Base station device, handover controlling method, and radio communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9408117-B2
Application number	US-201414259352-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2014
Priority date	May 24, 2013
Publication date	Aug 2, 2016
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016

Abstract

A base station device establishes a first communication path for each mobile terminal with a control device that processes a signal related to network control or a signal related to user data. When an occurrence of handover of the mobile terminal is detected, the base station device establishes a second communication path with the base station device to be a handover destination. The base station device associates the first communication path with the second communication path. The base station device performs relay control of communication between the handed over mobile terminal and the control device based on a relationship between the first communication path and the second communication path that are associated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A base station device comprising:
a processor that executes a process including:
first establishing a first communication path for each mobile terminal with a control device that processes a signal related to network control or a signal related to user data;
second establishing a second communication path with a base station device to be a handover destination when an occurrence of handover of the mobile terminal is detected;
associating the first communication path with the second communication path;
performing relay control of communication between the handed over mobile terminal and the control device based on a relationship between the first communication path and the second communication path that are associated;
transmitting call information to be used by the mobile terminal in radio communication to the base station device to be the handover destination; and
causing the handed over mobile terminal to perform the radio communication through the base station device to be the handover destination.

2. The base station device according to claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises:
third establishing a third communication path with the mobile terminal when a handover request is received from the base station device to which the mobile terminal is connected through a communication path,
wherein the performing includes performing relay control of the communication between the handed over mobile terminal and the control device by using the third communication path and the first communication path.

3. The base station device according to claim 2 , wherein the process further comprises:
receiving call information, being changed from when the second communication path is established to when the handover request is transmitted, from the base station device when the handover request is received from the base station device having a record of establishing the second communication path; and
performing call control of the handed over mobile terminal using the call information received.

4. The base station device according to claim 2 , wherein the second establishing includes releasing the second communication path, established with the base station device that has completed the handover, to the base station device after the third communication path is established.

5. A handover controlling method comprising:
establishing a first communication path for each mobile terminal with a control device that processes a signal related to network control or a signal related to user data;
establishing a second communication path with a base station device to be a handover destination when an occurrence of handover of the mobile terminal is detected;
associating the first communication path with the second communication path;
performing relay control of communication between the handed over mobile terminal and the control device based on a relationship between the first communication path and the second communication path that are associated;
transmitting call information to be used by the mobile terminal in radio communication to the base station device to be the handover destination; and
causing the handed over mobile terminal to perform the radio communication through the base station device to be the handover destination.

6. A radio communication system comprising:
a first base station device; and
a second base station device,
wherein the first base station device includes:
a first processor that executes a first process including:
first establishing a first communication path for each mobile terminal with a control device that processes a signal related to a network control or a signal related to user data;
second establishing a second communication path with the second base station device to be a handover destination when an occurrence of handover of the mobile terminal is detected;
associating the first communication path with the second communication path;
performing relay control of communication between the handed over mobile terminal and the control device based on a relationship between the first communication path and the second communication path that are associated;
transmitting call information to be used by the mobile terminal in radio communication to the second base station device; and
causing the handed over mobile terminal to perform the radio communication through the second base station device,
wherein the second base station device includes:
a second processor that executes a second process including:
third establishing a third communication path with the first base station device, or the handover origination, when the handover occur;
fourth establishing a fourth communication path with the mobile terminal to be performed the handover; and
receiving first communication from the mobile terminal to the control device using the fourth communication path and relaying the first communication to the first base station device using the third communication path, and receiving second communication from the control device to the mobile terminal using the second communication path and relaying the second communication to the mobile terminal using the fourth communication path.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Tani Mitsuhiro

Classifications

• H04B7/155

  Ground-based stations (H04B7/204 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04W84/047

  using dedicated repeater stations · CPC title

• H04W92/20

  between access points · CPC title

• H04W36/04

  Reselecting a cell layer in multi-layered cells · CPC title

• H04W28/08

  Load balancing or load distribution (transferring a connection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12) · CPC title