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Granted Patent B2
US 12,581,438 · App. 18/314,731 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Base station and user equipment

Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi (Kariya-city, JP); Masayuki Hoshino (Kariya-city, JP)
Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H04W56/0015H04B17/328H04W24/10
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Patent No.
US 12,581,438
App. No.
18/314,731
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a memory storing a program, and one or more processors configured to execute the program to transmit frequency information indicating an Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number of a Synchronization Signal and Physical Broadcast Channel, SS/PBCH, block, SSB, used for a Reduced Capability user equipment, and measurement information used for the Reduced Capability user equipment to perform measurement based on the SSB. The measurement information includes information indicating measurement timing for the measurement based on the SSB.

Claims (37)

1 . A user equipment comprising:

a memory storing a program; and

one or more processors configured to execute the program to:

receive system information including frequency information indicating an Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number for a frequency of a Synchronization Signal and Physical Broadcast Channel, SS/PBCH, block, SSB, used for a Reduced Capability user equipment, measurement information used for the Reduced Capability user equipment to perform a measurement based on the SSB, and information indicating that the Reduced Capability user equipment is allowed to access the frequency of the SSB, and

perform, on the basis of information indicating a measurement timing for an inter-frequency measurement included in the measurement information, the measurement based on the SSB in a case where the information used for indicating that the Reduced Capability user equipment is allowed to access the frequency of the SSB is included in the system information.

2 . The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the measurement information includes information indicating a set of SSBs to be measured within a duration of the measurement timing, and

the one or more processors are configured to execute the program to perform, on the basis of the information indicating the set of the SSBs, the measurement based on the SSB.

3 . The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the measurement information includes information indicating a measurement of a Reference Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI, and

the one or more processors are configured to execute the program to perform, on the basis of the information indicating the measurement of the RSSI, the measurement of the RSSI based on the SSB.

4 . The user equipment according to claim 1 , wherein

the Reduced Capability user equipment is a user equipment with reduced capability regarding a maximum bandwidth or a number of antennas.

5 . A base station comprising:

a memory storing a program; and

one or more processors configured to execute the program to:

transmit system information including frequency information indicating an Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number for a frequency of a Synchronization Signal and Physical Broadcast Channel, SS/PBCH, block, SSB, used for a Reduced Capability user equipment, measurement information used for the Reduced Capability user equipment to perform measurement based on the SSB, and information used for indicating that the Reduced Capability user equipment is allowed to access the frequency of the SSB,

wherein the measurement based on the SSB is performed, on the basis of information indicating a measurement timing for inter-frequency measurement included in the measurement information, in a case where the information indicating that the Reduced Capability user equipment is allowed to access the frequency of the SSB is included in the system information.

6 . The base station according to claim 5 , wherein

the measurement information includes information indicating a set of SSBs to be measured within a duration of the measurement timing, and

the measurement based on the SSB is performed on the basis of the information indicating the set of the SSBs.

7 . The base station according to claim 5 , wherein

the measurement information includes information indicating a measurement of a Reference Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI, and

the measurement of the RSSI based on the SSB is performed on the basis of the information indicating the measurement of the RSSI.

8 . The base station according to claim 5 , wherein

the Reduced capability user equipment is a user equipment with reduced capability regarding a maximum bandwidth or a number of antennas.

9 . A method performed by a user equipment comprising:

receiving system information including frequency information indicating an Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number for a frequency of a Synchronization Signal and Physical Broadcast Channel, SS/PBCH, block, SSB, used for a Reduced Capability user equipment, measurement information for the Reduced Capability user equipment to perform a measurement based on the SSB, and information indicating that the Reduced Capability user equipment is allowed to access the frequency of the SSB, and

performing, on the basis of information indicating a measurement timing for an inter-frequency measurement included in the measurement information, the measurement based on the SSB in a case where the information indicating that the Reduced Capability user equipment is allowed to access the frequency of the SSB is included in the system information.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein

the measurement information includes information indicating a set of SSBs to be measured within a duration of the measurement timing, and

the measurement based on the SSB is performed on the basis of the information indicating the set of the SSBs.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein

the measurement information includes information indicating a measurement of a Reference Signal Strength Indicator, RSSI, and

the measurement of the RSSI based on the SSB is performed on the basis of the information indicating the measurement of the RSSI.

12 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein

the Reduced Capability user equipment is a user equipment with reduced capability regarding a maximum bandwidth or a number of antennas.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2023
From: TAKAHASHI, HIDEAKI; HOSHINO, MASAYUKI
To: DENSO CORPORATION; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 064244/0158 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-188299 · Nov 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021036016 · Sep 29, 2021
Related Publication 20230284160A1 · Sep 7, 2023
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