Patent ID: 9655160
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a processor which, in operation, detects an interference condition between a first communication with an aggregation access point on at least one of a first cell and a second cell and a second communication with a wireless communication device; transmission circuitry which, in operation, reports to the aggregation access point an in-device coexistence (IDC) interference indication for at least one of the first and second cells on which the interference condition is detected; and reception circuit which, in operation, receives from the aggregation access point an activation/deactivation pattern for at least one of the first and second cells for which the IDC interference indication is reported, the activation/deactivation pattern indicating an off-duration and an offset specifying a time-period during which the first communication on the at least one of the first and second cells is to be deactivated and indicating an identifier (ID) of the at least one of the first and second cells to be deactivated; wherein the processor, in operation: determines, based on the off-duration and the offset indicated in the activation/deactivation pattern, a first subframe at which the first communication on the at least one of the first and second cells identified by the ID is to be deactivated and a second subframe, which is subsequent to the first subframe and at which the first communication on the at least one of the first and second cells identified by the ID is to be re-activated; and deactivates and re-activates the first communication on the at least one of the first and second cells identified by the ID at the first subframe and at the second subframe, respectively.