# US 11,445,513 B2 · User terminal and radio communication method

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- Number: US 11,445,513 B2
- Document ID: US11445513B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/753,198
- Filed: 2017-10-06
- Published: 2020-07-30
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2017-10-06
- Assignees: Ntt Docomo, Inc.
- Applicants: Ntt Docomo, Inc.
- Inventors: Yuki Matsumura; Kazuki Takeda; Satoshi Nagata
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445513B2

## CPC

- H04W 72/53: based on regulatory allocation policies
- H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
- H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
- H04W 80/08: Upper layer protocols {(network arrangements or communication protocols for networked applications H04L67/00)}
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A user terminal according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section that transmits uplink control information (UCI) using an uplink control channel of a first duration and/or an uplink control channel of a second duration longer than the first duration; a receiving section that receives information related to fallback of the uplink control channel; and a control section that controls a format of the uplink control channel to be used to transmit the UCI, based on information related to the fallback.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A terminal comprising:
a receiver that receives information related to fallback of an uplink control channel;
a processor that controls a format of the uplink control channel used for transmission of uplink control information (UCI) based on the information related to the fallback; and
a transmitter that transmits the UCI based on the format of the uplink control channel by using at least one of an uplink control channel of a first duration over a first number of symbols and an uplink control channel of a second duration over a second number of symbols, wherein the second duration is longer than the first duration,
wherein, when the processor performs fallback to the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration and when the UCI to be transmitted includes HARQ-ACK of up to 2 bits, the transmitter transmits the HARQ-ACK by the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration, and the transmitter does not transmit channel state information (CSI).

### Claim 2

A radio communication method for a terminal, comprising:
receiving information related to fallback of an uplink control channel;
controlling a format of the uplink control channel used for transmission of uplink control information (UCI) based on the information related to the fallback; and
transmitting the UCI based on the format of the uplink control channel by using at least one of an uplink control channel of a first duration over a first number of symbols and an uplink control channel of a second duration over a second number of symbols, wherein the second duration is longer than the first duration,
wherein, when the terminal performs fallback to the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration and when the UCI to be transmitted includes HARQ-ACK of up to 2 bits, the terminal transmits the HARQ-ACK by the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration, and the terminal does not transmit channel state information (CSI).

### Claim 3

A base station comprising:
a transmitter that transmits information related to fallback of an uplink control channel; and
a receiver that receives uplink control information (UCI) based on a format of the uplink control channel by using at least one of an uplink control channel of a first duration over a first number of symbols and an uplink control channel of a second duration over a second number of symbols, wherein the second duration is longer than the first duration,
wherein the format of the uplink control channel used for transmission of the UCI is controlled based on the information related to the fallback, and
wherein, when a terminal performs fallback to the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration and when the UCI to be transmitted includes HARQ-ACK of up to 2 bits, the receiver receives the HARQ-ACK by the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration, and the receiver does not receive channel state information (CSI).

### Claim 4

A system comprising a terminal and a base station, wherein
the base station comprises:
a first transmitter that transmits information related to fallback of an uplink control channel, and
the terminal comprises:
a receiver that receives the information related to fallback of the uplink control channel;
a processor that controls a format of the uplink control channel used for transmission of uplink control information (UCI) based on the information related to the fallback; and
a second transmitter that transmits the UCI based on the format of the uplink control channel by using at least one of an uplink control channel of a first duration over a first number of symbols and an uplink control channel of a second duration over a second number of symbols, wherein the second duration is longer than the first duration,
wherein, when the processor performs fallback to the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration and when the UCI to be transmitted includes HARQ-ACK of up to 2 bits, the second transmitter transmits the HARQ-ACK by the format of the uplink control channel of the first duration, and the second transmitter does not transmit channel state information (CSI).