Method and apparatus for efficiently controlling access for system load adjustment in mobile communication systems

• US 10,531,264 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2013
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sang Bum, Jeong, Kyeong In, Kim, Soeng Hun
• Primary Examiner(s): Poon, King Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peren, Vincent
• Application Number:
  US14/375,119
• Publication Number:
  US 20150004924A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,535 Days
• Field of Search: 4554041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0247 based on conditions of the access network or the infrastructure network central resource management H04W28/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/06 based on traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for efficiently controlling access for system load adjustment in mobile communication systems. In a wireless communication system according to one embodiment, the method for transmitting and receiving data by a terminal including a user equipment (UE) non access stratum (NAS) and a UE access stratum (AS) includes the steps of: receiving by the UE AE, information including emergency call-related information which includes barring information by type for the emergency call, from a base station; transmitting, by the UE NAS, a service request for the emergency call to the UE AS; and determining, by the UE AS, whether to bar the service request on the basis of emergency call-related information. According to one embodiment, during the emergency call transmission, network congestion can be easily controlled by enabling various types of emergency calls to be transmitted, and enabling access to be barred information according to the situation of a communication network and types of emergency calls. Also, even when a specific type of emergency call is barred from access, the terminal can change to another type of emergency call and try for access. Therefore, it is effective in that an emergency call can be transmitted in various schemes even in a state where the network is congested.

Claims

1. A data communication method by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting a public land mobile network (PLMN) list supported by the base station to a terminal, the PLMN list including a first PLMN and a second PLMN; and

transmitting a system information block type 2 (SIB2) to the terminal, the SIB2 including a barring list including first barring information for each application category for the first PLMN and second barring information for each application category for the second PLMN,

wherein whether an access to a cell of the first PLMN for a first application belonging to a first application category is barred is determined by the terminal based on the first barring information for the first application category, and

wherein whether an access to a cell of the second PLMN for a second application belonging to a second application category is barred is determined by the terminal based on the second barring information for the second application category.

2. The method of claim 1,

wherein the first barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the first PLMN, and

wherein the second barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the second PLMN.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the access to the cell of the first PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a first barring factor of the first barring information, and

wherein the access to the cell of the second PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a second barring factor of the second barring information.

4. A data communication method by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a public land mobile network (PLMN) list supported by a base station from the base station, the PLMN list including a first PLMN and a second PLMN;

receiving a system information block type 2 (SIB2) from the base station, the SIB2 including a barring list including first barring information for each application category for the first PLMN and second barring information for each application category for the second PLMN; and

determining whether an access to a cell of the first PLMN for a first application belonging to a first application category is barred based on the first barring information for the first application category and whether an access to a cell of the second PLMN for a second application belonging to a second application category is barred based on the second barring information for the second application category.

5. The method of claim 4,

wherein the first barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the first PLMN, and

wherein the second barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the second PLMN.

6. The method of claim 4,

wherein the access to the cell of the first PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a first barring factor of the first barring information, and

wherein the access to the cell of the second PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a second barring factor of the second barring information.

7. A base station in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal;

a controller configured to;

control the transceiver to transmit a public land mobile network (PLMN) list supported by the base station to a terminal, the PLMN list including a first PLMN and a second PLMN; and

control the transceiver to transmit a system information block type 2 (SIB2) to the terminal, the SIB2 including a barring list including first barring information for each application category for the first PLMN and second barring information for each application category for the second PLMN,

wherein whether an access to a cell of the first PLMN for a first application belonging to a first application category is barred is determined by the terminal based on the first barring information for the first application category, and

wherein whether an access to a cell of the second PLMN for a second application belonging to a second application category is barred is determined by the terminal based on the second barring information for the second application category.

8. The base station of claim 7,

wherein the first barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the first PLMN, and

wherein the second barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the second PLMN.

9. The base station of claim 7, wherein the access to the cell of the first PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a first barring factor of the first barring information, and

wherein the access to the cell of the second PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a second barring factor of the second barring information.

10. A terminal in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a signal; and

a controller configured to;

control the transceiver to receive a public land mobile network (PLMN) list supported by a base station from the base station, the PLMN list including a first PLMN and a second PLMN,

control the transceiver to receive a system information block type 2 (SIB2) from the base station, the SIB2 including a barring list including first barring information for each application category for the first PLMN and second barring information for each application category for the second PLMN, and

determine whether an access to a cell of the first PLMN for a first application belonging to a first application category is barred based on the first barring information for the first application category or whether an access to a cell of the second PLMN for a second application belonging to a second application category is barred based on the second barring information for the second application category.

11. The terminal of claim 10,

wherein the first barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the first PLMN, and

wherein the second barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time for the each application category for the second PLMN.

12. The terminal of claim 10,

wherein the access to the cell of the first PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a first barring factor of the first barring information, and

wherein the access to the cell of the second PLMN is determined to be not barred based on a selected random value which is lower than a second barring factor of the second barring information.