Method, system and device for triggering and performing spectrum sensing

• US 9,282,478 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2012
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Company Limited (China Information Communication Technology Group Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: China Academy of Telecom Technology (China Information Communication Technology Group Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Jiang, Chenggang, Li, Yuanyuan, Bai, Wenling, Yang, Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US14/125,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20140120970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,442 Days
• Field of Search: 455/500, 455/501, 455/517, 455/67.11, 455/502, 455/504, 455/507, 455/508, 455/509, 455/512, 455/515, 455423-425, 455/422.1, 455/403, 455/550.1, 455/67.13, 455/69, 455/445, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 370/310, 370/328, 370/329.343, 370/338, 370/503, 370/510, 370/350
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/27 between access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference

Abstract

The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of wireless communications, and in particular to a method, system and device for triggering and performing spectrum sensing, used for solving the problem in the prior art that if the sensing period is set too long, a decline of service quality between an authorization system and a cognitive system or even a network paralysis will be caused due to interference; and if the sensing period is set too short, an increase in power consumption of devices and a waste of spectrum resources will be caused. The method for performing spectrum sensing in the embodiments of the present application includes: a sensing node judging whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing; and after determining that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing, the sensing node performing in-band spectrum sensing. By way of applying the embodiments of the present application, the problems of decline of service quality between an authorization system and a cognitive system or even a network paralysis due to interference caused by setting the sensing period too long, or an increase in power consumption of devices and a waste of spectrum resources caused by setting period too short, can be avoided.

Claims

1. A method for performing spectrum sensing, comprising:

judging, by a cognitive node, whether or not a channel quality has declined to a requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing; and

performing, by the cognitive node, in-band spectrum sensing upon determining that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein judging by the cognitive node whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing comprises:

judging, by the cognitive node, from channel quality information whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the channel quality information includes at least one of the following information:

an interference value, a received power value of a useful signal, feedback information, a synchronization status and Cyclic Redundancy Check, CRC, information.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein judging by the cognitive node whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing comprises at least one of:

with the channel quality information including an interference value, if the interference value is consecutively measured above a first liminal value for a preset first length of time, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

with the channel quality information including a received power value of a useful signal, if the received power value of the useful signal is consecutively below a second liminal value for a preset second length of time, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

with the channel quality information including feedback information, if the number of consecutively received NACKs is above a third liminal value, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

with the channel quality information including a synchronization status, if a user equipment is out of synchronization with a base station for a preset third length of time, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing; and

with the channel quality information including CRC information, if the number of CRCs received in a preset fourth length of time is above a fourth liminal value, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the cognitive node determines whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing, the method further comprises:

determining from channel quality information and notifying, by the cognitive node a central node of a channel quality condition; and

wherein judging by the cognitive node whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing comprises;

determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing upon reception of an instruction to trigger spectrum sensing from the central node.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the channel quality information includes at least one of the following information:

an interference value, a received power value of a useful signal, feedback information, a synchronization status and CRC information.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein determining by the cognitive node the channel quality condition comprises at least one of:

with the channel quality information including an interference value, if the interference value is consecutively measured above a first liminal value for a preset first length of time, then determining by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, determining that the channel quality has not declined;

with the channel quality information including a received power value of a useful signal, if the received power value of the useful signal is consecutively below a second liminal value for a preset second length of time, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, determining that the channel quality has not declined;

with the channel quality information including feedback information, if the number of consecutively received NACKs is above a third liminal value, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, determining that the channel quality has not declined;

with the channel quality information including a synchronization status, if a user equipment is out of synchronization with a base station for a preset third length of time, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, determining that the channel quality has not declined;

or

with the channel quality information including CRC information, if the number of CRCs received in a preset fourth length of time is above a fourth liminal value, then determining, by the cognitive node, that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, determining that the channel quality has not declined.

8. A method for triggering spectrum sensing, comprising:

judging, by a central node, whether or not a channel quality has declined to a requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing; and

triggering, by the central node, cognitive nodes to perform in-band spectrum sensing upon determining that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein judging by the central node whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing comprises:

accumulating and processing, by the central node, received channel quality conditions notified from the cognitive nodes and judging from a processing result whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein judging by the central node whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing comprises:

determining, by the central node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing if the number of declines of channel quality among the received channel quality conditions is above a first threshold;

or

determining, by the central node, a weight of each cognitive node from the distance between each cognitive node and a base station serving an authorized system in use and judging from the weights of the cognitive nodes and the received channel quality conditions whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein before the central node judges whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing, the method further comprises:

attributing, by the central node, the cognitive nodes operating at the same frequency to a set; and

wherein judging, by the central node, whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing comprises;

determining, by the central node, that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing if the number of declines of channel quality among channel quality conditions from the cognitive nodes in the same set is above a second threshold;

or

determining, by the central node, for a set a weight of each cognitive node from the distance between each cognitive node and a base station serving an authorized system in use and judging from the weights of the cognitive nodes and the received channel quality conditions whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein triggering by the central node the cognitive nodes to perform in-band spectrum sensing comprises:

triggering, by the central node, for a set each cognitive node in the set to perform in-band spectrum sensing upon determining that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

or determining, by the central node, for a set a base station serving an authorized system in use for the set and triggering all the cognitive nodes using the authorized system of the base station to perform in-band spectrum sensing upon determining that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

13. A device for performing spectrum sensing, comprising:

a first determining module configured to judge whether or not a channel quality has declined to a requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing; and

a sensing module configured to perform in-band spectrum sensing when it is determined that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the first determining module is further configured to judge from channel quality information whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing, and wherein the first determining module is further configured:

with the channel quality information including an interference value, if the interference value is consecutively measured above a first liminal value for a preset first length of time, to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

with the channel quality information including a received power value of a useful signal, if the received power value of the useful signal is consecutively below a second liminal value for a preset second length of time, to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

with the channel quality information including feedback information, if the number of consecutively received NACKs is above a third liminal value, to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

with the channel quality information including a synchronization status, if a user equipment is out of synchronization with a base station for a preset third length of time, to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing;

or

with the channel quality information including CRC information, if the number of CRCs received in a preset fourth length of time is above a fourth liminal value, to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

15. The device according to claim 13, wherein the first determining module is further configured:

to determine from channel quality information and notify a central node of a channel quality condition and to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing upon reception of an instruction to trigger spectrum sensing from the central node.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the first determining module is further configured:

with the channel quality information including an interference value, if the interference value is consecutively measured above a first liminal value for a preset first length of time, to determine that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, to determine that the channel quality has not declined;

with the channel quality information including a received power value of a useful signal, if the received power value of the useful signal is consecutively below a second liminal value for a preset second length of time, to determine that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, to determine that the channel quality has not declined;

with the channel quality information including feedback information, if the number of consecutively received NACKs is above a third liminal value, to determine that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, to determine that the channel quality has not declined;

with the channel quality information including a synchronization status, if a user equipment is out of synchronization with a base station for a preset third length of time, to determine that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, to determine that the channel quality has not declined;

or

with the channel quality information including CRC information, if the number of CRCs received in a preset fourth length of time is above a fourth liminal value, to determine that the channel quality has declined;

otherwise, to determine that the channel quality has not declined.

17. A device for triggering spectrum sensing, comprising:

a determining module configured to judge whether or not a channel quality has declined to a requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing; and

a triggering module configured to trigger cognitive nodes to perform in-band spectrum sensing when it is determined that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein the determining module is further configured:

to accumulate and process received channel quality conditions notified from the cognitive nodes and to judge from a processing result whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein the determining module is further configured:

to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing if the number of declines of channel quality among the received channel quality conditions is above a first threshold;

or

to determine a weight of each cognitive node from the distance between each cognitive node and a base station serving an authorized system in use and to judge from the weights of the cognitive nodes and the received channel quality conditions whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.

20. The device according to claim 17, wherein the determining module is further configured:

to attribute the cognitive nodes operating at the same frequency to a set before judging whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing; and

wherein the determining module is further configured;

to determine that the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing if the number of declines of channel quality among channel quality conditions from the cognitive nodes in the same set is above a second threshold;

or

to determine for a set a weight of each cognitive node from the distance between each cognitive node and a base station serving an authorized system in use and to judge from the weights of the cognitive nodes and the received channel quality conditions whether or not the channel quality has declined to the requirement for performing in-band spectrum sensing.