MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, BASE STATION AND MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20090069019A1
• Filed: 08/08/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Hayama, Akira, Yamamoto, Keiji, Ayame, Shogo, Negishi, Kazuya
• Application Number:
  US12/188,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20090069019A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point

Abstract

A mobile communication system that is possible to find a base station connectable with a mobile terminal efficiently is provided. A server apparatus, the base station and the mobile terminal used in the mobile communication system are also provided. The mobile communication system includes a mobile terminal, a plurality of base stations, a management section and an answering BS instruction section. The management section manages each connectable number of the mobile terminals with which each base station being able to establish a communication connection and selects the base station to send a connection answer to the mobile terminal based on the connectable numbers. The answering BS instruction section instructs the management section to start to select the base station to send the connection answer, and instructs the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer to the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system, comprising:

a mobile terminal configured to send a connection request;

a plurality of base stations, each base station being configured to send a connection answer to the connection request to the mobile terminal sent the connection request and to establish a communication connection with the mobile terminal sent the connection request;

a management section configured to manage each connectable number indicating the number of the mobile terminals with which each base station being able to establish the communication connection, and to perform a procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer to the mobile terminal that sent the connection request based on the connectable number managed; and

an answering BS instruction section configured to instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer, and to instruct the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer when the mobile terminal sends the connection request.

2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal sends the connection request to one of the base stations, and the base station sends the connection request to the answering BS instruction section when the base station receives the connection request from the mobile terminal.

3. The mobile communication system according to claim 2, wherein

the answering BS instruction section sends a notice of connection change to the base station which sends the connection request if the case the base station which is determined to send the connection answer differs from the base station which sent the connection request, and sends a connection answer to the base station which is determined to send the connection answer;

and

the base station deletes the connection request received from the mobile terminal when the base station receives the notice of connection change, and sends the connection answer to the mobile terminal when the base station receives the instruction of sending the connection answer.

4. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein

the mobile terminal broadcasts the connection request to a plurality of base stations,

the base station sends the connectable number to the answering BS instruction section when the base station receives the connection request from the mobile terminal, and

the management section manages the connectable number notified to the answering BS instruction section for each base station.

5. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein

the mobile terminal broadcasts the connection request to a plurality of base stations, and

the base station sends the connection request received from the mobile terminal to the answering BS instruction section when the base station receives the connection request from the mobile terminal.

6. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein

the mobile terminal sends the connection requests to a plurality of the base station in order,

the base station sends the connectable number to the answering BS instruction section when the base station receives the connection request, and

the management section manages the connectable number notified to the answering BS instruction section for each base station.

7. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein

the mobile terminal sends the connection requests to a plurality of base station in order, and

the base station sends the connection request to the answering BS selection section when the base station receives the connection request from the mobile terminal.

8. The mobile communication system according to claim 4 or 6, further comprising

a timer configured to count a predetermined fixed time, and

a timer management section configured to start a count when the answering BS instruction section being notified of first connectable number, and instructs the management section to start the procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer among the base stations notified of the connectable numbers when the predetermined fixed time is expired.

9. The mobile communication system according to claims 5 or 7, further comprising

a timer counting a predetermined fixed time, and

a timer management section configured to start a counts when the answering BS instruction section being transferred first connection request, and to instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer among the base stations which transfer the connection request when the predetermined fixed time being expired.

10. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the management section evaluates the connectable number for a radio resource.

11. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the management section evaluates the connectable number for a call resource.

12. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the management section and the answering BS instruction section are connected to a network which is connectable to a plurality of the base station.

13. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the management section and the answering BS instruction section are installed in at least one of a plurality of the base station.

14. The mobile communication system according to any one of claims 2, 3, 5 and 7, wherein the base station informs the connectable number to the management section when a start of the communication with the mobile terminal and when an end of the communication with the mobile terminal, and management section manages the connectable number for each base station.

15. The mobile communication system according to claims 4 or 6, wherein the answering BS instruction section instructs the management section to start the procedure to select the base station and instructs the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer when the answering BS selection section receives the radio resource information sent from all the base stations managed by the management section.

16. The mobile communication system according to claim 5 or 7, wherein the answering BS instruction section instructs the management section to start the procedure to select the base station and instructs the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer when the answering BS selection section receives the connection requests sent from all the base stations managed by the management section.

17. A server apparatus used for a mobile communication system establishing a communication connection between a mobile terminal sent a connection request and a base station sent a connection answer to the connection request, the server apparatus comprising:

management section configured to manage each connectable number indicating a number of the mobile terminals with which each base station being possible to make a communication connection, and to select the base station to return the connection answer to the mobile terminal sent the connection request based on the connectable number managed, and

an answering BS instruction section configured to instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station and to instruct the base station which is selected by the management section to send the connection answer when the base station sent the connection request.

18. The server apparatus according to claim 17, wherein when the mobile terminal sends the connection request to one of a plurality of the base stations and the base station received the connection request sends the connection request to the answering BS instruction section, the answering BS instruction section instructs the selected base station to send the connection answer after the answering BS instruction section sends a notice of connection change to the base station sent the connection request when base station which is selected to send the connection request differs from the base station sent the connection request.

19. The server apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the answering BS instruction section receives the connection request from the base station received the connection request from the mobile terminal.

20. The server apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the answering BS instruction section receives the connectable number from the base station received the connection request from the mobile terminal.

21. The server apparatus according to any one of claim 17, 18 and 19, wherein the answering BS selection section receives a radio resource from the base station when a start of the communication between the base station and the mobile terminal and when an end of the he communication between the base station and the mobile terminal.

22. The server apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising:

a timer configured to count a predetermined fixed time, and

a timer management section configured to start a count when the answering BS instruction being notified of a first connection request, and instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer based on the connectable number of a plurality of the base stations sent the connection requests when the predetermined fixed time being expired.

23. The server apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising:

a timer configured to count a predetermined fixed time, and

a timer management section configured to start a counts when the answering BS instruction section is notified of first connectable number, and instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station to return the connection answer among the base stations which notified the connection numbers when the predetermined fixed time expired.

24. A base station used for a mobile communication system establishing a communication connection between a mobile terminal sent a connection request and a base station sent a connection answer to the connection request, the mobile communication system having:

a mobile terminals configured to send a connection request;

a plurality of base stations;

a management section configured to manage each connectable number indicating a number of the mobile terminals with which each base station being possible to establish the communication connection, and to select the base station to send the connection answer to the mobile terminal that sent the connection request based on the connectable numbers managed; and

an answering BS instruction section configured to instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station, and to instruct the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer when the mobile terminal sends the connection request;

wherein the base station is configured to transfer the connection request when the base station receives the connection request from the mobile terminal.

25. The base station according to claim 24, wherein the base station sends radio resource to the answering BS selection section when a start of the communication between the base station and the mobile terminal and when an end of the communication between the base station and the mobile terminal.

26. The base station according to claim 24, wherein the base station sends the connection request to the answering BS selection section when the base station receives the connection request from the mobile terminal.

27. The base station according to claim 24, wherein the base station sends the connectable number to the answering BS selection section when the base station receives the connection request from the mobile terminal.

28. The base station according to claim 26 or 27, wherein the base station has a common channel band which the mobile terminal communicates with a plurality of the base stations by broadcasting and receives a connection request broadcasted by the mobile terminal using the common channel band.

29. The base station according to claim 24, wherein the base station includes the management section and the answering BS instruction section.

30. The base station according to claim 24, wherein the base station deletes the connection request received from the mobile terminal when the base station receives the notice of connection change from the answering BS instruction section.

31. A mobile terminal used for a mobile communication system, the mobile communication system having:

a mobile terminal configured to send a connection request;

a plurality of base stations, each base station being configured to send a connection answer to the connection request to the mobile terminal sent the connection request and to establish a communication connection with the mobile terminal sent the connection request;

a management section configured to manage each connectable number indicating a number of the mobile terminals with which each base station being possible to establish the communication connection, and to perform a procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer to the mobile terminal that sent the connection request based on the connectable numbers managed; and

an answering BS instruction section configured to instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer, and to instruct the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer;

wherein the mobile terminal broadcasts the connection request to a plurality of the base station.

32. A mobile terminal used for a mobile communication system, the mobile communication system having:

a mobile terminal configured to send a connection request;

a plurality of base stations, each base station being configured to send a connection answer to the connection request to the mobile terminal sent the connection request and to establish a communication connection with the mobile terminal sent the connection request;

a management section configured to manage each connectable number indicating a number of the mobile terminals with which each base station being possible to establish the communication connection, and to perform a procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer to the mobile terminal that sent the connection request based on the connectable numbers managed; and

an answering BS instruction section configured to instruct the management section to start the procedure to select the base station to send the connection answer, and to instruct the base station selected by the management section to send the connection answer;

wherein the mobile terminal sends the connection requests to a plurality of the base station in order.