Methods for synchronous access of unlicensed medium by grouping small cells in licensed assisted access (LAA) networks
First Claim
1. A method for managing access of a communication resource in a network, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a plurality of transmission points (TPs), a first set of information indicative of expected usage of a first communication resource by each TP;
in accordance with the first set of information, defining, based on calculation of a soft airtime (SAT) share, a first set of one or more radio access clusters (RACs) to manage the expected usage of the first communication resource, each RAC including a respective set of one or more TPs of the plurality of TPs, wherein the SAT share is proportional to a served load and is inversely proportional to a coexisting load, the served load representing usage of the first communication resource by a RAC, and the coexisting load representing usage of the first communication resource by one or more coexisting networks in an area of influence impacted by usage of the first communication resource by the RAC;
wherein a first RAC in the first set of RACs is defined to include a first TP when a merged SAT share, calculated for the first TP grouped together with the first RAC, is greater than or equal to a first SAT share, calculated for the first RAC without the first TP; and
transmitting timing information to the plurality of TPs to cause each given TP to align timing of usage or reservation of the first communication resource with any other TP belonging to a same RAC to which the given TP belongs, and wherein causing each given TP to align timing further causes each given TP to have a common airtime share of the first communication resource to access the first communication resource simultaneously with any other TP belonging to the same RAC.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for managing access of a communication resource in a licensed assisted access (LAA) network. Each transmission point (TP) of a plurality of TPs provides a first set of information indicative of expected usage of a first communication resource by each TP. Information is transmitted to the TPs to cause each TP to align usage or reservation of the first communication resource with any other TP belonging to a first radio access cluster (RAC) to which the given TP belongs, the first RAC being one in a first set of one or more RACs, wherein each of the plurality of TPs belongs to a respective RAC in the first set of RACs and each RAC in the first set of RACs contains one or more TPs.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for managing access of a communication resource in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a plurality of transmission points (TPs), a first set of information indicative of expected usage of a first communication resource by each TP; in accordance with the first set of information, defining, based on calculation of a soft airtime (SAT) share, a first set of one or more radio access clusters (RACs) to manage the expected usage of the first communication resource, each RAC including a respective set of one or more TPs of the plurality of TPs, wherein the SAT share is proportional to a served load and is inversely proportional to a coexisting load, the served load representing usage of the first communication resource by a RAC, and the coexisting load representing usage of the first communication resource by one or more coexisting networks in an area of influence impacted by usage of the first communication resource by the RAC; wherein a first RAC in the first set of RACs is defined to include a first TP when a merged SAT share, calculated for the first TP grouped together with the first RAC, is greater than or equal to a first SAT share, calculated for the first RAC without the first TP; and transmitting timing information to the plurality of TPs to cause each given TP to align timing of usage or reservation of the first communication resource with any other TP belonging to a same RAC to which the given TP belongs, and wherein causing each given TP to align timing further causes each given TP to have a common airtime share of the first communication resource to access the first communication resource simultaneously with any other TP belonging to the same RAC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 22)
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9. A system for managing access of a communication resource in a network, the system comprising a processor configured to execute instructions that cause the system to:
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receive, from a plurality of transmission points (TPs) associated with the system, a first set of information indicative of expected usage of a first communication resource by each TP; in accordance with the first set of information, define, based on calculation of a soft airtime (SAT) share, a first set of one or more radio access clusters (RACs) to manage the expected usage of the first communication resource, each RAC including a respective set of one or more TPs of the plurality of TPs, wherein the SAT share is proportional to a served load and is inversely proportional to a coexisting load, the served load representing usage of the first communication resource by a RAC, and the coexisting load representing usage of the first communication resource by one or more coexisting networks in an area of influence impacted by usage of the first communication resource by the RAC; wherein a first RAC in the first set of RACs is defined to include a first TP when a merged SAT share, calculated for the first TP grouped together with the first RAC, is greater than or equal to a first SAT share, calculated for the first RAC without the first TP; and transmit timing information to the plurality of TPs to cause each given TP to align timing of usage or reservation of the first communication resource with any other TP belonging to a same RAC to which the given TP belongs, and wherein causing each given TP to align timing further causes each given TP to have a common airtime share of the first communication resource to access the first communication resource simultaneously with any other TP belonging to the same RAC. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, by a transmission point (TP), for accessing a communication resource in a network, the method comprising:
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transmitting, to a central server, a first set of information indicative of expected usage of a first communication resource by the TP, the first set of information including information about a first coexisting load, the first coexisting load representing usage of the first communication resource by one or more coexisting networks in an area of influence impacted by usage of the first communication resource by the TP, and also including information about a first served load of the TP, the first served load representing usage of the first communication resource by the TP; receiving information from the central server about a radio access cluster (RAC) to which the TP belongs, the information including timing information for accessing the first communication resource, the timing information causing the TP to align timing of usage or reservation of the first communication resource with any other TP belonging to the RAC, and the timing information further causing the TP to have a common airtime share of the first communication resource to access the first communication resource simultaneously with any other TP belonging to the RAC; receiving information from the central server to cause the TP to perform synchronized sensing of availability of the first communication resource with other TPs belonging to the RAC; and accessing or reserving the first communication resource in accordance with the timing information; wherein the RAC is defined, by the central server, based on calculation of a soft airtime (SAT) share, wherein the SAT share is proportional to a served load and is inversely proportional to a coexisting load, the served load representing usage of the first communication resource by the RAC, and the coexisting load representing usage of the first communication resource by one or more coexisting networks in an area of influence impacted by usage of the first communication resource by the RAC; and wherein the RAC is defined, by the central server, to include the TP when a merged SAT share, calculated for the TP grouped together with the RAC, is greater than or equal to a first SAT share, calculated for the RAC without the TP. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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