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US 12,739,160 · App. 18/005,044 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Terminal, base station, and communication reference signal transmission method

Inventors: Takashi Iwai (Ishikawa, JP); Tetsuya Yamamoto (Kanagawa, JP); Ayako Horiuchi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
H04L27/2613H04B1/7143H04L5/0048H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,739,160
App. No.
18/005,044
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention achieves an improvement in channel estimation accuracy using a reference signal. This terminal comprises: a control circuit for setting a first upper limit value of a frequency interval at which a first reference signal is placed in a first bandwidth such that the first upper limit value is smaller than a second upper limit value of a frequency interval at which a second reference signal is placed in a second bandwidth wider than the first bandwidth; and a transmission circuit for transmitting the first reference signal on the basis of the first upper limit value.

Claims (52)

1 . A terminal, comprising:

control circuitry, which, in operation, determines a sequence length of a reference signal based on a number of transmission combs; and

a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the reference signal,

wherein a bandwidth of the reference signal is selected from a plurality of bandwidths including a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth different from the first bandwidth, and

a same lower limit threshold value for the sequence length is applied to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the first bandwidth and to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the second bandwidth.

2 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a first upper limit of the number of transmission combs for the first bandwidth is smaller than a second upper limit of the number of transmission combs for the second bandwidth.

3 . The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein in a case the first bandwidth is 2 resource blocks and the second bandwidth is 4 resource blocks, the first upper limit value is 4 and the second upper limit value is 8.

4 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first bandwidth is smaller than the second bandwidth.

5 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the larger the number of transmission combs is, the shorter the sequence length is.

6 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first bandwidth is less than 4 resource blocks, and the second bandwidth is equal to or more than 4 resource blocks.

7 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is transmitted based on a first frequency hopping for the first bandwidth or on a second frequency hopping for the second bandwidth, and

a cycle of the first frequency hopping is longer than a cycle of the second frequency hopping.

8 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is transmitted based on a first frequency hopping for the first bandwidth or on a second frequency hopping for the second bandwidth, and

the first frequency hopping is comprised of the second frequency hopping and an additional frequency hopping relating to a starting position of the second bandwidth.

9 . The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is transmitted based on a first frequency hopping for the first bandwidth or on a second frequency hopping for the second bandwidth, and

an amount of each hopping on the first frequency hopping is same as an amount of each hopping on the second frequency hopping in a cycle of the second frequency hopping.

10 . A communication method, comprising:

determining a sequence length of a reference signal based on a number of transmission combs; and

transmitting the reference signal,

wherein a bandwidth of the reference signal is selected from a plurality of bandwidths including a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth different from the first bandwidth, and

a same lower limit threshold value for the sequence length is applied to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the first bandwidth and to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the second bandwidth.

11 . A base station, comprising:

a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits control information indicating a number of transmission combs; and

a receiver, which, in operation, receives a reference signal with a sequence length determined based on the number of transmission combs,

wherein a bandwidth of the reference signal is selected from a plurality of bandwidths including a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth different from the first bandwidth, and

a same lower limit threshold value for the sequence length is applied to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the first bandwidth and to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the second bandwidth.

12 . The base station according to claim 11 , wherein a first upper limit of the number of transmission combs for the first bandwidth is smaller than a second upper limit of the number of transmission combs for the second bandwidth.

13 . The base station according to claim 12 , wherein in a case the first bandwidth is 2 blocks and the second bandwidth is 4 resource blocks, the first upper limit value is 4 and the second upper limit value is 8.

14 . The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the first bandwidth is smaller than the second bandwidth.

15 . The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the larger the number of transmission combs is, the shorter the sequence length is.

16 . The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the first bandwidth is less than 4 resource blocks, and the second bandwidth is equal to or more than 4 resource blocks.

17 . The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the reference signal is transmitted based on a first frequency hopping for the first bandwidth or on a second frequency hopping for the second bandwidth, and

a cycle of the first frequency hopping is longer than a cycle of the second frequency hopping.

18 . The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the reference signal is transmitted based on a first frequency hopping for the first bandwidth or on a second frequency hopping for the second bandwidth, and

the first frequency hopping is comprised of the second frequency hopping and an additional frequency hopping relating to a starting position of the second bandwidth.

19 . The base station according to claim 11 , wherein the reference signal is transmitted based on a first frequency hopping for the first bandwidth or on a second frequency hopping for the second bandwidth, and

an amount of each hopping on the first frequency hopping is same as an amount of each hopping on the second frequency hopping in a cycle of the second frequency hopping.

20 . A communication method, comprising:

transmitting control information indicating a number of transmission combs; and

receiving a reference signal with a sequence length determined based on the number of transmission combs,

wherein a bandwidth of the reference signal is selected from a plurality of bandwidths including a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth different from the first bandwidth, and

a same lower limit threshold value for the sequence length is applied to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the first bandwidth and to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the second bandwidth.

21 . An integrated circuit, comprising:

control circuitry, which, in operation, controls determining a sequence length of a reference signal based on a number of transmission combs; and

transmission circuitry, which, in operation, controls transmitting the reference signal,

wherein a bandwidth of the reference signal is selected from a plurality of bandwidths including a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth different from the first bandwidth, and

a same lower limit threshold value for the sequence length is applied to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the first bandwidth and to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the second bandwidth.

22 . An integrated circuit, comprising:

transmission circuitry, which, in operation, controls transmitting control information indicating a number of transmission combs; and

reception circuitry, which, in operation, controls receiving a reference signal with a sequence length determined based on the number of transmission combs,

wherein a bandwidth of the reference signal is selected from a plurality of bandwidths including a first bandwidth and a second bandwidth different from the first bandwidth, and

a same lower limit threshold value for the sequence length is applied to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the first bandwidth and to determination of the sequence length of the reference signal for the second bandwidth.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2023
From: IWAI, TAKASHI; YAMAMOTO, TETSUYA; HORIUCHI, AYAKO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-121431 · Jul 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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