TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

• US 20170303096A1
• Filed: 04/05/2017
• Published: 10/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Masuda, Katsuyuki, Shinada, Yuki, Tezuka, Yasuo, Hamada, Yutaka, Kawai, Hiromitsu, Kawaguchi, Takahiro, Maruyama, Hiroaki
• Application Number:
  US15/479,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20170303096A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5069 for group communication, multicast communication or broadcast communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A communication method executed by a terminal device included in a plurality of terminal devices, the communication method comprising obtain first identification information used in a group including the plurality of terminal devices and state information, the first identification information being used for device identification in communication between a base station and each of the plurality of terminal devices, the state information indicating whether the first identification information is allocated to the terminal device or not, and when it is determined that the first identification information is not allocated to the terminal device based on the state information, requesting a usage right of the first identification information for the plurality of terminal devices in response to obtaining data to be transmitted to the base station, and transmitting the data to the base station using the first identification information after obtaining the usage right.

Claims

1. A terminal device included in a plurality of terminal devices, the terminal device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to;

obtain first identification information used in a group including the plurality of terminal devices and state information, the first identification information being used for device identification in communication between a base station and each of the plurality of terminal devices, the first identification information being allocated to any one of the plurality of terminal devices at a certain timing, the state information indicating whether the first identification information is allocated to the terminal device or not;

when it is determined that the first identification information is not allocated to the terminal device based on the state information, request a usage right of the first identification information for the plurality of terminal devices in response to obtaining data to be transmitted to the base station; and

transmit the data to the base station using the first identification information after obtaining the usage right.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the memory stores a threshold value related to traffic between the group and the base station and an upper limit value of a number of devices that is able to include in the group;

wherein

the processor is configured to;

when a request to join the group is received from an additional terminal device, cause the additional terminal device to join the group in a case where a sum of traffic between each of the plurality of terminal devices and the base station does not exceed the threshold value and a value adding one to a number of the plurality of terminal devices does not exceed the upper limit value; and

transmit a message notifying whether or not the additional terminal device joins the group to the additional terminal device.

3. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is configured to:

establish coupling using the first identification information for position registration in communication via the base station;

when the terminal device receives a request for the usage right from a specified terminal device included in the group, ending the coupling such that communication using the first identification information between the specified terminal device and the base station is enabled; and

transmit a notification of transfer of the usage right to the specified terminal device.

4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the processor is configured to:

obtain a second identification information used for calling processing from the base station, by establishing coupling using the first identification information for position registration in communication via the base station; and

when the terminal device receives a request for the usage right from a specified terminal device included in the group, transfer the usage right to the specified terminal device; and

cause the specified terminal device to perform communication using the first identification information and the second identification information, by notifying the second identification information.

5. A communication method executed by a terminal device included in a plurality of terminal devices, the communication method comprising:

obtain first identification information used in a group including the plurality of terminal devices and state information, the first identification information being used for device identification in communication between a base station and each of the plurality of terminal devices, the first identification information being allocated to any one of the plurality of terminal devices at a certain timing, the state information indicating whether the first identification information is allocated to the terminal device or not;

when it is determined that the first identification information is not allocated to the terminal device based on the state information, requesting a usage right of the first identification information for the plurality of terminal devices in response to obtaining data to be transmitted to the base station; and

transmitting the data to the base station using the first identification information after obtaining the usage right.