Granted Patent
B2
US 12,309,679 · App. 17/333,866 · Granted May 20, 2025
Communication system
Inventors:
Mitsuru Mochizuki (Tokyo, JP); Kuniyuki Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Futoshi Katada (Tokyo, JP); Hirochika Hiraki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
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Abstract
A communication system is provided that can improve the communication capability of a communication terminal device in the case where a large number of small cells in addition to a macro cell are installed and operated. A communication terminal device (UE) is connected with a macro cell configured by a MeNB and a small cell configured by a SeNB, so that dual connectivity is performed. When receiving information for small cells, for example, emergency information from a CBC via an MME, at least one cell of the macro cell and the small cell notifies the communication terminal device connected with the at least one cell of the information for small cells.
Claims (14)
1. A mobile communication system comprising:
a user equipment; and
a base station that performs radio communication with the user equipment,
wherein the user equipment transmits a user-equipment-specific sounding reference signal to the base station,
the base station notifies the user equipment of a user-equipment-dedicated parameter, and
the parameter is used for generating a pseudo-random number that defines the sounding reference signal.
2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the base station notifies the user equipment of the parameter via radio resource control signaling.
3. The mobile communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the sounding reference signal is used for managing a position of the user equipment.
4. A user equipment that performs radio communication with a base station, wherein the user equipment transmits a user-equipment-specific sounding reference signal to the base station,
the user equipment is notified of a user-equipment-dedicated parameter from the base station, and
the parameter is used for generating a pseudo-random number that defines the sounding reference signal.
5. A base station that performs radio communication with a user equipment, wherein the base station receives a user-equipment-specific sounding reference signal from the user equipment,
the base station notifies the user equipment of a user-equipment-dedicated parameter, and
the parameter is used for generating a pseudo-random number that defines the sounding reference signal.
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-160482
· Aug 6, 2014
· national
Continuity (5)
Continuation
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