COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20170196007A1
• Filed: 03/20/2017
• Published: 07/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: SAWAI, Ryo
• Granted Patent: US 10,045,342 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 15/00 Suppression or limitation of noise or interference by means associated with receiver H04B1/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality

Abstract

There is provided a communication control device that controls wireless communication in compliance with a time division duplex (TDD) scheme, the communication control device including: a selection unit configured to select a link direction configuration for the wireless communication among a plurality of candidates for the link direction configuration which indicates a link direction in units of sub-frames of a radio frame which includes a plurality of sub-frames; and an application unit configured to apply the selected link direction configuration to the wireless communication. The plurality of candidates include at least one of a link direction configuration dedicated to a downlink and a link direction configuration dedicated to an uplink.

Claims

1. A communication control device comprising:

circuitry configured to;

recognize one or more frequency channels of a primary system to utilize in a secondary system;

select one or more link direction configurations for the secondary system among a plurality of candidates, each of the plurality of candidates indicating a link direction in time-domain units;

apply the selected link direction configuration to wireless communication in the secondary system, each of the one or more link direction configurations being applied to each of the one or more frequency channels;

wherein the plurality of candidates includes at least one of a first link direction configuration and a second link direction configuration, the first link direction configuration being dedicated to a downlink, the second link direction configuration being dedicated to a uplink.

2. The communication control device of claim 1,

wherein transmission is not performed in a part or all of a first sub-frame indicated by the link direction configuration.

3. The communication control device of claim 2,

wherein the link direction configuration corresponds to the second link direction configuration and uplink transmission is not performed in a part or all of a first sub-frame indicated by the second link direction configuration.

4. The communication control device of claim 1,

wherein the secondary system comprises at least two frequency channels and

the circuitry is configured to select at least two link direction configurations and apply each of selected link direction configurations to each of the frequency channels.

5. The communication control device of claim 1,

wherein the time-domain units correspond to sub-frames.

6. The communication control device of claim 5,

wherein the wireless communication is performed in accordance with time division duplex (TDD) scheme.

7. The communication control device of claim 1,

wherein the plurality of candidates are decided based on information relating to the distance between an interference frequency channel on which an interference signal is transmitted and each of the frequency channels in a frequency direction.

8. The communication control device according to claim 7,

wherein the plurality of candidates are decided based further on information relating to service quality desired for the wireless communication.

9. A communication device comprising:

circuitry configured to;

perform wireless communication via one or more frequency channels in a secondary system, the one or more frequency channels being determined to be utilized in the secondary system from a primary system;

receive one or more link direction configurations for the secondary system among a plurality of candidates, each of the plurality of candidates indicating a link direction in time-domain units;

wherein the link direction configuration is applied to the wireless communication in the secondary system, each of the one or more link direction configurations being applied to each of the one or more frequency channels;

wherein the plurality of candidates includes at least one of a first link direction configuration and a second link direction configuration, the first link direction configuration being dedicated to a downlink, the second link direction configuration being dedicated to a uplink.

10. The communication device of claim 9,

wherein transmission is not performed in a part or all of a first sub-frame indicated by the link direction configuration.

11. The communication device of claim 10,

wherein the link direction configuration corresponds to the second link direction configuration and uplink transmission is not performed in a part or all of a first sub-frame indicated by the second link direction configuration.

12. The communication device of claim 9,

wherein the secondary system comprises at least two frequency channels and

a communication control device is configured to select at least two link direction configurations and apply each of selected link direction configurations to each of the frequency channels.

13. The communication control device of claim 9,

wherein the time-domain units correspond to sub-frames.

14. The communication control device of claim 13,

wherein the wireless communication is performed in accordance with time division duplex (TDD) scheme.

15. The communication control device of claim 9,

wherein the plurality of candidates are decided based on information relating to the distance between an interference frequency channel on which an interference signal is transmitted and each of the frequency channels in a frequency direction.

16. The communication control device according to claim 15,

wherein the plurality of candidates are decided based further on information relating to service quality desired for the wireless communication.

17. A communication control method comprising:

recognizing one or more frequency channels of a primary system to utilize in a secondary system;

selecting one or more link direction configurations for the secondary system among a plurality of candidates, each of the plurality of candidates indicating a link direction in time-domain units;

applying the selected link direction configuration to wireless communication in the secondary system, each of the one or more link direction configurations being applied to each of the one or more frequency channels;

wherein the plurality of candidates includes at least one of a first link direction configuration and a second link direction configuration, the first link direction configuration being dedicated to a downlink, the second link direction configuration being dedicated to a uplink.