Bandwidth reservation system and method for dynamic channel switching and computer readable recording medium

• US 20080144498A1
• Filed: 01/04/2007
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Chung, Hsin-Pu, Wu, Yen-Ying, Chen, Hua-Chieh
• Application Number:
  US11/649,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20080144498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation

Abstract

A bandwidth reservation system and method for dynamic channel switching, and a computer readable recording medium are provided. The bandwidth reservation system includes a transmitting terminal, for selecting a first channel from a plurality of channels to establish a connection, and detecting the other channels and selecting a second channel for switching and then establishing a new connection for data transmission, when the first channel does not have sufficient bandwidth for reservation; a receiving terminal, for establishing the connection with the transmitting terminal and receiving the data transmitted from the transmitting terminal, and switching to the second channel according to the requirement of the transmitting terminal, so as to establish the connection and to perform the data transmission. The bandwidth reservation system and method are capable of providing and ensuring the quality of service (QoS) of the connection for real-time service, and improving the bandwidth utilization of the whole network.

Claims

1. A bandwidth reservation system for dynamic channel switching, applicable for data transmission over an ultra-wide band (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN), comprising:

a transmitting terminal, for selecting a first channel from a plurality of channels to establish a connection for transmitting data, wherein the transmitting terminal reserves bandwidth through a first bandwidth reservation record in a first beacon of the first channel; and

a receiving terminal, for establishing the connection with the transmitting terminal in the first channel and receiving the data;

wherein, if it is determined that an available bandwidth in the first bandwidth reservation record is not sufficient for the reservation of the transmitting terminal, the transmitting terminal sequentially scans a second beacon corresponding to the other channels, and after it is determined that there is a sufficient bandwidth for the reservation of the transmitting terminal in a second bandwidth reservation record of a second channel of the channels, the transmitting terminal transmits a channel switching request to the receiving terminal, and thus, after switching to the second channel, the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal establish a connection for transmitting data.

2. The bandwidth reservation system for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal are switched back to the first channel after the data transmission through the second channel is finished.

3. The bandwidth reservation system for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitting terminal declares the bandwidth reservation in the first channel or the second channel through a Distributed Reservation Protocol (DRP).

4. The bandwidth reservation system for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 1, wherein after receiving the channel switching request from the transmitting terminal, the receiving terminal returns a channel switching response for informing the transmitting terminal to switch the channel.

5. The bandwidth reservation system for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 1, wherein the channel switching request and the channel switching response comprise a transmitting terminal address, a receiving terminal address, a second channel, a countdown, a duration, and a state record.

6. A bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching, applicable for data transmission between a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal over a UWB WPAN, at least comprising:

(A) the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal selecting a first channel from a plurality of channels, and establishing a connection;

(B) the transmitting terminal reading a first beacon of the first channel, and determining whether the bandwidth of the first channel is sufficient for reservation through a first available bandwidth in a first bandwidth reservation record of the first beacon;

(C) if the first available bandwidth is not sufficient for the reservation of the transmitting terminal, the transmitting terminal sequentially scanning a second beacon corresponding to the other channels, and determining a bandwidth sufficient for the reservation of the transmitting terminal through a second available bandwidth in a second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon;

(D) determining a second channel to which the second available bandwidth sufficient for the reservation of the transmitting terminal belongs, and sending a channel switching request to the receiving terminal, so as to inform the receiving terminal to switch to the second channel; and

(E) the transmitting terminal declaring an interval to be reserved in the second channel, and the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal performing data transmission in the interval to be reserved.

7. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein the transmitting terminal declares the interval to be reserved in the first channel or the second channel through a DRP.

8. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein Step (C) further comprises:

the transmitting terminal sequentially scans the second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon except the other channels, after transmitting the first beacon in the beacon period of each super frame, so as to determine the interval to be reserved.

9. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein Step (C) further comprises:

the transmitting terminal does not transmit the first beacon in the time period of several super frames, but sequentially scans the second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon except the other channels, so as to determine the interval to be reserved.

10. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 9, wherein the time period of the super frames falls between 1 and 3 super frames.

11. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein Step (C) further comprises:

the transmitting terminal declares entering into a hibernation mode, and sequentially scans the second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon except the other channels, so as to determine the interval to be reserved.

12. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein Step (D) further comprises:

the receiving terminal transmits a channel switching response to the transmitting terminal, so as to inform the transmitting terminal to start to switch to the second channel.

13. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein the channel switching request and the channel switching response comprise a transmitting terminal address, a receiving terminal address, a second channel, a countdown, a duration, and a state record.

14. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein the step of switching the receiving terminal and the transmitting terminal to the second channel in Step (D) comprises:

the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal leaving the first channel;

the transmitting terminal selecting the second channel;

determining and adding a beacon group of the second channel;

establishing the beacon group, if it is determined that the beacon group does not exist;

the receiving terminal entering into the second channel, and adding the beacon group to which the transmitting terminal belongs; and

the receiving terminal and the transmitting terminal establishing a connection, and performing data transmission.

15. The bandwidth reservation method for dynamic channel switching as claimed in claim 6, wherein Step (E) further comprises:

after the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal declare entering into the hibernation mode, and switched to the second channel to finish the data transmission, the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal are switched back to the first channel.

16. A computer readable recording medium, applicable for storing a computer program code executable by a computer, the computer program code at least executes the following operations:

(A) the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal selecting a first channel from a plurality of channels, and establishing a connection;

(B) the transmitting terminal reading a first beacon of the first channel, and determining whether the bandwidth of the first channel is sufficient for reservation through a first available bandwidth in a first bandwidth reservation record of the first beacon;

(C) if the first available bandwidth is not sufficient for the reservation of the transmitting terminal, the transmitting terminal sequentially scanning a second beacon corresponding to the other channels, and determining a bandwidth sufficient for the reservation for the transmitting terminal through a second available bandwidth in a second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon;

(D) determining a second channel to which the second available bandwidth sufficient for the reservation of the transmitting terminal belongs, and sending a channel switching request to the receiving terminal, so as to inform the receiving terminal to switch to the second channel; and

(E) the transmitting terminal declaring an interval to be reserved in the second channel, and the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal performing data transmission in the interval to be reserved.

17. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein the transmitting terminal declares the interval to be reserved in the first channel or the second channel through a DRP.

18. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein Step (C) further comprises:

the transmitting terminal sequentially scans the second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon except the first channel, after transmitting the first beacon in the beacon period of each super frame, so as to determine the interval to be reserved.

19. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein Step (C) further comprises:

the transmitting terminal does not transmit the first beacon within a time period of several super frames, but sequentially scans the second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon except the first channel, so as to determine the interval to be reserved.

20. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 19, wherein the time period of the super frames falls between 1 and 3 super frames. 21. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein Step (C) further comprises:

the transmitting terminal declares entering into a hibernation mode, and sequentially scans the second bandwidth reservation record of the second beacon except the first channel, so as to determine the interval to be reserved.

22. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein Step (D) further comprises:

the receiving terminal transmits a channel switching response to the transmitting terminal, so as to inform the transmitting terminal to start to switch to the second channel.

23. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein the channel switching request and the channel switching response comprise a transmitting terminal address, a receiving terminal address, a second channel, a countdown, a duration, and a state record.

24. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein the step of switching the receiving terminal and the transmitting terminal to the second channel in Step (D) comprises:

the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal leaving the first channel;

the transmitting terminal selecting the second channel;

determining and adding a beacon group of the second channel;

establishing the beacon group, if it is determined that the beacon group does not exist;

the receiving terminal entering into the second channel, and adding the beacon group to which the transmitting terminal belongs; and

the receiving terminal and the transmitting terminal establishing the connection, and performing data transmission.

25. The computer readable recording medium as claimed in claim 16, wherein Step (E) further comprises:

after the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal declare entering into the hibernation mode, and switched to the second channel to finish the data transmission, the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal are switched back to the first channel.