IP Library Granted Patent US 10,869,285
Granted Patent B2
US 10,869,285 · App. 16/327,394 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

User terminal and radio communication method

Inventors: Hiroki Harada (Tokyo, JP); Kazuki Takeda (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W56/0005H04L27/26H04W56/00H04W72/04H04W72/0406
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Patent No.
US 10,869,285
App. No.
16/327,394
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is designed so that synchronization signals and/or reference signals that are designed by taking into account the requirements for carriers can be used. According to one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal has a receiving section that receives at least one of a narrowband signal and a wideband signal, which are designed to share the same transmission timing, and a control section that exerts control, in which at least one of the narrowband signal and the wideband signal is used for synchronization and/or measurement, and the receiving section receives the narrowband signal in a partial frequency domain that is included in the frequency domain of the wideband signal, and receives the wideband signal in the frequency domain that includes the frequency domain of the narrowband signal.

Claims (19)

1. A terminal comprising:

a receiving section that receives at least one of a narrowband signal and a wideband signal which are designed to share a same transmission timing; and

a control section that exerts control to use at least one of the narrowband signal and the wideband signal for synchronization and/or measurement,

wherein the receiving section receives the narrowband signal in a partial frequency domain that is included in a frequency domain of the wideband signal, and receives the wideband signal in the frequency domain that includes the frequency domain of the narrowband signal,

wherein, when the wideband signal is received, the control section acquires cell ID based on a signal that is received in the frequency domain of the narrowband signal, and acquires transmitting and receiving point ID or beam ID based on a signal that is received in a frequency domain in the wideband signal other than the frequency domain of the narrowband signal.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving section receives the wideband signal in a periodicity that matches an integral multiple of a transmission periodicity of the narrowband signal.

3. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the narrowband signal and/or the wideband signal is formed with a plurality of signals that are time-division-multiplexed and/or frequency-division-multiplexed.

4. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the receiving section receives at least one of information as to whether the wideband signal is present or not, information about a transmission bandwidth for the wideband signal, and information about the transmission timing for the wideband signal.

5. The terminal according to claim 2 , further comprising a transmission section that transmits a request signal that requests the wideband signal, wherein the receiving section receives the wideband signal in a predetermined period following transmission of the request signal.

6. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the narrowband signal and/or the wideband signal is formed with a plurality of signals that are time-division multiplexed and/or frequency-division-multiplexed.

7. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the receiving section receives at least one of information as to whether the wideband signal is present or not, information about a transmission bandwidth for the wideband signal, and information about the transmission timing for the wideband signal.

8. The terminal according to claim 6 , further comprising a transmission section that transmits a request signal that requests the wideband signal, wherein the receiving section receives the wideband signal in a predetermined period following transmission of the request signal.

9. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving section receives at least one of information as to whether the wideband signal is present or not information about a transmission bandwidth for the wideband signal, and information about the transmission timing for the wideband signal.

10. The terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a transmission section that transmits a request signal that requests the wideband signal, wherein the receiving section receives the wideband signal in a predetermined period following transmission of the request signal.

11. A radio communication method comprising:

receiving at least one of a narrowband signal and a wideband signal which are designed to share a same transmission timing; and

exerting control to use at least one of the narrowband signal and the wideband signal for synchronization and/or measurement,

wherein, in the receiving step, the narrowband signal is received in a partial frequency domain that is included in a frequency domain of the wideband signal, and the wideband signal is received in the frequency domain that includes the frequency domain of the narrowband signal,

wherein, in the exerting step, when the wideband signal is received, cell ID is acquired based on a signal that is received in the frequency domain of the narrowband signal, and transmitting and receiving point ID or beam ID is acquired based on a signal that is received in a frequency domain in the wideband signal other than the frequency domain of the narrowband signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2019
From: HARADA, HIROKI; TAKEDA, KAZUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-170057 · Aug 31, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190191401A1 · Jun 20, 2019
Cited By (1)
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