Communication controller and computer product

• US 6,965,570 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2000
• Issued: 11/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Muzunuma, Eiji, Kakiuchi, Tatsumi, Saito, Takeshi, Takekawa, Ikuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Simon
• Application Number:
  US09/725,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20010011010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,812 Days
• Field of Search: 455 7- 10, 455/67.11, 455/226.2, 455423-425, 455462-464, 455/550.1, 455/551, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/515, 455/557, 455/558, 455/445
• US Class Current: 370/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/318 Received signal strength

Abstract

One connection unit is connected to each radio communication line. There are a plurality of radio communication lines. Radio-field intensity of each radio communication line is monitored. A radio communication line whose radio-field intensity is equal to or higher than a threshold is decided and data communication is established using this radio communication line and corresponding connection unit.

Claims

1. A communication controller which selects one out of a plurality of radio communication lines and performs communication using the selected line, said communication controller comprising:

a slot to which one of a plurality of connection units is connected, the connection units being connected to each one of said radio communication lines;

a radio-field-intensity acquisition unit which acquires a radio field intensity of each of said radio communication lines;

a selection unit which selects one of said connection units whose radio field intensity is equal to or higher than a threshold;

a control unit which provides a control to perform data communication using said connection unit selected by the selection unit and said radio communication line corresponding to said selected connection unit; and

a mounted-state monitoring unit which monitors a connection state of said connection units,

wherein, based on the result of monitoring the connection state of said connection units by said mounted-state monitoring unit, said control unit provides said control to perform data communication using said selected connection unit only when said selected connection unit is connected, and said control unit waits until reconnection is designated when data transmission or reception is interrupted because of an error, and continues said data communication starting with unsent data next to the sent data before the interruption, after the reconnection.

2. The communication controller according to claim 1, wherein if data communication is established using one connection unit and the corresponding radio communication line, and if there is an interruption in this data communication, then said control unit connects other connection unit and the corresponding radio communication line and resumes the interrupted data communication.

3. The communication controller according to claim 1, wherein if data communication is established with one communication counterpart terminal, and if there is an interruption in this data communication, then said control unit performs data communication with other communication counterpart terminal.

4. A computer-readable recording medium storing a control program to be applied to a communication controller, wherein communication controller selects one out of a plurality of radio communication lines and performs communication using a selected line, and communication controller is provided with a slot to which one of a plurality of connection units is connected, the connection units being connected to said radio communication lines one-to-one, to make a computer execute the steps of:

acquiring radio field intensity of each of said radio communication lines;

selecting one of said connection units whose radio field intensity is equal to or higher than a threshold;

establishing data communication using said selected connection unit and said radio communication line corresponding to said selected connection unit;

monitoring a connection state of said connection units;

performing data communication using said selected connection unit based on the result of the monitoring; and

waiting until reconnection is designated when data transmission or reception is interrupted because of an error to continue said data communication starting with unsent data next to the sent data before the interruption, after the reconnection.

5. The computer-readable recording medium storing a control program according to claim 4, wherein data communication is continuously performed in the control step by using a radio communication line newly connected after the data is interrupted and then resumed.

6. The computer-readable recording medium storing a control program according to claim 4, wherein data communication is continuously performed with another communication counterpart terminal different from a communication counterpart terminal initially transmitting the data through the selected line before the data is interrupted through a radio communication line newly connected after the data is interrupted and then resumed in the control step.