METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PROCESSING MOBILE STATION HISTORY INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for processing mobile station transaction information at a serving control node in a wireless communication system, characterized in that the method comprises:
- receiving (310, 410) a transaction history record from a transferring control node in association with a first handover of a mobile station (160) to the serving control node;
adding (330, 340, 350, 460) mobile station transaction data related to the serving control node to the transaction history record to obtain an updated transaction history record;
transferring (360, 470) the updated transaction history record to a target control node in association with a subsequent handover of the mobile station (160) to the target control node.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for processing mobile station transaction information at a serving control node in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The serving control node may be a base station, such as an eNodeB in an LTE/SAE wireless communication system. The transaction information, which may include, for example, mobility-related transaction information and traffic-related transaction information for a given mobile station, may be passed between controlling control nodes as the corresponding mobile station is handed over, so that a controlling control node has access to information characterizing the past activities of the mobile station. This information may be used in some embodiments for selecting a target control node for handover or for allocating link resources.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for processing mobile station transaction information at a serving control node in a wireless communication system, characterized in that the method comprises:
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receiving (310, 410) a transaction history record from a transferring control node in association with a first handover of a mobile station (160) to the serving control node; adding (330, 340, 350, 460) mobile station transaction data related to the serving control node to the transaction history record to obtain an updated transaction history record; transferring (360, 470) the updated transaction history record to a target control node in association with a subsequent handover of the mobile station (160) to the target control node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A first control node for use in a wireless communication system, the first control node including a processing unit, characterized in that the processing unit is configured to:
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receive a transaction history record from a transferring control node in association with a first handover of a mobile station (160) to the first control node; add mobile station transaction data related to the first control node to the transaction history record to obtain an updated transaction history record; transfer the updated transaction history record to a target control node in association with a subsequent handover of the mobile station (160). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program product for use in or with a control node in a wireless communication system, the computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions for performing a method, characterized in that the method comprises:
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receiving (310, 410) a transaction history record from a transferring control node in association with a first handover of a mobile station (160) to the serving control node; adding (330, 340, 350, 460) mobile station transaction data related to the serving control node to the transaction history record to obtain an updated transaction history record; transferring (360, 470) the updated transaction history record to a target control node in association with a subsequent handover of the mobile station (160) to the target control node.
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