Packet data transferring method for mobile radio data communication system

• US 6,163,532 A
• Filed: 08/21/1997
• Issued: 12/19/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Kazushige, Fujima, Yoshiki, Kobayashi, Shinji, Taguchi, Tsutomu, Hirono, Masahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, STEVEN H D
• Application Number:
  US08/894,542
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 370/338, 370/328, 370/349, 370/352, 370/401, 370/460, 370/467, 455/554, 455/555, 455/556, 455/557, 455/567, 455/69, 455/70, 455/31.3, 379/88.17
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/10 of different types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5084 Providing for device mobility network addressing or numbering for mobility support in wireless networks H04W8/26; mobile IP H04W80/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

In a communication system across an in-office PC system (10) and an in-enterprise LAN system (20), in order to perform a transmission of packet data from a DDTE (22) on the LAN side to a M-DTE (14) on the personal station side without a need of a provision of complicated means, when receiving packet data addressed to the M-DTE (14) from the DTE (22), a LAN side control unit (23) transmits a connection request including the incoming packet address to a PBX (11) of the in-office PC system (10), the PBX (11) notifies a PS (13) of the incoming signal for the packet address through a CS(12), and on the other hand, the M-DTE (14) connected to the PS (13) acknowledges the incoming signal through the PS (13) and the CS (12) when the packet address which received this notice corresponds to the M-DTE (14), thereby achieving a connection. After the connection, the control unit (23) transmits packet data to the M-DTE (14).

Claims

1. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system comprising a personal station, a mobile data terminal equipment to be connected to said personal station, a wireless connection equipment for performing a wireless connection with said personal station, an exchange for connecting said personal station and a counterpart thereof through said wireless connection equipment, a LAN, a data terminal equipment on the LAN side connected to said LAN, and a control unit for performing a transmission control of packet data in said LAN and a transmission control of packet data between said exchange and said LAN,

characterized in that said mobile data terminal equipment is assigned a packet address to be used in said LAN, and said control unit preliminarily has stored therein a packet address corresponding to said mobile data terminal equipment;

when transmitting packet data to said mobile data terminal equipment, said LAN side data terminal equipment transmits packet data including a packet address of said mobile data terminal equipment to said LAN;

if the packet address included in the packet data received through said LAN is the packet address of said mobile data terminal equipment, said control unit reserves the packet data and requests said exchange to connect to the mobile data terminal equipment corresponding to the packet address;

when requested a connection to the mobile data terminal equipment corresponding to the packet address, said exchange establishes a communication path for said control unit and transmits a signal including the packet address to said personal station through said wireless connection equipment;

if the packet address included in said signal is a packet address corresponding to said mobile data terminal equipment, said personal station transmits an acknowledgement signal;

when receiving the acknowledgement signal through said wireless connection equipment, said exchange acknowledges the connection to said mobile data terminal equipment corresponding to the packet address to said control unit; and

when receiving the acknowledgement from said exchange, said control unit transmits the reserved packet data to said mobile data terminal equipment.

2. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 1, wherein when receiving a signal through said wireless connection equipment, said personal station transmits the packet address included in the signal to said mobile data terminal equipment;

when receiving the packet address, said mobile data terminal equipment judges whether or not the packet address is its own packet address and if the result of judgment is affirmative, requests said personal station to acknowledge an incoming signal; and

when requested the acknowledgment of an incoming signal by said mobile data terminal equipment, said personal station transmits an acknowledge signal.

3. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 1, wherein when receiving a signal through said wireless connection equipment, said personal station judges whether or not the packet address included in the signal is a packet address of said mobile data terminal equipment, and if the judgment result is affirmative, transmits an acknowledgment signal.

4. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 1, wherein said personal station includes the packet address of said mobile data terminal equipment in the acknowledgement signal and transmitting the same;

and

when receiving the acknowledgement signal through said wireless connection equipment, said exchange judges whether or not the packet address included in the acknowledgement signal is the packet address included in the incoming signal acknowledgement and only when the result of judgment is affirmative, responds to said control unit for connection to the mobile data terminal equipment corresponding to the packet address.

5. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of packet addresses are assigned to said mobile data terminal equipment, and when an incoming signal is received for any one of those packet addresses, a personal station connected to said mobile data terminal equipment is connected to a control unit which is predetermined with respect to the packet address.

6. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless connection equipment transmits a signal including the packet address to said personal station through said control channel used for connection control.

7. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless connection equipment transmits a signal containing the packet address to said personal station through a message channel for radio call.

8. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system comprising a personal station, a mobile data terminal equipment to be connected to said personal station, a wireless connection equipment for performing a wireless connection with said personal station, an exchange for connecting said personal station and a counterpart thereof through said wireless connection equipment, a LAN, a data terminal equipment on the LAN side connected to said LAN, and a control unit for performing a transmission control of packet data in said LAN and a transmission control of packet data between said exchange and said LAN,

characterized in that said mobile data terminal equipment is assigned a packet address to be used in said LAN, and said control unit preliminarily has stored therein a packet address corresponding to said mobile data terminal equipment;

when transmitting packet data to said mobile data terminal equipment, said LAN side data terminal equipment transmits packet data including a packet address of said mobile data terminal equipment to said LAN;

if the packet address included in the packet data received through said LAN is the packet address of said mobile data terminal equipment, said control unit reserves the packet data and requests said exchange to notify of the incoming signal to the mobile data terminal equipment corresponding to the packet address;

when requested a notice of an incoming signal to the mobile data terminal equipment corresponding to the packet address, said exchange transmits a signal including the packet address to said personal station through said wireless connection equipment without establishing a communication path for said control unit;

if the packet address included in said signal is a packet address corresponding to said mobile data terminal equipment, said personal station transmits a call signal to said control unit;

said exchange transmits an incoming signal to said control unit in response to the call signal through said wireless connection equipment;

when receiving the incoming signal, said control unit transmits an acknowledgment signal to said exchange;

when receiving the acknowledgement, said exchange establishes a communication path between said control unit and said personal station; and

said control unit transmits the reserved packet data to said mobile data terminal equipment through said communication path.

9. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 8, wherein when receiving a signal through said wireless connection equipment, said personal station transmits the packet address included in the signal to said mobile data terminal equipment;

when receiving the packet address, said mobile data terminal equipment judges whether or not the packet is its own packet address and if the result of judgment is affirmative, requests said personal station of a call signal; and

when requested of a call signal from said mobile data terminal equipment, said personal station transmits a call signal.

10. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 8, wherein when receiving a signal through said wireless connection equipment, said personal station judges whether or not the packet address included in the signal is a packet address of said mobile data terminal equipment, and if the judgment result is affirmative, transmits a call signal.

11. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of packet addresses are assigned to said mobile data terminal equipment, and when an incoming signal is received for any one of those packet addresses, a personal station connected to said mobile data terminal equipment is connected to a control unit which is predetermined with respect to the packet address.

12. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 8, wherein said wireless connection equipment transmits a signal including the packet address to said personal station through said control channel used for connection control.

13. A method of packet data transmission in a mobile radio data communication system according to claim 8, wherein said wireless connection equipment transmits a signal containing the packet address to said personal station through a message channel for radio call.