Wireless communication method and wireless communication device
A wireless communication method includes receiving a reference signal and a data signal, based on a coverage enhancement level represented by a number of transmission repetitions; processing the reference signal and the data signal received by the receiving; setting a number of resource elements for transmitting the reference signal based at least on a channel type; and setting usage of resource elements indicated by a System Information Block (SIB). The reference signal is a Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) or a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS).
1. A wireless communication method comprising:
configuring a reference signal including a Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) that is used in addition to a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) without changing a density of DMRS in a specific channel by a System Information Block (SIB); and
transmitting the reference signal and a data signal, based on a coverage enhancement level associated with a number of transmission repetitions.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the number of resource elements for the received reference signal depends on a channel type.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a reference signal density of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is higher than a reference signal density of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the data signal is transmitted in a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein resource elements used for the reference signal is configured by Radio Resource Control (RRC), is predefined, or is recommended by a user equipment through a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI).
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the specific channel is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the coverage enhancement level being 2 or more, the CRS is added without changing the density of DMRS.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when an increasing of a density of the reference signal is requested, the DMRS or the CRS is reused.
9. A wireless communication device comprising:
circuitry, which, in operation, configures a reference signal including a Cell-specific Reference Signal (CRS) that is used in addition to a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) without changing a density of DMRS in a specific channel by a System Information Block (SIB); and
a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the reference signal and a data signal, based on a coverage enhancement level associated with a number of transmission repetitions.
10. The wireless communication device according to claim 9 , wherein the number of resource elements for the reference signal depends on a channel type.
11. The wireless communication device according to claim 9 , wherein a reference signal density of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is higher than a reference signal density of a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH).
12. The wireless communication device according to claim 9 , wherein the data signal is transmitted in a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) or a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).
13. The wireless communication device according to claim 9 , wherein resource elements used for the reference signal is configured by Radio Resource Control (RRC), is predefined, or is recommended by a user equipment through a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI).
14. The wireless communication device according to claim 9 , wherein the specific channel is a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).
15. The wireless communication device according to claim 9 , wherein in the coverage enhancement level being 2 or more, the CRS is added without changing the density of DMRS.
16. The wireless communication device according to claim 9 , wherein when an increasing of a density of the reference signal is requested, the DMRS or the CRS is reused in a user equipment.