Mobile communication system, detection server, control apparatus, mobile communication apparatus, network optimizing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium having program stored thereon

• US 9,564,961 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2012
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Iwai, Takanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Ferguson, Keith
• Application Number:
  US14/372,325
• Publication Number:
  US 20140364066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,545 Days
• Field of Search: 455/500, 455/517, 455/550.1, 455/569.2, 455/569.1, 455/445, 455/509, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455/405, 455/410, 455/412.1, 455/412.2, 4554141-4144, 455/422.1, 455/403, 455419-420, 455/421, 4554561-457, 455/450, 455/575.1, 455/575, 455/426.1, 455/426.2, 455/560, 455/561, 340/425.5, 370/310, 370/328, 370/329, 370/338, 370/313
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/005 Routing actions in the presence of nodes in sleep or doze mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system, a detection server, a control apparatus, a mobile communication apparatus, a network optimizing method, and a program which can execute optimization of network processing based on a change of use characteristics. A mobile communication system according to the present invention includes: a detection server that detects a characteristics change of a mobile communication apparatus based on an event notice transmitted from the mobile communication apparatus; and a control apparatus that determines control contents related to the mobile communication apparatus based on the characteristics change of the mobile communication apparatus detected by the detection server, and sets the determined control contents to a processing node that executes data transfer processing between the mobile communication apparatus and another mobile communication apparatus or control processing related to the data transfer processing.

Claims

1. A detection server in a mobile communication system, the detection server comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to;

detect change of a communication interval of a mobile terminal; and

transmit a first parameter indicating the changed communication interval based on the change of the communication interval.

2. The detection server according to claim 1, wherein the detection server is connected to a core network arranged outside a radio access network.

3. The detection server according to claim 1,

wherein the data first parameter is received by a mobility management node arranged in the core network.

4. The detection server according to claim 3,

wherein the mobility management node is configured to determine a second parameter, based on the first parameter.

5. The detection server according to claim 4,

wherein the second parameter relates to a state transition of the mobile terminal.

6. The detection server according to claim 4,

wherein the mobility management node is configured to transmit the second parameter to a radio base station.

7. The detection server according to claim 6,

wherein the radio base station is configured to perform control of the mobile terminal based on the second parameter.

8. The detection server according to claim 1,

wherein the second parameter relates to an idle period of the mobile terminal.

9. A mobile terminal in a mobile communication system, the mobile terminal comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to;

communicate with a detection server, wherein the detection server is configured to;

detect change of a communication interval of the mobile terminal; and

transmit a first parameter indicating the changed communication interval based on the change of the communication interval.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9,

wherein the detection server is connected to a core network arranged outside a radio access network.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 9,

wherein a mobility management node is configured to determine a second parameter using the first parameter.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11,

wherein the second parameter is related to a state transition of the mobile terminal,

wherein the mobility management node is configured to transmit the second parameter to a radio base station, the mobile terminal configured to be controlled by the radio base station based on the second parameter.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 9,

wherein the second parameter relates to an idle period of the mobile terminal.

14. A radio base station in a mobile communication system, the radio base station comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to;

receive a second parameter related to a mobile terminal from a mobility management node,

wherein a detection server arranged outside a radio access network is configured to;

detect change of communication interval of the mobile terminal; and

transmit a first parameter indicating the changed communication interval, wherein the second parameter is determined by the mobility management node using the first parameter.

15. The radio base station according to claim 14, wherein the radio base station is configured to perform control of the mobile terminal based on the second parameter.

16. The radio base station according to claim 14,

wherein the detection server is connected to a core network arranged outside the radio access network.

17. The radio base station according to claim 14,

wherein the second parameter relates to a state transition of the mobile terminal.

18. The radio base station according to claim 14,

wherein the second parameter relates to an idle period of the mobile terminal.

19. A mobility management node in a communication system, the mobility management node comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to;

determine a second parameter using a first parameter; and

transmit the second parameter to a radio base station, wherein the first parameter is transmitted by a detection server based on the change of the communication interval of a mobile terminal, and the first parameter indicates the changed communication interval of the mobile terminal.

20. The mobility management node according to claim 19,

wherein the detection server detects a change of the communication interval.

21. The mobility management node according to claim 19,

wherein the detection server is arranged outside a radio access network.

22. The mobility management node according to claim 19,

wherein the second parameter relates to a state transition of the mobile terminal.

23. The mobility management node according to claim 19,

wherein the second parameter relates an to idle period of the mobile terminal.