METHOD OF BARRING ACCESS TO NETWORK, MOBILE DEVICE FOR THE METHOD, AND PROCESSOR USED IN MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20130331099A1
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Iwamura, Mikio, Ishii, Minami, Ishimoto, Mutsumi
• Granted Patent: US 9,220,056 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/434
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

When a network is in a state of requiring any sort of access barring, determining whether a special type access class is included as an access class to which an own device belongs, determining appropriateness of an access by referring to, from barring information, a first barring information for designating whether a mobile device belonging to each access class is subject to access barring when having determined that the special type access class is included, and determining the appropriateness of an access by referring to, from the barring information, second barring information indicating a value serving as a reference for determining the appropriateness of an access according to a relationship between a numerical value generated by each mobile device and the reference indicated by the second barring information when having determined that the special type access class is included.

Claims

1. A method of barring an access to a network from a mobile device connectable to a radio access network,

each mobile device connectable to the radio access network belonging to at least one access class,

a special type access class and a normal type access class existing in the access class,

notification information to be notified to each mobile device from the radio access network including barring information for barring an access to the network, and

the barring information including a first barring information for designating whether a mobile device belonging to each access class is subject to access barring, and second barring information indicating a value serving as a reference for determining appropriateness of an access according to a relationship between the value and a numerical value generated by each mobile device,

the mobile device

determining whether the mobile device includes the special type access class as an access class to which the mobile device itself belongs when establishing connection to the radio access network;

when having determined that the mobile device includes the special type access class, referring to the first barring information, and determining the appropriateness of an access according to designation by the first barring information; and

when having determined that the mobile device does not include the special type access class, referring to the second barring information, and determining the appropriateness of an access according to a relationship between the reference indicated by the second barring information and a numerical value generated by the mobile device itself.

2. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device decodes the first barring information from the received barring information when referring to the first barring information, and decodes the second barring information from the received barring information when referring to the second barring information.

3. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device determines whether the reference indicated by the second barring information is a value determined that an access is denied regardless of the numerical value generated by the mobile device when referring to the second barring information, determines that an access is denied without generating the numerical value if the value is such a value, and determines the appropriateness of an access by generating the numerical value and performing comparison between the numerical value and the value serving as the reference if the value is not such a value.

4. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 1, wherein, when the first barring information is information that designates a certain mobile device is subject to access barring while another mobile device is not subject to access barring, the reference indicated by the second barring information is a value determined that an access is denied regardless of the numerical value generated by the mobile device.

5. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 1, wherein the value serving as the reference is determined based on a percentage of mobile device, an access of which is desired to be allowed in the network, and the numerical value generated by each mobile device is a number functioning as a random number.

6. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device starts a setting procedure of radio resource control (RRC) connection to the network in accordance with determination that an access is allowed.

7. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 1, wherein the radio access network operates according to a long term evolution (LTE) system.

10. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 2, wherein the mobile device determines whether the reference indicated by the second barring information is a value determined that an access is denied regardless of the numerical value generated by the mobile device when referring to the second barring information, determines that an access is denied without generating the numerical value if the value is such a value, and determines the appropriateness of an access by generating the numerical value and performing comparison between the numerical value and the value serving as the reference if the value is not such a value.

11. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 2, wherein, when the first barring information is information that designates a certain mobile device is subject to access barring while another mobile device is not subject to access barring, the reference indicated by the second barring information is a value determined that an access is denied regardless of the numerical value generated by the mobile device.

12. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 2, wherein the value serving as the reference is determined based on a percentage of mobile device, an access of which is desired to be allowed in the network, and the numerical value generated by each mobile device is a number functioning as a random number.

13. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 2, wherein the mobile device starts a setting procedure of radio resource control (RRC) connection to the network in accordance with determination that an access is allowed.

14. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 2, wherein the radio access network operates according to a long term evolution (LTE) system.

15. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 3, wherein, when the first barring information is information that designates a certain mobile device is subject to access barring while another mobile device is not subject to access barring, the reference indicated by the second barring information is a value determined that an access is denied regardless of the numerical value generated by the mobile device.

16. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 3, wherein the value serving as the reference is determined based on a percentage of mobile device, an access of which is desired to be allowed in the network, and the numerical value generated by each mobile device is a number functioning as a random number.

17. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 3, wherein the mobile device starts a setting procedure of radio resource control (RRC) connection to the network in accordance with determination that an access is allowed.

18. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 3, wherein the radio access network operates according to a long term evolution (LTE) system.

19. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 4, wherein the value serving as the reference is determined based on a percentage of mobile device, an access of which is desired to be allowed in the network, and the numerical value generated by each mobile device is a number functioning as a random number.

20. The method of barring an access to a network according to claim 4, wherein the mobile device starts a setting procedure of radio resource control (RRC) connection to the network in accordance with determination that an access is allowed.

8. A mobile device connectable to a radio access network,

each mobile device connectable to the radio access network belonging to at least one access class, and

a special type access class and a normal type access class existing in the access class,

the mobile device comprising:

a reception means configured to receive notification information notified from the radio access network;

a storage means configured to take out from the notification information and store barring information for barring an access to the network and including a first barring information for designating whether a mobile device belonging to each access class is subject to access barring and second barring information indicating a value serving as a reference for determining appropriateness of an access according to a relationship between the value and a numerical value generated by each mobile device;

a storing means configured to store information indicating at least one access class to which the mobile device itself belongs;

a generation means configured to select one numerical value from among a plurality of available numerical values every time generation of a numerical value is instructed and to generate the numerical value at the time of instruction; and

a determination means configured to determine whether the mobile device includes the special type access class based on the information of the storing means, to refer to the first barring information stored in the storage means and to determine the appropriateness of an access according to designation of the first barring information when having determined that mobile device includes the special type access class, to refer to the second barring information stored in the storage means and to determine the appropriateness of an access according to a relationship between the reference indicated by the second barring information and the numerical value generated by the generation means when having determined that mobile device does not includes the special type access class.

9. A processor incorporated in and used by a mobile device,

each mobile device connectable to a radio access network belonging to at least one access class,

a special type access class and a normal type access class existing in the access class,

notification information to be notified to each mobile device from the radio access network including barring information for barring an access to the network, and

the barring information including a first barring information for designating whether a mobile device belonging to each access class is subject to access barring, and second barring information indicating a value serving as a reference for determining appropriateness of an access according to a relationship between the value and a numerical value generated by each mobile device,

the processor

determining whether the mobile device includes the special type access class as an access class to which the mobile device itself belongs when establishing connection to the radio access network;

when having determined that the mobile device includes the special type access class, referring to the first barring information, and determining the appropriateness of an access according to designation by the first barring information; and

when having determined that the mobile device does not include the special type access class, referring to the second barring information, and determining the appropriateness of an access according to a relationship between the reference indicated by the second barring information and a numerical value generated by the mobile device itself.