Radio communication system with a stationary and a mobile radio device

• US 6,108,522 A
• Filed: 05/21/1998
• Issued: 08/22/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Blanke, Gero
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE
• Application Number:
  US09/082,325
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• Field of Search: 455/39, 455/450, 455/452, 455/509, 455/510, 455/511, 370/437, 370/348, 370/329
• US Class Current: 455/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/16 for PBS [Private Base Station] arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/105 PBS [Private Base Station] network H04W84/12 - H04W84/16 take precedence

Abstract

It is proposed to create a new radio communication system (SYS) which is based primarily on existing technologies, by using a stationary and a mobile radio device (DBS; MMS) with standard technology. The radio devices are modified in such a way that for setting up the radio link between the radio devices, at least one of the radio devices (MMS) transmits in the opposite direction of the radio protocol (PGSM) one of the radio signals (FB) which is actually intended to be transmitted by the other radio device (DBS). For example, the radio signal (FB, frequency correction burst) which is intended only for the downward direction (DL, downlink) is here transmitted in the upward direction (UL, uplink). This modification requires only changes in the control software for the transmitter in the mobile radio device and for the receiver in the stationary radio device.

Claims

1. Radio communication system (SYS) with a stationary radio device (DBS) and mobile radio device (MMS), with both devices exchanging information with each other via a radio link (RIF) according to a radio protocol (PGSM) of a public land mobile network (PLMN), wherein first radio signals (FB) are provided for exclusive transmission by the stationary radio device (DBS) and second radio signals are provided for exclusive transmission by the mobile radio device (MMS),

wherein

for establishing the radio link (RIF), at least one of the radio devices (MMS) transmits, in the opposite direction of the public radio protocol (PGSM), one of the radio signals (FB) which, according to the public radio protocol, are actually for transmission by the other radio device (DBS) in a radio channel designated for exclusive use by said other radio device.

2. Radio communication system (SYS) according to claim 1, characterized in that the predetermined radio protocol is a radio protocol (PGSM) predetermined for a public mobile radio system (PLMN), and that the stationary radio device (DBS) monitors the radio channels assigned to the public mobile radio system (PLMN) and informs the mobile radio device (MMS) about free radio channels to be used in a private radio communication system (SYS).

3. Radio communication system (SYS) according to claim 1, characterized in that the predetermined radio protocol is a radio protocol (PGSM) predetermined for a public mobile radio system (PLMN), and that the radio devices (DBS, MMS) continuously and alternately occupy the radio channels which are assigned to the public mobile radio system (PLMN), to be used in a private radio communication system (SYS).

4. Radio communication system (SYS) according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile radio device (MMS) transmits one of the first radio signals (FB) which contains a data value which is actually determined by the stationary radio device (DBS) based on measurements of radio signals received by the stationary radio device and transmitted to the mobile radio device, and that the mobile radio device (MMS) allocates this data value outside a tolerance range which is supposed to be observed according to the PGSM.

5. Radio communication system (SYS) according to claim 4, characterized in that the data value actually corresponds to a frequency deviation measured by the stationary radio device (DBS), wherein the frequency deviation indicates the deviation of the transmission frequency of the mobile radio device (MMS) from the receiver frequency of the stationary radio device (DBS) and is actually transmitted by the stationary radio device (DBS) to the mobile radio device (MMS) to correct the transmission frequency.

6. Radio communication system (SYS) according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile radio device (MMS) repeatedly transmits one of the first radio signals (FB) until the stationary radio device (DBS) answers.

7. Radio communication system (SYS) according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the radio devices (DBS, MMS) repeatedly transmits in the opposite direction of the radio protocol (PGSM) one of the radio signals (FB1) which are only supposed to be transmitted once by the radio device.

8. Mobile radio device (MMS) for a radio communication system (SYS) with a stationary radio device (DBS) which exchanges radio signals with the mobile radio device (MMS) via a radio link (RIF) according to a radio protocol (PGSM) of a public land mobile network (PLMN), wherein first radio signals (FB) are provided for exclusive transmission via the stationary radio device (DBS) and second radio signals are provided for exclusive transmission by the mobile radio device (MMS),

wherein

for setting up the radio link (RIF), the mobile radio device (MMS) transmits, in the opposite direction of the radio protocol (PGSM), one of the first radio signals (FB) which, according to the public radio protocol, are actually for transmission by the stationary radio device (DBS) in a channel designated for exclusive use by said stationary radio device.

9. Stationary radio device (DBS) for a radio communication system (SYS), wherein the stationary radio device (DBS) exchanges radio signals with a mobile radio device (MMS) via a radio link (RIF) according to a radio protocol (PGSM) of a public land mobile network (PLMN), wherein first radio signals (FB) are provided for exclusive transmission by the stationary radio device (DBS) and second radio signals are provided for exclusive transmission by the mobile radio device (MMS),

wherein

for setting up the radio link, the stationary radio device transmits, in the opposite direction of the radio protocol, one of the second radio signals which, according to the public radio protocol, are actually for transmission by the other radio device in a channel designated for exclusive use by said other radio device.

10. Method (100) for setting up a radio link (RIF) in a radio communication system (SYS) with a stationary radio device (DBS) and a mobile radio device (MMS), both of which exchanging radio signals with each other according to a radio protocol (PGSM) of a public land mobile network (PLMN), wherein first radio signals (FB) are provided for exclusive transmission by the stationary radio device (DBS) and second radio signals are provided for exclusive transmission by the mobile radio device (MMS),

wherein

in a first step (110) for setting up the radio link (RIF) at least one of the radio devices (MMS) transmits, in the opposite direction of the public radio protocol (PGSM) one of the radio signals (FB) which, according to the public radio protocol, are actually for transmission by the other radio device (DBS) in a radio channel designated for exclusive use by said other radio device.