Mobile communication system, communication control method and a mobile station

• US 9,402,234 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2016
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kato, Hidenori
• Primary Examiner(s): Ton, Dang
• Assistant Examiner(s): KAVLESKI, RYAN C
• Application Number:
  US15/009,884
• Publication Number:
  US 20160150480A1
• Time in Patent Office: 179 Days
• Field of Search: 370/260
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention is to provide the mobile communication system which enables power consumption reduction for the mobile station with dual mode capability by unifying the location registration and paging processing for every mobile communication system. The mobile communication system is so arranged to perform location registration processing and paging processing for the mobile station by only one of radio communication systems. And the mobile station can access to any other radio communication systems.

Claims

1. A mobile station for a mobile communication system which supports a procedure for the mobile station connected to a first communication system which comprises a first network node, to use a second communication system which comprises a second network node, the mobile station comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a paging message from a base station connected to the first network node, the first network node having received a request message from the second network node, the second network node having received a voice call and responded to receipt of the voice call by sending the request message to the first network node; and

a transmitter configured to transmit, to the second network node, a message which responds to the paging message,

wherein the mobile station requests a unified location registration for the procedure with only the first communication system from among the first communication system and the second communication system, wherein the mobile station establishes a connection with the second network node,

wherein the first communication system operates a first radio technology and the second communication system operates a second radio technology different from the first radio technology.

2. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the second radio technology of the second communication system is wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA).

3. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the second communication system further comprises a subscriber information storage,

wherein the subscriber information storage stores information related to the first network node.

4. The mobile station according to claim 3, wherein the information related to the first network node indicates an association with the first network node.

5. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the paging message is transmitted after the unified location registration has been performed.

6. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the unified location registration comprises a location registration for the first communication system and a location registration for the second communication system.

7. The mobile station according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station establishes the connection with the second communication system using the unified location registration.

8. A mobile station for a mobile communication system which supports a procedure for the mobile station connected to a first communication system which comprises a first network node, to use a second communication system which comprises a second network node, the mobile station comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a paging message from a base station connected to the first network node, the first network node having received a request message from the second network node, the second network node having received a voice call and responded to receipt of the voice call by sending the request message to the first network node; and

a transmitter configured to transmit, to the second network node, a message which responds to the paging message,

wherein the mobile station requests a unified location registration for the procedure with the first communication system and has not requested a unified location registration for the procedure from the second communication system, wherein the mobile station establishes a connection with the second network node,

wherein the first communication system operates a first radio technology and the second communication system operates a second radio technology different from the first radio technology.

9. The mobile station according to claim 8, wherein the second radio technology of the second communication system is wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA).

10. The mobile station according to claim 8, wherein the second communication system further comprises a subscriber information storage,

wherein the subscriber information storage stores information related to the first network node.

11. The mobile station according to claim 10, wherein the information related to the first network node indicates an association with the first network node.

12. The mobile station according to claim 8, wherein the paging message is transmitted after the unified location registration has been performed.

13. The mobile station according to claim 8, wherein the unified location registration comprises a location registration for the first communication system and a location registration for the second communication system.

14. The mobile station according to claim 8, wherein the mobile station establishes the connection with the second communication system using the unified location registration.

15. A method for a mobile station in a mobile communication system which supports a procedure for the mobile station connected to a first communication system, which comprises a first network node, to use a second communication system, which comprises a second network node, the method comprising:

receiving a paging message from a base station connected to the first network node, the first network node having received a request message from the second network node, the second network node having received a voice call and having responded to receipt of the voice call by sending the request message to the first network node; and

transmitting, to the second network node, a message which responds to the paging message,

wherein the mobile station requests a unified location registration for the procedure with only the first communication system from among the first communication system and the second communication system, wherein the mobile station establishes a connection with the second network node,

wherein the first communication system operates a first radio technology and the second communication system operates a second radio technology different from the first radio technology.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the second radio technology of the second communication system is wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA).

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the second communication system further comprises a subscriber information storage,

wherein the subscriber information storage stores information related to the first network node.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the information related to the first network node indicates an association with the first network node.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein the paging message is transmitted after the unified location registration has been performed.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein the unified location registration comprises a location registration for the first communication system and a location registration for the second communication system.

21. The method according to claim 15, wherein the mobile station establishes the connection with the second communication system using the unified location registration.

22. A method for a mobile station in a mobile communication system which supports a procedure for the mobile station connected to a first communication system, which comprises a first network node, to use a second communication system, which comprises a second network node, the method comprising:

receiving a paging message from a base station connected to the first network node, the first network node having received a request message from the second network node, the second network node having received a voice call and responded to receipt of the voice call by sending the request message to the first network node; and

transmitting, to the second network node, a message which responds to the paging message,

wherein the mobile station requests a unified location registration for the procedure with the first communication system and does not perform location registration for the procedure with the second communication system, wherein the mobile station establishes a connection with the second network node,

wherein the first communication system operates a first radio technology and the second communication system operates a second radio technology different from the first radio technology.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the second radio technology of the second communication system is wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA).

24. The method according to claim 22, wherein the second communication system further comprises a subscriber information storage,

wherein the subscriber information storage stores information related to the first network node.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the information related to the first network node indicates an association with the first network node.

26. The method according to claim 22, wherein the paging message is transmitted after the unified location registration has been performed.

27. The method according to claim 22, wherein the unified location registration comprises a location registration for the first communication system and a location registration for the second communication system.

28. The method according to claim 22, wherein the mobile station establishes the connection with the second communication system using the location registration.