Control terminal, base station, and communication method
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorMasato FUJISHIRO
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Abstract
An NCR-UE (control terminal) that controls an NCR apparatus (relay apparatus) that relays a radio signal between a gNB (base station) and a UE (user equipment) in a mobile communication system receives, from the gNB, configuration information used by the NCR apparatus to direct a beam to the UE, and controls the NCR apparatus to direct the beam to the UE, based on the configuration information.
Claims13
A control terminal configured to control a relay apparatus configured to relay a radio signal between a network node and a user equipment in a mobile communication system, the control terminal comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive, from the network node, configuration information used by the relay apparatus to direct a beam to the user equipment;
- and
- a controller configured to control the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment, based on the configuration information, wherein
- the configuration information comprises mode configuration information used to switch a control mode related to beamforming among a plurality of control modes, and
- the controller is configured to control the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment by using the control mode configured according to the mode configuration information.
A network node used in a mobile communication system comprising a control terminal configured to control a relay apparatus configured to relay a radio signal between the network node and a user equipment, the network node comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit, to the control terminal, configuration information used by the relay apparatus to direct a beam to the user equipment, wherein
- the configuration information comprises mode configuration information used to switch a control mode related to beamforming among a plurality of control modes.
A communication method performed by a control terminal configured to control a relay apparatus configured to relay a radio signal between a network node and a user equipment in a mobile communication system, the communication method comprising:
- receiving, from the network node, configuration information used by the relay apparatus to direct a beam to the user equipment;
- and
- controlling the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment, based on the configuration information, wherein
- the configuration information comprises mode configuration information used to switch a control mode related to beamforming among a plurality of control modes, and
- the controlling the relay apparatus includes controlling the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment by using the control mode configured according to the mode configuration information.
A chipset for a control terminal configured to control a relay apparatus configured to relay a radio signal between a network node and a user equipment in a mobile communication system, the chipset configured to execute processing of:
- receiving, from the network node, configuration information used by the relay apparatus to direct a beam to the user equipment;
- and
- controlling the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment, based on the configuration information, wherein
- the configuration information comprises mode configuration information used to switch a control mode related to beamforming among a plurality of control modes, and
- the processing of controlling the relay apparatus includes a processing of controlling the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment by using the control mode configured according to the mode configuration information.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising, stored thereupon, computer program instructions for execution by a control terminal configured to control a relay apparatus configured to relay a radio signal between a network node and a user equipment in a mobile communication system, the program instructions being configured to cause the control terminal to execute processing of:
- receiving, from the network node, configuration information used by the relay apparatus to direct a beam to the user equipment;
- and
- controlling the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment, based on the configuration information, wherein
- the configuration information comprises mode configuration information used to switch a control mode related to beamforming among a plurality of control modes, and
- the processing of controlling the relay apparatus includes a processing of controlling the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment by using the control mode configured according to the mode configuration information.
A mobile communication system comprising a control terminal configured to control a relay apparatus configured to relay a radio signal between a network node and a user equipment, wherein:
- the control terminal is configured to:
- receive, from the network node, configuration information used by the relay apparatus to direct a beam to the user equipment;
- and
- control the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment, based on the configuration information, wherein
- the configuration information comprises mode configuration information used to switch a control mode related to beamforming among a plurality of control modes, and
- the control terminal is configured to control the relay apparatus to direct the beam to the user equipment by using the control mode configured according to the mode configuration information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.