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- the present invention relates to a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission method, and a reception method.
- a radio communication relay station apparatus In response to such a request, in order to expand the coverage area of each base station, between the base station and the radio communication mobile station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbreviated as “mobile station”), a radio communication relay station apparatus (hereinafter abbre
- LTE-A Long Term Evolution Advanced
- Relay technology is also required to be compatible with LTE.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a frame to which control signals and data are allocated in the LTE system and the LTE-A system.
- a downlink (DL: DownLink) control signal transmitted from a base station to a mobile station is transmitted by a downlink control channel such as PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control CHannel).
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control CHannel
- DL grant also referred to as DL assignment
- UL grant instructing uplink (UL: UpLink) data assignment
- the DL grant notifies the mobile station that resources in the subframe in which this DL grant has been transmitted have been allocated.
- UL grant informs the mobile station that resources in the target subframe 4 subframes after the subframe in which this UL grant is transmitted have been allocated.
- UL grant informs the mobile station that resources in the target subframe four or more subframes after the subframe in which this UL grant is transmitted have been allocated.
- the number of subframes in which UL grant is transmitted as a subframe to be allocated to a mobile station is determined by the time-division pattern for uplink and downlink (hereinafter referred to as “UL / DL configuration pattern ”).
- the UL subframe is a subframe that is four or more subframes after the subframe in which the UL grant is transmitted.
- the relay station transmits a control signal to the mobile station in the PDCCH area at the beginning of the subframe. Focusing on the relay station, since the downlink control signal must be transmitted to the mobile station, the relay station receives the signal transmitted from the base station by switching to reception processing after transmitting the control signal to the mobile station. Prepare for. However, since the base station also transmits the downlink control signal for the relay station at the timing when the relay station transmits the downlink control signal to the mobile station, the relay station transmits the downlink control signal transmitted from the base station. The signal cannot be received.
- LTE-A is considering providing an area (R-PDCCH for relay station (PDCCH for relay) area) in which the downlink control signal for relay station is placed in the data area.
- R-PDCCH it is considered that DLPgrant and UL grant are arranged similarly to PDCCH.
- R-PDCCH As shown in FIG. 1, it has been studied to arrange DL grant in 1st slot and arrange UL ⁇ grant in 2nd slot (see Non-Patent Document 1). By placing DL grant only in 1st slot, DL grant decoding delay is shortened, and the relay station transmits ACK / NACK for DL data (in FDD, it is sent 4 subframes after receiving DL grant).
- the relay station blind-decodes the downlink control signal transmitted from the base station using the R-PDCCH within the resource region (ie, “search space”) indicated by the higher layer signaling from the base station. By doing so, a downlink control signal addressed to the own station is found.
- search space corresponding to the R-PDCCH is notified from the base station to the relay station by higher layer signaling.
- the resource area to which the control signal for the terminal under the base station is mapped and can be used as the data area at another timing is the Enhanced PDCCH (E-PDCCH) area, New-PDCCH (N-PDCCH) area Or called an X-PDCCH region or the like.
- E-PDCCH Enhanced PDCCH
- N-PDCCH New-PDCCH
- X-PDCCH region or the like.
- this relay control signal may be extended to be used as a terminal control signal
- the control signal for terminals under the base station is mapped and can be used as a data area at another timing.
- This resource area is also called R-PDCCH.
- E-PDCCH By arranging the control signal (that is, E-PDCCH) in the data area in this way, transmission power control for the control signal transmitted to the terminal existing near the cell edge, or to another cell by the transmitted control signal
- the given interference control or the interference control given to the own cell from another cell can be realized.
- LTE-Advanced intends to achieve a high transmission rate by using a wide band, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission technology, and interference control technology.
- MIMO multiple-input multiple-output
- PDCCH and R-PDCCH have four levels 1, 2, 4, and 8 as aggregation levels (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). Levels 1, 2, 4, and 8 have 6, 6, 2, and 2 types of “resource area candidates”, respectively.
- the resource region candidate is a region candidate to which a control signal is mapped.
- Each resource region candidate is composed of the same number of control channel elements (CCE: Control Channel Element) as the corresponding aggregation level.
- CCE Control Channel Element
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search space corresponding to R-PDCCH.
- Each ellipse indicates a search space for each aggregation level.
- a plurality of resource region candidates in each search space at each aggregation level are continuously arranged in a VRB (Virtual Resource Block).
- Each resource area candidate in VRB is mapped to PRB (Physical Resource Block) by higher layer signaling.
- the search space corresponding to E-PDCCH is a resource area where a control signal transmitted from the base station to the terminal may be mapped. Furthermore, a search space corresponding to E-PDCCH is set for each terminal.
- DL grant is mapped to the first slot
- UL grant is mapped to the second slot. That is, the resource to which DL grant is mapped and the resource to which UL grant is mapped are divided on the time axis.
- a resource to which DL grant is mapped and a resource to which UL grant is mapped are divided into frequency axes (that is, subcarriers or PRB pairs).
- PRB Physical Resource Block
- PRB Physical Resource Block
- E-PDCCH design a part of the R-PDCCH design described above can be used, or a completely different design from the R-PDCCH design. Actually, it is also under consideration to make the E-PDCCH design different from the R-PDCCH design.
- one PRB pair is allocated to E-PDCCH. It is also considered to be the smallest unit (ie CCE).
- CCE the amount of CCE resources increases. For this reason, there is a high possibility that reception SINR of E-PDCCH becomes high and reception quality becomes excessive, and there is a high possibility that resources are wasted. Therefore, it is conceivable to use the “division resource region” obtained by dividing one PRB pair as the CCE of the E-PDCCH.
- the amount of CCE resources for E-PDCCH decreases.
- the aggregation level of E-PDCCH is 1, 2, 4, or 8 like PDCCH and R-PDCCH, the number of terminals that can be supported is reduced. That is, the reception quality of the terminal that can be supported is determined by the reception quality of the largest aggregation level 8. If the CCE resource amount for E-PDCCH is small, the reception quality of E-PDCCH is low, and the number of terminals that satisfy the desired reception quality is reduced.
- the number of REs constituting the CCE changes for each subframe.
- the following describes the factors that cause the number of REs constituting the CCE to change for each subframe even when the number of divisions per PRB pair is fixed.
- one PRB has 12 subcarriers in the frequency direction and a width of 0.5 msec in the time direction.
- a unit obtained by combining two PRBs in the time direction is called a PRB pair. That is, the PRB pair has 12 subcarriers in the frequency direction and has a width of 1 msec in the time direction.
- the PRB pair when the PRB pair represents a cluster of 12 subcarriers on the frequency axis, the PRB pair may be simply referred to as RB.
- a unit defined by one subcarrier and one OFDM symbol is a resource element (RE: Resource: Element).
- RE Resource: Element
- the matters described for PRB here also apply to VRB.
- the term RB is used generically for PRB and VRB.
- OFDM symbol CP length The number of OFDM symbols per PRB varies depending on the CP (Cyclic Prefix) length of the OFDM symbol. Therefore, the number of REs constituting the CCE varies depending on the CP (Cyclic Prefix) length even if the number of divisions per PRB pair is fixed.
- a normal downlink subframe has 14 OFDM symbols in the case of Normal CP, and 12 OFDM symbols in the case of Extended CP.
- the DwPTS region of the Special subframe shown in FIG. 5 (that is, the region used for DL transmission) is 3, 9, 10, 11, or 12 OFDM in the case of Normal-CP.
- CRS is transmitted in all RBs.
- the CRS is transmitted in the data area in subframes other than the MBSFN subframe, but is transmitted only in the first 2 OFDM symbols in the MBSFN subframe.
- DMRS (12RE, 24RE or 16RE) The use of DMRS is dynamically instructed from the base station to the terminal by downlink assignment control information (DL assignment).
- DL assignment downlink assignment control information
- the number of DMRSs to be set can be different for each user.
- DMRS may be transmitted in the data area, and the value set for each RB may be different.
- CSI-RS is transmitted in all RBs.
- the subframe to be transmitted is determined by a predetermined period.
- CSI-RS has a function called muting that does not transmit data in order to receive CSI-RS of another cell.
- muting When CSI-RS muting is set, the number of REs that can be used as a data area or an E-PDCCH area further decreases.
- PRS Positioning reference signals
- Number of OFDM symbols constituting the PDCCH region The number of OFDM symbols used for PDCCH is variable from 1 to 4. Therefore, in the case where the PDCCH region is not used for E-PDCCH, the number of OFDM symbols that can be used for E-PDCCH decreases as the number of OFDM symbols in the PDCCH region increases. That is, the number of REs constituting the CCE changes depending on the number of OFDM symbols constituting the PDCCH region even if the number of divisions per PRB pair is fixed.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show the RE numbers in the first slot and the second slot when resources after the fourth OFDM symbol in the PRB pair are used for E-PDCCH.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 particularly show an example in which the CSI-RS is arranged in the second slot. 6 and 7 constitute one table, FIG. 6 shows the first half of the table, and FIG. 7 shows the second half of the table.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission method, and a reception method that can improve the reception quality of a control signal.
- the transmission apparatus includes a first number of resource elements to which an allocation control signal can be mapped in each physical channel resource block, and a second number of resource elements to map a signal other than the allocation control signal.
- Calculating means for calculating the number of divisions of each physical channel resource block based on a reference value that is the number of resource elements satisfying the reception quality of the allocation control signal in the receiving device; and A resource region candidate including at least one control channel element obtained by being divided into a number is set, and a search configured by the plurality of resource region candidates set in each physical channel resource block based on an aggregation level Control means to determine space , And a transmitting means for transmitting the assignment control signal mapped to one of said plurality of resource area candidates constituting the search space to the receiving device.
- the receiving apparatus includes a first number of resource elements that can map an allocation control signal in each physical channel resource block, and a second number of resource elements that map a signal other than the allocation control signal.
- a resource region candidate including at least one control channel element obtained by being divided into a number is set, and a search configured by the plurality of resource region candidates set in each physical channel resource block based on an aggregation level Specific means of identifying the space and Comprising a receiving means for receiving the mapped assignment control signal to one of a plurality of resource regions candidates for configuring the identified said search space.
- the transmission method includes a first number of resource elements to which an allocation control signal can be mapped in each physical channel resource block, and a second number of resource elements to which a signal other than the allocation control signal is mapped. Calculating a division number of each physical channel resource block based on a reference value that is the number of resource elements satisfying the reception quality of the allocation control signal in the receiving device; and A resource region candidate including at least one control channel element obtained by being divided into a number, and a plurality of resource region candidates set in each physical channel resource block based on an aggregation level
- the search space to be used That includes a determining step, and a transmitting step of transmitting to the receiving apparatus the allocation control signal mapped to one of said plurality of resource area candidates constituting the search space.
- each physical channel resource block a first number of resource elements that can map an allocation control signal, and a second number of resource elements that map a signal other than the allocation control signal, Calculating a division number of each physical channel resource block based on a reference value that is the number of resource elements satisfying the reception quality of the allocation control signal, and dividing each physical channel resource block into the division number
- a search step configured by a plurality of resource region candidates set in each physical channel resource block based on an aggregation level based on a setting step of setting resource region candidates including at least one control channel element obtained by A specific process to identify the space; Boss was including a receiving step of receiving the mapped assignment control signal to one of said plurality of resource area candidates constituting the search space.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a transmission device, a reception device, a transmission method, and a reception method that can improve reception quality of a control signal.
- the block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention The block diagram which shows the structure of the base station which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.
- movement description of the base station and terminal which concern on Embodiment 2 of this invention The block diagram which shows the structure of the control signal mapping control part which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.
- the communication system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention includes a transmission device and a reception device.
- the transmission apparatus is assumed to be base station 100 and the reception apparatus is assumed to be terminal 200.
- This communication system is, for example, an LTE-A system.
- the base station 100 is, for example, an LTE-A base station
- the terminal 200 is, for example, an LTE-A terminal.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of base station 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the base station 100 maps an assignment control signal to one of a plurality of “resource area candidates” that constitute the search space, and transmits the mapping control signal to the terminal 200.
- Each resource area candidate is composed of the same number of CCEs as the aggregation level value.
- the reference value is the number of REs that satisfy the reception quality requirement at terminal 200 of the allocation control signal.
- the control signal mapping control unit 104 sets resource region candidates including at least one CCE obtained by dividing each PRB pair into the number of divisions, and sets a plurality of resources set in each PRB pair based on the aggregation level A search space constituted by region candidates is determined.
- the allocation control signal is mapped by the mapping unit 107 to one of a plurality of “resource region candidates” that constitute the search space determined by the control signal mapping control unit 104 and transmitted to the terminal 200.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of terminal 200 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the terminal 200 receives an allocation control signal mapped in one of a plurality of “resource area candidates” constituting the search space in the transmission apparatus.
- Each “resource region candidate” is composed of the same number of control channel elements as the value of the aggregation level.
- the reference value is the number of REs that satisfy the reception quality requirement in the own device of the allocation control signal.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 sets resource region candidates including at least one CCE obtained by dividing each PRB pair into the number of divisions, and sets a plurality of resource regions set in each PRB pair based on the aggregation level
- a search space constituted by candidates is specified.
- a plurality of “resource area candidates” constituting the specified search space correspond to a plurality of “extraction target resource areas”.
- the allocation control signal mapped by the transmitting apparatus to one of the plurality of “resource region candidates” thus identified is extracted by the signal separation unit 202, whereby the allocation control signal is received.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of base station 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the base station 100 includes an allocation control information generation unit 101, a search space determination unit 102, a division number calculation unit 103, a control signal mapping control unit 104, an error correction coding unit 105, and a modulation unit 106.
- the assignment control information generation unit 101 determines a resource to which the data signal is assigned, and generates assignment control information (DL assignment and UL grant).
- the DL-assignment includes information on downlink data signal mapping resources.
- UL grant includes information related to mapping resources for uplink data transmitted from terminal 200.
- the DL assignment is output to the mapping unit 107, and the UL grant is output to the reception unit 109.
- the search space determining unit 102 corresponds to a PRB pair candidate group (that is, the first group described above) that maps a control signal including at least one of DL grant and UL grant transmitted to the terminal 200. Then, the control signal mapping control unit determines information related to the determined “search space PRB group” (hereinafter also referred to as “search space information”). 104 and the error correction coding unit 105.
- the information related to the “search space PRB group” is, for example, a bit string composed of N bits, and the N bits correspond to N PRB pairs constituting a communication band that can be used by the base station 100, respectively.
- the PRB pair corresponding to the bit value 1 is a PRB pair included in the search space
- the PRB pair corresponding to the bit value 0 is a PRB pair not included in the search space.
- Division number calculation section 103 receives as input the number of OFDM symbols that can be used for E-PDCCH in one PRB pair and the number of REs that are used in RS in one PRB pair, and divides one PRB pair based on these Calculate the division number D.
- the calculation of the division number D is performed for each subframe because the number of REs that can be used for the E-PDCCH included in one PRB pair may change for each subframe.
- D “partition resource areas” are defined. Each divided resource area is used as CCE of E-PDCCH.
- the division number D is obtained by the following equation (1).
- M is a lower limit value of the number of REs constituting one CCE necessary to satisfy the reception quality requirement in the terminal.
- the number of REs that can be used for E-PDCCH is obtained by the following equation (2).
- the number of REs used for other than E-PDCCH is obtained by, for example, the following (3).
- the number of REs used for PRS in the symbols used for E-PDCCH is further reduced.
- the control signal mapping control unit 104 determines the division number M and the aggregation level based on the division number M calculated by the division number calculation unit 103, the “search space information” received from the search space determination unit 102, and the aggregation level. The search space corresponding to the pair is determined. Then, the control signal mapping control unit 104 selects one of a plurality of “resource region candidates” constituting the determined search space as a “control signal mapping resource”.
- the “control signal mapping resource” is a resource area where a control signal addressed to the terminal 200 is actually mapped.
- Each “resource region candidate” is composed of the same number of CCEs as the number of aggregation levels. Further, the “control signal mapping resource” is also composed of the same number of CCEs as the number of aggregation levels. However, the number of REs constituting the CCE is usually equalized although it differs depending on the division number M.
- the error correction coding unit 105 receives the transmission data signal and the search space information as input, performs error correction coding on the input signal, and outputs the signal to the modulation unit 106.
- Modulation section 106 performs modulation processing on the signal received from error correction coding section 105 and outputs the modulated data signal to mapping section 107.
- the mapping unit 107 maps the allocation control information generated by the allocation control information generation unit 101 to the “control signal mapping resource” determined by the control signal mapping control unit 104.
- mapping unit 107 maps the data signal received from the modulation unit 106 to the downlink resource corresponding to the downlink resource allocation control information (DL assignment) generated by the assignment control information generation unit 101.
- a transmission signal is formed by mapping the allocation control information and the data signal to a predetermined resource.
- the formed transmission signal is output to transmission section 108.
- the transmission unit 108 performs radio transmission processing such as up-conversion on the input signal, and transmits the input signal to the terminal 200 via the antenna.
- the reception unit 109 receives a signal transmitted from the terminal 200 and outputs the signal to the demodulation unit 110. Specifically, the receiving unit 109 separates a signal corresponding to the resource indicated by UL grant from the received signal, performs reception processing such as down-conversion on the separated signal, and outputs the signal to the demodulating unit 110 .
- the demodulation unit 110 performs demodulation processing on the input signal and outputs the obtained signal to the error correction decoding unit 111.
- the error correction decoding unit 111 decodes the input signal and obtains a received data signal from the terminal 200.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of terminal 200 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- a terminal 200 includes a receiving unit 201, a signal separating unit 202, a demodulating unit 203, an error correction decoding unit 204, a division number calculating unit 205, an extracted resource specifying unit 206, and a control signal receiving unit 207.
- the receiving unit 201 receives the signal transmitted from the base station 100, performs reception processing such as down-conversion, and outputs the signal to the signal separating unit 202.
- the signal separation unit 202 extracts a signal corresponding to the “extraction target resource region group” indicated by the “extraction instruction signal” received from the extraction resource specifying unit 206 from the reception signal, and outputs the extracted signal to the control signal reception unit 207 To do.
- the “extraction target resource region group” corresponds to the “resource region candidate group” determined by the control signal mapping control unit 104.
- the signal separation unit 202 extracts a signal (that is, downlink data signal) corresponding to the data resource indicated by the DL assignment output from the control signal reception unit 207 from the reception signal, and the demodulation unit 203 extracts the extracted signal. Output to.
- Demodulation section 203 demodulates the signal output from signal separation section 202 and outputs the demodulated signal to error correction decoding section 204.
- the error correction decoding unit 204 decodes the demodulated signal output from the demodulating unit 203 and outputs the obtained received data signal.
- error correction decoding section 204 outputs search space information transmitted from base station 100 to extracted resource specifying section 206.
- the division number calculation unit 205 has the same function as the division number calculation unit 103. That is, the division number calculation unit 205 inputs the number of OFDM symbols that can be used for E-PDCCH in one PRB pair and the number of REs that are used in RS in one PRB pair, and based on these, sets one PRB pair.
- the division number D to be divided is calculated. By dividing the PRB pair by the calculated division number D, D “partition resource areas” are defined. Each divided resource area is used as CCE of E-PDCCH. Note that the number of REs used by the CRS in one PRB pair is notified from the base station 100 to the terminal 200 through a broadcast channel. Further, the number of REs used by DMRS in one PRB pair may be different for each terminal.
- the number of REs used by DMRS may be designated in advance from base station 100 to terminal 200 by an upper layer control signal at the time of E-PDCCH transmission. Further, the number of REs and the period used by CSI-RS in one PRB pair are specified from base station 100 to terminal 200 by a higher layer control signal for each terminal.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 Based on the division number M calculated by the division number calculation unit 205, the search space information transmitted from the base station 100, and the aggregation level, the extracted resource specifying unit 206 corresponds to the division number M and aggregation level pair. A plurality of “extraction target resource areas” (that is, search spaces) are specified. Then, the extracted resource specifying unit 206 outputs information related to the specified “extraction target resource regions” to the signal separating unit 202 as “extraction instruction signals”.
- the control signal receiving unit 207 detects a control signal (DL assignment or UL grant) addressed to itself by performing blind decoding on the signal received from the signal separation unit 202.
- the detected DL assignment for the own apparatus is output to the signal separation unit 202, and the detected UL assignment for the own apparatus is output to the mapping section 210.
- Error correction coding section 208 receives the transmission data signal, performs error correction coding on the transmission data signal, and outputs it to modulation section 209
- Modulation section 209 modulates the signal output from error correction encoding section 208 and outputs the modulated signal to mapping section 210.
- the mapping unit 210 maps the signal output from the modulation unit 209 according to the UL grant received from the control signal reception unit 207 and outputs it to the transmission unit 211.
- the transmission unit 211 performs transmission processing such as up-conversion on the input signal and transmits the input signal.
- division number calculation section 103 receives as input the number of OFDM symbols that can be used for E-PDCCH in one PRB pair and the number of REs that are used in RS in one PRB pair. Calculate the number of divisions D to divide the PRB pair. By dividing the PRB pair by the calculated division number D, D “partition resource areas” are defined. Each divided resource area is used as CCE of E-PDCCH.
- the number of divisions is calculated using the above equation (1). In other words, based on the preset “reference RE number” and the number of REs that can be used for E-PDCCH in the PRB pair to be calculated, the number of configured REs of each CCE is equal to or greater than the “reference RE number”. Then, the number of divisions is calculated. In this way, even if the number of REs per PRB pair differs for each subframe, the number of REs per PRB pair can be leveled between subframes, so that the reception quality per CCE can be ensured at a certain level or higher.
- the control signal mapping control unit 104 determines the division number M based on the division number M calculated by the division number calculation unit 103, the “search space information” received from the search space determination unit 102, and the aggregation level. And a search space corresponding to the pair of aggregation levels. Then, the control signal mapping control unit 104 selects one of a plurality of “resource region candidates” constituting the determined search space as a “control signal mapping resource”. By being mapped to the determined control signal mapping resource, the allocation control information generated in the allocation control information generating unit 101 is transmitted from the base station 100 to the terminal 200.
- division number calculating section 205 receives, as inputs, the number of OFDM symbols that can be used for E-PDCCH in one PRB pair and the number of REs that are used in RS in one PRB pair. Calculate the number of divisions D to divide the pair. By dividing the PRB pair by the calculated division number D, D “partition resource areas” are defined.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 determines the division number M and the aggregation level based on the division number M calculated by the division number calculation unit 205, the search space information transmitted from the base station 100, and the aggregation level.
- a plurality of “extraction target resource areas” that is, search spaces) corresponding to the pair are specified.
- signals corresponding to a plurality of identified “extraction target resource areas” are to be subjected to blind decoding processing in the control signal receiving unit 207.
- division number calculating section 103 obtains the first number of REs to which the allocation control signal can be mapped and signals other than the allocation control signal in each PRB pair. Based on the second number of REs to be mapped and the reference value, the division number of the PRB pair is calculated.
- the reference value is the number of REs that satisfy the reception quality requirement at terminal 200 of the allocation control signal.
- control signal mapping control unit 104 controls the control channel element group that constitutes a plurality of resource region candidates within the CCE group obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group into the same number as the number of divisions.
- the search space is determined by determining (that is, the used physical channel CCE group).
- the number of REs included in the PRB pair and to which the allocation control signal can be mapped changes, the number of REs included in the CCE can be leveled. Thereby, the reception quality of the control signal can be improved.
- division number calculating section 205 maps the first number of REs that can map the allocation control signal and the signals other than the allocation control signal in each PRB pair.
- the number of divisions of the PRB pair is calculated based on the second number and the reference value.
- the reference value is the number of REs that satisfy the reception quality requirement in the own device of the allocation control signal.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 includes a plurality of “resource region candidates” in the CCE group obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group set in the base station 100 into the same number as the number of divisions.
- the search space is specified by specifying the control channel element group constituting ".”
- a plurality of “resource area candidates” constituting the specified search space correspond to a plurality of “extraction target resource areas”.
- the second embodiment relates to a method for mapping a logical channel (VRB) to a physical channel (PRB).
- VRB logical channel
- PRB physical channel
- control signal mapping control section 104 is based on division number M calculated by division number calculation section 103, “search space information” received from search space determination section 102, and aggregation level.
- search space information received from search space determination section 102
- the search space is specified by “VRB table”, division number M, “search space information”, aggregation level, and “association rule” for each pair of division number M and aggregation level. Based on.
- the search space is composed of a plurality of “resource area candidates”, and each “resource area candidate” is composed of the same number of CCEs as the aggregation level (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “mapping candidate CCEs”).
- control signal mapping control unit 104 includes a VRB table storage unit 121, a search space specifying unit 122, and a mapping resource selection unit 123, as shown in FIG.
- the VRB table storage unit 121 stores a “VRB table”.
- a plurality of VRB pairs are associated with divided resource regions (that is, “virtual channel CCE”) groups for each number of division candidates for each VRB pair.
- a plurality of pairs of division number candidates and aggregation level candidates are further associated with a plurality of “virtual channel unit resource region candidates” corresponding to each pair.
- Each “virtual channel unit resource area candidate” includes the same number of “used virtual channels CCE” as the aggregation level.
- the search space specifying unit 122 specifies the used virtual channel CCE group associated with the pair of the division number M and the aggregation level calculated by the division number calculation unit 103 in the VRB table. Then, the search space specifying unit 122 is a pair of the specified use virtual channel CCE group, the “search space information” received from the search space determining unit 102, and the division number M and the aggregation level calculated by the division number calculation unit 103.
- the search space of the physical channel is specified based on the “association rule” corresponding to The “association rule” associates “virtual channel unit resource area candidates” with “physical channel resource area candidates”.
- the specified search space includes a plurality of “resource area candidates”, and each “resource area candidate” includes the same number of “used physical channels CCE” as the aggregation level.
- the “used physical channel CCE” means the same as the “mapping candidate CCE” described above.
- the mapping resource selection unit 123 selects one of a plurality of “resource region candidates” constituting the search space specified by the search space specifying unit 122 as a control signal mapping resource.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 performs the division based on the division number M calculated by the division number calculation unit 205, the search space information transmitted from the base station 100, and the aggregation level.
- a plurality of “extraction target resource region groups” that is, search spaces) corresponding to pairs of the number M and the aggregation level are specified.
- the search space is specified by “VRB table”, division number M, “search space information”, aggregation level, and “association rule” for each pair of division number M and aggregation level. Based on.
- the search space is composed of a plurality of “extraction target resource areas”, and each “extraction target resource area” is composed of the same number of CCEs as the aggregation level (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as “extraction target CCEs”). .
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 includes a VRB table storage unit 221 and a search space specifying unit 222, as shown in FIG.
- the VRB table storage unit 221 stores the same “VRB table” as the base station 100. That is, in the “VRB table”, a plurality of VRB pairs are associated with divided resource regions (that is, “virtual channel CCE”) groups for each number of division candidates for each VRB pair. In the “VRB table”, a plurality of pairs of division number candidates and aggregation level candidates and a plurality of “virtual channel extraction target resource areas” corresponding to each pair are associated with each other. Each “virtual channel extraction target resource area” is composed of the same number of “used virtual channels CCE” as the aggregation level.
- the search space specifying unit 222 specifies the used virtual channel CCE group associated with the pair of the division number M and the aggregation level calculated by the division number calculation unit 205 in the VRB table. Then, the search space specifying unit 222 sets the “association rule” corresponding to the specified use virtual channel CCE group, “search space information”, and the division number M and the aggregation level pair calculated by the division number calculation unit 205.
- the physical channel search space is specified based on The “association rule” associates the “virtual channel extraction target resource region” with the “physical channel extraction target resource region”.
- the specified search space is composed of a plurality of “extraction target resource areas”, and each “extraction target resource area” is composed of the same number of “used physical channels CCE” as the aggregation level.
- the “used physical channel CCE” means the same as the “extraction target CCE” described above.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram provided for operations of the base station 100 and the terminal 200.
- the left diagram in FIG. 14 is a diagram visually representing the contents of the “VRB table”.
- the “VRB table” shown in FIG. 14 there are four aggregation levels, 1, 2, 4, and 8.
- the search spaces of levels 1, 2, 4, and 8 have 6, 6, 2, and 2 “virtual channel unit resource region candidates”, respectively.
- the four virtual channels CCE are VRB # X (a), VRB # X (b), VRB # X (c), and VRB # X (d).
- PRB # X that is one PRB pair is divided into four
- VRB # X A
- VRB # X B
- PRB # X A
- PRB # X B
- the “VRB table” in FIG. 14 has eight VRB pairs from VRB # 0 to VRB # 7.
- the number of “virtual channel unit resource areas candidates” corresponding to each aggregation level is continuously arranged from VRB # 0 in eight VRB pairs.
- the resource that combines VRB # X (a) and VRB # X (b) is VRB # X (A), and VRB # X (c) and VRB # X (d) are The collected resource is VRB # X (B).
- the search space specifying unit 122 specifies the used virtual channel CCE group associated with the pair of the division number M and the aggregation level calculated by the division number calculation unit 103 in the VRB table.
- VRB # 0 (a), VRB # 0 (b), VRB # 0 (c), VRB # X0 (d ), VRB # 1 (a), VRB # 1 (b) are specified.
- the aggregation level 1, the used virtual channel CCE is equal to the “virtual channel unit resource region candidate”.
- VRB # 0 (a), VRB # 0 (b), VRB # 0 (c), VRB # X0 are used as the virtual channel CCE group to be used.
- (d) VRB # 1 (a), VRB # 1 (b), VRB # 1 (c), VRB # X1 (d), VRB # 2 (a), VRB # 2 (b), VRB # 2 ( c) VRB # X2 (d) is specified.
- VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B ), VRB # 2 (A), VRB # 2 (B) are identified.
- the resource that combines VRB # X (a) and VRB # X (b) is VRB # X (A), and VRB # X (c) and VRB # X (d)
- VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B) are used as virtual channel CCE groups.
- VRB # 2 (A), VRB # 2 (B), VRB # 3 (A), VRB # 3 (B), VRB # 4 (A), VRB # 4 (B), VRB # 5 (A), VRB # 5 (B) is specified.
- “virtual channel unit resource region candidates” are ⁇ VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B) ⁇ , ⁇ VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B) ⁇ , ⁇ VRB # 2 (A), VRB # 2 (B) ⁇ , ⁇ VRB # 3 (A), VRB # 3 (B) ⁇ , ⁇ VRB # 4 (A), VRB # 4 (B) ⁇ , ⁇ VRB # 5 (A ), VRB # 5 (B) ⁇ .
- a set of VRBs surrounded by ⁇ constitutes one “virtual channel unit resource region candidate”.
- VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B) are used as the virtual channel CCE group to be used.
- VRB # 2 (A), VRB # 2 (B), VRB # 3 (A), VRB # 3 (B) are identified.
- “virtual channel unit resource region candidates” are ⁇ VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B) ⁇ , ⁇ VRB # 2 (A ), VRB # 2 (B), VRB # 3 (A), VRB # 3 (B) ⁇ .
- “virtual channel unit resource region candidates” are ⁇ VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B), VRB # 2 (A), VRB # 2 (B), VRB # 3 (A), VRB # 3 (B) ⁇ , ⁇ VRB # 4 (A), VRB # 4 (B), VRB # 5 (A), VRB # 5 (B), VRB # 6 (A), VRB # 6 (B), VRB # 7 (A), VRB # 7 (B) ⁇ .
- the search space specifying unit 122 is a pair of the specified use virtual channel CCE group, the “search space information” received from the search space determining unit 102, and the division number M and the aggregation level calculated by the division number calculation unit 103.
- the search space of the physical channel is specified based on the “association rule” corresponding to
- VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B), VRB # 2 (A), VRB # 2 (B) are PRB # 0 (A), PRB # 1 (A), PRB # 2 (A), PRB Maps to # 3 (A), PRB # 4 (A), and PRB # 4 (B).
- the terminal 200 performs the same processing as the base station 100. That is, the search space specifying unit 222 specifies the used virtual channel CCE group associated with the pair of the division number M and the aggregation level calculated by the division number calculation unit 205 in the VRB table. Then, the search space specifying unit 222 sets the “association rule” corresponding to the specified use virtual channel CCE group, “search space information”, and the division number M and the aggregation level pair calculated by the division number calculation unit 205.
- the physical channel search space is specified based on
- control signal mapping control section 104 determines the number of CCE groups obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group into the same number as the number of divisions.
- the search space is determined by determining control channel element groups that constitute a plurality of resource region candidates.
- a plurality of resource region candidates have a division number of M (M is a natural number) and an aggregation level value of A (A is a natural number), and a division number of 2M and an aggregation level value of 2A. It is common in the case of.
- extracted resource specifying section 206 includes a plurality of CCE groups obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group into the same number as the division number.
- the search space is specified by specifying the control channel element group constituting the resource area candidate.
- the plurality of resource area candidates constituting the specified search space correspond to a plurality of “extraction target resource areas”.
- a plurality of “extraction target resource areas” have a division number of M (M is a natural number) and an aggregation level value of A (A is a natural number), and a division number of 2M and an aggregation level. It is common to the case where the value is 2A.
- the third embodiment relates to a variation of a method for mapping a logical channel (VRB) to a physical channel (PRB).
- VRB logical channel
- PRB physical channel
- control signal mapping control section 104 is based on division number M calculated by division number calculation section 103, “search space information” received from search space determination section 102, and aggregation level.
- search space information received from search space determination section 102
- the search space is specified by “VRB table”, division number M, “search space information”, aggregation level, “first type association rule”, and “second type association rule”. ”Based on the above.
- the “first type association rule” is the “virtual channel unit resource area candidate” and “physical channel unit resource” for the pair of the division number M / 2 and the aggregation level. This is a rule that associates “region candidates”.
- the “second type association rule” is a rule for associating the “resource area candidate” for the division number M / 2 and aggregation level pair with the “resource area candidate” for the division number M and aggregation level pair. It is.
- the “second type association rule” is a rule for associating the “physical channel CCE” for the division number M / 2 with the “physical channel CCE” for the division number M in an arbitrary PRB pair.
- the division number M up to M / 2 of the M physical channels CCE included in one PRB pair can be used physical channels CCE.
- control signal mapping control unit 104 includes a search space specifying unit 132 as shown in FIG.
- the search space specifying unit 132 specifies the used virtual channel CCE group associated with the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair in the VRB table. Then, the search space specifying unit 132 is based on the specified use virtual channel CCE group, “search space information”, and “reference division number” and “first type association rule” corresponding to the aggregation level pair. Thus, the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the pair of “reference division number” and aggregation level is specified.
- the “reference division number” is M.
- the search space specifying unit 132 performs calculation in the division number calculation unit 103 based on the physical channel search space corresponding to the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair and the “second type association rule”.
- the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the divided number is specified.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 performs the division based on the division number M calculated by the division number calculation unit 205, the search space information transmitted from the base station 100, and the aggregation level.
- a plurality of “extraction target resource region groups” that is, search spaces) corresponding to pairs of the number M and the aggregation level are specified.
- the search space is specified by “VRB table”, division number M, “search space information”, aggregation level, “first type association rule”, and “second type association rule”. ”
- the “first type association rule” is the “virtual channel extraction target resource area” and “physical channel extraction target” for the pair of the division number M / 2 and the aggregation level. This is a rule that associates a “resource area”.
- the “second type association rule” includes “physical channel extraction target resource region” for the division number M / 2 and aggregation level pair and “physical channel extraction” for the division number M and aggregation level pair. This is a rule that associates the “target resource area”. That is, the “second type association rule” is a rule for associating the “physical channel CCE” for the division number M / 2 with the “physical channel CCE” for the division number M in an arbitrary PRB pair.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 includes a search space specifying unit 232 as shown in FIG.
- the search space specifying unit 232 specifies the virtual channel CCE group to be used that is associated with the “reference division number” division number M and the aggregation level pair in the VRB table. Then, the search space specifying unit 232 is based on the specified use virtual channel CCE group, “search space information”, and “first type association rule” corresponding to a pair of “reference division number” and aggregation level. Thus, the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the pair of “reference division number” and aggregation level is specified.
- the search space specifying unit 232 calculates the division number calculation unit 205 based on the physical channel search space corresponding to the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair and the “second type association rule”.
- the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the divided number is specified.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram used for operations of the base station 100 and the terminal 200.
- VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B), VRB # 2 (A), and VRB # 2 (B) are PRB # 0 (A), PRB # 1 (A), PRB # 2 (A ), PRB # 3 (A), PRB # 4 (A), and PRB # 4 (B).
- the search space specifying unit 132 performs calculation in the division number calculation unit 103 based on the physical channel search space corresponding to the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair and the “second type association rule”.
- the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the divided number is specified.
- PRB # X (a) and PRB # X (c) are associated with PRB # X (A)
- PRB # X (b) and PRB #X (d) is associated with PRB # X (B).
- PRB # X (a) and PRB # X (c) associated with PRB # X (A) are not used simultaneously as used physical channels CCE.
- PRB # X (b) and PRB # X (d) associated with PRB # X (B) are not used simultaneously as used physical channels CCE.
- the search space specifying unit 232 of the terminal 200 basically operates in the same manner as the search space specifying unit 132.
- control signal mapping control section 104 determines the number of CCE groups obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group into the same number as the number of divisions.
- the search space is determined by determining control channel element groups that constitute a plurality of resource region candidates. Then, the control signal mapping control unit 104 uses the first search space and the first type in the logical channel when the number of divisions is 2M (M is a natural number) and the value of the aggregation level is 2A (A is a natural number). Based on the association rule, the second search space in the physical channel when the number of divisions is 2M and the value of the aggregation level is 2A is specified.
- control signal mapping control unit 104 determines the third channel in the physical channel when the division number is M and the aggregation level value is A based on the second search space and the second type association rule. Specify a search space.
- the CCE when the division number is 2M and the CCE when the division number is M are associated with each PRB pair.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal 200 of the physical resource for the division number 2M, the notification for the division number M becomes unnecessary.
- the amount of signaling when base station 100 notifies physical resource to terminal 200 can be reduced.
- the PRB pair can continue to be used even if the number of divisions changes between subframes.
- extracted resource specifying section 206 includes a plurality of CCE groups obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group into the same number as the division number.
- the search space is specified by specifying the control channel element group constituting the resource area candidate.
- the plurality of resource area candidates constituting the specified search space correspond to a plurality of “extraction target resource areas”.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 corresponds to the first search space and the first type in the logical channel when the division number is 2M (M is a natural number) and the value of the aggregation level is 2A (A is a natural number).
- the second search space in the physical channel when the division number is 2M and the value of the aggregation level is 2A is specified. Further, the extracted resource specifying unit 206 performs the third search in the physical channel when the division number is M and the aggregation level value is A based on the second search space and the second type association rule. Identify the space. In the second type association rule, the CCE when the division number is 2M and the CCE when the division number is M are associated with each PRB pair.
- the fourth embodiment relates to a variation of the mapping method of the logical channel (VRB) to the physical channel (PRB) as in the third embodiment.
- the relationship between the calculated number of divisions and the “reference number of divisions” is opposite to the relationship in the third embodiment.
- the base station and terminal according to Embodiment 4 have the same basic configuration as base station 100 and terminal 200 according to Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 3, and therefore, FIGS. I will explain.
- the search space specifying unit 132 specifies the virtual channel CCE group to be used that is associated with the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair in the VRB table. Then, the search space specifying unit 132 is based on the specified use virtual channel CCE group, “search space information”, and “reference division number” and “first type association rule” corresponding to the aggregation level pair. Thus, the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the pair of “reference division number” and aggregation level is specified.
- the “reference division number” is 2M.
- the search space specifying unit 132 performs calculation in the division number calculation unit 103 based on the physical channel search space corresponding to the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair and the “second type association rule”.
- the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the divided number is specified.
- the search space specifying unit 232 specifies the virtual channel CCE group to be used that is associated with the “reference division number” division number M and the aggregation level pair in the VRB table. Then, the search space specifying unit 232 is based on the specified use virtual channel CCE group, “search space information”, and “first type association rule” corresponding to a pair of “reference division number” and aggregation level. Thus, the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the pair of “reference division number” and aggregation level is specified.
- the search space specifying unit 232 calculates the division number calculation unit 205 based on the physical channel search space corresponding to the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair and the “second type association rule”.
- the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the divided number is specified.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram used for operations of the base station 100 and the terminal 200.
- VRB # 0 (A), VRB # 0 (B), VRB # 1 (A), VRB # 1 (B), VRB # 2 (A), VRB # 2 (B), VRB # 3 (A), VRB # 3 (B), VRB # 4 (A), VRB # 4 (B), VRB # 5 (A), VRB # 5 (B) are PRB # 0 (A), PRB # 0 (B), PRB # 1 (A), PRB # 1 (B) according to the “first type association rule” , PRB # 3 (A), PRB # 3 (B), PRB # 4 (A), PRB # 4 (B), PRB # 6 (A), PRB # 6 (B), PRB # 7 (A), Mapped to PRB # 7 (B).
- the search space specifying unit 132 performs calculation in the division number calculation unit 103 based on the physical channel search space corresponding to the “reference division number” and the aggregation level pair and the “second type association rule”.
- the search space of the physical channel corresponding to the divided number is specified.
- PRB # X (A) is associated with PRB # X (a) and PRB # X (B) is Corresponds to PRB # X (c).
- PRB # X (A) is associated with PRB # X (b) and PRB # X (B) is PRB # 6 in PRB # 6 and the like.
- #X (d) that is, the association is different between the first PRB pair and the second PRB pair.
- the “second type association rule” is not limited to this, and the first PRB pair and the second PRB pair may be associated in common.
- the search space specifying unit 232 of the terminal 200 basically operates in the same manner as the search space specifying unit 132.
- control signal mapping control section 104 determines the number of CCE groups obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group into the same number as the number of divisions.
- the search space is determined by determining control channel element groups that constitute a plurality of resource region candidates. Then, the control signal mapping control unit 104 uses the first search space and the first type in the logical channel when the division number is M (M is a natural number) and the value of the aggregation level is A (A is a natural number). Based on the association rule, the second search space in the physical channel when the number of divisions is M and the value of the aggregation level is A is specified.
- the control signal mapping control unit 104 sets the third number in the physical channel when the division number is 2M and the value of the aggregation level is 2A. Specify a search space.
- the control channel element when the division number is 2M and the control channel element when the division number is M are associated.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal 200 of the physical resource for the division number M, the notification for the division number 2M becomes unnecessary.
- the amount of signaling when base station 100 notifies physical resource to terminal 200 can be reduced.
- the PRB pair can continue to be used even if the number of divisions changes between subframes.
- extracted resource specifying section 206 includes a plurality of CCE groups obtained by dividing each PRB pair included in the first group into the same number as the division number.
- the search space is specified by specifying the control channel element group constituting the resource area candidate.
- the plurality of resource area candidates constituting the specified search space correspond to a plurality of “extraction target resource areas”.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 corresponds to the first search space in the logical channel and the first type when the division number is M (M is a natural number) and the aggregation level value is A (A is a natural number). Based on the attachment rule, the second search space in the physical channel when the division number is M and the value of the aggregation level is A is specified.
- the extracted resource specifying unit 206 performs the third search in the physical channel when the division number is 2M and the aggregation level value is 2A based on the second search space and the second type association rule. Identify the space.
- the second type association rule in each physical channel resource block, the control channel element when the division number is 2M and the control channel element when the division number is M are associated.
- the number of divisions may be determined from the type of subframe.
- methods for determining the number of divisions based on the type of subframe are listed.
- the number of MBSFN subframes with a larger number of REs than the non-MBSFN subframe can be increased, and the resource utilization efficiency in the MBSFN subframe can be improved.
- the number of divisions is increased in subframes that transmit CSI-RS than in subframes that do not transmit CSI-RS.
- the number of divisions is made larger than that in the special subframe.
- the number of divisions is made larger than that in the extended CP length subframe.
- the number of divisions is made larger than the subframes of carriers other than the extension carrier.
- the extension carrier is a subframe without a signal region set for each cell, such as CRS, PDCCH, PHICH, PCFICH.
- the number of divisions is made larger than that for a subframe with 1 OFDM symbol used for PDCCH.
- the logical channels are described as being continuously arranged.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the logical channels may be arranged discontinuously.
- the start position of the search space of each aggregation level is the same, but is not limited to this, and may be different.
- the search spaces of levels 1, 2, 4, and 8 have 6, 6, 2, and 2 “virtual channel unit resource region candidates”, respectively.
- the number is not limited to this.
- the aggregation level is not limited to this.
- the description has been made on the assumption that the PRB pair is divided in the frequency axis direction, but the dividing direction is not limited to this. That is, it may be divided in the code axis direction or the time axis direction.
- [6] The above embodiments can be combined. (1) For example, when the number of divisions is 1 or 2, one of the first to fourth embodiments is used. Then, when the number of divisions is 4, by using the fourth embodiment, the search space of division number 4 is specified from the search space of division number 2. (2) For example, when the number of divisions is 1 or 2, one of the first to fourth embodiments is used. Then, when the number of divisions is 4, the second embodiment is used. However, the search space when the division number is 4 and the aggregation level is 1 is obtained by dividing the search space when the division number is 4 and the aggregation level is 2 into two. (3) For example, when the number of divisions is 2 or 4, one of the first to fourth embodiments is used.
- the search space of division number 1 is specified from the search space of division number 2 by using the third embodiment. In this case, however, one search space is allocated per PRB in the PRB pair allocation when the number of divisions is two. (4) For example, when the number of divisions is 2 or 4, one of the first to fourth embodiments is used. Then, when the number of divisions is 1, the second embodiment is used.
- the search space having the division number of 1 and the aggregation level of 8 may be combined with the two search spaces having the division number of 2 and the aggregation level of 8.
- each functional block used in the description of each of the above embodiments is typically realized as an LSI which is an integrated circuit. These may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include a part or all of them.
- the name used here is LSI, but it may also be called IC, system LSI, super LSI, or ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration.
- the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, and implementation with a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor is also possible.
- An FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
- a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used.
- the transmission device, reception device, transmission method, and reception method of the present invention are useful as devices that can improve the reception quality of control signals.
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1PRBあたりのOFDMシンボル数は、OFDMシンボルのCP(Cyclic Prefix) lengthによって変わる。従って、CCEを構成するRE数は、PRBペアあたりの分割数を固定としていても、CP(Cyclic Prefix)lengthによって変化する。
1PRB内において参照信号がマッピングされるREの数は、サブフレーム毎に変化する。従って、CCEを構成するRE数は、PRBペアあたりの分割数を固定としていても、1PRB内において参照信号がマッピングされるREの数によって変化する。
CRSは、全RBにおいて送信される。CRSは、MBSFNサブフレーム以外のサブフレームでは、データ領域でも送信されるが、MBSFNサブフレームでは、先頭2OFDMシンボルでのみ送信される。
DMRSの利用は、下り割り当て制御情報(DL assignment)によって、基地局から端末へ動的に指示される。設定されるDMRSの数は、ユーザごとに異ならせることができる。DMRSは、データ領域で送信され、RBごとに設定される値が異なっても良い。
CSI-RSは、全RBにおいて送信される。送信されるサブフレームはあらかじめ定められている周期によって決まる。CSI-RSは、他セルのCSI-RSを受信するためにデータを送信しないというミューティングという機能を有する。そして、CSI-RSミューティングが設定されると、データ領域又はE-PDCCH領域として使用できるRE数がさらに減少する。
PRS (Positioning reference signals)は位置測定に使用されるRSである。このPRSに設定されたREをE-PDCCH領域に使用しない設定の場合、E-PDCCHに使用できるRE数がさらに減少する。
PDCCHに使用されるOFDMシンボルの数は、1個から4個のうちで可変である。従って、PDCCH領域をE-PDCCHに用いない設定の場合、PDCCH領域のOFDMシンボル数が多くなるに従って、E-PDCCHに使用できるOFDMシンボル数が減少する。すなわち、CCEを構成するRE数は、PRBペアあたりの分割数を固定としていても、PDCCH領域を構成するOFDMシンボル数によって変化する。
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本発明の実施の形態1に係る通信システムは、送信装置と受信装置とを有する。特に、本発明の実施の形態では、送信装置を基地局100とし、受信装置を端末200として説明する。この通信システムは、例えば、LTE-Aシステムである。そして、基地局100は、例えば、LTE-A基地局であり、端末200は、例えば、LTE-A端末である。
図10は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る基地局100の構成を示すブロック図である。図10において、基地局100は、割り当て制御情報生成部101と、サーチスペース決定部102と、分割数計算部103と、制御信号マッピング制御部104と、誤り訂正符号化部105と、変調部106と、マッピング部107と、送信部108と、受信部109と、復調部110と、誤り訂正復号部111とを有する。
図11は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る端末200の構成を示すブロック図である。図11において、端末200は、受信部201と、信号分離部202と、復調部203と、誤り訂正復号部204と、分割数計算部205と、抽出リソース特定部206と、制御信号受信部207と、誤り訂正符号化部208と、変調部209と、マッピング部210と、送信部211とを有する。
以上の構成を有する基地局100及び端末200の動作について説明する。
基地局100において、分割数計算部103は、1つのPRBペアにおいてE-PDCCHに使用できるOFDMシンボル数及び1つのPRBペアにおいてRSに使用されるRE数を入力とし、これらに基づいて、1つのPRBペアを分割する分割数Dを計算する。計算された分割数DによってPRBペアが分割されることにより、D個の「分割リソース領域」が規定される。そして、各分割リソース領域は、E-PDCCHのCCEとして用いられる。
基地局100において、制御信号マッピング制御部104は、分割数計算部103において計算された分割数M、サーチスペース決定部102から受け取る「サーチスペース情報」、及び、アグリゲーションレベルに基づいて、分割数M及びアグリゲーションレベルのペアに対応するサーチスペースを決定する。そして、制御信号マッピング制御部104は、決定されたサーチスペースを構成する複数の「リソース領域候補」の内の1つを、「制御信号マッピングリソース」として選択する。決定された制御信号マッピングリソースにマッピングされることにより、割り当て制御情報生成部101において生成された割り当て制御情報は、基地局100から端末200へ送信される。
端末200において、分割数計算部205は、1つのPRBペアにおいてE-PDCCHに使用できるOFDMシンボル数及び1つのPRBペアにおいてRSに使用されるRE数を入力とし、これらに基づいて、1つのPRBペアを分割する分割数Dを計算する。計算された分割数DによってPRBペアが分割されることにより、D個の「分割リソース領域」が規定される。
端末200において、抽出リソース特定部206は、分割数計算部205において計算された分割数M、基地局100から送信されたサーチスペース情報、及び、アグリゲーションレベルに基づいて、分割数M及びアグリゲーションレベルのペアに対応する複数の「抽出対象リソース領域」(つまり、サーチスペース)を特定する。受信信号において、特定された複数の「抽出対象リソース領域」に対応する信号が、制御信号受信部207におけるブラインド復号処理の対象となる。
実施の形態2は、論理チャネル(VRB)の物理チャネル(PRB)へのマッピング方法に関する。なお、実施の形態2に係る基地局及び端末は、実施の形態1に係る基地局100及び端末200と基本構成が共通するので、図10,11を援用して説明する。
実施の形態3は、論理チャネル(VRB)の物理チャネル(PRB)へのマッピング方法のバリエーションに関する。なお、実施の形態3に係る基地局及び端末は、実施の形態1及び実施の形態2に係る基地局100及び端末200と基本構成が共通するので、図10,11を援用して説明する。
実施の形態4は、実施の形態3と同様に、論理チャネル(VRB)の物理チャネル(PRB)へのマッピング方法のバリエーションに関する。ただし、実施の形態4では、計算された分割数と「基準分割数」との関係が、実施の形態3における関係と逆になる。なお、実施の形態4に係る基地局及び端末は、実施の形態1及び実施の形態3に係る基地局100及び端末200と基本構成が共通するので、図10,11,15,16を援用して説明する。
[1]上記各実施の形態において、分割数は、サブフレームの種類から決定されてもよい。以下に、サブフレームの種類に基づく分割数の決定方法を列挙する。
(1)MBSFN subframeでは、non-MBSFN subframeよりも分割数を大きくする。これにより、non-MBSFN subframeよりもRE数の多いMBSFN subframeの分割数を大きくし、MBSFN subframeでのリソース利用効率を向上できる。
(2)CSI-RSを送信するサブフレームでは、CSI-RSを送信しないサブフレームよりも、分割数を大きくする。
(3)DLサブフレームでは、special subframeよりも分割数を大きくする。
(4)Normal CP lengthのサブフレームでは、Extended CP lengthのサブフレームよりも、分割数を大きくする。
(5)Extention carrierのサブフレームでは,Extention carrier以外のキャリアのサブフレームよりも、分割数を大きくする。Extention carrierとは、CRS、PDCCH、PHICH、PCFICHなどのセルごとに設定される信号領域がないサブフレームである。
(6)PDCCHに使用するOFDMシンボル数が3または4のサブフレームでは、PDCCHに使用するOFDMシンボル数が1のサブフレームよりも分割数を大きくする。
(7)接続しているセルがABS(Almost black subframe)を設定している場合、ABSでは、ABSではないサブフレームと比較して分割数を小さくする。ABSにおいて、他セルに干渉を与えないように送信電力を小さく送信すると、ABSの回線品質が低くなる。この回線品質が低いサブフレームの分割数を小さくする。
(8)接続しているセルに干渉を与えるセルがABS(Almost black subframe)を設定している場合、ABSではないサブフレームでは、ABSと比較して分割数を小さくする。他セルがABSに設定しているサブフレームでは、回線品質が高くなり、設定していないサブフレームでは回線品質が低くなる。この回線品質が低いABSでないサブフレームの分割数を小さくする。これにより、回線品質が低くなるサブフレームにおいて、分割数を小さくすることで制御信号の回線品質を向上させることができる。
(1)例えば、分割数が1又は2の場合には、実施の形態1乃至4の内の1つを用いる。そして、分割数が4の場合には、実施の形態4を用いることにより、分割数2のサーチスペースから分割数4のサーチスペースを特定する。
(2)例えば、分割数が1又は2の場合には、実施の形態1乃至4の内の1つを用いる。そして、分割数が4の場合には、実施の形態2を用いる。ただし、分割数が4であり且つアグリゲーションレベルが1の場合のサーチスペースは、分割数が4であり且つアグリゲーションレベルが2の場合のサーチスペースを2分割することにより求める。
(3)例えば、分割数が2又は4の場合には、実施の形態1乃至4の内の1つを用いる。そして、分割数が1の場合には、実施の形態3を用いることにより、分割数2のサーチスペースから分割数1のサーチスペースを特定する。ただし、この場合には、分割数が2の場合のPRBペアの割り当てにおいて、1PRBあたり1つのサーチスペースが割り当てられるようにしておく。
(4)例えば、分割数が2又は4の場合には、実施の形態1乃至4の内の1つを用いる。そして、分割数が1の場合には、実施の形態2を用いる。そして、分割数が1であり且つアグリゲーションレベルが8のサーチスペースを、分割数が2であり且つアグリゲーションレベルが8のサーチスペースを2つ合わせたものとしてもよい。
101 割り当て制御情報生成部
102 サーチスペース決定部
103,205 分割数計算部
104 制御信号マッピング制御部
105,208 誤り訂正符号化部
106,209 変調部
107,210 マッピング部
108,211 送信部
109,201 受信部
110,203 復調部
111,204 誤り訂正復号部
121,221 VRBテーブル記憶部
122,132,222,232 サーチスペース特定部
123 マッピングリソース選択部
200 端末
202 信号分離部
206 抽出リソース特定部
207 制御信号受信部
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- 各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、割り当て制御信号をマッピングできるリソース要素の第1の個数と、前記割り当て制御信号以外の信号をマッピングするリソース要素の第2の個数と、受信装置における前記割り当て制御信号の受信品質を満たすリソース要素数である基準値とに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックの分割数を算出する算出手段と、
前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックが前記分割数に分けられることによって得られる制御チャネル要素を少なくとも1つ含むリソース領域候補を設定し、アグリゲーションレベルに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおいて設定された複数の前記リソース領域候補によって構成されるサーチスペースを決定する制御手段と、
前記サーチスペースを構成する前記複数のリソース領域候補の内の1つにマッピングされた前記割り当て制御信号を前記受信装置へ送信する送信手段と、
を具備する送信装置。 - 前記複数のリソース領域候補は、前記分割数がM(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がA(Aは自然数)である場合と、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合とで、共通する、
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記制御手段は、前記分割数がM(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がA(Aは自然数)である場合の第1のサーチスペースを、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合の第2のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて決定し、
前記第1の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
前記分割数が2M(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2A(Aは自然数)である場合の、論理チャネルにおける第1のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第2のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2のサーチスペースと第2の対応関係に基づいて、前記分割数がMであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がAである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第3のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記制御手段は、前記算出された分割数が2M(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2A(Aは自然数)である場合のサーチスペースを、前記分割数がMであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がAである場合のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて決定し、
前記第1の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 前記制御手段は、
前記分割数がM(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がA(Aは自然数)である場合の、論理チャネルにおける第1のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて、前記分割数がMであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がAである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第2のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2のサーチスペースと第2の対応関係に基づいて、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第3のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項1に記載の送信装置。 - 各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、割り当て制御信号をマッピングできるリソース要素の第1の個数と、前記割り当て制御信号以外の信号をマッピングするリソース要素の第2の個数と、自装置における前記割り当て制御信号の受信品質を満たすリソース要素数である基準値とに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックの分割数を算出する算出手段と、
前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックが前記分割数に分けられることによって得られる制御チャネル要素を少なくとも1つ含むリソース領域候補を設定し、アグリゲーションレベルに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおいて設定された複数の前記リソース領域候補によって構成されるサーチスペースを特定する特定手段と、
特定した前記サーチスペースを構成する複数のリソース領域候補の内の1つにマッピングされた割り当て制御信号を受信する受信手段と、
を具備する受信装置。 - 前記複数のリソース領域候補は、前記分割数がM(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がA(Aは自然数)である場合と、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合とで、共通する、
請求項7に記載の受信装置。 - 前記特定手段は、前記分割数がM(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がA(Aは自然数)である場合の第1のサーチスペースを、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合の第2のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて特定し、
前記第1の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項7に記載の受信装置。 - 前記特定手段は、
前記分割数が2M(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2A(Aは自然数)である場合の、論理チャネルにおける第1のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第2のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2のサーチスペースと第2の対応関係に基づいて、前記分割数がMであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がAである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第3のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項7に記載の受信装置。 - 前記特定手段は、前記算出された分割数が2M(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2A(Aは自然数)である場合のサーチスペースを、前記分割数がMであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がAである場合のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて特定し、
前記第1の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項7に記載の受信装置。 - 前記特定手段は、
前記分割数がM(Mは自然数)であり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がA(Aは自然数)である場合の、論理チャネルにおける第1のサーチスペースと第1の対応関係とに基づいて、前記分割数がMであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値がAである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第2のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2のサーチスペースと第2の対応関係に基づいて、前記分割数が2Mであり且つ前記アグリゲーションレベルの値が2Aである場合の、物理チャネルにおける第3のサーチスペースを特定し、
前記第2の対応関係では、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、前記分割数が2Mの場合の制御チャネル要素と前記分割数がMの場合の制御チャネル要素とが対応付けられる、
請求項7に記載の受信装置。 - 各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、割り当て制御信号をマッピングできるリソース要素の第1の個数と、前記割り当て制御信号以外の信号をマッピングするリソース要素の第2の個数と、受信装置における前記割り当て制御信号の受信品質を満たすリソース要素数である基準値とに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックの分割数を算出する算出工程と、
前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックが前記分割数に分けられることによって得られる制御チャネル要素を少なくとも1つ含むリソース領域候補を設定する設定工程と、
アグリゲーションレベルに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおいて設定された複数の前記リソース領域候補によって構成されるサーチスペースを決定する決定工程と、
前記サーチスペースを構成する前記複数のリソース領域候補の内の1つにマッピングされた前記割り当て制御信号を前記受信装置へ送信する送信工程と、
を含む送信方法。 - 各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおける、割り当て制御信号をマッピングできるリソース要素の第1の個数と、前記割り当て制御信号以外の信号をマッピングするリソース要素の第2の個数と、前記割り当て制御信号の受信品質を満たすリソース要素数である基準値とに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックの分割数を算出する算出工程と、
前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックが前記分割数に分けられることによって得られる制御チャネル要素を少なくとも1つ含むリソース領域候補を設定する設定工程と、
アグリゲーションレベルに基づいて、前記各物理チャネルリソースブロックにおいて設定された複数の前記リソース領域候補によって構成されるサーチスペースを特定する特定工程と、
特定した前記サーチスペースを構成する前記複数のリソース領域候補の内の1つにマッピングされた割り当て制御信号を受信する受信工程と、
を含む受信方法。
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