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- the present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method.
- CA Carrier Aggregation
- Patent Document 1 discloses a registered frequency band that can be used by a registered operator, and an unlicensed license that can be used when a predetermined condition is satisfied, in addition to a dedicated frequency band that is dedicated to each operator. A technique that enables the use of bands is disclosed.
- a frequency band (for example, a wireless LAN channel included in the 5 GHz band) is shared between a cellular system and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).
- a node for example, a base station
- the cellular system also performs carrier sense for the frequency band and uses the frequency band.
- the node of the cellular system detects not only signals transmitted by wireless LAN nodes (for example, access points or stations) but also signals transmitted by other nodes of the cellular system in carrier sense. Can do. As a result, contention between nodes of the cellular system may occur, thereby limiting the use of the frequency band in the cellular system.
- a carrier sense unit that performs carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among radio resources in a frequency band shared between a cellular system and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), and the frequency The radio of the base station of the cellular system in the frequency band so that the signal is not transmitted with a predetermined radio resource of the radio resources in the band and the signal is transmitted with another radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource.
- a first control unit that controls communication.
- the processor performs carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among radio resources in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN, Radio communication of the base station of the cellular system in the frequency band is performed so that a signal is not transmitted using a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources and a signal is transmitted using another radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource. Controlling. Is provided.
- the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN can be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- the above effects are not necessarily limited, and any of the effects shown in the present specification or other effects that can be grasped from the present specification are exhibited together with or in place of the above effects. May be.
- elements having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numerals.
- a plurality of elements having substantially the same functional configuration are differentiated as necessary, such as base stations 100A, 100B, and 100C.
- base stations 100A, 100B, and 100C when there is no need to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given.
- the base stations 100A, 100B, and 100C they are simply referred to as the base station 100.
- the 5 GHz band is also used in wireless LAN. Therefore, when the 5 GHz band is used in the cellular system, for example, the 5 GHz band is shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN. Specifically, for example, a frequency band of 5 GHz band (for example, a wireless LAN channel) is used in a wireless LAN at a certain time and used in a cellular system at another time. Thereby, the frequency utilization efficiency of 5 GHz band improves.
- the wireless LAN standards include IEEE802.11a, 11b, 11g, 11n, 11ac, and 11ad. These standards are characterized by adopting IEEE802.11 as a MAC layer.
- C Use as a Component Carrier
- the shared band will be used as a component carrier (CC), for example.
- CC component carrier
- the frequency band for the cellular system is used as PCC and the shared band is used as SCC.
- the control signal and the data signal can be transmitted / received using the frequency band for the cellular system, and the data signal can be transmitted / received using the shared band.
- fair sharing may be defined as “an opportunity to use a shared band in a wireless LAN and an opportunity to use the shared band in a cellular system are given as well”. That is, it can be regarded as fair sharing that the actual communication amount is not the same between the cellular system and the wireless LAN, but the communication opportunity is the same between the cellular system and the wireless LAN.
- a shared band is used for a certain period in a cellular system, then the shared band is released from use of the cellular system for a similar period.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a frame format of IEEE 802.11.
- DATA frames and ACK frames are basic frames.
- the ACK frame is a frame for notifying the transmission side of the successful reception of the DATA frame when the DATA frame is correctly received.
- wireless communication can be performed using only a DATA frame and an ACK frame.
- two frames that is, an RTS (Request To Send) frame and a CTS (Clear To Send) frame are used.
- the wireless LAN node confirms that the signal is not transmitted for a period of DIFS (DCF (Distributed Coordination Function) InterFrame Space) before transmitting the RTS frame. This is called carrier sense. If the nodes start transmitting signals at the same time when DIFS has passed, the signals will collide. Therefore, each node waits for a back-off time that is randomly set for each node, and transmits a signal if no signal is transmitted during the back-off time.
- DIFS Distributed Coordination Function
- a node cannot transmit a signal while detecting any signal.
- an RTS frame and a CTS frame including a duration field for setting a value called NAV have been added.
- a NAV is set based on the value included in the duration field. The node that has set the NAV refrains from transmitting signals over the period of the NAV.
- the first node that transmits the DATA frame transmits the RTS frame.
- other nodes located around the first node receive the RTS frame and acquire the value included in the duration field in the RTS frame.
- the other node sets its own NAV to the acquired value, and refrains from transmitting signals over the period of the NAV.
- the NAV period is a period from the end of the RTS frame to the end of the ACK frame.
- the second node that receives the DATA frame transmits a CTS frame only SIFS (Short InterFrame Space) after the end of the RTS frame in response to the reception of the RTS frame.
- SIFS Short InterFrame Space
- other nodes located around the second node receive the CTS frame and acquire the value included in the duration field in the CTS frame.
- the other node sets its own NAV to the acquired value, and refrains from transmitting signals over the period of the NAV.
- the NAV period is a period from the end of the CTS frame to the end of the ACK frame.
- another node that is not close to the first node but is close to the second node ie, a hidden node for the first node It is possible to prevent a signal from being transmitted during communication between one node and the second node.
- the RTS frame includes a frame control field, a reception address field, a transmission address field, and an FCS (Frame Check Sequence) in addition to the duration field.
- the CTS frame includes a frame control field, a reception address field, and an FCS.
- DIFS and SIFS in the IEEE 802.11 series standard have the following lengths, for example.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an LTE frame format.
- radio frame a unit of time called a radio frame is used.
- One radio frame is 10 ms.
- Each radio frame is identified by an SFN (System Frame Number) which is any one of 0 to 1023.
- the radio frame includes 10 subframes identified by # 0 to # 9. Each subframe is 1 ms. Further, each subframe includes two slots, and each slot includes, for example, seven OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols. That is, each subframe includes 14 OFDM symbols.
- the frame format shown in FIG. 2 is a downlink frame format, and the uplink frame format includes SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access) symbols instead of OFDM symbols.
- CC component carriers
- UE user equipment
- Each CC is a band having a maximum width of 20 MHz.
- carrier aggregation there are cases where CCs that are continuous in the frequency direction are used and CCs that are separated in the frequency direction are used.
- carrier aggregation it is possible to set the CC to be used for each UE.
- one of a plurality of CCs used by the UE is a special CC.
- the one special CC is called a PCC (Primary Component Carrier).
- the remainder of the plurality of CCs is called SCC (Secondary Component Carrier).
- the PCC may vary from UE to UE.
- the PCC is the most important CC among a plurality of CCs, it is desirable that the communication quality is the most stable CC. Note that which CC is used as a PCC actually depends on how it is mounted.
- SCC is added to PCC. Further, the added existing SCC can be deleted.
- the SCC is changed by deleting an existing SCC and adding a new SCC.
- the CC used by the UE when establishing the connection Becomes the PCC for the UE. More specifically, the connection is established through a connection establishment procedure. In that case, the state of UE changes from RRC Idle to RRC Connected. Moreover, CC used for the said procedure turns into PCC for the said UE.
- the above procedure is a procedure started from the UE side.
- the PCC is changed by inter-frequency handover. More specifically, when a handover is instructed in the connection reconfiguration procedure, the PCC is handed over and the PCC is changed.
- the above procedure is a procedure started from the network side.
- the SCC is added to the PCC.
- the SCC is attached to the PCC.
- the SCC is subordinate to the PCC.
- the addition of the SCC can be performed through a connection reconfiguration procedure. This procedure is a procedure started from the network side.
- the SCC can be deleted.
- the deletion of the SCC can be performed through a connection reconfiguration procedure. Specifically, a specific SCC specified in the message is deleted.
- the above procedure is a procedure started from the network side.
- deletion of all SCCs can be performed through a connection re-establishment procedure.
- PCC Connection establishment procedure transmission / reception of non-access stratum (NAS) signaling, and transmission / reception of uplink control signal on physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) are not performed in SCC. This is done only by PCC.
- NAS non-access stratum
- PUCCH physical uplink control channel
- radio link failure RLF
- the subsequent connection re-establishment procedure are not performed by the SCC, but only by the PCC.
- an ACK (Acknowledgement) for an SCC downlink signal is transmitted on the PUCCH of the PCC. Since the ACK is used for retransmission of data by an eNB (evolved Node B), the delay of the ACK is not allowed. Therefore, when the first eNB that uses the CC that is the PCC for the UE is different from the second eNB that uses the CC that is the SCC for the UE, the first eNB and the second eNB It is desirable that the delay in the backhaul between and is about 10 ms at most.
- a frequency band for example, a wireless LAN channel included in a 5 GHz band
- a wireless LAN Local Area Network
- a node for example, a base station
- a frequency band also performs carrier sense for the frequency band and uses the frequency band.
- the node of the cellular system detects not only signals transmitted by wireless LAN nodes (for example, access points or stations) but also signals transmitted by other nodes of the cellular system in carrier sense. Can do. As a result, contention between nodes of the cellular system may occur, thereby limiting the use of the frequency band in the cellular system.
- wireless LAN nodes for example, access points or stations
- FIGS. 1-10 specific examples of this point will be described with reference to FIGS.
- 3 to 5 are explanatory diagrams for explaining an example of contention between nodes of the cellular system.
- base stations 10A and 10B and wireless LAN nodes 20A, 20B and 20C of a cellular system are shown.
- the base station 10A can receive signals transmitted by the wireless LAN nodes 20A and 20C and the base station 10B, but does not receive signals transmitted by the wireless LAN node 20B.
- the base station 10B can receive signals transmitted by the wireless LAN nodes 20B and 20C and the base station 10A, but does not receive signals transmitted by the wireless LAN node 20A.
- the base station 10A when the transmission of the signal in the shared band by the wireless LAN node 20A is completed, the base station 10A performs carrier sense for the shared band, and then performs the carrier sense in the shared band. Perform wireless communication.
- the base station 10B when the transmission of the signal in the shared band by the wireless LAN node 20B is completed, the base station 10B performs carrier sense for the shared band. However, the base station 10B detects a signal transmitted by the base station 10A in carrier sense. As a result, the base station 10B cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band due to the use of the shared band by the base station 10A.
- the base station 10 and the wireless LAN node 20 transmit signals over the entire shared band 30 (wireless LAN channel). That is, the base station 10 transmits signals using all resource blocks arranged in the frequency direction over the shared band 30. Further, the base station 10 and the wireless LAN node 20 perform carrier sense for the entire shared band 30.
- the occurrence of contention between nodes of the cellular system can limit the use of the frequency band (that is, the shared band) in the cellular system. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a mechanism that allows a frequency band (that is, a shared band) shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN to be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- the base station performs carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among radio resources in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN. Further, the base station in the frequency band is configured such that a signal is not transmitted using a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources in the frequency band, and a signal is transmitted using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource. Wireless communication is controlled.
- the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, the shared band) can be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the communication system 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the communication system 1 includes a base station 100 and a wireless LAN node 20.
- Base station 100 is a base station of a cellular system.
- the cellular system is a system that complies with LTE, LTE-Advanced, or a communication standard based on these.
- the base station 100 performs radio communication in the frequency band for the cellular system.
- the frequency band is a component carrier for the cellular system.
- the base station 100 further performs wireless communication in a frequency band (that is, a shared band) shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN.
- a frequency band that is, a shared band
- the shared band is a wireless LAN channel. More specifically, for example, the shared band is a channel of 5 GHz band (or 2.4 GHz band) and has a bandwidth of 20 MHz.
- the frequency band for the cellular system is a licensed band or a frequency band included in the license band.
- the shared band can be said to be an unlicensed band or a frequency band included in the unlicensed band.
- the base station 100 performs wireless communication with the terminal device.
- the base station 100 performs wireless communication with a terminal device located in the cell 101 of the base station 100.
- the base station 100 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device and receives an uplink signal from the terminal device.
- the wireless LAN node 20 is a wireless LAN access point or station.
- the wireless LAN node 20 operates according to any of the IEEE 802.11 standards (for example, IEEE 802.11a, 11b, 11g, 11n, 11ac, and 11ad).
- the wireless LAN node 20 performs wireless communication on a wireless LAN channel (that is, the shared band). For example, the wireless LAN node 20 performs wireless communication according to CSMA. More specifically, for example, the wireless LAN node 20 performs carrier sense for the channel. Further, when the channel is usable as a result of the carrier sense (for example, when no signal is transmitted by another node in the channel as a result of the carrier sense for a predetermined time), the wireless LAN node 20 Performs wireless communication on the channel.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the base station 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the base station 100 includes an antenna unit 110, a wireless communication unit 120, a network communication unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a processing unit 150.
- the antenna unit 110 radiates a signal output from the wireless communication unit 120 to the space as a radio wave. Further, the antenna unit 110 converts radio waves in space into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication unit 120.
- the wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives signals.
- the wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives signals in a frequency band for the cellular system and / or a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, a shared band).
- the network communication unit 130 transmits and receives information.
- the network communication unit 130 transmits information to other nodes and receives information from other nodes.
- the other nodes include other base stations and core network nodes.
- the storage unit 140 temporarily or permanently stores programs and data for the operation of the base station 100.
- the processing unit 150 provides various functions of the base station 100.
- the processing unit 150 includes a carrier sense unit 151, an information acquisition unit 153, a first control unit 155, and a second control unit 157.
- the processing unit 150 may further include other components other than these components. That is, the processing unit 150 can perform operations other than the operations of these components.
- the carrier sense unit 151 performs carrier sense. That is, the carrier sense unit 151 checks whether a signal is transmitted by another node in the frequency band or the radio resource.
- the information acquisition unit 153 acquires information. For example, the information acquisition unit 153 acquires information for the first control unit 155 or the second control unit 157.
- the first control unit 155 controls the radio communication of the base station 100.
- the first control unit 155 controls the radio communication of the base station 100 in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, a shared band). Further, for example, the first control unit 155 controls the radio communication of the base station 100 in the cellular system frequency band.
- the second control unit 157 notifies other nodes.
- the other node includes another base station.
- the other node may include a core network.
- the carrier sense unit 151 uses a predetermined radio resource among radio resources in a shared band (that is, a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN). Carry out the target carrier sense. That is, the carrier sense unit 151 checks whether a signal is transmitted by another node using the predetermined radio resource. Note that the predetermined radio resource is a part rather than all of the radio resources in the shared band.
- the first control unit 155 does not transmit a signal using a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources in the shared band, and the other than the predetermined radio resource.
- Radio communication of the base station 100 in the shared band is controlled so that signals are transmitted using other radio resources.
- the predetermined radio resource is a part rather than all of the radio resources in the shared band.
- the other radio resources are also part of the radio resources in the shared band.
- the first control unit 155 allocates radio resources for the shared band. In this case, for example, the first control unit 155 does not allocate the predetermined radio resource to the terminal device, but allocates the other radio resource to the terminal device. Thereby, for example, the base station 100 and the terminal device do not transmit a signal using the predetermined radio resource.
- the first control unit 155 may map a signal to the radio resource in the shared band. In this case, for example, the first control unit 155 may map the signal to the other radio resource without mapping the signal to the predetermined radio resource. Thereby, for example, the base station 100 does not transmit a signal using the predetermined radio resource.
- the first control unit 155 controls the radio communication of the base station 100 in the shared band according to the result of the carrier sense. For example, the first control unit 155 may transmit a signal using the other radio resource when a signal is not transmitted by another node using the predetermined radio resource for a predetermined time as a result of the carrier sense. The wireless communication of the base station 100 in the shared band is controlled.
- the predetermined radio resource is a radio resource of a partial band that is a part of the shared band. That is, the carrier sense unit 151 performs carrier sense for radio resources in the partial band. In other words, the carrier sense unit 151 performs carrier sense for the partial band.
- the predetermined radio resource is a radio resource of two or more partial bands, each of which is a part of the shared band. That is, carrier sense is performed in two or more partial bands of the shared band. In addition, signals are not transmitted by the base station 100 and the terminal device using radio resources of two or more partial bands of the shared band.
- the predetermined radio resource may be a radio resource of one partial band that is a part of the shared band.
- the partial band is a fixed band that does not vary with time.
- a specific example of this point will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for describing a first example of a predetermined radio resource according to the first embodiment.
- the base station 100 performs carrier sense for resource blocks such as partial bands 31, 33, and 35 that are part of the shared band 30. That is, the base station 100 performs carrier sense for the partial bands 31, 33, and 35 that are part of the shared band 30.
- the base station 100 when a signal is not transmitted by another node over a predetermined time in resource blocks such as the partial bands 31, 33, and 35, for example, the base station 100 (and / or the terminal device) Signals are transmitted in resource blocks such as other partial bands 32, 34, and 36. Note that the base station 100 (and / or the terminal device) does not transmit signals in resource blocks such as the partial bands 31, 33, and 35, for example.
- the base station 100A performs carrier sense for resource blocks such as the partial bands 31, 33, and 35, and the base station 100B uses resource blocks such as the other partial bands 32, 34, and 36. Send a signal.
- base station 100A does not detect a signal transmitted by base station 100B in carrier sense.
- the partial band may be a band that varies depending on the period.
- the partial band may be a band that varies according to a period according to a predetermined pattern.
- a specific example of this point will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a second example of the predetermined radio resource according to the first embodiment.
- the base station 100 performs carrier sense for radio resources in a partial band that varies according to a period according to a predetermined pattern.
- the base station 100 performs carrier sense for resource blocks such as the partial bands 31, 34, and 35. That is, in the subframe 41, the base station 100 performs carrier sense for the partial bands 31, 34, 35, and the like.
- the base station 100 performs carrier sense for the partial bands 32, 35, and 36 in the subframe 42, and performs carrier sense for the partial bands 33, 34, and 35 in the subframe 43.
- carrier sense for the partial bands 31, 32, 33, etc. is performed. Further, as a result of the carrier sense, when a signal is not transmitted by another node over a predetermined time in the partial band that varies depending on the period according to the predetermined pattern, the base station 100 (and / or the terminal device) For example, a signal is transmitted using radio resources in other partial bands. In this example, the base station 100 (and / or the terminal device) transmits signals in resource blocks such as the partial bands 32, 33, and 36 in the subframe 41.
- the base station 100 (and / or the terminal device) transmits a signal in a resource block such as the partial bands 31, 33, and 34 in the subframe 42, and a resource block such as the partial bands 31, 32, and 36 in the subframe 43.
- the signal is transmitted using resource blocks such as partial bands 34, 35, and 36.
- the base station 100A performs carrier sense for the partial bands 31, 34, and 35, and the base station 100B uses other resources such as the partial bands 32, 33, and 36. Send signal in block.
- base station 100A does not detect a signal transmitted by base station 100B in carrier sense.
- the partial band may be a band that varies depending on the subframe as shown in FIG. 9, or may be a band that varies depending on another period.
- the partial band may be a band that varies depending on a predetermined number of subframes, or may be a band that varies depending on a predetermined number of radio frames.
- the predetermined pattern may be a pattern that is repeated every predetermined period (for example, a predetermined number of radio frames).
- control area and a data area may exist for the shared band.
- the predetermined radio resource does not include the radio resource in the control area and may be a radio resource in the data area.
- carrier sense for the radio resource in the data area among the radio resources in the partial band may be performed, and a signal may not be transmitted using the radio resource.
- the other radio resources may include the radio resources in the control area and the radio resources in the data area.
- the signal may be transmitted using radio resources in the control area of the shared band and radio resources in a data area of another partial band that is a part of the shared band.
- the control area may be an area where a physical control channel is arranged.
- the predetermined radio resource may not include the radio resource of the physical control channel.
- the physical control channel may include a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel).
- the data area may be an area other than the control area.
- the control region may be a region over a predetermined number of symbols in a subframe, and the data region may be a region over other symbols in the subframe.
- the predetermined radio resource may be a radio resource within a predetermined period. For example, carrier sense for the radio resources in the partial band may be performed in the predetermined period, and a signal may not be transmitted using the radio resources in the predetermined period.
- the other radio resource may include a radio resource within the predetermined period and a radio resource in another period.
- a signal may be transmitted with a radio resource of another partial band that is a part of the shared band, and in another period, a signal is transmitted with a radio resource of the entire shared band. Also good.
- the predetermined radio resource may be another radio resource instead of the partial band radio resource.
- the predetermined radio resource may be a radio resource (for example, a resource element) of one or more discrete subcarriers.
- the other radio resources other than the predetermined radio resource include radio resources of other partial bands that are part of the shared band. That is, the base station 100 (and / or the terminal device) does not transmit a signal in the partial band (at least in any period) but transmits a signal in the other partial band. This point is as described with reference to FIGS.
- wireless communication of the wireless LAN node can be suppressed while avoiding detection of a signal by carrier sense by another base station.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for describing a first example of carrier sense and signal transmission according to the first embodiment.
- the base station 100A performs carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources in the shared band. Thereafter, the base station 100A (and / or the terminal device) transmits a signal using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource.
- the base station 100B performs carrier sense for the predetermined wireless resource.
- the base station 100A (and / or the terminal device) transmits a signal using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource
- the base station 100B uses the base station 100A (and / or / Or a signal transmitted by the terminal device) is not detected.
- the base station 100B (and / or the terminal device) transmits a signal using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource.
- carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources in the shared band is performed, and a signal is transmitted using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource.
- a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN that is, a shared band
- a shared band can be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- contention between nodes of the cellular system is avoided in the shared band. Therefore, the node of the cellular system can use the shared band regardless of the usage status of the shared band by other nodes. That is, the use of the shared band in the cellular system can be more flexible.
- the signal transmitted in the shared band is a signal transmitted by the wireless LAN node or a signal transmitted by the node of the cellular system based on the content of the signal. Further, there is no need to decode the signal. Therefore, an increase in complexity can be avoided.
- the information acquisition unit 153 includes information indicating the timing at which the base station 100 ends wireless communication in a shared band (that is, a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN) (hereinafter referred to as “first” Called timing information). Then, the second control unit 157 notifies the timing to one or more other base stations.
- a shared band that is, a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN
- the first timing information is generated by the processing unit 150.
- the first timing information may be information indicating a time at which the base station 100 ends the wireless communication in the shared band, and may include a radio frame in which the base station 100 ends the wireless communication in the shared band and / or Alternatively, it may be information indicating a subframe. Note that the first timing information is not limited to these examples, and may be other information.
- each of the one or more other base stations is a base station in the vicinity of the base station 100.
- the one or more other base stations include cellular system base stations including base station 100.
- the one or more other base stations may include base stations of other cellular systems different from the cellular system. Thereby, contention can be avoided even between cellular systems.
- the cellular system may be a system of a first operator
- the other cellular system may be a system of a second operator different from the first operator. This avoids contention between cellular systems of different operators.
- the second control unit 157 notifies the timing to the one or more other base stations by transmitting the first timing information.
- the second control unit 157 transmits the first timing information to the one or more other base stations via the network communication unit 130.
- the base station 100 notifies the timing to the one or more other base stations. Thereby, for example, the end timing of the wireless communication in the shared band can be matched between the base stations. As a result, it can be avoided that a specific wireless LAN node cannot perform wireless communication for a long time.
- the wireless LAN node 20A receives a signal transmitted by the base station 100A, but does not receive a signal transmitted by the base station 100B. Therefore, for example, the wireless LAN node 20A cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band while the base station 100A is transmitting a signal.
- the wireless LAN node 20B receives a signal transmitted from the base station 100B, but does not receive a signal transmitted from the base station 100A. Therefore, the wireless LAN node 20B cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band while the base station 100B is transmitting a signal.
- the wireless LAN node 20C receives a signal transmitted by the base station 100A and a signal transmitted by the base station 100B.
- the wireless LAN node 20C cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band while at least one of the base station 100A and the base station 100B transmits a signal in the shared band.
- the wireless LAN node 20C may not be able to perform wireless communication for a longer time than the wireless LAN node 20A and the wireless LAN node 20B. Therefore, as described above, the time at which the wireless LAN node 20C cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band by matching the timing of termination of wireless communication in the shared band between the base station 100A and the base station 100B. Can be shorter. That is, it is possible to suppress a decrease in opportunities for wireless communication of the wireless LAN node 20C in the shared band.
- the information acquisition unit 153 acquires information (hereinafter referred to as “second timing information”) indicating the timing at which another base station ends wireless communication in the shared band. Then, the first control unit 155 ends the wireless communication of the base station 100 in the shared band according to the timing.
- second timing information information indicating the timing at which another base station ends wireless communication in the shared band.
- the second timing information is information transmitted to the base station 100 by the other base station, and is stored in the storage unit 140, for example.
- the information acquisition unit 153 acquires the second timing information from the storage unit 140.
- the second timing information may be information indicating a time at which the other base station ends wireless communication in the shared band, and a radio frame in which the base station 100 ends wireless communication in the shared band. And / or information indicating a subframe. Note that the first timing information is not limited to these examples, and may be other information.
- the other base station is a base station in the vicinity of the base station 100.
- the other base station is a base station of a cellular system including the base station 100.
- the other base station may be a base station of another cellular system different from the cellular system.
- the cellular system may be a system of a first operator
- the other cellular system may be a system of a second operator different from the first operator. This avoids contention between cellular systems of different operators.
- (C) End of Wireless Communication in Shared Band For example, the first control unit 155 ends the wireless communication of the base station 100 in the shared band at the above timing.
- the first control unit 155 ends the wireless communication of the base station 100 in the shared band at the above timing.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a second example of carrier sense and signal transmission according to the first embodiment.
- base station 100 ⁇ / b> A starts wireless communication in the shared band after carrier sense. Then, the base station 100A notifies the base station 100B of the timing when the base station 100A ends the wireless communication in the shared band.
- the base station 100B also starts wireless communication in the shared band after carrier sense. Thereafter, the base station 100A and the base station 100B end the wireless communication in the shared band at the timing described above.
- the first control unit 155 does not allocate the shared band radio resources after the timing to the terminal device. As another example, the first control unit 155 does not map a signal to the radio resource in the shared band after the timing.
- the wireless communication of the base station 100 in the shared band ends according to the timing when the other base station ends the wireless communication in the shared band.
- the end timing of the wireless communication in the shared band can be matched between the base stations.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a schematic flow of the first process according to the first embodiment.
- the first processing is processing related to carrier sense and signal transmission / reception.
- the base station 100 (carrier sense unit 151) performs carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources in the shared band (S1001).
- step S1003 If, as a result of carrier sense, a signal is transmitted by another node using the predetermined radio resource (S1003: YES), the process returns to step S1001. As a result of the carrier sense, when a signal is not transmitted by another node for a predetermined time using the predetermined radio resource (S1003: NO), the process proceeds to step S1005.
- the base station 100 does not transmit (or does not receive) a signal using a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources in the shared band, and transmits a signal using another radio resource among the radio resources in the shared band ( (S1005).
- the first control unit 155 of the base station 100 performs wireless communication of the base station 100 in the shared band so that a signal is not transmitted using the predetermined radio resource but a signal is transmitted using the other radio resource. Control.
- step S1007 If the wireless communication in the shared band is terminated (S1007: YES), the process is terminated. If the wireless communication in the shared band is not terminated (S1007: NO), the process returns to step S1005.
- FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a schematic flow of the second process according to the first embodiment.
- the second process is a process related to the end of wireless communication in the shared band.
- the base station 100A notifies the base station 100B of the timing (end timing) when the base station 100A ends the wireless communication in the shared band (S1011).
- the base station 100B transmits an acknowledgment to the notification to the base station 100A.
- the base station 100A ends the wireless communication in the shared band at the end timing (S1015).
- the base station 100B ends the wireless communication in the shared band according to the end timing (S1017). For example, the base station 100B ends the wireless communication in the shared band at the end timing.
- a frequency band for example, a wireless LAN channel included in a 5 GHz band
- a wireless LAN Local Area Network
- a specific wireless LAN node may not be able to perform wireless communication for a long time.
- the wireless LAN node 20A receives a signal transmitted by the base station 10A, but does not receive a signal transmitted by the base station 10B.
- the wireless LAN node 20B receives a signal transmitted from the base station 10B, but does not receive a signal transmitted from the base station 10A.
- the wireless LAN node 20C receives a signal transmitted by the base station 10A and a signal transmitted by the base station 10B. Therefore, for example, the wireless LAN node 20A cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band while the base station 10A is transmitting a signal. In addition, the wireless LAN node 20B cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band while the base station 10B is transmitting a signal.
- the wireless LAN node 20C cannot perform wireless communication in the shared band while at least one of the base station 10A and the base station 10B transmits a signal in the shared band. Therefore, the wireless LAN node 20C may not be able to perform wireless communication for a longer time than the wireless LAN node 20A and the wireless LAN node 20B.
- the base station 100 notifies one or more other base stations of the timing when the base station 100 ends wireless communication in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN. To do.
- the base station 100 ends the wireless communication in the frequency band according to the timing when the other base station ends the wireless communication in the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN. To do.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the communication system 2 according to the second embodiment.
- the communication system 2 includes a base station 200 and a wireless LAN node 20.
- the description of the schematic configuration of the communication system 2 is the same as the description of the schematic configuration of the communication system 1 according to the first embodiment, except for the difference in reference numerals. Therefore, the overlapping description is omitted here.
- base station 100 and “base station 100” in the description of the schematic configuration of the communication system 1 according to the first embodiment.
- Cell 101” is replaced with “base station 200” and “cell 201”, respectively.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the base station 200 according to the second embodiment.
- the base station 200 includes an antenna unit 210, a radio communication unit 220, a network communication unit 230, a storage unit 240, and a processing unit 250.
- the description of the configuration of the base station 200 is the same as the description of the configuration of the base station 100 according to the first embodiment, except for the difference in reference numerals. Therefore, the overlapping description is omitted here.
- the “control unit 157” includes “base station 200”, “antenna unit 210”, “wireless communication unit 220”, “network communication unit 230”, “storage unit 240”, “processing unit 250”, “carrier sense unit”, respectively. 251 ”,“ information acquisition unit 253 ”,“ first control unit 255 ”, and“ second control unit 257 ”.
- the information acquisition unit 253 includes information indicating the timing at which the base station 200 ends wireless communication in a shared band (that is, a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN) (hereinafter referred to as “first” Called timing information). Then, the second control unit 257 notifies the timing to one or more other base stations.
- a shared band that is, a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN
- the information acquisition unit 253 acquires information (hereinafter referred to as “second timing information”) indicating the timing at which another base station ends wireless communication in the shared band. Then, the first control unit 255 ends the wireless communication of the base station 200 in the shared band according to the timing.
- second timing information information indicating the timing at which another base station ends wireless communication in the shared band.
- base station 100A and base station 100B in the description of the second processing according to the first embodiment are respectively referred to as “base station”. 200A "and" base station 200B ".
- the representative base station of the cellular system performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN.
- the representative base station notifies one or more other base stations corresponding to the representative base station when the frequency band is available as a result of the carrier sense.
- the base station performs the carrier sense for the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN, and the representative base station of the cellular system performs the carrier sense as a result of the carrier sense. Radio communication in the frequency band is performed in response to the notification to the base station, which is performed when the frequency band is usable.
- the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, the shared band) can be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the communication system 3 according to the third embodiment.
- the communication system 3 includes a base station 300, a base station 400, and a wireless LAN node 20.
- Base station 300 Each of base station 300 and base station 400 is a base station of a cellular system.
- the cellular system is a system that complies with LTE, LTE-Advanced, or a communication standard based on these.
- the base station 300 is a representative base station of a cellular system.
- the base station 400 is a base station corresponding to the base station 300 (that is, the representative base station).
- the base station 300 (representative base station) is a base station that is a cluster head of a small cell cluster.
- the base station 400 is another base station that forms the small cell cluster.
- the base station 300 may be a macro cell base station.
- the base station 400 may be a small cell base station that overlaps the macro cell.
- Frequency band Each of the base station 300 and the base station 400 performs wireless communication in the frequency band for the cellular system.
- the frequency band is a component carrier for the cellular system.
- each of the base station 300 and the base station 400 further performs wireless communication in a frequency band (that is, a shared band) shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN.
- a frequency band that is, a shared band
- the shared band is a wireless LAN channel. More specifically, for example, the shared band is a channel of 5 GHz band (or 2.4 GHz band) and has a bandwidth of 20 MHz.
- the frequency band for the cellular system is a license band or a frequency band included in the license band.
- the shared band can be said to be an unlicensed band or a frequency band included in the unlicensed band.
- Each of the base station 300 and the base station 400 performs wireless communication with the terminal device. For example, each of the base station 300 and the base station 400 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device and receives an uplink signal from the terminal device.
- the wireless LAN node 20 is a wireless LAN access point or station.
- the wireless LAN node 20 operates according to any of the IEEE 802.11 standards (for example, IEEE 802.11a, 11b, 11g, 11n, 11ac, and 11ad).
- the wireless LAN node 20 performs wireless communication on a wireless LAN channel (that is, the shared band). For example, the wireless LAN node 20 performs wireless communication according to CSMA. More specifically, for example, the wireless LAN node 20 performs carrier sense for the channel. Further, when the channel is usable as a result of the carrier sense (for example, when no signal is transmitted by another node in the channel as a result of the carrier sense for a predetermined time), the wireless LAN node 20 Performs wireless communication on the channel.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the base station 300 according to the third embodiment.
- the base station 300 includes an antenna unit 310, a wireless communication unit 320, a network communication unit 330, a storage unit 340, and a processing unit 350.
- the antenna unit 310 radiates a signal output from the wireless communication unit 320 as a radio wave to space. Further, the antenna unit 310 converts radio waves in space into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication unit 320.
- the wireless communication unit 320 transmits and receives signals.
- the wireless communication unit 320 transmits and receives signals in a frequency band for the cellular system and / or a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, a shared band).
- the network communication unit 330 transmits and receives information.
- the network communication unit 330 transmits information to other nodes and receives information from other nodes.
- the other nodes include other base stations and core network nodes.
- the storage unit 340 temporarily or permanently stores programs and data for the operation of the base station 300.
- the processing unit 350 provides various functions of the base station 300.
- the processing unit 350 includes a carrier sense unit 351, a first control unit 353, and a second control unit 355. Note that the processing unit 350 may further include other components other than these components. That is, the processing unit 350 can perform operations other than the operations of these components.
- the carrier sense unit 351 performs carrier sense. For example, the carrier sense unit 351 performs carrier sense for a frequency band (that is, a shared band) shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN. That is, the carrier sense unit 351 checks whether a signal is transmitted from another node in the shared band.
- a frequency band that is, a shared band
- the first control unit 353 notifies other nodes.
- the other node includes another base station.
- the first control unit 353 notifies the other node by transmitting information (for example, a message) to the other node via the network communication unit 330.
- the second control unit 355 controls the radio communication of the base station 300.
- the second control unit 355 controls wireless communication of the base station 300 in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, a shared band).
- the 2nd control part 355 controls the radio
- FIG. 18 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the base station 400 according to the third embodiment.
- the base station 400 includes an antenna unit 410, a wireless communication unit 420, a network communication unit 430, a storage unit 440, and a processing unit 450.
- the antenna unit 410 radiates a signal output from the wireless communication unit 420 to the space as a radio wave.
- the antenna unit 410 converts a radio wave in the space into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication unit 420.
- the wireless communication unit 420 transmits and receives signals.
- the wireless communication unit 420 transmits and receives signals in a frequency band for the cellular system and / or a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, a shared band).
- the network communication unit 430 transmits and receives information.
- the network communication unit 430 transmits information to other nodes and receives information from other nodes.
- the other nodes include other base stations and core network nodes.
- the storage unit 440 temporarily or permanently stores a program and data for the operation of the base station 400.
- the processing unit 450 provides various functions of the base station 400.
- the processing unit 450 includes a reception unit 451 and a control unit 453.
- the processing unit 450 may further include other components other than these components. That is, the processing unit 450 can perform operations other than the operations of these components.
- the accepting unit 451 accepts notifications made by other nodes.
- the other nodes include other base stations.
- the reception unit 451 receives information (for example, a message) transmitted by another node via the network communication unit 430, thereby receiving a notification performed by the other node.
- the control unit 453 controls the wireless communication of the base station 400.
- the control unit 453 controls the radio communication of the base station 400 so that the base station 400 performs radio communication in the cellular system frequency band or the shared band.
- the control unit 453 starts or ends the wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band.
- Carrier sense and notification (A) Carrier sense for the shared band
- the base station 300 (carrier sense unit 351) performs carrier sense for the shared band (that is, the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN). . That is, the base station 300 (carrier sense unit 351) checks whether a signal is transmitted from another node in the shared band.
- the base station 300 may, when the shared band is usable as a result of the carrier sense (for example, other than a predetermined time on the channel as a result of the carrier sense). Notification to one or more base stations 400). As an example, the base station 300 performs the notification by transmitting information (message).
- the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, the shared band) can be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- one or more base stations 400 may perform wireless communication in a shared band in response to a notification from the base station 300 that is a representative base station, and thus do not perform carrier sense by themselves. Also good. Therefore, the base station 400 detects a signal transmitted by another base station (the base station 300 or the base station 400) in carrier sense for the shared band, and cannot use the shared band. Absent. That is, contention between base stations in the shared band can be avoided. Therefore, the shared band can be used more flexibly in the cellular system (for example, by interference control).
- the notification includes notification of start timing of wireless communication in the shared band. That is, the base station 300 (first control unit 353) sets the start timing of wireless communication in the shared band to one or more base stations 400 when the shared band is usable as a result of the carrier sense. Notice.
- the base station 300 (first control unit 353) notifies the start timing by transmitting information (for example, a message) indicating the time of the start timing.
- the base station 300 (first control unit 353) may notify the start timing by transmitting information indicating the adjustment time until the start timing. Note that the third embodiment is not limited to these examples, and the base station 300 (the first control unit 353) notifies the start timing by transmitting other information that allows the start timing to be specified. May be.
- the start of wireless communication in the shared band can be coordinated between base stations. Therefore, for example, interference control between base stations becomes easier. Further, it can be avoided that a specific wireless LAN node cannot perform wireless communication for a long time.
- the notification includes notification of the end timing of wireless communication in the shared band. That is, when the shared band is usable as a result of the carrier sense, the base station 300 (first control unit 353) sets the end timing of wireless communication in the shared band to one or more base stations 400. Notice.
- the base station 300 (first control unit 353) notifies the end timing by transmitting information (for example, a message) indicating the time of the end timing.
- the base station 300 (the first control unit 353) transmits the information indicating the period from the start timing to the end timing (that is, the period during which wireless communication in the shared band is performed). The end timing may be notified.
- the third embodiment is not limited to these examples, and the base station 300 (the first control unit 353) notifies the end timing by transmitting other information that enables the end timing to be specified. May be.
- each base station notifies the end timing to another base station.
- the representative base station (base station 300) includes one or more other base stations. (Base station 400) is collectively notified of the end timing. Therefore, in the third embodiment, even when there are a large number of base stations (for example, in the case of a small cell cluster), the procedure is not complicated.
- the base station 300 transmits a busy tone in the shared band until wireless communication start timing in the shared band.
- the second controller 355 controls the base station 300 to transmit the busy tone in the shared band so that the base station 300 transmits the busy tone in the shared band until the start timing.
- the second control unit 355 maps the busy tone signal to the radio resource in the shared band until the start timing. Thereby, the base station 300 transmits a busy tone in the shared band until the start timing.
- wireless communication of the wireless LAN node in the shared band can be suppressed until the start timing.
- Base station 400 (accepting unit 451) accepts a notification to the base station 400 performed by the base station 300 when the shared band is usable as a result of the carrier sense. Then, the base station 400 performs wireless communication in the shared band in response to the notification. In response to the notification, the control unit 453 controls the wireless communication of the base station 400 so that the base station 400 performs wireless communication in the shared band.
- the reception unit 451 receives information (for example, a message) transmitted by the base station 300 via the network communication unit 430, thereby receiving a notification performed by the other node.
- information for example, a message
- control unit 453 performs radio resource allocation of the shared band, transmission processing for transmission in the shared band, and / or reception processing for reception in the shared band, and the like.
- the base station 400 controls wireless communication.
- the notification includes notification of the start timing of wireless communication in the shared band.
- the base station 400 starts wireless communication in the shared band according to the start timing.
- the control unit 453 starts wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band according to the start timing.
- the control unit 453 starts wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band at the start timing.
- control unit 453 sets a first timer based on the start timing and starts the first timer. And the control part 453 starts the radio
- the notification includes notification of the end timing of wireless communication in the shared band.
- the base station 400 ends the wireless communication in the shared band according to the end timing.
- the control unit 453 ends the wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band according to the end timing.
- the control unit 453 ends the wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band at the end timing.
- control unit 453 sets a second timer based on the end timing, and starts the second timer. Then, the control unit 453 terminates the wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band after the second timer expires.
- (B) Base station 300 For example, when the shared band is usable as a result of the carrier sense, the base station 300 performs radio communication in the shared band. When the shared band is usable as a result of the carrier sense, the second control unit 355 controls the wireless communication of the base station 300 so that the base station 300 performs wireless communication in the shared band.
- the second control unit 355 performs radio resource allocation of the shared band, transmission processing for transmission in the shared band, and / or reception processing for reception in the shared band, and the like.
- the wireless communication of the base station 300 is controlled.
- (B-1) Start Timing For example, the base station 300 starts wireless communication in the shared band according to the start timing.
- the second control unit 355 starts wireless communication of the base station 300 in the shared band according to the start timing.
- the second control unit 355 starts wireless communication of the base station 300 in the shared band at the start timing.
- the second control unit 355 sets a first timer based on the start timing and starts the first timer. Then, the second control unit 355 starts wireless communication of the base station 300 in the shared band after the first timer expires.
- (B-2) End Timing For example, the base station 300 ends the wireless communication in the shared band according to the end timing.
- the second control unit 355 ends the radio communication of the base station 300 in the shared band according to the end timing.
- the second control unit 355 ends the wireless communication of the base station 300 in the shared band at the end timing.
- the second control unit 355 sets a second timer based on the end timing and starts the second timer. Then, the second control unit 355 ends the wireless communication of the base station 300 in the shared band after the second timer expires.
- FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of operations of the base station 300 and the base station 400 according to the third embodiment.
- the base station 300 performs carrier sense for the shared band.
- the base station 300 determines the start timing of the wireless communication in the shared band and the end timing of the wireless communication in the shared band as one or more Notify the base station 400.
- the base station 300 transmits a busy tone (BT) in the shared band until the start timing.
- BT busy tone
- the base station 300 and the one or more base stations 400 start wireless communication in the shared band at the start timing.
- the base station 300 and the one or more base stations 400 end wireless communication in the shared band at the end timing.
- FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a schematic flow of the first process according to the third embodiment.
- the first processing is processing of the entire base station 300 and base station 400.
- the base station 300 notifies the base station 400 that a signal is detected in a shared band (frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN) (S1031).
- a shared band frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN
- the base station 300 notifies the base station 400 of the start of carrier sense for the shared band (S1033). That is, the base station 300 notifies the base station 400 that the base station 300 has started the carrier sense.
- the base station 300 sets one start timing of wireless communication in the shared band and one end timing of wireless communication in the shared band.
- the above base station 400 is notified (S1035).
- the base station 300 and the one or more base stations 400 start wireless communication in the shared band at the start timing (S1037, S1039). Note that the base station 300 transmits a busy tone in the shared band until the start timing.
- the base station 300 and the one or more base stations 400 end the wireless communication in the shared band at the end timing (S1041, S1043).
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a schematic flow of the second process according to the third embodiment.
- the second process is a process for starting or ending wireless communication in the shared band.
- the subject that executes the second process is the base station 400 (the control unit 453) will be described, but the second process is also performed by the base station 300 (the second control unit 355). Can be executed.
- the control unit 453 sets the first timer based on the start timing of the wireless communication in the shared band notified from the base station 300 to the base station 400, and starts the first timer (S1051). In addition, the control unit 453 sets the second timer based on the end timing of the wireless communication in the shared band notified from the base station 300 to the base station 400, and starts the second timer (S1053). ).
- the base station 400 starts wireless communication in the shared band (S1057). That is, the control unit 453 starts wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band.
- the base station 400 ends the wireless communication in the shared band (S1061). That is, the control unit 453 ends the wireless communication of the base station 400 in the shared band. Then, the process ends.
- the base station (base station 100, base station 200, base station 300, or base station 400) may be realized as any type of eNB (evolved Node B) such as a macro eNB or a small eNB.
- the small eNB may be an eNB that covers a cell smaller than a macro cell, such as a pico eNB, a micro eNB, or a home (femto) eNB.
- the base station may be realized as another type of base station such as a NodeB or a BTS (Base Transceiver Station).
- the base station may include a main body (also referred to as a base station apparatus) that controls radio communication, and one or more RRHs (Remote Radio Heads) that are arranged at locations different from the main body.
- a main body also referred to as a base station apparatus
- RRHs Remote Radio Heads
- Various types of terminals to be described later may operate as the base station by temporarily or semi-permanently executing the base station function.
- at least some of the constituent elements of the base station may be realized in a base station apparatus or a module for the base station apparatus.
- FIG. 22 is a block diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 800 includes one or more antennas 810 and a base station device 820. Each antenna 810 and the base station apparatus 820 can be connected to each other via an RF cable.
- Each of the antennas 810 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission and reception of radio signals by the base station apparatus 820.
- the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810 as illustrated in FIG. 22, and the plurality of antennas 810 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example. 22 shows an example in which the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810, but the eNB 800 may include a single antenna 810.
- the base station apparatus 820 includes a controller 821, a memory 822, a network interface 823, and a wireless communication interface 825.
- the controller 821 may be a CPU or a DSP, for example, and operates various functions of the upper layer of the base station apparatus 820. For example, the controller 821 generates a data packet from the data in the signal processed by the wireless communication interface 825, and transfers the generated packet via the network interface 823. The controller 821 may generate a bundled packet by bundling data from a plurality of baseband processors, and may transfer the generated bundled packet. In addition, the controller 821 is a logic that executes control such as radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, inflow control, or scheduling. May have a typical function. Moreover, the said control may be performed in cooperation with a surrounding eNB or a core network node.
- the memory 822 includes RAM and ROM, and stores programs executed by the controller 821 and various control data (for example, terminal list, transmission power data, scheduling data, and the like).
- the network interface 823 is a communication interface for connecting the base station device 820 to the core network 824.
- the controller 821 may communicate with the core network node or other eNB via the network interface 823.
- the eNB 800 and the core network node or another eNB may be connected to each other by a logical interface (for example, an S1 interface or an X2 interface).
- the network interface 823 may be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for wireless backhaul.
- the network interface 823 may use a frequency band higher than the frequency band used by the wireless communication interface 825 for wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 825 supports any cellular communication scheme such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) or LTE-Advanced, and provides a wireless connection to terminals located in the cell of the eNB 800 via the antenna 810.
- the wireless communication interface 825 may typically include a baseband (BB) processor 826, an RF circuit 827, and the like.
- the BB processor 826 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and each layer (for example, L1, MAC (Medium Access Control), RLC (Radio Link Control), and PDCP).
- Various signal processing of Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- Packet Data Convergence Protocol is executed.
- the BB processor 826 may have some or all of the logical functions described above instead of the controller 821.
- the BB processor 826 may be a module that includes a memory that stores a communication control program, a processor that executes the program, and related circuits. The function of the BB processor 826 may be changed by updating the program. Good.
- the module may be a card or a blade inserted into a slot of the base station apparatus 820, or a chip mounted on the card or the blade.
- the RF circuit 827 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a radio signal via the antenna 810.
- the radio communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 as illustrated in FIG. 22, and the plurality of BB processors 826 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example. Further, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of RF circuits 827 as shown in FIG. 22, and the plurality of RF circuits 827 may respectively correspond to a plurality of antenna elements, for example. 22 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 and a plurality of RF circuits 827, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a single BB processor 826 or a single RF circuit 827. But you can.
- one or more components included in the processing unit 150 described with reference to FIG. Unit 157) may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 825.
- the eNB 800 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 826) or all of the wireless communication interface 825 and / or the controller 821, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. Good.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components).
- the program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the eNB 800, and the radio communication interface 825 (eg, the BB processor 826) and / or the controller 821 executes the program.
- the eNB 800, the base station apparatus 820, or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is provided. May be.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- one or more components included in the processing unit 250 described with reference to FIG.
- One or more components included in the processing unit 350 described with reference to FIG. 17, and FIG.
- One or more components included in the processing unit 450 described are also the same as the one or more components included in the processing unit 150.
- the wireless communication unit 120 described with reference to FIG. 7 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 825 (for example, the RF circuit 827). Further, the antenna unit 110 may be mounted on the antenna 810.
- the network communication unit 130 may be implemented in the controller 821 and / or the network interface 823. Regarding these points, the antenna unit 210, the wireless communication unit 220, and the network communication unit 230 described with reference to FIG. 15, the antenna unit 310, the wireless communication unit 320, and the network communication unit 330 described with reference to FIG. In addition, the antenna unit 410, the wireless communication unit 420, and the network communication unit 430 described with reference to FIG. 18 are the same as the antenna unit 110, the wireless communication unit 120, and the network communication unit 130.
- FIG. 23 is a block diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 830 includes one or more antennas 840, a base station apparatus 850, and an RRH 860. Each antenna 840 and RRH 860 may be connected to each other via an RF cable. Base station apparatus 850 and RRH 860 can be connected to each other via a high-speed line such as an optical fiber cable.
- Each of the antennas 840 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of radio signals by the RRH 860.
- the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840 as illustrated in FIG. 23, and the plurality of antennas 840 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example. Note that although FIG. 23 illustrates an example in which the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840, the eNB 830 may include a single antenna 840.
- the base station device 850 includes a controller 851, a memory 852, a network interface 853, a wireless communication interface 855, and a connection interface 857.
- the controller 851, the memory 852, and the network interface 853 are the same as the controller 821, the memory 822, and the network interface 823 described with reference to FIG.
- the wireless communication interface 855 supports a cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and provides a wireless connection to a terminal located in a sector corresponding to the RRH 860 via the RRH 860 and the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 855 may typically include a BB processor 856 and the like.
- the BB processor 856 is the same as the BB processor 826 described with reference to FIG. 22 except that it is connected to the RF circuit 864 of the RRH 860 via the connection interface 857.
- the wireless communication interface 855 includes a plurality of BB processors 856 as illustrated in FIG. 23, and the plurality of BB processors 856 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example.
- 23 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 855 includes a plurality of BB processors 856, the wireless communication interface 855 may include a single BB processor 856.
- connection interface 857 is an interface for connecting the base station device 850 (wireless communication interface 855) to the RRH 860.
- the connection interface 857 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line that connects the base station apparatus 850 (wireless communication interface 855) and the RRH 860.
- the RRH 860 includes a connection interface 861 and a wireless communication interface 863.
- connection interface 861 is an interface for connecting the RRH 860 (wireless communication interface 863) to the base station device 850.
- the connection interface 861 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line.
- the wireless communication interface 863 transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 may typically include an RF circuit 864 and the like.
- the RF circuit 864 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864 as illustrated in FIG. 23, and the plurality of RF circuits 864 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively.
- FIG. 23 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864, but the wireless communication interface 863 may include a single RF circuit 864.
- one or more components included in the processing unit 150 described with reference to FIG. Unit 157) may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 855 and / or the wireless communication interface 863. Alternatively, at least some of these components may be implemented in the controller 851.
- the eNB 830 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 856) or the whole of the wireless communication interface 855 and / or the controller 851, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. Good.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components).
- the program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the eNB 830, and the wireless communication interface 855 (eg, the BB processor 856) and / or the controller 851 executes the program.
- the eNB 830, the base station apparatus 850, or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is provided. May be.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- one or more components carrier sense unit 251, information acquisition unit 253, first control unit 255, and / or second control unit 257) included in the processing unit 250 described with reference to FIG.
- One or more components carrier sense unit 351, first control unit 353 and / or second control unit 355) included in the processing unit 350 described with reference to FIG. 17, and FIG.
- One or more components receiving unit 451 and / or control unit 453 included in the processing unit 450 described are also the same as the one or more components included in the processing unit 150.
- the wireless communication unit 120 described with reference to FIG. 7 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 863 (for example, the RF circuit 864).
- the antenna unit 110 may be mounted on the antenna 840.
- the network communication unit 130 may be implemented in the controller 851 and / or the network interface 853.
- the antenna unit 210, the wireless communication unit 220, and the network communication unit 230 described with reference to FIG. 15 the antenna unit 310, the wireless communication unit 320, and the network communication unit 330 described with reference to FIG.
- the antenna unit 410, the wireless communication unit 420, and the network communication unit 430 described with reference to FIG. 18 are the same as the antenna unit 110, the wireless communication unit 120, and the network communication unit 130.
- the base station 100 performs a carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among radio resources in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN.
- the base station 100 in the frequency band so that a signal is not transmitted using a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources of the frequency band, and a signal is transmitted using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource.
- a first control unit 155 that controls wireless communication.
- the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, the shared band) can be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- the base station 200 acquires the information indicating the timing at which the base station 200 ends wireless communication in the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN. And a second control unit 257 that notifies the timing to one or more other base stations.
- the base station 200 includes the first control unit 255 that controls the radio communication of the base station 200 in the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN, and the frequency band. And an information acquisition unit 253 that acquires information indicating the timing at which another base station terminates wireless communication.
- the first control unit 255 ends the radio communication of the base station 200 in the frequency band according to the timing.
- the base station 300 (representative base station) includes a carrier sense unit 351 that performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN, and the carrier sense.
- a carrier sense unit 351 that performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN, and the carrier sense.
- a first control unit 353 that performs notification to one or more other base stations corresponding to the base station 300 is provided.
- the base station 400 (base station corresponding to the representative base station) performs the above cellular sensing that performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN.
- the base station 400 receives a notification to the base station 400 when the representative base station of the system can use the frequency band as a result of the carrier sense, and the base station 400 receives the frequency in response to the notification.
- a control unit 453 that controls the wireless communication of the base station 400 so as to perform wireless communication in the band.
- the frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN (that is, the shared band) can be used more flexibly in the cellular system.
- the cellular system is a system that complies with LTE, LTE-Advanced, or a communication standard based on these has been described, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example.
- the cellular system may be compliant with other communication standards.
- processing steps in the processing of the present specification do not necessarily have to be executed in time series according to the order described in the flowchart or the sequence diagram.
- the processing steps in the processing may be executed in an order different from the order described as a flowchart or a sequence diagram, or may be executed in parallel.
- a computer program in other words, a computer program for causing a processor (for example, a CPU, a DSP, or the like) included in a device (for example, a base station, a base station device, or a module for the base station device) of this specification to function as the above device. Then, a computer program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the constituent elements of the device can also be created. Moreover, a recording medium on which the computer program is recorded may be provided. Also provided is an apparatus (for example, a base station, a base station apparatus, or a module for the base station apparatus) comprising a memory for storing the computer program and one or more processors capable of executing the computer program. Also good. Further, a method including the operation of the components of the device (for example, the carrier sense unit, the information acquisition unit, the first control unit, and / or the second control unit) is also included in the technology according to the present disclosure.
- a processor for example, a CPU, a DSP, or the like
- a carrier sense unit for performing carrier sense on a predetermined radio resource among radio resources in a frequency band shared between a cellular system and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network); The base station of the cellular system in the frequency band so that a signal is not transmitted using a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources of the frequency band, and a signal is transmitted using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource.
- a device comprising: (2) The device according to (1), wherein the predetermined radio resource is a radio resource of a partial band that is a part of the frequency band.
- the partial band is a fixed band that does not vary depending on a period.
- the partial band is a band that varies depending on a period.
- the partial band is a band that varies according to a period according to a predetermined pattern.
- the other radio resource includes a radio resource of another partial band that is a part of the frequency band.
- the predetermined radio resource is a radio resource of two or more partial bands, each of which is a part of the frequency band.
- the first control unit controls radio communication of the base station in the frequency band in accordance with a result of the carrier sense.
- the apparatus according to item 1. (14) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (13), wherein the frequency band is a wireless LAN channel. (15) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (14), wherein the apparatus is the base station, a base station apparatus for the base station, or a module for the base station apparatus. (16) Depending on the processor Performing carrier sense for a predetermined radio resource among radio resources in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN; The base station of the cellular system in the frequency band so that a signal is not transmitted using a predetermined radio resource among the radio resources of the frequency band, and a signal is transmitted using a radio resource other than the predetermined radio resource. Controlling the wireless communication of Including methods.
- Controlling the wireless communication of A readable recording medium on which a program for causing a processor to execute is recorded.
- a device comprising: (20) The apparatus according to (19), wherein each of the one or more other base stations is a base station in the vicinity of the base station.
- the apparatus according to (19) or (20), wherein the one or more other base stations include base stations of another cellular system different from the cellular system.
- the cellular system is a first operator system;
- the other cellular system is a second operator system different from the first operator.
- the device according to (21).
- the apparatus according to any one of (19) to (22), wherein the apparatus is the base station, a base station apparatus for the base station, or a module for the base station apparatus.
- a control unit for controlling wireless communication of the base station of the cellular system in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN;
- An acquisition unit for acquiring information indicating a timing at which another base station ends wireless communication in the frequency band; With The control unit terminates wireless communication of the base station in the frequency band according to the timing. apparatus.
- Controlling wireless communication of the base station in the frequency band includes terminating wireless communication of the base station in the frequency band according to the timing, recoding media.
- a carrier sense unit that performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN; A first control unit for notifying one or more other base stations corresponding to a representative base station of the cellular system when the frequency band is usable as a result of the carrier sense; A device comprising: (32) The device according to (31), wherein the notification includes a notification of a start timing of wireless communication in the frequency band. (33) The device according to (32), wherein the first control unit notifies the start timing by transmitting information indicating an adjustment time until the start timing. (34) A second control unit for controlling radio communication of the representative base station; Further comprising The second control unit starts radio communication of the representative base station in the frequency band according to the start timing.
- the apparatus according to (32) or (33).
- a second control unit that controls transmission of the busy tone in the frequency band by the representative base station so that the busy tone is transmitted in the frequency band until the start timing of wireless communication in the frequency band;
- the representative base station is a base station that is a cluster head of a small cell cluster, Each of the one or more other base stations is another base station that forms the small cell cluster.
- the representative base station is a macro cell base station, Each of the one or more other base stations is a small cell base station that overlaps the macro cell.
- the apparatus according to any one of (31) to (37). (40) The apparatus according to any one of (31) to (39), wherein the apparatus is the representative base station, a base station apparatus for the representative base station, or a module for the base station apparatus.
- the representative base station of the cellular system that performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN is performed when the frequency band is usable as a result of the carrier sense,
- a reception unit that receives a notification to the base station corresponding to the representative base station;
- a control unit that controls wireless communication of the base station so that the base station performs wireless communication in the frequency band;
- a device comprising: (42)
- the notification includes notification of start timing of wireless communication in the frequency band, The control unit starts wireless communication of the base station in the frequency band according to the start timing.
- the notification includes notification of the end timing of wireless communication in the frequency band, The control unit terminates wireless communication of the base station in the frequency band according to the termination timing.
- the device according to (41) or (42).
- (44) The apparatus according to any one of (41) to (43), wherein the apparatus is the base station, a base station apparatus for the base station, or a module for the base station apparatus.
- (45) Depending on the processor Performing carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN; Notifying one or more other base stations corresponding to the representative base station of the cellular system when the frequency band is available as a result of the carrier sense; Including methods.
- (46) Performing carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN; Notifying one or more other base stations corresponding to the representative base station of the cellular system when the frequency band is available as a result of the carrier sense;
- a program that causes a processor to execute.
- the representative base station of the cellular system that performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN is performed when the frequency band is usable as a result of the carrier sense, Receiving a notification to the base station corresponding to the representative base station; In response to the notification, controlling the radio communication of the base station so that the base station performs radio communication in the frequency band; A program that causes a processor to execute.
- the representative base station of the cellular system that performs carrier sense for a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN is performed when the frequency band is usable as a result of the carrier sense, Receiving a notification to the base station corresponding to the representative base station; In response to the notification, controlling the radio communication of the base station so that the base station performs radio communication in the frequency band;
- a readable recording medium on which a program for causing a processor to execute is recorded.
- Base station 20 Wireless LAN node 30 Shared band 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 Partial band 41, 42, 43, 44 Subframe 100, 200, 300, 400
- Base station 151, 251 and 351 Carrier sense unit 153, 253 Information acquisition unit 155, 255, 353 First control unit 157, 257, 355 Second control unit 451 Reception unit 453 Control unit
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Description
1.はじめに
2.第1の実施形態
2.1.概要
2.2.通信システムの概略的な構成
2.3.基地局の構成
2.4.第1の実施形態に係る技術的特徴
2.5.処理の流れ
3.第2の実施形態
3.1.概要
3.2.通信システムの概略的な構成
3.3.基地局の構成
3.4.第2の実施形態に係る技術的特徴
3.5.処理の流れ
4.第3の実施形態
4.1.概要
4.2.通信システムの概略的な構成
4.3.基地局の構成
4.4.基地局の構成
4.5.第3の実施形態に係る技術的特徴
4.6.処理の流れ
5.応用例
6.まとめ
まず、図1及び図2を参照して、周波数帯域の共用、無線LANに関する技術、及びセルラーシステムに関する技術を説明する。
(a)周波数共用の背景
セルラーシステムにおいて使用可能なさらなる周波数帯域が求められている。例えば、セルラーシステムにおいて使用可能なさらなる周波数帯域として、5GHz帯が考えられる。
無線LANのノード(アクセスポイント及びステーション)は、世の中に既に広く普及している。そのため、後方互換性(Backward Compatibility)の観点から、無線LANのノードの動作が変更されるのではなく、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で周波数帯域を共用するための仕組みが、LTE(Long Term Evolution)の技術として検討され、LTEの新たな規格として定められることが望ましい。なお、上記新たな規格に準拠した端末装置は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域(以下、「共用帯域」と呼ぶ)を使用するが、上記新たな規格に準拠しない端末装置は、共用帯域を使用しないと考えられる。
LTE、LTE-Advanced又はこれらに準ずる通信規格に準拠したセルラーシステムでは、共用帯域は、例えば、コンポーネントキャリア(CC:Component Carrier)として使用されるであろう。さらに、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域がPCCとして使用され、共用帯域はSCCとして使用されることが、想定される。また、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域を使用して制御信号及びデータ信号が送受信され、共用帯域を使用してデータ信号が送受信され得る。
共用帯域はセルラーシステムと無線LANとの間でフェアに共用されることが望ましい。無線LANでは、CSMA(Carrier Sense Multiple Access)に従ってチャネル(共用帯域)がフェアに共用されているので、例えば、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間でも、CSMAを考慮した手法で、チャネル(共用帯域)がフェアに共用されることが望ましい。
図1を参照して、無線LANに関する技術として、IEEE 802.11のフレームフォーマットを説明する。図1は、IEEE 802.11のフレームフォーマットを説明するための説明図である。
(a)フレームフォーマット
図2を参照して、LTEのフレームフォーマットを説明する。図2は、LTEのフレームフォーマットを説明するための説明図である。
-コンポーネントキャリア
リリース10のキャリアアグリゲーションでは、最大で5つのコンポーネントキャリア(CC)が束ねられて、UE(User Equipment)により使用される。各CCは、最大20MHz幅の帯域である。キャリアアグリゲーションでは、周波数方向で連続するCCが使用される場合と、周波数方向で離れたCCが使用される場合とがある。キャリアアグリゲーションでは、使用されるCCをUE毎に設定することが可能である。
キャリアアグリゲーションでは、UEにより使用される複数のCCのうちの1つが特別なCCである。当該1つの特別なCCは、PCC(Primary Component Carrier)と呼ばれる。また、上記複数のCCのうちの残りは、SCC(Secondary Component Carrier)と呼ばれる。PCCは、UEによって異なり得る。
UEの接続が最初に確立され、UEの状態が、RRC(Radio Resource Control) IdleからRRC Connectedに遷移する場合には、UEが接続の確立の際に使用するCCが、当該UEにとってのPCCとなる。より具体的には、接続確立(Connection Establishment)の手続きを通じて接続が確立される。その際に、UEの状態は、RRC IdleからRRC Connectedに遷移する。また、上記手続きに使用されるCCが、上記UEにとってのPCCとなる。なお、上記手続きは、UE側から開始される手続きである。
上述したように、SCCは、PCCに追加される。その結果、SCCは、PCCに付随する。換言すると、SCCは、PCCに従属する。SCCの追加は、接続再構成の手続きを通じて行われることが可能である。なお、当該手続きは、ネットワーク側から開始される手続きである。
上述したように、SCCは、削除されることができる。SCCの削除は、接続再構成の手続きを通じて行われることが可能である。具体的には、メッセージの中で指定される特定のSCCが削除される。なお、上記手続きは、ネットワーク側から開始される手続きである。
接続確立の手続き、NAS(Non-Access Stratum)シグナリングの送受信、及び物理アップリンク制御チャネル(PUCCH:Physical Uplink Control Channel)でのアップリンク制御信号の送受信は、SCCでは行われず、PCCのみで行われる。
例えば、SCCのダウンリンク信号に対するACK(Acknowledgement)は、PCCのPUCCHで送信される。上記ACKは、eNB(evolved Node B)によるデータの再送に使用されるので、上記ACKの遅延は許容されない。したがって、UEにとってのPCCであるCCを使用する第1のeNBと、UEにとってのSCCであるCCを使用する第2のeNBとが異なる場合には、当該第1のeNBと当該第2のeNBとの間のバックホールでの遅延はせいぜい10ms程度であることが望まれる。
続いて、図3~図13を参照して、第1の実施形態を説明する。
(技術的課題)
例えば、セルラーシステムと無線LAN(Local Area Network)との間で周波数帯域(例えば、5GHz帯に含まれる無線LANのチャネル)が共用される。この場合に、例えば、セルラーシステムのノード(例えば、基地局)も、上記周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行い、当該周波数帯域を使用する。
第1の実施形態では、基地局は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。また、上記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、上記周波数帯域における上記基地局の無線通信が制御される。
次に、図6を参照して、第1の実施形態に係る通信システム1の概略的な構成を説明する。図6は、第1の実施形態に係る通信システム1の概略的な構成の一例を示す説明図である。図6を参照すると、通信システム1は、基地局100及び無線LANノード20を含む。
基地局100は、セルラーシステムの基地局である。例えば、当該セルラーシステムは、LTE、LTE-Advanced、又はこれらに準ずる通信規格に準拠したシステムである。
基地局100は、上記セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域での無線通信を行う。例えば、当該周波数帯域は、上記セルラーシステム用のコンポーネントキャリアである。
基地局100は、端末装置との無線通信を行う。例えば、基地局100は、基地局100のセル101内に位置する端末装置との無線通信を行う。具体的には、例えば、基地局100は、端末装置へのダウンリンク信号を送信し、端末装置からのアップリンク信号を受信する。
無線LANノード20は、無線LANのアクセスポイント又はステーションである。例えば、無線LANノード20は、IEEE802.11規格(例えば、IEEE802.11a、11b、11g、11n、11ac及び11adなど)のいずれかに従って動作する。
次に、図7を参照して、第1の実施形態に係る基地局100の構成の一例を説明する。図7は、第1の実施形態に係る基地局100の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図7を参照すると、基地局100は、アンテナ部110、無線通信部120、ネットワーク通信部130、記憶部140及び処理部150を備える。
アンテナ部110は、無線通信部120により出力される信号を電波として空間に放射する。また、アンテナ部110は、空間の電波を信号に変換し、当該信号を無線通信部120へ出力する。
無線通信部120は、信号を送受信する。例えば、無線通信部120は、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域、及び/又はセルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域(即ち、共用帯域)で、信号を送受信する。
ネットワーク通信部130は、情報を送受信する。例えば、ネットワーク通信部130は、他のノードへの情報を送信し、他のノードからの情報を受信する。例えば、上記他のノードは、他の基地局及びコアネットワークノードを含む。
記憶部140は、基地局100の動作のためのプログラム及びデータを一時的に又は恒久的に記憶する。
処理部150は、基地局100の様々な機能を提供する。処理部150は、キャリアセンス部151、情報取得部153、第1制御部155及び第2制御部157を含む。なお、処理部150は、これらの構成要素以外の他の構成要素をさらに含み得る。即ち、処理部150は、これらの構成要素の動作以外の動作も行い得る。
キャリアセンス部151は、キャリアセンスを行う。即ち、キャリアセンス部151は、周波数帯域又は無線リソースで他のノードにより信号が送信されているかをチェックする。
情報取得部153は、情報を取得する。例えば、情報取得部153は、第1制御部155又は第2制御部157のために情報を取得する。
第1制御部155は、基地局100の無線通信を制御する。例えば、第1制御部155は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域(即ち、共用帯域)における基地局100の無線通信を制御する。また、例えば、第1制御部155は、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域における基地局100の無線通信を制御する。
第2制御部157は、他のノードへの通知を行う。例えば、当該他のノードは、他の基地局を含む。また、当該他のノードは、コアネットワークを含んでもよい。
次に、図8~図11を参照して、第1の実施形態に係る技術的特徴を説明する。
(a)キャリアセンス
とりわけ第1の実施形態では、キャリアセンス部151は、共用帯域(即ち、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域)の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。即ち、キャリアセンス部151は、上記所定の無線リソースで他のノードにより信号が送信されているかをチェックする。なお、上記所定の無線リソースは、上記共用帯域の無線リソースの全てではなく一部である。
また、とりわけ第1の実施形態では、第1制御部155は、上記共用帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、上記共用帯域における基地局100の無線通信を制御する。なお、上記所定の無線リソースは、上記共用帯域の無線リソースの全てではなく一部である。また、上記他の無線リソースも、上記共用帯域の無線リソースの一部である。
一例として、第1制御部155は、上記共用帯域の無線リソースの割当てを行う。この場合に、第1制御部155は、例えば、上記所定の無線リソースを端末装置に割り当てず、上記他の無線リソースを端末装置に割り当てる。これにより、例えば、基地局100及び端末装置は、上記所定の無線リソースで信号を送信しない。
第1制御部155は、上記キャリアセンスの結果に応じて、上記共用帯域における基地局100の無線通信を制御する。例えば、第1制御部155は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記所定の無線リソースで所定時間にわたり他のノードにより信号が送信されていない場合に、上記他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、上記共用帯域における基地局100の無線通信を制御する。
例えば、上記所定の無線リソースは、上記共用帯域の一部である部分帯域の無線リソースである。即ち、キャリアセンス部151は、上記部分帯域の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。換言すると、キャリアセンス部151は、上記部分帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。
例えば、上記所定の無線リソースは、それぞれ上記共用帯域の一部である2つ以上の部分帯域の無線リソースである。即ち、上記共用帯域のうちの2つ以上の部分帯域でキャリアセンスが行われる。また、上記共用帯域のうちの2つ以上の部分帯域の無線リソースで基地局100及び端末装置により信号が送信されない。
-固定帯域
例えば、上記部分帯域は、期間によって変動しない固定帯域である。以下、この点について図8を参照して具体例を説明する。
上記部分帯域は、期間によって変動する帯域であってもよい。例えば、上記部分帯域は、所定のパターンに従って期間によって変動する帯域であってもよい。以下、この点について図9を参照して具体例を説明する。
-制御領域及びデータ領域
上記共用帯域について、制御領域及びデータ領域が存在してもよい。この場合に、上記所定の無線リソースは、制御領域の無線リソースを含まず、データ領域の無線リソースであってもよい。例えば、上記部分帯域の無線リソースのうちの上記データ領域の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスが行われてもよく、当該無線リソースで信号が送信されなくてもよい。
上記所定の無線リソースは、所定の期間内の無線リソースであってもよい。例えば、上記所定の期間において上記部分帯域の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスが行われてもよく、上記所定の期間において当該無線リソースで信号が送信されなくてもよい。
上記所定の無線リソースは、上記部分帯域の無線リソースではなく、他の無線リソースであってもよい。一例として、上記所定の無線リソースは、離散した1つ以上のサブキャリアの無線リソース(例えば、リソースエレメント)であってもよい。
例えば、上記所定の無線リソース以外の上記他の無線リソースは、上記共用帯域の一部である他の部分帯域の無線リソースを含む。即ち、基地局100(及び/又は端末装置)は、(少なくともいずれかの期間において、)上記部分帯域で信号を送信せず、上記他の部分帯域で信号を送信する。この点については、図8及び図9を参照して説明したとおりである。
図10は、第1の実施形態に係るキャリアセンス及び信号送信の第1の例を説明するための説明図である。基地局100Aは、無線LANノード20Aによる共用帯域での信号の送信が終了すると、当該共用帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。その後、基地局100A(及び/又は端末装置)は、上記所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号を送信する。一方、基地局100Bは、無線LANノード20Bによる上記共用帯域での信号の送信が終了すると、上記所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。ここで、基地局100A(及び/又は端末装置)は、上記所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号を送信しているので、基地局100Bは、上記キャリアセンスにおいて基地局100A(及び/又は端末装置)により送信される信号を検出しない。その結果、上記キャリアセンス後に、基地局100B(及び/又は端末装置)は、上記所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号を送信する。
例えば、情報取得部153は、共用帯域(即ち、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域)での無線通信を基地局100が終了するタイミングを示す情報(以下、「第1のタイミング情報」と呼ぶ)を取得する。そして、第2制御部157は、当該タイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する。
例えば、上記第1のタイミング情報は、処理部150により生成される。
例えば、上記1つ以上の他の基地局の各々は、基地局100の近隣の基地局である。例えば、上記1つ以上の他の基地局は、基地局100を含むセルラーシステムの基地局を含む。
例えば、上記第2制御部157は、上記第1のタイミング情報の送信により、上記タイミングを上記1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する。例えば、上記第2制御部157は、ネットワーク通信部130を介して、上記第1のタイミング情報を上記1つ以上の他の基地局へ送信する。
例えば、情報取得部153は、上記共用帯域での無線通信を他の基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報(以下、「第2のタイミング情報」と呼ぶ)を取得する。そして、第1制御部155は、上記タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域における基地局100の無線通信を終了させる。
例えば、上記第2のタイミング情報は、上記他の基地局により基地局100へ送信される情報であり、例えば、記憶部140に記憶される。情報取得部153は、記憶部140から、当該第2のタイミング情報を取得する。
例えば、上記他の基地局は、基地局100の近隣の基地局である。例えば、上記他の基地局は、基地局100を含むセルラーシステムの基地局である。
例えば、第1制御部155は、上記タイミングで、上記共用帯域における基地局100の無線通信を終了させる。以下、この点について図11を参照して具体例を説明する。
次に、図12及び図13を参照して、第1の実施形態に係る処理の流れを説明する。
図12は、第1の実施形態に係る第1の処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。当該第1の処理は、キャリアセンス及び信号の送受信に係る処理である。
図13は、第1の実施形態に係る第2の処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すシーケンス図である。当該第2の処理は、共用帯域での無線通信の終了に係る処理である。
続いて、図14及び図15を参照して、第2の実施形態を説明する。
(技術的課題)
例えば、セルラーシステムと無線LAN(Local Area Network)との間で周波数帯域(例えば、5GHz帯に含まれる無線LANのチャネル)が共用される。しかし、この場合に、特定の無線LANノードが長時間にわたり無線通信を行えなくなり得る。
第2の実施形態では、基地局100は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域での無線通信を基地局100が終了するタイミングを、1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する。
次に、図14を参照して、第2の実施形態に係る通信システム2の概略的な構成を説明する。図14は、第2の実施形態に係る通信システム2の概略的な構成の一例を示す説明図である。図14を参照すると、通信システム2は、基地局200及び無線LANノード20を含む。
次に、図15を参照して、第2の実施形態に係る基地局200の構成の一例を説明する。図15は、第2の実施形態に係る基地局200の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図15を参照すると、基地局200は、アンテナ部210、無線通信部220、ネットワーク通信部230、記憶部240及び処理部250を備える。
次に、第2の実施形態に係る技術的特徴を説明する。
例えば、情報取得部253は、共用帯域(即ち、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域)での無線通信を基地局200が終了するタイミングを示す情報(以下、「第1のタイミング情報」と呼ぶ)を取得する。そして、第2制御部257は、当該タイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する。
例えば、情報取得部253は、上記共用帯域での無線通信を他の基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報(以下、「第2のタイミング情報」と呼ぶ)を取得する。そして、第1制御部255は、上記タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域における基地局200の無線通信を終了させる。
次に、第2の実施形態に係る処理の流れを説明する。
続いて、図16~図21を参照して、第3の実施形態を説明する。
(技術的課題)
第3の実施形態に係る技術的課題の説明は、第1の実施形態に係る技術的課題の説明と同じである。よって、ここでは重複する説明を省略する。
第3の実施形態では、セルラーシステムの代表基地局は、当該セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。また、上記代表基地局は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に、上記代表基地局に対応する1つ以上の他の基地局への通知を行う。
次に、図16を参照して、第3の実施形態に係る通信システム3の概略的な構成を説明する。図16は、第3の実施形態に係る通信システム3の概略的な構成の一例を示す説明図である。図16を参照すると、通信システム3は、基地局300、基地局400及び無線LANノード20を含む。
基地局300及び基地局400の各々は、セルラーシステムの基地局である。例えば、当該セルラーシステムは、LTE、LTE-Advanced、又はこれらに準ずる通信規格に準拠したシステムである。
とりわけ第3の実施形態では、基地局300は、セルラーシステムの代表基地局である。一方、基地局400は、基地局300(即ち、代表基地局)に対応する基地局である。
基地局300及び基地局400の各々は、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域での無線通信を行う。例えば、当該周波数帯域は、上記セルラーシステム用のコンポーネントキャリアである。
基地局300及び基地局400の各々は、端末装置との無線通信を行う。例えば、基地局300及び基地局400の各々は、端末装置へのダウンリンク信号を送信し、端末装置からのアップリンク信号を受信する。
無線LANノード20は、無線LANのアクセスポイント又はステーションである。例えば、無線LANノード20は、IEEE802.11規格(例えば、IEEE802.11a、11b、11g、11n、11ac及び11adなど)のいずれかに従って動作する。
次に、図17を参照して、第3の実施形態に係る基地局300の構成の一例を説明する。図17は、第3の実施形態に係る基地局300の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図17を参照すると、基地局300は、アンテナ部310、無線通信部320、ネットワーク通信部330、記憶部340及び処理部350を備える。
アンテナ部310は、無線通信部320により出力される信号を電波として空間に放射する。また、アンテナ部310は、空間の電波を信号に変換し、当該信号を無線通信部320へ出力する。
無線通信部320は、信号を送受信する。例えば、無線通信部320は、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域、及び/又はセルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域(即ち、共用帯域)で、信号を送受信する。
ネットワーク通信部330は、情報を送受信する。例えば、ネットワーク通信部330は、他のノードへの情報を送信し、他のノードからの情報を受信する。例えば、上記他のノードは、他の基地局及びコアネットワークノードを含む。
記憶部340は、基地局300の動作のためのプログラム及びデータを一時的に又は恒久的に記憶する。
処理部350は、基地局300の様々な機能を提供する。処理部350は、キャリアセンス部351、第1制御部353及び第2制御部355を含む。なお、処理部350は、これらの構成要素以外の他の構成要素をさらに含み得る。即ち、処理部350は、これらの構成要素の動作以外の動作も行い得る。
キャリアセンス部351は、キャリアセンスを行う。例えば、キャリアセンス部351は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域(即ち、共用帯域)を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。即ち、キャリアセンス部351は、上記共用帯域で他のノードにより信号が送信されているかをチェックする。
第1制御部353は、他のノードへの通知を行う。例えば、当該他のノードは、他の基地局を含む。例えば、第1制御部353は、ネットワーク通信部330を介して情報(例えば、メッセージ)を他のノードへ送信することにより、当該他のノードへの通知を行う。
第2制御部355は、基地局300の無線通信を制御する。例えば、第2制御部355は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域(即ち、共用帯域)における基地局300の無線通信を制御する。また、例えば、第2制御部355は、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域における基地局300の無線通信を制御する。
次に、図18を参照して、第3の実施形態に係る基地局400の構成の一例を説明する。図18は、第3の実施形態に係る基地局400の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図18を参照すると、基地局400は、アンテナ部410、無線通信部420、ネットワーク通信部430、記憶部440及び処理部450を備える。
アンテナ部410は、無線通信部420により出力される信号を電波として空間に放射する。また、アンテナ部410は、空間の電波を信号に変換し、当該信号を無線通信部420へ出力する。
無線通信部420は、信号を送受信する。例えば、無線通信部420は、セルラーシステム用の周波数帯域、及び/又はセルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域(即ち、共用帯域)で、信号を送受信する。
ネットワーク通信部430は、情報を送受信する。例えば、ネットワーク通信部430は、他のノードへの情報を送信し、他のノードからの情報を受信する。例えば、上記他のノードは、他の基地局及びコアネットワークノードを含む。
記憶部440は、基地局400の動作のためのプログラム及びデータを一時的に又は恒久的に記憶する。
処理部450は、基地局400の様々な機能を提供する。処理部450は、受付部451及び制御部453を含む。なお、処理部450は、これらの構成要素以外の他の構成要素をさらに含み得る。即ち、処理部450は、これらの構成要素の動作以外の動作も行い得る。
受付部451は、他のノードにより行われる通知を受け付ける。当該他のノードは、他の基地局を含む。例えば、受付部451は、ネットワーク通信部430を介して、他のノードにより送信される情報(例えば、メッセージ)を取得することにより、当該他のノードにより行われる通知を受け付ける。
制御部453は、基地局400の無線通信を制御する。例えば、制御部453は、基地局400がセルラーシステム用の周波数帯域又は共用帯域での無線通信を行うように、基地局400の無線通信を制御する。例えば、制御部453は、共用帯域における基地局400の無線通信を開始させ、又は終了させる。
次に、図19を参照して、第3の実施形態に係る技術的特徴を説明する。
(a)共用帯域を対象とするキャリアセンス
基地局300(キャリアセンス部351)は、共用帯域(即ち、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域)を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。即ち、基地局300(キャリアセンス部351)は、上記共用帯域で他のノードにより信号が送信されているかをチェックする。
さらに、基地局300(第1制御部353)は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記共用帯域が使用可能である場合に(例えば、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記チャネルで所定時間にわたり他のノードにより信号が送信されていない場合に)、1つ以上の基地局400への通知を行う。一例として、基地局300は、情報(メッセージ)の送信により、上記通知を行う。
例えば、上記通知は、上記共用帯域での無線通信の開始タイミングの通知を含む。即ち、基地局300(第1制御部353)は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記共用帯域が使用可能である場合に、上記共用帯域での無線通信の開始タイミングを1つ以上の基地局400に通知する。
例えば、上記通知は、上記共用帯域での無線通信の終了タイミングの通知を含む。即ち、基地局300(第1制御部353)は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記共用帯域が使用可能である場合に、上記共用帯域での無線通信の終了タイミングを1つ以上の基地局400に通知する。
例えば、基地局300は、上記共用帯域での無線通信の開始タイミングまで上記共用帯域でビジートーンを送信する。第2制御部355は、基地局300が上記開始タイミングまで上記共用帯域でビジートーンを送信するように、基地局300による上記共用帯域でのビジートーンの送信を制御する。
(a)基地局400
基地局400(受付部451)は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記共用帯域が使用可能である場合に基地局300が行う基地局400への通知を受け付ける。そして、基地局400は、上記通知に応じて、上記共用帯域での無線通信を行う。制御部453は、上記通知に応じて、基地局400が上記共用帯域での無線通信を行うように、基地局400の無線通信を制御する。
例えば、上記通知は、上記共用帯域での無線通信の開始タイミングの通知を含む。この場合に、基地局400は、当該開始タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域での無線通信を開始する。制御部453は、上記開始タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域における基地局400の無線通信を開始させる。例えば、制御部453は、上記開始タイミングに上記共用帯域における基地局400の無線通信を開始させる。
例えば、上記通知は、上記共用帯域での無線通信の終了タイミングの通知を含む。この場合に、基地局400は、当該終了タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域での無線通信を終了する。制御部453は、上記終了タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域における基地局400の無線通信を終了させる。例えば、制御部453は、上記終了タイミングに上記共用帯域における基地局400の無線通信を終了させる。
例えば、基地局300は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記共用帯域が使用可能である場合に、上記共用帯域での無線通信を行う。第2制御部355は、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記共用帯域が使用可能である場合に、基地局300が上記共用帯域で無線通信を行うように、基地局300の無線通信を制御する。
例えば、基地局300は、上記開始タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域での無線通信を開始する。第2制御部355は、上記開始タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域における基地局300の無線通信を開始させる。例えば、第2制御部355は、上記開始タイミングに上記共用帯域における基地局300の無線通信を開始させる。
例えば、基地局300は、上記終了タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域での無線通信を終了する。第2制御部355は、上記終了タイミングに従って、上記共用帯域における基地局300の無線通信を終了させる。例えば、第2制御部355は、上記終了タイミングに上記共用帯域における基地局300の無線通信を終了させる。
図19を参照して、第3の実施形態に係る基地局300及び基地局400の動作の具体例を説明する。図19は、第3の実施形態に係る基地局300及び基地局400の動作の例を説明するための説明図である。基地局300は、無線LANノード20による共用帯域での信号の送信が終了すると、当該共用帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う。当該キャリアセンスの結果として当該共用帯域が使用可能である場合に、基地局300は、上記共用帯域での無線通信の開始タイミング、及び上記共用帯域での無線通信の終了タイミングを、1つ以上の基地局400に通知する。また、基地局300は、上記開始タイミングまで上記共用帯域でビジートーン(BT)を送信する。そして、基地局300及び上記1つ以上の基地局400は、上記開始タイミングに上記共用帯域での無線通信を開始する。また、基地局300及び上記1つ以上の基地局400は、上記終了タイミングに上記共用帯域での無線通信を終了する。
次に、図20及び図21を参照して、第3の実施形態に係る処理の流れを説明する。
図20は、第3の実施形態に係る第1の処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すシーケンス図である。当該第1の処理は、基地局300及び基地局400の全体の処理である。
図21は、第3の実施形態に係る第2の処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。当該第2の処理は、共用帯域での無線通信の開始又は終了のための処理である。ここでは、当該第2の処理を実行する主体が基地局400(制御部453)である例を説明するが、当該第2の処理は、基地局300(第2制御部355)によっても同様に実行され得る。
本開示に係る技術は、様々な製品へ応用可能である。例えば、基地局(基地局100、基地局200、基地局300又は基地局400)は、マクロeNB又はスモールeNBなどのいずれかの種類のeNB(evolved Node B)として実現されてもよい。スモールeNBは、ピコeNB、マイクロeNB又はホーム(フェムト)eNBなどの、マクロセルよりも小さいセルをカバーするeNBであってよい。その代わりに、上記基地局は、NodeB又はBTS(Base Transceiver Station)などの他の種類の基地局として実現されてもよい。上記基地局は、無線通信を制御する本体(基地局装置ともいう)と、本体とは別の場所に配置される1つ以上のRRH(Remote Radio Head)とを含んでもよい。また、後述する様々な種類の端末が一時的に又は半永続的に基地局機能を実行することにより、上記基地局として動作してもよい。さらに、上記基地局の少なくとも一部の構成要素は、基地局装置又は基地局装置のためのモジュールにおいて実現されてもよい。
図22は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るeNBの概略的な構成の第1の例を示すブロック図である。eNB800は、1つ以上のアンテナ810、及び基地局装置820を有する。各アンテナ810及び基地局装置820は、RFケーブルを介して互いに接続され得る。
図23は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るeNBの概略的な構成の第2の例を示すブロック図である。eNB830は、1つ以上のアンテナ840、基地局装置850、及びRRH860を有する。各アンテナ840及びRRH860は、RFケーブルを介して互いに接続され得る。また、基地局装置850及びRRH860は、光ファイバケーブルなどの高速回線で互いに接続され得る。
ここまで、図3~図23を参照して、本開示の実施形態に係る各装置及び各処理などを説明した。
第1の実施形態によれば、基地局100は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行うキャリアセンス部151と、上記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、上記周波数帯域における基地局100の無線通信を制御する第1制御部155と、を備える。
第2の実施形態によれば、基地局200は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域での無線通信を基地局200が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得する情報取得部253と、上記タイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する第2制御部257と、を備える。
第3の実施形態によれば、基地局300(代表基地局)は、セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行うキャリアセンス部351と、上記キャリアセンスの結果として上記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に、基地局300に対応する1つ以上の他の基地局への通知を行う第1制御部353と、を備える。
(1)
セルラーシステムと無線LAN(Local Area Network)との間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行うキャリアセンス部と、
前記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、前記周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御する第1制御部と、
を備える装置。
(2)
前記所定の無線リソースは、前記周波数帯域の一部である部分帯域の無線リソースである、前記(1)に記載の装置。
(3)
前記部分帯域は、期間によって変動しない固定帯域である、前記(2)に記載の装置。
(4)
前記部分帯域は、期間によって変動する帯域である、前記(2)に記載の装置。
(5)
前記部分帯域は、所定のパターンに従って期間によって変動する帯域である、前記(4)に記載の装置。
(6)
前記他の無線リソースは、前記周波数帯域の一部である他の部分帯域の無線リソースを含む、前記(2)~(5)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(7)
前記所定の無線リソースは、それぞれ前記周波数帯域の一部である2つ以上の部分帯域の無線リソースである、前記(2)~(6)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(8)
前記第1制御部は、前記キャリアセンスの結果に応じて、前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を制御する、前記(1)~(7)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(9)
前記基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を終了するタイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する第2制御部、
をさらに備える、前記(1)~(8)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(10)
前記1つ以上の他の基地局の各々は、前記基地局の近隣の基地局である、前記(9)に記載の装置。
(11)
前記1つ以上の他の基地局は、前記セルラーシステムとは異なる他のセルラーシステムの基地局を含む、前記(9)又は(10)に記載の装置。
(12)
前記セルラーシステムは、第1のオペレータのシステムであり、
前記他のセルラーシステムは、前記第1のオペレータとは異なる第2のオペレータのシステムである、
前記(11)に記載の装置。
(13)
前記第1制御部は、他の基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を終了するタイミングに従って、前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を終了させる、前記(1)~(12)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(14)
前記周波数帯域は、無線LANのチャネルである、前記(1)~(13)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(15)
前記装置は、前記基地局、又は前記基地局のための基地局装置、又は当該基地局装置のためのモジュールである、前記(1)~(14)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(16)
プロセッサにより、
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行うことと、
前記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、前記周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
を含む方法。
(17)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行うことと、
前記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、前記周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラム。
(18)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行うことと、
前記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、前記周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラムを記録した読み取り可能な記録媒体。
(19)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域での無線通信を前記セルラーシステムの基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得する取得部と、
前記タイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する制御部と、
を備える装置。
(20)
前記1つ以上の他の基地局の各々は、前記基地局の近隣の基地局である、前記(19)に記載の装置。
(21)
前記1つ以上の他の基地局は、前記セルラーシステムとは異なる他のセルラーシステムの基地局を含む、前記(19)又は(20)に記載の装置。
(22)
前記セルラーシステムは、第1のオペレータのシステムであり、
前記他のセルラーシステムは、前記第1のオペレータとは異なる第2のオペレータのシステムである、
前記(21)に記載の装置。
(23)
前記装置は、前記基地局、又は前記基地局のための基地局装置、又は当該基地局装置のためのモジュールである、前記(19)~(22)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(24)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御する制御部と、
前記周波数帯域での無線通信を他の基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得する取得部と、
を備え、
前記制御部は、前記タイミングに従って、前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を終了させる、
装置。
(25)
プロセッサにより、
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域での無線通信を前記セルラーシステムの基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得することと、
前記タイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知することと、
を含む方法。
(26)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域での無線通信を前記セルラーシステムの基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得することと、
前記タイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラム。
(27)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域での無線通信を前記セルラーシステムの基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得することと、
前記タイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラムを記録した読み取り可能な記録媒体。
(28)
プロセッサにより、
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
前記周波数帯域での無線通信を他の基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得することと、
を含み、
前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を制御することは、前記タイミングに従って前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を終了させることを含む、
方法。
(29)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
前記周波数帯域での無線通信を他の基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラムであり、
前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を制御することは、前記タイミングに従って前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を終了させることを含む、
プログラム。
(30)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
前記周波数帯域での無線通信を他の基地局が終了するタイミングを示す情報を取得することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラムを記録した読み取り可能な記録媒体であり、
前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を制御することは、前記タイミングに従って前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を終了させることを含む、
記録媒体。
(31)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行うキャリアセンス部と、
前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に、前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局に対応する1つ以上の他の基地局への通知を行う第1制御部と、
を備える装置。
(32)
前記通知は、前記周波数帯域での無線通信の開始タイミングの通知を含む、前記(31)に記載の装置。
(33)
前記第1制御部は、前記開始タイミングまでの調整時間を示す情報の送信により、前記開始タイミングの通知を行う、前記(32)に記載の装置。
(34)
前記代表基地局の無線通信を制御する第2制御部、
をさらに備え、
前記第2制御部は、前記開始タイミングに従って、前記周波数帯域における前記代表基地局の無線通信を開始させる、
前記(32)又は(33)に記載の装置。
(35)
前記周波数帯域での無線通信の開始タイミングまで前記周波数帯域でビジートーンが送信されるように、前記代表基地局による前記周波数帯域でのビジートーンの送信を制御する第2制御部、
をさらに備える、前記(31)~(34)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(36)
前記通知は、前記周波数帯域での無線通信の終了タイミングの通知を含む、前記(31)~(35)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(37)
前記代表基地局の無線通信を制御する第2制御部、
をさらに備え、
前記第2制御部は、前記終了タイミングに従って、前記周波数帯域における前記代表基地局の無線通信を終了させる、
前記(36)に記載の装置。
(38)
前記代表基地局は、スモールセルクラスタのクラスタヘッドである基地局であり、
前記1つ以上の他の基地局の各々は、前記スモールセルクラスタを形成する他の基地局である、
前記(31)~(37)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(39)
前記代表基地局は、マクロセルの基地局であり、
前記1つ以上の他の基地局の各々は、前記マクロセルと重なるスモールセルの基地局である、
前記(31)~(37)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(40)
前記装置は、前記代表基地局、前記代表基地局のための基地局装置、又は当該基地局装置のためのモジュールである、前記(31)~(39)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(41)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局が、前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に行う、前記代表基地局に対応する基地局への通知を受け付ける受付部と、
前記通知に応じて、前記基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を行うように、前記基地局の無線通信を制御する制御部と、
を備える装置。
(42)
前記通知は、前記周波数帯域での無線通信の開始タイミングの通知を含み、
前記制御部は、前記開始タイミングに従って、前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を開始させる、
前記(41)に記載の装置。
(43)
前記通知は、前記周波数帯域での無線通信の終了タイミングの通知を含み、
前記制御部は、前記終了タイミングに従って、前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を終了させる、
前記(41)又は(42)に記載の装置。
(44)
前記装置は、前記基地局、前記基地局のための基地局装置、又は当該基地局装置のためのモジュールである、前記(41)~(43)のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
(45)
プロセッサにより、
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行うことと、
前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に、前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局に対応する1つ以上の他の基地局への通知を行うことと、
を含む方法。
(46)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行うことと、
前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に、前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局に対応する1つ以上の他の基地局への通知を行うことと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラム。
(47)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行うことと、
前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に、前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局に対応する1つ以上の他の基地局への通知を行うことと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラムを記録した読み取り可能な記録媒体。
(48)
プロセッサにより、
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局が、前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に行う、前記代表基地局に対応する基地局への通知を受け付けることと、
前記通知に応じて、前記基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を行うように、前記基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
を含む方法。
(49)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局が、前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に行う、前記代表基地局に対応する基地局への通知を受け付けることと、
前記通知に応じて、前記基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を行うように、前記基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラム。
(50)
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域を対象とするキャリアセンスを行う前記セルラーシステムの代表基地局が、前記キャリアセンスの結果として前記周波数帯域が使用可能である場合に行う、前記代表基地局に対応する基地局への通知を受け付けることと、
前記通知に応じて、前記基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を行うように、前記基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
をプロセッサに実行させるためのプログラムを記録した読み取り可能な記録媒体。
10 基地局
20 無線LANノード
30 共用帯域
31、32、33、34、35、36 部分帯域
41、42、43、44 サブフレーム
100、200、300、400 基地局
151、251、351 キャリアセンス部
153、253 情報取得部
155、255、353 第1制御部
157、257、355 第2制御部
451 受付部
453 制御部
Claims (16)
- セルラーシステムと無線LAN(Local Area Network)との間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行うキャリアセンス部と、
前記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、前記周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御する第1制御部と、
を備える装置。 - 前記所定の無線リソースは、前記周波数帯域の一部である部分帯域の無線リソースである、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記部分帯域は、期間によって変動しない固定帯域である、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記部分帯域は、期間によって変動する帯域である、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記部分帯域は、所定のパターンに従って期間によって変動する帯域である、請求項4に記載の装置。
- 前記他の無線リソースは、前記周波数帯域の一部である他の部分帯域の無線リソースを含む、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記所定の無線リソースは、それぞれ前記周波数帯域の一部である2つ以上の部分帯域の無線リソースである、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記第1制御部は、前記キャリアセンスの結果に応じて、前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を制御する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を終了するタイミングを1つ以上の他の基地局に通知する第2制御部、
をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の装置。 - 前記1つ以上の他の基地局の各々は、前記基地局の近隣の基地局である、請求項9に記載の装置。
- 前記1つ以上の他の基地局は、前記セルラーシステムとは異なる他のセルラーシステムの基地局を含む、請求項9に記載の装置。
- 前記セルラーシステムは、第1のオペレータのシステムであり、
前記他のセルラーシステムは、前記第1のオペレータとは異なる第2のオペレータのシステムである、
請求項11に記載の装置。 - 前記第1制御部は、他の基地局が前記周波数帯域での無線通信を終了するタイミングに従って、前記周波数帯域における前記基地局の無線通信を終了させる、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記周波数帯域は、無線LANのチャネルである、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記装置は、前記基地局、又は前記基地局のための基地局装置、又は当該基地局装置のためのモジュールである、請求項1に記載の装置。
- プロセッサにより、
セルラーシステムと無線LANとの間で共用される周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースを対象とするキャリアセンスを行うことと、
前記周波数帯域の無線リソースのうちの所定の無線リソースで信号が送信されず、当該所定の無線リソース以外の他の無線リソースで信号が送信されるように、前記周波数帯域における前記セルラーシステムの基地局の無線通信を制御することと、
を含む方法。
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