Station side apparatus, resource allocating method in station side apparatus and mobile communication system
First Claim
1. A station side apparatus made to manage a communication resource needed for making packet data communication with a plurality of subscriber terminals and to allocate said communication resource to said subscriber terminal according to a connection request from said subscriber terminal for making the packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, characterized by comprising:
- an active subscriber resource managing unit for managing a communication resource needed for implementing connection processing in which, in response to a connection request from one subscriber terminal, a communication link with said subscriber terminal is established so that packet data communication with said subscriber terminal is placed into an active state;
a dormant subscriber resource managing unit for managing a communication resource needed for maintaining a communication link other than at least a radio zone when said subscriber terminal which is in said active state shifts to a dormant state in which no packet data transmission actually takes place;
a dormant state shift resource managing unit for managing a radio resource to be used for said subscriber terminal to be shifted to said dormant state after the implementation of said connection processing; and
a control unit for, upon receipt of a new connection request from a subscriber terminal which is not in said active state nor in said dormant state, even if a free radio resource is absent in said active subscriber resource managing unit, when a free communication resource exists in said dormant subscriber resource managing unit, carrying out connection processing answering said new connection request through the use of said radio resource in said dormant state shift resource managing unit to control packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, issuing said new connection request, into an active state.
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Abstract
Even if a communication resource needed for connection processing with a user (subscriber terminal) and an actual packet data communication is in a full condition in an active subscriber resource managing unit, when a communication resource needed for only maintaining a logical connection with a user is in a free condition in a dormant subscriber resource managing unit, for accommodating a new user in a dormant state through this free resource, a control unit carries out connection processing answering a new connection request through the use of a radio resource secured in advance or a free radio resource produced by shifting a portion of active users forcibly to a dormant state. This enables using a packet communication total resource without waste and considerably improving the packet service connectivity to a user.
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36 Claims
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1. A station side apparatus made to manage a communication resource needed for making packet data communication with a plurality of subscriber terminals and to allocate said communication resource to said subscriber terminal according to a connection request from said subscriber terminal for making the packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, characterized by comprising:
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an active subscriber resource managing unit for managing a communication resource needed for implementing connection processing in which, in response to a connection request from one subscriber terminal, a communication link with said subscriber terminal is established so that packet data communication with said subscriber terminal is placed into an active state;
a dormant subscriber resource managing unit for managing a communication resource needed for maintaining a communication link other than at least a radio zone when said subscriber terminal which is in said active state shifts to a dormant state in which no packet data transmission actually takes place;
a dormant state shift resource managing unit for managing a radio resource to be used for said subscriber terminal to be shifted to said dormant state after the implementation of said connection processing; and
a control unit for, upon receipt of a new connection request from a subscriber terminal which is not in said active state nor in said dormant state, even if a free radio resource is absent in said active subscriber resource managing unit, when a free communication resource exists in said dormant subscriber resource managing unit, carrying out connection processing answering said new connection request through the use of said radio resource in said dormant state shift resource managing unit to control packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, issuing said new connection request, into an active state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A station side apparatus made to manage a communication resource needed for making packet data communication with a plurality of subscriber terminals and to allocate said communication resource to said subscriber terminal according to a connection request from said subscriber terminal for making the packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, characterized by comprising:
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an active subscriber resource managing unit for managing a communication resource needed for implementing connection processing in which, in response to a connection request from one subscriber terminal, a communication link with said subscriber terminal is established so that packet data communication with said subscriber terminal is placed into an active state;
a dormant subscriber resource managing unit for managing a communication resource needed for maintaining a communication link other than at least a radio zone when said subscriber terminal placed into said active state is shifted to a dormant state in which no packet data transmission actually takes place; and
a control unit for, upon receipt of a new connection request from a subscriber terminal which is not in said active state nor in said dormant state, forcibly shifting a portion of subscriber terminals placed into an active state to a dormant state to produce a free resource from a radio resource and for carrying out connection processing answering said new connection request through the use of the free radio resource to control packet data communication with said subscriber terminal issuing said new connection request into an active state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A resource allocating method in a station side apparatus made to manage a communication resource needed for making packet data communication with a plurality of subscriber terminals and to allocate said communication resource to said subscriber terminal according to a connection request from said subscriber terminal for making the packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, characterized by:
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managing a communication resource needed for implementing connection processing in which, in response to a connection request from one subscriber terminal, a communication link with said subscriber terminal is established so that packet data communication with said subscriber terminal is placed into an active state, a communication resource needed for maintaining a communication link other than at least a radio zone when said subscriber terminal which is in said active state shifts to a dormant state in which no packet data transmission actually takes place, and a radio resource to be used for said subscriber terminal to be shifted to said dormant state after the implementation of said connection processing;
upon receipt of a new connection request from a subscriber terminal which is not in said active state nor in said dormant state, making a decision as to whether or not said communication resource is in a free condition in said dormant subscriber resource managing unit; and
when said communication resource is in a free condition, even if a free radio resource is absent in said active subscriber resource managing unit, carrying out connection processing answering said new connection request through the use of said radio resource for shifting to said dormant state to control packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, issuing said new connection request, into an active state. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A resource allocating method in a station side apparatus made to manage a communication resource needed for making packet data communication with a plurality of subscriber terminals and to allocate said communication resource to said subscriber terminal according to a connection request from said subscriber terminal for making the packet data communication with said subscriber terminal, characterized by:
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managing a communication resource needed for implementing connection processing in which, in response to a connection request from one subscriber terminal, a communication link with said subscriber terminal is established so that packet data communication with said subscriber terminal is placed into an active state and a communication resource needed for maintaining a communication link other than at least a radio zone when said subscriber terminal placed into said active state is shifted to a dormant state in which no packet data transmission actually takes place;
upon receipt of a new connection request from a subscriber terminal which is not in said active state nor in said dormant state, forcibly shifting a portion of subscriber terminals placed into an active state to a dormant state to make a radio resource free; and
carrying out connection processing answering said new connection request through the use of the free radio resource to control packet data communication with said subscriber terminal issuing said new connection request into an active state. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A mobile communication system including a radio base station for making a connection through a radio channel with respect to a subscriber terminal and a logical connection unit for making a logical connection with respect to said subscriber terminal through the use of said connection, and having a function to release the radio channel connection on one subscriber terminal while maintaining said logical connection with said subscriber terminal in accordance with a situation of a communication using said logical connection with said subscriber terminal,
characterized by comprising control means for, when a connection request occurs from a subscriber terminal, even if a free radio channel runs short, permitting the radio channel connection on the condition that said subscriber terminal is at least once exposed to the release.
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36. A mobile communication system including a radio base station for making a connection through a radio channel with respect to a subscriber terminal and a logical connection unit for making a logical connection with respect to said subscriber terminal through the use of said connection, and having a function to release the radio channel connection on one subscriber terminal while maintaining said logical connection with said subscriber terminal in accordance with a situation of a communication using said logical connection with said subscriber terminal,
characterized by comprising control means for, when a connection request occurs from one subscriber terminal, making another subscriber terminal exposed to the release and allocating a radio channel, made free by the release on said another subscriber terminal, to said one subscriber terminal on the condition that said one subscriber terminal is at least once exposed to the release and for, after the release on said one subscriber terminal, allocating a free radio channel to said another subscriber terminal.
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