摘要:
A method, computer program and base station are disclosed. The method is performed at a base station providing radio coverage within a cell of a cellular wireless communication network. The method comprises: prior to scheduling cellular traffic within a frequency band used by at least one access point located within the cell and supporting non-cellular wireless communication, determining an indication of operational characteristics of the at least one access point within the cell; assessing, based on a comparison of the determined operational characteristics of the at least one access point within the cell with operational characteristics of the base station providing the radio coverage within the cell, a proportion of time that the frequency band may be used by the base station; and scheduling transmission of the cellular traffic in the frequency band in accordance with the assessed proportion of time. Aspects and embodiments may provide a configurable fair method according which the mode of operation of a scheduled cellular system can be intelligently chosen to cause a predictable degree of disruption to a contention-based system which shares resource with the scheduled cellular system.
摘要:
A method computer program and base station are disclosed. The method is performed at a base station providing radio coverage within a cell of a cellular wireless communication network. The method comprises: prior to transmitting a signal within a frequency band used by at least one access point located within said cell and supporting non-cellular wireless communication, monitoring to determine whether said frequency band is currently being used for transmitting signals; transmitting a booking signal in said frequency band, said booking signal indicating to said at least one access point that said frequency band is not available for use; and transmitting said signal in said frequency band.
摘要:
A method computer program and base station are disclosed. The method is performed at a base station providing radio coverage within a cell of a cellular wireless communication network. The method comprises: prior to transmitting a signal within a frequency band used by at least one access point located within said cell and supporting non-cellular wireless communication, monitoring to determine whether said frequency band is currently being used for transmitting signals; transmitting a booking signal in said frequency band, said booking signal indicating to said at least one access point that said frequency band is not available for use; and transmitting said signal in said frequency band.