Communication apparatus and method that can promptly and efficiently perform decoding/processing of a downlink control information that is related to a search space

• US 9,258,763 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2010
• Issued: 02/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Shohei, Suzuki, Shoichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sefcheck, Gregory
• Assistant Examiner(s): ULYSSE, JAEL M
• Application Number:
  US13/512,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20120281576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,902 Days
• Field of Search: 370/216, 370/252, 370/329, 370/338, 375/260, 380/270, 455/434, 455/450, 455/509
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0002 by adapting the transmission rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0046 Code rate detection or code type detection H04L1/0038 takes precedence; detection of the data rate H04L25/0262; for packet format H04L1/0091
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0061 Error detection codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1887 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]

Abstract

A communication system, a mobile station apparatus, a base station apparatus, and a processing method are provided that can perform decoding processing of a PDCCH related to a search space efficiently, and can perform communication promptly. A mobile station apparatus for performing communication with a base station apparatus in a mobile communication system: perform monitoring of a physical downlink control channel in an extension search space in accordance with an instruction from the base station apparatus.

Claims

1. A mobile station apparatus that is configured to communicate with a base station apparatus, the mobile station apparatus comprising:

a reception unit configured to perform detecting of Downlink Control Information with CRC (cyclic redundancy check) bits scrambled by C-RNTI (cell-radio network temporary identity) in a first search space which is commonly determined for mobile station apparatuses in a cell and a second search space which is a mobile station apparatus specific search space determined based on at least the C-RNTI; and

the reception unit configured to perform detecting of the Downlink Control Information with the CRC bits scrambled by the C-RNTI in a third search space which is different from the first search space and the second search space, the third search space being configured by using at least a dedicated RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling which includes at least information indicating a location of the third search space, wherein

the first search space, the second search space and the third search space are configured in a same component carrier.

2. The mobile station apparatus to claim 1, wherein

the reception unit configured to perform detecting of the Downlink Control Information with a same Downlink Control Information format in the first search space, the second search space and the third search space.

3. A base station apparatus that is configured to communicate with a mobile station apparatus that performs detecting of Downlink Control Information with CRC (cyclic redundancy check) bits scrambled by C-RNTI (cell-radio network temporary identity) in a first search space which is commonly determined for mobile station apparatuses in a cell and a second search space which is a mobile station apparatus specific search space determined based on at least the C-RNTI, the base station apparatus comprising:

a scheduling unit configured to instruct the mobile station apparatus to perform detecting of the Downlink Control Information with the CRC bits scrambled by the C-RNTI in a third search space which is different from the first search space and the second search space, the third search space being configured by using at least a dedicated RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling which includes at least information indicating a location of the third search space, wherein

the first search space, the second search space and the third search space are configured in a same component carrier.

4. The base station apparatus to claim 3, wherein

the Downlink Control Information with a same Downlink Control Information format is performed detecting by the mobile station apparatus in the first search space, the second search space and the third search space.

5. A radio communication method used in a mobile station apparatus that is configured to communicate with a base station apparatus, the radio communication method comprising:

performing detecting of Downlink Control Information with CRC (cyclic redundancy check) bits scrambled by C-RNTI (cell-radio network temporary identity) in a first search space which is commonly determined for mobile station apparatuses in a cell and a second search space which is a mobile station apparatus specific search space determined based on at least the C-RNTI; and

performing detecting of the Downlink Control Information with the CRC bits scrambled by the C-RNTI in a third search space which is different from the first search space and the second search space, the third search space being configured by using at least a dedicated RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling which includes at least information indicating a location of the third search space, wherein

the first search space, the second search space and the third search space are configured in a same component carrier.

6. The method to claim 5, wherein

a Downlink Control Information Format for detecting of the Downlink Control Information by the mobile station apparatus is same in the first search space, the second search space and the third search space.

7. A radio communication method used in a base station apparatus that is configured to communicate with a mobile station apparatus that performs detecting of Downlink Control Information with CRC (cyclic redundancy check) bits scrambled by C-RNTI (cell-radio network temporary identity) in a first search space which is commonly determined for mobile station apparatuses in a cell and a second search space which is a mobile station apparatus specific search space determined based on at least the C-RNTI, the radio communication method comprising:

instructing the mobile station apparatus to perform detecting of the Downlink Control Information with the CRC bits scrambled by the C-RNTI in a third search space which is different from the first search space and the second search space, the third search space being configured by using at least a dedicated RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling which includes at least information indicating a location of the third search space, wherein

the first search space, the second search space and the third search space are configured in a same component carrier.

8. The method to claim 7, wherein

a Downlink Control Information Format for detecting of the Downlink Control Information by the mobile station apparatus is same in the first search space, the second search space and the third search space.