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Granted Patent B2
US 10,034,287 · App. 14/984,587 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Communications method, communications system, control apparatus, and radio apparatus

Inventor: Tsuyoshi Shimomura (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H04W72/0453H04W16/14H04W48/16H04W72/005H04W72/0486H04W72/082H04L27/0006H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 10,034,287
App. No.
14/984,587
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communications method includes transmitting by a radio apparatus, where the radio apparatus transmits to a control apparatus, first information indicating a wireless scheme that the radio apparatus can use in any one among wireless communication and wireless broadcasting; extracting and transmitting by the control apparatus, where the control apparatus extracts from frequency information correlating wireless schemes and available frequencies, a frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus and transmits to the radio apparatus, second information indicating the extracted frequency; and performing by the radio apparatus, any one among the wireless communication and the wireless broadcasting, using the frequency indicated by the second information transmitted by the control apparatus.

Claims (38)

1. A communications method comprising:

transmitting by a radio apparatus, the radio apparatus transmitting to a control apparatus, first information indicating a wireless scheme that the radio apparatus can use in any one among wireless communication and wireless broadcasting;

extracting and transmitting by the control apparatus, the control apparatus extracting from frequency information correlating wireless schemes and available frequencies, a frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus and the control apparatus transmitting to the radio apparatus, second information indicating the extracted frequency; and

performing by the radio apparatus, any one among the wireless communication and the wireless broadcasting, using the frequency indicated by the second information transmitted by the control apparatus, wherein

the transmitting by the control apparatus includes the control apparatus transmitting to the radio apparatus, the second information indicating the extracted frequency and third information indicating an interval during which the extracted frequency is available, and

the performing by the radio apparatus, any one among the wireless communication and the wireless broadcasting includes the radio apparatus performing any one among the wireless communication and the wireless broadcasting, using the indicated frequency until elapse of the interval indicated by the third information transmitted the control apparatus, and

updating the frequency information by the control apparatus, the control apparatus updating the frequency information based on fourth information indicating for each frequency, an interference level of radio waves in a radio apparatus group that includes the radio apparatus, the control apparatus updating the frequency information such that the wireless schemes correlated with a given frequency for which the interference level exceeds a given level are decreased, wherein

the extracting and transmitting by the control apparatus includes the control apparatus extracting from the updated frequency information, the frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus and transmitting to the radio apparatus, the second information indicating the extracted frequency.

2. The communications method according to claim 1 , wherein

the updating of the frequency information by the control apparatus includes the control apparatus updating the frequency information such that the decreased wireless schemes correlated with the given frequency for which the interference level exceeded the given level are reinstated, when based on the third fourth information indicating the interference level, the interference level of the given frequency for which the interference level exceeded the given level has dropped below the given level, and

the extracting and transmitting by the control apparatus includes the control apparatus extracting from the updated frequency information, the frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus and transmitting to the radio apparatus, the second information indicating the extracted frequency.

3. The communications method according to claim 1 , wherein the updating by the control apparatus includes the control apparatus updating the frequency information such that a wireless scheme that is selected from among the wireless schemes correlated with the given frequency for which the interference level exceeds the given level and that is selected based on a count of wireless terminals using the wireless scheme among the radio apparatus group, cannot be used.

4. The communications method according to claim 1 , further comprising

refraining from decreasing the wireless schemes by the control apparatus, the control apparatus refraining from decreasing the wireless schemes correlated with the given frequency for which the interference level exceeds the given level, when among the wireless schemes correlated with the given frequency for which the interference level exceeds the given level, no wireless scheme is present for which a ratio of a count of wireless terminals using the wireless scheme to a count of the wireless terminals in the radio apparatus group exceeds a threshold.

5. The communications method according to claim 4 , wherein

the updating by the control apparatus includes the control apparatus updating the frequency information such that among the wireless schemes correlated with the given frequency for which the interference level exceeds the given level, one wireless scheme alone can be used, and

the threshold is a threshold corresponding to a count of frequencies available for the one wireless scheme alone, in the frequency information.

6. A communications system comprising:

a radio apparatus configured to transmit first information indicating a wireless scheme that the radio apparatus can use in any one among wireless communication and wireless broadcasting; and

a control apparatus configured to extract from frequency information correlating wireless schemes and available frequencies, a frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus, the control apparatus further configured to transmit to the radio apparatus, second information indicating the extracted frequency and third information indicating an interval during which the extracted frequency is available, wherein

the radio apparatus performs any one among the wireless communication and the wireless broadcasting, using the frequency indicated by the second information until elapse of the interval indicated by the third information transmitted by the control apparatus, and

the control apparatus further configured to update the frequency information based on fourth information indicating for each frequency, an interference level of radio waves in a radio apparatus group that includes the radio apparatus, the control apparatus updates the frequency information such that the wireless schemes correlated with a given frequency for which the interference level exceeds a given level are decreased, wherein

the control apparatus is configured to extract from the updated frequency information, the frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus and transmit to the radio apparatus, the second information indicating the extracted frequency.

7. A control apparatus comprising:

a receiving circuitry configured to receive first information indicating a wireless scheme that can be used by a radio apparatus in any one among wireless communication and wireless broadcasting;

an extracting circuitry configured to extract from frequency information correlating wireless schemes and available frequencies, a frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information received by the receiving circuitry; and

a transmitting circuitry configured to transmit to the radio apparatus, second information indicating the frequency extracted by the extracting circuitry and third information indicating an interval during which the extracted frequency is available, and

the control apparatus further configured to update the frequency information based on fourth information indicating for each frequency, an interference level of radio waves in a radio apparatus group that includes the radio apparatus, the control apparatus updates the frequency information such that the wireless schemes correlated with a given frequency for which the interference level exceeds a given level are decreased, wherein

the extracting circuitry is configured to extract from the updated frequency information, the frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus and

the transmitting circuitry is configured to transmit to the radio apparatus, the second information indicating the extracted frequency.

8. A radio apparatus comprising:

a transmitting circuitry configured to transmit to a control apparatus, first information indicating a wireless scheme that can be used by the radio apparatus in any one among wireless communication and wireless broadcasting;

a receiving circuitry configured to receive from the control apparatus, second information indicating a frequency corresponding to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the transmitting circuitry, the frequency being extracted by the control apparatus, from frequency information correlating wireless schemes and available frequencies; and

a radio circuitry configured to perform any one among the wireless communication and the wireless broadcasting using the frequency indicated by the information received by the receiving circuitry, wherein

the receiving circuitry is further configured to receive from the control apparatus, third information indicating an interval during which the extracted frequency is available; and

the radio circuitry is further configured to use the indicated frequency until elapse of the interval indicated by the third information received from the control apparatus, wherein

the control apparatus is configured to update the frequency information based on fourth information indicating for each frequency, an interference level of radio waves in a radio apparatus group that includes the radio apparatus, the control apparatus updates the frequency information such that the wireless schemes correlated with a given frequency for which the interference level exceeds a given level are decreased, wherein

the control apparatus is configured to extract from the updated frequency information, the frequency that corresponds to the wireless scheme indicated by the first information transmitted by the radio apparatus and transmit to the radio apparatus, the second information indicating the extracted frequency.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2015
From: SHIMOMURA, TSUYOSHI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 037385/0731 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2013069227 · Jul 12, 2013
Related Publication 20160119929A1 · Apr 28, 2016