公开(公告)号：US11706745B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US16987444

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Brian Alexander Martin ,  Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Jussi Tapani Kahtava ,  Anders Berggren ,  Rickard Ljung ,  Peter C. Karlsson ,  Lars Nord

IPC: H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W72/542

CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 ,  H04L5/001 ,  H04L5/0098 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/542 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device and network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system for communicating on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band. The infrastructure equipment establishes plural configuration settings for the secondary carrier based on measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band which are conveyed to the terminal device. The terminal device makes channel quality measurements for the secondary component carrier according to the different configuration settings and reports these to the infrastructure equipment. Based on these measurements of channel quality for the different configurations, the infrastructure equipment selects one of the configuration settings, and conveys an indication of this to the terminal device in association with an allocation of transmission resources on the secondary component carrier.

公开(公告)号：US11350426B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US16986261

申请日：2020-08-06

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Brian Alexander Martin ,  Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Jussi Tapani Kahtava ,  Rickard Ljung ,  Anders Berggren ,  Peter C. Karlsson ,  Lars Nord

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/38 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device and a base station in a wireless telecommunications system to communicate with one another using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band. The terminal device makes measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band, e.g. by other devices which are not part of the wireless telecommunications system but which can also use radio resources within the second frequency band. The terminal device transmits an indication of the measurements to the base station, and on the basis if this the base station establishes a configuration setting for the secondary component carrier, for example in terms of frequency resources to use for the secondary component carrier. The configuration setting is associated with a validity period during which the base station communicates data to the terminal device using the primary component carrier and the secondary component carrier operating in accordance with its configuration setting. When the validity period expires, the terminal device again measures and reports on radio usage so the base station can determine an updated configuration setting for the secondary component carrier that takes account of any changes in radio usage during the validity period.

公开(公告)号：US11153871B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16430392

申请日：2019-06-03

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Hideji Wakabayashi ,  Matthew William Webb

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04B1/02 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: A network element forming a mobile communications network, and configured to provide a wireless access interface to one or more communications devices and to transmit downlink data to and receive uplink data from the communications devices via the wireless access interface. The downlink resources extend across a predetermined bandwidth and are time divided into plural timeframes. The network element includes a transmitter, and controller configured to control the transmitter to transmit control data to the communications devices in resources of a control channel formed from plural control channel modules formed from only part of the predetermined bandwidth and mutually exclusive from parts of the predetermined bandwidth from which the other control channel modules are formed. The plural control channel modules allow the control channel to be varied in bandwidth and adapted to the structure of the communications network, the communications devices being served and traffic conditions in the communications network.

公开(公告)号：US10764895B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16203660

申请日：2018-11-29

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Brian Alexander Martin ,  Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Jussi Tapani Kahtava ,  Anders Berggren ,  Rickard Ljung ,  Peter C. Karlsson ,  Lars Nord

IPC: H04B7/208 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device and network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system for communicating on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band. The infrastructure equipment establishes a plural configuration settings for the secondary carrier based on measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band, which are conveyed to the terminal device. The terminal device makes channel quality measurements for the secondary component carrier according to the different configuration settings and reports these to the infrastructure equipment. Based on the measurements of channel quality for the different configurations, the infrastructure equipment selects one of the configuration settings, and conveys an indication of this to the terminal device in association with an allocation of transmission resources on the secondary component carrier.

公开(公告)号：US10660097B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US16277832

申请日：2019-02-15

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yuichi Morioka ,  Matthew Webb ,  Hideji Wakabayashi ,  Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Stephen Truelove

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: A mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for communications devices. The wireless access interface provides plural communications resource elements across a host frequency bandwidth, and includes, within the host frequency bandwidth, first communications resource elements within a first frequency bandwidth for allocation preferably to reduced capability devices to receive signals representing the data transmitted by the transmitter unit within the first bandwidth forming a first virtual carrier, the reduced capability devices each having a receiver bandwidth which is greater than or equal to the first frequency bandwidth but less than the host frequency bandwidth. Communications devices of different capabilities can be allocated communications resources within different frequency ranges according to their capability, which can relieve congestion on a centre frequency of communications resources in which communications devices with a minimum bandwidth capability must receive communications resources for receiving down link signals.

公开(公告)号：US10383129B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15031661

申请日：2014-10-28

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Brian Alexander Martin ,  Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Jussi Kahtava ,  Hideji Wakabayashi

IPC: H04L7/00 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W74/08

Abstract: A communications system comprising a plurality of a communications devices and an infrastructure equipment. The infrastructure equipment is configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of communication devices via a wireless access interface and the plurality of communications devices are configured to perform device-to-device communication with one or more others of the plurality of communications devices via the wireless access interface and to communicate with the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface. One of the plurality of communications devices is configured to transmit data in resources of the wireless access interface to one or more of the communications devices and one or more of the communications devices are configured to detect signals in the wireless access interface from the infrastructure equipment, the signals indicating potential interference in the wireless access interface, and to provide, in response to detecting the signals, an indication of the resources of the wireless access interface to the infrastructure equipment.

公开(公告)号：US10321456B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15031133

申请日：2014-10-21

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Hideji Wakabayashi ,  Matthew William Webb

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04B1/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: A network element forming a mobile communications network, and configured to provide a wireless access interface to one or more communications devices and to transmit downlink data to and receive uplink data from the communications devices via the wireless access interface. The downlink resources extend across a predetermined bandwidth and are time divided into plural timeframes. The network element includes a transmitter, and controller configured to control the transmitter to transmit control data to the communications devices in resources of a control channel formed from plural control channel modules formed from only part of the predetermined bandwidth and mutually exclusive from parts of the predetermined bandwidth from which the other control channel modules are formed. The plural control channel modules allow the control channel to be varied in bandwidth and adapted to the structure of the communications network, the communications devices being served and traffic conditions in the communications network.

公开(公告)号：US09848426B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US14650935

申请日：2014-01-17

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yuichi Morioka ,  Matthew Webb ,  Hideji Wakabayashi ,  Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Stephen Truelove

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 ,  H04L1/0001 ,  H04L5/001 ,  H04L5/0044 ,  H04L5/0053 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0098 ,  H04W72/048

Abstract: A mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for communications devices. The wireless access interface provides plural communications resource elements across a host frequency bandwidth, and includes, within the host frequency bandwidth, first communications resource elements within a first frequency bandwidth for allocation preferably to reduced capability devices to receive signals representing the data transmitted by the transmitter unit within the first bandwidth forming a first virtual carrier, the reduced capability devices each having a receiver bandwidth which is greater than or equal to the first frequency bandwidth but less than the host frequency bandwidth. Communications devices of different capabilities can be allocated communications resources within different frequency ranges according to their capability, which can relieve congestion on a center frequency of communications resources in which communications devices with a minimum bandwidth capability must receive communications resources for receiving down link signals.

公开(公告)号：US09596690B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-14

申请号：US14651882

申请日：2014-01-17

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Matthew Webb ,  Dimitris Koulakiotis ,  Hideji Wakabayashi ,  Yuichi Morioka ,  Stephen Truelove

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W48/12

CPC classification number: H04W72/048 ,  H04L1/0001 ,  H04L1/0046 ,  H04L1/0072 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0094 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0453

Abstract: A communications device transmitting/receiving signals to/from a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interface includes plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier, and a first section of the communications resources within a first frequency range for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices forming a first virtual carrier and a second section of the communications resources within a second frequency range for preferable allocation to the reduced capability devices forming a second virtual carrier. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range. The communications device is configured with a reduced capability to receive the signals only within a frequency bandwidth less than the host frequency range and equal to at least one of the first frequency range or the second frequency range.

Abstract translation: 向/从移动通信网络发送/接收信号的通信设备包括提供通信设备的无线接入接口的一个或多个网络元件。 无线接入接口包括跨越主机载波的主机频率范围的多个通信资源元件，以及在第一频率范围内的通信资源的第一部分，用于优选地分配到形成第一虚拟载波的降低的能力设备和第二部分 在第二频率范围内的通信资源，用于优选地分配到形成第二虚拟载波的能力降低的装置。 第一和第二频率范围中的每一个都在主频范围内。 通信设备被配置为仅在小于主机频率范围并等于第一频率范围或第二频率范围中的至少一个的频带内接收信号的能力降低。