Efficient use of the radio spectrum
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsPaivi M. Ruuska, Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamaki, Kimmo H. J. Kalliola, Juha O. Juntunen
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Abstract
A communication device including a receiver for receiving information via a first radio protocol directly from a first communication device concerning at least a second radio protocol; and a controller for controlling communication of the communication device in dependence upon the received information.
Claims25
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code;
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive information via a first radio protocol directly from a first communication device concerning at least a second radio protocol capability of a second communication device, wherein the apparatus is external to the first and second communication devices, wherein the first and second communication devices are external to the apparatus, and wherein the first and second communication devices are external to each other;
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- control communication of the apparatus in dependence upon the received information, wherein the received information comprises at least one of the following parameters:
- performance parameter(s) for the second radio protocol, capacity parameter(s) for the second radio protocol, operational frequency parameter(s) for the second radio protocol and communication parameter(s) for the second radio protocol,
- wherein a transceiver is configured to request information from the first communication device before communicating using a third protocol, and wherein the received information comprises an indicator when the second radio capability of the second communication device is active.
The apparatus as claimed in 1, wherein a receiver is configured to receive information via the first radio protocol directly from the first communication device concerning radio protocols supported by each of a plurality of communication devices.
A method comprising:
- receiving information at an apparatus via a first radio protocol directly from a first communication device concerning at least a second radio protocol capability of a second communication device, wherein the apparatus is external to the first and second communication devices, wherein the first and second communication devices are external to the apparatus, and wherein the first and second communication devices are external to each other;
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- controlling communication of the communication device in dependence upon the received information, wherein the received information comprises at least one of the following parameters:
- performance parameter(s) for the second radio protocol, capacity parameter(s) for the second radio protocol, operational frequency parameter(s) for the second radio protocol and communication parameter(s) for the second radio protocol,
- wherein a transceiver is configured to request information from the first communication device before communicating using a third protocol, and wherein the received information comprises an indicator when the second radio capability of the second communication device is active.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.