Patent Publication Number: US-11387874-B2

Title: Communication device, communication control method and recording medium

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is based on PCT filing PCT/JP2019/029105, filed Jul. 24, 2019, which claims priority to JP 2018-150415, filed Aug. 9, 2018, the entire contents of each are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to a communication device, a communication control method, and a recording medium. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     A wireless access scheme and wireless network (hereinafter, also referred to as “Long Term Evolution (LTE)”, “LTE-Advanced (LTE-A)”, “LTE-Advanced Pro (LTE-A Pro)”, “5th Generation (5G)”, “New Radio (NR)”, “New Radio Access Technology (NRAT)”, “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (EUTRA)”, or “Further EUTRA (FEUTRA)”) for cellular mobile communication have been studied in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). Note that, in the following description, LTE includes LTE-A, LTE-A Pro, and EUTRA, and NR includes NRAT and FEUTRA. In LTE and NR, a base station device (base station) is also referred to as an evolved NodeB (eNodeB) in LTE and a gNodeB in NR, and a terminal device (mobile station, mobile station device, or terminal) is also referred to as a user equipment (UE). LTE and NR are cellular communication systems in which a plurality of areas covered by base stations is arranged in a form of cells. A single base station may manage a plurality of cells. 
     In NR, it is assumed that, in a terminal device including a plurality of antennas, analogue circuits for reception of which the number is the same as the number of antennas are provided, and analogue circuits for transmission of which the number is smaller than the number of antennas are provided. From the viewpoint of channel reciprocity, it is desirable that measurement signals corresponding to the number of antennas can be transmitted in order to estimate downlink channel quality on the basis of uplink channel quality. In this regard, Non-Patent Document 1 below discloses a technology of transmitting uplink measurement signals corresponding to the number of antennas while performing antenna switching. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Non-Patent Document 
     
         
         Non-Patent Document 1: Sony, “Remaining issues on SRS”, R1-1806564, 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 Meeting #93, May 2018 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Problems to be Solved by the Invention 
     However, in resources in which antenna switching is performed (wireless resources defined by frequency resources and time resources), it may be difficult to transmit and receive data due to the influence of the antenna switching. Therefore, due to the execution of antenna switching, various adverse effects may occur in communication between a terminal device and a base station. 
     Therefore, the present disclosure provides a mechanism capable of more appropriately performing antenna switching. 
     Solutions to Problems 
     According to the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, the communication device including: a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna; and a control section that controls, on the basis of indication from a base station, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel is to be performed. 
     Further, according to the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, the communication device including: a control section that indicates, to the communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching is to be performed. 
     Further, according to the present disclosure, a communication control method of a communication device is provided, in which the communication device includes a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, and the communication control method includes: controlling, by a processor, on the basis of indication from a base station, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel is to be performed. 
     Further, according to the present disclosure, a communication control method is provided, the communication control method including: indicating, by a processor, to a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching is to be performed. 
     Further, according to the present disclosure, a recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to function as a control section is recorded is provided, the computer controlling a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, and the control section controlling, on the basis of indication from a base station, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel is to be performed. 
     Further, according to the present disclosure, a recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to function as a control section is recorded is provided, the control section indicating, to a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching is to be performed. 
     Effects of the Invention 
     According to the present disclosure, a mechanism capable of more appropriately performing antenna switching is provided. Note that effects of the present disclosure are not necessarily limited to the effects described above, and, along with or instead of the effects described above, any of the effects shown in the present specification, or other effects that can be grasped from the present specification may be achieved. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram for describing a BWP. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram for describing beam sweeping. 
         FIG. 4  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a typical beam selection procedure and CSI acquisition procedure performed by a base station and a terminal device. 
         FIG. 5  is a sequence diagram illustrating another example of the flow of the typical beam selection procedure and CSI acquisition procedure performed by a base station and a terminal device. 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram for describing antenna switching. 
         FIG. 7  is a diagram for describing an example of the antenna switching. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram for describing the example of the antenna switching. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the antenna switching and time resources in which the antenna switching is performed. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a base station according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a terminal device according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a plurality of antenna panels included in the terminal device according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram for describing an example of first antenna switching according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 14  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of first antenna switching processing performed in a system  1  according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 15  is a diagram for describing second antenna switching according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 16  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of second antenna switching processing performed in the system  1  according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 17  is a diagram for describing an example of allocation of a time resource to each antenna panel according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 18  is a diagram for describing an example of antenna switching according to capability according to the present embodiment. 
         FIG. 19  is a block diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB. 
         FIG. 20  is a block diagram illustrating a second example of the schematic configuration of the eNB. 
         FIG. 21  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a smartphone. 
         FIG. 22  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a car navigation device. 
     
    
    
     MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that in the present specification and the drawings, constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference signs, and an overlapping description is omitted. 
     Note that descriptions will be provided in the following order. 
     1. Introduction 
     1.1. System Configuration 
     1.2. Related Technologies 
     1.3. Outline of Technical Problem and Proposed Technology 
     2. Example of Configuration 
     2.1. Example of Configuration of Base Station 
     2.2. Example of Configuration of Terminal Device 
     3. Technical Features 
     4. Application Example 
     5. Conclusion 
     1. Introduction 
     &lt;1.1. System Configuration&gt; 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configuration of a system  1  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the system  1  includes base stations  100  ( 100 A and  100 B), terminal devices  200  ( 200 A and  200 B), a core network  20 , and a packet data network (PDN)  30 . 
     The base station  100  is a communication device that operates a cell  11  ( 11 A or  11 B) and provides a wireless service to one or more terminal devices located inside the cell  11 . For example, the base station  100 A provides the wireless service to the terminal device  200 A, and the base station  100 B provides the wireless service to the terminal device  200 B. The cell  11  can be operated according to an arbitrary wireless communication scheme such as LTE, New Radio (NR), or the like. The base station  100  is connected to the core network  20 . The core network  20  is connected to the PDN  30 . 
     The core network  20  can include, for example, a mobility management entity (MME), a serving gateway (S-GW), a PDN gateway (P-GW), a policy and charging rule function (PCRF), and a home subscriber server (HSS). The MME is a control node that handles a control plane signal, and manages a movement state of the terminal device. The S-GW is a control node that handles a user plane signal, and is a gateway device that switches between user data transfer paths. The P-GW is a control node that handles a user plane signal, and is a gateway device that serves as a connection point between the core network  20  and the PDN  30 . The PCRF is a control node that performs a control related to policies such as quality of service (QoS) and the like for bearers and charging. The HSS is a control node that handles subscriber data and performs a service control. 
     The terminal device  200  is a communication device that performs wireless communication with the base station  100  on the basis of the control performed by the base station  100 . The terminal device  200  may be a so-called user equipment (UE). For example, the terminal device  200  transmits an uplink signal to the base station  100  and receives a downlink signal from the base station  100 . 
     &lt;1.2. Related Technologies&gt; 
     (1) BWP 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram for describing a bandwidth part (BWP). As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , a CC #1 includes a plurality of BWPs (#1 and #2), and a CC #2 includes a plurality of BWPs (#1 and #2). Note that, in the present specification, a number after # indicates an index. BWPs included in different CCs indicate different BWPs even in a case where they have the same index. The BWPs are a plurality of frequency bandwidths into which a CC, which is one operation bandwidth, is divided. A different subcarrier spacing can be set for each BWP. 
     The BWP has been standardized as a basic frame format for NR in 3GPP Rel 15. In an OFDM modulation scheme standardized by Rel 8 for LTE, the subcarrier spacing was fixed at 15 kHz. On the other hand, in Rel 15, the subcarrier spacing can be set to 60 kHz, 120 kHz, or 240 kHz. The longer the subcarrier spacing, the smaller the OFDM symbol length. For example, in LTE, since the subcarrier spacing is 15 kHz, it has been possible to transmit one slot per ms, in other words, it has been possible to transmit 14 OFDM symbols. On the other hand, in NR, it is possible to transmit two slots in a case where the subcarrier spacing is 60 kHz, four slots in a case where the subcarrier spacing is 120 kHz, and eight slots in a case where the subcarrier spacing is 240 kHz. As such, the longer the subcarrier, the smaller the OFDM symbol length. Therefore, it is possible to provide a frame configuration suitable for low-delay communication. 
     In NR, BWPs with different subcarrier spacings can be provided at the same time. Therefore, in NR, a plurality of BWPs corresponding to different use cases can be provided at the same time. 
     (2) Number of Active BWPs 
     A BWP on which transmission and reception can be performed is also referred to as an active BWP. Further, the number of BWPs on which transmission and reception can be performed at the same time is also referred to as the number of active BWPs. The number of active BWPs of the base station  100  is plural. On the other hand, the number of active BWPs of the terminal device  200  may be one. It is a matter of course that a terminal device  200  with a plurality of active BWPs can also be expected to appear in the future. These scenarios are shown in Table 1 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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     Note that, in the technology according to the present disclosure, it is assumed that the number of active BWPs of the terminal device  200  is plural. 
     (3) Codebook-Based Beamforming 
     The base station  100  can improve, for example, communication quality, by performing beamforming to perform communication with the terminal device  200 . A beamforming method includes a method of generating a beam that follows the terminal device  200  and a method of selecting, from candidate beams, a beam that follows the terminal device  200 . It is difficult to adopt the former method in future wireless communication systems (for example, 5G) because a computational cost is involved each time a beam is generated. On the other hand, the latter method is adopted also in full dimension multiple input multiple output (FD-MIMO) of release  13  of third generation partnership project (3GPP). The latter method is also referred to as codebook-based beamforming. 
     In the codebook-based forming, the base station  100  prepares (that is, generates) a beam in all directions in advance, selects, from the beams prepared in advance, a beam suitable for a target terminal device  200 , and performs communication with the terminal device  200  using the selected beam. For example, in a case where the base station  100  can perform communication at 360 degrees in a horizontal direction, for example, 360 types of beams are prepared in increments of 1 degree. In a case where the beams are set so that the beams overlap with each other by half, the base station  100  prepares 720 types of beams. In a vertical direction, the base station  100  prepares beams corresponding to 180 degrees, for example, from −90 degrees to +90 degrees. 
     Note that since the terminal device  200  only observes the beam, there is less necessary to know the existence of a codebook in the base station  100 . 
     Hereinafter, a plurality of beams prepared in advance by the base station  100  is also referred to as a beam group. The beam group can be defined for each frequency band, for example. Furthermore, the beam group can be defined for each Rx/Tx beam and for each of downlink/uplink. 
     (4) Beam Sweeping 
     In NR, it has been considered to perform beam sweeping, in which a measurement signal (known signal) is transmitted or received using each of a plurality of beams belonging to a beam group, in order to select an optimal beam to be used for communication. The measurement signal may also be referred to as a reference signal. An optimal transmission beam (hereinafter, also referred to as a Tx beam) can be selected on the basis of a measurement result of the measurement signal transmitted while performing beam sweeping. An example thereof will be described with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram for describing the beam sweeping. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the base station  100  transmits a measurement signal while performing the beam sweeping (that is, switching the Tx beam) by using a beam group  40 . Note that, hereinafter, transmission while the beam sweeping is performed is also referred to as beam sweeping transmission. Further, the terminal device  200  measures a beam-sweeping transmitted measurement signal and determines which Tx beam is the most suitable for reception. In this way, the optimal Tx beam of the base station  100  is selected. Note that the base station  100  can select an optimal Tx beam of the terminal device  200  by exchanging the base station  100  and the terminal device  200  and performing a similar procedure. 
     On the other hand, an optimal reception beam (hereinafter, also referred to as an Rx beam) can be selected on the basis of a measurement result obtained by receiving a measurement signal while performing the beam sweeping. For example, the terminal device  200  transmits a measurement signal in uplink. Then, the base station  100  receives the measurement signal while performing the beam sweeping (that is, switching the Rx beam), and determines which Rx beam is the most suitable for reception. In this way, the optimal Rx beam of the base station  100  is selected. Note that the terminal device  200  can select an optimal Rx beam of the terminal device  200  by exchanging the base station  100  and the terminal device  200  and performing a similar procedure. Further, hereinafter, reception while the beam sweeping is performed is also referred to as beam sweeping reception. 
     A side that receives and measures a beam-sweeping transmitted measurement signal reports a measurement result to a side that transmits the measurement signal. The measurement result includes information indicating which Tx beam is optimal. The optimal Tx beam is, for example, a Tx beam with the highest received power. The measurement result may include information indicating one Tx beam with the highest received power, or may include information indicating the top K Tx beams with high received power. The measurement result includes, for example, identification information of a Tx beam (for example, an index of a beam) and information indicating the magnitude of received power of a Tx beam (for example, reference signal received power (RSRP)) in association with each other. 
     Note that, in the Tx beam selection procedure, a measurement signal is beam-sweeping transmitted by using each of a plurality of Tx beams belonging to a beam group. It can be said that each Tx beam is identified by a resource called a measurement signal. The measurement signal transmitted using a beam may also be referred to as a beam resource. Furthermore, a measurement signal that is beam-sweeping transmitted by using a beam group may also be referred to as a beam resource group. 
     (5) CSI Acquisition Procedure 
     A channel state information (CSI) acquisition procedure is performed after an optimal beam is selected by the beam selection procedure accompanied by the beam sweeping described above. The channel quality in communication using the selected beam is acquired by performing the CSI acquisition procedure. For example, a channel quality indicator (CQI) is acquired in the CSI acquisition procedure. 
     The channel quality is used to determine a communication parameter such as a modulation scheme or the like. In a case where a modulation scheme that can transmit only a small number of bits, even with a favorable channel quality, for example, quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), is adopted, a throughput is low. On the other hand, in a case where a modulation scheme that can transmit a large number of bits even with a poor channel quality, for example, 256-quadrature amplitude modulation (256-QAM), is adopted, data reception fails on a reception side and a throughput is low. As such, it is important to acquire the channel quality correctly in improving a throughput. 
       FIG. 4  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of a typical beam selection procedure and CSI acquisition procedure performed by a base station and a terminal device. As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the base station performs beam-sweeping transmission of a measurement signal for beam selection (Step S 11 ). Next, the terminal device measures the measurement signal for beam selection and reports a beam measurement result to the base station (Step S 12 ). Such a measurement result includes, for example, information indicating a result of selection of an optimal Tx beam of the base station. Next, the base station transmits a measurement signal for channel quality acquisition by using the selected optimal beam (Step S 13 ). Next, the terminal device reports the channel quality acquired on the basis of a measurement result of the measurement signal to the base station (Step S 14 ). Then, the base station transmits user data to the terminal device by using a communication parameter based on the reported channel quality (Step S 15 ). 
     (6) Channel Reciprocity 
     Downlink channel quality is measured on the basis of a measurement signal transmitted in downlink. On the other hand, the downlink channel quality can also be measured on the basis of a measurement signal transmitted in uplink. This is because an uplink channel and a downlink channel have reversibility, and the quality of these channels is basically the same. Such reversibility is also referred to as channel reciprocity. 
     In a case of measuring the downlink channel quality on the basis of a downlink measurement signal, a measurement result of the measurement signal for channel quality acquisition is reported as shown in Step S 14  of  FIG. 4 . Such reporting of a measurement result can cause significant overhead. A channel can be represented by an N×M matrix, in which the number of transmitting antennas is M and the number of receiving antennas is N. Each element of the matrix is a complex number corresponding to IQ. For example, in a case where each I/Q is represented by 10 bits, the number of transmitting antennas is 100, and the number of receiving antennas is 8, 16000 (8×100×2×10) bits are required for reporting a channel quality measurement result, which causes significant overhead. 
     On the other hand, in a case of measuring the downlink channel quality on the basis of an uplink measurement signal, it is not necessary to report a measurement result, because an entity that performs the measurement is a base station. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the overhead related to reporting of a measurement result and improve a throughput by measuring the downlink channel quality on the basis of an uplink measurement signal. A flow of processing in a case of measuring the downlink channel quality on the basis of an uplink measurement signal will be described with reference to  FIG. 5 . 
       FIG. 5  is a sequence diagram illustrating another example of the flow of the typical beam selection procedure and CSI acquisition procedure performed by a base station and a terminal device. As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the terminal device performs beam-sweeping transmission of a measurement signal for beam selection, and the base station receives the measurement signal while performing beam sweeping (Step S 21 ). Here, the base station selects an optimal Tx beam of the terminal device and an optimal Rx beam of the base station on the basis of a measurement result. Next, the base station reports a beam measurement result to the terminal device (Step S 22 ). Such a measurement result includes information indicating a result of selection of an optimal Tx beam of the terminal device. Next, the terminal device transmits a measurement signal for channel quality acquisition by using the selected Tx beam (Step S 23 ). The base station acquires uplink channel quality on the basis of the measurement result, and acquires downlink channel quality on the basis of the uplink channel quality. Then, the base station transmits user data to the terminal device by using a communication parameter based on the acquired downlink channel quality (Step S 24 ). 
     (7) Antenna Switching 
     In some cases, it is difficult to utilize the channel reciprocity described above. Such cases include a case where the number of antennas, the number of reception analogue circuits, and the number of transmission analogue circuits are imbalanced. An example thereof will be described with reference to  FIG. 6 . 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram for describing antenna switching. An antenna set  50  illustrated in  FIG. 6  includes four antennas  51  ( 51 A to  51 D), four transmission/reception switches  52  ( 52 A to  52 D), an antenna element switch  53 , two transmission analogue circuits  54  ( 54 A and  54 B), and reception analogue circuits  55  ( 55 A to  55 D). The respective antennas  51  are also referred to as antennas #0 to #3. 
     The antenna  51  radiates a signal as radio waves in the air, or converts radio waves in the air into a signal. The transmission/reception switch  52  is a switch that switches between outputting of a signal to be transmitted to the antenna  51  and outputting of a signal received by the antenna  51  to the antenna element switch  53 . The antenna element switch  53  is a switch that switches between connection of the transmission/reception switch  52  and the transmission analogue circuit  54  and connection of the transmission/reception switch  52  and the reception analogue circuit  55 . The transmission analogue circuit  54  is a circuit that performs analogue processing for signal transmission using the antenna  51 . The reception analogue circuit  55  is a circuit that performs analogue processing for signal reception using the antenna  51 . 
     Each antenna  51  is switchably connected to the transmission analogue circuit  54  or the reception analogue circuit  55  via the transmission/reception switch  52  and the antenna element switch  53 . By connecting an arbitrary transmission/reception switch  52  to the transmission analogue circuit  54  or the reception analogue circuit  55 , the antenna element switch  53  switches between reception of a signal by each antenna  51  and transmission of a signal. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the number of reception analogue circuits  55  is four, which is the same as the number of antennas  51 . On the other hand, the number of transmission analogue circuits  54  is two, which is less than the number of antennas  51 . Such a state is caused, for example, by reducing the number of transmission analogue circuits  54  for the purpose of cost reduction. The antenna set  50  can receive signals by using four antennas  51  at the same time. On the other hand, the antenna set  50  can transmit signals by using two antennas  51  at the same time. In other words, the antenna set  50  cannot transmit signals by using four antennas  51  at the same time. Therefore, a terminal device including the antenna set  50  cannot transmit measurement signals for channel quality acquisition by using four antennas  51  at the same time. Since the number of antennas  51  that can be used simultaneously by the terminal device differs between downlink and uplink, it is difficult for the base station to acquire downlink channel quality by using the channel reciprocity. 
     As a countermeasure, there is a technology called antenna switching. An example thereof will be described with reference to  FIGS. 7 to 9 . 
       FIGS. 7 and 8  are diagrams for describing an example of the antenna switching. As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the antenna element switch  53  connects the transmission analogue circuit  54 A to the transmission/reception switch  52 A and the antenna  51 A, and connects the transmission analogue circuit  54 B to the transmission/reception switch  52 B and the antenna  51 B. In this state, the terminal device including the antenna set  50  transmits measurement signals for channel quality acquisition by using the antennas  51 A and  51 B. Thereafter, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the antenna element switch  53  connects the transmission analogue circuit  54 A to the transmission/reception switch  52 C and the antenna  51 C, and connects the transmission analogue circuit  54 B to the transmission/reception switch  52 D and the antenna  51 D. In this state, the terminal device including the antenna set  50  transmits measurement signals for channel quality acquisition using the antennas  51 C and  51 D. Such switching of connection between the antenna  51  and the transmission analogue circuit  54  is also referred to as antenna switching. 
       FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating an example of a relationship between the antenna switching and resources in which the antenna switching is performed.  FIG. 9  illustrates a resource # 1  used by the antenna set  50  in the state illustrated in  FIG. 7  for transmission of measurement signals using the antennas # 0  and # 1 , and a resource # 2  used by the antenna set  50  in the state illustrated in  FIG. 8  for transmission of measurement signals using the antennas # 2  and # 3 . Here, the resource # 1  and the resource # 2  are set as different time resources. Therefore, transmission of measurement signals using a total of four antennas  51  in a manner that two antennas are used in order each time is performed by using these different time resources. With this arrangement, it is possible to transmit measurement signals by using a total of four antennas  51  as in a case of downlink, and thus the channel reciprocity can be utilized. 
     Note that a signal for antenna switching is transmitted at the time of performing the antenna switching. The signal for antenna switching is transmitted, for example, in a certain time resource for a certain BWP. That is, the antenna switching is performed in a certain time resource for a certain BWP. The signal for antenna switching is, for example, a measurement signal. 
     Such transmission of a measurement signal using the antenna switching has already been standardized in LTE. 
     Note that a device including the antenna set  50  as described above with reference to  FIG. 6  and the like is also referred to as an antenna panel. The antenna panel is a device including one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmission of a signal using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for reception of a signal using the antenna. 
     &lt;1.3. Outline of Technical Problem and Proposed Technology&gt; 
     (1) First Technical Problem and First Proposed Technology Therefor 
     The first technical problem is that it is difficult to perform normal transmission processing in a time resource in which antenna switching is performed in the antenna panel that performs the antenna switching, and thus the normal transmission processing is interrupted in time. Note that the normal transmission processing is, for example, processing of transmitting a data signal including user data. 
     For example, a case where the antenna switching is performed on a certain BWP belonging to a certain CC is assumed. In this case, since the antennas used are common in the antenna panel that currently performs the antenna switching, the fluctuation of the analogue circuit caused at the time of the antenna switching affects transmission performed on other BWPs. Therefore, in the antenna panel that currently performs the antenna switching, it is difficult to perform the normal transmission processing not only on the BWP on which the antenna switching is currently performed, but also on other BWPs. For example, in a case where there are 32 CCs and four BWPs per CC, there are 128 (32×4) BWPs. In a case where the antenna switching is performed on one of the BWPs, it was difficult to perform the normal transmission processing on other 127 BWPs in the same time resource. 
     Therefore, in the first proposed technology, the terminal device  200  includes a plurality of antenna panels. Further, the terminal device  200  performs the normal transmission processing by using an antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching, other than an antenna panel that currently performs the antenna switching. Moreover, in a case of performing the antenna switching in each antenna panel, the terminal device  200  performs the antenna switching for each antenna panel in each of different time resources. As a result, even in a case where the normal transmission processing is interrupted in time in each antenna panel, the normal transmission processing can be performed without interruption in time as a whole. 
     However, it is difficult even for the antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching to perform normal transmission processing on a BWP on which the antenna switching in another antenna panel is currently performed. This is because a signal for antenna switching is transmitted on the BWP on which the antenna switching is currently performed, which has an influence. 
     Therefore, the terminal device  200  performs the normal transmission processing by using the antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching on above-described other BWPs different from the BWP on which the antenna switching is currently performed. As a result, the terminal device  200  can perform the normal transmission processing without being affected by the antenna switching. 
     (2) Second Technical Problem and Second Proposed Technology Therefor 
     According to the first proposed technology, in a case of performing the antenna switching in each antenna panel, the antenna switching for each antenna panel is performed in each of different time resources. However, in a case where the antenna switching is currently performed in any antenna panel, it is difficult even for an antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching to perform the normal transmission processing on a BWP on which the antenna switching in another antenna panel is currently performed. Therefore, it is desirable that a period during which the antenna switching is performed in any antenna panel is short. 
     Therefore, in the second proposed technology, in a case of performing the antenna switching in each antenna panel, the terminal device  200  performs the antenna switching for each antenna panel in an overlapping time resource. By doing so, the period during which the antenna switching is performed in any antenna panel is minimized, and as a result, the amount of resources available for the normal transmission processing can be increased and a throughput can be improved. 
     (3) Third Technical Problem and Third Proposed Technology Therefor 
     In order to perform the antenna switching under the control of the base station  100 , it is desirable that information regarding the antenna switching of the terminal device  200  is reported to the base station  100 . For example, an antenna configuration may be different for each antenna panel. Furthermore, a mode in which the fluctuation of the analogue circuit caused at the time of the antenna switching affects other BWPs may be different for each antenna panel. 
     Therefore, in the third proposed technology, the terminal device  200  reports information regarding the antenna switching to the base station  100 . The information regarding the antenna switching includes antenna panel configuration information as described later and capability information as described later. By reporting these information, the base station  100  can perform an appropriate control related to the antenna switching. 
     2. Example of Configuration 
     &lt;2.1. Example of Configuration of Base Station&gt; 
       FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the base station  100  according to the present embodiment. Referring to  FIG. 10 , the base station  100  includes an antenna section  110 , a wireless communication section  120 , a network communication section  130 , a storage section  140 , and a control section  150 . 
     (1) Antenna Section  110   
     The antenna section  110  radiates a signal output from the wireless communication section  120  as radio waves in the air. Furthermore, the antenna section  110  converts radio waves in the air into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication section  120 . 
     In particular, in the present embodiment, the antenna section  110  includes a plurality of antenna elements and can form a beam. 
     (2) Wireless Communication Section  120   
     The wireless communication section  120  transmits and receives a signal. For example, the wireless communication section  120  transmits a downlink signal to a terminal device and receives an uplink signal from a terminal device. 
     In particular, in the present embodiment, the wireless communication section  120  can perform communication with a terminal device by using a plurality of beams formed by the antenna section  110 . 
     (3) Network Communication Section  130   
     The network communication section  130  transmits and receives information. For example, the network communication section  130  transmits information to another node and receives information from another node. Examples of the another node described above include other base stations and core network nodes. 
     (4) Storage Section  140   
     The storage section  140  temporarily or permanently stores a program for the operation of the base station  100  and various data. 
     (5) Control Section  150   
     The control section  150  controls the entire operation of the base station  100  to provide various functions of the base station  100 . The control section  150  includes a setting section  151  and a measurement section  153 . 
     The setting section  151  has a function of performing setting related to communication with the terminal device  200 . For example, the setting section  151  sets an antenna panel for performing the antenna switching and sets a first resource for performing the antenna switching. In addition, the setting section  151  sets a second resource for the normal transmission processing during the antenna switching. Further, the setting section  151  notifies the terminal device  200  of information indicating a setting result (corresponding to indication information as described later). 
     The measurement section  153  has a function of measuring an uplink measurement signal that is transmitted from the terminal device  200  and performing various processing on the basis of a measurement result. For example, the measurement section  153  measures a measurement signal that is beam-sweeping transmitted from the terminal device  200  as described above with reference to  FIG. 5 , and selects an optimal Tx beam of the terminal device  200  and an optimal Rx beam of the base station  100 . Further, the measurement section  153  measures a measurement signal that is transmitted from the terminal device  200  by using the optimal Tx beam and acquires uplink channel quality as described above with reference to  FIG. 5 . Further, the measurement section  153  acquires downlink channel quality on the basis of the acquired uplink channel quality. 
     The control section  150  can further include other constituent elements other than these constituent elements. That is, the control section  150  can perform operations other than the operations of these constituent elements. 
     &lt;2.2. Example of Configuration of Terminal Device&gt; 
       FIG. 11  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the terminal device  200  according to the present embodiment. Referring to  FIG. 11 , the terminal device  200  includes an antenna section  210 , a wireless communication section  220 , a storage section  230 , and a control section  240 . 
     (1) Antenna Section  210   
     The antenna section  210  radiates a signal output from the wireless communication section  220  as radio waves in the air. Furthermore, the antenna section  210  converts radio waves in the air into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication section  220 . 
     In particular, in the present embodiment, the antenna section  210  includes a plurality of antenna elements and can form a beam. 
     (2) Wireless Communication Section  220   
     The wireless communication section  220  transmits and receives a signal. For example, the wireless communication section  220  receives a downlink signal from a base station and transmits an uplink signal to a base station. 
     In particular, in the present embodiment, the wireless communication section  220  can perform communication with a base station by using a plurality of beams formed by the antenna section  210 . 
     Here, in the present embodiment, the antenna section  210  and the wireless communication section  220  each include a plurality of antenna panels  60 , which will be described later with reference to  FIG. 12 . For example, the antenna section  210  corresponds to an antenna  51  illustrated in  FIG. 12 . Further, for example, the wireless communication section  220  corresponds to a transmission/reception switch  52 , an antenna element switch  53 , a transmission analogue circuit  54 , and a reception analogue circuit  55  illustrated in  FIG. 12 . 
     (3) Storage Section  230   
     The storage section  230  temporarily or permanently stores a program for the operation of the terminal device  200  and various data. 
     (4) Control Section  240   
     The control section  240  controls the entire operation of the terminal device  200  to provide various functions of the terminal device  200 . The control section  240  includes a reporting section  241  and an antenna control section  243 . 
     The reporting section  241  has a function of reporting, to the base station  100 , various information used for a control regarding antenna switching, the control being performed by the base station  100 . For example, the reporting section  241  reports, to the base station  100 , the antenna panel configuration information and the capability information as described later. 
     The antenna control section  243  has a function of controlling the execution of the antenna switching on the basis of the control performed by the base station  100 . For example, the antenna control section  243  performs the antenna switching in an antenna panel  60  indicated by the base station  100  among the plurality of antenna panels  60  by using the first resource indicated by the base station  100 . Further, the antenna control section  243  has a function of controlling the normal transmission processing performed in an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching, on the basis of the control performed by the base station  100 . For example, the antenna control section  243  performs the normal transmission processing in an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching among the plurality of antenna panels  60  by using the second resource indicated by the base station  100 . 
     The control section  240  can further include other constituent elements other than these constituent elements. That is, the control section  240  can perform operations other than the operations of these constituent elements. 
     3. Technical Features 
     (1) Plurality of Antenna Panels 
       FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the plurality of antenna panels  60  included in the terminal device  200  according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 12 , the terminal device  200  includes the plurality of antenna panels  60  ( 60 A to  60 D). The respective antenna panels  60  are also referred to as antenna panels # 0  to # 3 . The antenna panel  60 A includes a component similar to the antenna set  50  described above with reference to  FIG. 6 . Each of the antenna panels  60 B to  60 D can include an antenna set  50  having a configuration that is the same as or different from that of the antenna panel  60 A. For example, in a case where 16 antennas need to be prepared, the terminal device  200  may include four antenna panels  60  each including four antennas. 
     The terminal device  200  transmits a signal using each of the plurality of antenna panels  60 . A CC and a BWP used by each of the plurality of antenna panels  60  may be different or the same. 
     (2) Antenna Switching for Each Antenna Panel 
     Hereinafter, antenna switching for each antenna panel will be described. The present technology relates to the first proposed technology and the second proposed technology. 
     The base station  100  (for example, the setting section  151 ) indicates, to the terminal device  200  including the plurality of antenna panels  60 , an antenna panel  60  in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna  51  and the transmission analogue circuit  54  is to be performed, among the plurality of antenna panels  60 , and the first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel  60  is to be performed. The first resource is a wireless resource specified by a frequency resource and a time resource to be used for the antenna switching. Furthermore, the first resource is a wireless resource specified by a BWP and a time resource to be used for the antenna switching. The first resource can be configured for each terminal device  200  and for each antenna panel  60 . Hereinafter, the indication from the base station  100  is also referred to as indication information. The indication information includes one or more combinations of an antenna panel  60  and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the antenna panel  60  is to be performed. 
     Further, the terminal device  200  (for example, the antenna control section  243 ) controls, on the basis of the indication information from the base station  100 , the antenna panel  60  in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna  51  and the transmission analogue circuit  54  is to be performed, among the plurality of antenna panels  60 , and the first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel  60  is to be performed. More specifically, the terminal device  200  performs antenna switching in the antenna panel  60  indicated by the base station  100  among the plurality of antenna panels  60  by using the first resource indicated by the base station  100 . 
     The indication information can include information that designates the second resource on which signal transmission using an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching is to be performed in a time resource for the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  among the plurality of antenna panels  60  currently performs the antenna switching. Further, the terminal device  200  performs, on the basis of the corresponding indication information, signal transmission using an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching, on the second resource configured in a time resource in which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. As described above, it is difficult to perform the normal transmission processing in an antenna panel  60  that currently performs the antenna switching, while the normal transmission processing can be performed in an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching. Therefore, it is possible to improve a throughput by performing the normal transmission processing in an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching The second resource can be configured for each terminal device  200  and for each antenna panel  60 . 
     The second resource is a frequency resource different from the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. Further, a time resource for the second resource configured for a certain antenna panel  60  is a time resource in which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. 
     Specifically, the second resource may include a frequency resource that belongs to a CC different from that of the first resource on which another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching. For example, a case where, in an environment where CCs # 0  to # 3  exist and each CC includes BWPs # 0  to # 3 , a first antenna panel  60  performs the antenna switching in a certain time resource for the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  is assumed. In this case, a second antenna panel  60  may perform the normal transmission processing on the BWPs # 0  to # 3  belonging to the CCs # 1  to # 3  of the corresponding time resource. That is, the second resource may be at least one of the BWPs # 0  to # 3  in the CCs # 1  to # 3 . 
     Further, the second resource may include a frequency resource that belongs to the same CC as that of the first resource on which another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching, and that is different from the first resource on which another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching. For example, a case where, in an environment where CCs # 0  to # 3  exist and each CC includes BWPs # 0  to # 3 , a first antenna panel  60  performs the antenna switching in a certain time resource for the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  is assumed. In this case, the second antenna panel  60  may perform the normal transmission processing on the BWPs # 1  to # 3  belonging to the CC # 0  of the corresponding time resource. That is, the second resource may be one of the BWPs # 1  to # 3  in the CC # 0 . 
     As described in the first technical problem, it is difficult for the antenna panel  60  that currently performs the antenna switching to perform the normal transmission processing. Further, it is difficult even for the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching to perform the normal transmission processing on a BWP on which the antenna switching in another antenna panel  60  is currently performed. As a result, by configuring the second resource described above, the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching can perform the normal transmission processing on a BWP other than a BWP on which the antenna switching is currently performed. 
     The indication information includes transmission permission for a signal to be transmitted by using the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching among the plurality of antenna panels  60 . In a case where the transmission permission is obtained, the terminal device  200  performs the normal transmission processing on the second resource by using the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching. On the other hand, the terminal device  200  does not transmit a signal by using the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching, unless the transmission permission is obtained. 
     Hereinafter, a method of performing the antenna switching for each antenna panel  60  will be described. 
     First Antenna Switching 
     The first antenna switching is a method in which the antenna switching is performed for each antenna panel  60  in each of different time resources. The present method relates to the above-described first proposed technology. 
     In the present method, the indication information includes information for indicating the antenna switching in the plurality of antenna panels  60  to be performed in different time resources. The terminal device  200  (for example, the antenna control section  243 ) performs, on the basis of the corresponding indication information, the antenna switching in the plurality of antenna panels  60  in different time resources. This will be specifically described with reference to  FIG. 13 . 
       FIG. 13  is a diagram for describing an example of the first antenna switching according to the present embodiment. The example illustrated in  FIG. 13  shows that the first antenna switching is performed by the terminal device  200  including four antenna panels  60  (antenna panels # 0  to # 3 ) in an environment where the CCs # 0  to # 3  exist. It is assumed that the antenna switching is performed on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 . At the top  71  of  FIG. 13 , transmission processing of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  is shown. At the bottom  72  of  FIG. 13 , transmission processing of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on other BWPs (BWPs other than the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  and BWPs belonging to the CCs # 1  to # 3 ) is shown. 
     As shown at the top  71  of  FIG. 13 , the antenna switching is performed by each antenna panel  60  after the normal transmission processing, and then the normal transmission processing is performed again. In each of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3 , the antenna switching is performed in each of different time resources. That is, the frequency resource for the first resource allocated to each antenna panel  60  is the same and the time resource for the first resource allocated to each antenna panel  60  is different. 
     Further, on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 , the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching does not transmit a signal (that is, does not perform the normal transmission processing) in a time resource in which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. For example, in a time resource in which the antenna panel # 0  currently performs the antenna switching on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 , the antenna panels # 1  to # 3  do not transmit a signal on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 . 
     As shown at the bottom  72  of  FIG. 13 , the antenna panel  60  that currently performs the antenna switching does not transmit a signal on other BWPs. For example, in a time resource in which the antenna panel # 0  currently performs the antenna switching on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 , the antenna panel # 0  does not transmit a signal on other BWPs. 
     Further, on other BWPs, the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching performs the normal transmission processing in a time resource in which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. For example, in a time resource in which the antenna panel # 0  currently performs the antenna switching on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 , the antenna panels # 1  to # 3  transmit a signal on other BWPs. 
     As described above, according to the first antenna switching, the antenna panel  60  that currently performs the antenna switching does not perform the normal transmission processing. Therefore, the terminal device  200  can prevent the antenna switching from affecting a signal transmitted by the normal transmission processing. 
     Further, according to the first antenna switching, the antenna switching in the plurality of antenna panels  60  is performed in different time resources. Then, the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna panel performs the normal transmission processing on a BWP other than a BWP on which the antenna switching is currently performed while another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. Therefore, even in a case where the normal transmission processing is interrupted in time in each antenna panel  60 , the normal transmission processing can be performed without interruption in time as a whole. Therefore, it is desirable that the first antenna switching is adopted especially in communication requiring low delay. 
     The flow of processing for the first antenna switching will be described with reference to  FIG. 14 . 
       FIG. 14  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of the first antenna switching processing performed in the system  1  according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 14 , the base station  100  and the terminal device  200  are involved in this sequence. It is assumed that the terminal device  200  includes four antenna panels  60  (antenna panels # 0  to # 3 ). 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 14 , first, the base station  100  transmits, to the terminal device  200 , a configuration related to the antenna switching (Step S 102 ). Such a configuration includes at least indication information indicating an antenna panel  60  in which the antenna switching is to be performed and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the antenna panel  60  is to be performed. Note that the first resource is allocated to each antenna panel  60 . Here, the first resource in each of different time resources is allocated to each antenna panel  60 . 
     Next, the base station  100  transmits, to the terminal device  200 , a configuration for the normal transmission processing during the antenna switching (Step S 104 ). Such a configuration includes at least indication information indicating the second resource. Note that the second resource is allocated to each antenna panel  60 . 
     Next, the terminal device  200  performs the antenna switching in the antenna panel # 0  on the first resource, and performs the normal transmission processing in the antenna panels # 1  to # 3  on the second resource (Step S 106 ). Then, the terminal device  200  performs the antenna switching in the antenna panel # 1  on the first resource, and performs the normal transmission processing in the antenna panels # 0 , # 2 , and # 3  on the second resource (Step  3108 ). Then, the terminal device  200  performs the antenna switching in the antenna panel # 2  on the first resource, and performs the normal transmission processing in the antenna panels # 0 , # 1 , and # 3  on the second resource (Step S 110 ). Then, the terminal device  200  performs the antenna switching in the antenna panel # 3  on the first resource, and performs the normal transmission processing in the antenna panels # 0  to # 2  on the second resource (Step S 112 ). 
     Second Antenna Switching 
     The second antenna switching is a method in which the antenna switching is performed for each antenna panel in an overlapping time resource. The present method relates to the above-described second proposed technology. 
     In the present method, the indication information includes information for indicating the antenna switching in each of the plurality of antenna panels  60  to be performed in an overlapping time resource. The overlapping time resource here includes the same time resource and a time resource that is partially the same. The terminal device  200  (for example, the antenna control section  243 ) performs, on the basis of the corresponding indication information, the antenna switching in each of the plurality of antenna panels  60  in an overlapping time resource. This will be specifically described with reference to  FIG. 15 . 
       FIG. 15  is a diagram for describing the second antenna switching according to the present embodiment. The example illustrated in  FIG. 15  shows that the second antenna switching is performed by the terminal device  200  including four antenna panels  60  (antenna panels # 0  to # 3 ) in an environment where the CCs # 0  to # 3  exist. It is assumed that the antenna switching is performed on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 . At the top  73  of  FIG. 15 , transmission processing of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  is shown. At the bottom  74  of  FIG. 15 , transmission processing of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on other BWPs (BWPs other than the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  and BWPs belonging to the CCs # 1  to # 3 ) is shown. 
     As shown at the top  73  of  FIG. 15 , the antenna switching is performed by each antenna panel  60  after the normal transmission processing, and then the normal transmission processing is performed again. In each of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3 , the antenna switching is performed in the same time resource. That is, the frequency resource and the time resource for the first resource allocated to each antenna panel  60  are the same. 
     As shown at the bottom  74  of  FIG. 15 , the antenna panel  60  that currently performs the antenna switching does not transmit a signal on other BWPs. For example, in a time resource in which the antenna panel # 0  currently performs the antenna switching on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 , the antenna panel # 0  does not transmit a signal on other BWPs. 
     As described above, according to the second antenna switching, the antenna panel  60  that currently performs the antenna switching does not perform the normal transmission processing. Therefore, the terminal device  200  can prevent the antenna switching from affecting a signal transmitted by the normal transmission processing. 
     Further, according to the second antenna switching, the antenna switching is performed for each antenna panel in an overlapping time resource. A period during which the antenna switching is performed in any antenna panel is equivalent to one time of antenna switching. Referring back to  FIG. 13 , in the first antenna switching, a period during which the antenna switching is performed in any antenna panel corresponds to the number of antenna panels  60 , that is, is equivalent to four times of antenna switching. As described above, the period during which the antenna switching is performed in any antenna panel in the second antenna switching is greatly reduced, as compared with the first antenna switching. Therefore, in the second antenna switching, it is possible to increase the amount of resources that can be used for the normal transmission processing, thereby improving a throughput. 
     The flow of processing for the second antenna switching will be described with reference to  FIG. 16 . 
       FIG. 16  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a flow of the second antenna switching processing performed in the system  1  according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 16 , the base station  100  and the terminal device  200  are involved in this sequence. It is assumed that the terminal device  200  includes four antenna panels  60  (antenna panels # 0  to # 3 ). 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 16 , first, the base station  100  transmits, to the terminal device  200 , a configuration related to the antenna switching (Step S 202 ). Such a configuration includes at least indication information indicating an antenna panel  60  in which the antenna switching is to be performed and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the antenna panel  60  is to be performed. Note that the first resource is allocated to each antenna panel  60 . Here, the same first resource is allocated to all the antenna panels  60 . 
     Next, the terminal device  200  performs the antenna switching in each of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on the same resource (Step S 204 ). 
     Supplement 
     Hereinabove, two antenna switching methods have been described. 
     As will be described later with respect to the antenna panel configuration information, an antenna configuration of each of the plurality of antenna panels  60  may be different. In this case, the length of a time resource for the antenna switching for each antenna panel  60  can vary. For example, the length of the time resource for the antenna switching is different between a 2T4R antenna panel  60  and a 1T4R antenna panel  60 , which will be described later. In this case, it is desirable that a time resource for individual antenna switching is configured in one BWP for each of the antenna panels  60  for which the length of the time resource for the antenna switching is different. In this case, for example, the first antenna switching can be performed. 
     On the other hand, the length of the time resource for the antenna switching for each antenna panel  60  may be the same due to the same antenna configuration or the like. In this case, it is desirable that a time resource for common antenna switching is configured in one BWP for each of the antenna panels  60  for which the length of the time resource for the antenna switching is same. In this case, the second antenna switching can be performed. 
     Further, the first antenna switching and the second antenna switching may be combined. For example, the antenna switching of some of the plurality of antenna panels  60  may be performed in different time resources, while the antenna switching of other antenna panels  60  may be performed in a common time resource. 
     (3) Reporting of Antenna Panel Configuration Information 
     The terminal device  200  (for example, the reporting section  241 ) reports the antenna panel configuration information to the base station  100 . Such a technology relates to the above-described third proposed technology. 
     The antenna panel configuration information is information indicating a configuration of each of the plurality of antenna panels  60  included in the terminal device  200 . For example, the antenna panel configuration information includes identification information of the antenna panel  60 , and information indicating the number of transmission analogue circuits  54  and the number of reception analogue circuits  55  of each antenna panel  60 . An example of the antenna panel configuration information is shown in Table 2 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 Antenna  
               
               
                   
                 Panel  
                 Switching  
               
               
                   
                 ID 
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                 0 
                 2T4R 
               
               
                   
                 1 
                 2T4R 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 1T2R 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 1T4R 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     In Table 2 above, the antenna panel ID is the identification information of the antenna panel  60 . The antenna switching mode is information indicating the number of transmission analogue circuits  54  and the number of reception analogue circuits  55 . The number in front of “T” indicates the number of transmission analogue circuits  54 , and the number in front of “R” indicates the number of reception analogue circuits  55 . For example, in a case of 2T4R, the number of transmission analogue circuits  54  is two and the number of reception analogue circuits  55  is four. The antenna panel configuration information may include the number of antennas  51 . Note that, in the example shown in Table 2 above, it is assumed that the number of antennas  51  and the number of reception analogue circuits  55  are the same. 
     Note that the antenna switching mode is information common to all BWPs. Therefore, the terminal device  200  reports, to the base station  100 , the antenna panel configuration information as information common to all BWPs. 
     The base station  100  (for example, the setting section  151 ) allocates a time resource for the antenna switching to each BWP on the basis of the antenna panel configuration information. This is because a time at which the antenna switching is performed may be different for each BWP. 
     The base station  100  (for example, the setting section  151 ) allocates a time resource for the antenna switching to each antenna panel  60  on the basis of the antenna panel configuration information. As the time resource for the antenna switching, time resources for connection of the transmission analogue circuit  54  to the antenna  51  are allocated, the time resources being as many as the number of times of connection. More specifically, time resources for connection of the transmission analogue circuit  54  to the antenna  51  are allocated, the time resources being as many as a value obtained by dividing the number of antennas  51  by the number of transmission analogue circuits  54 . For example, in a case where the antenna panel  60  has a configuration of 1T2R/2T4R, two time resources for the antenna switching are allocated. On the other hand, in a case where the antenna panel  60  has a configuration of 1T4R, four time resources for the antenna switching are allocated. Further, a signal for the antenna switching is transmitted in a time resource in which the transmission analogue circuit  54  is connected to the antenna  51 . An example of allocation of a time resource to each antenna panel  60  will be described with reference to  FIG. 17 . 
       FIG. 17  is a diagram for describing an example of allocation of a time resource to each antenna panel  60  according to the present embodiment. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 17 , the antenna switching mode of the antenna panels # 0  and # 1  ( 60 A and  60 B) is 2T4R, in which four antennas  51 , the antennas # 0  to # 3 , are included. Therefore, two time resources, a time resource for connection to the antennas # 0  and # 1  and a time resource for connection to the antennas # 2  and # 3 , are allocated to both of the antenna panels # 0  and # 1 . The antenna switching mode of the antenna panel # 2  ( 60 C) is 1T2R, in which two antennas  51  of the antennas # 0  and # 1  are included. Therefore, two time resources for connection to each of the antennas # 0  and # 1  are allocated to the antenna panel # 2 . The antenna switching mode of the antenna panel # 3  ( 60 D) is 1T4R, in which four antennas  51  of the antennas # 0  to # 3  are included. Therefore, four time resources for connection to each of the antennas # 0  to # 3  are allocated to the antenna panel # 3 . 
     As described above, the length of the time resource for the antenna switching varies depending on the configuration of the antenna panel  60 . In this regard, the base station  100  can allocate time resources for the antenna switching in just proportions by receiving the report of the antenna panel configuration information. 
     (4) Reporting of Capability Information 
     The terminal device  200  (for example, the reporting section  241 ) reports, to the base station  100 , the capability information regarding the antenna switching of each of the plurality of antenna panels  60  included in the terminal device  200 . Such a technology relates to the above-described third technical feature. 
     The capability information can include information indicating whether or not an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching is capable of transmitting a signal (for example, a data signal) on a frequency resource in a time resource for the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching, the frequency resource belonging to a CC different from that of the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. For example, it is assumed that, in an environment where the CCs # 0  to # 3  exist, the first antenna panel  60  performs the antenna switching on the BWP # 0  in the CC # 0 . In this case, the capability information includes information indicating whether or not the second antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching can perform the normal transmission processing on the BWPs belonging to the CCs # 1  to # 3 . 
     The capability information can include information indicating whether or not an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching is capable of transmitting a signal on a frequency resource in a time resource for the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching, the frequency resource belonging to the same CC as that of the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching, and being different from the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. For example, it is assumed that, in an environment where the CC # 0  includes the BWPs # 0  to # 3 , the first antenna panel  60  performs the antenna switching on the BWP # 0  in the CC # 0 . In this case, the capability information includes information indicating whether or not the second antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching can perform the normal transmission processing on the BWPs # 1  to # 3  in the CC # 0 . 
     In summary, it can also be said that the capability information includes information indicating whether or not an antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching is capable of transmitting a signal on a frequency resource in a time resource for the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching, the frequency resource being different from the first resource on which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. For example, it is assumed that, in an environment where the CCs # 0  to # 3  exist, and each CC includes the BWPs # 0  to # 3 , the first antenna panel  60  performs the antenna switching on the BWP # 0  in the CC # 0 . In this case, the capability information includes information indicating whether or not the second antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching can perform the normal transmission processing on the BWPs # 1  to # 3  belonging to the CC # 0  and the BWPs # 0  to # 3  belonging to the CCs # 1  to # 3 . 
     By providing the capability information including these information, the base station  100  can recognize the capability of the terminal device  200 , in particular, a mode in which the fluctuation of the analogue circuit caused at the time of the antenna switching affects other BWPs. Further, the base station  100  can allocate, in just proportions, resources for the normal transmission processing using the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching. That is, the base station  100  can cause the terminal device  200  to perform normal transmission processing according to the capability. This will be specifically described with reference to  FIG. 18 . 
       FIG. 18  is a diagram for describing an example of the antenna switching according to the capability according to the present embodiment. In the example illustrated in  FIG. 18 , it is assumed that the first antenna switching is performed in a similar manner to that in the example illustrated in  FIG. 13 . The example illustrated in  FIG. 18  shows that the first antenna switching is performed by the terminal device  200  including four antenna panels  60  (antenna panels # 0  to # 3 ) in an environment where the CCs # 0  to # 3  exist. It is assumed that the antenna switching is performed on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 . At the top  75  of  FIG. 18 , transmission processing of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  is shown. At the middle  76  of  FIG. 18 , transmission processing of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on BWPs other than the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0  is shown. At the bottom  77  of  FIG. 18 , transmission processing of the antenna panels # 0  to # 3  on BWPs belonging to the CCs # 1  to # 3  is shown. 
     The transmission processing shown at the top  75  of  FIG. 18  is similar to the transmission processing shown at the top  71  of  FIG. 13 . The transmission processing shown at the bottom  77  of  FIG. 18  is similar to the transmission processing shown at the bottom  72  of  FIG. 13 . 
     Here, it is assumed that the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching cannot transmit a signal on a frequency resource that belongs to the same CC as that of the first resource and is different from the first resource. Therefore, as shown at the middle  76  of  FIG. 18 , on a BWP other than the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 , the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching does not transmit a signal in a time resource in which another antenna panel  60  currently performs the antenna switching. Therefore, the base station  100  does not have to allocate a resource for the normal transmission processing performed by the antenna panel  60  that does not currently perform the antenna switching on a BWP other than the BWP # 0  belonging to the CC # 0 . 
     4. Application Example 
     The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to various products. 
     For example, the base station  100  may be realized as any kind of evolved Node B (eNB) such as a macro eNB or a small eNB. The small eNB may be an eNB that covers a cell smaller than a macrocell, such as a pico eNB, a micro eNB, or a home (femto) eNB. Alternatively, the base station  100  may be realized as another type of base station such as a NodeB or a base transceiver station (BTS). The base station  100  may include a main body (also referred to as a base station device) that controls wireless communication, and one or more remote radio heads (RRHs) that are arranged at a location different from that of the main body. Further, various types of terminals as described later may be operated as the base station  100  by temporarily or semi-permanently executing the base station function. 
     Further, for example, the terminal device  200  may be implemented as a smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a mobile terminal such as a portable/dongle type mobile router, a digital camera, or the like, or an in-vehicle terminal such as a car navigation device. Further, the terminal device  200  may be realized as a terminal (also referred to as a machine type communication (MTC) terminal) that performs machine to machine (M2M) communication. Moreover, the terminal device  200  may be a wireless communication module (for example, an integrated circuit module configured with one die) mounted on these terminals. 
     &lt;4.1. Application Example Related to Base Station&gt; 
     (First Application Example) 
       FIG. 19  is a block diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied. An eNB  800  includes one or more antennas  810  and a base station device  820 . Each antenna  810  and the base station device  820  can be connected to each other via an RF cable. 
     Each of the antennas  810  includes a single or multiple antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmission and reception of a wireless signal by the base station device  820 . The eNB  800  includes a plurality of antennas  810  as illustrated in  FIG. 19 , and the plurality of antennas  810  may correspond to, for example, a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB  800 , respectively. Note that although  FIG. 19  illustrates an example in which the eNB  800  includes a plurality of antennas  810 , the eNB  800  may include a single antenna  810 . 
     The base station device  820  includes a controller  821 , a memory  822 , a network interface  823 , and a wireless communication interface  825 . 
     The controller  821  may be, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or a digital signal processor (DSP), and perform a control to operate various functions of the upper layer of the base station device  820 . For example, the controller  821  generates a data packet from data in a signal processed by the wireless communication interface  825  and forwards the generated packet via the network interface  823 . The controller  821  may generate a bundled packet by bundling data from a plurality of baseband processors and forward the generated bundled packet. In addition, the controller  821  may have logical functions of performing a control such as a radio resource control, a radio bearer control, mobility management, an admission control, scheduling, or the like. Further, the control may be performed in cooperation with the surrounding eNB or the core network node. The memory  822  includes a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM), and stores a program executed by the controller  821  and various control data (for example, a terminal list, transmission power data, scheduling data, and the like). 
     The network interface  823  is a communication interface for connecting the base station device  820  to a core network  824 . The controller  821  may perform communication with a core network node or another eNB via the network interface  823 . In that case, the eNB  800 , and the core network node or another eNB may be connected to each other by a logical interface (for example, an S1 interface or X2 interface). The network interface  823  may be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for a wireless backhaul. In a case where the network interface  823  is a wireless communication interface, the network interface  823  may use, for wireless communication, a frequency band higher than a frequency band used by the wireless communication interface  825 . 
     The wireless communication interface  825  supports any one of cellular communication schemes such as long term evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced, or the like, and provides wireless connection to a terminal located in a cell of the eNB  800  via the antenna  810 . The wireless communication interface  825  may typically include a baseband (BB) processor  826 , an RF circuit  827 , and the like. The BB processor  826  may perform, for example, encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, multiplexing/demultiplexing, and the like, and may perform various signal processing of each layer (for example, L1, medium access control (MAC), radio link control (RLC), and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP)). Instead of the controller  821 , the BB processor  826  may have some or all of the above-described logical functions. The BB processor  826  may be a module including a memory that stores a communication control program, a processor that executes the program, and a related circuit, and the functions of the BB processor  826  may be changed by updating the above-described program. Further, the above-described module may be a card or a blade to be inserted into a slot of the base station device  820 , or may be a chip mounted on the card or the blade. Meanwhile, the RF circuit  827  may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a wireless signal via the antenna  810 . 
     The wireless communication interface  825  includes a plurality of BB processors  826  as illustrated in  FIG. 19 , and the plurality of BB processors  826  may correspond to, for example, a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB  800 , respectively. Further, the wireless communication interface  825  includes a plurality of RF circuits  827  as illustrated in  FIG. 19 , and the plurality of RF circuits  827  may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. Note that although  FIG. 19  illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface  825  includes a plurality of BB processors  826  and a plurality of RF circuits  827 , the wireless communication interface  825  may include a single BB processor  826  or a single RF circuit  827 . 
     In the eNB  800  illustrated in  FIG. 19 , one or more constituent elements (for example, the setting section  151  and/or the measurement section  153 ) included in the control section  150  described with reference to  FIG. 10  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  825 . Alternatively, at least some of these constituent elements may be implemented in the controller  821 . As an example, the eNB  800  may be mounted with a module including a part (for example, the BB processor  826 ) of or the entire wireless communication interface  825  and/or the controller  821 , and the one or more constituent elements described above may be implemented in the module. In this case, the above-described module may store a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above (in other words, a program for causing a processor to perform an operation of the one or more constituent elements described above), and execute the program. As another example, a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be installed in the eNB  800 , and the wireless communication interface  825  (for example, the BB processor  826 ) and/or the controller  821  may execute the program. As described above, the eNB  800 , the base station device  820 , or the above-described module may be provided as a device including the one or more constituent elements described above, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be provided. Further, a readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be provided. 
     Further, in the eNB  800  illustrated in  FIG. 19 , the wireless communication section  120  described with reference to  FIG. 10  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  825  (for example, the RF circuit  827 ). Further, the antenna section  110  may be implemented in the antenna  810 . Further, the network communication section  130  may be implemented in the controller  821  and/or the network interface  823 . Further, the storage section  140  may be implemented in the memory  822 . 
     (Second Application Example) 
       FIG. 20  is a block diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied. An eNB  830  includes one or more antennas  840 , a base station device  850 , and an RRH  860 . Each antenna  840  and the RRH  860  may be connected to each other via an RF cable. Further, the base station device  850  and the RRH  860  can be connected to each other by a high-speed line such as an optical fiber cable. 
     Each of the antennas  840  includes a single or multiple antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmission and reception of a wireless signal by the RRH  860 . The eNB  830  includes a plurality of antennas  840  as illustrated in  FIG. 20 , and the plurality of antennas  840  may correspond to, for example, a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB  830 , respectively. Note that although  FIG. 20  illustrates an example in which the eNB  830  includes a plurality of antennas  840 , the eNB  830  may include a single antenna  840 . 
     The base station device  850  includes a controller  851 , a memory  852 , a network interface  853 , a wireless communication interface  855 , and a connection interface  857 . The controller  851 , the memory  852 , and the network interface  853  are similar to the controller  821 , the memory  822 , and the network interface  823  described with reference to  FIG. 19 . 
     The wireless communication interface  855  supports any one of cellular communication schemes such as LTE, LTE-Advanced, or the like, and provides wireless connection to a terminal located in a sector corresponding to the RRH  860  via the RRH  860  and the antenna  840 . The wireless communication interface  855  may typically include a BB processor  856  and the like. The BB processor  856  is similar to the BB processor  826  described with reference to  FIG. 19 , except that the BB processor  856  is connected to an RF circuit  864  of the RRH  860  via the connection interface  857 . The wireless communication interface  855  includes a plurality of BB processors  856  as illustrated in  FIG. 20 , and the plurality of BB processors  856  may correspond to, for example, a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB  830 , respectively. Note that although  FIG. 20  illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface  855  includes a plurality of BB processors  856 , the wireless communication interface  855  may include a single BB processor  856 . 
     The connection interface  857  is an interface for connecting the base station device  850  (wireless communication interface  855 ) to the RRH  860 . The connection interface  857  may be a communication module for communication on the above-described high-speed line connecting the base station device  850  (wireless communication interface  855 ) and the RRH  860  to each other. 
     Further, the RRH  860  includes a connection interface  861  and a wireless communication interface  863 . 
     The connection interface  861  is an interface for connecting the RRH  860  (wireless communication interface  863 ) to the base station device  850 . The connection interface  861  may be a communication module for communication on the above-described high-speed line. 
     The wireless communication interface  863  transmits and receives a wireless signal via the antenna  840 . The wireless communication interface  863  may typically include an RF circuit  864  and the like. The RF circuit  864  may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a wireless signal via the antenna  840 . The wireless communication interface  863  includes a plurality of RF circuits  864  as illustrated in  FIG. 20 , and the plurality of RF circuits  864  may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. Note that although  FIG. 20  illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface  863  includes a plurality of RF circuits  864 , the wireless communication interface  863  may include a single RF circuit  864 . 
     In the eNB  830  illustrated in  FIG. 20 , one or more constituent elements (for example, the setting section  151  and/or the measurement section  153 ) included in the control section  150  described with reference to  FIG. 10  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  855  and/or the wireless communication interface  863 . Alternatively, at least some of these constituent elements may be implemented in the controller  851 . As an example, the eNB  830  may be mounted with a module including a part (for example, the BB processor  856 ) of or the entire wireless communication interface  855  and/or the controller  851 , and the one or more constituent elements described above may be implemented in the module. In this case, the above-described module may store a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above (in other words, a program for causing a processor to perform an operation of the one or more constituent elements described above), and execute the program. As another example, a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be installed in the eNB  830 , and the wireless communication interface  855  (for example, the BB processor  856 ) and/or the controller  851  may execute the program. As described above, the eNB  830 , the base station device  850 , or the above-described module may be provided as a device including the one or more constituent elements described above, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be provided. Further, a readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be provided. 
     Further, in the eNB  830  illustrated in  FIG. 20 , for example, the wireless communication section  120  described with reference to  FIG. 10  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  863  (for example, the RF circuit  864 ). Further, the antenna section  110  may be implemented in the antenna  840 . Further, the network communication section  130  may be implemented in the controller  851  and/or the network interface  853 . 
     Further, the storage section  140  may be implemented in the memory  852 . 
     &lt;4.2. Application Example Related to Terminal Device&gt; 
     (First Application Example) 
       FIG. 21  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a smartphone  900  to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied. The smartphone  900  includes a processor  901 , a memory  902 , a storage  903 , an external connection interface  904 , a camera  906 , a sensor  907 , a microphone  908 , an input device  909 , a display device  910 , a speaker  911 , a wireless communication interface  912 , one or more antenna switches  915 , one or more antennas  916 , a bus  917 , a battery  918 , and an auxiliary controller  919 . 
     The processor  901  may be, for example, a CPU or a system on chip (SoC), and controls functions of an application layer and other layers of the smartphone  900 . The memory  902  includes a RAM and a ROM and stores a program executed by the processor  901  and data. The storage  903  can include a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk. The external connection interface  904  is an interface for connecting an externally attached device such as a memory card, a universal serial bus (USB) device, or the like to the smartphone  900 . 
     The camera  906  includes, for example, an image capturing element such as a charge coupled device (CCD), a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), or the like, and generates a captured image. The sensor  907  can include, for example, a group of sensors such as a positioning sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, and the like. The microphone  908  converts sound input to the smartphone  900  into a sound signal. The input device  909  includes, for example, a touch sensor that detects a touch on a screen of the display device  910 , a keypad, a keyboard, a button, a switch, or the like, and receives a manipulation or information input from the user. The display device  910  includes a screen such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, or the like, and displays an output image of the smartphone  900 . The speaker  911  converts the sound signal output from the smartphone  900  into sound. 
     The wireless communication interface  912  supports any cellular communication scheme such as LTE or LTE-Advanced and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface  912  can typically include a BB processor  913 , an RF circuit  914 , and the like. The BB processor  913  may perform, for example, encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, multiplexing/demultiplexing, and the like, and performs various signal processing for wireless communication. Meanwhile, the RF circuit  914  may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a wireless signal via the antenna  916 . The wireless communication interface  912  may be a one-chip module in which the BB processor  913  and the RF circuit  914  are integrated. The wireless communication interface  912  may include a plurality of BB processors  913  and a plurality of RF circuits  914  as illustrated in  FIG. 21 . Note that although  FIG. 21  illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface  912  includes a plurality of BB processors  913  and a plurality of RF circuits  914 , the wireless communication interface  912  may include a single BB processor  913  or a single RF circuit  914 . 
     Moreover, the wireless communication interface  912  may support another type of wireless communication scheme such as a short-range wireless communication scheme, a near field wireless communication scheme, a wireless local area network (LAN) scheme, or the like, in addition to the cellular communication scheme. In that case, the wireless communication interface  912  may include the BB processor  913  and the RF circuit  914  for each wireless communication scheme. 
     Each of the antenna switches  915  switches a connection destination of the antenna  916  between a plurality of circuits (for example, circuits for different wireless communication schemes) included in the wireless communication interface  912 . 
     Each of the antennas  916  includes a single or multiple antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmission and reception of a wireless signal by the wireless communication interface  912 . The smartphone  900  may include a plurality of antennas  916  as illustrated in  FIG. 21 . Note that although  FIG. 21  illustrates an example in which the smartphone  900  includes a plurality of antennas  916 , the smartphone  900  may include a single antenna  916 . 
     Moreover, the smartphone  900  may include the antenna  916  for each wireless communication scheme. In that case, the antenna switch  915  may be omitted from the configuration of the smartphone  900 . 
     The bus  917  connects the processor  901 , the memory  902 , the storage  903 , the external connection interface  904 , the camera  906 , the sensor  907 , the microphone  908 , the input device  909 , the display device  910 , the speaker  911 , the wireless communication interface  912 , and the auxiliary controller  919  to one another. The battery  918  supplies power to each block of the smartphone  900  illustrated in  FIG. 21  via a power supply line partially indicated by the broken line in  FIG. 21 . The auxiliary controller  919  performs control to operate minimum necessary functions of the smartphone  900 , for example, in a sleep mode. 
     In the smartphone  900  illustrated in  FIG. 21 , one or more constituent elements (for example, the reporting section  241  and/or the antenna control section  243 ) included in the control section  240  described with reference to  FIG. 11  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  912 . Alternatively, at least some of these constituent elements may be implemented in the processor  901  or the auxiliary controller  919 . As an example, the smartphone  900  may be mounted with a module including a part (for example, the BB processor  913 ) of or the entire wireless communication interface  912 , the processor  901 , and/or the auxiliary controller  919 , and the one or more constituent elements described above may be implemented in the module. In this case, the above-described module may store a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above (in other words, a program for causing a processor to perform an operation of the one or more constituent elements described above), and execute the program. As another example, a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be installed in the smartphone  900 , and the wireless communication interface  912  (for example, the BB processor  913 ), the processor  901 , and/or the auxiliary controller  919  may execute the program. As described above, the smartphone  900  or the above-described module may be provided as a device including the one or more constituent elements described above, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be provided. Further, a readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be provided. 
     Further, in the smartphone  900  illustrated in  FIG. 21 , for example, the wireless communication section  220  described with reference to  FIG. 11  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  912  (for example, the RF circuit  914 ). Further, the antenna section  210  may be implemented in the antenna  916 . Further, the storage section  230  may be implemented in the memory  902 . 
     (Second Application Example) 
       FIG. 22  is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a car navigation device  920  to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied. The car navigation device  920  includes a processor  921 , a memory  922 , a global positioning system (GPS) module  924 , a sensor  925 , a data interface  926 , a content player  927 , a storage medium interface  928 , an input device  929 , a display device  930 , a speaker  931 , a wireless communication interface  933 , one or more antenna switches  936 , one or more antennas  937 , and a battery  938 . 
     The processor  921  may be, for example, a CPU or an SoC, and controls a navigation function and other functions of the car navigation device  920 . The memory  922  includes a RAM and a ROM and stores a program executed by the processor  921  and data. 
     The GPS module  924  uses a GPS signal received from a GPS satellite to measure a location (for example, latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the car navigation device  920 . The sensor  925  can include, for example, a group of sensors such as a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and the like. The data interface  926  is connected to an in-vehicle network  941  via a terminal (not illustrated), for example, and acquires data generated in a vehicle side, such as vehicle speed data or the like. 
     The content player  927  plays a content stored in a storage medium (for example, a CD or a DVD) to be inserted into the storage medium interface  928 . The input device  929  includes, for example, a touch sensor that detects a touch on a screen of the display device  930 , a button, a switch, or the like, and receives a manipulation or information input from the user. The display device  930  includes a screen such as an LCD, an OLED display, or the like and displays the navigation function or an image of a content to be played. The speaker  931  outputs sound of the navigation function or a content to be played. 
     The wireless communication interface  933  supports any cellular communication scheme such as LTE or LTE-Advanced and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface  933  can typically include a BB processor  934 , an RF circuit  935 , and the like. The BB processor  934  may perform, for example, encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, multiplexing/demultiplexing, and the like, and performs various signal processing for wireless communication. Meanwhile, the RF circuit  935  may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a wireless signal via the antenna  937 . The wireless communication interface  933  may be a one-chip module in which the BB processor  934  and the RF circuit  935  are integrated. The wireless communication interface  933  may include a plurality of BB processors  934  and a plurality of RF circuits  935  as illustrated in  FIG. 22 . Note that although  FIG. 22  illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface  933  includes a plurality of BB processors  934  and a plurality of RF circuits  935 , the wireless communication interface  933  may include a single BB processor  934  or a single RF circuit  935 . 
     Moreover, the wireless communication interface  933  may support another type of wireless communication scheme such as a short-range wireless communication scheme, a near field wireless communication scheme, a wireless LAN scheme, or the like, in addition to the cellular communication scheme. In that case, the wireless communication interface  933  may include the BB processor  934  and the RF circuit  935  for each wireless communication scheme. 
     Each of the antenna switches  936  switches a connection destination of the antenna  937  between a plurality of circuits (for example, circuits for different wireless communication schemes) included in the wireless communication interface  933 . 
     Each of the antennas  937  includes a single or multiple antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmission and reception of a wireless signal by the wireless communication interface  933 . The car navigation device  920  may include a plurality of antennas  937  as illustrated in  FIG. 22 . Note that although  FIG. 22  illustrates an example in which the car navigation device  920  includes a plurality of antennas  937 , the car navigation device  920  may include a single antenna  937 . 
     Moreover, the car navigation device  920  may include the antenna  937  for each wireless communication scheme. In that case, the antenna switch  936  may be omitted from the configuration of the car navigation device  920 . 
     The battery  938  supplies power to each block of the car navigation device  920  illustrated in  FIG. 22  via a power supply line partially indicated by the broken line in  FIG. 22 . In addition, the battery  938  accumulates power supplied from the vehicle side. 
     In the car navigation device  920  illustrated in  FIG. 22 , one or more constituent elements (for example, the reporting section  241  and/or the antenna control section  243 ) included in the control section  240  described with reference to  FIG. 11  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  933 . Alternatively, at least some of these constituent elements may be implemented in the processor  921 . As an example, the car navigation device  920  may be mounted with a module including a part (for example, the BB processor  934 ) of or the entire wireless communication interface  933  and/or the processor  921 , and the one or more constituent elements described above may be implemented in the module. In this case, the above-described module may store a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above (in other words, a program for causing a processor to perform an operation of the one or more constituent elements described above), and execute the program. As another example, a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be installed in the car navigation device  920 , and the wireless communication interface  933  (for example, the BB processor  934 ) and/or the processor  921  may execute the program. As described above, the car navigation device  920  or the above-described module may be provided as a device including the one or more constituent elements described above, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more constituent elements described above may be provided. Further, a readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be provided. 
     Further, in the car navigation device  920  illustrated in  FIG. 22 , for example, the wireless communication section  220  described with reference to  FIG. 11  may be implemented in the wireless communication interface  933  (for example, the RF circuit  935 ). Further, the antenna section  210  may be implemented in the antenna  937 . Further, the storage section  230  may be implemented in the memory  922 . 
     Further, the technology according to the present disclosure may be realized as an in-vehicle system (or vehicle)  940  including one or more blocks of the car navigation device  920  described above, the in-vehicle network  941 , and a vehicle-side module  942 . The vehicle-side module  942  generates vehicle-side data such as a vehicle speed, an engine RPM, failure information, and the like and outputs the generated data to the in-vehicle network  941 . 
     5. Conclusion 
     Hereinabove, an embodiment of the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 22 . As described above, the terminal device  200  according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of antenna panels including one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits, and one or more reception analogue circuits. Further, the terminal device  200  controls, on the basis of indication from the base station, an antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between an antenna and a transmission analogue circuit is to be performed, among the plurality of antenna panels, and the first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel is to be performed. As a plurality of antenna panels is provided, the terminal device  200  can perform the normal transmission processing in an antenna panel other than the antenna panel that currently performs the antenna switching, and can improve a throughput. Furthermore, for example, by performing the first antenna switching described above, even in a case where the normal transmission processing is interrupted in time in each antenna panel  60 , the terminal device  200  can perform the normal transmission processing without interruption in time as a whole. Further, by performing the second antenna switching described above, the terminal device  200  can perform the antenna switching in each antenna panel with a smaller amount of resources. In this way, the antenna switching can be performed more appropriately. 
     Hereinabove, the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can conceive of various modifications or alterations within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and it is understood that the modifications or alterations naturally fall within the technical scope of the present disclosure. 
     For example, in the above-described embodiment, the antenna switching on each BWP has been mainly described, but the present technology is not limited to such an example. For example, the antenna switching may be performed on each CC. For example, the first resource and the second resource may be configured in a unit of CC. A BWP in the description of the above-described embodiment may also be read as a CC. 
     In addition, the processing described in the present specification using the flowchart and the sequence diagram does not necessarily have to be performed in the illustrated order. Some processing steps may be performed in parallel. Further, additional processing steps may be adopted, and some processing steps may be omitted. 
     Furthermore, the effects described in the present specification are merely illustrative or exemplary, and not limiting. That is, the technology according to the present disclosure may achieve other effects apparent to those skilled in the art from the description of the present specification, in addition to or instead of the effects described above. 
     Note that the following configurations also fall within the technical scope of the present disclosure. 
     (1) 
     A communication device including: 
     a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna; and 
     a control section that controls, on the basis of indication from a base station, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among a plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel is to be performed. 
     (2) 
     The communication device according to (1), in which the indication from the base station includes information that designates a second resource on which signal transmission using the antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching is to be performed in a time resource for the first resource on which another antenna panel among the plurality of antenna panels currently performs the antenna switching. 
     (3) 
     The communication device according to (2), in which the second resource is a frequency resource different from the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching. 
     (4) 
     The communication device according to (3), in which the second resource includes a frequency resource that belongs to a component carrier different from that of the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching. 
     (5) 
     The communication device according to (3) or (4), in which the second resource includes a frequency resource that belongs to the same component carrier as that of the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching, and that is different from the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching. 
     (6) 
     The communication device according to any one of (2) to (5), in which the indication from the base station includes transmission permission for a signal to be transmitted by using the antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching among the plurality of antenna panels. 
     (7) 
     The communication device according to any one of (1) to (6), in which the indication from the base station includes information for indicating the antenna switching in the plurality of antenna panels to be performed in different time resources. 
     (8) 
     The communication device according to any one of (1) to (7), in which the indication from the base station includes information for indicating the antenna switching in the plurality of antenna panels to be performed in an overlapping time resource. 
     (9) 
     The communication device according to any one of (1) to (8), in which the control section reports, to the base station, information indicating a configuration of each of the plurality of antenna panels. 
     (10) 
     The communication device according to any one of (1) to (9), in which the control section reports, to the base station, capability information regarding the antenna switching of each of the plurality of antenna panels. 
     (11) 
     The communication device according to (10), in which the capability information includes information indicating whether or not the antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching is capable of transmitting a signal on a frequency resource in a time resource for the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching, the frequency resource being different from the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching. 
     (12) 
     The communication device according to (11), in which the capability information includes information indicating whether or not the antenna panel that does not currently perform the antenna switching is capable of transmitting a signal on a frequency resource in the time resource for the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching, the frequency resource belonging to the same component carrier as that of the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching, and being different from the first resource on which the another antenna panel currently performs the antenna switching. 
     (13) 
     A communication device including: 
     a control section that indicates, to the communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching is to be performed. 
     (14) 
     A communication control method of a communication device, in which the communication device includes a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, and 
     the communication control method includes: 
     controlling, by a processor, on the basis of indication from a base station, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel is to be performed. 
     (15) 
     A communication control method including: 
     indicating, by a processor, to a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching is to be performed. 
     (16) 
     A recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to function as a control section is recorded, the computer controlling a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, and the control section controlling, on the basis of indication from a base station, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching in the corresponding antenna panel is to be performed. 
     (17) 
     A recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to function as a control section is recorded, the control section indicating, to a communication device including a plurality of antenna panels that each includes one or more antennas, one or more transmission analogue circuits for transmitting a signal by using the antenna, and one or more reception analogue circuits for receiving a signal by using the antenna, the antenna panel in which antenna switching for switching of connection between the antenna and the transmission analogue circuit is to be performed among the plurality of antenna panels, and a first resource on which the antenna switching is to be performed. 
     REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 
     
         
           1  System 
           11  Cell 
           20  Core network 
           30  PDN 
           40  Beam group 
           50  Antenna set 
           51  Antenna 
           52  Transmission/reception switch 
           53  Antenna element switch 
           54  Transmission analogue circuit 
           55  Reception analogue circuit 
           60  Antenna panel 
           100  Base station 
           110  Antenna section 
           120  Wireless communication section 
           130  Network communication section 
           140  Storage section 
           150  Control section 
           151  Setting section 
           153  Measurement section 
           200  Terminal device 
           210  Antenna section 
           220  Wireless communication section 
           230  Storage section 
           240  Control section 
           241  Reporting section 
           243  Antenna control section