Method and arrangement for white space device transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10033508-B2
Application number	US-201114110365-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2011
Priority date	Apr 8, 2011
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a white space device (WSD) of a secondary wireless network, and to a related method for transmitting a first signal on a channel available for secondary usage allocated to a primary wireless system. The method in the WSD comprises determining (410) a further channel used by the primary wireless system, that would be interfered by a transmission of the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage, retrieving (420) signal information associated with the determined further channel from the primary wireless system, transmitting (430) the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage, and transmitting (440) a second signal on the determined further channel based on the retrieved signal information, simultaneously with the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage* such that an interference generated in the primary wireless system by the first signal transmission is compensated for by the second signal transmission.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method in a white space device of a secondary wireless system, for transmitting a first signal on a channel available for secondary usage allocated to a primary wireless system, the method comprising:
determining a further channel used by the primary wireless system, that would be interfered by a transmission of the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage,
retrieving signal information associated with the determined further channel from the primary wireless system,
transmitting the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage, and
transmitting a second signal on the determined further channel based on the retrieved signal information, simultaneously with the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage, such that an interference generated in the primary wireless system by the first signal transmission is compensated for by the second signal transmission.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the signal information associated with the determined further channel is retrieved and stored during a period of low backhaul load.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the further channel comprises:
transmitting a request for accessing the channel available for secondary usage to a control unit, the request comprising at least one of: parameters for estimating the interference generated in the primary wireless system by the first signal transmission; parameters related to a transmitting capability of the white space device; and a desired transmit power level for the first signal transmission; and
receiving information related to the further channel from the control unit in response to the transmitted request, the received information comprising an identity of the further channel and a required transmit power level for the second signal transmission on the further channel.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein transmitting the first and second signals comprises gradually increasing a transmission power up to the desired and required transmit power levels respectively.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the white space device comprises the control unit.

6. A method in a control unit for supporting a white space device transmitting a first signal on a channel available for secondary usage allocated to a primary wireless system, the method comprising:
receiving a request for accessing the channel available for secondary usage from the white space device, the request comprising at least one of: parameters for estimating the interference generated in the primary wireless system by the first signal transmission; parameters related to a transmitting capability of the white space device; and a desired transmit power level for the first signal transmission;
determining information related to a further channel used by the primary wireless system, wherein the further channel would be interfered by the first signal transmission on the channel available for secondary usage, the information being determined based on the received request and on parameters related to the primary wireless system available in the control unit, and the information comprising an identity of the further channel and a required transmit power level for a second signal transmission by the white space device on the further channel to compensate for interference caused on the further channel by the first signal transmission, and
transmitting the determined information to the white space device.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the control unit is a geo-location database unit.

8. A white space device configured to be used in a secondary wireless system, and to transmit a first signal on a channel available for secondary usage allocated to a primary wireless system, the white space device comprising:
a processing unit configured to:
determine a further channel used by the primary wireless system, that would be interfered by a transmission of the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage, and
retrieve signal information associated with the determined further channel from the primary wireless system,

a first transmitter for transmitting the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage, and
a second transmitter for transmitting a second signal on the determined further channel based on the retrieved signal information, simultaneously with the first signal on the channel available for secondary usage, such that an interference generated in the primary wireless system by the first signal transmission is compensated for by the second signal transmission.

9. The white space device according to claim 8 , wherein the processing unit is configured to retrieve and store signal information associated with the determined further channel during a period of low backhaul load.

10. The white space device according to claim 8 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:
transmit a request for accessing the channel available for secondary usage to a control unit, the request comprising at least one of: parameters for estimating the interference generated in the primary wireless system by the first signal transmission; parameters related to a transmitting capability of the white space device; and a desired transmit power level for the first signal transmission; and
receive information related to the further channel from the control unit in response to the transmitted request, the received information comprising an identity of the further channel and a required transmit power level for the second signal transmission on the further channel.

11. The white space device according to claim 10 , wherein the first and second transmitters are configured to transmit the first and second signals by gradually increasing a transmission power up to the desired and required transmit power levels respectively.

12. The white space device according to claim 10 , wherein the white space device comprises the control unit.

13. An apparatus operative as a control unit configured to support a white space device transmitting a first signal on a channel available for secondary usage allocated to a primary wireless system, the apparatus comprising:
interface circuitry configured to receive a request for accessing the channel available for secondary usage from the white space device, the request comprising at least one of: parameters for estimating the interference generated in the primary wireless system by the first signal transmission; parameters related to a transmitting capability of the white space device; and a desired transmit power level for the first signal transmission; and
processing circuitry configured to:
determine information related to a further channel used by the primary wireless system, wherein the further channel would be interfered by the first signal transmission on the channel available for secondary usage, the information being determined based on the received request and on parameters related to the primary wireless system available in the control unit, and the information comprising an identity of the further channel and a required transmit power level for a second signal transmission by the white space device on the further channel to compensate for interference caused on the further channel by the first signal transmission, and
transmit the determined information to the white space device, via the interface circuitry.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is configured as a geo-location database unit.

Assignees

• Irnich Tim
• Kronander Jonas
• Selen Yngve
• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Irnich Tim
• Kronander Jonas
• Selén Yngve

Classifications

• H04W72/541

  using the level of interference · CPC title

• H04W16/14 Primary

  Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} · CPC title

• H04L5/0073 Primary

  Allocation arrangements that take into account other cell interferences · CPC title

• H04W72/082

  Electricity · mapped topic