Communication device and communication method
A base station selects, from among a plurality of code sequences orthogonal to one another, one code sequence by which an uplink signal including a demodulation reference signal repeated in a plurality of subframes is multiplied and transmits, to a terminal for which transmission of the repeated uplink signal is configured, information indicating the selected code sequence by using a field for indicating a cyclic shift and an orthogonal sequence used for the demodulation reference signal. A terminal receives information indicating one of a plurality of code sequences orthogonal to one another using a field for indicating a cyclic shift and an orthogonal sequence used for a demodulation reference signal and multiplies an uplink signal including the demodulation reference signal repeated in a plurality of subframes by the code sequence indicated by the information.
1. A communication device comprising:
a receiver, which, in operation, receives downlink control information (DCI) transmitted from a base station;
circuitry, which, in operation, generates a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) using a combination of a cyclic shift and an orthogonal sequence; and
a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits, to the base station, the PUSCH and the generated DMRS,
wherein:
whether the combination used for generating the DMRS is dynamically changed or not depends on whether the communication device is configured in a coverage enhancement mode;
during a time that the communication device is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, in which the PUSCH is allowed to be transmitted with repetitions spanning a plurality of subframes, the receiver receives the DCI and the DCI does not dynamically change the combination used for generating the DMRS; and
during a time that the communication device is not configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the DCI dynamically changes the combination used for generating the DMRS.
2. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein during the time that the communication device is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, said circuitry, in operation, multiplies the PUSCH transmitted with repetitions spanning the plurality of subframes by one code sequence out of a plurality of code sequences.
3. The communication device according to claim 2 , wherein said one code sequence is determined using a field for indicating the combination used for the DMRS in the DCI.
4. The communication device according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of code sequences are respectively associated with a plurality of values indicated by bits constituting the field.
5. The communication device according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of values indicated by bits constituting the field are respectively associated with a plurality of combinations of the code sequences, cyclic shifts, and orthogonal sequences.
6. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein during the time that the communication device is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the combination used for generating the DMRS is fixed.
7. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein during the time that the communication device is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the combination used for generating the DMRS is determined in advance between the communication device and the base station.
8. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein during the time that the communication device is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, said transmitter, in operation, transmits the PUSCH and the DMRS in a narrow band.
9. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein said transmitter, in operation, transmits the PUSCH and the DMRS using a frequency hopping in a narrow band.
10. A communication method comprising:
receiving downlink control information (DCI) transmitted from a base station to a terminal;
generating, at the terminal, a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) using a combination of a cyclic shift and an orthogonal sequence; and
transmitting, from the terminal to the base station, the PUSCH and the generated DMRS,
wherein:
whether the combination used for generating the DMRS is dynamically changed or not depends on whether the terminal is configured in a coverage enhancement mode;
during a time that the terminal is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, in which the PUSCH is allowed to be transmitted with repetitions spanning a plurality of subframes, the terminal receives the DCI and the DCI does not dynamically change the combination used for generating the DMRS; and
during a time that the terminal is not configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the DCI dynamically changes the combination used for generating the DMRS.
11. The communication method according to claim 10 , wherein during the time that the terminal is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the PUSCH transmitted with repetitions spanning the plurality of subframes is multiplied by one code sequence out of a plurality of code sequences.
12. The communication method according to claim 11 , wherein said one code sequence is determined using a field for indicating the combination used for the DMRS in the DCI.
13. The communication method according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of code sequences are respectively associated with a plurality of values indicated by bits constituting the field.
14. The communication method according to claim 13 , wherein the plurality of values indicated by bits constituting the field are respectively associated with a plurality of combinations of the code sequences, cyclic shifts, and orthogonal sequences.
15. The communication method according to claim 10 , wherein during the time that the terminal is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the combination used for generating the DMRS is fixed.
16. The communication method according to claim 10 , wherein during the time that the terminal is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the combination used for generating the DMRS is determined in advance between the terminal and the base station.
17. The communication method according to claim 10 , wherein during the time that the terminal is configured in the coverage enhancement mode, the PUSCH and the DMRS are transmitted in a narrow band.
18. The communication method according to claim 10 , wherein the PUSCH and the DMRS are transmitted using a frequency hopping in a narrow band.