Radio unit, and communication method for controlling transfer and non-transfer of received signal

1. A radio unit comprising:

receiver circuitry configured to receive, from each of a first distributed unit and a second distributed unit that control the radio unit, control information regarding resource allocation for uplink for a terminal;

decoder circuitry configured to decode, decodes a received signal; and

controller circuitry configured to control, based on the control information, (i) transfer of the received signal to either the first distributed unit or the second distributed unit and (ii) non-transfer of the received signal, the received signal being a signal received from the terminal via the uplink,

wherein the controller circuitry is further configured to determine, when decoding of the received signal is successful, the distributed unit to which the received signal is to be transferred, and the controller circuitry is further configured to determine, when decoding of the received signal is unsuccessful, that the received signal is not to be transferred,

wherein the control information includes resource allocation information for the uplink,

the resource allocation information for the uplink is included in a downlink control signal for the terminal, and

the control information includes a parameter used for decoding the downlink control signal.

2. The radio unit according to claim 1 , wherein the control information includes resource allocation information for the uplink.

3. The radio unit according to claim 2 , wherein the controller circuitry is further configured to determine, as a destination to which the received signal is to be transferred, one of the first distributed unit or the second distributed unit that has sent the resource allocation information corresponding to a resource of the received signal.

4. The radio unit according to claim 2 , wherein the controller circuitry is further configured to determine that the received signal that is received in a resource does not match the resource allocation information and is not to be transferred.

5. The radio unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller circuitry is further configured to decode the downlink control signal using the parameter to acquire the resource allocation information, and

the controller circuitry is further configured to determine, as a destination to which the received signal is to be transferred, one of the first distributed unit or the second distributed unit that has sent the resource allocation information corresponding to a resource of the received signal.

6. The radio unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller circuitry is further configured to decode the downlink control signal using the parameter to acquire the resource allocation information, and

the controller circuitry is further configured to determine that the received signal is received in a resource that does not match the resource allocation information and is not to be transferred.

7. The radio unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the received signal includes uplink data, and an uplink control signal,

the control information includes resource allocation information for the uplink control signal, and

the controller circuitry is further configured to determine, when decoding of the uplink control signal received based on the resource allocation information for the uplink control signal is successful, as a destination to which the uplink control signal is to be transferred, one of the first distributed unit or the second distributed unit that has sent the resource allocation information corresponding to a resource of the uplink control signal.

8. The radio unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the received signal includes uplink data, and an uplink control signal,

the control information includes resource allocation information for the uplink data,

the resource allocation information for the uplink data is included in a downlink control signal for the terminal,

the control information includes a parameter used for decoding the downlink control signal,

the controller circuitry is further configured to decode the downlink control signal using the parameter to acquire the resource allocation information for the uplink data, and

the controller circuitry is further configured to determine, when decoding of the uplink data received based on the resource allocation information for the uplink data is successful, as a destination to which the uplink data is to be transferred, one of the first distributed unit or the second distributed unit that has sent the resource allocation information corresponding to a resource of the uplink data.

9. A communication method performed by a radio unit, the communication method comprising:

receiving, from each of a first distributed unit and a second distributed unit that control the radio unit, control information regarding resource allocation for uplink for a terminal;

decoding a received signal; and

controlling, based on the control information, (i) transfer of the received signal to either the first distributed unit or the second distributed unit or (ii) non-transfer of the received signal, the received signal being a signal received from the terminal via the uplink,

wherein the controlling includes: determining, when decoding of the received signal is successful, the distributed unit to which the received signal is to be transferred; or

determining, when decoding of the received signal is unsuccessful, that the received signal is not to be transferred,

wherein the control information includes resource allocation information for the uplink,

the resource allocation information for the uplink is included in a downlink control signal for the terminal, and

the control information includes a parameter used for decoding the downlink control signal.