Terminal, base station, and method for terminal to report received power of reference signals to base station

• US 9,729,293 B2
• Filed: 08/02/2012
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2011
• 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: Imamura, Kimihiko, Shimezawa, Kazuyuki, Uemura, Katsunari, Nakashima, Daiichiro, Suzuki, Shoichi, Kato, Yasuyuki, Ouchi, Wataru, Akimoto, Yosuke, Nogami, Toshizo
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Ian N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Van Roie, Justin T
• Application Number:
  US14/236,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20140169321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,832 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0032 Distributed allocation, i.e. involving a plurality of allocating devices, each making partial allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0035 Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/005 of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/146 Uplink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/242 taking into account path loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/244 Interferences in heterogeneous networks, e.g. among macro and femto or pico cells or other sector / system interference [OSI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/32 TPC of broadcast or control channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/322 Power control of broadcast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/325 Power control of control or pilot channels

Abstract

A terminal is disclosed that includes a higher layer processing circuitry, a channel measurement circuitry, and a transmitting circuitry. The terminal is configured to set a first parameter and a second parameter measurement. The channel measurement circuitry is configured to perform a measurement of a reference signal received power based on a first reference signal in a case that the first parameter is configured in a measurement configuration, and perform a measurement of a reference signal received power based on a second reference signal in a case that at least the second parameter is configured in the measurement configuration. The transmitting circuitry is configured to report a first measurement report.

Claims

1. A terminal comprising:

higher layer processing circuitry configured to at least receive a measurement configuration; and

measurement circuitry configured to at least

perform a first measurement of at least one first reference signal received power (RSRP) of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) specified in a first parameter set subject to the measurement configuration, the first parameter set including a physical cell ID for the CRS;

perform a second measurement of at least one second RSRP of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) specified in a second parameter set subject to the measurement configuration, the second parameter set including a CSI-RS measurement index for the CSI-RS; and

transmission circuitry configured to at least

report a measurement report,

wherein the measurement report includes a measurement ID, the physical cell ID for the CRS, the at least one first RSRP, the CSI-RS measurement index for the CSI-RS, and the at least one second RSRP; and

the measurement configuration includes the measurement ID, wherein the second parameter set includes one or a plurality of measurement parameter combinations, and each of the measurement parameter combinations includes information on resource elements on which the second measurement is performed, a subframe on which the second measurement is performed, and a power of the CSI-RS.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the measurement report includes an RSRP of a CRS from a primary cell, and an RSRP of a CRS from neighbor cells, as the at least one first RSRP.

7. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the measurement circuitry configured to perform the first measurement of the at least one first RSRP of the CRS on a first antenna port for a first base station, the first base station connected with the terminal, and

the measurement circuitry configured to perform the second measurement of the at least one second RSRP of the CSI-RS on a second antenna port for the second base station.

8. The terminal according to claim 7, wherein

the CSI-RS on the second antenna port is transmitted less frequently than the CRS on the first antenna port.

3. A method for a terminal, the method comprising:

receiving a measurement configuration;

performing a first measurement of at least one first reference signal received power (RSRP) of a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) specified in a first parameter set subject to the measurement configuration, the first parameter set including a physical cell ID for the CRS;

performing a second measurement of at least one second RSRP of a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) specified in a second parameter set subject to the measurement configuration, the second parameter set including a CSI-RS measurement index for the CSI-RS; and

reporting a measurement report;

wherein the measurement report includes a measurement ID, the physical cell ID for the CRS, the at least one first RSRP, the CSI-RS measurement index for the CSI-RS, and the at least one second RSRP; and

the measurement configuration includes the measurement ID, wherein the second parameter set includes one or a plurality of measurement parameter combinations, and each of the measurement parameter combinations includes information on resource elements on which the second measurement is performed, a subframe on which the second measurement is performed, and a power of the CSI-RS.

4. A base station comprising:

setting circuitry configured to at least set a measurement configuration for a terminal; and

receiving circuitry configured to

receive a measurement report,

wherein the measurement configuration includes a measurement ID, and a first parameter set for a first RSRP measurement and a second parameter set for a second RSRP measurement,

the first parameter set including a physical cell ID for a cell-specific reference signal (CRS),

the second parameter set including a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement index for a CSI-RS,

the measurement report includes the measurement ID and a first set and a second set, the first set being a set of the physical cell ID and at least one first RSRP of the CRS, the second set being a set of the CSI-RS measurement index for the CSI-RS and at least one second RSRP of the CSI-RS, wherein the second parameter set includes one or a plurality of measurement parameter combinations, and each of the measurement parameter combinations includes information on resource elements on which the second measurement is performed, a subframe on which the second measurement is performed, and a power of the CSI-RS.

5. The base station according to claim 4, wherein the measurement report includes, an RSRP of a CRS from a primary cell, and an RSRP of a CRS from neighbor cells, as the at least one first RSRP.

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

setting a measurement configuration for a terminal; and

receiving a measurement report,

wherein the measurement configuration includes a measurement ID and a first parameter set for a first reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement and a second parameter set for a second RSRP measurement,

the first parameter set including a physical cell ID for a cell-specific reference signal (CRS),

the second parameter set including a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) measurement index for a CSI-RS,

the measurement report includes the measurement ID and a first set and a second set, the first set being a set of the physical cell ID and at least one first RSRP of the CRS, the second set being a set of the CSI-RS measurement index for the CSI-RS and at least one second RSRP of the CSI-RS, wherein the second parameter set includes one or a plurality of measurement parameter combinations, and each of the measurement parameter combinations includes information on resource elements on which the second measurement is performed, a subframe on which the second measurement is performed, and a power of the CSI-RS.