IP Library Granted Patent US 9,408,164
Granted Patent B2
US 9,408,164 · App. 14/893,940 · Granted Aug 2, 2016

Multiplexing transmission method for millimeter-wave communication space, and millimeter-wave communication device

Inventors: Lin Chen (Shenzhen, CN); Zhou Zhi (Shenzhen, CN); Qian Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Zhong Yu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ZTE Corporation
H04W52/38H04B7/0617
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Patent No.
US 9,408,164
App. No.
14/893,940
Granted
Aug 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a millimeter-wave communication spatial multiplexing transmission method, and the method includes: a millimeter-wave communication device initiating high-speed data communication with a target device, sending a beamforming request to the target device via a low frequency band communication module, if the millimeter-wave communication device has received an acknowledgement response sent by the target device via the low-frequency band communication module and learns that a non-target device is performing the high-speed data communication in a same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device, the millimeter-wave communication device configuring transmitting power which is less than default power to perform beam scanning.

Claims (25)

1. A millimeter-wave communication spatial multiplexing transmission method, comprising:

a millimeter-wave communication device initiating high-speed data communication with a target device, sending a beamforming request to the target device via a low-frequency band communication module, and if the millimeter-wave communication device has received an acknowledgment response sent by the target device via the low-frequency band communication module and learns that there is a non-target device performing high-speed data communication in a same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device, the millimeter-wave communication device configuring transmitting power which is less than default power to perform beam scanning.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the method further comprises:

in a process of the millimeter-wave communication device performing the beam scanning, if the millimeter-wave communication device learns that the beam scanning interferes with the high-speed data communication which is being performed by the non-target device in the same frequency band within a beam scanning range via the low-frequency band communication module, the millimeter-wave communication device reducing current transmitting power to perform the beam scanning.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, the method further comprises:

after reducing the current transmitting power, the millimeter-wave communication device also judging whether the reduced transmitting power is less than minimum transmitting power, and if the reduced transmitting power is less than the minimum transmitting power, pausing for a predetermined time period, and after the pause is finished, using the minimum transmitting power to perform the beam scanning; otherwise, using the reduced transmitting power to perform the beam scanning.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein,

in the process of the millimeter-wave communication device performing the beam scanning, if the non-target device that is performing the high-speed data communication in the same frequency band within the beam scanning range detects that power of a received interference signal is higher than a predetermined power threshold value, the non-target device sends a second alarm message to the millimeter-wave communication device via the low-frequency band communication module;

the millimeter-wave communication device learning that the beam scanning interferes with the high-speed data communication which is being performed by the non-target device in the same frequency band within a beam scanning range via the low-frequency band communication module, comprises: after receiving the second alarm message via the low frequency band communicate module, the millimeter wave communication device learning that the beam scanning interferes with the high-speed data communication which is being performed by the non-target device in the same frequency band within the beam scanning range.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein,

after the millimeter-wave communication device sends the beamforming request to the target device via the low-frequency band communication module, if the non-target device has received the beamforming request and is performing the high-speed data communication in the same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device, the non-target device sends a first alarm message to the millimeter-wave communication module via the low-frequency band communication module, and informs the millimeter-wave communication device that there is a non-target device performing the high-speed data communication in the same frequency band within the beam scanning range;

the millimeter-wave communication device learning that there is a non-target device performing high-speed data communication in a same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device, comprises: after receiving the first alarm message via the low-frequency band communication module, the millimeter-wave communication device learning that there is a non-target device performing the high-speed data communication in the same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein, the low-frequency band communication module is a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, and the high-speed data communication initiated by the target device is 60 GHz high-speed data communication.

7. A millimeter-wave communication device, comprising: a low-frequency band communication module, a millimeter-wave communication module and a control module, wherein:

the control module is configured to: initiate high-speed data communication with a target device, send a beamforming request to the target device via the low-frequency band communication module, and if an acknowledgement response sent by the target device has been received via the low-frequency band communication module and that there is a non-target device performing high-speed data communication in a same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device is learned, configure transmitting power which is less than default power to perform beam scanning via the millimeter-wave communication module.

8. The millimeter-wave communication device of claim 7 , wherein,

the control module is further configured to, in a process of performing the beam scanning, if that the beam scanning interferes with the high-speed data communication which is being performed by the non-target device in the same frequency band within a beam scanning range via the low-frequency band communication module is learned, reduce current transmitting power to perform the beam scanning.

9. The millimeter-wave communication device of claim 8 , wherein,

the control module is further configured to, after reducing the current transmitting power, judge whether the reduced transmitting power is less than a minimum transmitting power, and if the reduced transmitting power is less than the minimum transmitting power, pause for a predetermined time period, and after the pause is finished, use the minimum transmitting power to perform the beam scanning; otherwise, use the reduced transmitting power to perform the beam scanning.

10. The millimeter-wave communication device of claim 8 , wherein,

the control module is configured to: after receiving a second alarm message via the low frequency band communicate module, learn that the beam scanning interferes with the high-speed data communication which is being performed by the non-target device in the same frequency band within the beam scanning range, wherein, the second alarm message is sent via the low-frequency band communication module in the process of performing the beam scanning, when the non-target device that is performing the high-speed data communication in the same frequency band within the beam scanning range detects that power of a received interference signal is higher than a predetermined power threshold value.

11. The millimeter-wave communication device of claim 7 , wherein,

the control module is configured to, after receiving a first alarm message via the low-frequency band communication module, learn that there is a non-target device performing the high-speed data communication in the same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device, wherein, the first alarm message is sent via the low-frequency band communication module when the non-target device has received the beamforming request and if the high-speed data communication in the same frequency band with the high-speed data communication initiated by the millimeter-wave communication device is being performed.

12. The millimeter-wave communication device of claim 7 , wherein,

the low-frequency band communication module is a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, and the millimeter-wave communication module is a 60 GHz millimeter-wave communication module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2015
From: CHEN, LIN; ZHI, ZHOU; WANG, QIAN; YU, ZHONG
To: ZTE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 0201714 · May 27, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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