Path connection control system and control method thereof in CDMA mobile communication system

• US 6,484,032 B1
• Filed: 01/24/2000
• Issued: 11/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Okada, Masaaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): Harry, Andrew T
• Application Number:
  US09/489,944
• Time in Patent Office: 1,030 Days
• Field of Search: 455/455, 455/440, 455/441, 455/442, 455/443, 455/445, 455/456, 455/436
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/32 by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/322 by location data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/324 by mobility data, e.g. speed data

Abstract

A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system can establish minimum but sufficient paths without causing degradation of communication quality due to delay of hand off control even during high speed travel. The path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system determines a radio base station to establish a path for communication with a mobile terminal by a base station control unit. The base station control unit includes means for repeatedly inputting position information of said mobile terminal, means for deriving a current position, a traveling speed and a traveling direction of said mobile terminal on the basis of repeatedly input position information of said mobile terminal, a necessary path number map of predetermining necessary path number on the basis of a contour map. The base station control unit performs control for deriving necessary paths with taking information of current position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal and information from said necessary path number map and determining radio base stations to establish paths.

Claims

1. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system for determining a radio base station to establish a path for communication with a mobile terminal by a base station control unit, said base station control unit comprising:

an input circuit for repeatedly inputting position information of said mobile terminal;

a processor for deriving a current position, a traveling speed and a traveling direction of said mobile terminal on the basis of repeatedly input position information of said mobile terminal;

a necessary path number map of predetermining necessary path number on the basis of a contour map;

wherein said base station control unit derives a plurality of necessary paths based on information of current position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal and information from said necessary path number map and causes radio base stations to establish paths, said base station control unit skipping paths which are predicted to be established for less than a predetermined period.

2. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

3. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

4. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

5. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal, a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map and a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

6. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system for determining a radio base station to establish a path for communication with a mobile terminal by a base station control unit, said base station control unit comprising:

means for repeatedly inputting position information of said mobile terminal;

means for deriving current position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal based on repeatedly input position information of said mobile terminal, and predicting position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal in the near future;

a necessary path number map of predetermining necessary path number on the basis of a contour map,

said base station control unit performing control for deriving necessary paths in the near further with taking information of current position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal, predicted information of position, traveling speed and traveling direction of the mobile terminal in the near future and information from said necessary path number map and determining radio base stations to establish paths.

7. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

8. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

9. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

10. A path connection control system in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal, a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map and a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

11. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system for determining a radio base station to establish a path for communication with a mobile terminal by a base station control unit, comprising the steps of:

repeatedly inputting position information of said mobile terminal;

deriving a current position, a traveling speed and a traveling direction of said mobile terminal on the basis of repeatedly input position information of said mobile terminal; and

providing a necessary path number map of predetermined necessary path number on the basis of a contour map, deriving a plurality of necessary paths with taking information of current position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal and information from said necessary path number map and determining radio base stations to establish paths,

wherein paths predicted to be established for less than a predetermined period are skipped.

12. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

13. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

14. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

15. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal, a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map and a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

16. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system for determining a radio base station to establish a path for communication with a mobile terminal by a base station control unit, comprising:

first step of repeatedly inputting position information of said mobile terminal;

second step of deriving current position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal based on repeatedly input position information of said mobile terminal, and predicting position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal in the near future;

third step of providing a necessary path number map of predetermining necessary path number on the basis of a contour map, deriving necessary paths in the near further with taking information of current position, traveling speed and traveling direction of said mobile terminal, predicted information of position, traveling speed and traveling direction of the mobile terminal in the near future and information from said necessary path number map and determining radio base stations to establish paths.

17. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 16, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

18. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 16, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

19. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 16, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.

20. A path connection control method in a CDMA mobile communication system as set forth in claim 16, wherein said necessary path number map is a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed of said mobile terminal, a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling direction variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map and a necessary path number map based on a predicted traveling speed variation ratio of said mobile terminal on the basis of the contour map.