Communication control apparatus, terminal apparatus, communication control method, program, and communication control system
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorRyo Sawai
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Abstract
There is provided a communication control apparatus including a determination unit that, when a mobile station communicates with any of one or more cells, determines whether the mobile station should communicate via an access point, a selection unit that, when it is determined that the mobile station should communicate via the access point, selects an apparatus that operates as the access point for the mobile station, and a signaling unit that instructs the apparatus selected by the selection unit to operate as the access point, and instructs the mobile station to communicate via the apparatus.
Claims19
A communication control apparatus of a control node that controls formation of a radio network within one or more cells comprising:
- a determination unit configured to:
- determine a cell of the one or more cells that a first mobile station is to communicate with;
- and
- determine whether the first mobile station should communicate with the cell via a second mobile station;
- a selection unit configured to:
- when it is determined that the first mobile station should communicate with the cell via the second mobile station, select the second mobile station from one or more mobile stations capable of relaying traffic between the first mobile station and the cell based on positions of the first mobile station and the second mobile station and at least one parameter of performance, mobility, and remaining battery level of the second mobile station;
- the selection unit further configured to determine if the second mobile station includes a router function module, and if the second mobile station does not include the router function module, downloads the router function module from a server;
- and
- a signaling unit configured to:
- instruct the second mobile station to transmit a radio signal for sensing by the first mobile station;
- and
- determine at least one transmission parameter to be used for relaying traffic between the first mobile station and the cell via the second mobile station;
- wherein the second mobile station exists adjacent to the first mobile station such that interference occurs when the first mobile station and the second mobile station transmit signals.
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a radio communication unit capable of relaying traffic between a mobile station and a cell;
- a communication control unit configured to:
- exchange signaling between the communication control unit and a control node that determines whether the mobile station is to communicate with the cell via the communication apparatus;
- and
- when being instructed to relay traffic between the mobile station and the cell:
- receive, from the control node, identification information of the cell;
- transmit a radio signal using at least one transmission parameter determined by the control node;
- determine parameters to be used for relaying traffic between the mobile station and the cell;
- determine if the radio communication unit includes a router function module, and if the radio communication unit does not include the router function module, downloads the router function module from a server;
- and
- use the radio communication unit to relay traffic between the mobile station and the cell
- wherein the radio communication unit is further configured to sense one or more radio signals from one or more candidate mobile stations when the communication control unit receives instructions from the control node to search for a second mobile station via which to communicate with a destination cell, the candidate mobile stations being disposed such that interference occurs when the candidate mobile stations transmit signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.