Communication control apparatus, communication control method, communication system, and wireless terminal
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1. A first communication control apparatus, comprising:
- a communication controller configured to control the first communication control apparatus to;
generate a plurality of groups of wireless terminals from a plurality of wireless terminals;
exchange information corresponding to the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals with a plurality of second communication control apparatuses;
control communication of a first inquiry with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses,wherein the first inquiry is related to a terminal list that indicates the plurality of groups of wireless terminals in the plurality of second communication control apparatuses;
allocate a first amount of at least one communication resource to a first group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals based on the communication of the first inquiry;
establish a priority connection for the first group of wireless terminals, based on the allocation of the first amount of at least one communication resource, to distinguish operations for the first group of wireless terminals and the operations for a second group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals,wherein the second group of wireless terminals is different from the first group of wireless terminals, andwherein the first amount of at least one communication resource is more than a second amount of at least one communication resource allocated to the second group of wireless terminals; and
determine establishment of a cooperative communication with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses based on the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals and the priority connection established for a first wireless terminal of the first group of wireless terminals.
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Abstract
There is provided a communication control apparatus including a communication controller that controls cooperative communication linked to other communication control apparatuses depending on whether the communication control apparatus or the other communication control apparatuses perform terminal grouping to distinguish an operation to a specific wireless terminal and to other wireless terminals.
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1. A first communication control apparatus, comprising:
a communication controller configured to control the first communication control apparatus to; generate a plurality of groups of wireless terminals from a plurality of wireless terminals; exchange information corresponding to the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals with a plurality of second communication control apparatuses; control communication of a first inquiry with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses, wherein the first inquiry is related to a terminal list that indicates the plurality of groups of wireless terminals in the plurality of second communication control apparatuses; allocate a first amount of at least one communication resource to a first group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals based on the communication of the first inquiry; establish a priority connection for the first group of wireless terminals, based on the allocation of the first amount of at least one communication resource, to distinguish operations for the first group of wireless terminals and the operations for a second group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals, wherein the second group of wireless terminals is different from the first group of wireless terminals, and wherein the first amount of at least one communication resource is more than a second amount of at least one communication resource allocated to the second group of wireless terminals; and determine establishment of a cooperative communication with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses based on the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals and the priority connection established for a first wireless terminal of the first group of wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication control method, comprising:
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in a first communication control apparatus; generating a plurality of groups of wireless terminals from a plurality of wireless terminals; exchanging information corresponding to the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals with a plurality of second communication control apparatuses; controlling communication of an inquiry with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses, wherein the inquiry is related to a terminal list that indicates the plurality of groups of wireless terminals in the plurality of second communication control apparatuses; allocating a first amount of at least one communication resource to a first group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals based on the communication of the inquiry; establishing a priority connection for the first group of wireless terminals, based on the allocation of the first amount of at least one communication resource, to distinguish operations for the first group of wireless terminals and the operations for a second group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals, wherein the second group of wireless terminals is different from the first group of wireless terminals, and wherein the first amount of at least one communication resource is more than a second amount of at least one communication resource allocated to the second group of wireless terminals; and determining establishment of a cooperative communication with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses based on the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals and the priority connection established for a first wireless terminal of the first group of wireless terminals.
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
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generating a plurality of groups of wireless terminals from a plurality of wireless terminals; exchanging information corresponding to the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals with a plurality of second communication control apparatuses; controlling communication of an inquiry with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses, wherein the inquiry is related to a terminal list that indicates the plurality of groups of wireless terminals in the plurality of second communication control apparatuses; allocating a first amount of at least one communication resource to a first group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals based on the communication of the inquiry; establishing a priority connection for the first group of wireless terminals, based on the allocation of the first amount of at least one communication resource, to distinguish operations for the first group of wireless terminals and the operations for a second group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals, and wherein the second group of wireless terminals is different from the first group of wireless terminals, and wherein the first amount of at least one communication resource is more than a second amount of at least one communication resource allocated to the second group of wireless terminals; and determining establishment of a cooperative communication with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses based on the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals and the priority connection established for a first wireless terminal of the first group of wireless terminals.
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13. A communication system, comprising:
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a first communication control apparatus; and a plurality of second communication control apparatuses, wherein the first communication control apparatus includes a communication controller configured to control the first communication control apparatus to; generate a plurality of groups of wireless terminals from a plurality of wireless terminals; exchange information corresponding to the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses; control communication of an inquiry with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses, wherein the inquiry is related to a terminal list that indicates the plurality of groups of wireless terminals in the plurality of second communication control apparatuses; allocate a first amount of at least one communication resource to a first group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals based on the communication of the inquiry; establish a priority connection for the first group of wireless terminals, based on the allocation of the first amount of at least one communication resource, to distinguish operations for the first group of wireless terminals and the operations for a second group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals, wherein the second group of wireless terminals is different from the first group of wireless terminals, and wherein the first amount of at least one communication resource is more than a second amount of at least one communication resource allocated to the second group of wireless terminals; and determine establishment of a cooperative communication with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses based on the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals and the priority connection established for a first wireless terminal of the first group of wireless terminals.
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14. A wireless terminal, comprising:
circuitry communicatively coupled to a first communication control apparatus, wherein the first communication control apparatus is configured to; generate a plurality of groups of wireless terminals from a plurality of wireless terminals; exchange information corresponding to the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals with a plurality of second communication control apparatuses; control communication of an inquiry with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses, wherein the inquiry is related to a terminal list that indicates the plurality of groups of wireless terminals in the plurality of second communication control apparatuses; allocate a first amount of at least one communication resource to a first group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals based on the communication of the inquiry; establish a priority connection for the first group of wireless terminals, based on the allocation of the first amount of at least one communication resource, to distinguish operations for the first group of wireless terminals and the operations for a second group of wireless terminals from the plurality of groups of wireless terminals, wherein the second group of wireless terminals is different from the first group of wireless terminals, and wherein the first amount of at least one communication resource is more than a second amount of at least one communication resource allocated to the second group of wireless terminals; and determine establishment of a cooperative communication with the plurality of second communication control apparatuses based on the generation of the plurality of groups of wireless terminals and the priority connection established for a first wireless terminal of the first group of wireless terminals.
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