Wireless communication system applied to aviation industry and airband interference detection method

• US 8,787,193 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2011
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Original Assignee: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
• Inventors: Tran, Ha Nguyen, Harada, Hiroshi, Sun, Chen, Demessie, Yohannes Alemseged
• Primary Examiner(s): ROBERTS, BRIAN S
• Application Number:
  US13/522,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20120287804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,285 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/021 Auxiliary means for detecting or identifying radar signals or the like, e.g. radar jamming signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/1027 assessing signal quality or detecting noise/interference for the received signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 Error control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/06 Airborne or Satellite Networks space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185

Abstract

Provided is a wireless communication system capable of increasing safety in the aviation industry, and applicable to the aviation industry.

The wireless communication system comprises a control device and a spectrum sensor. The spectrum sensor performs spectrum sensing using a measurement SAP, receives a signal from a wireless communication device, and transmits information relating to the received signal as sensing information through a communication SAP. On the other hand, the control device receives the sensing information from the spectrum sensor through the communication SAP. Subsequently, the sensing information is analyzed using an application SAP. Thereby, whether or not the signal from the wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves of the airband used in the aviation industry is specified.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system applied to aviation industry comprising:

a control device including a first communication Service Access Point (SAP) and an application SAP; and

a spectrum sensor including a second communication SAP and a measurement SAP;

wherein the spectrum sensor

receives a signal from a wireless communication device by performing spectrum sensing using the measurement SAP, and

sends information on the received signal as sensing information via the second communication SAP,

the control device

receives the sensing information from the spectrum sensor via the first communication SAP, and

specifies whether the signal from the wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves in the airband used in the aviation industry or not, by analyzing the sensing information using the application SAP.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1,

wherein the measurement SAP

produces the sensing information to be classified into a control message class, a sensor message class, a sensing message class, and a regulatory information class, and

makes information on the estimation result of the frequency of the signal from a wireless communication, device as estimated frequency information to be contained in the sensing message class,

the application SAP

specifies whether the signal from the wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves in the airband or not, based on information on the estimated frequency information contained in the sensing message class of the sensing information.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1,

wherein the control device further includes an alerter for giving an alert

the alerter is configured to give an alert when the control device specifies that a signal from a wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves in the airband.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 3,

wherein the control device is installed at a boarding gate in an airport,

the spectrum sensor is portable, and

the control device specifies the position of a wireless communication device based on the sensing information from the movable spectrum sensor.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 3,

wherein the control device, when specifies that the signal from the wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves of the airband, notifies this fact to the spectrum sensor via the first communication SAP and the second communication SAP.

6. The wireless communication system according to claim 3,

further comprising a second spectrum sensor,

wherein the control device integrates the sensing information from the spectrum sensor and the second spectrum sensor.

7. The wireless communication system according to claim 1,

wherein the control device is installed at a boarding gate in an airport,

the spectrum sensor is portable, and

the control device specifies the position of a wireless communication device based on the sensing information from the movable spectrum sensor.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 7,

wherein the control device, when specifies that the signal from the wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves of the airband, notifies this fact to the spectrum sensor via the first communication SAP and the second communication SAP.

9. The wireless communication system according to claim 7,

further comprising a second spectrum sensor,

wherein the control device integrates the sensing information from the spectrum sensor and the second spectrum sensor.

10. The wireless communication system according to claim 1,

wherein the control device, when specifies that the signal from the wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves of the airband, notifies this fact to the Spectrum sensor via the first communication SAP and the second communication SAP.

11. The wireless communication system according to claim 10,

further comprising a second spectrum sensor,

wherein the control device integrates the sensing information from the spectrum sensor and the second spectrum sensor.

12. The wireless communication system according to claim 1,

further comprising a second spectrum sensor,

wherein the control device integrates the sensing information from the spectrum sensor and the second spectrum sensor.

13. An airband interference detection method for specifying whether an interference is occurring in the airband used in the aviation industry or not by using a wireless communication system,

wherein the wireless communication system comprises:

a control device including a first communication Service Access Point (SAP) and an application SAP; and

a spectrum sensor including a second communication SAP and a measurement SAP;

the airband interference detection method comprises;

a step of receiving a signal from a wireless communication device by performing spectrum sensing using the measurement SAP by the spectrum sensor;

a step of sending information on the signal received by the spectrum sensor as sensing information via the second communication SAP and the first communication SAP; and

a step of specifying whether the signal from the wireless communication device interferes with the radio waves in the airband or not, by analyzing the sensing information using the application SAP by the control device,

there by the wireless communication system can detect interferences in the airband.