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Granted Patent B2
US 11,502,720 · App. 16/969,763 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

User terminal and radio communication method

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Kazuki Takeda (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04B1/7143H04J13/18H04W72/0413H04W72/0446H04W72/0453
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Patent No.
US 11,502,720
App. No.
16/969,763
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal is disclosed including a processor that, if group hopping of a sequence used in an uplink control channel is enabled, determines a group number based on a slot number and a frequency hopping index; and a transmitter that transmits the uplink control channel, to which the sequence corresponding to the group number is applied. In other aspects, a radio communication method and a base station are also disclosed.

Claims (21)

1. A terminal comprising:

a processor that, if group hopping of a sequence used in an uplink control channel is enabled, determines a group number based on a slot number and a frequency hopping index; and

a transmitter that transmits the uplink control channel, to which the sequence corresponding to the group number is applied.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein if the group hopping is disabled, the processor determines the group number based on another index that is different from the frequency hopping index.

3. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein if the group hopping is neither enabled nor disabled, the processor determines the group number based on another index that is different from the frequency hopping index.

4. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein if frequency hopping is configured, then the processor applies a first frequency hopping index value, as a value of the frequency hopping index, to a first hop, and applies a second frequency hopping index value, as the value of the frequency hopping index, to a second hop.

5. The terminal according to claim 4 , wherein if frequency hopping is not configured, then the processor applies the first frequency hopping index value as the value of the frequency hopping index.

6. A radio communication method for a terminal comprising:

if group hopping of a sequence used in an uplink control channel is enabled, determining a group number based on a slot number and a frequency hopping index; and

transmitting the uplink control channel, to which the sequence corresponding to the group number is applied.

7. A base station comprising:

a transmitter that transmits information regarding a configuration of group hopping of a sequence that is used in an uplink control channel; and

a processor that, if the group hopping is enabled, controls reception of the uplink control channel, to which the sequence is applied,

wherein the sequence corresponds to a group number, and

the group number is determined based on a slot number and a frequency hopping index.

8. A system comprising a terminal and a base station, wherein:

the terminal comprises:

a first processor that, if group hopping of a sequence used in an uplink control channel is enabled, determines a group number based on a slot number and a frequency hopping index; and

a transmitter that transmits the uplink control channel, to which the sequence corresponding to the group number is applied;

the base station comprises:

a second processor that, if the group hopping is enabled, controls reception of the uplink control channel, to which the sequence is applied.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2020
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; TAKEDA, KAZUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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