Radio reception device and radio reception method

• US 9,313,808 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2014
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Imamura, Daichi, Futagi, Sadaki, Fukuoka, Masaru, Iwai, Takashi, Matsumoto, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Jaroenchonwanit, Bunjob
• Application Number:
  US14/303,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20140293923A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/006 in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/008 with additional processing of random access related information at receiving side
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access

Abstract

Disclosed are a radio transmission device and a radio transmission method which reduce the RACH conflict ratio and improve the RACH detection characteristic. When the device and the method are used: as the number of signature numbers allocated for UE by the network side increases, the condition for allocating a signature by UE itself is mitigated and an expectation value which is a statistic average value of the RA quantity using the signature allocated by UE for itself is decreased; and as the number of signature numbers allocated for UE by the network side decreases, the condition for allocating a signature by UE itself is limited and an expectation value of the RA quantity using the signature allocated by UE for itself is increased.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits first information to a first mobile station, the first information including a signature identifier (ID) associated with an ID of the first mobile station; and

a receiver, which, in operation, receives from the first mobile station a first Random Access Signature indicated by the signature ID included in the first information, and receives from a second mobile station a second Random Access Signature randomly selected by the second mobile station from among a plurality of Random Access Signatures, wherein the transmitter, in operation, transmits second information indicating a quantity of the plurality of Random Access Signatures.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the receiver, in operation, receives the second Random Access Signature randomly selected by the second mobile station from among the plurality of Random Access Signatures that are predetermined.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the transmitter, in operation, transmits the first information via a downlink control channel to the first mobile station.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the transmitter, in operation, transmits the first information via a paging channel to the first mobile station.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the ID of the first mobile station is a C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the plurality of Random Access Signatures includes at least one of GCL (generalized chirp like) sequences and Zadoff-Chu sequences.

7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the transmitter, in operation, transmits the second information via a downlink control channel.

8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the second information is indicative of one or more Random Access Signatures that are allocated to one or more mobile stations other than the first mobile station.

9. A communication method, comprising:

transmitting first information to a first mobile station, the first information including a signature identifier (ID) associated with an ID of the first mobile station;

receiving from the first mobile station a first Random Access Signature, the first Random Access Signature being indicated by the signature ID included in the first information;

receiving from a second mobile station a second Random Access Signature randomly selected by the second mobile station from among a plurality of Random Access Signatures; and

transmitting second information indicating a quantity of the plurality of Random Access Signatures.

10. The communication method according to claim 9, further comprising:

storing the plurality of Random Access Signatures, the plurality of Random Access Signatures being predetermined.

11. The communication method according to claim 9 wherein the transmitting of the first information is performed via a downlink control channel to the first mobile station.

12. The communication method according to claim 9 wherein the transmitting of the first information is performed via a paging channel to the first mobile station.

13. The communication method according to claim 9 wherein the ID of the first mobile station is a C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier).

14. The communication method according to claim 9 wherein the plurality of Random Access Signatures includes at least one of GCL (generalized chirp like) sequences and Zadoff-Chu sequences.

15. The communication method according to claim 9 wherein the transmitting of the second information is performed via a downlink control channel.

16. The communication method according to claim 9

wherein the second information is indicative of one or more Random Access Signatures that are allocated to one or more mobile stations other than the first mobile station.