System and method for controlling network, network controlling apparatus, and mobile terminal used in network control system
First Claim
1. A network control system for controlling connection of a mobile terminal to a network that accommodates a plurality of wireless systems, the network control system including a prescribed node provided on the network, the node comprising:
- signal transmitting/receiving means that transmits and receives a control signal defined by each of the wireless systems;
protocol converting means that converts the control signal to a common protocol independent of each of the wireless systems; and
entity communication controlling means that communicates with a plurality of functional entities provided on the network, using the common protocol, to implement network control using the common protocol.
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Abstract
A network control system, which controls connections between a mobile terminal and multiple types of wireless systems accommodated in a network, includes a prescribed node provided on the network. The node comprises signal transmitting/receiving means that transmits and receives a control signal defined by each of the wireless systems, protocol converting means that converts the control signal to a common protocol independent of each of the wireless systems, and entity communication controlling means that communicates with multiple functional entities provided on the network, using the common protocol, to implement network control.
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16 Claims
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1. A network control system for controlling connection of a mobile terminal to a network that accommodates a plurality of wireless systems, the network control system including a prescribed node provided on the network, the node comprising:
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signal transmitting/receiving means that transmits and receives a control signal defined by each of the wireless systems;
protocol converting means that converts the control signal to a common protocol independent of each of the wireless systems; and
entity communication controlling means that communicates with a plurality of functional entities provided on the network, using the common protocol, to implement network control using the common protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A network control apparatus provided on a network to control connection of a mobile terminal that moves across multiple types of wireless systems, comprising:
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signal transmitting/receiving means that transmits and receives a control signal defined by each of the wireless systems;
protocol converting means that converts the control signal to a common protocol independent of each of the wireless systems; and
entity communication controlling means that communicates with a plurality of functional entities provided on the network to implement network control using the common protocol. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile terminal connected to a network and capable of communicating with multiple types of wireless systems, each wireless system having a wireless access point, the mobile terminal comprising:
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receiving means that receives a downlink signal from the wireless access point; and
radio resource information reporting means that reports information about wireless quality of the downlink signal of the wireless access point, as radio resource information, to a prescribed node on the network. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A network control method for controlling connection between a mobile terminal and multiple types of wireless systems accommodated in a network, each of the wireless systems having a wireless access point, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a prescribed node on the network a control signal defined by each of the wireless systems;
converting at the prescribed node the control signal to a common protocol having a common format independent of the wireless systems; and
carrying out communications between the prescribed node and functional entities provided on the network using the common protocol to implement network control.
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