Exchange, wireless network control device, wireless network device, and wireless communication network system
First Claim
1. A Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node (SGSN) or Mobility Management Entity (MME), comprising:
- a first call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a first call request, which is a call request to only an already located wireless cell and which includes terminal identification information of a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request, to a management node for managing a location registration area including a plurality of wireless cells having the already located wireless cell, the already located wireless cell being a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time;
a call response signal reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive a response signal to the first call request from the management node; and
a second call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit to the management node a second call request, which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell from among the plurality of wireless cells and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal reception unit has not received the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request transmission unit transmits the first call request.
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Abstract
An RNC includes: a first call request reception unit configured to receive from an exchange a first call request to only an already located wireless cell; a presumably located wireless cell derivation unit configured to derive a presumably located wireless cell in which a target communication terminal device is presumably located; a first call making unit configured to make a call to the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell; a call response signal transmission unit configured to transmit a response signal to the call, to the exchange; a second call request reception unit configured to receive from the exchange a second call request to a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell, in a case where the response signal to the first call request has not been transmitted; and a second call making unit configured to make the call to the different wireless cell.
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10 Claims
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1. A Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node (SGSN) or Mobility Management Entity (MME), comprising:
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a first call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a first call request, which is a call request to only an already located wireless cell and which includes terminal identification information of a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request, to a management node for managing a location registration area including a plurality of wireless cells having the already located wireless cell, the already located wireless cell being a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time; a call response signal reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive a response signal to the first call request from the management node; and a second call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit to the management node a second call request, which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell from among the plurality of wireless cells and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal reception unit has not received the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request transmission unit transmits the first call request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A Serving General Packet Radio Service Support Node (SGSN) or Mobility Management Entity (MME), comprising:
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an overlay information reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive overlay information transmitted from a management node for managing a location registration area including a plurality of wireless cells when the management node is connected, the overlay information being related to overlaying of the plurality of wireless cells; an overlay information storage unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to store the overlay information; a first call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a first call request, which is a call request to at least any one of an already located wireless cell or a presumably located wireless cell and which includes terminal identification information of a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request, to the management node including the already located wireless cell, the already located wireless cell being a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time, and the presumably located wireless cell being a wireless cell that is overlaid with the already located wireless cell, the target communication terminal device being presumably located therein, and being derived from the overlay information storage unit; a call response signal reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive a response signal to the first call request from the management node; and a second call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit to the management node a second call request, which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell from among the plurality of wireless cells and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal reception unit has not received the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request transmission unit transmits the first call request.
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5. A wireless Radio Network Controller (RNC), comprising:
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a first call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive from an upper node a first call request, which is a call request to only an already located wireless cell and which includes terminal identification information of a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request, the already located wireless cell being a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time; a presumably located wireless cell derivation unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to derive a presumably located wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device is presumably located based on the already located wireless cell that is a target of the first call request received by the first call request reception unit; a first call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make a call to the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell; a call response signal transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a response signal to the call to the upper node; a second call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive from the upper node a second call request which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell from among a plurality of wireless cells included in a location registration area having the already located wireless cell and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal transmission unit has not transmitted the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request reception unit receives the first call request; and a second call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make the call to the different wireless cell based on the second call request received by the second call request reception unit. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An eNodeB wireless base station, comprising:
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an overlay information transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit overlay information to an upper node when the upper node is connected, the overlay information being related to overlaying of wireless cells included in the eNodeB wireless base station; a first call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive from the upper node a first call request, which is a call request to at least any one of an already located wireless cell or a presumably located wireless cell and which includes terminal identification information of a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request, the already located wireless cell being a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time, and the presumably located wireless cell being a wireless cell that is overlaid with the already located wireless cell and the target communication terminal device being presumably located therein; a first call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make a call to the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell included in the first call request received by the first call request reception unit; a call response signal transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a response signal to the call to the upper node; a second call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive from the upper node a second call request, which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell from among a plurality of wireless cells included in a location registration area having the already located wireless cell and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal transmission unit has not transmitted the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request reception unit receives the first call request; and a second call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make the call to the different wireless cell based on the second call request received by the second call request reception unit.
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8. A wireless communication network system, comprising:
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a wireless network control device that is a Radio Network Controller (RNC); and an exchange that is a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the exchange configured to communicate with a communication terminal device via the wireless network control device, wherein the exchange comprises; a first call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a first call request, which is a call request to only an already located wireless cell and which includes terminal identification information of a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request, to the wireless network control device for managing a location registration area including a plurality of wireless cells having the already located wireless cell, the already located wireless cell being a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time; a call response signal reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive a response signal to the first call request from the wireless network control device; and a second call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit to the wireless network control device a second call request, which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell from among the plurality of wireless cells and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal reception unit has not received the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request transmission unit transmits the first call request, and wherein the wireless network control device comprises; a first call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive the first call request from the exchange; a presumably located wireless cell derivation unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive a presumably located wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device is presumably located based on the already located wireless cell that is a target of the first call request received by the first call request reception unit; a first call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make a call to the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell; a call response signal transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a response signal to the call, to the exchange; a second call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive the second call request from the exchange, in a case where the call response signal transmission unit has not transmitted the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request reception unit receives the first call request; and a second call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make the call to the different wireless cell based on the second call request received by the second call request reception unit.
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9. A wireless communication network system, comprising:
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a wireless network control device that is a Radio Network Controller (RNC); and an exchange that is a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the exchange configured to communicate with a communication terminal device via the wireless network control device, wherein the exchange comprises; a presumably located wireless cell derivation unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to derive a presumably located wireless cell in which a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request is presumably located, based on an already located wireless cell which is a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time; a first call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a first call request, which is a call request to only the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell derived by the presumably located wireless cell derivation unit and which includes terminal identification information of the target communication terminal device, to the wireless network control device for managing a location registration area including a plurality of wireless cells having the already located wireless cell; a call response signal reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive a response signal to the first call request from the wireless network control device; and a second call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit to a management node a second call request, which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell from among the plurality of wireless cells and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal reception unit has not received the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request transmission unit transmits the first call request, and wherein the wireless network control device comprises; a first call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive the first call request from the exchange; a first call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make a call to the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell included in the first call request received by the first call request reception unit; a call response signal transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a response signal to the call, to the exchange; a second call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive the second call request from the exchange, in a case where the call response signal transmission unit has not transmitted the response signal for the predetermined period after the first call request reception unit receives the first call request; and a second call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make the call to the different wireless cell based on the second call request received by the second call request reception unit.
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10. A wireless communication network system, comprising:
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a wireless network device that is an eNodeB wireless base station; and an exchange that is a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) or a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the exchange configured to communicate with a communication terminal device via the wireless network device, wherein the exchange comprises; an overlay information reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive overlay information transmitted from the wireless network device for managing a location registration area including a plurality of wireless cells when the wireless network device is connected, the overlay information being related to overlaying of the plurality of wireless cells; an overlay information storage unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to store the overlay information; a first call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a first call request, which is a call request to at least any of an already located wireless cell and a presumably located wireless cell and which includes terminal identification information of a target communication terminal device that is a target of a communication request, to the wireless network device including the already located wireless cell, the already located wireless cell being a wireless cell in which the target communication terminal device was located in a past predetermined period before a current time, and the presumably located wireless cell being a wireless cell that is overlaid with the already located wireless cell, the target communication terminal device being presumably located therein, and being derived from the overlay information storage unit; a call response signal reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive a response signal to the first call request from the wireless network device; and a second call request transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit to the wireless network device a second call request, which is the call request to at least a wireless cell different from the already located wireless cell from among the plurality of wireless cells and which includes the terminal identification information, in a case where the call response signal reception unit has not received the response signal for a predetermined period after the first call request transmission unit transmits the first call request, and wherein the wireless network device comprises; an overlay information transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit the overlay information of the wireless cells included in the wireless network device to the exchange, when the exchange is connected; a first call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive the first call request from the exchange; a first call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make a call to the already located wireless cell and the presumably located wireless cell included in the first call request received by the first call request reception unit; a call response signal transmission unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to transmit a response signal to the call, to the exchange; a second call request reception unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to receive the second call request from the exchange, in a case where the call response signal transmission unit has not transmitted the response signal for the predetermined period after the first call request reception unit receives the first call request; and a second call making unit, including electronic components respectively programmed and thereby configured to make the call to the different wireless cell based on the second call request received by the second call request reception unit.
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