IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0659149
(2012-10-24)
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등록번호 |
US-8600419
(2013-12-03)
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우선권정보 |
FI-20055687 (2005-12-21) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- Hulkkonen, Jari
- Piirainen, Olli
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
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초록
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Methods, apparatuses, controllers, systems, and terminals can, in certain embodiments, determine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels. The properties of the potential interferers can include modulation methods used by the potential interferers.
Methods, apparatuses, controllers, systems, and terminals can, in certain embodiments, determine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels. The properties of the potential interferers can include modulation methods used by the potential interferers. A network element responsible for channel allocation can perform channel allocation for a terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination.
대표청구항
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1. A method, comprising: determining, by a network element responsible for channel allocation, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; and
1. A method, comprising: determining, by a network element responsible for channel allocation, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; andperforming, by the network element responsible for channel allocation, channel allocation for a terminal and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of the number and properties of potential interferers comprises calculating the number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of radio channels, and comparing the number and properties of potential interferers of the plurality of radio channels with each other, andwherein performing channel allocation comprises performing channel allocation on the basis of the comparison. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the properties of the potential interferers comprise at least one of a signal level of the interferer, and signal bandwidth of the interferer. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising prioritizing available radio channels according to the number or the properties of potential interferers. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the calculation of the number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of radio channels comprises receiving downlink measurements carried out in a number of terminals of a telecommunication system. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining for a number of available radio channels, on the basis of downlink measurements carried out by a number of terminals of a telecommunication system, cells of the telecommunication system which would be interfered with by uplink transmission of a terminal to which a radio channel is to be allocated. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a group of carrier waves modulated at a first modulation symbol rate, the carrier waves being separated by a predetermined carrier spacing; andgenerating at least one wide-band carrier wave in the group of carrier waves by applying linear modulation at a second modulation symbol rate, the second modulation symbol rate being a multiple of the first modulation symbol rate, while preserving the predetermined carrier spacing and allowing the at least one wide-band carrier wave to overlap with at least one adjacent carrier wave. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: utilizing frame based transmission, a frame comprising time slots; andutilizing a wide-band carrier at least in one time slot of the frame. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: allocating a time slot in which a wide-band carrier is used to a terminal. 10. A method, comprising: receiving, at a network element responsible for channel allocation, downlink signal strength measurements taken by terminals of base stations surrounding each terminal;calculating, by the network element responsible for channel allocation, base station coverage areas which would be interfered with by uplink transmission of a terminal to which a radio channel is to be allocated;calculating, by the network element responsible for channel allocation, a number of interferers interfering with the uplink transmission of a terminal to which the radio channel is to be allocated and properties of the interferers, the properties of the interferers comprising modulation methods used in the interferers; andperforming, by the network element responsible for channel allocation, channel allocation for the terminal and selecting modulation method for the allocated channel on a terminal on the basis of the calculations. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: rearranging channel allocations of a base station serving the terminal to which the radio channel is to be allocated and of the surrounding base stations prior to performing the channel allocation so that the radio channel to be allocated is interfered with by only one interfering signal. 12. An apparatus of a network element responsible for channel allocation, comprising: a processor; anda memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least todetermine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers, andperform channel allocation for a terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a connection on the basis of the determination. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the properties of potential interferers comprise at least one of a signal level of the interferer and signal bandwidth of the interferer. 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is configured to prioritize available radio channels primarily according to the number of potential interferers and secondarily according to the properties of the interferers, and perform channel allocation on the basis of the prioritization. 15. An apparatus of a network element responsible for channel allocation, comprising: a processor; anda memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least tocalculate base station coverage areas which would be interfered with by uplink transmission of a terminal to which a radio channel is to be allocated,calculate the number of interferers interfering with the uplink transmission of the terminal to which the radio channel is to be allocated and properties of the interferers, the properties of the interferers comprising modulation methods used by the interferers, andperform channel allocation for the terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a terminal on the basis of the calculations. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein available radio channels comprise: a group of carrier waves modulated at a first modulation symbol rate, the carrier waves being separated by a predetermined carrier spacing; andat least one wide-band carrier wave generated by applying linear modulation at a second modulation symbol rate, the second modulation symbol rate being a multiple of the first modulation symbol rate, while preserving the predetermined carrier spacing and allowing the at least one wide-band carrier wave to overlap with at least one adjacent carrier wave. 17. A controller configured to: determine, in a network element responsible for channel allocation, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; andperform, by the network element responsible for channel allocation, channel allocation for a terminal and select a modulation method on a terminal on the basis of the determination. 18. A system, comprising: a network element responsible for channel allocation configured to determine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers, and perform channel allocation for a terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a connection on the basis of the determination. 19. A terminal, configured to: determine a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; andperform channel allocation for the terminal and select a modulation method for the allocated channel on a connection on the basis of the determination. 20. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer distribution medium, the computer program product encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising: determining, by a network element responsible for channel allocation, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; andperforming, by the network element responsible for channel allocation, channel allocation for a terminal and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination. 21. A non-transitory computer program distribution medium readable by a computer and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising: determining, at a network element responsible for channel allocation, a number and properties of potential interferers in a plurality of available radio channels, the properties of the potential interferers comprising modulation methods used by the potential interferers; andperforming, by the network element responsible for channel allocation, channel allocation for a terminal, and selecting a modulation method for the allocated channel on the basis of the determination. 22. The computer program distribution medium of claim 21, the distribution medium including at least one of a computer readable medium, a program storage medium, a record medium, and a computer readable memory.
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