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1.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MODULATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18568166
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-07-15
First Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Wang, Xiaojuan
  • Pan, Jianxiong
  • Ye, Neng
  • Li, Xiangming
  • Liu, Wenjia
  • Liu, Juan
  • Hou, Xiaolin
  • Chen, Lan
  • Kishiyama, Yoshihisa

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a modulation method. The electronic device includes: a receiving unit, which is configured to obtain a first input bit sequence; and a control unit, which is configured to perform pseudo N-order first type modulation on the first input bit sequence, wherein N first symbols that may be obtained by means of the pseudo N-order first type modulation are a portion of second symbols that may be obtained by means of M-order second type modulation, M and N are positive integers, and M is greater than N.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 27/38 - Demodulator circuits; Receiver circuits

2.

NETWORK NODE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18294827
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-08-06
First Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishikawa, Hiroshi
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi
  • Suzuki, Yuji

Abstract

A network node that transfers a signal between a service-user-side network node and a service-provider-side network node includes: a reception section that receives a first control signal including information indicating an application of connection requested by the service-user-side network node; a control section that determines whether the connection for the application is permitted; and a transmission section that transmits a second control signal including information indicating a result of the determination to the service-user-side network node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/10 - Connection setup
  • H04W 28/16 - Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]

3.

ADVERTISEMENT EFFECT PREDICTION DEVICE

      
Application Number 18293993
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-27
First Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Ishii, Takahito
  • Demizu, Tsukasa

Abstract

An advertising effect prediction device includes: a construction unit that converts layout information of delivered manuscript into a graph structure through collation with a flow line of a user using a scheme related to a GNN, and performs machine learning using a feature quality of each node in the graph structure and delivery user attribute information as explanatory variables and a flag indicating presence or absence of a click of each delivery user based on delivery result as an objective variable to construct a prediction model for predicting click through rate of an individual user; and a prediction unit that converts the layout information into a graph structure using the same scheme based on target user attribute information and the delivered manuscript and inputs the feature quantity and the target user attribute information to a prediction model, to obtain click through rate prediction value of the individual user.

IPC Classes  ?

4.

TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18293623
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-08-04
First Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Yuki
  • Kumagai, Shinya
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Pi, Qiping
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a transmission unit that uses a cell different from cells in which signals based on dynamic scheduling have been received, to transmit response signals responsive to the signals; and a control unit that multiplexes overlapping slots of the response signals transmitted in the different cell.

IPC Classes  ?

5.

NETWORK NODE AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014309
Publication Number 2024/209655
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi
  • Suzuki, Yuji
  • Sama, Malla Reddy
  • Zugenmaier, Alf

Abstract

A network node comprising: a reception unit that receives an authentication request relating to a certain application programming interface (API) from a common API framework (CAPIF) authorization function; and a transmission unit that transmits, to a user data repository (UDR), an inquiry for searching for a resource holder of the certain API. The reception unit further comprises a control unit that receives the resource holder of the certain API from the UDR, accesses the resource holder of the certain API, and acquires permission to use the certain API.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 12/06 - Authentication
  • H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
  • H04W 88/14 - Backbone network devices

6.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014306
Publication Number 2024/209652
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hikosaka, Maoki
  • Dojiri, Syunsuke
  • Kubota, Akihiro
  • Al-Bakri, Ban

Abstract

Provided is a terminal comprising: a reception unit that receives correspondence information indicating correspondence between a slice and a network; and a control unit that, when a specific slice cannot be used in a specific network determined on the basis of the correspondence information, stores, in a storage unit, a combination of information indicating the specific network and information indicating the specific slice.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/084 - Load balancing or load distribution among edge computing entities, e.g. multi-access edge computing
  • H04W 48/16 - Discovering; Processing access restriction or access information

7.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014305
Publication Number 2024/209651
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takeda, Daiki
  • Nakamura, Takuma

Abstract

In the present invention, a terminal includes a reception unit that receives an ultra-low power wake-up signal including an instruction to wake up or an instruction not to wake up from a base station in a resource of a predetermined period, and a transmission unit that transmits a success response to the base station upon successful reception of the ultra-low power wake-up signal and a failure response to the base station upon failure to receive the ultra-low power wake-up signal. The reception unit receives the ultra-low power wake-up signal retransmitted in response to the failure response from the base station.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements
  • H04W 28/04 - Error control
  • H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

8.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014301
Publication Number 2024/209649
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takeda, Daiki
  • Nakamura, Takuma

Abstract

A terminal according to the present invention has a control unit and a reception unit. On the basis of at least one of a first information element that indicates a cell identifier or an index for a synchronization signal, a second information element that indicates a terminal identifier or a terminal group identifier, a third information element that indicates the format of a low-power wake-up signal, and a fourth information element that indicates a monitoring period for the low-power wake-up signal and the location of a frequency resource, the control unit assumes the low-power wake-up signal using at least one of a first method, a second method, a third method, a fourth method, and a fifth method related to a generation method or a transmission method for the low-power wake-up signal, the first method being related to generation of a signal sequence, the second method being related to channel encoding, rate matching, or scrambling, the third method being related to a modulation method, the fourth method being related to format, and the fifth method indicating the monitoring period for the low-power wake-up signal and the location of the frequency resource. The reception unit receives the low-power wake-up signal assumed by the control unit from a base station.

IPC Classes  ?

9.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014310
Publication Number 2024/209656
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takeda, Daiki
  • Nakamura, Takuma

Abstract

This terminal includes: a reception unit that, in a resource of a predetermined period, receives, from a base station, an ultra-low power wake-up signal including a not-to-wake-up instruction that is transmitted as necessary; and a control unit that assumes that there is a wake-up instruction when the ultra-low power wake-up signal is not received in the resource.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/02 - Power saving arrangements
  • H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

10.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014335
Publication Number 2024/209667
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Pi, Qiping

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit that receives a first setting indicating whether or not a first conversion precoding for a first uplink shared channel based on a dynamic grant is valid and a second setting indicating whether or not a second conversion precoding for a second uplink shared channel based on a dynamic grant is valid, schedules the first uplink shared channel, and receives first downlink control information including a specific field; and a control unit that controls transmission of the first uplink shared channel on the basis of the first setting and the downlink control information. The specific field exists when the first setting indicates that the first conversion precoding is valid, and the specific field does not exist when the first setting indicates that the first conversion precoding is invalid.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
  • H04W 72/115 - Grant-free or autonomous transmission
  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows

11.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014351
Publication Number 2024/209673
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Pi, Qiping

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a reception unit that receives a plurality of repetition settings of a random access channel and receives a path loss reference signal; and a control unit that calculates one or more path losses on the basis of the path loss reference signal and determines a plurality of transmission powers for a plurality of repetitions on the basis of the one or more path losses.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 52/10 - Open loop power control

12.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014350
Publication Number 2024/209672
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okumura, Mamoru
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: a reception unit that receives signaling instructing a terminal-based timing advance measurement for one or more candidate cells; and a control unit that determines at least one of a timing advance acquisition method to be applied to the candidate cell, a start timing of the terminal-based timing advance measurement to be applied to the candidate cell, and a start timing of the terminal-based timing advance measurement to be applied to the candidate cell, on the basis of the signaling and/or the timing advance acquisition method set for the candidate cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows

13.

RECOMMENDATION DISTRIBUTION SERVER

      
Application Number JP2024013476
Publication Number 2024/210097
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-04-01
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hayakawa Ai
  • Yamashita Takeshi

Abstract

The present invention provides a recommendation distribution server capable of recommending content which is appropriate while being unexpected for a user. A recommendation distribution server 100 comprises a personality information DB 107 for storing user personality information. Then, a recommendation generation unit 104 generates recommendation information including content to be recommended on the basis of the user personality information. A recommendation transmission unit 105 transmits the recommendation information to a user terminal 200. Thus, the recommendation of the content based on the user personality information is made possible, and the user can receive unexpected or serendipitous recommendation of the content.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 50/10 - Services
  • H04N 21/258 - Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics or processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data
  • H04N 21/266 - Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system or merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
  • H04N 21/482 - End-user interface for program selection

14.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014137
Publication Number 2024/209604
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-05
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit that receives downlink control information including information relating to a codebook subset instructing a precoder corresponding to a first subrange including a rank 1 to a rank 4 and a precoder corresponding to a second subrange including a rank 5 to a rank 8; and a control unit that determines the precoder for eight ports for uplink transmission on the basis of the precoders instructed by the information, characterized in that the control unit determines the precoders for the eight ports by using the same code point for the first subrange and the second subrange. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately control UL transmission that uses more than four antenna ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting

15.

TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023014393
Publication Number 2024/209680
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Jiang, Yu
  • Feng, Ru
  • Li, Anxin

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a control unit that applies a priority to a channel state information (CSI) report including CSI; and a transmission unit that performs the CSI report on the basis of the priority. The control unit determines the priority on the basis of the number of pieces of CSI included in the CSI report.

IPC Classes  ?

16.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014442
Publication Number 2024/209692
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure has a reception unit and a control unit. The reception unit receives: settings for a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state that can be applied to a plurality of signals; and a first sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission power parameter that is associated with the TCI state and is indicated by absolute power. The control unit performs SRS transmission power control on the basis of the first SRS transmission power parameter. One aspect of the present disclosure makes it possible to appropriately control the power of UL signals.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/18 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

17.

TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014459
Publication Number 2024/209700
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka Shohei
  • Nagata Satoshi
  • Sun Weiqi
  • Wang Jing
  • You Luhua
  • Chen Lan

Abstract

This terminal receives downlink control information including an indication to disable or enable feedback for a process or a transport block of any of automatic retransmission requests, and disables or enables, on the basis of the downlink control information, the feedback for the process or the transport block of any of the automatic retransmission requests. The terminal applies the indication to disable or enable the feedback for the automatic retransmission request, only to a data channel scheduled by the downlink control information.

IPC Classes  ?

18.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014457
Publication Number 2024/209698
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Shichijo, Taichi
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

The present invention provides a terminal including a control unit that determines an interlaced channel configuration to be applied to transmission in direct terminal-to-terminal communication in a plurality of adjacent resource block (RB) sets in an unlicensed band, a reception unit that performs listen before talk (LBT) in the plurality of RB sets, and a transmission unit that executes transmission to another terminal on the basis of the channel configuration when the LBT is successful. The control unit notifies the other terminal of a subchannel index for each certain number of RB sets, the subchannel index being associated with an interlace index.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/25 - Control channels or signalling for resource management between terminals via a wireless link, e.g. sidelink
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

19.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014454
Publication Number 2024/209696
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is characterized by having: a reception unit that, when supporting a combination of a category 1 demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, a category 2 DMRS port, and a category 3 DMRS port in at least one code division multiplexing (CDM) group, indicates the combination and receives downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling an uplink shared channel for one or two codewords; and a control unit that determines a DMRS port for the uplink shared channel on the basis of the combination. The terminal is further characterized in that the control unit controls switching of the DMRS port on the basis of information relating to switching of the DMRS port. The one aspect of the present disclosure makes it possible to appropriately control communication even when the number of DMRS ports is increased more than in the past.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
  • H04J 13/18 - Allocation of orthogonal codes
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

20.

USER EQUIPMENT AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014455
Publication Number 2024/209697
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okano Mayuko
  • Harada Hiroki
  • Okamura Masaya

Abstract

If supporting scheduling for a plurality of cell combinations with single downlink control information, this user equipment assumes that there is a need for support for cross carrier scheduling in which scheduling is applied across a plurality of carriers, and transmits user equipment capability information related to scheduling on the basis of said assumption.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0457 - Variable allocation of band or rate
  • H04W 8/24 - Transfer of terminal data
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

21.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014465
Publication Number 2024/209705
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Shichijo, Taichi
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

This terminal includes: a reception unit that executes, in an unlicensed band, listen before talk (LBT) immediately before a first symbol candidate for starting transmission or a second symbol candidate for starting transmission; a control unit that sets a parameter or a sidelink control information (SCI) field which is different from that in a case where the symbol candidates for starting multiple transmissions are not usable, and which is used for transport block size (TBS) determination; and a transmission unit that, when the LBT is successful, determines the TBS on the basis of the parameter or the SCI field, and starts transmission to another terminal from a symbol candidate for starting transmission immediately after the LBT.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/54 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on quality criteria
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

22.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014463
Publication Number 2024/209703
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shichijo, Taichi
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Harada, Hiroki

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a control unit that selects a first unit time and a subsequent unit time in a resource pool of a first radio access technology (RAT) among the resource pool of the first RAT and a resource pool of a second RAT that overlap each other; and a transmission unit for transmission to other terminals in the first unit time and the subsequent unit time, wherein the control unit controls so that the power applied to transmission in the subsequent unit time does not exceed the power applied to transmission in the first unit time.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/22 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters taking into account previous information or commands
  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink

23.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014464
Publication Number 2024/209704
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Shichijo, Taichi
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

This terminal includes: a reception unit that executes Listen before talk (LBT) immediately before a first symbol candidate that starts a transmission or a second symbol candidate that starts a transmission, in an unlicensed band; a control unit that sets parameters for, respectively, a transmission from the first symbol candidate and a transmission from the second symbol candidate; and a transmission unit that, if the LBT is successful, starts a transmission to another terminal from a symbol candidate that starts a transmission immediately after the LBT, by applying the parameter corresponding to the symbol candidate that started the transmission.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/54 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on quality criteria
  • H04W 4/40 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

24.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014462
Publication Number 2024/209702
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shichijo, Taichi
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Harada, Hiroki

Abstract

This terminal includes: a communication unit that executes transmission in a resource pool of a first radio access technology (RAT), among the resource pool of the first RAT and a resource pool of a second RAT, the RATs overlapping each other; and a control unit that controls communication in the resource pool of the first RAT. The control unit excludes resources from candidates of resources used for transmission in a resource pool of the first RAT on the basis of information in the second RAT.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04W 72/02 - Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 72/52 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on load
  • H04W 72/542 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on quality criteria using measured or perceived quality
  • H04W 72/56 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria
  • H04W 72/563 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on priority criteria of the wireless resources

25.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013961
Publication Number 2024/209551
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a reception unit that receives a configuration of a channel state information (CSI) report for Doppler; and a control unit that recognizes whether or not a case occurs in which a plurality of uplink shared channels scheduled by a single piece of downlink control information are configured. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, CSI can be reported appropriately.

IPC Classes  ?

26.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013960
Publication Number 2024/209550
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

A terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit that receives settings of a Doppler-use channel state information (CSI) report; and a control unit that recognizes whether there is the occurrence of a case in which a CSI-reference signal (RS) resource for the CSI report is earlier than the CSI report. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, CSI can be appropriately reported.

IPC Classes  ?

27.

COMMUNICATION DEVICE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND TESTING METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013996
Publication Number 2024/209563
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okamoto, Seiichiro
  • Teshima, Kunihiko
  • Kawai, Kunihiro
  • Takamiya, Kotaro

Abstract

The present invention provides a communication device comprising: a reception unit that receives, from a management device, a notification indicating test details; and a control unit that, on the basis of the notification, transitions to a test mode, and controls testing related to communication via a wireless device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
  • H04B 17/00 - Monitoring; Testing
  • H04W 92/12 - Interfaces between hierarchically different network devices between access points and access point controllers

28.

NETWORK NODE AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013776
Publication Number 2024/209503
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-03
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Yuji
  • Kuroiwa, Fumito

Abstract

This network node includes: a reception unit that receives, from a movement source function execution device, a discovery request including execution request information requesting execution of a service continuation plan; a transmission unit that transmits acquisition request information for requesting prediction information pertaining to a service index to another network node on the basis of the execution request information; and a control unit that determines a candidate of a movement destination program provision device satisfying the service index on the basis of the prediction information acquired from the other network node. The transmission unit transmits a discovery response including the candidate to the movement source function execution device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/084 - Load balancing or load distribution among edge computing entities, e.g. multi-access edge computing
  • H04W 28/24 - Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
  • H04W 92/14 - Interfaces between hierarchically different network devices between access point controllers and backbone network device

29.

NETWORK NODE AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013775
Publication Number 2024/209502
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-03
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Yuji
  • Kuroiwa, Fumito

Abstract

This network node includes: a reception unit that receives, from a mobile source function execution device, a discovery request including designation information designating whether to use statistical information or prediction information for a service index; a control unit that determines, on the basis of the designation information, a candidate for a movement destination program provision device that satisfies the service index; and a transmission unit that transmits a discovery response including the candidate to the movement source function execution device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 36/18 - Performing reselection for specific purposes for allowing seamless reselection, e.g. soft reselection
  • H04W 36/12 - Reselecting a serving backbone network switching or routing node

30.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013806
Publication Number 2024/209507
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-03
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Pi, Qiping
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect disclosed herein comprises: a reception unit that receives a downlink reference signal; and a control unit that determines a group of a plurality of occasions of the time and frequency of a random access channel corresponding to the number of repetitions of the random access channel and the downlink reference signal. According to an aspect disclosed herein, the coverage of the random access procedure can be improved.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 16/26 - Cell enhancers, e.g. for tunnels or building shadow
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

31.

TERMINAL AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014004
Publication Number 2024/209565
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor Min Tianyang

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a control unit that uses a learning model which is classified into a plurality of categories in accordance with a parameter related to the learning model; and a transmission unit that notifies a base station of the categories as information pertaining to the learning model which can be used by the control unit.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 8/22 - Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

32.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014011
Publication Number 2024/209569
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized by comprising: a reception unit for receiving downlink control information including information relating to a codebook subset that indicates a 2-port precoder for each layer; and a control unit for determining an 8-port partially-coherent precoder for uplink transmission on the basis of the 2-port precoder indicated by the information. The terminal is also characterized in that the downlink control information includes a field that corresponds to rank 0. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately control UL transmission that uses more than four antenna ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

33.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014278
Publication Number 2024/209636
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Echigo, Haruhi
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Okumura, Mamoru
  • Harada, Hiroki

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is characterized by comprising: a control unit that sends, when a measured value or a predicted value of at least one of layer 1 (L1) and layer 3 (L3) satisfies a condition, a specific instruction from a physical layer to a medium access control (MAC) layer, counts the specific instructions in the MAC layer, and triggers an aperiodic CSI report on the basis of the count; and a transmission unit that transmits the aperiodic CSI report. According to the one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately carry out an L1/L3 report.

IPC Classes  ?

34.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014277
Publication Number 2024/209635
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Echigo, Haruhi
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Okumura, Mamoru
  • Harada, Hiroki

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is characterized by comprising: a control unit that calculates a prediction value of at least one measurement result of Layer 1 (L1) and Layer 3 (L3); and a transmission unit that, when an event based on the prediction value has occurred, transmits the at least one measurement result of the L1 and the L3. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to make a report on L1/L3 appropriately.

IPC Classes  ?

35.

TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023014275
Publication Number 2024/209634
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okano, Mayuko
  • Kumagai, Shinya
  • Harada, Hiroki

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a transmission unit that performs uplink transmission in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive state; a control unit that assumes reception of system information at least during, before, or after the execution of a data transmission procedure for performing the uplink transmission; and a reception unit that receives the system information on the basis of the assumption.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/10 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery using broadcasted information
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

36.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014286
Publication Number 2024/209639
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Okumura, Mamoru
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a control unit that generates a channel state information (CSI) report including at least one field indicating a measurement result of a reference signal related to a serving cell; and a transmission unit that transmits the CSI report. This embodiment of the present disclosure makes it possible to appropriately perform CSI reporting relating to a plurality of cells.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
  • H04W 28/06 - Optimising, e.g. header compression, information sizing

37.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014284
Publication Number 2024/209637
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Okumura, Mamoru
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect disclosed herein comprises: a reception unit that receives a downlink control channel which supports the triggering of a random access preamble (PRACH) for a plurality of candidate cells; and a control unit that determines one or more of the candidate cells, which transmit the PRACH, on the basis of the downlink control channel, wherein the plurality of candidate cells includes a first candidate cell with the monitoring of a response signal (RAR) for the PRACH, and a second candidate cell without the monitoring of a RAR for the PRACH.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

38.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014295
Publication Number 2024/209645
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Okawa, Riki
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure has: a control unit that determines, on the basis of a specific condition, whether or not an Uplink Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (UL HARQ) process supports two transport blocks (TBs) or is associated with two HARQ buffers; and a transmission unit that executes transmission on the basis of a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) for initial transmission acquired for the HARQ process. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a MAC layer process for transmitting two TBs can be appropriately controlled.

IPC Classes  ?

39.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014293
Publication Number 2024/209643
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kurita Daisuke
  • Harada Hiroki
  • Pi Qiping
  • Wang Jing
  • Chen Lan

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a communication unit that executes specific communication of an uplink signal and a downlink signal, in a time division duplex band; and a control unit that, if a specific condition has been satisfied, executes inter-link interference measurement in the sub-band of the uplink signal.

IPC Classes  ?

40.

TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18580393
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-07-21
First Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Echigo, Haruhi
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Kurita, Daisuke
  • Kumagai, Shinya
  • Takahashi, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

A terminal transmits an uplink signal through an uplink and controls transmission timing of the uplink signal. The terminal configures different timing values for each of a plurality of uplink signals transmitted within the same cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
  • H04W 8/22 - Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

41.

NETWORK NODE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014308
Publication Number 2024/209654
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi
  • Dojiri, Syunsuke
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Min, Tianyang
  • Okano, Mayuko
  • Kumagai, Shinya
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sawada, Masahiro
  • Sama, Malla Reddy

Abstract

This network node includes: a reception unit that receives, from an access and mobility management function (AMF), a PDU session resource setting request including a local UP path setting indication; and a control unit taht manages the use state of PDU session IDs having a local UP path setting indication. The reception unit receives, from a terminal, a connection request including an exception default quality of service (QoS) flow setting request. The control unit associates one of the PDU session IDs having the local UP path setting indication with the terminal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/50 - Connection management for emergency connections
  • H04W 48/10 - Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery using broadcasted information

42.

TERMINAL, NETWORK NODE DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014307
Publication Number 2024/209653
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hikosaka, Maoki
  • Dojiri, Syunsuke
  • Kubota, Akihiro
  • Al-Bakri, Ban

Abstract

Provided is a terminal comprising: a reception unit which, when a specific slice is being used in a first network, receives, from a network node device, a transition instruction to instruct transition from the first network to a second network; and a transmission unit which, when network transition based on the transition instruction has not been executed, transmits, to the network node device, information indicating that the transition based on the transition instruction has not been executed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/084 - Load balancing or load distribution among edge computing entities, e.g. multi-access edge computing
  • H04W 36/36 - Reselection control by user or terminal equipment

43.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014302
Publication Number 2024/209650
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takeda, Daiki
  • Nakamura, Takuma

Abstract

This terminal includes: a control unit that sets a first cycle in which an ultra-low power wake-up signal is transmitted, a second cycle in which all or part of the ultra-low power wake-up signal is repeated within the first cycle, and an offset that determines the position of the ultra-low power wake-up signal within the first cycle; and a reception unit that receives the ultra-low power wake-up signal from a base station on the basis of the settings of the control unit.

IPC Classes  ?

44.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014311
Publication Number 2024/209657
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okamura, Masaya
  • Takeda, Daiki
  • Shima, Kousuke
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Echigo, Haruhi

Abstract

Provided is a terminal, comprising: a reception unit that receives setting information for carrier phase positioning from a network; and a control unit that assumes that in carrier phase positioning, notification of information indicating a positioning method used for determining a wave number is provided from the network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

45.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014312
Publication Number 2024/209658
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okamura, Masaya
  • Takeda, Daiki
  • Shima, Kousuke
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Echigo, Haruhi

Abstract

A terminal provided with: a reception unit that receives configuration information relating to carrier phase positioning from a network; and a control unit that determines, on the basis of auxiliary data or an auxiliary data request in the carrier phase positioning, a positioning method used to determine a wave number.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

46.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014334
Publication Number 2024/209666
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Pi, Qiping

Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a reception unit that receives the configuration of a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) type for a first uplink shared channel based on a dynamic grant, a second DMRS type for a second uplink shared channel based on a configuration grant, and dynamic waveform switching; and a control unit that applies a DMRS-type specific value to a specific uplink shared channel, which is either the first uplink shared channel or the second uplink shared channel, on the basis of the configuration.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

47.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014119
Publication Number 2024/209596
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-05
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sun, Weiqi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit that receives a configuration of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource to which one or more joints or an uplink (UL) transmission configuration indication (TCI) state is associated, and receives downlink control information (DCI) including a PUCCH resource indicator (PRI) field; and a control unit that determines whether the PUCCH of the PUCCH resource indicated using the PRI field is a plurality of PUCCHs transmitted in at least the same time domain using a single frequency network (SFN), on the basis of the number of joints or UL TCI states associated with the indicated PUCCH resource. This aspect of the present disclosure makes it possible to appropriately perform UL transmission in which a plurality of panels are used.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows

48.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014118
Publication Number 2024/209595
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-05
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sun, Weiqi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a reception unit which receives a configuration relating to a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for each cell and which receives downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a control unit which determines, on the basis of the configuration relating to the PUCCH of a specific cell, a PUCCH for transmitting a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to the PDSCH and is characterized in that the configuration relating to the PUCCH for each cell is a configuration of any one of: a plurality of PUCCHs that are transmitted in at least the same time domain using a single-frequency network (SFN); a time-division-multiplexed PUCCH repetition; a time-division-multiplexed PUCCH repetition based on a single DCI; and a PUCCH for a single transmission/reception point. According to the one aspect of the present disclosure, UL transmission using a plurality of panels can be appropriately performed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/04 - Error control
  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

49.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014120
Publication Number 2024/209597
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-05
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sun, Weiqi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a reception unit that receives downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); and a control unit that determines, on the basis of a specific field included in the DCI, whether the PUSCH is a plurality of PUSCHs transmitted in at least the same time domain using a single-frequency network (SFN) or a PUSCH for a single transmission/reception point. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, UL transmission using multiple panels can be performed appropriately.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

50.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014121
Publication Number 2024/209598
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-05
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sun, Weiqi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a reception unit which receives downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a control unit which determines, on the basis of a specific field included in the DCI, whether the PUSCH is a plurality of PUSCHs that are transmitted in at least the same time domain which is space-division multiplexed or a PUSCH for a single transmission/reception point. According to the one aspect of the present disclosure, UL transmission using a plurality of panels can be appropriately performed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

51.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014136
Publication Number 2024/209603
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-05
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit that receives downlink control information including information relating to a codebook subset indicating a precoder for the maximum of four layers and a precoder for the maximum of eight layers; and a control unit that, on the basis of the precoders indicated by said information, determines a precoder for 8 ports for use in an uplink transmission. The terminal is characterized in that the configuration for the maximum of four layers and the configuration for the maximum of eight layers are commonly indicated. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately control UL transmission that uses more than four antenna ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting

52.

TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023014384
Publication Number 2024/209678
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Jiang, Yu
  • Feng, Ru
  • Li, Anxin

Abstract

This terminal is provided with: a reception unit that receives, from a base station, channel state information (CSI) report configurations including a plurality of sub-configurations; a control unit that counts the number of CSI report configurations on the basis of the number of the plurality of sub-configurations; and a transmission unit that performs CSI reporting to the base station on the basis of the counted number of CSI report configurations.

IPC Classes  ?

53.

TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023014385
Publication Number 2024/209679
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Jiang, Yu
  • Feng, Ru
  • Li, Anxin

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a reception unit that receives, from a base station, a signal that specifies activation or deactivation of channel state information (CSI) reporting including CSI selected from a plurality of CSI; and a transmission unit that, when activation is specified by the signal, performs CSI reporting including information indicating the CSI selected from the plurality of CSIs.

IPC Classes  ?

54.

WIRELESS BASE STATION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014401
Publication Number 2024/209683
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura Mio
  • Min Tianyang

Abstract

In the present invention, a wireless base station transmits or receives a message including energy cost information indicating energy consumed by wireless communication with a terminal, and determines a saving action for saving energy on the basis of the energy cost information. The wireless base station can determine, as a saving action, the number of terminals off-loaded to other wireless base stations.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/086 - Load balancing or load distribution among access entities
  • H04W 28/12 - Flow control using signalling between network elements
  • H04W 92/20 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between access points

55.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014445
Publication Number 2024/209694
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a reception unit that receives an information element containing a sounding reference signal (SRS) setting; and a control unit that determines whether or not to apply transmission power control for coherent joint transmission (CJT) operation to the SRS on the basis of at least one of capability information relating to the terminal or the information element.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 52/18 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters
  • H04W 28/16 - Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

56.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014443
Publication Number 2024/209693
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a reception unit that receives a setting pertaining to a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state applicable to a plurality of signals and a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission power parameter associated with the TCI state indicated by absolute power; and a control unit that carries out PUCCH transmission power control on the basis of the first PUCCH transmission power parameter. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the power of an UL signal can be controlled appropriately.

IPC Classes  ?

57.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014458
Publication Number 2024/209699
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Shichijo, Taichi
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

The present invention provides a terminal including: a control unit that, in an unlicensed band, executes listen before talk (LBT) without random backoff immediately after another terminal acquires channel occupancy time (COT) and transmits a first signal pertaining to direct terminal-to-terminal communication or executes LBT with random backoff immediately before transmission pertaining to direct terminal-to-terminal communication; and a transmission unit that transmits a second signal when the LBT is successful, wherein the control unit sets the starting position of a cyclic-prefix extension (CPE) to be applied to the second signal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 16/14 - Spectrum sharing arrangements

58.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014453
Publication Number 2024/209695
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized by having: a reception unit that, when supporting a combination of a category 1 demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port, a category 2 DMRS port, and a category 3 DMRS port in at least one code division multiplexing (CDM) group, receives downlink control information (DCI) that indicates the combination and schedules a downlink shared channel for one or two codewords; and a control unit that determines a DMRS port for the downlink shared channel on the basis of the combination. The control unit controls switching of the DMRS ports on the basis of information relating to switching of the DMRS ports. According to the one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to maintain appropriate control over communication even when the number of DMRS ports is increased to a higher level than in the past.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/08 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the receiving station
  • H04J 13/18 - Allocation of orthogonal codes
  • H04L 27/26 - Systems using multi-frequency codes

59.

TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014467
Publication Number 2024/209707
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okano Mayuko
  • Harada Hiroki
  • Okamura Masaya

Abstract

This terminal receives single downlink control information indicating scheduling for combination of a plurality of cells. The terminal assumes that the scheduling is applied to at least one of a scheduling cell for receiving the downlink control information and a scheduled cell indicated by the downlink control information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling

60.

TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014466
Publication Number 2024/209706
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okano Mayuko
  • Harada Hiroki
  • Okamura Masaya

Abstract

According to the present invention, a terminal receives single piece of downlink control information that instructs scheduling having a combination of a plurality of cells as a target. The terminal assumes that a scheduling cell receiving this downlink control information and a scheduled cell instructed by this downlink control information are a target of these plurality of cells.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling

61.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014461
Publication Number 2024/209701
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-07
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka Shohei
  • Nagata Satoshi
  • Wang Jing
  • Sun Weiqi
  • You Luhua
  • Chen Lan

Abstract

This terminal comprises a reception unit that receives a downlink reference signal from a non-terrestrial network device via a non-terrestrial network, and a control unit that controls notification of measurement results relating to the downlink reference signal in specific control for estimating position information of the terminal on the basis of the downlink reference signal. The control unit assumes information relating to the position information of the terminal with a different definition from a terrestrial network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 84/06 - Airborne or Satellite Networks
  • H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

62.

TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013987
Publication Number 2024/209559
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka Shohei
  • Nagata Satoshi
  • Sun Weiqi
  • Wang Jing
  • You Luhua
  • Chen Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to the present invention receives downlink control information including an instruction for feedback of an automatic repeat request, and on the basis of the downlink control information, disables or enables feedback for an automatic repeat request process corresponding to a scheduled transport block.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 28/04 - Error control
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

63.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014010
Publication Number 2024/209568
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-04
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is characterized by comprising: a reception unit that receives downlink control information including information pertaining to a codebook subset indicating a 4-port precoder for each layer; and a control unit that, on the basis of the four-port precoder indicated by the information, determines an eight-port partial coherent precoder for uplink transmission. The terminal is further characterized in that the downlink control information includes a field corresponding to rank 0. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately control UL transmission that uses more than four antenna ports.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/0456 - Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices for antenna weighting
  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

64.

TERMINAL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014267
Publication Number 2024/209632
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kurita Daisuke
  • Harada Hiroki
  • Pi Qiping
  • Wang Jing
  • Chen Lan

Abstract

The present invention provides a terminal comprising: a reception unit that receives an instruction for scheduling in which a time unit for applying the duplex scheme in which a plurality of sub-bands forming a time-division duplexing band can be used and a time unit for not applying the duplex scheme; and a control unit that executes wireless communication by treating the time unit for applying the duplex scheme in the instruction as the time unit for not applying the duplex scheme.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA

65.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014285
Publication Number 2024/209638
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Okumura, Mamoru
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with: a reception unit that receives a downlink control channel supporting a trigger of a random access preamble (PRACH) for a plurality of candidate cells; and a control unit that determines one or more candidate cells for transmitting the PRACH on the basis of the downlink control channel. The plurality of candidate cells include a first candidate cell having monitoring of a response signal (RAR) to the PRACH and a second candidate cell having no monitoring of the RAR to the PRACH. The control unit performs such control, on the basis of the number of first candidate cells that can be instructed by one downlink control channel, that separate operations are performed when random access procedures are parallel to each other.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

66.

NETWORK NODE AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014298
Publication Number 2024/209648
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Min, Tianyang
  • Okano, Mayuko
  • Kumagai, Shinya
  • Dojiri, Syunsuke
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sawada, Masahiro
  • Sama, Malla Reddy

Abstract

A network node comprising: a reception unit that receives a message including an identifier of a radio access network (RAN) node and position information relating to a user; a control unit that finds a global RAN node ID of a RAN node accommodating an enhanced capacity cell near the user on the basis of the identifier and the position information; and a transmission unit that transmits an instruction to turn on the power of the RAN node accommodating the enhanced capacity cell. The control unit hands over the user to the RAN node accommodating the enhanced capacity cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/04 - Traffic adaptive resource partitioning
  • H04W 16/32 - Hierarchical cell structures
  • H04W 36/32 - Reselection being triggered by specific parameters by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data
  • H04W 40/36 - Modification of an existing route due to handover

67.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023014296
Publication Number 2024/209646
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-06
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Kurita Daisuke
  • Harada Hiroki
  • Pi Qiping
  • Wang Jing
  • Chen Lan

Abstract

This terminal is provided with: a communication unit that executes specific communication for an uplink signal and a downlink signal in a time division duplex band; and a control unit that controls the specific communication on the basis of downlink control information indicating content related to the enabling and disabling of the specific communication.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

68.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023014070
Publication Number 2024/209585
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-04-05
Publication Date 2024-10-10
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Okumura, Mamoru
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises a reception unit that receives information pertaining to a candidate cell for which cell switching is supported by L1/L2 signaling, and a control unit that controls measurement of the candidate cell, wherein for intra-frequency measurement and/or inter-frequency measurement, one or more specific parameters are set for each candidate cell.

IPC Classes  ?

69.

TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number 18294030
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-08-04
First Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives, by using at least one of downlink control information (DCI) and a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE), an indication indicating disabling or enabling of a transform precoder for a physical downlink shared channel (PUSCH), and a control section that switches, based on the indication, a waveform to be used for the PUSCH. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to easily perform switching of a waveform.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/1273 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of downlink data flows
  • H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

70.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18693811
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-10-01
First Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor Ohara, Tomoya

Abstract

A terminal includes: a control unit, configured to configure a search space set group; and a reception unit configured to receive a downlink control channel from a secondary cell, based on the search space set group. The reception unit receives a downlink shared channel or an uplink shared channel via another cell that is scheduled by the downlink control channel and is different from the secondary cell, and the control unit switches a configuration related to downlink control channel monitoring, based on a state of the secondary cell.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/12 - Wireless traffic scheduling
  • H04W 72/23 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

71.

TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION, AND SYSTEM

      
Application Number 18744169
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-06-14
First Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Guo, Shaozhen
  • Hou, Xiaolin

Abstract

A terminal, as disclosed, includes: a processor that, for a plurality of physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs) transmitted from a plurality of transmission reception points (TRPs), respectively, controls transmission of capability information for indicating a first maximum number regarding a number of layers per PDSCH and a second maximum number regarding a total number of layers of the plurality of PDSCHS; and a receiver that receives the plurality of PDSCHs. The processor controls reporting of a single channel state information (CSI) for the plurality of TRPs, the single CSI indicating a first rank and a second rank that are determined according to a set of ranks based on higher layer signaling. In other aspects, a radio communication method, a base station, and a system are also disclosed.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station

72.

NETWORK NODE AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023011965
Publication Number 2024/201605
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-24
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Yuji
  • Kuroiwa, Fumito

Abstract

A network node according to the present invention includes: a reception unit that receives an edge application server (EAS) registration request from a source EAS; a transmission unit that transmits an EAS registration response to the source EAS; and a control unit that executes application context relocation (ACR) pertaining to the source EAS, wherein the transmission unit transmits an EAS status request to the source EAS, the reception unit receives an EAS status response from the source EAS, the control unit checks the EAS status response against a de-registration condition included in the EAS registration request, and if the EAS status response meets the de-registration condition, the transmission unit transmits an EAS de-registration request pertaining to the source EAS to a management service (MnS).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 41/0816 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events

73.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013047
Publication Number 2024/201856
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sun, Weiqi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is characterized by supporting multi-panel simultaneous transmission of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCH) and by having a control unit that selects one PUSCH from the plurality of PUSCH on the basis of a specific rule when a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) overlaps the plurality of PUSCH and a transmission unit that multiplexes and transmits uplink control information (UCI) on the one selected PUSCH. One aspect of the present disclosure makes it possible to appropriately transmit overlapping PUCCH/PUSCH.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames

74.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013273
Publication Number 2024/201926
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sun, Weiqi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with: a reception unit that receives setting information relating to a sounding reference signal (SRS); and a control unit that determines, when an SRS resource set by the setting information is used to perform UL transmission, a timing advance to be applied to the UL transmission on the basis of a timing advance group associated with an SRS resource set corresponding to the SRS resource.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 56/00 - Synchronisation arrangements
  • H04W 72/1268 - Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows of uplink data flows
  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

75.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013298
Publication Number 2024/201928
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Echigo, Haruhi
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Liu, Liu

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized by including: a reception unit that receives a setting related to potential reference signal (RS) resources for beam measurement; and a control unit that selects, on the basis of the setting, at least one measurement RS resource from among a plurality of the potential RS resources. This embodiment makes it possible to achieve suitable overhead reduction, channel estimation, and resource utilization.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 16/28 - Cell structures using beam steering
  • H04W 24/10 - Scheduling measurement reports
  • H04W 72/232 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the physical layer, e.g. DCI signalling

76.

GATEWAY DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013370
Publication Number 2024/201948
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hokazono Yuki
  • Kohara Hinata
  • Muroki Yuto
  • Fukasawa Kenji
  • Kishiyama Yoshihisa
  • Nagata Satoshi
  • Yoshioka Shohei

Abstract

This gateway device controls a connection to a terminal that executes wireless communication via a first cell over a terrestrial network or via a second cell over a non-terrestrial network. The gateway device transmits, to the first cell, notification information about access to the second cell, in a state where the terminal maintains the connection with the first cell in a radio resource control layer.

IPC Classes  ?

77.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013412
Publication Number 2024/201960
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Echigo, Haruhi
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Liu, Liu
  • You, Luhua

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a transmission unit that submits a report relating to a supported model identifier (ID); a reception unit that receives at least one instruction for activation, deactivation, fallback, and switch of a model; and a control unit that executes at least one of the activation, the deactivation, the fallback, and the switch on the basis of the instruction. According to the one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to achieve preferred overhead reduction, channel estimation, and resource utilization.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 24/02 - Arrangements for optimising operational condition
  • H04W 8/24 - Transfer of terminal data

78.

BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013675
Publication Number 2024/202051
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-31
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor Min Tianyang

Abstract

This base station comprises: a transmission unit which transmits notification information to a user equipment; and a control unit which indicates in the notification information whether scheduling for a user equipment having a smaller number of reception antennas than other equipment is possible.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/51 - Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources based on terminal or device properties
  • H04W 88/02 - Terminal devices

79.

TERMINAL

      
Application Number JP2023013683
Publication Number 2024/202053
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-31
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor Min Tianyang

Abstract

This terminal is provided with: a control unit that executes a random access procedure with a base station; and a transmission unit that transmits, in the random access procedure, a message indicating that the terminal has a smaller number of reception antennas than of other terminals. When starting the random access procedure, the message is transmitted by a dedicated resource of the terminal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 74/08 - Non-scheduled access, e.g. random access, ALOHA or CSMA [Carrier Sense Multiple Access]
  • H04W 8/24 - Transfer of terminal data

80.

NETWORK NODE AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013700
Publication Number 2024/202059
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-31
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamauchi, Kenta
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi

Abstract

This network node includes: a reception unit that receives a back channel authentication request from a network node having a function related to calculation resources; and a transmission unit that queries a user data repository (UDR) to identify a user on the basis of an identifier included in the back channel authentication request. The transmission unit transmits a Web push authentication request to a terminal of the identified user. The reception unit receives a response to the Web push authentication request from the terminal. The transmission unit transmits a success of the back channel authentication request to the network node.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/31 - User authentication
  • H04W 12/084 - Access security using delegated authorisation, e.g. open authorisation [OAuth] protocol

81.

TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013704
Publication Number 2024/202063
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-31
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Shichijo, Taichi
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

A terminal according to the present invention includes: a reception unit that receives a signal from another terminal in an unlicensed band; a control unit that determines resources constituting a channel to which an interlace configuration for transmitting feedback information corresponding to the signal to the other terminal is applied; and a transmission unit that transmits the feedback information to the other terminal via the channel, wherein the control unit determines a first physical resource block (PRB) and one or more second PRBs as the resources, the first PRB being a part of PRBs included in an interlace shared between the terminals, and the second PRBs not being included in the shared interlace.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/40 - Resource management for direct mode communication, e.g. D2D or sidelink
  • H04W 28/04 - Error control
  • H04W 72/0446 - Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
  • H04W 72/0453 - Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
  • H04W 92/18 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between terminal devices

82.

TERMINAL, NETWORK NODE DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013717
Publication Number 2024/202066
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-31
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hikosaka, Maoki
  • Dojiri, Syunsuke
  • Kubota, Akihiro
  • Al-Bakri, Ban

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a reception unit that receives, from a network, rule information indicating a slice to be used and flag information pertaining to a transition operation, for each application; and a control unit that, if it is determined, on the basis of the rule information, that a connection to a specific slice in a transition destination network, other than the connected network, is necessary, determines whether to execute a transition to the transition destination network, on the basis of the flag information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service
  • H04W 28/084 - Load balancing or load distribution among edge computing entities, e.g. multi-access edge computing

83.

PARKING LOT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2024002499
Publication Number 2024/202484
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-01-26
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Koyama Ryou
  • Ishiguro Shin
  • Suzuki Takashi
  • Yamada Akira

Abstract

This parking lot recommendation system (1) comprises: a destination information acquisition unit (11) for acquiring destination information indicating the location of a destination (M) of a user; a visiting place estimation unit (12) for estimating, on the basis of the destination information, the location of an estimated visiting place (S) that the user visits; a parking lot information acquisition unit (13) for acquiring parking lot information indicating the location of a parking lot (P); and a parking lot determination unit (14) for determining a parking lot (P) recommended for the user, on the basis of travel along a route including the location of the destination (M) indicated by the destination information, the location of the estimated visiting place (S), and the location of the parking lot (P) indicated by the parking lot information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G01C 21/34 - Route searching; Route guidance
  • G01C 21/26 - Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups specially adapted for navigation in a road network

84.

VOICE RECOGNITION ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE

      
Application Number JP2024009999
Publication Number 2024/203390
Status In Force
Filing Date 2024-03-14
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Inago Akari
  • Fujimoto Hiroshi
  • Katou Taku

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a voice recognition device capable of correcting a voice recognition error without human intervention. In a voice recognition error correction device 100, a repeated part extraction unit 105 acquires a voice utterance recognition result for each of a repeated utterance and a repetition source utterance, which serves as a repetition source. An error correction part 106 then corrects the recognition result for either the repeated utterance or the repetition source utterance on the basis of the recognition result.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G10L 15/22 - Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialog
  • G10L 15/10 - Speech classification or search using distance or distortion measures between unknown speech and reference templates

85.

TERMINAL, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number 18293636
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-08-03
First Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Okano, Mayuko
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Harada, Hiroki

Abstract

A terminal includes a control unit configured to determine a number of resource blocks to be used in a second uplink control channel that is used before a terminal-dedicated resource for a first uplink control channel is configured as a value greater than one; and a transmission unit configured to perform transmission by the second uplink control channel using the number of resource blocks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 72/21 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

86.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number 18576648
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-08-05
First Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Shibaike, Naoya
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Pi, Qiping
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal includes: a control unit configured to assume a beam switching gap between a plurality of signals or channels for transmission or reception to be a sufficient time corresponding to a larger subcarrier spacing.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
  • H04L 5/00 - Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path

87.

TERMINAL, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number 18579694
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-07-21
First Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives one or more Radio Resource Control (RRC) information elements related to a list of TCI states including a plurality of transmission configuration indication (TCI) states applicable to a plurality of types of channels, a Medium Access Control (MAC) control element (CE) for indicating activation of at least one of the plurality of TCI states, and downlink control information (DCI) including a TCI field corresponding to a part of at least one TCI state activated by using the MAC CE, and a control section that, in at least one of a case where separate indications of respective ones of one or more downlink (DL) TCI states and one or more uplink (UL) TCI states are configured by using the RRC information element and a case where an indication of two or more TCI states common to DL and UL is configured by using the RRC information element, judges at least one of a TCI state common to DL and UL, a DL TCI state, and a UL TCI state on the basis of the MAC CE and the TCI field. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately perform TCI state indication.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/20 - Manipulation of established connections
  • H04W 72/231 - Control channels or signalling for resource management in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal the control data signalling from the layers above the physical layer, e.g. RRC or MAC-CE signalling
  • H04W 80/02 - Data link layer protocols

88.

NETWORK NODE AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023011966
Publication Number 2024/201606
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-24
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Suzuki, Yuji
  • Kuroiwa, Fumito

Abstract

The present invention provides a network node including a control unit that detects that edge application server (EAS) removal is necessary, a transmission unit that transmits an EAS de-registration request to an edge enabler server (EES), and a reception unit that receives an EAS de-registration response from the EES, wherein the transmission unit transmits an EAS removal request to the EES or a management service (MnS).

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 41/0816 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events

89.

NETWORK NODE, TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023012700
Publication Number 2024/201757
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-28
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Dojiri, Syunsuke
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi
  • Hatanaka, Yoshitaka
  • Katayama, Kenichi
  • Sawada, Masahiro

Abstract

This network node includes: a reception unit that receives a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request related to a certain terminal from an access and mobility management function (AMF); a transmission unit that transmits, to the AMF, a rejection signal instructing routing via a data collection coordination function (DCCF); and a control unit that accesses, according to the congestion state of a data network name (DNN), the DCCF to acquire signal data for a PDU session establishment request related to the certain terminal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 76/10 - Connection setup
  • H04W 48/06 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on traffic conditions
  • H04W 88/14 - Backbone network devices
  • H04W 92/10 - Interfaces between hierarchically different network devices between terminal device and access point, i.e. wireless air interface
  • H04W 92/24 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between backbone network devices

90.

TERMINAL AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023012701
Publication Number 2024/201758
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-28
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Okano, Mayuko
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

The present invention provides a terminal including: a communication unit that receives, from a base station, a notification regarding power supply; a power reception unit that receives wireless power supply on the basis of the notification regarding the power supply; and a control unit that determines whether or not to execute a power supply-related operation on the basis of a connection state to a network.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/00 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power

91.

TERMINAL AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023012702
Publication Number 2024/201759
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-28
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yoshioka, Shohei
  • Okano, Mayuko
  • Nagata, Satoshi

Abstract

This terminal includes: a communication unit that receives a notification pertaining to power supply from a base station; a power reception unit that receives wireless power supply on the basis of the notification pertaining to power supply; and a control unit that determines whether to execute an operation pertaining to power supply on the basis of a function of suppressing power consumption.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H02J 50/20 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using microwaves or radio frequency waves

92.

TERMINAL, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023012902
Publication Number 2024/201816
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-29
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor Okawa, Riki

Abstract

This terminal comprises: a control unit that performs uplink transmission switching between bands of two cells among a plurality of cells; and a reception unit that receives, from a base station, information that indicates each pair of two cells among the plurality of cells. The control unit determines the temporal position of a switching period for the uplink transmission switching, for each pair, on the basis of the information.

IPC Classes  ?

93.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013272
Publication Number 2024/201925
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Matsumura, Yuki
  • Nagata, Satoshi
  • Sun, Weiqi
  • Wang, Jing
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one form of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit that receives serving cell configuration information; and a control unit that determines a timing advance to be applied to UL transmission on the basis of the serving cell configuration information and/or spatial relationship information corresponding to the UL transmission being provided or not or a timing advance group associated with the spatial relationship information.

IPC Classes  ?

94.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013336
Publication Number 2024/201942
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Echigo, Haruhi
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Liu, Liu
  • Chen, Lan

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is characterized by having a reception unit that receives a setting relating to a reference signal (RS) resource for beam prediction and a control unit that acquires a set B of beams input into an artificial intelligence (AI) model on the basis of a measurement result of the RS resource. According to the one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to achieve suitable overhead reduction, channel estimation, and resource utilization.

IPC Classes  ?

95.

TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND BASE STATION

      
Application Number JP2023013413
Publication Number 2024/201961
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Echigo, Haruhi
  • Harada, Hiroki
  • Liu, Liu
  • You, Luhua

Abstract

A terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a transmission unit that reports on functionality to be supported; a reception unit that receives an instruction of at least one of functional activation, deactivation, fallback, and switch; and a control unit that, on the basis of the instruction, executes at least one of the activation, deactivation, fallback, and switch. According to the one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to achieve suitable overhead reduction, channel estimation, and resource utilization.

IPC Classes  ?

96.

TERMINAL, NETWORK NODE DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023013718
Publication Number 2024/202067
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-31
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Hikosaka, Maoki
  • Dojiri, Syunsuke
  • Kubota, Akihiro
  • Al-Bakri, Ban

Abstract

A terminal comprising: a reception unit that receives, from a network for each piece of reference information, instruction information including information relating to the timing at which a transition operation should be executed; and a control unit that, when it is determined that connection to a specific slice in a transition destination network other than the network being connected is necessary, executes transition to the transition destination network at the timing based on the instruction information.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 48/18 - Selecting a network or a communication service

97.

MODEL GENERATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023043735
Publication Number 2024/202259
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-06
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nakamura Yusuke
  • Yamada Akira
  • Suzuki Takashi
  • Ishiguro Shin

Abstract

To generate a recommendation condition derivation model, this model generation system is provided with: a recommendation condition candidate generation unit that acquires a plurality of recommendation condition candidates; a user movement estimation unit that acquires user movement estimation information on the basis of each of the recommendation condition candidates and transition of positions of users indicated by movement demand information; a recommendation condition extraction unit that extracts, as an optimum recommendation condition, a recommendation condition candidate with the largest degree of achievement for a given target value on the basis of the user movement estimation information for each recommendation condition candidate; and a recommendation condition derivation model training unit that performs machine learning of a recommendation condition derivation model using training data with target information, attribute information relating to each user, and user position information as explanatory variables and the optimum recommendation condition as an objective variable.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G08G 1/00 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles
  • G01C 21/34 - Route searching; Route guidance

98.

DATA COMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023046477
Publication Number 2024/202338
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-12-25
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Akatsuka Hiroto
  • Terada Masayuki

Abstract

The present invention complements traffic data appropriately. A data complementation system 10 includes: a complementation target acquisition unit 11 that acquires traffic data, which is data related to traffic for each of a plurality of positions in a traffic path and is a target of complementation; a state information acquisition unit 12 that acquires state information indicating a state of the traffic path; and a complementation unit 13 that complements the traffic data acquired by the complementation target acquisition unit 11 according to the state information acquired by the state information acquisition unit 12.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G08G 1/00 - Traffic control systems for road vehicles

99.

TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

      
Application Number JP2023013136
Publication Number 2024/201882
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-30
Publication Date 2024-10-03
Owner
  • NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
  • NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
  • Yamauchi, Kenta
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi
  • Maeda, Hiroaki
  • Ishibashi, Ryota

Abstract

This terminal is provided with: a control unit that executes control processing based on a control signal; a transmission unit that transmits, to another terminal, a request message requesting the another terminal to release a session established via said terminal, the another terminal executing processing for sending/receiving user data by using the session; and a receiving unit that receives, from the other terminal, a response message with respect to the request message.

IPC Classes  ?

100.

TERMINAL, NETWORK NODE DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

      
Application Number JP2023010769
Publication Number 2024/194968
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-03-17
Publication Date 2024-09-26
Owner NTT DOCOMO, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Minokuchi, Atsushi
  • Sawada, Masahiro

Abstract

According to the present invention, a network node device comprises: a reception unit that receives a terminal security capability and a key from a first network node device handling authentication control or service provision control; a control unit that selects a security algorithm used for secure communication between the terminal and a second network node device and derives a key for concealment and a key for safety protection; and a transmission unit that transmits the security algorithm, the key for concealment, and the key for safety protection to the second network node device, and transmits the security algorithm to the terminal.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 12/043 - Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA] using a trusted network node as an anchor
  • H04W 12/033 - Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption of the user plane, e.g. user’s traffic
  • H04W 12/106 - Packet or message integrity
  • H04W 92/24 - Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between backbone network devices
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