IP Library Granted Patent US 9,936,471
Granted Patent B2
US 9,936,471 · App. 14/438,100 · Granted Apr 3, 2018

Mobile station for performing component carrier-to-timing advance group mapping

Inventors: Tooru Uchino (Tokyo, JP); Hideaki Takahashi (Tokyo, JP); Yuta Sagae (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W56/004H04L5/001H04W8/24H04W56/0045H04W76/025H04W84/042
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Patent No.
US 9,936,471
App. No.
14/438,100
Granted
Apr 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Appropriate CC-to-TAG mapping is configured when “UL CA” is performed. A mobile station UE of the invention includes: a management unit 11 configured to manage one or more TAGS; an adjustment unit 12 configured to make adjustment to synchronize transmission timings of uplink signals within CCs which belong to the same TAG; and a transmission unit 13 configured to notify a radio base station eNB of a combination of supported bands, supported CCs, and settable TAGS, and the bands and the CCs grouped in the TAGs included in the combination.

Claims (16)

1. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system configured to enable carrier aggregation by use of a plurality of component carriers, the mobile station comprising:

a management unit configured to manage one or a plurality of timing advance groups;

an adjustment unit configured to make adjustment to synchronize transmission timings of uplink signals within the component carriers which belong to the same timing advance group; and

a transmission unit configured to perform notification that notifies the radio base station of UE-EUTRA-Capability including a combination of supported bands and supported component carriers, and settable timing advance groups for the combination.

2. The mobile station according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission unit is configured to perform the notification in a predetermined order.

3. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system configured to enable carrier aggregation by use of a plurality of component carriers, the mobile station comprising:

circuitry configured to

manage one or a plurality of timing advance groups;

make adjustment to synchronize transmission timings of uplink signals within the component carriers which belong to the same timing advance group; and

perform notification to notify the radio base station of UE-EUTRA-Capability including a combination of supported bands and supported component carriers, and settable timing advance groups for the combination.

4. The mobile station according to claim 3 , wherein the circuitry is configured to perform the notification in a predetermined order.

5. A method performed by a mobile station used in a mobile communication system configured to enable carrier aggregation by use of a plurality of component carriers, the method comprising:

managing one or a plurality of timing advance groups;

making adjustment to synchronize transmission timings of uplink signals within the component carriers which belong to the same timing advance group; and

performing notification that notifies the radio base station of UE-EUTRA-Capability including a combination of supported bands and supported component carriers, and settable timing advance groups for the combination.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the notification is performed in a predetermined order.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2015
From: UCHINO, TOORU; TAKAHASHI, HIDEAKI; SAGAE, YUTA
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Reel/Frame 035482/0885 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-243123 · Nov 2, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150289218A1 · Oct 8, 2015