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JP5617929B2 - Wireless station, communication system, and communication method - Google Patents
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JP5617929B2
JP5617929B2 JP2012537520A JP2012537520A JP5617929B2 JP 5617929 B2 JP5617929 B2 JP 5617929B2 JP 2012537520 A JP2012537520 A JP 2012537520A JP 2012537520 A JP2012537520 A JP 2012537520A JP 5617929 B2 JP5617929 B2 JP 5617929B2
transmission prohibition
JP2012537520A
JPWO2012046318A1 (en
藤田　裕志
裕志 藤田
2010-10-06 Application filed by 富士通株式会社 filed Critical 富士通株式会社
2010-10-06 Priority to PCT/JP2010/067590 priority Critical patent/WO2012046318A1/en
2014-02-24 Publication of JPWO2012046318A1 publication Critical patent/JPWO2012046318A1/en
2014-11-05 Publication of JP5617929B2 publication Critical patent/JP5617929B2/en
The present invention relates to a radio station, a communication system, and a communication method that perform radio communication.
In recent years, a wireless ad hoc network (self-configuring network) in which a plurality of wireless stations are linked by wireless communication has been studied. In a wireless ad hoc network, a transmitting wireless station transmits a packet to a receiving wireless station, and confirms the successful transmission by receiving a response signal (Ack) transmitted from the receiving wireless station.
Further, if the transmitting radio station does not receive a response signal even after a certain waiting time has elapsed, it determines that transmission has failed and retransmits the packet. In addition, if there is an optimum route and an alternative route for one destination and the transmission radio station does not receive a response signal even if the packet is retransmitted up to a certain number of times, the route is switched. A packet is transmitted to a wireless station on an alternative route.
In addition, depending on the frequency of the radio wave used (for example, 950 [MHz] band), there is a legal restriction that sets a transmission prohibition period in which signal transmission is prohibited after a wireless station performs transmission. In addition, when each wireless station has an active period in which transmission / reception is possible and a sleep period in which transmission / reception is not possible, a technique for performing synchronization so as to have an active period common to adjacent wireless stations is known (for example, the following patent document) 1). Each wireless station synchronizes with each other by, for example, periodically transmitting and receiving synchronization packets.
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However, in the wireless ad hoc network, the transmission timing of each wireless station is asynchronous, and the transmission prohibition period of each wireless station is also asynchronous, so that a packet may be transmitted to the wireless station during the transmission prohibition period. In this case, even if the packet is successfully received, the receiving radio station cannot transmit a response signal to the transmitting radio station, and the transmitting radio station retransmits the normally received data. For this reason, there is a problem that traffic increases and network throughput decreases.
Further, in the technology in which each wireless station periodically transmits a synchronization packet in order to synchronize with each other, there is a problem that traffic increases due to the synchronization packet and the network throughput decreases. In addition, since the transmission prohibition period is set so that the wireless stations synchronize with each other, the transmission prohibition period becomes longer than the regulation, and there is a problem that a delay in packet transmission occurs and the network throughput decreases.
In one aspect, the present invention aims to improve network throughput.
In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the disclosed technology is configured to transmit a response signal to a packet received from another radio station to the other radio station, and to the first radio station. In a communication method with a second wireless station that retransmits the packet when a response signal for the received packet is not received by a predetermined response time limit, the first wireless station transmits a signal from the first wireless station. The transmission prohibition period during which transmission of the transmission is prohibited is notified to neighboring wireless stations, and the second wireless station transmits the packet to the first wireless station even during the transmission prohibited period, and is notified from the first wireless station. The response time limit during the transmitted prohibition period is postponed until the end of the transmission prohibition period by extending a waiting time from the transmission of the packet to the response time limit .
According to the disclosed radio station, communication system, and communication method, the network throughput can be improved.
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a communication system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a radio station. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of route information. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process example of the transmission control unit according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a process example of the transmission control unit according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7A is a diagram of a setting example 1 of a transmission prohibition period. FIG. 7B is a diagram of a setting example 2 of the transmission prohibition period. FIG. 8A is a diagram of an example of transmission prohibition period information transmitted according to setting example 1. FIG. 8B is a diagram of an example of transmission prohibition period information transmitted according to setting example 2.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the disclosed technology will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a communication system according to the first embodiment. A communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes a radio station 110 (second radio station) and a radio station 120 (first radio station). Each of the wireless station 110 and the wireless station 120 is a communication device that performs wireless communication. Here, a configuration for transmitting a packet from radio station 110 to radio station 120 will be mainly described. The radio station 110 includes a communication unit 111, an acquisition unit 112, and a postponement unit 113.
The communication unit 111 transmits a packet to the wireless station 120 (another wireless station). The communication unit 111 retransmits a packet when a response signal (Ack) to the packet transmitted to the wireless station 120 is not received from the wireless station 120 by a predetermined response time limit. Specifically, the communication unit 111 sets a response time limit from when a packet is transmitted until a time when a certain waiting time elapses. The retransmission of the packet is, for example, retransmission to the wireless station 120 that has transmitted the packet. Further, when there is a packet transmission path in addition to the wireless station 120, the packet retransmission may be transmission to another transmission path.
The acquisition unit 112 acquires from the wireless station 120 a transmission prohibition period during which signal transmission by the wireless station 120 is prohibited. Specifically, the acquisition unit 112 acquires transmission prohibition period information that directly or indirectly indicates the transmission prohibition period of the radio station 120 from the radio station 120. The acquisition unit 112 notifies the postponement unit 113 of the transmission prohibition period indicated by the acquired transmission prohibition period information.
The postponement unit 113 postpones the response time limit of the communication unit 111 during the transmission prohibition period notified from the acquisition unit 112 until the end of the transmission prohibition period. For example, when the packet transmission request in the communication unit 111 is generated during the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120, the postponement unit 113 postpones the response time limit of the communication unit 111 until the end of the transmission prohibition period.
Specifically, the communication unit 111 transmits a packet even during the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120. The postponing unit 113 extends the waiting time from the time when the communication unit 111 transmits a packet until the response time limit. Thereby, the response time limit of the communication unit 111 can be postponed until after the end of the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120. Also, by transmitting the packet during the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120, the packet can be transmitted efficiently. For example, it is possible to prevent the packet from being transmitted from the wireless station 110 due to the transmission prohibited period of the wireless station 110 at the end of the transmission prohibited period of the wireless station 120.
The radio station 120 includes a communication unit 121 and a notification unit 122. The communication unit 121 transmits a response signal for the packet received from the wireless station 110 (another wireless station) to the wireless station 110. In addition, the communication unit 121 transmits a packet from the wireless station 120 (own station) to another wireless station. The transmission destination of the packet from the wireless station 120 may be the wireless station 110 or a wireless station different from the wireless station 110.
In addition, the communication unit 121 sets a transmission prohibition period during which transmission of a signal by the wireless station 120 is prohibited when a packet is transmitted to another wireless station. The communication unit 121 does not transmit packets to other wireless stations during the set transmission prohibition period. Further, when the communication unit 121 receives a packet from the wireless station 110 during the set transmission prohibited period, the communication unit 121 transmits a response signal to the wireless station 110 after waiting for the transmission prohibited period to end.
In addition, the communication unit 121 notifies the notification unit 122 of the set transmission prohibition period. The notification unit 122 notifies the transmission prohibition period notified from the communication unit 121 to wireless stations around the wireless station 120. Specifically, the notification unit 122 distributes transmission prohibition period information that directly or indirectly indicates the transmission prohibition period. Radio stations in the vicinity of the radio station 120 are radio stations that can directly communicate with the radio station 120, and include the radio station 110.
For example, the notification unit 122 notifies a transmission prohibition period set by transmission of a packet from the wireless station 120 simultaneously with transmission of the packet from the wireless station 120. As a result, the transmission prohibition period set by the packet transmission can be reliably notified before the start of the transmission prohibition period.
In addition, the notification unit 122 may notify the transmission prohibition period information via the communication unit 121. For example, the notification unit 122 may store the transmission prohibition period information in a packet from the wireless station 120 transmitted by the communication unit 121. Thereby, it is possible to notify the transmission destination wireless station of the packet transmitted from the communication unit 121 of the transmission prohibition period. In addition, it is possible to notify the wireless station other than the transmission destination of the packet transmitted from the communication unit 121 of the transmission prohibition period by intercepting the packet transmitted from the communication unit 121.
Further, since the transmission prohibition period can be notified without generating a new packet for transmitting the transmission prohibition period information, an increase in traffic can be suppressed. In addition, it is possible to prevent the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120 from being excessively generated or extended due to the transmission of a new packet for notifying the transmission prohibition period.
Further, the notification unit 122 may store the transmission prohibition period information in the header part of the packet transmitted from the communication unit 121. Thus, even if the data part of the packet is not decoded, the transmission prohibition period information can be obtained by reading the header part of the packet, so that a wireless station other than the packet transmission destination can easily acquire the transmission prohibition period information. be able to.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication system 200 is an autonomous distributed wireless network (ad hoc network) that includes wireless stations 201 to 205, and the wireless stations 201 to 205 are linked to each other through wireless communication. Each of the wireless stations 201 to 205 is a wireless station capable of wireless communication. The IDs of the wireless stations 201 to 205 are “1” to “5”.
For example, when the wireless station 201 transmits a packet destined for the wireless station 205, it is assumed that there are three paths that pass through any of the wireless stations 202 to 204. The wireless station 201 transmits a packet destined for the wireless station 205 to any of the wireless stations 202 to 204. The wireless station that has received the packet addressed to the wireless station 205 among the wireless stations 202 to 204 from the wireless station 201 transfers the received packet to the wireless station 205.
In each link of the wireless stations 201 to 205, retransmission control is performed in which a packet is retransmitted when a response signal is not received even after a response time limit after a predetermined period has elapsed since the packet was transmitted. Packet retransmission control includes retransmission control for retransmitting a packet to the wireless station that transmitted the packet, and retransmission control for retransmitting the packet (path switching) to a different route from the wireless station that transmitted the packet.
The communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1 can be applied between the links of the radio stations 201 to 205. For example, each of the radio stations 201 to 205 has the functions of the radio station 110 and the radio station 120 illustrated in FIG. For example, the wireless station 202 notifies the surrounding wireless stations (for example, wireless stations 201, 203, and 205) of the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 202. When transmitting a packet to the wireless station 202, the wireless station 201 postpones the response time limit during the transmission prohibited period of the wireless station 202 notified from the wireless station 202 until the end of the transmission prohibited period.
As a result, it is possible to avoid the wireless station 201 performing retransmission control because the wireless station 202 cannot transmit a response signal to the packet from the wireless station 201 due to the transmission prohibited period. For example, a packet is transmitted again from the wireless station 201 to the wireless station 202, or a packet is retransmitted (route switching) from the wireless station 201 to the wireless station 203 or the wireless station 204, and the packet is transmitted through a plurality of routes. It can be avoided.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a radio station. A radio station 300 illustrated in FIG. 3 is a radio station applicable to each of the radio stations 201 to 205 illustrated in FIG. 2, for example. Radio station 300 is a radio station having the functions of radio station 110 and radio station 120 shown in FIG. The radio station 300 includes a processing unit 301, a transmission control unit 302, a local station prohibition period storage unit 303, a transmission unit 304, a reception unit 305, a reception data processing unit 306, and another station prohibition period calculation unit 307. A route information storage unit 308.
The communication unit 111 in FIG. 1 can be realized by the processing unit 301, the transmission control unit 302, the transmission unit 304, the reception unit 305, and the reception data processing unit 306. The acquisition unit 112 in FIG. 1 can be realized by the reception unit 305 and the other station prohibited period calculation unit 307. 1 can be realized by the transmission control unit 302 and the path information storage unit 308. The communication unit 121 in FIG. 1 can be realized by the processing unit 301, the transmission control unit 302, the transmission unit 304, the reception unit 305, and the reception data processing unit 306. The notification unit 122 in FIG. 1 can be realized by the local station prohibition period storage unit 303 and the transmission unit 304.
The processing unit 301 generates data to be transmitted from the radio station 300 (own station) to another station, and outputs the generated data to the transmission control unit 302. The processing unit 301 processes data output from the reception data processing unit 306. For example, the processing unit 301 generates a response signal (Ack) for the data output from the reception data processing unit 306 and outputs the response signal (Ack) to the transmission control unit 302. In addition, the processing unit 301 transfers data having the other station as the final destination by outputting the data to the transmission control unit 302.
The transmission control unit 302 performs transmission control of data (including a response signal) output from the processing unit 301 based on the route information stored in the route information storage unit 308. Specifically, the transmission control unit 302 acquires the next hop wireless station ID associated with the ID indicating the destination of the data output from the processing unit 301 from the route information in the route information storage unit 308. Then, the transmission control unit 302 generates a packet storing a header part including the acquired next hop wireless station ID as a transmission destination and data output from the processing unit 301.
In addition, the transmission control unit 302 acquires the acquired transmission prohibition period of the next hop destination from the route information in the route information storage unit 308. And the transmission control part 302 postpones the response time limit which waits for a response signal regarding the produced | generated packet based on the acquired transmission prohibition period. The transmission control unit 302 outputs the generated packet to the local station prohibition period storage unit 303. As a result, the packet output from the transmission control unit 302 is transmitted from the transmission unit 304.
Further, the transmission control unit 302 sets a transmission prohibition period during which transmission of a packet from the radio station 300 is prohibited after transmitting the packet. The transmission control unit 302 outputs the packet based on the data output from the processing unit 301 during the transmission prohibition period to the local station prohibition period storage unit 303 after waiting for the transmission prohibition period to end.
The local station prohibition period storage unit 303 stores transmission prohibition period information indicating the transmission prohibition period of the radio station 300 in the header part of the packet output from the transmission control unit 302. The local station prohibition period storage unit 303 outputs the packet storing the transmission prohibition period information to the transmission unit 304. The transmission unit 304 wirelessly transmits the packet output from the local station prohibition period storage unit 303.
The receiving unit 305 receives packets transmitted from wireless stations around the wireless station 300. Receiving section 305 outputs the received packet to received data processing section 306 and other station prohibited period calculating section 307. The reception data processing unit 306 acquires the transmission destination of the packet included in the header part of the packet output from the reception unit 305. The received data processing unit 306 discards the packet having the other station as the transmission destination, and outputs the data stored in the packet having the own station as the transmission destination to the processing unit 301.
The other station prohibition period calculation unit 307 acquires transmission prohibition period information included in the header part of the packet output from the reception unit 305. Thereby, the other station prohibition period calculation unit 307 can acquire the transmission prohibition period information stored in the packet having the own station as the transmission destination, and the transmission prohibition period information stored in the packet having the other station as the transmission destination. Even if there is, it can be intercepted. The other station prohibited period calculation unit 307 calculates the transmission prohibited period of the transmission source of the packet based on the acquired transmission prohibited period information. The other station prohibition period calculation unit 307 registers the calculated transmission prohibition period in the route information in the route information storage unit 308 in association with the packet transmission source wireless station.
The route information storage unit 308 stores route information in which the destination of the packet is associated with the next hop destination (transmission destination). The route information stored in the route information storage unit 308 is sequentially updated according to the state of the wireless stations existing around the wireless station 300. The route information is updated by the processing unit 301, for example. In the route information stored in the route information storage unit 308, a transmission prohibition period set in the next hop destination is associated with each next hop destination.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of route information. A table 400 illustrated in FIG. 4 illustrates an example of route information stored in the route information storage unit 308 of the wireless station 201 illustrated in FIG. In the table 400, each route destined for the wireless station 205 (ID = 5) is shown. Specifically, in the wireless station 201, there are three routes destined for the wireless station 205, and the next-hop wireless station IDs are “2”, “3”, and “4”, respectively.
Accordingly, when data destined for the wireless station 205 (ID = 5) is output from the processing unit 301, the transmission control unit 302 determines any of the wireless stations 202 to 204 as a transmission destination. In the table 400, the start time and the end time of the transmission prohibition period are associated with each next-hop wireless station ID. Thereby, the transmission control part 302 can acquire the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station of the data transmission destination.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process example of the transmission control unit according to the first embodiment. When data is output from the processing unit 301, the transmission control unit 302 executes, for example, each step shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the local station is in a transmission prohibition period (step S501). If it is during the transmission prohibition period (step S501: Yes), it waits until the end of the transmission prohibition period and executes step S501 again. When it is not in the transmission prohibition period (step S501: No), the empty slot of the own station is confirmed, and it is determined whether or not the packet including the data output from the processing unit 301 can be transmitted (step S502).
In step S502, when the packet cannot be transmitted (step S502: No), the process returns to step S501. If the packet can be transmitted (step S502: Yes), the packet is output to the local station prohibition period storage unit 303 (step S503). As a result, the local station prohibition period storage unit 303 stores the transmission prohibition period information of the local station in the header of the packet, and the transmission unit 304 transmits the packet.
Next, it is determined whether or not the transmission destination (next hop destination) of the packet transmitted in step S503 is in the transmission prohibition period (step S504). When the transmission destination is not in the transmission prohibition period (step S504: No), the series of processes is terminated. When the transmission destination is in the transmission prohibition period (step S504: Yes), the waiting time from the packet transmission in step S503 to the response deadline is extended (step S505), and the series of processing ends. Thereby, the response time limit of the packet transmitted in step S503 is postponed.
Through the above steps, the response time limit can be postponed by transmitting the packet to the transmission destination even during the transmission prohibition period of the transmission destination and extending the waiting time from the packet transmission to the response time limit.
In step S505, if the end time of the transmission prohibition period is after the response time limit, the response time limit is postponed. If the end time of the transmission prohibition period is before the response time limit, the response time limit is not postponed. Also good. When the end time of the transmission prohibition period is before the response time limit, the response time limit is not postponed, so that the response time limit can be avoided from being postponed. For example, when the response signal is not transmitted because the packet transmitted in step S503 is not normally received at the transmission destination, it is possible to avoid waiting for the response signal beyond the original response time limit.
Thus, in the communication system 100 according to the first embodiment, the wireless station 110 is notified of the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120. In addition, the wireless station 110 transmits a packet to the wireless station 120 even during the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120, and extends the waiting time from the wireless station 110 transmitting the packet to the response time limit, thereby setting the response time limit. put off. As a result, it is possible to avoid a normally received packet from being retransmitted from the second radio station, and to improve the network throughput.
The communication system according to the second exemplary embodiment is the same as the communication system 100 illustrated in FIG. However, the postponing unit 113 of the wireless station 110 delays the packet transmission by the communication unit 111 when a packet transmission request in the communication unit 111 is generated during the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120. Thereby, since the starting point of the response time limit set in the communication unit 111 is delayed, the response time limit of the communication unit 111 can be postponed.
Further, the postponing unit 113 may wait for the transmission of the packet by the communication unit 111 until after the end of the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120. Thereby, it is possible to reliably postpone the response time limit until after the end of the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120.
Examples of the communication system, the radio station, and the route information according to the second exemplary embodiment are the same as the specific examples illustrated in FIGS. A processing example of the transmission control unit 302 of the wireless station 300 according to the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a process example of the transmission control unit according to the second embodiment. When data is output from the processing unit 301, the transmission control unit 302 executes, for example, each step shown in FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the local station is in a transmission prohibition period (step S601). If it is during the transmission prohibition period (step S601: Yes), step S601 is executed again. If it is not during the transmission prohibition period (step S601: No), the vacant slot of the own station is confirmed, and it is determined whether or not the packet including the data output from the processing unit 301 can be transmitted (step S602).
If the packet cannot be transmitted in step S602 (step S602: No), the process returns to step S601. If the packet can be transmitted (step S602: Yes), it is determined whether the transmission destination (next hop destination) of the packet is in a transmission prohibition period (step S603). When the transmission destination is in the transmission prohibition period (step S603: Yes), it waits until the end of the transmission prohibition period of the transmission destination (step S604), and returns to step S601.
In step S603, when the transmission destination is not in the transmission prohibition period (step S603: No), the packet is output to the local station prohibition period storage unit 303 (step S605), and the series of processing ends. As a result, the local station prohibition period storage unit 303 stores the transmission prohibition period information of the local station in the header of the packet, and the transmission unit 304 transmits the packet. Through the above steps, when the transmission destination of the packet is in the transmission prohibition period, the response time limit can be postponed by delaying the packet transmission until the end of the transmission prohibition period.
In steps S603 and S604, if the end time of the transmission prohibition period is after the response time limit, the response time limit is postponed. If the end time of the transmission prohibition period is before the response time limit, the response time limit is not postponed. It may be. When the end time of the transmission prohibition period is before the response time limit, the response time limit is not postponed, so that the response time limit can be avoided from being postponed.
Thus, in the communication system 100 according to the second embodiment, the wireless station 110 is notified of the transmission prohibition period of the wireless station 120. In addition, when a packet transmission request in the communication unit 111 is generated during the transmission prohibited period of the wireless station 120, the wireless station 110 delays the response time limit of the communication unit 111 by delaying transmission of the packet by the communication unit 111. To do. As a result, it is possible to avoid a normally received packet from being retransmitted from the second radio station, and to improve the network throughput.
(Example of setting the transmission prohibition period)
Next, the setting of the transmission prohibition period in each embodiment described above will be described.
FIG. 7A is a diagram of a setting example 1 of a transmission prohibition period. FIG. 7A illustrates an example of a method for setting a transmission prohibition period defined in the legal regulations for the 950 [MHz] band (the same applies to FIG. 7-2). In FIG. 7A, the horizontal axis indicates time [ms] (the same applies to FIG. 7-2).
The packet 701 is a packet that is first transmitted after the wireless station 300 starts up or after the transmission prohibition period ends. The transmission start time of the packet 701 is set to time 0 [ms], and the packet length (transmission required time) of the packet 701 is set to 10 [ms]. Therefore, the transmission end time of the packet 701 is time 10 [ms].
As illustrated in FIG. 7A, the radio station 300 sets a continuous transmission possible period T1 having a fixed length (100 [ms]) from the transmission start time (time 0 [ms]) of the packet 701. Then, the radio station 300 sets a suspension period T2 having a fixed length (100 [ms]) from the transmission end time (time 10 [ms]) of the packet 701. When the radio station 300 does not transmit a new packet in the suspension period T2, the radio station 300 can transmit a new packet after the suspension period T2.
In addition, the transmission prohibition period T3 in which signal transmission of the radio station 300 is prohibited is from the end time (time 100 [ms]) of the continuous transmission possible period T1 to the end time (time 110 [ms]) of the suspension period T2. Become. When transmitting the packet 701, the wireless station 300 determines the time T4 from the transmission start time (time 0 [ms]) of the packet 701 to the time 100 [ms] when the continuous transmission possible period T1 ends. Calculated as transmission prohibition period information. In this case, the time T4 is information that indirectly indicates the transmission prohibition period of the radio station 300.
In this example, time T4 = 100 [ms] −0 [ms] = 100 [ms] is calculated as the transmission prohibition period information. The local station prohibition period storage unit 303 stores the calculated transmission prohibition period information in the packet 701 and transmits the packet 701. Thereby, the neighboring wireless stations that have received the packet 701 can calculate the transmission prohibited period T3 of the wireless station 300 based on the transmission prohibited period information (time T4) included in the received packet 701.
FIG. 7B is a diagram of a setting example 2 of the transmission prohibition period. As shown in FIG. 7-2, when there is a data transmission request in the continuous transmission possible period T1 shown in FIG. 7-1, the radio station 300 transmits a new packet 702 even during the suspension period T2. Can do. The transmission start time of the packet 702 is assumed to be time 70 [ms], and the packet length of the packet 702 is assumed to be 10 [ms]. Therefore, the transmission end time of the packet 702 is time 80 [ms]. In this case, since a new pause period T2 is set from time 80 [ms] which is the transmission end time of the packet 702, the transmission prohibition period T3 is also extended.
When transmitting the packet 702, the wireless station 300 determines the time T5 from the transmission start time (time 70 [ms]) of the packet 702 to the time 100 [ms] when the continuous transmission possible period T1 ends. Calculated as transmission prohibition period information. In this example, time T5 = 100 [ms] −70 [ms] = 30 [ms] is calculated as the transmission prohibition period information.
The local station prohibition period storage unit 303 stores the calculated transmission prohibition period information in the packet 702 and transmits the packet 702. Thereby, the neighboring wireless stations that have received the packet 702 can calculate the transmission prohibited period T3 of the wireless station 300 based on the transmission prohibited period information (time T5) included in the received packet 702.
FIG. 8A is a diagram of an example of transmission prohibition period information transmitted according to setting example 1. A packet 701 illustrated in FIG. 8A is the packet 701 illustrated in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 8A, the packet 701 includes a header part 810 and a data part 820. The radio station 300 stores the transmission prohibition period information 811 indicating the calculated time T4 = 100 [ms] in the header section 810 as the transmission prohibition period information of the local station.
The wireless stations around the wireless station 300 that received the packet 701 read the header portion 810 of the received packet 701 and transmit the wireless station 300 based on the time T4 indicated by the transmission prohibition period information 811 stored in the header portion 810. The prohibition period T3 is calculated. It is assumed that the idle period length (100 [ms]) is common to each radio station.
The start time (time 100 [ms]) of the transmission prohibition period T3 is calculated by the reception end time of the packet 701+ (time T4−packet length) = 10 [ms] + (100 [ms] −10 [ms]). The The end time (time 110 [ms]) of the transmission prohibition period T3 is calculated by the reception end time of the packet 701 + pause period length = 10 [ms] +100 [ms].
FIG. 8B is a diagram of an example of transmission prohibition period information transmitted according to setting example 2. A packet 702 illustrated in FIG. 8B is the packet 702 illustrated in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 8B, the packet 702 includes a header part 830 and a data part 840. The radio station 300 stores the transmission prohibition period information 831 indicating the calculated time T5 = 30 [ms] in the header unit 830 as the transmission prohibition period information of the local station.
The wireless stations around the wireless station 300 that received the packet 702 read the header portion 830 of the received packet 702 and transmit the wireless station 300 based on the time T5 indicated by the transmission prohibition period information 831 stored in the header portion 830. The prohibition period T3 is calculated. It is assumed that the idle period length (100 [ms]) is common to each radio station.
The start time (time 100 [ms]) of the transmission prohibition period T3 is calculated by the reception end time of the packet 702+ (time T5−packet length) = 80 [ms] + (30 [ms] −10 [ms]). The The end time (time 180 [ms]) of the transmission prohibition period T3 is calculated by the reception end time of the packet 702 + pause period length = 80 [ms] +100 [ms].
As described above, the radio station 300 uses the transmission prohibition period information as information (time T4, T5) indicating the relationship between the transmission timing of the packet storing the transmission prohibition period information and the transmission prohibition period, thereby prohibiting transmission. Transmission prohibition period information that indirectly indicates a period can be distributed. The wireless station that has received the packet in which the transmission prohibition period information is stored can calculate the transmission prohibition period of the radio station 300 based on the reception timing of the packet and the times T4 and T5. Thereby, even if each wireless station is asynchronous like an ad hoc network, each wireless station can share a mutual transmission prohibition period.
As described above, according to the disclosed radio station, communication system, and communication method, the radio station 110 is notified of the transmission prohibition period of the radio station 120, and the response of the radio station 110 during the radio station 120 transmission prohibition period is provided. The deadline can be postponed until the end of the transmission prohibition period. As a result, it is possible to avoid a normally received packet from being retransmitted from the radio station 110 and improve the throughput of the network.
Also, by dynamically postponing the response time limit according to the transmission prohibition period, it is not necessary to set the transmission prohibition period so that the wireless stations synchronize with each other, so the transmission prohibition period becomes longer than the regulation. You can avoid that. For this reason, the throughput of the network can be further improved.
The following additional notes are disclosed with respect to the above-described embodiments.
(Supplementary Note 1) A communication unit that transmits a packet to another wireless station and retransmits the packet when a response signal to the packet is not received by a predetermined response time limit;
An acquisition unit for acquiring transmission prohibition period information indicating a transmission prohibition period during which transmission of a signal by the other radio station is prohibited, from the other radio station;
A postponement unit for postponing the response deadline during the transmission prohibition period indicated by the transmission prohibition period information acquired by the acquisition unit until after the end of the transmission prohibition period;
(Supplementary Note 2) The postponement unit transmits the packet even in the transmission prohibition period of the other radio station, and extends the waiting time from the transmission of the packet to the response deadline, thereby extending the response deadline. The radio station according to appendix 1, which is postponed.
(Supplementary note 3) The radio station according to supplementary note 1, wherein the postponing unit postpones the response deadline by delaying transmission of the packet.
(Additional remark 4) The said postponement part delays transmission of the said packet until after the end of the said transmission prohibition period, The radio station of Additional remark 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary Note 5) The postponing unit postpones the response deadline when the end of the transmission prohibition period is later than the response deadline, and the response when the end of the transmission prohibition period is before the response deadline. The radio station according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the time limit is not postponed.
(Additional remark 6) The said acquisition part acquires the said transmission prohibition period information stored in the packet transmitted by the said other wireless station, The radio station as described in any one of additional marks 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned .
(Supplementary note 7) The supplementary note 6 is characterized in that the acquisition unit intercepts a packet transmitted from the other wireless station to a station other than the own station, and acquires the transmission prohibition period information stored in the intercepted packet. The listed radio station.
(Supplementary Note 8) A communication unit that transmits a packet from its own station and transmits a response signal to a packet received from another wireless station to the other wireless station;
A notification unit for notifying a surrounding wireless station of a transmission prohibition period in which transmission of a packet by the own station is prohibited when a packet is transmitted by the communication unit;
(Additional remark 9) The said notification part notifies the said transmission prohibition period set by transmission of the packet from the own station by the said communication part simultaneously with transmission of the packet from the said own station. The listed radio station.
(Additional remark 10) The said notification part stores the transmission prohibition period information which shows the said transmission prohibition period in the packet from the self-station transmitted by the said communication part, The radio station of Additional remark 8 or 9 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Additional remark 11) The said notification part stores the said transmission prohibition period information in the header part of the packet from the said local station, The radio station of Additional remark 10 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Additional remark 12) The said transmission prohibition period information is information which shows the relationship between the transmission timing of the packet from the said local station, and the said transmission prohibition period, The radio station of Additional remark 10 or 11 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 13) A first radio station that transmits a response signal to a packet received from another radio station to the other radio station and notifies a neighboring radio station of a transmission prohibition period during which signal transmission by the own station is prohibited When,
When the response signal for the packet transmitted to the first wireless station is not received by a predetermined response time limit, the packet is retransmitted, and the response time limit during the transmission prohibition period notified from the first wireless station A second radio station that postpones until after the end of the transmission prohibition period;
(Supplementary Note 14) A first radio station that transmits a response signal for a packet received from another radio station to the other radio station, and a response signal for the packet transmitted to the first radio station by a predetermined response time limit In a communication method with a second radio station that retransmits the packet if not,
The first radio station notifies a surrounding radio station of a transmission prohibition period during which signal transmission by the first radio station is prohibited,
The communication method, wherein the second radio station postpones the response time limit during the transmission prohibition period notified from the first radio station until after the end of the transmission prohibition period.
100, 200 Communication system 110, 120, 201-205, 300 Radio station 111, 121 Communication unit 112 Acquisition unit 113 Postponement unit 122 Notification unit 301 Processing unit 302 Transmission control unit 303 Own station prohibited period storage unit 304 Transmission unit 305 Reception unit 306 Reception data processing unit 307 Other station prohibition period calculation unit 308 Route information storage unit 400 Table 701, 702 Packet 810, 830 Header part 811, 831 Transmission prohibition period information 820,840 Data part T1 Continuous transmission possible period T2 Pause period T3 Transmission Prohibited period
A communication unit that transmits a packet to another wireless station and performs retransmission of the packet when a response signal to the packet is not received by a predetermined response time limit;
The transmission prohibition period by extending the response time limit during the transmission prohibition period indicated by the transmission prohibition period information acquired by the acquisition unit to a waiting time from when the packet is transmitted by the communication unit to the response time limit. A postponement section postponed until after the end of
The wireless station, wherein the communication unit transmits the packet even during the transmission prohibition period of the other wireless station.
A first radio station that transmits a response signal to a packet received from another radio station to the other radio station, and notifies a neighboring radio station of a transmission prohibition period during which signal transmission by the own station is prohibited;
Even during the transmission prohibition period, the packet is transmitted to the first wireless station, and the packet is retransmitted when a response signal to the packet transmitted to the first wireless station is not received by a predetermined response time limit. The response time limit during the transmission prohibition period notified from the first wireless station is postponed until the end of the transmission prohibition period by extending the waiting time from the transmission of the packet to the response time limit. A second radio station,
A first wireless station that transmits a response signal to a packet received from another wireless station to the other wireless station, and a response signal that is transmitted to the packet transmitted to the first wireless station by a predetermined response time limit A second wireless station that retransmits the packet in a communication method,
The second radio station transmits the packet to the first radio station even during the transmission prohibition period, and transmits the packet with the response time limit during the transmission prohibition period notified from the first radio station. The communication method is extended until after the end of the transmission prohibition period by extending a waiting time until the response deadline.
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