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Granted Patent B2
US 11,303,413 · App. 15/681,067 · Granted Apr 12, 2022

Communication control method, radio communication system, radio base station and user terminal

Inventors: Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP); Yoshihisa Kishiyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04L5/0053H04L5/0035H04L5/0073H04L5/0085H04L5/0092H04L5/14H04L5/1469H04W72/0446H04W92/20
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,303,413
App. No.
15/681,067
Granted
Apr 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radio communication method for a user terminal performing communication in a cell where DL transmission and UL transmission vary in a time direction is provided. The radio communication method includes receiving downlink control information transmitted in a specific subframe; and analyzing a number and/or positions of subframes to be allocated for the DL transmission among subframes constituting a radio frame based on DL assignment in the downlink control information.

Claims (15)

1. A user terminal performing communication in a cell where downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) configurations vary in a time direction, the user terminal comprising:

a receiver that receives downlink control information transmitted on a downlink control channel; and

a processor that determines a number and positions of time regions, including at least one subframe, to be allocated for DL based on a configuration pattern index in the downlink control information indicating DL assignment,

wherein the configuration pattern index represents a location of the DL assignment.

2. The user terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor determines a number and positions of time regions, including at least one subframe, to be allocated for the UL based on the configuration pattern index in the downlink control information indicating UL grant.

3. A radio base station performing communication with a user terminal by using a cell where downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) configurations vary in a time direction, the radio base station comprising:

a processor that generates downlink control information including a configuration pattern index and information to designate a number and positions of time regions, including at least one subframe, to be allocated for DL in the downlink control information indicating DL assignment; and

a transmitter that transmits the downlink control information to the user terminal on a downlink control channel,

wherein the configuration pattern index represents a location of the DL assignment.

4. The radio base station according to claim 3 , wherein the processor generates the downlink control information including the configuration pattern index and information to designate a number and positions of time regions, including at least one subframe, to be allocated for the UL in the downlink control information indicating UL grant.

5. A radio communication method for a user terminal performing communication in a cell where downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) configurations vary in a time direction, the radio communication method comprising:

receiving downlink control information transmitted on a downlink control channel; and

determining a number and positions of time regions, including at least one subframe, to be allocated for DL based on a configuration pattern index in the downlink control information indicating DL assignment,

wherein the configuration pattern index represents a location of the DL assignment.

6. The radio communication method according to claim 5 , wherein the user terminal determines a number and positions of time regions, including at least one subframe, to be allocated for the UL based on the configuration pattern index in the downlink control information indicating UL grant.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2012-127184 · Jun 4, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14405279
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