IP Library Granted Patent US 11,729,847
Granted Patent B2
US 11,729,847 · App. 17/136,011 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Communication device, communication method, and program

Inventor: Naoki Kusashima (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04W76/15H04L5/0012H04L5/0037H04L5/0048H04L5/0053H04L5/0069H04W72/20H04L5/005H04W72/044H04W72/0446H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,729,847
App. No.
17/136,011
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication device includes: a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; and a control unit configured to allocate respective resources for communication with a plurality of terminal devices in which at least any of bandwidths or central frequencies of channels to be used is different. The control unit allocates a first control channel to be commonly transmitted to the plurality of terminal devices to a first region overlapping between the respective channels of the plurality of terminal devices in a region in which the resources are allocated. The control unit allocates a second control channel to be individually transmitted to each of the plurality of terminal devices to a second region different from the first region.

Claims (34)

1. A communication device comprising:

circuitry configured to

set a first frequency band and a second frequency band, the first frequency band being defined by a combination of a first bandwidth and a first subcarrier spacing, the second frequency band being defined by a combination of a second bandwidth and a second subcarrier spacing, at least one of the second bandwidth or the second subcarrier spacing being different from the first bandwidth or the second subcarrier spacing, respectively,

perform either one of a first wireless communication using the first frequency band, or a second wireless communication using the second frequency band, and

switch from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band based on an instruction of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), the first wireless communication being performed using the first frequency band in an initial access.

2. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to switch from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on a radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

3. The communication device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the either one of the first wireless communication or the second wireless communication is performed at a time.

4. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to switch from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on information of a random access response.

5. The communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is configured to switch from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency, based on contention resolution information for notifying of completion of the random access.

6. A method for communication device comprising:

setting a first frequency band and a second frequency band, the first frequency band being defined by a combination of a first bandwidth and a first subcarrier spacing, the second frequency band being defined by a combination of a second bandwidth and a second subcarrier spacing, at least one of the second bandwidth or the second subcarrier spacing being different from the first bandwidth or the second subcarrier spacing, respectively;

performing either one of a first wireless communication using the first frequency band, or a second wireless communication using the second frequency band; and

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band based on an instruction of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), the first wireless communication being performed using the first frequency band in an initial access.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on a radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

8. The method according to claim 6 ,

wherein the either one of the first wireless communication or the second wireless communication is performed at a time.

9. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on information of a random access response.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on contention resolution information for notifying of completion of the random access.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions, which, when executed by a communication device, cause the communication device to execute a process, the process comprising:

setting a first frequency band and a second frequency band, the first frequency band being defined by a combination of a first bandwidth and a first subcarrier spacing, the second frequency band being defined by a combination of a second bandwidth and a second subcarrier spacing, at least one of the second bandwidth or the second subcarrier spacing being different from the first bandwidth or the second subcarrier spacing, respectively;

performing either one of a first wireless communication using the first frequency band, or a second wireless communication using the second frequency band; and

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band based on an instruction of Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), the first wireless communication being performed using the first frequency band in an initial access.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , further comprising:

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on a radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 ,

wherein the either one of the first wireless communication or the second wireless communication is performed at a time.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , further comprising:

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on information of a random access response.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , further comprising:

switching from the first wireless communication using the first frequency band to the second wireless communication using the second frequency band, based on contention resolution information for notifying of completion of the random access.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-155636 · Aug 8, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16314671
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