IP Library Granted Patent US 8,311,138
Granted Patent B2
US 8,311,138 · App. 13/305,529 · Granted Nov 13, 2012

Communication apparatus and communication method

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Patent No.
US 8,311,138
App. No.
13/305,529
Granted
Nov 13, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication apparatus and a wireless communication method wherein even when the permissible delay amount of data is small, the permissible delay thereof can be satisfied. A data type determining part ( 101 ) determines whether the delay of transport data or control information should be allowed or not. A pilot signal insertion control part ( 102 ) decides, based on pilot insertion interval information and allowable delay information, that a pilot signal is placed adjacently to data that is not allowed to delay. A multiplexing part ( 106 ) multiplexes encoded and modulated transport data with the pilot signal generated by a pilot signal generating part ( 105 ) in such a manner that realizes the placement decided by the pilot signal insertion control part ( 102 ).

Claims (19)

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

a mapping unit configured to map a pilot signal for control information to a symbol; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the pilot signal that is mapped,

wherein said mapping unit maps the pilot signal for the control information to a part of all subcarriers within symbols, to which the control information is mapped.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said mapping unit maps the pilot signal for the control information close to a symbol, to which the control information is mapped.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said mapping unit maps the pilot signal for the control information just after a symbol, to which the control information is mapped.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said mapping unit maps the pilot signal for the control information just before a symbol, to which the control information is mapped.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said mapping unit maps the pilot signal for the control information between symbols, to which the control information is mapped.

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control information is an ACK/NACK or a channel quality indicator.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control information is scheduling information.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control information allows little delay.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pilot signal is used for demodulation of data.

10. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the pilot signal is used for channel estimation.

11. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said transmitting unit transmits the pilot signal by multiplexing with the control information.

12. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said transmitting unit transmits the pilot signal by amplifying transmission power thereof.

13. A communication method comprising:

mapping a pilot signal, using a unit, for control information to a symbol; and

transmitting the pilot signal that is mapped,

wherein the pilot signal for the control information is mapped to a part of all subcarriers within symbols, to which the control information is mapped.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2016
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039551/0064 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 033033/0163 →