Patents by Inventor Byoung-Ha Yi
Byoung-Ha Yi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10517017Abstract: An apparatus and method provide load balancing in a multi-cell wireless access system. The method includes determining a change value of a TX power, determining a handover candidate set including at least one MS to be handed over, calculating expected gains after TX power control for each MS classification, and determining whether to control the TX power based on the expected gains. The change value is zero or a positive real number.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Jeon, Ki-Young Han, Byoung-Ha Yi, Hyon-Seung Lee
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Patent number: 10334452Abstract: An apparatus and a method for optimizing a parameter of an antenna based on radio frequency (RF) environment information in a wireless communication system are provided. The electronic device includes a reception unit configured to receive first network information and second network information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a first signal to adjust a parameter of an antenna when a difference between a first indicator value included in the first network information and a second indicator value included in the second network information is greater than or equal to a first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyon-Seung Lee, Byoung-Ha Yi, Han-Seok Kim
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Patent number: 10264475Abstract: Disclosed is a method for performing a network optimization process in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving UpLink Radio Frequency (UL RF) information about a UL signal which a at least one eNB receives from a device in which a drive test is performed, receiving DownLink (DL) RF information about a DL signal which the device receives from the at least one eNB, predicting an RF environment and performance for the at least one eNB based on the received UL RF information and DL RF information, and determining at least one parameter for network optimization which is applied to the network optimization process based on the predicted RF environment and performance for the at least one eNB.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Byoung-Ha Yi, Seung-Hun Jang, Han-Seok Kim
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Patent number: 9351264Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a cell outage and controlling transmission power. The method of detecting the cell outage includes: receiving a Radio Link Failure (RLF) message from a User Equipment (UE) or an adjacent BS; acquiring Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) of the UE with respect to a serving cell and adjacent cells before RLF generation, which are included in the RLF message; calculating a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) of the serving cell by using the acquired RSRP and RSRQ; calculating an SINR of a best adjacent cell having a largest RSRP among the adjacent cells of the UE by using the acquired RSRP and RSRQ; and comparing an SINR of a best cell having a largest SINR between the serving cell and the best adjacent cell with a preset reference value and determining whether the cell outage has been generated.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bong-Chan Kim, Byoung-Ha Yi
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Publication number: 20160135062Abstract: An apparatus and a method for optimizing a parameter of an antenna based on radio frequency (RF) environment information in a wireless communication system are provided. The electronic device includes a reception unit configured to receive first network information and second network information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit a first signal to adjust a parameter of an antenna when a difference between a first indicator value included in the first network information and a second indicator value included in the second network information is greater than or equal to a first threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Hyon-Seung LEE, Byoung-Ha YI, Han-Seok KIM
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Publication number: 20150319626Abstract: Disclosed is a method for performing a network optimization process in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving UpLink Radio Frequency (UL RF) information about a UL signal which a at least one eNB receives from a device in which a drive test is performed, receiving DownLink (DL) RF information about a DL signal which the device receives from the at least one eNB, predicting an RF environment and performance for the at least one eNB based on the received UL RF information and DL RF information, and determining at least one parameter for network optimization which is applied to the network optimization process based on the predicted RF environment and performance for the at least one eNB.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Byoung-Ha YI, Seung-Hun JANG, Han-Seok KIM
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Patent number: 9155094Abstract: A method and an apparatus select optimized Frequency Allocation (FA) in a mobile communication system that includes mobile base stations. A first control information is received from neighbor base stations. System capacities of the respective neighbor base stations are determined based on the first control information. The FA that maximizes a sum of the system capabilities of the respective neighbor base stations is selected. Therefore, the method has an advantage of securing maximum capacity by adaptively setting FA with consideration of radio environments of neighbor base stations during network entry of a new mobile base station or during an operation of a mobile base station.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Joseph Jeon, Byoung-Ha Yi, Ki-Young Han, Hee-Kwun Cho
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Patent number: 8942148Abstract: A method and an apparatus for switching a Frequency Assignment (FA) by a base station in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes, upon detecting movement of the base station, communicating with a mobile terminal using a first FA via a first FA-transceiver among a plurality of FA-transceivers which process signals transceived via each of the plurality of FAs, and selecting, upon detecting a change in a wireless environment caused by the movement, a second FA from among the plurality of FAs, operating a second FA-transceiver which processes signals transceived via the second FA, transmitting, to the mobile terminal, a scanning-instructing message for instructing the reference signal transmitted via the second FA to be scanned, and switching the first FA to the second FA in accordance with the result of the scanning received from the mobile terminal in response to the scanning-instructing message.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ki-Young Han, Jo-Seph Jeon, Byoung-Ha Yi
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Patent number: 8880057Abstract: An apparatus and method for dynamic frequency assignment to a low-power Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) measurement result for the whole Frequency Assignment (FA) and an available FA set of the BS from the BS newly entering a network, selecting an FA having a minimum RSSI among FAs included in the available FA set, and assigning the FA having the minimum RSSI to the BS.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun-Sun Choi, Byoung-Ha Yi, Ki-Young Han, In-Seok Hwang
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Patent number: 8861411Abstract: An apparatus and a method manage power of a small base station. Whether a notify message indicating that a subscribed terminal enters a macro base station that includes an off-small base station is received from the macro base station under a closed access mode is determined. When the notify message is received, whether a service is providable to the subscribed terminal is determined. When the service is providable to the subscribed terminal, the small base station is turned on. During the closed access mode or when a load of a macro cell is large during an open access mode, when a terminal that should be serviced does not exist in the neighborhood of a small base station, an interference and power consumption unnecessarily generated may be reduced by turning off the small base station.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeong-Jong Ju, Hyon-Goo Kang, Byoung-Ha Yi, Ki-Young Han
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Patent number: 8811891Abstract: An apparatus and method for setting transmit power of a compact Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication system are provided. In the apparatus and method a measurer measures a signal strength corresponding to each of one or more neighbor BSs while operating in a Mobile Station (MS) mode, a receiver receives a signal strength corresponding to each of the one or more neighbor BSs measured by one or more MSs from the corresponding one or more MSs, and a self-configuration controller sets a target signal strength based on the signal strength corresponding to each of the one or more neighbor BSs measured in the MS mode and controls a transmit power so that the signal strength corresponding to each of the one or more neighbor BSs measured by the one or more MSs substantially reaches the target signal strength.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: In-Seok Hwang, In-Taek Lee, Won-Kyun Suk, Ki-Young Han, June Moon, Byoung-Ha Yi
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Patent number: 8738067Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the transmit power of a mobile BS in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes determining a measurement value for determining if a noise power level is higher than an interference power level, when the measurement value is higher than a threshold value, determining that the noise power level is higher than the interference power level, and, when it is determined that the noise power level is higher than the interference power level, increasing transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: In-Taek Lee, Byoung-Ha Yi
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Publication number: 20140099964Abstract: A method for configuring a cell in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a virtual field based on information of a Remote Radio Header (RRH), generating grids in the virtual field at intervals, generating a virtual coverage map by regarding each of the grids as a virtual User Equipment (UE) and determining a serving RRH for each of the virtual UEs, determining grids which are located at a boundary region among RRHs among grids included in the virtual coverage map as boundary region grids, configuring a cell such that the cell includes less than or equal to a maximum sub-cell number of sub-cells, excluding boundary region grids included in a same cell among the boundary region grids from the boundary region grids, and selecting a sub-cell grouping combination which has a minimum number of boundary region grids among all sub-cell grouping combinations, and configuring the cell using the selected sub-cell grouping combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: In-Taek LEE, Byoung-Ha YI
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Publication number: 20140099942Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for detecting a cell outage and controlling transmission power. The method of detecting the cell outage includes: receiving a Radio Link Failure (RLF) message from a User Equipment (UE) or an adjacent BS; acquiring Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) of the UE with respect to a serving cell and adjacent cells before RLF generation, which are included in the RLF message; calculating a Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) of the serving cell by using the acquired RSRP and RSRQ; calculating an SINR of a best adjacent cell having a largest RSRP among the adjacent cells of the UE by using the acquired RSRP and RSRQ; and comparing an SINR of a best cell having a largest SINR between the serving cell and the best adjacent cell with a preset reference value and determining whether the cell outage has been generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Bong-Chan Kim, Byoung-Ha Yi
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Patent number: 8693422Abstract: A method of scheduling a subband is provided. The method includes determining whether the eNodeB is in an overload state according to a used amount of a first radio resource of the eNodeB, receiving information on a used amount of a second radio source of at least one neighbor eNodeB from the at least one neighbor eNodeB, determining whether the at least one neighbor eNodeB is in the overload state, setting a number of total subbands to be used for a subband scheduling to a number lower than a number of total subbands used by the at least one neighbor eNodeB, setting a subband scheduling start order such that the subband scheduling is started from a subband having a farthest distance in frequency from at least one subband used by the at least one neighbor eNodeB from among the set number of subbands, and performing the subband scheduling.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Jun Park, Sang-Hoon Oh, Ki-Young Han, Hyon-Goo Kang, Byoung-Ha Yi
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Patent number: 8688136Abstract: A wireless communication network includes an apparatus and method for dynamically allocating frequencies of a femto Base Station (BS). An operation of the femto BS includes measuring received signal strength on system Frequency Allocations (FAs) of a plurality of macro BSs, determining maximum received signal strengths for the respective FAs, and determining an available FA set by using a result obtained from comparison between the maximum received signal strengths for the respective FAs with a first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Ki-Young Han, Byoung-Ha Yi, Jae-Hyok Lee, Hyon-Goo Kang
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Patent number: 8634378Abstract: An apparatus and operation method of a Mobile Station (MS) for ranging in a broadband wireless access communication system includes receiving information for ranging code hopping from a Base Station (BS). The MS determines a hopping offset value that is a start of a ranging codes group using the information for ranging code hopping. The MS also determines a ranging codes group using the hopping offset value, and randomly selects at least one or more ranging codes among the determined ranging codes group and transmitting the selected ranging codes to the BS.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyon-Goo Kang, Jae-Hyok Lee, Ki-Young Han, In-Seok Hwang, Yong-Seok Kim, Byoung-Ha Yi, Byoung-Gi Jang
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Patent number: 8526994Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a Transmit power (TX power) of an indoor Base Station (BS) in a broadband wireless communication system. An operation of the indoor BS includes receiving received channel quality information on the indoor BS from at least one Mobile Station (MS), increasing in steps the TX power by as much as a basic unit amount and, determining whether an MS located outside a building has accessed the indoor BS using the received channel quality information in every increase and, when the MS located outside the building has accessed the indoor BS, decreasing the TX power of the indoor BS.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ki-Young Han, Byoung-Ha Yi, Won-Kyun Suk
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Patent number: 8514737Abstract: A method and an apparatus for estimating a Carrier-to-Noise Ratio (CNR) at a Base Station (BS) in a wireless access system are provided. In the method, a preamble signal received from at least one neighbor BS is converted to a frequency response of a preamble sequence and Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT)-processing the preamble signal, an estimation period of the IFFT-processed preamble signal, corresponding to a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) size, is divided into a predetermined number of blocks, carrier power values of the blocks are accumulated for a predetermined number of frames, an average of timing offsets of the frames corresponding to a position of a block having a maximum average of accumulated carrier values is determined to be a timing offset of the preamble signal, a carrier power value of the preamble signal is calculated using the timing offset, and a CNR of the preamble signal is estimated using the carrier power value.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyon-Seung Lee, Byoung-Ha Yi, Ki-Young Han, Chung-Ryul Chang
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Patent number: 8503395Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing load state information of a Base Station (BS) in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes determining a ratio of a whole allocated resource compared to a whole resource of the BS and a ratio of a resource allocated for a rate requiring security compared to the whole resource, generating at least one load indicator for indicating a first value expressing the ratio of the whole allocated resource and a second value expressing the ratio of the resource allocated for the rate requiring security, and transmitting the at least one load indicator.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SNU R&DB FoundationInventors: Sung-Hyun Choi, Young-Kyu Choi, Byoung-Gi Jang, Ki-Young Han, Byoung-Ha Yi