Handover Method for Mixed Mobile Communication System of Asynchronous Network and Synchronous Network

• US 20080219212A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Young-Lak
• Application Number:
  US11/628,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20080219212A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0066 of control information between different types of networks in order to establish a new radio link in the target network

Abstract

A method for improving a success rate of handover in a mobile communication system in which an asynchronous network and a synchronous network are mixed is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: an asynchronous system instructing an asynchronous modem of a mobile station to initiate a synchronous modem according to a handover request, the handover request that is generated from the mobile station when intensions of a forwarding and receiving signals between the mobile station and a node B of the asynchronous system are less than a predetermined intension; the asynchronous system determining a cell for the handover and instructing the mobile station to handover a synchronous system; the asynchronous modem requesting the synchronous modem to receiving a current communication according to a handover request of the asynchronous system to the asynchronous modem; the mobile station accessing the synchronous system; and the asynchronous releasing the communication with the mobile station.

Claims

1. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem unit and a synchronous modem unit in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

including an adjacent cell information when a transmission/reception signal intensity with a node B of an asynchronous mobile communication system currently connected by a mobile communication terminal is smaller than a designated value to request a handover to the asynchronous mobile communication system so that the asynchronous mobile communication system instructs the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to drive the synchronous modem unit (first process);

determining whether to perform a handover and a handover object cell in the asynchronous mobile communication system to instruct the handover to the synchronous mobile communication system (second process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit a transfer to the traffic state in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting handover to the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal (third process);

the mobile communication terminal being connected to the synchronous mobile communication system (fourth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (fifth process).

2. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first process is a process of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal is transferred to stand-by state from the turned-off state by the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system.

3. The method as defined in claim 2, wherein the third process comprises the steps of:

the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal being transferred to ready state from the stand-by state by the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system; and

the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal being transferred to traffic state from the ready state.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first process comprises the step of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal being transferred to ready state from the turned-off state.

5. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first and second processes further comprise the process of the asynchronous mobile communication system referring to the adjacent cell information received from the mobile communication terminal to determine the handover if the adjacent cells are all boundary cells between the asynchronous mobile communication system and the synchronous mobile communication system.

6. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the first and second processes further comprise the process of the asynchronous modem unit reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system that the synchronous modem unit has been driven.

7. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem unit and a synchronous modem unit in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

including an adjacent cell information when a transmission/reception signal intensity with a node B of an asynchronous mobile communication system currently connected by a mobile communication terminal is smaller than a designated value to request a handover to the asynchronous mobile communication system so that the asynchronous mobile communication system instructs an asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to transfer the synchronous modem unit to stand-by state from the turned-off state (first process);

the asynchronous modem unit instructing the synchronous modem unit to transfer to ready state from the stand-by state following the asynchronous mobile communication system determining whether to perform the handover (second process);

instructing the synchronous mobile communication system to perform the handover following the asynchronous mobile communication system determining the handover object cell (third process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to traffic state in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to handover (fourth process);

the mobile communication terminal connecting to the synchronous mobile communication system (fifth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (sixth process).

8. The method as defined in claim 7, wherein the first and second processes further comprises the process of determining the handover if the adjacent cells are all boundary cells between the asynchronous mobile communication system and the synchronous mobile communication system in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system referring to the adjacent cell information collected by the mobile communication terminal.

9. The method as defined in claim 7, wherein the first and second processes further comprises the process of the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system that the synchronous modem unit has been transferred to stand-by state.

10. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem unit and a synchronous modem unit in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

the asynchronous mobile communication system instructing the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal that the synchronous modem unit be driven in response to the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system the currently-connecting cell and the activated cell information if the activated cells are included with the boundary cells (first process);

the asynchronous mobile communication system determining whether to perform the handover and handover object cell to instruct the synchronous mobile communication system to handover in response to the activated cell information collected from the mobile communication terminal by the asynchronous mobile communication system (second process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to traffic state in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to handover (third process);

the mobile communication terminal connecting to the synchronous mobile communication system (fourth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (fifth process).

11. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein the first process is a process of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to transfer to stand-by state from the turned-off state in response to the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system.

12. The method as defined in claim 11, wherein the third process comprises the steps of:

the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to ready state from the stand-by state in response to the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system; and

the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to traffic state from the ready state.

13. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein the first process comprises the step of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to ready state from the turned-off state in response to the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system.

14. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein the second process is a process of determining the handover if the activated cells are all boundary cells.

15. The method as defined in claim 10, wherein the first and second processes further comprises the process of the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system that the synchronous modem unit has been driven

16. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem unit and a synchronous modem unit in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

the asynchronous mobile communication system instructing the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal that the synchronous modem unit be driven to stand-by state from the turned-off state in response to the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system the currently-connecting cell and the activated cell information if the activated cells are included with the boundary cells (first process);

the asynchronous mobile communication system referring to the activated cell information of the mobile communication terminal under stand-by state to determine whether to perform the handover, and instructing the asynchronous modem unit that the synchronous modem unit be transferred to ready state from the stand-by state (second process);

the asynchronous mobile communication system determining the handover object cell and instructing the synchronous mobile communication system to handover (third process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to traffic state in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to perform the handover (fourth process);

the mobile communication terminal connecting to the synchronous mobile communication system (fifth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (sixth process).

17. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein the second process determines the handover if the activated cells of the mobile communication terminal under the stand-by state are all boundary cells.

18. The method as defined in claim 16, wherein the first and second processes further comprises the process of the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system that the synchronous modem unit has been transferred to stand-by state.

19. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem and a synchronous modem in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, wherein the synchronous mobile communication system is disposed at a boundary with the asynchronous mobile communication system with a base station transmitting a dummy pilot signal having a same frequency as that used by the asynchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

the asynchronous mobile communication system instructing the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to drive the synchronous modem unit when a boundary cell is contained in an activated cell in response to the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system information of a cell currently connected by the mobile communication terminal and an activated cell (first process);

determining whether to handover and a handover object cell at the asynchronous mobile communication system when a signal intensity of a cell transmitting a dummy pilot signal out of signals transmitted and received between the mobile communication terminal driven by the synchronous modem unit and an active cell, thereby instructing the handover to the synchronous mobile communication system (second process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to the traffic state in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting the handover to the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal (third process);

the mobile communication terminal being connected to the synchronous mobile communication system (fourth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (fifth process).

20. The method as defined in claim 19, wherein the first process is a process of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to stand-by state from the turned-off state in response to the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system.

21. The method as defined in claim 20, wherein the third process further comprises the steps of:

the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to ready state from the stand-by state in response to the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system;

and the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to traffic state from the ready state.

22. The method as defined in claim 19, wherein the first process comprises a step of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to ready state from the turned-off state in response to the control of the asynchronous mobile communication system.

23. The method as defined in claim 19, wherein the first and second processes further comprises the process of the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system that the synchronous modem unit has been driven.

24. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem unit and a synchronous modem unit in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, the synchronous mobile communication system being equipped with a base station for transmitting a dummy pilot signal having the same frequency as that of the asynchronous mobile communication system in a boundary area with the asynchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

the mobile communication system instructing the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to transfer to stand-by state from the turned-off state in response to the mobile communication terminal reporting the currently-connecting cell and activated cell information to the asynchronous mobile communication system if the boundary cells are included in the activated cells (first process);

the asynchronous mobile communication system determining whether to handover if an intensity of signal transmitted between the activated cells and the mobile communication terminal transferred to stand-by state is larger than that of the signal of a cell transmitting the dummy pilot signal, and instructing the asynchronous modem unit that the synchronous modem unit be transferred to ready state from the stand-by state (second process);

the asynchronous mobile communication system determining the handover object cell and instructing the synchronous mobile communication system to handover (third process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to traffic state in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting the asynchronous modem unit to handover (fourth process);

the mobile communication terminal connecting to the mobile communication system (fifth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (sixth process).

25. The method as defined in claim wherein the first and second processes further comprises the process of the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system that the synchronous modem unit has been transferred to stand-by state.

26. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem unit and a synchronous modem unit in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

the asynchronous mobile communication system reporting to the mobile communication terminal whether a boundary cell exists in an adjacent cell of the mobile communication terminal (first process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal discriminates whether to perform a handover if the boundary cell is contained in the adjacent cell of the mobile communication terminal, and the asynchronous mobile communication system instructing the handover to the synchronous mobile communication system in response to driving of the synchronous modem unit and reporting to the asynchronous mobile communication system a synchronization acquisition information (second process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to the traffic stage in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to perform the handover (third process);

the mobile communication terminal connecting to the synchronous mobile communication system (fourth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (fifth process).

27. The method as defined in claim 26, wherein the process of driving the synchronous modem unit in the second process further comprises the steps of:

the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal transferring to stand-by state from the turned-off state; and

the mobile communication terminal transferring to ready state from the stand-by state.

28. The method as defined in claim 26, wherein the synchronization obtainment information is a PN offset information of the mobile communication system base station.

29. The method as defined in claim 28, wherein the asynchronous mobile communication system refers to the synchronization obtainment information of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal, and prompts the mobile communication terminal to instruct the base station that has obtained the synchronization that the handover be made.

32. The method as defined in claim 26 further carrying out a process wherein the asynchronous network instructs the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to drive the synchronous modem unit before effecting the first process, thereby prompting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to stand-by state.

33. The method as defined in claim 32, wherein the asynchronous modem unit instructs the synchronous modem unit to drive if the adjacent cells of the mobile communication terminal are all the boundary cells.

30. A handover method of dual band dual mode mobile communication system disposed with an asynchronous modem unit and a synchronous modem unit in a mixed mobile communication network of an asynchronous mobile communication system and a synchronous mobile communication system, the method comprising the processes of:

the asynchronous mobile communication system transmitting radio environment measurement control message to the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal (first process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to determine whether to perform the handover in response to the radio environment measurement result, driving the synchronous modem unit, and including the synchronization obtainment information in the radio environment measurement result for report to the asynchronous mobile communication system, whereby the asynchronous mobile communication system instructs the synchronous mobile communication system to perform the handover (second process);

the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal requesting the synchronous modem unit to transfer to traffic state in response to the asynchronous mobile communication system requesting the asynchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to perform the handover (third process);

the mobile communication terminal connecting to the synchronous mobile communication system (fourth process); and

the asynchronous mobile communication system releasing the connection with the mobile communication terminal (fifth process).

31. The method as defined in claim 30, wherein the radio environment measurement control message includes a handover condition of the mobile communication terminal.

34. The method as defined in claim 30, wherein the second process is a process of measuring the radio environment following the transition of the synchronous modem unit of the mobile communication terminal to stand-by state, and the mobile communication terminal under stand-by state transferring to ready state and then being driven.