Radio terminal, radio station, radio communication system, and methods implemented therein

• US 10,237,772 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2018
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Futaki, Hisashi, Aminaka, Hiroaki, Sugahara, Hiroto, Kakura, Yoshikazu, Muraoka, Kazushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Dsouza, Adolf
• Application Number:
  US15/965,321
• Publication Number:
  US 20180249357A1
• Time in Patent Office: 326 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/24 with feedback of measurements to the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/309 Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/382 for resource allocation, admission control or handover
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

A radio terminal (2) is used in a radio communication system (100) and communicates with a radio station (1). The radio terminal (2) includes a measurement unit (20). The measurement unit (20) operates to perform, using a terminal measurement procedure for executing a first terminal measurement corresponding to radio access technology applied to the radio communication system (100), a second terminal measurement of a shared frequency shared by a plurality of radio systems including the radio communication system (100).

Claims

1. A method for a user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving, in a first cell as a Primary Cell (PCell) operated in a licensed frequency band, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Reconfiguration message from the base station, the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message including measurement configuration information and Secondary Cell To Add Mod List (SCellToAddModList) information,

wherein the measurement configuration includes;

first frequency information associated with the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band,

second frequency information associated with a second cell operated in an unlicensed frequency band,

third frequency information associated with a third cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band, and

fourth frequency information associated with a fourth cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band,

wherein the SCellToAddModList information includes;

the second frequency information and a Secondary Cell (SCell) index associated with the second cell,

the third frequency information and an SCell index associated with the third cell, and

the fourth frequency information and an SCell index associated with the fourth cell;

adding the second cell as a first SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information;

adding the third cell as a second SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information;

adding the fourth cell as a third SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information;

measuring Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) of reference signals transmitted in the PCell;

measuring RSRP and RSRQ of reference signals transmitted in the added first SCell;

measuring RSRP and RSRQ of reference signals transmitted in the added second SCell;

measuring RSRP and RSRQ of reference signals transmitted in the added third SCell;

reporting, in the PCell to the base station, a measurement report including;

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the PCell,

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the first SCell,

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the second SCell, and

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the third SCell;

receiving, from the base station, control information for using at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band that have been selected from among the first SCell, the second SCell and the third SCell, after reporting the measurement report; and

performing Carrier Aggregation using the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band and the at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band.

2. A method for a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting, in a first cell as a Primary Cell (PCell) operated in a licensed frequency band, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Reconfiguration message to a user equipment, the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message including measurement configuration information and Secondary Cell To Add Mod List (SCellToAddModList) information,

wherein the measurement configuration includes;

first frequency information associated with the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band,

second frequency information associated with a second cell operated in an unlicensed frequency band,

third frequency information associated with a third cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band, and

fourth frequency information associated with a fourth cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band,

wherein the SCellToAddModList information includes;

the second frequency information and a Secondary Cell (SCell) index associated with the second cell,

the third frequency information and an SCell index associated with the third cell, and

the fourth frequency information and an SCell index associated with the fourth cell,

receiving, from the user equipment in the PCell, a measurement report including;

Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the PCell,

RSRP and RSRQ, which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the second cell which has been added as a first SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information,

RSRP and RSRQ, which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the third cell which has been added as a second SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information, and

RSRP and RSRQ, which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the fourth cell which has been added as a third SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information

transmitting, to the user equipment, control information for using at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band that have been selected from among the first SCell, the second SCell and the third SCell, after receiving the measurement report; and

performing communication, with the user equipment, using the PCell and the at lease one SCell for Carrier Aggregation using the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band and the at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band.

3. A user equipment comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to receive, via the transceiver in a first cell as a Primary Cell (PCell) operated in a licensed frequency band, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Reconfiguration message from the base station, the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message including measurement configuration information and Secondary Cell To Add Mod List (SCellToAddModList) information,

wherein the measurement configuration information includes;

first frequency information associated with the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band,

second frequency information associated with a second cell operated in an unlicensed frequency band,

third frequency information associated with a third cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band, and

fourth frequency information associated with a fourth cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band,

wherein the SCellToAddModList information includes;

the second frequency information and an SCell index associated with the second cell,

the third frequency information and an SCell index associated with the third cell, and

the fourth frequency information and an SCell index associated with the fourth cell,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

add the second cell as a first SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information;

add the third cell as a second SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information;

add the fourth cell as a third SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information;

measure Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) of reference signals transmitted in the PCell;

measure RSRP and RSRQ of reference signals transmitted in the added first SCell;

measure RSRP and RSRQ of reference signals transmitted in the added second SCell;

measure RSRP and RSRQ of reference signals transmitted in the added third SCell;

report, in the PCell to the base station, a measurement report including;

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the PCell,

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the first SCell,

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the second SCell, and

the RSRP and the RSRQ in the third SCell,

receive, via the transceiver from the base station, control information for using at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band that have been selected from among the first SCell, the second SCell and the third SCell, after reporting the measurement report; and

perform Carrier Aggregation using the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band and the at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band.

4. A base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to transmit, in a first cell as a Primary Cell (PCell) operated in a licensed frequency band, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Connection Reconfiguration message to a user equipment, the RRC Connection Reconfiguration message including measurement configuration information and Secondary Cell To Add Mod List (SCellToAddModList) information,

wherein the measurement configuration includes;

first frequency information associated with the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band,

second frequency information associated with a second cell operated in an unlicensed frequency band,

third frequency information associated with a third cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band, and

fourth frequency information associated with a fourth cell operated in the unlicensed frequency band,

wherein the SCellToAddModList information includes;

the second frequency information and a Secondary Cell (SCell) index associated with the second cell,

the third frequency information and an SCell index associated with the third cell, and

the fourth frequency information and an SCell index associated with the fourth cell,

wherein the processor is further configured to;

receive, from the user equipment in the PCell, a measurement report including;

Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the PCell,

RSRP and RSRQ, which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the second cell which has been added as a first SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information,

RSRP and RSRQ, which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the third cell which has been added as a second SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information, and

RSRP and RSRQ, which are measured by the user equipment, of reference signals transmitted in the fourth cell which has been added as a third SCell based on the SCellToAddModList information,

transmit, to a user equipment, control information for using at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band that have been selected from among the first SCell, the second SCell and the third SCell, after receiving the measurement report; and

perform communication, with the user equipment, using the PCell and the at lease one SCell for Carrier Aggregation using the PCell operated in the licensed frequency band and the at least one SCell operated in the unlicensed frequency band.