# US 2013/0156015 A1 · Base station apparatus, mobile terminal apparatus and communication control method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0156015 A1 - Document ID: US20130156015A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/704,250 - Filed: 2011-06-10 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-06-21 - Assignees: Ntt Docomo, Inc. - Inventors: Tetsushi Abe; Nobuhiko Miki; Yusuke Ohwatari - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130156015A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04L 5/0007: {the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A) or DMT} - H04L 5/005: {of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals} - H04L 5/0058: {Allocation criteria} - H04W 4/06: Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 72/30: Resource management for broadcast services - H04W 74/006: {in the downlink, i.e. towards the terminal} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Provided are a base station apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatus and a communication control method capable of selecting a CSI-RS arrangement flexibly in accordance with a system configuration. The base station apparatus has a CSI-RS arrangement section (211) configured to arrange a CSI-RS in a resource reserved for broadcasting when a mobile terminal apparatus (10) is notified of position information of the CSI-RS by broadcasting or in a resource associated with an cell ID of a serving area when the mobile terminal apparatus (10) obtains the position of the CSI-RS based on the cell ID; an identification information generating section (212) configured to generate an identification bit for identifying whether the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource reserved for broadcasting or in the resource associated with the cell ID; and a transmission/reception section (203) configured to transmit the identification information to the mobile terminal apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A base station apparatus comprising: an arrangement section configured to arrange a CSI (Channel State Information)-RS in a resource reserved for broadcasting when a mobile terminal apparatus is notified of position information of the CSI-RS by broadcasting or in a resource associated with an area identifier of a serving area when the mobile terminal apparatus obtains the position information of the CSI-RS based on the area identifier; an identification information generating section configured to generate identification information for identifying whether the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource reserved for broadcasting or in the resource associated with the area identifier; and a transmission section configured to transmit the identification information to the mobile terminal apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The base station apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource reserved for broadcasting, the identification information generating section adds position information of the CSI-RS to the identification information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The base station apparatus of claim 1, wherein the arrangement section arranges the CSI-RS in a resource that is shifted in a time domain from a resource where a CRS (Common Reference Signal) is arranged. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The base station apparatus of claim 1, wherein the resource reserved for broadcasting and the resource associated with the area identifier are set to be different in a time domain. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The base station apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource reserved for broadcasting, the transmission section transmits the position information of the CSI-RS to mobile terminal apparatuses simultaneously by a broadcast signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The base station apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource reserved for broadcasting, the transmission section transmits the position information of the CSI-RS to mobile terminal apparatuses independently by respective signals. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The base station apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base station apparatus further comprises a blank resource setting section configured to set a resource where a CSI-RS is arranged in an adjacent area to be a blank resource, and the transmission section transmits position information of the blank resource to the mobile terminal apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The base station apparatus of claim 7, wherein when the resource associated with the area identifier is set to be the blank resource, the transmission section transmits, as the position information of the blank resource, an area identifier of the adjacent area to the mobile terminal apparatus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The base station apparatus of claim 7, wherein the base station apparatus further comprises a group identifier generating section configured to divide resources where the CSI-RS is arrangeable into groups and to generate a group identifier for each of the groups, and the transmission section transmits, as the position information of the blank resource, the group identifier to the mobile terminal apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The base station apparatus of claim 9, wherein the group identifier generating section divides resources associated with area identifiers into the groups in such a manner that adjacent areas are of one group, and generates the group identifier to each of the groups ### Claim 11 A mobile terminal apparatus comprising: a reception section configured to receive identification information for identifying whether a CSI-RS is arranged in a resource reserved for broadcasting of position information of the CSI-RS or in a resource associated with an area identifier from a base station apparatus; and an obtaining section configured to, when the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource reserved for broadcasting, obtain the position information of the CSI-RS by broadcasting from the base station apparatus and when the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource associated with the area identifier, obtains the position information of the CSI-RS based on the area identifier of a serving area. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal apparatus of claim 11, wherein when the CSI-RS is arranged in a resource reserved for broadcasting, the obtaining section obtains position information of the CSI-RS that is added to the identification information by the base station apparatus. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The mobile terminal apparatus of claim 11, wherein a resource where a CSI-RS is arranged in an adjacent area is set to be a blank resource, and the reception section receives position information of the blank resource from the base station apparatus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The mobile terminal apparatus of claim 13, wherein when the resource associated with the area identifier is set to be the blank resource, the reception section receives, as the position information of the blank resource, an area identifier of the adjacent area from the base station apparatus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The mobile terminal apparatus of claim 13, wherein the reception section receives, as the position information of the blank resource, a group identifier that is generated for each of groups, the groups being such that resources where the CSI-RS is arrangeable by the base station apparatus are grouped, and any other resource which belongs to the same group as a resource where the CSI-RS is arranged is presumed to be set to be the blank resource. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The mobile terminal apparatus of claim 15, wherein resources associated with area identifiers are divided into the groups by the base station apparatus in such a manner that adjacent areas are of one group, and the reception section receives the group identifier that is generated for each of the groups. ### Claim 17 A communication control method comprising the steps of: when position information of a CSI-RS is sent to a mobile station apparatus by broadcasting, arranging the CSI-RS in a resource reserved for broadcasting, or when a mobile terminal apparatus obtains the position information of the CSI-RS based on an area identifier of a serving area, arranging the CSI-RS in a resource associated with the area identifier; generating identification information for identifying whether the CSI-RS is arranged in the resource reserved for broadcasting or in the resource associated with the area identifier; and transmitting the identification information to the mobile terminal apparatus.