JP2010219660A - Radio communication device and radio communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio communication device and a radio communication method, wherein a data amount to be retransmitted is reduced, even when transmission errors occur. <P>SOLUTION: A mobile phone 1 for performing communication, using a plurality of modulation systems in which a data size which can be stored in one frame is different, respectively and error resistance is low as the data size is larger, includes: a control part 30 for determining the minimum number of required frames and the modulation system of the minimum data size usable for the respective frames, on the basis of the total amount of transmission data, and dividing the transmission data into the determined number of frames; and a communication part 31 for transmitting data by using the modulation system determined by the control part 30. When the transmission data are to be transmitted by the plurality of frames of the different modulation systems by the control part 30, the smaller the frames are, the more closely they are disposed to the head of the transmission data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless communication apparatus and a wireless communication control method using a plurality of modulation schemes.

  Some wireless communication devices such as cellular phones and PHS (Personal Handyphone System) employ a plurality of modulation schemes with different data rates. These often employ an adaptive modulation scheme that determines which modulation scheme to use at predetermined time intervals in accordance with the radio state between the radio communication device and the base station. Usually, in the adaptive modulation scheme, the error tolerance becomes lower as the data rate is higher. Therefore, it is determined to use a modulation scheme having a higher data rate as the radio state is better.

  In addition, in this adaptive modulation system, a technique for further improving the stability of communication has been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of determining a modulation method for each frame (time slot) that is a transmission unit in accordance with not only the wireless state but also the amount of data to be transmitted.

JP 2008-11107 A

  However, the method disclosed in Patent Document 1 reduces the data rate of all frames equally or the final frame. Then, when a transmission error occurs in any of the frames, the closer the error occurrence position is to the beginning of the transmission data, the larger the number of frames to be retransmitted. Therefore, the subsequent frame transmitted with a low data rate, that is, with high error tolerance is also retransmitted.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication apparatus and a wireless communication control method capable of reducing the amount of data to be retransmitted even when a transmission error occurs.

  The wireless communication device according to the present invention is a wireless communication device that performs communication using a plurality of modulation schemes with different data sizes that can be stored in one frame and having a lower error resistance as the data size increases. A control unit that determines the minimum number of frames required and a modulation method of the minimum data size that can be used for each frame based on the total amount of the transmission data, and divides the transmission data into the determined number of frames, and is determined by the control unit A communication unit that performs data transmission using the modulation method, and when the transmission unit transmits the transmission data in a plurality of frames having different modulation methods, the smaller the data size, the more the frame of the transmission data. Place at the beginning.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said control part determines the modulation system to be used from the modulation system designated beforehand from the base station and the modulation system whose data size is smaller than the designated modulation system.

  The plurality of modulation schemes preferably include any one of BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 32QAM, and 64QAM.

  The one frame is a data string that can be transmitted in one transmission time slot in TDMA communication, and the communication unit preferably occupies a plurality of transmission time slots when transmitting in a plurality of frames.

  The wireless communication control method according to the present invention is a wireless communication control method in which communication is performed using a plurality of modulation schemes with different data sizes that can be stored in one frame, and the greater the data size, the lower the error tolerance. Based on the total amount of transmission data, a required number of frames and a modulation method to be used for each frame are determined, a division step for dividing the transmission data into the determined number of frames, and a modulation method determined by the division step Communication step of performing data transmission using the transmission step, and when the transmission data is transmitted in a plurality of frames having different modulation schemes, the frame having a smaller data size is arranged at the head of the transmission data. To do.

  According to the present invention, the amount of data to be retransmitted can be reduced even when a transmission error occurs.

1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function of the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modulation system table which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the process which divides | segments the transmission data which concern on embodiment of this invention into a frame. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the control part which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a combination of the size of transmission data, and a modulation system when 8PSK is designated as a modulation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a combination of the size of transmission data, and a modulation system when QPSK is designated as a modulation system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a mobile phone 1 will be described as an example of a wireless communication device. Note that the wireless communication device of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in addition to PHS and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a navigation device having a communication function, a personal computer, and a communication module connected thereto. It can be applied to various wireless communication devices.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone 1 (wireless communication apparatus) according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a so-called foldable mobile phone, but the mobile phone according to the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a sliding type in which one casing is slid in one direction from a state in which both casings are overlapped, or a rotary type in which one casing is rotated around an axis along the overlapping direction ( Turn type), or a type (straight type) in which the operation unit and the display unit are arranged in one housing and does not have a connecting unit.

  The mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit side body 2 and a display unit side body 3. The operation unit side body 2 includes an operation unit 11 and a microphone 12 into which a voice uttered by a user of the mobile phone 1 is input on the surface unit 10. The operation unit 11 includes a function setting operation button 13 for activating various functions such as various setting functions, a telephone book function, and a mail function, and an input operation button 14 for inputting numbers of telephone numbers, mail characters, and the like. , And a determination operation button 15 for performing determination and scrolling in various operations.

  The display unit side body 3 includes a display unit 21 for displaying various types of information on the surface unit 20 and a receiver 22 for outputting the voice of the other party of the call.

  Further, the upper end portion of the operation unit side body 2 and the lower end portion of the display unit side body 3 are connected via a hinge mechanism 4. In addition, the mobile phone 1 relatively rotates the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 which are connected via the hinge mechanism 4, so that the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 are rotated. The body 3 can be in an open state (open state), or the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 can be folded (folded state).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment. The mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit 11, a display unit 21, a control unit 30, a communication unit 31, an antenna 32, a voice control unit 33, and a memory unit 34.

  The control unit 30 controls the entire mobile phone 1, and performs predetermined control on the display unit 21, the communication unit 31, the voice control unit 33, and the like, for example. In addition, the control unit 30 receives input from the operation unit 11 or the like and executes various processes. Then, the control unit 30 controls the memory unit 34 to perform reading of various programs and data, and writing of data when executing processing.

  The communication unit 31 communicates with an external device (base station) in a predetermined use frequency band (for example, 2 GHz band, 800 MHz band, etc.). The communication unit 31 demodulates the signal received from the antenna 32, supplies the processed signal to the control unit 30, modulates the signal supplied from the control unit 30, and transmits from the antenna 32 to the external device. Send to.

  The sound control unit 33 performs predetermined sound processing on the signal supplied from the communication unit 31 under the control of the control unit 30, and outputs the processed signal to the receiver 22. The receiver 22 outputs the signal supplied from the audio control unit 33 to the outside. This signal may be output from a speaker (not shown) instead of or together with the receiver 22.

  In addition, the voice control unit 33 processes a signal input from the microphone 12 according to the control of the control unit 30 and outputs the processed signal to the communication unit 31. The communication unit 31 performs a predetermined process on the signal supplied from the audio control unit 33 and outputs the processed signal from the antenna 32.

  The memory unit 34 includes, for example, a working memory and is used for arithmetic processing by the control unit 30. In addition, various programs according to the present embodiment and a modulation scheme table described later are stored. The memory unit 34 may also serve as a removable external memory.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a modulation scheme table that defines the types of modulation schemes according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, BPSK, QPSK, and 8PSK are defined corresponding to the multivalue numbers 0 to 2, respectively. Note that the type of modulation scheme is not limited to this, and it may be two or more modulation schemes having different data rates. Furthermore, 16QAM, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM, 256QAM, etc. may be defined as a modulation scheme having a large multi-level number.

  Here, the smaller the multi-value number, the lower the transmission data rate, but the higher the error tolerance. Conversely, the larger the multi-value number, the higher the transmission data rate but the lower the error tolerance. That is, when the radio wave condition is good and stable communication is possible, high-speed communication is possible by increasing the multi-value number. Specifically, the data size that can be transmitted in one frame in BPSK is 6 bytes, but it is 16 bytes in QPSK and 26 bytes in 8PSK.

  Here, one frame is a unit of transmission data in layer 2, and corresponds to one transmission time slot in the TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) method. The control unit 30 divides transmission data generated in the layer 3 or more into one or more frames (time slots), determines a modulation method for each frame, and transmits the modulation method to the base station by the communication unit 31.

  The control unit 30 uses a modulation scheme designated by the base station according to the quality of wireless communication as a reference, and does not change the number of transmissions (number of frames), and if possible, a modulation scheme with a low data rate and high error tolerance. Is adopted. That is, the control unit 30 performs control so as to reduce the possibility of transmission errors without changing the time until transmission of the entire transmission data is completed.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of processing for dividing transmission data into frames by the control unit 30 according to the present embodiment.

  The control unit 30 divides the message (packet) generated in the layer 3 into one or more frames. At this time, the last frame often has a vacancy, but this vacancy size may increase when the multi-value number of the modulation scheme designated by the base station is large.

  Therefore, the control unit 30 generates a frame by selecting a modulation method having a small multi-value number so as to reduce the vacant size. Since the number of frames does not change, the time required for transmission does not change, but the possibility of transmission errors can be reduced by changing to a modulation scheme with high error tolerance.

  In addition, the control unit 30 arranges the frame changed to the modulation scheme having a small multi-level number at the top. As a result, the delivery establishment of the head part of the message is increased, so that even when a transmission error occurs, retransmission of the head part becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the possibility of retransmission of all frames can be reduced, and improvement in throughput can be expected.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing of the control unit 30 according to the present embodiment. It is assumed that the control unit 30 has previously designated a modulation scheme at the time of transmission from the base station.

  In step S1, the control unit 30 divides transmission data into one or more frames using a modulation scheme designated by the base station. For example, when “8PSK” is designated, the modulation method table (FIG. 3) is referred to, and the number of frames and the empty size when the transmission data is divided into frames of 26 bytes are calculated.

  In step S2, the control unit 30 reduces the size of data that can be stored in one frame when the multi-level number is lowered by one step from the current modulation scheme (for example, 26-16 = when reduced from 8 PSK to QPSK). 10 bytes) is obtained, and a numerical value n (rounded down after the decimal point) is calculated by dividing the empty size calculated in step S1 by this reduced size.

  In step S3, the control unit 30 determines whether n calculated in step S2 is larger than the number of frames calculated in step S1. If this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S4, and if the determination is NO, the process proceeds to step S5.

  In step S4, the control unit 30 decreases the multi-value number of all frames by one level. And the control part 30 calculates the vacant size when transmission data is divided | segmented with the modulation system after adjustment, and returns to step S2.

  In step S5, the control unit 30 determines whether n calculated in step S2 is greater than zero. If this determination is YES, the process proceeds to step S6. If the determination is NO, the process is terminated, and data transmission is performed using the determined modulation method.

  In step S6, the control unit 30 lowers the multi-value number of n frames by one step from the beginning of the transmission data. And the control part 30 calculates the vacant size when transmission data is divided | segmented with the modulation system after adjustment, and returns to step S2.

  The control unit 30 can employ a modulation method having a small multi-value number as much as possible by repeating Step S4 or Step S6. In addition, since the number of multi-values is reduced by giving priority to the head of transmission data, the amount of retransmission data at the time of transmission error can be reduced.

  6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating examples of combinations of transmission data sizes and modulation schemes according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 6, the modulation scheme designated by the base station is “8PSK”.

  When the transmission data size is 1 to 26 bytes, it fits in one frame of 8PSK (26 bytes), 27 to 52 bytes fits into 2 frames of 8PSK, and 53 to 78 bytes fits into 3 frames of 8PSK.

  However, in the case of 1 to 16 bytes, 27 to 42 bytes, or 53 to 68 bytes, the vacant size in the frame is large, so that the modulation scheme (QPSK) with a small multi-value number is used for the first frame or the first to second frames. Or BPSK).

In FIG. 7, the modulation scheme designated by the base station is “QPSK”.
When the transmission data size is 1 to 16 bytes, it fits in one frame of QPSK (16 bytes), 17 to 32 bytes fits in 2 frames of QPSK, and 33 to 48 bytes fits in 3 frames of QPSK.

  However, in the case of 1 to 6 bytes, 17 to 22 bytes, or 33 to 38 bytes, the vacant size in the frame is large, so that the first frame may be changed to a modulation method (BPSK) having a small multi-value number. it can.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

  In the embodiment described above, the reference modulation scheme is designated by the base station, but is not limited thereto. For example, the control unit 30 may select based on the reception quality (electric field strength or the like) of the communication unit 31. The present invention can also be applied to the case where the modulation method that can be handled by the mobile phone 1 is selected with the largest multi-value number.

  Further, the modulation method adjustment method employed in the above-described embodiments is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the above-described embodiment, priority is given to lowering the multi-level number of the first frame by two steps, but priority is given to lowering the second frame by one step. May be. In addition, a control method in which the multi-value number is adjusted so as to decrease toward the beginning of the transmission data is included in the present invention.

1 Mobile phone (wireless communication device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Operation part 21 Display part 30 Control part 31 Communication part 32 Antenna 33 Voice control part 34 Memory part

Claims (5)

A wireless communication apparatus that performs communication using a plurality of modulation schemes having different data sizes that can be stored in one frame and having a lower error tolerance as the data size increases.
Based on the total amount of transmission data, a control unit that determines the minimum number of frames required and the modulation method of the minimum data size that can be used for each frame, and divides the transmission data into the determined number of frames;
A communication unit that performs data transmission using the modulation scheme determined by the control unit,
When transmitting the transmission data in a plurality of frames having different modulation schemes, the control unit is a wireless communication device that arranges a frame having a smaller data size at the head of the transmission data.   2. The radio according to claim 1, wherein the control unit determines a modulation scheme to be used from a modulation scheme designated in advance by a base station and a modulation scheme having a data size smaller than the designated modulation scheme. Communication device.   The wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of modulation schemes include any one of BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, 16QAM, 32QAM, and 64QAM. The one frame is a data string that can be transmitted in one transmission time slot in TDMA communication,
The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit occupies a plurality of transmission time slots when transmitting in a plurality of frames. A wireless communication control method for performing communication using a plurality of modulation schemes having different data sizes that can be stored in one frame and having a lower error tolerance as the data size increases.
Based on the total amount of transmission data, a division step for determining the necessary number of frames and a modulation method to be used for each frame, and dividing the transmission data into the determined number of frames;
A communication step of performing data transmission using the modulation scheme determined by the division step, and
The division step is a wireless communication control method in which when the transmission data is transmitted in a plurality of frames having different modulation schemes, a frame having a smaller data size is arranged at the head of the transmission data.

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