Apparatus, system and method of wireless backhaul communication between wireless communication nodes

• US 9,326,273 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2013
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Maltsev, Alexander, Sadri, Ali S., Sergeyev, Vadim, Lomayev, Artyom
• Primary Examiner(s): MITCHELL, NATHAN A
• Application Number:
  US13/865,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20140206368A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,104 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/20 between access points

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of wireless backhaul communication between wireless communication nodes. For example, a wireless communication controller may control a wireless communication node to communicate with one or more other wireless communication nodes via one or more backhaul links of a backhaul network over a first frequency band, and to communicate with a control station via a control link over a second frequency band, the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication controller to control a wireless communication node to communicate with one or more other wireless communication nodes via one or more backhaul links of a backhaul network over a first frequency band, and to communicate with a control station via a control link over a second frequency band, said first frequency band is higher than said second frequency band, said wireless communication controller is configured to control said wireless communication node to receive via said control link control information from said control station, the control information defining said backhaul links and a routing map via said backhaul links, said wireless communication controller is configured to control said wireless communication node to establish said backhaul links according to said control information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wireless communication controller is to control said wireless communication node to receive via said control link a request for connectivity information from said control station, said connectivity information relating to an ability of said wireless communication node to connect to said one or more other wireless communication nodes, wherein said wireless communication controller is to control said wireless communication node to transmit said connectivity information to said control station over said control link, and wherein the control information from said control station is based on said connectivity information.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said connectivity information relates to an ability of said wireless communication node to connect to a core network.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said backhaul links comprise links for communicating backhaul traffic between said one or more other wireless communication nodes and a core network.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said wireless communication node comprises a backhaul endpoint node to communicate over said core network.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said wireless communication controller is to control said wireless communication node to communicate traffic between said core network and one or more mobile devices of a wireless communication cell.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said wireless communication controller is to control said wireless communication node to communicate said backhaul traffic over a backhaul link between said wireless communication node and said control station.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said control station comprises a node of said one or more other wireless communication nodes.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said backhaul links include at least one half-duplex link.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said backhaul links include at least one full-duplex link.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wireless communication node is to communicate with one or more mobile devices of a wireless communication cell via one or more access links.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said access links comprise links over a frequency band selected from the group consisting of said first and second frequency bands.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wireless said communication controller is to control said wireless communication node to simultaneously communicate over said first and second frequency bands.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first frequency band comprises a millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency band, and wherein said second frequency band comprises a non-mmWave frequency band.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said second frequency band comprises a cellular frequency band.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said second frequency band comprises a Long-Term-Evolution (LTE) frequency band.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said wireless communication node comprises an access point or a base station.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said control station comprises an Evolved Node B (eNB).

19. A system comprising:

a wireless communication device including;

one or more antennas;

at least one transceiver to communicate over a first frequency band and a second frequency band, said first frequency band is higher than said second frequency band; and

a wireless communication controller to control said wireless communication device to communicate control information between a wireless communication node of a plurality of wireless communication nodes and a control station via a control link, said control information defining one or more backhaul links between said wireless communication node and one or more other wireless communication nodes of said plurality of wireless communication nodes, said backhaul links comprising links over said first frequency band for communicating traffic between said wireless communication nodes and a core network, said control information defining a routing map for routing said traffic via said backhaul links, said control link comprises a link over said second frequency band.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said wireless communication controller is to control said control station to transmit said control information from said control station to said wireless communication node.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein said wireless communication controller is to control said wireless communication node to receive said control information from said control station, and to establish said backhaul links based on said control information.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein said wireless communication controller is to communicate via said control link a request from said control station for connectivity information, said connectivity information relating to an ability of said wireless communication node to connect to said one or more other wireless communication nodes, wherein said wireless communication controller is to communicate said connectivity information to said control station over said control link, and wherein the control information from said control station is based on said connectivity information.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein said wireless communication controller is to control said wireless communication node to communicate said traffic over a backhaul link between said wireless communication node and said control station.

24. A method of wireless communication, the method comprising:

communicating control information between a wireless communication node of a plurality of wireless communication nodes and a control station via a control link, said control information defining one or more backhaul links between said wireless communication node and one or more other wireless communication nodes of said plurality of wireless communication nodes, said backhaul links comprising links over a first frequency band for communicating traffic between said wireless communication nodes and a core network, said control information defining a routing map for routing said traffic via said backhaul links, said control link comprises a link over a second frequency band, wherein said first frequency band is higher than said second frequency band.

25. The method of claim 24 comprising transmitting said control information from said control station to said wireless communication node.

26. The method of claim 24 comprising receiving said control information from said control station, and establishing said backhaul links based on said control information.

27. A product including a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a machine, result in performing one or more operations at a wireless communication node, the operations comprising:

communicating between the wireless communication node and one or more other wireless communication nodes via one or more backhaul links of a backhaul network over a first frequency band; and

communicating between said wireless communication node and a control station via a control link over a second frequency band, said first frequency band is higher than said second frequency band,

wherein the operations comprise receiving via said control link control information from said control station, the control information defining said backhaul links and a routing map via said backhaul links, and establishing said backhaul links according to said control information.

28. The product of claim 27, wherein said backhaul links comprise one or more links configured to communicate backhaul traffic between said one or more other wireless communication nodes and a core network.

29. The product of claim 27, wherein said instructions result in receiving via said control link a request for connectivity information from said control station, said connectivity information relating to an ability of said wireless communication node to connect to said one or more other wireless communication nodes;

and transmitting said connectivity information to said control station over said control link, wherein the control information from said control station is based on said connectivity information.