WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER, MOBILE BASE STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE BASE STATION CONTROL METHOD

• US 20110092237A1
• Filed: 06/05/2009
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kato, Tetsuya, Yahagi, Masahiko
• Application Number:
  US12/997,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20110092237A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/507
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15528 Control of operation parameters of a relay station to exploit the physical medium
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/005 Data network PoA devices

Abstract

A wireless communication system includes a mobile base station apparatus connecting to a terminal apparatus and being movable, and a management server performing centralized control of the mobile base station apparatus. The mobile base station apparatus measures its position and notifies the management server of position information indicating the position. The management server transmits control information according to the position information notified from the mobile base station apparatus, to the mobile base station apparatus. The mobile base station apparatus operates using the control information received from the management server.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system comprising:

a mobile base station apparatus connecting to a terminal apparatus and being movable; and

a management server performing centralized control of the mobile base station apparatus;

wherein

the mobile base station apparatus measures its position and notifies the management server of position information indicating the position;

the management server transmits control information according to the position information notified from the mobile base station apparatus, to the mobile base station apparatus; and

the mobile base station apparatus operates using the control information received from the management server.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile base station apparatus connects to a terminal apparatus which moves together with the mobile base station apparatus.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the management server predicts future movement of the mobile base station apparatus from a, history of the position information notified from the mobile base station apparatus and transmits control information according to the predicted movement destination to the mobile base station apparatus.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein

after transmitting the control information according to the predicted movement destination to the mobile base station apparatus, the management server instructs the mobile base station apparatus to apply the control information when the mobile base station apparatus moves to the movement destination;

and

when receiving the control information from the management server, the mobile base station apparatus holds the control information, and applies the control information when being instructed by the management server.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein

the management server transmits the control information according to the predicted movement destination to the mobile base station apparatus together with movement destination information indicating the movement destination;

and

the mobile base station apparatus receives the control information and the movement destination information from the management server, and starts using the control information when the mobile base station apparatus moves to the movement destination shown in the movement destination information.

6. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein the management server holds track information indicating the track of the mobile base station apparatus in advance and predicts movement of the mobile base station apparatus using the track information.

7. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the control information is operation parameters specifying the operation of the mobile base station apparatus.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the management server further transmits control information according to the position information notified from the mobile base station apparatus, to a base station apparatus around the mobile base station apparatus.

9. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the management server determines the control information to be transmitted to the mobile base station apparatus on the basis of the position and movement speed of the mobile base station apparatus.

10. A management server comprising:

a base station position management section that obtains position information indicating the position of a mobile base station apparatus connecting to a terminal apparatus and being movable, from the mobile base station apparatus; and

a base station control section that for transmits control information according to the position information managed by the base station position management section, to the mobile base station apparatus.

11. The management server according to claim 10, wherein the base station control section predicts future movement of the mobile base station apparatus from a history of the position information obtained by the base station position management section and transmits control information according to a predicted movement destination to the mobile base station apparatus.

12. A mobile base station apparatus connecting to a terminal apparatus and being movable, the mobile base station apparatus comprising:

a position measurement section that measures the position of the mobile base station apparatus;

a notification section that notifies a management server of position information indicating the position measured by the position measurement section; and

an operation control section means that operates by using control information according to the position information, which is received from the management server.

13. The mobile base station apparatus according to claim 12 connecting to a terminal apparatus which moves together with the mobile base station apparatus.

14. The mobile base station apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

control information according to a movement destination of the mobile base station apparatus which is predicted from a history of the position information notified by the notification section is transmitted from the management server to the mobile base station apparatus, and furthermore, application of the control information is instructed when the mobile base station apparatus moves to the movement destination;

and

when receiving the control information from the management server, the operation control section holds the control information, and applies the control information when being instructed by the management server.

15. The mobile base station apparatus according to claim 12, wherein

control information according to a movement destination of the mobile base station apparatus which is predicted from a history of the position information notified by the notification section is transmitted from the management server to the mobile base station apparatus together with movement destination, information indicating the movement destination;

and

the operation control section receives the control information and the movement destination information from the management server, and starts using the control information when the mobile base station apparatus moves to the movement destination shown in the movement destination information.

16. The mobile base station apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the control information is operation parameters specifying the operation of the mobile base station apparatus.

17. (canceled)