IP Library Granted Patent US 10,708,948
Granted Patent B2
US 10,708,948 · App. 16/069,579 · Granted Jul 7, 2020

Communication method for providing proper resource assignment in communication using an unlicensed band

Inventors: Hiroki Harada (Tokyo, JP); Kazuki Takeda (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W74/0808H04L5/0044H04L5/0048H04L5/0051H04L25/0228H04L27/0006H04W16/14H04W72/042H04W72/14H04L5/001
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Patent No.
US 10,708,948
App. No.
16/069,579
Granted
Jul 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to provide proper resource assignment in communication using an unlicensed band. A user terminal includes: a transmitting section that transmits a UL signal; and a control section that controls the transmitting section to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a measurement reference signal (sounding reference signal (SRS)) in accordance with different grants included in a DL signal. The control section transmits the physical uplink shared channel following transmission of the measurement reference signal.

Claims (16)

1. A terminal comprising:

a transmitter that transmits an uplink signal; and

a processor that controls the transmitter to transmit each of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a measurement reference signal (sounding reference signal (SRS)) respectively in accordance with control signals included in a downlink signal,

wherein the processor allocates the PUSCH to a part of symbols in an uplink subframe and transmits the PUSCH following transmission of the measurement reference signal, based on the control signals included in the downlink signal, and

the processor performs listening prior to the transmission of the measurement reference signal.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein a time required for the listening varies depending on a value of a contention window size.

3. A radio base station comprising:

a transmitter that transmits, to a terminal, a downlink signal including control signals to trigger each of transmission of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and transmission of a measurement reference signal (sounding reference signal (SRS)) respectively; and

a receiver that receives the PUSCH and the measurement reference signal that are transmitted from the terminal in accordance with the control signals such that the PUSCH is received after the measurement reference signal,

wherein the transmitter transmits, to the terminal, the downlink signal including the control signals to allocate the PUSCH to a part of symbols in an uplink subframe, and

the terminal performs listening prior to the transmission of the measurement reference signal.

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

transmitting an uplink signal; and

controlling to transmit each of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a measurement reference signal (sounding reference signal (SRS)) respectively in accordance with control signals included in a downlink signal,

wherein the terminal allocates the PUSCH to a part of symbols in an uplink subframe and transmits the PUSCH following transmission of the measurement reference signal, based on the control signals included in the downlink signal, and

the terminal performs listening prior to the transmission of the measurement reference signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2018
From: HARADA, HIROKI; TAKEDA, KAZUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Reel/Frame 046473/0408 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-020217 · Feb 4, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190029043A1 · Jan 24, 2019