Capacity optimisation in a cellular wireless network
    1.
    发明授权
    Capacity optimisation in a cellular wireless network 有权
    蜂窝无线网络中的容量优化

    公开(公告)号:US08537774B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-17

    申请号:US11966082

    申请日:2007-12-28

    IPC分类号: H04W4/00

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention relate to cellular wireless networks and are particularly suited to networks including different types of base stations. So-called femtocell base stations are typically deployed within a subscriber's premises and operate at low transmit power, providing a very limited area of wireless coverage. A femtocell is typically deployed within the area of wireless coverage of a conventional macrocell type of base station, and if handover from a macrocell is performed on the basis of the best signal to noise plus interference ratio, a connection is likely to be transferred to another macrocell rather than to a femtocell. However, in view of the low density of user equipments capable of transceiving with a femtocell, the femtocell could potentially provide a greater data rate to the user equipment terminal than is possible with a macrocell. A cellular wireless network according to an embodiment of the invention employs a method of handover algorithm that has dependence on both a measure of signal quality such as signal to noise plus interference ratio and on a measure of loading of the base station. The handover algorithm is thereby able to weight selection of a base station on the basis of data rate, and intelligently engineer handover to a femtocell.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及蜂窝无线网络,并且特别适用于包括不同类型的基站的网络。 所谓的毫微微小区基站通常部署在用户的场所内并以低发射功率工作,提供非常有限的无线覆盖区域。 毫微微小区通常部署在常规宏小区类型的基站的无线覆盖区域内,并且如果基于最佳信噪比加干扰比来执行从宏小区的切换,则可能将连接传送到另一个 宏小区而不是毫微微小区。 然而,鉴于能够使用毫微微小区进行收发的用户设备的密度较低,毫微微小区可能比用宏小区可能向用户设备终端提供更大的数据速率。 根据本发明的实施例的蜂窝无线网络采用切换算法的方法,该方法与信号质量的测量(诸如信噪比加干扰比)和基站的负载量度相关。 因此,切换算法能够基于数据速率加权基站的选择,并且智能地设计到毫微微小区的切换。

    Radio Resource Allocation for Cellular Wireless Networks
    2.
    发明申请
    Radio Resource Allocation for Cellular Wireless Networks 有权
    蜂窝无线网络的无线资源分配

    公开(公告)号:US20090040972A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-12

    申请号:US11966632

    申请日:2007-12-28

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/00

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention relate to cellular wireless networks and are particularly suited to networks including different types of base stations. So-called femtocell types of base stations are typically deployed within a subscriber's premises and operate at low transmit power, providing a very limited area of wireless coverage. A femtocell is typically deployed within the area of wireless coverage of a conventional macrocell, occupying the same frequency spectrum and timeslots as the macrocell. A problem can be presented to a user equipment terminal that is close to the femtocell but unable to gain access to it, because the transmissions from the femtocell may appear as interference to the user equipment terminal, preventing it from accessing the macrocell which it could otherwise access. A cellular wireless network according to an embodiment of the invention employs a method of allocating radio resource to femtocells so that the transmissions from femtocells do not occupy the same radio resource blocks as those used by the macrocell for signalling; embodiments of the invention thereby prevent interference associated with signalling to cause a connection to be lost, or prevent a connection being set up.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及蜂窝无线网络,并且特别适用于包括不同类型的基站的网络。 所谓的毫微微小区类型的基站通常部署在用户的房屋内并以低发射功率工作,提供非常有限的无线覆盖区域。 毫微微小区通常部署在常规宏小区的无线覆盖区域内,占用与宏小区相同的频谱和时隙。 可以将问题提供给接近毫微微小区但不能获得接入的用户设备终端,因为来自毫微微小区的传输可能作为对用户设备终端的干扰而出现,从而阻止其访问宏小区 访问。 根据本发明的实施例的蜂窝无线网络采用向毫微微小区分配无线电资源的方法,使得来自毫微微小区的传输不占用由宏小区用于信令的那些无线电资源块; 因此,本发明的实施例从而防止与信令相关联的干扰导致连接丢失,或者阻止建立连接。

    Radio resource allocation for cellular wireless networks
    5.
    发明授权
    Radio resource allocation for cellular wireless networks 有权
    蜂窝无线网络的无线资源分配

    公开(公告)号:US08121100B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-21

    申请号:US11966632

    申请日:2007-12-28

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention relate to cellular wireless networks and are particularly suited to networks including different types of base stations. So-called femtocell types of base stations are typically deployed within a subscriber's premises and operate at low transmit power, providing a very limited area of wireless coverage. A femtocell is typically deployed within the area of wireless coverage of a conventional macrocell, occupying the same frequency spectrum and timeslots as the macrocell. A problem can be presented to a user equipment terminal that is close to the femtocell but unable to gain access to it, because the transmissions from the femtocell may appear as interference to the user equipment terminal, preventing it from accessing the macrocell which it could otherwise access. A cellular wireless network according to an embodiment of the invention employs a method of allocating radio resource to femtocells so that the transmissions from femtocells do not occupy the same radio resource blocks as those used by the macrocell for signalling; embodiments of the invention thereby prevent interference associated with signalling to cause a connection to be lost, or prevent a connection being set up.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例涉及蜂窝无线网络,并且特别适用于包括不同类型的基站的网络。 所谓的毫微微小区类型的基站通常部署在用户的房屋内并以低发射功率工作,提供非常有限的无线覆盖区域。 毫微微小区通常部署在常规宏小区的无线覆盖区域内,占用与宏小区相同的频谱和时隙。 可以将问题提供给接近毫微微小区但不能获得接入的用户设备终端,因为来自毫微微小区的传输可能作为对用户设备终端的干扰而出现,从而阻止其访问宏小区 访问。 根据本发明的实施例的蜂窝无线网络采用向毫微微小区分配无线电资源的方法,使得来自毫微微小区的传输不占用由宏小区用于信令的那些无线电资源块; 因此,本发明的实施例从而防止与信令相关联的干扰导致连接丢失,或者阻止建立连接。

    Handover for cellular radio systems

    公开(公告)号:US08594677B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-26

    申请号:US13617234

    申请日:2012-09-14

    IPC分类号: H04W36/00

    CPC分类号: H04W36/32 H04W36/30

    摘要: In a cellular wireless system, power thresholds used for determining whether to add or drop servers held in a set of servers, such as an active set, for serving a user equipment (UE) are determined based on the motion of the respective UE. A lower threshold may be used with respect to the adding or dropping of a given server to or from a set of servers for serving a fast moving UE than would be used for the same server with respect to adding or dropping to or from a set of servers for serving a slow moving UE, while maintaining a given quality of service. As a result, the average number of servers held in sets is reduced in a typical network that comprises a plurality of UEs moving at different speeds, compared to a situation in which the threshold is set irrespective of the motion of a UE.

    HANDOVER FOR CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS
    7.
    发明申请
    HANDOVER FOR CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS 有权
    蜂窝无线电系统的切换

    公开(公告)号:US20120276902A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-01

    申请号:US13461654

    申请日:2012-05-01

    IPC分类号: H04W36/00

    CPC分类号: H04W36/32 H04W36/30

    摘要: In a cellular wireless system, power thresholds used for determining whether to add or drop servers held in a set of servers, such as an active set, for serving a user equipment (UE) are determined based on the motion of the respective UE. A lower threshold may be used with respect to the adding or dropping of a given server to or from a set of servers for serving a fast moving UE than would be used for the same server with respect to adding or dropping to or from a set of servers for serving a slow moving UE, while maintaining a given quality of service. As a result, the average number of servers held in sets is reduced in a typical network that comprises a plurality of UEs moving at different speeds, compared to a situation in which the threshold is set irrespective of the motion of a UE.

    摘要翻译: 在蜂窝无线系统中,基于各个UE的运动来确定用于确定是否添加或者丢弃保存在一组服务器(例如活动集合)中的用于服务用户设备(UE)的服务器的功率阈值。 可以使用较低的阈值,用于向或从用于服务快速移动UE的服务器集合添加或丢弃给定服务器,该服务器比用于相同服务器的相对于添加或删除一组 用于服务慢移动UE的服务器,同时保持给定的服务质量。 结果,与不考虑UE的运动而设置阈值的情况相比,在包括以不同速度移动的多个UE的典型网络中,保持在集合中的服务器的平均数量减少。

    Optimisation of transmission parameters of access points in wireless networks
    8.
    发明授权
    Optimisation of transmission parameters of access points in wireless networks 有权
    无线网络接入点传输参数优化

    公开(公告)号:US08125917B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-28

    申请号:US12249077

    申请日:2008-10-10

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    CPC分类号: H04W24/02 H04W16/18

    摘要: In a wireless network comprising access points deployed within a designated zone of coverage, the radio frequency field strength resulting from radiation from the access points is optimised as a function of location by means of control of the transmission power and/or radiation pattern of the access points in response to measurements from sensors at defined locations that measure received signal power, the received power being related to radio frequency field strength. Sensors may be deployed within the designated zone of coverage, at the edge of the zone and/or outside the zone and optimization of the transmission parameters of the access points in terms of transmission power and/or radiation pattern is carried out taking into account the location of the sensors in addition to the received power at the sensors.

    摘要翻译: 在包括部署在指定的覆盖区域内的接入点的无线网络中,由来自接入点的辐射产生的射频场强度通过对接入点的发射功率和/或辐射模式的控制而被优化为位置的函数 响应于在测量接收信号功率的限定位置处的传感器的测量点,所接收的功率与射频场强有关。 传感器可以部署在指定的覆盖区域内,在区域的边缘和/或区域外,并且在传输功率和/或辐射模式方面优化接入点的传输参数是考虑到 传感器的位置以及传感器的接收功率。

    Handover for cellular radio systems
    9.
    发明授权
    Handover for cellular radio systems 有权
    蜂窝无线电系统的切换

    公开(公告)号:US08208926B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US13115388

    申请日:2011-05-25

    IPC分类号: H04W36/00

    CPC分类号: H04W36/32 H04W36/30

    摘要: In a cellular wireless system, power thresholds used for determining whether or not to add or drop servers held in a set of servers, such as an active set, for serving a user equipment are determined on the basis of the motion of the respective user equipment. A lower threshold may be used with respect to the adding or dropping of a given server to or from a set of servers for serving a fast moving user equipment than would be used for the same server with respect to its adding or dropping to or from a set of servers for serving a slow moving user equipment, while maintaining a given quality of service. As a result, the average number of servers held in sets is reduced in a typical network that comprises a plurality of user equipments moving at different speeds, compared to a situation in which the threshold is set irrespective of the motion of a user equipment. A reduction in the average number of servers held in sets of servers for serving the user equipment has the benefit of reducing data traffic loading in a backhaul network, since the need to send duplicated data to each member of sets of servers is reduced and/or increasing network capacity, since the radio resource is used more efficiently because the proportion of servers sending duplicate data is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 在蜂窝无线系统中,基于各个用户设备的运动来确定用于确定是否添加或丢弃保存在一组服务器(例如活动集合)中的用于服务用户设备的服务器的服务器的功率阈值 。 可以使用较低的阈值,用于向或从用于服务快速移动的用户设备的一组服务器添加或丢弃给定服务器,该服务器相对于相对于相同服务器的添加或删除 用于服务缓慢移动的用户设备的服务器集,同时保持给定的服务质量。 结果,与不管用户设备的运动而设置阈值的情况相比,在包括以不同速度移动的多个用户设备的典型网络中,保持在一组中的服务器的平均数量减少了。 减少用于服务用户设备的服务器集中的服务器的平均数量的减少有利于减少回程网络中的数据流量加载,因为需要将复制的数据发送到每个服务器组成员,并且/或 增加网络容量,因为无线电资源被更有效地使用,因为减少了发送重复数据的服务器的比例。

    Handover for Cellular Radio Systems
    10.
    发明申请
    Handover for Cellular Radio Systems 有权
    移动无线电系统

    公开(公告)号:US20110223906A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-15

    申请号:US13115388

    申请日:2011-05-25

    IPC分类号: H04W24/02

    CPC分类号: H04W36/32 H04W36/30

    摘要: In a cellular wireless system, power thresholds used for determining whether or not to add or drop servers held in a set of servers, such as an active set, for serving a user equipment are determined on the basis of the motion of the respective user equipment. A lower threshold may be used with respect to the adding or dropping of a given server to or from a set of servers for serving a fast moving user equipment than would be used for the same server with respect to its adding or dropping to or from a set of servers for serving a slow moving user equipment, while maintaining a given quality of service. As a result, the average number of servers held in sets is reduced in a typical network that comprises a plurality of user equipments moving at different speeds, compared to a situation in which the threshold is set irrespective of the motion of a user equipment. A reduction in the average number of servers held in sets of servers for serving the user equipment has the benefit of reducing data traffic loading in a backhaul network, since the need to send duplicated data to each member of sets of servers is reduced and/or increasing network capacity, since the radio resource is used more efficiently because the proportion of servers sending duplicate data is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 在蜂窝无线系统中,基于各个用户设备的运动来确定用于确定是否添加或丢弃保存在一组服务器(例如活动集合)中的用于服务用户设备的服务器的服务器的功率阈值 。 可以使用较低的阈值,用于向或从用于服务快速移动的用户设备的一组服务器添加或丢弃给定服务器,该服务器相对于相对于相同服务器的添加或删除 用于服务缓慢移动的用户设备的服务器集,同时保持给定的服务质量。 结果,与不管用户设备的运动而设置阈值的情况相比,在包括以不同速度移动的多个用户设备的典型网络中,保持在一组中的服务器的平均数量减少了。 减少用于服务用户设备的服务器集中的服务器的平均数量的减少有利于减少回程网络中的数据流量加载,因为需要将复制的数据发送到每个服务器组成员,并且/或 增加网络容量,因为无线电资源被更有效地使用,因为减少了发送重复数据的服务器的比例。