Communication control device, communication control method, and wireless communication device for frequency sharing among high-priority wireless networks
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorSho Furuichi
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Abstract
A communication control device including a management unit configured to manage one or more first wireless communication device, and an information exchange unit configured to exchange, with another communication control device that manages one or more second wireless communication devices, information related to frequency sharing by the second wireless communication devices. The information related to frequency sharing includes information related to a frequency band in which high-priority access can be made.
Claims19
A first communication control device, comprising:
- circuitry configured to:
- control at least one first wireless communication device;
- acquire, from a frequency management device, a right for a high-priority access of at least one frequency band of a spectrum;
- transmit first information to a second communication control device, wherein
- the frequency management device is different from each of the first communication control device and the second communication control device,
- the at least one frequency band of the spectrum is assigned to the at least one first wireless communication device and at least one second wireless communication device,
- the at least one second wireless communication device is controllable by the second communication control device,
- the at least one frequency band is available for the high-priority access,
- the first information includes second information, and
- the second information corresponds to the at least one frequency band available for the high-priority access;
- receive, from the second communication control device, third information indicating a location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device, wherein the location of installation corresponds to one of an indoor location or an outdoor location;
- permit the high-priority access for the at least one second wireless communication device in a case where the third information indicates the location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device is the indoor location;
- and
- restrict the high-priority access for the at least one second wireless communication device in a case where the third information indicates the location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device is the outdoor location.
A communication control method, comprising:
- in a first communication control device:
- controlling at least one first wireless communication device;
- acquiring, from a frequency management device, a right for a high-priority access of at least one frequency band of a spectrum;
- transmitting first information to a second communication control device, wherein
- the frequency management device is different from each of the first communication control device and the second communication control device,
- the at least one frequency band of the spectrum is assigned to the at least one first wireless communication device and at least one second wireless communication device,
- the at least one second wireless communication device is controllable by the second communication control device,
- the at least one frequency band is available for the high-priority access,
- the first information includes second information, and
- the second information corresponds to the at least one frequency band available for the high-priority access;
- receiving, from the second communication control device, third information indicating a location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device, wherein the location of installation corresponds to one of an indoor location or an outdoor location;
- permitting the high-priority access for the at least one second wireless communication device in a case where the third information indicates the location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device is the indoor location;
- and
- restricting the high-priority access for the at least one second wireless communication device in a case where the third information indicates the location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device is the outdoor location.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor of a first communication control device, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- controlling at least one first wireless communication device;
- acquiring, from a frequency management device, a right for a high-priority access of at least one frequency band of a spectrum;
- transmitting first information to a second communication control device, wherein
- the frequency management device is different from each of the first communication control device and the second communication control device,
- the at least one frequency band of the spectrum is assigned to the at least one first wireless communication device and at least one second wireless communication device,
- the at least one second wireless communication device is controllable by the second communication control device,
- the at least one frequency band is available for the high-priority access,
- the first information includes second information, and
- the second information corresponds to the at least one frequency band available for the high-priority access;
- receiving, from the second communication control device, third information indicating a location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device, wherein the location of installation corresponds to one of an indoor location or an outdoor location;
- permitting the high-priority access for the at least one second wireless communication device in a case where the third information indicates the location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device is the indoor location;
- and
- restricting the high-priority access for the at least one second wireless communication device in a case where the third information indicates the location of installation of the at least one second wireless communication device is the outdoor location.
A first wireless communication device, comprising:
- circuitry configured to:
- transmit a first message to a first communication control device, wherein
- the transmitted first message includes a first request for transmission of information to a second communication control device,
- the information is related to a frequency band of a spectrum available for access,
- the spectrum is assigned to a communication service,
- the frequency band is utilizable by a second wireless communication device,
- the frequency band is shared between the first communication control device and the second communication control device,
- the information corresponds to the frequency band shared between the first communication control device and the second communication control device,
- the first communication control device receives the first message from the first wireless communication device and transmits the first message to the second communication control device,
- the second communication control device transmits a second message to the second wireless communication device based on the first message,
- the transmitted second message includes a second request for activation of a component carrier for carrier aggregation, and
- the second wireless communication device is controllable by the second communication control device;
- receive a response from the second wireless communication device based on the second request,
- wherein the response indicates the activation of the component carrier;
- utilize the spectrum assigned to the communication service;
- and
- utilize the frequency band for the carrier aggregation based on the activation of the component carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.