IP Library Granted Patent US 10,985,950
Granted Patent B2
US 10,985,950 · App. 16/070,693 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Apparatus and method for performing radio communication

Inventors: Hiroki Matsuda (Tokyo, JP); Ryota Kimura (Tokyo, JP); Kazuyuki Shimezawa (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATON
H04L25/03159H04L5/0053H04L27/264H04L27/2605H04L27/2627H04W72/0453H04L5/0007
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Patent No.
US 10,985,950
App. No.
16/070,693
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus including: a communication unit configured to perform radio communication; and a control unit configured to perform control such that control information regarding a filter length of a filter for limiting a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication. The filter length is determined in accordance with at least one of a frequency resource and a time resource for the radio communication. The apparatus enables a filter improving frequency use efficiency.

Claims (69)

1. An apparatus comprising:

a communication circuit configured to perform radio communication; and

a processor circuit configured to perform control such that information for determining a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication,

wherein the width is determined based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication,

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the width is determined such that a data length in a time direction of transmission data to which a filter is applied is substantially equal to a data length in the time direction of the transmission data to which a guard interval is added in a case in which the filter is not applied.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the width is determined such that a data length in a time direction of transmission data to which a filter is applied and a guard interval is added is substantially equal to a data length in the time direction of the transmission data to which a guard interval is added in a case in which the filter is not applied.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a memory configured to store the information.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor circuit switches the width on a basis of a predetermined condition.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor circuit determines the switched width from a plurality of preset candidates on the basis of a predetermined condition, or

wherein the processor circuit switches the width after receiving a request for switching of the width from the external apparatus, or

wherein the processor circuit switches the width in accordance with at least one of a predetermined timing or a re-transmission timing.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a communication circuit configured to perform radio communication; and

a processor circuit configured to perform control such that information regarding for determining a width of a guard band that is limited by a filter in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication, in accordance with a length of a guard interval in a case in which the filter is not applied, is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication,

wherein the width is determined based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication,

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the width is determined such that a data length in a time direction of transmission data to which the filter is applied is substantially equal to a data length in the time direction of the transmission data to which a guard interval is added in the case in which the filter is not applied.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the width is determined such that a data length in a time direction of transmission data to which the filter is applied and a guard interval is added is substantially equal to a data length in the time direction of the transmission data to which a guard interval is added in the case in which the filter is not applied.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a memory configured to store the information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor circuit switches the width on a basis of a predetermined condition.

12. The apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the processor circuit determines the switched width from a plurality of preset candidates on the basis of a predetermined condition, or

wherein the processor circuit switches the width after receiving a request for switching of the width from the external apparatus, or

wherein the processor circuit switches the width in accordance with at least one of a predetermined timing or a re-transmission timing.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a communication circuit configured to perform radio communication; and

a processor circuit configured to acquire information for determining a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication from an external apparatus through the radio communication,

wherein the width is determined based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication,

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the processor circuit performs control such that a request for switching of the width is transmitted to the external apparatus through the radio communication in accordance with a predetermined condition.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the processor circuit performs control such that the request is transmitted to the external apparatus through the radio communication in accordance with a quality of the radio communication.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the processor circuit performs control such that the request is transmitted to the external apparatus through the radio communication in accordance with a decoding result of data received from the external apparatus through the radio communication.

17. An apparatus comprising:

a communication circuit configured to perform radio communication: and

a processor circuit configured to perform control such that a filter for limiting a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is applied to transmission data on a basis of information for determining the width of the guard band and the filter-applied transmission data is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication,

wherein the width is determined based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication,

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

18. A method comprising:

performing radio communication; and

performing control, by a processor, such that information for determining a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication,

wherein the width is determined based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication, and

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

19. A method comprising:

performing radio communication;

performing control, by a processor, such that information for determining a width of a guard band that is limited by a filter in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication, in accordance with a length of a guard interval in a case in which the filter is not applied, is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication; and

determining the width based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication, the frequency resource including configurations of resource blocks,

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

20. A method comprising:

performing radio communication; and

acquiring, by a processor, information for determining a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication from an external apparatus through the radio communication,

wherein the width is determined based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication, and

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

21. A method comprising:

performing radio communication; and

performing control, by a processor, such that a filter for limiting a width of a guard band in a frequency band to be used in the radio communication is applied to transmission data on a basis of information for determining the width of the guard band and the filter-applied transmission data is transmitted to an external apparatus through the radio communication,

wherein the width is determined based on a corresponding configuration of resource blocks and a subcarrier spacing for the radio communication, and

wherein the information for determining the width of the guard band is transmitted as part of radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

22. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

23. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

24. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

25. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

26. The method of claim 18 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

27. The method of claim 19 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

28. The method of claim 20 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

29. The method of claim 21 , wherein the width is further determined based on a time resource for the radio communication.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2018
From: MATSUDA, HIROKI; KIMURA, RYOTA; SHIMEZAWA, KAZUYUKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046373/0209 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-012195 · Jan 26, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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