Wireless communication apparatus and method for wireless communication

1. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising a communication unit that performs wireless communication to one target communication device by simultaneously using a plurality of carrier frequency bands each having a specified bandwidth, the plurality of carrier frequency bands being discontinuous therebetween.

2. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit comprises:

a baseband processing unit that generates a first baseband multicarrier signal corresponding to a bandwidth of a first carrier frequency band among the plurality of carrier frequency bands, and a second baseband multicarrier signal corresponding to a bandwidth of a second carrier frequency among the plurality of carrier frequency bands;

a first radio transmission unit that generates a radio signal of the first carrier frequency band based on the first baseband multicarrier signal; and

a second radio transmission unit that generates a radio signal of the second carrier frequency band based on the second baseband multicarrier signal.

3. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the baseband processing unit comprises:

a first IFFT unit that generates a first baseband OFDM signal as the first baseband multicarrier signal by performing IFFT processing based on an IFFT size corresponding to the bandwidth of the first carrier frequency band; and

a second IFFT unit that generates a second baseband OFDM signal as the second baseband multicarrier signal by performing IFFT processing based on an IFFT size corresponding to the bandwidth of the second carrier frequency band.

4. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising an interface unit that connects the baseband processing unit to the first radio transmission unit and the second radio transmission unit by using predetermined interface signals,

wherein the interface unit comprises:

an assignment unit that assigns the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal, which are output from the baseband processing unit, to the first radio transmission unit or the second radio transmission unit based on the plurality of carrier frequency bands; and

an interface signal generation unit that maps, based on an assignment result obtained by the assignment unit, the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal to the predetermined interface signals.

5. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the baseband processing unit further comprises a scheduling unit that allocates a data symbol addressed to the one target communication device to at least one of the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal.

6. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the scheduling unit further comprises a notification unit that newly allocates an idle carrier frequency band among the plurality of carrier frequency bands as a radio resource for the one target communication device, and notifies the one target communication device of band information on the newly allocated idle carrier frequency band.

7. The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the baseband processing unit further comprises a control unit that receives, from the one target communication device, a notification regarding band information on a newly allocated carrier frequency band among the plurality of carrier frequency bands, and performs specified setting on generation of the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal based on the newly allocated band information.

8. A wireless communication method, comprising:

performing wireless communication to one target communication device by simultaneously using a plurality of carrier frequency bands each having a specified bandwidth, the plurality of carrier frequency bands being discontinuous therebetween.

9. The wireless communication method according to claim 8 , wherein the performing wireless communication includes:

generating a first baseband multicarrier signal corresponding to a bandwidth of a first carrier frequency band among the plurality of carrier frequency bands, and a second baseband multicarrier signal corresponding to a bandwidth of a second carrier frequency among the plurality of carrier frequency bands;

generating a radio signal of the first carrier frequency band based on the first baseband multicarrier signal; and

generating a radio signal of the second carrier frequency band based on the second baseband multicarrier signal.

10. The wireless communication method according to claim 9 , wherein the generating the first-and-second baseband multicarrier signals includes:

generating a first baseband OFDM signal as the first baseband multicarrier signal by performing IFFT processing based on an IFFT size corresponding to the bandwidth of the first carrier frequency band; and

generating a second baseband OFDM signal as the second baseband multicarrier signal by performing IFFT processing based on an IFFT size corresponding to the bandwidth of the second carrier frequency band.

11. The wireless communication method according to claim 9 , wherein the generating the first-and-second baseband multicarrier signals further including:

assigning the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal to the generating the radio signal of the first carrier frequency band or the generating the radio signal of the second carrier frequency band based on the plurality of carrier frequency bands; and

mapping, based on the assignment result, the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal to a predetermined interface signals.

12. The wireless communication method according to claim 9 , wherein the generating the first-and-second baseband multicarrier signals further includes:

allocating a data symbol addressed to the one target communication device to at least one of the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal.

13. The wireless communication method according to claim 12 , wherein the allocating the data symbol further includes:

newly allocating an idle carrier frequency band among the plurality of carrier frequency bands as a radio resource for the one target communication device; and

notifying the one target communication device of band information on the newly allocated idle carrier frequency band.

14. The wireless communication method according to claim 9 , wherein the generating the first-and-second baseband multicarrier signals further includes:

receiving, from the one target communication device, a notification regarding band information on a newly allocated carrier frequency band among the plurality of carrier frequency bands; and

performing specified setting on generation of the first baseband multicarrier signal and the second baseband multicarrier signal based on the newly allocated band information.