User equipments, base stations and methods

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:

physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) receiving circuitry configured to monitor a first PDCCH with a first downlink control information (DCI) format, the first PDCCH with the first DCI format scheduling a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and

PUSCH transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the PUSCH, the first DCI format including a PUSCH trigger A field and a Transmitter Power Control (TPC) command field,

wherein the PDCCH receiving circuitry is further configured to, if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, monitor a second PDCCH with a second DCI format in a valid duration, the second DCI format including a PUSCH trigger B field,

if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field does not apply when the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is not detected, and

if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field applies if the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is detected, and the PUSCH transmitting circuitry is configured to perform a corresponding PUSCH transmission using the applied TPC command.

2. The UE of claim 1 , wherein the second DCI format is a DCI format with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) for common control signaling.

3. The UE of claim 1 , wherein if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field applies if the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is detected in the valid duration.

4. An evolved node B (eNB) communicating with a user equipment (UE), the eNB comprising:

physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a first PDCCH with a first downlink control information (DCI) format, the first PDCCH with the first DCI format scheduling a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and

PUSCH receiving circuitry configured to receive the PUSCH, the first DCI format including a PUSCH trigger A field and a Transmitter Power Control (TPC) command field,

wherein the PDCCH transmitting circuitry is further configured to, if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, transmit a second PDCCH with a second DCI format in a valid duration, the second DCI format including a PUSCH trigger B field,

if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field does not apply when the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is not detected by the UE, and

if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field applies if the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is detected by the UE, and the PUSCH receiving circuitry is configured to perform a corresponding PUSCH reception using the applied TPC command.

5. The eNB of claim 4 , wherein the second DCI format is a DCI format with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) scrambled by a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) for common control signaling.

6. The eNB of claim 4 , wherein if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field applies if the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is detected in the valid duration.

7. A method for a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

monitoring a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a first downlink control information (DCI) format, the first PDCCH with the first DCI format scheduling a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH);

transmitting the PUSCH, the first DCI format including a PUSCH trigger A field and a Transmitter Power Control (TPC) command field; and

monitoring a second PDCCH with a second DCI format in a valid duration if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the second DCI format including a PUSCH trigger B field,

wherein if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field does not apply when the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is not detected, and

if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field applies if the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is detected, and a corresponding PUSCH transmission is performed using the applied TPC command.

8. A method for an evolved node B (eNB) communicating with a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a first downlink control information (DCI) format, the first PDCCH with the first DCI format scheduling a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and

receiving the PUSCH, the first DCI format including a PUSCH trigger A field and a Transmitter Power Control (TPC) command field, transmitting a second PDCCH with a second DCI format in a valid duration if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the second DCI format including a PUSCH trigger B field,

if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field does not apply when the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is not detected by the UE, and

if the PUSCH trigger A field is set to 1, the TPC command field applies if the second PDCCH with the second DCI format of which the PUSCH trigger B field set to 1 is detected by the UE, and a corresponding PUSCH reception is performed using the applied TPC command.