Method for controlling the handover of telecommunication connections between mobile parts and base stations in cellular telecommunications systems having wireless telecommunication

• US 7,065,353 B1
• Filed: 06/23/1999
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Ulrich, Thomas, Färber, Michael, Bolinth, Edgar, Klein, Anja, Kamperschroer, Erich, Schwark, Uwe, Benz, Michael, Kottkamp, Meik, Sitte, Armin
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jackson, Blane J.
• Application Number:
  US09/720,444
• Time in Patent Office: 2,554 Days
• Field of Search: 455/444, 455/443, 455/437, 455/436, 455/438, 455/417, 455/426, 455/426.1, 455/439, 455/462
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0088 Scheduling hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/04 Reselecting a cell layer in multi-layered cells
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/1446 wherein at least one of the networks is unlicensed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/302 due to low signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

In a cellular telecommunications system using wireless telecommunication between mobile parts and base stations, a method of handing off telecommunications connections from uncoordinated, unlicensed operation of the system to coordinated, licensed operation and vice versa. The method requires only simple circuitry and little energy consumption in the mobile parts. Initial monitoring is carried out in the base station, which supports uncoordinated, unlicensed system operation.

Claims

1. A method for controlling handover of telecommunications connections between mobile parts and base stations in a cellular telecommunications system using wireless telecommunication, comprising:

initiating the telecommunications connections by the mobile parts and controlling the telecommunications connections by the base stations in uncoordinated, unlicensed system operation of the telecommunications system and in coordinated, licensed system operation of the telecommunications system;

receiving on a first telecommunications Broadcast Control Channel, in a first base station which supports uncoordinated, unlicensed system operation and is associated with a first cell, messages relevant in a first monitoring mode for handing off telecommunications connections, the messages in each case being sent by at least one second base station, which is adjacent to the first base station, which supports coordinated, licensed system operation or uncoordinated, unlicensed system operation and is in each case associated with a second cell;

assessing, in the first base station, information content and reception quality of the messages; and

transmitting, via the first base station, a list of parameters, which is organized on the basis of the reception quality of the messages, which are required for handing over a respective telecommunications connection and which are respectively associated with any one of the at least one second base station, on a second telecommunications Broadcast Control Channel to first mobile parts which are located in the first cell.

2. A method for controlling handover of telecommunications connections as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first monitoring mode is switched on at predetermined periodic time intervals, beginning when the first base station is initially switched on.

3. A method for controlling handover of telecommunications connections as claimed in claim 1, further comprising initiating a second monitoring mode, via at least one of a mobile part and a base station, for handing off information relevant to telecommunications connections for transmitting asymmetric data links at a maximum data transmission rate in a downlink direction and at a minimum data transmission rate in an uplink direction via the respective base station.

4. A method for controlling handover of telecommunications connections as claimed in claim 1, further comprising initiating a second monitoring mode, via a base station, for handing off information relevant to telecommunications connections for transmitting asymmetric data links at a minimum data transmission rate in a downlink direction and at a maximum data transmission rate in an uplink direction via the respective base station.

5. A method for controlling handover of telecommunications connections as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wireless telecommunication is carried out using at least one of CDMA, FDMA and TDMA access methods, and using at least one of TDD and FDD principles.

6. A method for controlling handover of telecommunications connections between mobile parts and base stations in a cellular telecommunications system using wireless telecommunication, comprising:

sending messages from at least one second base station, which is adjacent to a first base station, wherein said second base station supports coordinated, licensed system operation and uncoordinated, unlicensed system operation and associated with a second cell;

receiving messages in a first monitoring mode at the first base station for handing off telecommunications connections on a first telecommunications Broadcast Control Channel, wherein the first base station supports uncoordinated, unlicensed system operation and is associated with a first cell;

processing information content and reception quality data of the messages in the first base station; and

transmitting, via the first base station, a list of parameters, which are organized on the basis of the reception quality of the messages, which are required for handing over a respective telecommunications connection and which are respectively associated with any one of the at least one second base station, on a second telecommunications Broadcast Control Channel to first mobile parts which are located in the first cell.