IP Library Granted Patent US 11,101,901
Granted Patent B2
US 11,101,901 · App. 16/608,237 · Granted Aug 24, 2021

Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit

Inventors: Kazunari Yokomakura (Sakai, JP); Shohei Yamada (Sakai, JP); Hidekazu Tsuboi (Sakai, JP); Hiroki Takahashi (Sakai, JP)
Assignees: FG Innovation Company Limited; Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
H04B17/318H04W48/10
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Patent No.
US 11,101,901
App. No.
16/608,237
Granted
Aug 24, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal apparatus includes: a higher layer processing unit configured to receive first information and second information; and a receiver configured to receive a block including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel, wherein the first information includes information for indicating a periodicity of one or more of the blocks, the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more of the blocks included in a certain time period, a cell ID is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and an index of the block is detected from the third signal.

Claims (49)

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

higher layer processing circuitry configured to receive first information, second information, and third information;

reception circuitry configured to receive a block including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH); and

measurement circuitry configured to perform received signal reference power (RSRP) measurement for the block, wherein

the first information includes information indicating a periodicity of one or more blocks of a serving cell,

the second information includes information indicating time positions of the one or more blocks of the serving cell within a certain time duration,

the third information includes information to indicate whether time positions of one or more blocks of a neighbor cell are same or not as that of the serving cell,

a physical cell identity is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and

an index of the block is detected from the third signal and the PBCH.

2. A base station apparatus comprising:

higher layer processing circuitry configured to transmit first information, second information, and third information; and

transmission circuitry configured to transmit a block including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein

the first information includes information indicating a periodicity of one or more blocks of a serving cell,

the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more blocks of the serving cell within a certain time duration,

the third information includes information to indicate whether time positions of one or more blocks of a neighbor cell are same or not as that of the serving cell,

a physical cell identity is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and

an index of the block is detected from the third signal and the PBCH.

3. A communication method for a terminal apparatus, the communication method comprising the steps of:

receiving first information, second information and third information;

receiving a block including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH); and

performing received signal reference power (RSRP) measurement for the block, wherein

the first information includes information indicating a periodicity of one or more blocks of a serving cell,

the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more blocks of the serving cell within a certain time duration,

the third information includes information to indicate whether time positions of one or more blocks of a neighbor cell are same or not as that of the serving cell,

a physical cell identity is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and

an index of the block is detected from the third signal and the PBCH.

4. A communication method for a base station apparatus, the communication method comprising the steps of:

transmitting first information, second information and third information; and

transmitting a block including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein

the first information includes information indicating a periodicity of one or more blocks of a serving cell,

the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more blocks of the serving cell within a certain time duration,

the third information includes information to indicate whether time positions of one or more blocks of a neighbor cell are same or not as that of the serving cell,

a physical cell identity is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and

an index of the block is detected from the third signal and the PBCH.

5. An integrated circuit mounted in a terminal apparatus, the integrated circuit comprising circuitry being configured to perform at least functions of:

receiving first information, second information and third information;

receiving a block including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH); and

performing received signal reference power (RSRP) measurement for the block, wherein

the first information includes information indicating a periodicity of one or more blocks of a serving cell,

the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more blocks of the serving cell within a certain time duration,

the third information includes information to indicate whether the time positions of one or more blocks of a neighbor cell are same or not as that of the serving cell,

a physical cell identity is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and an index of the block is detected from the third signal and the PBCH.

6. An integrated circuit mounted in a base station apparatus, the integrated circuit comprising circuitry being configured to perform at least functions of:

transmitting first information, second information and third information; and

transmitting a block including a first signal, a second signal, a third signal, and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein

the first information includes information indicating a periodicity of one or more blocks of a serving cell,

the second information includes information for indicating time positions of the one or more blocks of the serving cell within a certain time duration,

the third information includes information to indicate whether time positions of one or more blocks of a neighbor cell are same or not as that of the serving cell,

a physical cell identity is detected from the first signal and the second signal, and an index of the block is detected from the third signal and the PBCH.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069039/0082 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2019
From: YOKOMAKURA, KAZUNARI; YAMADA, SHOHEI; TSUBOI, HIDEKAZU; TAKAHASHI, HIROKI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA; FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050824/0657 →