DEVICE, VEHICLE, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR A MOBILE BASE STATION TRANSCEIVER

• US 20170302369A1
• Filed: 09/07/2015
• Published: 10/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Original Assignee: Volkswagen AG
• Inventors: KWOCZEK, Andreas, SCHACK, Moritz, MENNENGA, Bjrn
• Granted Patent: US 10,181,897 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15507 Relay station based processing for cell extension or control of coverage area, network planning with network coordinated processing with regard to cell extension H04W16/26; network topologies using dedicated repeater stations H04W84/047; terminal devices adapted for relaying to or from an other terminal H04W88/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15542 Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2606 Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/22 using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A device for a mobile base station transceiver, a vehicle, a mobile communication system, a method and a computer program for a device. The device for a mobile base station transceiver in a mobile communication system includes a transceiver module to communicate with at least one fixed base station transceiver in the covering area thereof for providing a mobile coverage area, and to communicate with at least one further mobile base station transceiver in the mobile coverage area, wherein the mobile coverage area at least partially projects beyond the coverage area of the fixed base station transceiver by an extended coverage area.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a mobile base station transceiver of a mobile communication system, wherein the mobile communication system further has at least one fixed base station transceiver and at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the apparatus comprising:

a transceiver module for communication with at least one fixed base station transceiver in the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver, wherein the transceiver module provides a mobile coverage area for the at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the mobile coverage area projecting beyond the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver at least to some extent by an extended coverage area.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication system comprises at least one mobile transceiver and wherein the transceiver module communicates with the at least one mobile transceiver.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the further mobile base station transceiver provides a further mobile coverage area that extends the mobile coverage area and the coverage area of the fixed base station transceiver.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, which forms, with the further mobile base station transceiver, a multi-hop network for extending the coverage area of the fixed base station transceiver.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transceiver module communicates with at least one further mobile base station transceiver in a coverage area of the at least one further mobile base station transceiver, wherein the transceiver module further provides a mobile coverage area for the at least one mobile base station transceiver, the mobile coverage area projecting beyond the mobile coverage area of the at least one further mobile base station transceiver at least to some extent by an extended coverage area.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transceiver module uses a different frequency in the extended coverage area than the fixed base station transceiver in the coverage area.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a control module for controlling the transceiver module, wherein the control module allocates radio resources of the mobile communication system or of another mobile communication system to the transceiver module based on information about a position and a motion vector of the mobile base station transceiver.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a positioning module to determine the information about the position and the motion vector of the mobile base station transceiver.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the control module takes the information about the position and the motion vector as a basis for determining information about a trajectory of the mobile base station transceiver, and to performs the allocation of the radio resources based on the information about the trajectory and a piece of frequency use information along the trajectory.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transceiver module communicates one or more further mobile base station transceivers with one or more further fixed base station transceivers.

11. A vehicle having an apparatus for a mobile base station transceiver of a mobile communication system, wherein the mobile communication system further has at least one fixed base station transceiver and at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the apparatus comprising a transceiver module for communication with at least one fixed base station transceiver in the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver, wherein the transceiver module provides a mobile coverage area for the at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the mobile coverage area projecting beyond the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver at least to some extent by an extended coverage area, wherein the mobile base station transceiver is supplied with the power required for operation by the vehicle and/or uses the antennas of the vehicle for communication with the at least one fixed base station transceiver and/or for communication with the at least one further mobile base station transceiver and/or for communication with the at least one mobile transceiver.

12. The vehicle of claim 11, which communicates with a fixed base station transceiver and for direct communication with another vehicle.

13. A mobile communication system having multiple apparatuses for mobile base station transceivers of a mobile communication system, wherein the mobile communication system further has at least one fixed base station transceiver, each apparatus comprising a transceiver module for communication with at least one fixed base station transceiver in the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver, wherein each transceiver module provides a mobile coverage area for the at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the mobile coverage area projecting beyond the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver at least to some extent by an extended coverage area, wherein at least two overlapping coverage areas of two mobile base station transceivers use different frequency bands.

14. A method for a mobile base station transceiver of a mobile communication system, wherein the mobile communication system further has at least one fixed base station transceiver and at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the method comprising:

communicating with at least one fixed base station transceiver in the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver;

providing a mobile coverage area for the at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the mobile coverage area projecting beyond the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver at least to some extent by an extended coverage area.

15. A program having a programming code for performing a method for a mobile base station transceiver of a mobile communication system, wherein the mobile communication system further has at least one fixed base station transceiver and at least one further mobile base station transceiver, when the program code is executed on a computer, a processor, a controller or a programmable hardware component, the method comprising communicating with at least one fixed base station transceiver in the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver, providing a mobile coverage area for the at least one further mobile base station transceiver, the mobile coverage area projecting beyond the coverage area of the at least one fixed base station transceiver at least to some extent by an extended coverage area.