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- the present invention relates to a base station placement support device, a base station placement support method, and a program.
- Wireless LAN networks are provided in various areas such as private areas such as homes and offices, and public areas such as shops, stations and airports.
- wireless LAN communication parts such as wireless base station equipment installation and parameter settings, network parts such as between wireless base station and switch or between switch and backhaul line, user authentication, portal screen, etc. It is necessary to consider various elements such as the upper service part of Among them, the installation information of the radio base station equipment in the construction of the radio base station equipment is focused here.
- wireless communication if a wireless signal is attenuated by propagation distance or obstacles, the quality and capacity of wireless communication will be degraded. It is desirable to be in a state that can be secured.
- the number of wireless base stations installed is limited by equipment, installation and operation costs, and radio wave interference. Proper placement is important. There is a limit to the distance that radio waves can reach from a wireless base station and the number of users that can be accommodated by one wireless base station.
- Non-Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for dynamically changing the position of a radio base station according to user distribution within an area. Using the k-means clustering method, the installation locations of radio base stations are calculated according to user positions within an area.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims to support the placement of wireless base stations in consideration of radio wave propagation conditions.
- a base station arrangement support device calculates a radio wave propagation attenuation value between wireless terminals based on position information of each of a plurality of wireless terminals in a certain area and information indicating the layout of the area.
- a first calculator for calculating;
- a clustering unit for clustering the plurality of wireless terminals based on the radio wave propagation attenuation value;
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a base station arrangement support apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of a base station arrangement support apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the base station arrangement support device 10; It is a figure which shows an example of terminal arrangement
- 2 is a diagram showing an example of paths between terminals 20.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of calculation results of radio wave propagation attenuation values on paths between terminals 20.
- FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of calculation results of wireless distances between terminals 20.
- FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a determination result of the placement position of the base station 30;
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure for determining the placement position of the base station 30.
- This embodiment discloses a method of calculating the location of a radio base station (hereinafter simply referred to as "base station 30").
- the base station 30 may be fixedly arranged or movable (movable).
- the base station placement support apparatus 10 which is a device (computer) that calculates the placement positions of the base stations 30, will be described.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the base station deployment support apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, and the like, which are interconnected by a bus B.
- FIG. 1 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, and the like, which are interconnected by a bus B.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the base station deployment support apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, and the like, which are interconnected by a bus B.
- FIG. 1 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, an interface device 105, and the
- a program that implements processing in the base station deployment support device 10 is provided by a recording medium 101 such as a CD-ROM.
- a recording medium 101 such as a CD-ROM.
- the program is installed from the recording medium 101 to the auxiliary storage device 102 via the drive device 100 .
- the program does not necessarily need to be installed from the recording medium 101, and may be downloaded from another computer via the network.
- the auxiliary storage device 102 stores installed programs, as well as necessary files and data.
- the memory device 103 reads and stores the program from the auxiliary storage device 102 when a program activation instruction is received.
- CPU 104 executes functions related to base station arrangement support apparatus 10 according to programs stored in memory device 103 .
- the interface device 105 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of the base station configuration support apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the base station placement assistance apparatus 10 includes an information acquisition unit 11, a radio wave propagation attenuation estimation unit 12, a wireless distance calculation unit 13, a clustering unit 14, a placement position determination unit 15, and the like. Each of these units is realized by processing that one or more programs installed in the base station arrangement support apparatus 10 cause the CPU 104 to execute.
- the program may be recorded on a recording medium and distributed, or may be distributed via a network.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure executed by the base station arrangement support apparatus 10. As shown in FIG.
- the information acquisition unit 11 indicates information (area information) about the area where the base station 30 is located and the positions of one or more wireless terminals (hereinafter simply referred to as "terminals 20") in the area.
- information hereinafter referred to as “terminal arrangement information”.
- Area information refers to information indicating the layout of the area. More specifically, the area information is information indicating the size (shape) of the area, the arrangement of walls and objects (shields of radio waves) (the position and shape of the objects), material information, and the like.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of terminal arrangement information.
- the terminal location information is information indicating the position of each terminal 20 in area A1 indicated by the area information.
- six terminals 20-A to 20-F are arranged at the positions shown in FIG. 4 in area A1.
- the area information is, for example, registered in advance in the auxiliary storage device 102 of the base station arrangement support device 10 or the like.
- Terminal arrangement information can be obtained using a known technique. For example, if it is outdoors, location information using GPS (Global Positioning System) may be obtained. If it is indoors, it may be obtained by positioning using a Bluetooth (registered trademark) beacon or the like, positioning using geomagnetism, or the like. Moreover, when the position of the terminal 20 is fixed, the position information of each terminal 20 may be registered in advance.
- GPS Global Positioning System
- the radio wave propagation attenuation estimating unit 12 estimates the radio wave propagation attenuation of the paths between the terminals 20 (hereinafter referred to as "radio wave propagation attenuation value"). .) is calculated (S102).
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a path between terminals 20.
- FIG. 5 broken lines connecting terminals 20 indicate paths (communication paths) between terminals 20 .
- Radio wave propagation attenuation values are calculated using various radio wave propagation models that consider ray tracing and shadowing based on area information (area size, location of walls and objects, material information, etc.) and terminal location information. can be calculated by FIG. 6 shows an example of calculation results of radio wave propagation attenuation values in paths between terminals 20.
- area information area size, location of walls and objects, material information, etc.
- the wireless distance calculation unit 13 calculates the wireless distance of the path between each terminal 20 based on the radio wave propagation attenuation value (S103).
- the wireless distance is an index value indicating "distance from a wireless communication point of view" that takes into account the conditions of the wireless environment with respect to the physical distance (for example, if there is a shield, increase the distance).
- FIG. 7 shows an example of the calculation result of the wireless distance between each terminal 20.
- the wireless distance from the radio wave propagation attenuation value for example, it is possible to calculate by assuming the transmission power to be a constant value and converting the radio wave propagation attenuation value into a distance assuming the free space loss (squared attenuation). .
- Various attenuation models are also available. This makes it possible to calculate the wireless distance in consideration of area information (size of area, arrangement of walls and objects, material information, etc.).
- the amount of calculation may increase depending on the conditions. Also, among all the pairs (paths) of the terminals 20, some pairs (paths) in which the physical distance between the terminals 20 is separated by a certain distance or more is omitted from the calculation, and the radio wave propagation attenuation value is set to a predetermined value, Efficiency can be improved by methods such as making the wireless distance infinite. For example, the radio wave propagation attenuation estimator 12 may calculate the radio wave propagation attenuation value only for some terminals 20 whose physical distance satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the radio wave propagation attenuation estimating unit 12 does not calculate the radio wave propagation attenuation value for terminals 20 separated by a certain distance or more (a pair of terminals 20 whose path length is a certain or more).
- the value may be supplemented by a predetermined value (eg 200dBm).
- the radio wave propagation attenuation estimating unit 12 may supplement the radio wave propagation attenuation value with a predetermined value (for example, 5 dBm) without calculating the radio wave propagation attenuation value for the adjacent terminals 20 existing within a certain range. .
- the clustering unit 14 clusters the terminals 20 based on the wireless distance between the terminals 20 (S104). Clustering of the terminal 20 group may be performed using a known technique. Each cluster generated by the clustering is hereinafter referred to as a "terminal cluster”.
- the placement position determination unit 15 executes the process of determining the placement position of the base station 30 for each terminal cluster (S105).
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the determination result of the placement position of the base station 30.
- FIG. 8 shows an example in which terminals 20 are divided into terminal clusters indicated by dashed ellipses. In this state, one base station 30 is arranged for each terminal cluster, and the arrangement position of each base station 30 is determined, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the actual placement of the base stations 30 may be performed manually, or may be performed by mechanically (or automatically) moving the base stations 30 using a robot, drone, rail, or the like. Pseudo movement may be realized by switching ON/OFF of a plurality of base stations 30 arranged in advance.
- the processing procedure in FIG. 3 may be executed at regular intervals or, for example, according to changes in terminal arrangement information. By repeatedly executing the processing procedure in FIG. 3 , it is possible to arrange the base stations 30 at positions suitable for the arrangement of the terminals 20 . However, this embodiment may be used to determine the fixed placement position of the base station 30 in a situation where the placement position of the terminal 20 is fixed.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a processing procedure for determining the arrangement position of the base station 30. As shown in FIG.
- step S201 the placement position determination unit 15 sets all terminal clusters to unprocessed. "Unprocessed" means that the processing procedures after step S203 are not processed.
- the placement position determination unit 15 determines whether or not there is an unprocessed terminal cluster (S202). If there is an unprocessed terminal cluster (Yes in S202), the arrangement position determining unit 15 selects one unprocessed terminal cluster to be processed, and the selected terminal cluster (hereinafter referred to as "target cluster"). and its peripheral points (total N (N ⁇ 1) points of the center of gravity and peripheral points) are extracted as candidates for the arrangement position of the base station 30 with respect to the target cluster (S203).
- the peripheral points may be, for example, points at a plurality of predetermined distances and directions from the center of gravity.
- a point extracted as a center of gravity point or a peripheral point will be referred to as a "candidate point”.
- the arrangement position determination unit 15 calculates, for each candidate point, the radio wave propagation attenuation value between the candidate point and each terminal 20 belonging to the target cluster, and selects the candidate point with the smallest maximum value as the target cluster. (S204).
- the calculation of the radio wave propagation attenuation value at this time may be performed in the same manner as in step S102 of FIG.
- the placement position determining unit 15 repeats step S202 and subsequent steps.
- the arrangement position determination unit 15 terminates the processing procedure of FIG.
- the terminals 20 are clustered based on the radio wave propagation attenuation between the terminals 20 (based on the wireless distance based on the radio wave propagation attenuation), and each cluster generated by the clustering
- the placement position of the station 30 is determined. Therefore, it is possible to support the arrangement of wireless base stations in consideration of radio wave propagation conditions (shielding, radio wave reflection, etc.).
- the radio wave propagation attenuation estimation unit 12 is an example of the first calculation unit.
- the wireless distance calculator 13 is an example of a second calculator.
- the placement position determination unit 15 is an example of a determination unit.
- Base Station Deployment Support Device 11 Information Acquisition Unit 12 Radio Wave Propagation Attenuation Estimation Unit 13 Wireless Distance Calculation Unit 14 Clustering Unit 15 Location Position Determination Unit 20 Terminal 30 Base Station 100 Drive Device 101 Recording Medium 102 Auxiliary Storage Device 103 Memory Device 104 CPU 105 interface device B bus
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11 情報取得部
12 電波伝搬減衰推定部
13 無線距離算出部
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15 配置位置決定部
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- 或るエリアにおける複数の無線端末のそれぞれの位置情報と前記エリアのレイアウトを示す情報とに基づき、前記無線端末間の電波伝搬減衰値を算出する第1の算出部と、
前記電波伝搬減衰値に基づき前記複数の無線端末についてクラスタリングを行うクラスタリング部と、
前記クラスタリングの結果に基づき、前記無線端末に対する無線基地局の配置位置を決定する決定部と、
を有することを特徴とする基地局配置支援装置。 - 前記電波伝搬減衰値に基づき無線距離を算出する第2の算出部を有し、
前記クラスタリング部は、前記無線距離に基づき前記複数の無線端末についてクラスタリングを行う、
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の基地局配置支援装置。 - 前記決定部は、前記クラスタリングによって生成されるクラスタの重心点及び前記重心点に基づき抽出される複数の周辺点の中から前記無線基地局の配置位置を決定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の基地局配置支援装置。 - 前記決定部は、前記クラスタの前記重心点及び前記周辺点の中で、当該クラスタに属する各無線端末との間の電波伝搬減衰値の最大値が最小となる位置を前記無線基地局の配置位置として決定する、
ことを特徴とする請求項3記載の基地局配置支援装置。 - 前記第1の算出部は、物理距離が所定条件を満たす一部の前記無線端末間について前記電波伝搬減衰値を算出する、
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至4いずれか一項記載の基地局配置支援装置。 - 或るエリアにおける複数の無線端末のそれぞれの位置情報と前記エリアのレイアウトを示す情報とに基づき、前記無線端末間の電波伝搬減衰値を算出する第1の算出手順と、
前記電波伝搬減衰値に基づき前記複数の無線端末についてクラスタリングを行うクラスタリング手順と、
前記クラスタリングの結果に基づき、前記無線端末に対する無線基地局の配置位置を決定する決定手順と、
をコンピュータが実行することを特徴とする基地局配置支援方法。 - 請求項1乃至5いずれか一項記載の基地局配置支援装置としてコンピュータを機能させることを特徴とするプログラム。
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