RADIO DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING RADIO DEVICES

• US 20110111764A1
• Filed: 11/08/2009
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Deutschland GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Rom, Christian, Drewes, Christian, Xu, Wen, Mueck, Markus
• Granted Patent: US 9,008,581 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

In an embodiment, a radio device is provided. The radio device may include a signal transmitter configured to transmit a plurality of signals, the signals being transmitted with different intensities; a response receiver configured to receive a response message to one of the transmitted signals from a radio communication device having received the respective transmitted signal of the plurality of transmitted signals, the response message identifying the received message; and a assessment circuit configured to assess the reachability of the radio communication device from the radio device based on the intensity of the signal to which the radio communication device has responded.

Claims

1. A radio device comprising:

a signal transmitter configured to transmit a signal, the signal being transmitted with an intensity;

a response receiver configured to receive a response message to the transmitted signal from a radio communication device having received the transmitted signal, the response message identifying the received message; and

an assessment circuit configured to assess the reachability of the radio communication device from the radio device based on the intensity of the signal to which the radio communication device has responded.

2. The radio device of claim 1,

wherein the signal transmitter is further configured to transmit a plurality of signals, the signals being transmitted with different intensities.

3. The radio device of claim 1,

wherein the reachability comprises at least one information selected from a group consisting of:

the distance;

the geometric distance;

the attenuation of signals;

a metric for the positional relation comprising the distance;

a metric for the positional relation comprising the geometric distance; and

a metric for the positional relation comprising the attenuation of signals.

4. The radio device of claim 3,

wherein the signal transmitter is further configured to provide the signals with distinguishing features for distinguishing the intensities of the respective transmitted signals.

5. The radio device of claim 1,

wherein the transmitted signal comprises an identifier of the radio device.

6. The radio device of claim 1,

wherein the response message includes an identifier of the received signal.

7. The radio device of claim 1,

wherein the assessment circuit is further configured to assess that the reachability of the radio communication device from the radio device is less than a pre-determined reachability, if a response to a signal transmitted with a pre-determined intensity is received.

8. The radio device of claim 1, further comprising:

an administrated devices determination circuit configured to determine one or more administrated devices which are assigned to the radio device for radio resource management.

9. The radio device of claim 8, further comprising:

a requirement determination circuit configured to determine a requirement of a determined administrated device.

10. The radio device of claim 9, further comprising:

a self control request reception circuit configured to receive a self control request from an administrated device indicating that the administrated device requests to control itself.

11. The radio device of claim 8, further comprising:

a radio resource local negotiation circuit configured to negotiate radio resources between a plurality of determined administrated devices.

12. The radio device of claim 10, further comprising:

a radio resource local negotiation circuit configured to negotiate radio resources between a plurality of determined administrated devices;

wherein the radio resource local negotiation circuit is further configured to not negotiate radio resources for an administrated device from which a self control request has been received.

13. The radio device of claim 8, further comprising:

a radio resource global negotiation circuit configured to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device.

14. The radio device of claim 1, further comprising:

a reachability classification circuit configured to classify a plurality of radio communication devices according to the respective assessed reachability of the respective radio communication device into reachability classes.

15. The radio device of claim 13, further comprising:

a reachability classification circuit configured to classify a plurality of radio communication devices according to the respective assessed reachability of the respective radio communication device into reachability classes;

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further configured to negotiate radio resources based on the reachability classes of the radio communication devices.

16. The radio device of claim 14,

wherein the reachability classification circuit is further configured to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a pre-determined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a pre-determined threshold into a second reachability class.

17. The radio device of claim 13,

wherein the reachability classification circuit is further configured to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a pre-determined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a pre-determined threshold into a second reachability class;

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further configured to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the first reachability class on an exclusive usage level.

18. The radio device of claim 13,

wherein the reachability classification circuit is further configured to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a pre-determined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a pre-determined threshold into a second reachability class;

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further configured to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the second reachability class on a concurrent usage level.

19. The radio device of claim 13,

wherein the reachability classification circuit is further configured to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability below a pre-determined threshold into a first reachability class, and to classify a radio communication device with an assessed reachability above a pre-determined threshold into a second reachability class;

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further configured to negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the second reachability class on an interference avoidance level.

20. The radio device of claims 19,

wherein the radio resource global negotiation circuit is further configured to, in case interference avoidance is not possible, negotiate radio resources for an administrated device with the radio communication device in the second reachability class on an interference minimization level.

21. The radio device of claim 16,

wherein, when negotiation is not successful for a radio communication device of the second class, the radio communication device of the second class is re-classified to be in the first class.

22. A radio communication device comprising:

a receiver, configured to receive a signal from a radio device;

an assessment circuit configured to assess the reachability of the radio communication device from the radio device based on the received signal;

a selector configured to select a set of information of a plurality of sets of information based on the assessed reachability;

a transmitter configured to transmit the selected set of information to the radio device;

an administrated devices determination circuit configured to determine one or more administrated devices which are assigned to the radio communication device for radio resource management; and

a radio resource local negotiation circuit configured to negotiate radio resources between a plurality of determined administrated devices.

23. A radio device comprising:

a radio communication circuit;

a quality of service determination circuit configured to determine quality of service information indicating quality of service requirements of the radio communication circuit;

a transmitter configured to transmit the determined quality of service information to a wireless resource controller;

a receiver configured to receive radio resource management information from the wireless resource controller;

a quality of service assessment circuit configured to assess whether the quality of service requirements can be satisfied using the radio resource management information; and

a radio resource configurator configured to configure the radio communication circuit based on the assessment and based on the received radio resource management information.

24. The radio device of claim 23,

wherein the radio resource management information represents at least one information selected from a group consisting of:

configuration information for the radio device;

radio resources assigned to the radio device; and

an algorithm to be applied in the radio device

25. The radio device of claim 23,

wherein the receiver is configured to receive packets and identify a packet including radio management information based on the header of the packet.

26. The radio device of claim 23,

wherein the radio resource configurator is further configured to assign radio resources based on the received radio resource management information, if the quality of service assessment circuit assesses that the quality of service requirements can be satisfied.

27. A radio device comprising:

a radio communication circuit;

a receiver configured to receive radio resource management information; and

a radio communication circuit configurator configured to dynamically configure the radio communication circuit of the radio device based on the received radio resource management information.