WO2022215467A1 - Dispositif terminal, dispositif de station de base et procédé de communication - Google Patents

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WO2022215467A1
WO2022215467A1 PCT/JP2022/012024 JP2022012024W WO2022215467A1 WO 2022215467 A1 WO2022215467 A1 WO 2022215467A1 JP 2022012024 W JP2022012024 W JP 2022012024W WO 2022215467 A1 WO2022215467 A1 WO 2022215467A1
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崇久 福井
友樹 吉村
翔一 鈴木
智造 野上
大一郎 中嶋
渉 大内
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  • the present invention relates to a terminal device, a base station device, and a communication method.
  • This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-66379 filed in Japan on April 9, 2021, the contents of which are incorporated herein.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • EUTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
  • 3GPP 3 rd Generation Partnership Project
  • a base station device is also called eNodeB (evolved NodeB)
  • UE User Equipment
  • LTE is a cellular communication system in which a plurality of areas covered by base station apparatuses are arranged in a cell. A single base station device may manage multiple serving cells.
  • NR New Radio
  • IMT International Mobile Telecommunication
  • ITU International Telecommunication Union
  • Non-Patent Document 1 NR is required to meet the requirements assuming three scenarios: eMBB (enhanced Mobile BroadBand), mMTC (massive Machine Type Communication), and URLLC (Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communication) within a single technology framework.
  • eMBB enhanced Mobile BroadBand
  • mMTC massive Machine Type Communication
  • URLLC Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communication
  • Non-Patent Document 2 the extension of services supported by NR is being considered (Non-Patent Document 2).
  • One aspect of the present invention provides a terminal device that communicates efficiently, a communication method used in the terminal device, a base station device that communicates efficiently, and a communication method used in the base station device.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising a receiving unit that receives a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH, and a transmitting unit that transmits the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper Further, one hopping pattern of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repetition of the PUCCH , and based on the one hopping pattern, the It is determined whether a repetition of PUCCH is arranged at least in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat PUCCH /2 hops.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns wherein the n-th to n+N repeat PUCCH /2-th slots for repetition of the PUCCH are associated with the second PRB and each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns is such that slots other than the n-th to the n+N repeat PUCCH /2-th slots among the N repeat PUCCH slots are the first , wherein n is an integer from 2 to the N repeat PUCCH /2.
  • a second aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of the PUCCH; and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH.
  • the number of slots N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots
  • the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots
  • the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB
  • the second PRB is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB
  • one hopping pattern out of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repeating the PUCCH, and based on the one hopping pattern, the N repeat PUCCH slots It is determined whether the repetition of the PUCCH in each is at least placed in the first PRB or at least placed in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns, and each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns is such that the n-th to
  • a third aspect of the present invention is a communication method used in a terminal device, comprising: a step of receiving a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH; a step of transmitting the PUCCH; wherein the number of slots N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots, said PUCCH is repeated in said N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB, one hopping pattern out of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repeating the PUCCH, and based on the one hopping pattern, the N repeat PUCCH It is determined whether the repetition of the PUCCH in each of the slots is at least arranged in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat PUCCH .
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns includes n-th to n+N repeat PUCCH /2-th slots for repetition of the PUCCH.
  • 2 PRB-related hopping patterns wherein each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns is a slot other than the n-th to the n+N repeat PUCCH /2-th slots among the N repeat PUCCH slots is the hopping pattern associated with the first PRB, and n is an integer from 2 to the N repeat PUCCH /2.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention is a communication method used in a base station apparatus, comprising the steps of: transmitting a PDCCH including a DCI format for instructing transmission of PUCCH; and receiving the PUCCH.
  • the number of slots N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots, said PUCCH is repeated in said N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB, and the 2 PRBs are set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB, and one hopping pattern out of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repeating the PUCCH, and based on the one hopping pattern, the N repeat PUCCH
  • the repetition of the PUCCH in each of the slots is at least arranged in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat
  • Each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns includes part or all of the PUCCH /2 hopping patterns, and the nth to
  • the terminal device can communicate efficiently. Also, the base station apparatus can communicate efficiently.
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a wireless communication system according to one aspect of the present embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is an example showing the relationship between subcarrier spacing setting ⁇ , the number of OFDM symbols per slot N slot symb , and CP (cyclic prefix) setting according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • It is a figure which shows an example of the configuration method of the resource grid based on one aspect
  • 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration example of a base station device 3 according to one aspect of the present embodiment
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration example of a terminal device 1 according to one aspect of the present embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an SS/PBCH block according to one aspect of the present embodiment;
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a search area set monitoring opportunity according to an aspect of the present embodiments;
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of repeated transmission of PUCCH according to one aspect of the present embodiment;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the relationship of the slots in FIG. 9 according to one aspect of the present embodiment;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of PRB allocation for repeated transmission of PUCCH in FIG. 9 according to an aspect of the present embodiment;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing multiple hopping patterns in means 7 according to one aspect of the present embodiment;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing multiple hopping patterns in means 8 according to one aspect of the present embodiment;
  • floor(C) may be a floor function for the real number C.
  • floor(C) may be a function that outputs the largest integer that does not exceed the real number C.
  • ceil(D) may be the ceiling function for real D.
  • ceil(D) may be a function that outputs the smallest integer in the range not less than the real number D.
  • mod(E,F) may be a function that outputs the remainder of dividing E by F.
  • mod(E,F) may be a function that outputs a value corresponding to the remainder of E divided by F.
  • exp(G) e ⁇ G. where e is the Napier number. ⁇ I indicates H raised to the I power.
  • max(J,K) is a function that outputs the maximum of J and K.
  • max(J, K) is a function that outputs J or K when J and K are equal.
  • min(L,M) is a function that outputs the maximum value of L and M.
  • min(L,M) is a function that outputs L or M when L and M are equal.
  • round(N) is a function that outputs the integer value closest to N.
  • At least OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
  • An OFDM symbol is the time-domain unit of OFDM.
  • An OFDM symbol includes at least one or more subcarriers. OFDM symbols are converted to time-continuous signals in baseband signal generation.
  • at least CP-OFDM Cyclic Prefix--Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
  • Either CP-OFDM or DFT-s-OFDM Discrete Fourier Transform--spread--Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
  • DFT-s-OFDM may be given by applying Transform precoding to CP-OFDM.
  • An OFDM symbol may be a designation containing a CP attached to the OFDM symbol. That is, a certain OFDM symbol may be configured to include the certain OFDM symbol and the CP attached to the certain OFDM symbol.
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a wireless communication system according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the wireless communication system includes at least terminal devices 1A to 1C and a base station device 3 (BS#3: Base station#3).
  • the terminal devices 1A to 1C are hereinafter also referred to as terminal device 1 (UE#1: User Equipment#1).
  • the base station device 3 may be configured including one or more transmission devices (or transmission points, transmission/reception devices, transmission/reception points). When the base station device 3 is composed of a plurality of transmission devices, each of the plurality of transmission devices may be arranged at different positions.
  • the base station device 3 may provide one or more serving cells.
  • a serving cell may be defined as a set of resources used for wireless communication.
  • a serving cell is also called a cell.
  • a serving cell may be configured to include at least one downlink component carrier (downlink carrier) and/or one uplink component carrier (uplink carrier).
  • a serving cell may be configured to include at least two or more downlink component carriers and/or two or more uplink component carriers. Downlink component carriers and uplink component carriers are also called component carriers (carriers).
  • one resource grid may be provided for one component carrier.
  • one resource grid may be provided for one component carrier and a certain subcarrier spacing configuration ⁇ .
  • the setting ⁇ of the subcarrier spacing is also called numerology.
  • the resource grid includes N size, ⁇ grid, x N RB sc subcarriers.
  • a resource grid starts from a common resource block N start, ⁇ grid,x .
  • the common resource block N start, ⁇ grid,x is also called the reference point of the resource grid.
  • the resource grid includes N subframe, ⁇ symb OFDM symbols.
  • x is a subscript indicating the transmission direction, indicating either downlink or uplink.
  • One resource grid is given for a given antenna port p, a given subcarrier spacing configuration ⁇ , and a given set of transmission directions x.
  • N size, ⁇ grid, x and N start, ⁇ grid, x are given based on at least the upper layer parameter (CarrierBandwidth).
  • the higher layer parameters are also called SCS specific carrier.
  • One resource grid corresponds to one SCS-specific carrier.
  • One component carrier may comprise one or more SCS-specific carriers.
  • the SCS specific carrier may be included in system information. For each SCS unique carrier, one subcarrier spacing setting ⁇ may be given.
  • the subcarrier spacing setting ⁇ may indicate any of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.
  • FIG. 2 is an example showing the relationship between subcarrier spacing setting ⁇ , the number of OFDM symbols per slot N slot symb , and CP (cyclic prefix) setting according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • a time unit (time unit) Tc may be used to express the length of the time domain.
  • ⁇ f max 480 kHz.
  • N f 4096.
  • ⁇ f ref is 15 kHz.
  • N f,ref is 2048.
  • the transmission of signals in the downlink and/or the transmission of signals in the uplink may be organized into radio frames (system frames, frames) of length Tf .
  • a radio frame includes 10 subframes.
  • the number and index of the slots contained in the subframe may be given.
  • the slot index n ⁇ s may be given in ascending order by integer values ranging from 0 to N subframe, ⁇ slot ⁇ 1 in subframes.
  • the number and index of the slots contained in the radio frame may be given.
  • the slot indices n ⁇ s,f may be given in ascending order by integer values ranging from 0 to N frame, ⁇ slot ⁇ 1 in the radio frame.
  • N slot symb consecutive OFDM symbols may be included in one slot.
  • N slot symb 14.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a resource grid configuration method according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the horizontal axis of FIG. 3 indicates the frequency domain.
  • FIG . 3 shows a configuration example of a resource grid with a subcarrier interval of ⁇ 1 in a component carrier 300 and a configuration example of a resource grid with a subcarrier interval of ⁇ 2 in a certain component carrier. In this way, one or more subcarrier intervals may be set for a given component carrier.
  • ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 1
  • a component carrier 300 is a band having a predetermined width in the frequency domain.
  • Point 3000 is an identifier for specifying a certain subcarrier. Point 3000 is also referred to as point A.
  • a common resource block (CRB) set 3100 is a set of common resource blocks for a subcarrier spacing setting ⁇ 1.
  • the common resource block including the point 3000 (the block indicated by the diagonal lines rising to the right in FIG. 3) is also called the reference point of the common resource block set 3100.
  • the reference point of the common resource block set 3100 may be the common resource block with index 0 in the common resource block set 3100 .
  • Offset 3011 is the offset from the reference point of common resource block set 3100 to the reference point of resource grid 3001 .
  • the offset 3011 is indicated by the number of common resource blocks for the subcarrier spacing setting ⁇ 1.
  • the resource grid 3001 includes N size, ⁇ grid1,x common resource blocks starting from the reference point of the resource grid 3001 .
  • An offset 3013 is the offset from the reference point of the resource grid 3001 to the reference point (N start, ⁇ BWP, i1 ) of the BWP (BandWidth Part) 3003 of index i1.
  • Common resource block set 3200 is a set of common resource blocks for subcarrier spacing setting ⁇ 2 .
  • the common resource block containing the point 3000 (the block indicated by the diagonal lines rising to the left in FIG. 3) is also called the reference point of the common resource block set 3200.
  • the reference point of the common resource block set 3200 may be the common resource block with index 0 in the common resource block set 3200 .
  • Offset 3012 is the offset from the reference point of common resource block set 3200 to the reference point of resource grid 3002 .
  • the offset 3012 is indicated by the number of common resource blocks for the subcarrier spacing ⁇ 2.
  • the resource grid 3002 includes N size, ⁇ grid2, x common resource blocks starting from the reference point of the resource grid 3002 .
  • Offset 3014 is the offset from the reference point of resource grid 3002 to the reference point (N start, ⁇ BWP, i2 ) of BWP 3004 with index i2.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a resource grid 3001 according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the horizontal axis is the OFDM symbol index l sym and the vertical axis is the subcarrier index k sc .
  • the resource grid 3001 includes N size, ⁇ grid1, x N RB sc subcarriers and N subframe, ⁇ symb OFDM symbols.
  • the resource identified by the subcarrier index k sc and OFDM symbol index l sym is also called a resource element (RE).
  • RE resource element
  • a resource block (RB) includes N RB sc consecutive subcarriers.
  • a resource block is a general term for a common resource block, a physical resource block (PRB), and a virtual resource block (VRB).
  • PRB physical resource block
  • VRB virtual resource block
  • a resource block unit is a set of resources corresponding to one OFDM symbol in one resource block. That is, one resource block unit includes 12 resource elements corresponding to one OFDM symbol in one resource block.
  • the common resource blocks for a given subcarrier spacing configuration ⁇ are indexed in ascending order from 0 in the frequency domain in a given common resource block set.
  • the common resource block with index 0 contains (or collides with) point 3000 .
  • the physical resource blocks for a given subcarrier spacing configuration ⁇ are indexed in ascending order from 0 in the frequency domain in a given BWP.
  • N start, ⁇ BWP,i denotes the reference point of the BWP of index i.
  • a BWP is defined as a subset of common resource blocks contained in a resource grid.
  • a BWP contains N size, ⁇ BWP,i common resource blocks starting from the reference point N start, ⁇ BWP,i of the BWP.
  • a BWP configured for a downlink carrier is also called a downlink BWP.
  • a BWP set for an uplink component carrier is also called an uplink BWP.
  • Antenna ports may be defined by the fact that the channel over which symbols at one antenna port are conveyed can be estimated from the channels over which other symbols at that antenna port are conveyed. a symbol on the antenna port is conveyed can be inferred from the channel over which another symbol on the same antenna port is conveyed).
  • a channel may correspond to a physical channel.
  • the symbols may correspond to OFDM symbols.
  • a symbol may also correspond to a resource block unit. Symbols may also correspond to resource elements.
  • the fact that the large scale property of the channel through which the symbols are conveyed at one antenna port can be estimated from the channel through which the symbols are conveyed at another antenna port is that the two antenna ports are QCL (Quasi Co-located ).
  • Large-scale characteristics may include at least long-term characteristics of the channel. Large-scale properties are delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, average gain, average delay, and spatial Rx parameters. It may include at least part or all.
  • a first antenna port and a second antenna port are QCL with respect to beam parameters if the receive beam expected by the receiver for the first antenna port and the receive beam expected by the receiver for the second antenna port and may be the same.
  • a first antenna port and a second antenna port are QCL with respect to beam parameters if the transmit beam expected by the receiver for the first antenna port and the transmit beam expected by the receiver for the second antenna port and may be the same.
  • the terminal device 1 assumes that the two antenna ports are QCL when the large-scale characteristics of the channel through which the symbols are transmitted at one antenna port can be estimated from the channel through which the symbols are transmitted at another antenna port. may be Two antenna ports being QCL may be assumed to be two antenna ports being QCL.
  • Carrier aggregation may be communication using aggregated multiple serving cells. Also, carrier aggregation may be communication using a plurality of aggregated component carriers. Also, carrier aggregation may be communication using a plurality of aggregated downlink component carriers. Also, carrier aggregation may be communication using a plurality of aggregated uplink component carriers.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration example of the base station device 3 according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the base station device 3 includes at least part or all of a radio transmission/reception unit (physical layer processing unit) 30 and/or an upper layer processing unit 34 .
  • the radio transmitting/receiving section 30 includes at least part or all of an antenna section 31 , an RF (Radio Frequency) section 32 , and a baseband section 33 .
  • the upper layer processing unit 34 includes at least part or all of a medium access control layer processing unit 35 and a radio resource control (RRC: Radio Resource Control) layer processing unit 36 .
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • the wireless transmission/reception unit 30 includes at least part or all of the wireless transmission unit 30a and the wireless reception unit 30b.
  • the device configurations of the baseband unit included in the radio transmission unit 30a and the baseband unit included in the radio reception unit 30b may be the same or different.
  • the device configuration of the RF unit included in the wireless transmission unit 30a and the RF unit included in the wireless reception unit 30b may be the same or different.
  • the device configuration of the antenna unit included in the wireless transmission unit 30a and the antenna unit included in the wireless reception unit 30b may be the same or may be different.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a PDSCH baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a PDCCH baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a PBCH baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a baseband signal of the synchronization signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a PDSCH DMRS baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a PDCCH DMRS baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a CSI-RS baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 30a may generate and transmit a DL PTRS baseband signal.
  • the radio receiving unit 30b may receive PRACH.
  • the radio receiver 30b may receive and demodulate PUCCH.
  • the radio receiver 30b may receive and demodulate the PUSCH.
  • the radio receiving unit 30b may receive PUCCH DMRS.
  • the radio receiving unit 30b may receive PUSCH DMRS.
  • the radio receiver 30b may receive UL PTRS.
  • the radio receiver 30b may receive SRS.
  • the upper layer processing unit 34 outputs the downlink data (transport block) to the radio transmission/reception unit 30 (or the radio transmission unit 30a).
  • the upper layer processing unit 34 processes MAC (Medium Access Control) layer, packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, radio link control (RLC) layer, and RRC layer.
  • MAC Medium Access Control
  • PDCP packet data convergence protocol
  • RLC radio link control
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • the medium access control layer processing unit 35 provided in the upper layer processing unit 34 performs MAC layer processing.
  • a radio resource control layer processing unit 36 provided in the upper layer processing unit 34 performs RRC layer processing.
  • the radio resource control layer processing unit 36 manages various setting information/parameters (RRC parameters) of the terminal device 1 .
  • the radio resource control layer processing unit 36 sets RRC parameters based on the RRC message received from the terminal device 1 .
  • the wireless transmission/reception unit 30 (or wireless transmission unit 30a) performs processing such as modulation and encoding.
  • the radio transmission/reception unit 30 (or the radio transmission unit 30a) modulates, encodes, and generates a baseband signal (converts to a time-continuous signal) of downlink data to generate a physical signal, and transmits the physical signal to the terminal device 1.
  • the radio transmitting/receiving unit 30 (or radio transmitting unit 30 a ) may allocate the physical signal to a certain component carrier and transmit it to the terminal device 1 .
  • the radio transmission/reception section 30 (or radio reception section 30b) performs processing such as demodulation and decoding.
  • the radio transmission/reception unit 30 (or the radio reception unit 30b) separates, demodulates, and decodes the received physical signal, and outputs the decoded information to the upper layer processing unit .
  • the radio transceiver 30 (or the radio receiver 30b) may perform a channel access procedure prior to transmission of the physical signal.
  • the RF unit 32 converts (down converts) the signal received via the antenna unit 31 into a baseband signal by orthogonal demodulation, and removes unnecessary frequency components.
  • the RF section 32 outputs the processed analog signal to the baseband section.
  • the baseband unit 33 converts the analog signal input from the RF unit 32 into a digital signal.
  • the baseband unit 33 removes the portion corresponding to the CP (Cyclic Prefix) from the converted digital signal, performs Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the CP-removed signal, and converts the signal in the frequency domain. Extract.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • the baseband unit 33 performs an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the data to generate an OFDM symbol, adds a CP to the generated OFDM symbol, generates a baseband digital signal, and generates a baseband signal. Converts band digital signals to analog signals.
  • the baseband section 33 outputs the converted analog signal to the RF section 32 .
  • IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
  • the RF unit 32 uses a low-pass filter to remove excess frequency components from the analog signal input from the baseband unit 33, up-converts the analog signal to a carrier frequency, and transmits the signal through the antenna unit 31. do. Also, the RF unit 32 may have a function of controlling transmission power.
  • the RF section 32 is also called a transmission power control section.
  • One or more serving cells may be configured for the terminal device 1 .
  • Each of the serving cells configured for the terminal device 1 is either PCell (Primary cell, primary cell), PSCell (Primary SCG cell, primary SCG cell), and SCell (Secondary Cell, secondary cell) good too.
  • a PCell is a serving cell included in an MCG (Master Cell Group).
  • the PCell is a cell (implemented cell) in which the terminal device 1 implements an initial connection establishment procedure or a connection re-establishment procedure.
  • a PSCell is a serving cell included in an SCG (Secondary Cell Group).
  • PSCell is a serving cell to which random access is performed by the terminal device 1 in a reconfiguration with synchronization procedure (Reconfiguration with synchronization).
  • SCell may be included in either MCG or SCG.
  • a serving cell group is a name that includes at least MCG and SCG.
  • a serving cell group may include one or more serving cells (or component carriers).
  • One or more serving cells (or component carriers) included in a serving cell group may be operated by carrier aggregation.
  • One or more downlink BWPs may be configured for each serving cell (or downlink component carrier).
  • One or more uplink BWPs may be configured for each serving cell (or uplink component carrier).
  • one downlink BWP may be configured as an active downlink BWP (or one downlink BWP may be activated).
  • one uplink BWP may be set to the active uplink BWP (or one uplink BWP may be may be activated).
  • PDSCH, PDCCH and CSI-RS may be received in the active downlink BWP.
  • the terminal device 1 may receive PDSCH, PDCCH and CSI-RS in the active downlink BWP.
  • PUCCH and PUSCH may be transmitted in the active uplink BWP.
  • the terminal device 1 may transmit PUCCH and PUSCH in active uplink BWP.
  • Active downlink BWP and active uplink BWP are also called active BWP.
  • PDSCH, PDCCH, and CSI-RS may not be received in downlink BWPs other than active downlink BWPs (inactive downlink BWPs).
  • the terminal device 1 may not receive the PDSCH, PDCCH, and CSI-RS in downlink BWPs other than the active downlink BWP.
  • PUCCH and PUSCH may not be transmitted in uplink BWPs other than active uplink BWPs (inactive uplink BWPs).
  • the terminal device 1 may not transmit PUCCH and PUSCH in uplink BWPs other than the active uplink BWP.
  • Inactive downlink BWP and inactive uplink BWP are also called inactive BWP.
  • Downlink BWP switching is to deactivate one active downlink BWP and activate any inactive downlink BWP other than the one active downlink BWP. Used. Downlink BWP switching may be controlled by a BWP field included in downlink control information. Downlink BWP switching may be controlled based on higher layer parameters.
  • Uplink BWP switching is used to deactivate one active uplink BWP and activate any inactive uplink BWP other than the one active uplink BWP.
  • Uplink BWP switching may be controlled by a BWP field included in downlink control information. Uplink BWP switching may be controlled based on higher layer parameters.
  • two or more downlink BWPs may not be configured as active downlink BWPs.
  • one downlink BWP may be active at a time.
  • two or more uplink BWPs may not be configured as active uplink BWPs.
  • one uplink BWP may be active at a time.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration example of the terminal device 1 according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the terminal device 1 includes at least one or all of a radio transmission/reception unit (physical layer processing unit) 10 and an upper layer processing unit 14 .
  • the radio transmitting/receiving section 10 includes at least part or all of the antenna section 11 , the RF section 12 and the baseband section 13 .
  • the upper layer processing unit 14 includes at least part or all of the medium access control layer processing unit 15 and the radio resource control layer processing unit 16 .
  • the wireless transmission/reception unit 10 includes at least part or all of the wireless transmission unit 10a and the wireless reception unit 10b.
  • the device configurations of the baseband unit 13 included in the radio transmission unit 10a and the baseband unit 13 included in the radio reception unit 10b may be the same or different.
  • the device configuration of the RF unit 12 included in the wireless transmission unit 10a and the RF unit 12 included in the wireless reception unit 10b may be the same or different.
  • the device configuration of the antenna section 11 included in the radio transmission section 10a and the device configuration of the antenna section 11 included in the radio reception section 10b may be the same or different.
  • the radio transmission unit 10a may generate and transmit a PRACH baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 10a may generate and transmit a PUCCH baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 10a may generate and transmit a PUSCH baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 10a may generate and transmit a PUCCH DMRS baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 10a may generate and transmit a PUSCH DMRS baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 10a may generate and transmit a UL PTRS baseband signal.
  • the radio transmission unit 10a may generate and transmit an SRS baseband signal.
  • the radio receiving unit 10b may receive and demodulate the PDSCH.
  • the radio receiver 10b may receive and demodulate PDCCH.
  • the radio receiver 10b may receive and demodulate PBCH.
  • the radio receiver 10b may receive a synchronization signal.
  • the radio receiving unit 10b may receive PDSCH DMRS.
  • the radio receiving unit 10b may receive PDCCH DMRS.
  • the radio receiver 10b may receive CSI-RS.
  • the radio receiving unit 10b may receive DL PTRS.
  • the upper layer processing unit 14 outputs the uplink data (transport block) to the radio transmission/reception unit 10 (or the radio transmission unit 10a).
  • the upper layer processing unit 14 processes the MAC layer, the packet data integration protocol layer, the radio link control layer, and the RRC layer.
  • the medium access control layer processing unit 15 provided in the upper layer processing unit 14 performs MAC layer processing.
  • the radio resource control layer processing unit 16 provided in the upper layer processing unit 14 performs RRC layer processing.
  • the radio resource control layer processing unit 16 manages various setting information/parameters (RRC parameters) of the terminal device 1 .
  • the radio resource control layer processing unit 16 sets RRC parameters based on the RRC message received from the base station device 3 .
  • the wireless transmission/reception unit 10 (or the wireless transmission unit 10a) performs processing such as modulation and encoding.
  • the radio transmission/reception unit 10 (or the radio transmission unit 10a) modulates, encodes, and generates a baseband signal (converts to a time-continuous signal) of uplink data to generate a physical signal, and transmits the physical signal to the base station device 3. do.
  • the radio transmitting/receiving unit 10 (or the radio transmitting unit 10 a ) may place the physical signal in a certain BWP (active uplink BWP) and transmit it to the base station device 3 .
  • BWP active uplink BWP
  • the radio transmitting/receiving section 10 (or the radio receiving section 10b) performs processing such as demodulation and decoding.
  • the radio transmitting/receiving unit 10 (or radio receiving unit 30b) may receive a physical signal in a BWP (active downlink BWP) of a serving cell.
  • the radio transmitting/receiving unit 10 (or the radio receiving unit 10 b ) separates, demodulates, and decodes the received physical signal, and outputs the decoded information to the upper layer processing unit 14 .
  • the radio transmitting/receiving unit 10 (radio receiving unit 10b) may perform a channel access procedure prior to transmission of the physical signal.
  • the RF unit 12 converts the signal received via the antenna unit 11 into a baseband signal by orthogonal demodulation (down convert), and removes unnecessary frequency components.
  • the RF section 12 outputs the processed analog signal to the baseband section 13 .
  • the baseband unit 13 converts the analog signal input from the RF unit 12 into a digital signal.
  • the baseband unit 13 removes the portion corresponding to the CP (Cyclic Prefix) from the converted digital signal, performs Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) on the CP-removed signal, and converts the signal in the frequency domain. Extract.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • the baseband unit 13 performs an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the uplink data to generate an OFDM symbol, adds a CP to the generated OFDM symbol, and generates a baseband digital signal. , converts the baseband digital signal to an analog signal.
  • the baseband section 13 outputs the converted analog signal to the RF section 12 .
  • IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
  • the RF unit 12 uses a low-pass filter to remove excess frequency components from the analog signal input from the baseband unit 13, up-converts the analog signal to a carrier frequency, and transmits the signal through the antenna unit 11. do. Also, the RF unit 12 may have a function of controlling transmission power.
  • the RF section 12 is also called a transmission power control section.
  • the physical signal (signal) will be explained below.
  • a physical signal is a general term for a downlink physical channel, a downlink physical signal, an uplink physical channel, and an uplink physical channel.
  • a physical channel is a general term for a downlink physical channel and an uplink physical channel.
  • a physical signal is a general term for a downlink physical signal and an uplink physical signal.
  • An uplink physical channel may correspond to a set of resource elements that carry information originating in higher layers.
  • An uplink physical channel may be a physical channel used in an uplink component carrier.
  • An uplink physical channel may be transmitted by the terminal device 1 .
  • An uplink physical channel may be received by the base station device 3 .
  • at least some or all of the following uplink physical channels may be used.
  • ⁇ PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared CHannel
  • PRACH Physical Random Access Channel
  • PUCCH may be used to transmit uplink control information (UCI: Uplink Control Information).
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • PUCCH may be transmitted to deliver, transmit, and convey uplink control information.
  • the uplink control information may be mapped onto the PUCCH.
  • the terminal device 1 may transmit PUCCH on which uplink control information is arranged.
  • the base station apparatus 3 may receive PUCCH in which uplink control information is arranged.
  • Uplink control information (uplink control information bit, uplink control information sequence, uplink control information type) includes channel state information (CSI: Channel State Information), scheduling request (SR: Scheduling Request), HARQ-ACK (Hybrid including at least some or all of the Automatic Repeat request ACKnowledgement information.
  • CSI Channel State Information
  • SR Scheduling Request
  • HARQ-ACK Hybrid including at least some or all of the Automatic Repeat request ACKnowledgement information.
  • Channel state information is also called a channel state information bit or a channel state information sequence.
  • a scheduling request is also called a scheduling request bit or a scheduling request sequence.
  • the HARQ-ACK information is also called HARQ-ACK information bits or HARQ-ACK information sequence.
  • HARQ-ACK information is transport block (or TB: Transport block, MAC PDU: Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit, DL-SCH: Downlink-Shared Channel, UL-SCH: Uplink-Shared Channel, PDSCH: Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PUSCH: Physical Uplink Shared CHannel).
  • HARQ-ACK may indicate ACK (acknowledgment) or NACK (negative-acknowledgement) corresponding to the transport block.
  • the ACK may indicate that decoding of the transport block has been successfully completed (has been decoded).
  • a NACK may indicate that decoding of the transport block has not been successfully completed (has not been decoded).
  • the HARQ-ACK information may include a HARQ-ACK codebook containing one or more HARQ-ACK bits.
  • Correspondence between the HARQ-ACK information and the transport block may mean that the HARQ-ACK information corresponds to the PDSCH used to transmit the transport block.
  • HARQ-ACK may indicate ACK or NACK corresponding to one CBG (Code Block Group) included in the transport block.
  • CBG Code Block Group
  • a scheduling request may be used at least to request PUSCH (or UL-SCH) resources for a new transmission.
  • the scheduling request bit may be used to indicate either positive SR or negative SR.
  • the Scheduling Request bit indicating a positive SR is also referred to as "positive SR sent".
  • a positive SR may indicate that PUSCH (or UL-SCH) resources for initial transmission are requested by the terminal device 1 .
  • a positive SR may indicate that the scheduling request is triggered by higher layers.
  • a positive SR may be sent when higher layers indicate to send a scheduling request.
  • the Scheduling Request bit indicating negative SR is also referred to as "negative SR is sent”.
  • a negative SR may indicate that no PUSCH (or UL-SCH) resource is requested for the initial transmission by the terminal device 1 .
  • a negative SR may indicate that no scheduling request is triggered by higher layers.
  • a negative SR may be sent when no scheduling request is indicated to be sent by higher layers.
  • the channel state information may include at least some or all of the Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), Precoder Matrix Indicator (PMI), and Rank Indicator (RI).
  • CQI is an index related to channel quality (eg, propagation strength) or physical channel quality
  • PMI is an index related to a precoder
  • RI is an index related to transmission rank (or number of transmission layers).
  • the channel state information may be provided at least based on receiving physical signals (eg, CSI-RS) that are used at least for channel measurements.
  • the channel state information may be selected by the terminal device 1 based at least on receiving physical signals that are used at least for channel measurements.
  • Channel measurements may include interference measurements.
  • the PUCCH may correspond to the PUCCH format.
  • PUCCH may be a set of resource elements used to convey the PUCCH format.
  • PUCCH may include a PUCCH format.
  • PUSCH may be used to transmit transport blocks and/or uplink control information.
  • PUSCH may be used to transmit transport blocks corresponding to UL-SCH and/or uplink control information.
  • PUSCH may be used to convey transport blocks and/or uplink control information.
  • PUSCH may be used to convey transport blocks corresponding to UL-SCH and/or uplink control information.
  • a transport block may be placed on the PUSCH.
  • a transport block corresponding to the UL-SCH may be placed on the PUSCH.
  • Uplink control information may be placed on the PUSCH.
  • the terminal device 1 may transmit PUSCH in which transport blocks and/or uplink control information are arranged.
  • the base station apparatus 3 may receive PUSCH in which transport blocks and/or uplink control information are arranged.
  • PRACH may be used to transmit random access preambles.
  • PRACH may be used to convey a random access preamble.
  • x u may be a ZC (Zadoff Chu) sequence.
  • j is the imaginary unit.
  • ⁇ is the circular constant.
  • Cv corresponds to the cyclic shift of the PRACH sequence.
  • L RA corresponds to the length of the PRACH sequence.
  • L RA is 839 or 139.
  • i is an integer ranging from 0 to L RA ⁇ 1.
  • u is the sequence index for the PRACH sequence.
  • the terminal device 1 may transmit the PRACH.
  • the base station device 3 may receive the PRACH.
  • a random access preamble is identified (determined, given) based at least on the cyclic shift C v of the PRACH sequence and the sequence index u for the PRACH sequence.
  • Each of the 64 identified random access preambles may be indexed.
  • An uplink physical signal may correspond to a set of resource elements. Uplink physical signals may not carry information originating in higher layers.
  • the uplink physical signal may be a physical signal used in an uplink component carrier.
  • the terminal device 1 may transmit an uplink physical signal.
  • the base station device 3 may receive an uplink physical signal. In the radio communication system according to one aspect of the present embodiment, at least some or all of the following uplink physical signals may be used.
  • ⁇ UL DMRS Uplink Demodulation Reference Signal
  • SRS Sounding Reference Signal
  • UL PTRS Uplink Phase Tracking Reference Signal
  • UL DMRS is a generic term for DMRS for PUSCH and DMRS for PUCCH.
  • a set of antenna ports for DMRS for PUSCH may be given based on the set of antenna ports for the PUSCH. That is, the set of DMRS antenna ports for the PUSCH may be the same as the set of antenna ports for the PUSCH.
  • Transmission of PUSCH and transmission of DMRS for the PUSCH may be indicated (or scheduled) by one DCI format.
  • a PUSCH and a DMRS for the PUSCH may be collectively referred to as a PUSCH.
  • Transmitting the PUSCH may be transmitting the PUSCH and DMRS for the PUSCH.
  • a PUSCH may be estimated from DMRS for the PUSCH. That is, the PUSCH propagation path may be estimated from the DMRS for the PUSCH.
  • the set of antenna ports for DMRS for PUCCH may be the same as the set of antenna ports for PUCCH.
  • Transmission of PUCCH and transmission of DMRS for the PUCCH may be indicated (or triggered) by one DCI format.
  • a PUCCH to resource element mapping and/or a DMRS to resource element mapping for the PUCCH may be provided by one PUCCH format.
  • a PUCCH and a DMRS for the PUCCH may be collectively referred to as a PUCCH. Transmitting the PUCCH may be transmitting the PUCCH and the DMRS for the PUCCH.
  • a PUCCH may be estimated from DMRS for the PUCCH. That is, the PUCCH propagation path may be estimated from the DMRS for the PUCCH.
  • a downlink physical channel may correspond to a set of resource elements that carry information originating in higher layers.
  • a downlink physical channel may be a physical channel used in a downlink component carrier.
  • the base station device 3 may transmit a downlink physical channel.
  • the terminal device 1 may receive a downlink physical channel.
  • at least some or all of the following downlink physical channels may be used.
  • PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
  • PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
  • PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
  • the PBCH may be used to transmit MIB (MIB: Master Information Block) and/or physical layer control information.
  • the PBCH may be sent to deliver, transmit, convey MIB and/or physical layer control information.
  • the BCH may be mapped onto the PBCH.
  • the terminal device 1 may receive the MIB and/or the PBCH on which the physical layer control information is arranged.
  • the base station device 3 may transmit the PBCH on which MIB and/or physical layer control information is arranged.
  • the physical layer control information is also called PBCH payload, timing related PBCH payload.
  • a MIB may contain one or more higher layer parameters.
  • the physical layer control information contains 8 bits.
  • the physical layer control information may include at least some or all of 0A to 0D below.
  • a radio frame bit is used to indicate a radio frame in which PBCH is transmitted (a radio frame including a slot in which PBCH is transmitted).
  • a radio frame bit includes 4 bits.
  • a radio frame bit may consist of 4 bits of a 10-bit radio frame indicator.
  • the radio frame indicator may at least be used to identify radio frames from index 0 to index 1023 .
  • the half radio frame bit is used to indicate whether the PBCH is transmitted in the first five subframes or the last five subframes of the radio frame in which the PBCH is transmitted.
  • the half radio frame may be configured including 5 subframes.
  • the half radio frame may be composed of the first five subframes of the ten subframes included in the radio frame.
  • the half radio frame may be composed of the last five subframes of the ten subframes included in the radio frame.
  • the SS/PBCH block index bit is used to indicate the SS/PBCH block index.
  • the SS/PBCH block index bits contain 3 bits.
  • the SS/PBCH block index bits may consist of 3 bits of the 6-bit SS/PBCH block index indicator.
  • the SS/PBCH block index indicator may be used at least to identify the SS/PBCH blocks from index 0 to index 63.
  • the subcarrier offset bit is used to indicate the subcarrier offset.
  • a subcarrier offset may be used to indicate the difference between the top subcarrier to which the PBCH is mapped and the top subcarrier to which the control resource set with index 0 is mapped.
  • the PDCCH may be used to transmit downlink control information (DCI: Downlink Control Information).
  • DCI Downlink Control Information
  • the PDCCH may be transmitted to deliver, transmit, and convey downlink control information.
  • Downlink control information may be mapped to the PDCCH.
  • the terminal device 1 may receive the PDCCH in which the downlink control information is arranged.
  • the base station apparatus 3 may transmit PDCCH in which downlink control information is arranged.
  • the downlink control information may correspond to the DCI format. Downlink control information may be included in the DCI format. Downlink control information may be placed in each field of the DCI format.
  • DCI format 0_0, DCI format 0_1, DCI format 1_0, and DCI format 1_1 are DCI formats each including a different set of fields.
  • the uplink DCI format is a general term for DCI format 0_0 and DCI format 0_1.
  • a downlink DCI format is a general term for DCI format 1_0 and DCI format 1_1.
  • DCI format 0_0 is used at least for scheduling PUSCH of a certain cell (or arranged in a certain cell).
  • DCI format 0_0 includes at least some or all of the fields 1A to 1E.
  • the DCI format specific field may indicate whether the DCI format including the DCI format specific field is an uplink DCI format or a downlink DCI format.
  • a DCI format specific field included in DCI format 0_0 may indicate 0 (or may indicate that DCI format 0_0 is an uplink DCI format).
  • the frequency domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 0_0 may be used at least to indicate frequency resource allocation for PUSCH.
  • the time domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 0_0 may at least be used to indicate allocation of time resources for PUSCH.
  • a frequency hopping flag field may be used at least to indicate whether frequency hopping is applied to the PUSCH.
  • the MCS field included in DCI format 0_0 may be used at least to indicate part or all of the modulation scheme for PUSCH and/or the target coding rate.
  • the target code rate may be the target code rate for transport blocks of PUSCH.
  • a Transport Block Size (TBS) for the PUSCH may be given based at least on the target coding rate and part or all of the modulation scheme for the PUSCH.
  • DCI format 0_0 may not include fields used for CSI requests (CSI requests). That is, CSI may not be required by DCI format 0_0.
  • DCI format 0_0 may not include a carrier indicator field. That is, the uplink component carrier on which the PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0 is arranged may be the same as the uplink component carrier on which the PDCCH including the DCI format 0_0 is arranged.
  • DCI format 0_0 may not include the BWP field. That is, the uplink BWP in which the PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_0 is arranged may be the same as the uplink BWP in which the PDCCH including the DCI format 0_0 is arranged.
  • DCI format 0_1 is used at least for scheduling PUSCH of a certain cell (located in a certain cell).
  • DCI format 0_1 includes at least part or all of fields 2A to 2H.
  • the DCI format specific field included in DCI format 0_1 may indicate 0 (or may indicate that DCI format 0_1 is an uplink DCI format).
  • the frequency domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 0_1 may at least be used to indicate frequency resource allocation for PUSCH.
  • the time domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 0_1 may at least be used to indicate allocation of time resources for PUSCH.
  • the MCS field included in DCI format 0_1 may be used at least to indicate part or all of the modulation scheme for PUSCH and/or the target coding rate.
  • the BWP field may be used to indicate the uplink BWP in which PUSCH is arranged. If the DCI format 0_1 does not include the BWP field, the uplink BWP in which the PUSCH is arranged may be the same as the uplink BWP in which the PDCCH including the DCI format 0_1 used for scheduling the PUSCH is arranged.
  • the number of uplink BWPs configured in the terminal device 1 in a certain uplink component carrier is 2 or more
  • the BWP field included in the DCI format 0_1 used for scheduling of PUSCH arranged in the certain uplink component carrier The number of bits may be 1 bit or more.
  • the bits of the BWP field included in the DCI format 0_1 used for scheduling of PUSCH arranged in the certain uplink component carrier may be 0 bits (or the BWP field may not be included in the DCI format 0_1 used for scheduling PUSCH allocated to the certain uplink component carrier).
  • the CSI request field is used at least to indicate CSI reporting.
  • the carrier indicator field may be used to indicate the uplink component carrier on which PUSCH is arranged.
  • the uplink component carrier on which PUSCH is mapped is the same as the uplink component carrier on which PDCCH including DCI format 0_1 used for scheduling the PUSCH is mapped. good too.
  • the number of uplink component carriers configured in the terminal device 1 in a certain serving cell group is 2 or more (when uplink carrier aggregation is operated in a certain serving cell group), PUSCH arranged in the certain serving cell group.
  • the number of bits of the carrier indicator field included in DCI format 0_1 used for scheduling may be 1 bit or more (eg, 3 bits).
  • scheduling of PUSCH arranged in the certain serving cell group The number of bits of the carrier indicator field included in the used DCI format 0_1 may be 0 bits (or the carrier indicator field is included in the DCI format 0_1 used for scheduling of the PUSCH arranged in the serving cell group. may be omitted).
  • DCI format 1_0 is used at least for PDSCH scheduling of a certain cell (located in a certain cell).
  • DCI format 1_0 includes at least part or all of 3A to 3F.
  • a DCI format specific field included in DCI format 1_0 may indicate 1 (or may indicate that DCI format 1_0 is a downlink DCI format).
  • the frequency domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 1_0 may at least be used to indicate frequency resource allocation for the PDSCH.
  • the time domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 1_0 may at least be used to indicate time resource allocation for the PDSCH.
  • the MCS field included in DCI format 1_0 may be used at least to indicate part or all of the modulation scheme for PDSCH and/or the target coding rate.
  • the target code rate may be a target code rate for a PDSCH transport block.
  • a Transport Block Size (TBS) for the PDSCH may be given based at least on the target coding rate and part or all of the modulation scheme for the PDSCH.
  • the PDSCH_HARQ feedback timing indication field may be used at least to indicate the offset from the slot containing the last OFDM symbol of PDSCH to the slot containing the first OFDM symbol of PUCCH.
  • the PUCCH resource indication field may be a field that indicates the index of one or more PUCCH resources included in the PUCCH resource set.
  • a PUCCH resource set may include one or more PUCCH resources.
  • DCI format 1_0 may not include a carrier indicator field. That is, the downlink component carrier on which the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI format 1_0 is arranged may be the same as the downlink component carrier on which the PDCCH including the DCI format 1_0 is arranged.
  • DCI format 1_0 may not include the BWP field. That is, the downlink BWP in which the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI format 1_0 is arranged may be the same as the downlink BWP in which the PDCCH including the DCI format 1_0 is arranged.
  • DCI format 1_1 is used at least for PDSCH scheduling of a certain cell (or arranged in a certain cell).
  • DCI format 1_1 includes at least part or all of 4A to 4I.
  • a DCI format specific field included in DCI format 1_1 may indicate 1 (or may indicate that DCI format 1_1 is a downlink DCI format).
  • the frequency domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 1_1 may at least be used to indicate frequency resource allocation for the PDSCH.
  • the time domain resource allocation field included in DCI format 1_1 may at least be used to indicate time resource allocation for the PDSCH.
  • the MCS field included in DCI format 1_1 may be used at least to indicate part or all of the modulation scheme for PDSCH and/or the target coding rate.
  • the PDSCH_HARQ feedback timing indication field indicates the offset from the slot including the last OFDM symbol of PDSCH to the slot including the first OFDM symbol of PUCCH. may be used at least for If the PDSCH_HARQ feedback timing indication field is not included in DCI format 1_1, the offset from the slot that includes the last OFDM symbol of PDSCH to the slot that includes the first OFDM symbol of PUCCH may be specified by higher layer parameters. good.
  • the PUCCH resource indication field may be a field that indicates the index of one or more PUCCH resources included in the PUCCH resource set.
  • the BWP field may be used to indicate the downlink BWP in which the PDSCH is arranged. If the DCI format 1_1 does not include the BWP field, the downlink BWP in which the PDSCH is arranged may be the same as the downlink BWP in which the PDCCH including the DCI format 1_1 used for scheduling the PDSCH is arranged.
  • the number of downlink BWPs configured in the terminal device 1 in a certain downlink component carrier is 2 or more
  • the BWP field included in the DCI format 1_1 used for scheduling the PDSCH arranged in the certain downlink component carrier may be 1 bit or more.
  • the bits of the BWP field included in the DCI format 1_1 used for scheduling the PDSCH arranged in the certain downlink component carrier may be 0 bits (or the BWP field may not be included in the DCI format 1_1 used for scheduling PDSCH allocated to the certain downlink component carrier).
  • the carrier indicator field may be used to indicate the downlink component carrier on which the PDSCH is arranged.
  • the downlink component carrier on which PDSCH is arranged is the same as the downlink component carrier on which PDCCH including DCI format 1_1 used for scheduling of the PDSCH is arranged. good too.
  • the number of downlink component carriers configured in the terminal device 1 in a certain serving cell group is 2 or more (when downlink carrier aggregation is operated in a certain serving cell group), PDSCH arranged in the certain serving cell group.
  • the number of bits of the carrier indicator field included in the DCI format 1_1 used for scheduling may be 1 bit or more (eg, 3 bits).
  • the number of downlink component carriers configured in the terminal device 1 in a certain serving cell group is 1 (when downlink carrier aggregation is not operated in a certain serving cell group)
  • scheduling of the PDSCH arranged in the certain serving cell group The number of bits of the carrier indicator field included in the used DCI format 1_1 may be 0 bits (or the carrier indicator field is included in the DCI format 1_1 used for scheduling the PDSCH allocated to the serving cell group. may be omitted).
  • the PDSCH may be used to transmit transport blocks.
  • PDSCH may be used to transmit transport blocks corresponding to DL-SCH.
  • PDSCH may be used to convey transport blocks.
  • PDSCH may be used to convey transport blocks corresponding to DL-SCH.
  • Transport blocks may be placed on the PDSCH.
  • a transport block corresponding to the DL-SCH may be placed in the PDSCH.
  • the base station device 3 may transmit the PDSCH.
  • the terminal device 1 may receive the PDSCH.
  • a downlink physical signal may correspond to a set of resource elements. Downlink physical signals may not carry information originating in higher layers.
  • a downlink physical signal may be a physical signal used in a downlink component carrier.
  • a downlink physical signal may be transmitted by the base station device 3 .
  • a downlink physical signal may be transmitted by the terminal device 1 .
  • at least some or all of the following downlink physical signals may be used.
  • SS Synchronization signal
  • DL DMRS Downlink DeModulation Reference Signal
  • CSI-RS Channel State Information-Reference Signal
  • DL PTRS DownLink Phase Tracking Reference Signal
  • the synchronization signal may be used at least for the terminal device 1 to synchronize in the downlink frequency domain and/or time domain.
  • a synchronization signal is a general term for PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) and SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal).
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an SS/PBCH block according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the horizontal axis is the time axis (OFDM symbol index l sym ), and the vertical axis is the frequency domain.
  • blocks with diagonal lines slanting to the right indicate a set of resource elements for the PSS.
  • black solid blocks indicate a set of resource elements for SSS.
  • the left-sloping block indicates a set of resource elements for the PBCH and the DMRS for the PBCH (DMRS associated with the PBCH, DMRS included in the PBCH, and DMRS corresponding to the PBCH).
  • the SS/PBCH block includes PSS, SSS, and PBCH. Also, the SS/PBCH block includes four consecutive OFDM symbols.
  • the SS/PBCH block contains 240 subcarriers.
  • the PSS is arranged on the 57th to 183rd subcarriers in the 1st OFDM symbol.
  • the SSS is located on the 57th to 183rd subcarriers in the 3rd OFDM symbol.
  • the 1st to 56th subcarriers of the 1st OFDM symbol may be set to zero.
  • the 184th to 240th subcarriers of the 1st OFDM symbol may be set to zero.
  • the 49th to 56th subcarriers of the 3rd OFDM symbol may be set to zero.
  • the 184th to 192nd subcarriers of the 3rd OFDM symbol may be set to zero.
  • the PBCH is arranged on subcarriers that are the 1st to 240th subcarriers of the second OFDM symbol and on which no DMRS for the PBCH is arranged.
  • the PBCH is arranged on subcarriers that are the 1st to 48th subcarriers of the 3rd OFDM symbol and on which no DMRS for the PBCH is arranged.
  • the PBCH is arranged in the 193rd to 240th subcarriers of the 3rd OFDM symbol and in subcarriers where no DMRS for the PBCH is arranged.
  • the PBCH is arranged in subcarriers that are the 1st to 240th subcarriers of the 4th OFDM symbol and in which the DMRS for the PBCH is not arranged.
  • the PSS, SSS, PBCH, and DMRS antenna ports for the PBCH may be the same.
  • a PBCH to which symbols of a PBCH in a certain antenna port are transmitted is a DMRS for the PBCH that is mapped to the slot to which the PBCH is mapped, and is included in the SS/PBCH block that includes the PBCH. of DMRS.
  • DL DMRS is a generic term for DMRS for PBCH, DMRS for PDSCH, and DMRS for PDCCH.
  • a set of antenna ports for DMRS for PDSCH may be provided based on the set of antenna ports for the PDSCH. That is, the set of DMRS antenna ports for the PDSCH may be the same as the set of antenna ports for the PDSCH.
  • a PDSCH transmission and a DMRS transmission for the PDSCH may be indicated (or scheduled) by one DCI format.
  • a PDSCH and a DMRS for the PDSCH may be collectively referred to as a PDSCH.
  • Transmitting the PDSCH may be transmitting the PDSCH and the DMRS for the PDSCH.
  • a PDSCH may be estimated from the DMRS for the PDSCH. That is, the PDSCH propagation path may be estimated from the DMRS for the PDSCH. If a set of resource elements in which a certain PDSCH symbol is transmitted and a set of resource elements in which a DMRS symbol for the certain PDSCH is transmitted are included in the same Precoding Resource Group (PRG) In that case, the PDSCH on which the PDSCH symbols on a given antenna port are conveyed may be estimated by the DMRS for the PDSCH.
  • PRG Precoding Resource Group
  • Antenna ports for DMRS for PDCCH may be the same as antenna ports for PDCCH.
  • a PDCCH may be estimated from the DMRS for the PDCCH. That is, the PDCCH propagation path may be estimated from the DMRS for the PDCCH. If the same precoder is applied (assumed to be applied, applicable), the PDCCH on which the symbols for that PDCCH at a given antenna port are conveyed may be estimated by the DMRS for that PDCCH.
  • BCH Broadcast CHannel
  • UL-SCH Uplink-Shared CHannel
  • DL-SCH Downlink-Shared CHannel
  • TB transport block
  • MAC PDU Network Data Unit
  • HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest control is performed for each transport block in the MAC layer.
  • a transport block is the unit of data that the MAC layer delivers to the physical layer. At the physical layer, transport blocks are mapped to codewords, and modulation processing is performed on each codeword.
  • One UL-SCH and one DL-SCH may be provided for each serving cell.
  • a BCH may be provided to the PCell.
  • BCH may not be given to PSCell, SCell.
  • BCCH Broadcast Control CHannel
  • CCCH Common Control CHannel
  • DCCH Dedicated Control CHannel
  • BCCH is an RRC layer channel used to transmit MIB or system information.
  • CCCH Common Control CHannel
  • CCCH Common Control CHannel
  • DCCH Dedicated Control CHannel
  • BCCH is an RRC layer channel used to transmit MIB or system information.
  • CCCH Common Control CHannel
  • CCCH may be used to transmit a common RRC message in a plurality of terminal devices 1 .
  • CCCH may be used, for example, for terminal device 1 that is not RRC-connected.
  • a DCCH Dedicated Control CHannel
  • the DCCH may be used, for example, for terminal equipment 1 that is RRC-connected.
  • An RRC message includes one or more RRC parameters (information elements).
  • the RRC message may contain the MIB.
  • the RRC message may also contain system information.
  • the RRC message may include a message corresponding to CCCH.
  • the RRC message may include a message corresponding to the DCCH.
  • RRC messages containing messages corresponding to DCCH are also referred to as dedicated RRC messages.
  • a BCCH in a logical channel may be mapped to a BCH or a DL-SCH in a transport channel.
  • a CCCH in a Logical Channel may be mapped to a DL-SCH or UL-SCH in a Transport Channel.
  • a DCCH in a Logical Channel may be mapped to a DL-SCH or UL-SCH in a Transport Channel.
  • the UL-SCH on the transport channel may be mapped to the PUSCH on the physical channel.
  • a DL-SCH in a transport channel may be mapped to a PDSCH in a physical channel.
  • a BCH in a transport channel may be mapped to a PBCH in a physical channel.
  • Upper layer parameters are parameters included in the RRC message or MAC CE (Medium Access Control Control Element).
  • the upper layer parameters are a general term for parameters included in MIB, system information, messages corresponding to CCCH, messages corresponding to DCCH, and MAC CE.
  • Parameters included in MAC CE are sent by MAC CE (Control Element) commands.
  • the procedure performed by the terminal device 1 includes at least some or all of 5A to 5C below.
  • a cell search is a procedure used by the terminal device 1 to synchronize with a certain cell in the time domain and frequency domain and to detect a physical cell identity. That is, the terminal device 1 may perform time domain and frequency domain synchronization with a certain cell by cell search and detect the physical cell ID.
  • the PSS sequence is given based at least on the physical cell ID.
  • a sequence of SSSs is provided based at least on the physical cell ID.
  • An SS/PBCH block candidate indicates a resource on which transmission of an SS/PBCH block is permitted (possible, reserved, configured, specified, possible).
  • a set of SS/PBCH block candidates in a half radio frame is also called an SS burst set.
  • An SS burst set is also called a transmission window, an SS transmission window, or a DRS transmission window (Discovery Reference Signal transmission window).
  • the SS burst set is a generic term including at least the first SS burst set and the second SS burst set.
  • the base station device 3 transmits SS/PBCH blocks of one or more indices at a predetermined cycle.
  • the terminal device 1 may detect at least one of the SS/PBCH blocks of the one or more indices and attempt to decode the PBCH included in the SS/PBCH blocks.
  • Random access is a procedure that includes at least some or all of Message 1, Message 2, Message 3, and Message 4.
  • Message 1 is a procedure in which PRACH is transmitted by terminal device 1.
  • the terminal device 1 transmits PRACH on one PRACH opportunity selected from one or more PRACH opportunities based at least on the index of the SS/PBCH block candidate detected based on the cell search.
  • Each PRACH opportunity is defined based on at least time domain and frequency domain resources.
  • the terminal device 1 transmits one random access preamble selected from PRACH opportunities corresponding to the index of the SS/PBCH block candidate from which the SS/PBCH block is detected.
  • Message 2 is a procedure for trying to detect DCI format 1_0 with CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) scrambled by RA-RNTI (Random Access-Radio Network Temporary Identifier) by terminal device 1.
  • the terminal device 1 includes the DCI format in the control resource set provided based on the MIB included in the PBCH included in the SS/PBCH block detected based on the cell search and the resource indicated based on the configuration of the search area set. Try to detect PDCCH.
  • Message 2 is also called a random access response.
  • Message 3 is a procedure for transmitting a PUSCH scheduled by a random access response grant included in DCI format 1_0 detected by the message 2 procedure.
  • the random access response grant is indicated by MAC CE included in the PDSCH scheduled by the DCI format 1_0.
  • the PUSCH scheduled based on the random access response grant is either message 3 PUSCH or PUSCH.
  • Message 3 PUSCH includes a contention resolution identifier MAC CE.
  • Collision resolution ID MAC CE includes a collision resolution ID.
  • Message 3 PUSCH retransmission is scheduled by DCI format 0_0 with CRC scrambled based on TC-RNTI (Temporary Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
  • TC-RNTI Temporary Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
  • Message 4 is a procedure that attempts to detect DCI format 1_0 with a scrambled CRC based on either C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier) or TC-RNTI.
  • the terminal device 1 receives the PDSCH scheduled based on the DCI format 1_0.
  • the PDSCH may contain a collision resolution ID.
  • Data communication is a general term for downlink communication and uplink communication.
  • the terminal device 1 attempts to detect PDCCH in resources identified based on the control resource set and the search area set (monitor PDCCH, monitor PDCCH).
  • a control resource set is a resource set composed of a predetermined number of resource blocks and a predetermined number of OFDM symbols.
  • the control resource set may consist of contiguous resources (non-interleaved mapping) or distributed resources (interleaver mapping).
  • the set of resource blocks that make up the control resource set may be indicated by higher layer parameters.
  • the number of OFDM symbols that make up the control resource set may be indicated by a higher layer parameter.
  • the terminal device 1 attempts to detect the PDCCH in the search area set.
  • trying to detect a PDCCH in the search area set may be trying to detect a PDCCH candidate in the search area set, or may be trying to detect a DCI format in the search area set.
  • it may be trying to detect PDCCH in the control resource set may be trying to detect PDCCH candidates in the control resource set, or may be trying to detect the DCI format in the control resource set. There may be.
  • a search area set is defined as a set of PDCCH candidates.
  • the search area set may be a CSS (Common Search Space) set or a USS (UE-specific Search Space) set.
  • the terminal device 1 includes a type 0 PDCCH common search space set, a type 0a PDCCH common search space set, a type 1 PDCCH common search space set, One of Type2 PDCCH common search space set, Type3 PDCCH common search space set and/or UE-specific PDCCH search space set Attempt to detect PDCCH candidates in part or all.
  • a type 0 PDCCH common search region set may be used as the index 0 common search region set.
  • the type 0 PDCCH common search region set may be the index 0 common search region set.
  • a CSS set is a generic term for a type 0 PDCCH common search area set, a type 0a PDCCH common search area set, a type 1 PDCCH common search area set, a type 2 PDCCH common search area set, and a type 3 PDCCH common search area set.
  • a USS set is also referred to as a UE-specific PDCCH search area set.
  • a certain search area set is associated with (included in, corresponds to) a certain control resource set.
  • the index of the control resource set associated with the search area set may be indicated by a higher layer parameter.
  • 6A through 6C may be indicated by at least higher layer parameters.
  • a monitoring occurrence of a certain search area set may correspond to the OFDM symbol in which the leading OFDM symbol of the control resource set associated with the certain search area set is located.
  • a monitoring opportunity for a given search area set may correspond to resources of the control resource set starting from the first OFDM symbol of the control resource set associated with the given search area set.
  • the search area set monitoring opportunities are provided based on at least some or all of a PDCCH monitoring interval, a PDCCH monitoring pattern within a slot, and a PDCCH monitoring offset.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a search area set monitoring opportunity according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • a search area set 91 and a search area set 92 are set in the primary cell 301
  • a search area set 93 is set in the secondary cell 302
  • a search area set 94 is set in the secondary cell 303 .
  • the solid white blocks in primary cell 301 represent search area set 91
  • the solid black blocks in primary cell 301 represent search area set 92
  • the blocks in secondary cell 302 represent search area set 93
  • the secondary The blocks in cell 303 represent search area set 94 .
  • the monitoring interval of the search area set 91 is set to 1 slot
  • the monitoring offset of the search area set 91 is set to 0 slots
  • the monitoring pattern of the search area set 91 is [1,0,0,0,0,0, 0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]. That is, the monitoring opportunities for search area set 91 correspond to the first OFDM symbol (OFDM symbol #0) and the eighth OFDM symbol (OFDM symbol #7) in each of the slots.
  • the monitor interval for search area set 92 is set to 2 slots
  • the monitor offset for search area set 92 is set to 0 slots
  • the monitor pattern for search area set 92 is [1,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]. That is, the monitoring opportunity for search area set 92 corresponds to the first OFDM symbol (OFDM symbol #0) in each of the even slots.
  • the monitoring interval of the search area set 93 is set to 2 slots
  • the monitoring offset of the search area set 93 is set to 0 slots
  • the monitoring pattern of the search area set 93 is [0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]. That is, the monitoring opportunity for search area set 93 corresponds to the eighth OFDM symbol (OFDM symbol #7) in each of the even slots.
  • the monitoring interval of the search area set 94 is set to 2 slots, the monitoring offset of the search area set 94 is set to 1 slot, and the monitoring pattern of the search area set 94 is [1,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]. That is, the monitoring opportunity for search area set 94 corresponds to the first OFDM symbol (OFDM symbol #0) in each of the odd slots.
  • a type 0 PDCCH common search area set may be used at least for DCI formats with CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) sequences scrambled by SI-RNTI (System Information-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
  • CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
  • the type 0a PDCCH common search area set may be used at least for DCI formats with CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) sequences scrambled by SI-RNTI (System Information-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
  • CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
  • Type 1 PDCCH common search area set includes CRC sequences scrambled by RA-RNTI (Random Access-Radio Network Temporary Identifier) and/or CRC sequences scrambled by TC-RNTI (Temporary Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier). It may at least be used for the DCI format that accompanies it.
  • RA-RNTI Random Access-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
  • TC-RNTI Temporary Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
  • a type 2 PDCCH common search area set may be used for DCI formats with CRC sequences scrambled by a P-RNTI (Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
  • P-RNTI Paging-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
  • a type 3 PDCCH common search area set may be used for DCI formats with CRC sequences scrambled by C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).
  • C-RNTI Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
  • a UE-specific PDCCH search area set may be used at least for DCI formats with CRC sequences scrambled by C-RNTI.
  • the terminal device 1 detects the downlink DCI format.
  • the detected downlink DCI format is used at least for PDSCH resource allocation.
  • the detected downlink DCI format is also called downlink assignment.
  • the terminal device 1 attempts to receive the PDSCH.
  • HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDSCH (HARQ-ACK corresponding to the transport block included in the PDSCH) is reported to the base station apparatus 3 based on the PUCCH resource indicated based on the detected downlink DCI format.
  • the terminal device 1 In uplink communication, the terminal device 1 detects the uplink DCI format.
  • the detected DCI format is used at least for PUSCH resource allocation.
  • the detected uplink DCI format is also called an uplink grant.
  • the terminal device 1 transmits the PUSCH.
  • the uplink grant for scheduling the PUSCH is configured for each PUSCH transmission cycle.
  • Part or all of the information indicated by the uplink DCI format when the PUSCH is scheduled by the uplink DCI format may be indicated by the uplink grant that is configured in the case of scheduling that is configured.
  • the terminal device 1 may be provided with one or more PUCCH resources by higher layers.
  • the terminal device 1 may be assigned one or more PUCCH resources for one PUCCH transmission.
  • PUCCH resources may be determined based at least on some or all of elements P1 through P5. That is, some or all of elements P1 to P5 may be configured for PUCCH resources. Also, some or all of the elements P1 to P5 may be configured for each PUCCH resource.
  • the nth set may be configured for the nth PUCCH resource.
  • the nth set may be some or all of the elements P1 to P5.
  • the n may be an integer of 1 or more.
  • a higher layer parameter being configured for a PUCCH resource may be that the certain higher layer parameter configures the PUCCH resource, or that the certain higher layer parameter characterizes the PUCCH resource.
  • the PUCCH resource may be indicated based at least on the PUCCH resource indication field in the DCI format that indicates certain PUCCH transmissions.
  • the certain PUCCH transmission may correspond to the PUCCH resource.
  • indicating a PUCCH resource by a PUCCH resource indication field in a DCI format may mean that the DCI format indicates PUCCH transmission corresponding to the PUCCH resource.
  • a PUCCH transmission corresponding to a PUCCH resource may be provided with at least the necessary resources for the certain PUCCH transmission.
  • the resource may be time.
  • the resource may be a frequency or a frequency band.
  • the terminal device 1 may be configured with one PUCCH resource set by the upper layer parameter pucch-ResourceCommon.
  • the one PUCCH resource set may include 16 PUCCH resources.
  • each PUCCH resource set may include one or more PUCCH resources.
  • Each PUCCH resource set may be associated with a PUCCH resource set index.
  • the PUCCH resource set index may be given by the higher layer parameter pucch-ResourceSetId.
  • Each PUCCH resource set may be associated with a maximum of UCI information bits.
  • the maximum UCI information bits may be set for each PUCCH resource set by a higher layer parameter maxPayloadSize.
  • the PUCCH format index may indicate any value from PUCCH format 0 to PUCCH format 4.
  • the PUCCH format index may be indicated by the higher layer parameter format. For example, if format is format0 (or PUCCH-format0), PUCCH may support PUCCH format 0. If format is format1 (or PUCCH-format1), PUCCH may support PUCCH format 1. If format is format2 (or PUCCH-format2), PUCCH may support PUCCH format2. If format is format is format3 (or PUCCH-format3), PUCCH may correspond to PUCCH format3. If format is format4 (or PUCCH-format4), PUCCH may correspond to PUCCH format4.
  • a certain PUCCH corresponding to a certain PUCCH format may be configured by the certain PUCCH format.
  • a certain PUCCH corresponding to a certain PUCCH format may be that the certain PUCCH is generated based on the certain PUCCH format.
  • the PUCCH format includes at least some or all of the PUCCH scrambling method, PUCCH modulation scheme setting, PUCCH time domain resource setting, PUCCH frequency domain setting, and PUCCH DMRS setting. It's okay.
  • the setting of certain higher layer parameters for the PUCCH format may be that the certain higher layer parameters configure the PUCCH format, or that the certain higher layer parameters characterize the PUCCH format.
  • setting a certain higher layer parameter for each PUCCH format may mean setting an nth certain higher layer parameter for the nth PUCCH format.
  • the n may be an integer of 1 or more.
  • the index of the first OFDM symbol of PUCCH may be the index of the first OFDM symbol to which PUCCH is mapped.
  • the index of the OFDM symbol at the beginning of PUCCH may be determined by the higher layer parameter startingSymbolIndex corresponding to the PUCCH format selected by the PUCCH format index.
  • the number of OFDM symbols for PUCCH may be the number of OFDM symbols to which PUCCH is mapped.
  • the number of OFDM symbols for PUCCH may be determined by the higher layer parameter nrofsymbols corresponding to the PUCCH format selected by the PUCCH format index.
  • the number of PUCCH resource blocks, M PUCCH RB may be the maximum number of resource blocks to which PUCCH is mapped.
  • the number M PUCCH RBs of PUCCH resource blocks may be determined by a higher layer parameter nrolfPRBs corresponding to the PUCCH format selected by the PUCCH format index.
  • the number of PUCCH resource blocks M PUCCH RB,min may be the number of resource blocks to which the PUCCH is mapped.
  • the number of PUCCH resource blocks, M PUCCH RB,min may be the same as the number of PUCCH resource blocks, M PUCCH RB , or may be less than the number of PUCCH resource blocks, M PUCCH RB .
  • the number of resource blocks for PUCCH, M PUCCH RB,min is given by the formula 1 and/or at least based on Equation 2.
  • the number of PUCCH resource blocks M PUCCH RB,min may be determined based at least on the fact that the number of PUCCH resource blocks M PUCCH RB is greater than one and based on both Equation 1 and Equation 2.
  • the number of PUCCH PRBs may be M PUCCH RB,min , and the position of the PRB where the PUCCH starts may be determined based on at least the higher layer parameter StartingPRB or the higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB.
  • a PRB indicated by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB may be referred to as a first PRB
  • a PRB indicated by the higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB may be referred to as a second PRB.
  • NUCI may correspond to the number of uplink control information bits.
  • N RB SC,ctrl may be determined based on the number N RB SC of subcarriers per resource block.
  • N RB SC, ctrl for PUCCH format 2 may be given by N RB SC, ctrl ⁇ 4 or (N RB SC, ctrl ⁇ 4)/N PUCCH,2 SF .
  • N RB SC,ctrl for PUCCH format 3 may be given by N RB SC ,ctrl or N RB SC,ctrl /N PUCCH,3 SF .
  • N PUCCH,2 SF may be a value used for spreading in PUCCH2
  • N PUCCH,3 SF may be a value used for block-wise spreading in PUCCH3.
  • N PUCCH symb-UCI may correspond to the number of OFDM symbols to which PUCCH is mapped.
  • the N PUCCH symb-UCI for PUCCH format 2 may be given by nrofSymbols in the higher layer parameter PUCCH-fromat2.
  • N PUCCH symb-UCI for PUCCH format 3 is the value given by nrofSymbols in the higher layer parameter PUCCH-format3 minus the number of OFDM symbols used in DMRS transmission for that PUCCH format 3, good too.
  • N PUCCH symb-UCI for PUCCH format 4 is the value given by nrofSymbols in the higher layer parameter PUCCH-format4 minus the number of OFDM symbols used in DMRS transmission for the PUCCH format 4, good too.
  • Q m may correspond to the modulation order of PUCCH.
  • r may correspond to the maximum coding rate (or simply called coding rate) of PUCCH. r may be determined by the higher layer parameter maxCodeRate for PUCCH formats 2, 3, or 4. Also, maxCodeRate may be set for each PUCCH format.
  • N repeat PUCCH may be configured for repetition of PUCCH transmission.
  • N repeat PUCCH may be determined by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots for the PUCCH format. That is, NrofSlots may be a higher layer parameter indicating the number of repetitions for the PUCCH format corresponding to PUCCH transmission.
  • NrofSlots may be set for each PUCCH format. The value of NrofSlots can be 2, 4, or 8. For example, if the value of NrofSlots is 2, N repeat PUCCH may be 2.
  • N repeat PUCCH may be 1 if NrofSlots is not configured for the PUCCH format.
  • terminal device 1 may repeat PUCCH transmission including UCI in N repeat PUCCH slots. That is, the terminal device 1 may repeat PUCCH in N repeat PUCCH slots. Also, repetitions of PUCCH may be sent in N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • the PUCCH transmissions in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots may have the same number of OFDM symbols and may have the same leading OFDM symbol index. The number of OFDM symbols may be given by the higher layer parameter nrofSymbols corresponding to the PUCCH format selected by the PUCCH format index. The index of the starting OFDM symbol may be given by a higher layer parameter startingSymbolIndex corresponding to the PUCCH format selected in PUCCH format index.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may or may not be consecutive.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may or may not be consecutive.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may be referred to as N repeat PUCCH slots and may be referred to as available slots.
  • a PUCCH corresponding to PUCCH formats 1, 3, or 4 may be configured to perform frequency hopping between different slots based at least on repeated transmission of the PUCCH in N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • the frequency hopping may be performed slot by slot, the PUCCH may be transmitted based on a first PRB in even slots, and the PUCCH may be transmitted based on a second PRB in odd slots.
  • the first PRB may be given by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB and the second PRB may be given by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB.
  • N repeat PUCCH For example, if N repeat PUCCH is 4, PUCCH may start from the first PRB in the first of N repeat PUCCH slots, and PUCCH may start from the second PRB in the second of N repeat PUCCH slots. Well, PUCCH may start from the first PRB in the third of N repeat PUCCH slots, and PUCCH may start from the second PRB in the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • the PUCCH may be arranged at least in the first PRB in the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots, and the PUCCH in the second of the N repeat PUCCH slots may be arranged at least in the second PRB.
  • the third of N repeat PUCCH slots PUCCH may be arranged at least in the first PRB, and in the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots PUCCH may be arranged at least in the second PRB.
  • the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the first PRB
  • the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the first PRB
  • the A fourth may be associated with the second PRB.
  • the terminal device 1 is configured to repeat PUCCH transmission including UCI in N repeat PUCCH slots, and perform frequency hopping between different slots for PUCCH transmission. It may not be expected that frequency hopping is performed for PUCCH transmissions.
  • the terminal device 1 may determine N repeat PUCCH slots for PUCCH transmission starting from the first slot in Time Division Duplex (TDD or Unpaired Spectrum).
  • the first slot may be the slot indicated for reporting HARQ-ACK.
  • the slot indicated for reporting the HARQ-ACK may be the slot indicated by the PDSCH_HARQ Feedback Timing Indicator field.
  • the first slot may be the slot determined to transmit the scheduling request.
  • the first slot may be the slot determined to report CSI.
  • N repeat PUCCH slots may have one OFDM symbol.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may include the one OFDM symbol.
  • the one OFDM symbol may correspond to the OFDM symbol index given by startingSymbolIndex.
  • the one OFDM symbol may be provided by startingSymbolIndex.
  • the one OFDM symbol may be a UL symbol or a flexible symbol.
  • the one OFDM symbol may not be the symbol designated for receiving the SS/PBCH block.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may have consecutive OFDM symbols.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may include the consecutive OFDM symbols. The number of consecutive OFDM symbols may be the same as the number of OFDM symbols given by nrofSymbols.
  • the number of consecutive OFDM symbols may be greater than the number of OFDM symbols given by nrofSymbols.
  • the consecutive OFDM symbols may start from the one OFDM symbol.
  • the consecutive OFDM symbols may include one or more UL symbols or one or more flexible symbols.
  • the consecutive OFDM symbols may include one or more UL symbols and one or more flexible symbols.
  • the consecutive OFDM symbols may not be symbols designated for receiving SS/PBCH blocks.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may include UL slots.
  • the UL slot may be a slot composed of UL symbols.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may include special slots.
  • the special slot may be a slot composed of UL symbols, flexible symbols and DL symbols.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may not include DL slots.
  • the DL slot may be a slot composed of DL symbols.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may not include special slots associated with SS/PBCH blocks.
  • a UL symbol may be an OFDM symbol configured or indicated for the uplink in time division duplex.
  • the UL symbol may be a PUSCH or an OFDM symbol configured or indicated for PUCCH, PRACH, or SRS.
  • the UL symbol may be set by the higher layer parameter tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon.
  • the UL symbol may be configured by the higher layer parameter tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationDedicated.
  • a DL symbol may be an OFDM symbol configured or indicated for the downlink in time division duplex.
  • the DL symbol may be an OFDM symbol configured or indicated for PDSCH or PDCCH.
  • the DL symbol may be set by the higher layer parameter tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon.
  • the DL symbol may be configured by the higher layer parameter tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationDedicated.
  • a flexible symbol may be an OFDM symbol that is not set or indicated as a UL symbol or a DL symbol among OFDM symbols in a certain period.
  • the certain period may be the period given by the higher layer parameter dl-UL-TransmissionPeriodicity.
  • the flexible symbol may be an OFDM symbol configured or indicated for PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH, or PRACH.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH slots may start from the first PRB or the second PRB. That is, each of the N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with either the first PRB or the second PRB. There may be no more than 2 ⁇ N repeat PUCCH combinations in which each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with either the first PRB or the second PRB. The combination may be called a hopping pattern.
  • a hopping pattern may be referred to as a frequency hopping pattern.
  • a hopping pattern may be referred to as an inter-slot frequency hopping pattern.
  • the hopping pattern may indicate whether each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • the hopping pattern may indicate the PRBs in which repetitions of PUCCH are arranged. Based on the hopping pattern, it may be determined whether the repetition of PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is at least placed in the first PRB or at least placed in the second PRB. That is, the hopping pattern is determined whether the repetition of PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is arranged at least in the first PRB or at least in the second PRB. good too.
  • the hopping pattern is whether the repetition of PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots starts from the first PRB or starts from the second PRB. good.
  • Multiple hopping patterns may be multiple combinations of PRBs in which N repeat PUCCH slots and PUCCH repetitions are arranged.
  • a hopping pattern may consist of one or more bits and may be included in the DCI field in the DCI format.
  • the hopping pattern may be one or more information bits and may be included in the DCI format.
  • the hopping pattern may be a higher layer parameter and may be configured for PUCCH resources.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of repeated transmission of PUCCH according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the terminal device 1 receives PDCCH 910 at slot 930 in downlink BWP on downlink carrier 900 .
  • the terminal device 1 transmits PUCCH920 in slot 931, transmits PUCCH921 in slot 932, transmits PUCCH922 in slot 933, and transmits slot 934 transmits PUCCH 923;
  • PUCCH 921 , PUCCH 922 and PUCCH 923 may be repetitions of PUCCH 920 .
  • the DCI format on PDCCH 910 may dictate transmission of PUCCH 920 in slot 931 .
  • the slot identified by the PDSCH_HARQ feedback timing indication field may be slot 931 if the DCI format includes a PDSCH_HARQ feedback timing indication field.
  • Slot 931, slot 932, slot 933, and slot 934 may be part or all of the N repeat PUCCH slots. Slots 931 and 932 may or may not be continuous. Slots 932 and 933 may or may not be continuous. The slots 933 and 934 may or may not be continuous.
  • Slot 931 may be the first slot of the N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • Slot 932 may be the second slot of the N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • Slot 933 may be the third slot of the N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • Slot 934 may be the fourth slot of the N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the relationship of slots in FIG. 9 according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • a slot set may include one or more consecutive slots.
  • slots 931 and 932 are continuous, slots 932 and 933 are continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are continuous, slots 932 and 933 are continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are not continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are continuous, slots 932 and 933 are not continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are continuous, slots 932 and 933 are not continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are continuous, slots 932 and 933 are not continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are not continuous.
  • slots 933 and 934 are not continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are not continuous, slots 932 and 933 are continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are not continuous, slots 932 and 933 are not continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are not continuous, slots 932 and 933 are continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are not continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are not continuous, slots 932 and 933 are not continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are not continuous.
  • slots 931 and 932 are not continuous, slots 932 and 933 are not continuous, and slots 933 and 934 are not continuous. Therefore, in case 1, the slot set is one of slot sets #1-1. In case 2, there are two slot sets, slot set #2-1 and slot set #2-2.
  • slot set #3-1 and slot set #3-2 there are two slot sets, slot set #3-1 and slot set #3-2.
  • slot set #4-1, slot set #4-2, and slot set #4-3 there are three slot sets: slot set #4-1, slot set #4-2, and slot set #4-3.
  • slot set #5-1 and slot set #5-2 there are two slot sets, slot set #5-1 and slot set #5-2.
  • slot set #6-1, slot set #6-2, and slot set #6-3 there are three slot sets: slot set #7-1, slot set #7-2, and slot set #7-3.
  • slot set #8-1, slot set #8-2, slot set #8-3, and slot set #8-4 there are three slot sets: slot set #8-1, slot set #8-2, slot set #8-3, and slot set #8-4.
  • PUCCH 920 may be a repetition of PUCCH in the first of N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • PUCCH 921 may be a repetition of PUCCH in the second of N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • PUCCH 922 may be a repetition of PUCCH in the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • PUCCH 923 may be a repetition of PUCCH in the 4th of the N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • the number of repetitions for the PUCCH format corresponding to PUCCH 920 may be indicated by NrofSlots. That is, when NrofSlots is set in the PUCCH format corresponding to PUCCH920, the number of repetitions of PUCCH920 may be the value indicated by NrofSlots.
  • the value of N repeat PUCCH may be the value indicated by the NrofSlots. If N repeat PUCCH is 2, the repetition of PUCCH 920 may be PUCCH 921 only. Also, when N repeat PUCCH is 2, PUCCH 920 and PUCCH 921 may be repeated. If N repeat PUCCH is 4, the repeats of PUCCH 920 may be PUCCH 921 , PUCCH 922 and PUCCH 923 . Also, when N repeat PUCCH is 4, PUCCH repetitions may be PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922, and PUCCH923.
  • the PUCCH resources corresponding to PUCCH920 may be the same as the PUCCH resources corresponding to PUCCH921, the PUCCH resources corresponding to PUCCH922, and the PUCCH resources corresponding to PUCCH923.
  • the terminal device 1 may be indicated by PDCCH 910 the PUCCH resource corresponding to PUCCH 920 .
  • the same PUCCH resource corresponding to PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922, and PUCCH923 may be the same PUCCH format corresponding to PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922, and PUCCH923.
  • the same PUCCH resources corresponding to PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922 and PUCCH923 may be the same PUCCH format indices corresponding to PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922 and PUCCH923.
  • the same PUCCH resources corresponding to PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922, and PUCCH923 may mean that the same Starting PRB and SecondHop PRB are configured for PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922, and PUCCH923.
  • the number of repetitions for PUCCH 920 may be indicated based on the DCI format in PDCCH 910. For example, the number of repetitions may be indicated by the DCI field of the DCI format.
  • the DCI field may apply to PUCCH transmissions indicated by the DCI format.
  • the DCI field may be called the PUCCH-RepetitionFactor field.
  • the number of repetitions for PUCCH 920 may be indicated based on the DCI format in PDCCH 910.
  • the number of repetitions may be configured for a PUCCH resource, which may be indicated by the PUCCH resource indication field of the DCI format.
  • the PUCCH resource may correspond to PUCCH 920 . That is, the number of repetitions may be configured for the PUCCH resource corresponding to PUCCH 920 by some higher layer parameter.
  • the certain higher layer parameter may be one element that constitutes a PUCCH resource.
  • the certain upper layer parameter may be referred to as RepetitionFactor-r17.
  • the PRB in which PUCCH 920 is arranged may include the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • the PRB in which PUCCH 921 is arranged may include the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • the PRB in which PUCCH 922 is arranged may include the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • the PRB in which PUCCH 923 is arranged may include the first PRB or the second PRB. That is, slot 931 may be associated with the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • Slot 932 may be associated with the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • Slot 933 may be associated with the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • Slot 934 may be associated with the first PRB or the second PRB. That is, there may be 16 or less combinations of whether PUCCH 920, PUCCH 921, PUCCH 922, and PUCCH 923 start from the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • FIG. 11 may be an example showing the combination.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of PRB allocation for repeated transmission of PUCCH in FIG. 9 according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • PUCCH 920 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 921 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 922 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 923 is associated with the first PRB. good too.
  • PUCCH 920 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 921 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 922 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 923 is associated with the second PRB. good too.
  • PUCCH 923 is associated with the second PRB. good too.
  • PUCCH 920 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 921 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 922 is associated with the second PRB
  • PUCCH 923 is associated with the first PRB. good too.
  • PUCCH 920 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 921 is associated with the first PRB
  • PUCCH 922 is associated with the second PRB
  • PUCCH 923 is associated with the second PRB. good too. That is, when N repeat PUCCH is 4, one hopping pattern may be selected from 16 or less hopping patterns. For example, if PUCCH 920 is associated with the first PRB, one hopping pattern may be selected from 1st through 8th hopping patterns.
  • N repeat PUCCH when N repeat PUCCH is 2, one hopping pattern may be selected from 4 or less hopping patterns. If N repeat PUCCH is 8, one hopping pattern may be selected from 256 or less hopping patterns. That is, there may be multiple hopping patterns for repetition of PUCCH, and one hopping pattern among the multiple hopping patterns may be used. Also, a plurality of hopping patterns in FIG. 11 may be set in the terminal device 1 . Also, multiple hopping patterns in FIG. 11 may be predefined in the terminal device 1 . That is, a plurality of hopping pattern indices and a plurality of hopping patterns corresponding to the indices may be set in the terminal device 1 .
  • indices of a plurality of hopping patterns and a plurality of hopping patterns corresponding to the indices may be predefined in the terminal device 1 .
  • multiple hopping patterns may be set.
  • multiple hopping patterns may be predefined.
  • Predefining the plurality of hopping patterns may be recording the plurality of hopping patterns on a computer-readable recording medium.
  • the one hopping pattern needs to be given to the terminal device 1 .
  • means 1, means 2, means 3, and means 4 for providing one hopping pattern to the terminal device 1 may be used to solve the problem 1, and the terminal device 1 may use one hopping pattern.
  • the means 5 and 6 for determining may be used for solving at least the problem 1 .
  • a large number of the plurality of hopping patterns is expected to improve communication performance due to frequency hopping rather than a small number of the plurality of hopping patterns, but the one hopping pattern is selected, or Decision making can be burdensome.
  • the means 7 and 8 for determining the plurality of hopping patterns based on the number of repetitions for PUCCH may be used to solve at least the problem 2.
  • the DCI format included in PDCCH 910 may include one hopping pattern for PUCCH 920, PUCCH 921, PUCCH 922, and PUCCH 923. Also, based on the DCI format included in PDCCH 910, one hopping pattern for PUCCH 920, PUCCH 921, PUCCH 922, and PUCCH 923 may be determined.
  • the DCI format may include a field that indicates the one hopping pattern.
  • the one hopping pattern may consist of X bits.
  • the X may be N repeat PUCCH .
  • the X may be the maximum value of NrofSlots.
  • a field indicating the one hopping pattern may be the X bits or more.
  • one hopping pattern may be configured for PUCCH resources corresponding to PUCCH 920 .
  • one hopping pattern may be configured for the PUCCH resource indicated by the PUCCH resource indication field included in the DCI format in PDCCH 910 .
  • a higher layer parameter indicating one hopping pattern may be configured for each PUCCH resource.
  • a PUCCH resource set includes N set PUCCH resources
  • a higher layer parameter indicating the one hopping pattern may be configured for each of the N set PUCCH resources.
  • the N set may be 8, 16, or 32.
  • the one hopping pattern may consist of X bits.
  • the X may be N repeat PUCCH .
  • the X may be the maximum value of NrofSlots.
  • one hopping pattern may consist of N repeat PUCCH values. The value may be 0 or 1 value. If the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of PUCCH in the n-th slot may be placed at least in the first PRB, and if the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 1: A repetition of PUCCH in the nth slot may be placed in at least the second PRB. If the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of PUCCH in the n-th slot may be placed at least in the second PRB, and if the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 1: A repetition of PUCCH in the nth slot may be placed at least in the first PRB.
  • the nth slot may be included in the N repeat PUCCH slots. That is, n may be an integer from 1 to N repeat PUCCH .
  • the one hopping pattern may consist of a plurality of bits including 1 to N repeat PUCCH values. For example, if N repeat PUCCH is 4 and the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 0,0,0,0 ⁇ , the one hopping pattern may be the first hopping pattern in FIG. . For example, if N repeat PUCCH is 4 and the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 0,0,1,0 ⁇ , the one hopping pattern may be the third hopping pattern in FIG. .
  • the one hopping pattern may be the fifth hopping pattern in FIG. .
  • the one hopping pattern may be the ninth hopping pattern in FIG. .
  • one hopping pattern may consist of N′ repeat PUCCH values.
  • the value may be 0 or 1 value.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may be configured with N′ repeat PUCCH slot sets.
  • a slot set may include one or more consecutive slots. If the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of PUCCH in the n-th slot set may be placed at least in the first PRB, and if the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 1 , the repetition of PUCCH in the n-th slot set may be placed at least in the second PRB.
  • the repetition of PUCCH in the n-th slot set may be placed at least in the second PRB, and if the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 1 , the repetition of PUCCH in the n-th slot set may be placed at least in the first PRB.
  • the n may be an integer from 1 to N' repeat PUCCH .
  • the one hopping pattern may be the second hopping pattern in FIG.
  • the one hopping pattern may be the third hopping pattern in FIG.
  • the one hopping pattern may be the thirteenth hopping pattern in FIG.
  • one hopping pattern may consist of N repeat PUCCH -1 values.
  • the value may be 0 or 1 value. If the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1-th slot may not perform frequency hopping, and if the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 1, the n+1-th The repetition of PUCCH in the slots may perform frequency hopping. If the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1-th slot may perform frequency hopping, and if the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 1, the n+1-th PUCCH repetitions in slots may not perform frequency hopping.
  • the nth slot may be included in the N repeat PUCCH slots.
  • n may be an integer from 1 to N repeat PUCCH .
  • the one hopping pattern may consist of a plurality of bits including values 1 to N repeat PUCCH -1.
  • N repeat PUCCH when N repeat PUCCH is 4 and the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 0, 0, 0 ⁇ , the one hopping pattern is the first or sixteenth hopping pattern in FIG. may
  • N repeat PUCCH when N repeat PUCCH is 4 and the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 0, 0, 1 ⁇ , the one hopping pattern is the second or fifteenth hopping pattern in FIG. may
  • N repeat PUCCH is 4 and the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 0, 1, 0 ⁇
  • the one hopping pattern is the fourth or thirteenth hopping pattern in FIG.
  • N repeat PUCCH when N repeat PUCCH is 4 and the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 1, 0, 0 ⁇ , the one hopping pattern is the eighth or ninth hopping pattern in FIG. may Also, N repeat PUCCH is 4, and the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 0, 0, 0 ⁇ , and the beginning of the PUCCH repetition is based on the first PRB, the one hopping pattern is , the first hopping pattern in FIG.
  • the PUCCH repetition in the n-th slot performs frequency hopping only if the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot is in the second PRB. It may be arranged at least in the PRB. If the PUCCH repetition in the n-th slot is at least placed in the second PRB, then the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot performs frequency hopping if the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot is the first It may be arranged at least in the PRB.
  • the PUCCH repetition in the n-th slot is at least placed in the first PRB, then the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot does not perform frequency hopping means that the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot is the first PRB. It may be arranged at least in the PRB. If the PUCCH repetition in the n-th slot is at least placed in the second PRB, then the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot does not perform frequency hopping means that the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot is the second PRB. It may be arranged at least in the PRB.
  • the n-th slot may be a slot included in N repeat PUCCH .
  • the nth slot may correspond to the nth PUCCH repetition. That is, n may be an integer from 1 to N repeat PUCCH .
  • one hopping pattern may consist of N′ repeat PUCCH ⁇ 1 values.
  • the value may be 0 or 1 value.
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots may be configured with N′ repeat PUCCH slot sets.
  • a slot set may include one or more consecutive slots. If the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1-th slot set may not perform frequency hopping, and if the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 1, n+1 The repetition of PUCCH in the second slot set may perform frequency hopping. If the n-th value of one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1-th slot set may perform frequency hopping; The repetition of the PUCCH in the slot set of may not perform frequency hopping.
  • the n may be an integer from 1 to N' repeat PUCCH .
  • the one hopping pattern may be the second or fifteenth hopping pattern in FIG.
  • the one hopping pattern may be the fourth or thirteenth hopping pattern in FIG.
  • the one hopping pattern is ⁇ 0, 1 ⁇ , and the beginning of the PUCCH repetition is based on the first PRB, the one hopping pattern is the first in FIG. 2 hopping patterns.
  • the DCI format included in PDCCH910 may include one hopping pattern index for PUCCH920, PUCCH921, PUCCH922, and PUCCH923. Also, based on the DCI format included in PDCCH 910, one hopping pattern index for PUCCH 920, PUCCH 921, PUCCH 922, and PUCCH 923 may be determined.
  • the DCI format may indicate the index of one hopping pattern.
  • the DCI format may include a DCI field that indicates the index of one hopping pattern.
  • a hopping pattern of the plurality of hopping patterns may be determined based on the index of the one hopping pattern. For example, if the one hopping pattern has an index of 0, the first hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected.
  • the one hopping pattern has an index of 1
  • the second hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected. If the one hopping pattern has an index of 2, the third hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected. If the one hopping pattern has an index of 3, the fourth hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected.
  • one hopping pattern index indicating one hopping pattern may be configured for the PUCCH resource corresponding to PUCCH 920 .
  • the index of the one hopping pattern may be configured for the PUCCH resource indicated by the PUCCH resource indication field included in the DCI format in PDCCH 910 .
  • a higher layer parameter indicating the index of the one hopping pattern may be configured for each PUCCH resource. For example, if a PUCCH resource set includes N set PUCCH resources, a higher layer parameter indicating the index of the one hopping pattern may be configured for each of the N set PUCCH resources.
  • the N set may be 8, 16, or 32.
  • the one hopping pattern may consist of X bits.
  • the X may be N repeat PUCCH .
  • the X may be the maximum value of NrofSlots.
  • a field indicating the index of the one hopping pattern may be included. For example, if the one hopping pattern index is 0, the first hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected. Also, if the one hopping pattern has an index of 1, the second hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected. If the one hopping pattern has an index of 2, the third hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected. If the one hopping pattern has an index of 3, the fourth hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected.
  • a plurality of hopping pattern indices corresponding to a plurality of hopping patterns may be set. Also, in means 3 and 4, a plurality of hopping pattern indices corresponding to the plurality of hopping patterns may be predefined. Predefining a plurality of hopping pattern indices corresponding to the plurality of hopping patterns may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. For example, means 3 and 4 may be able to identify one hopping pattern from a plurality of hopping patterns. For example, in means 3 and 4, one index may be assigned to each of the plurality of hopping patterns. For example, an index may be used to identify one of multiple hopping patterns.
  • a first hopping pattern of a plurality of hopping patterns may be assigned a first index.
  • a second index may be assigned to a second hopping pattern of the plurality of hopping patterns.
  • N repeat PUCCH the hopping patterns and the indices of the hopping patterns may be as shown in FIG. That is, if N repeat PUCCH is 4, 16 or less hopping patterns and 16 or less hopping pattern indices may be configured or predefined. If N repeat PUCCH is 8, 256 or less hopping patterns and 256 or less hopping pattern indices may be configured or predefined.
  • the PUCCH repetition in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is the first PRB or the second PRB At least it may be determined whether it is placed.
  • the terminal device 1 may select one hopping pattern from a plurality of hopping patterns.
  • the one hopping pattern may be selected from the plurality of hopping patterns based at least on the first number of slots and the second number of slots.
  • the first number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots associated with the first PRB.
  • the second number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots associated with the second PRB. That is, the first number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots among slots in which repetition of PUCCH starts from the first PRB.
  • the second number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots in which PUCCH repetition starts from the second PRB.
  • N repeat PUCCH is 4
  • the multiple hopping patterns may be the multiple hopping patterns shown in FIG.
  • the one hopping pattern may be selected from the plurality of hopping patterns based at least on having the largest sum of the first number of slots and the second number of slots. For example, in case 3 in FIG. 10, any one of the 1st, 4th, 13th, or 16th hopping patterns in FIG. 11 may be selected, and the total may be 4. . For example, in case 7 in FIG. 10, any one of the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 15th, or 16th hopping patterns among the plurality of hopping patterns in FIG. may be selected and the sum may be four. For example, in case 3 in FIG.
  • multiple A fourth hopping pattern may be selected from the hopping patterns. For example, in case 7 in FIG. 10, if the number of slots associated with the first PRB and the number of slots associated with the second PRB are the same, and slot 931 is associated with the first PRB, multiple A seventh hopping pattern may be selected from the hopping patterns.
  • the one hopping pattern may be selected from the plurality of hopping patterns based at least on the smallest difference between the first number of slots and the second number of slots. For example, in case 3 in FIG. 10, either the first PRB or the second PRB is associated with slot set #3-1, and the first PRB with respect to slot set #3-2, Alternatively, if either of the second PRBs is relevant, either the fourth or thirteenth hopping pattern of the plurality of hopping patterns in FIG. 11 may be selected, and the difference may be zero. For example, in case 7 in FIG.
  • either the first PRB or the second PRB is associated with slot set #7-1, and the first PRB with respect to slot set #7-2, Or, if either the second PRB is associated and either the first PRB or the second PRB is associated with slot set # 7-3, among the multiple hopping patterns in FIG. Either the seventh or tenth hopping pattern may be selected and the difference may be zero.
  • the first PRB is associated with slot set #2-1, and either the first PRB or the second PRB is associated with slot set #2-2.
  • slot 931 is associated with the first PRB, the second hopping pattern of the plurality of hopping patterns in FIG. 11 may be selected, and the difference may be one.
  • multiple hopping patterns may be set or predefined.
  • indices of a plurality of hopping patterns may be set or predefined. Predefining may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.
  • means 5 may be able to identify one hopping pattern from a plurality of hopping patterns.
  • means 5 may assign one index to each of the plurality of hopping patterns.
  • an index may be used to identify one of multiple hopping patterns.
  • a first hopping pattern of a plurality of hopping patterns may be assigned a first index.
  • a second index may be assigned to a second hopping pattern of the plurality of hopping patterns.
  • N repeat PUCCH For example, if N repeat PUCCH is 4, the hopping patterns and the indices of the hopping patterns may be as shown in FIG. That is, if N repeat PUCCH is 4, 16 or less hopping patterns and 16 or less hopping pattern indices may be configured or predefined. If N repeat PUCCH is 8, 256 or less hopping patterns and 256 or less hopping pattern indices may be configured or predefined.
  • the terminal device 1 may perform frequency hopping based on satisfying condition 1, or may not perform frequency hopping based on satisfying condition 2. Satisfying the condition 1 may be that the n-th slot for PUCCH repetition is not continuous with the (n+1)-th slot for PUCCH repetition. Satisfying the condition 2 may be that the n-th slot for PUCCH repetition is continuous with the (n+1)-th slot for PUCCH repetition.
  • the n may be an integer from 1 to N repeat PUCCH . That is, means 6 may perform frequency hopping for each slot set. For example, in case 2 in FIG. 10, the second or fifteenth hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be selected. Also, for example, in case 2 in FIG. 10, the same starting PRB as the second or fifteenth hopping pattern in FIG. 11 may be assigned. The starting PRB may be either the first PRB or the second PRB.
  • the frequency diversity may be obtained by evenly assigning the first PRB and the second PRB to repetitions of the PUCCH.
  • Continuity of the slots may be obtained by associating either the first PRB or the second PRB with consecutive slots. For example, if one of two consecutive slots is associated with a first PRB and the other one of the two consecutive slots is associated with a second PRB, then the two consecutive slots are You may think that continuity is not maintained.
  • Reducing the load may be by reducing the size of the DCI field indicating one hopping pattern in means 1 or 3, which is set for each PUCCH resource in means 2 or 4 and indicating one hopping pattern. It is also possible to reduce the size of the upper layer parameters. Also, reducing the load may be reducing the hopping pattern candidates determined by the terminal device 1 in means 5 . For example, means 7 and 8 may be used to solve at least the problem 2.
  • one hopping pattern from hopping patterns including some or all of N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns may be used for repetition of PUCCH.
  • Each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns may be a hopping pattern in which the n th to n+N repeat PUCCH /2 th slots for repetition of PUCCH are associated with the second PRB.
  • the n may be an integer from 2 to NrepeatPUCCH / 2. That is, each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns may be a hopping pattern in which the PUCCH repetition starts from the first PRB in the first slot for the PUCCH repetition.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns is a hopping pattern in which the repetition of PUCCH starts from the first PRB in the first set including N repeat PUCCH /2 slots good.
  • Each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns may be a hopping pattern in which repetition of PUCCH starts from a second PRB in a second set including N repeat PUCCH /2 slots. The first set may not include the slots included in the second set.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing multiple hopping patterns in means 7 according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern may be the hopping pattern shown in FIG.
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the second of N repeat PUCCH slots is Associated with the first PRB, the third of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the second PRB.
  • N repeat PUCCH 4
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the second of N repeat PUCCH slots is Associated with the second PRB, the third of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the first PRB.
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB and the second of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB.
  • the third of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the N The 5th of repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the 6th of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the 7th of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second
  • the eighth of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the second PRB.
  • N repeat PUCCH 8
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB and the second of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • the third of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH The fifth of slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the sixth of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the seventh of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • the eighth of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the first PRB.
  • N repeat PUCCH 8
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB and the second of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • the third of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH The fifth of slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the sixth of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the seventh of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB.
  • the eighth of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the first PRB.
  • N repeat PUCCH 8
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB and the second of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB. 2 PRBs, the third of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, the fourth of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH slots are associated with the second PRB.
  • the 5th of slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the 6th of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the 7th of N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB and the eighth of N repeat PUCCH slots may be associated with the first PRB.
  • slot #1 may be slot 931
  • slot #2 may be slot 932
  • slot #3 may be slot 933
  • slot #4 may be slot 934
  • PUCCH#1 may be PUCCH920
  • PUCCH#2 may be PUCCH921
  • PUCCH#3 may be PUCCH922
  • PUCCH#4 may be PUCCH923.
  • the first hopping pattern in FIG. 12A may be the fourth hopping pattern in FIG.
  • the second hopping pattern in FIG. 12A may be the seventh hopping pattern in FIG. Means 1, Means 2, Means 3, Means 4, and Means 5 may use one of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns in Means 7 .
  • the plurality of hopping patterns in means 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 may be N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns in means 7 .
  • the index of one hopping pattern is 0, the first hopping pattern in FIG. 12 may be selected.
  • the one hopping pattern has an index of 1, the second hopping pattern in FIG. 12 may be selected.
  • one hopping pattern from hopping patterns including part or all of N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns may be used for repetition of PUCCH.
  • Each of the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns may be a hopping pattern in which the PUCCCH repetition is placed at least in the first PRB in the first slot for the PUCCH repetition.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns is a slot in which repetition of PUCCH is arranged at least in the first PRB, a slot in which repetition of PUCCH is arranged at least in the second PRB, A non-continuous hopping pattern may also be used.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing multiple hopping patterns in means 8 according to one aspect of the present embodiment.
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping pattern may be the hopping pattern shown in FIG.
  • N repeat PUCCH slots for repetition of PUCCH may be configured with N' repeat PUCCH slot sets.
  • a slot set may include one or more consecutive slots. For example, if N repeat PUCCH is 4, then N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns are such that the first of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, and N' repeat PUCCH The second of the slot set is associated with the first PRB, the third of N' repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of N' repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • slot set #1-1 may be associated with the first PRB.
  • slot set #2-1 may be associated with the first PRB and slot set #2-2 may be associated with the second PRB.
  • slot set #3-1 may be associated with the first PRB and slot set #3-2 may be associated with the second PRB.
  • slot set #4-1 is associated with the first PRB
  • slot set #4-2 is associated with the second PRB
  • slot set #4-3 is associated with the first PRB. May be related to PRB.
  • slot set #5-1 may be associated with the first PRB and slot set #5-2 may be associated with the second PRB.
  • slot set #6-1 is associated with the first PRB
  • slot set #6-2 is associated with the second PRB
  • slot set #6-3 is associated with the first PRB.
  • slot set #7-1 is associated with the first PRB
  • slot set #7-2 is associated with the second PRB
  • slot set #7-3 is associated with the first PRB.
  • slot set #8-1 is associated with the first PRB
  • slot set #8-2 is associated with the second PRB
  • slot set #8-3 is associated with the first PRB.
  • slot set #8-4 may be associated with the second PRB.
  • the hopping pattern in means 8 may be the same as the hopping pattern in means 6 .
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping pattern may be the hopping pattern shown in FIG. 13B.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns the first of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, the second of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is A hopping pattern associated with the second PRB.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns the first of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, the second of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, the third of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB
  • a hopping pattern may also be used.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns the first of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, the second of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is Associated with the first PRB, the third of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, and the fourth of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB.
  • a hopping pattern in which the fifth of N′ repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB and the sixth of N′ repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB. That is, each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 ⁇ 1 hopping patterns may be a hopping pattern that performs frequency hopping every n′ slot sets.
  • the n' may be an integer from 1 to N repeat PUCCH /2-1.
  • a first aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising a receiving unit for receiving a PDCCH including a DCI format for instructing transmission of PUCCH, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the PUCCH, wherein the number of slots N repeat PUCCH is set by higher layer parameter NrofSlots, said PUCCH is repeated in said N repeat PUCCH slots, first PRB is set by higher layer parameter StartingPRB, second PRB is set by higher layer parameter set by a parameter SecondHopPRB, further determining one hopping pattern from a plurality of hopping patterns based on the DCI format, and repeating the PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots based on the one hopping pattern is at least placed in the first PRB or at least placed in the second PRB.
  • a second aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a PDCCH containing a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the PUCCH,
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper Further, one hopping pattern from a plurality of hopping patterns is determined based on the PUCCH resource corresponding to the PUCCH, and based on the one hopping pattern, each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is arranged at least in the first PRB or at least in the second PRB.
  • a third aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a PDCCH including a DCI format for instructing transmission of a PUCCH; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the PUCCH.
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper layer parameter set by a layer parameter SecondHopPRB, further an index of a hopping pattern is determined based on the DCI format, a hopping pattern is determined from a plurality of hopping patterns based at least on the index of the hopping pattern; Based on the one hopping pattern, whether the repetition of the PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is at least arranged in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB , is determined.
  • a fourth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a PDCCH including a DCI format for instructing transmission of PUCCH; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the PUCCH,
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper layer parameter configured by a layer parameter SecondHopPRB, further an index of one hopping pattern is determined based on PUCCH resources corresponding to said PUCCH, and one hopping pattern is selected from a plurality of hopping patterns based at least on said one hopping pattern index; is determined, and based on the one hopping pattern, the repetition of the PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is placed at least in the first PRB, or at least in the second PRB will be placed.
  • the first aspect and the second aspect of the present invention are a terminal device, wherein the one hopping pattern is composed of the N repeat PUCCH bits, and the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern If the value of the nth bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, the repetition of the PUCCH in the nth slot is at least placed in the first PRB, if the value of the nth bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, A repetition of the PUCCH in the n-th slot may be placed at least in the second PRB, and the n may be an integer from 1 to the N repeat PUCCH .
  • the first aspect and the second aspect of the present invention are a terminal device, wherein the N repeat PUCCH slots are composed of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets, and the N' repeat PUCCH Each of the slot sets includes one or more consecutive slots, the one hopping pattern is configured by the N' repeat PUCCH bits, and the value of the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is If 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n-th slot set is at least placed in the first PRB; if the value of the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, then the n-th A repetition of the PUCCH in a slot set may be located at least in the second PRB, and the n may be an integer from 1 to the N′ repeat PUCCH .
  • the first aspect and the second aspect of the present invention are a terminal device, wherein the one hopping pattern is composed of the N repeat PUCCH -1 bits, and the one hopping pattern If the value of the nth bit is 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1th slot does not perform frequency hopping, and if the value of the nth bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, the The PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot performs frequency hopping, and the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot is frequency hopped if the PUCCH repetition in the n th slot is at least placed in the first PRB.
  • Performing hopping is that the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1th slot is arranged at least in the second PRB, and the repetition of the PUCCH in the nth slot is arranged at least in the second PRB. If the PUCCH repetition in the n + 1th slot performs frequency hopping, the PUCCH repetition in the n + 1th slot is arranged at least in the first PRB, and in the nth slot If the PUCCH repetitions are placed at least in the first PRB, then the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot do not perform frequency hopping because the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot are located in the first PRB.
  • n+1 th slot does not perform frequency hopping if the PUCCH repetition in the n th slot is at least mapped to the second PRB.
  • a repetition of PUCCH in the n+1 th slot is at least placed in the second PRB, and n may be an integer from 1 to the N repeat PUCCH ⁇ 1.
  • the first aspect and the second aspect of the present invention are a terminal device, wherein the N repeat PUCCH slots are composed of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets, and the N' repeat PUCCH Each of the slot sets includes one or more consecutive slots, and the one hopping pattern is composed of the N′ repeat PUCCH ⁇ 1 bits, and the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is If the value is 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1th slot set does not perform frequency hopping, and if the value of the nth bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, the n+1th slot.
  • the PUCCH repetitions in a set perform frequency hopping, and the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot set are frequency hopping if the PUCCH repetitions in the n th slot set are at least placed in the first PRB. is that the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot set is at least arranged in the second PRB, and the PUCCH repetition in the n th slot set is at least arranged in the second PRB If the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1 th slot set performs frequency hopping, the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1 th slot set is arranged at least in the first PRB, and the n th that the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot set do not perform frequency hopping if the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot set are at least placed in the first PRB.
  • the repetition of the PUCCH in the nth slot set is arranged at least in the second PRB, then the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1th slot set is on the frequency Not performing hopping is that the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1 th slot set is placed at least in the second PRB, and the n is an integer from 1 to the N' repeat PUCCH -1 good too.
  • a fifth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the PUCCH,
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper Further, one hopping pattern is selected from a plurality of hopping patterns, and based on said one hopping pattern, the repetition of said PUCCH in each of said N repeat PUCCH slots is set by layer parameter SecondHopPRB, said second It is determined whether it is at least placed in one PRB or at least placed in the second PRB.
  • the one hopping pattern is selected from the plurality of hopping patterns based at least on a first number of slots and a second number of slots, the first number of slots being associated with the first PRB.
  • the second number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots among slots, and the second number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots among slots associated with the second PRB.
  • a sixth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the PUCCH,
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper If the n-th slot for the PUCCH repetition is contiguous with the n+1-th slot for the PUCCH repetition, as set by the layer parameter SecondHopPRB, then the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot is: If frequency hopping is not performed and the n-th slot for the PUCCH repetition is not contiguous with the n+1-th slot for the PUCCH repetition, then the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot.
  • the PUCCH repetition in the n-th slot performs frequency hopping, and if the PUCCH repetition in the n-th slot is at least arranged in the first PRB, then the PUCCH repetition in the n+1-th slot performs frequency hopping is the n+1 If the PUCCH repetition in the th slot is arranged at least in the second PRB, and the PUCCH repetition in the n th slot is arranged at least in the second PRB, then in the n+1 th slot
  • the PUCCH repetition performs frequency hopping is that the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot is arranged at least in the first PRB, and the PUCCH repetition in the n th slot is the first the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot does not perform frequency hopping if at least placed in a PRB, wherein the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot is placed at least in the first PRB; If the PUCCH repetition in the n-th slot is at least placed in the second PRB
  • a seventh aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH, and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB, further, one hopping pattern from a plurality of hopping patterns is determined based on the DCI format, and based on the one hopping pattern, the PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots; is located at least in the first PRB or at least in the second PRB.
  • An eighth aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH, and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots
  • the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots
  • the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB
  • the second PRB is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB
  • one hopping pattern from a plurality of hopping patterns is determined based on the PUCCH resource corresponding to the PUCCH, and based on the one hopping pattern, the N repeat PUCCH slots It is determined whether the PUCCH repetition in each is at least placed in the first PRB or at least placed in the second PRB.
  • a ninth aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of the PUCCH, and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots
  • the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots
  • the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB
  • the second PRB is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB
  • further an index of one hopping pattern is determined based on the DCI format
  • one hopping pattern is determined from a plurality of hopping patterns based at least on the index of the one hopping pattern.
  • the repetition of the PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is at least placed in the first PRB or at least placed in the second PRB. or is determined.
  • a tenth aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH, and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is configured by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB, further, an index of one hopping pattern is determined based on the PUCCH resource corresponding to said PUCCH, and one hopping pattern is selected from a plurality of hopping patterns based at least on said one hopping pattern index; A pattern is determined, and based on the one hopping pattern, the repetition of the PUCCH in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots is placed at least in the first PRB, or in the second PRB At least placed is determined.
  • the seventh aspect and the eighth aspect of the present invention are the base station apparatus, wherein the one hopping pattern is composed of the N repeat PUCCH bits, and n if the value of the n-th bit is 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n-th slot is at least placed in the first PRB, and if the value of the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is 1; , the repetition of the PUCCH in the n-th slot may be located at least in the second PRB, and the n may be an integer from 1 to the N repeat PUCCH .
  • the seventh aspect and the eighth aspect of the present invention are the base station apparatus, wherein the N repeat PUCCH slots are composed of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets, and the N' repeat Each of the PUCCH slot sets includes one or more consecutive slots, the one hopping pattern is composed of the N' repeat PUCCH bits, and the value of the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n-th slot set is at least placed in the first PRB, and if the value of the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, the n-th The repetition of the PUCCH in the slot set of N' is located at least in the second PRB, and the n may be an integer from 1 to the N'repeat PUCCH .
  • the seventh aspect and the eighth aspect of the present invention are the base station apparatus, wherein the one hopping pattern is composed of the N repeat PUCCH -1 bits, and the one hopping pattern If the value of the n-th bit of is 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1-th slot does not perform frequency hopping, and if the value of the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, The PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot performs frequency hopping, and if the PUCCH repetition in the n th slot is placed at least in the first PRB, then the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot is Performing frequency hopping means that a repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1th slot is at least arranged in the second PRB, and a repetition of the PUCCH in the nth slot is arranged at least in the second PRB.
  • the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot performs frequency hopping
  • the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot is arranged at least in the first PRB, and the n th slot is located at least in the first PRB, the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot does not perform frequency hopping if the PUCCH repetition in the n+1 th slot is located in the first PRB.
  • a repetition of PUCCH in the n+1th slot may be at least placed in the second PRB, and n may be an integer from 1 to the N repeat PUCCH -1.
  • the seventh aspect and the eighth aspect of the present invention are the base station apparatus, wherein the N repeat PUCCH slots are composed of N' repeat PUCCH slot sets, and the N' repeat Each of the PUCCH slot sets includes one or more consecutive slots, and the one hopping pattern consists of the N' repeat PUCCH - 1 bits, and the nth bit of the one hopping pattern is 0, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1-th slot set does not perform frequency hopping, and if the value of the n-th bit of the one hopping pattern is 1, the n+1-th The PUCCH repetitions in the slot set perform frequency hopping, and the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot set are frequency hopped if the PUCCH repetitions in the n th slot set are at least placed in the first PRB.
  • Performing hopping means that repetitions of the PUCCH in the n+1 th slot set are placed at least in the second PRB, and repetitions of the PUCCH in the n th slot set are at least placed in the second PRB.
  • the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1 th slot set performs frequency hopping is that the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1 th slot set is arranged at least in the first PRB, and n If the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot set are at least placed in the first PRB, the PUCCH repetitions in the n+1 th slot set do not perform frequency hopping.
  • repetition of the PUCCH in the nth slot set is arranged at least in the second PRB, then repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1th slot set is Not performing frequency hopping is that the repetition of PUCCH in the n+1 th slot set is placed at least in the second PRB, and the n is an integer from 1 to the N' repeat PUCCH -1.
  • An eleventh aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH, and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots
  • the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots
  • the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB
  • the second PRB is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB
  • one hopping pattern is selected from a plurality of hopping patterns, and based on said one hopping pattern, the repetition of said PUCCH in each of said N repeat PUCCH slots is equal to said It is determined whether it is at least placed in a first PRB or at least placed in said second PRB.
  • the one hopping pattern is selected from the plurality of hopping patterns based at least on a first number of slots and a second number of slots, the first number of slots being associated with the first PRB.
  • the second number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots among slots, and the second number of slots may be the number of consecutive slots among slots associated with the second PRB.
  • a twelfth aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH, and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots
  • the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots
  • the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB
  • the second PRB is If the n-th slot for repetition of the PUCCH is contiguous with the n+1-th slot for repetition of the PUCCH, as set by the higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB, the repetition of the PUCCH in the n+1-th slot is , if frequency hopping is not performed and the n-th slot for the PUCCH repetition is not contiguous with the n+1-th slot for the PUCCH repetition, the PUCCH in the n+1-th slot is The repetition performs frequency hopping,
  • a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising: a receiving unit that receives a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH; and a transmitting unit that transmits the PUCCH.
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper Further, one hopping pattern of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repetition of the PUCCH , and based on the one hopping pattern, the It is determined whether a repetition of PUCCH is arranged at least in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat PUCCH /2 hops.
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns wherein the n-th to n+N repeat PUCCH /2-th slots for repetition of the PUCCH are associated with the second PRB and each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns is such that slots other than the n-th to the n+N repeat PUCCH /2-th slots among the N repeat PUCCH slots are the first , wherein n is an integer from 2 to N repeat PUCCH /2.
  • the N repeat PUCCH is 8, the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH slots the second of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the fifth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the sixth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the eighth of the N repeat PUCCH slots includes a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns are associated with the The first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the second of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB.
  • the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots associated with the second PRB the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots associated with the second PRB, the fifth of the N repeat PUCCH slots associated with the second PRB, and the The 6th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, the 7th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the 8th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH , the second of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • the fifth of the N repeat PUCCH slots associated with the second PRB, the N repeat PU The 6th of the CCH slots is associated with the second PRB, the 7th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the 8th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first including a hopping pattern associated with one PRB, wherein the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH slots the second of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the fifth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the sixth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a PDCCH including a DCI format for instructing transmission of a PUCCH; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the PUCCH.
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by the higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by the higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by the upper Further, one hopping pattern of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repetition of the PUCCH , and based on the one hopping pattern, the PUCCH repetition is arranged at least in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat PUCCH /2-1 pieces , wherein each of the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns is a hopping pattern in which the first repetition of the PUCCH is arranged at least in the first PRB , each of the N repeat PUCCH
  • the N repeat PUCCH is 8
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots are configured with N' repeat PUCCH slot sets
  • each of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is one or more consecutive wherein the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, and the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets includes a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH /2 ⁇ 1 hopping patterns are such that the first of the N′ repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the second of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the third of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB
  • the N' The fourth of the repeat PUCCH slot sets includes a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns are the same as the first of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets.
  • the second of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the third of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the fourth of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB
  • the fifth of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB
  • the N' A sixth of the repeat PUCCH slot set may include a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB.
  • a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of PUCCH, and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH, and a slot
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB, and one hopping pattern out of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repeating the PUCCH, and based on the one hopping pattern, in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots It is determined whether the repetition of the PUCCH is arranged at least in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat PUCCH /2
  • Each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns includes part or all of a hopping pattern, where
  • each of the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns is such that slots other than the n-th to the n+N repeat PUCCH /2-th slots among the N repeat PUCCH slots are the A hopping pattern associated with one PRB, where n is an integer from 2 to N repeat PUCCH /2.
  • the N repeat PUCCH is 8, the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH slots the second of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the fifth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the sixth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the eighth of the N repeat PUCCH slots includes a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping patterns are associated with the The first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the second of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB.
  • the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots associated with the second PRB the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots associated with the second PRB, the fifth of the N repeat PUCCH slots associated with the second PRB, and the The 6th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, the 7th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the 8th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB.
  • the N repeat PU The 6th of the CCH slots is associated with the second PRB, the 7th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the 8th of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first.
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, the third of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB, and the fourth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the fifth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the second PRB
  • the sixth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB
  • the eighth of the N repeat PUCCH slots is associated with the first PRB.
  • a sixteenth aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits a PDCCH including a DCI format that instructs transmission of the PUCCH; and a receiving unit that receives the PUCCH,
  • the number N repeat PUCCH is set by a higher layer parameter NrofSlots, the PUCCH is repeated in the N repeat PUCCH slots, the first PRB is set by a higher layer parameter StartingPRB, the second PRB is set by a higher layer parameter SecondHopPRB, and one hopping pattern out of a plurality of hopping patterns is used for repeating the PUCCH, and based on the one hopping pattern, in each of the N repeat PUCCH slots It is determined whether the repetition of the PUCCH is at least arranged in the first PRB or at least arranged in the second PRB, and the plurality of hopping patterns is N repeat PUCCH /2-1 Including part or all of hopping patterns, each of the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns is a
  • the hopping pattern is a discontinuous hopping pattern.
  • the N repeat PUCCH is 8
  • the N repeat PUCCH slots are configured with N' repeat PUCCH slot sets, and each of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is one or more consecutive wherein the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping pattern is such that the first of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB, and the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets includes a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB, and the N repeat PUCCH /2 ⁇ 1 hopping patterns are such that the first of the N′ repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the second of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the third of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB
  • the N' The fourth of the repeat PUCCH slot sets includes a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB
  • the N repeat PUCCH /2-1 hopping patterns are the same as the first of the N' repeat PUCCH
  • the second of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the third of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the first PRB
  • the fourth of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB
  • the fifth of the N' repeat PUCCH slot sets is associated with the second PRB
  • the N' A sixth of the repeat PUCCH slot set may include a hopping pattern associated with the second PRB.
  • a program that operates on the base station device 3 and the terminal device 1 according to one aspect of the present invention controls a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like so as to realize the functions of the above-described embodiments related to one aspect of the present invention. It may be a program (a program that causes a computer to function).
  • the 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), It is read, modified, and written by the CPU as necessary.
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • ROMs Read Only Memory
  • HDD Hard Disk Drive
  • the terminal device 1 and part of the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment may be realized by a computer.
  • a program for realizing this control function may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded in this recording medium may be read into a computer system and executed.
  • the “computer system” here is a computer system built into the terminal device 1 or the base station device 3, and includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices.
  • the term “computer-readable recording medium” refers to portable media such as flexible discs, magneto-optical discs, ROMs and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard discs incorporated in computer systems.
  • “computer-readable recording medium” means a medium that dynamically stores a program for a short period of time, such as a communication line for transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In that case, it may also include a memory that holds the program for a certain period of time, such as a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or client. Further, the program may be for realizing part of the functions described above, or may be capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in the 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 related to the above-described embodiments.
  • a device group may have a series of functions or functional blocks of the base station device 3 .
  • the terminal device 1 according to the above-described embodiments can communicate with a base station device as a group.
  • the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment may be EUTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network) and/or NG-RAN (NextGen RAN, NR RAN). Also, the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment may have some or all of the functions of an upper node for eNodeB and/or gNB.
  • part or all of the terminal device 1 and the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiments may be typically implemented as an LSI, which is an integrated circuit, or may be implemented as a chipset. Each functional block of the terminal device 1 and the base station device 3 may be individually chipped, or part or all of them may be integrated and chipped. Also, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, but may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. In addition, when a technology for integrating circuits to replace LSIs emerges due to advances in semiconductor technology, it is possible to use an integrated circuit based on this technology.
  • a terminal device was described as an example of a communication device, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • terminal devices or communication devices such as AV equipment, kitchen equipment, cleaning/washing equipment, air conditioning equipment, office equipment, vending machines, and other household equipment.
  • One aspect of the present invention is, for example, a communication system, a communication device (e.g., a mobile phone device, a base station device, a wireless LAN device, or a sensor device), an integrated circuit (e.g., a communication chip), or a program, etc. be able to.
  • a communication device e.g., a mobile phone device, a base station device, a wireless LAN device, or a sensor device
  • an integrated circuit e.g., a communication chip
  • a program etc. be able to.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif terminal comprenant une unité de réception pour recevoir un PDCCH qui comprend un format DCI indiquant la transmission d'un PUCCH et une unité de transmission pour transmettre le PUCCH : un nombre de créneaux NrepeatPUCCH étant défini à l'aide d'un paramètre de couche supérieure NrofSlots ; le PUCCH est répété dans le nombre de créneaux NrepeatPUCCH ; un premier PRB est défini à l'aide d'un paramètre de couche supérieure StartingPRB ; un second PRB est défini en fonction d'un paramètre de couche supérieure SecondHopPRB ; les nième à n+NrepeatPUCCH/2 créneaux parmi le nombre de créneaux NrepeatPUCCH sont associés au second PRB ; les créneaux autres que les nième à n+NrepeatPUCCH/2 créneaux parmi le nombre de créneaux NrepeatPUCCH sont associés au premier PRB ; et n est un nombre entier de 2 à NrepeatPUCCH/2.
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