Patent attributes
The present invention is designed so that small cell detection operations are carried out adequately based on whether or not assist information from the network is present. A user terminal communicates with a base station forming a small cell and a base station forming a macro cell having a coverage area in which the small cell is included, and this user terminal has a receiving section that receives a small cell detection command, which is transmitted from the macro cell and which includes timing information and assist information, a detection section that detects a PSS/SSS, included in a small cell detection reference signal transmitted from the small cell, in accordance with the timing information, and a measurement section that measures a measurement reference signal, which is included in the small cell detection reference signal, in accordance with the detected PSS/SSS and the assist information.
