Apparatus and method for transmitting or receiving signal in mobile communication network

• US 10,542,449 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2016
• Issued: 01/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Ha-Kyung, Bae, Beom-Sik
• Primary Examiner(s): Mesfin, Yemane
• Assistant Examiner(s): Siddiquee, Intekhaab A
• Application Number:
  US15/739,584
• Publication Number:
  US 20180317118A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,310 Days
• Field of Search: 370235
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/02 Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0231 based on communication conditions dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition based on channel quality criteria H04W72/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0865 of different Radio Access Technologies [RATs], e.g. LTE or WiFi
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

The present invention relates a 5-th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system provided to support a higher data transmission rate beyond a 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The present invention relates to a method for transmitting or receiving a signal in a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of: detecting a traffic characteristic of a traffic provided to a terminal; determining, on the basis of the traffic characteristic, a first radio access technology (RAT) to be applied to an uplink of the terminal and a second RAT to be applied to a downlink of the terminal; and controlling the uplink and the downlink of the terminal on the basis of the first RAT and the second RAT.

Claims

1. A method of a base station in a mobile communication network, comprising:

detecting a traffic characteristic for traffic provided to a terminal;

determining a first radio access technology (RAT) to be applied to an uplink for the terminal and a second RAT to be applied to a downlink for the terminal based on the traffic characteristic and based on at least one of a mobile communication service provider policy and subscriber information of the terminal;

communicating with the terminal based on the first RAT and the second RAT;

calculating a ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic;

comparing the calculated ratio with a threshold;

in response to the calculated ratio exceeding the threshold, transmitting downlink traffic through a wireless local access network (LAN) scheme and receiving uplink traffic through a long term evolution (LTE) scheme; and

in response to the calculated ratio not exceeding the threshold, transmitting the downlink traffic and receiving the uplink traffic through the wireless LAN scheme,

wherein the traffic characteristic comprises the ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the traffic characteristic further includes at least one of a packet size and a time interval between packets.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication service provider policy includes information in which a suitable RAT is mapped onto each traffic characteristic.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, if the traffic is downlink-dominated application traffic, the first RAT uses a licensed band.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the downlink-dominated application traffic is traffic of which the ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic is greater than the threshold.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein, if the traffic is not the downlink-dominated application traffic, the first RAT uses an unlicensed band.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the downlink-dominated application traffic is traffic of which the ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic is greater than the threshold.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile communication service provider policy includes information in which a suitable RAT is mapped onto each traffic direction.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, if the traffic is security-related traffic, the mobile communication service provider policy causes a RAT which uses a licensed band to be used for uplink traffic.

10. A base station in a mobile communication network, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller connected to the transceiver, and configured to;

detect a traffic characteristic for traffic provided to a terminal,

determine a first radio access technology (RAT) to be applied to an uplink for the terminal and a second RAT to be applied to a downlink for the terminal based on the traffic characteristic and based on at least one of a mobile communication service provider policy and subscriber information of the terminal,

control a communication with the terminal based on the first RAT and the second RAT,

calculate a ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic,

compare the calculated ratio with a threshold,

in response to the calculated ratio exceeding the threshold, control transmitting downlink traffic through a wireless local access network (LAN) scheme and receiving uplink traffic through a long term evolution (LTE) scheme, and

in response to the calculated ratio not exceeding the threshold, control transmitting the downlink traffic and receiving the uplink traffic through the wireless LAN scheme,

wherein the traffic characteristic comprises the ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic.

11. The base station of claim 10, wherein the traffic characteristic further includes at least one of a packet size and a time interval between packets.

12. The base station of claim 10, wherein the mobile communication service provider policy includes information in which a suitable RAT is mapped onto each traffic characteristic.

13. The base station of claim 12, wherein, if the traffic is downlink-dominated application traffic, the first RAT uses a licensed band.

14. The base station of claim 13, wherein the downlink-dominated application traffic is traffic of which a ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic is greater than the threshold.

15. The base station of claim 12, wherein, if the traffic is not the downlink-dominated application traffic, the first RAT uses an unlicensed band.

16. The base station of claim 15, wherein the downlink-dominated application traffic is traffic of which a ratio of downlink traffic to uplink traffic is greater than the threshold.

17. The base station of claim 10, wherein the mobile communication service provider policy includes information in which a suitable RAT is mapped onto each traffic direction.

18. The base station of claim 17, wherein, if the traffic is security-related traffic, the mobile communication service provider policy causes a RAT which uses a licensed band to be used for uplink traffic.