KR20140141217A - M2M topology based on parameters - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a machine-to-machine communications method which comprises: a step of receiving parameters for determining a communications method from a neighboring terminal, base station (BS), or access point (AP) within a predetermined range; a step of checking available communications methods using the received parameters; a step of determining a communications method to perform communications from the available communications methods using the parameters and frequency usage status, if machine-to-machine communications is determined to be available after checking the available communications methods; and a step of determining a cellular network as a communications method to perform communications, if machine-to-machine communications is determined to be unavailable after checking the available communications methods. As a result, the present invention can reduce power consumption of a terminal and increase usage efficiency of frequency resources.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a configuration of an M2M communication network, and more particularly, to an inter-device communication method for determining a communication mode using parameters.

"Machine to Machine" (M2M) is a communication communication committee that "connects telecommunication, broadcasting, and internet infrastructures to human, objects and objects to intelligently collect, process, and process information through objects Service to each other ".

 M2M communication enables low-cost, low-power, short-range data transmission using short-range wireless technology such as Zigbee, bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct and is compatible with existing WLAN, 3GPP 2G / 3G / Data transmission is possible. In addition, various communication methods may exist depending on the type of application.

In this situation, in the case of the IEEE802.11 series and the IEEE802.15 series, the same frequency band is often used according to each standard, and interference is caused by the communication method.

In the case of the M2M terminal, the peripheral terminal and the existing infrastructure (BS, AP, etc.) exist in a fixed position because it is assumed that the terminal exists mainly in a fixed position. In such a situation, if a terminal transmits data using various communication methods for communication, searching for a terminal or an existing infrastructure capable of communicating can increase the power consumption and frequency resources of the terminal excessively.

The first problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the problem in the M2M communication in which various heterogeneous communication methods exist, so that the terminal determines the communication method, thereby improving the power efficiency of the terminal and the efficiency And a communication method.

A second problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve a problem in M2M communication in which various heterogeneous communication schemes exist, so that a terminal determines a communication scheme to increase the power efficiency of a terminal and the efficiency of frequency resources .

It is another object of the present invention to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the above-described method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for determining a communication mode, the method comprising: receiving a parameter for determining a communication mode from a peripheral terminal, a base station (BS) or an access point (AP) Determining an available communication mode using the received parameters; Determining a communication method to perform communication among the usable communication methods by using the parameter and the frequency use if direct communication between the devices is possible as a result of the available communication method determination; And determining a communication method for communicating with the cellular network when direct communication between the devices is not possible as a result of the determination of the available communication method.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the parameter for determining the communication mode includes at least one of the distance between the devices, the intensity of the received signal, or the service information, and when direct communication between the devices is possible, Wherein the step of determining a communication mode to perform the communication includes the steps of: determining a terminal to communicate using the parameter; And determining a communication method to perform communication among the usable communication methods by determining whether or not to use frequency in a frequency domain that can be used for communication with the determined terminal, Determining a terminal with which the closest distance between the devices is determined as the terminal to communicate with or minimizing the number of transmissions between terminal nodes in order to minimize power consumption, Wherein the communication terminal is one of the terminals determined to be a terminal providing a necessary service according to the service information.

When direct communication between the devices is possible, a communication method determined as a communication method for performing the communication includes:

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication method may be one of Wi-Fi direct, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4g, Bluetooth, or Zigbee.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network includes determining whether the cellular network is available, and if the cellular network is available, Wherein the communication parameter determination unit determines the communication method to be performed, and if the use of the cellular network is not possible, determining the available communication method using the parameter, or determining that the communication parameter is not included in the received parameter The method further comprising receiving via the feedback a parameter including information necessary for determining the communication mode.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining a usable communication method using the received parameter determines that the communication method is usable if the strength of the received signal included in the parameter is equal to or greater than a threshold, Parameter is included in a beacon message or a preamble message received from the peripheral terminal, the BS (base station), or the AP (Access Point), and the strength of each received signal of the peripheral terminal, the BS, And determining whether the communication method using the peripheral terminal, the BS, and the AP is a usable communication method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes storing the received parameter, determining whether to search for a terminal to communicate with or use the terminal information included in the stored parameter to select a terminal to communicate with; Determining whether there is a candidate terminal in the terminal information when it is determined to select a terminal to be communicated using the terminal information; And if the candidate terminal exists, determining the terminal to communicate among the candidate terminals using the terminal information.

In order to achieve the second object, the present invention provides a communication system comprising: a communication unit for receiving a parameter for determining a communication mode from a peripheral terminal, a base station (BS) or an access point (AP) within a predetermined range; A storage unit for storing the received parameters; And a control unit configured to perform communication among the available communication methods using the parameter and whether to use the frequency when direct communication between the devices is possible as a result of the available communication method determination And a control unit for determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network when direct communication between the devices is not possible as a result of the determination of the available communication method.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to perform the direct communication method between the devices.

According to the present invention, a communication method available in M2M communication in which various heterogeneous communication methods coexist is determined, and an optimal communication method is determined to communicate with the terminal, thereby increasing power consumption of the terminal and efficiency of use of frequency resources have.

1 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A shows an example of the Usage Model of the M2M communication.
FIG. 2B shows the frequency usage status according to each communication method.
2C shows a method of a near / far communication according to a communication method.
3 is a flowchart of a direct communication method between devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart of a method for determining a terminal to communicate in a direct communication method between devices according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart of a direct communication method between devices according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the description of the concrete contents of the present invention, for the sake of understanding, the outline of the solution of the problem to be solved by the present invention or the core of the technical idea is first given.

An inter-device communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving parameters for determining a communication mode from a peripheral terminal, a base station (BS) or an access point (AP) within a predetermined range, And determining a communication method to be used for communication among the available communication methods by using the parameter and whether or not the frequency is available when direct communication between the devices is possible as a result of the determination of the available communication method And determining a communication method for communicating with the cellular network when direct communication between the devices is not possible as a result of the determination of the available communication method.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, however, that these examples are provided to further illustrate the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: It is to be noted that components are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings, and components of different drawings can be cited when necessary in describing the drawings. In the following detailed description of the principles of operation of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the details of the known functions and configurations, and other matters may be unnecessarily obscured, A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terminal 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit 110, a control unit 120, and a communication unit 130.

The communication unit 130 receives parameters for determining a communication mode from a peripheral terminal, a base station (BS), or an access point (AP) within a predetermined range.

More specifically, inter-device communication can communicate with other terminals through direct communication between devices, or can communicate with other terminals via a BS and an AP. When communication is performed directly between a terminal and a device and when communication is performed via a BS or an AP, the available communication methods are different, and the communication methods available depending on the conditions of the frequency and the specifications and environments required for the communication methods are different . Therefore, parameters are used to determine the communication method for inter-device communication. The parameter is received from a peripheral terminal, a BS, or an AP. The parameter may be included in a Beacon message or a Preamble message received from the peripheral terminal, the BS, and the AP.

The storage unit 110 stores the received parameters.

More specifically, the parameter received by the communication unit 130 is stored. The stored parameter is used by the control unit 120 to determine the communication method.

The control unit 120 determines a usable communication method using the received parameters, and when the direct communication between the devices is possible as a result of the available communication method determination, the control unit 120 determines whether the usable communication method And determines a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network when direct communication between the devices is not possible as a result of the determination of the available communication method.

More specifically, among the various communication methods using the parameter received by the communication unit 130, the usable communication method is determined. The usable communication method can be divided into a case where direct communication is possible between devices and a case where direct communication between devices is not possible. The direct communication between the devices is preferentially judged because the power efficiency and the frequency resource efficiency are higher than when the direct communication between the devices is not using the direct communication between the devices as in the case of using the cellular network. If it is determined that the available communication method is available, the communication method to be used for communication among the available communication methods is determined by using the parameter and frequency use. When direct communication between the devices is possible, the communication method determined by the communication method to perform the communication may be one of Wi-Fi direct, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4g, Bluetooth, or Zigbee . And may be one of other communication methods that can be used for communication between devices other than the communication method. However, when direct communication between the devices is not possible, the communication method for communicating with the cellular network is determined.

The parameter for determining the communication mode may include at least one of a distance between devices, an intensity of a received signal, or service information. As a parameter for determining the communication mode, at least one of the distance between the devices, the intensity of the received signal, or the service information may be used. The distance between the devices can be known by using the position information of the terminal, and the intensity of the received signal can be known by using the intensity of the signal including the parameter in receiving the parameter.

The control unit 120 may determine that the available communication method is available when the intensity of the received signal included in the parameter is equal to or greater than a threshold value in determining the available communication method using the received parameter. The parameter is included in a Beacon message or a Preamble message received from the peripheral terminal, the BS (Base Station), or the AP (Access Point), and the strength of each received signal of the peripheral terminal, the BS, And determines whether the communication method using the peripheral terminal, the BS, and the AP is a usable communication method.

The strength of the received signal can be largely classified into P _BS (intensity of the received signal from the BS), P _AP (intensity of the received signal from the nearby AP), and P _Di (intensity of the received signal from the surrounding terminals) , It is determined that the communication method is usable when the threshold value of the signal that is determined to be communicable is determined according to each received signal and the value of the received signal is greater than a threshold value in each case. The threshold value may be set in advance for each mobile station, may vary according to the communication environment, or may be set by a user.

If the received parameter does not include the information for determining the communication mode, it is possible to receive again the parameter including the information necessary for the determination of the communication mode through the feedback. The information that determines the communication method may differ depending on the specification of the terminal, the environment, or the communication requirement of the user. If the received parameter does not include information for determining a communication method, it is possible to send a feedback to the terminal, the BS, or the AP that has received the parameter, and receive a parameter including information necessary for the determination of the communication method have.

The control unit 120 determines a terminal to communicate with using the parameter, determines whether to use a frequency in a frequency domain that can be used for communication with the determined terminal, and determines a communication method to perform communication among the available communication methods You can decide. It is possible to determine, as the terminal to communicate with, the terminal with the closest distance between the devices in order to minimize the consumed power or to determine the terminal with which the distance between the devices is the shortest to minimize the number of transmissions between the terminals, The terminal to be communicated may be one of the terminals judged as a terminal providing a necessary service according to the service information. The reason for performing communication between the other terminal and the device is to use only the terminal and the specific service, and determine only the terminal determined as the terminal providing the necessary service according to the service information as the communication target terminal. That is, it is determined whether or not the required service is supported among the terminals capable of communication among the devices, and the terminal that is the closest terminal is determined as the terminal to be communicated in order to reduce the consumed power among the terminals available for the service, So that it is possible to communicate with the fewest nodes in the communication between devices. In selecting the communication mode, it is possible to determine whether the frequency is used by using the energy detector in the available frequency range, and to determine the communication mode so as to avoid interference by the frequency use. When it is determined by Wi-Fi direct, Bluetooth, or Zigbee communication method, direct communication can be performed between the terminal and the device. In the case of determining IEEE 802.11 as a communication method, communication can be performed through an IEEE 802.11 series AP. In the case of determining IEEE 802.15.4g as a communication method, communication with an IEEE 802.15.4g series terminal, Communication can be performed. It is advantageous in terms of power consumption to communicate using IEEE 802.11 series or IEEE 802.15.4g series rather than communication via BS and it is advantageous to use Wi-Fi direct, Bluetooth, or Zigbee communication method It is more advantageous to perform direct communication between the devices. In addition, when performing communication using an existing cellular network, problems such as overload of the network due to random access, lack of control signals, power consumption of the terminal, and the like may occur in the M2M communication in which a large number of terminals are assumed. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem in the M2M communication through the cellular network that all the terminals transmit signals to the peripheral terminals through the available short-distance communication method compared to the near / long communication using the cellular network.

If the direct communication between the devices is not possible, the control unit 120 determines a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network. Determining whether the cellular network is available, determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network when the cellular network is available, determining whether the cellular network is usable using the parameter when the use of the cellular network is impossible, The communication method can be judged again. When direct communication between devices is not possible, communication is performed using a cellular network. However, if the cellular network is also unavailable, the parameters are used again to determine the available communication mode. The parameter can be used by using an existing parameter or by receiving a new parameter.

The control unit 120 may use the terminal information stored in the storage unit 110 in determining the terminal to communicate with. That is, it is determined whether to select a terminal to communicate with by storing the received parameter, searching for a terminal to communicate with or using terminal information included in the stored parameter, and determining to select a terminal to communicate with using the terminal information In this case, it is determined whether there is a candidate terminal in the terminal information, and if there is the candidate terminal, the terminal to communicate among the candidate terminals can be determined using the terminal information.

The terminal information may include a Peer to Peer (IE) information element, a Wi-Fi Simple Configuration (WSC) IE, and the P2P IE includes a terminal ID, Listen channel, Operation Channel, . In addition to the P2P attribute information, the P2P IE may further include Device Positional information, which is the location information of the terminal, and Signal Power information, which is the strength of the received signal.

The control unit 120 determines whether to select a terminal to communicate with by using the terminal information stored in the storage unit 110, and transmits the position or signal strength of the terminal to a candidate terminal classified as a communicable terminal And the terminal to communicate with can be determined according to the priority.

More specifically, the control unit 120 determines a terminal to communicate with by using the terminal information stored in the storage unit 110. A terminal to be communicated can be determined by selecting a terminal to be communicated using the terminal information stored in the storage unit 110 or by searching for a neighboring terminal. The control unit 120 classifies the candidate terminal that received the ACK signal for retransmission of the signal into the communicable terminal or transmits the location information of the terminal included in the peer to peer information-element (P2P IE) And classifies the terminal into the communicatable terminal using the strength of the terminal.

First, the terminal to be communicated can be selected by using the terminal information stored in the storage unit 110. It is not necessary to search all the terminals every time communication is performed by determining terminals to be communicated by using the information of the terminal that already knows the information in advance and it is not necessary to transmit and receive new information for communication, Power consumption can be reduced. When it is determined to select a terminal to be communicated using the terminal information stored in the storage unit 110, it is determined whether there is a candidate terminal in the terminal information stored in the storage unit 110. If there is the candidate terminal, the terminal to communicate among the candidate terminals is determined using the previously stored terminal information. If there is no candidate terminal, the terminal to be communicated is determined through terminal search rather than terminal information stored in the storage unit 110.

Classifying a terminal capable of communicating among the candidate terminals to determine a terminal to be communicated among the candidate terminals, and when the number of candidate terminals classified as the communicable terminal is plural, And determine a terminal to communicate according to the priority. If there is one candidate terminal, the candidate terminal can be determined as the terminal to be communicated. However, when there are a plurality of candidate terminals, a candidate terminal having a higher priority among the candidate terminals is determined as the terminal to be communicated. The priorities may be given in order of closest to the locations of the terminals, or may be given priority in descending order of strength of the signals.

 In order to classify the candidate terminals as communicatable terminals, two methods can be used. Classifies the candidate terminal that received the ACK signal for retransmission of the signal into the communicatable terminal or uses the position information of the terminal and the strength of the received signal included in the peer to peer information-element (P2P IE) of the candidate terminal And classify it as the communicatable terminal.

First, terminals capable of communicating can be classified using a communication process. An acknowledgment or a non-acknowledgment (Nack) signal is received from a terminal that has received the data after transmitting data for retransmission of the data in the communication between wireless terminals. If the Ack is received during data transmission / reception and the terminal is installed in a fixed location, the channel environment or the distance will be the same, so the terminal receiving the Ack signal can determine that communication is possible. It is possible to store the ID of the terminal determined to be communicable in the storage unit 110 together with the received signal strength, and classify it as a communicatable terminal. If the candidate terminal receiving the Ack signal is one, the candidate terminal can be determined as a terminal to communicate with. If there are a plurality of candidate terminals to which the ACK signal has been transmitted, the candidate terminals having the highest ACK signal strength may be given priority and determined to be the terminal to be communicated.

Next, it can be classified into the communicatable terminals by using the position information of the terminal and the strength of the received signal included in the peer to peer information-element (P2P IE). It is judged that the terminal can communicate by using the distance of the terminal and the received signal strength of the signal by using the Device Positional information and the Signal Power information transmitted from the P2P attribute information of the P2P IE and classifies it as a communication capable terminal. When the distance of the terminal is within a critical distance or the received signal strength of the signal is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the terminal can be classified as a communicatable terminal. When determining a terminal to be communicated using the distance of the terminal, priority is given to a candidate terminal farthest from the terminal in order to reduce the number of nodes, or a candidate terminal having the shortest distance from the terminal Can be given priority. When a candidate terminal is classified by the strength of a received signal, priority can be given to a candidate terminal having the highest received power.

The base station sets security between the terminals when the terminal transmits the invite request message to the determined terminal after determining the terminal to be communicated and receives the invite response message from the terminal that has transmitted the invite request message, .

(RTS, request to send) to the determined candidate terminal before transmitting the invitation request message, and transmits a terminal to be communicated from the determined candidate terminal (CTS, clear to send) to the determined candidate terminal And to transmit the invitation request message when it is received. A request to send (RTS) message is transmitted to a terminal classified as a communicatable terminal, and an invitation request message is received after receiving a CTS (clear to send) message. Even if the invite request message is not received due to the channel status of the terminal receiving the invite request message or communication with another terminal during transmission of the invite request message, The mobile station can transmit the unnecessary invite request message by transmitting and receiving the transmission request and the transmittable message in case that there is no terminal receiving the invite request message. After transmitting the transmission request message, if there is no terminal transmitting a transmittable message among the terminals capable of communicating, the terminal starts the search process again.

The inter-terminal security can be set through WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). WPS was proposed by the Wi-Fi Alliance as a standard for the secure installation of wireless networks. WPS simplifies the network connection process between terminals and protects the network from external attacks. A terminal can generate a service search request frame and a service search response frame using a WPS IE (Information Element), and can determine service information supported by the terminal through the frame.

If the control unit 120 determines to search for a terminal to be communicated, the control unit 120 searches for a terminal capable of communicating by transmitting and receiving a probe, and if the terminal search is successful, And if the searched terminal has previously communicated with the terminal, it can determine the searched terminal as a terminal to communicate with. When the terminal to be communicated is determined, an invitation request message is transmitted, and communication is established after establishing security between the terminals.

When it is determined to search for a terminal to be communicated, a terminal searching process is performed to determine a terminal to communicate with. In the case where a channel to be transmitted and a channel to be received are different from each other in the searching process of the two terminals or a request probe is not received due to a time difference in the same channel, the two terminals may fail to search each other, May be consumed. Whenever an M2M terminal belonging to the same group attempts to perform data transmission, searching for the terminal in the above manner may be very inefficient in terms of search time consumption and power consumption of the terminal for searching. Therefore, when the previously stored terminal information can not be used, it is effective to perform terminal search.

When the terminal needs to communicate with the terminal, the terminal starts searching for the terminal. First, all the channels of the IEEE 802.11 are scanned to search for surrounding P2P (Pear- to Pear) group and IEEE 802.11 infrastructure network. If there are no peer-to-peer (P2P) and IEEE 802.11 infrastructure networks available around, probe requests are sent to arbitrary channels for communication through other terminals in the vicinity. At this time, transmitting the probe request from the fixed channel is called Search state. The probe request may include information such as a Pear-to-Pear (IE) Information Element (IE) and a Wi-Fi Simple Configuration (WSC) IE. The P2P IE may include information such as ID of the terminal, Listen Channel, Operating Channel, and the like. The terminal transmitting the probe request waits on the channel to receive the probe request of the other terminal on the specific channel. This is called Listen state. The terminal transmitting the probe request receives the probe response message from the terminal receiving the prober request. In the probe response frame, an operating channel or a listener channel can be transmitted, and a probe response also includes a P2P IE and a WSC IE, and is transmitted to the UE. And the search for the terminal is terminated when the terminal receives the probe response.

In the M2M communication, it is assumed that the mobile station mainly communicates at a fixed position. Therefore, the distance between the terminals and the intensity of the signal do not change greatly. Also, when the same user uses the plurality of terminals to establish the M2M communication network by using the direct communication between the devices, all terminals can be set to the same channel for the convenience of terminal search. In such a situation, the terminal can be searched only when it is necessary to search for the terminal. The terminal can periodically search the terminal at the time of initial installation or in order to know the appearance of a new peripheral terminal.

When the requirements of the above two searches occur, the search of the terminal is started. A Probe Request message is transmitted to search for the UE. Probe Requests may include P2P IE, WSC IE. And additionally transmits a parameter for determining the terminal to the P2P IE. The parameter includes the distance information of the terminal and the channel information between the terminals.

If it is determined that the discovered terminal is a terminal that has previously communicated, if the detected terminal is a previously communicated terminal, the terminal is determined to be a terminal to communicate with, Message, and after establishing security between terminals, communication can be performed.

When the searched terminal is not a terminal that has previously communicated, the terminal determines a group owner between the terminals, and if the group owner is determined, the terminal can set security and then perform communication. A terminal supporting Wi-Fi direct may be determined as the group owner. If the searched terminal is not a terminal that has previously communicated, a group owner (GO) is set between the terminals. The group owner means a terminal that acts as an access point (AP) temporarily in Wi-Fi Direct like a wireless LAN. The determination of the group owner can be made through the GO intent information in the message through the Group Owner negotiation message after the search of the terminal is completed. The Go Intent information has a value ranging from 0 to 15, and the higher the value, the more likely it is the group owner. The group owner can only form a terminal supporting Wi-fi direct, and the existing terminal performs only the role of a client.

In determining whether to search for a terminal to be communicated or to select a terminal using terminal information stored in the storage unit 110, it is determined whether the initial communication with no terminal information stored in the storage unit 110 or the period set to search for a new terminal It is possible to search for the terminal to communicate with. In the case of the terminal performing the initial communication, since there is no information transmitted / received to / from other terminals, there is no terminal information stored in the storage unit 110, so that direct communication between the devices is possible only after the terminal searching process is inevitable. In addition, if there is movement of the terminal or entry of a new terminal, the terminal search can be performed to detect a change of the terminal. Even if there is a change in the terminal environment, efficiency can be reduced when using only the existing stored terminal information, so that the terminal can be periodically searched for every predetermined period.

The communication unit 130 transmits and receives the terminal information and signals to and from the communicatable terminals. And transmits / receives data information or various signals to / from other terminals. A probe request for terminal search, terminal information, an invitation request message, an invitation response message, a transmission request, a transmission enable, and an ACK signal. The communication unit 130 can perform data communication in the same manner as the IEEE 802.11 standard.

The P2P IE is defined in IEEE Std 802.11-2007, and the configuration field of the P2P IE can be composed of Element ID, Length, and P2P Attributes. P2P Attributes consists of one octet of P2P Attribute ID field, two octets of Length field, and variable length of attribute-specific information field. The P2P IE frame consists of up to 251 octets. If the P2P IE finds an unknown or reserved property ID value, the P2P device will ignore the statement and interpret the syntax of the remaining fields. One or more P2P IEs may be included in one frame. P2P Attribute ID consists of P2P Capability, P2P Device ID, Group Owner Intent, Listen channel, P2P Device Info, etc. 19-220, 222-255 ID is reserved attribute, . P2P Device info may include P2P Device address, Config Method, Primary Device Type, Device Name and so on. Attribute IDs 19-220 and 222-225 in P2P Attribute ID definitions are reserved for additional information transmission. In order to determine the terminal to be communicated, it transmits Device Positional information and Signal Power Information using the reserved Attribute IDs 19 and 20. The device position information includes the location information of the terminal, and the signal power information includes the reception power information of the terminal after passing through the channel.

2A shows an example of the Usage Model of the M2M communication. When communication between objects is performed through various communication methods, data can be transmitted and received through three communication methods. First, the short-range wireless technology described above can directly communicate with devices using short-range wireless technologies such as Zigbee, bluetooth, and Wi-Fi Direct. In addition, the constructed infrastructures Cellular 2G / 3G / 4G, (Access Point) or the like. As shown in FIG. 2A, the M2M terminal can communicate with other M2M devices through direct communication, or can communicate with other M2M devices via a base station (BS) and an access point (AP). The M2M terminal transmits a signal to a neighboring terminal and the terminal receiving the signal transmitted by the terminal can transmit a signal received from the terminal to the base station. Thereafter, the terminal can transmit data to the terminal that the terminal transmitting the data desires. The terminal transmits a signal to the nearby M2M terminal and the terminal receiving the signal transmits the signal again to another terminal and repeats the process so that the terminal transmitting the first data can transmit data to the terminal.

A terminal determines a base station (BS) or an access point (AP) to transmit, and transmits data to a desired terminal as described above. Alternatively, the BS may determine a direct communication between the UEs and transmit a control message to the UEs to perform direct communication between the UEs, or may transmit the data to the UEs via the BS via the existing cellular network. In the case of M2M communication, the decision of the communication mode can be made by the terminal and can be performed through direct communication between the terminals or via the BS or AP. In order to control interference and power in the cell, Communication can be determined.

FIG. 2B shows the frequency usage status according to each communication method.

In the case of both IEEE802.11 and IEEE802.15 series, unlicensed frequency bands are used to communicate according to each method. All IEEE 802.11 series use frequency band of 2400MHz and 802.15.4 series use additional frequency of 915MHz and 868MHz. In the case of M2M communication, various communication methods are available. In addition, in many cases, the same frequency band is used as shown in FIG. 2B, and power consumption and frequency resources of the terminal can be efficiently used by using an appropriate communication method in accordance with the demand of the M2M user, When the communication method is used, the inter-terminal interference can be reduced by shifting the frequency band.

2C shows a method of a near / far communication according to a communication method.

3GPP defines M2M communication using existing 2G / 3G / 4G network without supporting direct communication between M2M communication devices. Therefore, the existing 3GPP 2G / 3G / 4G network can be used for near / remote communication. In addition, it is possible to communicate with M2M devices at close range using existing WLAN, and IEEE802.15.4g can be used for near / remote M2M communication via SUN (Smart Utility Network) and Bluetooth / Zigbee / Wi-Fi Direct Of the M2M device. The M2M terminal can obtain various advantages such as power consumption of the terminal and efficiency of frequency use by selecting and communicating an appropriate communication method according to the M2M terminal to communicate. For example, if a household handles information on water, gas, electricity, etc., it collects information through a local communication method in the data collector of the house. In case of the data collector, the 3GPP 2G / 3G / 4G network or SUN It is possible to communicate with each other through a short distance or a long distance. As shown in FIG. 2C, there are four types of communication network configurations, and communication is possible through different combinations according to a user's request.

3 is a flowchart of a direct communication method between devices according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Step 310 is a step of receiving a parameter for determining a communication mode from a peripheral terminal, a base station (BS), or an access point (AP) within a predetermined range.

More specifically, among various communication methods, parameters are used to determine an efficient communication method. To this end, a parameter for determining a communication mode is received from a peripheral terminal within a predetermined range, a base station (BS), or an access point (AP). The parameter may be included in a beacon message or a preamble message received from the peripheral terminal, a base station (BS), or an access point (AP). And receiving the parameters including the information necessary for the determination of the communication scheme through the feedback if the received parameter does not include the information for determining the communication scheme. The detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of the communication unit 130 of FIG. 1, and is replaced with a detailed description of the communication unit 130 of FIG.

Step 320 is a step of determining an available communication mode using the received parameters.

More specifically, it is determined which communication method among the various communication methods is available by using the parameters received in step 310. The method of claim 1, wherein the parameter for determining the communication mode includes at least one of a distance between apparatuses, a strength of a received signal, or service information. It can be determined that the communication method is usable if the strength of the received signal included in the parameter is equal to or greater than the threshold value. It is possible to determine whether or not the communication method using the peripheral terminal, the BS, and the AP is a usable communication method by determining whether the intensity of each of the peripheral terminal, the BS, and the AP is greater than or equal to each threshold value. The detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG. 1, and is replaced with a detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG.

Step 330 is a step of determining a communication method to perform communication among the usable communication methods by using the parameters and whether to use frequency when direct communication between the devices is possible as a result of the available communication method determination.

More specifically, if it is determined in step 320 that direct communication between devices is possible, a communication method to perform communication among the usable communication methods is determined using the parameter and frequency use. When direct communication between the devices is possible, the communication method determined by the communication method to perform the communication may be one of Wi-Fi direct, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4g, Bluetooth, or Zigbee have. This step will be described in detail in Fig. Further, the detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG. 1, and the detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG. 1 is given instead.

If it is determined that the direct communication between the devices is not possible as a result of the determination of the available communication method, step 340 is a step of determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network.

More specifically, if it is determined in step 320 that direct communication between the devices is not possible, the communication method for communicating with the cellular network is determined. Determining whether the cellular network is available for use in determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network, determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network when the use of the cellular network is possible, If it is impossible to use the cellular network, the available communication method can be determined again using the parameter. The detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG. 1, and is replaced with a detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG.

4 is a flowchart of a method for determining a terminal to communicate in a direct communication method between devices according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Step 410 is a step of determining a terminal to communicate using the parameter.

More specifically, a terminal to perform communication is determined using the parameters received in operation 310. It is possible to determine, as the terminal to communicate with, the terminal with the closest distance between the devices in order to minimize the consumed power or to determine the terminal with which the distance between the devices is the shortest to minimize the number of transmissions between the terminals, The terminal to be communicated may be one of the terminals determined to be a terminal providing a necessary service according to the service information.

The method comprising the steps of: storing the received parameter and determining whether to search for a terminal to communicate with or use the terminal information included in the stored parameter to select a terminal to communicate with; Determining whether there is a candidate terminal in the terminal information when it is determined to select a terminal to be communicated using the terminal information and determining a terminal to be communicated among the candidate terminals using the terminal information if the candidate terminal exists . The detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG. 1, and is replaced with a detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG.

In step 420, a determination is made as to whether or not to use a frequency in a frequency domain that can be used for communication with the determined MS, and a communication method for performing communication among the available communication methods is determined.

More specifically, when performing communication between devices, it is judged whether or not a specific frequency is already used in order to avoid disturbance of the frequency. The detailed description of this step corresponds to the detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG. 1, and is replaced with a detailed description of the control unit 120 of FIG.

5 is a flowchart of a direct communication method between devices according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In step 510, each terminal or BS, a terminal available for the AP, and a parameter for terminal determination are transmitted. The parameter may be included in a Beacon message or a Preamble message, and the terminal in the waiting period may be periodically transmitted from the AP and the BS. The parameters may include distance between devices, power of a received signal, service information, and the like. The terminal determines the communication mode through the received parameters.

In step 520, the terminal receives parameters from each terminal, BS, and AP in step 510. The contents of the parameter may include other information through the feedback process because the terminal receiving the message is different according to the request. Each terminal, BS, AP, etc. receiving the feedback will retransmit the message including other parameters.

In step 530, the terminal searches for a communication method available in the vicinity. Determines a communication method supported by the terminal itself, and determines that a neighboring terminal is available when receiving a message including a parameter including information from a BS, an AP, or another terminal.

In step 530, the terminal determines the available communication mode using the received parameters. The strength of the received signal can be largely classified into the strength of the received signal from the BS, the strength of the received signal from the nearby AP, and the strength of the received signal from the surrounding terminals, Is determined according to each received signal, and when the value of each of the three received signals is greater than or equal to the threshold value, it is determined that the corresponding communication method is available.

In step 530, since the strength of the received signal of the terminal may change with time, the usable communication method may vary depending on the point of time.

If it is determined in step 540 that the available communication method is available from the parameter, the terminal moves to step 551. If there is no terminal capable of short-range communication between the devices, the terminal moves to step 552.

In step 551, if the terminal can perform direct communication between the devices, a terminal that is actually available is selected. First, the terminal determines whether it supports the service requested by itself among the terminals capable of direct communication between the devices, and transmits a signal to the nearest terminal for the power of the terminal among the available terminals. Or the user can communicate with the terminal farthest according to the request and communicate with the fewest nodes in the communication between the devices.

In step 551, if the terminal selects the direct communication method between the devices, it is possible to determine whether to use the frequency with the energy detector in the available frequency range, and to select the communication method so as to avoid interference.

In step 561, the terminal accesses a terminal using the Wi-Fi direct method, which is the method selected in step 541, and transmits and receives data.

In step 562, the terminal accesses the IEEE 802.11 series AP by the method selected in step 541, and transmits and receives data.

In step 563, the terminal accesses an IEEE 802.15.4g series terminal or AP, which is the method selected in step 541, and transmits and receives data.

In step 563, the terminal accesses the terminal using the Bluetooth scheme, which is the method selected in step 541, and transmits and receives data.

In step 563, the terminal accesses the terminal using the Zigbee scheme, which is the method selected in step 541, and transmits and receives data.

If there is no UE capable of direct communication in step 552, the UE determines whether it can use the existing cellular network. If the strength of the received signal is low in step 530, it can be determined that the UE can not use the cellular network. The cellular network may not be supported. If the cellular network is not available, the process moves to step 530 to search for a usable communication method.

If the UE can use the cellular network in step 552, the UE is connected to the cellular network to perform communication.

In the case of performing all of the M2M communication using the cellular network, there is a problem in that an overload of the network due to the connection request, a lack of the control channel for controlling a large number of terminals, Power consumption and the like may occur. Transmitting and receiving data through direct communication between devices or near-field communication through an AP enables efficient use of power consumption and frequency resources of the terminal.

In the case of long distance communication, the terminal using M2M communication, which is a power-saving method, can reduce the power consumption by transmitting attach message to both of the two methods (cellular network, IEEE802.15.4g). .

Embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed on various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

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Receiving a parameter for determining a communication mode from a peripheral terminal, a base station (BS), or an access point (AP) within a predetermined range;
Determining an available communication mode using the received parameters;
Determining a communication method to perform communication among the usable communication methods by using the parameter and the frequency use if direct communication between the devices is possible as a result of the available communication method determination; And
And determining, as a result of the available communication method determination, a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network when direct communication between the devices is not possible. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the parameters for determining the communication mode include:
The distance between the devices, the strength of the received signal, or the service information. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein when the direct communication between the devices is possible, the step of determining a communication method to perform communication among the available communication methods comprises:
Determining a terminal to communicate with using the parameter; And
Determining whether to use a frequency in a frequency domain that can be used for communication with the determined terminal, and determining a communication method to perform communication among the available communication methods. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the step of determining a terminal to be communicated comprises:
Determining a terminal that is closest in distance between the devices to minimize the consumed power or determining a terminal that is the closest distance between the devices to the communication terminal to minimize the number of transmissions between terminal nodes,
Wherein the terminal to be communicated comprises:
Wherein the terminal is one of terminals judged to be a terminal providing a necessary service according to the service information. The method according to claim 1,
When direct communication between the devices is possible, a communication method determined as a communication method for performing the communication includes:
Wherein the wireless communication device is one of Wi-Fi direct, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4g, Bluetooth, or Zigbee. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network comprises:
Determining whether the cellular network is available, determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network when the cellular network is available,
And when the use of the cellular network is not possible, determining a usable communication method using the parameter. The method according to claim 1,
If the received parameter does not include information for determining a communication method,
Further comprising receiving, via feedback, a parameter including information necessary for determining the communication mode. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the step of determining a usable communication method using the received parameter comprises:
And determines that the communication method is usable if the strength of the received signal included in the parameter is equal to or greater than a threshold value. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the parameter comprises:
A beacon message or a preamble message received from the neighboring terminal, a base station (BS), or an access point (AP)
BS, and AP to determine whether the communication method using the neighboring terminal, the BS, and the AP is a usable communication method, by determining whether the intensity of each of the peripheral terminal, the BS, and the AP is greater than or equal to each threshold value A method of communication between devices. The method according to claim 1,
Storing the received parameter, determining whether to search for a terminal to communicate with or use a terminal information included in the stored parameter to select a terminal to communicate with;
Determining whether there is a candidate terminal in the terminal information when it is determined to select a terminal to be communicated using the terminal information; And
And if the candidate terminal exists, determining a terminal to communicate among the candidate terminals using the terminal information. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10. A communication unit for receiving a parameter for determining a communication mode from a peripheral terminal within a predetermined range, a base station (BS), or an access point (AP);
A storage unit for storing the received parameters; And
Determines whether a communication method that can be used is available by using the received parameter, and performs communication among the available communication methods by using the parameter and whether to use the frequency when direct communication between the devices is possible as a result of the available communication method determination Determines the communication method,
And a control unit for determining a communication method for performing communication with the cellular network when direct communication between the devices is not possible as a result of the determination of the available communication method. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the parameters for determining the communication mode include:
The distance between the devices, the strength of the received signal, or the service information,
Wherein,
Determining a terminal to communicate with using the parameter and determining a communication method to perform communication among the available communication methods by determining whether to use a frequency in a frequency domain that can be used for communication with the determined terminal, Terminal. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein,
Determining a terminal that is closest in distance between the devices to minimize the consumed power or determining a terminal that is the closest distance between the devices to the communication terminal to minimize the number of transmissions between terminal nodes,
Wherein the terminal to be communicated comprises:
Wherein the terminal is one of terminals judged as a terminal providing a necessary service according to the service information.

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