performs QPSK (Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) on the PDSCH.
), 16QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), 64QAM, etc., are demodulated in accordance with the modulation scheme notified by downlink assignment, and output to the decoding unit 1051. The decoding unit 1051 performs decoding based on the information regarding the coding rate notified by the downlink control information, and outputs the decoded downlink data (transport block) to the higher layer processing unit 101.

  Channel measurement section 1059 measures the downlink path loss and channel state from the downlink reference signal input from demultiplexing section 1055, and outputs the measured path loss and channel state to higher layer processing section 101. Also, channel measurement section 1059 calculates an estimated value of the downlink propagation path from the downlink reference signal, and outputs it to demultiplexing section 1055.

  The transmission unit 107 generates an uplink reference signal according to the control signal input from the control unit 103, encodes and modulates the uplink data (transport block) input from the higher layer processing unit 101, PUCCH, The PUSCH and the generated uplink reference signal are multiplexed and transmitted to the base station apparatus 3 via the transmission / reception antenna 109.

  The encoding unit 1071 performs encoding such as convolutional encoding and block encoding on the uplink control information input from the higher layer processing unit 101. The encoding unit 1071 performs turbo encoding based on information used for PUSCH scheduling.

The modulation unit 1073 modulates the coded bits input from the coding unit 1071 using a modulation method notified by downlink control information such as BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, or a modulation method predetermined for each channel. . Modulation section 1073 determines the number of spatially multiplexed data sequences based on information used for PUSCH scheduling, and uses MIMO SM to transmit a plurality of uplink data transmitted on the same PUSCH to a plurality of uplink data. Mapping to a sequence and precoding the sequence.

The uplink reference signal generation unit 1079 is a physical cell identifier (physical cell identity: referred to as PCI, Cell ID, etc.) for identifying the base station device 3, a bandwidth for arranging the uplink reference signal, and an uplink grant. Based on the notified cyclic shift, the value of the parameter for generating the DMRS sequence, etc., a sequence determined by a predetermined rule is generated. The multiplexing unit 1075 rearranges the PUSCH modulation symbols in parallel according to the control signal input from the control unit 103, and then performs discrete Fourier transform (DFT).
) Also, multiplexing section 1075 multiplexes the PUCCH and PUSCH signals and the generated uplink reference signal for each transmission antenna port. That is, multiplexing section 1075 arranges the PUCCH and PUSCH signals and the generated uplink reference signal in the resource element for each transmission antenna port.

Radio transmission section 1077 performs inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the multiplexed signal, performs SC-FDMA modulation, and adds a guard interval to the SC-FDMA-modulated SC-FDMA symbol. Generate baseband digital signal, convert baseband digital signal to analog signal, generate in-phase and quadrature components of intermediate frequency from analog signal, remove excess frequency component for intermediate frequency band, intermediate The frequency signal is converted into a high-frequency signal (up-convert: up-convert), an extra frequency component is removed, the power is amplified, and output to the transmission / reception antenna 109 for transmission.

  FIG. 17 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the base station apparatus 3 of the present invention. As illustrated, the base station apparatus 3 includes an upper layer processing unit 301, a control unit 303, a reception unit 305, a transmission unit 307, and a transmission / reception antenna 309. The upper layer processing unit 301 includes a radio resource control unit 3011, a scheduling unit 3013, and a control information generation unit 3015. The reception unit 305 includes a decoding unit 3051, a demodulation unit 3053, a demultiplexing unit 3055, a wireless reception unit 3057, and a channel measurement unit 3059. The transmission unit 307 includes an encoding unit 3071, a modulation unit 3073, a multiplexing unit 3075, a radio transmission unit 3077, and a downlink reference signal generation unit 3079.

  The upper layer processing unit 301 includes a medium access control (MAC) layer, a packet data integration protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, and a radio resource control (Radio). Resource Control (RRC) layer processing. Further, upper layer processing section 301 generates control information for controlling receiving section 305 and transmitting section 307 and outputs the control information to control section 303.

The radio resource control unit 3011 included in the upper layer processing unit 301 generates downlink data (transport block), RRC signal, and MAC CE (Control Element) arranged in the downlink PDSCH, or acquires from the upper node. And output to the transmission unit 307. Further, the radio resource control unit 3011 manages various setting information of each mobile station apparatus 1. For example, the radio resource control unit 3011 performs RNTI management such as assigning C-RNTI to the mobile station apparatus 1.

  The scheduling unit 3013 included in the higher layer processing unit 301 assigns the physical channel (PDSCH and PUSCH) to the frequency, subframe, and physical channel (PDSCH) based on the channel estimation value and the channel quality input from the channel measurement unit 3059. And the PUSCH) coding rate, modulation scheme, transmission power, and the like. Based on the scheduling result, scheduling section 3013 generates control information for controlling receiving section 305 and transmitting section 307 and outputs the control information to control section 303. In addition, the scheduling unit 3013 outputs the scheduling results of the physical channels (PDSCH and PUSCH) to the control information generation unit 3015.

  The control information generation unit 3015 generates information used for scheduling of physical channels (PDSCH and PUSCH) based on the scheduling result input from the scheduling unit 3013. In addition, the control information generation unit 3015 includes a master information block including 1-bit information indicating the type of component carrier, a system information block 2 including information indicating an extended mobile station device specific search space, and an extended mobile station device. Dedicated radio resource control information including information indicating the unique search space is generated. Further, the control information generation unit 3015 outputs the generated information to the transmission unit 307.

  The control unit 303 generates a control signal for controlling the reception unit 305 and the transmission unit 307 based on the control information from the higher layer processing unit 301. The control unit 303 outputs the generated control signal to the reception unit 305 and the transmission unit 307 and controls the reception unit 305 and the transmission unit 307.

The receiving unit 305 separates, demodulates and decodes the received signal received from the mobile station apparatus 1 via the transmission / reception antenna 309 according to the control signal input from the control unit 303, and outputs the decoded information to the higher layer processing unit 301. To do. The radio reception unit 3057 converts an uplink signal received through the transmission / reception antenna 309 into an intermediate frequency (down-conversion: down covert).
, Remove unnecessary frequency components, control the amplification level so that the signal level is properly maintained, perform quadrature demodulation based on the in-phase and quadrature components of the received signal, and convert the quadrature demodulated analog signal Convert to digital signal.

The wireless reception unit 3057 removes a portion corresponding to a guard interval (GI) from the converted digital signal. The radio reception unit 3057 performs fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the signal from which the guard interval is removed, extracts a signal in the frequency domain, and outputs the signal to the demultiplexing unit 3055.

  The demultiplexing unit 1055 demultiplexes the signal input from the radio reception unit 3057 into signals such as PUCCH, PUSCH, and uplink reference signal. This separation is performed based on radio resource allocation information included in the uplink grant that is determined in advance by the radio resource control unit 3011 by the base station device 3 and notified to each mobile station device 1. In addition, demultiplexing section 3055 compensates for the propagation paths of PUCCH and PUSCH from the propagation path estimation value input from channel measurement section 3059. Further, the demultiplexing unit 3055 outputs the separated uplink reference signal to the channel measurement unit 3059.

The demodulating unit 3053 performs inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) on the PUSCH, obtains modulation symbols, and performs BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Keying), QPSK, 16QAM, 64
The received signal is demodulated using a predetermined modulation scheme such as QAM, or the modulation scheme notified by the own device to each mobile station device 1 in advance using an uplink grant. Demodulation section 3053 is the same by using MIMO SM based on the number of spatially multiplexed sequences notified in advance to each mobile station apparatus 1 using an uplink grant and information indicating precoding to be performed on the sequences. The modulation symbols of a plurality of uplink data transmitted on the PUSCH are separated.

  The decoding unit 3051 encodes the demodulated PUCCH and PUSCH encoded bits in a predetermined encoding method in advance or the mobile station apparatus 1 previously notified to the mobile station apparatus 1 using an uplink grant. Decoding is performed at a rate, and the decoded uplink data and uplink control information are output to the upper layer processing section 101. When PUSCH is retransmitted, decoding section 3051 performs decoding using the encoded bits held in the HARQ buffer input from higher layer processing section 301 and the demodulated encoded bits. Channel measurement section 309 measures an estimated channel value, channel quality, and the like from the uplink reference signal input from demultiplexing section 3055 and outputs the result to demultiplexing section 3055 and higher layer processing section 301.

  The transmission unit 307 generates a downlink reference signal according to the control signal input from the control unit 303, encodes and modulates the HARQ indicator, downlink control information, and downlink data input from the higher layer processing unit 301. Then, the PHICH, PDCCH, E-PDCCH, PDSCH, and downlink reference signal are multiplexed, and the signal is transmitted to the mobile station apparatus 1 via the transmission / reception antenna 309.

  The encoding unit 3071 is a predetermined encoding method such as block encoding, convolutional encoding, turbo encoding, and the like for the HARQ indicator, downlink control information, and downlink data input from the higher layer processing unit 301 Or is encoded using the encoding method determined by the radio resource control unit 3011. The modulation unit 3073 modulates the coded bits input from the coding unit 3071 with a modulation scheme determined in advance by the radio resource control unit 3011 such as BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and 64QAM.

  The downlink reference signal generation unit 3079 uses, as a downlink reference signal, a sequence known by the mobile station apparatus 1 that is obtained by a predetermined rule based on a physical cell identifier (PCI) for identifying the base station apparatus 3 or the like. Generate. The multiplexing unit 3075 multiplexes the modulated modulation symbol of each channel and the generated downlink reference signal. That is, multiplexing section 3075 arranges the modulated modulation symbol of each channel and the generated downlink reference signal in the resource element.

  The radio transmission unit 3077 performs inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the multiplexed modulation symbols and the like, performs modulation of the OFDM scheme, adds a guard interval to the OFDM symbol that has been OFDM-modulated, and baseband The baseband digital signal is converted to an analog signal, the in-phase and quadrature components of the intermediate frequency are generated from the analog signal, the extra frequency components for the intermediate frequency band are removed, and the intermediate-frequency signal is generated. Is converted to a high-frequency signal (up-convert: up-convert), an extra frequency component is removed, power is amplified, and output to the transmission / reception antenna 309 for transmission.

  (A) That is, the base station apparatus of the present invention is a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and uses a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) to search a common search space (CSS) or an extended common search space ( E-CSS) transmits information instructing the mobile station apparatus to monitor the physical downlink channel.

(B) Also, the base station apparatus of the present invention uses the physical broadcast channel for the OFDM symbols from 0 to 3 in the second slot of the 0th subframe in each radio frame in the time domain, and the frequency In the region, transmission is performed using 72 subcarriers in the center of the downlink of the cell.

  (C) Moreover, the base station apparatus of this invention transmits a physical downlink control channel by the said common search space, and transmits the physical downlink control channel extended by the said extended common search space. That is, the base station apparatus of the present invention arranges a physical downlink control channel in the common search space and arranges an extended physical downlink control channel in the extended common search space.

  (D) Further, the base station apparatus of the present invention is configured so that the mobile station apparatus is expanded according to the information when the physical downlink control channel is not arranged in a cell used for communication with the mobile station apparatus. Instruct to monitor the extended physical downlink control channel in the search space.

  (E) In addition, when the physical downlink control channel and the extended physical downlink control channel are arranged in a cell used for communication with the mobile station device, the base station device of the present invention, According to the information, the mobile station apparatus instructs to monitor the physical downlink control channel in the common search space.

  (F) A base station apparatus according to the present invention is a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and is a system information block that is common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses using a physical downlink shared channel. Information including information related to the setting of the extended mobile station device specific search space is transmitted.

  (G) In addition, the base station apparatus of the present invention uses the physical downlink shared channel to include information on setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space in dedicated radio resource control information for the mobile station apparatus. Send including

  (H) In addition, the base station apparatus of the present invention relates to setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block until the dedicated radio resource control information is transmitted to the mobile station apparatus. Based on the information, the extended physical downlink control channel intended for the mobile station apparatus is transmitted in the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space set by the mobile station apparatus.

  (I) Further, the base station apparatus of the present invention is a base station apparatus that communicates with a mobile station apparatus, and each of one or a plurality of downlink control information (extended downlink control channel) is Place in multiple consecutive extended control channel elements. The base station apparatus arranges the extended control channel elements in the plurality of virtual resource blocks so that the plurality of extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. Further, the base station apparatus arranges the virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in the first slot in the physical resource blocks having numbers distributed in the first slot. Further, the base station apparatus arranges the virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in the second slot in the physical resource blocks having numbers distributed in the second slot. Further, the base station apparatus arranges the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot, which are the same number, in the physical resource block of the distributed number.

(J) In addition, the base station apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of the extended control channel elements arranged in the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot that have the same number. Before interleaving in the physical resource block, interleaving in units smaller than the extended control channel element.

  (K) The mobile station apparatus of the present invention is a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, and monitors a physical downlink channel in a common search space or an extended common search space using a physical broadcast channel. Is received, and the physical downlink channel is monitored in the common search space or the extended common search space based on the information.

  (L) Moreover, in the mobile station apparatus of the present invention, the physical broadcast channel includes OFDM symbols from 0 to 3 in the second slot of the 0th subframe in each radio frame in the time domain, and frequencies In the region, transmission is performed on 72 subcarriers in the center of the downlink of the cell.

  (M) In addition, the mobile station apparatus of the present invention receives a physical downlink control channel in the common search space, and receives a physical downlink control channel extended in the extended common search space. In the mobile station apparatus of the present invention, the physical downlink control channel is time-multiplexed with the physical downlink shared channel, and the extended physical downlink shared channel is frequency-multiplexed with the physical downlink shared channel.

  (N) A mobile station apparatus according to the present invention is a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, and is a system information block that is common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses using a physical downlink shared channel. Receive. In the mobile station apparatus of the present invention, the system information block includes information related to setting of an extended mobile station apparatus specific search space.

  (O) Moreover, the mobile station apparatus of this invention receives the radio | wireless resource control information for exclusive use with respect to the said mobile station apparatus using the said physical downlink shared channel. In the mobile station apparatus of the present invention, the dedicated radio resource block control information includes information related to setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space.

  (P) In addition, the mobile station apparatus of the present invention relates to setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the system information block until the dedicated radio resource control information is received from the base station apparatus. The extended physical downlink control channel for the own device is monitored in the extended mobile station device specific search space set based on the information.

  (Q) In addition, the mobile station apparatus of the present invention can perform the extended mobile station apparatus specific search based on the information related to the setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the dedicated radio resource control information. If a space is set, setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space is further performed based on information on the setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the received system information block. Do not do. That is, the mobile station apparatus of the present invention sets the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space based on information related to the setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the dedicated radio resource control information. In this case, the information regarding the setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space included in the received system information block is not applied.

(Q) Moreover, the mobile station apparatus of the present invention is a mobile station apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus, and one or a plurality of downlink control information (extended physical downlink control channel) from the base station apparatus. Receive. In the mobile station apparatus of the present invention, each of the one or more downlink control information (extended downlink control channel) is arranged in one or more consecutive extended control channel elements. Further, the extended control channel elements are arranged in the plurality of virtual resource blocks so that the plurality of extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. The virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in the first slot are arranged in the physical resource blocks having numbers distributed in the first slot. Further, the virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in the second slot are arranged in the physical resource blocks having numbers distributed in the second slot. In addition, the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot having the same number are arranged in the physical resource block of the distributed number.

  (R) In the mobile station apparatus of the present invention, the plurality of extended control channel elements arranged in the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot having the same number Before being placed in the resource block, it is interleaved in units smaller than the control channel element.

  (S) The radio communication system of the present invention is a radio communication system in which a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus communicate with each other, and the base station apparatus uses a physical broadcast channel to expand a common search space or In addition, information for instructing the mobile station apparatus to monitor a physical downlink channel is transmitted in the common search space. Further, the mobile station apparatus monitors a physical downlink channel in the common search space or the extended common search space based on the information.

  (T) The radio communication system of the present invention is a radio communication system in which a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus communicate with each other, and the base station apparatus uses a physical downlink shared channel to A system information block common to the station apparatus is transmitted including information related to the setting of the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space. Further, the mobile station apparatus sets the extended mobile station apparatus specific search space based on the information.

  (U) The radio communication system of the present invention is a radio communication system in which a mobile station apparatus and a base station apparatus communicate with each other, and the base station apparatus transmits downlink control information to one or more consecutive extensions. Placed in the designated control channel element. Further, the base station apparatus arranges the extended control channel elements in the plurality of virtual resource blocks so that the plurality of extended control channel elements are arranged in a single virtual resource block. Further, the base station apparatus arranges the virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in the first slot in the physical resource blocks having numbers distributed in the first slot. Further, the base station apparatus arranges the virtual resource blocks having consecutive numbers in the second slot in the physical resource blocks having numbers distributed in the second slot. Further, the base station apparatus arranges the virtual resource block of the first slot and the virtual resource block of the second slot, which are the same number, in the physical resource block of the distributed number. Further, the base station apparatus transmits a signal arranged in the physical resource block to the mobile station apparatus. Further, the mobile station apparatus receives a signal arranged in the physical resource block, and performs a decoding process on the downlink control information for the received signal.

A program that operates in the base station apparatus 3 and the mobile station apparatus 1 related to the present invention is a program (computer function) that controls a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like so as to realize the functions of the above-described embodiments related to the present invention. Program). Information handled by these devices is temporarily stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory) during the processing, and thereafter, various ROMs such as a flash ROM (Read Only Memory) and H
The data is stored in a DD (Hard Disk Drive), read by the CPU as necessary, and corrected and written.

  In addition, you may make it implement | achieve the mobile station apparatus 1 in the embodiment mentioned above, and a part of base station apparatus 3 with a computer. In that case, the program for realizing the control function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read by the computer system and executed.

  Here, the “computer system” is a computer system built in the mobile station apparatus 1 or the base station apparatus 3 and includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices. The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system.

  Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” is a medium that dynamically holds a program for a short time, such as a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line, In such a case, a volatile memory inside a computer system serving as a server or a client may be included and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

  In addition, a part or all of the mobile station device 1 and the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment may be realized as an LSI that is typically an integrated circuit, or may be realized as a chip set. Each functional block of the mobile station device 1 and the base station device 3 may be individually chipped, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a chip. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, when an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI appears due to progress in semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on the technology can also be used.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is possible to

1 (1A, 1B, 1C) Mobile station apparatus 3 Base station apparatus 101 Upper layer processing section 103 Control section 105 Reception section 107 Transmission section 301 Upper layer processing section 303 Control section 305 Reception section 307 Transmission section 1011 Radio resource control section 1013 Scheduling Information interpreter 1015 Search space controller 3011 Radio resource controller 3013 Scheduling unit 3015 Control information generator

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In a base station device that communicates with a mobile station device,
Using a physical downlink shared channel, a system information block that is common to a plurality of mobile station apparatuses including information related to setting of USS (User equipment specific Search Space) is transmitted. apparatus.

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