Method and system for terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system

• US 8,331,973 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2008
• Issued: 12/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Caltta Technologies Co. Ltd. (ZTE Corporation)
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Chuanxi
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US12/671,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20100216503A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,594 Days
• Field of Search: 455517-520, 455/553.1, 455/90.2, 455/78, 455/79, 455/500, 455/426.1, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455/416, 455/420, 455/435.1
• US Class Current: 455/520
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/18 Management of setup rejection or failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/08 Trunked mobile radio systems

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system and the system thereof, comprising: a user terminal is powered and a normal CDMA registration flow is completed, and afterwards the value of a PTT registration message counter is initialized; the user terminal sends a PTT registration message to a dispatching sub-system (server) and starts a PTT registration timer; and a corresponding process is performed according to the response message from the dispatching server, which is the reception of the trunking registration or the rejection of the trunking registration. Therefore the terminal with CDMA trunking function can avoid the problem caused by a failed PTT registration.

Claims

1. A method of terminal Push to Talk (PTT) registration based on CDMA trunking system, comprising:

Step S102, after a PTT terminal is powered and a normal CDMA registration flow is completed, the value of a PTT registration message counter of the PTT terminal is initialized;

Step S104, the PTT terminal initiates a registration to a dispatching server and sends a PTT registration message to a base station on a control channel through the PTT registration message;

Step S106, after having sent the PTT registration message, the PTT terminal starts a PTT registration timer of the terminal and waits for a registration response message from the base station;

Step S108, upon having received the PTT registration message of the PTT terminal user, the base station sends to the terminal a registration response message containing answer information;

Step S110, if the registration response message received by the PTT terminal is a PTT registration acceptance message of the base station, then it goes to Step S114, wherein the registration succeeds and the PTT terminal shuts down the PTT registration timer, finishing the registration;

if the registration response message received by the PTT terminal is a PTT registration refusal message of said the base station, then it goes to Step S118, wherein the registration is failed and the PTT registration timer is shut down, finishing the registration;

if the PTT terminal has not received the response message from the base station when the PTT registration timer expires, it goes to S112; and

Step S112, the value of the PTT registration message counter is assigned by subtracting the current value of the registration message counter by 1 wherein if the value of the PTT registration message counter is greater than 0, then the PTT terminal returns to S104, re-sending the PTT registration message to the base station, otherwise it turns to S116, wherein the registration does not succeed and the PTT registration timer is shut down, finishing the registration.

2. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal further comprises a timing registration timer, and the method further comprises starting a timing registration process after the Step S116, wherein the registration does not succeed and the PTT registration timer is shut down, finishing the registration.

3. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 2, wherein the timing registration process comprises:

Step S202, the time length of the timing registration timer is as M set and the timing registration timer is started, wherein when the timing registration timer expires, it goes to Step S204;

Step S204, the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server wherein the terminal sends the PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and the base station initiates a registration to the dispatching server;

Step S206, after sending the PTT registration message, the PTT terminal starts the registration timer and waits for the response message from the base station;

Step S208, after receiving the registration response message of the PTT terminal, the base station sends to the PTT terminal a PTT registration response message containing answer information; and

Step S210, if the PTT terminal receives the registration acceptance message responded from the base station then the PTT terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S212, wherein the registration succeeds and the PTT terminal shuts down the timing registration timer, finishing the timing registration process;

if the PTT terminal receives the registration refusal message responded from the base station, then the PTT terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S214, wherein the PTT terminal shuts down the timing registration timer, finishing the registration process;

if the PTT terminal has not received a response message from the base station when the registration timer expires, it goes to Step S202, wherein the time length of the timing registration timer is as M set and the timing registration timer is started, wherein when the timing registration timer expires, it goes to Step S204, wherein the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server wherein the terminal sends the PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and the base station initiates a registration to the dispatching served.

4. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 3, wherein the method comprises performing a PTT waiting timing registration process before the timing registration timer expires for the first time in the Step S202, wherein the time length of the timing registration timer is as M set and the timing registration timer is started, wherein when the timing registration timer expires, it goes to Step S204, wherein the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server wherein the terminal sends the PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and the base station initiates a registration to the dispatching server.

5. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 4, wherein the terminal comprises a waiting registration timer and a waiting registration message counter, and the PTT waiting registration process comprises:

Step S300, the initial value of the waiting registration message counter is set as N;

Step S302, the time length of the waiting registration timer is set as n times of the initial value of the waiting registration message counter wherein when the waiting registration timer expires, it goes to Step S304;

Step S304, the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server wherein the terminal sends a PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and then the base station sends the PTT registration message to the dispatching server;

Step S306, after having sent the PTT registration message, the PTT terminal starts the registration timer and waits for the registration response message from the base station;

Step S308, upon having received the registration response message of the PTT terminal, the base station sends to the PTT terminal a PTT registration response message containing answer information; and

Step S310, if the PTT terminal receives the registration acceptance message responded from the base station, then the terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S314, wherein the registration succeeds and the terminal shuts down the waiting registration tinier and the waiting registration timer, finishing the registration;

if the PTT terminal receives a registration refusal message responded by the base station, then the PTT terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S316, wherein the registration is failed and the terminal shuts down the waiting registration timer and the timing registration timer, finishing the registration;

if the PTT terminal has not received a response message from the base station when the registration timer expires, it goes to S312, wherein the value of the waiting registration timer is assigned to the waiting registration message counter wherein if the value of the timing registration counter is less than M, then it goes to S302, wherein the time length of the waiting registration timer is set as n times of the initial value of the waiting registration message counter wherein when the waiting registration tinier expires, it goes to Step S304, wherein the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server wherein the terminal sends a PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and then the base station sends the PTT registration message to the dispatching server;

otherwise if the value of the timing registration counter is greater than or equal to M, the waiting registration tinier is shut down, finishing the waiting registration procedure.

6. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 1, wherein the PTT registration message is embodied by a SDB message.

7. A method of terminal Push to Talk (PTT) registration based on COMA trunking system, wherein the method is performed after a CDMA system registration is completed, and the method comprises:

Step S404, the terminal sends a PTT registration message to a dispatching server and starts a registration timer; and

Step S406, performing a corresponding process according to the response situation by the dispatching server;

wherein the response situation comprises;

situation (1) the dispatching server receiving a PTT registration message, and returning to the terminal a PTT registration acceptance message representative of accepting the registration, situation (2) the dispatching server refusing the PTT registration message and returning to the terminal a PTT registration refusal message representative of refusing the registration, and situation (3) the PTT registration timer expiring and no response being returned;

wherein when the situation (3) occurs, the Step S406 comprises;

the value of the registration message counter being subtracted by 1 wherein if the value after the subtraction is greater than 0, it goes to Step S404, wherein the terminal sends a PTT registration message to a dispatching server and starts a registration timer;

otherwise the registration does not succeed.

8. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 7, wherein when the situation (1) occurs, the Step S406 comprises:

the terminal receiving the PTT registration acceptance message, the registration succeeding, the PTT registration timer being shut down and the registration being finished.

9. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 7, wherein when the situation (2) occurs, the Step S406 comprises:

the terminal receiving the PTT registration refusal message, the registration being failed, the PTT registration timer being shut down and the registration being finished.

10. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal further comprises a PTT timing registration timer wherein when the registration does not succeed, it goes to a timing registration procedure.

11. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 10, wherein before the PTT timing registration timer expires for the first time during the timing registration procedure, it goes to a waiting registration procedure.

12. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 11, wherein the terminal comprises a waiting registration timer and a waiting registration message counter, and the PTT waiting registration procedure comprises:

Step S602, the initial value of the waiting registration message counter is set as N;

Step S604, the time length of the waiting registration timer is set as n times of the initial value of the waiting registration message counter wherein when the waiting registration timer expires;

it goes to Step S606;

Step S606, the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server, wherein the terminal sends the PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and then the base station sends the PTT registration message to the dispatching server;

Step S608, after having sent the PTT registration message, the PTT terminal starts the registration timer and waits for the registration response message from the base station;

Step S610, upon having received the registration response message of the PTT terminal, the base station sends to the PTT terminal the PTT registration response message containing answer information;

Step S612, if the PTT terminal receives the registration acceptance message responded by the base station, then the terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S616, wherein the registration succeeds, and the terminal shuts down the waiting registration timer and the timing registration timer, finishing the registration;

if the PTT terminals receives the registration refusal message responded by the base station, then the terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S618, wherein the registration is failed, and the terminal shuts down the waiting registration timer and the timing registration timer, finishing the registration;

if the PTT terminal has not received a response message from the base station when the registration tinier expires, it goes to Step S614; and

Step S614, the value of the waiting registration timer is assigned to the waiting registration message counter wherein if the value of the timing registration counter is less than M, then it goes to S604, wherein the time length of the waiting registration timer is set as n times of the initial value of the waiting registration message counter wherein when the waiting registration timer expires, it goes to Step S606, wherein the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server, wherein the terminal sends the PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and then the base station sends the PTT registration message to the dispatching server, otherwise if the value of the timing registration counter is greater than or equal to M, the waiting registration timer is shut down, finishing the waiting registration procedure.

13. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 10, wherein the timing registration procedure comprises:

Step S502, the time length of the timing registration timer is set as M and the timer is started wherein when the timing registration timer expires, it goes to Step S504;

Step S504, the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server wherein the terminal sends the PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and the base station initiates a registration to the dispatching server;

Step S506, after sending the PTT registration message, the PTT terminal starts the registration timer and waits for the response message from the base station;

Step S508, after receiving the registration response message of the PTT terminal, the base station sends to the PTT terminal a PTT registration response message containing answer information; and

Step S510, if the PTT terminal receives a registration acceptance message responded from the base station, then the PTT terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S512, wherein the registration succeeds and the PTT terminal shuts down the timing registration timer, finishing the timing registration procedure;

if the PTT terminal receives a registration refusal message responded from the base station, then the PTT terminal shuts down the registration timer, turning to Step S514, wherein the PTT terminal shuts down the timing registration timer, finishing the timing registration procedure;

if the PTT terminal has not received answer information from the base station when the registration timer expires, it goes to Step S502, wherein the time length of the timing registration timer is set as M and the timer is started wherein when the timing registration timer expires, it goes to Step S504, wherein the PTT terminal initiates a registration to the dispatching server wherein the terminal sends the PTT registration message to the base station on the control channel through the PTT registration message, and the base station initiates a registration to the dispatching server.

14. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 7, wherein the PTT registration message is transmitted on the control channel.

15. The method of terminal PTT registration based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 7, wherein the PTT registration message is embodied by a short data burst format message.

16. A terminal Push to Talk (PTT) registration system based on CDMA trunking system, comprising:

a registration device for providing a PTT registration message to a base station, answering a response message from the base station, and counting the execution times of the PTT registration message;

the base station for sending the PTT registration message from the registration device to a dispatching server and forwarding the response message from the dispatching server to the registration device;

the dispatching server for receiving the PTT registration message from the base station and sending to the base station the response message as the processing result of trunking function;

a transmission channel for transmitting the PTT registration message;

a waiting registration timer for sending the PTT registration message to the base station when no registration acceptance message is received from the base station and the timing registration timer is not activated; and

a timing registration tinier for sending the PTT registration message to the base station when no registration acceptance message is received from the base station and the timing registration timer has been activated.

17. The terminal PTT registration system based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 16, wherein the transmission channel for transmitting the PTT registration message is a control channel.

18. The terminal PTT registration system based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 16, wherein the response message comprises a registration acceptance message representing that the dispatching server accepts the PTT registration message and a registration refusal message representing that the dispatching server refuses the PTT registration message.

19. The terminal PTT registration system based on CDMA trunking system according to claim 18, wherein the registration device comprises:

a registration message processing module for generating and sending the PTT registration message and answering the response message from the base station;

a registration tinier for periodically re-sending the PTT registration message to the base station when no registration acceptance message is received from the base station; and

a registration message counter for recording how many times that the registration message processing module sends the PTT registration message.