Patent · US Active

Relay station, base station and communication method

US9065527B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by
1References
11Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 2012
Grant dateJun 23, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 4, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a relay station that is capable of improving PDSCH channel estimation accuracy, even in a case where a DL grant is provided that gives instructions for downlink data allocation for R-PDCCH. In this device, a signal separation unit (203) receives, of the control information and data and reference signals sent from a base station (100), the reference signals disposed in a first region and a second region within a pre-coding RB group (PRG) comprising one or more PRBs of the plurality of PRBs constituting a divided frequency region; the control information disposed in the first region; and the data disposed in the second region. A demodulation unit (204) demodulates the data on the basis of the reference signals. The demodulation unit (204) demodulates the data using the reference signals disposed in the second region.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.