Mixed Mobile Communication System of Asynchronous Communication Network and Synchronous Communication Network Having Handover Function of Mobile Communication Terminal, and Handover Method in the Same

• US 20080287131A1
• Filed: 04/19/2005
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sang-Yun, Kim, Soo Jin, Hong, Hyun Ki, Shin, Bum-Soo, Han, Kyeong-Hee, Hahm, Hee-Hyeok, Ju, Jae Young, Ju, Young-Ho, Ryu, Young Ahn
• Granted Patent: US 8,014,773 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/439
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/12 between location registers or mobility servers

Abstract

In the mobile communication system, asynchronous and synchronous Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) are interconnected via an Interworking Interoperability Function (HF), and are connected to a Dual stack Home Location Register (D-HLR). The D-HLR stores and manages asynchronous subscription and synchronous subscription information of the mobile communication terminal. The HF stores and manages the synchronous mobile communication system information, receives the synchronous subscription information of the mobile communication terminal from the D-HLR, transmits synchronous system information and the synchronous subscription information of the mobile communication terminal to the synchronous MSC and receives a response from the synchronous MSC, and requests the asynchronous MSC to release a wireless connection when the mobile communication terminal and the synchronous mobile communication system are interconnected and notification of completion of the handover is provided.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system in which an asynchronous mobile communication system, including a node B, a radio network controller (RNC) and an asynchronous Mobile Switching Center (MSC), and a synchronous mobile communication system, including a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), a Base Station Controller (BSC) and a synchronous MSC, coexist, the mobile communication system enabling handover of a Dual Band Dual Mode (DBDM) mobile communication terminal, capable of communicating with the asynchronous and synchronous systems, during voice communication, reception alerting, or waiting for a response after origination of a call, wherein:

the asynchronous and synchronous MSCs are connected to each other via an Interworking Interoperability Function (IIF), and are connected to a Dual stack Home Location Register (D-HLR);

the D-HLR stores and manages asynchronous subscription and synchronous subscription information of the mobile communication terminal; and

the IIF stores and manages the synchronous mobile communication system information, receives the synchronous subscription information of the mobile communication terminal from the D-HLR at a request of the asynchronous MSC for handover, transmits the synchronous system information and the synchronous subscription information of the mobile communication terminal to the synchronous MSC and receives a response from the synchronous MSC, thereby setting up a relay line between the asynchronous MSC and the synchronous MSC, and requests the asynchronous MSC to release a wireless connection when the mobile communication terminal and the synchronous mobile communication system are connected to each other and notification of completion of the handover is provided by the synchronous MSC.

2. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the RNC requests handover from the asynchronous MSC with adjacent BTS information included therein, and the asynchronous MSC determines whether the requested handover is handover within the asynchronous mobile communication system or handover to the synchronous mobile communication system at the request of the RNC for the handover request.

3. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the synchronous mobile communication system information stored in the IIF includes MSC information, a signaling point and handover target cell information, and the IIF create a billing ID, including an ID of an MSC to which the handover is performed, using the synchronous mobile communication system information.

4. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the IIF transmits parameters, including a billing ID, ESN/MIN of the mobile communication terminal and an internal MSC circuit ID, to the synchronous MSC to set up a relay line between the asynchronous MSC and the synchronous MSC, and receives parameters, including synchronous channel data and a code channel list, from the synchronous MSC.

5. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

when handover of the mobile communication terminal, which is in a reception alerting state, is performed, the IIF receives a handover request and information indicating that the mobile communication terminal is in the reception alerting state from the asynchronous MSC; and

after the handover of the mobile communication terminal placed in the reception alerting state has been completed, the IIF receives an intersystem response message from the synchronous MSC and notifies the asynchronous MSC of a response of the mobile communication terminal, which is in the reception alerting state, to the alerting.

6. The mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

when handover of the mobile communication terminal waiting for the response after origination of the call is performed, the IIF receives a handover request and information indicating that the mobile communication terminal is in a state of waiting for the response from the asynchronous MSC; and

after the handover of the mobile communication terminal waiting for the response after origination of the call has been completed, the IIF notifies the synchronous MSC of a response of a called mobile communication terminal by transmitting an intersystem response message as the IIF receives information about the response of the called mobile communication terminal.

7. A handover method for performing handover of a DBDM mobile communication terminal, capable of communicating with asynchronous and synchronous mobile communication systems, during voice communication, or reception alerting, or while waiting for a response after origination of a call in a mobile communication system in which the asynchronous mobile communication system, including a node B, a radio network controller (RNC) and an asynchronous MSC, and the synchronous mobile communication system, including a BTS, a BSC and a synchronous MSC, coexist, the asynchronous and synchronous MSCs being connected to each other via an IIF, the asynchronous and synchronous MSCs being connected to a D-HLR, the method comprising the steps of:

the RNC transmitting a handover request message to the asynchronous MSC at a request of the mobile communication terminal for handover;

the asynchronous MSC transmitting a request message to the IIF;

the IIF requesting and receiving subscriber information of the mobile communication terminal from the D-HLR;

the IIF directing the synchronous MSC to perform handover, and the synchronous MSC requesting handover to the BSC/BTS;

the BTS/BSC assigning a forward traffic channel to the mobile communication terminal, and transmitting a response message for the handover request to the synchronous MSC;

the synchronous MSC transmitting a response message for the handover direction to the IIF, and the IIF transmitting a response message for the handover request to the asynchronous MSC, thereby setting up a relay line between the asynchronous MSC and the synchronous MSC;

the asynchronous MSC reporting completion of assignment of resources for handover to the RNC;

the RNC directing the mobile communication terminal to perform handover via the node B;

the mobile communication terminal switching to a mode for connecting to the synchronous mobile communication system;

the IIF transmitting an access signal to the asynchronous MSC;

the mobile communication terminal transmitting frames and a preamble to the BTS/BSC via a reverse traffic channel and reporting completion of the handover to the BTS/BSC;

the BTS/BSC reporting the completion of the handover to the synchronous MSC, the MSC notifying the IIF of the completion of the handover; and

the IIF requesting the asynchronous MSC to release the connection, and the connection between the asynchronous MSC and the node B/RNC being released.

8. The handover method set forth in claim 7, wherein the step of the RNC transmitting the handover request message to the asynchronous MSC comprises handover-related messages used in the synchronous mobile communication system, and parameters of adjacent cell information and adjacent BTS information of the mobile communication terminal, a handover type, a handover cause, a source BSC ID, a target BSC ID, RAB information and radio section-related information.

9. The handover method set forth in claim 8, further comprising the step of the asynchronous MSC determining whether the requested handover is handover within the asynchronous mobile communication system or handover to the synchronous mobile communication system with reference to the adjacent cell information and adjacent BTS information of the mobile communication terminal.

10. The handover method set forth in claim 7, wherein, at the step of the asynchronous MSC transmitting the handover request message to the IIF, an asynchronous ID number MSISDN of the mobile communication terminal is transmitted along with the handover request message.

11. The handover method set forth in claim 7, wherein the subscriber information received by the HF from the D-HLR comprises a synchronous network identifier MIN, ESN of the mobile communication terminal.

12. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the step of the IIF requesting the subscriber information of the mobile communication terminal from the D-HLR uses any one of a synchronous message and an asynchronous message.

13. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the IIF creates a billing ID, which includes ID information of the synchronous MSC to be connected to the asynchronous MSC, prior to the transmission of the handover direction message to the synchronous MSC, transmits the handover direction message with the billing ID included therein, and transmits the handover direction message with an internal MSC circuit ID InterMSCCircuitID for each handover section included therein.

14. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the handover request message, which is transmitted by the IIF to the synchronous MSC, includes parameters including a billing ID, ESN, an internal MSC circuit ID and MIN, and the response message, which is transmitted by the synchronous MSC to the IIF, includes parameters including a CDMA channel data and a CDMA channel list.

15. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein, at the step of the asynchronous MSC transmitting a resource assignment completion message to the RNC, the resource assignment completion message further comprises parameters including a message type, an RRC container, and an RAB list to be released.

16. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the access signal includes an invoke ID, an Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) and selected radio resource information.

17. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein:

after the step of releasing the connection between the asynchronous MSC and the node B/RNC,

as a call release request is received from a called or calling mobile communication terminal, the MSC, having received the call release request, transmits a call release request message to the IIF, and the IIF responds to the call release request message, thereby releasing the relay line set up between the asynchronous MSC and the synchronous MSC.

18. The handover method as set forth in claim 17, wherein the call release request message includes parameters including an internal MSC circuit ID, a release cause, a billing ID and MIN, and the response message includes parameters including a billing ID.

19. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein, when the mobile communication terminal is in a reception alerting state:

the step of the asynchronous MSC transmitting the handover request message to the IIF further comprises the step of providing notification of the mobile communication terminal being in the reception alerting state; and

the step of the IIF transmitting the handover direction message to the synchronous MSC further comprising the step of providing notification of the mobile communication terminal being in the reception alerting state;

further comprising, after the step of releasing the connection between the asynchronous MSC and the node B/RNC, the steps of;

as the mobile communication terminal in the reception alerting state responds to the alerting, the BTS/BSC notifying the synchronous MSC of a connection of the mobile communication terminal;

the synchronous MSC transmitting an intersystem response message to the IIF, and the IIF reporting the mobile communication terminal making the connection in response to the alerting to the asynchronous MSC; and

the IIF transmitting a response signal for the intersystem response message to the synchronous MSC.

20. The handover method as set forth in claim 7, wherein, when the mobile communication terminal is waiting for a response after origination of a call:

the step of the asynchronous MSC transmitting the handover request message to the IIF further comprises the step of providing notification of the mobile communication terminal being in the state of waiting for the response; and

the step of the IIF transmitting the handover direction message to the synchronous MSC further comprising the step of providing notification of the mobile communication terminal being in the state of waiting for the response;

further comprising, after the step of releasing the connection between the asynchronous MSC and the node B/RNC, the steps of;

as a called mobile communication terminal responds, the asynchronous MSC notifying the IIF of a connection of the called mobile communication terminal;

the IIF transmitting an intersystem response message to the synchronous MSC, and the synchronous MSC reporting the mobile communication terminal making the connection in response to the origination to the BSC/BTS; and

the synchronous MSC transmitting a response signal for the intersystem response message to the IIF.

21. The handover method as set forth in claim 19, wherein:

when the mobile communication terminal in the reception alerting state makes a response or a called party makes a response to the mobile communication terminal waiting for a response after origination of a call, after the step of releasing the connection between the asynchronous MSC and the node B/RNC,

as a call release request is received from a called or calling mobile communication terminal, the MSC, having received the call release request, transits a call release request message to the IIF, and the IIF responds to the call release request message, thereby releasing the relay line set up between the asynchronous MSC and the synchronous MSC.

22. The handover method as set forth in claim 21, wherein the call release request message includes parameters including an internal MSC circuit ID, a release cause, a billing ID and MIN, and the response message includes parameters including a billing ID.

23. The handover method as set forth in claim 19, wherein the intersystem response message includes parameters including an internal MSC circuit ID, MN, and ESN.