Networking method for mobile terminals and mobile terminal

• US 20150359027A1
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanechips Technology Co., Ltd. (ZTE Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: MO, Zhiwei, ZHU, Xiaoming, CHEN, Ning
• Granted Patent: US 9,681,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A networking method for mobile terminals is provided, including: dividing a frequency spectrum resource suitable for operation in a mobile communication network into three kinds of frequency bands which are a CB, a LB, and a UB; and establishing, by a calling mobile terminal, a radio communication connection with a called mobile terminal on the CB or the LB or the UB; wherein the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal are implemented by an SDR way. The present disclosure also discloses a mobile terminal. Accordingly, not only a utilization rate of a frequency spectrum resource and a resource usage rate of a base station are improved, a coverage range of the mobile communication network is expanded, but also mobile terminal user experience is improved.

Claims

1. A networking method for mobile terminals, comprising:

dividing a frequency spectrum resource suitable for operation in a mobile communication network into three kinds of frequency bands;

a Commercial Frequency Band (CB), a Licensed Frequency Band (LB), and an Unlicensed Frequency Band (UB); and

establishing, by a calling mobile terminal, a radio communication connection with a called mobile terminal on the CB or the LB or the UB;

wherein the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal are implemented by a Software Defined Radio (SDR) way.

2. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 1, wherein the calling mobile terminal establishes a point to point radio communication connection with the called mobile terminal on the LB or the UB.

3. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 2, wherein the point to point radio communication connection comprises:

a direct point to point radio communication connection between the calling terminal and the called terminal;

or

a point to point radio communication connection passing through a single hop or multi-hop relay mobile terminal between the calling terminal and the called terminal;

or

a group point to point radio communication connection passing through a single hop or multi-hop relay mobile terminal between one calling terminal and at least one called terminal.

4. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 2, further comprising:

establishing, by the calling mobile terminal, the point to point radio communication connection with the called mobile terminal on the UB, when the calling mobile terminal and the called terminal are located in an area not covered by the mobile communication network, or located in an area covered by the mobile communication network but a capacity is full.

5. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 2, further comprising:

acquiring, by a base station which receives a radio communication connection establishment request from the calling mobile terminal, position information of the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal or a radio signal intensity measurement value between the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal, when the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal are located in an area covered by the mobile communication network; and

notifying, by the base station, the calling mobile terminal to establish the point to point radio communication connection with the called mobile terminal on the authorized LB when the base station determines according to the position information that a distance between the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal is smaller than a preset value, or that the radio signal intensity measurement value between the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal is larger than a second preset value.

6. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 3, wherein the relay mobile terminal reports periodically charging basic information to a base station in the mobile communication network through a measurement message;

wherein the charging basic information comprises;

information of one or more mobile terminals receiving a relay service provided by the relay mobile terminal, and a time length of the relay service provided by the relay mobile terminal to the one or more mobile terminals and/or data traffic transferred when the relay mobile terminal provides the relay service.

7. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 3, wherein the relay mobile terminal is implemented by the SDR way.

12. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 3, further comprising:

establishing, by the calling mobile terminal, the point to point radio communication connection with the called mobile terminal on the UB, when the calling mobile terminal and the called terminal are located in an area not covered by the mobile communication network, or located in an area covered by the mobile communication network but a capacity is full.

13. The networking method for mobile terminals according to claim 3, further comprising:

acquiring, by a base station which receives a radio communication connection establishment request from the calling mobile terminal, position information of the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal or a radio signal intensity measurement value between the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal, when the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal are located in an area covered by the mobile communication network; and

notifying, by the base station, the calling mobile terminal to establish the point to point radio communication connection with the called mobile terminal on the authorized LB when the base station determines according to the position information that a distance between the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal is smaller than a preset value, or that the radio signal intensity measurement value between the calling mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal is larger than a second preset value.

8. A mobile terminal, implemented by a Software Defined Radio (SDR) way;

wherein a frequency spectrum resource suitable for operation in a mobile communication network comprising three kinds of frequency bands;

a Commercial Frequency Band (CB), a Licensed Frequency Band (LB), and an Unlicensed Frequency Band (UB); and

the mobile terminal comprising;

a frequency band configuration module, configured to configure information of the CB and the LB and the UB; and

a communication module, configured to establish a radio communication connection on the CB or the LB or the UB.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 8, wherein

the communication module is further configured to establish a point to point radio communication connection on the LB or the UB, wherein the point to point radio communication connection comprises:

a direct point to point radio communication connection between the calling terminal and the called terminal;

or

a point to point radio communication connection passing through a single hop or multi-hop relay mobile terminal between the calling terminal and the called terminal;

or

a group point to point radio communication connection passing through a single hop or multi-hop relay mobile terminal between one calling terminal and at least one called terminal.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, further comprising a relay module, configured to provide a relay service for establishment of the point to point radio communication connection on the LB or the UB.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, further comprising a charging module, configured to acquire charging basic information from the relay module, and periodically report the charging basic information to a base station in the mobile communication network through a measurement message;

the relay module is further configured to collect the charging basic information, wherein the charging basic information comprises;

information of one or more mobile terminals receiving a relay service, and a time length for providing the relay service and/or data traffic transferred when providing the relay service.