Base station device and communication system for communicating using a non-associated cell, an asymmetrical cell, a frequency band for downlink, or a frequency band for uplink

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9380563-B2
Application number	US-201113978622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2011
Priority date	Jan 7, 2011
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A cell 2 configured by only a DL CC 2 being a resource for downlink is configured. The cell 2 does not include a resource for uplink, that is, a UL CC to be associated with the DL CC 2 by a DL/UL link. The link information indicating the above is notified a communication terminal device by a base station device using the DL CC 2 . A DL CC 1 and a UL CC 1 constitute a cell 1 . The downlink communication from the base station device to the communication terminal device is performed using the cell 1 and the cell 2 , and the uplink communication from the communication terminal device to the base station device is performed using the cell 1.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A base station device that performs radio communications with a communication terminal device, wherein
said base station device configures a non-associated cell to include only a resource for downlink, the resource for downlink being allocated to downlink communication to said communication terminal device, the non-associated cell not including a resource for uplink that is allocated to uplink communication from said communication terminal device,
said base station device notifies said communication terminal device of link information indicating that said non-associated cell does not include said resource for uplink, and
said base station device communicates with said communication terminal device using said non-associated cell.

2. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein
said base station device configures an associated cell including another resource for downlink and a resource for uplink, the another resource for downlink being allocated to said downlink communication to said communication terminal device, the resource for uplink being allocated to said uplink communication from said communication terminal device, and
said base station device performs said downlink communication using said non-associated cell and said associated cell and performs said uplink communication using said associated cell.

3. A communication system comprising:
the base station device according to claim 1 , and
a communication terminal device that performs radio communication with said base station device.

4. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the base station broadcasts a master information block (MIB) that includes link information indicating that said non-associated cell does not include said resource for uplink to at least one other terminal device served thereby via a paging control channel of the resource for downlink.

5. A base station device that performs radio communication with a communication terminal device, wherein
said base station device configures an asymmetrical cell to include separate uplink-only and downlink-only resources, a resource for downlink being allocated to downlink communication to said communication terminal device, a resource for uplink being included in a frequency band different from that of said resource for downlink and being allocated to uplink communication from said communication terminal device,
said base station device notifies said communication terminal device of resource information for uplink regarding said resource for uplink, and
said base station device communicates with said communication terminal device using said asymmetrical cell.

6. The base station device according to claim 5 , wherein
said base station device configures a symmetrical cell including said resource for uplink and another resource for downlink, the another resource for downlink being included in the same frequency band as that of said resource for uplink and being allocated to said downlink communication to said communication terminal device,
said base station device notifies said communication terminal device of said resource information for uplink, using said resource for downlink and said another resource for downlink, and
said base station device communicates with said communication terminal device using said asymmetrical cell and said symmetrical cell.

7. A communication system comprising:
the base station device according to claim 5 , and
a communication terminal device that performs radio communication with said base station device.

8. A base station device that performs radio communication with a communication terminal device, wherein
said base station device configures a non-associated cell to include only a resource for uplink, the resource for uplink being allocated to uplink communication from said communication terminal device, the non-associated cell not including a resource for downlink that is allocated to downlink communication to said communication terminal device, and
said base station device communicates with said communication terminal device using said non-associated cell by notifying the communication terminal device of resources available in the non-associated cell using one of a master information block and a system information block of the resource for uplink.

9. A communication system, comprising:
the base station device according to claim 8 , and
a communication terminal device that performs radio communication with said base station device.

10. A base station device that performs radio communication with a communication terminal device, wherein
said base station device configures a frequency band for downlink to include only a resource for downlink, the resource for downlink being allocated to downlink communication to said communication terminal device, the frequency band not including a resource for uplink that is allocated to uplink communication from said communication terminal device, and
said base station device communicates with said communication terminal device using said frequency band for downlink by notifying the communication terminal device of resources available in the frequency band using one of a master information block and a system information block of the resource for downlink.

11. A communication system, comprising:
the base station device according to claim 10 , and
a communication terminal device that performs radio communication with said base station device.

12. A base station device that performs radio communication with a communication terminal device, wherein
said base station device configures a frequency band for uplink to include only a resource for uplink, the resource for uplink being allocated to uplink communication from said communication terminal device, the frequency band not including a resource for downlink that is allocated to downlink communication to said communication terminal device, and
said base station device communicates with said communication terminal device using said frequency band for uplink by notifying the communication terminal device of resources available in the frequency band using one of a master information block and a system information block of the resource for uplink.

13. A communication system, comprising:
the base station device according to claim 12 , and
a communication terminal device that performs radio communication with said base station device.

Assignees

• Mochizuki Mitsuru
• Maeda Miho
• Iwane Yasushi
• Nonami Takayuki
• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Mochizuki Mitsuru
• Maeda Miho
• Iwane Yasushi
• Nonami Takayuki

Classifications

• H04W72/23

  in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal · CPC title

• H04L5/001 Primary

  the frequencies being arranged in component carriers · CPC title

• H04W72/04 Primary

  Wireless resource allocation · CPC title

• H04L5/0053

  Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals · CPC title

• H04L5/003

  Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path · CPC title