IP Library Granted Patent US 10,966,237
Granted Patent B2
US 10,966,237 · App. 16/607,370 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method

Inventors: Shoichi Suzuki (Sakai, JP); Wataru Ouchi (Sakai, JP); Tomoki Yoshimura (Sakai, JP); Liqing Liu (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
H04W72/1289H04L5/14H04W16/24H04W36/0005H04W88/06
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Patent No.
US 10,966,237
App. No.
16/607,370
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal apparatus transmits capability information. The capability information includes a first capability parameter, a second capability parameter, and a third capability parameter. The first capability parameter indicates whether the terminal apparatus supports Semi-Persistent Scheduling in a primary cell. The second capability parameter indicates whether the terminal apparatus supports skipping of uplink transmission corresponding to a grant configured for a primary cell in a case that there is no available data for transmission in a buffer of the terminal apparatus. The third capability parameter indicates whether the terminal apparatus supports Semi-Persistent Scheduling in an LAA secondary cell, and whether the terminal apparatus supports skipping of uplink transmission corresponding to a grant configured for an LAA secondary cell in a case that there is no available data for transmission in the buffer of the terminal apparatus.

Claims (46)

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

reception circuitry configured to receive a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel); and

MAC (Medium Access Control) layer processing circuitry configured to trigger a first confirmation in a case that downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a primary cell,

trigger a second confirmation in a case that the downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a LAA (Licensed Assisted Access) secondary cell,

at least based on that the first confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, generate a first confirmation MAC CE (Control Element) corresponding to a first LCID (Logical Channel Identity) and cancel the first confirmation,

at least based on that the second confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, generate a second confirmation MAC CE corresponding to a second LCID which is different from the first LCID and cancel the second confirmation, and

generate a MAC Protocol Data Unit including the first confirmation MAC CE and/or the second confirmation MAC CE, wherein

a size of the first confirmation MAC CE is 0 bits,

a size of the second MAC CE is larger than 0 bits, and

the first confirmation MAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader with the first LCID.

2. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second confirmation MAC CE includes Ci fields, and

each of the Ci fields corresponds to a LAA secondary cell with serving cell index ServCellIndex i.

3. A base station apparatus comprising:

transmission circuitry configured to transmit a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), wherein

a first confirmation is triggered in a case that downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a primary cell,

a second confirmation is triggered in a case that the downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a LAA (Licensed Assisted Access) secondary cell,

at least based on that the first confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, a first confirmation MAC CE (Control Element) corresponding to a first LCID (Logical Channel Identity) is generated and the first confirmation is canceled,

at least based on that the second confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, a second confirmation MAC CE corresponding to a second LCID which is different from the first LCID is generated and the second confirmation is canceled, and

a MAC Protocol Data Unit including the first confirmation MAC CE and/or the second confirmation MAC CE is generated,

a size of the first confirmation MAC CE is 0 bits,

a size of the second MAC CE is larger than 0 bits, and

the first confirmation MAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader with the first LCID.

4. The base station apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the second confirmation MAC CE includes Ci fields, and

each of the Ci fields corresponds to a LAA secondary cell with serving cell index ServCellIndex I.

5. A communication method used in a terminal apparatus, the communication method comprising:

receiving a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel);

triggering a first confirmation in a case that downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a primary cell;

triggering a second confirmation in a case that the downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a LAA (Licensed Assisted Access) secondary cell;

at least based on that the first confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, generating a first confirmation MAC CE (Control Element) corresponding to a first LCID (Logical Channel Identity) and canceling the first confirmation;

at least based on that the second confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, generating a second confirmation MAC CE corresponding to a second LCID which is different from the first LCID and cancel the second confirmation; and

generating a MAC Protocol Data Unit including the first confirmation MAC CE and/or the second confirmation MAC CE, wherein

a size of the first confirmation MAC CE is 0 bits,

a size of the second MAC CE is larger than 0 bits, and

the first confirmation MAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader with the first LCID.

6. A communication method used in a base station apparatus, the communication method comprising:

transmitting a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel, wherein

a first confirmation is triggered in a case that downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a primary cell,

a second confirmation is triggered in a case that the downlink control information included in the PDCCH indicates release of unicast transmissions in a LAA (Licensed Assisted Access) secondary cell,

at least based on that the first confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, a first confirmation MAC CE (Control Element) corresponding to a first LCID (Logical Channel Identity) is generated and the first confirmation is canceled,

at least based on that the second confirmation has been triggered and not cancelled, a second confirmation MAC CE corresponding to a second LCID which is different from the first LCID is generated and the second confirmation is canceled,

a MAC Protocol Data Unit including the first confirmation MAC CE and/or the second confirmation MAC CE is generated,

a size of the first confirmation MAC CE is 0 bits,

a size of the second MAC CE is larger than 0 bits, and

the first confirmation MAC CE is identified by a MAC subheader with the first LCID.

Assignments (4)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2020
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053121/0305 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2019
From: SUZUKI, SHOICHI; OUCHI, WATARU; YOSHIMURA, TOMOKI; LIU, LIQING
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 050797/0808 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-088201 · Apr 27, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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