Home base station communication with a mobile radio communication device using a home base station group member identifier

• US 8,615,258 B2
• Filed: 01/22/2009
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Luft, Achim, Hans, Martin, Choi, Hyung-Nam, Schmidt, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US12/357,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20100184454A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,797 Days
• Field of Search: 455410-411, 455/416, 455/435.1, 455/518, 455/434, 455/456.1, 455/458, 455/404.1, 455/445, 455/403, 455/436, 455/509, 455/422.1, 455/456.5, 370/254, 370/400, 370/335, 370/522, 370/395.5, 375/211, 379/45, 379/229
• US Class Current: 455/456.5
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/02 Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/105 PBS [Private Base Station] network H04W84/12 - H04W84/16 take precedence

Abstract

In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device, and a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group.

Claims

1. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device;

a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group;

a home base station group member receiving circuit configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier; and

a home base station group member identifier determining circuit configured to determine the home base station group member identifier from the received RRC connection request message;

wherein the home base station group data structure comprises for each mobile radio communication device an assignment information, wherein the assignment information assigns each home base station group member identifier to a respective mobile radio communication device identifier.

2. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises a home base station group identifier to identify the home base station group.

3. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises for each mobile radio communication device a mobile radio communication device identifier, wherein the mobile radio communication device identifier is unique in the core network.

4. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises for each mobile radio communication device an availability information representing the availability of the mobile radio communication device within a radio coverage area of the mobile radio communication device.

5. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1, wherein the home base station group member receiving circuit is further configured to receive a home base station group member message which includes the home base station group member identifier.

6. The mobile radio communication device of claim 5, wherein the home base station group member identifier determining circuit configured to determine a home base station group member identifier from the received home base station group member message.

7. The mobile radio communication device of claim 5,

wherein the home base station group member message is a Location Area Update message.

8. The mobile radio communication device of claim 6, further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a message to the core network, wherein the message is selected from a group of messages consisting of;

the home base station group member message;

the home base station group member message reduced by the home base station group member identifier.

9. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1,

wherein the home base station group is a closed subscriber group.

10. The mobile radio communication device of claim 1, further comprising:

a home base station local service circuit configured to provide a home base station local service to the members of the home base station group using the home base station group member identifiers.

11. The mobile radio communication device of claim 10,

wherein the home base station local service circuit is configured to provide those home base station group member identifiers that are subscribed to the home base station local service and that are presently available for the mobile radio communication device.

12. The mobile radio communication device of claim 10,

wherein the home base station local service circuit is configured to provide a home base station local service selected from a group of services consisting of:

a presence service;

an instant messaging service;

a message board service;

a voice mail box service;

a media streaming service;

a Voice over Internet Protocol service; and

an access control service.

13. The mobile radio communication device of claim 10,

wherein the home base station local service circuit is configured to use the stored home base station group member identifier for physically addressing the respective communication device for the home base station local service.

14. A mobile radio communication device for communicating with another mobile radio communication device configured to provide a home base station function, the mobile radio communication device comprising:

a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure comprising a home base station group member identifier to identify the mobile radio communication device as a member of a predefined home base station group; and

a message generator configured to generate an RRC connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier, for a mobile radio communication with the other mobile radio communication device configured to provide the home base station function for the mobile radio communication;

wherein the home base station group data structure comprises for each mobile radio communication device an assignment information, wherein the assignment information assigns each home base station group member identifier to a respective mobile radio communication device identifier.

15. The mobile radio communication device of claim 14,

being configured as a mobile radio communication terminal device.

16. The mobile radio communication device of claim 14, further comprising:

a smart card comprising the memory configured to store a home base station group member identifier.

17. The mobile radio communication device of claim 16,

wherein the smart card comprises a Subscriber Identity Module.

18. The mobile radio communication device of claim 14, further comprising:

a home base station local service circuit configured to provide a home base station local service to the members of the home base station group.

19. The mobile radio communication device of claim 14,

wherein the message generator is further configured to generate a Location Area Update message.

20. A method for operating a mobile radio communication device, the method comprising:

providing a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device; and

storing a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group receiving an RRC connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier; and

determining the home base station group member identifier from the received RRC connection request message;

wherein the home base station group data structure comprises for each mobile radio communication device an assignment information, wherein the assignment information assigns each home base station group member identifier to a respective mobile radio communication device identifier.

21. The method of claim 20,

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises for each mobile radio communication device a mobile radio communication device identifier, wherein the mobile radio communication device identifier is unique in the core network.

22. A method for operating a mobile radio communication device for communicating with another mobile radio communication device configured to provide a home base station function, the method comprising:

reading a stored home base station group data structure comprising a home base station group member identifier to identify the mobile radio communication device as a member of a predefined home base station group; and

generating an RRC connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier, for a mobile radio communication with the other mobile radio communication device configured to provide the home base station function for the mobile radio communication;

wherein the home base station group data structure comprises for each mobile radio communication device an assignment information, wherein the assignment information assigns each home base station group member identifier to a respective mobile radio communication device identifier.

23. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device;

a memory configured to store a subscriber group, wherein the subscriber group for each communication device associated with the subscriber group comprises a subscriber group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the subscriber group;

a home base station group member receiving circuit configured to receive an RRC connection request message which includes one of the home base station group member identifiers; and

a home base station group member identifier determining circuit configured to determine said one home base station group member identifier from the received RRC connection request message;

wherein the subscriber group comprises for each mobile radio communication device an assignment information, wherein the assignment information assigns each home base station group member identifier to a respective mobile radio communication device identifier.

24. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device;

a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group;

a home base station group member receiving circuit configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier; and

a home base station group member identifier determining circuit configured to determine the home base station group member identifier from the received RRC connection request message;

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises for each mobile radio communication device an availability information representing the availability of the mobile radio communication device within a radio coverage area of the mobile radio communication device.

25. A mobile radio communication device for communicating with another mobile radio communication device configured to provide a home base station function, the mobile radio communication device comprising:

a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure comprising a home base station group member identifier to identify the mobile radio communication device as a member of a predefined home base station group; and

a message generator configured to generate an RRC connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier, for a mobile radio communication with the other mobile radio communication device configured to provide the home base station function for the mobile radio communication;

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises for each mobile radio communication device an availability information representing the availability of the mobile radio communication device within a radio coverage area of the mobile radio communication device.

26. A method for operating a mobile radio communication device for communicating with another mobile radio communication device, the method comprising:

providing a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with the other mobile radio communication device; and

storing a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group receiving an RRC connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier; and

determining the home base station group member identifier from the received RRC connection request message;

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises for each mobile radio communication device an availability information representing the availability of the mobile radio communication device within a radio coverage area of the mobile radio communication device.

27. A method for operating a mobile radio communication device for communicating with another mobile radio communication device configured to provide a home base station function, the method comprising:

reading a stored home base station group data structure comprising a home base station group member identifier to identify the mobile radio communication device as a member of a predefined home base station group; and

generating an RRC connection request message which includes the home base station group member identifier, for a mobile radio communication with the other mobile radio communication device configured to provide the home base station function for the mobile radio communication;

wherein the home base station group data structure further comprises for each mobile radio communication device an availability information representing the availability of the mobile radio communication device within a radio coverage area of the mobile radio communication device.

28. A mobile radio communication device, comprising:

a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device;

a memory configured to store a subscriber group, wherein the subscriber group for each communication device associated with the subscriber group comprises a subscriber group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the subscriber group;

a home base station group member receiving circuit configured to receive an RRC connection request message which includes one of the home base station group member identifiers; and

a home base station group member identifier determining circuit configured to determine said one home base station group member identifier from the received RRC connection request message;

wherein the subscriber group further comprises for each mobile radio communication device an availability information representing the availability of the mobile radio communication device within a radio coverage area of the mobile radio communication device.