Multi-mode control station, radio communication system, radio station, and radio communication control method
First Claim
1. A multimode control station included in a different schemes mixing type wireless communication system, the multimode control station compatible with a plurality of types of wireless communication standards by changing functions under a wireless communication environment where communication links using wireless communication schemes conforming to a plurality of types of the wireless communication standards are mixed and used, the different schemes mixing type wireless communication system further including a plurality of wireless stations that carry out communication using a wireless communication scheme conforming to at least one wireless communication standard of the plurality of types of wireless communication standards, wherein:
- information relating to the communication links used by the plurality of wireless stations is collected; and
communication resource allocation used in the communication links is decided based on the collected information so that total throughput of wireless communication traffic under the wireless communication environment is improved,wherein;
one of the communication links used by one of the wireless stations is a wireless communication link between the wireless station and the multimode control station; and
the multimode control station decides an allocation of the communication resources used in the wireless communication link so that throughput of wireless communication traffic in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station is maximized,wherein the multimode control station comprises;
a communication link parameter collecting section that collects information relating to the communication links with the plurality of wireless stations;
a resource allocation deciding section that decides the communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless stations based on the collected information so that throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network is maximized; and
a multimode communication section that controls communication conditions for the wireless communication links based on the decided communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carries out communication,wherein the resource allocation deciding section decides communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless station by setting an objective function relating to throughput and restriction conditions based on information collected at the communication link parameter collection section and obtaining an optimum combination of control parameters that maximizes an objective function value under the restriction conditions,wherein the resource allocation deciding section uses, as the objective function;
a function that obtains a total amount of data that can be transmitted per resource allocation period at the communication links with the wireless stations within the wireless communication network; and
a product of transmission speed used at the communication links with the wireless stations and time for carrying out communication by using the communication links when calculating the total amount of data, the time for carrying out communication using time where time required for switching communication functions by the multimode control station or the multimode wireless station and time required for link connection along with change of the communication scheme are reduced from communication time allocated to the communication link.
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Abstract
The overall throughput of the radio communication traffic in a radio communication area in a radio communication environment where a plurality of types of radio communication systems are mixedly used in a neighboring radio communication area is improved. When a multi-mode control station (101) performs communication with a terminal station in a network through a plurality of types of communication systems, a communication link parameter collecting section (10141) collects parameters indicating the states of the communication links. A resource allocation determining section (10143) determines communication resource allocation for which the throughput is the greatest for each resource allocation period according to the parameters. A communication control section (1015) controls a multi-mode communication unit (1012) according to the result of the determination.
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11 Claims
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1. A multimode control station included in a different schemes mixing type wireless communication system, the multimode control station compatible with a plurality of types of wireless communication standards by changing functions under a wireless communication environment where communication links using wireless communication schemes conforming to a plurality of types of the wireless communication standards are mixed and used, the different schemes mixing type wireless communication system further including a plurality of wireless stations that carry out communication using a wireless communication scheme conforming to at least one wireless communication standard of the plurality of types of wireless communication standards, wherein:
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information relating to the communication links used by the plurality of wireless stations is collected; and communication resource allocation used in the communication links is decided based on the collected information so that total throughput of wireless communication traffic under the wireless communication environment is improved, wherein; one of the communication links used by one of the wireless stations is a wireless communication link between the wireless station and the multimode control station; and the multimode control station decides an allocation of the communication resources used in the wireless communication link so that throughput of wireless communication traffic in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station is maximized, wherein the multimode control station comprises; a communication link parameter collecting section that collects information relating to the communication links with the plurality of wireless stations; a resource allocation deciding section that decides the communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless stations based on the collected information so that throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network is maximized; and a multimode communication section that controls communication conditions for the wireless communication links based on the decided communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carries out communication, wherein the resource allocation deciding section decides communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless station by setting an objective function relating to throughput and restriction conditions based on information collected at the communication link parameter collection section and obtaining an optimum combination of control parameters that maximizes an objective function value under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section uses, as the objective function; a function that obtains a total amount of data that can be transmitted per resource allocation period at the communication links with the wireless stations within the wireless communication network; and a product of transmission speed used at the communication links with the wireless stations and time for carrying out communication by using the communication links when calculating the total amount of data, the time for carrying out communication using time where time required for switching communication functions by the multimode control station or the multimode wireless station and time required for link connection along with change of the communication scheme are reduced from communication time allocated to the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A multimode control station included in a different schemes mixing type wireless communication system, the multimode control station compatible with a plurality of types of wireless communication standards by changing functions under a wireless communication environment where communication links using wireless communication schemes conforming to a plurality of types of the wireless communication standards are mixed and used, the different schemes mixing type wireless communication system further including a plurality of wireless stations that carry out communication using a wireless communication scheme conforming to at least one wireless communication standard of the plurality of types of wireless communication standards, wherein:
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information relating to the communication links used by the plurality of wireless stations is collected; and communication resource allocation used in the communication links is decided based on the collected information so that total throughput of wireless communication traffic under the wireless communication environment is improved, wherein; one of the communication links used by one of the wireless stations is a wireless communication link between the wireless station and the multimode control station; and the multimode control station decides an allocation of the communication resources used in the wireless communication link so that throughput of wireless communication traffic in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station is maximized, wherein the multimode control station comprises; a communication link parameter collecting section that collects information relating to the communication links with the plurality of wireless stations; a resource allocation deciding section that decides the communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless stations based on the collected information so that throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network is maximized; and a multimode communication section that controls communication conditions for the wireless communication links based on the decided communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carries out communication, wherein the resource allocation deciding section decides communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless station by setting an objective function relating to throughput and restriction conditions based on information collected at the communication link parameter collection section and obtaining an optimum combination of control parameters that maximizes an objective function value under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section uses the following equation as the objective function; - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A multimode control station included in a different schemes mixing type wireless communication system, the multimode control station compatible with a plurality of types of wireless communication standards by changing functions under a wireless communication environment where communication links using wireless communication schemes conforming to a plurality of types of the wireless communication standards are mixed and used, the different schemes mixing type wireless communication system further including a plurality of wireless stations that carry out communication using a wireless communication scheme conforming to at least one wireless communication standard of the plurality of types of wireless communication standards, wherein:
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information relating to the communication links used by the plurality of wireless stations is collected; and communication resource allocation used in the communication links is decided based on the collected information so that total throughput of wireless communication traffic under the wireless communication environment is improved, wherein; one of the communication links used by one of the wireless stations is a wireless communication link between the wireless station and the multimode control station; and the multimode control station decides an allocation of the communication resources used in the wireless communication link so that throughput of wireless communication traffic in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station is maximized, wherein the multimode control station comprises; a communication link parameter collecting section that collects information relating to the communication links with the plurality of wireless stations; a resource allocation deciding section that decides the communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless stations based on the collected information so that throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network is maximized; and a multimode communication section that controls communication conditions for the wireless communication links based on the decided communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carries out communication, wherein the resource allocation deciding section decides communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless station by setting an objective function relating to throughput and restriction conditions based on information collected at the communication link parameter collection section and obtaining an optimum combination of control parameters that maximizes an objective function value under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section obtains an optimum combination of the control parameters by extracting an optimal solution for the objective function using dynamic programming under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section uses as the objective function; a function that obtains a total amount of data that can be transmitted per resource allocation period at the communication links with the wireless stations within the wireless communication network; and a product of transmission speed used at the communication links with the wireless stations and time for carrying out communication by using the communication links when calculating the total amount of data, the time for carrying out communication using time where time required for switching communication functions by the multimode control station or the multimode wireless station and time required for link connection along with change of the communication scheme are reduced from communication time allocated to the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A multimode control station included in a different schemes mixing type wireless communication system, the multimode control station compatible with a plurality of types of wireless communication standards by changing functions under a wireless communication environment where communication links using wireless communication schemes conforming to a plurality of types of the wireless communication standards are mixed and used, the different schemes mixing type wireless communication system further including a plurality of wireless stations that carry out communication using a wireless communication scheme conforming to at least one wireless communication standard of the plurality of types of wireless communication standards, wherein:
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information relating to the communication links used by the plurality of wireless stations is collected; and communication resource allocation used in the communication links is decided based on the collected information so that total throughput of wireless communication traffic under the wireless communication environment is improved, wherein; one of the communication links used by one of the wireless stations is a wireless communication link between the wireless station and the multimode control station; and the multimode control station decides an allocation of the communication resources used in the wireless communication link so that throughput of wireless communication traffic in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station is maximized, wherein the multimode control station comprises; a communication link parameter collecting section that collects information relating to the communication links with the plurality of wireless stations; a resource allocation deciding section that decides the communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless stations based on the collected information so that throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network is maximized; and a multimode communication section that controls communication conditions for the wireless communication links based on the decided communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carries out communication, wherein the resource allocation deciding section decides communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless station by setting an objective function relating to throughput and restriction conditions based on information collected at the communication link parameter collection section and obtaining an optimum combination of control parameters that maximizes an objective function value under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section obtains an optimum combination of the control parameters by extracting an optimal solution for the objective function using dynamic programming under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section uses a combination of the following equations as the objective function; [Equation 7]
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8. A multimode control station included in a different schemes mixing type wireless communication system, the multimode control station compatible with a plurality of types of wireless communication standards by changing functions under a wireless communication environment where communication links using wireless communication schemes conforming to a plurality of types of the wireless communication standards are mixed and used, the different schemes mixing type wireless communication system further including a plurality of wireless stations that carry out communication using a wireless communication scheme conforming to at least one wireless communication standard of the plurality of types of wireless communication standards, wherein:
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information relating to the communication links used by the plurality of wireless stations is collected; and communication resource allocation used in the communication links is decided based on the collected information so that total throughput of wireless communication traffic under the wireless communication environment is improved, wherein; one of the communication links used by one of the wireless stations is a wireless communication link between the wireless station and the multimode control station; and the multimode control station decides an allocation of the communication resources used in the wireless communication link so that throughput of wireless communication traffic in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station is maximized, wherein the multimode control station comprises; a communication link parameter collecting section that collects information relating to the communication links with the plurality of wireless stations; a resource allocation deciding section that decides the communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless stations based on the collected information so that throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network is maximized; and a multimode communication section that controls communication conditions for the wireless communication links based on the decided communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carries out communication, wherein the resource allocation deciding section decides communication resource allocation used at the wireless communication links with the wireless station by setting an objective function relating to throughput and restriction conditions based on information collected at the communication link parameter collection section and obtaining an optimum combination of control parameters that maximizes an objective function value under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section obtains an optimum combination of the control parameters by extracting an optimal solution for the objective function using dynamic programming under the restriction conditions, wherein the resource allocation deciding section uses one of or both of the following equations as the restriction conditions; [Equation 10]
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9. A wireless communication control method carried out at a multimode control station in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station that is able to communicate in a manner compatible with a plurality of communication schemes and a multimode wireless station that is able to communicate in a manner compatible with the plurality of communication schemes, the wireless communication control method comprising:
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a collection step of collecting information relating to communication links with a plurality of wireless stations wherein the information includes a required mode switching time that is necessary when switching from a first communication scheme to a second communication scheme; a resource allocation step of deciding communication resource allocation used at the communication links with the wireless stations based on collected information relating to the communication links to determine throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network; and a communication control step of controlling communication conditions for the communication links based on communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carrying out communication, wherein the resource allocation step comprises; a step of setting an objective function denoting total throughput for the wireless communication network based on collected information for the communication links; a step of setting combination of communication schemes used by the communication links with the wireless stations, maximum communication time permitted for data transmission carried out with the wireless stations, and restriction conditions based on communication quality permitted during data transmission, based on collected setting information for the communication links; and a step of detecting combinations of resources that maximize the objective function based on the set restriction conditions, wherein the wireless communication control method uses, as the objective function; a function that obtains a total amount of data that can be transmitted per resource allocation period at the communication links with the wireless stations within the wireless communication network; a product of transmission speed used at the communication links with the wireless stations and time for carrying out communication by using the communication links when calculating the total amount of data, the time for carrying out communication using time where time required for switching communication functions by the multimode control station or the multimode wireless station and time required for link connection along with change of the communication scheme are reduced from communication time allocated to the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A wireless communication control method carried out at a multimode control station in a wireless communication network including the multimode control station that is able to communicate in a manner compatible with a plurality of communication schemes and a multimode wireless station that is able to communicate in a manner compatible with the plurality of communication schemes, the wireless communication control method comprising:
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a collection step of collecting information relating to communication links with a plurality of wireless stations wherein the information includes a required mode switching time that is necessary when switching from a first communication scheme to a second communication scheme; a resource allocation step of deciding communication resource allocation used at the communication links with the wireless stations based on collected information relating to the communication links to determine throughput of data transmission traffic within the wireless communication network; and a communication control step of controlling communication conditions for the communication links based on communication resource allocation to the wireless stations, and carrying out communication, wherein the resource allocation step comprises; a step of setting an objective function denoting total throughput for the wireless communication network based on collected information for the communication links; a step of setting combination of communication schemes used by the communication links with the wireless stations, maximum communication time permitted for data transmission carried out with the wireless stations, and restriction conditions based on communication quality permitted during data transmission, based on collected setting information for the communication links; and a step of detecting combinations of resources that maximize the objective function based on the set restriction conditions, wherein the maximum communication time permitted in data transmission with the wireless stations is calculated based on time required for switching communication functions by the multimode control station or the multimode wireless station and time required for link connection along with change of the communication scheme.
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