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Granted Patent B2
US 11,503,477 · App. 16/816,606 · Granted Nov 15, 2022

System, vehicle, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment and for a network component in a mobile communication system

Inventors: Ernst Zielinski (Bochum, DE); Roman Alieiev (Stendal, DE); Andreas Pfadler (Berlin, DE); Joakim Cerwall (Stockholm, SE)
Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
H04W16/22H04W24/10H04W64/00
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Patent No.
US 11,503,477
App. No.
16/816,606
Granted
Nov 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments relate to a system, a vehicle, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment, UE, and a network component in a mobile communication system. The method ( 10 ) for UE ( 100 ) in the mobile communication system ( 400 ) comprises measuring ( 12 ) a radio channel quality based on a signal transmitted by a communication partner ( 102 ) in the mobile communication system ( 400 ) and determining ( 14 ) information related to a normalized measurement result based on the measured radio channel quality. The method ( 10 ) further comprises transmitting ( 16 ) the information related to the normalized measurement result to a network component ( 200 ) of the mobile communication system ( 400 ).

Claims (43)

1. A method for user equipment, UE, in a mobile communication system, the method comprising

measuring a radio channel quality based on a signal transmitted by a communication partner in the mobile communication system;

determining information related to a normalized measurement result based on the measured radio channel quality by reducing influence of processing components of the UE from the measured radio channel quality; and

transmitting the information related to the normalized measurement result to a network component of the mobile communication system,

wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result represents the radio channel quality with reduced influence of processing components of the UE.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the influence of the processing components comprises one or more elements of the group of an antenna characteristic, an amplifier characteristic, a spatial reception scheme, a modem characteristic, and a filter characteristic.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication partner is another UE.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result comprises location information of the UE and location information of the communication partner.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result comprises location information relative to a route of the UE.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result comprises time of day information of the UE and location information of the communication partner.

7. A method for a network component of a mobile communication system, the method comprising

receiving information related to a normalized measurement result from user equipment, UE, of the mobile communication system, wherein the information related to a normalized measurement result is determined by reducing influence of processing components of the UE from measured radio channel quality by the UE;

determining a normalized radio map for the mobile communication system based on the information related to the normalized measurement result; and

determining a quality of service, QoS, prediction based on the normalized radio map,

wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result represents a radio channel quality with reduced influence of processing components of the UE.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the normalized radio map comprises information related to normalized radio channel qualities between different locations of UEs of the mobile communication system.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the QoS prediction comprises predicted QoS for direct UE-to-UE services.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining of the QoS prediction comprises considering an influence of processing components of the UEs for which the QoS is predicted.

11. An apparatus for user equipment, UE, in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising

one or more interfaces configured to communicate in the mobile communication system; and

a control module configured to control the one or more interfaces, wherein the control module is further configured to perform a method comprising

measuring a radio channel quality based on a signal transmitted by a communication partner in the mobile communication system;

determining information related to a normalized measurement result based on the measured radio channel quality by reducing influence of processing components of the UE from the measured radio channel quality; and

transmitting the information related to the normalized measurement result to a network component of the mobile communication system,

wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result represents the radio channel quality with reduced influence of processing components of the UE.

12. An apparatus for a network component in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising

one or more interfaces configured to communicate in the mobile communication system; and

a control module configured to control the one or more interfaces, wherein the control module is further configured to perform a method comprising

receiving information related to a normalized measurement result from user equipment, UE, of the mobile communication system, wherein the information related to a normalized measurement result is determined by reducing influence of processing components of the UE from measured radio channel quality by the UE;

determining a normalized radio map for the mobile communication system based on the information related to the normalized measurement result; and

determining a quality of service, QoS, prediction based on the normalized radio map,

wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result represents a radio channel quality with reduced influence of processing components of the UE.

13. A vehicle comprising the apparatus of claim 11 or the apparatus of claim 12 .

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, processor, or programmable hardware component, cause the computer to implement a method comprising

measuring a radio channel quality based on a signal transmitted by a communication partner in the mobile communication system;

determining information related to a normalized measurement result based on the measured radio channel quality by reducing influence of processing components of the UE from the measured radio channel quality; and

transmitting the information related to the normalized measurement result to a network component of the mobile communication system,

wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result represents the radio channel quality with reduced influence of processing components of the UE.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, processor, or programmable hardware component, cause the computer to implement a method comprising

receiving information related to a normalized measurement result from user equipment, UE, of the mobile communication system, wherein the information related to a normalized measurement result is determined by reducing influence of processing components of the UE from measured radio channel quality by the UE;

determining a normalized radio map for the mobile communication system based on the information related to the normalized measurement result; and

determining a quality of service, QoS, prediction based on the normalized radio map,

wherein the information related to the normalized measurement result represents a radio channel quality with reduced influence of processing components of the UE.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: ZIELINSKI, ERNST; ALIEIEV, ROMAN; PFADLER, ANDREAS; CERVALL, JOAKIM
To: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; MAN TRUCK & BUS SE
Reel/Frame 052233/0113 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19162329 · Mar 12, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
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