Granted Patent B2

US 12,500,653 · App. 17/597,973 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Masaya Okamura (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.

H04B7/06968H04W72/046H04W72/1273H04W72/23H04W80/02

Abstract

Claims (24)

1 . A terminal comprising:

a receiver that receives downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a downlink (DL) shared channel (PDSCH) and receives a higher layer parameter indicating whether a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field is present or absent in the DCI;

a processor that determines, based on the TCI field included in the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH, a first TCI state for an uplink (UL) when the higher layer parameter indicates that the TCI field is present,

wherein the processor determines, when the receiver receives a higher layer parameter indicating a list of TCI states for a DL, the first TCI state for the UL based on a list of the TCI states for the DL and the TCI field; and

when the receiver receives a higher layer parameter indicating a list for DL TCI states and a higher layer parameter indicating a list for UL TCI states that is different from the higher layer parameter indicating the list for DL TCI states, the processor performs control determining a second TCI state for a DL based on the list for the DL TCI states and the TCI field, determining the first TCI state for the UL based on the list for the UL TCI states and the TCI field.

2 . A radio communication method for a terminal, comprising:

receiving downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a downlink (DL) shared channel (PDSCH) and receiving a higher layer parameter indicating whether a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field is present or absent in the DCI;

determining, based on the TCI field included in the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH, a first TCI state for an uplink (UL) when the higher layer parameter indicates that the TCI field is present;

when receiving a higher layer parameter indicating a list of TCI states for a DL, determining the first TCI state for the UL based on a list of the TCI states for the DL and the TCI field; and

when receiving a higher layer parameter indicating a list for DL TCI states and a higher layer parameter indicating a list for UL TCI states that is different from the higher layer parameter indicating the list for DL TCI states, performing control determining a second TCI state for a DL based on the list for the DL TCI states and the TCI field, determining the first TCI state for the UL based on the list for the UL TCI states and the TCI field.

3 . A base station comprising:

a transmitter that transmits downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a downlink (DL) shared channel (PDSCH) and transmits a higher layer parameter indicating whether a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field is present or absent in the DCI; and

a processor that indicates, to a terminal, a first TCI state for an uplink (UL) based on the TCI field included in the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH when the higher layer parameter indicates that the TCI field is present,

wherein the processor indicates, by the transmitter transmitting to the terminal a higher layer parameter indicating a list of TCI states for a DL, the first TCI state for the UL based on a list of the TCI states for the DL and the TCI field, and

wherein the processor performs control indicating, by the transmitter transmitting a higher layer parameter indicating a list for DL TCI states and a higher layer parameter indicating a list for UL TCI states that is different from the higher layer parameter indicating the list for DL TCI states, a second TCI state for a DL based on the list for the DL TCI states and the TCI field, indicating the first TCI state for the UL based on the list for the UL TCI states and the TCI field.

4 . A system comprising a terminal and a base station, wherein

the terminal comprises:

a receiver that receives downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a downlink (DL) shared channel (PDSCH) and receives a higher layer parameter indicating whether a transmission configuration indication (TCI) field is present or absent in the DCI;

a processor that determines, based on the TCI field included in the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH, a first TCI state for an uplink (UL) when the higher layer parameter indicates that the TCI field is present,

wherein the processor determines, when the receiver receives a higher layer parameter indicating a list of TCI states for a DL, the first TCI state for the UL based on a list of the TCI states for the DL and the TCI field; and

when the receiver receives a higher layer parameter indicating a list for DL TCI states and a higher layer parameter indicating a list for UL TCI states that is different from the higher layer parameter indicating the list for DL TCI states, the processor performs control determining a second TCI state for a DL based on the list for the DL TCI states and the TCI field, determining the first TCI state for the UL based on the list for the UL TCI states and the TCI field, and

the base station comprises:

a transmitter that transmits the DCI and transmits the higher layer parameter indicating whether the TCI field is present or absent in the DCI; and

a processor that indicates, based on the TCI field, the second TCI state for the UL.

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