Transmission apparatus, reception apparatus, and method

1. A transmission apparatus configured to transmit a radio signal to a reception apparatus in a radio communication system, the transmission apparatus comprising:

a processing circuit configured to generate the radio signal based on second data obtained by sequentially, from an upper layer to a lower layer, processing first data addressed to the reception apparatus, each of the upper layer and the lower layer being a procedure of a protocol stack in which functions for radio communications are divided into a plurality of layers, wherein

the processing circuit is further configured to:

execute preprocessing configured to start generating the second data before an amount of radio resources to be allocated to the reception apparatus for transmitting the second data is determined;

execute first processing when the amount of the radio resources to be allocated to the reception apparatus is determined, the first processing being configured to generate the radio signal based on an amount the second data which has been generated by the preprocessing and the amount of the radio resources determined to be allocated to the reception apparatus;

execute second processing that includes performing control such that the amount of the second data generated from the first data by the preprocessing is below a first threshold; and

adjust the first threshold based on the amount of the radio resources determined to be allocated to the reception apparatus,

wherein the transmission apparatus further comprises:

a radio communication circuit configured to transmit and receive the radio signal,

wherein

the radio communication circuit receives a first signal from the reception apparatus,

the first threshold is adjusted by the processing circuit in accordance with the received first signal,

the first signal includes a control signal transmitted from the reception apparatus by signaling in a first layer that is a lowermost layer in the protocol stack, and

the processing circuit sets the first threshold based on the control signal.

2. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first signal includes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, and

the first threshold is adjusted by the processing circuit in accordance with an information element contained in the RRC message.

3. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control signal includes downlink control information (DCI) of Format 0, and

the processing circuit sets the first threshold based on the DCI of Format 0.

4. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuit adjusts a second threshold based on the first threshold, the second threshold being used for determination to select a method for radio communications with two or more of the reception apparatus.

5. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuit is further configured to store the generated second data in a buffer,

the first processing being configured to generate the radio signal based on the amount of the second data stored in the buffer and the amount of the radio resources.

6. The transmission apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuit is further configured to:

store the second data, which has been generated by the preprocessing, in a first buffer,

store the first data in a second buffer when an amount of the second data stored in the first buffer is equal to or greater than the first threshold,

execute the second processing that includes performing control such that the amount of the second data generated from the first data by the preprocessing and stored in the first buffer is below the first threshold, and

adjust the first threshold based on the first processing.

7. A reception apparatus configured to receive a radio signal from a transmission apparatus in a radio communication system, the reception apparatus comprising:

a radio communication circuit configured to transmit a first signal to the transmission apparatus, the first signal including a value related to adjusting a first threshold, the first threshold being a reference value for controlling an amount of a second data in the transmission apparatus executing preprocessing to generate the second data before an amount of radio resources to be allocated to the reception apparatus for transmitting the second data is determined, the transmission apparatus including a processing circuit configured to generate the radio signal based on the second data obtained by sequentially, from an upper layer to a lower layer, processing first data addressed to the reception apparatus, each of the upper layer and the lower layer being a procedure of a protocol stack in which functions for radio communications are divided into a plurality of layers, wherein

a radio communication circuit is further configured to receive, when the amount of the radio resources determined to be allocated to the reception apparatus is determined, from the transmission apparatus, the radio signal generated based on an amount of second data which has been generated by the preprocessing and the amount of the radio resources, and

the first threshold is adjusted based on the amount of the radio resources determined to be allocated to the reception apparatus,

wherein the first signal includes a control signal transmitted from the reception apparatus by signaling in a first layer that is a lowermost layer in the protocol stack, and

wherein by the transmitting of the first signal, the first threshold in the transmission apparatus is adjusted based on the control signal.

8. The reception apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the first signal includes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, and

by the transmitting of the first signal, the first threshold in the transmission apparatus is adjusted based on an information element contained in the RRC message.

9. The reception apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the control signal includes downlink control information (DCI) of Format 0, and

by the transmitting of the first signal, the first threshold in the transmission apparatus is adjusted based on the DCI of Format 0.

10. A method implemented by a transmission apparatus, the transmission apparatus including a processing circuit configured to generate a radio signal based on second data obtained by sequentially, from an upper layer to a lower layer, processing first data addressed to a reception apparatus, each of the upper layer and the lower layer being a procedure of a protocol stack in which functions for radio communications are divided into a plurality of layers, the method comprising:

executing preprocessing configured to start generating the second data before an amount of radio resources to be allocated to the reception apparatus for transmitting the second data is determined;

executing first processing when the amount of the radio resources to be allocated to the reception apparatus is determined, the first processing being configured to generate the radio signal based on an amount of the second data which has been generated by the preprocessing and the amount of the radio resources determined to be allocated to the reception apparatus;

executing second processing that includes performing control such that the amount of the second data generated from the first data is below a first threshold in the preprocessing; and

adjusting the first threshold based on the amount of the radio resources determined to be allocated to the reception apparatus,

wherein

the first threshold is adjusted based on a first signal received from the reception apparatus,

the first signal includes a control signal transmitted from the reception apparatus by signaling in a first layer that is a lowermost layer in the protocol stack, and

the first threshold is adjusted based on the control signal.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

the first signal includes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message, and

the first threshold is adjusted based on an information element contained in the RRC message.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

the control signal includes downlink control information (DCI) of Format 0, and

the first threshold is adjusted based on the DCI of Format 0.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

a second threshold is adjusted based on the first threshold, the second threshold being used in determination to select a method for radio communications with two or more of the reception apparatus.