APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOLVING CONGESTION IN WIDEBAND CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system for decreasing congestion, comprising:
- a WCDMA node B for broadcasting a congestion occurrence information message over a cell area upon sensing occurrence of congestion; and
a mobile communication terminal for checking a service to receive upon sensing the occurrence of congestion in the WCDMA node B, and for switching a service cell mode of the mobile communication terminal from a WCDMA cell into a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) cell when the mobile communication terminal receives a circuit service and there is an available GSM/GPRS cell with which the mobile communication terminal can communicate.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for solving congestion in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system. A WCDMA node B broadcasts a congestion occurrence information message over a cell area when congestion is sensed. A mobile communication terminal then checks the type of service to receive in the WCDMA node B and, when the mobile communication terminal receives a circuit service and there is a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) cell available with which the mobile communication terminal can communicate, it switches its service cell mode from a WCDMA cell into the GSM/GPRS cell.
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16 Claims
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1. A Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system for decreasing congestion, comprising:
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a WCDMA node B for broadcasting a congestion occurrence information message over a cell area upon sensing occurrence of congestion; and a mobile communication terminal for checking a service to receive upon sensing the occurrence of congestion in the WCDMA node B, and for switching a service cell mode of the mobile communication terminal from a WCDMA cell into a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) cell when the mobile communication terminal receives a circuit service and there is an available GSM/GPRS cell with which the mobile communication terminal can communicate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for decreasing occurrence of congestion in a mobile communication terminal of a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, comprising:
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checking a type of a service to receive in the mobile communication terminal upon sensing occurrence of congestion in a WCDMA node B; checking, when the service to receive is a circuit service, whether there is a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) cell available with which the mobile communication terminal can communicate; and switching, when there is an available GSM/GPRS cell, a service cell mode of the mobile communication terminal from the WCDMA cell into the GSM/GPRS cell. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communication terminal for decreasing congestion, comprising:
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means for checking a service to receive upon sensing an occurrence of congestion in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) node B; means for switching a service cell mode of the mobile communication terminal from a WCDMA cell into a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) cell when the mobile communication terminal receives a circuit service and there is an available GSM/GPRS cell with which the mobile communication terminal can communicate.
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16. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for decreasing occurrence of congestion in a mobile communication terminal of a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, comprising:
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a first code segment, for checking a type of a service to receive in the mobile communication terminal upon sensing occurrence of congestion in a WCDMA node B; a second code segment, for checking, when the service to receive is a circuit service, whether there is a Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) cell available with which the mobile communication terminal can communicate; and a third code segment, for switching, when there is an available GSM/GPRS cell, a service cell mode of the mobile communication terminal from the WCDMA cell into the GSM/GPRS cell.
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