# US 2013/0157680 A1 · Radio communication system, radio resource determination method therefor, communication management device, and control method and control program for communication management device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0157680 A1 - Document ID: US20130157680A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/818,155 - Filed: 2011-08-17 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-09-28 - Assignees: NEC Corporation - Inventors: Motoki Morita; Kojiro Hamabe; Yasuhiko Matsunaga - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130157680A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/541: using the level of interference - H04W 52/244: {Interferences in heterogeneous networks, e.g. among macro and femto or pico cells or other sector / system interference [OSI]} - H04B 17/26: using historical data, averaging values or statistics - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 52/225: {Calculation of statistics, e.g. average or variance} - H04W 84/105: {PBS [Private Base Station] network (H04W84/12 - H04W84/16 take precedence)} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract In order to effectively determine an optimized radio resource, a radio communication system (100) includes a plurality of first base stations (111) and a plurality of first mobile stations (112) respectively connected to the plurality of first base stations (111). In the radio communication system (100), there are included calculation means (103) for calculating a statistic (130) by aggregating interference levels of radio waves between the plurality of first base stations (111) and second mobile stations (122) connected to a second base station (121) that forms a second cell (120) larger than a first cell (110) formed by each of the first base stations (111); and determination means (104) for determining, based on the statistic (130), a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations (111) or the plurality of first mobile stations (112). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A radio communication system including a plurality of first base stations and a plurality of first mobile stations respectively connected to the plurality of first base stations, the radio communication system comprising: a calculation unit that calculates a statistic by aggregating interference levels of radio waves between the plurality of first base stations and second mobile stations connected to a second base station that forms a second cell larger than a first cell formed by each of the first base stations; and a determination unit that determines, based on the statistic, a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations or the plurality of first mobile stations. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate a cumulative probability distribution obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and the determination unit is configured to determine an offset of downlink transmission power such that the reception level at which the cumulative probability distribution exceeds a predetermined probability is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold, the offset being used by the plurality of first base stations. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate detection ratios of interference that are obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and to calculate a first ratio of first base stations from which the detection ratio of interference exceeds a predetermined value, and the determination unit is configured to determine an offset of downlink transmission power such that the first ratio falls within a first target range, the offset being used by the plurality of first base stations. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate detection ratios of interference that are obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and to calculate an average value of the detection ratios of interference, and the determination unit is configured to determine an offset of downlink transmission power such that the average value falls within a second target range, the offset being used by the plurality of first base stations. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate detection ratios of interference that are obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and to calculate a second ratio of first base stations from which the detection ratio of interference exceeds a predetermined value, and the determination unit is configured to determine a space propagation loss such that the second ratio falls within a third target range, the space propagation loss being used by the plurality of first base stations to calculate a building penetration loss. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate detection ratios of interference that are obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and to calculate a third ratio of first base stations from which the detection ratio of interference exceeds a predetermined value, and the determination unit is configured to determine a reception quality target value of the plurality of first base stations such that the third ratio falls within a fourth target range. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate detection ratios of interference that are obtained by aggregating reception levels at the plurality of first base stations of radio waves from the second mobile stations, and to calculate a fourth ratio of first base stations to which the detection ratio of interference exceeds a predetermined value, and the determination unit is configured to determine a parameter for an uplink transmission power such that the fourth ratio falls within a fifth target range, the uplink transmission power parameter being used by the plurality of first mobile stations. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate a first statistic obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, or to calculate a second statistic obtained by aggregating reception levels at the plurality of first base stations of radio waves from the second mobile stations, and the determination unit is configured to determine a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations based on the first statistic, or to determine a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first mobile stations based on the second statistic. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate a first statistic obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and a second statistic obtained by aggregating reception levels at the plurality of first base stations of radio waves from the second mobile stations, and the determination unit is configured to determine a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations and a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first mobile stations, based on the first statistic and the second statistic. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit is configured to further calculate, as the statistic, a value obtained by aggregating reception levels at the first mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and the determination unit is configured to determine a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations base on the statistic. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The radio communication system according to claim 10, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate a first statistic obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and a third statistic obtained by aggregating reception levels at the first mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations, and the determination unit is configured to determine a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations based on the first statistic and the third statistic. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The radio communication system according to claim 11, wherein the calculation unit is configured to calculate: detection ratios of interference that are obtained by aggregating reception levels at the second mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations; a fifth ratio of first base stations from which the detection ratio of interference exceeds a predetermined value; ratios of indoor dead zones that are obtained by aggregating reception levels at the first mobile stations of radio waves from the plurality of first base stations; and a sixth ratio of first base stations by which the ratio of indoor dead zones exceeds a predetermined value, and the determination unit is configured to determine an offset of downlink transmission power such that the fifth ratio falls within a sixth target range and the sixth ratio falls within a seven target range, the offset being used by the plurality of first base stations. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The radio communication system according to claim 1, further comprising: a communication management device that manages the plurality of first base stations and the plurality of first mobile stations, wherein the communication management device includes at least one of the calculation unit and the determination unit. ### Claim 14 A method of determining a radio resource in a radio communication system that includes a plurality of first base stations and a plurality of first mobile stations respectively connected to the plurality of first base stations, the method comprising: calculating a statistic by aggregating interference levels of radio waves between the plurality of first base stations and second mobile stations connected to a second base station that forms a second cell larger than a first cell formed by each of the first base stations; and determining, based on the statistic, a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations or the plurality of first mobile stations. ### Claim 15 A communication management device that manages a plurality of first base stations and a plurality of first mobile stations respectively connected to the plurality of first base stations, the communication management device comprising: a calculation unit that calculates a statistic by aggregating interference levels of radio waves between the plurality of first base stations and second mobile stations connected to a second base station that forms a second cell larger than a first cell formed by each of the first base stations; and a determination unit that determines, based on the statistic, a radio source to be used by the plurality of first base stations or the plurality of first mobile stations. ### Claim 16 A method of controlling a communication management device that manages a plurality of first base stations and a plurality of first mobile stations respectively connected to the plurality of first base stations, the method comprising: calculating a statistic by aggregating interference levels of radio waves between the plurality of first base stations and second mobile stations connected to a second base station that forms a second cell larger than a first cell formed by each of the first base stations; and determining, based on the statistic, a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations or the plurality of first mobile stations. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for controlling a communication device that manages a plurality of first base stations and a plurality of first mobile stations respectively connected to the plurality of first base stations, the program causing a computer to execute: calculating a statistic by aggregating interference levels of radio waves between the plurality of first base stations and second mobile stations connected to a second base station that forms a second cell larger than a first cell formed by each of the first base stations; and determining, based on the statistic, a radio resource to be used by the plurality of first base stations or the plurality of first mobile stations.