Abstract: In a wireless communication base station device, a modulation unit carries out modulation processing for Dch data after coding to generate a Dch data symbol. A modulation unit carries out modulation processing for Lch data after coding to generate an Lch data symbol. An allocation unit allocates the Dch data symbol and Lch data symbol to each sub-carrier composing an OFDM symbol and outputs the allocated sub-carrier to a multiplex unit. In this case, the allocation unit allocates the Dch data symbol to a plurality of resource blocks where one Dch is arranged at an interval equal to integral multiples of the number of resource blocks composing a resource block group.

Abstract: In a base station, a signal allocating unit allocates downlink control signals (DCI) to a control channel region (CORESET) constituted by a plurality of control channel elements (CCEs), and a transmitting unit transmits the downlink control signals. In this case, the number of resource element groups (REGs) that constitute the CCE is a power of 2, and a bundling size indicating the number of REGs included in the REGs that constitute the CCE and arranged in adjacent resource blocks is a power of 2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user device, a base station, a method for data transmission/reception by a user device, and a method for data reception/transmission by a base station. The user device comprises circuitry which, in operation, receives a parameter defining a rule for assigning to ports respective resources for carrying reference signals, generates, based on a mapping known to the user device and the base station, a set of layer-to-port mapping combinations, and receives, from the base station, control information indicating one of the set of layer-to-port mapping combinations which is to be applied for data transmission and/or reception.

Abstract: A base station (100, 300) is provided with a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter (109) transmits a downlink signal in a downlink transmission region, in a time unit that includes the downlink transmission region, an uplink transmission region, and a gap period that is a switching point between the downlink transmission region and the uplink transmission region. The receiver (111) receives an uplink signal in the uplink transmission region, in the time unit. Furthermore, a delay tolerant signal for which a delay is tolerated more than for the downlink signal and the uplink signal is mapped to within the gap period.

Abstract: A repeater generates repetition signals by repeating uplink signals over a plurality of subframes; controller sets a timing for transmitting the repetition signals, based on information indicating a transmission candidate subframe for a sounding reference signal used for measuring an uplink reception quality; and a transmitter transmits the repetition signals at the set timing.

Abstract: Provided are a transmitting apparatus, a receiving apparatus and methods thereof. The transmitting apparatus includes: circuitry, which, in operation, generates a signal including a first type of reference signal used for demodulation and a second type of reference signal used for demodulation; and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the signal, wherein the first type of reference signal used for demodulation is mapped to a first resource, and the second type of reference signal used for demodulation is mapped to a second resource, the first type of reference signal used for demodulation is used for a first physical control channel and the second type of reference signal used for demodulation is used for a second physical control channel; or the first type of reference signal used for demodulation is used for PSCCH and the second type of reference signal used for demodulation is used for PSSCH.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes generation circuitry and transmission circuitry. The generation circuitry uses a reference size for a search space to generate downlink control information (DCI) in a first DCI format used for sidelink communications. The transmission circuitry transmits the DCI in the first DCI format mapped on the search space. When a second DCI format used for base station communications is mapped on the search space and the second DCI format is larger than the first DCI format, the reference size for the search space is based on the second DCI format. When a third DCI format used for sidelink communications is mapped on the search space and the third DCI format is larger than the first DCI format, and the second DCI format larger than the third DCI format is not mapped on the search space, the reference size is based on the third DCI format.

Abstract: Provided are a user equipment, base station and wireless communication methods related to multiplexing of UCI in PUSCH in NR. A user equipment comprises: circuitry operative to process UCI bits to be transmitted according to the comparison of the number M of UCI bits generated based on DL assignment(s) before an UL grant from a base station and the number N of UCI bits generated based on DL assignment(s) after the UL grant with the number P of UCI bits indicated in the UL grant and/or the maximum number Q of bits determined based on at least a configured coding rate, wherein each of M, N, P, Q is an integer equal to or larger than 0; and a transmitter operative to transmit the processed UCI bits in PUSCH at a TTI indicated in the UL grant to the base station.

Abstract: A terminal is disclosed, which is capable of appropriately determining a resource to which a DCI is mapped. A DCI receiver (203) receives first and second downlink (DL) control signals, and a signal demultiplexer (202) demultiplexes a DL data signal from a received signal, using the first and the second DL control signals. The DCI receiver (203) identifies a resource for the second DL control signal based on information on the first DL control signal, or information on the DL data signal, indicated by the first DL control signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for receiving system information in a wireless communication system including a receiver that receives system information configuration information and receives system information in predetermined subframes of a radio interface, and a controller that determines the predetermined subframes according to the received system information configuration information and controls the receiver to receive the system information in the predetermined subframes, wherein the system information configuration information includes a subframe scheduling field with a plurality of bits, each bit being associated with a subframe and representing whether or not system information is to be received in that subframe. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding apparatus for transmitting system information and to the respective receiving and transmitting methods.

Abstract: A terminal with which it is possible to appropriately transmit uplink control information. In a terminal (200), a reception unit (202) receives first control information relating to an uplink data channel, and a second control information relating to an uplink control channel for transmitting uplink control information. The first control information includes first indication information indicating the presence or absence of an uplink data transmission and second indication information indicating the presence or absence a channel state information transmission. A transmission unit (220) transmits uplink control information using the resource of the uplink data channel when the first indication information indicates that there is no uplink data transmission and the second indication information indicates that there is no channel state information transmission.

Abstract: There are provided a user equipment, a base station, and a communication thereof. The UE operative for sidelink transmission based on base station scheduling, comprising: a receiver, operative to receive first control information from a base station; determination circuitry, operative to determine whether a shortened time interval is used for a signaling interaction of the user equipment and the base station for sidelink transmission according to the received first control information; and a transmitter, operative to transmit second control information to the base station during the signaling interaction using the shortened time interval after the determination circuitry determines that the shortened time interval is used for the signaling interaction for sidelink transmission; wherein a length of the shortened time interval is less than a length of a standard time interval.

Abstract: A UE includes an EUTRA-CMR reception unit that receives a codec mode request (EUTRA-CMR) including a codec mode that is determined by an eNB in accordance with a radio condition of the UE, a mode switching notification unit that notifies an encoder of switching to the codec mode included in the received codec mode request; and a mode switching acknowledgement unit that transmits a response message to the eNB when confirming that the encoder switches the codec mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE), a network node, and communication methods respectively for a UE and a network node. The UE comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives, on a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, downlink control information, DCI, for scheduling a plurality of transmissions or receptions between the UE and a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, on a plurality of channels, the DCI including one or more indicators indicating one or more respective transmission parameters, and circuitry which, in operation, obtains, based on the one or more indicators and on a configuration, a plurality of values respectively of the one or more transmission parameters. The transceiver, in operation, performs the plurality of transmissions or receptions using a respective one of the plurality of values of the one or more transmission parameters for each of the plurality of transmissions or receptions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transmitter which can suitably perform a transmission power control in a PT-RS port. In this transmitter (100), a control unit (101) determines a transmission power for transmitting a reference signal (PT-RS) for phase tracking and a data signal within a range in which the maximum transmission power for each antenna port is not exceeded. In addition, a transmission unit (105) transmits the reference signal for phase tracking and the data signal at the transmission power determined by the control unit (101).

Abstract: A terminal according to the present invention is provided with; a reception circuit that receives downlink control information; and a control circuit that, in control for arranging data with respect to a time resource on the basis of the control information, controls a reference for a position at which data is arranged in the time resource, on the basis of a condition related to the data and/or the control information.

Abstract: This base station is provided with: a control circuit which determines a disposition method for a downlink control channel signal in at least one among a first period before a timing based on a carrier sense and a second period after the timing based on the carrier sense on the basis of information about at least one among the number of times a downlink control channel signal is blind-decoded and the number of resources for channel estimation; and a transmission circuit which transmits the downlink control channel signal on the basis of the determined disposition method.

Abstract: A repeater generates repetition signals by repeating an uplink signal over a plurality of subframes. If the plurality of subframes do not include a transmission candidate subframe of a sounding reference signal used to measure uplink reception quality, a controller sets a first transmission format to all the plurality of subframes, and if the plurality of subframes include the transmission candidate subframe, the controller sets a second transmission format to all the plurality of subframes. A transmitter transmits the repetition signals using the set transmission format.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) which comprises a transmitter, which transmits a signal to a base station over a channel, wherein the signal is transmitted based on an initial channel quality information indicating a first channel quality of the channel. A receiver of the UE receives a transmission quality information indicating a second channel quality of the channel used for transmitting the signal. A processing circuitry of the UE estimates a transmission quality based on the initial channel quality information and the transmission quality information, wherein the transmission quality indicates whether the transmission of the signal over the channel was successful or not.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an NTN entity comprising the following. A receiver of the NTN entity receives a channel status report from a user equipment, UE, the channel status report providing information on a channel between the UE and the NTN entity. A transmitter of the NTN entity forwards the received channel status report to a base station. The receiver receives scheduling information from the base station regarding a downlink or uplink transmission of the data with for the UE. A processor of the NTN entity determines an updated channel status. The processor determines whether to adapt a transmission power for the downlink or uplink transmission according to the received scheduling information, based on the updated channel status. The processor, when having determined to adapt the transmission power, adapts the transmission power for the downlink or uplink transmission.