Terminal device, integrated circuit, radio communication method, and base station device

• US 10,009,886 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Shoichi, Aiba, Tatsushi, Yokomakura, Kazunari, Nogami, Toshizo, Imamura, Kimihiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Adhami, Mohammad S
• Application Number:
  US15/230,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20160345305A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/26 Systems using multi-frequency codes H04L27/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2602 Signal structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2662 Symbol synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0044 allocation of payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A base station device and a terminal device efficiently communicate with each other by using a PDSCH. The base station device and the terminal device determine a starting position of an OFDM symbol for a PDSCH in a serving cell based on a transmission mode relating to transmission of the PDSCH, a DCI format that is used for allocation of the PDSCH, an antenna port that is used for the transmission of the PDSCH, and a higher-layer parameter that is determined from a parameter set for a serving cell in which the PDSCH is received.

Claims

1. A terminal apparatus, comprising:

reception circuitry configured to and/or programmed to receive;

an EPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel) on a serving cell,

a PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared CHannel) on the serving cell,

a first higher layer parameter for determining at least a starting OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbol for the EPDCCH of the serving cell and a starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH scheduled by the EPDCCH of the serving cell, and

a second higher layer parameter for determining at least the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell, and

resource determination circuitry configured to and/or programmed to determine resource elements to which the PDSCH is mapped, the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell being given by an index I_DataStart in a first slot in a subframe, wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of a plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH received in the serving cell, and the terminal apparatus is configured with the first higher layer parameter, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) scrambled with C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 0, and the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH received in the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and a value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to a set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.

2. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reception circuitry is configured to and/or programmed to receive, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator;

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter does not belong to the set of values, and the PDSCH and the EPDCCH are received on the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell.

3. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the reception circuitry is configured to and/or programmed to receive, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator, and a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control CHannel),

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of the plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH, the index I_DataStart is given by at least a value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC scrambled with C-RNTI, and transmission of the PDSCH is on at least antenna port 0, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to the set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.

4. A base station apparatus, comprising:

transmission circuitry configured to and/or programmed to transmit;

an EPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel) on a serving cell;

a PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared CHannel) on the serving cell,

a first higher layer parameter for determining at least a starting OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbol for the EPDCCH of the serving cell and a starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH scheduled by the EPDCCH of the serving cell, and

a second higher layer parameter for determining at least the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell, and

mapping circuitry configured to and/or programmed to determine resource elements to which the PDSCH is mapped, the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell being given by an index I_DataStart in a first slot in a subframe, wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of a plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH transmitted in the serving cell, and the terminal apparatus is configured with the first higher layer parameter, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) scrambled with C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 0, and the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH transmitted in the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and a value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to a set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.

5. The base station apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the transmission circuitry is configured to and/or programmed to transmit, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter does not belong to the set of values, and the PDSCH and the EPDCCH are transmitted on the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell.

6. The base station apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the transmission circuitry is configured to and/or programmed to transmit, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator, and a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control CHannel),

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of the plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH, the index I_DataStart is given by at least a value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC scrambled with C-RNTI, and transmission of the PDSCH is on at least antenna port 0, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to the set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.

7. A communication method of a terminal apparatus, comprising:

receiving;

an EPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel) on a serving cell,

a PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared CHannel) on the serving cell,

a first higher layer parameter for determining at least a starting OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbol for the EPDCCH of the serving cell and a starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH scheduled by the EPDCCH of the serving cell, and

a second higher layer parameter for determining at least the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell, and

determining resource elements to which the PDSCH is mapped, the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell being given by an index I_DataStart in a first slot in a subframe, wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of a plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH received in the serving cell, and the terminal apparatus is configured with the first higher layer parameter, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) scrambled with C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 0, and the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH received in the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and a value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to a set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.

8. The communication method according to claim 7, comprising

receiving, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator;

wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter does not belong to the set of values, and the PDSCH and the EPDCCH are received on the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell.

9. The communication method according to claim 7, comprising

receiving, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator, and a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control CHannel), wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of the plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH, the index I_DataStart is given by at least a value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC scrambled with C-RNTI, and transmission of the PDSCH is on at least antenna port 0, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to the set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.

10. A communication method of a base station apparatus, comprising:

transmitting;

an EPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel) on a serving cell;

a PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared CHannel) on the serving cell,

a first higher layer parameter for determining at least a starting OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbol for the EPDCCH of the serving cell and a starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH scheduled by the EPDCCH of the serving cell, and

a second higher layer parameter for determining at least the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell, and

determining resource elements to which the PDSCH is mapped, the starting OFDM symbol for the PDSCH of the serving cell being given by an index I_DataStart in a first slot in a subframe, wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of a plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH transmitted in the serving cell, and the terminal apparatus is configured with the first higher layer parameter, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) scrambled with C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 0, and the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH transmitted in the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the first higher layer parameter, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and a value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to a set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.

11. The communication method according to claim 10, comprising

transmitting, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator, wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the EPDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter does not belong to the set of values, and the PDSCH and the EPDCCH are transmitted on the serving cell, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell.

12. The communication method according to claim 10, comprising

transmitting, on the serving cell, a PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel) indicating a control format indicator, and a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control CHannel), wherein

for the terminal apparatus configured in one of the plurality of transmission modes including transmission modes from transmission mode 1 to transmission mode 9, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH, the index I_DataStart is given by at least a value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell,

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A and with CRC scrambled with C-RNTI, and transmission of the PDSCH is on at least antenna port 0, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the value of the control format indicator in the subframe of the serving cell, and

for the terminal apparatus configured in transmission mode 10, for the serving cell, in a case where the PDSCH is assigned by the PDCCH with DCI format 1A, and transmission of the PDSCH is at least on antenna port 7, and the value of the second higher layer parameter belongs to the set of values, the index I_DataStart is given by at least the second higher layer parameter.