IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,546,868
Granted Patent B2
US 11,546,868 · App. 17/047,714 · Granted Jan 3, 2023

Wireless communication method, control device, terminal and wireless communication system

Inventors: Yohei Katayama (Musashino, JP); Atsushi Taniguchi (Musashino, JP); Kenji Shimizu (Musashino, JP); Takahiro Yamazaki (Musashino, JP); Maiko Naya (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
H04W56/0015H04W72/1263
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Patent No.
US 11,546,868
App. No.
17/047,714
Granted
Jan 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radio communication method executed by a control apparatus controlling a base station apparatus performing communication with a terminal in a predetermined region, and includes determining whether there is the terminal that is asynchronized in communication with the base station apparatus transmitting a synchronization signal, and controlling, in a case where it is determined that there is the asynchronized terminal, the base station apparatus to increase an allocation time of the synchronization signal in compliance with a radio scheme used by the asynchronized terminal or to shorten an allocation cycle of the synchronization signal.

Claims (13)

1. A radio communication system comprising:

a terminal;

a base station apparatus; and

a control apparatus,

wherein the base station apparatus includes

a base station control unit configured to determine whether the base station apparatus and the terminal are synchronized in communication with each other and, in response to a determination that the base station apparatus and the terminal are not synchronized with each other, to notify the control apparatus of the same,

wherein the control apparatus includes

a synchronization unit configured to determine whether the base station apparatus and the terminal are synchronized in communication with each other and, in response to a determination that the base station apparatus and the terminal are not synchronized with each other, control the base station apparatus to increase an allocation time of the synchronization signal in compliance with a radio scheme used by the terminal,

wherein the terminal includes

a terminal synchronization unit configured to determine whether an elapsed time falls within a predetermined time period and wait for the synchronization signal to be received as long as the elapsed time is less than the predetermined time period, where the predetermined time period is set to the allocation time by the base station apparatus.

2. The radio communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit increases the allocation time of the synchronization signal or shortens the allocation cycle of the synchronization signal according to increases in the number of retries of terminal retrieval for determining whether there is the asynchronized terminal and an elapsed time from determination of asynchronization.

3. The radio communication system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the control unit changes the number of base station apparatuses retrieving a position of the asynchronized terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2021
From: KATAYAMA, YOHEI; TANIGUCHI, ATSUSHI; SHIMIZU, KENJI; YAMAZAKI, TAKAHIRO; NAYA, MAIKO
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054853/0981 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-078722 · Apr 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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