Terminal, and base station for measurement of downlink received power and configuration of appropriate received power
There are provided a base station, a terminal, and a communication system in a wireless communication system in which a base station and a terminal communicate with each other, in which the base station and the terminal can efficiently perform communication. The communication system includes a higher layer processing unit 605 configured to configure, at the base station, for each terminal, a first reference signal configuration for configuring a measurement target for channel state reporting, configured to configure, at the base station, for each terminal, a second reference signal configuration specifying a resource element to be excluded from the target of data demodulation in a case where the terminal demodulates data, and configured to configure, at the base station, for each terminal, a third reference signal configuration for configuring a measurement target for which a reference signal received power is to be measured by the terminal.
1. A communication system for performing communication between a base station and a terminal, comprising:
higher layer processing circuitry configured to set, at the base station, for a terminal, a first reference signal configuration for configuring a first channel-state information reference signal,
configured to set, at the base station, for the terminal, a zero transmit power channel-state information reference signal configuration specifying a resource element to be excluded from the target of data demodulation in a case where the terminal demodulates data, and
configured to set, at the base station, for the terminal, a second reference signal configuration for configuring a measurement target for which a reference signal received power is to be measured by the terminal and a report configuration for transmitting a measurement report by the terminal; and
terminal reception circuitry configured to receive, at the terminal, the report configuration set by the base station; wherein
the second reference signal configuration includes one or more combinations of a measurement index for a second channel-state information reference signal and a configuration for the second channel-state information reference signal,
the first channel-state information reference signal is transmitted from the base station via a serving cell,
the second channel-state information reference signal is transmitted from a second base station not communicating with the terminal via a neighbor cell,
the first channel-state information reference signal is used for calculating a value for channel state information feedback at the terminal,
the second channel-state information reference signal is used for measuring the reference signal received power at the terminal without calculating the value for channel state information feedback,
the report configuration includes a second measurement index for the second channel- state information reference signal,
the measurement report includes the second measurement index and the reference signal received power of the second channel-state information reference signal corresponding to the second measurement index; and
the first reference signal configuration includes first information relating to a resource element on which measurement is performed, second information relating to a subframe on which measurement is performed, and third information relating to a power ratio of a downlink shared channel to the first channel-state information reference signal.
2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein The zero transmit power channel-state reference signal configuration includes first information relating to the resource element to be excluded, and second information relating to a subframe in which the exclusion is to occur.
3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the second reference signal configuration includes one or more combinations each including first information relating to a resource element on which measurement is performed, second information relating to a subframe on which measurement is performed, and third information relating to a power ratio of a downlink shared channel to the second channel-state information reference signal.
4. A terminal for communicating with a base station, comprising:
transmission circuitry configured to report a value for channel state information feedback to the base station on the basis of a first reference signal configuration for a first channel-state information reference signal set by the base station;
reception circuitry configured to determine a resource element to be excluded from the target of data demodulation in a case where data is demodulated, on the basis of a zero transmit power channel-state information reference signal configuration set by the base station, to demodulate data, and receive a report configuration; and
measurement circuitry configured to measure a reference signal received power on the basis of a second reference signal configuration set by the base station; wherein
the reception circuitry is configured to receive the first channel-state information reference signal from the base station via a serving cell, and receive a second channel-state information reference signal from a second base station not communicating with the terminal via a neighbor cell,
the transmission circuitry configured to transmit a measurement report to the base station on the basis of the report configuration;
the second reference signal configuration includes one or more combinations of a measurement index for the second channel-state information reference signal and a configuration for the second channel-state information reference signal,
the measurement circuitry is configured to calculate the value for channel state information feedback of the first channel-state information reference signal and measure the reference signal received power of the second channel-state information reference signal, without calculating the value for channel state information feedback,
the report configuration includes a second measurement index,
the measurement report includes the second measurement index for the second channel-state information reference signal and the reference signal received power of the second channel-state information reference signal corresponding to the second measurement index, and
the first reference signal configuration includes first information relating to a resource element on which measurement is performed. second information relating to a subframe on which measurement is performed. and third information relating to a power ratio of a downlink. shared channel to the first channel-state information reference signal.
5. The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein
the zero transmit power channel-state information reference signal configuration includes first information relating to the resource element to be excluded, and second information relating to a subframe in which the exclusion is to occur.
6. The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein
the second reference signal configuration includes one or more combinations each including first information relating to a resource element on which measurement is performed, second information relating to a subframe on which measurement is performed, and third information relating to a power ratio of a downlink shared channel to the second channel-state information reference signal.
7. A base station for communicating with a terminal, comprising:
reception circuitry configured to set a first reference signal configuration for configuring a first channel-state information reference signal for the terminal, and to receive a value for channel state information feedback on the basis of the first reference signal configuration and a measurement report; and
higher layer processing circuitry
configured to set a zero transmit power channel-state information reference signal configuration for the terminal, and to specify a resource element to be excluded from the target of data demodulation in a case where the terminal demodulates data, on the basis of the zero transmit power channel-state information reference signal configuration; and
configured to set a second reference signal configuration and a report configuration for the measurement report for the terminal; wherein
the second reference signal configuration includes one or more combinations of a measurement index for a second channel-state information reference signal and a configuration for the second channel-state information reference signal,
the first channel-state information reference signal is transmitted from the base station to the terminal via a serving cell,
the second channel-state information reference signal is transmitted from a second base station not communicating with the terminal to the terminal via a neighbor cell,
the first channel-state information reference signal is used for calculating the value for channel state information feedback at the terminal,
the second channel-state information reference signal is used for measuring a reference signal received power at the terminal without calculating the value for channel state information feedback,
the report configuration includes a second measurement index for the second channel- state information reference signal,
the measurement report includes the second measurement index and the reference signal received power of the second channel-state information reference signal corresponding to the second measurement index, and
the first reference signal configuration includes first information relating to a resource element on which measurement is performed, second information relating to a subframe on which measurement is performed, and third information relating to a power ratio of a downlink shared channel to the first channel-state information reference signal.
8. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein
the zero transmit power channel-state information reference signal configuration includes first information relating to the resource element to be excluded, and second information relating to a subframe in which the exclusion is to occur.
9. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein
the second reference signal configuration includes one or more combinations each including first information relating to a resource element on which measurement is performed, second information relating to a subframe on which measurement is performed, and third information relating to a power ratio of a downlink shared channel to the second channel-state information reference signal.