IP Library › Granted Patent US 12684556
Granted Patent B2
US 12684556 · App. 17/970,252 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Device, base station and method for operating same

Inventors: Zoran Utkovski (Berlin, DE); Johannes Dommel (Berlin, DE); Thomas Haustein (Berlin, DE); Lars Thiele (Berlin, DE); Dennis Wieruch (Berlin, DE); Baris Goektepe (Berlin, DE); Thomas Schierl (Berlin, DE); Cornelius Hellge (Berlin, DE)
Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
H04W72/121H04W52/0219H04W52/367
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12684556
App. No.
17/970,252
Filed
Oct 20, 2022
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2417
USPC
370/329
Abstract

Device node of a (cellular) communication system including a base station node and a group of nodes; wherein the device node is configured to determine a field parameter to obtain a field parameter value and to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station node using type-based multiple access resources; wherein the device node is configured to receive from the base station node information and to enable a type-based multiple access resource communication in response to the information.

Claims (61)

1 . A device node operated in a communication system comprising a base station node and a group of device nodes; the device node comprises a transceiver and a processing unit;

wherein the processing unit is configured to determine a field parameter to acquire a field parameter value and

wherein the processing unit is configured to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station node using type-based multiple access resources;

wherein the transceiver is configured to receive from the base station node information and to enable a type-based multiple access resource communication in response to the information;

wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type-based multiple access resource communication; and/or to activate type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal.

2 . The device node according to claim 1 , wherein the base station communicates with the group of nodes by use of configured grants.

3 . The device node according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the following applies:

by use of the information the data type to be transmitted by the nodes is limited to type-based data in indicated resources; or

the information comprises a message set mapping possible field parameter values to respective preambles, respective message IDs and/or respective data messages; or

the device node comprises a fixed or configured or preconfigured message set mapping possible field parameter values to respective preambles, respective message IDs and/or respective data messages.

4 . The device node according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is configured to activate type-based multiple access resource communication based on a signal received from the base station node or transmitted using configured grants; or

wherein the transceiver is preconfigured and/or configured to transmit the respective field parameter value using preambles, data messages or message IDs mappable to respective field parameter values and/or wherein the preambles, the data messages or the message IDs are shared with another node transmitting the same field parameter value; or

wherein the transceiver is preconfigured and/or configured to inform the base station node on its capability for type-based multiple access resource communication.

5 . The device node according to claim 1 , wherein a message set defines an assignment of respective field parameter values to respective preambles, data messages or message IDs; or

wherein different field parameter values are transmitted using different message set mapping preambles, data messages or message IDs and/or via the same physical channel.

6 . The device node according to claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to switch between equal transmit power mode and adaptive transmit power mode, wherein the equal transmit power mode uses a transmit power which is substantially equal for all nodes of the group, wherein the adaptive transmit power mode adapts the transmit power, such that the received power at the base station node is substantially comparable for all nodes of the group; or

wherein the transceiver is configured to use different transmit power levels for different messages; and/or to use different transmit power levels for different messages comprising different priorities; or

wherein the transceiver is configured to adapt the transmit power level dependent on a measurement accuracy; and/or wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit together with the respective field parameter value a range illustrating the accuracy of the transmitted field parameter value.

7 . The device node according to claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is configured to adapt or reduce the transmit power level per node dependent on a number of nodes within the group and/or to reduce/adapt a transmitting periodicity depending on the number of nodes within the group.

8 . A user equipment, UE, of Internet of Things, IoT, device comprising a device node according to claim 1 .

9 . The device node according to claim 1 , wherein the base station transmits the information as part of the configured grant configuration; and/or wherein the base station transmits the information by use of a group-common Radio Network Temporary Identifier, RNTI.

10 . A device node of a communication system comprising a base station node and a group of nodes; the device node comprises a transceiver;

wherein the device is configured to determine a field parameter to acquire a field parameter value and to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station using type-based multiple access resources;

wherein the transceiver is configured to adapt the transmit power level;

wherein the transceiver is configured to switch between equal transmit power mode and adaptive transmit power mode, wherein the equal transmit power mode uses a transmit power which is substantially equal for all nodes of the group, wherein the adaptive transmit power mode adapts the transmit power, such that the received power at the base station node is substantially comparable for all nodes of the group;

wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type based multiple access resource communication; and/or to activate type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal.

11 . The device node according to claim 10 , wherein the transceiver is configured to adapt the transmit power level dependent on a measurement accuracy; or

wherein the transceiver is configured to adapt or reduce the transmit power level per node dependent on a number of nodes within the group or dependent on an information indicative for the number of nodes received from the base station node and/or to reduce/adapt a transmitting periodicity depending on the number of nodes within the group or dependent on an information indicative for the number of nodes received from the base station node.

12 . A base station node of a communication system comprising a group of device nodes, each device node comprises a transceiver and a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to determine a field parameter in order to acquire a field parameter value, wherein each transceiver is configured to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station node using type-based multiple access resources;

wherein the base station node is configured to transmit an information to the group of nodes indicating the type-based multiple access resources;

wherein the transceiver of the device node is configured to receive a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type-based multiple access resource communication; and/or to activate type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal.

13 . The base station node according to claim 12 , wherein the information is transmitted using one of the following:

configured grants; or

configured grant configuration or as part of the configured grant configuration; or

a group-common Radio Network Temporary Identifier, RNTI.

14 . The base station node according to claim 12 , wherein by use of the information the data type to be transmitted by the nodes is limited to type-based data in the indicated type-based multiple access resources.

15 . The base station node according to claim 12 , wherein the base station is configured to transmit an information on the transmit power to the group of nodes, wherein the transmit power is selected, such that a receive power at the base station node is substantially the same for all nodes of the group or such that the transmit power used by all nodes of the group is substantially the same.

16 . The base station node according to claim 12 , wherein the base station is configured to broadcast the information on the type-based multiple access resources, in the SystemInformationBlock, SIB and/or MasterInformationBlock, MIB; or

wherein the base station node is configured to transmit the information by use of a beam which is directed to the selected group of nodes out of the plurality of nodes.

17 . A communication system comprising a base station node according to claim 12 and a device node or plurality of device nodes according to claim 1 .

18 . A base station node of a communication system comprising a group of device nodes, each device node comprises a transceiver and a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to determine the field parameter in order to acquire a field parameter value, wherein each node of the group of nodes is configured to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station node using type-based multiple access resources;

wherein the base station is configured to transmit a power information to the nodes out of the group, wherein the power information triggers the nodes of the group to adapt or reduce a respective transmit power dependent on the number of nodes within the group and/or to adapt or reduce a respective transmitting periodicity dependent on the number of nodes within the group, or wherein the power information triggers the nodes to switch between equal transmit power mode and adaptive transmit power mode, wherein the equal transmit power mode uses a transmit power which is substantially equal for all nodes of the group, wherein the adaptive transmit power mode adapts the transmit power, such that the received power at the base station node is substantially comparable for all nodes of the group;

wherein the transceiver of the device node is configured to receive a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type-based multiple access resource communication; and/or to activate type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal.

19 . A method for operating device node of a communication system comprising a base station node and a group of nodes; the method comprising:

determining a field parameter to acquire a field parameter value and to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station node using type-based multiple access resources;

receiving a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type-based multiple access resource communication; and/or activating type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal.

20 . A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform the method for operating device node of a communication system comprising a base station node and a group of nodes; the method comprising:

determining a field parameter to acquire a field parameter value and to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station node using type-based multiple access resources;

receiving a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type-based multiple access resource communication; and/or activating type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal;

when said computer program is run by a computer.

21 . A method for operating device node of a communication system comprising a base station node and a group of nodes: the method comprising:

determining a field parameter to acquire a field parameter value and to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station using type-based multiple access resources;

adapting the transmit power level;

switching between equal transmit power mode and adaptive transmit power mode, wherein the equal transmit power mode uses a transmit power which is substantially equal for all nodes of the group, wherein the adaptive transmit power mode adapts the transmit power, such that the received power at the base station node is substantially comparable for all nodes of the group;

receiving a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type-based multiple access resource communication; and/or activating type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal.

22 . A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform the method for operating device node of a communication system comprising a base station node and a group of nodes; the method comprising:

determining a field parameter to acquire a field parameter value and to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station using type-based multiple access resources;

adapting the transmit power level;

switching between equal transmit power mode and adaptive transmit power mode, wherein the equal transmit power mode uses a transmit power which is substantially equal for all nodes of the group, wherein the adaptive transmit power mode adapts the transmit power, such that the received power at the base station node is substantially comparable for all nodes of the group,

receiving a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal so as to trigger the device node or the nodes of the group to activate type-based multiple access resource communication; and/or activating type-based multiple access resource communication as response to a transmitted or broadcasted wake-up signal;

when said computer program is run by a computer.