IP Library Granted Patent US 10,616,892
Granted Patent B2
US 10,616,892 · App. 15/969,106 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

User equipments, base stations and methods

Inventors: Tatsushi Aiba (Vancouver, WA); Jia Sheng (Vancouver, WA); Toshizo Nogami (Chiba, JP)
Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha; FG Innovation Company Limited
H04W72/0453H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0092H04L27/2602H04L27/2613H04L27/2666H04L27/2692H04W56/00
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Patent No.
US 10,616,892
App. No.
15/969,106
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A UE includes receiving circuitry that receives a radio resource control (RRC) message including information indicating a subcarrier spacing of a block comprising, at least, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The receiving circuitry also receives, based on the information, the block comprising, at least, the PSS and the SSS and the PBCH. The information is used only for a case where the UE is in a RRC connected. In a case that the information is not configured, the receiving circuitry receives, based on a default value of the subcarrier spacing, the block comprising, at least, the PSS and the SSS and the PBCH. The default value of the subcarrier spacing is given based on a frequency band.

Claims (16)

1. A user equipment (UE) that communicates with a base station apparatus on serving cells comprising at least one or more secondary cells, comprising:

receiving circuitry configured to receive a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information and second information and third information, the first information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing of a block, the second information being used for configuring a downlink bandwidth of a secondary cell in number of physical resource blocks, the third information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing used for a reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the block comprising, at least, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH),

the receiving circuitry configured to receive, based on the first information and the second information, the block on the secondary cell, wherein

the receiving circuitry is configured to perform, based on the second information and the third information, the reception of the PDSCH on the secondary cell.

2. A base station apparatus that communicates with a user equipment (UE) on serving cells comprising at least one or more secondary cells, comprising:

transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information and second information and third information, the first information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing of a block, the second information being used for configuring a downlink bandwidth of a secondary cell in number of physical resource blocks, the third information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing used for a transmission of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the block comprising, at least, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH),

the transmitting circuitry configured to transmit, based on the first information and the second information, the block on the secondary cell, wherein

the transmitting circuitry is configured to perform, based on the second information and the third information, the transmission of the PDSCH on the secondary cell.

3. A communication method of a user equipment (UE) that communicates with a base station apparatus on serving cells comprising at least one or more secondary cells, comprising:

receiving a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information and second information and third information, the first information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing of a block, the second information being used for configuring a downlink bandwidth of a secondary cell in number of physical resource blocks, the third information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing used for a reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the block comprising, at least, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH),

receiving, based on the first information and the second information, the block on the secondary cell, and

receiving, based on the second information and the third information, the PDSCH on the secondary cell.

4. A communication method of a base station apparatus that communicates with a user equipment (UE) on serving cells comprising at least one or more secondary cells, comprising:

transmitting a dedicated radio resource control (RRC) message comprising first information and second information and third information, the first information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing of a block, the second information being used for configuring a downlink bandwidth of a secondary cell in number of physical resource blocks, the third information being used for configuring a subcarrier spacing used for a transmission of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the block comprising, at least, a primary synchronization signal (PSS) and a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH),

transmitting, based on the first information and the second information, the block on the secondary cell, and

transmitting, based on the second information and the third information, the PDSCH on the secondary cell.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 063815/0589 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2023
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; SHARP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062389/0715 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 048718 FRAME: 0060. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 17, 2019
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049217/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2019
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048718/0060 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2018
From: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 046563/0334 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2018
From: AIBA, TATSUSHI; SHENG, JIA; NOGAMI, TOSHIZO
To: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 046132/0728 →