Recipient usage indication for carrier frequency
A radio device ( 100 ) receives a radio transmission on a carrier frequency. While receiving the radio transmission, the radio device ( 100 ) transmits an indication that the carrier frequency is in use by the radio transmission to the radio device ( 100 ). This indication may then be used by a further radio device ( 10, 11 ) for controlling a radio transmission to the radio device ( 100 ), e.g., by deciding whether, when, or how to use the carrier frequency for this radio transmission.
1. A method of controlling radio transmission in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
a radio device receiving a radio transmission on a carrier frequency; and
while receiving the radio transmission, the radio device simultaneously transmitting, on the carrier frequency, an indication that the carrier frequency is currently in use by the radio transmission to the radio device.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the indication further indicates at least one of the following:
radio resources which are available for a radio transmission to the radio device;
an identity of the radio device;
the carrier frequency.
3. The method according to claim 1 , comprising:
while not receiving any radio transmission on the carrier frequency, the radio device transmitting a further indication that the carrier frequency is not used by a radio transmission to the radio device.
4. The method according to claim 3 ,
wherein the radio device transmits the further indication in a broadcast radio transmission.
5. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the radio device is an access node of the wireless communication network.
6. A radio device comprising one or more processors and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said one or more processors whereby said the radio device (being configured to:
receive a radio transmission on a carrier frequency; and
while receiving the radio transmission, simultaneously transmit an indication on the carrier frequency that the carrier frequency is currently in use by a radio transmission to the radio device.
7. The radio device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the indication further indicates at least one of the following:
radio resources which are available for a radio transmission to the radio device;
an identity of the radio device;
the carrier frequency.
8. A system, comprising:
a first radio device and at least one second radio device,
the first radio device being configured to:
receive a radio transmission on a carrier frequency; and
while receiving the radio transmission, simultaneously transmit an indication, on the carrier frequency, that the carrier frequency is currently in use by the radio transmission to the radio device,
the at least one second radio device being configured to:
receive the indication from the first radio device; and
control performing of a radio transmission to the further radio device depending on the received indication.
9. A computer program comprising program code to be executed by at least one processor of a radio device, wherein execution of the program code causes the radio device to perform the steps of a method according claim 1 .
10. A computer program product comprising program code to be executed by at least one processor of a radio device, wherein execution of the program code causes the radio device to perform the steps of a method according to claim 1 .