Mobile communication method, mobile communication system and radio base station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9300588-B2
Application number	US-201214130565-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2012
Priority date	Jul 8, 2011
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

When congestion in an eNB is detected, effective utilization of resources is achieved by adjusting not only a data flow rate in an EPS-RAB but also a band of a core network bearer corresponding with the EPS-RAB. A mobile communication method according to an embodiment includes a step A of causing an eNB to notify an MME of a cause of congestion and identifier information of the EPS-RAB involved in the congestion, when the eNB detects the congestion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mobile communication method in which a mobile station transmits and receives a data signal via a radio access bearer established between the mobile station and a radio base station and via a core network bearer established between the radio base station and a gateway apparatus, the method comprising:
a step A of causing the radio base station to notify a mobility management node of a cause of congestion and identifier information of the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, when the radio base station detects the congestion;
a step B of causing the mobility management node to issue an instruction to modify a setting of the core network bearer corresponding with the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, when the mobility management node receives the cause of the congestion and the identifier information of the radio access bearer involved in the congestion; and
a step C of causing the gateway apparatus to modify the setting of the core network bearer corresponding with the radio access bearer involved in the congestion when the gateway apparatus receives the instruction.

2. The mobile communication method according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step C, the gateway apparatus modifies the setting on a flow-by-flow basis in the core network bearer corresponding with the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, when the gateway apparatus receives the instruction.

3. The mobile communication method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of:
when a plurality of radio base stations notify the mobility management node of identify information of all radio access bearers as the identifier information of radio access bearers involved in the congestion, causing the mobility management node to issue an instruction to evenly reduce bands of the core network bearers corresponding with all the radio access bearers.

4. A mobile communication system in which a mobile station transmits and receives a data signal via a radio access bearer established between the mobile station and a radio base station and via a core network bearer established between the radio base station and a gateway apparatus,
wherein the radio base station is configured to notify a mobility management node of a cause of congestion and identifier information of the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, when the radio base station detects the congestion,
wherein the mobility management node is configured to issue an instruction to modify a setting of the core network bearer corresponding with the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, when the mobility management node receives the cause of the congestion and the identifier information of the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, and
wherein the gateway apparatus modifies the setting of the core network bearer corresponding with the radio access bearer involved in the congestion when the gateway apparatus receives the instruction.

5. The mobile communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the gateway apparatus modifies the setting on a flow-by-flow basis in the core network bearer corresponding with the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, when the gateway apparatus receives the instruction.

6. The mobile communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the mobility management node is configured to, when a plurality of radio base stations notify the mobility management node of identify information of all radio access bearers as the identifier information of radio access bearers involved in the congestion, issue an instruction to evenly reduce bands of the core network bearers corresponding with all the radio access bearers.

7. A radio base station in a mobile communication system comprises a mobile station that transmits and receives a data signal via a radio access bearer established between the mobile station and the radio base station and via a core network bearer established between the radio base station and a gateway apparatus, the radio base station comprising: a transmission unit configured to notify a mobility management node of a cause of congestion and identifier information of the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, when the radio base station detects the congestion, involved in the congestion, when the mobility management node receives the cause of the congestion and the identifier information of the radio access bearer involved in the congestion, and the gateway apparatus modifies the setting of the core network bearer corresponding with the radio access bearer involved in the congestion when the gateway apparatus receives the instruction.

8. The radio base station according to claim 7 , wherein
the transmission unit is configured to notify of identifier information of a flow in the radio access bearer involved in the congestion.

9. The radio base station according to claim 7 , wherein
the transmission unit is configured to notify of the cause of the congestion indicating that a buffer for a particular mobile station is congested.

10. The radio base station according to claim 7 , wherein
the transmission unit is configured to notify of the cause of the congestion indicating that a general buffer is congested.

Assignees

• Koshimizu Takashi
• Tanaka Itsuma
• Shibahara Tomoki
• Ntt Docomo Inc

Inventors

• Koshimizu Takashi
• Tanaka Itsuma
• Shibahara Tomoki

Classifications

• H04W28/0231 Primary

  based on communication conditions (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition based on channel quality criteria H04W72/54) · CPC title

• H04L47/25 Primary

  with rate being modified by the source upon detecting a change of network conditions · CPC title

• H04W28/0252

  per individual bearer or channel (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12) · CPC title

• H04W28/0289

  Congestion control (load shedding arrangements in network planning H04W16/08; performing reselection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12) · CPC title