Abstract: A base station according to an embodiment supports full-dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO). The base station includes: an antenna array having antenna elements arranged two-dimensionally in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction; and a controller configured to perform a process of transmitting a dedicated reference signal that is a reference signal used for measurement of channel characteristics and is individually generated for a radio terminal. The controller is configured to select a specific target radio terminal from among target radio terminals to be connected to the base station, and perform a process of transmitting the dedicated reference signal only to the specific target radio terminal.

Abstract: A user equipment, method used in user equipment, and apparatus for controlling a user equipment operate to receiving a connected mode DRX parameter configured by a base station, and transmit to the base station a message including information indicating a connected mode DRX parameter preferred by the user equipment. The connected mode DRX parameter preferred by the user equipment includes at least one of DRX-InactivityTimer, DRX-ShortCycle, and DRX-ShortCycleTimer.

Abstract: A radio terminal according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to receive first control information for receiving, by the radio terminal, a special downlink control channel. The special downlink control channel carries control information to the radio terminal from a first cell with no connection for transmitting and receiving user data being established. The controller directly receives second control information for reducing an uplink interference in the first cell, on the special downlink control channel, from the first cell.

Abstract: Provided is a monitoring apparatus, a monitoring method, and a monitoring program that can support health management of a user. A monitoring apparatus comprises: an acquisition unit configured to acquire biological information of a subject; a controller configured to determine whether the subject has disease development risk, based on a result of analyzing the biological information of the subject; and a notification interface configured to notify information about the disease development risk.

Abstract: A base station according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to perform a downlink transmission process using a subframe. The subframe comprises a main PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) region located at a head portion of the subframe, and a data region other than the main PDCCH region. The data region comprises a short TTI region to which a short TTI (Transmission Time Interval) having a shorter time length than the subframe is applied. The short TTI region comprises a sub-PDCCH region. The controller is configured to arrange information indicating the sub-PDCCH region in the main PDCCH region.

Abstract: A communication method according to an embodiment comprises: notifying, by a base station, a radio terminal of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; notifying, by a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the radio terminal of an extended DRX cycle longer than the DRX cycle; determining, by the radio terminal, whether or not the base station supports an extend DRX; using, by the radio terminal, the extended DRX cycle to execute an extended DRX operation in an idle mode, in response to determining that the base station supports the extend DRX; and using, by the radio terminal, the DRX cycle to execute a DRX operation without using the extended DRX cycle, in response to determining that the base station does not support the extend DRX.

Abstract: A base station and method thereof includes transmitting from the base station to a user equipment, parameters for an offload from the cellular RAN to a wireless local area network (LAN). The parameters are used by the user equipment to perform an access network selection between the cellular RAN and the wireless LAN, and include a first threshold for comparison with a cellular signal strength of the cellular RAN, a second threshold for comparison with a wireless LAN signal strength of the wireless LAN, and a third threshold for comparison with a load of the wireless LAN. When performing access network selection, the parameters may cause the user equipment to perform the offload, in response to the cellular signal strength being lower than the first threshold, the wireless LAN signal strength being higher than the second threshold, and the load of the wireless LAN being lower than the third threshold.

Abstract: A user equipment, apparatus, and method receives from a base station, for each bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts provided in a bandwidth of one carrier, information indicating a frequency location of the bandwidth part and information indicating a subcarrier spacing applied to the corresponding bandwidth part, and receives, from the base station, broadcast information including information on a special bandwidth part which the user equipment should use initially. A base station transmits to a user equipment, for each bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts provided in a bandwidth of one carrier, information indicating a frequency location of the bandwidth part and information indicating a subcarrier spacing applied to the corresponding bandwidth part, and transmits to the user equipment, broadcast information including information on a special bandwidth part which the user equipment should use initially.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire a movement of a body of a driver; and a controller configured to determine whether the movement of the body of the driver acquired by the information acquisition unit is a normal pattern of the driver.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an information acquisition interface that acquires operation information resulting from a control action performed by a driver and a controller that judges a degree of fatigue of the driver based on the operation information.

Abstract: A relay node according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to establish a connection with a radio terminal and to establish a connection with a base station; a receiver configured to receive information of the radio terminal from the base station; and a transmitter configured to transmit the information to the radio terminal. The receiver receives delivery acknowledgement information from the radio terminal before the information is transmitted. The delivery acknowledgement information indicates that the radio terminal has received the information. The transmitter stops transmitting the information to the radio terminal in response to reception of the delivery acknowledgement information.

Abstract: A base station according to an embodiment supports full-dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO). The base station includes: an antenna array having antenna elements arranged two-dimensionally in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction; and a controller configured to perform a process of transmitting a dedicated reference signal that is a reference signal used for measurement of channel characteristics and is individually generated for a radio terminal. The controller is configured to select a specific target radio terminal from among target radio terminals to be connected to the base station, and perform a process of transmitting the dedicated reference signal only to the specific target radio terminal.

Abstract: A base station (200) according to an embodiment performs radio communication with a radio terminal (100). The base station transmits a reference signal to the radio terminal with a specific polarized wave, receives, from the radio terminal, polarized wave adjustment information generated by using the reference signal, adjusts a polarized wave based on the specific polarized wave by using the polarized wave adjustment information, and transmits an information signal to the radio terminal with the adjusted polarized wave.

Abstract: A radio terminal according to an embodiment is used in a mobile telecommunication system which provides a plurality of communication services. The radio terminal includes a controller which uses any of a plurality of resource pools provided for each communication service on the basis of resource map information. The plurality of resource pools is provided in one radio frame and in one system bandwidth. The resource map information indicates the layout pattern of the plurality of resource pools.

Abstract: A base station according to a first feature is used in a mobile communication system in which a plurality of functions related to radio communication are specified. The base station includes a receiver that receives processor information related to a load state or an attribute of an processor included in a radio terminal from the radio terminal, a controller that selects at least one function to be executed by the radio terminal on the basis of the processor information, and a transmitter that transmits information indicating the selected function to the radio terminal.

Abstract: A base station according to one embodiment comprises a transmitter configured to transmit a downlink control channel for a radio terminal to receive, in an idle mode, a paging message; and a controller configured to retransmit a paging message addressed to the radio terminal, if an extended DRX using a second DRX cycle longer than a first DRX cycle is configured to the radio terminal.

Abstract: A control method comprises: transmitting, by a first management apparatus included in a first network allocated with a first frequency band, to a second network allocated with a second frequency band, an allocation request signal for requesting allocation of a part of the second frequency band to the first network, the signal being generated on the basis of a usage state of the first frequency band, determining, by a second management apparatus included in the second network, on the basis of a usage state of the second frequency band, a bandwidth to be allocated to the first network out of the second frequency band and an allocated frequency band corresponding to the bandwidth; managing the allocated frequency band as unavailable; transmitting, an allocation request response signal including information indicating the allocated frequency band, to the first network; and managing the allocated frequency band as available in the first network.

Abstract: A communication control method comprises: receiving, by a user terminal, from a base station, first information indicating a Device to Device (D2D) frequency available in a D2D discovery procedure for discovering a proximal terminal; and using, by the user terminal, not only the frequency indicated by the first information, but also a frequency not indicated by the first information. The frequency not indicated by the first information is different from the frequency indicated by the first information and is indicated by second information received from another cell different from a cell in which the user terminal exists.

Abstract: A base station 100 in a radio transmission system that performs multicast/broadcast transmission comprises a multiplexing unit 110 configured to multiplex a plurality of types of transmission data transmitted in schemes different in error tolerance; and a transmitter 120 configured to transmit multiplexed data obtained by the multiplexing unit 110, by multicast/broadcast. The plurality of types of transmission data includes basic transmission data transmitted, by the transmitter, in a scheme having a first error tolerance and additional transmission data transmitted, by the transmitter, in a scheme having a second error tolerance lower than the first error tolerance. The additional transmission data is utilized in a terminal 200 by being combined with the basic transmission data.

Abstract: A base station and method thereof includes transmitting from the base station to a user equipment, parameters for an offload from the cellular RAN to a wireless local area network (LAN). The parameters are used by the user equipment to perform an access network selection between the cellular RAN and the wireless LAN, and include a first threshold for comparison with a cellular signal strength of the cellular RAN, a second threshold for comparison with a wireless LAN signal strength of the wireless LAN, and a third threshold for comparison with a load of the wireless LAN. When performing access network selection, the parameters may cause the user equipment to perform the offload, in response to the cellular signal strength being lower than the first threshold, the wireless LAN signal strength being higher than the second threshold, and the load of the wireless LAN being lower than the third threshold.