JP2019154078A - Communication device and integrated circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce a processing load for identifying an OFDM symbol group.SOLUTION: A communication device includes: a reception unit that receives scheduling information in the first half sub-frame in one or two consecutive sub-frames and receives downlink data mapped to an OFDM symbol group in the one or two consecutive sub-frames; and a control unit that identifies the OFDM symbol group on the basis of the scheduling information. The number of symbols of the OFDM symbol group is selected from a subset that is smaller than the total candidates for the number of symbols which the OFDM symbol group can take in the one or two consecutive sub-frames.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present disclosure relates to communication devices and integrated circuits in the field of wireless communications.

  While the rapid growth of mobile data forces operators to use a finite frequency spectrum with ever-increasing efficiency, the use of many unlicensed frequency spectra is less efficient with only WiFi, Bluetooth®, etc. . LTE-U (LTE-unlicensed) can extend the LTE spectrum to an unlicensed band that will increase network capacity directly and dramatically. LTE-U together with LAA (Licensed Assisted Access) is particularly suitable for large-scale users, such as highly reliable CCH (Control Channel), LA (Link Adaptation), HARQ, ICIC (Inter Cell Interference Coordination), interference cancellation, etc. Has higher spectral efficiency than WiFi. LTE-U can coexist appropriately with existing RATs through mechanisms such as LBT (Listen Before Talk), DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection), and TPC (Transmit Power Control). The network architecture will be simpler and more unified.

  In a first embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource scheduling method for wireless communication performed by an eNode B (eNB) is provided, wherein the wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier, the method comprising: Transmitting downlink control information (DCI) on a first carrier to user equipment (UE) to schedule downlink resources for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) of a second carrier, eNB Can start transmitting bursts on the second carrier at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundary of the second carrier after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB, and the normal of the second carrier DCI for flexible PDSCH with different burst from PDSCH Includes information about the time that is scheduled for a flexible PDSCH.

  In a second embodiment of the present disclosure, a resource determination method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided, wherein the wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier, the method comprising: Receiving downlink control information (DCI) transmitted on the first carrier by the eNode B (eNB) and determining downlink resources for the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) of the second carrier Including, the UE can receive bursts on the second carrier initiated by the eNB at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundary of the second carrier after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB A flexible PDSC with a burst different from the normal PDSCH of the second carrier For DCI includes information about the time that is scheduled for a flexible PDSCH.

  In a third embodiment of the present disclosure, an eNode B (eNB) for resource scheduling for wireless communication is provided, where the wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier, the eNB A transmission unit configured to transmit downlink control information (DCI) on a first carrier to a UE) to schedule downlink resources for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) of a second carrier , The eNB can start transmitting bursts on the second carrier at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundary of the second carrier after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB, D for flexible PDSCH with different burst from normal PDSCH I includes information for the period that is scheduled for a flexible PDSCH.

  In a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) for resource determination for wireless communication is provided, wherein the wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier, and the method comprises eNode B ( eNB) including a receiving unit that receives downlink control information (DCI) transmitted on a first carrier and determines downlink resources for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) of a second carrier; Can receive bursts on the second carrier initiated by the eNB at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundary of the second carrier after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB, DCI for flexible PDSCH with different bursts from normal PDSCH of Including information about the period that is scheduled for a flexible PDSCH.

  With this disclosure, a flexible PDSCH and its corresponding reference signal (RS) can reuse the DwPTS subframe structure to minimize the impact on the specification.

  The foregoing and other features of the present disclosure will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It will be understood that these drawings depict only some embodiments according to the present disclosure and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present disclosure, through the use of the accompanying drawings. It will be described more specifically and in detail.

6 illustrates a flowchart of a resource scheduling method for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram schematically illustrating a shift of a shortened PDSCH using a DwPTS subframe structure. FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an eNB according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 6 illustrates a flowchart of a resource determination method for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a UE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 2 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for a licensed carrier and an unlicensed carrier according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for a licensed carrier and an unlicensed carrier according to a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for a licensed carrier and an unlicensed carrier according to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure; 7 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure. 8 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an example time-series diagram for explaining a PDSCH cyclic shift according to a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to another example of the seventh embodiment of the present disclosure;

  In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. It is readily understood that the embodiments of the present disclosure can be arranged, substituted, combined, and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are explicitly contemplated and form part of the present disclosure. It will be.

  The method of scheduling unlicensed carrier resources by the eNB is an important problem that needs to be solved by LAA. The LTE carrier aggregation architecture (licensed PCell and unlicensed SCell) is a basic premise. Cross-carrier scheduling by licensed band is a common mechanism in carrier aggregation for granting resources on unlicensed carriers by reliable control signal transmission on licensed carriers. Subframes aligned between licensed and unlicensed carriers can reuse the current scheduling mechanism in LTE carrier aggregation. With existing cross-carrier scheduling mechanisms, control and data are sent in the same subframe time, but on different carriers. The eNB can access the unlicensed channel only at a fixed time (for example, PDSCH boundary or subframe boundary), while other nodes such as Wi-Fi are just after a successful CCA (Clear Channel Assessment). Can access the channel. In this sense, the LAA access priority is not prioritized as compared to Wi-Fi.

  In this disclosure, a mechanism is provided for flexibly scheduling the start time of a burst in an unlicensed carrier (also referred to as an unlicensed band). In other words, the eNB may begin transmitting bursts on the unlicensed carrier at a flexible time independent of subframe boundaries after the unlicensed carrier is occupied by the eNB (eg, after successful CCA). it can. In particular, the PDSCH start time in a burst can be flexibly scheduled. By flexibly scheduling the start time of a burst or PDSCH, the eNB may occupy unlicensed carriers at any moment independent of subframe boundaries immediately after a successful CCA.

  Although embodiments of the present disclosure may be described in the context of licensed and unlicensed bands, the present disclosure is not so limited, and the present disclosure uses a first carrier (eg, a licensed carrier) and a second carrier (eg, an unlicensed band). It is noted that it can be applied to any wireless communication involving two different carriers, called licensed carriers.

  According to the present disclosure, a resource scheduling method for wireless communication performed by an eNB is provided. Wireless communication involves at least a first carrier (eg, a licensed carrier) and a second carrier (eg, an unlicensed carrier). A flowchart of the resource scheduling method is illustrated in FIG. The method 100 includes a step 101 of scheduling DC resources for a PDSCH of a second carrier by transmitting DCI on a first carrier to a UE, the eNB after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB The second carrier can start to transmit a burst at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundary of the second carrier, and the DCI for the flexible PDSCH of a burst different from the normal PDSCH of the second carrier is flexible. Information about the time period scheduled for the correct PDSCH. Preferably, the sub-frame of the second carrier is aligned with the sub-frame of the first carrier that can reuse the current scheduling mechanism in LTE carrier aggregation. It is noted that the normal PDSCH in this case means a PDSCH with a fixed boundary and length. If the subframe of the second carrier does not have PDCCH, the normal PDSCH boundary is the same as the subframe boundary. When a subframe has PDCCH, the start boundary of normal PDSCH is the end of PDCCH, and the end boundary of normal PDSCH is the end boundary of a subframe in which normal PDSCH exists. The flexible PDSCH in this case means a PDSCH different from the normal PDSCH. For example, the flexible PDSCH start time and / or end time is shifted from each boundary of the normal PDSCH. The length of the flexible PDSCH can be shorter or longer than the normal PDSCH.

  According to the method 100, the eNB can start a burst on a second carrier at a flexible time after a successful CCA without being limited by subframe boundaries. As used herein, the term “flexible” means that the start time is not limited to subframe boundaries or normal PDSCH boundaries, and can be changed as needed. For example, the eNB may begin sending signals immediately after a successful CCA. The signal may be a reserved signal such as RTS / CTS (Request To Send / Clear To Send) or other signal followed by PDSCH, or only PDSCH. When transmitting PDSCH, its granularity can be one OFDM symbol. In other words, the flexible start time of the first PDSCH in the burst can be the first available OFDM symbol after the end time of a successful CCA. In this way, the eNB may occupy the second carrier at any moment independent of the subframe boundary immediately after the CCA is successful.

  In addition, since the start time of the burst is flexibly scheduled, the first and / or last PDSCH in the burst may not be aligned with the normal PDSCH, and thus, according to the method 100, for the flexible PDSCH in the burst The DCI includes information about the period scheduled for flexible PDSCH. Perhaps the DCI for the first or last PDSCH in a burst is a flexible PDSCH. For normal PDSCH, the DCI defined in this disclosure can be used similarly, in other words, normal PDSCH and flexible PDSCH can use the same DCI format, and details of the DCI format will be described later. explain. It is noted that the information about the period does not necessarily include the PDSCH start time and end time, but can be any information from which the period can be derived. For example, the information may be the PDSCH end time or start time and length. Alternatively, if the start time or end time is known to the UE, only the length would need to be included.

  According to this disclosure, DCI can be sent on PDCCH or EPDCCH ((E) PDCCH) of the first carrier after the second channel is occupied by the eNB, or DCI can be sent by the second channel Similarly, it can be sent on the (E) PDCCH of the first carrier before being occupied by the eNB. In addition, DCI can be sent in the same or different subframes that send PDSCH, and can also be sent before or after sending PDSCH in the same subframe (in this case, the term “before” or “after”). Means that the start of transmission is “before” or “after”). For example, if EPDCCH is used on the first carrier to send DCI, the PDSCH on the second carrier can start sending before the start of EDPCCH in the same subframe. Alternatively, in particular, DCI may be sent in the next subframe of the subframe that initiates PDSCH transmission.

  According to method 100, some PDSCHs in a burst, in particular the first PDSCH and the last PDSCH, may be different in length from the normal PDSCH. For example, the first PDSCH starts with the first available OFDM symbol after the end time of a successful CCA, and at the end boundary of the subframe where the first PDSCH begins, or the end boundary of the next subframe after the subframe where the first PDSCH begins Can end with. The first PDSCH in the former case can be a shortened PDSCH shorter than a normal PDSCH (if the start time of the first PDSCH happens to be a normal PDSCH boundary, it can be a normal PDSCH as well) The first PDSCH in the latter case is an extended PDSCH, which is one shortened or normal PDSCH plus one normal PDSCH. The shortened PDSCH and the extended PDSCH belong to the flexible PDSCH. According to the present disclosure, both shortened PDSCH and enhanced PDSCH may be adopted based on the designed strategy. Preferably, the flexible PDSCH and its corresponding reference signal (RS) reuse a DwPTS (Downlink Pilot Time Slot) subframe structure. For example, for a shortened PDSCH, if the start time of the shortened PDSCH is not a normal PDSCH start time (for example, the first PDSCH in flexible scheduling is usually the case), the shortened PDSCH using the DwPTS subframe structure is A global shift can be made to start with a scheduled OFDM symbol. FIG. 2 schematically illustrates such a shift. It is noted that the existing DwPTS contains one or two OFDM symbols from the starting point as PDCCH. Thus, when there is no PDCCH in the unlicensed band, there are two possibilities for the shortened PDSCH: the shortened PDSCH starts with the first OFDM symbol of DwPTS, or the second or third OFDM of DwPTS You can start with a symbol. In addition, the corresponding PDSCH mapping, RS pattern, and transport block size (TBS) table can be modified if necessary.

  In this disclosure, an eNB for resource scheduling for wireless communication is also provided. Wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier. FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a block diagram of such an eNB 300. eNB 300 includes a transmission unit 301 configured to transmit DCI on the first carrier to the UE and schedule downlink resources for the PDSCH of the second carrier, and the eNB includes Can be started to transmit a burst on the second carrier at a flexible time independent from the subframe boundary of the second carrier, and the flexible PDSCH in a burst different from the normal PDSCH of the second carrier. The DCI for contains information about the period scheduled for flexible PDSCH.

  The eNB 300 according to the present disclosure is necessary for performing various processing and control by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 310 for executing various programs to process various data and controlling the operation of each unit of the eNB 300, and the CPU 310. ROM (Read Only Memory) 313 for storing various programs, RAM (Random Access Memory) 315 for storing intermediate data temporarily created in the processing and control procedures by CPU 310, and / or A storage device 317 for storing various programs, data, etc. may optionally be included. The transmission unit 301, the CPU 310, the ROM 313, the RAM 315, and / or the storage device 317 are connected to each other via the data and / or command bus 320 and transfer signals to each other.

  Each of the above units does not limit the scope of the present disclosure. According to one implementation of the present disclosure, the functions of the transmission unit 301 described above may be implemented by hardware, and the CPU 310, ROM 313, RAM 315, and / or storage device 317 described above may not be necessary. Alternatively, the function of the transmission unit 301 can be similarly implemented by functional software in combination with the CPU 310, the ROM 313, the RAM 315, and / or the storage device 317.

  Accordingly, on the UE side, this disclosure provides a resource determination method for wireless communication performed by the UE. Wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier. FIG. 4 illustrates a flowchart of the resource determination method 400. The method 400 includes receiving 401 DCI transmitted on the first carrier by the eNB to determine a downlink resource for the PDSCH of the second carrier, wherein the UE occupies the second carrier occupied by the eNB. After receiving a burst on the second carrier initiated by the eNB at a time independent from the subframe boundary of the second carrier, at least the DCI for the first PDSCH of the burst and / or the final PDSCH of the burst The DCI for includes information about the time period scheduled for each PDSCH. It is noted that the above details described on the eNB side can be applied to the UE side as well, and they will be repeated here.

  In addition, the present disclosure similarly provides a UE for wireless communication resource determination. Wireless communication involves at least a first carrier and a second carrier. FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a block diagram of such a UE 500. The UE 500 includes a receiving unit 501 configured to receive the DCI transmitted on the first carrier by the eNB and determine a downlink resource for the PDSCH of the second carrier, the UE After the carrier is occupied by the eNB, the burst on the second carrier initiated by the eNB can be received at a flexible time independent of the subframe boundary of the second carrier, and the normal of the second carrier The DCI for a flexible PDSCH in a burst different from the PDSCH includes information about a period scheduled for the flexible PDSCH.

  The UE 500 according to the present disclosure is necessary for performing various processing and control by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 510 and CPU 510 for executing various programs to process various data and controlling the operation of each unit of the UE 500 ROM (Read Only Memory) 513 for storing various programs, RAM (Random Access Memory) 515 for storing intermediate data temporarily created in the processing and control procedures by CPU 510, and / or A storage device 517 for storing various programs, data, etc. may optionally be included. The receiving unit 501, the CPU 510, the ROM 513, the RAM 515, and / or the storage device 517 are connected to each other via the data and / or command bus 520 and transfer signals to each other.

  Each of the above units does not limit the scope of the present disclosure. According to one implementation of the present disclosure, the functions of the receiving unit 501 may be implemented by hardware, and the CPU 510, ROM 513, RAM 515, and / or storage device 517 may not be necessary. Alternatively, the function of the reception unit 501 can be similarly implemented by functional software in combination with the CPU 510, the ROM 513, the RAM 515, and / or the storage device 517.

  Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail according to embodiments.

(First embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the eNB starts with the first available OFDM symbol after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB (eg after successful CCA), and at the end boundary of the subframe where the first PDSCH begins At the end, the first PDSCH of the burst can be transmitted. For example, after a successful CCA on the unlicensed band, the eNB sends data on the PDSCH starting with the first OFDM symbol available for data transmission and ending at the end boundary of the current subframe. Since a reserved signal such as preamble, PSS / SSS (Primary Synchronization Signal / Secondary Synchronization Signal) or RTS / CTS can be sent before the first PDSCH after the end of CCA, the first available OFDM symbol after the end of CCA Note that it is not necessary to have multiple OFDM symbols. The first PDSCH of the burst in the first embodiment can be a shortened PDSCH or a normal PDSCH.

  FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, in the unlicensed band, the data of the head PDSCH (which is a shortened PDSCH in FIG. 6) can be sent by starting from the first symbol boundary after the CCA, and optionally the head A reservation signal can be sent before the PDSCH. When sending a reservation signal before the first PDSCH, the first PDSCH can start with a subsequent symbol other than the first symbol, and since the previous symbol of the subsequent symbol is not available for the PDSCH, the subsequent May also be referred to as the first available symbol. The end of the first PDSCH is the end boundary of the current subframe, that is, the first subframe boundary shown in FIG.

  When there is no PDCCH region in the unlicensed band in the normal CP (Cyclic Prefix), the normal PDSCH is composed of 14 OFDM symbols. The start symbol of a PDSCH that is flexibly started (eg, the first PDSCH of a burst in this embodiment) can be the first to fourteenth symbols depending on the CCA end time, and thus for the PDSCH that is flexibly started The number of OFDM symbols is 14 to 1. If the number of OFDM symbols is less than 14, the PDSCH is called shortened PDSCH. When the length of the head PDSCH is 14 symbols, the head PDSCH is a normal PDSCH.

  The shortened PDSCH and corresponding RS (Reference Signal) will reuse the DwPTS subframe structure to minimize the impact on the specification. The shortened PDSCH using the DwPTS subframe structure is globally shifted to start with an OFDM symbol scheduled by the eNB, as shown in FIG. Only the 6/9/10/11/12 symbol length is specified for PDSCH with normal CP in the current DwPTS, and other lengths of shortened PDSCH (if supported) reuse the same structure Thus, a new TBS (Transport Block Size) mapping can be defined as follows.

For 6/9/10/11/12 OFDM symbol length ◆ Reuse the current TBS decision for PDSCH in DwPTS specified in 3GPP 36.213 ◆ RS specified in 3GPP 36.211 (eg Reuse CRS / DMRS mapping

For 13/14 OFDM symbol length ◆ Reuse the current TBS decision for PDSCH in normal subframes specified in 3GPP 36.213 ◆ RS specified in 3GPP 36.211 (eg CRS / DMRS) Reuse mapping

・ For 1/2/3/4/5/7/8 OFDM symbol length ◆ TBS decision □ Candidate-1: New TBS decision, eg

Where N _PRB is the TBS table column index in 3GPP 36.213, N ′ _PRB is the total number of allocated PRBs, and β is derived from the number of data REs in the target PDSCH. (E.g., β can be derived by dividing the number of data REs in the target PDSCH by the average number of data RES in the existing PDSCH, in addition, using different βs for different PDSCH lengths. Or a common β may be used for multiple PDSCH lengths, eg by averaging individual βs)
□ Candidate-2: TBS decision for DwPTS containing 6 OFDM symbols as defined in 3GPP 36.213, for 4/5/7/8 OFDM symbol length, eg

□ Candidate-3: PDSCH of undefined length will not be scheduled, for example, for 1/2/3 OFDM symbol length ◆ RS mapping □ Candidate-1: For example 4/5/7 Reuse RS (eg CRS / DMRS) mapping specified in 3GPP 36.211 for / 8 OFDM symbol length

      Candidate-2: Introduce new RS, eg, new DMRS located in the first OFDM symbol of PDSCH with 1/2/3 OFDM symbol length

  In order to indicate the period of the first PDSCH of the burst in the unlicensed carrier, DCI is transmitted on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH. The DCI can be sent after the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB or before the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB. For example, DCI can be sent in the subframe for transmitting the first PDSCH or the next subframe. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the DCI is sent in the next subframe. As an example, the DCI for the first PDSCH includes an end indicator (that is, an end subframe boundary field) indicating whether the end time of the first PDSCH is a start boundary or an end boundary of a subframe in which DCI is transmitted, and the first PDSCH. A length indicator indicating the length of the. In the first embodiment, when the first PDSCH is a shortened PDSCH (a kind of flexible PDSCH), the DCI defined above is used. That is, the DCI defined above is for the first PDSCH as a flexible PDSCH. For the case where the top PDSCH is a normal PDSCH, normal DCI may be used, or DCI defined above may be used as well. The selection of the DCI format can be specified or set. When the DCI specified above is used for a normal PDSCH (not only for the first PDSCH, but also for other normal PDSCHs in some cases), the length of the PDSCH is the normal CP. It is set to 14 when there is no PDCCH region.

  Specifically, for the end subframe boundary field in DCI, 1 bit is used to indicate the end time (for example, end subframe boundary), for example, for a subframe for sending DCI on (E) PDCCH. be able to. For example, “0” indicates that PDSCH ends at the start boundary of the subframe for sending DCI (first subframe boundary in FIG. 6), and “1” indicates the end boundary of the subframe for sending DCI (FIG. 6). Indicates that PDSCH ends at the second subframe boundary.

  For example, regarding the length indicator for indicating the length of the first PDSCH in units of OFDM symbols, for example, the PDSCH length from 1 to 14 (“14” indicates a normal PDSCH) OFDM symbol using 4 bits. Can show. However, in order to reduce the signaling overhead as well as improving the robustness of the DCI by reducing the coding rate, the reduced number of bits is similarly associated with a reduced set of possible starting positions. Can be used for For example, a 2-bit indicator can be used for the length of 3/6/9/14 OFDM symbol, or a 1-bit indicator can be used for the length of 7/14 OFDM symbol.

  The above method can be applied to OFDM symbols with extended CPs as well. According to the first embodiment, since the time when the CCA is successful cannot be predicted, it may be necessary to buffer PDSCHs of different lengths at the eNB, and the UE may use the previous sub-channel for the first PDSCH. It may be necessary to buffer one frame.

(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment, the eNB starts with the first available OFDM symbol after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB (eg after a successful CCA) and starts with the subframe (current sub The first PDSCH of the burst that ends at the end boundary of the next subframe of the frame) can be transmitted. For example, after a successful CCA on an unlicensed band, the eNB sends data on the PDSCH starting with the first OFDM symbol available for data transmission and ending at the end boundary of the next subframe of the current subframe. As described in the first embodiment, a reservation signal such as a preamble, RTS / CTS, or PSS / SSS can be sent before the first PDSCH after the end of the CCA, so that the first available OFDM symbol is after the end of the CCA. Note that it is not necessary to be the first OFDM symbol. The first PDSCH in the burst in the second embodiment is an extended PDSCH.

  FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for a licensed carrier and an unlicensed carrier according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7, in the unlicensed band, the data of the first PDSCH (enhanced PDSCH) can be sent by starting from the first symbol boundary after the CCA. Optionally, a reservation signal can be sent before the first PDSCH as well. The end of the first PDSCH is the end boundary of the next subframe of the current subframe, that is, the second subframe boundary shown in FIG.

  As described in the first embodiment, when there is no PDCCH region in the unlicensed band with the normal CP, the normal PDSCH is composed of 14 OFDM symbols. Therefore, the first part (short PDSCH part) of the first PDSCH in the second embodiment starting from the first available OFDM symbol to the end boundary of the current subframe is 14 to 1 OFDM symbol. Can have. The first part is the same as the first PDSCH in the first embodiment. The second part (normal PDSCH part) of the first PDSCH is a normal PDSCH that is sent in the next subframe of the current subframe. In the second embodiment, the first part of the leading PDSCH is scheduled together with the second part as one extended PDSCH, for example by one DCI in a subframe that sends the second part to one (group) UE. The

  The bits of the extended PDSCH can be as follows: That is,

  1. Separately encoded transport blocks, ie the bits in the first part and the bits in the second PDSCH, are encoded separately. For the first part as a shortened PDSCH, in order to minimize the impact on the specification, the same PDSCH mapping, RS mapping, and TBS determination from the same shifted DwPTS used in the first embodiment are used. Can be used.

  2. The jointly encoded transport blocks, ie the bits in the first part and the bits in the second part, are jointly encoded and mapped as one extended PDSCH. In this case, the RS mapping defined in 3GPP 36.211 is reused to determine a new TBS, eg,

Where N _PRB is the index of the column in the TBS table in 3GPP 36.213, N ′ _PRB is the total number of allocated PRBs, and β is the data RE in the target PDSCH. (Eg, β can be derived through dividing the number of data REs in the target PDSCH by the average number of data RESs in the existing PDSCH, in addition, for different PDSCH lengths. Different βs may be used, or a common β may be used for multiple PDSCH lengths, eg, by averaging individual βs).

  3. TTI bundling, ie the bits in the first part and the bits in the second part are the same / different RV (Redundant Version) of the same coded bits of the transport block, while the first part was used The tip may be clipped based on the OFDM symbol. In this case, it is possible to reuse the RS mapping defined in 3GPP 36.211 and the TBS defined in 3GPP 36.213.

  In the second embodiment, DCI is transmitted on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH to indicate the period of the first PDSCH of the burst in the unlicensed carrier. The DCI can be sent after the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB or before the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB. For example, DCI may be sent in a subframe that transmits the first part or the second part of the leading PDSCH. In the embodiment of FIG. 7, the DCI is sent in a subframe that transmits the second portion. The DCI for the first PDSCH includes at least a length indicator that indicates the length of the first PDSCH, and may optionally include an end indicator that indicates the end time of the first PDSCH. In the second embodiment, the subframe for sending DCI can be fixed or set to be either the subframe for transmitting the first part of the first PDSCH or the subframe for transmitting the second part. Thus, the UE can know the end of the top PDSCH, and therefore can omit the end indicator. For example, regarding the length indicator for indicating the length of the first PDSCH in units of OFDM symbols, for example, 4 bits can be used to indicate the PDSCH length from 15 to 28 OFDM symbols. Alternatively, to reduce the signaling overhead as well as to improve the robustness of DCI by reducing the coding rate, the reduced number of bits is similarly associated with a reduced set of possible starting positions. Can be used for For example, a 2-bit indicator can be used for the length of the 15/20/23/26 OFDM symbol, or a 1-bit indicator can be used for the length of the 15/20 OFDM symbol.

  The above method can be applied to OFDM symbols with extended CPs as well. According to this embodiment, since the time for CCA to succeed cannot be predicted, it may be necessary to buffer PDSCHs of different lengths at the eNB, and the UE may use the previous subframe for the first PDSCH. One may need to be buffered.

(Third embodiment)
In the third embodiment, the eNB starts with the first available OFDM symbol after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB and follows the subframe end boundary where the first PDSCH starts or the subframe where the first PDSCH begins The first PDSCH of the burst that ends at one of the end boundaries of the subframe is transmitted. Here, an eNB using one DCI format can adopt both the PDSCH scheduling mechanism in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and which one is adopted depends on a scheduling strategy in the eNB. Will do. In other words, whether the shortened PDSCH as in the first embodiment is scheduled or the extended PDSCH as in the second embodiment is scheduled depends on the scheduling strategy at the eNB. One DCI format is used for the case. It is noted that the DCI format in the third embodiment can be used for normal PDSCH as well. In the third embodiment, PDSCH mapping, RS mapping, TBS determination, and encoding can use the same methods as the first embodiment and the second embodiment, respectively.

  A scheduling strategy at the eNB may consider one or more of the following features. That is,

1. UE capabilities:
◆ If the UE does not support enhanced PDSCH, the enhanced PDSCH will not be scheduled for this UE ◆ If the UE does not support shortened PDSCH, the shortened PDSCH will not be scheduled for this UE ◆ UE is normal If only PDSCH is supported, the shortened / extended PDSCH will not be scheduled for this UE, ie the UE will be scheduled only in the middle of the burst

2. Unlicensed channel conditions:
◆ If the shortened PDSCH contains too few OFDM symbols or does not contain an RS, an enhanced PDSCH will preferably be scheduled

3. Licensed control overhead:
◆ When the load on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH is high, an extended PDSCH that requires less scheduling overhead is preferable.

4). eNB's constant preference ◆ For example, a predetermined preference at eNB

  In order to indicate the period of the first PDSCH of the burst in the unlicensed carrier, DCI is transmitted on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH. The DCI can be sent after the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB or before the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB. For example, FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, three possible leading PDSCHs in the unlicensed band are illustrated, the above is the extended PDSCH described in the second embodiment, and the central one is in the first embodiment. The normal PDSCH as a special case described, and the bottom one is the shortened PDSCH described in the first embodiment. In order to uniformly indicate the periods of three PDSCHs in one DCI format, as shown in FIG. 8, DCI for the first PDSCH transmits a subframe for transmitting the second part of the extended PDSCH or a normal PDSCH. Or a subframe next to the subframe for transmitting the shortened PDSCH. The DCI includes a termination indicator (that is, a termination subframe boundary field) indicating whether the termination time of the first PDSCH is a start boundary or a termination boundary of a subframe in which DCI is transmitted, and a length indicating the length of the first PDSCH. An indicator can be included.

  In particular, for the end subframe boundary field in DCI, one bit can be used to indicate the end time (eg, end subframe boundary), eg, for a subframe for sending DCI on (E) PDCCH. . For example, “0” indicates that PDSCH ends at the start boundary of the subframe for sending DCI (first subframe boundary in FIG. 8), and “1” indicates the end boundary of the subframe for sending DCI (FIG. 8). Indicates that PDSCH ends at the second subframe boundary.

  For example, regarding the length indicator for indicating the length of the head PDSCH in units of OFDM symbols, for example, the PDSCH length from 1 to 28 OFDM symbols can be indicated using 5 bits. Alternatively, use a reduced number of bits in conjunction with a reduced set of possible starting positions to reduce signaling overhead as well as improve DCI robustness by reducing the coding rate. can do. For example, when DCI is transmitted in a subframe as shown in FIG. 8, if the PDSCH ends at the start boundary of the subframe sending DCI (the first subframe boundary in FIG. 8), the length of PDSCH is It can be only 1 to 13 symbols (shortened PDSCH), and if the PDSCH ends at the end boundary of the subframe sending the DCI (second subframe boundary in FIG. 8), the length of the PDSCH is 14 to 28 symbols. Only (normal PDSCH or extended PDSCH). In this case, a 4-bit indicator can be used to indicate the length of 1 to 13 OFDM symbols or the length of 14 to 28 OFDM symbols, and the duration can be determined by the length indicator in relation to the end indicator.

  The above method can be applied to OFDM symbols with extended CPs as well. According to this embodiment, since the time for CCA to succeed cannot be predicted, it may be necessary to buffer PDSCHs of different lengths at the eNB, and the UE may use the previous subframe for the first PDSCH. One may need to be buffered.

(Fourth embodiment)
Due to regulatory constraints on the maximum burst length (eg, maximum burst length <4 ms in Japan) and / or flexible burst start time, it becomes flexible burst end time to take advantage of the maximum burst length allowed by local regulations. Will be connected. When the final PDSCH of a burst will end in the middle of a subframe, the shortened PDSCH in DwPTS can be used directly for flexible end time at the OFDM symbol granularity. Alternatively, the shortened PDSCH and the previous one normal PDSCH can be scheduled together as an extended PDSCH with one DCI to one (group) UE. An extended PDSCH or a shortened PDSCH is considered a flexible final PDSCH in a burst.

The bits of the extended PDSCH can be as follows: That is,
1. Separately encoded transport blocks, ie, bits in the shortened PDSCH portion of the last subframe and bits in the normal PDSCH portion of the penultimate subframe are encoded separately. For the shortened PDSCH part, use the same PDSCH mapping, RS mapping, and TBS decision from the shifted DwPTS without shift to minimize the impact on the specification as used in the first embodiment Can do.

  2. The jointly encoded transport block, ie the bits in the shortened PDSCH part of the last subframe and the bits in the normal PDSCH part of the second subframe from the end are encoded and mapped as one extended PDSCH. . In this case, the RS mapping defined in 3GPP 36.211 is reused to determine a new TBS, eg,

Where N _PRB is the index of the column in the TBS table in 3GPP 36.213, N ′ _PRB is the total number of allocated PRBs, and β is the data RE in the target PDSCH. (Eg, β can be derived through dividing the number of data REs in the target PDSCH by the average number of data RESs in the existing PDSCH, in addition, for different PDSCH lengths. Different βs may be used, or a common β may be used for multiple PDSCH lengths, eg, by averaging individual βs).

  3. TTI bundling, that is, the bits in the shortened PDSCH part of the last subframe and the bits in the normal PDSCH part of the second subframe from the last are in the same / different RV (redundant version) of the same coded bit of the transport block. At the same time, the shortened PDSCH part is truncated based on the used OFDM symbol. In this case, it is possible to reuse the RS mapping defined in 3GPP 36.211 and the TBS defined in 3GPP 36.213.

  FIG. 9 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, in the unlicensed band, the final PDSCH of the burst is an extended PDSCH including a normal PDSCH portion and a shortened PDSCH portion. To indicate the duration of the last PDSCH of the burst in the unlicensed carrier, DCI will be sent on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH. The DCI for the flexible last PDSCH of the burst (last PDSCH of the burst as a flexible PDSCH) includes a length indicator that indicates the length of the last PDSCH, for example, the length starts from the start boundary of the subframe that transmits the DCI . The DCI can optionally include a start indicator that indicates the start time of the final PDSCH. However, since the starting boundary of the final PDSCH can be fixed to the starting boundary of the subframe sending DCI as shown in FIG. 9, the UE can know the start of the final PDSCH and thus omit the start indicator. can do. For example, regarding the length indicator for indicating the length of the first PDSCH in units of OFDM symbols, for example, 4 bits can be used to indicate the PDSCH length from 15 to 28 OFDM symbols. Alternatively, to reduce signaling overhead as well as improve DCI robustness by reducing the coding rate, a reduced number of bits (e.g., associated with a reduced set of possible starting positions (e.g. A 2 bit indicator for the length of the 15/20/23/28 OFDM symbol or a 1 bit indicator for the length of the 15/20 OFDM symbol) may be used.

  The above method can be applied to OFDM symbols with extended CPs as well. In addition, if the last PDSCH in the burst does not employ an extended PDSCH and uses the shortened PDSCH directly, a similar DCI can be used to indicate the duration of the final shortened PDSCH, the only difference being the length for the shortened PDSCH. That is, the indicator indicates a length of 1 to 13 symbols in the case of the normal CP. In addition, DCI for shortened DCI can be used for normal PDSCH as well by indicating a length of 14 for normal CP.

(Fifth embodiment)
In the fifth embodiment, the selection between the shortened PDSCH and the enhanced PDSCH for the final PDSCH in a burst may depend on the scheduling strategy at the eNB. The same DCI format can also be used for shortened and extended PDSCH and optionally normal PDSCH.

  The scheduling strategy at the eNB will consider one or more of the following features. That is,

1. UE capabilities:
◆ If the UE does not support enhanced PDSCH, the enhanced PDSCH will not be scheduled for this UE ◆ If the UE does not support shortened PDSCH, the shortened PDSCH will not be scheduled for this UE ◆ UE is normal If only PDSCH is supported, the shortened / extended PDSCH will not be scheduled for this UE, ie the UE will be scheduled only in the middle of the burst

2. Unlicensed channel conditions:
◆ If the shortened PDSCH contains too few OFDM symbols or does not contain an RS, an enhanced PDSCH will preferably be scheduled

3. Licensed control overhead:
◆ When the load on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH is high, an extended PDSCH that requires less scheduling overhead is preferable.

4). eNB's constant preference ◆ For example, a predetermined preference at eNB

  To indicate the duration of the last PDSCH of the burst in the unlicensed carrier, DCI will be sent on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH. For example, FIG. 10 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to the fifth embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 10, two possible flexible final PDSCHs in the unlicensed band are illustrated, the top is an extended subframe and the bottom is a shortened subframe. In order to uniformly indicate the duration of two types of PDSCH in one DCI format, as shown in FIG. 10, the DCI for the final PDSCH can be transmitted in a subframe in which the final PDSCH starts to be transmitted. The DCI includes at least a length indicator that indicates the length of the final PDSCH, and may optionally include a start indicator that indicates the start time of the final PDSCH. In the fifth embodiment, since the starting boundary of the final PDSCH can be fixed to the starting boundary of the subframe for sending DCI as shown in FIG. 10, the UE can know the start of the final PDSCH, Thus, the start indicator can be omitted. For example, regarding the length indicator for indicating the length of the head PDSCH in units of OFDM symbols, for example, the PDSCH length from 1 to 28 OFDM symbols can be indicated using 5 bits. Alternatively, to reduce signaling overhead as well as improve DCI robustness by reducing the coding rate, a reduced number of bits (e.g., associated with a reduced set of possible starting positions (e.g. 9/11/14 / (14 + 6) OFDM symbol length 2 bit indicator) can be used.

  It is noted that the above method can be applied to OFDM symbols with extended CPs as well.

(Sixth embodiment)
Based on the third embodiment, whether the shortened PDSCH or the extended PDSCH is scheduled for the first PDSCH of the burst is selected according to the scheduling strategy in the eNB, and one DCI The format can be used to indicate both types of PDSCH. In the fifth embodiment, the selection between the shortened PDSCH and the enhanced PDSCH for the final PDSCH in a burst can depend on the scheduling strategy at the eNB as well, and both types of PDSCHs can also be a single DCI. Can be shown in format. In the sixth embodiment, one DCI format may be used to indicate both the start and end PDSCH for both the shortened PDSCH and the extended PDSCH. Here, there may be the following cases. 1) a shortened PDSCH at the beginning of the burst and a shortened PDSCH at the end of the burst, 2) a shortened PDSCH at the beginning of the burst and an extended PDSCH at the end of the burst, and 3) an extended PDSCH and burst at the beginning of the burst. Shortened PDSCH at the end, and 4) extended PDSCH at the beginning of the burst and extended PDSCH at the end of the burst. As a special case, it is noted that the first and last PDSCH can be normal PDSCH as well, which is also optionally indicated by DCI as defined in the sixth embodiment. Whether the eNB uses normal DCI for normal PDSCH or DCI specified in the present disclosure can be specified or set.

  FIG. 11 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for a licensed carrier and an unlicensed carrier according to a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 11, three possible top PDSCHs and three possible final PDSCHs in the unlicensed band are illustrated, and the first column PDSCH is a shortened PDSCH as the first PDSCH, and the second column PDSCH Is the extended PDSCH as the first PDSCH, the PDSCH in the third column is a normal PDSCH as the first PDSCH, the PDSCH in the fourth column is a shortened PDSCH as the last PDSCH, and the PDSCH in the fifth column is the last PDSCH The PDSCH in the sixth column is a normal PDSCH as the final PDSCH. The DCI for scheduling each of these PDSCHs is the subframe for transmitting the second part of the extended PDSCH, the subframe for transmitting the normal PDSCH, or the subframe for transmitting the shortened PDSCH when the PDSCH is the first PDSCH. If it can be transmitted in the next subframe and the PDSCH is the final PDSCH, it can be transmitted in the subframe that starts transmitting the PDSCH.

  In order to uniformly indicate the duration of all of these types of PDSCH in one DCI format, the DCI includes a length indicator that indicates the length of the PDSCH and a PDSCH end time at the start boundary of the subframe that transmits the DCI. Or a start-end indicator indicating that the PDSCH end time is the end boundary of a subframe transmitting DCI, or the PDSCH start time is the start boundary of a subframe transmitting DCI Can do. In addition, since the DCI for the first PDSCH indicates the end time and the DCI for the last PDSCH indicates the start time, the start-end indicator can similarly imply whether the PDSCH is the first PDSCH or the last PDSCH.

  Specifically, with respect to the start-end indicator, for example, 2 bits may be used to indicate a start or end subframe boundary, eg, for a subframe sending DCI (PDCCH / EPDCCH). For example, “00” can be used to indicate a PDSCH ending at the start boundary of the subframe that sends DCI (the first subframe boundary in FIG. 11), and “01” can be used to indicate the subchannel sending DCI. A PDSCH ending at the end subframe boundary of the frame (second subframe boundary in FIG. 11) can be indicated, and “10” is used to indicate the start boundary of the subframe sending DCI (first subframe in FIG. 11). PDSCH starting at (frame boundary) can be indicated.

  For example, for a length indicator for indicating the length of the PDSCH in units of OFDM symbols, for example, 5 bits can be used to indicate the PDSCH length from 1 to 28 OFDM symbols. Alternatively, to reduce signaling overhead as well as improve DCI robustness by reducing the coding rate, a reduced number of bits (e.g., associated with a reduced set of possible starting positions (e.g. 6/9/10/11/12/14 / (14 + 3) / (14 + 6) a 3-bit indicator for the length of the OFDM symbol).

  It is noted that the above method can be applied to OFDM symbols with extended CPs as well.

(Seventh embodiment)
In the seventh embodiment, the eNB starts with the first available OFDM symbol after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB, and starts with the first PDSCH of the burst having a fixed length, particularly a normal PDSCH length. Can be sent. In other words, in the seventh embodiment, the first PDSCH in the burst is a normal length PDSCH having a shifted start symbol. After a successful CCA on the unlicensed band, the eNB starts with the first OFDM symbol available for data transmission (if a reservation signal such as preamble, RTS / CTS or PSS / SSS is sent after the CCA ends) Data is sent on the PDSCH ending with an OFDM symbol based on a fixed number of OFDM symbols. When there is no PDCCH region in the unlicensed band in the normal CP, the normal PDSCH consists of 14 OFDM symbols. The start symbol of the first PDSCH is from the first to the 14th according to the CCA end time, while the end time of the PDSH is from the 14th to the first when the length of the PDSCH maintains 14 OFDM symbols. In the seventh embodiment, the first PDSCH of the burst starts and ends at a flexible time in units of OFDM symbol boundaries based on the CCA end.

  FIG. 12 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 12, the eNB transmits the first PDSCH in a burst starting from the first available OFDM symbol after the second carrier is occupied by the eNB, and the first PDSCH is one normal PDSCH. Has a fixed length. A normal length PDSCH with a shifted start symbol (which may also be referred to as a flexible PDSCH) can reuse the current normal PDSCH structure, for example, by a global shift or a cyclic shift. The overall shift is such that the normal PDSCH is shifted into the flexible PDSCH so that the start of the normal PDSCH is shifted to the start of the flexible PDSCH and the end of the normal PDSCH is shifted to the end of the flexible PDSCH. Means shifting. As shown in FIG. 13, which schematically illustrates an exemplary time-series diagram for explaining the cyclic shift of the PDSCH according to the seventh embodiment of the present disclosure, the cyclic shift has a normal front portion of the flexible PDSCH. This means that the rear part of the flexible PDSCH is derived from the front part of the normal PDSCH.

  In order to indicate the flexible leading PDSCH period of the burst in the unlicensed carrier, the DCI is transmitted on the licensed band PDCCH / EPDCCH. The DCI can be sent after the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB or before the unlicensed channel is occupied by the eNB. For example, DCI can be transmitted in a subframe next to a subframe in which transmission of the top PDSCH is started. In the embodiment of FIG. 12, DCI is sent in a subframe that transmits the second portion. The DCI for the first PDSCH includes an offset length indicator that indicates an offset length of the start time of the first PDSCH with respect to the reference boundary, and a reference boundary indicator that indicates whether the reference boundary is a start time or an end time of a subframe in which DCI is transmitted. including.

  Specifically, with respect to the reference boundary indicator, for example, one bit may be used to indicate the reference boundary for a subframe sending DCI, for example (in PDCCH / EPDCCH). For example, “0” can be used to indicate that the reference boundary is the starting boundary of the subframe sending DCI (the first subframe boundary in FIG. 12), while using “1”. , It can be shown that the reference boundary is the ending boundary (second subframe boundary in FIG. 12) of the subframe sending DCI.

  With respect to the offset length indicator, 4 bits can be used to indicate the PDSCH offset from 0 to 13 OFDM symbols before the reference boundary (“0” means there is no offset and the first PDSCH is a normal PDSCH) To do). In order to reduce the signaling overhead as well as improving the robustness of the DCI by reducing the coding rate, a reduced number of bits (eg 0/0) is associated with a reduced set of possible starting positions. A 2 bit indicator for the length of the 6/9/12 OFDM symbol can be used.

  Referring back to FIG. 12, for the second PDSCH in the burst, a shortened PDSCH can be employed to align with subsequent subframe boundaries. The shortened second PDSCH can be scheduled together with or independently of the first PDSCH or the third PDSCH. If the shortened PDSCH is scheduled independently, the PDSCH & RS mapping and TBS determination method in the first embodiment can be used. When the shortened PDSCH is scheduled as one extended PDSCH together with the first PDSCH or the third PDSCH, the PDSCH & RS mapping and TBS determination method in the second embodiment can be used. It is noted that the second PDSCH in the burst and possibly the subsequent PDSCH may similarly employ a fixed length shifted PDSCH. In this case, the scheduling method of the second PDSCH is the same as that of the first PDSCH shifted by a fixed length.

  In addition, as another example of the seventh embodiment, the head PDSCH is not necessarily a fixed-length PDSCH, and similarly, the PDSCH (for example, shortened PDSCH) or the head PDSCH ending at the end boundary of the subframe starting the head PDSCH. Can be a PDSCH end indicator to an indicator indicating that has a fixed length, or a PDSCH (enhanced PDSCH) ending at the end boundary of the next subframe of the subframe starting the first PDSCH. FIG. 14 schematically illustrates an example timeline diagram for licensed and unlicensed carriers according to this example of the seventh embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14 illustrates three possible leading PDSCHs in the unlicensed band. The upper PDSCH is a PDSCH having a fixed length of one normal PDSCH, the central PDSCH is an extended PDSCH, and the bottom PDSCH is a shortened PDSCH. In order to uniformly indicate the period of these leading PDSCHs, the DCI includes a PDSCH end indicator in addition to the offset length indicator and the reference boundary indicator described above. The PDSCH end indicator indicates that the head PDSCH has a fixed length, the head PDSCH is a shortened PDSCH, or the head PDSCH is an extended PDSCH. For example, using a 2-bit indicator, for example, “00” for a fixed-length PDSCH, “01” for a shortened PDSCH, “10” for an extended PDSCH, etc. Can do. When the first PDSCH is a shortened PDSCH, the offset length indicator indicates the length of the shortened PDSCH, and the reference boundary indicator indicates the end time of the shortened PDSCH. When the first PDSCH is an extended PDSCH, the offset length indicator indicates the length of the extended PDSCH minus one normal PDSCH length, and the reference boundary indicator indicates the end time of the first part (shortened PDSCH part) of the extended PDSCH. Show. The DCI specified for this embodiment can be used in the same way for a normal PDSCH, for example by setting the offset length to 0 for a PDSCH having a fixed length of one normal PDSCH length. However, it is noted.

  Similarly, the above method can be applied to OFDM symbols with extended CPs as well.

  The present invention can be realized by software, hardware, or software linked with hardware. Each functional block used in the description of each embodiment described above can be realized by an LSI as an integrated circuit. They may be formed individually as chips, or one chip may be formed to include some or all of the functional blocks. The LSI in this case can be referred to as an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration. However, the technology for implementing an integrated circuit is not limited to an LSI, and can be realized by using a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) that can be programmed after manufacturing the LSI, or a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and settings of circuit cells located inside the LSI may be used. . Further, the calculation of each functional block can be performed by using a calculation means including, for example, a DSP or a CPU, and the processing steps of each function are recorded on a recording medium as a program for execution. Also good. In addition, when advances in semiconductor technology or other derivative technologies have emerged as technologies for implementing integrated circuits that replace LSI, it is clear that functional blocks can be integrated using such technologies.

  The present invention is intended to be variously changed or modified by those skilled in the art based on the description and well-known techniques presented in the specification without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is noted that it is within the scope of the claims to be protected. Moreover, the constituent elements of the above-described embodiments can be arbitrarily combined without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

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A receiving unit that receives scheduling information in a first half subframe of one or two consecutive subframes, and receives downlink data mapped to OFDM symbols in the one or two consecutive subframes;
A control unit that identifies the OFDM symbol group based on the scheduling information, and
The number of symbols of the OFDM symbol group is selected from a subset that is less than the total number of symbols that the OFDM symbol group can take in the one or two consecutive subframes.
Communication device. The end position of the OFDM symbol group is set to a variable position different from the subframe boundary.
The communication apparatus according to claim 1. The end position of the OFDM symbol group is shifted in OFDM symbol units from the subframe boundary,
The communication apparatus according to claim 1. The subset includes 6,9,10,11,12,14 symbol numbers;
The communication apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3. The scheduling information is arranged in a 4-bit field of DCI format, and the value of the 4-bit field indicates the number of OFDM symbols included in the OFDM symbol group in the one or two consecutive subframes. ,
The communication apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 4. An end position of the OFDM symbol group coincides with an end position of a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) in one of the one or two consecutive subframes;
The communication apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 5. The start position of the OFDM symbol group in the first half subframe for downlink data transmission is set to a variable position different from the subframe boundary.
The communication apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 3. A receiving unit that receives scheduling information in a first half subframe of one or two consecutive subframes, and receives downlink data mapped to OFDM symbols in the one or two consecutive subframes;
A control unit that identifies the OFDM symbol group based on the scheduling information, and
The number of symbols of the OFDM symbol group is selected from a subset that is less than the total number of symbols that the OFDM symbol group can take in the one or two consecutive subframes.
Communication device. The end position of the OFDM symbol group is set to a variable position different from the subframe boundary.
The communication apparatus according to claim 8. The end position of the OFDM symbol group is shifted in OFDM symbol units from the subframe boundary,
The communication apparatus according to claim 8. The subset includes 6,9,10,11,12,14 symbol numbers;
The communication device according to any one of claims 8 to 10. The scheduling information is arranged in a 4-bit field of DCI format, and the value of the 4-bit field indicates the number of OFDM symbols included in the OFDM symbol group in the one or two consecutive subframes. ,
The communication device according to any one of claims 8 to 11. An end position of the OFDM symbol group coincides with an end position of a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) in one of the one or two consecutive subframes;
The communication device according to any one of claims 8 to 12. The start position of the OFDM symbol group in the first half subframe for downlink data transmission is set to a variable position different from the subframe boundary.
The communication device according to any one of claims 8 to 11. Receiving scheduling information in the first half of one or two consecutive subframes and receiving downlink data mapped to OFDM symbols in the one or two consecutive subframes;
Controlling the OFDM symbol group based on the scheduling information, and
The number of symbols of the OFDM symbol group is selected from a subset that is less than the total number of symbols that the OFDM symbol group can take in the one or two consecutive subframes.
Integrated circuit. The subset includes 6,9,10,11,12,14 symbol numbers;
The integrated circuit according to claim 15.

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