Dynamic bandwidth allocation system of WiBro/WiMAX communication
Provided is a WiBro/WiMAX dynamic bandwidth allocation system. The dynamic bandwidth allocation system according to the present invention enables instant band change and allocation in variable channel environment by disposing a plurality of BPFs each having a different pass band and selectively using the BPFs in order to dynamically allocate bands according to an occupancy state of a current channel detected around a system. Therefore, the transmission quality can be improved.
1. A dynamic bandwidth allocation system of wireless broadband (WiBro)/worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), comprising:
an antenna for receiving channel signals sensed at an installation location of the dynamic bandwidth allocation system before providing a service of transmitting predetermined information;
a frequency converter for performing frequency down conversion on the channel signals from the antenna using a local oscillator that operates in a WiMAX transmission band;
a band pass filter unit having a plurality of band pass filters each having a different frequency passband for passing the channel signals from the frequency converter;
a signal converter for performing analog to digital conversion on the channel signals from the band pass filter unit;
a switch unit for controlling the plurality of band pass filters to select one of the plurality of band pass filters in order to pass the channel signals only through the selected one of the plurality of band pass filters; and
a processor for searching an available frequency band which is not occupied by the channel signals by analyzing the channel signal from the signal converter, and controlling the switch unit to transmit and receive the information through an optimal band pass filter that is a band pass selected from the plurality of band pass filters, which can pass the available frequency band;
wherein the processor includes:
a channel information update unit for storing a frequency band and a signal intensity of a channel signal in a data table if an intensity of the channel signal from the selected band pass filter is larger than a predetermined threshold;
a switch controller for searching the available frequency band based on the channel signal stored in the database of the channel information update unit, and controlling the switch unit to transmit and receive information only through the optimal band pass filter;
a sampling clock selector for changing a sampling clock of the signal converter corresponding to a passband of the optimal band pass filter at the same time of controlling the switch unit in order to transmit and receive the information after sampling the information by the sampling clock corresponding to the passband of the optimal band pass filter; and
an oscillation frequency controller for changing an oscillation frequency of the local oscillator by a predetermined frequency interval where the predetermined frequency interval is a bandwidth of a minimum band pass filter which is a band pass filter having a narrowest passband among the plurality of band pass filter, the channel information update unit stores frequency bands and signal intensities of channel signals detected at the predetermined frequency interval in the data table, and the switch controller searches the available frequency band with reference to all of the channel signals stored in the data table of the channel information update unit.
2. The dynamic bandwidth allocation system of claim 1 , wherein the switch controller controls the switch unit to receive the channel signal only through the minimum band pass filter while receiving the channel signals.
3. The dynamic bandwidth allocation system of claim 2 , wherein the switch controller transmits command information to the signal converter to drive the optimal band pass filter only,
the signal converter performs digital to analog conversion (DAC) on the command information and transmits the converted command information to the BPF unit,
the band pass filter unit transmits the command information to the frequency converter through the selected band pass filter,
the frequency converter converts the command information to a WiMAX transmission band through frequency up conversion using the local oscillator and transmits the converted command information to the antenna,
the antenna wirelessly transmits the command information to a client system at a remote location, where the client system includes the antennal, the frequency converter, the BPF unit, the switch unit, the signal converter, and the processor, and
the processor of the client system controls the switch unit and the signal converter of the client system to transmit and receive the information only through the optimal band pass filter corresponding to the command information.
4. The dynamic bandwidth allocation system of claim 1 , wherein the processor further includes an oscillation frequency controller for changing an oscillation frequency of the local oscillator by a predetermined frequency interval where the predetermined frequency interval is a bandwidth of a minimum band pass filter which is a band pass filter having a narrowest passband among the plurality of band pass filter,
the channel information update unit stores frequency bands and signal intensities of channel signals detected at the predetermined frequency interval in the data table, and
the switch controller searches the available frequency band with reference to all of the channel signals stored in the data table of the channel information update unit.
5. The dynamic bandwidth allocation system of claim 4 , wherein the switch controller controls the switch unit to receive the channel signal only through the minimum band pass filter while receiving the channel signals.
6. The dynamic bandwidth allocation system of claim 5 , wherein the switch controller transmits command information to the signal converter to drive the optimal band pass filter only,
the signal converter performs digital to analog conversion (DAC) on the command information and transmits the converted command information to the BPF unit,
the band pass filter unit transmits the command information to the frequency converter through the selected band pass filter,
the frequency converter converts the command information to a WiMAX transmission band through frequency up conversion using the local oscillator and transmits the converted command information to the antenna,
the antenna wirelessly transmits the command information to a client system at a remote location, where the client system includes the antenna, the frequency converter, the BPF unit, the switch unit, the signal converter, and the processor,
and the processor of the client system controls the switch unit and the signal converter of the client system to transmit and receive the information only through the optimal band pass filter corresponding to the command information.