User terminal and base station

1. A user terminal configured to transmit, to a target cell, a random access preamble signal for establishing an uplink synchronization with the target cell when a handover procedure from a source cell to the target cell is performed, comprising:

a controller communicatively coupled to a memory, the controller configured to perform control of omitting transmission of the random access preamble signal to the target cell when a base station that manages the target cell receives an uplink signal from the user terminal by CoMP in which a plurality of cells including the source cell and the target cell cooperate with one another to perform communication before the handover procedure is performed.

2. The user terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a receiver configured to receive, from the source cell, radio resource assignment for transmitting, to the target cell, a connection complete notification indicating that a connection with the target cell is completed, wherein

when the receiver receives the radio resource assignment, the controller performs control of omitting the transmission of the random access preamble signal and transmitting the connection complete notification to the target cell on the basis of the radio resource assignment.

3. The user terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the receiver receives, from the source cell, at least one of timing information for adjusting a timing of transmitting the connection complete notification and power information for adjusting transmission power by which the connection complete notification is transmitted.

4. The user terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the timing information is a difference between a timing at which the base station or another base station that manages the source cell receives the uplink signal from the user terminal, and a timing at which the base station that manages the target cell receives the uplink signal from the user terminal, and

the controller adjusts the timing of transmitting the connection complete notification on the basis of the difference.

5. The user terminal according to claim 3 , further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit, to the source cell, a measurement result concerning a radio situation of a radio signal received by the user terminal, wherein

the controller stores a timing advance, used in transmitting the measurement result, for adjusting a transmission timing to the source cell,

the receiver receives information indicating a latest timing advance for adjusting the transmission timing to the source cell, together with the timing information, and

when a difference between the timing advance and the latest timing advance is equal to or less than a threshold value, the controller performs the control of omitting transmission of the random access preamble signal.

6. The user terminal according to claim 1 , wherein when the receiver receives downlink signals from the source cell and the target cell by using the same radio resource by the CoMP before the handover procedure is performed, the controller performs control of omitting establishment of a downlink synchronization with the target cell.

7. A base station configured to receive, from a user terminal, a random access preamble signal for establishing an uplink synchronization when a handover procedure from a source cell to a target cell is performed and manage the target cell, comprising:

a transmitter communicatively coupled to a memory, the transmitter configured to notify the user terminal of information for causing the user terminal to omit transmission of the random access preamble signal to the target cell, when receiving an uplink signal from the user terminal by CoMP in which a plurality of cells including the source cell and the target cell cooperate with one another to perform communication before the handover procedure is performed.

8. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the transmitter notifies the user terminal, via the source cell, of radio resource assignment for transmitting, to the target cell, a connection complete notification as the information for causing omission of transmitting the random access preamble signal, the connection complete notification indicating that the user terminal has completed a connection with the target cell.

9. The base station according to claim 8 , wherein the transmitter notifies the user terminal of at least one of timing information for adjusting a timing of transmitting the connection complete notification and power information for adjusting transmission power by which the connection complete notification is transmitted.

10. The base station according to claim 9 , wherein the timing information is a difference between a timing at which the base station or another base station that manages the source cell receives the uplink signal from the user terminal, and a timing at which the base station that manages the target cell receives the uplink signal from the user terminal.

11. The base station according to claim 10 , wherein the timing information is a timing advance for adjusting a transmission timing to the target cell.

12. The base station according to claim 7 , wherein the transmitter omits transmission of information indicating a signal sequence that is used for transmitting the random access preamble signal, instead of transmitting the information for causing omission of transmitting the random access preamble signal.

13. The base station according to claim 7 , further comprising a receiver configured to omit a process of receiving data that has not been transmitted from another base station that manages the source cell to the user terminal when the controller stores data to be transmitted to the user terminal by the CoMP before the handover procedure is performed.