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US 2016/0080951 A1Published application
Communications Links Assessment
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsBengt Lindoff, Harald Gustafsson
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Abstract
There is provided a method, a communications device, a vehicle and a computer program for adaptation of operation for communication between communications devices. An application is executed by a first communications device. The application involves data communications with a second communications device. A predicted impact on at least one communications link used for the data communications is acquired. The predicted impact is based on information of current link parameters of the at least one communications link. Operation of the first communications device is adapted based on the predicted impact.
Claims15
1:
- A method of adapting operation for communication between communications devices, the method being performed by a first communications device, comprising the steps of:
- executing an application, wherein the application involves data communications with a second communications device;
- acquiring a predicted impact on at least one communications link used for said data communications, the predicted impact being based on information of current link parameters of said at least one communications link;
- and
- adapting operation of the first communications device based on the predicted impact.
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2:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein said adapting further comprises:
- initiating state transition to an operation state of the application associated with the predicted impact.
3:
- The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
- acquiring said information of said current link parameters of said at least one communications link.
4:
- The method according to claim 3, wherein said acquiring information comprises:
- obtaining a signal quality of the at least one communications link used;
- receiving a handover notification;
- and/or
- obtaining radio access technology information related to the at least one communications link used.
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5:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one communications link is a wireless communications link remote from the first communications device.
6:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one communications link is a wireless communications link local to the first communications device.
7:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein the current link parameters concern properties of a wireless uplink communications link and/or of a wireless downlink communications link.
8:
- The method according to claim 1, wherein said adapting further comprises:
- establishing at least one further communications link to be used for said data communications;
- reconfiguring the execution of the application;
- notifying the second communications device of the predicted impact;
- and/or
- instructing the second communications device to, based on the predicted impact, perform reconfiguration of its own execution of the application.
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9:
- A first communications device for adapting operation for communication between communications devices, comprising:
- a processing unit arranged to execute an application, wherein the application involves data communications with a second communications device;
- a communications interface arranged to acquire a predicted impact on at least one communications link used for said data communications, the predicted impact being based on information of current link parameters of said at least one communications link;
- and
- the processing unit further being arranged to adapt operation of the first communications device based on the predicted impact.
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10:
- The first communications device according to claim 9, wherein the processing unit is, in order to adapt said operation, further arranged to:
- initiate state transition to an operation state of the application associated with the predicted impact.
11:
- The first communications device according to claim 9, wherein the communications interface is further arranged to:
- acquire said information of said current link parameters of said at least one communications link.
12:
- The first communications device according to claim 11, wherein the communications interface is, in order to acquire said information, further arranged to:
- obtain a signal quality of the at least one communications link used;
- receive a handover notification;
- and/or
- obtain radio access technology information related to the at least one communications link used.
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13:
- A vehicle comprising a first communications device according to claim 9.
14:
- A nontransitory computer readable storage medium comprising a computer program for adapting operation for communication between communications devices, the computer program comprising computer program code which, when run on a first communications device, causes the first communications device to:
- execute an application, wherein the application involves data communications with a second communications device;
- acquire a predicted impact on at least one communications link used for said data communications, the predicted impact being based on information of current link parameters of said at least one communications link;
- and
- adapt operation of the first communications device based on the predicted impact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.