Wireless communication system, base station apparatus, terminal device, and transmission method
A wireless communication system includes a base station apparatus and a terminal device. The base station apparatus includes a processor that executes a process including mapping first control information concerning a first frequency band which needs a license to use for wireless communication, mapping second control information concerning a second frequency band which does not need the license to use for the wireless communication, and generating a control channel signal by arranging the first control information and the second control information in areas different from each other; and a transmitter that transmits the control channel signal generated by the processor to the terminal device.
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
a base station apparatus; and
a terminal device,
the base station apparatus comprising:
a processor that executes a process including
mapping first control information concerning a first frequency band which needs a license to use for wireless communication,
mapping second control information concerning a second frequency band which does not need the license to use for the wireless communication, and
generating a control channel signal by arranging, in different areas each of which is included in a control channel, the first control information and the second control information; and
a transmitter that transmits the control channel signal generated by the processor to the terminal device.
2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the process further including determining whether the second frequency band is vacant, and
the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the first control information and the second control information in the areas different from each other when it is determined that the second frequency band is vacant, and generating the control signal by using the first control information when it is determined that the second frequency band is not vacant.
3. The wireless communication system according to claim 2 , wherein the mapping second control information includes retaining the mapped second information when it is determined that the second frequency band is not vacant.
4. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the first control information and the second control information in the different areas in a control channel area of the first frequency band.
5. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the first control information in a control channel area of the first frequency band and by arranging the second control information in a control channel area of the second frequency band.
6. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the mapping second control information includes mapping downlink control information indicative of data allocation of downlink in the second frequency band, and
the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the downlink control information in an area different from an area that the first control information is arranged.
7. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the mapping second control information includes mapping uplink control information indicative of presence of permission of data transmission of uplink in the second frequency band, and
the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the uplink control information in an area different from an area that the first control information is arranged.
8. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the mapping second control information includes mapping downlink control information indicative of data allocation of downlink in the second frequency band and uplink control information indicative of presence of permission of data transmission of uplink in the second frequency band, and
the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the downlink control information and the uplink control information in an area different from an area that the first control information is arranged.
9. The wireless communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the downlink control information and the uplink control information in an identical area in a control channel area of the first frequency band.
10. The wireless communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the downlink control information and the uplink control information in the different areas in a control channel area of the first frequency band.
11. The wireless communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the downlink control information in a control channel area of the first frequency band and by arranging the uplink control information in a control channel area of the second frequency band.
12. The wireless communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the downlink control information and the uplink control information in an identical area in a control channel area of the second frequency band.
13. The wireless communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the generating includes generating the control channel signal by arranging the downlink control information and the uplink control information in the different areas in a control channel area of the second frequency band.
14. A base station apparatus comprising:
a processor that executes a process including:
mapping first control information concerning a first frequency band which needs a license to use for wireless communication;
mapping second control information concerning a second frequency band which does not need the license to use for the wireless communication;
generating a control channel signal by arranging, in different areas each of which is included in a control channel, the first control information and the second control information; and
a transmitter that transmits the control channel signal generated by the processor.
15. A terminal device comprising:
a receiver that receives a control channel signal in which first control information concerning a first frequency band which needs a license to use for wireless communication and second control information concerning a second frequency band which does not need the license to use for the wireless communication are arranged in areas different from each other; and
a decoder that decodes the control channel signal received by the receiver and, based on a result of decoding, decodes data received in the first frequency band and the second frequency band.
16. A transmission method performed in a base station apparatus belonging to a wireless communication system, the transmission method comprising:
mapping first control information concerning a first frequency band which needs a license to use for wireless communication;
mapping second control information concerning a second frequency band which does not need the license to use for the wireless communication;
generating a control channel signal by arranging, in different areas each of which is included in a control channel, the first control information and the second control information; and
transmitting the generated control channel signal.