Radio communication system, radio terminals, radio base stations, radio communication method and program

1. A radio communication system in which a radio terminal is configured to communicate using a plurality of carrier components each having a different frequency, the radio communication system comprising:

a reception start timing controller configured to commonly control a cycle of a reception start timing for a predetermined channel among at least one part of the component carriers assigned to the radio terminal;

a reception controller configured to control a reception period for said predetermined channel on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, said reception period being started from said reception start timing, wherein

said reception start timing controller further comprises at least one timer that, when data is received during measurement and said data is successfully decoded, restarts and measures a predetermined period, wherein

said timer is corresponds to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, and

said reception start timing controller transitions to a cycle of a reception start timing which is longer than a current cycle of the reception start timing, when said timer reaches the predetermined period.

2. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein said reception controller is further configured to control the reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing, based on another timer that runs on each of at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

3. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to select one cycle of the reception start timing from among at least two cycles or more of said reception start timing each having a different length.

4. The radio communication system according to claim 3 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to select said cycle of the reception start timing based on data reception situations on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

5. The radio communication system according to claim 3 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to transition to the cycle of the reception start timing which is longer than the current cycle of the reception start timing, when new data is not received for a predetermined period on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

6. The radio communication system according to claim 5 , wherein said reception start timing controller:

further comprises another timer configured such that, when other data is received during measurement on any of at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal and the other data is successfully decoded, the reception start timing controller restarts the measurement; and

transitions to the cycle of the reception start timing which is longer than the current cycle of the reception start timings, when the measurement period of said another timer reaches another predetermined period.

7. The radio communication system according to claim 5 , wherein said reception start timing controller:

comprises:

said at least one timer; and

a second timer configured such that the second timer restarts the measurement when said first timer restarts the measurement, and measures a predetermined period; and

transitions to the cycle of the reception start timing which is longer than the current cycle of the reception start timing, when the measurement period of said second timer reaches a second predetermined period.

8. The radio communication system according to claim 5 , wherein said reception start timing controller:

comprises:

said at least one time which is a plurality of first timers configured such that that, when other data is received during measurement and the other data is successfully decoded, restart and measure a predetermined period, said first timers further configured correspondingly to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal; and

a second timer configured such that the second timer corresponds to any of said first timers, and

said reception start timing controller restarts the measurement when said corresponding first timer restarts the measurement; and

causes said second timer to correspond to any of said first timers on measurement other than said corresponding first timer when the measurement period of said second timer reaches another predetermined period, and

transitions to the cycle of the reception start timing which is longer than the current cycle of the reception start timing when the measurement period of said second timer again reaches a third predetermined period and all said first timers are not performing said measurement.

9. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein said reception start timing controller:

comprises:

said at least one time which is a first time; and

second timers configured such that, when second data is received during measurement and the second data is successfully decoded, restart and measure a predetermined period, said timers configured correspondingly to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal; and

said reception start timing controller is further configured to transition to the cycle of the reception start timing which is longer than the current cycle of the reception start timing, when all the second timers are not performing said measurement.

10. The radio communication system according to claim 3 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to transition to the cycle of the reception start timing which is shorter than the current cycle of the reception start timing on at least one part of said assigned component carriers or on a predetermined specific kind of the component carrier when the new data is received on at least one component carrier belonging to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

11. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein said reception start timing controller:

further comprises another timer that, when data is received during measurement and the above data is successfully decoded, restarts and measures another predetermined period, said another timer is further configured correspondingly to a specific kind of the component carrier, which belongs to the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal; and

transitions to the cycle of the reception start timing which is longer than the current cycle of the reception start timing, when the measurement period of said timer reaches the another predetermined period.

12. The radio communication system according to claim 11 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to transition to the cycle of the reception start timing, which is shorter than the current cycle of the reception start timing, on at least one part of said assigned component carriers or on said specific kind of the component carrier, when the new data is received on said specific kind of the component carrier.

13. The radio communication system according to claim 11 , wherein said specific kind of the component carrier is at least one of a component carrier of a serving cell and an anchor component carrier.

14. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said reception start timing controller and said reception controller is further configured to take a control for each of at least one Subset or more, said Subset being a set of the component carriers assigned to the radio terminal.

15. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein said reception start timing controller and/or said reception controller are/is further configured to take a control related to discontinuous reception.

16. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein said reception controller is further configured to separately control the reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing on each of at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

17. A radio terminal capable of communicating using a plurality of carrier components each having a different frequency, the radio terminal comprising:

a reception start timing controller configured to commonly control a cycle of a reception start timing for a predetermined channel among at least one part of the component carriers assigned to the radio terminal; and

a reception controller configured to control a reception period for said predetermined channel on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, said reception period being started from said reception start timing, wherein

said reception start timing controller further comprises at least one timer that, when data is received during measurement and said data is successfully decoded, restarts and measures predetermined period, wherein

said timer corresponds to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, and

said reception start timing controller transitions to a cycle of a reception start timing which is longer than a current cycle of the reception start timing, when said timer reaches the predetermined period.

18. The radio terminal according to claim 17 , wherein said reception controller is further configured to control the reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing, based on a timer that runs on each component carrier belonging to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

19. The radio terminal according to claim 17 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to select one cycle of the reception start timing from among at least two cycles or more of said reception start timing each having a different length.

20. The radio terminal according to claim 19 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to select said cycle of the reception start timing based on data reception situations on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

21. The radio terminal according to claim 17 , wherein said reception start timing controller:

further comprises another timer that, when other data is received during measurement, and the other data is successfully decoded, restarts and measures a predetermined period, said another timer is further configured correspondingly to a specific kind of the component carrier, out of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal; and

is further configured to transit to the cycle of the reception start timing which is longer than the current cycle of the reception start timing, when said other timer reaches a predetermined period.

22. The radio terminal according to claim 21 , wherein said reception start timing controller is further configured to transitions to the cycle of the reception start timing, which is shorter than the current cycle of the reception start timing, on at least one part of said assigned component carriers or on said specific kind of the component carrier, when the new data is received on said specific kind of the component carrier.

23. The radio terminal according to claim 21 , wherein said specific kind of the component carrier is at least one of a component carrier of a serving cell and an anchor component carrier.

24. The radio terminal according to claim 17 , wherein said reception controller is further configured to separately control the reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing on each of at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

25. A radio base station for transmitting and receiving data to and from a radio terminal capable of communicating using a plurality of component carriers each having a different frequency that comprises a reception start timing controller for commonly controlling a cycle of a reception start timing for a predetermined channel among at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, and

a reception controller for controlling a reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, said radio base station comprising a means that takes synchronization with the cycle of the reception start timing for the predetermined channel to be controlled by said radio terminal, wherein

said reception start timing controller comprises at least one timer that, when data is received during measurement and said data is successfully decoded, restarts and measures a predetermined period, wherein

said tinier is corresponds to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, and

said reception start timing controller transitions to a cycle of a reception start timing which is longer than a current cycle of the reception start timing, when said timer reaches the predetermined period.

26. The radio base station according to claim 25 , wherein said reception controller is further configured to control the reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing, based on a timer that is configured to run on each component carrier belonging to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

27. A radio communication method in which a radio terminal is configured to communicate using a plurality of component carriers each having a different frequency, comprising:

commonly controlling a cycle of a reception start timing for a predetermined channel among at least one part of the component carriers assigned to the radio terminal; and

controlling a reception period for said predetermined channel on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, said reception period being started from said reception start timing; and

restarting and measuring a predetermined period when data is received during a measurement and said data is successfully decoded, wherein

timing at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, and

transiting to a cycle of a reception start tuning which is longer than a current cycle of the reception start timing, when said timer reaches a predetermined period.

28. The radio communication method according to claim 27 , comprising controlling the reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing, based on a timer that is configured to run on each component carrier belonging to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.

29. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program of a radio terminal capable of communicating using a plurality of component carriers each having a different frequency, said program causing the radio terminal to execute:

a reception start timing control process of commonly controlling a cycle of a reception start timing for a predetermined channel among at least one part of the component carriers assigned to the radio terminal; and

a reception control process of controlling a reception period for said predetermined channel on at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, said reception period being started from said reception start timing; and said reception control process controls further comprises

a restarting and measuring process of a predetermined period when data is received during a measurement and said data is successfully decoded, wherein

a process wherein a timer corresponds to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal, and

a transiting process of transiting to a cycle of a reception start timing which is longer than a current cycle of the reception start timing, when said timer reaches the predetermined period.

30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program according to claim 29 , wherein said reception control process further controls the reception period for said predetermined channel to be started from said reception start timing, based on another timer that runs on each component carrier belonging to at least one part of the component carriers assigned to said radio terminal.