WO2014129357A1 - ネットワーク装置及び通信制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a network device and a communication control method used in a mobile communication system that supports D2D communication.
- D2D communication a plurality of adjacent user terminals perform direct communication without going through the core network. That is, the data path of D2D communication does not go through the core network.
- the data path of normal communication (cellular communication) of the mobile communication system passes through the core network.
- radio resources that can be used by mobile communication systems There are limited radio resources that can be used by mobile communication systems. Therefore, if there are too many radio resources reserved for D2D communication, there is a problem that radio resources that can be used for cellular communication are reduced, or the influence of interference between cellular communication and D2D communication is increased.
- the present invention provides a network device and a communication control method that can solve the above-described problems.
- the network device is used in a mobile communication system that supports cellular communication in which a data path passes through a core network and D2D communication that is direct terminal-to-terminal communication in which a data path does not pass through a core network.
- the network device includes a control unit that sets a D2D radio resource to be reserved for the D2D communication from radio resources allocated to the mobile communication system.
- the control unit changes the amount of the D2D radio resource so that the D2D radio resource becomes an appropriate amount.
- the network device supports cellular communication in which the data path passes through the core network and D2D communication that is direct terminal-to-terminal communication in which the data path does not pass through the core network. Used in mobile communication systems.
- the network device includes a control unit that sets a D2D radio resource to be reserved for the D2D communication from radio resources that can be used by the mobile communication system.
- the control unit changes the amount of the D2D radio resource so that the D2D radio resource becomes an appropriate amount.
- the network device may be a base station or an upper node of the base station.
- the network device is a base station.
- the appropriate amount is determined according to the amount of traffic transmitted by the cellular communication and / or the D2D communication.
- the appropriate amount is determined according to a QoS level required for traffic transmitted by the cellular communication and / or the D2D communication.
- the appropriate amount is determined according to a time zone.
- the network device manages one or a plurality of cells.
- the control unit changes the amount of the D2D radio resource in units of cells.
- the network device is a user terminal that controls the D2D communication in a cluster including a plurality of user terminals that perform the D2D communication.
- the control unit changes the amount of the D2D radio resource in the cluster.
- the control unit when the amount of the D2D radio resource in the cluster is changed, notifies information related to the change to other user terminals belonging to another cluster different from the cluster.
- the communication control method supports cellular communication in which the data path passes through the core network and D2D communication that is direct terminal-to-terminal communication in which the data path does not pass through the core network. Used in a mobile communication system.
- the communication control method includes a step A in which a network device sets a D2D radio resource to be reserved for the D2D communication from radio resources that can be used by the mobile communication system, and the network device has the D2D radio. And B changing the amount of the D2D radio resource so that the resource becomes an appropriate amount.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an LTE system according to the first embodiment.
- the LTE system includes a plurality of UEs (User Equipment) 100, an E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Radio Terrestrial Access Network) 10, an EPC (Evolved Packet Core) 20, and the like.
- the E-UTRAN 10 corresponds to a radio access network
- the EPC 20 corresponds to a core network.
- the E-UTRAN 10 and the EPC 20 constitute an LTE system network.
- the UE 100 is a mobile communication device, and performs wireless communication with a cell (serving cell) that has established a connection.
- UE100 is corresponded to a user terminal.
- the E-UTRAN 10 includes a plurality of eNBs 200 (evolved Node-B).
- the eNB 200 corresponds to a base station.
- the eNB 200 manages one or a plurality of cells, and performs radio communication with the UE 100 that has established a connection with the own cell.
- “cell” is used as a term indicating a minimum unit of a radio communication area, and is also used as a term indicating a function of performing radio communication with the UE 100.
- the eNB 200 has, for example, a radio resource management (RRM) function, a user data routing function, and a measurement control function for mobility control and scheduling.
- RRM radio resource management
- the EPC 20 includes a plurality of MME (Mobility Management Entity) / S-GW (Serving-Gateway) 300.
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- S-GW Serving-Gateway
- the MME is a network node that performs various types of mobility control for the UE 100, and corresponds to a control station.
- the S-GW is a network node that performs transfer control of user data, and corresponds to an exchange.
- the EPC 20 configured by the MME / S-GW 300 accommodates the eNB 200.
- the eNB 200 is connected to each other via the X2 interface.
- the eNB 200 is connected to the MME / S-GW 300 via the S1 interface.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the UE 100.
- the UE 100 includes an antenna 101, a radio transceiver 110, a user interface 120, a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver 130, a battery 140, a memory 150, and a processor 160.
- the memory 150 and the processor 160 constitute a control unit.
- the UE 100 may not have the GNSS receiver 130.
- the memory 150 may be integrated with the processor 160, and this set (that is, a chip set) may be used as the processor 160 '.
- the antenna 101 and the wireless transceiver 110 are used for transmitting and receiving wireless signals.
- the antenna 101 includes a plurality of antenna elements.
- the radio transceiver 110 converts the baseband signal output from the processor 160 into a radio signal and transmits it from the antenna 101. Further, the radio transceiver 110 converts a radio signal received by the antenna 101 into a baseband signal and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 160.
- the user interface 120 is an interface with a user who owns the UE 100, and includes, for example, a display, a microphone, a speaker, and various buttons.
- the user interface 120 receives an operation from the user and outputs a signal indicating the content of the operation to the processor 160.
- the GNSS receiver 130 receives a GNSS signal and outputs the received signal to the processor 160 in order to obtain location information indicating the geographical location of the UE 100.
- the battery 140 stores power to be supplied to each block of the UE 100.
- the memory 150 stores a program executed by the processor 160 and information used for processing by the processor 160.
- the processor 160 includes a baseband processor that modulates / demodulates and encodes / decodes a baseband signal, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes programs stored in the memory 150 and performs various processes. .
- the processor 160 may further include a codec that performs encoding / decoding of an audio / video signal.
- the processor 160 executes various processes and various communication protocols described later.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the eNB 200.
- the eNB 200 includes an antenna 201, a radio transceiver 210, a network interface 220, a memory 230, and a processor 240.
- the memory 230 and the processor 240 constitute a control unit.
- the memory 230 may be integrated with the processor 240, and this set (ie, chip set) may be used as the processor.
- the antenna 201 and the wireless transceiver 210 are used for transmitting and receiving wireless signals.
- the antenna 201 includes a plurality of antenna elements.
- the wireless transceiver 210 converts the baseband signal output from the processor 240 into a wireless signal and transmits it from the antenna 201.
- the radio transceiver 210 converts a radio signal received by the antenna 201 into a baseband signal and outputs the baseband signal to the processor 240.
- the network interface 220 is connected to the neighboring eNB 200 via the X2 interface and is connected to the MME / S-GW 300 via the S1 interface.
- the network interface 220 is used for communication performed on the X2 interface and communication performed on the S1 interface.
- the memory 230 stores a program executed by the processor 240 and information used for processing by the processor 240.
- the processor 240 includes a baseband processor that performs modulation / demodulation and encoding / decoding of a baseband signal, and a CPU that executes a program stored in the memory 230 and performs various processes.
- the processor 240 executes various processes and various communication protocols described later.
- FIG. 4 is a protocol stack diagram of a radio interface in the LTE system. As shown in FIG. 4, the radio interface protocol is divided into layers 1 to 3 of the OSI reference model, and layer 1 is a physical (PHY) layer. Layer 2 includes a MAC (Media Access Control) layer, an RLC (Radio Link Control) layer, and a PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) layer. Layer 3 includes an RRC (Radio Resource Control) layer.
- PHY Physical
- Layer 2 includes a MAC (Media Access Control) layer, an RLC (Radio Link Control) layer, and a PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) layer.
- Layer 3 includes an RRC (Radio Resource Control) layer.
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- the physical layer performs encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, antenna mapping / demapping, and resource mapping / demapping. Data is transmitted between the physical layer of the UE 100 and the physical layer of the eNB 200 via a physical channel.
- the MAC layer performs data priority control, retransmission processing by hybrid ARQ (HARQ), and the like. Data is transmitted via the transport channel between the MAC layer of the UE 100 and the MAC layer of the eNB 200.
- the MAC layer of the eNB 200 includes a scheduler that determines uplink / downlink transport formats (transport block size, modulation / coding scheme (MCS)) and allocated resource blocks.
- MCS modulation / coding scheme
- the RLC layer transmits data to the RLC layer on the receiving side using the functions of the MAC layer and the physical layer. Data is transmitted between the RLC layer of the UE 100 and the RLC layer of the eNB 200 via a logical channel.
- the PDCP layer performs header compression / decompression and encryption / decryption.
- the RRC layer is defined only in the control plane. Control messages (RRC messages) for various settings are transmitted between the RRC layer of the UE 100 and the RRC layer of the eNB 200.
- the RRC layer controls the logical channel, the transport channel, and the physical channel according to establishment, re-establishment, and release of the radio bearer.
- RRC connected state When there is an RRC connection between the RRC of the UE 100 and the RRC of the eNB 200, the UE 100 is in a connected state (RRC connected state). Otherwise, the UE 100 is in an idle state (RRC idle state).
- the NAS (Non-Access Stratum) layer located above the RRC layer performs session management and mobility management.
- FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a radio frame used in the LTE system.
- OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access
- SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Multiple Access
- the radio frame is composed of 10 subframes arranged in the time direction, and each subframe is composed of two slots arranged in the time direction.
- the length of each subframe is 1 ms, and the length of each slot is 0.5 ms.
- Each subframe includes a plurality of resource blocks (RB) in the frequency direction and includes a plurality of symbols in the time direction.
- the resource block includes a plurality of subcarriers in the frequency direction.
- a frequency resource can be specified by a resource block
- a time resource can be specified by a subframe (or slot).
- the section of the first few symbols of each subframe is a control region used mainly as a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for transmitting a control signal.
- the remaining section of each subframe is an area that can be used as a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) mainly for transmitting user data.
- a reference signal such as a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) is distributed and arranged in each subframe.
- both ends in the frequency direction in each subframe are control regions mainly used as a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for transmitting a control signal.
- the central portion in the frequency direction in each subframe is an area that can be used as a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) mainly for transmitting user data.
- PUSCH physical uplink shared channel
- the LTE system supports D2D communication that is direct UE-to-UE communication.
- D2D communication will be described in comparison with normal communication (cellular communication) of the LTE system.
- the data path passes through the core network EPC 20.
- a data path is a communication path for user data (user plane).
- D2D communication a data path set between UEs does not pass through the EPC 20. Therefore, the traffic load of the EPC 20 can be reduced.
- the UE 100 discovers another UE 100 existing in the vicinity and starts D2D communication.
- the D2D communication includes a direct communication mode and a local relay mode (Locally Routed mode).
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a direct communication mode in D2D communication.
- the data path does not pass through the eNB 200.
- the UE 100-1D and the UE 100-2D that are close to each other directly perform radio communication with low transmission power in the cell of the eNB 200. Therefore, advantages such as a reduction in power consumption of the UE 100 and a reduction in interference with adjacent cells can be obtained.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a local relay mode in D2D communication.
- the data path passes through the eNB 200 but does not pass through the EPC 20. That is, the UE 100-1D and the UE 100-2D perform radio communication in the cell of the eNB 200 via the eNB 200 without passing through the EPC 20.
- the local relay mode can reduce the traffic load of the EPC 20, but has less merit than the direct communication mode. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the direct communication mode is mainly assumed.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operating environment according to the first embodiment.
- UE 100-C is a cellular UE (cellular terminal) that performs cellular communication in a cell of eNB 200.
- the cellular UE 100-C in the connected state performs cellular communication using radio resources allocated from the eNB 200.
- the cellular UE 100-C transmits and receives user data and control signals to and from the eNB 200.
- UE 100-1D and UE 100-2D are D2D UEs (D2D terminals) that perform D2D communication in the cell of eNB 200.
- the connected D2D UE 100-1D and D2D UE 100-2D perform D2D communication using radio resources allocated from the eNB 200.
- the D2D UE 100-1D and the D2D UE 100-2D transmit / receive user data to / from each other and transmit / receive control signals to / from the eNB 200.
- the cellular UE 100-C and the D2D UE 100-D are located in the same cell.
- some D2D UEs included in the D2D UE group that performs D2D communication may be in another cell or out of the service area.
- D2D communication When D2D communication is performed within the frequency band of the LTE system, there are two methods, a dedicated resource allocation method and a shared resource allocation method, in order to secure radio resources to be allocated to D2D communication.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the dedicated resource allocation method.
- the dedicated resource allocation method is a method in which a radio resource for D2D communication (D2D radio resource) is not shared with a radio resource for cellular communication (cellular radio resource).
- D2D radio resource a radio resource for D2D communication
- cellular radio resource a radio resource for cellular communication
- the central several resource blocks in the central subframe are reserved as the D2D radio resources.
- the D2D radio resource is a radio resource dedicated to D2D communication.
- the dedicated resource allocation method although interference between cellular communication and D2D communication can be avoided, there is a problem in that the use efficiency of radio resources is poor because cellular radio resources are relatively reduced.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the shared resource allocation method.
- the shared resource allocation scheme is a scheme for sharing D2D radio resources with cellular radio resources.
- the central number resource block in the central subframe is used not only as a cellular radio resource but also as a D2D radio resource.
- the D2D radio resource is a radio resource shared with cellular communication.
- D2D radio resources are spatially separated from cellular radio resources. According to the shared resource allocation method, although the use efficiency of radio resources is high, there is a problem that interference is likely to occur between cellular communication and D2D communication, that is, communication quality is likely to deteriorate.
- the eNB 200 sets D2D radio resources to be reserved for D2D communication by a dedicated resource allocation method or a shared resource allocation method. Then, the eNB 200 allocates radio resources to the D2D UE 100-D from among the reserved D2D radio resources.
- the D2D radio resources are excessive in the dedicated resource allocation method, the radio resources that can be used for the cellular communication are reduced. Further, if the D2D radio resources are excessive in the shared resource allocation method, the influence of interference between cellular communication and D2D communication becomes large. On the other hand, if the D2D radio resource is too small in the dedicated resource allocation method or the shared resource allocation method, it is difficult to effectively use the D2D communication.
- the eNB 200 changes the amount of the D2D radio resource so that the D2D radio resource becomes an appropriate amount.
- an appropriate amount of D2D radio resources is determined according to the amount of traffic transmitted by cellular communication and / or D2D communication.
- traffic mainly means user data.
- Each cellular UE 100-C in the connected state in the cell of the eNB 200 transmits to the eNB 200 a buffer status report (BSR) indicating its own transmission buffer amount (that is, the transmission waiting traffic amount).
- BSR buffer status report
- the eNB 200 grasps the amount of traffic transmitted by cellular communication (hereinafter, cellular traffic amount) by accumulating the transmission buffer amount indicated by the BSR for each cellular UE 100-C.
- cellular traffic amount the amount of traffic transmitted by cellular communication
- eNB200 should just grasp
- each D2D UE 100-D connected in the cell of the eNB 200 transmits a D2D buffer status report (D2D-BSR) indicating its own transmission buffer amount to the eNB 200.
- D2D-BSR D2D buffer status report
- the eNB 200 can grasp the amount of traffic transmitted by D2D communication (hereinafter referred to as D2D traffic amount) by accumulating the transmission buffer amount indicated by the D2D-BSR for each D2D UE 100-D.
- the eNB 200 decreases the amount of D2D radio resources (hereinafter referred to as “D2D radio resource amount”) if the amount of D2D traffic is small, and increases the amount of D2D radio resources if the amount of D2D traffic is large.
- D2D radio resource amount the amount of D2D radio resources
- the eNB 200 increases the D2D radio resource amount if the cellular traffic amount is small, and decreases the D2D radio resource amount if the cellular traffic amount is large.
- the eNB 200 decreases the D2D radio resource amount if the ratio of the D2D traffic amount to the total traffic amount is small, and increases the D2D radio resource amount if the ratio is large.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a control method of the D2D radio resource amount according to the first embodiment.
- a specific example of the above-described third method will be described.
- the cellular UEs 100-1C to 100-3C are performing cellular communication
- the D2D UEs 100-1D to 100-4D are performing D2D communication.
- eNB200 grasps
- the eNB 200 compares the calculated ratio P with a threshold value, and determines the D2D radio resource amount according to the comparison result.
- the number of thresholds varies depending on the number of stages in which the D2D resource amount is changed. For example, when the D2D radio resource amount is changed in three stages of R0, R1, and R2 (R0 ⁇ R1 ⁇ R2), two threshold values of Th0 and Th1 (Th0 ⁇ Th1) are provided, and the D2D radio resource is as follows: The amount can be determined.
- three D2D radio resource candidates A, B, and C are prepared, and “A is ON when P ⁇ Th0”, “A and B are ON when Th0 ⁇ P ⁇ Th1,” “Th1 ⁇ P, A, B, C may be turned on ”.
- the eNB 200 changes to the determined D2D radio resource amount when the determined D2D radio resource amount is different from the previous amount.
- the eNB 200 can set the D2D radio resource amount to an appropriate amount according to the traffic situation, and thus can improve the overall throughput of the cellular communication and the D2D communication. Moreover, eNB200 can optimize D2D radio
- the eNB 200 according to the second embodiment changes the amount of the D2D radio resource so that the D2D radio resource becomes an appropriate amount.
- an appropriate amount of D2D radio resources is determined according to a QoS (Quality of Service) level required for traffic transmitted by cellular communication and / or D2D communication.
- QoS Quality of Service
- each cellular UE 100-C connected in the cell of the eNB 200 transmits to the eNB 200 a BSR indicating a transmission buffer amount for each QoS level required for its own traffic.
- each D2D UE 100-D connected in the cell of the eNB 200 transmits to the eNB 200 a D2D-BSR indicating a transmission buffer amount for each QoS level required for its own traffic.
- the eNB 200 integrates the transmission buffer amount (for example, real-time packet amount) having a QoS level equal to or higher than a predetermined level based on the BSR received from each cellular UE 100-C, and grasps the high QoS cellular traffic amount. . Also, the eNB 200 integrates the transmission buffer amount having a QoS level equal to or higher than a predetermined level based on the D2D-BSR received from each D2D UE 100-D, and grasps the high QoS D2D traffic amount.
- the transmission buffer amount for example, real-time packet amount
- the eNB 200 compares the calculated ratio P with a threshold value, and determines the D2D radio resource amount according to the comparison result.
- the number of thresholds varies depending on the number of stages in which the D2D resource amount is changed. For example, when the D2D radio resource amount is changed in three stages of R0, R1, and R2 (R0 ⁇ R1 ⁇ R2), two threshold values of Th0 and Th1 (Th0 ⁇ Th1) are provided, and the D2D radio resource is as follows: The amount can be determined.
- three D2D radio resource candidates A, B, and C are prepared, and “A is ON when P ⁇ Th0”, “A and B are ON when Th0 ⁇ P ⁇ Th1,” “Th1 ⁇ P, A, B, C may be turned on ”.
- the eNB 200 changes to the determined D2D radio resource amount when the determined D2D radio resource amount is different from the previous amount.
- the eNB 200 can set the D2D radio resource amount to an appropriate amount according to the situation of high QoS traffic, the overall throughput of the cellular communication and the D2D communication can be improved. User experience can be improved. Moreover, eNB200 can optimize D2D radio
- the eNB 200 includes the number of cellular UEs 100-C having high requested QoS level traffic (hereinafter, the number of high QoS cellular UEs) and / or the D2D UE 100 having high requested QoS level traffic. -Change the amount of D2D radio resources based on the number of Cs (hereinafter referred to as the number of high QoS D2D UEs).
- the eNB 200 may decrease the amount of D2D radio resources if the number of high QoS D2D UEs is small, and may increase the amount of D2D radio resources if the number of high QoS D2D UEs is large.
- the eNB 200 may increase the amount of D2D radio resources if the number of high QoS cellular UEs is small, and decrease the amount of D2D radio resources if the number of high QoS cellular UEs is large.
- eNB200 may change D2D radio
- the eNB 200 does not necessarily use the BSR (and D2D-BSR). For example, since UE100 establishes the radio bearer according to the QoS level, eNB200 may grasp
- the eNB 200 according to the third embodiment changes the amount of the D2D radio resource so that the D2D radio resource becomes an appropriate amount.
- an appropriate amount of D2D radio resources is determined according to a time zone.
- Other points are the same as in the first embodiment.
- eNB200 memorize
- the schedule information may be set by an upper node of the eNB 200 or may be set according to a user operation.
- the eNB 200 is an indoor base station (HeNB) that manages a small cell.
- the contract contents are from 08:00 to 21:00 (D2D extension contract), 21:00 to 08:00 (no D2D extension contract) From 08:00 to 21:00, the amount of D2D radio resources is increased, and from 21:00 to 08:00, the amount of D2D radio resources is scheduled to be decreased.
- the eNB 200 changes the amount of D2D radio resources for each time zone based on the stored schedule information.
- the eNB 200 can set the D2D radio resource amount to an appropriate amount by a simple method. Note that the eNB 200 may use the scheduled D2D radio resource amount as an initial value and correct the initial value using the method described in each of the above-described embodiments.
- the license band is a single frequency band (band), but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the license band may be a plurality of frequency bands.
- the eNB 200 may set D2D radio resources from radio resources in the plurality of frequency bands.
- the eNB 200 may set a radio resource in a frequency band (for example, 2 GHz band) different from the frequency band (for example, 800 MHz band) to which the cell in which the UE 100 is located belongs as the D2D radio resource.
- the D2D radio resource is set from the radio resources in the frequency band (license band) of the LTE system.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- a D2D radio resource may be set from the list.
- the eNB 200 sets D2D radio resources from among the radio resources in these frequency bands (and / or license bands), and the D2D radio resources have an appropriate amount.
- the amount of D2D radio resources may be changed so that
- inter-cell cooperation is not particularly mentioned, but information on the amount of D2D radio resources may be shared between cells.
- the eNB 200 When changing the D2D radio resource amount in the own cell, the eNB 200 notifies the cell (adjacent cell) adjacent to the own cell of information related to the change. For example, the eNB 200 transmits information indicating the changed D2D radio resource amount on the X2 interface or the S1 interface to the other eNB 200 that manages the neighboring cell.
- the D2D radio resource of the adjacent cell The amount may be taken into account. Alternatively, it is possible to estimate interference with the cellular communication of the own cell by grasping the amount of D2D radio resources in the adjacent cell.
- the information on the amount of D2D radio resources shared between cells may include the position of the D2D radio resource (a position in the time direction and a position in the frequency direction).
- the position of the D2D radio resource in the adjacent cell cell 2
- the cell 1 may request the cell 2 to change the position of the D2D radio resource and notify the cell 1 of the determination result (Yes, No) in the cell 2.
- an upper node (eg, MME) of the eNB 200 may change the amount of the D2D radio resource.
- the direct communication mode in D2D communication has been mainly described.
- the local relay mode may be applied instead of the direct communication mode or in addition to the direct communication mode.
- a plurality of D2D UEs can share a D2D radio resource (a radio resource dedicated to D2D communication and / or a radio resource shared with cellular communication). Accordingly, each of the plurality of D2D UEs can perform D2D communication using D2D radio resources spatially separated from each other.
- the plurality of clusters can share the D2D radio resources in the same manner.
- a UE that is a reference for synchronization in a cluster and controls D2D communication in the cluster is referred to as a “cluster head”.
- the cluster head may set a radio resource to be secured for D2D communication in the cluster to which the cluster head belongs, from among the radio resources dedicated to D2D communication, by the following dedicated resource allocation method or shared resource allocation method. And the cluster head may allocate a radio
- the dedicated resource allocation method used by the cluster head is different from the above-described embodiment, and the D2D communication radio resource (cluster radio resource) used in the cluster to which the cluster head belongs is used as the D2D used in other clusters.
- This is a method that is not shared with communication radio resources (other cluster radio resources).
- the shared resource allocation method used by the cluster head is a method in which the cluster radio resource is shared with other cluster radio resources, unlike the embodiment described above.
- the cluster head can change the amount of the cluster radio resource so that the cluster radio resource becomes an appropriate amount.
- the appropriate amount of cluster radio resources is the amount of traffic transmitted by D2D communication, the QoS required for traffic transmitted by D2D communication, and / or the time zone, as in the above-described embodiments. It is determined accordingly.
- the cluster head uses the following dedicated resource allocation method or shared resource allocation method from among the radio resources dedicated to D2D communication, and a plurality of D2D UEs that constitute the cluster to which the cluster head belongs belong to a predetermined UE.
- a radio resource reserved for D2D communication may be set. Then, the cluster head may allocate radio resources to the D2D UEs belonging to the cluster from among the reserved radio resources.
- the dedicated resource allocation method is a method in which radio resources for D2D communication used by a predetermined UE are not shared with radio resources for D2D communication used by other UEs belonging to the cluster.
- the shared resource allocation method is a method for sharing radio resources for D2D communication used by a predetermined UE with radio resources for D2D communication used by other UEs belonging to the cluster.
- the cluster head can change the amount of the radio resource so that the amount of the radio resource for D2D communication used by the predetermined UE becomes an appropriate amount.
- the cluster head may allocate radio resources with each of a plurality of D2D UEs constituting the cluster as a predetermined UE.
- information on the amount of D2D radio resources in the cluster may be shared between the clusters.
- the cluster head When changing the amount of D2D radio resources in the cluster to which the cluster head belongs, the cluster head notifies other clusters (for example, adjacent clusters) different from the cluster of information related to the change.
- the cluster head 100-1 transmits information indicating the changed D2D radio resource amount to the cluster head 100-2 belonging to another cluster through D2D communication.
- the cluster head 100-1 may transmit information indicating the changed D2D radio resource amount to the cluster head 100-2 via the eNB 200.
- the cluster head 100-1 determines whether to change the D2D radio resource amount in the own cluster, or in an appropriate D2D radio resource amount in the own cluster. , D2D radio resource amounts in other clusters may be taken into account. Alternatively, the cluster head 100-1 can estimate interference with other clusters by grasping the amount of D2D radio resources in the other clusters.
- the information on the amount of D2D radio resources shared between the clusters may include the position of the D2D radio resource (position in the time direction and position in the frequency direction).
- the present invention is not limited to the LTE system, and the present invention may be applied to a system other than the LTE system.
- the network device and the communication control method according to the present invention are useful in the mobile communication field because D2D communication can be effectively used.
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第1実施形態乃至第3実施形態に係るネットワーク装置は、データパスがコアネットワークを経由するセルラ通信と、データパスがコアネットワークを経由しない直接的な端末間通信であるD2D通信と、をサポートする移動通信システムにおいて用いられる。前記ネットワーク装置は、前記移動通信システムが利用可能な無線リソースの中から、前記D2D通信のために確保するD2D無線リソースを設定する制御部を有する。前記制御部は、前記D2D無線リソースが適切な量になるように、前記D2D無線リソースの量を変更する。
以下、図面を参照して、3GPP規格に準拠して構成される移動通信システム(LTEシステム)にD2D通信を導入する場合の実施形態を説明する。
図1は、第1実施形態に係るLTEシステムの構成図である。図1に示すように、LTEシステムは、複数のUE(User Equipment)100と、E-UTRAN(Evolved UniversalS Terrestrial Radio Access Network)10と、EPC(Evolved Packet Core)20と、を含む。E-UTRAN10は無線アクセスネットワークに相当し、EPC20はコアネットワークに相当する。E-UTRAN10及びEPC20は、LTEシステムのネットワークを構成する。
第1実施形態に係るLTEシステムは、直接的なUE間通信であるD2D通信をサポートする。ここでは、D2D通信を、LTEシステムの通常の通信(セルラ通信)と比較して説明する。
第1実施形態では、D2D通信がLTEシステムの周波数帯域(ライセンスバンド)内で行われるケースを想定する。このようなケースでは、ネットワークの管理下でD2D通信が行われる。
R1 (Th0≦P<Th1)
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以下、第2実施形態について、上述した第1実施形態との相違点を説明する。第2実施形態に係るeNB200は、第1実施形態と同様に、D2D無線リソースが適切な量になるようにD2D無線リソースの量を変更する。
R1 (Th0≦P<Th1)
R2 (Th1≦P)
高QoSトラフィック量(高QoS送信バッファ量)に基づいてD2D無線リソース量を変更する方法に限らず、次のような方法も採用可能である。
以下、第3実施形態について、上述した第1実施形態との相違点を説明する。
第3実施形態に係るeNB200は、第1実施形態と同様に、D2D無線リソースが適切な量になるようにD2D無線リソースの量を変更する。
上述した各実施形態では、ライセンスバンドが1つの周波数帯(バンド)であるケースであったが、これに限られない。ライセンスバンドが複数の周波数帯であってもよい。具体的には、eNB200は、複数の周波数帯(2GHz帯、800MHz帯など)を管理している場合、複数の周波数帯における無線リソースの中から、D2D無線リソースを設定してもよい。例えば、eNB200は、UE100が在圏するセルが属する周波数帯(例えば、800MHz帯)と異なる周波数帯(例えば、2GHz帯)における無線リソースをD2D無線リソースとして設定してもよい。
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- データパスがコアネットワークを経由するセルラ通信と、データパスがコアネットワークを経由しない直接的な端末間通信であるD2D通信と、をサポートする移動通信システムにおいて用いられるネットワーク装置であって、
前記移動通信システムが利用可能な無線リソースの中から、前記D2D通信のために確保するD2D無線リソースを設定する制御部を有し、
前記制御部は、前記D2D無線リソースが適切な量になるように、前記D2D無線リソースの量を変更することを特徴とするネットワーク装置。 - 前記適切な量は、前記セルラ通信及び/又は前記D2D通信により送信されるトラフィックの量に応じて定められることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のネットワーク装置。
- 前記適切な量は、前記セルラ通信及び/又は前記D2D通信により送信されるトラフィックに要求されるQoSレベルに応じて定められることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のネットワーク装置。
- 前記適切な量は、時間帯に応じて定められることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のネットワーク装置。
- 前記ネットワーク装置は、1又は複数のセルを管理しており、
前記制御部は、前記D2D無線リソースの量をセル単位で変更することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のネットワーク装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記1又は複数のセルに含まれる所定セルにおける前記D2D無線リソースの量を変更する場合に、当該変更に関する情報を、前記所定セルに隣接する隣接セルに通知することを特徴とする請求項5に記載のネットワーク装置。
- 前記ネットワーク装置は、前記D2D通信を行う複数のユーザ端末からなるクラスタにおいて前記D2D通信を制御するユーザ端末であり、
前記制御部は、前記クラスタにおける前記D2D無線リソースの量を変更することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のネットワーク装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記クラスタにおける前記D2D無線リソースの量を変更する場合に、当該変更に関する情報を、前記クラスタとは異なる他のクラスタに属する他のユーザ端末に通知することを特徴とする請求項7に記載のネットワーク装置。
- データパスがコアネットワークを経由するセルラ通信と、データパスがコアネットワークを経由しない直接的な端末間通信であるD2D通信と、をサポートする移動通信システムにおいて用いられる通信制御方法であって、
ネットワーク装置が、前記移動通信システムが利用可能な無線リソースの中から、前記D2D通信のために確保するD2D無線リソースを設定するステップAと、
前記ネットワーク装置が、前記D2D無線リソースが適切な量になるように、前記D2D無線リソースの量を変更するステップBと、
を有することを特徴とする通信制御方法。
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