Mobile communication system, user terminal, base station, processor, and communication control method

• US 10,098,162 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2017
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Fukuta, Noriyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bednash, Joseph A
• Application Number:
  US15/700,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20180014343A1
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/52 based on load
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/23 Manipulation of direct-mode connections

Abstract

A base station, a processor thereof, and a communication control method thereof receive a notification from a first user terminal before starting direct device to device (D2D) communication, the notification indicating a desire for performing D2D communication, receive a measurement report including results of measurement of a cell reference signal from the first user terminal, and based on the measurement report, determine to cause the first user terminal to perform D2D communication, perform a process for starting the D2D communication between the first and second user terminals, receive a first data amount notification indicating an amount of first data to be transmitted from the first user terminal to the second user terminal, and based on the first data amount notification, allocate first radio resources to the first user terminal, where the allocated first radio resources are used by the first user terminal to transmit the first data.

Claims

1. A base station comprising:

a control unit, comprising a processor and a memory, configured to;

receive a notification from a first user terminal before starting D2D communication that is direct device to device communication, the notification indicating a desire for performing the D2D communication,

receive a measurement report from the first user terminal, the measurement report including results of measurement of a cell reference signal,

based on the measurement report, determine to cause the first user terminal to perform the D2D communication,

perform a process for starting the D2D communication performed between the first user terminal and a second user terminal,

receive a first data amount notification transmitted from the first user terminal, wherein the first data amount notification indicates an amount of first data to be transmitted from the first user terminal to the second user terminal, and

based on the first data amount notification, allocate first radio resources to the first user terminal, wherein the first radio resources allocated to the first user terminal are used by the first user terminal to transmit the first data.

2. The base station according to claim 1, the control unit is further configured to

receive a second data amount notification transmitted from the first user terminal, wherein the second data amount notification indicates an amount of remaining first data to be transmitted from the first user terminal to the second user terminal, and

based on the second data amount notification, allocate second radio resources to the first user terminal, wherein the second radio resources allocated to the first user terminal are used by the first user terminal to transmit the remaining first data.

3. A method performed at a base station, comprising:

receiving a notification from a first user terminal before starting D2D communication that is direct device to device communication, the notification indicating a desire for performing the D2D communication;

receiving a measurement report from the first user terminal, the measurement report including results of measurement of a cell reference signal;

based on the measurement report, determining to cause the first user terminal to perform the D2D communication;

performing a process for starting the D2D communication performed between the first user terminal and a second user terminal;

receiving a first data amount notification transmitted from the first user terminal, wherein the first data amount notification indicates an amount of first data to be transmitted from the first user terminal to the second user terminal; and

based on the first data amount notification, allocating first radio resources to the first user terminal, wherein the first radio resources allocated to the first user terminal are used by the first user terminal to transmit the first data.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a second data amount notification transmitted from the first user terminal, wherein the second data amount notification indicates an amount of remaining first data to be transmitted from the first user terminal to the second user terminal, and

based on the second data amount notification, allocating second radio resources to the first user terminal, wherein the second radio resources allocated to the first user terminal are used by the first user terminal to transmit the remaining first data.

5. A device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to cause a base station to:

receive a notification from a first user terminal before starting D2D communication that is direct device to device communication, the notification indicating a desire for performing the D2D communication,

receive a measurement report from the first user terminal, the measurement report including results of measurement of a cell reference signal,

based on the measurement report, determine to cause the first user terminal to perform the D2D communication,

perform a process for starting the D2D communication performed between the first user terminal and a second user terminal,

receive a first data amount notification transmitted from the first user terminal, wherein the first data amount notification indicates an amount of first data to be transmitted from the first user terminal to the second user terminal, and

based on the first data amount notification, allocate first radio resources to the first user terminal, wherein the first radio resources allocated to the first user terminal are used by the first user terminal to transmit the first data.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to cause the base station to:

receive a second data amount notification transmitted from the first user terminal, wherein the second data amount notification indicates an amount of remaining first data to be transmitted from the first user terminal to the second user terminal, and

based on the second data amount notification, allocate second radio resources to the first user terminal, wherein the second radio resources allocated to the first user terminal are used by the first user terminal to transmit the remaining first data.