Method for locating mobile station based on power-related message of base transceiver station
First Claim
1. A method for locating a mobile station (MS) based on a power-related message of base transceiver stations (BTS) in a mobile communication system, comprising the steps of:
- a) by a call control processor (CCP) of a base station controller (BSC), checking an active set that the mobile station currently holds;
b) by the call control processor, determining if the active set is covered over three base transceiver stations;
c) if the active set is not covered over the three base transceiver stations, by frequency allocation of the active set, reading out status information of neighboring base transceiver stations;
d) by the call control processor, determining if the frequency allocation of the active set is usable;
e) if the frequency allocation is usable, transmitting to the mobile station a PSMRO (pilot strength message request order) that is a message for requesting to measure pilot strength of the frequency allocation;
f) arranging a plurality of base transceiver stations in order of pilot strength based on a pilot strength measurement result and selecting 3 base transceiver stations having higher pilot strength; and
g) directing the selected 3 base transceiver stations to be prepared to receive a PUF (PUF=power up function) pulse.
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Abstract
A method for locating a mobile station (MS) based on a power-related message of base transceiver stations (BTS) in a mobile communication system includes the steps of: by a call control processor (CCP) of a base station controller (BSC), checking an active set that the mobile station currently holds; by the call control processor, determining if the active set is covered over three base transceiver stations; if the active set is not covered over the three base transceiver stations, by frequency allocation of the active set, reading out status information of neighboring base transceiver stations; by the call control processor, determining if the frequency allocation of the active set is usable; if the frequency allocation is usable, transmitting to the mobile station a PSMRO (pilot strength message request order) that is a message for requesting to measure pilot strength of the frequency allocation; arranging a plurality of base transceiver stations in order of pilot strength based on the pilot strength measurement result and selecting 3 base transceiver stations having higher pilot strength; and directing the selected 3 base transceiver stations to be prepared to receive a PUF (PUF=power up function) pulse.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for locating a mobile station (MS) based on a power-related message of base transceiver stations (BTS) in a mobile communication system, comprising the steps of:
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a) by a call control processor (CCP) of a base station controller (BSC), checking an active set that the mobile station currently holds;
b) by the call control processor, determining if the active set is covered over three base transceiver stations;
c) if the active set is not covered over the three base transceiver stations, by frequency allocation of the active set, reading out status information of neighboring base transceiver stations;
d) by the call control processor, determining if the frequency allocation of the active set is usable;
e) if the frequency allocation is usable, transmitting to the mobile station a PSMRO (pilot strength message request order) that is a message for requesting to measure pilot strength of the frequency allocation;
f) arranging a plurality of base transceiver stations in order of pilot strength based on a pilot strength measurement result and selecting 3 base transceiver stations having higher pilot strength; and
g) directing the selected 3 base transceiver stations to be prepared to receive a PUF (PUF=power up function) pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
h) if the active set is covered over the three base transceiver stations, directing the 3 base transceiver stations to be prepared to receive the PUF pulse and transmitting to the mobile station a PUF message for requesting to transmit the PUF pulse.
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3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step g) further includes the step of:
i) allocating a new PUF channel to 2 inactive base transceiver stations and directing the 2 inactive base transceiver stations to be prepared to receive the PUF pulse.
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4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein at the step e), the call control processor further transmits to the mobile station frequency allocation of the current active set and a pseudo noise.
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5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step e) further includes the step of:
j) if the frequency allocation is not usable, transmitting to the mobile station a search request message that the mobile station needs to search candidate frequency allocation usable in all neighboring base transceiver stations.
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6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein the step j) includes the step of:
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j1) arranging a plurality of base transceiver stations in order of pilot strength based on the candidate frequency search result and selecting 3 base transceiver stations having higher pilot strength;
j2) reading out status information of the 3 base transceiver stations selected at the step j1);
j3) determining if the current frequency allocation is active and usable in all of the selected 3 base transceiver stations;
j4) if the current frequency allocation is usable, directing an active base transceiver station to be prepared to receive the PUF pulse, allocating a first new PUF channel to 2 inactive base transceiver stations and transmitting to the mobile station a PUF message for requesting the PUF pulse.
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7. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the step j4) further includes the step of:
j5) if the current frequency allocation is not usable, allocating a second new PUF channel usable in all the selected 3 base transceiver stations to the selected 3 base transceiver stations and directing the 3 base transceiver stations to be prepared to receive the PUF pulse.
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