Base station apparatus and a mobile radio terminal for a radio communication system, and radio communication system, and a communicating method in a radio communication system

• US 6,018,520 A
• Filed: 05/20/1996
• Issued: 01/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Okada, Yasushi
• Primary Examiner(s): HSU, ALPUS
• Application Number:
  US08/652,647
• Time in Patent Office: 1,345 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 370/336, 370/338, 370/345, 370/437, 370/465, 370/468, 370/477, 370/493, 370/494, 370/495, 370/337, 370/347, 370/352-354, 370/522, 370/524, 375/222, 375/240, 375/241, 375/242, 455/102, 455/103, 455/552, 455/553, 455/450-452, 455/507, 455/509, 455/511, 455/517, 455/560, 455/561
• US Class Current: 370/336
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A base station for a radio communication system suitable for use if a radio data communication network is configured using a mobile radio terminal has a base station apparatus for a radio communication system which communicates with a mobile radio terminal over a radio line. The base station apparatus for a radio communication system has a voice communication processing system for processing voice signals and a data communication processing system for processing data signals. The data communication processing system has a low-speed modulating/demodulating unit for conducting a modulating/demodulating process on data signals at a processing speed lower than a processing speed of the voice communication processing system, thereby dividing a way of use of a communication channel and a control channel into data communication purpose and voice communication purpose upon data communication so as to increase an efficiency of utilization of the line.

Claims

1. A base station apparatus for a radio communication system for communicating with a mobile radio terminal over a radio line comprising:

a voice communication processing system for processing voice signals,

a data communication processing system for processing data signals, said data communication processing system including a low-speed modulating/demodulating unit for modulating and demodulating said data signals at a processing rate lower than a processing rate of said voice communication processing system;

a storing unit for storing communication type discrimination information about which type of communication the mobile radio terminal intends to selectively perform among voice communication and data communication with said base station; and

a voice/data communication switching unit for making a switchover between said voice communication processing system and said data communication processing system based on said communication type discrimination information stored in said storing unit.

2. The base station apparatus for a radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein said low-speed modulating/demodulating unit is composed of a plurality of low-speed modulating/demodulating units.

3. The base station apparatus for a radio communication system according to claim 2, wherein said plurality of low-speed modulating/demodulating units are equal in processing speed to one another.

4. The base station apparatus for a radio communication system according to claim 2, wherein at least a part of said plurality of low-speed modulating/demodulating units are different in processing speed from each other.

5. A base station apparatus for a radio communication system for communicating with a mobile radio terminal over a radio line comprising;

a voice communication processing system for processing voice signals and a data communication processing system for processing data signals;

said data communication processing system including;

a low-speed modulating/demodulating unit for modulating and demodulating said data signals at a processing rate lower than a processing rate of said voice communication processing system, and

a storing unit for storing data as to whether said mobile radio terminal is a mobile radio terminal for voice communication or a mobile radio terminal for data communication at the time of location registration of said mobile radio terminal.

6. A base station apparatus for a radio communication system for communicating with a mobile radio terminal over a radio line, and being connected to a digital switching network comprising:

a time-division multiplex processing unit for conducting a time-division multiplexing process on signals transmitted and received by an antenna;

a code expansion/compression processing unit being connected to said time-division multiplex processing unit to conduct an expanding/compressing process on voice signals;

a low-speed modulating/demodulating unit being connected to said time-division multiplex processing unit to conduct a modulating/demodulating process on data signals at a processing speed lower than a processing speed of said code expansion/compression processing unit;

an interface processing unit being connected to said low-speed modulating/demodulating unit to conduct an analog/digital converting process and a digital/analog converting process on said data signals;

a voice/data communication switching unit for selectively switching said code expansion/compression processing unit or said interface processing unit;

a storing unit for storing data as to whether said mobile radio terminal is a mobile radio terminal for voice communication or a mobile radio terminal for data communication at the time of location registration of said mobile radio terminal; and

a control unit for transmitting control channel information to said mobile radio terminal through said time-division multiplex processing unit and said antenna in response to a demand from a network, and controlling assignment of communication channels between said base station apparatus and said mobile radio terminals on the basis of stored information in said storing unit.

7. The base station apparatus for a radio communication system according to claim 6, wherein said code expansion/compression processing unit is configured with plural code expansion/compression units, said low-speed modulating/demodulating unit is configured with plural low-speed modulating/demodulating units, and said interface processing unit is provided correspondingly to each of said low-speed modulating/demodulating units.

8. The base station apparatus for a radio communication system according to claim 7, wherein said plural low-speed modulating/demodulating units are low-speed modulating/demodulating units at the same processing speed.

9. The base station apparatus for a radio communication system according to claim 7, wherein at least a part of said plural low-speed modulating/demodulating units are at processing speeds different from each other.

10. A mobile radio terminal for a radio communication system for communicating with a base station apparatus over a radio line comprising:

a voice communication processing unit for processing voice signals;

a data communication processing unit for processing data signals;

a control unit for generating control data including at least location registration data to said base station apparatus; and

a switching unit for selectively switching said voice communication processing system, said data communication processing system or said control unit.

11. The mobile radio terminal for a radio communication system according to claim 10, wherein when a data terminal is connected to said mobile radio terminal, said control unit outputs an effect of this as control data.

12. The mobile radio terminal for a radio communication system according to claim 10, wherein said control unit so controls as to cause a power source to be turned on only when said data communication processing system operates.

13. A radio communication system having a base station apparatus and a mobile radio terminal communicating with each other over a radio line comprising:

said base station apparatus comprising;

a base station voice communication processing system for processing voice signals;

a base station data communication processing system for processing data signals;

said base station data communication processing system comprising;

a low-speed modulating/demodulating unit for conducting a modulating/demodulating process on said data signals at a processing speed lower than a processing speed of said base station voice communication processing system;

an analog/digital converting unit being connected to said low-speed modulating/demodulating unit to conduct an analog/digital converting process on said data signals;

said mobile radio terminal comprising;

a radio terminal voice communication processing system for processing voice signals;

a radio terminal data communication processing system for processing data signals;

a control unit for generating control data including at least location registration data to said base station apparatus; and

a switching unit for selectively switching said radio terminal voice communication processing system, said radio terminal data communication processing system or said control unit.

14. A communicating method in a radio communication system having a base station apparatus and a mobile radio terminal communicating with each other over a radio line having a communication channel and a control channel comprising the steps of:

assigning one slot for every first period on said communication channel at the time of transmission and reception of voice signals to implement communication using said voice signals; and

assigning plural slots for every second period longer than said first period on said communication channel at the time of transmission and reception of data signals to implement communication using said data signals.

15. The communicating method in a radio communication system according to claim 14, wherein at the time of transmission/reception including said data signals, the number of used channels is increased as compared with a case of transmission/reception of only said voice signals.

16. The communicating method in a radio communication system according to claim 14, wherein base station apparatus control information is multiplexed and transmitted from said mobile radio terminal to said base station apparatus over said communication channel so as to control assignment of slots at the time of transmission/reception of said data signals.

17. The communicating method in a radio communication system according to claim 14, wherein the number of assigned slots is altered according to a communication speed of said data signals.

18. The communicating method in a radio communication system according to claim 14, wherein a control data as to whether a data terminal is connected to said mobile radio terminal or not is transmitted from said mobile radio terminal to said base station apparatus over said control channel.

19. The communicating method in a radio communication system according to claim 14, wherein a communication of said data signals is implemented at a timing of vacant slots on said control channel at the time of transmission/reception of said data signals.