Communication control with synchronization relation information for mutually synchronized frequency bands

1. A communication control device, comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:

acquire synchronization relation information that indicates which frequency bands are mutually synchronized among a plurality of frequency bands, wherein the plurality of frequency bands are used for a radio communication; and

transmit the synchronization relation information to a terminal device,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least one first frequency band and at least one second frequency band, except for which a common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes which are units of time in the radio communication,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands further include at least one third frequency band with which the common reference signal is transmitted in each of the subframes,

wherein the at least one first frequency band and the at least one second frequency band include frequency bands unsynchronized with the at least one third frequency band, and

wherein the synchronization relation information at least indicates whether the at least one first frequency band is mutually synchronized with the at least one second frequency band.

2. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least two frequency bands that are mutually synchronized,

wherein the common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes of at least one fourth frequency band of the at least two frequency bands among the plurality of frequency bands, and

wherein the common reference signal is excluded from transmission in all of the subframes with frequency bands other than the at least one fourth frequency band of the at least two frequency bands.

3. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least two frequency bands that are mutually synchronized, and

wherein the terminal device monitors a synchronization state of the terminal device in at least one fifth frequency band of the at least two frequency bands among the plurality of frequency bands and ignores monitor of the synchronization state of the terminal device in frequency bands other than the at least one fifth frequency band of the at least two frequency bands.

4. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the CPU is further configured to transmit a signal with the plurality of frequency bands,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least two frequency bands with which the common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among the subframes which are the units of time in the radio communication, and

wherein the CPU is further configured to transmit the common reference signal at different intervals with the at least two frequency bands.

5. The communication control device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the at least two frequency bands include a sixth frequency band of a first interval with which the common reference signal is transmitted in a time direction and a seventh frequency band of a second interval with which the common reference signal is transmitted in the time direction, wherein the first interval is smaller than the second interval, and

wherein a plurality of the subframes in which the common reference signal is transmitted with the sixth frequency band are the plurality of subframes in which the common reference signal is transmitted with the seventh frequency band.

6. The communication control device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the CPU is further configured to acquire synchronizability determination information used to determine whether the terminal device is able to synchronize in each of the at least two frequency bands, and

wherein the CPU is further configured to transmit the synchronizability determination information to the terminal device.

7. The communication control device according to claim 6 , wherein the synchronizability determination information includes information regarding a transmission interval of the common reference signal in each of the at least two frequency bands.

8. The communication control device according to claim 6 , wherein the synchronizability determination information includes information regarding communication quality recommended in each of the at least two frequency bands.

9. The communication control device according to claim 6 , wherein the synchronizability determination information includes information regarding power control in regard to each of the at least two frequency bands.

10. The communication control device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least two frequency bands are mutually synchronized.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause computer to perform operations, the operations comprising:

acquiring synchronization relation information indicating which frequency bands are mutually synchronized among a plurality of frequency bands used for a radio communication; and

transmitting the synchronization relation information to a terminal device,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least one first frequency band and at least one second frequency band, except for which a common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes which are units of time in the radio communication,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands further include at least one third frequency band with which the common reference signal is transmitted in each of the subframes,

wherein the at least one first frequency band and the at least one second frequency band include frequency bands unsynchronized with the at least one third frequency band, and

wherein the synchronization relation information at least indicates whether the at least one first frequency band is mutually synchronized with the at least one second frequency band.

12. A communication control method, comprising:

in a communication control device:

acquiring synchronization relation information indicating which frequency bands are mutually synchronized among a plurality of frequency bands used for a radio communication; and

transmitting the synchronization relation information to a terminal device,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least one first frequency band and at least one second frequency band, except for which a common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes which are units of time in the radio communication,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands further include at least one third frequency band with which the common reference signal is transmitted in each of the subframes,

wherein the at least one first frequency band and the at least one second frequency band include frequency bands unsynchronized with the at least one third frequency band, and

wherein the synchronization relation information at least indicates whether the at least one first frequency band is mutually synchronized with the at least one second frequency band.

13. A terminal device, comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:

acquire synchronization relation information indicating which frequency bands are mutually synchronized among a plurality of frequency bands used for a radio communication; and

synchronize at least two frequency bands in the plurality of frequency bands, based on the synchronization relation information,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least one first frequency band and at least one second frequency band, except for which a common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes which are units of time in the radio communication,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands further include at least one third frequency band with which the common reference signal is transmitted in each of the subframes,

wherein the at least one first frequency band and the at least one second frequency band include frequency bands unsynchronized with the at least one third frequency band, and

wherein the synchronization relation information at least indicates whether the at least one first frequency band is mutually synchronized with the at least one second frequency band.

14. A communication control device, comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:

acquire synchronization relation information that indicates which frequency bands are mutually synchronized among a plurality of frequency bands, wherein the plurality of frequency bands are used for a radio communication; and

transmit a signal in the plurality of frequency bands based on the acquired synchronization relation information,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least two first frequency bands except for which a common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes which are units of time in the radio communication,

wherein the transmission of the common reference signal is at different intervals with at least two second frequency bands among the plurality of frequency bands,

wherein the at least two first frequency bands are unsynchronized with the at least two second frequency bands, and

wherein the synchronization relation information at least indicates whether frequency bands of the at least two first frequency bands are mutually synchronized.

15. A terminal device, comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:

acquire synchronization relation information that indicates which frequency bands are mutually synchronized among a plurality of frequency bands, wherein the plurality of frequency bands are used for a radio communication;

select a frequency band used for the radio communication of the terminal device among the plurality of frequency bands, based on the acquired synchronization relation information,

wherein the plurality of frequency bands include at least two first frequency bands except for which a common reference signal is transmitted in at least one subframe among subframes which are units of time in the radio communication, and

wherein the common reference signal is transmitted at different intervals with at least two second frequency bands among the plurality of frequency bands,

wherein the at least two first frequency bands are unsynchronized with the at least two second frequency bands, and

wherein the synchronization relation information at least indicates whether frequency bands of the at least two first frequency bands are mutually synchronized.