Cognitive radio communication system using multiple input multiple output communication scheme

• US 8,982,996 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2009
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Hyun Ho, Lee, Woongsup, Cho, Dong Ho, Jo, Ohyun, Lee, Ki Song
• Primary Examiner(s): Washburn, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAILEGIORGIS, FITWI Y
• Application Number:
  US12/400,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20090304110A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,199 Days
• Field of Search: 375/260, 375/267, 375/299, 375/342, 375/347, 375/349, 370/210, 370/328, 370/329, 370/335, 370/342, 370/349, 370/278, 455/67.11, 455/67.13, 455/189.1, 455/425, 455/509, 367/39
• US Class Current: 375/299
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/00 Modulated-carrier systems

Abstract

A cognitive radio communication system using a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication technology is provided. A cognitive radio base station includes a plurality of antennas, a group setting unit to set at least one sensing terminal group that includes at least one sensing terminal among a plurality of terminals, and a signal generator to generate a transmission signal to transmit the transmission signal using channels formed between the plurality antennas and the plurality of terminals, so that the at least one sensing terminal is accorded a sensing time.

Claims

1. A cognitive radio base station comprising:

a plurality of antennas;

a setting unit configured to set a secondary terminal, from among a plurality of secondary terminals within a cell coverage of the cognitive radio base station, as a sensing terminal; and

a signal generator configured to generate a transmission signal and to transmit the transmission signal using channels formed between the plurality of antennas and the plurality of secondary terminals, the transmission signal providing a sensing time for the sensing terminal to sense a signal of a primary user and simultaneously providing data to at least one other secondary terminal while the sensing terminal and the at least one other secondary terminal are within the cell coverage, wherein

the signal generator generates the transmission signal so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null.

2. The cognitive radio base station of claim 1, wherein the plurality of antennas simultaneously transmits the transmission signal for the sensing terminal and the at least one other secondary terminal excluding the sensing terminal.

3. The cognitive radio base station of claim 1, wherein the setting unit recognizes the existence of a primary user and sets the sensing terminal, based on a location of the primary user.

4. The cognitive radio base station of claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets the sensing terminal based on a distance between a primary user and the plurality of secondary terminals.

5. The cognitive radio base station of claim 1, further comprising:

a band controller configured to adaptively control a downlink band and an uplink band so that a usage frequency band of the primary user may be included in the downlink band, in a cognitive radio communication system that adopts a frequency division duplex scheme separately using the downlink band and the uplink band, wherein

the sensing terminal senses a signal of the primary user using the controlled downlink band while simultaneously receiving the transmission signal from the cognitive radio base station.

6. The cognitive radio base station of claim 5, wherein the sensing terminal reports a sensing result regarding the signal of the primary user using the controlled uplink band.

7. The cognitive radio base station of claim 1, wherein:

at least one secondary terminal among the plurality of secondary terminals recognizes the existence of the primary user according to a fast sensing scheme, and

the setting unit receives information associated with the existence of the recognized primary user from the at least one secondary terminal among the plurality of secondary terminals.

8. The cognitive radio base station of claim 1, wherein the signal generator is configured to generate the transmission signal and to transmit the transmission signal such that the sensing terminal is accorded the sensing time during the transmission and at least one other secondary terminal is able to receive the transmission signal during the transmission.

9. The cognitive radio base station of claim 1, wherein the sensing terminal has a virtual sensing time and performs fine sensing using the virtual sensing time.

10. The cognitive radio base station of claim 9, wherein the signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null and the sensing terminal has the virtual sensing time.

11. A cognitive radio base station comprising:

a setting unit configured to set a secondary terminal, from among a plurality of secondary terminals within a cell coverage of the cognitive radio base station, as a sensing terminal; and

an uplink communication terminal decision unit configured to determine at least one uplink communication terminal to perform an uplink communication from among the plurality of secondary terminals, so that the sensing terminal is simultaneously accorded a sensing time to sense for a primary user during the uplink communication while the sensing terminal and the uplink connection terminal are within the cell coverage, wherein

the cognitive radio base station generates a transmission signal so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null.

12. The cognitive radio base station of claim 11, wherein the uplink communication terminal decision unit determines the at least one uplink communication terminal based on at least one of a transmission power of the plurality of secondary terminals, a location of the sensing terminal, locations of the plurality of secondary terminals, and a tolerable threshold of interference occurring in the sensing terminal due to the plurality of secondary terminals.

13. The cognitive radio base station of claim 11, wherein the uplink communication terminal decision unit determines the at least one uplink communication terminal based on interference occurring in the sensing terminal due to the at least one uplink communication terminal.

14. The cognitive radio base station of claim 11, wherein the setting unit sets the sensing terminal based on a distance between a primary user and the plurality of secondary terminals.

15. The cognitive radio base station of claim 14, wherein:

at least one terminal among the plurality of secondary terminals recognizes the existence of the primary user according to a fast sensing scheme, and

the setting unit sets the sensing terminal based on information associated with the existence of the primary user.

16. The cognitive radio base station of claim 15, wherein the remaining secondary terminals excluding the determined at least one uplink communication terminal among the plurality of secondary terminals do not perform the uplink communication in the uplink time interval, based on information associated with the determined at least one uplink communication terminal.

17. The cognitive radio base station of claim 11, further comprising:

an information provider configured to provide the plurality of secondary terminals with information associated with the determined at least one uplink communication terminal.

18. A method of a sensing terminal from among a plurality of secondary terminals within a cell of a cognitive radio base station, the method comprising:

recognizing by the sensing terminal the existence of a primary user according to a fast sensing scheme and reporting to the cognitive radio base station information associated with the existence of the primary user; and

sensing by the sensing terminal a signal of the primary user while receiving a transmission signal from the cognitive radio base station, wherein;

the transmission signal is transmitted by the cognitive radio base station via a plurality of antennas, and the transmission signal provides a sensing time for the sensing terminal to sense a signal of the primary user and simultaneously provides data to at least one other secondary terminal while the sensing terminal and the at least one other secondary terminal are within the cell coverage, and

the transmission signal is generated so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the cognitive radio base station transmits the transmission signal, so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null, and at least one remaining terminal excluding the sensing terminal among the plurality of secondary cognitive radio terminals receives data.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the sensing comprises sensing the signal of the primary user according to a fine sensing scheme.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the sensing terminal is accorded a sensing time directly by the base station.

22. A method of a cognitive radio base station, the method comprising:

setting by the cognitive radio base station a secondary terminal, from among a plurality of secondary terminals within a cell coverage of the cognitive radio base station, as a sensing terminal;

generating by the cognitive radio base station a transmission signal to be transmitted between a plurality of antennas and the plurality of secondary terminals, the transmission signal providing a sensing time during the transmission of the transmission signal to the sensing terminal to sense a primary user on the frequency band while simultaneously provides data to at least one other secondary terminal within the cell coverage; and

transmitting by the cognitive radio base station the transmission signal to the plurality of secondary terminals via the plurality of antennas while the sensing terminal and the at least one other secondary terminal are within the cell coverage, wherein

the cognitive radio base station generates the transmission signal so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the generating comprises generating the transmission signal so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null and at least one remaining secondary terminal excluding the sensing terminal receives data, and

the transmitting comprises transmitting the transmission signal to the sensing terminal and the at least one remaining secondary terminal.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the sensing terminal senses a signal of a primary user while receiving the transmission signal.

25. A method of a cognitive radio base station, the method comprising:

setting by the cognitive radio base station a secondary terminal, from among a plurality of secondary terminals within a cell coverage of the cognitive radio base station, as a sensing terminal; and

determining by the cognitive radio base station at least one uplink communication terminal configured to perform an uplink communication from among the plurality of secondary terminals, so that the sensing terminal is simultaneously accorded a sensing time to sense for a primary user during the uplink communication while the sensing terminal and the uplink connection terminal are within the cell coverage, wherein

the cognitive radio base station generates a transmission signal so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the determining comprises determining the at least one uplink communication terminal based on at least one of a transmission power of the secondary terminals, a location of the sensing terminal, locations of the secondary terminals, and a tolerable threshold of interference occurring in the sensing terminal due to the plurality of secondary terminals.

27. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to operate a sensing terminal from among a plurality of secondary terminals within a cell coverage of a cognitive radio base station, comprising instructions to cause the sensing terminal to:

recognize the existence of a primary user according to a fast sensing scheme and reporting to the cognitive radio base station information associated with the existence of the primary user; and

sense a signal of the primary user while receiving a transmission signal from the cognitive radio base station, wherein;

the cognitive radio base station transmits the transmission signal via a plurality of antennas, and the transmission signal provides a sensing time for the sensing terminal to sense a signal of the primary user and simultaneously provides data to at least one other secondary terminal while the sensing terminal and the at least one other secondary terminal are within the cell coverage, and

the cognitive radio base station generates the transmission signal so that a signal received by the sensing terminal is null or near-null.