Mobile Station Device, Base Station Device, Mobile Station Device Operating Frequency Band Mapping Method, Location Management Device, Mobile Station Device Location Registration Method, Paging Method, and Program for Executing the Same and Recording Medium

• US 20090010213A1
• Filed: 10/02/2006
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ueran Technology LLC
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Shohei, Hibi, Keiichi, Oh, Wahoh
• Granted Patent: US 9,077,433 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7103 the interference being multiple access interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/7143 Arrangements for generation of hop patterns
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/709709 Methods of preventing interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2634 for channel frequency control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0044 allocation of payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0092 Indication of how the channel is divided
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/025 Indirect paging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties

Abstract

In a method for mapping an operating frequency band of a mobile station device in a mobile communication system, an operating frequency band position at the time of idle mode of respective mobile station devices is arranged so as to be distributed throughout a unique frequency bandwidth of a base station device.

Claims

1-60. -60. (canceled)

61. A communication method used in a mobile communication system composing a shared control signaling channel and a shared data channel in one slot, wherein a packet specified by the shared control signaling channel is arranged in the shared data channel, wherein

a base station transmits a signal indicating that paging information to a mobile station is included in the shared data channel, using the shared control signaling channel arranged at the head of a slot specified from identification information of the mobile station, and the mobile station in an idle mode receives discontinuously the signal indicating that the paging information to the mobile station is included in the shared data channel.

62. The communication method as defined in claim 61, wherein the slot number is specified by the remainder on division of (the identification information of the mobile station divided by the number of paging group) by the number of paging slots.

63. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system composing a shared control signaling channel and a shared data channel in one slot, wherein a packet specified by the shared control signaling channel is arranged in the shared data channel, wherein

the mobile station receives a signal from a base station, indicating that paging information to the mobile station is included in the shared data channel, using the shared control signaling channel arranged at the head of a slot specified from identification information of the mobile station, and the mobile station in an idle mode receives discontinuously the signal indicating that the paging information to the mobile station is included in the shared data channel.

64. The mobile station as defined in claim 63, wherein the slot number is specified by the remainder on division of (the identification information of the mobile station divided by the number of paging group) by the number of paging slots.

65. A base station used in a mobile communication system composing a shared control signaling channel and a shared data channel in one slot, wherein a packet specified by the shared control signaling channel is arranged in the shared data channel, wherein

the base station transmits a signal indicating that paging information to a mobile station is included in the shared data channel, using the shared control signaling channel arranged at the head of a slot specified from identification information of the mobile station.

66. The base station as defined in claim 65, wherein the slot number is specified by the remainder on division of (the identification information of the mobile station divided by the number of paging group) by the number of paging slots.

67. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system, an operating frequency band position of the mobile station being a certain frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station.

72. The mobile station as defined in claim 67, wherein cell search information and broadcast information transmitted from the base station are received at the operating frequency band position.

76. The mobile station as defined in claim 67, wherein the identification information is used at the time of an initial location registration process of the mobile station, and wherein after the location registration to a higher-level network node, temporary identification information acquired from the higher-level network node is used.

68. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system, operating frequency band positions at the time of an idle mode of respective mobile stations being arranged to be distributed throughout a unique frequency bandwidth of a base station.

75. The mobile station as defined in claim 68, wherein the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode is also divided in the time direction depending on the identification information.

69. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system, an operating frequency band position at the time of an idle mode is a certain frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station.

70. The mobile station as defined in claim 69, wherein the operating frequency band position of the mobile station is identified from the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

71. The mobile station as defined in claim 69, wherein an indicator of an incoming call to a group including the mobile station or paging information to the mobile station is received at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

73. The mobile station as defined in claim 69, wherein cell search information and broadcast information transmitted from the base station are received at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

74. The mobile station as defined in claim 69, wherein during a reception period of cell search information and broadcast information transmitted from the base station, the reception is performed at a frequency band position other than the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

77. The mobile station as defined in claim 71, wherein the indicator is located as a downlink common control channel.

78. The mobile station as defined in claim 71, wherein the indicator is located as a downlink shared control signaling channel.

79. The mobile station as defined in claim 69, wherein discontinuous reception is performed at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

80. A base station used in a mobile communication system, an operating frequency band position of a mobile station being a certain frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station.

85. The base station as defined in claim 80, wherein cell search information and broadcast information are transmitted at the operating frequency band position.

89. The base station as defined in claim 80, wherein the identification information is used at the time of an initial location registration process of the mobile station, and wherein after the location registration to a higher-level network node, temporary identification information acquired from the higher-level network node is used.

81. A base station used in a mobile communication system, operating frequency band positions at the time of an idle mode of respective mobile stations being arranged to be distributed throughout a unique frequency bandwidth of the base station.

88. The base station as defined in claim 81, wherein the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode is also divided in the time direction depending on the identification information.

82. A base station used in a mobile communication system, an operating frequency band position at the time of an idle mode is a certain frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station.

83. The base station as defined in claim 82, wherein the operating frequency band position of the mobile station is identified from the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

84. The base station as defined in claim 82, wherein an indicator of an incoming call to a group including the mobile station or paging information to the mobile station is transmitted at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

86. The base station as defined in claim 82, wherein the base station transmits cell search information and broadcast information at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

87. The base station as defined in claim 82, wherein the base station transmits cell search information and broadcast information during a transmission period of the cell search information and the broadcast information, at a frequency band position other than the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

90. The base station as defined in claim 84, wherein the indicator is located as a downlink common control channel.

91. The base station as defined in claim 84, wherein the indicator is located as a downlink shared control signaling channel.

92. A mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method for mapping an operating frequency band of a mobile station in a mobile communication system, wherein the operating frequency band position of the mobile station is calculated at least from identification information for identifying the mobile station.

97. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 92, wherein cell search information and broadcast information transmitted from the base station are received at the operating frequency band position.

101. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 92, wherein the identification information is used at the time of an initial location registration process of the mobile station, and wherein after the location registration to a higher-level network node, temporary identification information acquired from the higher-level network node is used.

125. A program for causing a computer to perform the mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 92.

126. A recording medium having recorded thereon the program as defined in claim 125 in a computer-readable manner.

93. A mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method for mapping an operating frequency band of a mobile station in a mobile communication system, wherein operating frequency band positions at the time of an idle mode of respective mobile stations are arranged to be distributed throughout a unique frequency bandwidth of a base station.

100. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 93, wherein the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode is also divided in the time direction depending on identification information.

94. A mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method in a mobile communication system, wherein at the time of an idle mode that is a standby state of the mobile station, the operating frequency band position is calculated at least from identification information for identifying the mobile station.

95. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 94, wherein the operating frequency band position of the mobile station is identified from the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

96. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 94, wherein an indicator of an incoming call to a group including the mobile station or paging information to the mobile station is received at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

98. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 94, wherein cell search information and broadcast information transmitted from a base station are received at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

99. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 94, wherein during a reception period of cell search information and broadcast information transmitted from a base station, the reception is performed at a frequency band position other than the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

102. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 94, wherein the identification information is used at the time of an initial location registration process of the mobile station, and wherein after the location registration to a higher-level network node, temporary identification information acquired from the higher-level network node is used.

103. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 96, wherein the indicator is located as a downlink common control channel.

104. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 96, wherein the indicator is located as a downlink shared control signaling channel.

105. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 94, wherein discontinuous reception is performed at the operating frequency band position at the time of the idle mode.

106. The mobile-station operating frequency band mapping method as defined in claim 94, wherein at the time of the idle mode, broadcast information transmitted from a base station is located at respective operating frequency band positions of the idle mode so as to be received at the operating frequency band position of the idle mode.

107. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system, the mobile station including at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station in a location registration request transmitted at the time of location registration of the mobile station.

108. A location management device used in a mobile communication system, the location management device receiving a location registration request from a mobile station to manage a position of the mobile station, the location management device managing at least identification information of the mobile station and available frequency bandwidth information of the mobile station.

109. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system, the mobile station including at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an operating frequency position of the mobile station in a location registration request transmitted at the time of location registration of the mobile station.

110. A location management device used in a mobile communication system, the location management device receiving a location registration request from a mobile station to manage a position of the mobile station, the location management device managing at least identification information of the mobile station and the operating frequency position information of the mobile station.

111. A location management device used in a mobile communication system, the location management device transmitting a paging request to a base station if an incoming call to a mobile station exists, the location management device including at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station in the paging request.

112. A base station used in a mobile communication system, when receiving a paging request to a mobile station, the base station transmitting the paging request at an operating frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station and an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station included in the paging request.

113. A mobile station used in a mobile communication system, the mobile station receiving a paging request at an operating frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station and an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station.

114. A location management device used in a mobile communication system, the location management device transmitting a paging request to a base station if an incoming call to a mobile station exists, the location management device including at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an operating frequency band position of the mobile station in the paging request.

115. A base station used in a mobile communication system, when receiving a paging request to a mobile station, the base station transmitting the paging request at an operating frequency band position of the mobile station included in the paging request.

116. A location registration method of a mobile station in a mobile communication system, wherein a location registration request transmitted by the mobile station at the time of location registration of the mobile station includes at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station.

117. A location registration method of a mobile station in a mobile communication system, wherein a location management device receiving a location registration request from the mobile station to manage a location of the mobile station manages at least identification information of the mobile station and available frequency bandwidth information of the mobile station.

118. A location registration method of a mobile station in a mobile communication system, wherein a location registration request transmitted by the mobile station at the time of location registration of the mobile station includes at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an operating frequency position of the mobile station.

119. A location registration method of a mobile station in a mobile communication system, wherein a location management device receiving a location registration request from a mobile station to manage a location of the mobile station manages at least identification information of the mobile station and the operating frequency position information of the mobile station.

120. A paging method in a mobile communication system, wherein a location management device transmitting a paging request to a base station in the case of an incoming call to a mobile station includes at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station in the paging request.

121. A paging method in a mobile communication system, wherein when receiving a paging request to a mobile station, a base station transmits the paging request at an operating frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station and an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station included in the paging request.

122. A paging method of a mobile station in a mobile communication system, wherein the mobile station receives a paging request at an operating frequency position calculated at least from identification information of the mobile station and an available frequency bandwidth of the mobile station.

123. A paging method in a mobile communication system, wherein a location management device transmitting a paging request to a base station in the case of an incoming call to a mobile station includes at least identification information of the mobile station and information indicating an operating frequency band position of the mobile station in the paging request.

124. A paging method in a mobile communication system, wherein when receiving a paging request to a mobile station, a base station transmits the paging request at an operating frequency band position of the mobile station included in the paging request.