Mobile communication system, handover control method, radio base station, and mobile station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9730130-B2
Application number	US-94366307-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2007
Priority date	Dec 20, 2006
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A mobile communication system according to an exemplary aspect of the invention is a mobile communication system including a mobile station, a radio base station as a handover source of the mobile station, and a radio base station as a handover target of the mobile station, wherein the mobile station includes a transmission unit for transmitting radio quality information between the mobile station and the radio base station as the handover target to the radio base station as the handover source; and the radio base station as the handover source includes a transmission unit for transmitting the radio quality information to the radio base station as the handover target.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile communication system comprising a mobile station, a radio base station as a handover source of the mobile station, and a radio base station as a handover target of the mobile station, wherein
the mobile station comprises a first transmission unit that transmits to the base station as the handover source, measurement reports including first radio quality information between the mobile station and the radio base station as the handover target,
the radio base station as the handover source which averages the first radio quality information included in the measurement reports received from the mobile station to provide an averaged radio quality information and comprises a second transmission unit that transmits the averaged radio quality information to the radio base station as the handover target after the radio base station as the handover source determines that the mobile station is to be handed over from the radio base station as the handover source to the radio base station as the handover target, and
the radio base station as the handover target comprises a reception unit that receives the context information from the radio base station as the handover source,
wherein the radio quality information is measured by the mobile station,
wherein the radio base station as the handover source configured to request the mobile station to send a second radio quality information, wherein an accuracy of the second radio quality information is higher than that of the first radio quality information, and
wherein the radio base station as the handover source transmits a context information to the radio base station as the handover target, after the radio base station as the handover source transmits the averaged radio quality information to the radio base station as the handover target.

2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the radio base station as the handover source transmits, to the radio base station as the handover target, a context information which includes the averaged radio quality information.

3. The mobile communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the first radio quality information includes at least one of RSCP (Received Signal Code Power), CRSP (Common Reference Symbol Power), CRSQ (Common Reference Symbol Quality) or RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator).

4. A mobile communication system comprising a mobile station, a radio base station as a handover source of the mobile station, and candidate radio base stations for a handover target of the mobile station, wherein
the mobile station comprises a first transmission unit that transmits, to the radio base station as the handover source, measurement reports including first radio quality information between the mobile station and the candidate radio base stations,
the radio base station as the handover source which averages the first radio quality information included in the measurement reports received from the mobile station to provide an averaged radio quality information and comprises a second transmission unit that transmits the averaged radio quality information to the candidate radio base stations, before the radio base station as the handover source determines a handover of the mobile station from the radio base station as the handover source to any one of the candidate radio base stations as a handover target, and
the candidate radio base stations comprise a reception unit that receives the averaged radio quality information from the radio base station as the handover source,
wherein the radio base station as the handover source configured to request the mobile station to send a second radio quality information, wherein an accuracy of the second radio quality information is higher than that of the first radio quality information, and
wherein the radio base station as the handover source transmits a context information to the candidate radio base stations, after the radio base station as the handover source transmits the averaged radio quality information to the candidate radio base stations.

5. The mobile communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the first radio quality information includes at least one of RSCP (Received Signal Code Power), CRSP (Common Reference Symbol Power), CRSQ (Common Reference Symbol Quality) or RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator).

6. A method for radio base station as a handover source of a mobile station, the method comprising:
receiving, from the mobile station, a measurement reports including first radio quality information between the mobile station and a radio base station as the handover target,
averaging the first radio quality information included in the measurement reports received from the mobile station to provide an averaged radio quality information,
transmitting the averaged radio quality information to the radio base station as the handover target, after the radio base station as the handover source determines that the mobile station is to be handed over from the radio base station as the handover source to the radio base station as the handover target,
wherein the method further comprises requesting the mobile station to send a second radio quality information, wherein an accuracy of the second radio quality information is higher than that of the first radio quality information,
wherein the radio base station as the handover source transmits a context information to the radio base station as the handover target, after the radio base station as the handover source transmits the averaged radio quality information to the radio base station as the handover target.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the radio base station as the handover source transmits, to the radio base station as the handover target, a context information which includes the averaged radio quality information.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprises transmitting a context information to the radio base station as the handover target, after transmitting the averaged radio quality information to the radio base station as the handover target.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the first radio quality information includes at least one of RSCP (Received Signal Code Power), CRSP (Common Reference Symbol Power), CRSQ (Common Reference Symbol Quality) or RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator).

10. A method for a radio base station as a handover source of the mobile station, the method comprising:
receiving, from the mobile station, measurement reports including first radio quality information between the mobile station and candidate radio base stations for a handover target of the mobile station,
averaging the first radio quality information included in the measurement reports received from the mobile station to provide an averaged radio quality information,
transmitting the averaged radio quality information to the candidate radio base stations, before the radio base station as the handover source determines a handover of the mobile station from the radio base station as the handover source to any one of the candidate radio base stations as a handover target,
wherein the method further comprises requesting the mobile station to send a second radio quality information, wherein an accuracy of the second radio quality information is higher than that of the first radio quality information,
wherein the radio base station as the handover source transmits a context information to the candidate radio base stations, after the radio base station as the handover source transmits the averaged radio quality information to the candidate radio base stations.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the first radio qua

Assignees

• Ogami Tadashi
• Hayashi Sadafuku
• Mustapha Mazlyn Mona
• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Ogami Tadashi
• Hayashi Sadafuku
• Mustapha Mazlyn Mona

Classifications

• H04W36/38

  by fixed network equipment · CPC title

• H04W36/30 Primary

  by measured or perceived connection quality data · CPC title

• H04W36/302 Primary

  due to low signal strength · CPC title

• H04W36/08

  Reselecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W36/0058

  Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports · CPC title