WO2013002469A1 - 의료 신체 영역 네트워크에서의 채널 탐색 방법 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a channel discovery method and apparatus in a medical body area network (MBAN), and more particularly, to a channel discovery method and apparatus for a MBAN terminal using a different frequency band.
- MBAN medical body area network
- the Medical Body Area Network (MBAN) system is designed to provide a flexible platform for wireless networking of multiple sensors used in health care facilities such as hospitals to monitor patient physiology data.
- the MBAN system operates in the 2360 MHz to 2400 MHz band based on IEEE 802.15.4, and the maximum emission bandwidth is limited to 5 MHz.
- the transmission power of the MBAN system is a smaller value of 1 mW and 10 * log (B) dBm when operating at 2360 to 2390 MHz. At this time, B is a 20 dB emission bandwidth. When operating from 2390 to 2400 MHz, the smaller of 20 mW and 10 * log (B) dBm is used as the transmit power. At this time, B is 20 dB emission bandwidth.
- the wireless recognition technology is a communication technology in which a network or a wireless communication device actively detects and determines a surrounding communication environment to adaptively change transmission / reception characteristics such as frequency band, transmission power, and encoding scheme for optimal communication. Means. At this time, if the wireless recognition device detects the use of another licensed user (licensed user, primary user) in the frequency band it intends to use, the priority is to operate in a manner that does not interfere with the communication of the users.
- MBAN when operating in the 2360 ⁇ 2390 MHz band, in principle, MBAN devices operate indoors of registered health care facilities. That is, the use of 2360 ⁇ 2390 MHz must be controlled through cooperation with the other authorized user, and when the other authorized user uses the band, all operations in this band are initialized, and the new 2390 ⁇ 2400 MHz band is newly established. You must resume the operation using.
- MBAN devices When the MBAN devices are moved outdoors, the operation should be stopped or the transmission band should be changed to the 2390 ⁇ 2400 MHz band used as the basic band. When operating at 2390 to 2400 MHz, MBAN devices can be used indoor and outdoor without restrictions.
- the MBAN system has no specific channel arrangement and channel search method in each frequency band.
- an object of the present specification is to propose a channel arrangement and channel search method for MBAN. It is also an object to provide an apparatus for carrying out the method.
- a channel discovery method for a medical body area network (MBAN) terminal operating in an allocated frequency band to use another frequency band includes receiving an identifier of a specific channel group among a plurality of channel groups from an MBAN coordinator of the allocated frequency band; Searching for a channel included in a channel group associated with the received channel group identifier in the other frequency band.
- the identifier of the channel group is an identifier indicating a channel group including channels to be preferentially searched by the terminal in the other frequency band.
- the receiving of the channel group identifier may be received through a channel group indication command.
- Receiving the channel group identifier may be received through a channel group indicator field included in a beacon transmitted from the MBAN coordinator of the allocated frequency band.
- each channel group is a set of consecutively adjacent channels, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group may be different from the center frequency of all channels belonging to the other channel group.
- each channel group is a set of consecutively adjacent channels, and at least one channel belonging to one channel group overlaps with at least one channel belonging to another channel group within a predetermined frequency range, and each channel The center frequencies of may be different from each other.
- each channel group may be located in the other frequency band.
- each channel group is a set of adjacent channels with a predetermined guard band therebetween, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group is the center of all channels belonging to the other channel group. It may be different from the frequency.
- first searching for a channel in the other band that is continuously adjacent to a channel in use in the allocated band may further comprise a step.
- a channel discovery method for a medical body area network (MBAN) terminal operating in an allocated frequency band to use another frequency band may include first searching for channels in the other band that are consecutively located adjacent to a channel being used in the assigned frequency band.
- MBAN medical body area network
- a medical body area network (MBAN) terminal includes a control unit for receiving an identifier of a specific channel group of a plurality of channel groups from the MBAN coordinator of the allocated frequency band;
- the control unit may include a wireless communication unit searching for a channel included in a channel group associated with the identifier of the received channel group in the other frequency band.
- the identifier of the channel group is an identifier indicating a channel group including channels to be preferentially searched by the terminal in another frequency band.
- the controller may receive the identifier of the channel group through a channel group indication command.
- the controller may receive the identifier of the channel group through a Channel Group Indication field included in a beacon transmitted from the MBAN coordinator of the allocated frequency band.
- the controller may control the wireless communication unit so as to first search for channels of the other band continuously arranged adjacent to the channel being used in the allocated frequency band.
- a medical body area network (MBAN) coordinator includes a control unit for generating an identifier of a specific channel group among a plurality of channel groups;
- the control unit may include a wireless communication unit which transmits an identifier of the channel group to an MBAN terminal.
- the identifier of the channel group is an identifier indicating a channel group including channels to be preferentially searched in another frequency band by the MBAN terminal.
- the controller may control the wireless communication unit to transmit the identifier of the channel group through a channel group indication command.
- the controller may control the wireless communication unit to transmit the identifier of the channel group through a channel group indicator field included in a beacon.
- each channel group is a set of consecutively adjacent channels, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group may be different from the center frequency of all channels belonging to the other channel group.
- Each channel group may all be located within the other frequency band.
- each channel group is a set of adjacent channels with a predetermined guard band therebetween, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group is the center of all channels belonging to the other channel group. It may be different from the frequency.
- the terminal operating in the MBAN system can efficiently search for channels in each frequency band.
- the terminal and the MBAN coordinator can communicate more stably.
- 1 is an exemplary diagram of a network topology based on IEEE 802.15.4.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a protocol stack structure in an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- 3 is a diagram showing the structure of a super frame used in the IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing the structure of a beacon frame used in the IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- 5 is a diagram illustrating channel arrangement of an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- FIG. 6 shows a first example of channel placement in a medical body area network.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a second example of channel placement in a medical body area network.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a third example of channel placement in a medical body area network.
- FIG 9 shows a fourth example of system channel placement in a medical body area network.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a channel searching method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a channel group indication command frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a view showing the structure of a beacon frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a channel discovery method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a channel searching method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- 15 is a block diagram of a terminal and a coordinator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.
- first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.
- 1 is an exemplary diagram of a network topology based on IEEE 802.15.4.
- FFD full function device
- RFD reduced function device
- PAN Coordinator An FFD that enables the remaining devices to configure one network is called a “PAN Coordinator”.
- the FFD is a device that can perform a coordinator function, can configure various types of network topologies, and can communicate with both FFDs and RFDs.
- the coordinator function since a relatively large amount of power is consumed, power is usually supplied by wire.
- RFD is a device that does not perform the coordinator function, and is a target of coordinating FFD. That is, the RFD communicates only with the FFD, and dedicates network functions to the FFD, thereby enabling the use of a minimum stack structure and saving computational / memory resources. Therefore, since the RFD finds a PAN coordinator and transmits data, the RFD can be immediately disconnected and enter a sleep mode, so the power consumption is very low and can be operated for a long time even with battery power.
- a device denoted by "F” denotes an FFD
- a device denoted by “R” denotes an RFD
- a device denoted by “P” denotes a PAN coordinator.
- FIG. 1 illustrates two types of network topologies that an IEEE 802.15.4 system can form.
- FIG. 1A illustrates a star network
- FIG. 1B illustrates a peer.
- An example of a peer to peer network is illustrated.
- the devices may be a start point or end point of communication, while the PAN coordinator may be a start point, an end point, or a router.
- each device can communicate with any other device in the network.
- a more complex network such as a mesh network can be constructed.
- the star network can operate devices to maintain battery life for a long time, and the peer-to-peer network can configure one or more data transfer paths and thus have high data reliability and connection recognition rate.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a protocol stack in an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol stack is divided into a PHY layer (Physical Layer) 110, a Medium Access Control Layer (MAC) 120, and an Upper Layer 130. Is done.
- PHY layer Physical Layer
- MAC Medium Access Control Layer
- the PHY layer 110 includes an RF transceiver and associated control mechanisms, and the MAC layer 120 provides access to a physical channel for data transmission.
- the upper layer 130 is composed of a network layer and an application layer.
- the network layer provides functions such as network configuration, processing, message routing, and the like.
- the application layer provides the functionality that the device targets.
- the IEEE 802.15.4 device 100 may function as a reduced function device (RFD), a full function device (FFD), or a coordinator according to a type of a mounted program, that is, a type of a program processing data of an application layer. have.
- 3 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a super frame used in the IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- the IEEE 802.15.4 system is composed of an active period and an inactive period according to the low power requirement.
- the repetition period of the communication section and the idle section is called a “duty cycle”.
- the communication section includes a beacon, a contention access period (CAP), and a contention free period (CFP), and data transmission mainly occurs in the CAP section.
- CAP contention access period
- CCP contention free period
- the CFP section is composed of Guaranteed Time Slots (GTSs), and each GTS is assigned to a specific device, and each device can be used to transmit and receive data with the PAN coordinator.
- GTS can support up to seven in one PAN.
- the allocation content for each GTS is set by the PAN coordinator in the form of a GTS descriptor.
- the GTS descriptors are included in the GTS field of the beacon and transmitted by the PAN coordinator.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing the structure of a beacon frame used in the IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- Each field of the beacon frame follows the content defined in IEEE 802.15.4.
- the allocation content for each GTS is set by the PAN coordinator in the form of a GTS descriptor.
- GTS descriptors are included in the GTS field of the beacon and transmitted by the PAN coordinator.
- 5 is a diagram illustrating channel arrangement of an IEEE 802.15.4 system.
- the IEEE 802.15.4 system operating in the 2400 MHz band has a channel spacing of 5 MHz.
- the 2360 to 2390 MHz band may be used when the MBAN terminal allocates and operates a channel from the MBAN coordinator inside the healthcare facility. (Hereinafter, “MBAN PAN Coordinator”, “PAN Coordinator”, and “MBAN Coordinator” are used in the same sense.)
- MBAN PAN Coordinator PAN Coordinator
- MBAN Coordinator MBAN Coordinator
- the MBAN terminal can no longer receive information on the MBAN channel from the MBAN Coordinator.
- MBAN terminal and coordinator is used when operating outside the health care facility.
- the 2390 to 2400 MHz band can also be used as the base channel band for MBAN systems.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a first example of an MBAN system channel configuration.
- channels can be overlapped or non-overlapping in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and the 2390 to 2400 MHz band, respectively, so there are four channel arrangement methods.
- Each channel has a bandwidth of 5 MHz, and 2360 to 2360.5 MHz and 2399.5 to 2400 MHz are used as guard bands under the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations.
- FCC Federal Communications Commission
- the number of channels means a center frequency.
- FIG. 6A illustrates an example of channels arranged to be non-overlapping in both the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and the 2390 to 2400 MHz band.
- seven channels exist in the MBNA system, and six channels are allocated to the 2360 to 2390 MHz band, and one channel is allocated to the 2390 to 2400 MHz band.
- the position of each channel may be changed.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a second example of the MBAN system channel configuration.
- FIG. 7A illustrates an example of channels arranged to overlap the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and non-overlap the 2390 to 2400 MHz band. Thirty channels are arranged at intervals of 1 MHz in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and one channel in the 2390 to 2400 MHz band.
- the channel spacing in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band may be changed.
- the channel position may be changed in the 2390 to 2400 MHz band.
- FIG 8 is a diagram illustrating a third example of the MBAN system channel configuration.
- FIG. 8A illustrates an example of channels arranged to be non-overlapping in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and overlapping in the 2390 to 2400 MHz band.
- Six channels are placed in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band, and five channels are disposed at 1 MHz intervals in the 2390 to 2400 MHz band.
- the channel spacing in the 2390 to 2400 MHz band may be changed, and the number of channels may be changed.
- the channel position may be changed in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a fourth example of the MBAN system channel configuration.
- FIG. 9A illustrates an example of channels arranged to overlap both the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and the 2390 to 2400 MHz band. Thirty channels are allocated at intervals of 1 MHz in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and five channels at 1 MHz intervals in the 2390 to 2400 MHz band. At this time, as shown in (b) of FIG. 9, the channel spacing may be changed in the entire band, and the number of channels may be changed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9C, the channel spacing between the 2360 to 2390 MHz band and the 2390 to 2400 MHz band may be different.
- FIGS. 9 (d) shows a channel arrangement method in which the guard bands on both sides of the MBAN band are larger. Thirty channels are arranged at intervals of 1 MHz in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band, which is the same as in FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C, but one channel is allocated to the 2390 to 2400 MHz band.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method of searching for an MBAN channel according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the MBAN terminal operates in a channel of the 2390 to 2400 MHz band and moves to the 2360 to 2390 MHz band.
- the MBAN channel configuration of Figures 6 to 9 because the 2360 ⁇ 2390 MHz band has a large number of channels, and the beacon period of the MBAN coordinator is also up to several hundred seconds (sec), the MBAN terminal is available Searching for a channel can take a long time.
- MBAN channels in the 2360 ⁇ 2390 MHz band are classified into several groups. Thereafter, the MBAN coordinator informs the MBAN terminal of the channel group to be searched first when using channels of different frequency bands.
- the channel search time can be shortened by preferentially searching for channels belonging to the channel group.
- the MBAN terminal 100 may receive a specific channel group identifier among a plurality of channel groups of different frequency bands from the MBAN coordinator 200a of the frequency band (for example, 2390 to 2400 MHz) to which the currently used channel belongs. (S100).
- the specific channel group identifier is an identifier indicating a channel group including channels to be preferentially searched by the MBAN terminal 100 in the other frequency band (eg, 2360 to 2390 MHz).
- each channel group is a set of consecutively adjacent channels, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group may be different from the center frequency of all channels belonging to the other channel group.
- each channel group may be located in the other frequency band.
- each channel group is a set of consecutively adjacent channels, and at least one channel belonging to one channel group overlaps with at least one channel belonging to another channel group within a predetermined frequency range,
- the center frequency of each channel may be different.
- each channel group may be located in the other frequency band.
- each channel group is a set of adjacent channels with a predetermined guard band therebetween, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group is all channels belonging to different channel groups. May be different from the center frequency.
- each channel group may be located in the other frequency band.
- each channel group in the plurality of channel groups includes two or more sets of consecutively contiguous channels or two or more sets of adjacent channels with a predetermined guard band interposed therebetween.
- the center frequency of each channel belonging to the channel group may be different from the center frequency of all channels belonging to the other channel group.
- each channel group in the plurality of channel groups may be configured by selecting any of MBAN channels available in the different frequency bands.
- the arbitrary channels constituting the corresponding channel group may be previously transmitted between MBAN terminals. Accordingly, when the channel group identifier is transmitted to the MBAN terminal, the MBAN terminal can know the channels belonging to the channel group.
- One example of a method of grouping channels of the other frequency bands is to allocate contiguous channels consecutively arranged in one group in FIGS. 6 to 9. For example, in FIG. 7A, 2367, 2372, 2377, 2382, and 2387 channels located in one row are set as group 1, and 2366, 2371, 2376, 2381, and 2386 channels are set as group 2. In the case of FIG. 7A, since there are five rows, channels 1 to 5 can be grouped.
- Another example of a method of grouping channels in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band includes channels adjacently arranged with a guard band interposed therebetween, as shown in FIG. 7B or 9B. It is assigned to a group.
- adjacent 2363, 2369, 2375, 2381, and 2387 channels may be configured as a group with a guard band of 1 Mz therebetween.
- one channel group may be configured by including two or more sets of consecutively contiguous channels or two or more sets of contiguous channels with a predetermined guard band therebetween.
- the first set 2367, 2372, 2377, 2382, 2392 and the second set 2363, 2368, 2373, 2378, 2383, and 2388 are consecutively arranged in one channel group.
- the first set 2367, 2373, 2379, 2385, 2391 and the second set 2363, 2369, 2375, 2381, 2387 of adjacent channels with a predetermined guard band therebetween. ) May be determined as one channel group.
- the channel group may be set by selecting specific channels even if the channels are not continuously located in the other frequency band.
- the MBAN coordinator since the channel group identifier alone does not know which channels are included in the channel group, the MBAN coordinator must transmit the channels included in the channel group to the MBAN terminal before transmitting the channel group identifier. .
- MBAN coordinators need to know the content of the channel groups and the channel group used in different frequency bands. In this specification, it is assumed that MBAN coordinators share information on a channel group. It is also assumed that the MBAN terminal knows which channels belong to the corresponding channel group.
- the MBAN terminal 100 may send an ACK to the MBAN coordinator 200a (S120).
- the MBAN terminal 100 may store the received channel group identifier.
- the MBAN terminal 100 may preferentially search for a channel belonging to a channel group associated with the received channel group identifier (S130).
- the MBAN terminal 100 using the 2393 channel of the 2390 to 2400 MHz band may receive a channel group identifier from the MBAN coordinator 200a of the corresponding band.
- the channel group identifier may be an identifier indicating a channel group including 2363, 2368, 2373, 2378, 2383, and 2388 channels in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band.
- the MBAN terminal 100 searches for the 2363, 2368, 2373, 2378, 2383, and 2388 channels according to the received channel group identifier.
- the MBAN terminal 100 can communicate with the MBAN coordinator 200b using the channel from which the beacon is detected. There is (S140).
- the MBAN coordinator 200a may transmit a channel group identifier to the MBAN terminal 100.
- One is a method of transmitting and transmitting a channel group indication command to a specific terminal, and the other is a method of transmitting a channel group indicator field in a beacon.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a Channel Group Indication command frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the channel group identifier may be included in a channel group indicator field in a channel group indication command frame and transmitted.
- the UE may determine a channel to be first searched in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band by parsing the Channel Group Indication field.
- FIG. 12 is a view showing the structure of a beacon frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the channel group identifier may be included in the channel group indicator field in the beacon frame and transmitted.
- the beacon may be received by all MBAN terminals communicating with the MBAN coordinator.
- the terminal may determine a channel to be first searched in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band by parsing the Channel Group Indication field.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method of searching for a MBAN channel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the second embodiment of the present invention is a method for searching for channels in another frequency band consecutively adjacent to a channel used in a frequency band allocated by an MBAN terminal. That is, even if the channel group identifier is not received from the MBAN coordinator, when the MBAN terminal wants to use a channel of another frequency band, the MBAN terminal searches for adjacent channels adjacent to the channel of the currently used band.
- the MBAN terminal 100 moving from the 2390 MHz to 2400 MHz band to the 2360 to 2390 MHz band preferentially selects a channel in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band that is continuously adjacent to the channel used in the 2390 MHz to 2400 MHz band.
- Search S240
- the MBAN terminal uses channel 2393 in the 2390 MHz to 2400 MHz band shown in FIG. 9, when the MBAN terminal searches for the channel in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band, the adjacent terminals 2363, 2368, 2373
- the channels 2378, 2383, and 2388 may be preferentially searched.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an MBAN channel discovery method according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- a third embodiment of the present invention is a combination of the channel search method of FIG. 10 and the channel search method of FIG. That is, the MBAN terminal receiving the channel group identifier from the MBAN coordinator preferentially searches for a channel of the corresponding channel group (S320). If there is no available channel in the corresponding channel group, channels of other frequency bands continuously adjacent to the currently used channel are searched for (S340).
- the searched channel may be used to communicate with the MABN coordinator (S360).
- step S320 If no valid channel is found in step S320 or S340, all channels in the 2360 to 2390 MHz band may be sequentially searched (S350).
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram of an MBAN terminal and an MBAN coordinator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the MBAN terminal 100 may include a memory 101, a controller 102, and a wireless communication unit 103.
- the memory 101 may store the methods proposed herein.
- the memory 101 may store the received channel group identifier under the control of the controller 102.
- the memory 101 may store a preset channel group and a channel included in the channel group.
- the control unit 102 controls the overall operation of the MBAN terminal and the memory 101 and the wireless communication unit 103.
- the controller 102 may receive an identifier of a specific channel group among the plurality of channel groups from the MBAN coordinator of the allocated frequency band.
- the identifier of the channel group is an identifier indicating a channel group including channels to be preferentially searched in another frequency band.
- the method of grouping channels in the MBAN system is as described with reference to FIG. 10.
- the controller 102 may receive an identifier of the channel group through a channel group indication command, and is included in a beacon transmitted from the MBAN coordinator of the allocated frequency band. Can also be received through the (Channel Group Indication) field.
- the wireless communication unit 103 may search for a channel of the MBAN system under the control of the control unit 102. At this time, the wireless communication unit 103 can search for a channel included in the channel group associated with the identifier of the received channel group. Alternatively, the wireless communication unit 103 may first search for a channel of the other band that is continuously adjacent to a channel being used in the allocated frequency band.
- the MBAN coordinator 200 may include a memory 201, a controller 202, and a wireless communication unit 203.
- the memory 201 may store the methods proposed herein.
- the memory 201 may store information related to a channel group under the control of the controller 202. That is, a preset channel group, a channel included in the channel group, and an identifier of the channel group may be stored.
- the control unit 102 controls the overall operation of the MBAN coordinator 200 and the memory 101 and the wireless communication unit 103.
- the controller 102 may generate and transmit an identifier of a specific channel group among a plurality of channel groups.
- the identifier of the channel group is an identifier indicating a channel group including channels to be preferentially searched by another MBAN terminal in another frequency band.
- each channel group is a set of consecutively adjacent channels, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group may be different from the center frequency of all channels belonging to the other channel group.
- each channel group may be located in the other frequency band.
- each channel group is a set of adjacent channels with a predetermined guard band therebetween, and the center frequency of each channel belonging to one channel group is all channels belonging to different channel groups. May be different from the center frequency.
- the method of grouping channels in the MBAN system is as described with reference to FIG. 10.
- the controller 102 may transmit the identifier of the channel group through a channel group indication command, or may transmit the channel group identifier through a channel group indicator field included in a beacon.
- the wireless communication unit 203 may perform communication with the MBAN terminal through a designated channel under the control of the control unit 102. In addition, the wireless communication unit 203 may transmit beacons and command frames on a physical channel under the control of the controller 102.
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- 할당받은 주파수 대역에서 동작하는 MBAN(Medical Body Area Network) 단말이 다른 주파수 대역을 이용하기 위한 채널 탐색 방법으로서,상기 할당받은 주파수 대역의 MBAN 코디네이터(coordinator)로부터 복수개의 채널 그룹들 중 특정 채널 그룹의 식별자를 수신하는 단계와,상기 채널 그룹의 식별자는 상기 단말이 상기 다른 주파수 대역에서 우선적으로 탐색할 채널들이 포함된 채널 그룹을 지시하는 식별자이며;상기 다른 주파수 대역에서, 상기 수신한 채널 그룹 식별자와 연관되는 채널 그룹에 포함되는 채널을 탐색하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 채널 그룹 식별자를 수신하는 단계는,채널 그룹 지시 명령(Channel Group Indication command)를 통하여 수신하는 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 채널 그룹 식별자를 수신하는 단계는,상기 할당받은 주파수 대역의 MBAN 코디네이터로부터 전송된 비콘(beacon)에 포함된 채널 그룹 지시자(Channel Group Indication) 필드를 통하여 수신하는 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은, 연속적으로 인접하는 채널들의 집합이며,일 채널 그룹에 속한 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 모든 채널의 중심 주파수와 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은, 연속적으로 인접하는 채널들의 집합이며,일 채널 그룹의 속한 적어도 하나의 채널은 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 적어도 하나의 채널과 일정 주파수 범위 내에서 중첩되되, 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 서로 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 4 항 또는 제 5항에 있어서, 상기 각 채널 그룹은 모두 상기 다른 주파수 대역내에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은,소정의 보호 대역(guard band)를 사이에 두고 인접하는 채널들의 집합이며, 일 채널 그룹에 속한 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 모든 채널의 중심 주파수와 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은,연속적으로 인접하는 채널들의 집합을 2 이상 포함하거나 또는 소정의 보호 대역(guard band)를 사이에 두고 인접하는 채널들의 집합을 2 이상 포함하며,일 채널 그룹에 속한 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 모든 채널의 중심 주파수와 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은,상기 다른 주파수 대역내에 위치하는 채널 중 상기 MBAN 코디네이터에 의해 선택된 임의의 채널들의 집합인 것을 특징으로 하되,상기 임의의 채널들에 대한 정보는 상기 MBAN 코디네이터로부터 미리 수신하는 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 상기 다른 주파수 대역에서 상기 수신한 채널 그룹 식별자와 연관되는 채널 그룹에 포함되는 채널을 탐색하는 단계 후에,상기 할당받은 대역에서 사용 중인 채널과 연속적으로 인접하여 배치된 상기 다른 대역의 채널을 우선 탐색하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 할당받은 주파수 대역에서 동작하는 MBAN(Medical Body Area Network) 단말이 다른 주파수 대역을 이용하기 위한 채널 탐색 방법으로서,상기 할당받은 주파수 대역에서 사용 중인 채널과 연속적으로 인접하여 배치된 상기 다른 대역의 채널을 우선 탐색하는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- MBAN(Medical Body Area Network) 단말로서,할당받은 주파수 대역의 MBAN 코디네이터(coordinator)로부터 복수개의 채널 그룹들 중 특정 채널 그룹의 식별자를 수신하는 제어부와,상기 채널 그룹의 식별자는 상기 단말이 다른 주파수 대역에서 우선적으로 탐색할 채널들이 포함된 채널 그룹을 나타내는 식별자이며; 및상기 제어부의 제어에 따라,상기 다른 주파수 대역에서 상기 수신한 채널 그룹의 식별자와 연관되는 채널 그룹에 포함되는 채널을 탐색하는 무선통신부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,상기 채널 그룹의 식별자를 채널 그룹 지시 명령(Channel Group Indication command)를 통하여 수신하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,상기 채널 그룹의 식별자를 상기 할당받은 주파수 대역의 MBAN 코디네이터로부터 전송된 비콘(beacon)에 포함된 채널 그룹 지시자(Channel Group Indication) 필드를 통하여 수신하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,상기 할당받은 주파수 대역에서 사용 중인 채널과 연속적으로 인접하여 배치된 상기 다른 대역의 채널을 우선 탐색하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하는 것을 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 단말.
- MBAN(Medical Body Area Network) 코디네이터로서,복수개의 채널 그룹들 중 특정 채널 그룹의 식별자를 생성하는 제어부와,상기 채널 그룹의 식별자는 MBAN 단말이 다른 주파수 대역에서 우선적으로 탐색할 채널들이 포함된 채널 그룹을 나타내는 식별자이며; 및상기 제어부의 제어에 따라,MBAN 단말에게 상기 채널 그룹의 식별자를 송신하는 무선통신부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,상기 채널 그룹의 식별자를 채널 그룹 지시 명령(Channel Group Indication command)를 통하여 전송하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,상기 채널 그룹의 식별자를 비콘(beacon)에 포함된 채널 그룹 지시자(Channel Group Indication) 필드를 통하여 전송하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
- 제 16 항에 있어서,상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은, 연속적으로 인접하는 채널들의 집합이며,일 채널 그룹에 속한 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 모든 채널의 중심 주파수와 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
- 제 16 항에 있어서,상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은, 연속적으로 인접하는 채널들의 집합이며,일 채널 그룹의 속한 적어도 하나의 채널은 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 적어도 하나의 채널과 일정 주파수 범위 내에서 중첩되되, 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 서로 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 채널 탐색 방법.
- 제 19 항 또는 제 20항에 있어서, 각 채널 그룹은 모두 상기 다른 주파수 대역내에 위치하는 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은,소정의 보호 대역(guard band)를 사이에 두고 인접하는 채널들의 집합이며, 일 채널 그룹에 속한 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 모든 채널의 중심 주파수와 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹은,연속적으로 인접하는 채널들의 집합을 2 이상 포함하거나 또는 소정의 보호 대역(guard band)를 사이에 두고 인접하는 채널들의 집합을 2 이상 포함하며,일 채널 그룹에 속한 각 채널의 중심 주파수는 다른 채널 그룹에 속한 모든 채널의 중심 주파수와 다른 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
- 제 16 항에 있어서, 상기 제어부는,상기 복수개의 채널 그룹에서 각 채널 그룹을,상기 다른 주파수 대역내에 위치하는 임의의 채널들의 집합으로 결정하고,상기 임의의 채널들에 대한 정보를 상기 단말에게 미리 전송하도록 상기 무선통신부를 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 코디네이터.
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