IP Library Granted Patent US 8,446,872
Granted Patent B2
US 8,446,872 · App. 12/818,192 · Granted May 21, 2013

Communication terminal, communication device, method for data communication, and method for frequency allocation

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Patent No.
US 8,446,872
App. No.
12/818,192
Granted
May 21, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine, for a frequency region, a plurality of first communication devices from which the communication terminal receives a signal via the frequency region; a selector configured to select at least one of the first communication devices based on a predetermined interference criterion; a signal generator configured to generate a signal with an identification of the at least one selected first communication device; and a transceiver configured to transmit the signal to a second communication device, to receive an indication from the second communication device specifying whether the communication terminal should use the frequency region for data communication with the second communication device, and to carry out data communication with the second communication device using the frequency region depending on the indication.

Claims (30)

1. A communication terminal comprising:

a determiner configured to determine, for a frequency region, a plurality of first communication devices from which the communication terminal receives a signal via the frequency region;

a selector configured to select at least one of the first communication devices based on a predetermined interference criterion;

a signal generator configured to generate a signal with an identification of the at least one selected first communication device;

a transceiver configured to transmit the signal to a second communication device, to receive an indication from the second communication device specifying whether the communication terminal should use the frequency region for data communication with the second communication device, and to carry out data communication with the second communication device using the frequency region depending on the indication.

2. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the selector is configured to select a first communication device if the interference criterion is fulfilled for the first communication device.

3. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the communication terminal further comprises a measuring circuit configured to measure, for each first communication device, the received signal strength of the signal received from the first communication device and wherein the selector selects the at least one first communication device based on the received signal strength of the signal received from at least one first communication device.

4. The communication terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the selector is configured to select a first communication device if the received signal strength of the signal received from the first communication device is above a predetermined threshold.

5. The communication terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive an indication of the predetermined threshold from the second communication device.

6. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the selector is configured to select the at least one first communication device based on a comparison of the received signal strengths of the signals received from the first communication devices.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the selector is configured to select the one or more first communication devices from which signals are received having the highest signal strengths among the first communication devices.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a further determiner configured to determine a level of interference for the at least one selected first communication device, wherein the signal generator is further configured to generate a further signal indicating the level of interference of the at least one selected first communication device and wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the further signal to the second communication device.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the further determiner is configured to determine the level of interference based on the received signal strength of the signal received from the at least one selected first communication device.

10. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the communication terminal is a user terminal of cellular radio communication network.

11. The communication terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the second communication device is a base station.

12. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication devices are base stations, relay communication devices, or low power communication devices.

13. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the transceiver transmits the signal in the context of requesting the establishment of a communication connection between the communication terminal and the second communication device and wherein the indication from the second communication device specifies whether the communication terminal should use the frequency region for the communication connection to be established.

14. The communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein

the determiner is configured to determine, for each of a plurality of frequency regions, a plurality of first communication devices from which the communication terminal receives a signal via the frequency region;

the selector is configured to select at least one of the first communication devices based on a predetermined interference criterion for each frequency region;

the signal generator is configured to generate a signal with an identification of the at least one selected first communication device for each frequency region; and

the transceiver is configured to receive an indication from the second communication device specifying at least one of the frequency regions the communication terminal should use for data communication with the second communication device and to carry out data communication with the second communication device using the frequency region depending on the indication.

15. The communication terminal according to claim 14 , wherein frequency regions are component carriers and the indication specifies which component carriers should be used by the communication terminal for data communication when it has a communication connection to the second communication device.

16. A method for data communication comprising:

determining, for a frequency region, a plurality of first communication devices from which a communication terminal receives a signal via the frequency region;

selecting at least one of the first communication devices based on a predetermined interference criterion;

generating a signal with an identification of the at least one selected first communication device;

transmitting the signal to a second communication device;

receiving an indication from the second communication device specifying whether the communication terminal should use the frequency region for data communication with the second communication device, and

carrying out data communication between the communication terminal and the second communication device using the frequency region depending on the indication.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2019
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049733/0343 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048656/0086 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
To: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 037057/0061 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2012
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
To: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 027556/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2012
From: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
To: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 027548/0623 →