Method of controlling heterogeneous network and related apparatuses using the same

• US 10,028,162 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2016
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Wang, Hung-Hsiang, Tseng, Yung-Lan
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, MAN U
• Application Number:
  US15/233,956
• Publication Number:
  US 20170048738A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 370252-281, 370310-336, 455450-522
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a method of controlling a heterogeneous network and related apparatuses using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is directed to a method controlling a heterogeneous network applicable to a base station, the method includes not limited to: transmitting a first configuration message comprising a measurement and report rule (MRR) which comprises a first measuring interval, a second measuring interval, a first reporting interval, and a second reporting interval for receiving a measurement report of a channel of an unlicensed spectrum; receiving the measurement report of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum after transmitting the first configuration message; and transmitting a second configuration message to update the MRR.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a heterogeneous network, applicable to a base station, the method comprising:

transmitting a first configuration message comprising a measurement and report rule (MRR) which comprises a first measuring interval, a second measuring interval, a first reporting interval, and a second reporting interval for receiving a measurement report of a channel of an unlicensed spectrum, wherein the first measuring interval is longer than the second measuring interval, and the first reporting interval is longer than the second reporting interval;

receiving the measurement report of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum after transmitting the first configuration message; and

transmitting a second configuration message to update the measurement and report rule,

wherein the MRR further comprises a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) threshold for selecting the first reporting interval or the second reporting interval.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the MRR further comprises a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) threshold and a RSSI variation threshold for determining whether to transmit the measurement report.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the measurement report comprises:

receiving the measurement report which comprises a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) measurement of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum, a RSRP measurement of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum, and a RSRQ measurement of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

updating the MRR according to the RSRP measurement of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum from the measurement report by adjusting the RSRP threshold or the RSRQ threshold, wherein the RSRP threshold comprises an upper RSRP threshold and a lower RSRP threshold.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein updating the MRR according to the RSRP measurement by adjusting the RSRP threshold comprising:

decreasing the upper RSRP threshold or the lower RSRP threshold in response to receiving the measurement report so as to receive less different measurement reports.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein updating the MRR according to the RSRP measurement by adjusting the RSRP threshold comprising:

increasing the upper RSRP threshold or the lower RSRP threshold in response to receiving the measurement report so as to receive more different measurement reports.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein updating the MRR according to the RSRP measurement by adjusting the RSRP threshold comprising:

decreasing the upper RSRP threshold in response to receiving the measurement report so as to decrease a frequency of receiving the measurement report.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein updating the MRR according to the RSRP measurement by adjusting the RSRP threshold comprising:

decreasing the lower RSRP threshold in response to receiving the measurement report so as to decrease a quantity of measurement reports.

9. A method of controlling a heterogeneous network, applicable to a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

receiving a first configuration message comprising a measurement and report rule (MRR) which comprises a first measuring interval, a second measuring interval, a first reporting interval, and a second reporting interval for transmitting a measurement report of a channel of an unlicensed spectrum, wherein the first measuring interval is longer than the second measuring interval, and the first reporting interval is longer than the second reporting interval;

transmitting the measurement report of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum in response to receiving the first configuration message; and

receiving a second configuration message to update the measurement and report rule,

wherein the MRR further comprises a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) threshold for selecting the first reporting interval or the second reporting interval.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the MRR further comprises a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) threshold and a RSSI variation threshold for determining whether to transmit the measurement report.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the RSRP threshold comprises an upper RSRP threshold and a lower RSRP threshold, and claim 10 further comprising:

performing a RSRP measurement; and

selecting the first measuring interval and the first reporting interval in response to the RSRP measurement being greater than the upper RSRP threshold.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

selecting the second measuring interval and the second reporting interval in response to the RSRP measurement being less than the upper RSRP threshold but greater than the lower RSRP threshold.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the MRR further comprises a third measuring interval and a third reporting interval, wherein the third measuring interval is longer than the first measuring interval and the third reporting interval is longer than the first reporting interval, and claim 12 further comprising:

selecting the third measuring interval and the third reporting interval in response to the RSRP measurement being less than the lower RSRP threshold.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

performing a RSSI measurement;

transmitting no RSSI report in response to the RSSI measurement being less than the RSSI threshold;

transmitting no RSSI report in response to an absolute value of the RSSI measurement subtracted by a previous RSSI measurement being less than the RSSI variation threshold; and

transmitting the RSSI report in response to the RSSI measurement being greater than the RSSI threshold and the absolute value of the RSSI measurement subtracted by the previous RSSI measurement being greater than the RSSI variation threshold.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

performing another RSRP measurement; and

performing an autonomous measurement interval or report interval decision in response to the performing the another RSRP measurement.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

performing another RSRP measurement;

transmitting the another RSRP measurement in the measurement report; and

receiving the second configuration message based on the measurement report.

17. A base station comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

a processor coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and is configured at least for;

transmitting a first configuration message comprising a measurement and report rule (MRR) which comprises a first measuring interval, a second measuring interval, a first reporting interval, and a second reporting interval for receiving a measurement report a channel of an unlicensed spectrum, wherein the first measuring interval is longer than the second measuring interval, and the first reporting interval is longer than the second reporting interval;

receiving the measurement report of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum after the first reporting interval or the second reporting interval; and

transmitting a second configuration message to update the measurement and report rule,

wherein the MRR further comprises a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) threshold for selecting the first reporting interval or the second reporting interval.

18. A user equipment comprising:

a transmitter;

a receiver; and

a processor coupled to the transmitter and the receiver and is configured at least for;

receiving a first configuration message comprising a measurement and report rule (MRR) which comprises a first measuring interval, a second measuring interval, a first reporting interval, and a second reporting interval for transmitting a measurement report a channel of an unlicensed spectrum, wherein the first measuring interval is longer than the second measuring interval, and the first reporting interval is longer than the second reporting interval;

transmitting the measurement report of the channel of the unlicensed spectrum after the first reporting interval or the second reporting interval; and

receiving a second configuration message to update the measurement and report rule,

wherein the MRR further comprises a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold or a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) threshold for selecting the first reporting interval or the second reporting interval.