Communication device, transmission power control method, and program

• US 10,548,095 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2019
• Issued: 01/28/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sawai, Ryo, Kimura, Ryota
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Fayyaz
• Application Number:
  US16/421,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20190281561A1
• Time in Patent Office: 250 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/243 taking into account interferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/247 where the output power of a terminal is based on a path parameter sent by another terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/283 Power depending on the position of the mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/346 distributing total power among users or channels

Abstract

There is provided a communication device including: a communication unit that receives a beacon for a second communication service making secondary usage of a spectrum assigned to a first communication service; and a control unit that controls a transmission power to be used for transmission of a radio signal of the second communication service from the communication unit based on location data included in the beacon and indicating a location of a transmission source node of the beacon and a location of an interfered node interfered by the second communication service.

Claims

1. A transmission control method for using a spectrum primarily assigned to a first communication service for a second communication service, the transmission control method comprising:

determining whether transmission of a signal associated with the second communication service is available;

in response to determining that transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service is not available, suspending transmitting of the signal associated with the second communication service until transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service becomes available; and

resuming transmitting of the signal associated with the second communication service, the signal indicating an acceptable transmission power for the second communication service which does not cause interference to the first communication service.

2. The transmission control method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises receiving a first signal including location data associated with the second communication service, and transmitting a radio signal for the second communication service by using a transmission power set based on the location data.

3. The transmission control method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a first signal including location data associated with the second communication service;

determining whether a path loss between an interfered node interfered by the second communication service and a communication system is larger or smaller than a path loss between the interfered node and a transmission source node of the first signal; and

in response to determining whether the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger or smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, controlling a transmission power for transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service.

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

in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, using a transmission power equal to a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service.

5. The transmission control method according to claim 3, further comprising:

in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, using a transmission power lower than a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service.

6. The transmission control method according to claim 5, further comprising:

in response to determining that there is a possibility that transmission of the signal to the transmission source node of the first signal is not available, suspending transmitting of the signal until transmission of the signal to the transmission source node of the first signal becomes available.

7. The transmission control method according to claim 6, further comprising:

in response to determining that transmission of the signal to the transmission source node of the first signal is available, resuming transmitting of the signal by using a transmission power at a level receivable by the transmission source node of the first signal.

8. The transmission control method according to claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the signal associated with the second communication service can be transmitted to the transmission source node of the first signal, relaying an additional signal received from another node to the transmission source node of the first signal.

9. The transmission control method according to claim 1, wherein:

the second communication service comprises a service making secondary usage of a spectrum being used for uplink in the first communication service, among the spectrum assigned to the first communication service, and the interfered node comprises a base station of the first communication service.

10. The transmission control method according to claim 1, wherein:

the communication spectrum comprises one or more digital television white spaces.

11. A communication device using a spectrum primarily assigned to a first communication service for a second communication service, the communication device comprising:

circuitry configured to;

determine whether transmission of a signal associated with the second communication service is available;

in response to determining that transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service is not available, suspend transmitting of the signal associated with the second communication service until transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service becomes available; and

resume transmitting of the signal associated with the second communication service, the signal indicating an acceptable transmission power for the second communication service which does not cause interference to the first communication service.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the circuitry is further configured to receive a first signal including location data associated with the second communication service, and to transmit a radio signal for the second communication service by using a transmission power set based on the location data.

13. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

receive a first signal including location data associates with the second communication service;

determine whether a path loss between an interfered node interfered by the second communication service and a communication system is larger or smaller than a path loss between the interfered node and a transmission source node of the first signal; and

in response to determining whether the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger or smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, control a transmission power for transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service.

14. The communication device according to claim 13, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is larger than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, use a transmission power equal to a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service.

15. The communication device according to claim 13, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that the path loss between the interfered node and the communication system is smaller than the path loss between the interfered node and the transmission source node of the first signal, use a transmission power lower than a transmission power of the first signal for the transmission of the signal associated with the second communication service.

16. The communication device according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that there is a possibility that transmission of the signal to the transmission source node of the first signal is not available, suspend transmitting of the signal until transmission of the signal to the transmission source node of the first signal becomes available.

17. The communication device according to claim 16, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that transmission of the signal to the transmission source node of the first signal is available, transmit the signal by using a transmission power at a level receivable by the transmission source node of the first signal.

18. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that the signal can be transmitted to the transmission source node of the first signal, relay an additional signal received from another node to the transmission source node of the first signal.

19. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein:

the second communication service comprises a service making secondary usage of a spectrum being used for uplink in the first communication service, among the spectrum assigned to the first communication service, and the interfered node comprises a base station of the first communication service.

20. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein:

the communication spectrum comprises one or more digital television white spaces.