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Granted Patent B2
US 10,419,958 · App. 15/301,852 · Granted Sep 17, 2019

Wireless communication control method and device in wireless communication control system, and wireless communication device

Inventor: Tansheng Li (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04W24/08H04B17/26H04B17/30H04B17/318H04B17/373H04W64/00H04W88/02H04W52/228H04W72/085
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Patent No.
US 10,419,958
App. No.
15/301,852
Granted
Sep 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication control method and a device, and a wireless communication apparatus which can control wireless line quality appropriately according to a weather change without adding special equipment. Therefore, in the present invention, a wireless communication control device includes an attenuation amount estimation unit to estimate a future attenuation amount from history of an attenuation amount of radio field intensity to a wireless communicator from another wireless communicator, and a control unit to control the wireless communicator based on the estimated attenuation amount.

Claims (33)

1. A wireless communication control device controlling a first wireless communicator, the wireless communication control device comprising:

an attenuation amount estimating unit that estimates a future attenuation amount from history of an attenuation amount of radio field intensity due to weather conditions from a second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator; and

a control unit that detects a latest precipitation situation based on a latest attenuation amount and a distance to the second wireless communicator, and, when it is determined that there is precipitation, makes the attenuation amount estimating unit estimate the future attenuation amount and controls wireless line quality according to the estimated future attenuation amount.

2. The wireless communication control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit that distinguishes presence or absence of precipitation by comparing a latest attenuation amount and a precipitation threshold value, and, when it is determined that there is precipitation, makes the attenuation amount estimating unit estimate the future attenuation amount.

3. The wireless communication control device according to claim 2 , further comprising

a location acquisition unit that acquires geographical location information on the first wireless communicator, wherein

the control unit makes, when there is precipitation or when a relative position to the second wireless communicator is changed, the attenuation amount estimating unit estimate the future attenuation amount.

4. The wireless communication control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the attenuation amount estimating unit that estimates a future rain rate based on the estimated attenuation amount and the distance to the second wireless communicators.

5. A wireless communication apparatus capable of performing wireless communication with another communication apparatus, the wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication;

the wireless communication control device according to claim 1 .

6. A wireless communication control method for controlling a first wireless communicator, the method comprising:

estimating, by an attenuation amount estimating unit of a wireless communication control device, a future attenuation amount from history of an attenuation amount of radio field intensity due to weather conditions from a second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator; and

controlling, by a control unit of the wireless communication control device, detects a latest precipitation situation based on a latest attenuation amount and a distance to the second wireless communicator, and, when it is determined that there is precipitation, makes the attenuation amount estimating unit estimate the future attenuation amount and controls wireless line quality according to the estimated future attenuation amount.

7. A wireless communication system including a first wireless communicator, a second wireless communicator, and a wireless communication control device to control the first wireless communicator, the wireless communication control device comprising:

an attenuation amount estimating unit that estimates a future attenuation amount from history of an attenuation amount of radio field intensity due to weather conditions from the second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator; and

a control unit that detects a latest precipitation situation based on a latest attenuation amount and a distance to the second wireless communicator, and, when it is determined that there is precipitation, makes the attenuation amount estimating unit estimate the future attenuation amount and controls wireless line quality according to the estimated future attenuation amount.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 7 , further comprising

a communication network, wherein the wireless communication control device and a management apparatus are connected to the communication network, and wherein

the wireless communication control device transmits the estimated attenuation amount to the management apparatus through the communication network.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that makes a computer function as a wireless communication control device to control a first wireless communicator, the program making the wireless communication control device realize:

an attenuation amount estimation function to estimate a future attenuation amount from history of an attenuation amount of radio field intensity due to weather conditions from a second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator; and

a control function to detect a latest precipitation situation based on a latest attenuation amount and a distance to the second wireless communicator, and, when it is determined that there is precipitation, makes the attenuation amount estimating unit estimate the future attenuation amount and controls wireless line quality according to the estimated future attenuation amount.

10. The wireless communication control device to claim 1 ,

wherein the attenuation amount estimating unit that estimates the future attenuation amount for a single radio path from the second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator.

11. The wireless communication control method for controlling a first wireless communicator according to claim 6 ,

wherein the attenuation amount estimating unit that estimates the future attenuation amount for a single path from the second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator.

12. The wireless communication control system according to claim 7 ,

wherein the attenuation amount estimating unit that estimates the future attenuation amount for a single radio path from the second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing the program that makes a computer function as a wireless communication control device to control the first wireless communicator, the program making the wireless communication control device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the attenuation amount estimating function to estimate the future attenuation amount for a single radio path from the second wireless communicator to the first wireless communicator.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2016
From: LI, TANSHENG
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039934/0544 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-091965 · Apr 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170026862A1 · Jan 26, 2017