Communication device, transmission power control method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9510302-B2
Application number	US-201514942891-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2015
Priority date	Aug 6, 2009
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

There is provided a communication device including: a communication unit that receives a beacon for a second communication service making secondary usage of a spectrum assigned to a first communication service; and a control unit that controls a transmission power to be used for transmission of a radio signal of the second communication service from the communication unit based on location data included in the beacon and indicating a location of a transmission source node of the beacon and a location of an interfered node interfered by the second communication service.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission control method comprising:
enabling secondary usage by a second communication service of a communication spectrum primarily assigned to a first communication service by:
receiving, by a communication terminal, a first signal including location data associated with the second communication service;
determining whether transmission of a second signal associated with the second communication service is available;
in response to determining that transmission of the second signal associated with the second communication service is not available, delaying transmission of the second signal until transmission of the second signal associated with the second communication service becomes available; and
transmitting the second signal for the second communication service based on the received location data associated with the second communication service.

2. A communication terminal comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive a first signal including location data associated with a second communication service, the communication terminal being configured to enable secondary usage by the second communication service of a communication spectrum primarily assigned to a first communication service; and
a control unit configured to:
determine whether transmission of a second signal associated with the second communication service is available;
in response to determining that transmission of the second signal associated with the second communication service is not available, delay transmission of the second signal until transmission of the second signal associated with the second communication service becomes available; and
control a transmission power of the second signal of the second communication service based on the received location data associated with the second communication service.

3. The transmission control method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the location data associated with the second communication service comprises indicating a location of a transmission source node of the first signal and
transmitting the second signal for the second communication service based on the acquired location data comprises transmitting a radio signal for the second communication service by using a transmission power set based on the location data.

4. The transmission control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether a path loss between an interfered node interfered by the second communication service and a communication system configured to enable the secondary usage by the second communication service of the communication spectrum is larger or smaller than a path loss between the interfered node and a transmission source node of the first signal; and
in response to determining whether the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger or smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, controlling a transmission power for transmission of the second signal.

5. The transmission control method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, using a transmission power equal to a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the second signal.

6. The transmission control method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, using a transmission power lower than a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the second signal.

7. The transmission control method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
in response to determining that there is a possibility that transmission of the second signal to the transmission source node of the first signal is not available, waiting to transmit the second signal until transmission of the second signal to the transmission source node of the first signal becomes available.

8. The transmission control method according to claim 7 , further comprising:
in response to determining that transmission of the second signal to the transmission source node of the first signal is available, transmitting the second signal by using a transmission power at a level receivable by the transmission source node of the first signal.

9. The transmission control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the second signal can be transmitted to the transmission source node of the first signal, relaying a third signal received from another node to the transmission source node of the first signal.

10. The transmission control method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the second communication service comprises a service making secondary usage of a spectrum being used for uplink in the first communication service, among the spectrum assigned to the first communication service, and the interfered node comprises a base station of the first communication service.

11. The transmission control method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the communication spectrum comprises one or more digital television white spaces.

12. The communication system according to claim 2 , wherein:
the control unit is further configured to control a transmission power to be used for transmission of a radio signal of the second communication service from the communication unit based on at least one of a location of a transmission source node of the first signal and a location of an interfered node interfered by the second communication service.

13. The communication system according to claim 2 , wherein:
the control unit is further configured to:
determine whether a path loss between an interfered node interfered by the second communication service and the communication system is larger or smaller than a path loss between the interfered node and a transmission source node of the first signal; and
in response to determining whether the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger or smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, control the transmission power for transmission of the second signal.

14. The communication system according to claim 13 , wherein:
the control unit is further configured to:
in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, use a transmission power equal to a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the second signal.

15. The communication system according to claim 13 , wherein:
the control unit is further configured to:
in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, use a transmission power lower than a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the second signal.

16. The communication system according to claim 15 , wherein:
the control unit is further configured to:
in response to determining that there is a possibility that direct transmission of the second

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Sawai Ryo
• Kimura Ryota

Classifications

• H04W52/283 Primary

  Power depending on the position of the mobile · CPC title

• H04W52/247

  where the output power of a terminal is based on a path parameter sent by another terminal · CPC title

• H04W4/02

  Services making use of location information · CPC title

• H04W52/243

  taking into account interferences · CPC title

• H04W52/346

  distributing total power among users or channels · CPC title