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Granted Patent B2
US 12,526,833 · App. 17/755,947 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Terminal and radio communication method

Inventors: Yuki Matsumura (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Nagata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
H04W72/542H04B7/15514H04W16/26H04W16/28H04W72/046H04W72/54
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Patent No.
US 12,526,833
App. No.
17/755,947
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives at least part of DL transmission transmitted from a network, via a relay apparatus; and a control section that controls reception of the DL transmission, based on at least one of information related to the relay apparatus transmitted from the network and reception qualities of a plurality of periods. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately control a terminal and a network even in a case of using a relay apparatus.

Claims (57)

1 . A radio communication apparatus comprising:

a receiving section that receives control information for controlling a relay of a signal transmitted between a base station and a terminal; and

a control section that controls the relay of the signal based on the control information,

wherein the control information includes:

information related to a beam for the relay of the signal, and

information related to periodic relay of the signal, the information related to periodic relay of the signal indicating:

a length of a period for the relay of the signal,

a cycle of the period of the relay of the signal, and

a gap between adjacent periods in the periodic relay of the signal,

wherein the receiving section receives Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling or receives downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a relay apparatus,

wherein the control section controls the beam for the relay of the signal transmitted between the base station and the terminal based on the MAC signaling or based on the DCI for the relay apparatus, and

wherein the terminal is distinct from an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node.

2 . The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the receiving section receives the control information by higher layer signaling, and

further comprises a transmitting section that transmits transmission confirmation information in response to the reception of the control information.

3 . The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the receiving section receives the MAC signaling, and

the control section controls at least one of the beam for the relay of the signal and a time section based on the MAC signaling.

4 . The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the receiving section receives the DCI for the relay apparatus, and

the control section controls at least one of the beam for the relay of the signal and a time section based on the DCI for the relay apparatus.

5 . A radio communication method for a radio communication apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving control information for controlling a relay of a signal transmitted between a base station and a terminal;

controlling the relay of the signal based on the control information,

wherein the control information includes:

information related to a beam for the relay of the signal, and

information related to periodic relay of the signal, the information related to periodic relay of the signal indicating:

a length of a period for the relay of the signal,

a cycle of the period of the relay of the signal, and

a gap between adjacent periods in the periodic relay of the signal;

receiving Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling or receiving downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a relay apparatus; and

controlling the beam for the relay of the signal transmitted between the base station and the terminal based on the MAC signaling or based on the DCI for the relay apparatus,

wherein the terminal is distinct from an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node.

6 . A base station comprising:

a transmitting section that transmits control information for controlling, by a radio communication apparatus, a relay of a signal transmitted between the base station and a terminal; and

a control section that controls, by the control information, the relay of the signal by the radio communication apparatus,

wherein the control information includes:

information related to a beam for the relay of the signal, and

information related to periodic relay of the signal, the information related to periodic relay of the signal indicating:

a length of a period for the relay of the signal,

a cycle of the period of the relay of the signal, and

a gap between adjacent periods in the periodic relay of the signal,

wherein the transmitting section transmits Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling or transmits downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a relay apparatus,

wherein the control section controls the beam for the relay of the signal transmitted between the base station and the terminal based on the MAC signaling or based on the DCI for the relay apparatus, and

wherein the terminal is distinct from an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node.

7 . A system comprising a terminal, a radio communication apparatus, and a base station, wherein the radio communication apparatus includes:

a receiving section that receives control information for controlling a relay of a signal transmitted between the base station and the terminal; and

a control section that controls the relay of the signal based on the control information,

wherein the control information includes:

information related to a beam for the relay of the signal, and

information related to periodic relay of the signal, the information related to periodic relay of the signal indicating:

a length of a period for the relay of the signal,

a cycle of the period of the relay of the signal, and

a gap between adjacent periods in the periodic relay of the signal,

wherein the receiving section receives Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling or receives downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a relay apparatus,

wherein the control section controls the beam for the relay of the signal transmitted between the base station and the terminal based on the MAC signaling or based on the DCI for the relay apparatus, and

wherein the terminal is distinct from an Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) node.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2022
From: MATSUMURA, YUKI; NAGATA, SATOSHI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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