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Band sharing communication system, line control method, line control device, and line control program

US12010524B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2019
Grant dateJun 11, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a band sharing communication system in which there are a primary system and a secondary system in descending order of priority of communication, the systems share frequency bands, and a base station or a line control device performs allocation of a requested band of a terminal station of each system, the base station or the line control device includes: occupied band setting means for setting a primary occupied band and a secondary occupied band adjacent to the primary occupied band; band allocation means for allocating a vacant band of the primary occupied band with respect to a requested band of a primary terminal station and allocating a vacant band of the secondary occupied band with respect to a requested band of a secondary terminal station; and band transferring means for, when there is no vacant band in the primary occupied band with respect to the requested band of the primary terminal station, if a vacant band equivalent to the requested band is present in the secondary occupied band such that the vacant band is adjacent to the primary occupied band, transferring the vacant band from the secondary occupied band to the primary occupied band and allocating the vacant ban…

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