WO2024029372A1 - 情報端末、通信方法、および通信装置 - Google Patents
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- the present technology relates to an information terminal, a communication method, and a communication device, and particularly relates to an information terminal, a communication method, and a communication device that can improve communication quality while suppressing an increase in processing amount.
- IoT Internet of Things
- LPWA Low Power Wide Area
- downlink group cast transmission is performed in which a base station transmits the same signal to multiple terminals belonging to one group.
- the reception quality of signals transmitted in downlink group cast transmission differs depending on each terminal.
- Patent Document 1 describes a technique for transferring a signal received by one terminal to another terminal.
- terminals that were able to receive a signal with a quality higher than a predetermined threshold forward the received signal to terminals that were unable to receive the signal.
- By cooperatively communicating with multiple terminals belonging to a base station it is possible to improve the communication quality between the base station and the terminal.
- the present technology was developed in view of this situation, and is intended to improve communication quality while suppressing an increase in processing amount.
- the information terminal includes a receiving unit that receives a transmission signal transmitted from one base station and addressed to a group to which a plurality of terminals including the own terminal belong, and a payload included in the transmission signal. and a transmitter that transmits, to the base station, a response signal in which data is stored and is receivable by the other terminals belonging to the group.
- an information terminal receives a transmission signal transmitted from one base station and addressed to a group to which a plurality of terminals including the information terminal belong, and includes information contained in the transmission signal.
- a response signal containing payload data and receivable by the other terminals belonging to the group is transmitted to the base station.
- a communication device includes a transmitting unit that transmits a transmission signal to a group to which a plurality of terminals belong; and a receiving unit that receives a response signal in which payload data included in the signal is stored and is receivable by other terminals belonging to the group.
- a transmission signal transmitted from one base station and addressed to a group to which multiple terminals including the own terminal belong is received, and payload data included in the transmission signal is stored.
- a response signal that can be received by the other terminals belonging to the group is transmitted to the base station.
- a transmission signal is transmitted to a group to which a plurality of terminals belong, and a payload included in the signal is a signal transmitted from one of the terminals belonging to the group.
- a response signal in which data is stored and is receivable by the other terminals belonging to the group is received.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present technology. It is a diagram showing the flow of communication between a sensor terminal and a communication device.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a transmission signal and an ACK signal.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of information required in a dependent terminal and a communication device.
- 5 is a timing chart showing operations of a base station and a sensor terminal in downlink group cast transmission.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a frame format of a transmission signal.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a sensor terminal.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a communication device.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed by a representative terminal.
- 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed by a dependent terminal.
- 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed by a communication device.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present technology.
- the communication system in Figure 1 is an IoT (Internet of Things) system that uses information obtained from multiple sensor terminals placed over a wide area to understand time-series changes in the distribution of temperature, humidity, etc. at each installation location.
- IoT Internet of Things
- the communication system includes sensor terminals 1A to 1C, a base station communication device 2, a server 3, a display device 4, and a network 5.
- Each of the sensor terminals 1A to 1C and the communication device 2 are connected by wireless communication.
- wireless communication between the sensor terminals 1A to 1C and the communication device 2 for example, LPWA (Low Power Wide Area) is used, which is a wireless communication method characterized by long-distance transmission and low power consumption.
- Communication device 2, server 3, and display device 4 are connected via network 5. Note that communication between the communication device 2, the server 3, and the display device 4 may be wireless communication or wired communication.
- the sensor terminals 1A to 1C are configured as devices belonging to the same group managed by the same administrator.
- the sensor terminals 1A to 1C are so-called IoT devices that include one or more sensors.
- the sensor terminals 1A to 1C are attached to, for example, a person or an object, and sense the surrounding environment using a camera, a microphone, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a vibration sensor, a light sensor, an air pressure sensor, etc.
- the sensor terminals 1A to 1C transmit sensor data indicating sensing results to the communication device 2 at regular intervals, for example. Further, the sensor terminals 1A to 1C receive a transmission signal that is a signal transmitted from the communication device 2, and after receiving the transmission signal, an ACK (Acknowledgement) signal as a response signal that is a signal transmitted from the sensor terminal. is transmitted to the communication device 2.
- the ACK signal is a signal for notifying the base station that reception of the transmission signal has been successfully completed.
- sensor terminals 1 the number of sensor terminals connected to the communication device 2 is not limited to three, and in reality, even more sensor terminals are connected to the communication device 2. Below, when there is no need to distinguish between the sensor terminals 1A to 1C, they will simply be referred to as sensor terminals 1.
- the communication device 2 is provided at a base station.
- the communication device 2 receives sensor data transmitted from the sensor terminal 1 and supplies it to the server 3.
- the communication device 2 performs downlink group cast transmission in which the same transmission signal is sent to multiple sensor terminals 1 belonging to one group.
- the communication device 2 receives the ACK signal transmitted from the sensor terminal 1 to which the transmission signal is transmitted, it determines that the transmission of the transmission signal to the group has been completed.
- the server 3 is an information processing device that manages information transmitted between the sensor terminal 1 and the communication device 2.
- the server 3 stores sensor data supplied from the communication device 2, for example.
- the server 3 causes the display device 4 to display sensor data, whether downlink group cast transmission has been completed, etc., in response to a user's request for the communication system.
- the display device 4 displays the sensor data of the sensor terminal 1 and whether downlink group cast transmission has been completed, and presents the display to the user.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of communication between the sensor terminal 1 and the communication device 2.
- the communication device 2 transmits a transmission signal to a group to which a plurality of sensor terminals 1 belong, as shown by arrow A1 in FIG.
- the two sensor terminals 1Rep and 1Sub shown surrounded by broken lines belong to one group.
- the terminal that transmits the ACK signal is called a representative terminal
- the terminals other than the representative terminal are called dependent terminals.
- the sensor terminal 1Rep will also be referred to as the representative terminal 1Rep
- the sensor terminal 1Sub will also be referred to as the dependent terminal 1Sub.
- a sensor terminal 1 used by one service subscriber belongs to one group. Further, the sensor terminals 1 may be classified into groups according to classes such as high class and low class. The class of the sensor terminal 1 is determined, for example, based on at least one of the type of the sensor terminal 1 and the functions that the sensor terminal 1 has.
- the representative terminal is selected from among the sensor terminals 1 belonging to the group via the communication device 2 by the communication system or the administrator of the sensor terminal 1 when the group is formed, for example.
- the representative terminal may be dynamically selected by the communication device 2 based on quantitative features such as signal reception strength and remaining power of each sensor terminal 1. For example, among the plurality of sensor terminals 1 belonging to one group, the sensor terminal 1 with the highest reception strength of the transmission signal or the sensor terminal 1 with the most remaining power is selected as the representative terminal.
- a plurality of sensor terminals 1 may be selected as representative terminals within one group.
- the representative terminal 1Rep receives the transmission signal transmitted from the communication device 2, and transmits an ACK signal to the base station, as shown by arrow A2 in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a transmission signal and an ACK signal.
- the transmission signal is composed of a header and a payload.
- the header of the transmission signal contains identification information (ID: Identifier) for identifying the base station that is the transmission source of the transmission signal, the ID of the sensor terminal 1 that belongs to the group that is the transmission destination of the transmission signal, etc. is stored as .
- ID identification information
- the payload of the transmission signal arbitrary information (user data) that the base station wants to send to the sensor terminal 1 is stored as payload data.
- the ACK signal is composed of an ACK header and a payload.
- the ACK header of the ACK signal includes an ID for identifying the group to which the own terminal (representative terminal 1Rep) belongs, an identifier of the representative terminal (for example, the ID of the own terminal), and the signal that includes the ACK header is an ACK signal. A flag indicating this is stored as header information.
- the user data (payload data) stored in the payload of the transmission signal received by the representative terminal 1Rep is stored as is in the payload of the ACK signal.
- the dependent terminal 1Sub receives the transmission signal transmitted from the communication device 2.
- the dependent terminal 1Sub receives the ACK signal sent by the representative terminal 1Rep belonging to the same group as the own terminal, as shown by arrow A3 in FIG. 2, and receives the transmission signal. Attempt to reacquire (user data).
- the communication device 2 receives the ACK signal transmitted from the representative terminal 1Rep.
- the communication device 2 determines that the transmission of the transmission signal to the group to which the representative terminal 1Rep belongs has been successfully completed.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information required in the dependent terminal 1Sub and the communication device 2.
- the payload data stored in the payload is the necessary information.
- the dependent terminal 1 Sub determines that the received ACK signal is an ACK signal transmitted from another sensor terminal 1 belonging to the same group as the own terminal, based on the header information included in the ACK signal. After checking, the payload data is obtained from the ACK signal. Since the user data included in the transmission signal is stored as is in the payload of the ACK signal, even if the dependent terminal 1Sub cannot receive the transmission signal, it can acquire the user data from the ACK signal.
- the header information stored in the ACK header is necessary information, as shown by the thick line at the bottom of FIG.
- the communication device 2 identifies the group to which the representative terminal 1Rep, which is the source of the ACK signal, belongs, based on the header information included in the received ACK signal, and determines whether the transmission signal to the group is successfully transmitted. It can be determined that the process has been completed.
- FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the operations of the base station and sensor terminal 1 in downlink group cast transmission.
- the communication device 2 (base station) transmits a transmission signal to the group to which the representative terminal 1Rep and the dependent terminal 1Sub belong.
- representative terminal 1Rep normally receives the transmission signal transmitted from communication device 2. Further, assume that the dependent terminal 1Sub was unable to receive the transmission signal transmitted from the communication device 2 during the period from time t1 to time t2. In FIG. 5, a thick solid line indicates that a signal was normally received, and a thick broken line indicates that a signal could not be received.
- the representative terminal 1Rep stores the payload data included in the transmission signal in an ACK signal, and transmits the ACK signal to the base station.
- the communication device 2 normally receives the ACK signal transmitted from the representative terminal 1Rep, and the dependent terminal 1Sub also normally receives the ACK signal transmitted from the representative terminal 1Rep. .
- Representative terminal 1Rep was able to receive the transmission signal normally, but dependent terminal 1Sub was unable to receive the transmission signal.
- the quality of the reception of the transmission signal transmitted by downlink group cast transmission varies depending on each sensor terminal 1. different.
- a sensor terminal that was able to receive a signal with a quality higher than a predetermined threshold uses a technology that transfers a signal received by one sensor terminal to another sensor terminal.
- payload data included in the transmission signal is transmitted by the representative terminal 1Rep that has received a transmission signal transmitted from one base station and addressed to a group to which a plurality of sensor terminals 1 including its own terminal belong.
- the ACK signal that is stored as is and is receivable by other sensor terminals 1 belonging to the group is transmitted to the base station.
- the dependent terminal 1Sub can acquire payload data included in the transmission signal from the ACK signal.
- the slave terminal 1Sub Even if the slave terminal 1Sub cannot receive the transmission signal, it can acquire the payload data included in the transmission signal from the ACK signal, reducing the number of sensor terminals 1 that cannot acquire the payload data included in the transmission signal. It becomes possible to do so.
- the base station In conventional communication systems, if there is a sensor terminal that fails to receive a transmission signal, the base station must retransmit the transmission signal, but in the communication system of the present technology, the ACK signal is sent by the representative terminal 1Rep.
- the transmitter can be responsible for retransmitting the transmitted signal.
- the base station By assigning the role of retransmitting the transmission signal to the transmission of the ACK signal, the amount of processing related to retransmission of the transmission signal by the base station is reduced without adding processing to transfer the transmission signal to the existing communication sequence. becomes possible.
- the base station By reducing the amount of processing related to retransmission of transmission signals by the base station, the base station has a processing margin, so that the number of sensor terminals 1 connected to one base station can be increased.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a frame format of a transmission signal.
- the transmission signal is transmitted, for example, in the format of MPDU consisting of MID, MSDU, and CRC.
- the representative terminal 1Rep stores the group ID and the identifier of the representative terminal 1Rep as header information in the MID part, and then sends the MSDU and CRC. Generate the ACK signal by copying from the transmission signal.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the sensor terminal 1.
- the sensor terminal 1 includes a receiving section 11, a payload data acquiring section 12, a recording section 13, an ACK signal generating section 14, and a transmitting section 15.
- the receiving unit 11 receives the transmission signal transmitted from the communication device 2 and supplies it to the payload data acquisition unit 12.
- the receiving unit 11 also receives an ACK signal transmitted from another sensor terminal 1 belonging to the same group as the own terminal, and supplies it to the payload data acquisition unit 12.
- the payload data acquisition unit 12 acquires payload data from the payload of the transmission signal supplied from the reception unit 11 and supplies it to the recording unit 13 and the ACK signal generation unit 14. Furthermore, the payload data acquisition section 12 acquires payload data from the payload of the ACK signal supplied from the reception section 11 and supplies it to the recording section 13 .
- the recording unit 13 records the payload data supplied from the payload data acquisition unit 12.
- the ACK signal generation unit 14 generates an ACK signal by storing the payload data supplied from the payload data acquisition unit 12 in the payload and storing the header information in the ACK header.
- the ACK signal generation section 14 supplies the generated ACK signal to the transmission section 15.
- the transmitter 15 transmits the ACK signal supplied from the ACK signal generator 14 to the base station.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the communication device 2. As shown in FIG.
- the communication device 2 includes a transmission signal generation section 31, a transmission section 32, a reception section 33, and a header information acquisition section 34.
- the transmission signal generation section 31 generates a transmission signal including user data and supplies it to the transmission section 32.
- the transmitter 32 transmits the transmission signal supplied from the transmission signal generator 31 to the group to which the plurality of sensor terminals 1 belong.
- the receiving unit 33 receives the ACK signal transmitted from the sensor terminal 1 and supplies it to the header information acquisition unit 34.
- the header information acquisition unit 34 acquires header information from the header of the ACK signal supplied from the reception unit 33.
- the header information acquisition unit 34 identifies the group to which the sensor terminal 1 that is the source of the received ACK signal belongs based on the header information, and determines that the transmission of the transmission signal to the group has been successfully completed. It also functions as a judgment section.
- step S1 the receiving unit 11 waits for a transmission signal to be transmitted from the communication device 2.
- the reception unit 11 receives the transmission signal, and the payload data acquisition unit 12 acquires payload data from the payload of the transmission signal.
- step S2 the receiving unit 11 determines whether reception of the transmission signal transmitted from the communication device 2 has been successfully completed.
- step S2 If it is determined in step S2 that reception of the transmission signal has not been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S3, and the receiving unit 11 determines whether a timeout has occurred. For example, if a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the start of waiting for a transmission signal, it is determined that a timeout has occurred.
- step S3 If it is determined in step S3 that the timeout has not occurred, the process returns to step S1, and the state of waiting for a transmission signal to be transmitted from the communication device 2 continues.
- step S2 if it is determined in step S2 that the reception of the transmission signal has been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S4, and the ACK signal generation unit 14 generates an ACK signal by storing the payload data included in the transmission signal in the payload. Then, the transmitter 15 transmits the ACK signal to the base station. For example, the transmitter 15 repeatedly transmits the ACK signal a predetermined number of times.
- step S4 After the ACK signal is transmitted in step S4, or if it is determined that timeout has occurred in step S3, the process proceeds to step S5, and the receiving unit 11 stops the operation of receiving the transmission signal.
- step S21 the receiving unit 11 waits for a signal to be transmitted from the communication device 2 or the representative terminal 1Rep.
- the reception unit 11 receives the transmission signal, and the payload data acquisition unit 12 acquires payload data from the payload of the transmission signal.
- the payload data acquisition unit 12 acquires payload data from the payload of the ACK signal.
- step S22 the receiving unit 11 determines whether reception of the transmission signal transmitted from the communication device 2 has been successfully completed.
- step S22 If it is determined in step S22 that reception of the transmission signal has not been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S23, and it is determined whether reception of the ACK signal transmitted from representative terminal 1Rep has been completed normally.
- step S23 If it is determined in step S23 that the reception of the ACK signal has not been completed normally, the process proceeds to step S24, and the receiving unit 11 determines whether or not a timeout has occurred. For example, if a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the start of waiting for a signal, it is determined that a timeout has occurred.
- step S24 If it is determined in step S24 that the timeout has not occurred, the process returns to step S21, and the state of waiting for a signal to be transmitted from the communication device 2 or the representative terminal 1Rep continues.
- step S22 determines whether reception of the transmission signal has been completed normally. If it is determined in step S23 that reception of the ACK signal has been completed normally, or if it is determined in step S24 that a timeout has occurred , the process proceeds to step S25, and the receiving unit 11 stops the operation of receiving the signal.
- the dependent terminal 1Sub successfully receives the transmission signal transmitted from the communication device 2, it is also possible to transmit an ACK signal to the representative terminal 1Rep or to the base station.
- the ACK signal transmitted by the dependent terminal 1Sub may or may not contain payload data included in the transmission signal. If the sensor terminals 1 are close to each other and there is a possibility that ACK signals will be congested, the number of dependent terminals 1Sub that transmit ACK signals may be thinned out.
- the dependent terminal 1Sub successfully receives the ACK signal transmitted from the representative terminal 1Rep, it is also possible to transmit the ACK signal to the representative terminal 1Rep or to the base station.
- the representative terminal 1Rep can determine the timing to end the transmission of the ACK signal in which the payload data included in the transmission signal is stored. For example, if the number of dependent terminals 1Sub that belong to the same group as the group to which the representative terminal 1Rep belongs is known at the representative terminal 1Rep, until ACK signals are transmitted from all the dependent terminals 1Sub that belong to the same group, Repeatedly send the ACK signal.
- step S41 the transmission signal generation unit 31 stores the user data in the payload and generates a transmission signal.
- step S42 the transmitter 32 transmits a transmission signal to the group to which the plurality of sensor terminals 1 belong.
- step S43 the communication device 2 switches between transmitting and receiving signals. Specifically, the receiving unit 33 waits for a signal to be transmitted from the sensor terminal 1. When a signal is transmitted from the sensor terminal 1, the receiving section 33 receives the signal, and the header information acquisition section 44 acquires header information from the header of the signal.
- step S44 the receiving unit 33 determines whether a timeout has occurred. For example, if a predetermined period of time has elapsed since signal transmission/reception was switched, it is determined that a timeout has occurred.
- step S44 If it is determined in step S44 that the timeout has not occurred, the process proceeds to step S45, and the header information acquisition unit 34 determines whether the received signal is an ACK signal based on the header information.
- step S45 If it is determined in step S45 that the received signal is not an ACK signal, the process returns to step S44, and the state of waiting for a signal to be transmitted from the sensor terminal 1 continues until a timeout occurs.
- step S45 if it is determined in step S45 that the received signal is an ACK signal, the header information acquisition unit 34 determines whether the transmission signal is normally transmitted to the group to which the sensor terminal 1 that is the source of the received ACK signal belongs. It is determined that the process has been completed, and the process ends. The process also ends if it is determined in step S44 that the timeout has occurred.
- step S45 when an ACK signal is transmitted not only from the representative terminal 1Rep but also from the dependent terminal 1Sub, after it is determined in step S45 that the received signal is an ACK signal, it is determined whether the source of the ACK signal is the representative terminal or not. A step is added in which it is determined whether or not. Whether or not the transmission source of the ACK signal is the representative terminal is determined by the header information acquisition unit 44 based on the header information.
- step S44 the process returns to step S44, and the state of waiting for a signal to be transmitted from the sensor terminal 1 continues until a timeout occurs.
- the header information acquisition unit 44 transmits the transmission signal to the group to which the sensor terminal 1, which is the source of the received ACK signal, belongs. It is determined that the process has been completed normally, and the process ends.
- the subordinate terminal 1Sub can receive the payload data included in the transmission signal. can be obtained.
- the existing communication sequence includes a process of transmitting an ACK signal in which no payload data included in the transmission signal is stored to the base station when the transmission signal is successfully received.
- the communication system of this technology can store the payload data included in the transmission signal without adding processing such as transferring the transmission signal to the existing communication sequence. It is possible to reduce the number of sensor terminals 1 that cannot obtain the information, and improve the communication quality between the base station and the sensor terminals 1.
- the payload data included in the transmission signal is not stored in the ACK signal transmitted from the sensor terminal 1 to the base station, but is stored in another signal transmitted from the sensor terminal 1 to the base station. You can.
- payload data included in a transmission signal is stored in a communication request or connection confirmation request signal (generally SYN or SEQ).
- This technology is not limited to communication systems that use LPWA, but can also be applied to wireless communication systems that use other communication methods such as mobile phone lines and WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network).
- the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware or software.
- a program constituting the software is installed from a program recording medium into a computer built into dedicated hardware or a general-purpose personal computer.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a computer that executes the above-described series of processes using a program.
- the sensor terminal 1, the communication device 2, the server 3, and the display device 4 are configured by, for example, a PC having a configuration similar to that shown in FIG. 12.
- a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 501, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 502, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 503 are interconnected by a bus 504.
- An input/output interface 505 is further connected to the bus 504.
- an input section 506 consisting of a keyboard, a mouse, etc.
- an output section 507 consisting of a display, speakers, etc.
- a storage section 508 consisting of a hard disk or non-volatile memory
- a communication section 509 consisting of a network interface, etc.
- a drive 510 for driving a removable medium 511.
- the CPU 501 executes the series of processes described above by, for example, loading a program stored in the storage unit 508 into the RAM 503 via the input/output interface 505 and the bus 504 and executing it. will be held.
- a program executed by the CPU 501 is installed in the storage unit 508 by being recorded on a removable medium 511 or provided via a wired or wireless transmission medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital broadcasting.
- the program executed by the computer may be a program in which processing is performed chronologically in accordance with the order described in this specification, or may be a program in which processing is performed in parallel or at necessary timing such as when a call is made. It may also be a program that is carried out.
- a system refers to a collection of multiple components (devices, modules (components), etc.), regardless of whether all the components are located in the same casing. Therefore, multiple devices housed in separate casings and connected via a network, and a single device with multiple modules housed in one casing are both systems. .
- each step described in the above flowchart can be executed by one device or can be shared and executed by multiple devices.
- one step includes multiple processes
- the multiple processes included in that one step can be executed by one device or can be shared and executed by multiple devices.
- a receiving unit that receives a transmission signal transmitted from one base station and addressed to a group to which multiple terminals including the own terminal belong;
- An information terminal comprising: a transmitter that transmits, to the base station, a response signal in which payload data included in the transmission signal is stored and can be received by other terminals belonging to the group.
- the response signal is a signal for notifying the base station that the transmission signal has been successfully received.
- the transmitter transmits the response signal to the base station when the own terminal is a representative terminal among the terminals belonging to the group. information terminal.
- the representative terminal may be selected from among the terminals belonging to the group when the group is formed, or may be selected from among the terminals belonging to the group, or may be selected from among the terminals belonging to the group, or may be selected from among the terminals belonging to the group, or may be selected from among the terminals belonging to the group, or may be selected based on at least one of the signal reception strength and remaining power of each of the terminals belonging to the group.
- the information terminal according to (4) or (5) is selected based on the information terminal.
- the receiving unit When the receiving unit fails to receive the transmission signal transmitted from the base station, the receiving unit receives the response signal addressed to the base station transmitted from another terminal belonging to the group. (1) ) to (6).
- the information terminal Receives a transmission signal transmitted from one base station and addressed to a group to which multiple terminals including the own terminal belong,
- a communication method comprising transmitting, to the base station, a response signal in which payload data included in the transmission signal is stored and is receivable by other terminals belonging to the group.
- a transmitter that transmits a transmission signal to a group to which multiple terminals belong; Receiving a response signal that is a signal transmitted from one terminal belonging to the group, in which payload data included in the transmission signal is stored, and which is receivable by another terminal belonging to the group.
- a communication device comprising a part and a part.
- (14) As described in (13) above, further comprising a transmission determination unit that determines that transmission of the transmission signal to the group has been successfully completed when the response signal transmitted from one of the terminals belonging to the group is received. communication equipment.
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1.通信システムの概要
2.各機器の構成
3.各機器の動作
4.変形例
図1は、本技術の一実施形態に係る通信システムの構成例を示す図である。
・センサ端末1の構成
図7は、センサ端末1の構成例を示すブロック図である。
図8は、通信装置2の構成例を示すブロック図である。
・代表端末1Repの動作
次に、図9のフローチャートを参照して、代表端末1Repが行う処理について説明する。
次に、図10のフローチャートを参照して、従属端末1Subが行う処理について説明する。
次に、図11のフローチャートを参照して、通信装置2が行う処理について説明する。
伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが、センサ端末1から基地局宛に送信されるACK信号に格納されるのではなく、センサ端末1から基地局宛に送信される他の信号に格納されるようにしてもよい。例えば、通信要求、接続確認要求信号(一般にSYNやSEQ)に、伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが格納される。
上述した一連の処理は、ハードウェアにより実行することもできるし、ソフトウェアにより実行することもできる。一連の処理をソフトウェアにより実行する場合には、そのソフトウェアを構成するプログラムが、専用のハードウェアに組み込まれているコンピュータ、または汎用のパーソナルコンピュータなどに、プログラム記録媒体からインストールされる。
本技術は、以下のような構成をとることもできる。
1つの基地局から送信される、自端末を含む複数の端末が所属するグループ宛の伝送信号を受信する受信部と、
前記伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが格納された、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末が受信可能な応答信号を、前記基地局宛に送信する送信部と
を備える情報端末。
(2)
前記応答信号は、前記伝送信号を正常に受信したことを前記基地局に通知するための信号である
前記(1)に記載の情報端末。
(3)
前記応答信号は、前記グループを識別するための情報を含む
前記(1)または(2)に記載の情報端末。
(4)
前記送信部は、前記自端末が、前記グループに所属する前記端末のうちの代表端末である場合、前記応答信号を前記基地局宛に送信する
前記(1)乃至(3)のいずれかに記載の情報端末。
(5)
前記応答信号は、前記代表端末としての前記自端末を識別するための情報を含む
前記(4)に記載の情報端末。
(6)
前記代表端末は、前記グループに所属する前記端末の中から、前記グループが形成される際に選択される、または、前記グループに所属する前記端末それぞれの信号受信強度および電源の残量の少なくともいずれかに基づいて選択される
前記(4)または(5)に記載の情報端末。
(7)
前記受信部は、前記基地局から送信されてきた前記伝送信号を受信できなかった場合、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末から送信された前記基地局宛の前記応答信号を受信する
前記(1)乃至(6)のいずれかに記載の情報端末。
(8)
前記伝送信号は、前記基地局を識別するための情報を含む
前記(1)乃至(7)のいずれかに記載の情報端末。
(9)
前記伝送信号は、前記グループに所属する前記端末を識別するための情報を含む
前記(1)乃至(8)のいずれかに記載の情報端末。
(10)
1つの前記グループには、1のサービス契約者が利用する前記端末が所属する
前記(1)乃至(9)のいずれかに記載の情報端末。
(11)
前記グループには、種別と機能の少なくともいずれかに基づくクラスごとに前記端末が分類される
前記(1)乃至(9)のいずれかに記載の情報端末。
(12)
情報端末が、
1つの基地局から送信される、自端末を含む複数の端末が所属するグループ宛の伝送信号を受信し、
前記伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが格納された、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末が受信可能な応答信号を、前記基地局宛に送信する
通信方法。
(13)
複数の端末が所属するグループ宛に伝送信号を送信する送信部と、
前記グループに所属する1の前記端末から送信された信号であって、前記伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが格納された、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末が受信可能な応答信号を受信する受信部と
を備える通信装置。
(14)
前記グループに所属する1の前記端末から送信された前記応答信号を受信した場合、前記グループへの前記伝送信号の送信が正常に完了したと判定する送信判定部をさらに備える
前記(13)に記載の通信装置。
Claims (14)
- 1つの基地局から送信される、自端末を含む複数の端末が所属するグループ宛の伝送信号を受信する受信部と、
前記伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが格納された、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末が受信可能な応答信号を、前記基地局宛に送信する送信部と
を備える情報端末。 - 前記応答信号は、前記伝送信号を正常に受信したことを前記基地局に通知するための信号である
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 前記応答信号は、前記グループを識別するための情報を含む
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 前記送信部は、前記自端末が、前記グループに所属する前記端末のうちの代表端末である場合、前記応答信号を前記基地局宛に送信する
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 前記応答信号は、前記代表端末としての前記自端末を識別するための情報を含む
請求項4に記載の情報端末。 - 前記代表端末は、前記グループに所属する前記端末の中から、前記グループが形成される際に選択される、または、前記グループに所属する前記端末それぞれの信号受信強度および電源の残量の少なくともいずれかに基づいて選択される
請求項4に記載の情報端末。 - 前記受信部は、前記基地局から送信されてきた前記伝送信号を受信できなかった場合、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末から送信された前記基地局宛の前記応答信号を受信する
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 前記伝送信号は、前記基地局を識別するための情報を含む
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 前記伝送信号は、前記グループに所属する前記端末を識別するための情報を含む
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 1つの前記グループには、1のサービス契約者が利用する前記端末が所属する
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 前記グループには、種別と機能の少なくともいずれかに基づくクラスごとに前記端末が分類される
請求項1に記載の情報端末。 - 情報端末が、
1つの基地局から送信される、自端末を含む複数の端末が所属するグループ宛の伝送信号を受信し、
前記伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが格納された、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末が受信可能な応答信号を、前記基地局宛に送信する
通信方法。 - 複数の端末が所属するグループ宛に伝送信号を送信する送信部と、
前記グループに所属する1の前記端末から送信された信号であって、前記伝送信号に含まれるペイロードデータが格納された、前記グループに所属する他の前記端末が受信可能な応答信号を受信する受信部と
を備える通信装置。 - 前記グループに所属する1の前記端末から送信された前記応答信号を受信した場合、前記グループへの前記伝送信号の送信が正常に完了したと判定する送信判定部をさらに備える
請求項13に記載の通信装置。
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