Technique for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network
First Claim
1. A method for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- determining a quality indicator for each of a plurality of channels by multiplying each of a plurality of considered parameters with a predefined weight value to obtain weighted parameters and determining the quality indicator based on the sum of the weighted parameters, wherein the considered parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters;
link quality;
cleanliness of the respective channel;
historic behavior on the channel usage and on the channel bandwidth;
presence of collocated wireless communication networks;
required quality of service (QoS) in terms of signal to noise ratio, SNR;
regulatory limits of an allowed maximum output power and/or maximum Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIPR) limits;
regulatory limits of an allowed minimum and/or maximum channel bandwidth in a sub-band, in which the respective channel is located;
device capability of the device;
deployment scheme; and
policy constraints;
determining, from the plurality of channels, a first subset of channels, the quality indicators of which meet a first requirement;
combining at least two adjacent channels of the first subset of channels to form a combined channel; and
performing a listen before talk (LBT) operation in the combined channel.
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Abstract
The disclosure pertains to determining a channel width of a channel in a wireless communication network. An aspect is directed to a device (1200, 1300) configured to determine a quality indicator for each of a plurality of channels, determine, from the plurality of channels, a first subset of channels, the quality indicators of which meeting a first requirement, combine at least two adjacent channels of the first subset of channels to a combined channel, and perform a listen before talk, LBT, operation in the combined channel. Further aspects of the disclosure pertain to a further device for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network, methods (1100, 1700), computer programs, and computer-readable recording media.
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1. A method for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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determining a quality indicator for each of a plurality of channels by multiplying each of a plurality of considered parameters with a predefined weight value to obtain weighted parameters and determining the quality indicator based on the sum of the weighted parameters, wherein the considered parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters; link quality; cleanliness of the respective channel; historic behavior on the channel usage and on the channel bandwidth; presence of collocated wireless communication networks; required quality of service (QoS) in terms of signal to noise ratio, SNR; regulatory limits of an allowed maximum output power and/or maximum Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIPR) limits; regulatory limits of an allowed minimum and/or maximum channel bandwidth in a sub-band, in which the respective channel is located; device capability of the device; deployment scheme; and policy constraints; determining, from the plurality of channels, a first subset of channels, the quality indicators of which meet a first requirement; combining at least two adjacent channels of the first subset of channels to form a combined channel; and performing a listen before talk (LBT) operation in the combined channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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performing a listen before talk (LBT) operation in each channel of a first group of channels, wherein the LBT operation comprises, for each channel, setting a counter associated with the respective channel to a random integer number and performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) for the respective channel, wherein the counter is decreased by one responsive to determining that the channel is clear and wherein the counter maintains its value in the event that the channel is determined to be occupied; determining the channel, the counter of which first reaching a value of one, to be a primary channel; discarding the counters of the channels of the first group of channels, which are not the primary channel; performing a CCA for each channel of the first group of channels, by which it is determined whether the respective channel is clear or occupied and by which the clear channels are determined to belong to a second group of channels; and responsive to determining that the primary channel is clear; combining at least two adjacent channels of the second group of channels to form a final combined channel; and initiating a data transmission over at least the final combined channel; wherein the method further comprises, before the step of performing the LBT operation in each channel of a first group of channels; determining a quality indicator for each of a plurality of channels; determining, from the plurality of channels, a first subset of channels, the quality indicators of which meeting a first requirement; combining at least two adjacent channels of the first subset of channels to form a first combined channel; and determining that at least the first combined channel belongs to the first group of channels. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 38)
determining, for each channel of the second group, whether the channel has an adjacent channel, which is also part of the second group, and thereby identify a plurality of groups of adjacent channels in the second group; combining the channels of each of the plurality of groups of adjacent channels to respective combined channels; and initiating a data transmission using carrier aggregation, wherein at least each of the combined channels and, if existent, each channel of the second group, which has not been combined to a combined channel, are used for carrier aggregation.
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15. The method of claim 13, further comprising,
responsive to determining that the primary channel is occupied, reiterating the steps of: -
performing a LBT operation; determining a primary channel; discarding the counters; and performing a CCA.
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16. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of channels comprises at least one channel in an unlicensed frequency spectrum.
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17. The method of claim 13, wherein the CCA is performed such that the channel in which the CCA is performed is determined to be clear in the event that an energy level in that channel is below a predefined threshold value and the channel in which the CCA is performed is determined to be occupied in the event that the energy level in that channel is above the predefined threshold value.
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18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
setting the predefined threshold value in dependence of the channel width of the channel in which the CCA is performed.
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19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:
setting the predefined threshold value in dependence of a frequency region in which the channel in which the CCA is performed is located.
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38. The method of claim 13, wherein determining the quality indicator for each of the plurality of channels by multiplying each of a plurality of considered parameters with a predefined weight value to obtain weighted parameters and determining the quality indicator based on the sum of the weighted parameters, wherein the considered parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters:
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link quality; cleanliness of the respective channel; historic behavior on the channel usage and on the channel bandwidth; presence of collocated wireless communication networks; required quality of service (QoS) in terms of signal to noise ratio, SNR; regulatory limits of an allowed maximum output power and/or maximum Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIPR) limits; regulatory limits of an allowed minimum and/or maximum channel bandwidth in a sub-band, in which the respective channel is located; device capability of the device; deployment scheme; and policy constraints.
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20. A device for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network, the device comprising:
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a network interface that is adapted to communicatively couple the device to the wireless communication network; a processor; and a memory containing instructions executable by the processor to cause the device to; determine a quality indicator for each of a plurality of channels by multiplying each of a plurality of considered parameters with a predefined weight value to obtain weighted parameters and determining the quality indicator based on the sum of the weighted parameters, wherein the considered parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters; link quality; cleanliness of the respective channel; historic behavior on the channel usage and on the channel bandwidth; presence of collocated wireless communication networks; required quality of service (QoS) in terms of signal to noise ratio, SNR; regulatory limits of an allowed maximum output power and/or maximum Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIPR) limits; regulatory limits of an allowed minimum and/or maximum channel bandwidth in a sub-band, in which the respective channel is located; device capability of the device; deployment scheme; and policy constraints; determine, from the plurality of channels, a first subset of channels, the quality indicators of which meet a first requirement; combine at least two adjacent channels of the first subset of channels to form a combined channel; and perform a listen before talk (LBT) operation in the combined channel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A device for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network, the device comprising:
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a network interface that is adapted to communicatively couple the device to the wireless communication network; a processor; and a memory containing instructions executable by the processor to cause the device to; perform a listen before talk (LBT) operation in each channel of a first group of channels, wherein the LBT operation comprises, for each channel, setting a counter associated with the respective channel to a random integer number and performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) for the respective channel, wherein the counter is decreased by one responsive to a determination that the channel is clear and wherein the counter maintains its value in the event that the channel is determined to be occupied; determine the channel, the counter of which first reaching a value of one, to be a primary channel; discard the counters of the channels of the first group of channels, which are not the primary channel; perform a CCA for each channel of the first group of channels, by which it is determined whether the respective channel is clear or occupied and by which the clear channels are determined to belong to a second group of channels; and responsive to determining the primary channel clear; combine at least two adjacent channels of the second group of channels to form a final combined channel; and initiate a data transmission over at least the final combined channel; wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the device to, before performing the LBT operation in each channel of a first group of channels; determine a quality indicator for each of a plurality of channels; determine, from the plurality of channels, a first subset of channels, the quality indicators of which meeting a first requirement; combine at least two adjacent channels of the first subset of channels to form a first combined channel; and determine that at least the first combined channel belongs to the first group of channels. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39)
performing a LBT operation; determining a primary channel; discarding the counters; and performing a CCA.
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34. The device of claim 31, wherein the plurality of channels comprises at least one channel in an unlicensed frequency spectrum.
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35. The device of claim 31, wherein the device is configured to perform the CCA such that the channel in which the CCA is performed is determined to be clear in the event that an energy level in that channel is below a predefined threshold value and the channel in which the CCA is performed is determined to be occupied in the event that the energy level in the channel is above the predefined threshold value.
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36. The device of claim 35, wherein the device is configured to set the predefined threshold value in dependence of the channel width of the channel in which the CCA is performed.
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37. The device of claim 35, wherein the device is configured to set the predefined threshold value in dependence of a frequency region in which the CCA is performed is located.
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39. The device of claim 31, wherein the device is configured to determine the quality indicator for each of the plurality of channels by multiplying each of a plurality of considered parameters with a predefined weight value to obtain weighted parameters and determining the quality indicator based on the sum of the weighted parameters, wherein the considered parameters comprise one or more of the following parameters:
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link quality; cleanliness of the respective channel; historic behavior on the channel usage and on the channel bandwidth; presence of collocated wireless communication networks; required quality of service (QoS) in terms of signal to noise ratio, SNR; regulatory limits of an allowed maximum output power and/or maximum Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIPR) limits; regulatory limits of an allowed minimum and/or maximum channel bandwidth in a sub-band, in which the respective channel is located; device capability of the device; deployment scheme; and policy constraints.
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