Patent Publication Number: US-11026098-B2

Title: Electronic device, wireless communication method and computer-readable medium

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application is based on PCT filing PCT/CN2018/108940, filed Sep. 30, 2018, which claims priority to CN 201710930870.2, filed Oct. 9, 2017, the entire contents of each are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates generally to the field of wireless communication, such as dynamic spectrum sharing and cognitive radio. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an electronic device for wireless communication, a wireless communication method and a computer readable medium. 
     BACKGROUND 
     There exists a spectrum management manner of: dividing users into primary users and secondary users, the primary users having preferential access rights for spectrums relative to the secondary users, and stipulating to perform a geographical exclusion zone division for the primary users to be free of interference by other users. 
     SUMMARY 
     A brief summary of embodiments of the present invention is given below to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the present invention. It should be understood that the following summary is not an exhaustive summary of the present invention. It does not intend to define a key or important part of the present invention, nor does it intend to limit the scope of the present invention. The object of the summary is only to briefly present some concepts, which serves as a preamble of the detailed description that follows. 
     According to an embodiment, there is provided an electronic device for wireless communication, comprising processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: estimate, based on a time-varying multistate model, a communication service mode of a user equipment within a target time period; and determine, based on the estimated communication service mode, a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to the user equipment. 
     According to another embodiment, there is provided a wireless communication method, comprising: estimating, based on a time-varying multistate model, a communication service mode of a user equipment within a target time period; and determining, based on the estimated communication service mode, a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to the user equipment. 
     According to still another embodiment, there is provided an electronic device for wireless communication, comprising processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: perform control to receive indication information from a control node, the indication information indicating a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to a user equipment, wherein the size of the primary exclusion zone is determined based on an estimation of a communication service mode of the user equipment within a target time period, the estimation being based on a time-varying multistate model. 
     According to yet another embodiment, there is provided a wireless communication method, comprising: receiving indication information from a control node, the indication information indicating a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to a user equipment, wherein the size of the primary exclusion zone is determined based on an estimation of a communication service mode of the user equipment within a target time period, the estimation being based on a time-varying multistate model. 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure further include a computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to perform the methods according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve a utilization rate of radio spectrum resources while effectively protecting a primary user against interference by other users. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The present invention could be better understood with reference to the description given below in combination with the appended drawings, wherein throughout the appended drawings, identical or like reference signs are used to represent identical or like components. The appended drawings together with the detailed description below are included in the specification and form a part of the specification, and are used to further describe preferred embodiments of the present invention and explain the principles and advantages of the present invention by way of examples. In the appended drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic device for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a flowchart showing a process example of a wireless communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic device for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing a process example of a wireless communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic view for illustrating an application scenario of embodiments of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8  shows an exemplary process of determining a primary exclusion zone based on a historical behavior. 
         FIG. 9  shows another exemplary process of determining a primary exclusion zone based on a historical behavior. 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic view for illustrating a multistate model in embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11A  and  FIG. 11B  show examples of data amount distributions in a heavy-tailed service mode and a light-tailed service mode, respectively; 
         FIG. 12  shows an example of a reconstructed cumulative distribution function; 
         FIG. 13  shows an example of processing and information interaction of determining a primary exclusion zone based on a historical behavior; 
         FIG. 14  shows a simulation scenario of determining an exclusion zone for a primary user; 
         FIG. 15  shows an example of a radius of an exclusion zone which is determined according to a predicted user demand; 
         FIG. 16  shows a simulation result of a user demand and a resource allocation; 
         FIG. 17  is a block diagram showing an exemplary structure of a computer that realizes the methods and the apparatuses of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 18  is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an intelligent telephone to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied; 
         FIG. 19  is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a base station to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the appended drawings. Elements and features described in one figure or one embodiment of the present invention may be combined with elements and features described in one or more other figures or embodiments. It should be noted that, for the sake of clarity, representation and description of components and processing known to those ordinarily skilled which are irrelevant to the present invention are omitted in the appended drawings and the description. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , an electronic device  100  for wireless communication according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises processing circuitry  110 . The processing circuitry  110  may, for example, be realized as a specific chip, chipset or central processing unit (CPU) or the like. 
     The processing circuitry  110  comprises an estimation unit  111  and a determination unit  113 . It should be noted that, although the estimation unit  111  and the determination unit  113  are shown in the form of functional blocks in the figure, it should be understood that the functions of these units may also be realized by the processing circuitry  110  as a whole but not necessarily realized by discrete, actual components in the processing circuitry  110 . In addition, although the processing circuitry  110  is shown by one frame in the figure, the electronic device  100  may comprise a plurality of processing circuitries, and can distribute the functions of the estimation unit  111  and the determination unit  113  to the plurality of processing circuitries so as to implement these functions through cooperative operations of the plurality of processing circuitries. 
     The electronic device according to the present embodiment may be realized at control node side which includes, but is not limited to, base station side, core network side and user equipment side. 
     The estimation unit  111  is configured to estimate, based on a time-varying multistate model, a communication service mode of a user equipment within a target time period. 
     As an example but not a limitation, the multistate model may comprise a multistate Hidden Markov Model (HMM). 
     In prediction for a user behavior at present, a time-constant, two-state Hidden Markov is generally adopted to perform modeling, and a user state only has such two conditions as whether or not occupying a channel. As a typical time-invariant Hidden Markov Model, in predicting a user behavior, it is needed to consider a tendency and a temporal law of a user activity itself, and information as provided is also limited to whether or not a user needs to occupy a channel By adopting a time-varying multistate model, embodiments of the present disclosure make it possible to more precisely predict a user behavior, a user service type and the like, thereby making it possible to better protect a primary user. 
     In addition, influences by a geographical position and the like of a user upon a service of the user and upon a future displacement of the user are generally not considered in prediction for a user behavior at present. In some studies, expressions for probabilities of a user to occupy a channel and to not occupy a channel are derived based on an HMM, and an expression for channel state information prediction is derived by adopting the manner of training vectors based on the HMM, but these manners cause confidence of channel state information prediction to be relatively low and a user behavior analysis to be not complete enough in environments where user demands greatly differ. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the multistate model may be derived based on historical data which may comprise a user position and/or a user displacement (such as a movement direction and a velocity and the like), time and a user data traffic amount, etc. 
       FIG. 7  shows an application scenario of embodiments of the present invention. In the application scenario, an ultra dense network improves spatial multiplexing through dense deployment of small base stations, and this manner becomes an effective solution for solving improvements in data traffic and user experience rates in future 5G networks. However, interference caused by dense deployment of cells will reduce network capacity and user experience. One object of the solution of the present disclosure is to determine a range of a user exclusion zone and improve network capacity. 
     In addition, referring to  FIG. 7 , a user may have different service demands at different positions, for example, generally have relatively more service demands at some places (such as a mall, a shop, a park and the like) and generally have relatively less service demands at some places (such as a home, a company, a gas station and the like). Further, a user may have different service demands in different motion states, for example, generally have relatively more service demands in a stationary state and generally have relatively less service demands in a motion state. In addition, a user may have different service demands at different times, for example, generally have relatively more service demands in a leisure time period and generally have relatively less service demands in a working time period and a sleep time period. 
     Next, an exemplary manner of estimating a communication service mode of a user equipment within a target time period according to historical data will be illustrated. 
     According to an embodiment, the estimation unit  111  may be configured to: determine, based on historical data, a distribution type of data traffic amount of the user equipment in a plurality of historical time periods corresponding to the target time period; and estimate, based on the determined distribution type, the communication service mode of the user equipment within the target time period. 
     As an example but not a limitation, the historical time periods corresponding to the target time period may refer to that: the historical time periods and the target time period belong to corresponding time periods (e.g., daytime or night, or morning, ante meridiem, noon, afternoon, nightfall, night and midnight and the like, or time periods divided according to hours or more fine granularity) in one day; the historical time periods and the target time period belong to corresponding days (e.g., Monday, Tuesday, . . . Saturday and Sunday) in one week; the historical time periods and the target time period belong to working days (from Monday to Friday) or rest days (weekends, holidays, etc.). 
     Through a multistate model derived based on more historical data, it is possible to more precisely estimate a service demand of a user, thereby making it possible to better protect a primary user. 
     Further, according to an embodiment, the communication service mode may comprise a mode in which a probability distribution of a user data traffic amount is a heavy-tailed distribution, and a mode in which a probability distribution of a user data traffic amount is a light-tailed distribution. 
     The user behavior prediction methods at present generally use Poisson distribution to sketch a user&#39;s service demand. However, it was recognized by the inventor of the preset invention that, the traffic of a user burst service tends to observe a heavy-tailed distribution, but not to, as once assumed, observe a light-tailed distribution such as Poisson distribution and exponential distribution. The user burst traffic has relatively strong instability and generally has a relatively large data amount, and the traffic of the user burst service may be more precisely sketched using a heavy-tailed distribution such as general Pareto distribution and the like. 
       FIG. 10  schematically shows a multistate model in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, including an idle state (S 0 ), a light load state (S 1 ) and a heavy load state (S 2 ). 
     The traditional Hidden Markov Model for describing a user behavior is a time-invariant, two-state Hidden Markov Model. The multistate model according to the embodiment of the present disclosure differs from the traditional mode. Further, a number of states of the multistate, time-varying Hidden Markov Model may be determined according to specific applications, and a time-varying characteristic causes a temporal tendency to be taken into consideration. 
     Next, an exemplary manner of deriving the multistate model based on historical data will be described with reference to a specific embodiment. 
     According to an embodiment, the multistate model may be derived by: 
     performing a first classification on user data traffic amounts according to time, user position and/or user displacement, based on a historical record of historical behavior of a primary user; 
     for each class obtained by the first classification, performing a second classification on probability distributions of the user data traffic amounts; and 
     determining respective types of the probability distributions as a hypothesis set of the multistate model. 
     More specifically, the second classification may comprise: 
     for a classification result of the first classification, constructing a fitted probability density function for user data traffic amounts for a corresponding classification; and 
     for the fitted probability density function, performing a classification of heavy-tailed distribution and light-tailed distribution. 
     The fitting of the above-mentioned probability density function may, for example, be performed by Kernel smoothing method. 
     Next, an exemplary process of a user behavior modeling will be described. 
     Step A 1 : converting historical behavior information of a primary user into a record of historical behavior information of the user, wherein content of the record may include, but is not limited to, a user identifier, a user position, user displacement information (velocity), a time and a user data traffic amount, etc. 
     Since a data amount of historical behavior data uploaded by the user may be relatively large, it is possible to convert the data into a record of historical behavior of the user in order to facilitate processing of original information. Table 1 is an example of the record, including user identifier (ID), user position, user velocity and time (time slice), as well as traffic data amount (length of packet) of the user within the time. Besides, a flag may be used to record some events, such as working days or holidays, so as to facilitate a classification to be performed on this dimension. In addition, it is also possible to provide a plurality of flags, so as to facilitate classifications to be performed on more dimensions. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
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     Step A 2 : performing a classification on user data traffic amounts within a certain time according to time, user position, user displacement information and the like, based on the record of the historical behavior information of the primary user which was established in step A 1 ; 
     Step A 3 : upon completion of the classification in step A 2 , performing a second classification on probability distributions observed by user data traffic amounts of the user for a corresponding classification class, wherein content of a hypothesis set in a classifier is a probability distribution which, for example, comprises a heavy-tailed distribution (such as Pareto distribution and the like) and a light-tailed distribution (such as Poisson distribution and the like). 
     Step A 4 : determining a number of states in a time-varying multistate Hidden Markov Model according to a number of probability distributions, wherein step A 1  records times when corresponding probability distributions appear, making it possible to establish probabilities of the probability distributions to appear within a certain time period, thereby determining the time-varying multistate Hidden Markov Model, as shown in  FIG. 10 . 
     Step A 5 : persistently classifying, wherein if a probability distribution type which cannot be recognized appears, probability distributions of this type are added into a hypothesis set in a classifier, and the above-mentioned steps are repeated. 
     In the above-mentioned exemplary process, step A 3  may comprise the following sub-processes (steps A 31 -A 32 , with classification schematic views being as shown in  FIG. 11A  and  FIG. 11B ): 
     Step A 31 : according to a classification result completed in step A 2 , constructing a fitted probability density function for user data traffic amounts for a corresponding classification, wherein adoptable methods include, but are not limited to, Kernel smoothing method; 
     Step A 32 : for the fitted probability density function, performing a classification of heavy-tailed distribution and light-tailed distribution. 
       FIG. 11A  shows an example of a fitted result of a probability density function belonging to a heavy-tailed distribution, and  FIG. 11B  shows an example of a fitted result of a probability density function belonging to a light-tailed distribution. As can be seen, a fitted curve of the heavy-tailed distribution has a relatively small gradient absolute value, and a fitted curve of the light-tailed distribution has a relatively large gradient absolute value. 
     It should be noted that, the heavy-tailed distribution and the light-tailed distribution each do not refer to a specific distribution, but are general names of two classes of distributions. Further, it is possible to determine judgment criteria of the heavy-tailed distribution and the light-tailed distribution according to specific applications. 
     It is not necessary that all the processing in the above-mentioned exemplary process is performed by the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the acquisition and the processing of the historical information may be performed in advance, and the estimation unit  111  may directly use the historical data to estimate a user behavior mode within a target time period. 
     Continuing with  FIG. 1 , the determination unit  113  is configured to determine, based on the communication service mode estimated by the estimation unit  111 , a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to the user equipment. 
     According to an embodiment, the determination for the size of the primary exclusion zone may comprise: 
     estimating a communication resource demand of the user equipment within the target time period based on the estimated communication service mode; and 
     determining the size of the primary exclusion zone based on the estimated resource demand. 
     The estimation for the resource demand may comprise: 
     performing a parameter estimation on a probability distribution of user data traffic amount corresponding to a state in the multistate model; 
     reconstructing a cumulative probability distribution of user data traffic amount using a result of the parameter estimation; and 
     estimating a resource demand amount of the user equipment within the target time period based on the reconstructed cumulative probability distribution. 
     As an example but not a limitation, manners of the parameter estimation may include Moment estimation or Maximum likelihood estimation. 
     According to an embodiment, a data traffic amount corresponding to a threshold probability may be estimated as the resource demand amount, based on the reconstructed cumulative probability distribution. 
     Next, an exemplary manner of performing an analysis and a prediction of a user behavior according to the constructed model will be described in combination still with the examples of  FIG. 11A  and  FIG. 11B . The purpose of the user behavior prediction is to make it convenient to perform a user protection and a resource allocation. The behavior prediction may comprise the following exemplary process: 
     Step B 1 : performing a parameter estimation on a probability distribution type of user data traffic amount corresponding to a certain state in the determined multistate Hidden Markov Model, including but not limited to Moment estimation or Maximum likelihood estimation; 
     Step B 2 : reconstructing a cumulative density function of user data traffic amount, according to a result of the parameter estimation in step B 1 ; 
     Step B 3 : predicting a future resource demand of the user, according to the cumulative density function of user data traffic amount which was reconstructed in step B 2 . 
     In the above-mentioned exemplary manner, upon completion of the classifications on the probability distributions, it is possible to reconstruct a cumulative distribution function (CDF) through parameter extraction, and it is possible to predict a future resource demand of the user according to a probability needed to be satisfied. A probability satisfied by a demand of the primary user represents a degree of protection of the primary user, and when the degree of protection of the primary user needs to be changed, it is possible to change this parameter, thereby better protecting the primary user or giving consideration to demands of secondary users. 
       FIG. 12  shows CDFs corresponding to the probability density functions for the heavy-tailed distribution of  FIG. 11A  and the light-tailed distribution of  FIG. 11B . Further,  FIG. 12  also shows a threshold probability (e.g.,  0 . 9 ). In the example, for the light-tailed distribution, a length of packet corresponding to the threshold probability is about 1 MiB, while for the heavy-tailed distribution, a length of packet corresponding to the threshold probability is about 20 MiB. 
     Based on the predicted resource demand, it is possible to correspondingly determine a size of a primary exclusion zone. 
     According to an embodiment, the determination for the size of the primary exclusion zone may comprise: determining a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio based on channel capacity corresponding to the resource demand; and determining the size of the primary exclusion zone based on the determined Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio. 
     Next, an exemplary manner of determining the size of the primary exclusion zone based on the predicted resource demand will be described still with reference to the foregoing examples: 
     Step C 1 : determining a resource required by the user, according to the determined Hidden Markov Model and the probability needed to be satisfied; 
     Step C 2 : inversely calculating a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio in accordance with channel capacity, according to the resource required by the user predicted in step C 1 , and thereafter determining the size of the primary exclusion zone according to the Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio as well as a channel model and a network parameter. 
     As an example, it is possible to calculate a radius of the primary exclusion zone (PEZ) according to the following equations (1) to (3). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Wherein, cap s  is a channel capacity, and the channel capacity within a unit time is an upper limit of resources required by the user. B eff  is an effective bandwidth, SINR th  is a lower limit of a required Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio, P PU  and P SU  are transmitting powers of transmitters of primary user and secondary user, Γ(.) is a path loss function, σ 2  is a channel noise, η represents a probability of switch-on of a base station, Δ AP (.) is a density function of a base station, R PEZ  is a radius of the primary exclusion zone, and r TX  represents a distance between the transmitter of the primary user and the primary user. 
     The equation (1) gives a relationship between the channel capacity cap s  and the Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio SINR th . The equation (2) gives a relationship between the Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio SINR th  and the radius R PEZ  of the primary exclusion zone. 
     The equation (3) is a closed-form solution of the radius of the exclusion zone when the density of the base station λ AP  is a constant, under a channel model which has a breakpoint and for which an attenuation factor in the breakpoint is 2. 
     The equation (1) is used for calculating a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio threshold (SINRth) according to the effective bandwidth (Beff) and the channel capacitor (Caps). The equation (1) is based on Shannon formula. The channel capacity may be equal to a data traffic demand amount of the user in terms of numerical value. 
     The equation (2) is a definition equation of the Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio. The numerator portion in the equation (2) is a transmitting power multiplied by a path loss, i.e., an effective signal receiving power at user end. σ 2  in the denominator in the equation (2) is a channel noise. The other item in the denominator in the equation (2) is a cumulative interference power expressed by double integration, which is equivalent to an integral of the product of a percentage occupied by switched-on base stations in total base stations, a density of base stations, a transmitting power of base stations and a path loss on a plane, with a range of the integral being from the radius of the exclusion zone to infinity. 
     Under the premise that the transmitting power of the transmitter and the SINR threshold needed to be satisfied as well as the channel bandwidth are known, a tolerable interference maximum power may be calculated if the channel model is known. A relationship between the maximum interference power and the radius of the exclusion zone is represented by the item which follows the plus sign in the denominator in the equation (2), and if it is put into the channel model, the equation (3) may be derived. 
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PL [dB]=β [dB]+10α log 10 ( d )+ξ, ξ˜ N (0,σ 2 )
 
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     Assuming that the base station density function λ AP (r) is a fixed value, i.e., λ AP , the path loss model may be simplified as: 
     
       
         
           
             
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     By adding a breakpoint distance d break  into the above equation and writing it in an exponential form, the equation (3) may be derived. 
     Accordingly, according to one embodiment, the determination of the size of the primary exclusion zone is further based on one or more of: a base station density, a probability of switch-on of neighboring base stations, and a channel bandwidth. 
     According to the above-mentioned exemplary embodiment, after it has been determined, in a time-varying transfer probability model, which state the data traffic of the user is in, the method of Maximum likelihood estimation or Moment estimation may be employed to derive parameters in the heavy-tailed distribution or the light-tailed distribution from the historical data having been recorded. After the parameters of the probability distributions are derived, a cumulative distribution function may be reconstructed. In combination with a threshold probability, an upper limit of a user data amount under satisfaction of this probability may be calculated. The traffic data amount under the probability in combination with a predicted time cycle is equal to the capacity of the channel within this period of time in terms of numerical value. Accordingly, the required SINR threshold may be calculated according to the equation (1), and then the size of the primary exclusion zone which satisfies the SINR threshold may be calculated according to the equation (3). 
     In the above-mentioned embodiment, the size of the primary exclusion zone is determined while considering the demand of the primary user itself and the utilization rate of the network, making it possible to improve a utilization rate of radio spectrum resources while effectively protecting the primary user against interference. 
     Further, according to an embodiment, the determination unit  113  may be further configured to: determine the size of the primary exclusion zone such that a radius of the primary exclusion zone is no more than a distance to an adjacent primary user (preferably, 0.5 times lower than a distance to an adjacent primary user), thereby making it possible to avoid mutual interference between the primary users. 
     In addition, according to an embodiment, the determination unit  113  may be further configured to: adjust the size of the primary exclusion zone in a case where the present size of the primary exclusion zone fails to satisfy a communication demand of the user equipment. By introducing user behavior tendency and temporal correlation under the premise of dividing an exclusion zone range according to a primary user demand, it is possible to more effectively improve a resource utilization ratio and reduce energy consumption. 
     Next, the manner of determining the primary exclusion zone in the above-mentioned exemplary embodiment will be briefly summarized with reference to  FIG. 8 . In S 810  (e.g., corresponding to the foregoing exemplary processes A 1 -A 5 ), a primary user behavior modeling is performed; in S 820 , a primary user behavior prediction is performed (e.g., corresponding to the foregoing exemplary processes B 1 -B 3 ); in S 830 , the primary exclusion zone is determined (e.g., corresponding to the foregoing exemplary processes C 1 -C 2 ). 
       FIG. 9  shows an exemplary process of determining a primary exclusion zone based on a historical behavior. In S 910 , a user behavior modeling is performed based on historical data; in S 920 , a distribution parameter extraction is performed; in S 930 , a primary user resource demand is predicted using a user demand satisfaction probability; and in S 940 , a radius of the primary exclusion zone is calculated, and it is possible to adaptively adjust the radius of the primary exclusion zone based on a user feedback (S 950 ). 
     Next, an example of processing and information interaction process corresponding to the above-mentioned exemplary embodiment will be illustrated with reference to  FIG. 13 . 
     (1) the primary user uploads a large number of user historical behavior data to a cognitive engine; 
     (2) the cognitive engine performs a classification on probability distribution types of the uploaded data on time, velocity and position; 
     (3) a time-varying, multistate Hidden Markov Model of a primary user behavior is established according to a classification result; 
     (4) the cognitive engine performs a parameter extraction of probability distributions on corresponding respective variables for probability distribution types having been classified, and adoptable methods include, but are not limited to, Maximum likelihood estimation, Moment estimation or the like; 
     (5) cumulative probability density functions of user-demanded resources on the respective variables are reconstructed according to the extracted parameters; 
     (6) a resource demand of the user is predicted according to the reconstructed cumulative probability density functions and the probability needed to be satisfied; 
     (7) a range of the primary exclusion zone is calculated according to the predicted user resource demand and the estimated channel capacity; 
     (8) the cognitive engine informs the range of the primary exclusion zone to base stations or wireless access points under the jurisdiction; 
     (9) upon completion of the division of the primary exclusion zone, the user feeds back a result of the division. 
     Next, the performance of the proposed solution will be described in combination with a simulation result. A simulation scenario selects an ultra dense network of a 28 GHz millimeter wave system, and a number of secondary users is larger than a number of primary users. Base stations under this scenario have a known geographical distribution model (specific position information of base stations may not be needed), and have a large number of user historical behavior records for performing a modeling of a user behavior. Base stations with the same performance are distributed within an area of 1000 meters×1000 meters. The channel model selects a path loss model with a breakpoint. Specific stimulation parameters are as shown in Table 2 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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                 30 dBm 
               
               
                   
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                 1000 m × 1000 m 
               
               
                   
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                 40 
               
               
                   
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                 Poisson point process 
               
               
                   
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       FIG. 14  to  FIG. 16  show examples of execution results of the determination processes according to the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. Corresponding to the above-mentioned examples, based on the model of the user service states as shown in  FIG. 10 , it may be determined, through classifications, which state in  FIG. 10  the user is in, and examples of classifications on the user service states are as shown in  FIG. 11 . In a case where the user service states have been determined, corresponding probability distributions are determined accordingly.  FIG. 12  is an example of a result of performing a user service demand prediction after probability distributions and parameters of the probability distributions have been determined.  FIG. 14  shows exclusion zones determined for a PU with a heavy load and a PU with a light load in a simulation scenario.  FIG. 15  shows an example of a radius of an exclusion zone determined according to a predicted user demand, and although the figure only shows a PEZ radius at a certain specific time, the radius may be dynamically adjusted along with an estimated resource demand.  FIG. 16  shows a simulation result of a user demand and a resource allocation, wherein the estimated resource (accordingly, the determined PEZ radius) can excellently correspond to a data traffic amount of the user. As can be seen from the above simulation result, the present solution may predict a future demand of the user according to a historical behavior of the user, and can satisfy user demands in most of environments. 
     In the foregoing description process of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention, some methods and processes obviously have also been disclosed. Next, a wireless communication method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described without repeating the details having been described previously. 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 , a wireless communication method according to an embodiment comprise the following steps: 
     S 210 , estimating, based on a time-varying multistate model, a communication service mode of a user equipment within a target time period; and 
     S 220 , determining, based on the estimated communication service mode, a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to the user equipment. 
     The embodiments at control node (cognitive engine) side (which may be realized at base station side, core network side and user equipment side) have been described above. Embodiments of the present disclosure further include a device and a method at a side where a determined size of a primary exclusion zone is received from a control node. The receiving side for example corresponds to the access point in  FIG. 13 , but the receiving side may comprise base station side, core network side and user equipment side. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3 , an electronic device  300  for wireless communication according to the present embodiment comprises processing circuitry  310  (control unit  311 ) configured to perform control to receive indication information from a control node, the indication information indicating a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to a user equipment. The size of the primary exclusion zone is determined based on an estimation of a communication service mode of the user equipment within a target time period, the estimation being based on a time-varying multistate model. 
       FIG. 4  shows an exemplary process of a corresponding wireless communication method, comprising: 
     S 410 , receiving indication information from a control node, the indication information indicating a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to a user equipment, wherein the size of the primary exclusion zone is determined based on an estimation of a communication service mode of the user equipment within a target time period, the estimation being based on a time-varying multistate mode. 
     Further, embodiments of the present disclosure further comprise a computer readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to perform the methods according to the above-mentioned embodiments. 
     As shown in  FIG. 5 , embodiments of the present disclosure further comprise an information processing apparatus  500 , comprising an estimation device  510  and a determination device  520 . The estimation device  510  is configured to estimate, based on a time-varying multistate model, a communication service mode of a user equipment within a target time period. The determination device  520  is configured to determine, based on the estimated communication service mode, a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to the user equipment. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , embodiments of the present disclosure further comprise an information processing apparatus  600 , comprising a control device  610 . The control device  610  is configured to perform control to receive indication information from a control node, the indication information indicating a size of a primary exclusion zone to be applied to a user equipment, wherein the size of the primary exclusion zone is determined based on an estimation of a communication service mode of the user equipment within a target time period, the estimation being based on a time-varying multistate model. 
     As an example, the respective steps of the above methods and the respective constituent modules and/or units of the above devices may be implemented as software, firmware, hardware or a combination thereof. In the case of implementation by software or firmware, a program constituting the software for implementing the above methods may be installed from a storage medium or a network to a computer having a purpose-specific hardware structure (e.g., the universal personal computer  2000  as shown in  FIG. 17 ). The computer, when installed with various programs, is capable of executing various functions and the like. 
     In  FIG. 17 , an operation processing unit (i.e., CPU)  2001  executes various processing according to a program stored in a Read-Only Memory (ROM)  2002  or a program uploaded from a storage part  2008  to a Random Access Memory (RAM)  2003 . In the RAM  2003 , data needed when the CPU  2001  executes various processing and the like is also stored as needed. The CPU  2001 , the ROM  2002  and the RAM  2003  are linked to each other via a bus  2004 . An input/output interface  2005  is also linked to the bus  2004 . 
     The following components are linked to the input/output interface  2005 : an input part  2006  (including a keyboard, a mouse and the like), an output part  2007  (including a display, such as a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and the like, as well as a speaker and the like), the storage part  2008  (including a hard disc and the like), and a communication part  2009  (including a network interface card such as an LAN card, a modem and the like). The communication part  2009  executes communication processing via a network such as the Internet. As needed, a driver  2010  may also be linked to the input/output interface  2005 . A detachable medium  2011  such as a magnetic disc, an optical disc, a magnetic optical disc, a semiconductor memory and the like is installed on the driver  2010  as needed, such that a computer program read therefrom is installed in the storage part  2008  as needed. 
     In a case where the above series of processing is implemented by software, a program constituting the software is installed from a network such as the Internet or a storage medium such as the detachable medium  2011 . 
     Those skilled in the art should appreciate that such a storage medium is not limited to the detachable medium  2011  having stored therein a program and distributed separately from an apparatus to provide the program to a user as shown in  FIG. 17 . Examples of the detachable medium  2011  include a magnetic disc (including a floppy disc (registered trademark)), a compact disc (including a Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) and a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)), a magnetic optical disc (including a Mini Disc (MD) (registered trademark)), and a semiconductor memory. Alternatively, the storage medium may be hard discs and the like included in the ROM  2002  and the storage part  2008 , in which programs are stored, and which are distributed concurrently with the apparatus including them to users. 
     Embodiments of the present invention further relate to a program product having stored therein machine readable instruction codes that, when read and executed by a machine, can perform the above methods according to the embodiments of the present invention. 
     Accordingly, a storage medium for carrying the above program product having stored therein machine readable instruction codes is also included in the disclosure of the present invention. The storage medium includes but is not limited to a floppy disc, an optical disc, a magnetic optical disc, a memory card, a memory stick and the like. 
     Embodiments of the present application further relate to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus, when used for base station side, may be realized as any type of Evolved node B (eNB), such as macro eNB and small eNB. The small eNB may be an eNB of a cell with smaller coverage than a macro cell, such as a pico eNB, a micro eNB and a home (femto) eNB. Alternatively, the electronic apparatus may be realized as any other type of base station, such as NodeB and Base Transceiver Station (BTS). The electronic apparatus may comprise: a main body (also referred to as a base station equipment) configured to control wireless communication; and one or more Remote Radio Heads (RRHs) arranged at different places from the main body. In addition, all the various types of terminals which will be described below can operate as base stations by temporarily or semi-persistently executing base station functions. 
     The electronic apparatus, when used for user equipment side, may be realized as a mobile terminal (such as an intelligent telephone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a portable/softdog mobile router and a digital camera) or an in-vehicle terminal (such as an automobile navigation equipment). In addition, the electronic apparatus may be a wireless communication module (such as an integrated circuit module including a single or more wafers) installed on each of the above terminals. 
     [Application Example with Regard to Terminal Equipment] 
       FIG. 18  is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an intelligent telephone  2500  to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied. The intelligent telephone  2500  comprises a processor  2501 , a memory  2502 , a storage device  2503 , an external connection interface  2504 , a camera  2506 , a sensor  2507 , a microphone  2508 , an input device  2509 , a display device  2510 , a speaker  2511 , a wireless communication interface  2512 , one or more antenna switches  2515 , one or more antennas  2516 , a bus  2517 , a battery  2518 , and an auxiliary controller  2519 . 
     The processor  2501  may be for example a CPU or a System on Chip (SoC), and control functions of an application layer and additional layers of the intelligent telephone  2500 . The memory  2502  comprises an RAM and an ROM, and stores data and programs executed by the processor  2501 . The storage device  2503  may comprise a storage medium, such as a semiconductor memory and a hard disc. The external connection interface  2504  is an interface for connecting an external device (such as a memory card and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device) to the intelligent telephone  2500 . 
     The camera  2506  comprises an image sensor (such as a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) and a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS)), and generates a captured image. The sensor  2507  may comprise a group of sensors, such as a measurement sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor. The microphone  2508  converts sound inputted to the intelligent telephone  2500  to an audio signal. The input device  2509  comprises for example a touch sensor configured to detect a touch on a screen of the display device  2510 , a keypad, a keyboard, buttons or switches, and receives an operation or information inputted from a user. The display device  2510  comprises a screen (such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display), and displays an output image of the intelligent telephone  2500 . The speaker  2511  converts the audio signal outputted from the intelligent telephone  2500  to sound. 
     The wireless communication interface  2512  supports any cellular communication scheme (such as LTE and LTE-Advanced), and executes wireless communication. The wireless communication interface  2512  generally may comprise for example a Base Band (BB) processor  2513  and a Radio Frequency (RF) circuit  2514 . The BB processor  2513  may execute for example coding/decoding, modulation/demodulation and multiplexing/demultiplexing, and execute various types of signal processing for wireless communication. Meanwhile, the RF circuit  2514  may comprise for example a frequency mixer, a filter and an amplifier, and transmit and receive a wireless signal via the antenna  2516 . The wireless communication interface  2512  may be a chip module on which a BB processor  2513  and an RF circuit  2514  are integrated. As shown in  FIG. 18 , the wireless communication interface  2512  may comprise a plurality of BB processors  2513  and a plurality of RF circuits  2514 . Although  FIG. 18  shows an example in which the wireless communication interface  2512  comprises a plurality of BB processors  2513  and a plurality of RF circuits  2514 , the wireless communication interface  2512  may also comprise a single BB processor  2513  or a single RF circuit  2514 . 
     In addition, besides the cellular communication schemes, the wireless communication interface  2512  may support other types of wireless communication schemes, such as a short range wireless communication scheme, a near field communication scheme and a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) scheme. In this case, the wireless communication interface  2512  may comprise a BB processor  2513  and an RF circuit  2514  for each wireless communication scheme. 
     Each of the antenna switches  2515  switches a connection destination of the antenna  2516  among a plurality of circuits included in the wireless communication interface  2512  (for example, circuits for different wireless communication schemes). 
     Each of the antennas  2516  comprises a single or more antenna elements (such as a plurality of antenna elements included in an MIMO antenna), and is used for the wireless communication interface  2512  to transmit and receive a wireless signal. As shown in  FIG. 18 , the intelligent telephone  2500  may comprise a plurality of antennas  2516 . Although  FIG. 18  shows an example in which the intelligent telephone  2500  comprises a plurality of antennas  2516 , the intelligent telephone  2500  may also comprise a single antenna  2516 . 
     In addition, the intelligent telephone  2500  may comprise an antenna  2516  for each wireless communication scheme. In this case, the antenna switch  2515  may be omitted from the configuration of the intelligent telephone  2500 . 
     The bus  2517  connects the processor  2501 , the memory  2502 , the storage device  2503 , the external connection interface  2504 , the camera  2506 , the sensor  2507 , the microphone  2508 , the input device  2509 , the display device  2510 , the speaker  2511 , the wireless communication interface  2512  and the auxiliary controller  2519  to each other. The battery  2518  supplies electric power to the respective blocks of the intelligent telephone  2500  as shown in  FIG. 18  via feeder lines which are partially shown as dashed lines in the figure. The auxiliary controller  2519  for example manipulates the least necessary function of the intelligent telephone  2500  in a sleep mode. 
     In the intelligent telephone  2500  as shown in  FIG. 18 , the transceiver device of the apparatus at user equipment side according to the embodiment of the present invention may be realized by the wireless communication interface  2512 . At least part of the functions of the processing circuitry and/or respective units of the electronic device or information processing apparatus at user equipment side according to the embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented by the processor  2501  or the auxiliary controller  2519 . For example, part of the function of the processor  2501  may be implemented by the auxiliary controller  2519  so as to reduce power consumption of the battery  2518 . Further, the processor  2501  or the auxiliary controller  2519  may implement at least part of the functions of the processing circuitry and/or respective units of the electronic device or information processing apparatus at user equipment side according to the embodiment of the present invention by executing the program stored in the memory  2501  or the storage device  2503 . 
     [Application Example with Regard to Base Station] 
       FIG. 19  is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a base station, e.g., an Evolved base station (eNB), to which the technology of the present disclosure may be applied. The eNB  2300  comprises one or more antennas  2310  and a base station equipment  2320 . The base station equipment  2320  and each antenna  2310  may be connected with each other via a Radio Frequency (RF) cable. 
     Each of the antennas  2310  comprises a single or more antenna elements (such as a plurality of antenna elements included in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna), and is used for the base station equipment  2320  to transmit and receive a wireless signal. As shown in  FIG. 19 , the eNB  2300  may comprise a plurality of antennas  2310 . For example, the plurality of antennas  2310  may be compatible with a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB  2300 . Although  FIG. 19  shows an example in which the eNB  2300  comprises a plurality of antennas  2310 , the eNB  2300  may also comprise a single antenna  2310 . 
     The base station equipment  2320  may comprise a controller  2321 , a memory  2322 , a network interface  2323 , and a wireless communication interface  2325 . 
     The controller  2321  may be for example a CPU or a DSP, and manipulate various functions of a higher layer of the base station equipment  2320 . For example, the controller  2321  generates data packets according to data in a signal processed by the wireless communication interface  2325 , and transfers the generated packets via the network interface  2323 . The controller  2321  may perform binding for data from a plurality of baseband processors to generate bound packets, and transfer the generated bound packets. The controller  2321  may have a logic function of executing control, which is such as radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, admission rule and dispatching. The control may be performed in combination with a nearby eNB or a core network node. The memory  2322  comprises an RAM and an ROM, and stores programs executed by the controller  2321  and various types of control data (such as a terminal list, transmission power data, and scheduling data). 
     The network interface  2323  is a communication interface for connecting the base station equipment  2320  to a core network  2324 . The controller  2321  may communicate with a core network node or another eNB via the network interface  2323 . In this case, the eNB  2300  and the core network node or another eNB may be connected to each other via a logic interface (such as S1 interface and X2 interface). The network interface  2323  may also be a wired communication interface, or a wireless communication interface for a wireless backhaul. If the network interface  2323  is a wireless communication interface, as compared with frequency bands used by the wireless communication interface  2325 , the network interface  2323  may use higher frequency bands for wireless communication. 
     The wireless communication interface  2325  supports any cellular communication scheme (such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced), and is provided with a wireless connection to a terminal located in a cell of the eNB  2300  via the antenna  2310 . The wireless communication interface  2325  generally may comprise for example a BB processor  2326  and an RF circuit  2327 . The BB processor  2326  may execute for example coding/decoding, modulation/demodulation and multiplexing/demultiplexing, and execute various types of signal processing of layers (for example L1, Medium Access control (MAC), Radio Link Control (RLC) and Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)). Instead of the controller  2321 , the BB processor  2326  may have part or all of the above logic function. The BB processor  2326  may be a memory which stores a communication control program, or a module comprising a processor configured to execute a program and a related circuit. The function of the BB processor  2326  may be changed through program updating. The module may be a card or blade inserted in a slot of the base station equipment  2320 . Alternatively, the module may also be a chip installed on a card or blade. Meanwhile, the RF circuit  2327  may comprise for example a frequency mixer, a filter and an amplifier, and transmit and receive a wireless signal via the antenna  2310 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 19 , the wireless communication interface  2325  may comprise a plurality of BB processors  2326 . For example, the plurality of BB processors  2326  may be compatible with a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB  2300 . As shown in  FIG. 19 , the wireless communication interface  2325  may comprise a plurality of RF circuits  2327 . For example, the plurality of RF circuits  2327  may be compatible with a plurality of antenna elements. Although  FIG. 19  shows an example in which the wireless communication interface  2325  comprises a plurality of BB processors  2326  and a plurality of RF circuits  2327 , the wireless communication interface  2325  may also comprise a single BB processor  2326  or a single RF circuit  2327 . 
     In the eNB  2300  as shown in  FIG. 19 , the transceiver device of the apparatus at base station side according to the embodiment of the present invention may be realized by the wireless communication interface  2325 . At least part of the functions of the processing circuitry and/or respective units of the electronic device or information processing apparatus at base station side according to the embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented by the controller  2321 . For example, the controller  2321  may implement at least part of the functions of the processing circuitry and/or respective units of the electronic device or information processing apparatus at base station side according to the embodiment of the present invention by executing a program stored in the memory  2322 . 
     In the foregoing description of the detailed embodiments of the present invention, features described and/or shown with respect to one embodiment may be used in one or more other embodiments in an identical or similar manner, be combined with features in other embodiments, or substitute features in other embodiments. 
     It should be emphasized that, the term “comprise/include” used herein refers to existence of features, elements, steps or assemblies, but does not preclude existence or addition of one or more other features, elements, steps or assemblies. 
     In the above embodiments and examples, reference numerals composed of digits are used to represent the respective steps and/or units. Those ordinarily skilled in the art should understand that, these reference numerals aim only to facilitate description and plotting, but do not represent an order thereof or any other limitation. 
     Further, the methods of the present invention are not limited to be executed in the temporal order described in the specification, but may also be executed sequentially, in parallel or independently in other orders. Therefore, the execution order of the methods described in the present specification does not constitute a limitation to the technical scope of the present invention. 
     Although the present invention has been disclosed above by the description of the detailed embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that all the above embodiments and examples are exemplary but not limiting. Those skilled in the art could design various modifications, improvements or equivalents with regard to the present invention within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. These modifications, improvements or equivalents should also be construed as being included within the scope of protection of the present invention.