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US 12,245,156 · App. 17/774,625 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Terminal and radio communication method

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP); Jing Wang (Beijing, CN); Shaozhen Guo (Beijing, CN); Xiaolin Hou (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W52/0274
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Patent No.
US 12,245,156
App. No.
17/774,625
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that determines whether to power on or off each panel of a plurality of panels and switches power of the panel to ON or OFF, a receiving section that receives a signal by using the panel being powered on, and a transmitting section that transmits a signal by using the panel being powered on. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to suppress power consumption of a panel.

Claims (22)

1. A terminal comprising:

a first panel and a second panel;

a receiver that receives first configuration information for activating the first panel from a first transmission/reception point (TRP) and receives second configuration information for activating the second panel from a second TRP; and

a processor that:

activates the first panel based on the first configuration information and performs transmission/reception of a signal with the first TRP using the activated first panel,

activates the second panel based on the second configuration information and performs transmission/reception of a signal with the second TRP using the activated second panel, and

performs the transmission/reception with the first TRP and the transmission/reception with the second TRP concurrently.

2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor:

deactivates the first panel and the second panel on the basis of control by the terminal, and

subsequently activates the first panel and the second panel on the basis of the first configuration information and the second configuration information, respectively.

3. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the processor continues to activate the first panel and the second panel for a certain period, and

the receiver receives a signal used for at least one of physical layer measurement, radio link monitoring, and beam failure detection during the certain period by using the first panel and the second panel.

4. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the processor continues to activate the first panel and the second panel for a certain period, and transmits a measurement reference signal during the certain period.

5. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor continues to activate the first panel and the second panel for a certain period, and

the receiver receives a signal used for at least one of physical layer measurement, radio link monitoring, and beam failure detection during the certain period by using the first panel and the second panel.

6. The terminal according to claim 5 , wherein the processor continues to activate the first panel and the second panel for a certain period, and transmits a measurement reference signal during the certain period.

7. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the processor continues to activate the first panel and the second panel for a certain period, and transmits a measurement reference signal during the certain period.

8. A radio communication method for a terminal, the radio communication method comprising:

receiving first configuration information for activating a first panel from a first transmission/reception point (TRP) and receiving second configuration information for activating a second panel from a second TRP;

activating the first panel based on the first configuration information and performing transmission/reception of a signal with the first TRP using the activated first panel;

activating the second panel based on the second configuration information and performing transmission/reception of a signal with the second TRP using the activated second panel; and

performing the transmission/reception with the first TRP and the transmission/reception with the second TRP concurrently.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI; WANG, JING; GUO, SHAOZHEN; HOU, XIAOLIN
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Reel/Frame 060046/0040 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220394622A1 · Dec 8, 2022
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