Radio communication system, radio base station, and power consumption control method

• US 8,989,797 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2011
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Chiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US13/805,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20130102354A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,378 Days
• Field of Search: 455/522, 455 68- 70, 455/524, 455/525
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0206 in access points, e.g. base stations access point devices per se H04W88/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/20 between access points
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Wireless base station eNB10-1 sets the power consumption level of wireless base station eNB10-1 (itself) to one of multiple levels, and sends a power consumption level information message indicating the power consumption level to wireless base station eNB10-2. Wireless base station eNB10-2 receives and stores the power consumption level information message.

Claims

1. A radio communication system including a first radio base station and a second radio base station, wherein

the first radio base station comprises:

a control unit that performs control of setting power consumption of the first radio base station to one of multi-step levels; and

a first transmission unit that transmits, to the second radio base station, level information on a level, set by the control unit, of the power consumption of the first radio base station, and

the second radio base station comprises;

a first reception unit that receives the level information from the first radio base station; and

a storage unit that stores the level information received by the first reception unit.

2. The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein

the second radio base station comprises:

a second transmission unit that transmits, to the first radio base station, level instruction information on instruction for changing the level of the power consumption of the first radio base station, and

the first radio base station comprises;

a second reception unit that receives the level instruction information from the second radio base station.

3. The radio communication system according to claim 2, wherein

the second radio base station comprises:

a change unit that changes the level of the power consumption of the first radio base station according to a number of radio terminals which are connected to the second radio base station and exist in a predetermined range from the first radio base station.

4. The radio communication system according to claim 2, wherein

the second transmission unit transmits the level instruction information by a number of times corresponding to a power consumption level required for the first radio base station.

5. The radio communication system according to claim 2, wherein

the second transmission unit transmits the level instruction information including information on a power consumption level required for the first radio base station.

6. A power consumption control method used in a radio base station which configures a radio communication system with other radio base station, comprising:

a step of setting, by the radio base station, power consumption of the radio base station to one of multi-step levels; and

a step of transmitting from the radio base station to the other radio base station, level information on a set level of the power consumption of the radio base station.

7. A radio base station which configures a radio communication system with other radio base station, comprising:

a reception unit that receives level information from the other radio base station; and

a storage unit that stores the level information received by the reception unit, wherein

the level information includes information on a level of power consumption of the other radio base station.

8. A power consumption control method used in a radio communication system including a first radio base station and a second radio base station, comprising:

a step of setting, by the first radio base station, power consumption of the first radio base station to one of multi-step levels;

a step of transmitting, from the first radio base station to the second radio base station, level information on a set level of the power consumption of the first radio base station;

a step of receiving, by the second radio base station, the level information from the first radio base station; and

a step of storing, by the second radio base station, the received level information.