Transmission apparatus and transmission method using a plurality of divided frequency bands in a communication band
View Patent ↗A radio communication apparatus capable of alleviating a burden in setting a transmission format and suppressing increases in the scale of the apparatus. In this apparatus, space multiplexing adaptability detection section ( 108 ) detects space multiplexing transmission adaptability for divided bands (DB- 1 to DB-Nd) obtained by dividing a communication band to which Ns subcarrier signals belong in multicarrier transmission and to which a plurality of subcarrier signals belong, and outputs the detection results (#1 to #Nd). Transmission format setting section ( 110 ) sets a transmission format when carrying out radio transmission based on the detection results (#1 to #Nd) from space multiplexing adaptability detection section ( 108 ).
1. An integrated circuit for communicating with a reception apparatus using a plurality of divided frequency bands in a communication band, the communication band being divided into the plurality of divided frequency bands and each divided frequency band including a plurality of subcarriers, the integrated circuit comprising:
a generation section configured to control generation of information per divided frequency band according to a format including information on a spatial multiplexing number and information on a spatial multiplexing weight for use in a spatial multiplexing transmission with the reception apparatus; and
a transmission section configured to control transmission of the generated information to the reception apparatus.
2. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the format further includes one or more of information on a modulation scheme and information on a coding rate.
3. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a detection section configured to control detection of a reception quality of a signal transmitted from the reception apparatus per divided frequency band, wherein
the generation section controls generation of the information per divided frequency band according to the format based on the detected reception quality per divided frequency band.
4. The integrated circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the format is set in accordance with the spatial multiplexing number of the spatial multiplexing transmission with the reception apparatus.
5. An integrated circuit for communicating with a transmission apparatus using a plurality of divided bands in a communication band, the communication band being divided into the plurality of divided bands and each of the plurality of divided bands including a plurality of subcarriers, the integrated circuit comprising:
a transmission section configured to control transmission of a signal to the transmission apparatus, the signal being for use by the transmission apparatus to set a format; and
a reception section configured to control reception of information per divided band, according to the format including information on a spatial multiplexing number and information on a spatial multiplexing weight for use in a spatial multiplexing transmission with the transmission apparatus, wherein one format corresponds to one divided band of the plurality of divided bands.
6. The integrated circuit according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a detection section configured to control detection of a reception quality of a received signal transmitted from the transmission apparatus, wherein
the transmission section is further configured to control transmission of an indication of the reception quality of the received signal to the transmission apparatus for use in setting the format.
7. The integrated circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the format is set by the transmission apparatus in accordance with the spatial multiplexing number of the spatial multiplexing transmission with the transmission apparatus.