Application No. 16/847,133
`Reply to Office Action Dated August 6, 2021
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions andlistings of claims in the
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`application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) An integrated circuit, comprising: +e-certrelLa
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`control circuitry, which, in operation, controls reception of reeetine-control
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`information associated with one or more sequences;_and
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`generation circuitry, which, in operation, generates seneratine-a reference signal
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`using one of the one or more sequences based on the received control information, the one or
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`more sequences being grouped into a group and being M numberof sequences with sequence
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`numbers r, which are associated with M smallest absolute values of a difference between rb/Nb
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`and 1r/N, where Nb is a defined sequence length which is commonto all cells, rb is an integer
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`numberwhichis less than Nb, and N is a sequence length which dependson a transmission
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`bandwidth-and, wherein
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`the control circuitry, in operation, controls transmission of transmHtinethe
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`generated referencesignal.
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`2.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 1,
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`comprising:
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`at least one input coupled to the control circuitry_and the generation circuitry,
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`wherein the at least one input, in operation, inputs data; and
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`at least one output coupled to the control circuity_and the generation circuitry,
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`wherein the at least one output, in operation, outputs data.
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`3.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the one or
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`more sequences are Zadoff-Chu sequencesar(k) defined by
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`Reply to Office Action Dated August 6, 2021
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions andlistings of claims in the
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`application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) An integrated circuit, comprising: +e-certrelLa
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`control circuitry, which, in operation, controls reception of reeetine-control
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`information associated with one or more sequences;_and
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`generation circuitry, which, in operation, generates seneratine-a reference signal
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`using one of the one or more sequences based on the received control information, the one or
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`more sequences being grouped into a group and being M numberof sequences with sequence
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`numbers r, which are associated with M smallest absolute values of a difference between rb/Nb
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`and 1r/N, where Nb is a defined sequence length which is commonto all cells, rb is an integer
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`numberwhichis less than Nb, and N is a sequence length which dependson a transmission
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`bandwidth-and, wherein
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`the control circuitry, in operation, controls transmission of transmHtinethe
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`generated referencesignal.
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`2.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 1,
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`comprising:
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`at least one input coupled to the control circuitry_and the generation circuitry,
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`wherein the at least one input, in operation, inputs data; and
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`at least one output coupled to the control circuity_and the generation circuitry,
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`wherein the at least one output, in operation, outputs data.
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`3.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the one or
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`more sequences are Zadoff-Chu sequencesar(k) defined by
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`-j— 1)/2+qk
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`a,(k) =e
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`wherein k and q are arbitrary integers.
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`4.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the
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`sequence length N is associated with the transmission bandwidth.
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`5.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the
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`absolute value of a difference between rb/Nb and r/N is smaller as the transmission bandwidth is
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`wider.
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`6.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein a number
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`of the sequencesavailable is limited by grouping the one or more sequencesthat are the M
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`number of sequences.
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`thegeneratinginchides-ceneratinegeneration circuitry, in operation, generates the reference
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`7.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein
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`signal using one of the one or more sequences grouped accordingto a cell.
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`8.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein the
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`reference signal is a sounding reference signal (sounding RS).
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`thegeneratinginchides-ceneratinegeneration circuitry, in operation, generates the reference
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`9.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein
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`signal using one selected among the one or more sequences with sequence hopping.
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`thegeneratinginchides-ceneratinegeneration circuitry, in operation, generates the reference
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`10.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 1, wherein
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`signal using one selected among the one or more sequences with sequence hopping based on a
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`frame numberor slot number.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) An integrated circuit, comprising: te-contrela
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`control circuitry, which, in operation, controls reception of reeetviie-control
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`information associated with one or more sequences;_and
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`generation circuitry, which, in operation, generates seneratine-a reference signal
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`using one of the one or more sequences based on the received control information, the one or
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`more sequences being grouped into a group and being M numberof sequences with sequence
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`numbersr, wherein an absolute value of a difference between rb/Nb andr/N is less than or equal
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`to a determined value, where Nb is a defined sequence length which is commontoall cells, rb is
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`an integer numberwhichis less than Nb, N is a sequence length which depends on a
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`transmission bandwidth, and the determined value for the-a_wide transmission bandwidth is
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`smaller than that for the-anarrow transmission bandwidth-ead, wherein2ee
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`the control circuitry, in operation, controls transmission of transmitting the
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`generated referencesignal.
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 11,
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`comprising:
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`at least one input coupled to the control circuitry_and the generation circuitry,
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`wherein the at least one input, in operation, inputs data; and
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`at least one output coupled to the control circuity_and the generation circuitry,
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`wherein the at least one output, in operation, outputs data.
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`13.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 11, wherein the wider
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`the transmission bandwidth is, the smaller the determined valueis.
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`14.—(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 11, wherein a
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`definition of the determined value is different across a threshold value.
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`15.
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`(Currently Amended) An integrated circuit, comprising: cemprisHs
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`reception control circuitry, which, in operation, controls reception of control
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`information associated with one or more sequences;
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`generation circuitry, which, in operation, generates a reference signal using one of
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`the one or more sequencesbased on the received control information, the one or more sequences
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`being grouped into a group and being M numberof sequences with sequence numbersr, which
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`are associated with M smallest absolute values of a difference between rb/Nb and r/N, where Nb
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`is a defined sequence length which is commonto all cells, rb is an integer number which is less
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`than Nb, and N is a sequence length which depends on a transmission bandwidth; and
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`transmission control circuitry, which, in operation, controls transmission of the
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`generated referencesignal.
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`16.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 15,
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`comprising:
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`at least one input coupled to the reception control circuitry, the generation
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`circuitry, and the transmission control circuitry, wherein the at least one input, in operation,
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`inputs data; and
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`at least one output coupled to the reception control circuity, the generation
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`circuitry, and the transmission control circuitry, wherein the at least one output, in operation,
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`outputs data.
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`17.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 15, wherein the one or
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`more sequences are Zadoff-Chu sequencesar(k) defined by
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`a,(k) =e
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`wherein k and q are arbitrary integers.
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`18.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 15, wherein the
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`sequence length N is associated with the transmission bandwidth.
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`19.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 15, wherein the
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`absolute value of a difference between rb/Nb and r/N is smaller as the transmission bandwidth is
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`wider.
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`20.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 15, wherein a number
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`of the sequencesavailable is limited by grouping the one or more sequencesthat are the M
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`number of sequences.
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`21.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 15,
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`wherein the generation circuitry, in operation, generates the reference signal using one of the one
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`or more sequences grouped accordingto a cell.
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`22.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 15, wherein the
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`reference signal is a sounding reference signal (sounding RS).
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`23.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 15,
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`wherein the generation circuitry, in operation, generates the reference signal using one selected
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`among the one or more sequences with sequence hopping.
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`24.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 15,
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`wherein the generation circuitry, in operation, generates the reference signal using one selected
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`among the one or more sequences with sequence hopping based on a frame numberorslot
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`number.
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`25.
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`(Currently Amended) Anintegrated circuit_comprising: comprising
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`ceuitey whieh
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`‘on:
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`reception control circuitry, which, in operation, controls reception of control
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`information associated with one or more sequences;
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`generation circuitry, which, in operation, generates a reference signal using one of
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`the one or more sequencesbased on the received control information, the one or more sequences
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`being grouped into a group and being M numberof sequences with sequence numbersr, wherein
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`an absolute value of a difference between rb/Nb and r/N is less than or equal to a determined
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`value, where Nb is a defined sequence length which is commontoall cells, rb is an integer
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`numberwhichis less than Nb, N is a sequence length which depends on a transmission
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`bandwidth, and the determined value for the-awide transmission bandwidth is smaller than that
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`for the-anarrow transmission bandwidth; and
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`transmission control circuitry, which, in operation, controls transmission of the
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`generated referencesignal.
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`26.
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`(Currently Amended) Theintegrated circuit according to claim 25,
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`comprising:
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`at least one input coupled to the reception control circuitry, the generation
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`circuitry, and the transmission control circuitry, wherein the at least one input, in operation,
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`inputs data; and
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`at least one output coupled to the reception control circuity, the generation
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`circuitry, and the transmission control circuitry, wherein the at least one output, in operation,
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`outputs data.
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`27.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 25, wherein the wider
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`the transmission bandwidth is, the smaller the determined valueis.
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`28.
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`(Original) The integrated circuit according to claim 25, wherein a
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`definition of the determined value is different across a threshold value.
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