Mobile communication system

• US 6,351,649 B1
• Filed: 03/26/1999
• Issued: 02/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: KDDI Corporation
• Original Assignee: KDD Corporation (KDDI Corporation)
• Inventors: Watanabe, Fumio, Yamaguchi, Akira, Takeuchi, Yoshio, Suzuki, Toshinori, Iwai, Hisato
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne
• Assistant Examiner(s): CONTEE, JOY KIMBERLY
• Application Number:
  US09/276,660
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422, 455/432, 455/433, 455/435, 455/500, 455/512, 455/513, 455/501, 455/503, 455/575, 455/426, 455/134, 455/135, 455/136, 455/67.1, 455/423, 455/552, 455/554, 455/555, 455/63, 455/527, 455/446, 455/448, 455/69, 455/70, 455/115, 455/296, 455/126, 455/127, 455/522, 455/437, 375/200, 375/285, 375/296, 375/346
• US Class Current: 455/501
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/345 Interference values signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] H04B17/336
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/146 Uplink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/242 taking into account path loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A mobile communication system includes a first and second systems. Each of the first and second systems has a land station and at least one mobile terminal capable of communicating with the land station. The land station of the first system has a broadcasting channel transmission unit for transmitting status information via a broadcasting channel, and the mobile terminal of the second system has a broadcasting channel receiving unit for receiving information in the broadcasting channel to obtain a broadcasting channel receiving condition and the status information, a giving interference estimation unit for estimating giving interference level onto communication of the first system by the second system based upon the obtained broadcasting channel receiving condition and the obtained status information, and an output signal level control unit for controlling output signal level of the mobile terminal of the second system based upon the estimated giving interference level.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system including a first and second systems, each of said first and second systems having a land station and at least one mobile terminal capable of communicating with the land station,

the land station of said first system having a broadcasting channel transmission means for transmitting status information via a broadcasting channel, and

the mobile terminal of said second system having a broadcasting channel receiving means for receiving information in said broadcasting channel to obtain a broadcasting channel receiving condition and said status information, a giving interference estimation means for estimating giving interference level onto communication of said first system by said second system based upon said obtained broadcasting channel receiving condition and said obtained status information, and an output signal level control means for controlling output signal level of said mobile terminal of said second system based upon the estimated giving interference level.

2. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of systems are prioritized, and wherein said first system is a primary system and said second system is a secondary system.

3. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said output signal level control means includes means for controlling the output level depending upon traffic condition of said land station of said primary system.

4. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said land station of said primary system is connected with a public mobile switch system, and wherein said land station of said secondary system is connected with a private branch exchange system.

5. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receiving condition of the broadcasting channel includes receiving signal level from the broadcasting channel, and wherein said status information includes output level to the broadcasting channel.

6. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said status information includes communication channel output level from a transmitting system to the broadcasting channel.

7. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said giving interference estimation means includes means for estimating downward radio wave channel propagation loss Ldown from the difference between the output signal level and the received signal level of the broadcasting channel or the access channel.

8. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said giving interference estimation means further includes means for estimating upward radio wave channel propagation loss Lup from equation,

9. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 7, wherein said giving interference estimation means further includes means for determining giving interference level as a value obtained by subtracting the estimated propagation loss from the output level to the broadcasting channel or the access channel.

16. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said given interference estimation means includes means for estimating downward radio wave channel propagation loss Ldown from the difference between the output signal level and the received signal level of the broadcasting channel or the access channel.

17. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said given interference estimation means further includes means for estimating upward radio wave channel propagation loss Lup from equation,

18. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 16, wherein said given interference estimation means further includes means for determining given interference level as a value obtained by subtracting the estimated propagation loss from the output level to the broadcasting channel or the access channel.

10. A mobile communication system including a first and second systems, each of said first and second systems having a land station and at least one mobile terminal capable of communicating with the land station,

the land station of said first system having a broadcasting channel transmission means for transmitting status information via a broadcasting channel, an access channel receiving means for obtaining given interference level information sent via an access channel, and an output signal level control means for controlling output signal level of said land station of said first system based upon said obtained given interference level information, and

the mobile terminal of said second system having a broadcasting channel receiving means for obtaining broadcasting channel receiving condition and status information, a given interference estimation means for estimating given interference level onto communication of said second system by said first system based upon said obtained receiving condition and said obtained status information, and an access channel transmission means for transmitting said estimated given interference level information to said land station of said first system.

11. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 10, wherein a plurality of systems are prioritized, and wherein said first system is a secondary system and said second system is a primary system.

12. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said output signal level control means includes means for controlling the output level depending upon traffic condition of said land station of said primary system.

13. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said land station of said primary system is connected with a public mobile switch system, and wherein said land station of said secondary system is connected with a private branch exchange system.

14. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 10, wherein said receiving condition of the broadcasting channel includes receiving signal level from the broadcasting channel, and wherein said status information includes output level to the broadcasting channel.

15. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 12, wherein said status information includes communication channel output level from a transmitting system to the broadcasting channel.

19. A mobile communication system including a first and second systems, each of said first and second systems having a land station and at least one mobile terminal capable of communicating with the land station,

the land station of said first system having a broadcasting channel transmission means for transmitting status information via a broadcasting channel, an access channel receiving means for obtaining receiving condition and status information from said mobile terminal of said second system via an access channel, a giving interference estimation means for estimating giving interference level onto communication of said second system from said first system based upon said obtained receiving condition and said obtained status information, and an output signal level control means for controlling output signal level of said land station of said first system based upon said estimated giving interference level, and

the mobile terminal of said second system having a broadcasting channel receiving means for obtaining the broadcasting channel receiving condition and the status information, and an access channel transmission means for transmitting said obtained receiving condition and said obtained status information via the access channel to said land station of said first system.

20. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 19, wherein a plurality of systems are prioritized, and wherein said first system is a secondary system and said second system is a primary system.

21. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said output signal level control means includes means for controlling the output level depending upon traffic condition of said land station of said primary system.

22. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said land station of said primary system is connected with a public mobile switch system, and wherein said land station of said secondary system is connected with a private branch exchange system.

23. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 19, wherein said receiving condition of the broadcasting channel includes receiving signal level from the broadcasting channel, and wherein said status information includes output level to the broadcasting channel.

24. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 23, wherein said status information includes communication channel output level from a transmitting system to the broadcasting channel.

25. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 19, wherein said giving interference estimation means includes means for estimating downward radio wave channel propagation loss Ldown from the difference between the output signal level and the received signal level of the broadcasting channel or the access channel.

26. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 25, wherein said giving interference estimation means further includes means for estimating upward radio wave channel propagation loss Lup from equation,

27. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 25, wherein said giving interference estimation means further includes means for determining giving interference level as a value obtained by subtracting the estimated propagation loss from the output level to the broadcasting channel or the access channel.

28. A mobile communication system including a first and second systems, each of said first and second systems having a land station and at least one mobile terminal capable of communicating with the land station,

the land station of said first system having a broadcasting channel transmission means for transmitting status information via a broadcasting channel, an access channel receiving means for obtaining receiving condition and status information from said mobile terminal of said second system via an access channel, a given interference estimation means for estimating given interference level onto communication of said first system from said second system based upon said obtained receiving condition and said obtained status information, and a discrete control channel transmission means for transmitting commands to control the output signal level of the mobile terminal of said second system based upon said estimated given interference level via a discrete control channel, and

the mobile terminal of said second system having a broadcasting channel receiving means for obtaining the broadcasting channel receiving condition and the status information, an access channel transmission means for transmitting said obtained receiving condition and said obtained status information to said land station of said first system via an access channel, a discrete control channel receiving means for obtaining the commands to control the output signal level, and an output signal level control means for controlling output signal level of said mobile terminal of said second system based upon the obtained commands.

29. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 28, wherein a plurality of systems are prioritized, and wherein said first system is a primary system and said second system is a secondary system.

30. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 29, wherein said output signal level control means includes means for controlling the output level depending upon traffic condition of said land station of said primary system.

31. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 29, wherein said land station of said primary system is connected with a public mobile switch system, and wherein said land station of said secondary system is connected with a private branch exchange system.

32. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 28, wherein said receiving condition of the broadcasting channel includes receiving signal level from the broadcasting channel, and wherein said status information includes output level to the broadcasting channel.

33. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 32, wherein said status information includes communication channel output level from a transmitting system to the broadcasting channel.

34. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 28, wherein said given interference estimation means includes means for estimating downward radio wave channel propagation loss Ldown from the difference between the output signal level and the received signal level of the broadcasting channel or the access channel.

35. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 34, wherein said given interference estimation means further includes means for estimating upward radio wave channel propagation loss Lup from equation,

36. The mobile communication system as claimed in claim 34, wherein said given interference estimation means further includes means for determining given interference level as a value obtained by subtracting the estimated propagation loss from the output level to the broadcasting channel or the access channel.