WO2015166893A1 - 端末装置、通信方法、および集積回路 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a terminal device, a communication method, and an integrated circuit.
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- EUTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
- 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
- a base station device base station
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- 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.
- a single base station apparatus may manage a plurality of cells.
- LTE supports frequency division duplex (Frequency Division Duplex: FDD) and time division duplex (Time Division Duplex: TDD).
- LTE adopting the FDD method is also referred to as FD-LTE or LTE FDD.
- TDD is a technology that enables full-duplex communication in at least two frequency bands by frequency division multiplexing an uplink signal and a downlink signal.
- LTE employing the TDD scheme is also referred to as TD-LTE or LTE TDD.
- TDD is a technology that enables full-duplex communication in a single frequency band by time-division multiplexing uplink signals and downlink signals. Details of FD-LTE and TD-LTE are disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1.
- the base station apparatus can transmit a reference signal (RS; also referred to as Reference Signal) that is a known signal between the base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus to the terminal apparatus.
- RS reference signal
- This reference signal can transmit multiple reference signals for various purposes such as signal and channel demodulation and channel state reporting.
- the cell-specific reference signal is transmitted in all downlink subframes as a cell-specific reference signal.
- the terminal-specific reference signal is transmitted as a reference signal specific to the terminal apparatus in a resource to which a data signal for the terminal apparatus is mapped. Details of the reference signal are disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1.
- a small cell is a generic term for a cell having a small transmission power of a base station apparatus constituting the cell and having a smaller coverage than a conventional cell (macro cell). For example, by applying small cells in a high frequency band, it is possible to arrange small cells with high density, and there is an effect of improving the frequency utilization efficiency per area.
- a technique for switching a base station apparatus to a stopped state is being studied for various purposes such as low power consumption and inter-cell interference reduction. Details are disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a base station device, a terminal device, a communication system, and a communication system in which a base station device and a terminal device communicate with each other. To provide a communication method and an integrated circuit.
- the terminal apparatus of the present embodiment is a terminal apparatus, and a channel measurement that measures CSI based on a CSI reference resource defined by a detection unit that detects a signal or a channel and one valid downlink subframe.
- the subframe is expected to be a valid downlink subframe when a signal or channel is detected in the subframe.
- the communication method of the present embodiment is a communication method of a terminal device, and measures CSI based on a step of detecting a signal or channel and a CSI reference resource defined by one valid downlink subframe. If a signal or channel is detected in a subframe, the subframe is expected to be a valid downlink subframe.
- the integrated circuit of the present embodiment is an integrated circuit mounted on a terminal device, and is based on a function of detecting a signal or a channel and a CSI reference resource defined by one effective downlink subframe. When a signal or channel is detected in a subframe, the subframe is expected to be a valid downlink subframe.
- transmission efficiency can be improved in a wireless communication system in which a base station device and a terminal device communicate.
- DRS It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of DRS. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of CRS and / or a structure of DRS. It is a figure which shows another example of a structure of DRS. It is a figure which shows an example of designation
- the terminal device 1 may be set with a plurality of cells.
- a technique in which the terminal device 1 communicates via a plurality of cells is referred to as cell aggregation, carrier aggregation, or dual connectivity.
- the present invention may be applied to each of a plurality of cells set for the terminal device 1. Further, the present invention may be applied to some of the plurality of set cells.
- a cell set in the terminal device 1 is also referred to as a serving cell.
- a plurality of configured serving cells include one primary cell (PCell: Primary Cell) and one or more secondary cells (SCell: Secondary Cell).
- the primary cell is a serving cell in which an initial connection establishment (initial connection establishment) procedure is performed, a serving cell that starts a connection ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ re-establishment procedure, or a cell designated as a primary cell in a handover procedure.
- the primary cell operates at the primary frequency.
- a secondary cell may be set at the time when the connection is (re) built or afterwards.
- the secondary cell operates at the secondary frequency.
- the connection may be referred to as an RRC connection.
- the terminal device 1 that supports CA it is aggregated by one primary cell and one or more secondary cells.
- Dual connectivity refers to radio resources provided from at least two different network points (master base station device (MeNB: Master eNB) and secondary base station device (SeNB: Secondary ⁇ ⁇ eNB)). Is the operation that consumes.
- the dual connectivity is that the terminal device 1 performs RRC connection at at least two network points.
- the terminal device 1 may be connected in a RRC connection (RRC_CONNECTED) state and by a non-ideal backhaul.
- the base station device 3 connected to at least S1-MME (Mobility Management Entity) and serving as a mobility anchor of the core network is referred to as a master base station device.
- the base station device 3 that is not a master base station device that provides additional radio resources to the terminal device 1 is referred to as a secondary base station device.
- MCG Master Cell Group
- SCG Secondary Cell Group
- the primary cell belongs to the MCG.
- SCG a secondary cell corresponding to a primary cell is referred to as a primary secondary cell (pSCell: “Primary” Secondary ”Cell).
- the pSCell may be referred to as a special cell or a special secondary cell (Special (SCell: CellSpecial Secondary Cell).
- the special SCell base station apparatus configuring the special SCell
- the special SCell may support functions (capability, performance) equivalent to PCell (base station apparatus configuring the PCell).
- PCell base station apparatus configuring the PCell
- only some functions of PCell may be supported by pSCell.
- the pSCell may support a function of transmitting PDCCH.
- the pSCell may support a function of performing PDCCH transmission using a search space different from CSS or USS.
- a search space different from USS is a search space determined based on a value defined in the specification, a search space determined based on an RNTI different from C-RNTI, and the like.
- the pSCell may always be in an activated state.
- pSCell is a cell which can receive PUCCH.
- a radio bearer data radio bearer (DRB: Date Radio Bearer) and / or signaling radio bearer (SRB: Signalling Radio Bearer)
- DRB Date Radio Bearer
- SRB Signaling Radio Bearer
- duplex mode may be set individually for MCG and SCG or PCell and pSCell, respectively.
- MCG and SCG or PCell and pSCell need not be synchronized.
- timing adjustment parameters may be set in each of MCG and SCG (or PCell and pSCell). That is, there is no need to synchronize between the MCG and the SCG.
- the terminal apparatus 1 transmits the UCI corresponding to the cell in the MCG only to the MeNB (PCell), and transmits the UCI corresponding to the cell in the SCG only to the SeNB (pSCell).
- UCI is SR, HARQ-ACK, and / or CSI.
- a transmission method using PUCCH and / or PUSCH is applied to each cell group.
- PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
- PRACH Physical Random Access Channel
- TAGs Timing Advance Group
- PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
- MIB Master Information Block
- PUCCH may be transmitted by a primary secondary cell.
- PRACH may be transmitted by a primary secondary cell irrespective of whether several TAG is set.
- PBCH and MIB may be transmitted by a primary secondary cell.
- RLF Radio Link Failure
- the secondary cell does not recognize that RLF has been detected even if the conditions for detecting RLF are met.
- the RLF is detected if the condition is satisfied.
- the upper layer of the primary secondary cell notifies the upper layer of the primary cell that the RLF has been detected.
- SPS Semi-Persistent Scheduling
- DRX Discontinuous Transmission
- the total number of SPS settings and DRX settings may be determined by the total number of primary cells and primary secondary cells.
- the secondary cell may perform the same DRX as the primary cell or primary secondary cell of the same cell group.
- information / parameters related to MAC settings are basically shared with the primary cell / primary secondary cell of the same cell group. Some parameters (for example, sTAG-Id) may be set for each secondary cell.
- timers and counters may be applied only to the primary cell and / or the primary secondary cell.
- a timer or counter that is applied only to the secondary cell may be set.
- a FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) or TDD (Time Division Duplex) scheme frame configuration type (Frame Structure Type) is applied.
- the frame configuration type may be referred to as a frame structure type or a duplex mode.
- the TDD scheme may be applied to all of a plurality of cells.
- cells to which the TDD scheme is applied and cells to which the FDD scheme is applied may be aggregated.
- the present invention can be applied to cells to which TDD is applied.
- a half-duplex FDD scheme or a full-duplex FDD scheme may be applied.
- a half-duplex TDD scheme or a full-duplex TDD scheme may be applied.
- the terminal apparatus 1 transmits information indicating a combination of bands for which carrier aggregation is supported by the terminal apparatus 1 to the base station apparatus 3.
- the terminal device 1 transmits to the base station device 3 information indicating whether or not simultaneous transmission and reception in the plurality of serving cells in a plurality of different bands are supported for each combination of bands.
- X / Y includes the meaning of “X or Y”. In the present embodiment, “X / Y” includes the meanings of “X and Y”. In the present embodiment, “X / Y” includes the meaning of “X and / or Y”.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the wireless communication system of the present embodiment.
- the radio communication system includes terminal apparatuses 1A to 1C and a base station apparatus 3.
- the terminal devices 1A to 1C are referred to as the terminal device 1.
- an uplink physical channel is used in uplink wireless communication from the terminal device 1 to the base station device 3.
- the uplink physical channel can be used to transmit information output from an upper layer.
- Uplink physical channels include PUCCH (Physical-Uplink-Control Channel), PUSCH (Physical-Uplink Shared Channel), PRACH (Physical-Random Access Channel), and the like.
- Uplink Control Information is a physical channel used for transmitting uplink control information (Uplink Control Information: UCI).
- Uplink control information includes downlink channel state information (Channel State Information: CSI), scheduling request (Scheduling Request: SR) indicating a PUSCH resource request, downlink data (Transport block: TB, Downlink-Shared Channel, DL -SCH) includes ACK (acknowledgement) / NACK (negative-acknowledgement).
- ACK / NACK is also referred to as HARQ-ACK, HARQ feedback, or response information.
- the PUSCH is a physical channel used to transmit uplink data (Uplink-Shared Channel: UL-SCH).
- the PUSCH may also be used to transmit HARQ-ACK and / or channel state information along with uplink data. Also, the PUSCH may be used to transmit only channel state information or only HARQ-ACK and channel state information.
- PRACH is a physical channel used to transmit a random access preamble.
- the main purpose of the PRACH is that the terminal device 1 synchronizes with the base station device 3 in the time domain.
- PRACH is also used to indicate initial connection establishment (initial connection establishment) procedure, handover procedure, connection reestablishment (connection re-establishment) procedure, synchronization for uplink transmission (timing adjustment), and PUSCH resource requirements. Used.
- uplink physical signals are used in uplink wireless communication.
- the uplink physical signal includes an uplink reference signal (Uplink Reference Signal: UL RS) and the like.
- Uplink Reference Signal Uplink Reference Signal: UL RS
- DMRS Demodulation Reference Signal
- SRS Sounding Reference Signal
- DMRS relates to transmission of PUSCH or PUCCH.
- DMRS is time-multiplexed with PUSCH or PUCCH.
- the base station apparatus 3 uses DMRS to perform propagation channel correction for PUSCH or PUCCH.
- transmitting both PUSCH and DMRS is simply referred to as transmitting PUSCH.
- transmitting both PUCCH and DMRS is simply referred to as transmitting PUCCH.
- the uplink DMRS is also referred to as UL-DMRS.
- SRS is not related to PUSCH or PUCCH transmission.
- the base station apparatus 3 uses SRS to measure the uplink channel state.
- trigger type SRS There are two trigger type SRS (trigger type 0 SRS, trigger type 1 SRS).
- the trigger type 0 SRS is transmitted when parameters related to the trigger type 0 SRS are set by higher layer signaling.
- the trigger type 1 SRS is transmitted when parameters related to the trigger type 1 SRS are set by higher layer signaling and transmission is requested by an SRS request included in the DCI format 0 / 1A / 2B / 2C / 2D / 4.
- the SRS request is included in both FDD and TDD for the DCI format 0 / 1A / 4, and is included only in TDD for the DCI format 2B / 2C / 2D.
- a downlink physical channel is used in downlink radio communication from the base station apparatus 3 to the terminal apparatus 1.
- the downlink physical channel is used for transmitting information output from an upper layer.
- the downlink physical channel includes PBCH (Physical BroadcastChannel), PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator Channel), PHICH (Physical Hybrid automatic repeat request Indicator Channel), PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), EPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink Channel) (Physical Downlink Shared Channel), PMCH (Physical Multicast Channel) and the like.
- the PBCH is used to broadcast a master information block (Master Information Block: MIB, Broadcast Channel: BCH) commonly used in the terminal device 1.
- MIB can be updated at 40 ms intervals.
- SFN system frame number
- MIB is system information. For example, the MIB includes information indicating SFN.
- PCFICH is used for transmitting information indicating a region (OFDM symbol) used for transmission of PDCCH.
- the PHICH is used to transmit an HARQ indicator (HARQ feedback, response information) indicating ACK (ACKnowledgement) or NACK (Negative ACKnowledgement) for uplink data (Uplink Shared Channel: UL-SCH) received by the base station apparatus 3. It is done. For example, when the terminal device 1 receives a HARQ indicator indicating ACK, the corresponding uplink data is not retransmitted. For example, when the terminal apparatus 1 receives a HARQ indicator indicating NACK, the corresponding uplink data is retransmitted.
- a single PHICH transmits a HARQ indicator for a single uplink data.
- the base station apparatus 3 transmits each of the HARQ indicators for a plurality of uplink data included in the same PUSCH using a plurality of PHICHs.
- the PDCCH and EPDCCH are used to transmit downlink control information (Downlink Control Information: DCI).
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- the downlink control information is also referred to as a DCI format.
- the downlink control information includes a downlink grant (downlink grant) and an uplink grant (uplink grant).
- the downlink grant is also referred to as downlink assignment (downlink allocation) or downlink assignment (downlink allocation).
- the PDCCH is transmitted by a set of one or more continuous CCEs (Control Channel Element).
- the CCE is composed of nine REGs (Resource Element Group).
- the REG is composed of four resource elements.
- i is a CCE number.
- the EPDCCH is transmitted by a set of one or more continuous ECCE (Enhanced Control Channel Element).
- the ECCE is composed of a plurality of EREGs (Enhanced Resource Resource Element Group).
- the downlink grant is used for scheduling a single PDSCH within a single cell.
- the downlink grant is used for scheduling the PDSCH in the same subframe as the subframe in which the downlink grant is transmitted.
- the uplink grant is used for scheduling a single PUSCH within a single cell.
- the uplink grant is used for scheduling a single PUSCH in a subframe that is four or more after the subframe in which the uplink grant is transmitted.
- a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) parity bit is added to the DCI format.
- the CRC parity bit is scrambled by RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
- RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier
- the RNTI is an identifier that can be defined or set according to the purpose of the DCI.
- the RNTI is set as an identifier preliminarily defined in the specification, an identifier set as information specific to a cell, an identifier set as information specific to the terminal device 1, or information specific to a group belonging to the terminal device 1. Identifier.
- the CRC parity bit is scrambled by C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier) or SPS C-RNTI (Semi-Persistent Scheduling Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
- C-RNTI and SPS C-RNTI are identifiers for identifying the terminal device 1 in the cell.
- C-RNTI is used to control PDSCH or PUSCH in a single subframe.
- the SPS C-RNTI is used to periodically allocate PDSCH or PUSCH resources.
- PDSCH is used to transmit downlink data (Downlink Shared Channel: DL-SCH).
- DL-SCH Downlink Shared Channel
- the PDSCH is also used for transmitting higher layer control information.
- PMCH is used to transmit multicast data (Multicast Channel: MCH).
- the downlink physical signal includes a synchronization signal (Synchronization signal: SS), a downlink reference signal (Downlink Reference Signal: DL RS), and the like.
- SS Synchronization signal
- DL RS Downlink Reference Signal
- the synchronization signal is used for the terminal device 1 to synchronize the downlink frequency domain and time domain.
- the synchronization signal is arranged in a predetermined subframe in the radio frame. For example, in the TDD scheme, the synchronization signal is arranged in subframes 0, 1, 5, and 6 in a radio frame. In the FDD scheme, the synchronization signal is arranged in subframes 0 and 5 in the radio frame.
- the synchronization signal includes a primary synchronization signal (PSS: Primary Synchronization Signal) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS: Secondary Synchronization Signal).
- PSS Primary Synchronization Signal
- SSS Secondary Synchronization Signal
- the PSS is used for coarse frame / symbol timing synchronization (time domain synchronization) and cell group identification.
- SSS is used for more accurate frame timing synchronization and cell identification. That is, frame timing synchronization and cell identification can be performed by using PSS and SSS.
- the downlink reference signal is used for the terminal device 1 to correct the propagation path of the downlink physical channel.
- the downlink reference signal is used for the terminal device 1 to calculate downlink channel state information.
- the downlink reference signal is used for the terminal device 1 to measure the geographical position of the own device.
- the downlink reference signal includes CRS (Cell-specific Reference Signal), URS (UE-specific Reference Signal) related to PDSCH, DMRS (Demodulation Reference Signal) related to EPDCCH, NZP CSI-RS (Non-Zero Power Chanel State Information). -Reference Reference Signal), MBSFN RS (Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service Service over Single Single Frequency Network Reference Signal), PRS (Positioning Reference Signal), NCT CRS (New Carrier Type Type Cell-specific Reference Signal), and DRS (Discovery Reference Signal) including.
- downlink resources include ZP CSI-RS (Zero Power Channel State Information Information-Reference Signal), CSI-IM (Channel State Information-Interference Measurement), and the like.
- CRS is transmitted in the entire bandwidth of the subframe.
- CRS is used to demodulate PBCH / PDCCH / PHICH / PCFICH / PDSCH.
- the CRS may be used for the terminal device 1 to calculate downlink channel state information.
- PBCH / PDCCH / PHICH / PCFICH is transmitted through an antenna port used for CRS transmission.
- URS related to PDSCH is transmitted in a subframe and a band used for transmission of PDSCH related to URS.
- URS is used to demodulate the PDSCH with which the URS is associated.
- the PDSCH is transmitted by an antenna port used for transmission of CRS or URS based on the transmission mode and the DCI format.
- the DCI format 1A is used for scheduling of PDSCH transmitted through an antenna port used for CRS transmission.
- the DCI format 2D is used for scheduling of the PDSCH transmitted through the antenna port used for URS transmission.
- DMRS related to EPDCCH is transmitted in subframes and bands used for transmission of EPDCCH related to DMRS.
- DMRS is used to demodulate the EPDCCH with which DMRS is associated.
- the EPDCCH is transmitted through an antenna port used for DMRS transmission.
- NZP CSI-RS is transmitted in the set subframe.
- the resource for transmitting the NZP CSI-RS is set by the base station apparatus 3.
- the NZP CSI-RS is used by the terminal device 1 to calculate downlink channel state information.
- the terminal device 1 performs signal measurement (channel measurement) using NZP CSI-RS.
- ZP CSI-RS resources are set by the base station device 3.
- the base station apparatus 3 transmits ZP CSI-RS with zero output. That is, the base station apparatus 3 does not transmit ZP CSI-RS.
- the base station apparatus 3 does not transmit PDSCH and EPDCCH in the resource set by ZP CSI-RS.
- the CSI-IM resource is set by the base station apparatus 3.
- the CSI-IM resource is set to overlap (overlap) with a part of the ZP CSI-RS resource. That is, the CSI-IM resource has the same characteristics as the ZP CSI-RS, and the base station apparatus 3 transmits the resource set as CSI-IM with zero output. That is, the base station apparatus 3 does not transmit CSI-IM.
- the base station apparatus 3 does not transmit PDSCH and EPDCCH in resources set by CSI-IM.
- the terminal device 1 can measure interference with the resource set as the CSI-IM.
- the channel state information includes CQI (Channel Quality Indicator), PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator), RI (Rank Indicator), and PTI (Precoding Type Indicator), and is measured using CSI-RS or CRS. .
- the MBSFN RS is transmitted in the entire band of the subframe used for PMCH transmission.
- the MBSFN RS is used for PMCH demodulation.
- PMCH is transmitted through an antenna port used for transmission of MBSFN RS.
- PRS is used for the terminal device 1 to measure the geographical position of the device itself.
- NCT CRS can be mapped to a predetermined subframe.
- NCT CRS is mapped to subframes 0 and 5.
- the NCT CRS can use the same configuration as a part of the CRS.
- the position of the resource element to which the NCT CRS is mapped can be the same as the position of the resource element to which the CRS of antenna port 0 is mapped.
- the sequence (value) used for NCT CRS can be determined based on information set through PBCH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, or PDSCH (RRC signaling).
- a sequence (value) used for NCT CRS can be determined based on parameters such as a cell ID (for example, a physical layer cell identifier) and a slot number.
- the sequence (value) used for NCT CRS can be determined by a method (expression) different from the sequence (value) used for CRS of antenna port 0.
- the NCT CRS may be referred to as TRS (Tracking Reference Signal).
- the downlink physical channel and the downlink physical signal are collectively referred to as a downlink signal.
- the uplink physical channel and the uplink physical signal are collectively referred to as an uplink signal.
- the downlink physical channel and the uplink physical channel are collectively referred to as a physical channel.
- the downlink physical signal and the uplink physical signal are collectively referred to as a physical signal.
- BCH, MCH, UL-SCH and DL-SCH are transport channels.
- a channel used in a medium access control (Medium Access Control: MAC) layer is referred to as a transport channel.
- a transport channel unit used in the MAC layer is also referred to as a transport block (transport block: TB) or a MAC PDU (Protocol Data Unit).
- HARQ HybridbrAutomatic Repeat reQuest
- the transport block is a unit of data that the MAC layer delivers to the physical layer.
- the transport block is mapped to a code word, and an encoding process is performed for each code word.
- RRC signaling As a method of control information signaling (notification and notification) from the base station apparatus 3 to the terminal apparatus 1, PDCCH signaling that is signaling through PDCCH, RRC signaling that is signaling through RRC layer (layer), and MAC layer (layer MAC signaling which is signaling through) is used.
- the RRC signaling is dedicated RRC signaling (DedicatedDeRRC signaling) for notifying control information unique to the terminal device 1 or common RRC signaling (Common RRC signaling) for notifying control information unique to the base station device 3. It is.
- RRC signaling when simply described as RRC signaling, RRC signaling is dedicated RRC signaling and / or common RRC signaling. Signaling used by higher layers as viewed from the physical layer, such as RRC signaling and MAC CE, may be referred to as upper layer signaling.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a radio frame according to the present embodiment.
- Each radio frame is 10 ms long.
- Each radio frame is composed of two half frames.
- Each half frame is 5 ms long.
- Each half frame is composed of 5 subframes.
- Each subframe is 1 ms long and is defined by two consecutive slots.
- Each of the slots is 0.5 ms long.
- 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 are defined in each radio frame.
- the subframe includes a downlink subframe (first subframe), an uplink subframe (second subframe), a special subframe (third subframe), and the like.
- the downlink subframe is a subframe reserved for downlink transmission.
- the uplink subframe is a subframe reserved for uplink transmission.
- the special subframe is composed of three fields. The three fields are DwPTS (Downlink Pilot Time Slot), GP (Guard Period), and UpPTS (Uplink Pilot Time Slot). The total length of DwPTS, GP, and UpPTS is 1 ms.
- DwPTS is a field reserved for downlink transmission.
- UpPTS is a field reserved for uplink transmission.
- GP is a field in which downlink transmission and uplink transmission are not performed. Note that the special subframe may be configured only by DwPTS and GP, or may be configured only by GP and UpPTS.
- the special subframe is arranged between the downlink subframe and the uplink subframe in TDD, and is used for switching from the downlink subframe to the uplink subframe.
- a single radio frame is composed of a downlink subframe, an uplink subframe, and / or a special subframe. That is, the radio frame may be configured with only downlink subframes. Further, the radio frame may be composed of only uplink subframes.
- the wireless communication system of this embodiment supports 5 ms and 10 ms downlink-uplink-switch-point-periodicity.
- the downlink-uplink switch point period is 5 ms
- a special subframe is included in both half frames in the radio frame.
- the downlink-uplink switch point period is 10 ms
- a special subframe is included only in the first half frame in the radio frame.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the slot according to the present embodiment.
- normal CP normal Cyclic Prefix
- An extended CP extendedexCyclic Prefix
- the physical 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 in the frequency direction and a plurality of OFDM symbols in the time direction.
- the resource grid is defined by a plurality of subcarriers in the frequency direction and a plurality of SC-FDMA symbols in the time direction. The number of subcarriers or resource blocks depends on the cell bandwidth.
- the number of OFDM symbols or SC-FDMA symbols constituting one slot is 7 for normal CP and 6 for extended CP.
- Each element in the resource grid is referred to as a resource element.
- Resource elements are identified using subcarrier numbers and OFDM symbol or SC-FDMA symbol numbers.
- the resource block is used for mapping to a resource element of a certain physical channel (PDSCH or PUSCH).
- resource blocks virtual resource blocks and physical resource blocks are defined.
- a physical 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 or SC-FDMA 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. Further, two resource blocks in one subframe corresponding to the same physical resource block number are defined as physical resource block pairs (PRB pair, RB pair).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the arrangement of physical channels and physical signals in the downlink subframe according to the present embodiment.
- the base station apparatus 3 can transmit a downlink physical channel (PBCH, PCFICH, PHICH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, PDSCH) and / or a downlink physical signal (synchronization signal, downlink reference signal) in the downlink subframe.
- PBCH is transmitted only in subframe 0 in the radio frame.
- the downlink reference signal is arranged in resource elements distributed in the frequency domain and the time domain. For simplicity of explanation, the downlink reference signal is not shown in FIG.
- a plurality of PDCCHs may be frequency, time and / or spatially multiplexed.
- a plurality of EPDCCHs may be frequency, time and / or spatially multiplexed.
- a plurality of PDSCHs may be frequency, time and / or spatially multiplexed.
- PDCCH, PDSCH and / or EPDCCH may be frequency, time and / or spatially multiplexed.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the arrangement of physical channels and physical signals in the uplink subframe according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 1 may transmit an uplink physical channel (PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH) and an uplink physical signal (UL-DMRS, SRS) in the uplink subframe.
- PUCCH region a plurality of PUCCHs are frequency, time, space and / or code multiplexed.
- PUSCH region a plurality of PUSCHs may be frequency, time, space and / or code multiplexed.
- PUCCH and PUSCH may be frequency, time, space and / or code multiplexed.
- the PRACH may be arranged over a single subframe or two subframes. A plurality of PRACHs may be code-multiplexed.
- SRS is transmitted using the last SC-FDMA symbol in the uplink subframe. That is, the SRS is arranged in the last SC-FDMA symbol in the uplink subframe.
- the terminal device 1 can restrict simultaneous transmission of SRS and PUCCH / PUSCH / PRACH in a single SC-FDMA symbol of a single cell.
- the terminal apparatus 1 transmits PUSCH and / or PUCCH using an SC-FDMA symbol excluding the last SC-FDMA symbol in the uplink subframe,
- the SRS can be transmitted using the last SC-FDMA symbol in the uplink subframe. That is, the terminal device 1 can transmit SRS, PUSCH, and PUCCH in a single uplink subframe of a single cell.
- DMRS is time-multiplexed with PUCCH or PUSCH. For simplicity of explanation, DMRS is not shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of physical channels and physical signals in the special subframe of the present embodiment.
- DwPTS is composed of the first to tenth SC-FDMA symbols in the special subframe
- GP is composed of the eleventh and twelfth SC-FDMA symbols in the special subframe
- UpPTS is the special subframe. It consists of the 13th and 14th SC-FDMA symbols in the frame.
- the base station apparatus 3 may transmit the PCFICH, PHICH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, PDSCH, synchronization signal, and downlink reference signal in the DwPTS of the special subframe.
- the base station apparatus 3 can restrict PBCH transmission in the DwPTS of the special subframe.
- the terminal device 1 may transmit PRACH and SRS in the UpPTS of the special subframe. That is, the terminal device 1 can restrict transmission of PUCCH, PUSCH, and DMRS in the UpPTS of the special subframe.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 1 of the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 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 higher layer processing unit 101 includes a radio resource control unit 1011, a subframe setting unit 1013, a scheduling information interpretation unit 1015, and a channel state information (CSI) report control unit 1017.
- 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: Medium Access Control) layer, a packet data integration protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol: PDCP) layer, a radio link control (Radio Link Control: RLC) layer, and radio resource control. Process the (Radio Resource Control: RRC) layer.
- MAC Medium Access Control
- PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- RLC Radio Link Control
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- the upper layer processing unit 101 has a function of controlling the physical layer to perform cell activation / deactivation and a function of controlling the physical layer to manage uplink transmission timing. I have.
- the upper layer processing unit 101 has a function of determining whether to report a measurement instruction calculated by the receiving unit 105 and a measurement result calculated by the receiving unit 105.
- the radio resource control unit 1011 included in the upper layer processing unit 101 manages various setting information of the own device. Also, the radio resource control unit 1011 generates information arranged in each uplink channel and outputs the information to the transmission unit 107.
- the subframe setting unit 1013 included in the higher layer processing unit 101 is based on information set by the base station device 3, and is different from the base station device 3 and / or the base station device 3 (for example, the base station device
- the subframe setting in 3A) is managed.
- the subframe setting is an uplink or downlink setting for the subframe.
- Subframe configuration includes subframe pattern configuration (Subframe pattern configuration), uplink-downlink configuration (Uplink-downlink configuration), uplink reference UL-DL configuration (Uplink reference configuration), and downlink reference UL-DL configuration (Downlink). reference configuration) and / or transmission direction UL-DL configuration (transmission direction configuration).
- the subframe setting unit 1013 performs subframe setting, subframe pattern setting, uplink-downlink setting, uplink reference UL-DL setting, downlink reference UL-DL setting, and / or transmission direction UL-DL setting. set. Also, the subframe setting unit 1013 can set at least two subframe sets.
- the subframe pattern setting includes EPDCCH subframe setting.
- the subframe setting unit 1013 is also referred to as a terminal subframe setting unit.
- the scheduling information interpretation unit 1015 included in the upper layer processing unit 101 interprets the DCI format (scheduling information) received via the reception unit 105, and based on the interpretation result of the DCI format, the reception unit 105 and the transmission unit Control information is generated in order to perform the control of 107 and output to the control unit 103.
- the scheduling information interpretation unit 1015 performs subframe setting, subframe pattern setting, uplink-downlink setting, uplink reference UL-DL setting, downlink reference UL-DL setting, and / or transmission direction UL-DL setting. Based on this, the timing for performing the transmission process and the reception process is determined.
- the CSI report control unit 1017 specifies a CSI reference resource.
- the CSI report control unit 1017 instructs the channel measurement unit 1059 to derive the CQI related to the CSI reference resource.
- the CSI report control unit 1017 instructs the transmission unit 107 to transmit CQI.
- the CSI report control unit 1017 sets a setting used when the channel measurement unit 1059 calculates CQI.
- the control unit 103 generates a control signal for controlling the receiving unit 105 and the transmitting 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 reception unit 105 separates, demodulates, and decodes the reception signal received by the transmission / reception antenna 109 from the base station apparatus 3 based on the control signal input from the control unit 103.
- the receiving unit 105 outputs the decoded information to the upper layer processing unit 101.
- the radio reception unit 1057 converts the downlink signal received by the transmission / reception antenna 109 into an intermediate frequency (down-conversion: down convert), removes unnecessary frequency components, and amplifies the signal level so that the signal level is appropriately maintained.
- the level is controlled, 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 (Guard Interval: GI) from the converted digital signal, performs a fast Fourier transform (FFT Fourier Transform: ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ FFT) on the signal from which the guard interval has been removed, and outputs a frequency. Extract the region signal.
- GI Guard Interval
- the demultiplexer 1055 separates the PHICH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, PDSCH, and / or downlink reference signal from the extracted signal. Further, demultiplexing section 1055 compensates the propagation path of PHICH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, and / or PDSCH from the estimated value of the propagation path 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 the signal, demodulates the synthesized signal using a BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Shift Keying) modulation method, and outputs the demodulated signal to the decoding unit 1051.
- 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 performs QPSK modulation demodulation on PDCCH and / or EPDCCH, and outputs the result to decoding section 1051.
- Decoding section 1051 attempts to decode PDCCH and / or EPDCCH, and outputs the decoded downlink control information and the RNTI corresponding to the downlink control information to higher layer processing section 101 when the decoding is successful.
- the demodulation unit 1053 demodulates the modulation scheme notified by the downlink grant such as QPSK (Quadrature Shift Keying), 16QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), 64QAM, and the like to the decoding unit 1051.
- Decoding section 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 higher layer processing section 101.
- the channel measurement unit 1059 measures the downlink path loss and channel state from the downlink reference signal input from the demultiplexing unit 1055, and outputs the measured path loss and channel state to the upper layer processing unit 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 channel measurement unit 1059 performs channel measurement and / or interference measurement in order to calculate CQI. The channel measurement unit 1059 performs measurement notified from the downlink reference signal input from the demultiplexing unit 1055 to the upper layer. Channel measurement section 1059 calculates RSRP and RSRQ and outputs the result to upper layer processing section 101.
- 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 (Multiple Input Multiple Output Spatial Multiplexing) to transmit a plurality of data transmitted on the same PUSCH. Are mapped to a plurality of sequences, and precoding is performed on the sequences.
- MIMO SM Multiple Input Multiple Output Spatial Multiplexing
- the uplink reference signal generation unit 1079 is a physical layer cell identifier for identifying the base station device 3 (referred to as physical cell identity: PCI, Cell ID), a bandwidth for arranging the uplink reference signal, and an uplink grant.
- a sequence determined by a predetermined rule (formula) is generated on the basis of the cyclic shift and the parameter value for generating the DMRS sequence notified in (1).
- 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 a discrete Fourier transform (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.
- DFT discrete Fourier transform
- Radio transmitting section 1077 performs inverse fast Fourier transform (Inverse Fast FourierTransform: IFFT) on the multiplexed signal, performs SC-FDMA modulation, and adds a guard interval to the SC-FDMA-modulated SC-FDMA symbol.
- IFFT inverse Fast Fourier Transform
- 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-conversion: up convert), the excess frequency component is removed, the power is amplified, and output to the transmission / reception antenna 109 for transmission.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the base station apparatus 3 of the present embodiment.
- 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 higher layer processing unit 301 includes a radio resource control unit 3011, a subframe setting unit 3013, a scheduling unit 3015, and a CSI report control unit 3017.
- 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: Medium Access Control) layer, a packet data integration protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol: PDCP) layer, a radio link control (Radio Link Control: RLC) layer, 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 upper layer processing unit 301 has a function of acquiring the reported measurement result.
- MAC Medium Access Control
- PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- RLC Radio Link Control
- Radio Radio Resource
- the radio resource control unit 3011 included in the higher layer processing unit 301 generates downlink data (transport block), system information, RRC message, MAC CE (Control Element), etc. arranged in the downlink PDSCH, or higher level. Obtained from the node and output to the transmission unit 307.
- the radio resource control unit 3011 manages various setting information of each terminal device 1.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 included in the higher layer processing unit 301 includes subframe setting, subframe pattern setting, uplink-downlink setting, uplink reference UL-DL setting, downlink reference UL-DL setting, and / or Management of the transmission direction UL-DL setting is performed for each terminal device 1.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 performs subframe setting, subframe pattern setting, uplink-downlink setting, uplink reference UL-DL setting, downlink reference UL-DL setting, and / or for each terminal apparatus 1. Alternatively, the transmission direction UL-DL setting is set.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 transmits information related to subframe setting to the terminal device 1.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 is also referred to as a base station subframe setting unit.
- the base station apparatus 3 performs subframe setting, subframe pattern setting, uplink-downlink setting, uplink reference UL-DL setting, downlink reference UL-DL setting, and / or transmission direction UL for the terminal apparatus 1.
- -DL settings may be determined.
- the base station apparatus 3 performs subframe setting, subframe pattern setting, uplink-downlink setting, uplink reference UL-DL setting, downlink reference UL-DL setting, and / or transmission to the terminal apparatus 1.
- the direction UL-DL setting may be instructed from an upper node.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 performs subframe setting, subframe pattern setting, uplink-downlink setting, uplink reference UL-DL setting, downlink based on the uplink traffic volume and the downlink traffic volume.
- a reference UL-DL configuration and / or a transmission direction UL-DL configuration may be determined.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 can manage at least two subframe sets.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 may set at least two subframe sets for each of the terminal devices 1.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 may set at least two subframe sets for each of the serving cells.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 may set at least two subframe sets for each of the CSI processes.
- the subframe setting unit 3013 can transmit information indicating at least two subframe sets to the terminal device 1 via the transmission unit 307.
- the scheduling unit 3015 included in the upper layer processing unit 301 uses the received channel state information and the channel allocation information, the channel estimation value, the channel quality, the channel quality, and the like to assign physical channels (PDSCH and PUSCH).
- the coding rate and modulation scheme and transmission power of the frame and physical channels (PDSCH and PUSCH) are determined.
- the scheduling unit 3015 determines whether to schedule a downlink physical channel and / or downlink physical signal or schedule an uplink physical channel and / or uplink physical signal in a flexible subframe. Based on the scheduling result, scheduling section 3015 generates control information (for example, DCI format) for controlling receiving section 305 and transmitting section 307 and outputs the control information to control section 303.
- control information for example, DCI format
- the scheduling unit 3015 generates information used for scheduling of physical channels (PDSCH and PUSCH) based on the scheduling result.
- the scheduling unit 3015 is based on UL-DL configuration, subframe pattern configuration, uplink-downlink configuration, uplink reference UL-DL configuration, downlink reference UL-DL configuration, and / or transmission direction UL-DL configuration.
- the timing (subframe) for performing the transmission process and the reception process is determined.
- the CSI report control unit 3017 provided in the higher layer processing unit 301 controls the CSI report of the terminal device 1.
- the CSI report control unit 3017 transmits information indicating various settings assumed by the terminal device 1 to derive the CQI in the CSI reference resource to the terminal device 1 via 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 terminal device 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.
- the radio reception unit 3057 converts an uplink signal received via the transmission / reception antenna 309 into an intermediate frequency (down-conversion: down convert), removes unnecessary frequency components, and appropriately maintains the signal level. In this way, the amplification level is controlled, and based on the in-phase and quadrature components of the received signal, quadrature demodulation is performed, and the quadrature demodulated analog signal is converted into a digital signal.
- the wireless receiver 3057 removes a portion corresponding to a guard interval (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 frequency domain signal, and outputs the signal to the demultiplexing unit 3055.
- FFT fast Fourier transform
- the demultiplexing unit 1055 demultiplexes the signal input from the radio receiving 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 base station apparatus 3 using the radio resource control unit 3011 and notified to each terminal apparatus 1.
- 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 demodulator 3053 performs inverse discrete Fourier transform (Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform: IDFT) on the PUSCH, acquires modulation symbols, and performs BPSK (Binary Shift Keying), QPSK, 16QAM,
- IDFT inverse discrete Fourier transform
- BPSK Binary Shift Keying
- QPSK Quadrature Phase Keying
- 16QAM 16QAM
- the received signal is demodulated using a predetermined modulation scheme such as 64QAM, or the modulation method notified by the own device to each terminal device 1 in advance using an uplink grant.
- the demodulator 3053 uses the MIMO SM based on the number of spatially multiplexed sequences notified in advance to each terminal device 1 using an uplink grant and information indicating precoding performed on the sequences.
- a plurality of uplink data modulation symbols transmitted on the PUSCH are separated.
- the decoding unit 3051 encodes the demodulated PUCCH and PUSCH encoding bits in a predetermined encoding scheme, or a coding rate at which the device itself notifies the terminal device 1 in advance with an uplink grant. And the decoded uplink data and the uplink control information are output to the upper layer processing unit 101.
- 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, EPDCCH, PDSCH, and downlink reference signal are multiplexed, and the signal is transmitted to the terminal device 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 generates a known sequence as a downlink reference signal, which is obtained by a predetermined rule based on a physical layer cell identifier (PCI) for identifying the base station apparatus 3 and the like. To do.
- 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 wireless transmission unit 3077 performs inverse fast Fourier transform (Inverse Fast Fourier Transform: IFFT) on the multiplexed modulation symbols and the like, performs modulation in the OFDM scheme, adds a guard interval to the OFDM symbol that has been OFDM-modulated, and baseband
- IFFT inverse Fast Fourier Transform
- 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-conversion: up convert), an extra frequency component is removed, power is amplified, and output to the transmission / reception antenna 309 for transmission.
- PDCCH or EPDCCH is used for notifying (designating) downlink control information (DCI) to the terminal device.
- DCI downlink control information
- information on PDSCH resource allocation information on MCS (Modulation and coding Coding scheme), information on scrambling identity (also called scrambling identifier), reference signal sequence identity (base sequence identity, Information on a base sequence identifier and a base sequence index).
- MCS Modulation and coding Coding scheme
- scrambling identity also called scrambling identifier
- reference signal sequence identity base sequence identity
- Information on a base sequence identifier and a base sequence index Information on a base sequence identifier and a base sequence index.
- Small cell is a generic term for a cell having a small coverage, which is configured by the base station apparatus 3 having a lower transmission power than a macro cell. Since small cells can be set to have a small coverage, they can be operated densely.
- the small cell base station apparatus 3 is arranged at a different location from the macro cell base station apparatus.
- the closely arranged small cells are synchronized and can be configured as a small cell cluster.
- the small cells in the small cell cluster are connected by backhaul (optical fiber, X2 interface, S1 interface).
- eICIC enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination
- FeICIC Frether enhanced Inter Inter- Interference suppression techniques such as Cell Interference Coordination and CoMP (Coordinated Multi-Point transmission / reception)
- the small cell may be operated in a different frequency band from that of the macro cell, or may be operated in the same frequency band.
- path loss propagation path attenuation
- Small cells operated in different frequency bands are operated using macro cells and carrier aggregation technology or dual connectivity technology.
- the small cell may be operated at the same frequency as the macro cell. Small cells may be operated outside the coverage of macro cells.
- the small cell base station apparatus 3 may be arranged at the same location as the macro cell base station apparatus.
- the base station device 3 can set the macro cell as Pcell and the small cell as Scell or pSCell for the terminal apparatus 1.
- the terminal device 1 only needs to recognize as PCell, SCell, or pSCell, and does not need to be recognized as a macro cell or a small cell.
- the secondary cell is configured by configuring a serving cell set together with the primary cell.
- the number of downlink component carriers set in the terminal device 1 must be greater than or equal to the number of uplink component carriers set in the terminal device 1, and only the uplink component carrier is set as a secondary cell. It is not possible.
- the terminal device 1 always uses a primary cell and a primary secondary cell for transmission of PUCCH. In other words, the terminal device 1 does not expect to transmit the PUCCH in a secondary cell other than the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- the reconfiguration / addition / deletion of the secondary cell is performed by RRC.
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- the activation / deactivation mechanism of the secondary cell is supported. Primary cells are not activated / deactivated.
- the terminal device 1 does not need to receive the associated PDCCH or PDSCH, cannot transmit on the associated uplink, and does not need to perform CQI measurement.
- the terminal device 1 receives the PDSCH and the PDCCH, and therefore expects to be able to perform CQI measurement.
- Activation / deactivation mechanism is based on the combination of MAC CE and deactivation timer.
- MAC CE notifies secondary cell activation and deactivation information in bitmap format. Bits that are set to 1 indicate activation of the associated secondary cell, and bits that are set to 0 indicate deactivation of the associated secondary cell.
- the secondary cell set in the terminal device 1 is set to be deactivated as an initial state. That is, even if various parameters for the secondary cell are set for the terminal device 1, it is not always possible to perform communication using the secondary cell.
- the MAC CE has a fixed size and is composed of seven Ci fields and one R field, and is defined as follows.
- Ci is a secondary cell set to secondary cell index (SCellIndex) i
- the Ci field indicates the activation / deactivation state of the secondary cell with secondary cell index i.
- the terminal device 1 ignores the Ci field.
- the Ci field is set to “1”, it indicates that the secondary cell with the secondary cell index i is activated.
- the Ci field is set to “0”, it indicates that the secondary cell with the secondary cell index i has been deactivated.
- R is a reserved bit and is set to “0”.
- DeactivationTimer a deactivation timer for the secondary cell
- the deactivation timer When the deactivation timer is set for the secondary cell, it is a timer related to the maintenance time of the secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 holds a deactivation timer for each secondary cell, and when the deactivation timer expires, the terminal device 1 deactivates the secondary cell related to the expired deactivation timer.
- the initial value of the deactivation timer for the secondary cell is set from the upper layer (RRC layer) using the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10.
- the initial value of the deactivation timer for the secondary cell for example, one of rf2, rf4, rf8, rf16, rf32, rf64, and rf128, which is a value related to the number of radio frames, is set.
- rf2 corresponds to 2 radio frames
- rf4 corresponds to 4 radio frames
- rf8 corresponds to 8 radio frames
- rf16 corresponds to 16 radio frames
- rf32 corresponds to 32 radio frames.
- rf64 corresponds to 64 radio frames
- rf128 corresponds to 128 radio frames.
- the field related to the deactivation timer for the secondary cell (parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10) is set only in the terminal device 1 in which one or more secondary cells are set.
- the terminal device 1 deletes the existing value of the field related to the deactivation timer and assumes that infinity is set as the value.
- the terminal device 1 When receiving the MAC CE instructing the activation of the secondary cell, the terminal device 1 sets the secondary cell whose activation is set by the MAC CE as the activation.
- the terminal device 1 can perform the following operations on the secondary cell for which activation is set by the MAC CE.
- the operation includes SRS transmission in the secondary cell, CQI (Channel Quality Indicator) / PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator) / RI (Rank Indicator) / PTI (Precoding Type Indicator) for the secondary cell, uplink in the secondary cell Data (UL-SCH) transmission, RACH transmission in the secondary cell, PDCCH monitoring in the secondary cell, and PDCCH monitoring for the secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 When receiving the MAC CE instructing activation of the secondary cell, the terminal device 1 starts or restarts a deactivation timer related to the secondary cell for which activation is set by the MAC CE.
- start means that the timer starts counting while holding the value. Note that restarting means setting a value to an initial value and starting a timer count.
- the terminal device 1 When receiving the MAC CE instructing activation of the secondary cell, the terminal device 1 triggers transmission of transmission power remaining capacity (power headroom (PHR: Power head room)).
- PHR Power head room
- the terminal device 1 deactivates the secondary cell for which the deactivation is set by the MAC CE. Set as a tivat.
- the terminal device 1 When the MAC CE instructing the deactivation of the secondary cell is received, or when the deactivation timer associated with the secondary cell expires, the terminal device 1 relates to the secondary cell for which the deactivation is set by the MAC CE. Stop the deactivation timer.
- the terminal device 1 When the MAC CE instructing the deactivation of the secondary cell is received, or when the deactivation timer associated with the secondary cell expires, the terminal device 1 relates to the secondary cell for which the deactivation is set by the MAC CE. Flush all HARQ buffers
- the activated PDCCH in the secondary cell indicates a downlink grant (uplink grant) or an uplink grant (uplink grant), or the PDCCH in the serving cell that schedules the activated secondary cell is activated
- the terminal device 1 restarts the deactivation timer related to the activated secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 When the secondary cell is deactivated, the terminal device 1 does not perform the following operation on the deactivated secondary cell.
- the operation includes SRS transmission in the secondary cell, CQI / PMI / RI / PTI reporting to the secondary cell, uplink data (UL-SCH) transmission in the secondary cell, RACH transmission in the secondary cell, and PDCCH transmission in the secondary cell. It is a PDCCH monitor for a monitor and a secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 stops the random access procedure that is being executed.
- a synchronization signal such as PSS / SSS, CRS, PBCH, SIB, etc.
- a reference signal and broadcast information are transmitted. Therefore, those signals generate inter-cell interference.
- the power of the base station apparatus 3 is wasted by constantly transmitting these signals.
- the base station apparatus 3 transitions to an ON state (operating state, a starting state) and an OFF state (stopping state).
- the base station device 3 does not transmit / receive data to / from the terminal device 1, the base station device 3 can transition to the OFF state.
- the base station device 3 transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device 1, the base station device 3 can transition to the ON state.
- the state in which the base station apparatus 3 is stopped is a state in which at least one of PSS / SSS, CRS, PBCH, PDCCH, and PDSCH is not transmitted.
- PSS / SSS is not transmitted for one half frame or more (5 subframes or more).
- the state where the base station device 3 is stopped is a state where only DRS is transmitted. Note that the base station apparatus 3 may perform reception processing at the receiving unit of the base station apparatus even in a stopped state.
- the state in which the cell / base station apparatus 3 is activated is a state in which at least one of PSS / SSS and CRS is transmitted.
- PSS / SSS is transmitted in one half frame.
- the ON state and the OFF state of the base station device 3 may be associated by processing (assuming or operation) of the terminal device 1 with respect to a predetermined channel or a predetermined signal.
- the processing is monitoring, reception processing, transmission processing, or the like. That is, the terminal device 1 does not need to recognize that the base station device 3 is in the ON state or the OFF state, and the terminal device 1 may switch processing for a predetermined channel or a predetermined signal.
- the transition between the start state and the stop state in the base station device 3 includes switching of processing for a predetermined channel or a predetermined signal in the terminal device 1.
- the activation state in the base station device 3 corresponds to the first process for a predetermined channel or a predetermined signal in the terminal device 1.
- the stop state in the base station apparatus 3 corresponds to the second process for a predetermined channel or a predetermined signal in the terminal apparatus 1.
- the ON state of the base station device 3 is a state in which the terminal device 1 can perform the same processing as a conventional terminal device.
- a specific example of the base station device 3 in the ON state is as follows.
- the terminal device 1 expects to receive PSS, SSS, and PBCH.
- the terminal device 1 monitors PDCCH and / or EPDCCH in a predetermined subframe.
- the terminal device 1 performs CSI reporting based on the set CSI reporting mode.
- the terminal apparatus 1 expects a reference signal (for example, CRS or CSI-RS) for CSI reporting and a CSI reference resource to exist.
- a reference signal for example, CRS or CSI-RS
- the OFF state of the base station device 3 is a state in which the terminal device 1 performs processing different from that of the conventional terminal device.
- a specific example of the base station device 3 in the OFF state is as follows.
- the terminal device 1 does not expect to receive PSS, SSS, and PBCH.
- the terminal device 1 does not monitor PDCCH and / or EPDCCH in all subframes.
- the terminal device 1 does not report CSI regardless of the set CSI report mode.
- the terminal device 1 does not expect the presence of a reference signal (for example, CRS or CSI-RS) and a CSI reference resource for CSI reporting.
- a reference signal for example, CRS or CSI-RS
- the transition between the start state and the stop state in the base station device 3 includes, for example, the connection state of the terminal device 1, the data request status of the terminal device 1 connected to the base station device 3, and the CSI measurement from the terminal device 1. And / or RRM measurement information.
- the base station apparatus 3 can explicitly or implicitly set or notify the terminal apparatus 1 of information (cell state information) regarding transition between the activated state and the deactivated state in the base station apparatus 3. .
- the base station apparatus 3 explicitly notifies the terminal apparatus 1 of the cell state information using RRC, MAC, PDCCH and / or EPDCCH.
- the base station device 3 implicitly notifies the cell state information to the terminal device 1 according to the presence or absence of a predetermined channel or signal.
- the base station device 3 (serving cell) to which the terminal device 1 is connected has its activation state stopped based on the connection state of the terminal device 1, the data state of the terminal device 1, and the measurement information of the terminal device 1. It is determined whether or not to transit to.
- the base station apparatus 3 that has determined to shift to the stop state transmits information to shift to the stop state to the base station apparatus 3 of the surrounding cells, and prepares for cell stop. Note that the determination as to whether or not to change the activation state to the stop state and the transmission of information that changes to the stop state may not be performed in the serving cell.
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- S -It may be determined and transmitted by a GW (Serving Gateway).
- the terminal device 1 when the terminal device 1 is connected to the base station device 3, the terminal device 1 is instructed to hand over to the surrounding cell, or the deactivation is transmitted. Do.
- the serving cell to which no terminal device 1 is connected due to cell stop preparation transitions from a start state to a stop state.
- the base station device 3 transitions from a stopped state to a started state.
- the time from the stop to the transition to the start state and the time from the start to the transition to the stop state are referred to as a transition time (Transition Time).
- Transition Time Transition Time
- Whether or not the base station apparatus 3 in the stopped state transitions to the activated state includes, for example, an uplink reference signal from the terminal apparatus 1, cell detection information from the terminal apparatus 1, and physical layer information from the terminal apparatus 1. It is determined based on measurement information.
- the base station apparatus 3 (serving cell) to which the terminal apparatus 1 is connected and the stopped base station apparatus 3 (adjacent cell) share the DRS settings via the backhaul. Further, the serving cell notifies the terminal device 1 of the setting of the DRS.
- the neighboring cell transmits DRS.
- the terminal device 1 detects the DRS transmitted from the neighboring cell based on the DRS setting notified from the serving cell. Further, the terminal device 1 performs physical layer measurement using the DRS transmitted from the adjacent cell. The terminal device 1 reports the measurement to the serving cell.
- the serving cell determines whether or not to transition the base station apparatus 3 in the stopped state to the activated state based on the measurement report from the terminal device 1, and determines to transition to the activated state Information indicating start-up is notified to the base station apparatus 3 in a stopped state via the backhaul.
- the determination as to whether or not to change the stop state to the start state and the transmission of information instructing the start may not be performed by the serving cell, for example, MME (Mobility Management Entity), S-GW (Serving ⁇ Gateway) may be determined and transmitted.
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- S-GW Serving ⁇ Gateway
- the base station apparatus 3 (serving cell) to which the terminal apparatus is connected and the base station apparatus 3 (adjacent cell) in a stopped state share the SRS setting of the terminal apparatus 1 via the backhaul. Further, the serving cell notifies the terminal device 1 of the setting of the SRS.
- the terminal device 1 transmits the SRS based on the setting of the SRS or the instruction of the SRS request.
- the neighboring cell detects the SRS transmitted from the terminal device 1. Further, the adjacent cell performs physical layer measurement using the SRS transmitted from the terminal device 1. Based on the measurement result by SRS, the adjacent cell determines whether or not to shift the base station device 3 to the activated state, and transitions from the stopped state to the activated state.
- the determination as to whether or not to change the stop state to the start state does not have to be performed in the neighboring cell.
- the determination is performed by the serving cell, MME (Mobility Management Entity), S-GW (Serving Gateway) May be sent.
- the neighboring cell performs measurement of the physical layer using the SRS, and then transmits the measurement result to the serving cell, the MME, and the S-GW, and receives information instructing activation.
- the serving cell may notify the terminal device 1 of information indicating the activation / deactivation state of surrounding cells.
- the terminal device 1 switches the behavior of the terminal device 1 by recognizing the start state or the stop state of the cell.
- the behavior of the terminal device 1 is, for example, an interference measurement method.
- L1 signaling Layer 1 signalling
- the information indicating the activation / deactivation state of the target cell is notified by PDCCH or EPDCCH.
- One bit corresponding to the target cell is assigned, 0 (false, disable) indicates stop, and 1 (true, enable) indicates activation.
- Bits corresponding to the target cell may be configured as an aggregated bitmap, and a plurality of cells may be notified of activation / deactivation states at the same time. The association between the bit and the target cell is notified by dedicated RRC signaling.
- Information indicating the start / stop state is notified in downlink control information (DCI: Downlink Control Information) format 1C.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- Information indicating the start / stop state may be notified in the DCI format 3 / 3A. Note that the information indicating the start / stop state may be notified in the same payload size (number of bits) format as the DCI format 1C.
- the DCI format includes a DCI format related to uplink scheduling and a DCI format related to downlink scheduling.
- a DCI format related to uplink scheduling is called an uplink grant
- a DCI format related to downlink scheduling is called a downlink grant (downlink assignment).
- One DCI format may be transmitted to a plurality of terminal devices 1. For example, when transmitting only the transmission power control command (TPC command: “Transmission” Power “Control” command), the command may be transmitted to a plurality of terminal devices 1 at a time.
- TPC command Transmission” Power “Control” command
- Such scheduling (or triggering) is called group scheduling (group triggering).
- the terminal device 1 is individually assigned an index and detects bits based on the index.
- DCI format 0 is used for PUSCH scheduling in one uplink cell.
- DCI format 1 is used for scheduling one PDSCH codeword in one cell.
- DCI format 1A is used for compact scheduling of one PDSCH codeword in one cell and random access processing started by PDCCH order.
- DCI corresponding to the PDCCH order may be transmitted by PDCCH or EPDCCH.
- the DCI format 0 and the DCI format 1A can be transmitted using the same bit information field. Based on the value indicated in a certain bit field, the terminal device 1 has a DCI format mapped to the received bit information field. It is determined whether it is DCI format 0 or DCI format 1A.
- DCI format 1B is used for compact scheduling of one PDSCH codeword in one cell with precoding information.
- the DCI format 1C is used for notifying a change (change) of a multicast control channel (MCCH: “Multicast Control Channel”) and for performing compact scheduling of one PDSCH codeword. Further, the DCI format 1C may be used for notifying a random access response by being scrambled using RA-RNTI (Random Access-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
- RA-RNTI Random Access-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
- compact scheduling refers to, for example, scheduling a narrow bandwidth PDSCH.
- the DCI format size is determined depending on the bandwidth used for the PDSCH that performs scheduling. If the bandwidth is narrow, the required DCI format size can also be reduced.
- the DCI format 1C is scrambled using an RNTI (eg, eIMTA-RNTI) related to dynamic TDD (first type (mode) TDD), so that information indicating the TDD UL-DL setting is set. Also good.
- RNTI eg, eIMTA-RNTI
- first type TDD dynamic TDD
- second type TDD second type TDD
- Dynamic TDD refers to TDD that switches TDD UL-DL settings using L1 signaling according to uplink / downlink communication status. Dynamic TDD is also used to extend interference management and adaptive traffic control.
- the dynamic TDD may be referred to as eIMTA (enhanced Interference Management and Traffic Management) or TDD-ModeA.
- DCI format 1D is used for compact scheduling of one PDSCH codeword in one cell with information on precoding and power offset.
- DCI format 2 / 2A / 2B / 2C / 2D is used not only for scheduling one PDSCH codeword but also for scheduling two (or multiple) PDSCH codewords.
- DCI format 3 / 3A indicates the value of a transmission power control command for adjusting the transmission power of PUSCH or PUCCH for a plurality of terminal devices 1.
- the terminal device 1 can detect the value of the transmission power control command corresponding to the PUSCH or the PUCCH by detecting the bit information corresponding to the index (TPC-Index) assigned to the own station.
- TPC-Index the index assigned to the own station.
- DCI format 4 is used for PUSCH scheduling in one uplink cell with multi-antenna port transmission mode.
- Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) is used to detect DCI transmission errors.
- the CRC is scrambled with each RNTI.
- the CRC parity bit includes C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), SPS C-RNTI (Semi-Persistent Scheduling Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), SI-RNTI (Systemp Information-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), and P-RNTI Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), RA-RNTI (Random Access Network Radio Temporary Identifier), TPC-PUCCH-RNTI (Transmit Power Control-Physical Uplink Control Channel-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), TPC-PUSCH-RNTI (Transmit It is scrambled by Control-Physical Uplink Shared Channel-Radio Network Temporary Identifier, temporary C-RNTI, M-RNTI (MBMS (Multimedia Broadcast Mutualast Services) -Radio Network Temporary Identifier), or TDD-ModeA-RNTI.
- C-RNTI Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
- SPS C-RNTI Semi-Pers
- C-RNTI and SPS C-RNTI are identifiers for identifying the terminal device 1 in the cell.
- C-RNTI is used to control PDSCH or PUSCH in a single subframe.
- SPS C-RNTI is used to periodically allocate PDSCH or PUSCH resources.
- a control channel having a CRC scrambled by SI-RNTI is used to control SIB (System Information Block).
- the control channel with CRC scrambled with P-RNTI is used to control paging.
- a control channel having a CRC scrambled with RA-RNTI is used to control a response to RACH.
- a control channel having a CRC scrambled by TPC-PUCCH-RNTI is used for power control of PUCCH.
- a control channel having a CRC scrambled by TPC-PUSCH-RNTI is used to perform power control of PUSCH.
- a control channel having a CRC scrambled with a temporary C-RNTI is used for a terminal device not identified by the C-RNTI.
- a control channel having a CRC scrambled with M-RNTI is used to control MBMS.
- the control channel having the CRC scrambled by TDD-ModeA-RNTI is used to notify the terminal device 1 of the TDD UL / DL setting information of each TDD serving cell in dynamic TDD.
- the DCI format may be scrambled using a new RNTI, not limited to the above RNTI.
- the control area of each serving cell is composed of a set of CCEs.
- CCEs are numbered from 0 to N CCE, k -1.
- N CCE, k is the total number of CCEs in the control region of subframe k.
- the terminal device 1 monitors a set of PDCCH candidates of one or more activated serving cells set by control layer information through higher layer signaling.
- monitoring means trying to decode each PDCCH in the set corresponding to all monitored DCI formats.
- a set of PDCCH candidates to be monitored is called a search space.
- a search space a shared search space (CSS) and a terminal-specific search space (USS) are defined.
- CSS Common Search Space
- the base station apparatus 3 can reduce resources for transmitting a control channel by mapping a common control channel to a CSS in a plurality of terminal apparatuses.
- the USS (UE-specific Search Space) is a search space set using at least parameters specific to the terminal device 1. Therefore, since the USS can individually transmit a control channel specific to the terminal device 1, the base station device 3 can efficiently control the terminal device 1.
- the CSS may be set by further using parameters unique to the terminal device 1.
- the parameters unique to the terminal device 1 are set to have the same value among the plurality of terminal devices.
- the CSS is common among a plurality of terminal devices set to the same parameter.
- the unit set to the same parameter among a plurality of terminal devices is a cell, a transmission point, a UE group, and the like. Since a plurality of terminal devices set to the same parameter can receive a common control channel mapped to the CSS, resources for transmitting the control channel can be reduced.
- Such a search space may be referred to as USS instead of CSS.
- a USS that is a search space common to a plurality of terminal devices may be set.
- a USS unique to one terminal device is also referred to as a first USS
- a USS common to a plurality of terminal devices is also referred to as a second USS.
- the search space S (L) k for each aggregation level is defined by a set of PDCCH candidates.
- the number of CCEs used for one PDCCH is also referred to as an aggregation level.
- the number of CCEs used for one PDCCH is 1, 2, 4 or 8.
- the CCE corresponding to the PDCCH candidate of the search space S (L) k is given by Equation (1) in FIG.
- Y k indicates a value in subframe k.
- m ′ m.
- m is a value from 0 to M (L) ⁇ 1
- M (L) is the number of PDCCH candidates to be monitored in a predetermined search space.
- the initial value Y ⁇ 1 of Y k is the value of RNTI (eg, C-RNTI).
- the aggregation level is defined for each search space. For example, in the CSS, aggregation levels 4 and 8 are defined. For example, in USS, aggregation levels 1, 2, 4, and 8 are defined.
- the number of PDCCH candidates is defined at each aggregation level of each search space. For example, in CSS, the number of PDCCH candidates is 4 at aggregation level 4, and the number of PDCCH candidates is 2 at aggregation level 8. For example, in USS, the number of PDCCH candidates is 6 in aggregation 1, the number of PDCCH candidates is 6 in aggregation level 2, the number of PDCCH candidates is 2 in aggregation level 4, and the number of PDCCH candidates is in aggregation level 8. The number is two.
- EPDCCH is transmitted using a set of one or more ECCE (Enhanced control channel element).
- Each ECCE is composed of a plurality of EREG (Enhanced resource element group).
- EREG is used to define the mapping of EPDCCH to resource elements.
- 16 EREGs numbered from 0 to 15, are defined. That is, EREG0 to EREG15 are defined in each RB pair.
- EREG0 to EREG15 are periodically defined with priority given to the frequency direction with respect to resource elements other than resource elements to which predetermined signals and / or channels are mapped. For example, the resource element to which the demodulation reference signal associated with the EPDCCH transmitted through the antenna ports 107 to 110 is mapped does not define EREG.
- the number of ECCEs used for one EPDCCH depends on the EPDCCH format and is determined based on other parameters.
- the number of ECCEs used for one EPDCCH is also referred to as an aggregation level.
- the number of ECCEs used for one EPDCCH is determined based on the number of resource elements that can be used for EPDCCH transmission in one RB pair, the EPDCCH transmission method, and the like.
- the number of ECCEs used for one EPDCCH is 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32.
- the number of EREGs used for one ECCE is determined based on the type of subframe and the type of cyclic prefix, and is 4 or 8.
- Distributed transmission (Distributed transmission) and localized transmission (Localized transmission) are supported as EPDCCH transmission methods.
- EPDCCH can use distributed transmission or local transmission.
- Distributed transmission and local transmission differ in the mapping of ECCE to EREG and RB pairs.
- one ECCE is configured using EREGs of a plurality of RB pairs.
- one ECCE is configured using one RB pair of EREGs.
- the base station device 3 performs settings related to the EPDCCH for the terminal device 1.
- the terminal device 1 monitors a plurality of EPDCCHs based on the setting from the base station device 3.
- a set of RB pairs in which the terminal device 1 monitors the EPDCCH can be set.
- the set of RB pairs is also referred to as an EPDCCH set or an EPDCCH-PRB set.
- One or more EPDCCH sets can be set for one terminal device 1.
- Each EPDCCH set is composed of one or more RB pairs.
- the setting regarding EPDCCH can be performed individually for each EPDCCH set.
- the base station device 3 can set a predetermined number of EPDCCH sets for the terminal device 1. For example, up to two EPDCCH sets can be configured as EPDCCH set 0 and / or EPDCCH set 1. Each of the EPDCCH sets can be configured with a predetermined number of RB pairs. Each EPDCCH set constitutes one set of a plurality of ECCEs. The number of ECCEs configured in one EPDCCH set is determined based on the number of RB pairs set as the EPDCCH set and the number of EREGs used for one ECCE. When the number of ECCEs configured in one EPDCCH set is N, each EPDCCH set configures ECCEs numbered from 0 to N-1. For example, when the number of EREGs used for one ECCE is 4, an EPDCCH set composed of four RB pairs constitutes 16 ECCEs.
- the EPDCCH candidates monitored by the terminal device 1 are defined based on the ECCE configured in the EPDCCH set.
- a set of EPDCCH candidates is defined as a search space (search area).
- a terminal-specific search space that is a search space unique to the terminal device 1 and a common search space that is a search space unique to the base station device 3 (cell, transmission point, UE group) are defined.
- the monitoring of the EPDCCH includes the terminal device 1 attempting to decode each of the EPDCCH candidates in the search space according to the DCI format to be monitored.
- the terminal-specific search space ES (L) k of the EPDCCH at the aggregation level L ⁇ ⁇ 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 ⁇ is defined by a set of EPDCCH candidates.
- Equation (2) the ECCE corresponding to the EPDCCH candidate m of the search space ES (L) k is given by Equation (2) in FIG.
- Y p, k represents a value in EPDCCH set p and subframe k.
- Y p, k can be set independently by the search space.
- Y p, k is a value unique to the base station apparatus 3 (cell).
- Y p, k is a value defined in advance or a value determined based on a parameter unique to the base station apparatus 3.
- Y p, k is determined based on a predetermined value, the subframe k, and the RNTI (eg, C-RNTI) of the terminal device 1.
- RNTI eg, C-RNTI
- a plurality of common search spaces and / or a plurality of terminal-specific search spaces may be set in one EPDCCH set.
- the DCI format monitored by the terminal device 1 depends on the transmission mode set for each serving cell. In other words, the DCI format monitored by the terminal device 1 varies depending on the transmission mode. For example, the terminal device 1 in which the downlink transmission mode 1 is set monitors the DCI format 1A and the DCI format 1. For example, the terminal device 1 in which the downlink transmission mode 4 is set monitors the DCI format 1A and the DCI format 2. For example, the terminal device 1 in which the downlink transmission mode 10 is set monitors the DCI format 1A and the DCI format 2D. For example, the terminal device 1 in which the uplink transmission mode 1 is set monitors the DCI format 0. For example, the terminal device 1 in which the uplink transmission mode 2 is set monitors DCI format 0 and DCI format 4.
- the control region in which the PDCCH for the terminal device 1 is arranged is not notified, and the terminal device 1 decodes all DCI formats corresponding to all PDCCH candidates and transmission modes for all aggregation levels defined in each search space. Try. In other words, the terminal device 1 tries to decode in all aggregation levels, PDCCH candidates, and DCI formats that may be transmitted to the terminal device 1. Then, the terminal device 1 recognizes the PDCCH that has been successfully decoded as control information addressed to the terminal device 1. This is called blind decoding.
- the number of decoding does not increase. For example, since the DCI format 0 and the DCI format 1A have the same bit size, two types of DCI formats can be decoded by one decoding.
- the terminal device 1 in which the uplink transmission mode 1 is set attempts to decode six PDCCH candidates and two types of bit size DCI formats in the aggregation 4 and two PDCCH candidates in the aggregation 8 in the CSS. Attempts to decode DCI formats of two bit sizes.
- the terminal apparatus 1 tries to decode six PDCCH candidates and two types of DCI formats in aggregation 1 in aggregation 1, and tries to decode six PDCCH candidates and two types of bit sizes in DCI format in aggregation 2.
- two PDCCH candidates and two types of bit size DCI formats are tried to be decoded.
- two PDCCH candidates and two types of bit size of DCI formats are tried to be decoded. That is, the terminal device 1 tries to decode PDCCH 44 times in one subframe.
- the terminal device 1 in which the uplink transmission mode 2 is set attempts to decode six PDCCH candidates and two types of DCI formats of bit sizes in the aggregation 4 in the CSS, and in the aggregation 8 to the two PDCCH candidates. Attempts to decode DCI formats of two bit sizes.
- the terminal device 1 attempts to decode six PDCCH candidates and three types of DCI formats in aggregation 1 in aggregation 1, and attempts to decode six PDCCH candidates and three types of bit sizes in DCI format in aggregation 2.
- two PDCCH candidates and three types of DCI formats of bit sizes are tried to be decoded.
- two PDCCH candidates and three types of DCI formats of bit sizes are tried to be decoded. That is, the terminal device 1 tries PDCCH decoding 60 times in one subframe.
- the terminal device 1 can decode PDCCHs having different coding rates without prior information, and can efficiently transmit control information between the base station device 3 and the terminal device 1.
- a shared search space is a search space common to cells. Information indicating the start / stop state is notified by the terminal group shared search space.
- the terminal group shared search space is a starting point of CCE in which PDCCH candidates are arranged using RNTI (UE-group C-RNTI, TP-specific-RNTI, SCE-RNTI) commonly allocated in the terminal group. Is a search space to be determined.
- the plurality of terminal devices 1 in which the terminal group RNTI is set detect the DCI format using the PDCCH arranged in the same search space.
- the notification of the information indicating the start / stop state is performed at a predetermined timing or a set timing.
- the notification timing is in units of one radio frame.
- the notification of information indicating the start / stop state indicates information of the next radio frame that has received the L1 signaling.
- L1 signaling is received in the first subframe (subframe 0) in the radio frame, information on the received radio frame may be indicated.
- the activation / deactivation state of the target cell may be implicitly indicated by a change (change) in the DRS configuration.
- Information indicating the activation / deactivation state of the target cell may be implicitly indicated by the configuration of the DRS being different between the activation state and the deactivation state.
- the configuration of the DRS transmitted from the target cell may be transmitted differently between the activated state and the deactivated state.
- the terminal device 1 may receive from the base station device 3 information related to the DRS configuration transmitted in the activated state and information related to the DRS configuration transmitted in the deactivated state.
- the activation / deactivation state of the target cell may be indicated by a change (change) in a parameter (or parameter value) of a configuration with DRS.
- a certain parameter included in the setting of the DRS may be different between the activated state and the deactivated state (or may be individually set).
- the DRS transmitted in the activated state and the DRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different resource element arrangements.
- the DRS transmitted in the activated state and the DRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different antenna ports.
- the DRS transmitted in the activated state and the DRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different scramble sequences.
- the DRS transmitted in the activated state and the DRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different initial values or methods (formulas) for generating the initial value of the scramble sequence.
- the DRS transmitted in the activated state and the DRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different transmission power.
- the DRS transmitted in the activated state and the DRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different transmission subframe intervals.
- the transmission bandwidth or the number of resource blocks may be different between the DRS transmitted in the activated state and the DRS transmitted in the deactivated state. That is, the information regarding the setting of DRS transmitted in the activated state and the information regarding the setting of DRS transmitted in the deactivated state may be individually set.
- Such information may be transmitted from the base station apparatus 3 to the terminal apparatus 1 using higher layer signaling. That is, the information indicating the activation / deactivation state of the target cell may be parameter setting information related to the DRS configuration. In other words, a certain parameter is set for each of the activated state and the deactivated state.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor two types of configurations, that is, a DRS configuration indicating a start state and a DRS configuration indicating a stop state.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor two types using a DRS configuration monitoring pattern indicating a start state and a DRS configuration monitoring pattern indicating a stop state.
- the terminal device 1 is notified of information regarding the monitoring pattern of the two DRS configurations. That is, when information regarding a monitoring pattern of one DRS configuration is not notified, DRSs of two configurations may be monitored based on one monitoring pattern.
- the terminal device 1 When measuring the DRS in the activated state during the measurement DRS of the stopped DRS, the terminal device 1 recognizes the small cell in the deactivated state as the activated state.
- the terminal device 1 may implicitly acquire the information on the activation / deactivation state of the target cell based on the monitoring pattern in which the DRS is detected.
- the monitoring pattern of the DRS configuration indicating the start state and the monitoring pattern of the DRS configuration indicating the stop state may be defined in advance.
- the monitoring pattern of the DRS configuration indicating the start state and the monitoring pattern of the DRS configuration indicating the stop state may be notified from the base station apparatus 3 by dedicated RRC signaling (upper layer signaling).
- the activation / deactivation state of the target cell may be implicitly indicated by the difference between the activation state and the deactivation state CRS configuration (CRS setting) of the target cell.
- CRS configuration CRS setting
- the configuration of the CRS transmitted from the target cell differs between the activated state and the deactivated state.
- CRS setting information of a different configuration is notified to the terminal device 1.
- the activation / deactivation state of the target cell may be indicated by a change of a certain parameter (or parameter value) related to the CRS configuration.
- the CRS transmitted in the activated state and the CRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different resource element arrangements.
- the CRS transmitted in the activated state and the CRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different antenna ports.
- the CRS transmitted in the activated state and the CRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different scramble sequences.
- the initial value of the scramble sequence may be different between the CRS transmitted in the activated state and the CRS transmitted in the deactivated state.
- the CRS transmitted in the activated state and the CRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different transmission power.
- the CRS transmitted in the activated state and the CRS transmitted in the deactivated state may have different transmission subframe intervals.
- the transmission bandwidth or the number of resource blocks may be different between the CRS transmitted in the activated state and the CRS transmitted in the deactivated state. That is, the information indicating the activation / deactivation state of the target cell may be parameter setting information regarding the CRS configuration. At that time, a certain parameter is individually set for each of the activated state and the deactivated state.
- an example is given for CRS, but PSS, SSS, CSI-RS, PRS, and the like may be similarly indicated.
- the terminal device 1 monitors the CRS configuration indicating the start state and the CRS configuration indicating the stop state.
- the terminal device 1 monitors two types using a CRS configuration monitoring pattern indicating a start state and a CRS configuration monitoring pattern indicating a stop state.
- the terminal device 1 implicitly acquires information on the activation / deactivation state of the target cell based on the monitoring pattern in which the CRS is detected.
- the monitoring pattern of the CRS configuration indicating the stop state may be defined in advance.
- the monitoring pattern of the configuration of the CRS indicating the stop state may be notified from the base station apparatus 3 by dedicated RRC signaling.
- Information indicating the cell activation / deactivation state may be notified by dedicated RRC signaling.
- Information indicating the activation / deactivation state of the cell may be reported in a list associated with the center frequency (carrier frequency) and the cell ID.
- the terminal device 1 can recognize the start / stop state of the target cell by the above notification method.
- any of the notification methods described above is applied.
- the cell detection means that the terminal device 1 detects a synchronization signal (such as PSS or SSS) or / and a reference signal (such as CRS or CSI-RS) transmitted from the base station apparatus 3 constituting the cell.
- a synchronization signal such as PSS or SSS
- a reference signal such as CRS or CSI-RS
- the synchronization signal or / and reference signal used for cell detection includes cell ID information.
- the terminal device 1 detects the cell based on the cell ID of the cell and the detection standard of the synchronization signal or / and the reference signal.
- the cell detection may include the detection of the base station device 3.
- Detection of the primary cell may include detection of the master base station device.
- detection of the primary secondary cell may include detection of the secondary base station apparatus.
- the terminal device 1 determines detection based on the received power intensity or / and received power quality of the synchronization signal or / and reference signal from the cell.
- the terminal device 1 compares the received power strength or / and received power quality of the synchronization signal or / and the reference signal with a threshold value, and determines that the cell has been detected when the received strength or / and received quality is high.
- the received power intensity is, for example, RSRP.
- the reception quality is, for example, an interference amount, RSRQ, SINR, or the like.
- the cell detection may be determined by a measurement event described later.
- the terminal device 1 determines detection based on the success or failure of decoding of the synchronization signal or / and reference signal information from the cell. For example, the cell (base station apparatus 3 constituting the cell) transmits a synchronization signal or / and a reference signal with a parity code such as CRC. The terminal device 1 performs decoding using the parity code included in the synchronization signal or / and the reference signal, and determines that the cell has been detected when it is determined that the decoding is correctly performed by parity detection.
- the cell base station apparatus 3 constituting the cell
- the terminal device 1 performs decoding using the parity code included in the synchronization signal or / and the reference signal, and determines that the cell has been detected when it is determined that the decoding is correctly performed by parity detection.
- the terminal device 1 After the cell is detected in the terminal device 1, the terminal device 1 selects a cell to be connected / activated and a cell to be disconnected / inactivated.
- the terminal device 1 reports the detected cell information to the connected base station device 3.
- the detected cell information includes a cell ID and measurement information.
- CRS for explaining the details of CRS is transmitted through antenna ports 0 to 3.
- the CRS is arranged in all downlink subframes that are non-MBSFN subframes (non-MBSFN subframe). In other words, the CRS is arranged in all downlink subframes except the MBSFN subframe.
- a resource element and a signal sequence are determined based on a physical cell identifier (PCI).
- PCI physical cell identifier
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the CRS.
- the CRS signal is generated using a pseudo-random number sequence.
- the pseudo random number sequence is, for example, a Gold sequence.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on a physical cell identifier (PCI).
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the type of CP.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the slot number and the OFDM symbol number in the slot.
- R0 to R3 in FIG. 10 are used as resource elements of the CRS in the case of the normal CP.
- R0 corresponds to the CRS arrangement of antenna port 0
- R1 corresponds to the CRS arrangement of antenna port 1
- R2 corresponds to the CRS arrangement of antenna port 2
- R3 corresponds to the CRS arrangement of antenna port 3.
- Resource elements of CRS transmitted by one antenna port are arranged with a period of 6 subcarriers on the frequency axis.
- Resource elements of CRS transmitted at antenna port 0 and CRS transmitted at antenna port 1 are arranged 3 subcarriers apart. The CRS is shifted cell-specifically on the frequency based on the cell ID.
- Resource elements of CRS transmitted at antenna port 0 and CRS transmitted at antenna port 1 are arranged in OFDM symbols 0 and 4 in the case of normal CP, and are arranged in OFDM symbols 0 and 3 in the case of extended CP. .
- Resource elements of CRS transmitted through antenna port 2 and CRS transmitted through antenna port 3 are arranged in OFDM symbol 1.
- CRS is a bandwidth set in the downlink, and is transmitted over a wide band. Note that the DRS may have the same configuration as the CRS.
- DRS includes downlink time domain synchronization (time synchronization), downlink frequency synchronization (frequency synchronization), cell / transmission point identification, RSRP measurement (RSRP measurement), RSRQ It is transmitted from the base station device 3 for various purposes such as measurement (RSRQ measurenet), measurement of the geographical position of the terminal device 1 (UE Positioning), and measurement of CSI (CSI measurement).
- the DRS may be a reference signal used to support the ON state and the OFF state of the base station device 3.
- the DRS can be a reference signal used for detecting the base station device 3 in which the terminal device 1 is in the ON state and / or the OFF state.
- DRS is composed of multiple signals.
- DRS is comprised by PSS, SSS, and CRS.
- the PSS and SSS included in the DRS may be used for time synchronization, frequency synchronization, cell identification and transmission point identification.
- the CRS included in the DRS may be used for RSRP measurement, RSRQ measurement, and CSI measurement.
- DRS is comprised by PSS, SSS, and CSI-RS.
- the PSS and SSS included in the DRS may be used for time synchronization, frequency synchronization, cell identification and transmission point identification.
- the CSI-RS included in the DRS may be used for transmission point identification, RSRP measurement, RSRQ measurement, and CSI measurement.
- a DRS composed of a plurality of signals may be referred to as a detection burst.
- a reference signal for measuring RSRP and / or RSRQ may be referred to as DRS.
- the base station apparatus 3 may switch and transmit the first DRS configured by PSS, SSS, and CRS and the second DRS configured by PSS, SSS, and CSI-RS. In that case, the base station apparatus 3 sets the first DRS or the second DRS in the terminal apparatus 1.
- the DRS is transmitted in the downlink subframe.
- the DRS is transmitted on the downlink component carrier.
- DRS is transmitted when the base station apparatus 3 is in a stopped state (off state, “dormant” mode, “deactivation”). Further, the DRS may be transmitted even when the base station apparatus 3 is in an activated state (on state, active mode, and activation).
- DRS can be set independently for each base station device (cell, transmission point). For example, a plurality of small cells transmit DRSs having different settings using different resources.
- the base station device 3 sets a DRS list and DRS measurement (detection, monitoring, transmission) timing for the terminal device 1.
- the DRS-related list is a list of information related to the base station apparatus that transmits the DRS that the terminal apparatus 1 may receive.
- the list related to DRS is a list of transmission point IDs of transmission points that transmit DRS.
- the plurality of transmission points transmit DRSs specific to the respective transmission points based on the DRS measurement timing set for the terminal device 1.
- the terminal device 1 performs DRS measurement based on the DRS-related list set in the base station device 3 and the DRS measurement timing.
- the terminal device 1 measures DRS determined based on a list related to DRS in a subframe or resource determined based on DRS measurement timing. Further, the terminal device 1 reports the measurement result by the DRS measurement to the base station device 3.
- Each transmission point transmits DRS in one subframe. That is, each transmission point transmits PSS related to one DRS, SSS, and CRS and / or CSI-RS in one subframe.
- the terminal device 1 expects a DRS corresponding to one transmission point to be transmitted in one subframe.
- One DRS may be transmitted in a plurality of subframes.
- DRS transmission or DRS measurement timing is set periodically on the time axis.
- DRS transmission or DRS measurement timing may be set in successive subframes.
- the DRS may be transmitted in bursts.
- the transmission timing of DRS or the measurement timing of DRS is set in N subframes that are continuous in M subframe periods.
- a subframe L in which DRS is arranged within a cycle may be set.
- the values of M, N and / or L are set in the upper layer. Note that the number N of subframes transmitted continuously within a cycle may be defined in advance. If the subframe period M is set to be long, the number of times that the DRS is transmitted from the base station apparatus 3 in the stopped state is reduced, and inter-cell interference can be reduced. Note that different settings may be applied to the values of M, N, and / or L depending on the stop state and the start state. Also, parameters corresponding to the values of M, N and / or L may be notified by higher layer signaling.
- the parameter corresponding to M may indicate not only the period but also the subframe offset (or start subframe). That is, the parameter corresponding to M may be an index associated with a period and / or a subframe offset.
- the parameter corresponding to N may be managed in a table.
- the value of the parameter corresponding to N may not directly represent the number of subframes. Further, the parameter corresponding to N may be indicated by including not only the number of subframes but also the start subframe.
- the parameter corresponding to L may be managed in a table.
- the parameter corresponding to L may be associated with the period.
- the parameter value corresponding to L may not indicate the offset of the subframe as it is.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH in addition to the DRS measurement. For example, in the parameter corresponding to N, the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH. At that time, the terminal device 1 may be required to support a function of monitoring the PDCCH for a small cell in a stopped state.
- the DRS may be transmitted including transmission point ID information.
- the transmission point ID information is information for identifying a transmission point (cell) that transmits DRS.
- the transmission point ID includes physical cell identifier (physical cell ID, physical cell ID, physical layer cell ID), CGI (Cell Global Identity), new cell identifier (small cell ID), discovery ID (Discovery ID), Extended cell ID (extended cell ID, etc.)).
- the transmission point ID may be an ID different from the physical cell identifier recognized by the PSS and SSS included in the DRS.
- the transmission point ID may be an ID associated with a physical cell identifier recognized by the PSS and SSS included in the DRS.
- a certain transmission point ID may be associated with any one of the physical cell identifiers recognized by the PSS and the SSS included in the DRS.
- a plurality of IDs related to the cell may be transmitted by DRS.
- the physical cell identifier can be substantially expanded by transmitting a combination of the physical cell identifier and the new cell identifier by DRS.
- DRS is transmitted at antenna ports p, ..., p + n-1.
- n indicates the total number of antenna ports that transmit DRS.
- Values other than 0 to 22 and 107 to 110 may be applied to the values of p,. That is, the DRS may be transmitted using an antenna port different from the antenna ports used for other reference signals.
- a plurality of structures and / or configurations may be applied to the DRS.
- the plurality of configurations may be configurations or settings of a plurality of signals.
- the plurality of configurations may be signals having a plurality of configurations.
- the DRS may be composed of a plurality of signals.
- the same configuration (or setting) as the PSS may be applied to the DRS.
- the same configuration (or setting) as SSS may be applied to DRS.
- the same configuration (or setting) as the CRS may be applied to the DRS.
- the same configuration (or setting) as CSI-RS may be applied to DRS.
- DRS may be based on the configuration (or setting) of the first signal to the nth signal (n is a natural number).
- the DRS may be based on the first configuration signal to the nth configuration signal.
- the signal configuration may include radio resource arrangement (resource setting) and subframe setting.
- signals (radio resources) of each configuration may be properly used according to the purpose.
- signals used for time domain and frequency domain synchronization, cell identification, and RSRP / RSRQ / RSSI measurement (RRM measurement) may be performed using signals having different configurations. That is, the terminal apparatus 1 performs time domain and frequency domain synchronization using the first signal, performs cell identification using the second signal, and performs RSRP / RSRQ measurement using the third signal. May be performed. Also, time domain and frequency domain synchronization and cell identification are performed using the first signal and the second signal, and RSRP / RSRQ / RSSI measurement (RRM measurement) is performed using the third signal. Good.
- a signal having a specific configuration may be transmitted to indicate the start / stop state of the small cell.
- the terminal device 1 may recognize that the small cell is in the activated state and perform processing. That is, the terminal device 1 may recognize that the small cell is in the activated state by detecting the fourth signal (the signal having the fourth configuration).
- CSI measurement may be performed using the fifth signal (the signal having the fifth configuration).
- the terminal device 1 may perform the CSI report in the first uplink subframe after a predetermined subframe from the subframe in which the CSI measurement is performed.
- the CSI measurement may be performed using another signal instead of the fifth signal.
- CSI measurement is performed in a stopped state, setting information for performing CSI measurement / CSI report in the stopped state is notified from the base station apparatus 3 to the terminal apparatus 1 using higher layer signaling. .
- the configuration of the DRS transmitted from the small cell may be different depending on whether the small cell is activated or stopped.
- the signal of the third configuration may be transmitted from the first configuration if it is in the stopped state
- the signal of the fourth configuration may be transmitted from the first configuration if it is in the activated state.
- the signal of the fourth configuration may be transmitted instead of the signal of the third configuration.
- a plurality of signals having the same configuration as SSS are set, a plurality of signals are transmitted in the small cell stop state, but only one signal may be transmitted in the small cell start state. . That is, the configuration of the DRS may be switched according to the state of the small cell.
- the DRS may be composed of a plurality of signals in order to transmit an extended physical layer cell identifier (PCI: “Physiccal layer” Cell “Identity”).
- PCI Physical layer cell identifier
- TP ID Transmission Point Identity
- the plurality of signals may be a plurality of SSSs or signals having the same configuration as the SSS.
- the plurality of signals may be signals having the same configuration as PSS and SSS.
- the plurality of signals may be signals having the same configuration as the PSS and the plurality of SSSs.
- the TPID may be a virtual cell identifier (VCID: “Virtual Cell Identity”).
- the TPID may be an ID for identifying the transmission point, that is, the base station device 3.
- the VCID may be an identifier used for a signal sequence.
- the cell ID group is identified by the signal of the first configuration
- the cell ID is identified by the signal of the first configuration and the signal of the second configuration
- the signal of the first configuration The TPID may be identified by the signal having the second configuration and the signal having the third configuration. Further, the TPID may be extended by the signal of the fourth configuration.
- the DRS may be set separately from the PSS, SSS, CRS, and CSI-RS. That is, DRS resource setting, subframe setting, antenna port index, number of antenna ports, ID for sequence generation, etc. may be set independently (individually) from PSS, SSS, CRS, and CSI-RS. Good.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a DRS configuration.
- a sequence (signal sequence, reference signal sequence) used for DRS may be generated by a Zadoff-Chu sequence on the frequency axis.
- DRS may be arrange
- the DRS may be transmitted using 62 resource blocks using 6 resource blocks.
- 10 subcarriers of the 6 resource blocks may be transmitted with zero power.
- the DRS may reserve 10 subcarriers out of the 6 resource blocks and may not transmit a signal.
- DRS is arranged in the last OFDM symbol of slot number 0 and slot number 10 in the case of FDD (frame configuration type 1), and the third of subframe 1 and subframe 6 in the case of TDD (frame configuration type 2). Maps to an OFDM symbol.
- the DRS may be transmitted including a part of information specifying the cell ID.
- the DRS may be arranged in a resource block (different frequency position) different from the PSS. Note that the DRS may be transmitted using a different number of resource blocks from the PSS. Note that the DRS may be transmitted using a different number of subcarriers than the PSS. Note that the DRS may be arranged in an OFDM symbol different from the PSS. Note that the DRS may be transmitted including information different from the cell ID (PCI or VCID).
- PCI or VCID cell ID
- FIG. 9 shows another example of the configuration of the DRS.
- a sequence (signal sequence, reference signal sequence) used for DRS may be interleaved by concatenating two binary sequences of length 31.
- the DRS sequence may be generated based on the M sequence.
- the DRS is different from the signal arranged in subframe 0 and the signal arranged in subframe 5.
- the DRS is arranged in the sixth OFDM symbol of slot number 0 and slot number 10 in the case of FDD, and is arranged in the seventh OFDM symbol of slot number 1 and slot number 11 in the case of TDD.
- the DRS may be transmitted including a part of information specifying the cell ID.
- the DRS may be arranged in a resource block (different frequency position) different from the SSS. Note that the DRS may be transmitted using a different number of resource blocks than the SSS. Note that the DRS may be transmitted using a different number of subcarriers from the SSS. Note that the DRS may be arranged in an OFDM symbol different from the SSS. Note that the DRS may be transmitted including information different from the cell ID.
- the number of subframes in which the DRS is transmitted is not limited.
- the DRS may be transmitted in subframes 0, 1, 5, and 6. That is, a plurality of DRSs based on the SSS configuration may be transmitted. In this case, a lot of information can be included in the DRS and transmitted. In this case, since the number of orthogonal sequences increases, there is an effect of suppressing inter-cell interference.
- FIG. 10 shows another example of the configuration of the DRS.
- the DRS signal is generated using a pseudo-random sequence.
- the pseudo random number sequence is, for example, a Gold sequence.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on a cell ID (PCI, VCID, scramble identifier (scramble ID), scrambling identifier (scrambling ID), scrambling initialization ID (scrambling ID)).
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the type of CP.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the slot number and the OFDM symbol number in the slot.
- the resource elements of DRS transmitted by one antenna port are arranged with a period of 6 subcarriers on the frequency axis.
- the DRS resource elements transmitted at antenna port p and the DRS resource elements transmitted at antenna port p + 1 are arranged 3 subcarriers apart.
- the DRS is shifted in a cell-specific manner on the frequency based on the cell ID.
- the resource elements of the DRS transmitted through the antenna port p and the DRS transmitted through the antenna port p + 1 are arranged in the OFDM symbols 0 and 4 in the case of the normal CP, and are arranged in the OFDM symbols 0 and 3 in the case of the extended CP. .
- the resource elements of the DRS transmitted at antenna port p + 2 and the DRS transmitted at antenna port p + 3 are arranged in OFDM symbol 1.
- DRS is a bandwidth set in the downlink and is transmitted in a wide band. Note that the DRS transmission bandwidth may be set using higher layer signaling. The DRS transmission bandwidth may be considered to be the same as the measurement bandwidth.
- the DRS may be transmitted using a pseudo-random number sequence different from the CRS.
- DRS may use a calculation method of a sequence different from CRS.
- the DRS may be arranged on the frequency with a subcarrier period different from that of the CRS.
- the arrangement relationship of the resource elements of the antenna port p to which DRS is transmitted and the antenna port p + 1 to which DRS is transmitted may be different from the arrangement relationship of the antenna port 0 and the antenna port 1.
- the DRS may shift the arrangement on the frequency based on information different from the CRS.
- the DRS may be arranged in an OFDM symbol different from the CRS.
- the DRS may be arranged with a bandwidth different from that of the CRS, may be arranged with a bandwidth set in an upper layer, and may be transmitted in a narrow band.
- FIG. 10 shows another example of the DRS configuration.
- a sequence (signal sequence, reference signal sequence) of DRS (D1, D2 in FIG. 10) is generated using a pseudo-random number sequence.
- the pseudo random number sequence is, for example, a Gold sequence.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on information from an upper layer.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the cell ID when information from an upper layer is not set.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the type of CP.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the slot number and the OFDM symbol number in the slot.
- the resource element in which the DRS is arranged is determined by a resource setting number (DRS resource configuration index), and may be calculated using the table of FIG.
- k ′ represents a subcarrier number
- l ′ represents an OFDM symbol number
- n s represents a slot number
- n s mod2 represents a slot number in the subframe.
- DRS is arranged in resource elements of slot number 0, subcarrier number 9, OFDM symbol numbers 5 and 6.
- DRS is a bandwidth set for the downlink, and is transmitted in a wide band.
- a pseudo-random number sequence different from CSI-RS may be used as the DRS sequence.
- the DRS sequence may be generated based on a sequence calculation method different from CSI-RS.
- the DRS is not limited to the table of FIG. 12, and can be arranged in a resource element different from the CSI-RS.
- the DRS may be arranged with a bandwidth different from that of the CSI-RS, may be arranged with a bandwidth set in an upper layer, and may be transmitted in a narrow band.
- FIG. 10 shows another example of the DRS configuration.
- the resource element in which the DRS is arranged is determined by a resource setting number (DRS resource configuration index), and is calculated using the table of FIG.
- k ′ represents a subcarrier number
- l ′ represents an OFDM symbol number
- n s represents a slot number
- n s mod2 represents a slot number in the subframe.
- DRS is arranged in resource elements of slot number 0, subcarrier number 9, OFDM symbol numbers 5 and 6.
- DRS is a bandwidth set for the downlink, and is transmitted in a wide band.
- the DRS may be transmitted with zero output in the configured resource element.
- the base station apparatus 3 may not transmit the DRS in the set resource element.
- a resource element to which no DRS is transmitted from the base station device 3 can be used for interference measurement from an adjacent cell (or an adjacent base station device).
- the DRS may have the same configuration as R6 in FIG.
- FIG. 11 shows an example of the DRS configuration.
- the DRS sequence is generated using a pseudo-random sequence.
- the pseudo random number sequence is, for example, a Gold sequence.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the cell ID.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the type of CP.
- the pseudo-random number sequence is calculated based on the slot number and the OFDM symbol number in the slot.
- the DRS transmitted by one antenna port is arranged with a period of 6 subcarriers on the frequency axis.
- the DRS is shifted in a cell-specific manner on the frequency based on the cell ID.
- the DRS is arranged in the OFDM symbol 3, 5, 6 of the slot 0th, and in the OFD symbol 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 of the slot 1 and in the case of the extended CP, the slot 0th.
- OFDM symbols 4 and 5 are allocated to OFDM symbols 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the first slot.
- the DRS resource elements are arranged with a shift of L by L on the frequency of the l-th OFDM symbol and the l + L-th OFDM symbol.
- DRS is a bandwidth set in the downlink and is transmitted in a wide band.
- a pseudo-random number sequence different from PRS may be used as the DRS sequence.
- a DRS sequence may use a sequence calculation method different from PRS.
- the DRS may be arranged on the frequency with a subcarrier period different from that of the PRS.
- the DRS may be arranged in an OFDM symbol different from the PRS.
- the DRS may be arranged with a bandwidth different from that of the PRS, may be arranged with a bandwidth set in an upper layer, and may be transmitted in a narrow band. That is, the DRS transmission bandwidth or measurement bandwidth may be set in the upper layer.
- the DRS may be configured to include CSI-IM resources.
- the CSI-IM resource is a resource used for the terminal device 1 to measure interference.
- the terminal device 1 uses the CSI-IM resource as a resource for measuring interference in CSI measurement or a resource for measuring interference in RSRQ measurement.
- the CSI-IM resource is set using the same method as the CSI-RS setting method.
- the CSI-IM resource may be a resource configured as a zero power CSI-RS.
- DRS may be comprised combining a plurality of said examples.
- the DRS may be configured by combining a signal configured based on a Zadoff-Chu sequence, a signal configured based on an M sequence, and a signal configured based on a Gold sequence.
- a signal configured based on the Gold sequence is configured with a wider band than a signal configured based on the Zadoff-Chu sequence, and a signal configured based on the Zadoff-Chu sequence is transmitted using 6 resource blocks.
- the signal configured based on the Gold sequence may be transmitted in the entire band of the subframe. That is, the bandwidth in which the DRS is transmitted may be configured by the upper layer.
- the DRS is preferably composed of signals having different configurations in different series.
- DRS combines a signal composed of a Zadoff-Chu sequence, a signal composed based on an M sequence, a signal composed based on a Gold sequence, and a signal transmitted with zero output (Zero power). It may be configured.
- a resource element may be specified by DRS setting information for a signal configured based on the Gold sequence and a signal transmitted with zero output.
- the signal configured based on the Gold sequence is configured with a wider band than the signal configured with the Zadoff-Chu sequence, and the signal configured with the Zadoff-Chu sequence is transmitted using 6 resource blocks.
- a signal configured based on the sequence may be transmitted in the entire band of the subframe.
- the terminal device 1 is notified of the DRS setting by dedicated RRC signaling.
- the setting of the DRS includes information common to cells transmitting the RS and information for each cell transmitting the DRS. Note that the DRS setting may be notified by being included in the measurement target setting information described later.
- Information common to cells transmitting DRS includes information on the center frequency of the band, information on the bandwidth, information on subframes, and the like.
- Cell-specific information for transmitting a DRS includes information on the center frequency of the band, information on the bandwidth, information on subframes, information specifying a resource element, information specifying a cell (cell ID, PCI, VCID), etc. Is included.
- the terminal device 1 can recognize a subframe including a DRS by setting the DRS, the DRS may not be detected in a subframe that does not include the DRS. Thereby, the power consumption of the terminal device 1 can be reduced.
- the DRS setting may include the setting of the first configuration signal to the setting of the nth configuration signal.
- the signal resource settings for each component may be set individually.
- the subframe setting and transmission power of the signals of each configuration may be common (or a common value).
- the cell ID, antenna port index, and number of antenna ports may be set only for a signal having a certain configuration.
- a plurality of resource settings, subframe settings, and the like may be set for a signal having a certain configuration.
- the DRS setting may include information (parameter) indicating the frequency at which the DRS is transmitted.
- the DRS setting may include information indicating an offset (offset value) of a subframe in which the DRS may be transmitted.
- the DRS setting may include information indicating a subframe period in which the DRS may be transmitted.
- the DRS settings may include an identifier for generating a DRS sequence.
- the DRS setting may include information indicating an antenna port to which the DRS is transmitted.
- the DRS setting may include information indicating the DRS burst transmission period.
- the DRS setting may include information indicating a subframe period in which the DRS is measured at a time during the subframe period.
- the DRS setting may include information necessary for transmitting the DRS and / or information necessary for receiving the DRS and / or information necessary for measuring the DRS.
- the information included in the above DRS settings may be set for each signal of each configuration. That is, the above information may be set for each signal having a different configuration.
- the DRS setting may be notified using higher layer signaling.
- the DRS setting may be notified using system information. Also, some information on the DRS settings may be notified using L1 signaling (DCI format) or L2 signaling (MAC CE).
- DCI format L1 signaling
- MAC CE L2 signaling
- DRS may be used for a reference signal (listening RS) for synchronization (network listening) between base station apparatuses via a radio interface at the same frequency.
- listening RS reference signal
- a TDD system By synchronizing the transmission timing between base station apparatuses, it is possible to apply a TDD system, apply inter-cell interference suppression techniques such as eICIC and CoMP, and apply carrier aggregation between base stations with different transmission points.
- inter-cell interference suppression techniques such as eICIC and CoMP
- carrier aggregation between base stations with different transmission points.
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- the base station apparatus 3 serving as a reference for the transmission timing is determined and the transmission timing of the listening RS is designated by the backhaul.
- the base station apparatus 3 that performs synchronization of transmission timing and the reception timing of the listening RS are designated by the backhaul.
- the base station apparatus 3, MME, or S-GW may determine the base station apparatus 3 serving as a reference for the transmission timing, the base station apparatus 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing, and the transmission / reception timing of the listening RS.
- the base station apparatus 3 serving as a reference for transmission timing transmits the listening RS in the downlink component carrier or the downlink subframe based on the transmission timing notified by the backhaul.
- the base station device 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing receives the listening RS at the notified reception timing, and synchronizes the transmission timing.
- the listening RS may be transmitted even when the base station apparatus 3 serving as a reference for transmission timing is in a stopped state.
- the listening RS may be received even when the base station apparatus 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing is in the activated / stopped state.
- the base station apparatus 3 that synchronizes transmission timing stops transmission of a downlink signal and receives a radio signal while receiving a listening RS.
- the base station apparatus 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing is set in the uplink subframe while receiving the listening RS.
- the terminal device 1 connected to the base station device 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing recognizes that the base station device 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing is in a stopped state while receiving the listening RS. That is, the terminal device 1 recognizes that PSS / SSS, PBCH, CRS, PCFICH, PHICH, and PDCCH are not transmitted from the base station device 3 that performs transmission timing synchronization.
- the terminal device 1 is notified of the timing of receiving the listening RS from the base station device 3. In other words, the terminal device 1 is notified of the stop state from the base station device 3. The terminal device 1 does not measure the base station device 3 at the timing of receiving the listening RS. Note that the terminal apparatus 1 connected to the base station apparatus 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing may be recognized as an uplink subframe while the base station apparatus 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing receives the listening RS.
- the base station apparatus 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing stops transmission of the downlink signal while receiving the listening RS, and performs reception processing using the downlink component carrier.
- the terminal device 1 connected to the base station device 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing recognizes that the base station device 3 that synchronizes the transmission timing is in a stopped state while receiving the listening RS. That is, the terminal device 1 recognizes that PSS / SSS, PBCH, CRS, PCFICH, PHICH, and PDCCH are not transmitted from the base station device 3 that performs transmission timing synchronization.
- the terminal device 1 is notified of the timing of receiving the listening RS from the base station device 3. In other words, the terminal device 1 is notified of the stop state from the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 does not measure the base station device 3 at the timing of receiving the listening RS.
- the terminal device 1 may detect a cell using the listening RS transmitted from the base station device 3 serving as a reference for transmission timing.
- the terminal device 1 measures the physical layer reported to the upper layer.
- Physical layer measurements include RSRP (Reference Signal-Received Power), RSSI (Received Signal-Strength Indicator), and RSRQ (Reference Signal-Received Quality).
- RSRP is defined as the received power of the reference signal.
- RSRQ is defined as the reception quality of the reference signal.
- RSRP is defined as a value obtained by linearly averaging the powers of resource elements to which CRS included in the considered measurement frequency bandwidth is transmitted.
- a resource element to which CRS of antenna port 0 is mapped is used. If the terminal device can detect the CRS of antenna port 1, the resource element to which the CRS of antenna port 0 is mapped (the radio resource mapped to the resource element assigned to antenna port 0) for RSRP determination.
- a resource element to which the CRS of antenna port 1 is mapped (a radio resource mapped to the resource element assigned to antenna port 1) can also be used.
- the RSRP calculated using the resource element to which the CRS of the antenna port 0 is mapped is referred to as a CRS base RSRP or a first RSRP.
- the terminal device 1 measures the RSRP of the intra-frequency cell and / or the inter-frequency cell in the RRC idle (RRC_IDLE) state.
- the intra-frequency cell in the RRC idle state is a cell in the same frequency band as the cell from which the terminal apparatus broadcasts system information.
- the inter-frequency cell in the RRC idle state is a cell in a frequency band different from the cell in which the terminal device 1 receives the system information by broadcasting.
- the terminal device 1 measures RSRP of an intra-frequency cell and / or an inter-frequency cell in an RRC connection (RRC_CONNECTED) state.
- the intra-frequency cell in the RRC connection state is a cell in the same frequency band as the cell from which the terminal device 1 has received system information by RRC signaling or broadcast.
- the inter-frequency cell in the RRC connection state is a cell in a frequency band different from the cell in which the terminal device 1 receives the system information by RRC signaling or broadcast.
- RSRP is defined as a value obtained by linearly averaging the power of the resource elements to which the DRS included in the considered measurement frequency bandwidth is transmitted. In determining RSRP, a resource element to which DRS is mapped is used. The resource element and antenna port to which the DRS is transmitted are notified in the upper layer.
- the terminal device 1 measures the RSRP of the intra-frequency cell and / or the inter-frequency cell in the RRC connection (RRC_CONNECTED) state.
- RSSI is defined by the total received power observed using the receiving antenna.
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- the RSSI is composed of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols that are assumed to include the reference signal for antenna port 0.
- the RSSI is configured with a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only the OFDM symbol including the CRS of the antenna port 0.
- RSSI is observed with a bandwidth of N resource blocks.
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- E-UTRA carrier RSSI is composed of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing OFDM symbols not including DRS. RSSI is observed with a bandwidth of N resource blocks.
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- the resource element and / or antenna port to which the DRS is transmitted is notified in the upper layer.
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- the RSSI is composed of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols not including DRS (CRS and / or CSI-RS).
- the RSSI is configured by a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols that do not include DRS (CRS and / or CSI-RS).
- RSSI is observed with a bandwidth of N resource blocks.
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- E-UTRA carrier RSSI is composed of a total value of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols not including DRS (CRS and / or CSI-RS), and the RSRP value.
- RSSI is composed of a total value of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols that do not include DRS (CRS and / or CSI-RS) and the value of RSRP.
- RSSI is observed with a bandwidth of N resource blocks.
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- RSRQ is defined by the ratio of RSRP and RSSI, and is used for the same purpose as the signal-to-interference noise ratio (SINR) of the measurement target cell, which is an indicator of communication quality.
- SINR signal-to-interference noise ratio
- RSRQ is defined as the ratio calculated by the formula N ⁇ RSRP / RSSI.
- N is the number of resource blocks corresponding to the measurement bandwidth of RSSI, and the numerator and denominator of RSRQ are configured by the same set of resource blocks.
- RSRP is the first RSRP.
- the RSRQ calculated using the RSRQ calculated using the first RSRP is referred to as a CRS-based RSRQ or a first RSRQ.
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- the RSSI is composed of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only the OFDM symbol including the reference signal for antenna port 0.
- the RSSI is configured by a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only the OFDM symbol including the CRS of the antenna port 0 (the radio resource mapped to the antenna port 0).
- RSSI is observed with a bandwidth of N resource blocks.
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- the terminal device 1 measures the RSRQ of the intra-frequency cell and / or the inter-frequency cell in the RRC idle state.
- the terminal device 1 measures RSRQ of an intra-frequency cell and / or an inter-frequency cell in an RRC connection state.
- RSRQ is defined as the ratio calculated by the formula N ⁇ RSRP / RSSI.
- N is the number of resource blocks in the RSSI measurement bandwidth, and the RSRQ numerator and denominator must be composed of the same set of resource blocks.
- RSRP is the second RSRP.
- the RSRQ calculated using the RSRQ calculated using the second RSRP is referred to as a second RSRQ.
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- the RSSI is composed of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols that are assumed to include the reference signal for antenna port 0.
- the RSSI is configured with a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only the OFDM symbol including the CRS of the antenna port 0.
- RSSI is observed with a bandwidth of N resource blocks.
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- RSRQ is defined as the ratio calculated by the formula N ⁇ RSRP / RSSI.
- N is the number of resource blocks corresponding to the measurement bandwidth of RSSI, and the numerator and denominator of RSRQ are configured by the same set of resource blocks.
- RSRP is measured based on DRS (CRS and / or CSI-RS).
- RSSI E-UTRA carrier RSSI
- E-UTRA carrier RSSI is composed of a total value of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols not including DRS (CRS and / or CSI-RS), and the RSRP value.
- RSSI is composed of a total value of a value obtained by linearly averaging the total received power obtained by observing only OFDM symbols that do not include DRS (CRS and / or CSI-RS) and the value of RSRP.
- RSSI is observed with a bandwidth of N resource blocks.
- the total received power of RSSI includes power from serving cells and non-serving cells on the same channel, interference power from adjacent channels, thermal noise power, and the like.
- the RSSI used for RSRQ may be obtained based on RSRP and a linear average value of total received power obtained by OFDM symbols not including DRS within the measurement bandwidth.
- RSSI used for RSRQ may be obtained from a linear average value of total received power obtained for all OFDM symbols of the measurement bandwidth.
- RSSI used for RSRQ may be obtained from a linear average value of total received power obtained by OFDM symbols not including DRS within the measurement bandwidth.
- RSSI used for RSRQ may be obtained from RSSI measurement for CRS constituting DRS.
- the measurement bandwidth may be set at 5 MHz or more when the DRS has the same configuration as the CSI-RS.
- the measurement bandwidth may be set at 6 RBs and / or 15 RBs when the DRS has the same configuration as the CSI-RS.
- DRS measurement bandwidth may be set using higher layer signaling.
- the terminal device 1 measures the RSRQ of the intra-frequency cell and / or the inter-frequency cell in the RRC connection state.
- the first measurement procedure will be described.
- the first measurement is a measurement of the first RSRP or the first RSRQ.
- the first measurement may be measurement of the first signal (the signal having the first configuration) (RRM measurement, RSRP measurement, RSRQ measurement, RSSI measurement).
- the terminal device 1 recognizes the resource element in which the CRS transmitted by the antenna port 0 is arranged from the physical cell identifier (PCI). And 1st RSRP is measured from the resource element by which CRS transmitted by the antenna port 0 is arrange
- first measurement results The results (first RSRP and first RSRQ) obtained based on the first measurement procedure are referred to as first measurement results.
- the second measurement procedure (second measurement procedure) will be described.
- the second measurement is a measurement of the second RSRP or the second RSRQ.
- the terminal device 1 recognizes the resource element in which the DRS is arranged from the DRS setting information. And 2nd RSRP is measured from the resource element by which DRS is arrange
- second measurement results the results obtained based on the second measurement procedure are referred to as second measurement results.
- the second measurement may be measurement of a second signal (signal of the second configuration) (RRM measurement, RSRP measurement, RSRQ measurement, RSSI measurement).
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a measurement model.
- the measurement unit 1301 may include a first layer filtering unit 13011, a third layer filtering unit 13012, and a report criterion evaluation unit 13013. Note that the measurement unit 1301 may be configured to include some functions of the reception unit 105 and the upper layer processing unit 101. Specifically, the first layer filtering unit 13011 may be included in the receiving unit 105, and the third layer filtering unit 13012 and the report criterion evaluation 13013 may be included in the upper layer processing unit 101.
- the measured value (sample) input from the physical layer is filtered by the first layer filtering unit 13011.
- an average of a plurality of input values, a weighted average, an average following channel characteristics, and the like may be applied to the first layer filtering unit 13011, and other filter methods may be applied.
- the measurement value reported from the first layer is input to the third layer after the first layer filtering unit 13011.
- the measurement value input to the third layer filtering unit 13012 is filtered.
- the configuration of layer 3 filtering is provided from RRC signaling.
- the interval that is filtered and reported by the third layer filtering unit 13012 is the same as the input measurement interval.
- the report criterion evaluation unit 13013 checks whether it is actually necessary to report the measurement value. Evaluation is based on one or more measurement flows.
- the terminal device 1 evaluates the report criteria at least every time a new measurement result is reported.
- the setting of report criteria is provided by RRC signaling. After it is determined that the report of the measurement value is necessary in the evaluation of the report criteria, the terminal device 1 sends measurement report information (measurement report message) via the wireless interface.
- the base station device 3 transmits a measurement configuration (Measurement configuration) message to the terminal device 1 using an RRC connection reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) message of RRC signaling (radio resource control signal).
- the terminal device 1 sets the system information included in the measurement configuration (Measurement configuration) message, and serves the serving cell (serving cell) and neighboring cells (listed cell and / or detection cell) according to the notified system information. (including detected cells), measurement, event evaluation, and measurement reports.
- the list cell is a cell (cell notified from the base station apparatus 3 to the terminal apparatus 1 as an adjacent cell list) listed in the measurement object (Measurement object), and the detected cell depends on the measurement object (Measurement object).
- a cell that is detected by the terminal device 1 at the instructed frequency but is not listed in the measurement object (Measurement object) (a cell detected by the terminal device 1 itself that is not notified as an adjacent cell list).
- Intra-frequency measurements are measurements at the serving cell's downlink frequency (downlink frequency).
- Inter-frequency measurement is a measurement at a frequency different from the downlink frequency of the serving cell.
- Inter-RAT measurement is a measurement using a radio technology (eg, UTRA, GERAN, CDMA2000, etc.) different from the radio technology (eg, EUTRA) of the serving cell.
- Measurement setting (Measurement configuration) message includes measurement identifier (measId), measurement object (Measurement objects), reporting setting (Reporting configurations) setting addition and / or modification and / or deletion, physical quantity setting (quantityConfig), measurement gap Settings (measGapConfig), serving cell quality threshold (s-Measure), and the like are included.
- the physical quantity setting specifies the third layer filtering coefficient (L3 filtering coefficient) when the measurement object (Measurement objects) is EUTRA.
- the third layer filtering coefficient defines the ratio (ratio) between the latest measurement result and the past filtering measurement result.
- the filtering result is used for event evaluation in the terminal device 1.
- the measurement gap setting (measGapConfig) is used for setting the measurement gap pattern (measurement gap pattern) and controlling the activation / deactivation of the measurement gap (measurement gap).
- a gap pattern (gap pattern), a start system frame number (startSFN), and a start subframe number (startSubframeNumber) are notified as information when the measurement gap is activated.
- the gap pattern (gap pattern) defines which pattern is used as the measurement gap (measurement gap).
- the start system frame number (startSFN) defines a system frame number (SFN: System Frame Number) for starting a measurement gap (measurement gap).
- the start subframe number (startSubframeNumber) defines the subframe number at which the measurement gap (measurement gap) starts.
- the measurement gap is a period (time, subframe) that the terminal device 1 may use to perform measurement when uplink / downlink transmission is not scheduled.
- the measurement gap is set for the terminal device 1 that supports the measurement of DRS (or the DRS setting is set)
- DRS may be measured.
- the DRS transmission subframe based on the subframe setting included in the DRS setting is measured. If it overlaps with the subframe defined based on the gap setting, the DRS may be measured on the measurement gap. If the DRS transmission subframe is on the measurement gap, the terminal device 1 may measure the DRS on the measurement gap.
- the DCI format or MAC CE indicates the cell in which the stop state is indicated. Only DRS may be measured over the measurement gap. That is, the terminal device 1 does not have to perform DRS measurement on the measurement gap for the cell in which the activation state is indicated. The base station apparatus 3 may not transmit the DRS in the activated cell.
- the measurement gap may be set for each DRS or for each cell in which the start / stop state is indicated.
- the serving cell quality threshold represents a threshold related to the quality of the serving cell (serving cell), and is used to control whether or not the terminal device 1 needs to perform measurement.
- the serving cell quality threshold (s-Measure) is set as a value for RSRP.
- the measurement identifier (measId) is used to link the measurement object (Measurement objects) and the reporting configuration (Reporting configurations). Specifically, the measurement object identifier (measObjectId) and the report setting identifier (reportConfigId) ). One measurement object identifier (measObjectId) and one report setting identifier (reportConfigId) are associated with the measurement identifier (measId).
- the measurement setting (Measurement configuration) message can be added / modified / deleted with respect to the relationship between the measurement identifier (measId), the measurement object (Measurement objects), and the reporting setting (Reporting configurations).
- “MeasObjectToRemoveList” is a command for deleting the measurement object (Measurement objects) corresponding to the specified measurement object identifier (measObjectId) and the specified measurement object identifier (measObjectId). At this time, all measurement identifiers (measId) associated with the specified measurement target identifier (measObjectId) are deleted. This command can specify a plurality of measurement object identifiers (measObjectId) at the same time.
- measObjectToAddModifyList is a command that modifies the specified measurement object identifier (measObjectId) to the specified measurement object (Measurement objects) or adds the specified measurement object identifier (measObjectId) and the specified measurement object (Measurement objects) It is.
- This command can specify a plurality of measurement object identifiers (measObjectId) at the same time.
- ReportConfigToRemoveList is a command for deleting a specified report configuration identifier (reportConfigId) and a report configuration (Reporting configuration) corresponding to the specified report configuration identifier (reportConfigId). At this time, all measurement identifiers (measId) associated with the specified report configuration identifier (reportConfigId) are deleted. This command can specify a plurality of report configuration identifiers (reportConfigId) at the same time.
- “MeasIdToRemoveList” is a command for deleting a specified measurement identifier (measId). At this time, the measurement object identifier (measObjectId) and the report setting identifier (reportConfigId) associated with the designated measurement identifier (measId) are maintained without being deleted. This command can specify a plurality of measurement identifiers (measId) at the same time.
- measIdToAddModifyList is modified to associate the specified measurement identifier (measId) with the specified measurement target identifier (measObjectId) and the specified report configuration identifier (reportConfigId), or specified with the specified measurement target identifier (measObjectId)
- This command can specify a plurality of measurement identifiers (measId) at the same time.
- Measurement objects are specified for each radio access technology (RAT: Radio Access Technology) and frequency.
- RAT Radio Access Technology
- the reporting configuration has a rule for EUTRA and a rule for RATs other than EUTRA.
- Measurement objects include a measurement object EUTRA (measObjectEUTRA) associated with a measurement object identifier (measObjectId).
- the measurement object identifier is an identifier used for identifying the setting of the measurement object (Measurement objects).
- the setting of measurement objects is specified for each radio access technology (RAT) and frequency.
- Measurement objects are separately specified for EUTRA, UTRA, GERAN, and CDMA2000.
- Measurement object EUTRA (measObjectEUTRA), which is a measurement object for EUTRA, defines information to be applied to neighboring cells of EUTRA.
- the measurement target EUTRA (measObjectEUTRA) having different frequencies is treated as a different measurement target (Measurement objects), and a measurement target identifier (measObjectId) is assigned separately.
- EUTRA carrier frequency information (eutra-CarrierInfo), measurement bandwidth (measurementBandwidth), antenna port 1 presence information (presenceAntennaPort1), offset frequency (offsetFreq), neighbor cell list (neighbour cell list) Information, information about black list (black list) is included.
- EUTRA carrier frequency information (eutra-CarrierInfo) specifies a carrier frequency to be measured.
- the measurement bandwidth (measurementBandwidth) indicates a measurement bandwidth common to all adjacent cells operating at the carrier frequency to be measured.
- the antenna port 1 presence information (presenceAntennaPort1) indicates whether the antenna port 1 is used in the measurement target cell.
- the offset frequency (offsetFreq) indicates a measurement offset value applied at the frequency to be measured.
- the base station apparatus 3 performs a setting different from the first measurement in order to cause the terminal apparatus 1 to perform the second measurement.
- the signal to be measured (or the signal configuration and the signal setting) may be different between the first measurement and the second measurement.
- the cell ID set in the signal to be measured may be different between the first measurement and the second measurement.
- the antenna port of the signal to be measured may be different between the first measurement and the second measurement.
- the measurement cycle (or measurement subframe pattern) of the signal to be measured may be different between the first measurement and the second measurement. That is, the first measurement and the second measurement may be set individually.
- the measurement target EUTRA includes EUTRA carrier frequency information (eutra-CarrierInfo), measurement bandwidth (measurementBandwidth), DRS setting information, offset frequency (offsetFreq), information on neighboring cell list (neighbour cell list), black list ( blacklist).
- EUTRA carrier frequency information (eutra-CarrierInfo) specifies a carrier frequency to be measured.
- the measurement bandwidth (measurementBandwidth) indicates a measurement bandwidth common to all adjacent cells operating at the carrier frequency to be measured.
- the DRS setting information is used to notify the terminal device 1 of common setting information in a frequency band necessary for detecting the DRS setting.
- the DRS setting information is a subframe number or subframe transmitted in the measurement target cell. Indicates the period.
- the offset frequency (offsetFreq) indicates a measurement offset value applied at the frequency to be measured.
- the information on the neighbor cell list includes information on neighbor cells that are subject to event evaluation and measurement reports.
- Information on the neighbor cell list includes a physical cell identifier (physical cell ID), a cell-specific offset (cellIndividualOffset, indicating a measurement offset value applied to the neighbor cell), and the like.
- this information is for the terminal device 1 to add, modify, or delete the neighboring cell list (neighbour cell list) already acquired from the broadcast information (broadcast system information). It is used as information.
- the information on the black list includes information on neighboring cells that are not subject to event evaluation and measurement reports.
- the information related to the black list includes a physical cell identifier (physical cell ID). In the case of EUTRA, this information is used as information for the terminal device 1 to add, modify, or delete the black cell list (black listed cell list) already acquired from the broadcast information.
- PCI physical cell identifier
- the information related to the new neighbor cell list may include information related to event evaluation and neighbor cells that are subject to measurement reports.
- Information on the new neighboring cell list may include a cell ID, a cell-specific offset (cellIndividualOffset, a measurement offset value applied to the neighboring cell), cell-specific DRS setting information, and the like.
- the cell-specific DRS setting information is DRS information set in a cell-specific manner, for example, information indicating a DRS resource element to be used. In the case of EUTRA, this information is used as information for the terminal device 1 to add, modify or delete the new neighboring cell list that has already been acquired from the broadcast information (broadcast system information). Is done.
- the information on the new black list may include information on neighboring cells that are not subject to event evaluation or measurement reports.
- cell ID etc. may be contained as information regarding a new black list. In the case of EUTRA, this information is added, corrected, or deleted with respect to a new black cell list (black listed small cell list) that the terminal device 1 has already acquired from the broadcast information. It is used as information for
- the cell ID is, for example, a physical cell identifier (physical cell ID, physical layer cell ID), CGI (Cell Global Identity / Identifier), ECGI (E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier / Identity), discovery ID (Discovery ID).
- a virtual cell identifier virtual cell ID
- a transmission point ID and the like, which are configured based on cell (transmission point) ID information transmitted by DRS.
- a parameter related to a sequence generator may be used instead of the cell ID.
- the neighboring cell list may indicate a DRS list. That is, the terminal device 1 may measure the DRS of the cell ID set in the neighboring cell list.
- the black list may indicate the DRS black list. That is, the terminal device 1 does not need to measure the DRS of the cell ID set in the black list.
- the reporting configuration includes a reporting configuration EUTRA (reportConfigEUTRA) associated with a reporting configuration identifier (reportConfigId).
- the report setting identifier is an identifier used to identify a reporting configuration related to measurement (Reporting configuration).
- the reporting configuration relating to measurement includes the regulations for EUTRA and the regulations for RATs other than EUTRA (UTRA, GERAN, CDMA2000).
- Reporting configuration EUTRA (reportConfigEUTRA), which is a reporting configuration for EUTRA, defines the triggering criteria (triggering criteria) of events used for reporting of measurements in EUTRA.
- the report configuration EUTRA includes event identifier (eventId), trigger amount (triggerQuantity), hysteresis (hysteresis), trigger time (timeToTrigger), report amount (reportQuantity), maximum number of report cells (maxReportCells), report interval (ReportInterval) and the number of reports (reportAmount) are included.
- event identifier is used to select a condition related to event trigger reporting (event triggered reporting).
- event trigger reporting is a method for reporting measurement when an event trigger condition is satisfied.
- event trigger periodic report is also an event trigger periodic report in which a measurement is reported a certain number of times at regular intervals when an event trigger condition is satisfied.
- the trigger amount is an amount used for evaluating the event trigger condition. That is, RSRP or RSRQ is designated. That is, the terminal device 1 uses the amount specified by this trigger amount (triggerQuantity) to measure the downlink reference signal, and whether or not the event trigger condition specified by the event identifier (eventId) is satisfied. Determine.
- Hysteresis is a parameter used in event trigger conditions.
- the trigger time indicates a period in which the event trigger condition should be satisfied.
- the report amount indicates the amount reported in the measurement report (measurementmeasurereport).
- the amount specified by the trigger amount (triggerQuantity), or RSRP and RSRQ are specified.
- the maximum number of report cells indicates the maximum number of cells to be included in the measurement report.
- the reporting interval (reportInterval) is used for periodic reporting (periodical reporting) or event trigger periodic reporting (eventtriggered periodic reporting), and is periodically reported for each interval indicated by the reporting interval (reportInterval).
- the number of reports (reportAmount) defines the number of times that periodic reporting is performed as necessary.
- threshold parameters and offset parameters used in event trigger conditions described later are notified to the terminal device 1 together with the event identifier (eventId) in the report setting.
- the base station apparatus 3 may or may not notify the serving cell quality threshold (s-Measure).
- the terminal apparatus 1 performs the measurement of the neighboring cell when the RSRP of the serving cell (serving cell) is lower than the serving cell quality threshold (s-Measure).
- Perform event evaluation whether or not event trigger condition is satisfied, also referred to as reporting condition evaluation).
- the base station apparatus 3 does not notify the serving cell quality threshold (s-Measure)
- the terminal apparatus 1 performs measurement of the adjacent cell and event evaluation regardless of the RSRP of the serving cell (serving cell).
- the terminal device 1 that satisfies the event trigger condition transmits a measurement report to the base station device 3.
- the measurement report (Measurement report) includes a measurement result (Measurement result).
- a plurality of event trigger conditions for performing measurement reports are defined, and there are a subscription condition and a withdrawal condition, respectively. That is, the terminal device 1 that satisfies the subscription condition for the event specified by the base station device 3 transmits a measurement report (measurement report) to the base station device 3. On the other hand, the terminal device 1 that has transmitted the measurement report (measurement report) while satisfying the event subscription condition stops transmitting the measurement report (measurement report) when the event leaving condition is satisfied.
- either the first measurement result or the second measurement result is used.
- the report settings specify the type of measurement results used to evaluate event trigger conditions. Depending on the parameter, the event trigger condition is evaluated using either the first measurement result or the second measurement result.
- the terminal device 1 measures the downlink reference signal using the physical quantity specified by the trigger physical quantity (triggerQuantity), and determines whether the event trigger condition specified by the event identifier (eventId) is satisfied. To do.
- the first measurement result or the second measurement result is defined by a new parameter (triggerMeasType) that specifies the type of measurement result used for evaluating the event trigger condition in addition to the trigger physical quantity. May be.
- the new parameter is set with information indicating that the event trigger condition is evaluated using the first measurement result or information indicating that the event trigger condition is evaluated using the second measurement result. For example, when information indicating that the event trigger condition is evaluated using the second measurement result is set in the new parameter, the terminal device 1 performs the second measurement and uses the second measurement result. Evaluate event trigger conditions.
- the parameter may be shared with a parameter (reportMeasType) that specifies the type of measurement result to be reported.
- the measurement used to evaluate the event trigger condition for each You may specify the type of result. For example, a new parameter (triggerMeasTypeServ) for the measurement result of the serving cell and a new parameter (triggerMeasTypeNeigh) for the measurement result of the neighboring cell may be defined.
- the type of measurement result used to evaluate the event trigger condition is determined depending on the condition that specifies the measurement.
- the type of measurement result used to evaluate the event trigger condition is determined depending on the activation / deactivation state of the target cell. For example, if the target cell is in the activated state, the event trigger condition is evaluated using the first measurement result, and if the target cell is in the stopped state, the event trigger condition is evaluated using the second measurement result. Is done.
- the type of measurement result used to evaluate the event trigger condition is determined depending on the detection of the reference signal. For example, when CRS is detected and DRS is not detected, the event trigger condition is evaluated using the first measurement result, and when CRS is not detected and DRS is detected, the second measurement result is Event trigger conditions may be evaluated. Further, when both CRS and DRS are detected, the event trigger condition may be evaluated using the measurement result with the higher received power. When both CRS and DRS are detected, the event trigger condition may be evaluated using a measurement result obtained by averaging both received powers. Further, when both CRS and DRS are not detected, the event trigger condition may not be evaluated.
- This measurement result includes a measurement identifier (measId), a serving cell measurement result (measResultServing), and an EUTRA measurement result list (measResultListEUTRA).
- the EUTRA measurement result list includes a physical cell identifier (physicalCellIdentity) and an EUTRA cell measurement result (measResultEUTRA).
- the measurement identifier (measId) is an identifier used for the link between the measurement target identifier (measObjectId) and the report configuration identifier (reportConfigId) as described above.
- the physical cell identifier (physicalCellIdentity) is used to identify the cell.
- the EUTRA cell measurement result (measResultEUTRA) is a measurement result for the EUTRA cell. The measurement result of the adjacent cell is included only when the related event occurs.
- the terminal device 1 may report the measurement result including the RSRP and RSRQ results for the target cell.
- the RSRP and RSRQ reported at one time may be either one of the first measurement result or the second measurement result.
- the first measurement result may be a measurement result obtained from the first measurement.
- the second measurement result may be a measurement result obtained from the second measurement.
- the first measurement result is a measurement result obtained based on the setting information related to the first measurement
- the second measurement result is a measurement result obtained based on the setting information related to the second measurement. It is.
- the measurement result is reported based on a parameter that determines whether the measurement result is the first measurement result or the second measurement result.
- the criterion for determining whether the measurement result is the first measurement result or the second measurement result is, for example, a new parameter (reportMeasType).
- the new parameter may be set with information indicating that the first measurement result is reported or information indicating that the second measurement result is reported. For example, when information indicating that the second measurement result is reported is set in the new parameter, the terminal device 1 recognizes the new parameter, performs the second measurement, and measures the second measurement result. Transmission is carried out in the report message, and the first measurement result is not transmitted. Further, the new parameter may be set with information indicating that the first measurement result and the second measurement result are reported.
- the new parameter may be shared with a parameter (triggerMeasType) that specifies the type of measurement result used for evaluating the event trigger condition.
- the parameter may be shared with an upper layer parameter that specifies a measurement method.
- the parameter (reportQuantity) indicating the report physical quantity may be set for each type to be measured as a parameter (reportQuantityRSRP) for RSRP and a parameter (reportQuantityRSRQ) for RSRQ.
- a parameter for RSRP
- a parameter for RSRQ
- the terminal device 1 transmits the first RSRP and the second RSRQ, and the second RSRP and the first RSRQ. Will not send.
- the type of the measurement result to be reported may be determined depending on the activation / deactivation state of the target cell.
- the type of measurement result to be reported is determined depending on the detection of the reference signal. For example, when CRS is detected and DRS is not detected, the first measurement result is reported, and when CRS is not detected and DRS is detected, the second measurement result is reported. If both CRS and DRS are detected, the measurement result with the higher received power is reported. If both CRS and DRS are not detected, they are not reported or the lowest value is reported.
- the terminal apparatus 1 determines which type of measurement in the measurement result in order to make the base station apparatus 3 recognize whether the reported measurement result is the result calculated by the first measurement or the result calculated by the second measurement.
- a parameter may be added that specifies whether is set.
- the terminal device 1 reports the first measurement result and / or the second measurement result to the base station device 3.
- a combination of an event, an event trigger condition, and a measurement result report is not limited, but an example of a preferable combination will be described below.
- a measurement object (measObject) including a neighbor cell list or a black list in which a physical cell identifier is set is set, and an event triggered by the first measurement and an event trigger condition Is set, and the measurement report message including the first measurement results (measResults) is transmitted by associating them with the ID.
- a measurement object (measObject) including a new neighbor cell list and a new black list in which the extended cell ID is set is set, and triggered by the second measurement.
- a report setting (reportConfig) in which events and event trigger conditions are set is set, and a measurement report message including the second measurement results (measResults) is transmitted by associating them with an ID.
- the measurement object, report setting, and measurement result for the first measurement, and the measurement object, report setting, and measurement result for the second measurement are set in the terminal device 1. That is, the report setting for the first measurement result and the report setting for the second measurement result are set independently.
- a measurement object including a neighbor cell list or a black list in which a physical cell identifier is set is set, and an event triggered by the first measurement and an event trigger condition
- the report setting (reportConfig) is set, and these are linked by the measurement result (measResults) and the ID.
- a measurement object including a new neighbor cell list and a new black list in which the extended cell ID is set is set, and an event triggered by the second measurement is set.
- a report configuration in which event trigger conditions are set is set is set, and these are associated with the measurement results (measResults) and ID.
- the measurement object and report setting for the first measurement and the measurement object and report setting for the second measurement are set, and the field of the measurement result is shared between the first measurement and the second measurement. Depending on the event, the first measurement result or the second measurement result is transmitted.
- the terminal device 1 can report the first measurement result and the second measurement result to the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 is a terminal device 1 that communicates with the base station device 3, and performs the first measurement based on the first RS (CRS), and based on the second RS (DRS).
- a receiving unit 105 that performs a second measurement, and an upper layer processing unit 101 that reports the first measurement result and the second measurement result to the base station device 3, and in the first state, The first measurement result is reported to the base station apparatus 3, and in the second state, the first measurement result or the second measurement result is reported to the base station apparatus 3.
- the base station apparatus 3 sets an event for reporting the first measurement result and an event for reporting the second measurement result. Further, as an example, in the second state, only the event reporting the second measurement is set by the base station device 3. The event trigger condition for reporting the second measurement result is defined using the second measurement result.
- the first state is a state in which the setting information of the second RS is not notified
- the second state is a state in which the setting information of the second RS is notified from the base station apparatus 3. It is the state that was done.
- the first state is a state where the second measurement information is not set
- the second state is the case where the second measurement information is set from the base station apparatus 3.
- the second state is a state in which the first RS is not transmitted.
- the report settings for DRS may be set separately from the report settings for CRS and CSI-RS.
- the value is determined depending on the path loss.
- PHR Power Headroom
- referenceSignalPower is given by the upper layer.
- ReferenceSignalPower is information based on the transmission power of CRS.
- higher layer filtered RSRP is the first RSRP of the reference serving cell filtered in the upper layer.
- the serving cell c belongs to a TAG (pTAG) including the primary cell
- the primary cell is used as the reference serving cell for referenceSignalPower and higher layer filtered for the uplink primary cell.
- the serving cell set by the upper layer parameter pathlossReferenceLinking is used as the reference serving cell of referenceSignalPower and higherhighlayer filtered RSRP.
- the serving cell c belongs to a TAG (eg, sTAG) that does not include a primary cell, the serving cell c is used as a reference serving cell of referenceSignalPower and higherhighlayer filtered RSRP.
- referenceSignalPower is given by the upper layer.
- ReferenceSignalPower is information based on the transmission power of CRS.
- higher layer filtered RSRP is the first RSRP of the reference serving cell filtered in the upper layer.
- discoveryReferenceSignalPower is a parameter related to DRS transmission power, and is given by the upper layer.
- higher layer filtered RSRP2 is the second RSRP of the reference serving cell filtered in the upper layer.
- the case of being set by the upper layer may be, for example, a case based on the setting of the DRS notified using upper layer signaling.
- the case where it is set by the upper layer may be a case where it is based on the measurement setting notified using upper layer signaling, for example.
- the case of being set by the upper layer may be, for example, a case based on the setting of uplink transmission power control notified using upper layer signaling. That is, the case where it is set by the higher layer may include a case where a parameter or information is notified using higher layer signaling and is set in the terminal device 1.
- the serving cell c belongs to a TAG including the primary cell, the primary cell is used as the reference serving cell for the discoveryReferenceSignalPower and the higher layer filtered for the uplink primary cell.
- the serving cell set by the upper layer parameter pathlossReferenceLinking is used as the reference serving cell of discoveryReferenceSignalPower and higher layer filtered RSRP2. If the serving cell c belongs to a TAG that does not include a primary cell, the serving cell c is used as a reference serving cell for discoveryReferenceSignalPower and higher layer filtered RSRP2.
- the terminal device 1 may not perform the following process.
- the processing includes SRS transmission in the secondary cell, CQI (Channel Quality Indicator) / PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator) / RI (Rank Indicator) / PTI (Precoding Type Indicator) for the secondary cell, uplink in the secondary cell Data (UL-SCH) transmission, RACH transmission in the secondary cell, PDCCH monitoring in the secondary cell, and PDCCH monitoring for the secondary cell.
- CQI Channel Quality Indicator
- PMI Precoding Matrix Indicator
- RI Rank Indicator
- PTI Precoding Type Indicator
- the terminal device 1 may perform the following process even if the secondary cell is in a stopped state.
- the processing includes SRS transmission in the secondary cell, CQI / PMI / RI / PTI report to the secondary cell, (uplink data (UL-SCH) transmission in the secondary cell), RACH transmission in the secondary cell, PDCCH monitoring in the secondary cell and PDCCH monitoring for the secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 makes a request for SRS transmission to the secondary cell from the primary cell (PDCCH / EPDCCH (DCI format) transmitted in the primary cell) by cross carrier scheduling. If there is (SRS request is transmitted), SRS may be transmitted in the secondary cell. That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 expects to receive SRS.
- PDCCH / EPDCCH DCI format
- the secondary cell in the stopped state is a small cell
- CSI request is Terminal device 1 may transmit CQI / PMI / RI / PTI for the secondary cell using the PUSCH of the primary cell. That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 expects to receive CQI / PMI / RI / PTI for the secondary cell on the PUSCH of the primary cell.
- a random access response grant (RAR grant) is transmitted from the primary cell (PDCCH / EPDCCH (DCI format) transmitted in the primary cell) by cross carrier scheduling. If so, the terminal device 1 may perform RACH transmission in the secondary cell. That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 expects to receive the RACH in the secondary cell.
- RAR grant random access response grant
- the RA-RNTI is scrambled from the primary cell (PDCCH / EPDCCH (DCI format) transmitted in the primary cell) to the secondary cell by cross carrier scheduling. If the DCI format with CRC can be detected, the terminal device 1 may perform RACH transmission in the secondary cell. That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 expects to receive the RACH in the secondary cell.
- PDCCH / EPDCCH DCI format
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH in the secondary cell. . That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit the PDCCH in the stopped small cell.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH for the secondary cell. At that time, the terminal device 1 is set only when the EPDCCH set (or EPDCCH setting) is not set for the terminal device 1 or when the terminal device 1 does not support the function of receiving DCI using the EPDCCH. May monitor the PDCCH for the secondary cell. That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit the PDCCH in the stopped small cell.
- the base station apparatus 3 may transmit the PDCCH in the stopped small cell.
- the terminal device 1 When the secondary cell in the stopped state is a small cell, even if information related to uplink scheduling is transmitted to the secondary cell, the terminal device 1 does not perform uplink transmission based on information related to uplink scheduling. Also good. That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 does not expect uplink transmission to be performed in a small cell in a stopped state.
- the terminal device 1 is secondary if it has a request for SRS transmission to the secondary cell (SRS request is transmitted) by self-scheduling.
- SRS may be transmitted in the cell. That is, in this case, the base station apparatus 3 expects to receive SRS.
- the terminal apparatus 1 performs CQI / PMI for the secondary cell. / RI / PTI may be transmitted using the PUSCH of the secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 performs RACH transmission in the secondary cell. May be.
- the terminal device 1 If the secondary cell in the stopped state is the primary secondary cell, if the DCI format with the CRC in which the RA-RNTI is scrambled can be detected for the secondary cell by self-scheduling, the terminal device 1 Then, RACH transmission may be performed.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH in the secondary cell. That is, if the terminal device 1 has not received the setting of the EPDCCH set for the primary secondary cell, the terminal device 1 monitors the PDCCH in the secondary cell. Moreover, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit PDCCH with respect to the terminal device 1 by a secondary cell, if the setting of an EPDCCH set is not set with respect to the primary secondary cell.
- the terminal The apparatus 1 may monitor the PDCCH for the secondary cell. At that time, the terminal device 1 is only connected to the secondary cell when the EPDCCH set is not set for the terminal device 1 or when the terminal device 1 does not support the function of receiving DCI using the EPDCCH. PDCCH may be monitored.
- the terminal device 1 may perform uplink transmission based on information related to uplink scheduling in the secondary cell. For example, when DCI format 0 is detected for the secondary cell, the terminal device 1 may perform PUSCH transmission in the secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 uses the secondary cell from the primary cell (PDCCH / EPDCCH (DCI format) transmitted in the primary cell) by cross carrier scheduling. If there is a request for SRS transmission for (SRS request is transmitted), the SRS may be transmitted in the secondary cell. At that time, the terminal device 1 may support a function of performing cross-carrier scheduling between the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- PDCCH / EPDCCH DCI format
- Terminal apparatus 1 may transmit CQI / PMI / RI / PTI for the secondary cell using the PUSCH of the primary cell. At that time, the terminal device 1 may support a function of performing cross-carrier scheduling between the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- a random access response grant (RAR grant) is generated from the primary cell (PDCCH / EPDCCH (DCI format) transmitted in the primary cell) by cross carrier scheduling. If it is transmitted, the terminal device 1 may perform RACH transmission in the secondary cell. At that time, the terminal device 1 may support a function of performing cross-carrier scheduling between the primary cell and the primary secondary cell. In this case, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit the random access response grant (RAR grant) by the PDCCH order to the secondary cell in the stopped state by cross carrier scheduling.
- RAR grant random access response grant
- RA-RNTI is scrambled from the primary cell (PDCCH / EPDCCH (DCI format) transmitted in the primary cell) to the secondary cell by cross carrier scheduling. If the DCI format with CRC is detected, the terminal device 1 may perform RACH transmission in the secondary cell. At that time, the terminal device 1 may support a function of performing cross-carrier scheduling between the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- PDCCH / EPDCCH DCI format
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH in the secondary cell.
- the downlink grant or the uplink grant is performed from the primary cell (PDCCH / EPDCCH (DCI format) transmitted in the primary cell) to the secondary cell by cross carrier scheduling.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH for the secondary cell. At that time, the terminal device 1 is only connected to the secondary cell when the EPDCCH set is not set for the terminal device 1 or when the terminal device 1 does not support the function of receiving DCI using the EPDCCH. PDCCH may be monitored.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH in the secondary cell in the stopped state.
- the terminal device 1 monitors the PDCCH in the secondary cell in the stopped state. May be.
- the terminal device 1 may monitor the PDCCH in the stopped secondary cell. Further, the base station apparatus 3 transmits the PDCCH in the stopped secondary cell to the terminal apparatus 1 depending on whether or not the EPDCCH setting and / or the EPDCCH set setting for the stopped secondary cell is set. It may be determined whether or not.
- the terminal device 1 If the secondary cell in the stopped state is a primary secondary cell, if information on uplink scheduling is transmitted from the primary cell to the secondary cell by cross carrier scheduling, the terminal device 1 relates to uplink scheduling. Uplink transmission based on information may be performed. At that time, the terminal device 1 may support a function of performing cross-carrier scheduling between the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- the terminal device 1 is set to receive PDSCH data transmission according to transmission modes 1 to 9 by higher layer signaling, and the terminal device 1 is set to monitor EPDCCH.
- the terminal device 1 assumes that the antenna ports 0 to 3 and 107 to 110 of the serving cell are quasi-sharedly arranged with respect to Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread.
- the terminal device 1 For a certain serving cell, the terminal device 1 is set to receive PDSCH data transmission according to the transmission mode 10 by higher layer signaling, and for each EPDCCH-PRB set, the terminal device 1 If the terminal device 1 is set by the higher layer to further decode the PDSCH corresponding to the pseudo shared arrangement (QCL: Quasi Co-Location) type A, The apparatus 1 assumes that antenna ports 0 to 3 and antenna ports 107 to 110 of the serving cell are quasi-sharedly arranged with respect to Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread.
- QCL Quasi Co-Location
- the terminal device 1 is set by the upper layer to decode the PDSCH according to the pseudo-shared arrangement type B, the terminal device 1 is higher in terms of Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread. Assume that the antenna ports 15 to 22 and the antenna ports 107 to 110 corresponding to the layer parameter (qcl-CSI-RS-ConfigNZPId) are arranged in a pseudo-shared manner.
- QCL type A may assume that the terminal device 1 has a pseudo shared arrangement of the antenna ports 0 to 3 and the antenna ports 107 to 110 of the serving cell with regard to Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread.
- the terminal device 1 has antenna ports 15 to 22 and antenna ports 107 to 110 corresponding to upper layer parameters (qcl-CSI-RS-ConfigNZPId) regarding Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread. You may assume that it is a pseudo-shared arrangement.
- the terminal device 1 assumes that the antenna ports 0 to 3 and the antenna ports 107 to 110 of the serving cell are quasi-sharedly arranged when the type A is set based on the higher layer parameter QCL operation.
- type B it is assumed that the antenna ports 15 to 22 and the antenna ports 107 to 110 corresponding to the upper layer parameter (qcl-CSI-RS-ConfigNZPId) are arranged in a pseudo-shared manner.
- the terminal device 1 set to monitor the EPDCCH assumes that the CRS and the EPDCCH are arranged in a pseudo-shared manner when the type A is set based on the higher layer parameter QCL operation.
- Type B it is assumed that CSI-RS and EPDCCH are arranged in a pseudo-shared manner.
- the terminal device 1 is set to receive PDSCH data transmission according to the transmission mode 10 by higher layer signaling, and for each EPDCCH-PRB set, the terminal device 1 Parameters set by higher layer parameters (re-MappingQCL-ConfigId, PDSCH-RE-MappingQCL-ConfigId) to determine EPDCCH resource element mapping and EPDCCH antenna port pseudo-shared arrangement Set (PDSCH-RE-MappingQCL-Config) is used.
- an upper layer parameter (qcl-DRS-ConfigId) for determining the mapping and the EPDCCH antenna port pseudo shared arrangement may be set.
- the terminal device 1 when the terminal device 1 is set to receive DRS by higher layer signaling, and the terminal device 1 is set to monitor EPDCCH, the terminal device 1 It is assumed that one or more antenna ports corresponding to the upper layer parameter (qcl-DRS-ConfigId) and the antenna ports 107 to 110 are arranged in a pseudo-shared manner.
- the upper layer parameter qcl-DRS-ConfigId
- Various parameters for determining the EPDCCH resource element mapping and EPDCCH antenna port pseudo-shared arrangement for DRS It may be set. That is, the number of DRS antenna ports (drs-PortsCount) may be included in the setting of the pseudo-shared arrangement of EPDCCH and DRS. Further, the setting of the pseudo-shared arrangement of EPDCCH and DRS may include DRS frequency shift (drs-FreqShift).
- zero power DRS-ID may be included in the setting of the pseudo-shared arrangement of EPDCCH and DRS.
- the setting of the pseudo-shared arrangement of EPDCCH and DRS may include the ID (qcl-DRS-ConfigNZPId) of the non-zero power DRS arranged in a pseudo-shared manner.
- the target signal may be changed depending on the start / stop state of the serving cell (secondary cell).
- the terminal apparatus 1 is pseudo-shared with the DRS and EPDCCH when the serving cell is stopped, and is assumed to be pseudo-shared with the CRS and EPDCCH when the serving cell is activated. Good.
- the terminal device 1 is quasi-shared with CSI-RS and EPDCCH when the serving cell is stopped, and is quasi-shared with CRS and EPDCCH when the serving cell is activated. May be.
- the terminal device 1 is pseudo-shared with CSI-RS and EPDCCH when the serving cell is stopped, and is pseudo-shared with CSI-RS, CRS and EPDCCH when the serving cell is activated. You may assume that That is, the terminal device 1 determines the pseudo shared arrangement (resource element mapping and antenna port) of the EPDCCH based on the set setting information.
- the base station apparatus 3 may transmit information regarding a plurality of QCL settings when changing the pseudo-shared arrangement of the EPDCCH in the activated state and the deactivated state.
- discontinuous reception (DRX: “Discontinuous” Reception) will be described.
- the terminal device 1 activates PDCCH monitoring of the terminal device 1 for the C-RNTI, TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and SPS-RNTI of the terminal device 1 (whether or not to perform PDCCH monitoring). May be set by RRC with DRX function to control. If DRX is not set, the terminal device 1 continues to monitor the PDCCH continuously. In order to perform DRX, a plurality of timers (onDurationTimer, drx-InactivityTimer, drx-RetransmissionTimer, etc.) are set in the terminal device 1.
- a subframe for monitoring the PDCCH is set during DRX.
- Parameters related to short DRX may be set as options.
- a HARQ RTT timer is defined for each DL HARQ process (excluding broadcast processes). Note that a period during which the PDCCH can be monitored during DRX is referred to as an active time.
- the active time may be a time when at least one of the timers (onDurationTimer, drx-InactivityTimer, drx-RetransmissionTimer, mac-ContentionResolutionTimer) is active.
- the active time may be a time during which a scheduling request is transmitted on the PUCCH and is pending.
- the active time may be an uplink grant for pending HARQ transmission, and may be a time when data is in the corresponding HARQ buffer.
- the active time may be a time during which the PDCCH instructing new transmission related to the C-RNTI of the terminal device 1 is not received after successful reception of a random access response for a preamble that is not selected by the terminal device 1.
- the active time may be the number of subframes set as DRX active time (drx-Activetime).
- the terminal apparatus 1 will, for each subframe, if the HARQ RTT timer expires in this subframe or if the corresponding HARQ process data has not been successfully decoded, the corresponding HARQ Start a DRX retransmission timer (drx-RetransmissionTimer) for the process.
- drx-RetransmissionTimer DRX retransmission timer
- the terminal device 1 may receive a DRX command MAC control element (MAC CE) for each subframe, and a duration timer (onDurationTimer) and a DRX inactivity timer (drx ⁇ InactivityTimer).
- MAC CE DRX command MAC control element
- onDurationTimer a duration timer
- drx ⁇ InactivityTimer a DRX inactivity timer
- the duration timer (onDurationTimer) is used to define continuous PDCCH subframes at the beginning of the DRX cycle.
- the DRX inactivity timer (drx-InactivityTimer) is for specifying the number of consecutive PDCCH subframes after the subframe in which the PDCCH instructing the initial uplink / downlink user data transmission to a certain terminal apparatus 1 is transmitted. Used.
- the DRX retransmission timer (drx-RetransmissionTimer) is used to specify the maximum number of consecutive PDCCH subframes until a downlink transmission is received.
- the HARQ RTT timer is used to specify the minimum number (minimum amount) of subframes before downlink HARQ transmission is expected by the terminal device 1.
- the MAC contention resolution timer (mac-ContentionResolutionTimer) specifies the number of consecutive subframes in which the terminal device 1 monitors the PDCCH after the message 3 (PUSCH corresponding to the random access response grant) is transmitted. Used for.
- DRX short cycle timer (drxShortCycleTimer) is used to define the number of consecutive subframes in which the terminal device 1 follows the short DRX cycle.
- DRX start offset (drxStartOffset) is used to define the subframe in which the DRX cycle starts.
- the active time is a time related to the DRX operation, and defines a period (time) during which the terminal device 1 monitors the PDCCH in the PDCCH monitoring subframe.
- the PDCCH monitoring subframe is basically the same as the PDCCH subframe. However, when the terminal device 1 is capable of eIMTA in a certain serving cell, the PDCCH monitoring subframe is in accordance with the TDD UL-DL setting indicated by the L1 signaling related to eIMTA (for example, the DCI format in which eIMTA-RNTI is scrambled). Thus, it is a subframe including the determined downlink subframe and DwPTS.
- the terminal device 1 When DRX is set, the terminal device 1 expires the DRX inactivity timer for each subframe or receives a DRX command MAC CE in this subframe, and further sets a short DRX cycle. If so, start (restart) the DRX short cycle timer (drxShortCycleTimer) and use the short DRX cycle. Otherwise, the long DRX cycle is used.
- the terminal device 1 uses the long DRX cycle when the DRX short cycle timer expires for each subframe.
- the terminal apparatus 1 When DRX is set, the terminal apparatus 1 has a predetermined formula for each subframe based on a system frame number, a subframe number, a short DRX cycle (and / or a long DRX cycle), and a DRX start offset (drxStartOffset). If the condition is satisfied, the duration timer is started.
- the terminal device 1 When DRX is set, the terminal device 1 is in active time for each subframe, and for the PDCCH subframe, the subframe is for uplink transmission for half-duplex FDD terminal device operation. If it is not necessary or if the subframe is not part of the configured measurement gap, the PDCCH is monitored. Furthermore, if the PDCCH indicates downlink transmission, or if downlink assignment is set for this subframe, the HARQ RTT timer for the corresponding HARQ process is started and Stop the DRX retransmission timer for the HARQ process to perform. If the PDCCH indicates a new transmission (downlink or uplink), the DRX inactivity timer is started (or restarted).
- the terminal device 1 When DRX is set, the terminal device 1 evaluates all DRX active time conditions in the latest subframe n for each subframe (including subframe n-5). ) Trigger type 0 SRS is not transmitted if it is not in the active time considering the scheduling request transmitted up to subframe n-5 and the received grant / assignment / DRX command MAC CE.
- the terminal device 1 sets the duration timer in the latest subframe n, assuming that CQI masking (cqi-Mask) is set up by the upper layer for each subframe. Assume that all DRX active time conditions are being evaluated (including subframe n-5) and that it is not within the active time considering the grant / assignment / DRX command MAC CE received by subframe n-5 , CQI / PMI / RI / PTI is not reported on PUCCH. Otherwise, in the latest subframe n, the terminal apparatus 1 has evaluated all DRX active time conditions and has received the grant / assignment received by subframe n-5 (including subframe n-5). If it is not during the active time considering / DRX command MAC CE, CQI / PMI / RI / PTI (that is, CSI) is not reported in PUCCH.
- CQI masking cqi-Mask
- the terminal apparatus 1 may receive / transmit HARQ feedback and transmit the trigger type 1 SRS if there is a possibility that the terminal apparatus 1 may occur regardless of whether or not the terminal apparatus 1 is monitoring the PDCCH.
- the same active time may be applied to all activated serving cells (activated serving cell (s)).
- N corresponds to a value set in the HARQ RTT timer or the HARQ RTT timer.
- the terminal apparatus 1 When DRX is set in the primary cell and the DRS setting for the secondary cell is set, the terminal apparatus 1 is set based on the measurement subframe set based on the DRS setting and the DRX setting.
- DRS measurement and PDCCH monitoring may be performed in the stopped secondary cell in the overlapping subframe.
- the active time of DRX applies to all active serving cells, i.e. all serving cells in the activated state, but not to inactive serving cells, i.e. serving cells in the deactivated state.
- the DRS setting When the DRS setting is set, the DRX active time may be applied to the serving cell (or secondary cell) even if it is inactive (off state, deactivation, and dormant mode). In this case, the DRS setting may not include the subframe setting. That is, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit DRS based on the DRX active time.
- the terminal apparatus 1 may measure DRS in a subframe that becomes an active time by DRX. .
- the terminal apparatus 1 When the DRX inactivity timer or the duration timer expires, the terminal apparatus 1 does not perform DRS measurement even if measurement is possible based on the DRS measurement subframe with respect to the subframe after expiration. Also good. That is, when the DRX inactivity timer or the duration timer expires, the terminal device 1 does not expect the DRS to be transmitted in the subsequent DRS measurement subframe.
- DRS RRM RSRP / RSRQ / RSSI
- DRX configuration may be individually set in MCG and SCG, primary cell and primary secondary cell, or MeNB and SeNB.
- DRX in the SCG may indicate a start / stop state of the primary secondary cell.
- DRS and PDCCH may be transmitted in the DRX subframe.
- the DRX setting is used, but various parameters set in the DRX setting may be set as a DTX (Discontinuous Transmission) setting.
- DTX Continuous Transmission
- radio link monitoring the downlink radio link quality of the primary cell is monitored by the terminal device 1 in order to indicate whether the upper layer is in-sync or out-of-sync.
- the physical layer of the terminal device 1 has a threshold (Q in , Q out ) defined based on a test related to radio link monitoring for each radio frame (number of subframes constituting the radio frame). On the other hand, it evaluates the radio link quality, evaluated over the past (previous) time period.
- the physical layer of the terminal device 1 has a threshold value (Q in , Q out) defined based on a test related to radio link monitoring for each DRX cycle (the number of subframes constituting the DRX cycle). ) For the radio link quality evaluated over the past (previous) time period.
- the radio link quality is not monitored in subframes other than the subframe indicated by higher layer signaling. That is, when the subframe in which radio link monitoring is performed is restricted by higher layer signaling, terminal apparatus 1 performs radio link monitoring only in the restricted subframe.
- the physical layer of the terminal device 1 indicates that it is out of synchronization with the upper layer. Further, when the radio link quality is better than the threshold value Q in , it indicates that the physical layer of the terminal device 1 is in synchronization with the upper layer in the radio frame in which the radio link quality is evaluated.
- the physical layer of the terminal device 1 that supports dual connectivity may perform radio link monitoring for each of the primary cell and the primary secondary cell. Further, a threshold value related to radio link quality may be defined for each of the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- the physical layer of the terminal device 1 that supports dual connectivity may individually evaluate the radio link quality (out of synchronization, within synchronization) for the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- the physical layer of the terminal device 1 supporting dual connectivity activates a protection timer when the synchronization loss continues for a predetermined number of times when evaluating the radio link quality.
- this protection timer expires, the physical layer of the terminal device 1 notifies the upper layer that a loss of synchronization has occurred in the cell (in other words, a physical layer problem has been detected).
- the upper layer of the terminal device 1 recognizes that a radio link failure (RLF: “Radio” Link “Failure”) has been detected. At that time, the upper layer of the terminal device 1 may notify the base station device 3 that the RLF has been detected in the primary cell.
- RLF radio link failure
- the upper layer of the terminal device 1 may not recognize the RLF when the cell in which the physical layer problem is detected is a primary secondary cell. Moreover, when the cell in which the physical layer problem is detected is a primary secondary cell, the upper layer of the terminal device 1 may perform the same process as that of the primary cell.
- semi-persistent scheduling When semi-persistent scheduling is set to be effective by the RRC layer (upper layer signaling, upper layer), the following information is provided to the terminal device 1.
- the information includes the semi-persistent scheduling C-RNTI, if semi-persistent scheduling is enabled for the uplink, the uplink semi-persistent scheduling interval (semiPersistSchedIntervalUL) and the number of empty transmissions before the implicit release.
- the terminal device 1 After the semi-persistent downlink assignment is set, the terminal device 1 considers that the Nth assignment occurs in the system frame number and the subframe that satisfy a certain condition and is continuous.
- the certain condition is determined based on the system frame number (SFN start_time ) and the subframe (subframe start_time ) when the downlink assignment set in the terminal device 1 is initialized (or reinitialized). May be.
- the terminal apparatus 1 After the semi-persistent uplink grant is set, the terminal apparatus 1 sets a subframe offset (Subframe_Offset) based on a certain table if the two interval settings are set to be valid in the upper layer. Otherwise, the subframe offset is set to zero.
- Subframe_Offset a subframe offset
- a certain condition means that a certain condition is a system frame number (SFN start_time ) and a subframe (when the uplink grant set in the terminal device 1 is initialized (or reinitialized). subframe start_time ).
- MAC PDU Protocol Data Unit
- MAC SDU Service Data Unit
- the SPS may be performed not only in the primary cell but also in the primary secondary cell. That is, the SPS setting may be set not only for the primary cell but also for the primary secondary cell.
- the SPS when only one SPS setting is set, the SPS may be applied only to the primary cell.
- the same setting may be applied in the primary cell and the primary secondary cell.
- the downlink SPS setting and / or the uplink SPS setting may be individually set for each of the primary cell and the primary secondary cell. That is, the downlink SPS setting and / or the uplink SPS setting may be common to the primary cell and the primary secondary cell, or may be set individually. Whether or not to perform SPS in the downlink and / or uplink separately in the primary cell and the primary secondary cell may be determined based on the function information transmitted from the terminal device 1.
- the PDCCH transmitted in the primary / secondary cell may be scrambled using parameters common to a plurality of terminal apparatuses and / or parameters defined in advance.
- a common parameter is not set by a plurality of terminal apparatuses, it is scrambled using a physical cell identifier.
- the PDCCH transmitted in the primary / secondary cell may be cyclically shifted in units of REGs based on parameters common to a plurality of terminal devices and / or parameters defined in advance.
- cyclic shift is performed based on the value of the physical cell identifier.
- a search space different from USS and USS is arranged in the primary secondary cell.
- a search space different from USS is a search space for monitoring a common area in a plurality of terminal devices.
- the CSS arranged in the primary cell is also called a first CSS, and the search space different from the USS arranged in the primary secondary cell is also called a second CSS.
- the second CSS is a search space set by using parameters common to a plurality of terminal devices and / or parameters defined in advance. Parameters common to a plurality of terminal devices are notified from an upper layer. As an example of parameters common to a plurality of terminal devices, parameters unique to the base station device 3 (cell, transmission point) are used. For example, a virtual cell identifier, TPID, or the like is used as a parameter specific to the transmission point. As an example of a parameter that is common to a plurality of terminal devices, a parameter that can be set individually for each terminal device, but a parameter that is set to a common value for a plurality of terminals. For example, RNTI or the like is used as a parameter for which a common value is set in a plurality of terminal devices.
- the PDCCH may be arranged in the second CSS.
- a CCE at which a search space is started is determined using a parameter common to a plurality of terminals and / or a parameter defined in advance.
- a common RNTI eg, UE-group-RNTI, CSS-RNTI
- the CCE at which the second CSS search space is started may be designated in common by the higher layer parameters.
- Y k used in equation (1) in FIG. 14 is always a fixed value, and an upper layer parameter (for example, a parameter for designating a CCE index) is set. Yk may always be set to 0.
- the aggregation level of the second CSS arranged in the PDCCH supports 4 and 8. Also, at aggregation level 4, four PDCCH candidates are defined, and at aggregation level 8, two PDCCH candidates are defined. Note that aggregation levels 1, 2, 16, and 32 may be supported. In this case, the blind decoding number is not increased in the second CSS by limiting the number of PDCCH candidates. For example, when 2, 4, and 8 are supported in the second CSS aggregation level, two PDCCH candidates are defined in each aggregation level.
- the EPDCCH may be arranged in the second CSS.
- the ECCE at which the search space is started is determined using a parameter common to a plurality of terminals and / or a parameter defined in advance.
- an RNTI for example, UE-group-RNTI, CSS-RNTI
- the ECCE at which the second CSS search space is started may be designated in common by the upper layer parameters.
- Y p, k used in equation (2) in FIG. 14 is always a fixed value
- an upper layer parameter for example, a parameter for specifying an ECCE index
- an EPDCCH set arranged in the second CSS may be set.
- EPDCCH set 0 may be arranged in the USS
- EPDCCH set 1 may be arranged in the second CSS.
- the inside of one EPDCCH set may be arrange
- EPDCCH set 0 may be arranged in the USS and the second CSS.
- the aggregation level of the second CSS in which the EPDCCH is arranged supports 4 and 8.
- four EPDCCH candidates are defined in aggregation level 4
- two EPDCCH candidates are defined in aggregation level 8.
- aggregation levels 1, 2, 16, and 32 may be supported.
- the blind decoding number is not increased in the second CSS by limiting the number of PDCCH candidates. For example, when 2, 4, and 8 are supported in the second CSS aggregation level, two PDCCH candidates are defined in each aggregation level.
- the second CSS is arranged in a primary / secondary cell set by dedicated RRC signaling. Therefore, it is not necessary to arrange control information related to broadcast information in the second CSS. Therefore, there is no need to monitor with RNTI related to them.
- the type of RNTI (second RNTI group) used for PDCCH monitoring in the second CSS is different from the type of RNTI (first RNTI group) used for PDCCH monitoring in the first CSS.
- first RNTI group An example of the type of RNTI (first RNTI group) used for PDCCH monitoring in the first CSS will be described.
- the terminal device 1 is C-RNTI, SPS C-RNTI, SI-RNTI, P-RNTI, RA-RNTI, TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, temporary C-RNTI, M-RNTI, or
- the PDCCH arranged in the first CSS is monitored using TDD-ModeA-RNTI.
- the terminal device 1 uses the second CSS using RA-RNTI, TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, TDD-ModeA-RNTI, C-RNTI, SPS C-RNTI, and Temporary C-RNTI.
- the terminal device 1 may not monitor the PDCCH arranged in the second CSS using SI-RNTI and P-RNTI.
- the terminal device 1 monitors the PDCCH arranged in the second CSS using at least RA-RNTI, TPC-PUCCH-RNTI, TPC-PUSCH-RNTI, and TDD-ModeA-RNTI.
- the terminal device 1 may not monitor the PDCCH arranged in the second CSS by using SI-RNTI, P-RNTI, C-RNTI, SPS C-RNTI, and Temporary C-RNTI.
- the terminal device 1 monitors the PDCCH arranged in the second CSS using RNTI (SCE-RNTI) related to small cell on / off.
- SCE-RNTI RNTI
- the terminal device 1 increases the number of blind decoding in the primary secondary cell. Specifically, only the USS is arranged in the secondary cell, whereas both the USS and the second CSS are arranged in the primary secondary cell. If the blind decoding number of the second CSS is equal to the blind decoding number of the first CSS, the number of blind decoding increases 12 times, and the burden on the terminal device 1 increases.
- the second CSS is not placed in the DCI format 0 / 1A.
- the number of blind decoding in CSS can be reduced.
- the DCI format 3 / 3A is padded according to the payload size of the DCI format 1C.
- a new DCI format (DCI format 3B) for transmitting a TPC command is set.
- DCI format 3B is used for transmission of TPC commands for PUCCH and PUSCH by 1-bit power adjustment.
- the terminal device 1 can detect the value of the transmission power control command corresponding to the PUSCH or the PUCCH by detecting the bit information corresponding to the index (TPC-Index) assigned to the own station.
- TPC-Index the index assigned to the own station.
- the DCI format 3B is padded according to the payload size of the DCI format 1C.
- the number of blind decoding can be reduced.
- the second CSS an attempt is made to decode six PDCCH candidates and one type of bit-size DCI format in aggregation 4, and in aggregation 8 two PDCCH candidates and one type of bit-size DCI format. Try to decode. That is, the terminal device 1 tries 6 times of decoding in the second CSS. Thereby, the number of blind decoding in CSS can be halved.
- the second CSS padding bits are inserted until DCI format 1C has the same payload size as DCI format 0.
- the number of blind decoding can be reduced.
- an attempt is made to decode six PDCCH candidates and one type of bit-size DCI format in aggregation 4, and in aggregation 8 two PDCCH candidates and one type of bit-size DCI format. Try to decode. That is, the terminal device 1 tries 6 times of decoding in the second CSS. Thereby, the number of blind decoding in CSS can be halved.
- the base station device 3 may be notified of information (capability) indicating the capability of whether or not the terminal device 1 can monitor the second CSS.
- the terminal device 1 having a high processing capability notifies the base station device 3 of information indicating that the second CSS can be monitored.
- the terminal device 1 with a low processing capability notifies the base station device 3 of information indicating that the second CSS cannot be monitored.
- the base station device 3 obtains information indicating the capability of monitoring the second CSS from each terminal device 1, and only the terminal device 1 capable of monitoring the second CSS can receive the second CSS. 2 CSS is set.
- the base station apparatus 3 may set the terminal apparatus 1 capable of monitoring the second CSS as a UE group.
- the base station device 3 arranges the PDCCH in the second CSS and performs notification of a random access response, notification of TDD UL / DL setting, and the like. .
- the base station device 3 arranges the PDCCH in the USS and performs notification of a random access response, notification of TDD UL / DL setting, and the like.
- DCI format 1A is used for notification of random access response
- DCI format 1C used for notification of TDD UL / DL setting is padded to the same payload size as DCI format 0. .
- the information indicating whether or not it is possible to monitor the second CSS may be notified in association with information indicating whether or not the operation can be performed in the dual connectivity mode. That is, the second CSS may be able to be monitored as long as the operation is possible in the dual connectivity mode.
- the processing of the terminal device 1 and the base station device 3 when information indicating the activation / deactivation state for the secondary cell of the small cell is transmitted using the DCI format (PDCCH / EPDCCH with the DCI format) will be described. .
- 1 bit that indicates the activation / deactivation state of each of a plurality of cells may be set.
- the DCI format including the information indicating the start / stop state is composed of 15 bits, it may mean that the information indicating the start / stop state for 15 cells is included. That is, the start / stop state may be indicated by one bit.
- the activation state is indicated by the 1 bit, it may be recognized as a CSI request for the cell corresponding to the 1 bit at the same time.
- the CSI corresponding to the 1 bit is transmitted in the first uplink subframe after a predetermined subframe is received.
- the position of the bit which comprises a DCI format, and a cell index may be matched beforehand.
- the activation state may be indicated. For example, “1” in one bit indicates activation, and “0” indicates the same state as the previous state. In this case, it is preferably used in combination with another method for instructing the stop state such as a deactivation timer.
- stop state In the DCI format, only the stop state may be indicated. For example, “1” in one bit indicates stop, and “0” indicates the same state as the previous state. In this case, it is preferably used in combination with another method for instructing the activation state such as activation notification by MAC CE.
- n bits indicating the activation / deactivation state of each of a plurality of cells may be set.
- the DCI format including the information indicating the start / stop state is composed of 15 bits, it may mean that the information indicating the start / stop state for 15 ⁇ n cells is included. . That is, the start / stop state may be indicated by n bits.
- the information notified by n bits is information on the activation / deactivation state of cells in n subframes. Each bit in n bits corresponds to a subframe. Specifically, the information notified in 8 bits is information indicating the start / stop state of 8 subframes.
- the information notified by n bits is information indicating a subframe pattern in a start / stop state.
- the subframe pattern of the start / stop state may be determined in advance.
- the subframe pattern in the start / stop state may be notified in an upper layer.
- the information notified with 2 bits indicates four types of subframe patterns.
- the length of the bit indicating the start / stop state is determined according to the maximum number of types of subframe patterns.
- the maximum number of types of subframe patterns may be set in an upper layer.
- the PDCCH / EPDCCH including information indicating the start / stop state is scrambled by an RNTI (for example, SCE-RNTI) for indicating the start / stop state.
- an RNTI for example, SCE-RNTI
- the terminal device 1 recognizes that the information indicating the start / stop state is included in the PDCCH / EPDCCH. Thereby, even if the information indicating the start / stop state is included in the same DCI format as the other control information, the terminal device 1 can recognize that it is information for indicating the start / stop state.
- information instructing the start / stop state for the secondary cell of the small cell may be included in the DCI including other control information scrambled by another RNTI.
- the state of cell stop may be indicated using the state of UL / DL setting 7 in dynamic TDD.
- UL / DL settings 1 to 6 may indicate the activation status of the cell.
- a cell activation / deactivation state may be indicated using a surplus bit other than information indicating the UL / DL setting in dynamic TDD.
- the remaining bits other than the information for notifying the TPC command may be used to indicate the cell activation / deactivation state.
- the information indicating the activation state for the secondary cell may be notified by setting a field in the DCI format indicating the downlink grant / uplink grant.
- a 3-bit field indicating a serving cell is set in DCI format 4 or DCI format 2D.
- the terminal device 1 recognizes that the serving cell indicated by the DCI format of the downlink grant / uplink grant is in the activated state.
- the information indicating the stop state for the secondary cell may be notified by setting a field in the DCI format indicating the downlink grant / uplink grant.
- a 3-bit field indicating a serving cell is set in DCI format 4 or DCI format 2D.
- the terminal device 1 recognizes that the serving cell indicated by the DCI format of the downlink grant / uplink grant is in a stopped state.
- the DCI format including information indicating the start / stop state it is preferable not to specify the start / stop state across a plurality of cell groups.
- the information indicating the start / stop state corresponding to the secondary cell belonging to the master cell group and the information indicating the start / stop state corresponding to the secondary cell belonging to the secondary cell group are one DCI format. Not included.
- the information indicating the activation / deactivation state included in one DCI format corresponds only to the serving cell belonging to one cell group.
- the DCI format including information indicating the start / stop state of the cells belonging to the master cell group is arranged in the first CSS of the primary cell. From the viewpoint of the processing burden of blind decoding, it is preferable that the DCI format including the information indicating the activation / deactivation state has the same number of bits as other DCI formats arranged in the first CSS. Specifically, in the DCI format including the information indicating the start / stop state, the bits are padded so that the payload size is the same as that of the DCI format 0 / 1A / 3 / 3A or the DCI format 1C. Located in CSS.
- the terminal device 1 monitors the CSS of the primary cell, and acquires the activation / deactivation state of a plurality of secondary cells (small cells) of the cell group to which the primary cell belongs in the DCI format. Thereby, it is easy to notify a plurality of terminal devices using one PDCCH, and overhead is reduced.
- the DCI format including information instructing the start / stop state of the cells belonging to the secondary cell group is arranged in the SS of the primary secondary cell.
- the DCI format including information instructing the activation / deactivation state of cells belonging to the secondary cell group is preferably arranged in the SS that can be monitored by a plurality of terminal devices of the primary secondary cell.
- a DCI format including information indicating the activation / deactivation state of a cell belonging to the secondary cell group is arranged in the second CSS. From the viewpoint of the processing burden of blind decoding, it is preferable that the DCI format including the information indicating the activation / deactivation state has the same number of bits as other DCI formats arranged in the second CSS.
- bits are padded so as to have the same payload size as the DCI format 0 / 1A / 3 / 3A or DCI format 1C and arranged in the CSS. Is done.
- the terminal device 1 monitors the second CSS of the primary secondary cell, and acquires the activation / deactivation state of a plurality of secondary cells (small cells) of the cell group to which the primary secondary cell belongs in the DCI format. Thereby, it becomes easy to notify a plurality of terminal devices using one PDCCH / EPDCCH, and overhead is reduced.
- a DCI format including information indicating the activation / deactivation state of a cell may be arranged in the USS of the cell.
- notification may be made with 1-bit information indicating the start / stop state.
- the terminal device 1 may continue to recognize the start / stop state instructed in the previously transmitted DCI format until instructed in the next DCI format instructing the cell start / stop state. In this case, it is preferable that the DCI format instructing the cell activation / deactivation state is transmitted periodically.
- the cycle and timing (subframe) at which the DCI format instructing the start / stop state is transmitted are notified to the terminal device 1.
- the cycle in which the DCI format instructing the start / stop state is transmitted is, for example, one radio frame (10 subframes) or one half frame (5 subframes).
- the timing at which the DCI format instructing the start / stop state is transmitted is, for example, subframe 0 or subframe 5. By periodically transmitting, the terminal device 1 can explicitly recognize the period for recognizing the start / stop state.
- the terminal device 1 may be changed so as to be recognized as a stop state before being instructed by the next DCI format that indicates the start / stop state of the cell.
- a timer small cell deactivation timer
- the terminal device 1 is set to the stop state before receiving an instruction from the base station device 3. recognize.
- the start / stop state instruction for each cell (adjacent cell, transmission point) having a different transmission point from that of the serving cell may be performed in the DCI format.
- the serving cell and the cell having a different transmission point are preferably connected by a low-delay backhaul such as an optical fiber.
- the on / off cell PDCCH configuration (on / off cell PDCCH configuration) is used to specify an RNTI and an index for indicating a start / stop state of a small cell (or a secondary cell / serving cell corresponding to the small cell).
- the small cell on / off function may be set up or released with this setting.
- the on / off cell PDCCH setting may include an RNTI (eg, SCE-RNTI) indicating that the DCI format is a DCI format that indicates the activation / deactivation state of the small cell (serving cell).
- the on / off cell PDCCH setting may include a list of small cell indexes indicating activation / deactivation states in the DCI format. The list may notify a specific small cell of the activation / deactivation state. For example, when a certain DCI format is composed of 15 bits, the terminal apparatus 1 does not check the activation / deactivation state for all bits, but activates only the bits corresponding to the index indicated by the list. You may check the status of / stop. All other bits may be recognized as being in a stopped state.
- RNTI eg, SCE-RNTI
- the first DCI format size may be the same as the sizes of other DCI formats. By matching the size of the DCI format, new instruction information can be set without increasing the number of blind decoding. If the number (type) of control information to be transmitted and the number of necessary bits are different between the first DCI format and the second DCI format, bits that are not used as control information may be padded.
- bits other than the bits necessary for the information indicating the start / stop state may be deleted. That is, the first DCI format size may be increased or decreased as necessary.
- the terminal apparatus 1 When the activation state is instructed by the information indicating the activation / deactivation state, the terminal apparatus 1 performs CSI measurement for the cell in which the activation state is instructed, and the first uplink subframe after a predetermined subframe is performed.
- a CSI report may be performed in a frame.
- URS When PDCCH / EPDCCH and DRS are transmitted in the same subframe, URS (or DMRS) may be transmitted in the same subframe in order to demodulate and decode PDCCH / EPDCCH.
- terminal apparatus 1 may perform demodulation / decoding of PDCCH / EPDCCH using DRS (one of a plurality of signals constituting DRS). Good.
- the terminal apparatus 1 determines that the measurement result does not satisfy the threshold in a DRS measurement subframe for a certain cell, May be used to request resetting of the DRS.
- the ON / OFF cell may be the same as the small cell.
- the base station device 3 When inter-cell interference is suppressed by transitioning the base station device 3 from the ON state (operating state, starting state) to the OFF state (stopping state) (for the sake of explanation, the base station device 3 is ON) It is assumed that the ON / OFF cell enters the OFF state before the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell set in the terminal device 1 expires.
- the ON / OFF cell being in the OFF state may be a state in which the terminal device 1 does not expect downlink transmission from the base station device 3. That is, at least one of PSS / SSS, CRS, CSI-RS, PBCH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, and PDSCH may not be transmitted.
- PSS / SSS is not transmitted for one half frame or more (5 subframes or more).
- the base station device 3 being in the OFF state is a state in which only DRS is transmitted.
- the ON / OFF cell is in the OFF state may be a state in which the terminal device 1 performs a process different from that of the conventional terminal device. It may be in a state where processing similar to that of the apparatus is possible.
- the terminal device 1 may perform uplink transmission such as PUCCH and PUSCH in the ON / OFF cell. That is, the ON / OFF cell may perform reception processing even in the OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 does not have to release (release or delete) information related to the ON / OFF cell.
- the terminal device 1 holds information related to the ON / OFF cell, and stores information related to the ON / OFF cell when the ON / OFF cell is in the ON state. It may be used again.
- the ON / OFF cell may be in the OFF state and the ON / OFF cell may be deactivated, and the deactivation of the ON / OFF cell is the same as the conventional deactivation (non-ON / OFF cell). Deactivation).
- the ON / OFF cell is in the OFF state and the conventional deactivation may be executed simultaneously.
- the base station device 3 performs L1 signaling (DCI format) or L2 signaling (MAC CE ) To notify the terminal device 1 of the OFF state of the ON / OFF cell, the control information overhead increases.
- L1 signaling DCI format
- L2 signaling MAC CE
- the terminal device 1 is in the OFF state of the cell that is in the OFF state. Until the timer expires, an extra battery is consumed to perform operations such as monitoring of PDCCH in an ON / OFF cell that is in an OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 implicitly determines (assumes) the OFF state of the ON / OFF cell, and determines (assumes) the ON / OFF cell as the OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 implicitly recognizes it as being in an OFF state (implicit deactivation), or shifts to an operation when communicating with an ON / OFF cell in an OFF state in an ON / OFF cell determined (assumed) as an OFF state. It is effective.
- the operation when communicating with an ON / OFF cell in an OFF state may be an operation assuming that at least one of PSS / SSS, CRS, CSI-RS, PBCH, PDCCH, EPDCCH, and PDSCH is not transmitted.
- the operation when communicating with an ON / OFF cell in an OFF state may be a state in which the terminal device 1 performs processing different from that of a conventional terminal device.
- the operation in the case of communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state may be an operation in which the terminal device 1 performs only uplink transmission such as PUCCH and PUSCH.
- the terminal device 1 may receive information related to indicating whether the cell set in the terminal device 1 is an ON / OFF cell from the base station device 3. That is, the base station device 3 may transmit information related to indicating whether the cell set in the terminal device 1 is an ON / OFF cell to the terminal device 1.
- the terminal device 1 reports CQI (Channel Quality Indicator) / PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator) / RI (Rank Indicator) / PTI (Precoding Type Indicator) for ON / OFF cells in which the ON state is set.
- CQI Channel Quality Indicator
- PMI Precoding Matrix Indicator
- RI Rank Indicator
- PTI Precoding Type Indicator
- the OFF state timer of the ON / OFF cell is notified until the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell expires or by the base station device 3 Until it is done, information related to the calculation of CQI (Channel Quality Indicator) / PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator) / RI (Rank Indicator) / PTI (Precoding Type Indicator) is measured in the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state.
- CQI Channel Quality Indicator
- PMI Precoding Matrix Indicator
- RI Rank Indicator
- PTI Precoding Type Indicator
- the terminal device 1 measures information related to the calculation of CQI (Channel QualityIndicator) / PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator) / RI (Rank Indicator) / PTI (Precoding Type Indicator).
- CQI Channel QualityIndicator
- PMI Precoding Matrix Indicator
- RI Rank Indicator
- PTI Precoding Type Indicator
- the terminal device 1 performs a specific CQI (Channel Quality / Indicator) / PMI (PrecodingMatrix Indicator) / RI (Rank Indicator) / PTI (Precoding Type Indicator) a predetermined number of times or more in the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set.
- CQI Channel Quality / Indicator
- PMI PrecodingMatrix Indicator
- RI Rank Indicator
- PTI Precoding Type Indicator
- the ON / OFF cell may be recognized as an OFF state (ON / OFF of the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell) The operation may be shifted to communication with a cell).
- the predetermined number of subframes and / or the predetermined number of times that the terminal device 1 determines the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- DRS may not be transmitted in the ON / OFF cell that is in the OFF state.
- the ON / OFF cell when the DRS is not detected in the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set, or when the received power of the resource assuming that the DRS is transmitted does not exceed the threshold, It is determined (assumed) that the DRS is not transmitted, that is, the base station apparatus 3 is in the OFF state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as the OFF state (the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell) Move to the operation when communicating with.)
- the ON / OFF The cell may be recognized as being in an OFF state (the operation may be shifted to communication with an ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell).
- the case where the RS is not detected is a case where the average power of the RE to which the RS is mapped does not exceed the threshold value.
- the RE for calculating the power may be averaged over a plurality of subframes.
- the REs that calculate power may be averaged only in specific subframes.
- the RE for calculating the power is averaged over some resource blocks of the system bandwidth and may not be averaged over some resource blocks.
- the terminal device 1 does not include in the average of the power calculated for the RE in which no RS exists in a subframe in which some or all of the terminal devices 1 do not exist.
- the predetermined number of subframes and / or the predetermined number of times that the terminal device 1 determines the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the predetermined threshold value may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- a DRS pattern indicating the ON state and a DRS pattern indicating the OFF state may be defined independently, and when the DRS pattern indicating the OFF state is detected, the ON / OFF cell may be recognized as the OFF state (the ON state The operation may be shifted to communication with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the / OFF cell). That is, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit DRS using different DRS patterns in the ON state and the OFF state.
- CRS may not be transmitted in the ON / OFF cell that is in the OFF state.
- the ON / OFF cell when the CRS is not detected in the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set, or when the reception power of the resource assuming that the CRS is transmitted does not exceed the threshold, CRS is not transmitted, that is, it is determined (assumed) that the base station apparatus 3 is in the OFF state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as the OFF state (the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell) Move to the operation when communicating with.)
- the ON / OFF The cell may be recognized as being in an OFF state (the operation may be shifted to communication with an ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell).
- the predetermined number of subframes and / or the predetermined number of times that the terminal device 1 determines the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the predetermined threshold value may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the CRS pattern indicating the ON state and the CRS pattern indicating the OFF state may be independently defined, and when the CRS pattern indicating the OFF state is detected, the ON / OFF cell may be recognized as the OFF state (the ON state The operation may be shifted to communication with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the / OFF cell). That is, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit CRS using different CRS patterns in the ON state and the OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 monitors the PDCCH / EPDCCH in the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set.
- the terminal apparatus 1 determines (assumes) that the base station apparatus 3 is in the OFF state when PDCCH / EPDCCH is not continuously detected for a predetermined number of subframes or more in the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set,
- the ON / OFF cell is recognized as being in an OFF state (the operation is shifted to the ON / OFF cell when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state).
- the base station device 3 determines (assumed) that the cell is in the OFF state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as being in the OFF state (the operation shifts to the ON / OFF cell when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state). That is, the base station device 3 does not arrange the PDCCH / EPDCCH in the search space based on the CIF value related to the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set.
- the predetermined number of subframes for determining the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell by the terminal device 1 may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- cyclic redundancy check CRC: “Cyclic Redundancy Check”
- the predetermined threshold value may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 has a downlink grant (downlink grant) for the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set or an uplink grant for the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set. If PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating (uplink grant) is not continuously detected for a predetermined number of subframes or more, it is determined (assumed) that the base station device 3 is in the OFF state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as being in the OFF state ( The operation proceeds to the case of communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell).
- the predetermined number of subframes for determining the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell by the terminal device 1 may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 is a downlink grant for the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set or the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set. If the PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating the uplink grant (uplink grant) is not continuously detected for a predetermined number of subframes or more, it is determined (assumed) that the base station apparatus 3 is in the OFF state, and the ON / OFF cell is in the OFF state. (Transition to the operation in the case of communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell).
- the terminal device 1 is a search space based on the CIF value related to the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set, and the downlink grant (downlink grant) or the ON state for the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set.
- the base station apparatus 3 is in an OFF state when PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating an uplink grant for an ON / OFF cell for which is set is not detected continuously for a predetermined number of subframes or more,
- the ON / OFF cell is recognized as being in an OFF state (the operation is shifted to the ON / OFF cell when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state).
- the base station apparatus 3 is a search space based on the CIF value related to the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set, and the downlink grant (downlink grant) or ON for the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set.
- a PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating an uplink grant for an ON / OFF cell in which the state is set is not arranged.
- the predetermined number of subframes for determining the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell by the terminal device 1 may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 determines (assumes) that the base station device 3 is in the OFF state when discontinuous reception (DRX: “Discontinuous” Reception) is set for the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set.
- DRX discontinuous reception
- the / OFF cell is recognized as being in the OFF state (the operation shifts to the ON / OFF cell when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state).
- the terminal device 1 determines (assumes) that the base station device 3 is in the ON state, and preferably does not recognize the ON / OFF cell as the OFF state (the ON It is preferable not to shift to the operation when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the / OFF cell).
- discontinuous reception (DRX: “Discontinuous” Reception) for ON / OFF cells may be set independently for each ON / OFF cell.
- a timer related to the duration of intermittent reception (DRX: “Discontinuous” Reception) for an ON / OFF cell may be set in units of subframes.
- the PHICH is not transmitted in the ON / OFF cell that is in the OFF state (HARQ indicator indicating ACK (ACKnowledgement) or NACK (Negative ACKnowledgement) for uplink data (Uplink Shared Channel: UL-SCH) transmitted by the terminal device 1. (HARQ feedback, response information) may not be transmitted).
- the terminal device 1 does not detect PHICH in the ON / OFF cell in which the ON state is set (ACK (ACKnowledgement) or NACK (Negative ACKnowledgement) for uplink data (Uplink Shared Channel: UL-SCH) transmitted by the terminal device 1) Is determined (assumed) that the base station apparatus 3 is in the OFF state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as the OFF state (the ON / OFF cell). The operation shifts to the case of communication with the ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in FIG.
- the ON / OFF The cell may be recognized as being in an OFF state (the operation may be shifted to communication with an ON / OFF cell in the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell).
- the predetermined number of subframes and / or the predetermined number of times that the terminal device 1 determines the OFF state in the ON / OFF cell may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- PHICH when PHICH is not detected, you may determine by comparing the average received power of a sub-frame, or the received power of the resource assumed that PHICH is transmitted with a predetermined threshold value.
- the predetermined threshold value may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the above example of the implicit OFF state of the ON / OFF cell is not limited to being executed separately, and two or more may be executed at the same time. It may be executed at the same time as the activation.
- the OFF state of the ON / OFF cell determined (assumed) that is in the OFF state is the wireless that is determined (assumed) as being in the OFF state. It may be applied from a frame and / or subframe, or may be applied after a predetermined number of radio frames / or a predetermined number of subframes from a radio frame and / or subframe determined (assumed) to be in an OFF state. Good.
- the number of subframes may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station apparatus 3.
- the ON state of the base station device 3 is a state in which the terminal device 1 can perform the same processing as a conventional terminal device.
- a specific example of the base station device 3 in the ON state is as follows.
- the terminal device 1 expects to receive PSS, SSS, and PBCH.
- the terminal device 1 monitors PDCCH and / or EPDCCH in a predetermined subframe.
- the terminal device 1 performs CSI reporting based on the set CSI reporting mode.
- the terminal apparatus 1 expects a reference signal (for example, CRS or CSI-RS) for CSI reporting and a CSI reference resource to exist.
- a reference signal for example, CRS or CSI-RS
- the terminal device 1 may use again the information related to the ON / OFF cell that was held in the OFF state.
- the ON / OFF cell is turned on and the ON / OFF cell is activated, and the activation of the ON / OFF cell is the same as the conventional activation (non-ON / OFF cell). Activation).
- the ON / OFF cell is in the ON state and the conventional activation may be executed simultaneously.
- the base station device 3 performs L1 signaling (DCI format) or L2 signaling (MAC CE ) To notify the terminal device 1 of the ON / OFF cell ON state, the overhead of the control information increases.
- L1 signaling DCI format
- L2 signaling MAC CE
- the terminal apparatus 1 implicitly determines (assumes) the ON state of the ON / OFF cell, and the ON / OFF cell that is determined (assumed) as the ON state. It is effective that the terminal device 1 implicitly turns on (implicit activation) or shifts to an operation when communicating with an ON / OFF cell in the ON state.
- the operation when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the ON state is an operation in which the terminal device 1 uses again the information related to the ON / OFF cell that the ON / OFF cell has held in the OFF state. May be.
- the operation in the case of communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the ON state may be an operation in which the terminal device 1 can perform the same processing as the conventional terminal device.
- the terminal device 1 may receive information related to indicating whether the cell set in the terminal device 1 is an ON / OFF cell from the base station device 3. That is, the base station device 3 may transmit information related to indicating whether the cell set in the terminal device 1 is an ON / OFF cell to the terminal device 1.
- a DRS may not be transmitted, that is, a DRS may be transmitted only when the ON / OFF cell is in an ON state.
- the terminal device 1 is the ON / OFF cell. Is determined (assumed) that the base station apparatus 3 is in the ON state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as the ON state (ON / OFF of the ON state in the ON / OFF cell) Move to operation when communicating with a cell).
- DRS Downlink Reference Signal
- the predetermined threshold value may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- a DRS pattern indicating an ON state and a DRS pattern indicating an OFF state may be defined independently, and when a DRS pattern indicating an ON state is detected, the ON / OFF cell may be recognized as an ON state (the ON state The operation may be shifted to the case of communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the ON state in the / OFF cell). That is, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit DRS using different DRS patterns in the ON state and the OFF state.
- the DRS may not be transmitted in the ON / OFF cell that is in the ON state, that is, the DRS may be transmitted only when the ON / OFF cell is in the OFF state.
- the ON / OFF cell when the DRS is not detected in the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set, or when the reception power of the resource assuming that the DRS is transmitted does not exceed the threshold, It is determined (assumed) that the DRS is not transmitted, that is, the base station apparatus 3 is in the ON state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as the ON state (ON / OFF cell in the ON state in the ON / OFF cell) Move to the operation when communicating with.)
- the predetermined threshold value may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the CRS may not be transmitted, that is, the CRS may be transmitted only when the ON / OFF cell is in the ON state.
- the terminal device 1 is the ON / OFF cell. Is determined (assumed) that the base station apparatus 3 is in the ON state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as the ON state (ON / OFF of the ON state in the ON / OFF cell) Move to operation when communicating with a cell).
- CRS when CRS is detected, it may be determined based on RSRP and / or RSRQ.
- the predetermined threshold value may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station device 3.
- the CRS pattern indicating the ON state and the CRS pattern indicating the OFF state may be independently defined, and when the CRS pattern indicating the ON state is detected, the ON / OFF cell may be recognized as the ON state (the ON state The operation may be shifted to the case of communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the ON state in the / OFF cell). That is, the base station apparatus 3 may transmit CRS using different CRS patterns in the ON state and the OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 is a downlink grant for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set or the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set.
- the PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating the uplink grant (uplink grant) is detected, it is determined (assumed) that the base station device 3 is in the ON state, and the ON / OFF cell is recognized as the ON state (the ON / OFF The operation proceeds to the operation when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the ON state in the OFF cell).
- the downlink grant (downlink grant) for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set or the uplink for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set is not arranged in the search space based on the carrier indicator field (CIF, Carrier IndicatorField) related to the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set (the ON state is set). It is preferably arranged in a search space based on a carrier indicator field (CIF, Carrier Indicator Field) associated with the selected cell.
- the carrier indicator field CIF, Carrier IndicatorField
- the downlink grant (downlink grant) for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set or the uplink for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set is set.
- the PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating a grant is preferably CRC masked with an RNTI related to an ON / OFF cell in which an OFF state is set.
- the downlink grant (downlink grant) for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set or the uplink for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set
- the PDCCH / EPDCCH indicating the grant is preferably a payload size including bit information regarding a carrier indicator field (CIF, Carrier IndicatorField) related to an ON / OFF cell in which an OFF state is set.
- a carrier indicator field CIF, Carrier IndicatorField
- the terminal device 1 determines (assumes) that the base station device 3 is in the ON state when a timer related to discontinuous reception (DRX: “Discontinuous” Reception) for the ON / OFF cell in which the OFF state is set expires,
- DRX discontinuous
- the ON / OFF cell is recognized as being in the ON state (the operation is shifted to the ON / OFF cell when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the ON state).
- discontinuous reception (DRX: “Discontinuous” Reception) for ON / OFF cells may be set independently for each ON / OFF cell.
- a timer related to the duration of intermittent reception (DRX: “Discontinuous” Reception) for an ON / OFF cell may be set in units of subframes.
- the terminal device 1 determines (assumes) that the base station device 3 is in the ON state, and turns on the ON / OFF cell. It recognizes as a state (it moves to the operation
- the short DRX for the ON / OFF cell may be set independently for each ON / OFF cell.
- timer related to the duration of the short DRX for the ON / OFF cell may be set in units of subframes.
- the example of the implicit ON state of the ON / OFF cell is not limited to being executed separately, and two or more may be executed at the same time. It may be executed at the same time as the activation.
- the ON state of the ON / OFF cell determined (assumed) that is in the ON state is the wireless that is determined (assumed) as being in the ON state. It may be applied from a frame and / or subframe, or may be applied after a predetermined number of radio frames / or a predetermined number of subframes from a radio frame and / or subframe determined (assumed to be in an ON state) Good.
- the predetermined number of radio frames until the ON state of the ON / OFF cell determined to be in the ON state (assumed) (transition to the operation when communicating with the ON / OFF cell in the ON state) is applied.
- the number of subframes may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station apparatus 3.
- the implicit ON state and / or the implicit OFF state of the ON / OFF cell may be executed when the terminal device 1 has a predetermined function (capability, UEabilityCapability).
- the implicit ON state and / or the implicit OFF state of the ON / OFF cell may be executed when the terminal device 1 is in a predetermined mode.
- the Implicit / Explicit activation mode is defined
- the implicit ON state and / or the implicit OFF state of the ON / OFF cell may be executed when the terminal device 1 is the Implicit mode.
- the switching of the Implicit / Explicit activation mode is preferably notified using the R field reserved in the MAC CE, and when the R field is set to “0”, the explicit activation mode is indicated, and the R field is When set to “1”, it is preferable to indicate the Implicit activation mode.
- the terminal device 1 When receiving the ON state instruction of the ON / OFF cell, the terminal device 1 starts or restarts the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell.
- the terminal device 1 When the PDCCH in the ON / OFF cell does not indicate a downlink grant (uplink grant) or an uplink grant (uplink grant), or the PDCCH in the serving cell that schedules the ON / OFF cell is a downlink grant for the ON / OFF cell (Downlink grant) or the uplink grant for the ON / OFF cell (uplink grant) is not indicated, or if there is no PDCCH instruction for the ON / OFF cell, the terminal device 1 is turned OFF related to the ON / OFF cell.
- Count up the state timer (advance by 1 and add 1). When the OFF state timer is in units of radio frames, the count is incremented when there is no PDCCH instruction in all predetermined radio frames. When the OFF state timer is a unit of a plurality of subframes, it is counted up when there is no PDCCH instruction in all of the plurality of subframes.
- the OFF state timer may be counted up only in a specific subframe. In other words, the OFF state timer is not counted up except for a specific subframe. For example, in the uplink subframe, the OFF state timer is not counted up even if the above condition is satisfied. For example, in the MBSFN subframe, the OFF state timer is not counted up even if the above condition is satisfied. For example, in the subframe indicated by the higher layer, the OFF state timer is not counted up even if the above condition is satisfied.
- the terminal device 1 When the OFF state timer associated with the ON / OFF cell expires, the terminal device 1 recognizes the ON / OFF cell as the OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 When the PDCCH in the ON / OFF cell indicates a downlink grant (downlink grant) or an uplink grant (uplink grant), or the PDCCH in the serving cell that schedules the ON / OFF cell is a downlink grant ( In the case of indicating a downlink grant or an uplink grant for an ON / OFF cell, the terminal device 1 starts or restarts an OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell.
- the terminal device 1 When receiving an OFF state instruction of an ON / OFF cell, or when an OFF state timer associated with the ON / OFF cell expires, the terminal device 1 displays an OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell. Stop.
- the OFF state timer of the ON / OFF cell may be the same as the deactivation timer (timer related to the cell maintenance time). That is, the ON / OFF cell OFF state timer may be a timer related to the ON / OFF cell maintenance time.
- the ON / OFF cell When suppressing inter-cell interference using an ON / OFF cell, the ON / OFF cell is dynamically switched between the ON state and the OFF state according to the position of the terminal device 1 and the traffic volume. And the adaptability to the position and traffic volume of the terminal device 1 becomes higher as the switching between the ON state and the OFF state of the ON / OFF cell becomes faster.
- the ON / OFF cell and / or the non-ON / OFF cell may be set as the primary cell, may be set as the secondary cell, or has a special function (for example, the function of the primary cell) in the secondary cell. ) May be set to a secondary cell (primary secondary cell, special cell).
- the ON state may be always set for the ON / OFF cell and / or the non-ON / OFF cell.
- the ON / OFF cell and the non-ON / OFF cell are maintained independently in the terminal device 1. That is, it is preferable that the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell and the initial value of the deactivation timer related to the non-ON / OFF cell are set independently.
- the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell is set from the upper layer (RRC layer) using the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r12, and the initial value of the deactivation timer related to the non-ON / OFF cell is set to the upper layer (RRC). Layer) to parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10.
- the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell and the initial value of the deactivation timer related to the non-ON / OFF cell may be set using two or more of the same parameters.
- the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell and the initial value of the deactivation timer related to the non-ON / OFF cell may be set using two or more parameters sCellDeactivationTimer-r10.
- the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10 related to the initial value of the deactivation timer related to the non-ON / OFF cell is replaced with the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell, and the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell
- An initial value may be set. For example, when rf2, which is a value related to the number of radio frames, is set in the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10, the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell may be set as rf1.
- the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10 related to the initial value of the deactivation timer related to the non-ON / OFF cell may be set as the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell.
- rf2, rf4, rf8, rf16, rf32, rf64, and rf128, which are values related to the number of radio frames, is preferably set in the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r12 and the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10.
- rf2 corresponds to 2 radio frames
- rf4 corresponds to 4 radio frames
- rf8 corresponds to 8 radio frames
- rf16 corresponds to 16 radio frames
- rf32 corresponds to 32 radio frames.
- rf64 corresponds to 64 radio frames
- rf128 corresponds to 128 radio frames.
- the value related to the number of radio frames set in the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r12 and the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10 may be selected from different values.
- at least one of rf2, rf4, rf8, rf16, rf32, rf64, and rf128, which are values related to the number of radio frames, is set in the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10, and the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r12 is set in the radio frame
- rf1, rf2, rf4, rf8, rf16, rf32, and rf64 which is a value related to the number of.
- rf1 corresponds to 1 radio frame
- rf2 corresponds to 2 radio frames
- rf4 corresponds to 4 radio frames
- rf8 corresponds to 8 radio frames
- rf16 corresponds to 16 radio frames.
- rf32 corresponds to 32 radio frames
- rf64 corresponds to 64 radio frames
- rf128 corresponds to 128 radio frames.
- the value set in the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r12 and / or the parameter sCellDeactivationTimer-r10 may be selected from values related to the number of subframes.
- the initial value of the OFF state timer may be applied from a radio frame and / or subframe that has received the setting, or a predetermined number of radio frames / or a predetermined number from the radio frame and / or subframe that has received the setting. It may be applied after the number of subframes.
- the initial value of the second OFF state timer is set for the terminal device 1 for which the initial value of the first OFF state timer is set. It may be applied from the received radio frame and / or subframe, or the setting of the initial value of the second OFF state timer is set to a predetermined number of radio frames / or a predetermined subframe from the received radio frame and / or subframe. It may be applied several times later, or the initial value of the second OFF state timer may be ignored.
- the predetermined number of radio frames / or the predetermined number of subframes to which the initial value of the OFF state timer is applied may be defined in advance or may be notified from the base station apparatus 3.
- the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell may be set using the upper layer (RRC layer).
- L1 signaling for example, DCI format
- the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell is set using L1 signaling (eg, DCI format)
- the initial value of the deactivation timer related to the non-ON / OFF cell is set to the upper layer (RRC layer). ) May be used.
- the initial value of the OFF state timer related to the ON / OFF cell is set to a common value for the set ON / OFF cells.
- individual values may be set for each of a plurality of set ON / OFF cells, or a plurality of set ON / OFF cells may be grouped to be a common value for the group. May be set.
- the CSI is configured by CQI (Channel quality indicator), PMI (Precoding matrix indicator), PTI (Precoding type indicator) and / or RI (Rank indicator). RI indicates the number of transmission layers (number of ranks).
- PMI is information indicating a precoding matrix defined in advance.
- the PMI indicates one precoding matrix by one piece of information or two pieces of information.
- the PMI in the case of using two pieces of information is also referred to as a first PMI and a second PMI.
- CQI is information indicating a combination of a modulation scheme and a coding rate defined in advance.
- the recommended CSI is reported to the base station apparatus 3.
- the terminal device 2 reports a CQI that satisfies a predetermined reception quality for each transport block (codeword).
- Subframes (reporting instances) capable of periodic CSI reporting are determined by the reporting period and subframe offset based on information (CQIPMI index, RI index) set in an upper layer.
- information set in the upper layer can be set for each subframe set set for measuring CSI.
- the information may be regarded as common between the subframe sets.
- one P-CSI report for each serving cell is set by higher layer signaling.
- one or more P-CSI reports for each serving cell are set by higher layer signaling.
- the CQI report in a subframe of a serving cell indicates the channel quality in a specific part (part) of the serving cell bandwidth indicated as the bandwidth part. It is a report.
- the CSI report type supports the PUCCH CSI report mode.
- the CSI report type may be referred to as PUCCH reporting type (PUCCH reporting type).
- Type 1 reporting supports CQI feedback for terminal selection subbands.
- Type 1a reporting supports subband CQI and a second PMI feed bank.
- Type 2, type 2b, and type 2c reports support wideband CQI and PMI feedback.
- Type 2a reports support wideband PMI feedbanks.
- Type 3 reports support RI feedback.
- Type 4 reports support wideband CQI.
- Type 5 support RI and wideband PMI feedback.
- Type 6 reports support RI and PTI feedback.
- the terminal device 1 is set with information related to CSI measurement and CSI reporting from the base station device 3.
- CSI measurements are made based on reference signals and / or reference resources (eg, CRS, CSI-RS, CSI-IM resources, and / or DRS).
- the reference signal used for CSI measurement is determined based on transmission mode settings and the like.
- CSI measurement is performed based on channel measurement and interference measurement. For example, channel measurement measures the power of a desired cell. Interference measurement measures power other than the desired cell and noise power.
- the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement and interference measurement based on CRS. As another example, the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement based on CSI-RS, and performs interference measurement based on CRS. As another example, the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement based on CSI-RS, and performs interference measurement based on CSI-IM resources. As another example, the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement and interference measurement based on DRS.
- the terminal device 1 can perform CSI measurement in consideration of the ON state and the OFF state of the base station device 3. For example, the terminal device 1 can consider the ON state and the OFF state of the base station device 3 with respect to the reference signal and / or reference resource for performing CSI measurement.
- the reference signal in CSI measurement includes a reference resource.
- a reference signal for interference measurement can be read as a resource referred to for interference measurement. That is, the signal for interference measurement does not have to be mapped. Therefore, whether the resource for interference measurement is valid or invalid can be determined according to the ON state and the OFF state of the base station apparatus 3.
- the terminal device 1 transmits a reference signal for channel measurement only when the base station device 3 is ON, and transmits a reference signal for interference measurement only when the base station device 3 is ON. Assume that That is, the terminal device 1 transmits the reference signal for channel measurement in the subframe in the ON state of the base station device 3, and does not transmit the reference signal for channel measurement in the subframe in the OFF state of the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 transmits a reference signal for interference measurement in a subframe in the ON state of the base station device 3, and does not transmit a reference signal for interference measurement in a subframe in the OFF state of the base station device 3.
- a reference signal for interference measurement in a subframe in the ON state of the base station device 3 and does not transmit a reference signal for interference measurement in a subframe in the OFF state of the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement based on the reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe among the subframes in which the base station device 3 is in the ON state, and among the subframes in which the base station device 3 is in the ON state. Interference measurement is performed based on a reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe. Thereby, the base station apparatus 3 can stop the reference signal for CSI measurement in the terminal device 1 in the OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 transmits a reference signal for channel measurement only when the base station device 3 is in an ON state, and the reference signal for interference measurement is an ON state of the base station device 3 and Assume that it is transmitted in the OFF state. That is, the terminal device 1 transmits the reference signal for channel measurement in the subframe in the ON state of the base station device 3, and does not transmit the reference signal for channel measurement in the subframe in the OFF state of the base station device 3.
- the terminal apparatus 1 assumes that the reference signal for interference measurement is transmitted in the ON frame and the OFF state subframe of the base station apparatus 3.
- the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement based on the reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe among the subframes in which the base station device 3 is in the ON state, and the base station device 3 is in the ON state and the OFF state. Interference measurement is performed based on a reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe of the frame. Thereby, the base station apparatus 3 can stop the reference signal for channel measurement in the terminal device 1 in the OFF state. Further, since the terminal device 1 can perform interference measurement regardless of whether the base station device 3 is in the ON state or the OFF state, when the terminal device 1 performs processing such as averaging in the time direction in interference measurement, the accuracy of the processing Can be improved.
- the terminal device 1 transmits a reference signal for channel measurement when the base station device 3 is in an ON state and an OFF state, and a reference signal for interference measurement is the ON signal of the base station device 3. Assume that it is sent only in the state. That is, terminal apparatus 1 assumes that a reference signal for channel measurement is transmitted in subframes of base station apparatus 3 in the ON state and the OFF state. The terminal device 1 transmits a reference signal for interference measurement in a subframe in the ON state of the base station device 3, and does not transmit a reference signal for interference measurement in a subframe in the OFF state of the base station device 3. Suppose.
- the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement based on the reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe among the subframes in which the base station device 3 is in the ON state and the OFF state, and the substation in which the base station device 3 is in the ON state. Interference measurement is performed based on a reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe of the frame. Thereby, the base station apparatus 3 can stop the reference signal for the interference measurement in the terminal device 1 in the OFF state. Further, since the terminal device 1 can perform channel measurement regardless of whether the base station device 3 is in the ON state or the OFF state, when the terminal device 1 performs processing such as averaging in the time direction in channel measurement, the accuracy of the processing Can be improved.
- the terminal device 1 transmits a reference signal for channel measurement when the base station device 3 is in an ON state and an OFF state, and a reference signal for interference measurement is the ON signal of the base station device 3.
- a reference signal for interference measurement is the ON signal of the base station device 3.
- terminal apparatus 1 assumes that a reference signal for channel measurement is transmitted in subframes of base station apparatus 3 in the ON state and the OFF state.
- the terminal apparatus 1 assumes that the reference signal for interference measurement is transmitted in the ON frame and the OFF state subframe of the base station apparatus 3.
- the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement based on the reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe among the subframes in which the base station device 3 is in the ON state and the OFF state, and the base station device 3 is in the ON state and the OFF state. Interference measurement is performed based on a reference signal transmitted in a predetermined subframe among subframes in a state. Thereby, the base station apparatus 3 can perform CSI measurement in the terminal apparatus 1 even when transmission of signals and channels other than the reference is stopped in the OFF state. Further, since the terminal device 1 can perform CSI measurement regardless of whether the base station device 3 is in the ON state or the OFF state, when the terminal device 1 performs processing such as averaging in the time direction in interference measurement, the accuracy of the processing Can be improved.
- the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement for calculating the CQI value.
- the CQI value is reported in a given subframe and corresponds to a CSI process.
- the channel measurement is based only on non-zero power CSI-RS in the configuration of CSI-RS resources associated with the CSI process. If, in the CSI process, the RRC parameter related to the ON state and the OFF state is set by the upper layer for the terminal device 1 set to the predetermined transmission mode, the CSI-RS within the ON state subframe is set. Resources are used to make that channel measurement.
- the terminal device 1 performs channel measurement for calculating the CQI value.
- the CQI value is reported in a given subframe and corresponds to a CSI process.
- the channel measurement is based only on non-zero power CSI-RS in the configuration of CSI-RS resources associated with the CSI process. If, in the CSI process, RRC parameters related to the ON state and the OFF state are set by the upper layer for the terminal device 1 set to the predetermined transmission mode, the sub-frame within the ON state and the OFF state CSI-RS resources are used to make that channel measurement.
- the terminal device 1 performs interference measurement for calculating the CQI value.
- the CQI value is reported in a given subframe and corresponds to a CSI process.
- the interference measurement is based only on the zero power CSI-RS in the configuration of the CSI-IM resource associated with the CSI process. If, in the CSI process, a CSI subframe set is set by an upper layer for the terminal device 1 set in the predetermined transmission mode, a CSI-IM within a subset of subframes belonging to the CSI reference resource Resources are used to make that interference measurement.
- the CSI-RS within the ON state subframe is set. Resources are used to make that interference measurement.
- the terminal device 1 performs interference measurement for calculating the CQI value.
- the CQI value is reported in a given subframe and corresponds to a CSI process.
- the interference measurement is based only on the zero power CSI-RS in the configuration of the CSI-IM resource associated with the CSI process. If, in the CSI process, a CSI subframe set is set by an upper layer for the terminal device 1 set in the predetermined transmission mode, a CSI-IM within a subset of subframes belonging to the CSI reference resource Resources are used to make that interference measurement.
- the sub-frame within the ON state and the OFF state CSI-RS resources are used to make the interference measurements.
- RRC parameters related to the ON state and the OFF state are set in the upper layer.
- the setting of the RRC parameter regarding the ON state and the OFF state is also referred to as setting for cell state information.
- the setting for cell state information is used for cell state information that is explicitly or implicitly notified in the physical layer.
- the configuration for cell state information includes information necessary for receiving cell state information that is explicitly or implicitly notified in the physical layer.
- the settings for cell state information can be set individually for each CSI process.
- the setting for cell state information can be individually set for each CSI subframe set.
- the CSI process is set as information unique to the terminal device 1 in the upper layer.
- the terminal device 1 is set with one or more CSI processes, and performs CSI measurement and CSI reporting based on the settings of the CSI processes. For example, when a plurality of CSI processes are set, the terminal device 1 independently reports a plurality of CSIs based on those CSI processes.
- Each CSI process is configured for cell state information, CSI process identifier, CSI-RS configuration information, CSI-IM configuration information, subframe pattern configured for CSI report, and periodic CSI report. And / or configuration information regarding aperiodic CSI reporting. Note that the settings for cell state information may be common to multiple CSI processes.
- the CSI reference resource is a resource used for the terminal device 1 to perform CSI measurement. For example, the terminal device 1 measures the CSI when the PDSCH is transmitted using the group of downlink physical resource blocks indicated by the CSI reference resource.
- the CSI subframe set is configured in an upper layer, each CSI reference resource belongs to one of the CSI subframe sets and does not belong to both of the CSI subframe sets.
- a CSI reference resource is defined by a group of downlink physical resource blocks corresponding to a band related to a required CQI value.
- the CSI reference resource is defined by RI and PMI on which the required CQI is conditional.
- the CSI reference resource is defined by the RI and PMI assumed or generated when obtaining the CQI.
- the CSI reference resource is defined by one predetermined downlink subframe.
- the CSI reference resource is defined by a subframe that is a predetermined number of subframes before the subframe that reports CSI.
- the predetermined number of subframes defining the CSI reference resource is determined based on the transmission mode, the frame configuration type, the number of CSI processes to be configured, and / or the CSI reporting mode. For example, when one CSI process and a periodic CSI report mode are set for the terminal device 1, the predetermined number of subframes defining the CSI reference resource is 4 out of valid downlink subframes. This is the minimum value.
- a downlink subframe in a certain serving cell is considered to be effective when some or all of the following conditions apply.
- an effective downlink subframe is an ON state subframe in the terminal device 1 in which RRC parameters related to the ON state and the OFF state are set.
- a valid downlink subframe is set as a downlink subframe in the terminal device 1.
- a valid downlink subframe is not an MBSFN (Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network) subframe in a predetermined transmission mode.
- a valid downlink subframe is not included in the range of the measurement interval (measurement) gap) set in the terminal device 1.
- the effective downlink subframe is an element of the CSI subframe set linked to the periodic CSI report when the CSI subframe set is set in the terminal device 1 in the periodic CSI report. Or part.
- a valid downlink subframe is a CSI subframe set linked to a downlink subframe with a corresponding CSI request in the uplink DCI format in an aperiodic CSI report for the CSI process. It is an element or part. Under the conditions, a predetermined transmission mode, a plurality of CSI processes, and a CSI subframe set for the CSI process are set in the terminal device 1.
- the terminal apparatus 1 assumes that a subframe in an OFF state is not a valid downlink subframe.
- the terminal device 1 assumes that all subframes including the previous ON state subframe are not valid downlink subframes. Also good. That is, when the base station apparatus 3 (serving cell) is in the OFF state, the terminal apparatus 1 determines that the effective downlink subframe is a predetermined subframe after the subframe in which the ON state is notified or the ON state is notified thereafter. Are assumed to be subframes of
- the terminal device 1 may use a condition for being a valid downlink subframe. That is, the terminal device 1 may determine whether or not it is a valid downlink subframe regardless of the subframe in the ON state or the OFF state.
- the terminal device 1 may use conditions for the subframes in the ON state and some subframes in the OFF state to be valid downlink subframes.
- Some subframes in the OFF state are predetermined subframes defined in advance, predetermined subframes set specifically for the base station apparatus 3, or subframes set specific to the terminal apparatus 1.
- some subframes in the OFF state are subframes between a predetermined subframe and a predetermined number of subframes before the predetermined subframe.
- the predetermined subframe is a subframe that is in the ON state or a subframe that has notified the ON state.
- the predetermined subframe is a subframe that has received the DCI format including the CSI request.
- the predetermined subframe is a subframe for CSI reporting.
- the base station apparatus 3 performs settings related to cell state information for the terminal apparatus 1 through RRC signaling.
- the base station device 3 notifies the cell state by a predetermined method based on the setting related to the cell state information set in the terminal device 1.
- the terminal apparatus 1 is set with respect to cell state information from the base station apparatus 3 through RRC signaling.
- the terminal device 1 recognizes the cell state by a predetermined method based on the setting related to the cell state information set from the base station device 3.
- the method for notifying the cell state is an explicit method or an implicit method.
- the cell state is explicitly notified based on cell state information notified using DCI transmitted by PDCCH or EPDCCH.
- the terminal device 1 recognizes that it is in the ON state when the cell state information indicates 1 and is in the OFF state when the cell state information indicates 0.
- the cell state is notified implicitly based on the presence or absence of a reference signal. The presence or absence of the reference signal is determined by comparing the reception power or reception level of the reference signal with a predetermined threshold value.
- cell status is reported implicitly based on DRX configuration or procedure.
- the terminal device 1 recognizes that it is in the ON state during the non-DRX period and is in the OFF state during the DRX period.
- the cell state is notified implicitly based on cell activation (Activation) or deactivation (Deactivation) notified in the MAC layer.
- the terminal device 1 recognizes that it is in the ON state during the cell activation period and is in the OFF state during the cell activation period.
- the setting related to the cell state information is information used for the terminal device 1 to recognize the cell state.
- the setting related to cell state information includes subframe information, information related to search space, information related to RNTI, and the like as information used to receive or monitor PDCCH or EPDCCH for which cell state information is notified.
- the setting related to the cell state information includes information related to the reference signal, a virtual cell identifier, a predetermined threshold, subframe information, and the like as information used to recognize the presence or absence of the reference signal.
- the terminal apparatus 1 recognizes the cell state notification based on a cyclic redundancy check (CCR) added to the PDCCH or EPDCCH including the DCI that notifies the cell state information. For example, when the value obtained by the cyclic redundancy check is not correct, the terminal device 1 determines that the notification of the cell state has not been recognized (detected).
- CCR cyclic redundancy check
- the notification of the cell state notification in the terminal device 1 is performed based on whether the reception power or reception level of the reference signal is within a predetermined threshold range. For example, a first threshold value and a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value are defined or set, and the reception power or reception level of the reference signal is changed from the first threshold value to the second threshold value. If it is within the range up to the threshold value, the terminal device 1 determines that the notification of the cell state could not be recognized (detected). Further, when the reception power or reception level of the reference signal is lower than the first threshold value, it is determined that the terminal device 1 is in the OFF state. When the reception power or reception level of the reference signal is higher than the second threshold value, it is determined that the terminal device 1 is in the ON state.
- a predetermined threshold range For example, a first threshold value and a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value are defined or set, and the reception power or reception level of the reference signal is changed from the first threshold value to the second threshold value. If it is within the range up to
- the terminal device 1 when the terminal device 1 cannot recognize (detect) the cell state notification in a certain subframe, the terminal device 1 is assumed to be in the OFF state until the next subframe in which the next cell state notification is performed. . That is, the terminal device 1 performs the same process as when the OFF state is notified until the next subframe where the notification of the next cell state is performed.
- the terminal device 1 when the terminal device 1 cannot recognize (detect) the cell state notification in a certain subframe, the terminal device 1 is assumed to be in the ON state until the subframe in which the next cell state notification is performed. . That is, the terminal device 1 performs the same processing as when the ON state is notified until the subframe where the next cell state notification is performed.
- the terminal device 1 when the terminal device 1 cannot recognize (detect) the cell state notification in a certain subframe, the terminal device 1 is in the ON state or the OFF state until the next subframe in which the next cell state notification is performed. Assume different states. That is, the terminal device 1 performs a process different from the case where the ON state or the OFF state is notified until the next subframe where the notification of the next cell state is performed.
- the terminal apparatus 1 assumes that the downlink subframe is in the ON state and the uplink subframe is in the OFF state. That is, the terminal device 1 receives or monitors a part or all of the downlink signals and / or channels, and does not transmit part or all of the uplink signals and / or channels. For example, the terminal device 1 performs reception of a reference signal, PDCCH monitoring, and / or EPDCCH monitoring, and does not perform periodic CSI reporting and / or SRS transmission.
- the terminal device 1 assumes that the downlink subframe is in the OFF state and the uplink subframe is in the ON state. That is, the terminal device 1 does not receive or monitor a part or all of the downlink signals and / or channels, and transmits part or all of the uplink signals and / or channels. For example, the terminal device 1 does not receive the reference signal, monitor the PDCCH, and / or monitor the EPDCCH, and performs periodic CSI report and / or SRS transmission.
- the terminal device 1 monitors a predetermined PDCCH and / or EPDCCH that is different from the ON state.
- the predetermined PDCCH and / or EPDCCH is monitored in a predetermined search space different from the ON state.
- a CRC scrambled with a predetermined RNTI different from the ON state is added to the predetermined PDCCH and / or EPDCCH.
- the terminal device 1 when the terminal device 1 cannot recognize (detect) the cell state notification in a certain subframe, the terminal device 1 is in a predetermined state until the next subframe in which the next cell state notification is performed.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the terminal device 1 when the terminal device 1 cannot recognize (detect) the cell state notification in a certain subframe, the terminal device 1 remains in a predetermined state until the subframe to which the cell state indicated by the next cell state notification is applied. You may assume that there is. Thereby, the subframe in which the cell state is notified and the subframe to which the cell state indicated by the notification is applied can be defined or set independently.
- the various methods, procedures, settings, and / or processes described in the present embodiment may be independent between the Pcell and the pScell in dual connectivity.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function of performing uplink CoMP (ul-CoMP).
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function (supportedBandCombination, supportedBandListEUTRA) for performing a band combination (CA, non-CA).
- a function supportedBandCombination, supportedBandListEUTRA
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function of performing cross carrier scheduling (crossCarrierScheduling).
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a plurality of timing advance functions (multipleTimingAdvance).
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support the function of the CSI process.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function of performing communication using cells (plural cells) having different TDD UL-DL settings.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function of performing eIMTA.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function of performing communication using a small cell.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function (dual-connectivity) for performing communication simultaneously with a plurality of base station devices.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function of performing communication using cells (a plurality of cells) of different frame structure types.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support the function of simultaneously transmitting and receiving.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may support a function of receiving the EPDCCH.
- the terminal device 1 in the above embodiment may transmit information (UE-EUTRA-capability or FeatureGroupIndicator) indicating the supported function to the base station device 3.
- information UE-EUTRA-capability or FeatureGroupIndicator
- the PDCCH subframe may be defined not only as a subframe accompanied by PDCCH, but also as a subframe accompanied by EPDCCH (Enhanced PDCCH) or R-PDCCH (Relay-PDCCH).
- EPDCCH Enhanced PDCCH
- R-PDCCH Relay-PDCCH
- transmission efficiency can be improved in the wireless communication system in which the base station device 3 and the terminal device 1 communicate.
- a program that operates in the base station device 3 and the terminal device 1 related to the present invention is a program that controls a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like (a computer is functioned) 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 RAM (Random Access Memory) during processing, and then stored in various ROMs such as Flash ROM (Read Only Memory) and HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Reading, correction, and writing are performed by the CPU as necessary.
- the terminal device 1 and a part of the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment may be realized by a computer.
- 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.
- the “computer system” here is a computer system built in the terminal device 1 or the base station device 3 and includes hardware such as an OS and 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 or a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system.
- 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,
- 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.
- the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment can be realized as an aggregate (device group) composed of a plurality of devices.
- Each of the devices constituting the device group may include a part or all of each function or each functional block of the base station device 3 according to the above-described embodiment.
- the device group only needs to have one function or each function block of the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 1 according to the above-described embodiment can also communicate with the base station device 3 as an aggregate.
- the base station apparatus 3 in the above-described embodiment may be EUTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network).
- the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment may have a part or all of the functions of the upper node for the eNodeB.
- a part or all of the terminal 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 terminal 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.
- the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor.
- an integrated circuit based on the technology can also be used.
- the terminal device is described as an example of the terminal device or the communication device.
- the present invention can also be applied to terminal devices or communication devices such as electronic devices such as AV devices, kitchen devices, cleaning / washing devices, air conditioning devices, office devices, vending machines, and other daily life devices.
- the present invention takes the following measures. That is, the terminal apparatus of the present embodiment is a terminal apparatus, and a channel measurement that measures CSI based on a CSI reference resource defined by a detection unit that detects a signal or a channel and one valid downlink subframe.
- the subframe is expected to be a valid downlink subframe when a signal or channel is detected in the subframe.
- the signal or channel is detected by the received power of the resource in which the signal or channel is arranged.
- the signal is DRS.
- the signal is CRS.
- the signal is CSI-RS.
- the channel is a PDCCH.
- the channel is PDSCH.
- the communication method of the present embodiment is a communication method of a terminal apparatus, which detects a signal or a channel and CSI based on a CSI reference resource defined by one valid downlink subframe.
- the subframe is expected to be a valid downlink subframe.
- the integrated circuit according to the present embodiment is an integrated circuit mounted on a terminal device, and has a function of detecting a signal or a channel and a CSI reference resource defined by one effective downlink subframe.
- a function for measuring CSI is implemented based on a signal or channel detected in a subframe, the subframe is expected to be a valid downlink subframe.
- Terminal 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 Subframe Setting unit 1015 Scheduling information interpretation unit 1017 CSI report control unit 3011 Radio resource control unit 3013 Subframe setting unit 3015 Scheduling unit 3017 CSI report control unit 1301 Measurement unit 13011 First layer filtering unit 13012 Third layer filtering unit 13013 Evaluation of report criteria Part
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(1)上記の目的を達成するために、本発明は、以下のような手段を講じた。すなわち、本実施形態の端末装置は、端末装置であって、信号またはチャネルを検出する検出部と、一つの有効な下りリンクサブフレームによって定義されるCSI参照リソースに基づいてCSIを測定するチャネル測定部を備え、サブフレームにおいて信号またはチャネルを検出した場合に、前記サブフレームは有効な下りリンクサブフレームであると期待する。
3 基地局装置
101 上位層処理部
103 制御部
105 受信部
107 送信部
301 上位層処理部
303 制御部
305 受信部
307 送信部
1011 無線リソース制御部
1013 サブフレーム設定部
1015 スケジューリング情報解釈部
1017 CSI報告制御部
3011 無線リソース制御部
3013 サブフレーム設定部
3015 スケジューリング部
3017 CSI報告制御部
1301 測定部
13011 第1層フィルタリング部
13012 第3層フィルタリング部
13013 リポート基準の評価部
Claims (9)
- 端末装置であって、
信号またはチャネルを検出する検出部と、
一つの有効な下りリンクサブフレームによって定義されるCSI参照リソースに基づいてCSIを測定するチャネル測定部を備え、
サブフレームにおいて信号またはチャネルを検出した場合に、前記サブフレームは有効な下りリンクサブフレームであると期待する
端末装置。 - 信号またはチャネルが配置されるリソースの受信電力によって信号またはチャネルを検出する
請求項1に記載の端末装置。 - 前記信号はDRSである
請求項1に記載の端末装置。 - 前記信号はCRSである
請求項1に記載の端末装置。 - 前記信号はCSI-RSである
請求項1に記載の端末装置。 - 前記チャネルはPDCCHである
請求項1に記載の端末装置。 - 前記チャネルはPDSCHである
請求項1に記載の端末装置。 - 端末装置の通信方法であって、
信号またはチャネルを検出するステップと、
一つの有効な下りリンクサブフレームによって定義されるCSI参照リソースに基づいてCSIを測定するステップを有し、
サブフレームにおいて信号またはチャネルを検出した場合に、前記サブフレームは有効な下りリンクサブフレームであると期待する
通信方法。 - 端末装置に実装される集積回路であって、
信号またはチャネルを検出する機能と、
一つの有効な下りリンクサブフレームによって定義されるCSI参照リソースに基づいてCSIを測定する機能を実装し、
サブフレームにおいて信号またはチャネルを検出した場合に、前記サブフレームは有効な下りリンクサブフレームであると期待する
集積回路。
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