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Granted Patent B2
US 12,538,321 · App. 18/245,058 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Terminal, radio communication method, and base station

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP); Jing Wang (Beijing, CN); Weiqi Sun (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W72/23H04L5/0053
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Patent No.
US 12,538,321
App. No.
18/245,058
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives group common downlink control information indicating a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state, and a control section that controls transmission of feedback information indicating success or failure in reception of the downlink control information. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately determine information related to QCL.

Claims (15)

1 . A terminal comprising:

a receiver that receives a Radio Resource Control Information Element (RRC IE) that indicates a plurality of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) states and is specific to each of a plurality of terminals, and receives Downlink Control Information (DCI) that is common to the plurality of terminals; and

a processor that applies a TCI state indicated by the DCI to at least one of uplink signals and downlink signals, after a time, which is reported by the terminal as terminal capability, from reception of the DCI.

2 . A radio communication method for a terminal, comprising:

receiving a Radio Resource Control Information Element (RRC IE) that indicates a plurality of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) states and is specific to each of a plurality of terminals, and receiving Downlink Control Information (DCI) that is common to the plurality of terminals; and

applying a TCI state indicated by the DCI to at least one of uplink signals and downlink signals, after a time, which is reported by the terminal as terminal capability, from reception of the DCI.

3 . A base station comprising:

a transmitter that transmits a Radio Resource Control Information Element (RRC IE) that indicates a plurality of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) states and is specific to each of a plurality of terminals, and transmits Downlink Control Information (DCI) that is common to the plurality of terminals; and

a processor that applies a TCI state indicated by the DCI to at least one of uplink signals and downlink signals, after a time, which is reported by a terminal as terminal capability, from the terminal receiving the DCI.

4 . A system comprising: a terminal; and a base station, wherein

the terminal comprises:

a receiver that receives a Radio Resource Control Information Element (RRC IE) that indicates a plurality of Transmission Configuration Indicator (TCI) states and is specific to each of a plurality of terminals, and receives Downlink Control Information (DCI) that is common to the plurality of terminals; and

a processor that applies a TCI state indicated by the DCI to at least one of uplink signals and downlink signals, after a time, which is reported by the terminal as terminal, capability from reception of the DCI, and

the base station comprises:

a transmitter that transmits the RRC IE and transmits the DCI.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI; WANG, JING; SUN, WEIQI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230354350A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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