IP Library Granted Patent US 10,075,853
Granted Patent B2
US 10,075,853 · App. 15/513,789 · Granted Sep 11, 2018

Communication control device, base station, terminal device, communication control method, and wireless communication method

Inventors: Sho Furuichi (Tokyo, JP); Ryota Kimura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04W16/32H04W16/02H04W24/02H04W28/08H04W48/08H04W48/16H04W72/042H04W92/18
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Patent No.
US 10,075,853
App. No.
15/513,789
Granted
Sep 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Object] To provide a communication control device, a base station, a terminal device, a communication control method, and a wireless communication method which are capable of improving user throughput by performing more flexible frequency control. [Solution] Provided is a communication control device including: a communication unit configured to communicate with a base station of a wireless communication system in which one or more frequencies are used; a setting unit configured to set an event and set a frequency to be used by the base station using occurrence of the set event as a trigger; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire information for the setting by the setting unit.

Claims (50)

1. A communication control device comprising:

communication circuitry configured to communicate with a base station of a wireless communication system in which one or more frequencies are used; and

a processor configured to set an event and set a frequency to be used by the base station using occurrence of the set event as a trigger,

acquire information for the setting, and

control the communication circuitry such that handover to a cell operated by a changed frequency is performed in a case where the frequency used in the base station with which the communication circuitry communicates is changed;

Wherein the event is that a terminal device belonging to the wireless communication system switches to a base station mode.

2. The communication control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether or not the frequency used by the base station is changed.

3. The communication control device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the processor performs the determining using information indicating a communication environment in the wireless communication system.

4. The communication control device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the processor performs the determining using information indicating influence of inter-cell interference among the information indicating the communication environment in the wireless communication system.

5. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the event is that a base station belonging to the wireless communication system starts or stops use of the frequency.

6. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the event is arrival of a preset time.

7. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the event is acquisition of a measurement report related to measurement (inter-frequency measurement) by a terminal device belonging to the wireless communication system.

8. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the event is determination indicating that protection of another wireless communication system having a higher priority than the wireless communication system is insufficient.

9. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the event is occurrence of a coverage hole in an area of a cluster composed of one or more cells included in the wireless communication system.

10. The communication control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further

configured to give a notification of information indicating that the frequency used by the base station is changed to a terminal device communicating with the base station.

11. The communication control device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the processor is configured to give the notification using a PBCH, a PUCCH, a PDSCH, or a dedicated signal.

12. The communication control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the the processor is configured to set a frequency to be used by a plurality of clustered base stations or a terminal device operating as a mobile base station.

13. A base station comprising:

wireless communication circuitry configured to perform wireless communication with a terminal device using one or more frequencies;

communication circuitry configured to communicate with a communication control device configured to set an event; and

a processor configured to control the wireless communication circuitry such that a frequency set by the communication control device via the communication circuitry is used using occurrence of the event as a trigger, and control the communication circuitry such that handover to a cell operated by a changed frequency is performed in a case where a frequency used in the base station with which the communication circuitry communicates is changed;

wherein the event is that a terminal device belonging to the wireless communication system switches to a base station mode.

14. The base station according to claim 13 ,

wherein the communication circuitry transmits information indicating a communication environment in the base station or information indicating a communication environment in the terminal device which is received by the wireless communication circuitry to the communication control device.

15. A terminal device comprising:

wireless communication circuitry configured to communicate with a base station of a wireless communication system in which one or more frequencies are used; and

a processor configured to perform control such that information used for setting a frequency to be used by the base station of the wireless communication system is transmitted to a communication control device via the wireless communication circuitry using occurrence of an event set by the communication control device as a trigger, and control the wireless communication circuitry such that handover to a cell operated by a changed frequency is performed in a case where a frequency used in the base station with which the wireless communication circuitry communicates is changed;

wherein the event is that a terminal device belonging to the wireless communication system switches to a base station mode.

16. The terminal device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the wireless communication circuitry such that handover to a cell operated by another base station is performed in a case where a frequency used in a base station with which the wireless communication circuitry communicates is changed.

17. A communication control method comprising:

communicating with a base station of a wireless communication system in which one or more frequencies are used through a communication control device;

setting an event and setting a frequency to be used by the base station using occurrence of the set event as a trigger; and

controlling communication circuitry of the wireless communication system such that handover to a cell operated by a changed frequency is performed in a case where a frequency used in the base station with which the communication circuitry communicates is changed;

wherein the event is that a terminal device belonging to the wireless communication system switches to a base station mode.

18. A wireless communication method comprising:

communicating with a base station of a wireless communication system in which one or more frequencies are used;

performing, by a processor, control such that information used for setting a frequency to be used by the base station of the wireless communication system is transmitted to a communication control device using occurrence of an event set by the communication control device as a trigger; and

controlling communication circuitry of the wireless communication system such that handover to a cell operated by a changed frequency is performed in a case where a frequency used in the base station with which the communication circuitry communicates is changed;

wherein the event is that a terminal device belonging to the wireless communication system switches to a base station mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2017
From: FURUICHI, SHO; KIMURA, RYOTA
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042082/0045 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-211359 · Oct 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170311181A1 · Oct 26, 2017