Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Controlling communications between visible light communication access points and user equipments
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Application No.: US16313085Application Date: 2016-06-30
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Publication No.: US10998971B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Nicolas Seyvet , Hongxin Liang , Keven Wang
- Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Sage Patent Group
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/065261 WO 20160630
- International Announcement: WO2018/001481 WO 20180104
- Main IPC: H04B10/116
- IPC: H04B10/116 ; H04B10/114

Abstract:
A method by a coordination node is disclosed for controlling communications between visible Light Communication, VLC, Access Points, AP, and User Equipments, UEs. The method includes identifying occurrence of an event relating to operation of a first VLC AP. The method further includes determining that a second VLC AP and a third VLC AP each have communication coverage areas that are at least partially within a communication coverage area of the first VLC AP, responsive to identification of occurrence of the event. The method then controls the second and the third VLC APs responsive to the determination to avoid their interfering with communications between the first VLC AP and any UEs within common communication coverage areas of the second or the third VLC APs. Related coordination nodes are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200177277A1 CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATION ACCESS POINTS AND USER EQUIPMENTS Public/Granted day:2020-06-04
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