Communication apparatus in radio network, transmission control method, threshold value control method, and radio network system

• US 7,212,790 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2003
• Issued: 05/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Furukawa, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Le; Lana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hannon; Christian A.
• Application Number:
  US10/739,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20040132415A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,229 Days
• Field of Search: 455/78, 455/83, 455/114.2, 455/116, 455/129
• US Class Current: 455/83
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/10 Flow control between communication endpoints
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/24 using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria

Abstract

The carrier detector 5 notifies the threshold value controller 6 of the received power value of a received signal and then controls various portions so as to defer transmission of the transmission signal when receiving a signal having a received power exceeding a threshold value Rth from the threshold value controller 6. The demodulator 3 notifies the threshold value controller 6 of a transmission source included in the received signal. The modulator 4 notifies the threshold value controller 6 of the destination of the transmission signal. The threshold value controller 6 outputs the received power value of a received signal from the destination, as a threshold value Rth, to the carrier detector 5.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

a threshold value controller for determining a threshold value based on a radio line quality between a transmission destination of said transmission signal and the communication apparatus; and

a transmission controller for deferring or ceasing transmission of transmission signal when a received power of a received signal exceeds said threshold value,

where when receiving a signal said threshold value controller records in a threshold value table transmission source information on received signals and threshold values corresponding to received powers of said received signals in one-to-one correspondence, and extracts a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased,

wherein, when both transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to the received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said transmission source information already exists in said threshold value table, said threshold value controller rewrites a first threshold value already recorded on said threshold value table and corresponding to said transmission source information into a value obtained by weight adding said first value and said second value.

16. The communication apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein said communication apparatus comprises an access point or a mobile station.

2. A communication apparatus comprising:

a threshold value controller for determining a threshold value based on a radio line quality between a transmission destination of said transmission signal and the communication apparatus; and

a transmission controller for deferring or ceasing transmission of transmission signal when a received power of a received signal exceeds said threshold value,

where when receiving a signal, said threshold value controller records in a threshold value table transmission source information on received signals and threshold values corresponding to received powers of said received signals in one-to-one correspondence, and extracts a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased,

wherein, when transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to the received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said transmission source information already exists in said threshold value table, said threshold value controller compares a threshold value being always recorded corresponding to said transmission source information on said first threshold value table with said second value, and then rewrites said first value into said second value only when said second value is smaller than said first value.

4. The communication apparatus defined in claim 2, wherein said communication apparatus comprises an access point or a mobile station.

3. A communication apparatus comprising:

a threshold value controller for determining a threshold value based on a radio line quality between a transmission destination of said transmission signal and the communication apparatus; and

a transmission controller for deferring or ceasing transmission of transmission signal when a received power of a received signal exceeds said threshold value,

where when receiving a signal, said threshold value controller records in a threshold value table transmission source information on received signals and threshold values corresponding to received powers of said received signals in one-to-one correspondence, and extracts a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased,

wherein when said transmission signal is a signal to be broadcast, a value equal to a minimum value of threshold values recorded on said threshold value table or a noise power level of said communication apparatus plus a predetermined signal-to-noise ratio is used instead of a threshold value determined in accordance with the received power of a received signal from said transmission destination.

17. The communication apparatus defined in claim 3, wherein said communication apparatus comprises an access point or a mobile station.

5. A transmission control method for a communication apparatus in a radio network, comprising:

determining a threshold value in accordance with a radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and said communication apparatus, said threshold value being used to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

controlling a transmission by deferring or ceasing transmission of said transmission signal when a signal, which has a received power exceeding said threshold value determined during the determination of said threshold value is received,

wherein said determination of a threshold value comprises recording, when a signal received, transmission source information on a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to a received power of said received signal on a threshold value table in said communication apparatus in one-to-one correspondence and then extracting a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

wherein said recording comprises, when transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said threshold value table already includes said transmission source information, rewriting a first threshold value being already recorded on said threshold value table in correspondence with said transmission source information, into a value obtained by weight adding said first value and said second value.

6. A transmission control method for a communication apparatus in a radio network, comprising:

determining a threshold value in accordance with a radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and said communication apparatus, said threshold value being used to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

controlling a transmission by deferring or ceasing transmission of said transmission signal when a signal, which has a received power exceeding said threshold value determined during the determination of said threshold value is received,

wherein said determination of a threshold value comprises recording, when a signal received, transmission source information on a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to a received power of said received signal on a threshold value table in said communication apparatus in one-to-one correspondence and then extracting a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

wherein said recording comprises, when transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said threshold value table already includes said transmission source information, comparing a first threshold value being always recorded on said threshold value table in correspondence with said transmission source information with said second value, and then rewriting said first value into said second value only when said second value is smaller than said first value.

7. A transmission control method for a communication apparatus in a radio network, comprising:

determining a threshold value in accordance with a radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and said communication apparatus, said threshold value being used to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

controlling a transmission by deferring or ceasing transmission of said transmission signal when a signal, which has a received power exceeding said threshold value determined during the determination of said threshold value is received,

wherein said determination of a threshold value comprises recording, when a signal received, transmission source information on a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to a received power of said received signal on a threshold value table in said communication apparatus in one-to-one correspondence and then extracting a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

wherein when said transmission signal is a signal to be broadcast, a value equal to a minimum value of threshold values recorded on said threshold value table or a noise power level of said communication apparatus plus a predetermined signal-to-noise ratio is used instead of a threshold value determined in accordance with the received power of a received signal from said transmission destination.

8. A program by which a computer executes a transmission control method for a communication apparatus in a radio network, comprising:

determining a threshold value in accordance with the radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and said communication apparatus, said threshold value being used to determine whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

controlling a transmission by deferring or ceasing transmission of said transmission signal when a signal, which has a received power exceeding said threshold value determined in said threshold value control step, is received,

wherein said threshold value determination comprises recording transmission source information of a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to a received power of said received signal on a threshold value table of said communication apparatus in one-to-one correspondence, and then extracting a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased, and

wherein said recording comprises, when transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said threshold value table already includes said transmission source information, rewriting a first threshold value being already recorded on said threshold value table in correspondence with said transmission source information, into a value obtained by weight adding said first value and said second value.

9. A program by which a computer executes a transmission control method for a communication apparatus in a radio network, comprising:

determining a threshold value in accordance with the radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and said communication apparatus, said threshold value being used to determine whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

controlling a transmission by deferring or ceasing transmission of said transmission signal when a signal, which has a received power exceeding said threshold value determined in said threshold value control step, is received,

wherein said threshold value determination comprises recording transmission source information of a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to a received power of said received signal on a threshold value table of said communication apparatus in one-to-one correspondence, and then extracting a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

wherein said recording comprises, when transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said threshold value table already includes said transmission source information, comparing a first threshold value being always recorded on said threshold value table in correspondence with said transmission source information with said second value, and then rewriting said first value into said second value only when said second value is smaller than said first value.

10. A program by which a computer executes a transmission control method for a communication apparatus in a radio network, comprising:

determining a threshold value in accordance with the radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and said communication apparatus, said threshold value being used to determine whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

controlling a transmission by deferring or ceasing transmission of said transmission signal when a signal, which has a received power exceeding said threshold value determined in said threshold value control step, is received,

wherein said threshold value determination comprises recording transmission source information of a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to a received power of said received signal on a threshold value table of said communication apparatus in one-to-one correspondence, and then extracting a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

wherein when said transmission signal is a signal to be broadcast, a value equal to a minimum value of threshold values recorded on said threshold value table or a noise power level of said communication apparatus plus a predetermined signal-to-noise ratio is used instead of a threshold value determined in accordance with the received power of a received signal from said transmission destination.

11. A radio network system comprising a plurality of communication apparatuses, each of said communication apparatuses having:

a threshold value controller for determining a threshold value based on a radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and the communication apparatus; and

a transmission controller for deferring or ceasing transmission of the transmission signal when a received power of the received signal exceeds said threshold value,

wherein said threshold value controller includes a threshold value table which records transmission source information on a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to the received power of said received signal in one-to-one correspondence, and extracts a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased; and

wherein, when both transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to the received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said transmission source information already exists in said threshold value table, said threshold value controller rewrites a first threshold value already recorded on said threshold value table and corresponding to said transmission source information into a value obtained by weight adding said first value and said second value.

18. The radio network system defined in claim 11 wherein each of said communication apparatuses comprises at least one access point or at least one mobile station.

12. A radio network system comprising a plurality of communication apparatuses, each of said communication apparatuses having:

a threshold value controller for determining a threshold value based on a radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and the communication apparatus; and

a transmission controller for deferring or ceasing transmission of the transmission signal when a received power of the received signal exceeds said threshold value,

wherein said threshold value controller includes a threshold value table which records transmission source information on a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to the received power of said received signal in one-to-one correspondence, and extracts a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased,

wherein, when transmission source information on a received signal and a second threshold value corresponding to the received power of the received signal are recorded on said threshold value table, if said transmission source information already exists in said threshold value table, said threshold value controller compares a threshold value being always recorded corresponding to said transmission source information on said first threshold value table with said second value, and then rewrites said first value into said second value only when said second value is smaller than said first value.

14. The radio network system defined in claim 12, wherein each of said communication apparatuses comprises at least one access point or at least one mobile station.

13. A radio network system comprising a plurality of communication apparatuses, each of said communication apparatuses having:

a threshold value controller for determining a threshold value based on a radio line quality between a transmission destination of a transmission signal and the communication apparatus; and

a transmission controller for deferring or ceasing transmission of the transmission signal when a received power of the received signal exceeds said threshold value,

wherein said threshold value controller includes a threshold value table which records transmission source information on a received signal and a threshold value corresponding to the received power of said received signal in one-to-one correspondence, and extracts a threshold value corresponding to said transmission destination from said threshold value table to decide whether or not transmission of said transmission signal is deferred or ceased,

wherein when said transmission signal is a signal to be broadcast, a value equal to a minimum value of threshold values recorded on said threshold value table or a noise power level of said communication apparatus plus a predetermined signal-to-noise ratio is used instead of a threshold value determined in accordance with the received power of a received signal from said transmission destination.

15. The radio network system defined in claim 13, wherein each of said communication apparatuses comprises at least one access point or at least one mobile station.