Mobile system and base station system for effectively using licensed spectrum and shared spectrum

• US 9,357,399 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2008
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kwon, Tae Soo, Jang, Kyung Hun, Lee, In Sun, Kim, Youngsoo, Hwang, Hyo Sun, Hyon, Tae In
• Primary Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US12/116,438
• Publication Number:
  US 20090209265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,946 Days
• Field of Search: 370/322, 370/329, 370/395.21, 370/395.41, 370/397, 370/399, 370/431, 370/437, 370/252, 370/328, 370/330, 370/334, 370/335, 370/342, 370/441, 370/445, 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/435.3, 455/453, 455/454, 455/464, 455/561, 455/574, 455/448, 455/509, 455/515, 455/161.1, 455/168.1, 455450-4522
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile system and a base station system for effectively using a licensed spectrum and a shared spectrum are provided. The mobile system includes: an initialization unit to initialize transmitting and receiving of data using at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum; a sensing unit to sense a spectrum for transmitting and receiving of the data via the at least one spectrum; and a transceiver to transmit and receive the data via the sensed spectrum.

Claims

1. A mobile system to support a communication service of a licensed spectrum and a communication service of a shared spectrum, the mobile system comprising:

an initialization unit configured to initialize transmitting and receiving of data using the shared spectrum;

a sensing unit configured to sense a spectrum for transmitting and receiving of the data via the shared spectrum;

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the data via the sensed spectrum;

a sensing information reporting unit configured to report sensing information to a base station system via at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum; and

a shared spectrum changing unit configured to change the frequency band of the shared spectrum based on a change message that is received from the base station system,

wherein the mobile system is configured to allocate at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum according to classification of the mobile system depending on an available spectrum that is available in at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum.

2. The mobile system as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the licensed spectrum includes a bandwidth to provide at least one of a voice service and a data service that has a data rate of less than or equal to a threshold, and

the shared spectrum includes a remaining bandwidth after excluding the bandwidth included in the licensed spectrum.

3. The mobile system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a monitoring unit to monitor a control message from a base station system via the licensed spectrum each predetermined period while in a sleep mode; and

a mode converter to convert the sleep mode to an awake mode based on the control message.

4. A base station system comprising:

a mobile system classifying unit to classify a mobile system depending on an available spectrum that is available in at least one of a licensed spectrum and a shared spectrum;

a spectrum allocating unit to allocate at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum according to classification of the mobile system; and

a change message transmitter to determine whether to change the frequency band based on sensing information that is received from the mobile system via the at least one spectrum, and to transmit, to the mobile system, a change message for controlling the change in the frequency band of the shared spectrum based on the determination of whether to change the frequency band.

5. The base station system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the mobile system is classified into a mobile system that can use only the licensed spectrum and a mobile system that can use both the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum.

6. The base station system as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

a control message transmitter to transmit a control message via the licensed spectrum at a scheduled time in order to convert the mobile system from the sleep mode to the awake mode.

7. A mobile system comprising:

a reporting unit configured to report sensing information to a base station system via at least one of a licensed spectrum and a shared spectrum;

a control message receiver configured to receive a control message associated with a virtual base station system from the base station system via an allocated spectrum, the virtual base station system being configured to manage a subscriber through a central control apparatus connected to the base station system;

a spectrum selector configured to select at least one portion of the shared spectrum to be used for communication between the mobile system and the virtual base station system based on the control message that is received from the base station system; and

a data transceiver configured to transmit data to the virtual base station and receive data from the virtual base station via the selected spectrum,

wherein the mobile system is configured to allocate at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum according to classification of the mobile system depending on an available spectrum that is available in at least one of licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum.

8. The mobile system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the control message includes at least one of an identifier of the virtual base station system and spectrum information.

9. The mobile system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the data transceiver comprises:

a synchronization unit to perform forward frame synchronization with the virtual base station system;

an initialization unit to receive a broadcast control message from the virtual base station system to perform initialization between the mobile system and the virtual base station system; and

an additional control message receiver to receive an additional control message via the selected portion of the shared spectrum.

10. The mobile system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the additional control message comprises at least one of control information for operation of the virtual base station system, control information for transmitting and receiving of data, and sensing information for spectrum management.

11. The mobile system as claimed in claim 7,

wherein the sensing information is used to secure a shared spectrum in the virtual base station system.

12. The mobile system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the selected portion of the shared spectrum is secured in the virtual base station system via a spectrum broker.

13. The base station system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the virtual base station uses an infrastructure of the base station system.

14. A base station system comprising:

a mobile system classifying unit to classify a mobile system depending on an available spectrum that is available in at least one of a licensed spectrum and a shared spectrum;

a spectrum allocating unit to allocate at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum according to the classification of the mobile system; and

a control message transmitter configured to transmit control information, to the mobile system, for controlling change in frequency band of the shared spectrum based on a determination of whether to change the frequency band, wherein the control information includes spectrum information of an associated virtual base station system, the virtual base station system being configured to manage a subscriber through a central control apparatus connected to the base station system; and

a communication repeater comprising a data transceiver configured to relay data communication between the mobile system and the virtual base station system via a spectrum selected based on the spectrum information,

wherein the base station system determines whether to change the frequency band based on sensing information that is received from the mobile system via at least one spectrum.

15. The base station system as claimed in claim 14, wherein:

the control message further includes an identifier of the virtual base station system, and

the mobile system communicates with the virtual base station system corresponding to the identifier, based on the spectrum information.

16. The base station system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the selected spectrum is a shared spectrum.

17. A mobile communication device to support a communication service of a licensed spectrum and a communication service of a shared spectrum, the mobile communication device comprising:

an initialization unit configured to initialize transmitting and receiving of data using the shared spectrum;

a sensing unit configured to sense a spectrum for transmitting and receiving of the data via the shared spectrum;

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the data via the sensed spectrum;

a sensing information reporting unit configured to report sensing information to a base station system via at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum; and

a shared spectrum changing unit configured to change the frequency band of the shared spectrum based on a change message that is received from the base station system,

wherein the mobile device is configured to allocate at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum according to classification of the mobile device depending on an available spectrum that is available in at least one of the licensed spectrum and the shared spectrum.