Relay control system, relay apparatus, and relay control method
A relay apparatus includes a plurality of reflection elements that applies independent phase shifts to an incoming wave, a communication circuitry that receives transmission point information from one or more transmission points, an element allocation circuitry, and a phase control circuitry. The element allocation circuitry determines the number of communication links to be established via the relay apparatus based on the transmission point information, determines the number of reflection elements to be allocated to each of the communication links, and determines a reflection element to be allocated to each of the communication links according to the number of the reflection elements. The phase control circuitry determines the phase weights so that a beam directed to a reception point being a communication destination of each communication link is generated by a reflection wave generated by each reflection element allocated to each of the communication links.
1. A relay controller using a relay including a plurality of reflectors capable of applying independent phase shift to incoming waves, the relay controller comprising:
communication circuitry that receives transmission point information from one or more transmission points;
reflector allocation circuitry that determines allocation of the plurality of reflectors based on the transmission point information; and
phase control circuitry that applies a phase weight to each of the plurality of reflectors, wherein
the reflector allocation circuitry is configured to execute;
determining the number of communication links to be established via the relay based on the transmission point information;
determining the number of reflectors allocated to each of the communication links, and
determining reflectors to be allocated to each of the communication links according to the determined number, wherein
the phase control circuitry is configured to execute determining the phase weight so that a beam directed to a reception point being a communication destination of each communication link is generated by a reflection wave generated by each reflector allocated to each of the communication links.
2. A relay comprising:
a reflector including a plurality of reflectors capable of applying independent phase shifts to an incoming wave;
communication circuitry that receives transmission point information from one or more transmission points;
reflector allocation circuitry that determines allocation of the plurality of reflectors based on the transmission point information; and
phase control circuitry that applies a phase weight to each of the plurality of reflectors, wherein
the reflector allocation circuitry is configured to execute;
determining the number of communication links to be established based on the transmission point information;
determining the number of reflectors allocated to each of the communication links, and
determining reflectors to be allocated to each of the communication links according to the determined number, wherein
the phase control circuitry is configured to execute determining the phase weight so that a beam directed to a reception point being a communication destination of each communication link is generated by a reflection wave generated by each reflector allocated to each of the communication links.
3. A relay control method using a relay including a plurality of reflectors capable of applying independent phase shifts to incoming waves, the method comprising:
receiving transmission point information from one or a plurality of transmission points;
determining allocation of the plurality of reflectors based on the transmission point information; and
applying a phase weight to each of the plurality of reflectors, wherein
the determining allocation of the plurality of reflectors includes
determining the number of communication links to be established via the relay based on the transmission point information,
determining the number of reflectors to be allocated to each of the communication links, and
determining reflectors to be allocated to each of the communication links according to the determined number, and
the applying a phase weight includes a step of determining the phase weight so that a beam directed to a reception point being a communication destination of each communication link is generated by a reflection wave generated by each reflector allocated to each of the communication links.
4. The relay controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmission point information includes a required number of reflectors required by the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the required number of reflectors.
5. The relay controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmission point information includes a distance between the transmission point and the relay, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the distance.
6. The relay controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmission point information includes a traffic amount of communication at the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the traffic amount.
7. The relay controller according claim 1 , wherein
the transmission point information includes the number of terminals connected to the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the number of terminals.
8. The relay controller according to claim 1 , wherein
the reflector allocation circuitry further executes acquiring a weight determined for each transmission point in a case where a plurality of transmission points to establish the communication link are recognized, and
the weight is reflected on the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link.
9. The relay controller according to claim 4 , wherein
the transmission point information includes a distance between the transmission point and the relay, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the distance.
10. The relay controller according to claim 4 , wherein
the transmission point information includes a traffic amount of communication at the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the traffic amount.
11. The relay controller according to claim 5 , wherein
the transmission point information includes a traffic amount of communication at the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the traffic amount.
12. The relay controller according to claim 4 , wherein
the transmission point information includes the number of terminals connected to the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the number of terminals.
13. The relay controller according to claim 5 , wherein
the transmission point information includes the number of terminals connected to the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the number of terminals.
14. The relay controller according to claim 6 , wherein
the transmission point information includes the number of terminals connected to the transmission point, and
the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link is determined based on the number of terminals.
15. The relay controller according to claim 4 , wherein
the reflector allocation circuitry further executes acquiring a weight determined for each transmission point in a case where a plurality of transmission points to establish the communication link are recognized, and
the weight is reflected on the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link.
16. The relay controller according to claim 5 , wherein
the reflector allocation circuitry further executes acquiring a weight determined for each transmission point in a case where a plurality of transmission points to establish the communication link are recognized, and
the weight is reflected on the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link.
17. The relay controller according to claim 6 , wherein
the reflector allocation circuitry further executes acquiring a weight determined for each transmission point in a case where a plurality of transmission points to establish the communication link are recognized, and
the weight is reflected on the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link.
18. The relay controller according to claim 7 , wherein
the reflector allocation circuitry further executes acquiring a weight determined for each transmission point in a case where a plurality of transmission points to establish the communication link are recognized, and
the weight is reflected on the number of reflectors to be allocated to the communication link.