Communication device, communication method, and program
A communication device includes: a communication unit that performs wireless communication; a notification unit that notifies another communication device of first information regarding setting related to measurement of a communication environment with the other communication device transmitting a reference signal, on the basis of predetermined conditions; and an acquisition unit that acquires second information regarding the setting from the other communication device.
1. A communication device comprising:
a wireless transceiver; and
processing circuitry configured to:
notify another communication device of first information regarding a setting related to a measurement of a communication environment with the other communication device transmitting a reference signal, on the basis of predetermined conditions; and
acquire second information regarding the setting from the other communication device,
wherein the predetermined conditions include at least one of:
a packet or traffic type,
an accessibility setting, or
a maximum transmission power of the communication device, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to respectively control the setting corresponding to the first information so that:
the measurement frequency is higher when a packet or traffic where a low latency request is higher arrives,
the measurement frequency is higher when an accessibility of traffic to be processed is higher, or
the measurement frequency is higher when the maximum transmission power is higher.
2. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
notify the other communication device of a request for changing the setting as the first information, and
after the first information is notified to the other communication device, acquire, as the second information, information according to an application result of the setting from the other communication device.
3. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
acquire, as the second information, information regarding a plurality of candidates of the setting from the other communication device, and
notify the other communication device of information regarding a candidate selected from the plurality of candidates on the basis of the predetermined conditions, as the first information.
4. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the second information is notified from the other communication device on the basis of predetermined signaling.
5. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
perform the measurement, wherein
after the first information is notified to the other communication device, apply the setting according to the first information to the measurement.
6. The communication device according to claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to start the measurement based on the setting according to the first information, on the basis of an instruction from the other communication device.
7. The communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to end the measurement based on the setting according to the first information, on the basis of an instruction from the other communication device.
8. The communication device according to claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform the measurement on the basis of the reference signal transmitted from the other communication device at timing according to the first information.
9. The communication device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to perform the measurement on the basis of
a reference signal transmitted every predetermined period, and
a reference signal transmitted from the other communication device at timing according to the first information.
10. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined conditions further include a measurement result of a speed of the communication device, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the setting corresponding to the first information so that a cycle of the measurement is shorter when the speed is higher.
11. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined conditions further include a measurement result of a position of the communication device, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the setting corresponding to the first information so that the number of adjacent cells to be measured is larger when the position of the communication device is farther from a center of a cell.
12. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined conditions further include a frequency of the reference signal to be measured, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the setting corresponding to the first information so that the measurement frequency is higher when the frequency is higher.
13. The communication device according to claim 1
wherein the predetermined conditions further include a received power of radio signals transmitted from the other communication device, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the setting corresponding to the first information so that the number of adjacent cells to be measured is larger when the received power is lower.
14. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined conditions further include a received power of radio signals transmitted from adjacent cells, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the setting corresponding to the first information so that the number of adjacent cells to be measured is larger when the received power is higher.
15. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined conditions further include a state of a battery, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the setting corresponding to the first information so that the measurement frequency is lower when power charged in the battery is lower.
16. The communication device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined conditions further include a capability of the communication device, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to control the setting corresponding to the first information so that the measurement frequency is higher when processing capability of the communication device for the wireless communication is higher.
17. A communication device comprising:
a wireless transceiver; and
processing circuitry configured to:
acquire first information regarding a setting related to a measurement of a communication environment with a terminal device, which is transmitted from the terminal device on the basis of predetermined conditions,
wherein the predetermined conditions include at least one of:
a packet or traffic type,
an accessibility setting, or
a maximum transmission power of the communication device:
notify the terminal device of second information regarding the setting; and
perform control so that a reference signal used for the measurement is transmitted according to the setting so that:
the measurement frequency is higher when a packet or traffic where a low latency request is higher arrives,
the measurement frequency is higher when an accessibility of traffic to be processed is higher, or
the measurement frequency is higher when the maximum transmission power is higher, respectively.
18. The communication device according to claim 17 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
acquire, as the first information, a request for changing the conditions from the terminal device,
determine the setting to be applied to the transmission of the reference signal, according to the first information, and
notify the terminal device of information according to an application result of the setting as the second information.
19. The communication device according to claim 17 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
notify the terminal device of information regarding a plurality of candidates of the setting as the second information,
after the second information is notified to the terminal device, acquire, as the first information, information regarding a candidate selected from the plurality of candidates on the basis of the predetermined conditions from the terminal device, and
control the transmission of the reference signal according to the first information.
20. A communication method, by a computer, comprising:
performing wireless communication;
notifying another communication device of first information regarding a setting related to a measurement of a communication environment with the other communication device transmitting a reference signal, on the basis of predetermined conditions;
acquiring second information regarding the setting from the other communication device;
wherein the predetermined conditions include at least one of;
a packet or traffic type,
an accessibility setting, or
a maximum transmission power of the communication device; and
wherein the method further comprise respectively controlling the setting corresponding to the first information so that:
the measurement frequency is higher when a packet or traffic where a low latency request is higher arrives,
the measurement frequency is higher when an accessibility of traffic to be processed is higher, or
the measurement frequency is higher when the maximum transmission power is higher.
21. A communication method, by a computer, comprising:
performing wireless communication;
acquiring first information regarding a setting related to a measurement of a communication environment with a terminal device, which is transmitted from the terminal device on the basis of predetermined conditions,
wherein the predetermined conditions include at least one of:
a packet or traffic type,
an accessibility setting, or
a maximum transmission power of the communication device:
notifying the terminal device of second information regarding the setting; and
performing control so that a reference signal used for the measurement is transmitted according to the setting so that:
the measurement frequency is higher when a packet or traffic where a low latency request is higher arrives,
the measurement frequency is higher when an accessibility of traffic to be processed is higher, or
the measurement frequency is higher when the maximum transmission power is higher, respectively.
22. A non-transitory computer product containing a program for causing a computer to execute:
performing wireless communication;
notifying another communication device of first information regarding setting related to measurement of a communication environment with the other communication device transmitting a reference signal, on the basis of predetermined conditions; and
acquiring second information regarding the setting from the other communication device,
wherein the predetermined conditions include at least one of:
a packet or traffic type,
an accessibility setting, or
a maximum transmission power of the communication device, and
wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to respectively control the setting corresponding to the first information so that:
the measurement frequency is higher when a packet or traffic where a low latency request is higher arrives,
the measurement frequency is higher when an accessibility of traffic to be processed is higher, or
the measurement frequency is higher when the maximum transmission power is higher.
23. A non-transitory computer product containing a program for causing a computer to execute:
performing wireless communication;
acquiring first information regarding a setting related to a measurement of a communication environment with a terminal device, which is transmitted from the terminal device on the basis of predetermined conditions,
wherein the predetermined conditions include at least one of:
a packet or traffic type,
an accessibility setting, or
a maximum transmission power of the communication device:
notifying the terminal device of second information regarding the setting; and
performing control so that a reference signal used for the measurement is transmitted according to the setting so that:
the measurement frequency is higher when a packet or traffic where a low latency request is higher arrives,
the measurement frequency is higher when an accessibility of traffic to be processed is higher, or
the measurement frequency is higher when the maximum transmission power is higher, respectively.