Radio reception apparatus, radio transmission apparatus, and radio communication method

• US 8,442,569 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2010
• Issued: 05/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Hoshino, Masayuki, Nishio, Akihiko, Nakao, Seigo, Imamura, Daichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US13/202,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20110300890A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,201 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422.1, 455450-453, 455/456.2, 455/464, 455/509, 455/510, 370/395.41, 370/332, 375/E7.141
• US Class Current: 455/509
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0051 of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0094 Indication of how sub-channels of the path are allocated
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/00 Local resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management

Abstract

In a case where a second reference signal for a second communication system is transmitted in addition to a first reference signal for a first communication system, resources that affect a reception apparatus compatible only with the first communication system can be minimized, and the throughput can be prevented from being deteriorated. As resources for a reference signal CSI-RS, DVRB resources in which a resource unit defined in a frequency-time domain is divided in a time direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals are used and CSI-RS is allocated in a resource ID of a part of DVRB resources and transmitted when a reference signal 4RS for LTE is transmitted to a reception apparatus in addition to transmitting CSI-RS for LTE-A. The reception apparatus receives CSI-RS allocated in DVRM resources on the basis of DVRB setting information for CSI-RS, measures channel quality such as CQI, PMI or RI by using CSI-RS, and transmits and reports feedback information containing channel quality information to a transmission apparatus.

Claims

1. A radio reception apparatus to be used in a radio communication system where communication is performed by using a plurality of resources defined in a frequency-time domain, the radio reception apparatus comprising:

a resource information acquiring section which is configured to acquire distribution resource information for a second reference signal when the second reference signal for a second communication system is transmitted from a radio transmission apparatus in addition to transmitting a first reference signal for a first communication system, in a case where distributed type resources in which a resource unit defined in the frequency-time domain is divided in a time direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals are used as resources for the second reference signal;

a receiver which is configured to receive a signal containing the second reference signal transmitted from the transmission apparatus;

a channel quality measuring section which is configured to measure a channel quality of a transmission channel by using the second reference signal that is allocated in the distributed type resources on the basis of the distribution resource information; and

a feedback information transmitter which is configured to transmit feedback information containing channel quality information indicative of the channel quality, to the transmission apparatus.

2. The radio reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

resources in which the first and second half slots into which the resource unit defined in the frequency-time domain is divided in the time direction are set, and the first and second half slots are hopped in the frequency direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals are used as the distributed type resources, and

the channel quality measuring section is configured to measure the channel quality by means of the second reference signal which is transmitted while being allocated in a part of the distributed type resources.

3. The radio reception apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the first communication system is LTE (Long Term Evolution), the second communication system is LTE-A (LTE-advanced), and DVRB (Distributed Virtual Resource Block) resources which are distribution resources defined by LTE are used as the distributed type resources, wherein the DVRB resources are one in which first and second half slots that are divided from each other in the time direction are hopped in the frequency direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals, and

the channel quality measuring section is configured to measure the channel quality by means of the second reference signal which is transmitted while being allocated in a part of the DVRB resources.

4. The radio reception apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the channel quality measuring section is configured to measure the channel quality by means of the second reference signal which is transmitted while being allocated in a resource with a specific resource ID of the DVRB resources.

5. The radio reception apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the channel quality measuring section is configured to measure the channel quality by means of the second reference signal which is transmitted while being allocated in the second half slot of the DVRB resources.

6. A radio transmission apparatus to be used in a radio communication system where communication is performed by using a plurality of resources defined in a frequency-time domain, the radio transmission apparatus comprising:

a resource setting section which is configured to perform resources setting used in a case where distributed type resources in which a resource unit defined in the frequency-time domain is divided in a time direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals are used as resources for a second reference signal when the second reference signal for a second communication system is transmitted to a radio reception apparatus in addition to transmitting a first reference signal for a first communication system;

a reference signal generator which is configured to generate and allocates the second reference signal in the distributed type resources on the basis of the resource setting for the second reference signal;

a transmitter which is configured to transmit a signal containing the second reference signal to the reception apparatus;

a feedback information acquiring section which is configured to receive feedback information informed from the reception apparatus, and acquire channel quality information contained in the feedback information; and

a scheduler which is configured to perform scheduling containing at least one of frequency scheduling and an adaptive MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme) control related to a transmission signal on the basis of the channel quality information.

7. The radio transmission apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

resources in which the first and second half slots into which the resource unit defined in the frequency-time domain is divided in the time direction are set, and the first and second half slots are hopped in the frequency direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals are used as the distributed type resources, and

the resource setting section is configured to perform resource setting in which the second reference signal is allocated in a part of the distributed type resources.

8. The radio transmission apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the first communication system is LTE, the second communication system is LTE-A, and DVRB resources which are distribution resources defined by LTE are used as the distributed type resources, wherein the DVRB resources are one in which first and second half slots that are divided from each other in the time direction are hopped in the frequency direction are distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals, and

the resource setting section is configured to perform resource setting in which the second reference signal is allocated in a part of the DVRB resources.

9. The radio transmission apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the resource setting section is configured to perform resource setting in which the second reference signal is allocated in a resource with a specific resource ID of the DVRB resources.

10. The radio transmission apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the resource setting section is configured to perform resource setting in which the second-reference signal is allocated in the second half slot of the DVRB resources.

11. A radio communication method in a radio reception apparatus which performs communication by using a plurality of resources defined in a frequency-time domain, the radio communication method comprising the steps of:

acquiring distribution resource information for a second reference signal when the second reference signal for a second communication system is transmitted from a radio transmission apparatus in addition to transmitting a first reference signal for a first communication system, in a case where distributed type resources in which a resource unit defined in the frequency-time domain is divided in a time direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals are used as resources for the second reference signal;

receiving a signal containing the second reference signal transmitted from the transmission apparatus;

measuring a channel quality of a transmission channel by using the second reference signal that is allocated in the distributed type resources on the basis of the distribution resource information; and

transmitting feedback information containing channel quality information indicative of the channel quality, to the transmission apparatus.

12. A radio communication method in a radio transmission apparatus which performs communication by using a plurality of resources defined in a frequency-time domain, the radio communication method comprising the steps of:

performing resources setting used in a case where distributed type resources in which a resource unit defined in the frequency-time domain is divided in a time direction and distributedly allocated at predetermined frequency intervals are used as resources for a second reference signal when the second reference signal for a second communication system is transmitted to a radio reception apparatus in addition to transmitting a first reference signal for a first communication system;

generating and allocating the second reference signal in the distributed type resources on the basis of the resource setting for the second reference signal;

transmitting a signal containing the second reference signal to the reception apparatus;

receiving feedback information informed from the reception apparatus, and acquire channel quality information contained in the feedback information; and

performing scheduling containing at least one of frequency scheduling and an adaptive MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme) control related to a transmission signal on the basis of the channel quality information.