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Granted Patent B2
US 11,258,483 · App. 17/257,014 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Communication device, communication method, and recording medium

Inventor: Hiroaki Takano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04B7/0408H04B7/0691H04B7/10H04L5/0005H04B7/0417H04B7/0695
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Patent No.
US 11,258,483
App. No.
17/257,014
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a mechanism that enables appropriate resource setting with respect to a terminal device including a plurality of antenna panels. A communication device includes: a plurality of antenna panels ( 70 ) each including one or more antennas; and a control section ( 240 ) that reports, to a base station, report information regarding the number of beams that are transmittable or receivable in a same time resource on the basis of configurations of a plurality of the antenna panels.

Claims (33)

1. A communication device comprising:

a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas; and

control circuitry that reports, to a base station, report information regarding a number of beams that are transmittable or receivable in a same time resource on a basis of configurations of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the report information includes antenna panel configuration information indicating the configurations of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the antenna panel configuration information includes information indicating arrangement of each of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the antenna panel configuration information includes at least one of:

information indicating a number of antenna panels of which arrival directions in which a beam is receivable overlap each other among a plurality of the antenna panels,

information indicating a number of antenna panels that are capable of performing reception in a same time resource,

information indicating a number of antenna panels of which directions in which a beam is transmittable overlap each other among a plurality of the antenna panels, or

information indicating a number of antenna panels that are capable of performing transmission in a same time resource.

2. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna panel configuration information further includes information indicating a number of groups of the antenna panels, of which arrival directions in which a beam is receivable are different from each other among a plurality of the antenna panels.

3. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the antenna panel configuration information further includes information indicating a number of groups of the antenna panels, of which directions in which a beam is transmittable are different from each other among a plurality of the antenna panels.

4. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the report information further includes capability information indicating a number of beams that are receivable using a plurality of frequency resources in a same time resource.

5. The communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the capability information includes information indicating a number of frequency resources on which reception of a measurement signal that is beam-sweeping transmitted using a same time resource is performable.

6. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the report information further includes information indicating that measurement of a measurement signal that is beam-sweeping transmitted from the base station is abandoned.

7. A communication method performed by a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, the method comprising:

reporting, by the communication device to a base station, report information regarding a number of beams that are transmittable or receivable in a same time resource on a basis of configurations of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the report information includes antenna panel configuration information indicating the configurations of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the antenna panel configuration information includes information indicating arrangement of each of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the antenna panel configuration information includes at least one of:

information indicating a number of antenna panels of which arrival directions in which a beam is receivable overlap each other among a plurality of the antenna panels,

information indicating a number of antenna panels that are capable of performing reception in a same time resource,

information indicating a number of antenna panels of which directions in which a beam is transmittable overlap each other among a plurality of the antenna panels, or

information indicating a number of antenna panels that are capable of performing transmission in a same time resource.

8. A non-transitory recording medium containing a program recorded thereon for causing a computer to function as control circuitry, the computer controlling a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, and

the control circuitry reporting, to a base station, report information regarding the number of beams that are transmittable or receivable in a same time resource on a basis of configurations of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the report information includes antenna panel configuration information indicating the configurations of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the antenna panel configuration information includes information indicating arrangement of each of a plurality of the antenna panels,

wherein the antenna panel configuration information includes at least one of:

information indicating a number of antenna panels of which arrival directions in which a beam is receivable overlap each other among a plurality of the antenna panels,

information indicating a number of antenna panels that are capable of performing reception in a same time resource,

information indicating a number of antenna panels of which directions in which a beam is transmittable overlap each other among a plurality of the antenna panels, or

information indicating a number of antenna panels that are capable of performing transmission in a same time resource.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2020
From: TAKANO, HIROAKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054773/0383 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-150416 · Aug 9, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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