OFF-LOAD APPARATUS, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND HANDOVER METHOD OF MULTICAST TRAFFIC
First Claim
1. An off-load apparatus disposed between a core network accommodating a plurality of base stations and the base stations capable of connection with a mobile station, the off-load apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit that stores line information and multicast viewing information of the mobile station when the mobile station performs multicast communication of an off-load object via the off-load apparatus;
a transferring unit that transfers the line information and the multicast viewing information of the mobile station to another off-load apparatus that is an handover destination when the mobile station moves during the multicast communication; and
a control unit that executes a process of participating in multicast viewing on behalf of the mobile station when the off-load apparatus acts as a handover-destination apparatus, based on the multicast viewing information transferred from a handover-source off-load apparatus.
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Abstract
An off-load apparatus is disposed between a core network accommodating base stations and the base stations capable of connection with a mobile station. The off-load apparatus includes a storage unit that stores line information and multicast viewing information of the mobile station when the mobile station performs multicast communication of an off-load object via the off-load apparatus; a transferring unit that transfers the line information and the multicast viewing information of the mobile station to another off-load apparatus that is an handover destination when the mobile station moves during the multicast communication; and a control unit that executes a process of participating in multicast viewing on behalf of the mobile station when the off-load apparatus acts as a handover-destination apparatus, based on the multicast viewing information transferred from a handover-source off-load apparatus.
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1. An off-load apparatus disposed between a core network accommodating a plurality of base stations and the base stations capable of connection with a mobile station, the off-load apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit that stores line information and multicast viewing information of the mobile station when the mobile station performs multicast communication of an off-load object via the off-load apparatus; a transferring unit that transfers the line information and the multicast viewing information of the mobile station to another off-load apparatus that is an handover destination when the mobile station moves during the multicast communication; and a control unit that executes a process of participating in multicast viewing on behalf of the mobile station when the off-load apparatus acts as a handover-destination apparatus, based on the multicast viewing information transferred from a handover-source off-load apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network system comprising
a plurality of base stations capable of connection with a mobile station; -
a core network accommodating the base stations; and an off-load apparatus disposed between the core network and the base stations, wherein the off-load apparatus includes; a storage unit that stores line information and multicast viewing information of the mobile station when the mobile station performs multicast communication of an off-load object via the off-load apparatus, a transferring unit that transfers the line information and the multicast viewing information of the mobile station to another off-load apparatus that is an handover destination when the mobile station moves during the multicast communication, and a control unit that executes a process of participating in multicast viewing on behalf of the mobile station when the off-load apparatus acts as a handover-destination apparatus, based on the multicast viewing information transferred from a handover-source off-load apparatus.
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7. A handover method of multicast traffic in a network system that includes a plurality of base stations capable of connection with a mobile station, a core network accommodating the base stations, and an off-load apparatus disposed between the core network accommodating and the base stations, the handover method comprising:
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transferring based on line information and multicast viewing information of the mobile station when the mobile station performs multicast communication of an off-load object via the off-load apparatus, the line information and the multicast viewing information of the mobile station to another off-load apparatus that is an handover destination when the mobile station moves during the multicast communication; and executing a process of participating in multicast viewing on behalf of the mobile station when the off-load apparatus acts as a handover-destination apparatus, based on the multicast viewing information transferred from a handover-source off-load apparatus.
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