Wireless communication system, communication control method, and communication control program
A wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable, and a base station control device controlling each of the base stations. The base station control device includes an information collection unit collecting wireless environment information indicating wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations from each of the base stations, and a policy calculation unit calculating a policy for connecting the base stations and the terminal stations based on the wireless environment information. Each of the base stations includes receiver receiving the calculated policy a destination calculation unit calculating a destination to which a terminal station left unaccommodated is to be connected based on the received policy, and a transmitter transmitting the received policy and the calculated destination to the terminal station. Each of the terminal stations determines a connection destination based on the transmitted policy and transition destination.
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
a plurality of base stations to which one or more terminal stations are connectable; and
a base station control device, implemented using one or more computing devices, configured to control each of the plurality of base stations,
wherein the base station control device comprises:
an information collection unit implemented using one or more computing devices, configured to collect from each of the plurality of base stations, wireless environment information indicating wireless environments around the plurality of base stations and the one or more terminal stations; and
a policy calculation unit implemented using one or more computing devices, configured to calculate a policy for connecting the plurality of base stations and the one or more terminal stations based on the wireless environment information collected by the information collection unit,
wherein each of the plurality of base stations comprises:
a receiver configured to receive the policy calculated by the policy calculation unit;
a transition destination calculation unit, implemented using one or more computing devices, configured to calculate a transition destination to which a terminal station left unaccommodated is to be connected, based on the policy received by the receiver; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the policy received by the receiver and the transition destination calculated by the transition destination calculation unit to the terminal station left unaccommodated, and
wherein each of the one or more terminal stations is configured to determine a connection destination based on the policy and the transition destination transmitted by each of the plurality of base stations.
2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 ,
wherein, based on each of the plurality of base stations including a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication, the policy calculation unit is configured to calculate a first policy allowing only other wireless communication units within the base station as transition destinations, a second policy allowing other base stations as transition destinations, or a policy specifying a frequency band of a transition destination.
3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the transition destination calculation unit is configured to calculate another base station with the highest signal strength or another base station located closest to the base station as a transition destination.
4. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 ,
wherein, based on (i) each of the plurality of base stations including a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication, (ii) one of the plurality of wireless communication units performing communication in an ultra high frequency (UHF) band, and (iii) the policy calculation unit failing to calculate a policy specifying a transition destination in a frequency band higher than the UHF band, the policy calculation unit is configured to calculate a policy taking the wireless communication unit capable of communicating in the UHF band as a transition destination.
5. A communication control method for controlling each of a plurality of base stations to which one or more terminal stations are connectable, the communication control method comprising:
collecting, from each of the plurality of base stations, wireless environment information indicating wireless environments around the plurality of base stations and the one or more terminal stations;
calculating a policy for connecting the plurality of base stations and the one or more terminal stations based on the collected wireless environment information;
calculating a transition destination to which a terminal station left unaccommodated by the base stations is to be connected, based on the calculated policy; and
transmitting the calculated policy and the calculated transition destination to the terminal station left un accommodated.
6. The communication control method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
based on each of the plurality of base stations including a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication, calculating a first policy allowing only other wireless communication units within the base station as transition destinations, a second policy allowing other base stations as transition destinations, or a policy specifying a frequency band of a transition destination.
7. The communication control method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
calculating another base station with the highest signal strength or another base station located closest to the base station as a transition destination.
8. The communication control method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
based on (i) each of the plurality of base stations including a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication, (ii) one of the plurality of wireless communication units performing communication in an ultra high frequency (UHF) band, and (iii) calculating a policy specifying a transition destination in a frequency band higher than the UHF band being failed, calculating a policy taking the wireless communication unit capable of communicating in the UHF band as a transition destination.
9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a communication control program for causing a computer to execute operations comprising:
collecting, from each of a plurality of base stations, wireless environment information indicating wireless environments around the plurality of base stations and one or more terminal stations;
calculating a policy for connecting the plurality of base stations and the one or more terminal stations based on the collected wireless environment information;
calculating a transition destination to which a terminal station left unaccommodated by the base stations is to be connected, based on the calculated policy; and
transmitting the calculated policy and the calculated transition destination to the terminal station left un accommodated.
10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
based on each of the plurality of base stations including a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication, calculating a first policy allowing only other wireless communication units within the base station as transition destinations, a second policy allowing other base stations as transition destinations, or a policy specifying a frequency band of a transition destination.
11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
calculating another base station with the highest signal strength or another base station located closest to the base station as a transition destination.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
based on (i) each of the plurality of base stations including a plurality of wireless communication units configured to perform wireless communication, (ii) one of the plurality of wireless communication units performing communication in an ultra high frequency (UHF) band, and (iii) calculating a policy specifying a transition destination in a frequency band higher than the UHF band being failed, calculating a policy taking the wireless communication unit capable of communicating in the UHF band as a transition destination.