WO2006079927A1 - Transfert d'un equipement utilisateur entre cellules dans un systeme de communication - Google Patents

Transfert d'un equipement utilisateur entre cellules dans un systeme de communication Download PDF

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WO2006079927A1
WO2006079927A1 PCT/IB2006/000321 IB2006000321W WO2006079927A1 WO 2006079927 A1 WO2006079927 A1 WO 2006079927A1 IB 2006000321 W IB2006000321 W IB 2006000321W WO 2006079927 A1 WO2006079927 A1 WO 2006079927A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W36/00—Hand-off or reselection arrangements
    • H04W36/14—Reselecting a network or an air interface
    • H04W36/144—Reselecting a network or an air interface over a different radio air interface technology
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W36/00—Hand-off or reselection arrangements
    • H04W36/0005—Control or signalling for completing the hand-off
    • H04W36/0055—Transmission or use of information for re-establishing the radio link
    • H04W36/0066—Transmission or use of information for re-establishing the radio link of control information between different types of networks in order to establish a new radio link in the target network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W36/00—Hand-off or reselection arrangements
    • H04W36/24—Reselection being triggered by specific parameters
    • H04W36/26—Reselection being triggered by specific parameters by agreed or negotiated communication parameters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W36/00—Hand-off or reselection arrangements
    • H04W36/34—Reselection control
    • H04W36/38—Reselection control by fixed network equipment

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  • the present disclosure relates to transfer of a user equipment from a cell to another in a communications system.
  • a communication system can be seen as a facility that enables communication sessions between two or more entities such as user equipment and/or other nodes associated with the communication system.
  • the communication may comprise, for example, communication of voice, data, multimedia and so on.
  • a user equipment connected to a communication system may, for example, be provided with a two-way telephone call or multi- way conference call or with a data connection.
  • voice call services various other services, for example multimedia services or other data services, may be provided for a user.
  • a user equipment may communicate packet data to and from a server entity, or between two or more user equipments.
  • a communication system typically operates in accordance with a given standard or specification which sets out what the various entities associated with the system are permitted to do and how that should be achieved.
  • the standard or specification may define if a user equipment is provided with a circuit switched service or a packet switched service or both.
  • Communication protocols and/or parameters which shall be used for the connection are also typically defined.
  • the manner how the user equipment can access the communication system and how communication shall be implemented between the user equipment and the elements of the communication network is typically based on predefined communication protocols. In other words, a specific set of "rules" on which the communication can be based on needs to be defined to enable the user equipment to communicate via the communication system.
  • Communication systems proving wireless communication for user equipment are known.
  • WLAN wireless local area networks
  • the user equipment may communicate via a station of the communications, commonly referred to as a base station.
  • a station provides user equipment with an access to the communication system. This access area provided by a base station is commonly referred to as a cell.
  • a user equipment may be in wireless communication with two or more base stations at the same time.
  • a user equipment may also be configured to communicate with base stations of different communication networks, i.e. are adapted for operation in multi-radio environments. Communication on the wireless interface between the user equipment and the base station(s) can be based on appropriate communication protocols.
  • the operation of the apparatus of an network is controlled by an appropriate control arrangement commonly including a number of various control entities with different functions. Control of the access network side (i.e.
  • Real-time services for example video or audio or other services wherein data streaming is provided.
  • Real-time services are expected to be increasingly popular amongst the users of mobile user equipment.
  • Real-time service such as video streaming can be a high bitrate service that requires certain capability in the mobile user equipment and the network for enabling sufficiently high bitrates, which is generally more critical in the uplink from the user equipment to the base station. This data rate requirement is met based on different protocols and mechanisms in different networks.
  • the second generation (2G) GSM access systems can be upgraded by enhanced general packet radio service (EGPRS) capability to better meet the requirements for data streaming and so-called conversational traffic classes that have even tighter delay requirements than streaming services.
  • GPRS general packet radio service
  • Another option for enhancing the 2G is the dual-transfer mode (DTM) which provides a parallel 2G circuit switched and packet switched (CS, PS) service.
  • DTM dual-transfer mode
  • CS, PS packet switched and packet switched
  • 3G systems are commonly provided from the outset with a bitrate capacity that enables data streaming.
  • the services should work smoothly also in multi-radio environments, for example in environments wherein the data bearer may be provided by the 3G wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) or 2G GSM.
  • WCDMA wideband code division multiple access
  • 2G GSM 3G wideband code division multiple access
  • a critical point in providing the service is when there is a need to change the system, for example to transfer user equipment from a 3G WCDMA network to a 2G GSM network. This situation may occur for example when the mobile user equipment leaves a WCDMA cell or otherwise needs to be handed over from a 3G cell to a cell of another network.
  • the radio network controller of the 3G cell is not by default aware about the neighbouring 2G GSM cell capabilities. These capabilities may include capabilities such as the above referenced Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS) and dual-transfer mode (DTM), and so forth.
  • EGPRS Enhanced GPRS
  • DTM dual-transfer mode
  • the radio network controller of the 3G cell may not be capable of ensuring that an handover of an EGPRS capable mobile user equipment or similar will occur directly to an appropriate, and preferably to the most suitable cell for the user equipment, for example to an EGPRS capable cell. If the mobile user equipment is handed over to a GPRS-only cell, it will need a new cell re-selection or handover procedure from the non-enabled cell to an EGPRS enabled cell. This increases the unwanted service interruption times significantly. The quality of real-time services like video streaming would suffer, especially if the GPRS cell cannot provide the required bitrate. [0013] It is noted that the problem is not limited to mobile systems, but may occur in any communication environment wherein user equipment may nerd to be transferred to an access system of a different communications system.
  • Embodiments of the present invention aim to address one or several of the above problems.
  • a method for transferring user equipment from a current cell during an ongoing communication the current cell belonging to a first network.
  • capability information for at least one available cell of a second network is determined in a controller of the current cell, where after at least one cell of the second network is selected based on the capability information for preparation of transfer of the user equipment from the current cell.
  • Information regarding the selected at least one cell of the second network is then sent from the controller to the user equipment.
  • an access network controller for controlling user equipment in a cell of a first network during ongoing communication.
  • the controller comprises processor means for determining capability information for at least one available cell of a second network based on system information and for selecting at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information for preparation of transfer of the user equipment from the current cell.
  • An interface is provided for sending information regarding the selected at least one cell to the user equipment.
  • a communication system comprising a first network, a second network, and a controller for controlling user equipment in a cell of the first network during ongoing communication.
  • the controller is configured to determine capability information for at least one available cell of the second network based on system information and to select at least one cell of the second network based on the capability information for preparation of transfer of the user equipment from the cell of the first network.
  • the controller also informs the user equipment in the cell of the first network of the selected at least one cell of the second network.
  • selection of at least one cell of the second network comprises comparing capabilities of the user equipment and capabilities of at least one available cell.
  • Determination of capability information may comprise determination of such cells that are provided with data streaming capability and/or that are capable of providing parallel circuit and packet switched services.
  • Capability information may be comprises obtained from system information of the second network.
  • Figure 1 shows a communication system wherein the present invention may be embodied
  • Figure 2 shows an exemplifying scenario that is possible in multi-radio environment
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 A reference is first made to Figure 1 illustrating a mobile communication system wherein the invention can be embodied.
  • the underlying mobile communication system 20 of Figure 1 may be provided by a plurality of mobile communication networks based on different standards.
  • the network may be operated by one or different operators.
  • PLMN public landline mobile network
  • a number of cells 3, 5 and 7 is provided by means of base stations 2, 4 and 6..
  • Each base station is arranged to wirelessly transmit signals to and receive signals from a plurality of mobile user equipment 1 (only one shown for clarity).
  • the wireless communication between the user equipment and cells can be based on any appropriate communication protocol and access technology.
  • Non-limiting examples include access based on systems such as the CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), WCDMA (Wide-band CDMA), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access), or SDMA (Space Division Multiple Access) and hybrids thereof.
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • WCDMA Wide-band CDMA
  • TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
  • FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • SDMA Space Division Multiple Access
  • the multi-mode mobile user equipment 1 is able to transmit wireless signals to and receive signals from any of cells 3, 5 or 7.
  • An appropriate user equipment is provided with required radio transmission elements and controller functions so that it is enabled to send and receive data from any of the networks, and process control instructions it may receive from or sent to the networks.
  • a mobile user equipment is able to move within a cell and also from one cell to another.
  • a mobile user equipment may also be enabled to roam into another communication network of the mobile communication system.
  • the basic principle of roaming is well known, and is not explained in here. What is important in view of the herein explained embodiment is that the user equipment 1 may roam into an area which is covered by cells 3 and 7, but not cell 5.
  • an access network enables the user equipment to access the core part of a communication network that links the access network to other access networks or communication networks.
  • Each access network is provided with at least one controller which may be connected to appropriate entities of the core network or networks.
  • the core network is not shown.
  • FIG. 1 Only three cells 3, 5 and 7, base stations 2, 4 and 6, and access network controllers 8, 9 and 10 are shown in Figure 1 for clarity.
  • the third generation (3G) Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) networks cells are controlled by control entities known as radio network controllers (RNC).
  • RNC radio network controllers
  • 2G GSM Global System for mobile
  • BSC base station controllers
  • an EGPRS capable mobile user equipment 1 is moved in a 3G to 2G cell change, for example handover, directly to an EGPRS capable 2G cell 7.
  • This is provided by means of a procedure that is based on inter-system network assisted cell change (IS- NACC) feature.
  • IS- NACC inter-system network assisted cell change
  • the herein described embodiment is based on "misuse" of system information (Sl) that the radio network controller of the 3G network is supposed only to forward to the mobile user equipment 1. More particularly, the IS-NACC feature can be used to make the RNC 8 aware of the capabilities of the neighboring 2G cells 3 and 5.
  • the inter-system network assisted cell change is commonly used for reducing the interruption break in an inter-system handover, i.e. in an handover occurring in a network.
  • the idea of the IS- NACC feature is to provide the mobile user equipment with system information (Sl) of the target cell generally via the core network.
  • the radio network controller (RNC) and the base station controller (BSC) generally communicate over the CN, it is also possible for them to use a direct interface there between. Communication between the controllers, regardless the route, may save time when the mobile is reading the broadcast channel and thus reduces the transmission interruption time. This far the sole purpose of the IS- NACC feature has been to reduce interruption times during an inter-system cell change.
  • the radio network controller has had no reason to be configured to read and use in the current arrangements the system information given by the GSM, but the radio network controller only forwards the system information to the mobile user equipment.
  • a network assisted cell change mechanisms such as an IS-NACC mechanism
  • the radio network system is interpreted by the radio network system and used for a new purpose, that is for selecting a cell of another network for the mobile user equipment.
  • the 2G cell capability information can be used already during the handover preparation process by the radio network controller 8 in the 3G domain for choosing a suitable, and preferably the most suitable 2G cell before the actual handover takes place. It is noted that a similar operation is possible for an intra-system change by means of a network assisted cell change (NACC) mechanism.
  • NACC network assisted cell change
  • the radio network controller (RNC) 8 can command the EGPRS capable mobile user equipment 1 to register directly to the EGPRS enabled cell 7, if one is available. Thus a possible selection of the "inappropriate" cell 3 can be avoided.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the two possible ways user equipment 1 might enter the appropriate 3G cell 7. As shown by the dotted line arrows, it is possible for the user equipment 1 to attach first to the GPRS only cell 3, where after another handover to E-GPRS cell 7 is required. Instead of this, the user equipment can be "forced" to transfer itself directly to cell 7 as shown by the solid line arrow.
  • a multi-mode user equipment is having a data streaming session via a cell of a 3G network.
  • the 3G RNC obtains system information to find out GSM cell capabilities.
  • the RNC may ask the BSC to send system information, where after the BSC answers the request with required information.
  • a possible alternative for sending the system information on demand of RNC is that the BSC sends the information automatically, for example each time the system information changes.
  • the system information is preferably obtained early enough so that is available for the handover preparation phase.
  • the radio network controller may then use the capability information obtained from the system information during a packet switched inter-system handover (PS-ISHO) preparation at step 104 for choosing the most suitable GSM cell. After the selection, the radio network controller can give a handover command to the mobile user equipment at step 106 with instructions regarding the new cell.
  • the user equipment may then directly register with a cell accordingly.
  • PS-ISHO packet switched inter-system handover
  • the selection may be based also on other factors, such as how the cell capabilities fit to capabilities of the user equipment, signal strength measurements, load and capacity, and so forth.
  • the GSM neighbour cell capabilities may be already used during the inter-system compressed mode (CM) measurements, i.e. during the inter-system neighbour cell measurements. Measurement at an early stage may be advantageous since only one GSM neighbour may be fully measured with the knowledge of the identity of the base station, for example a BSIC (base station identity code).
  • the identity code of the base station may need to be decoded before the user equipment can access the new cell, and therefore verification is preferably performed before the handover or other cell change command is given to the GSM/GPRS system.
  • the mobile user equipment is an EGPRS capable user equipment
  • the measured cells should preferably be an EGPRS cell, if available.
  • the embodiments may also be used for matching of the capabilities of mobile user equipment and cell, for example when a circuit switched call or a circuit and packet switched call is on-going.
  • the required data processing functions may be provided by means of one or more data processors.
  • Appropriately adapted computer program code product may be used for implementing the embodiments, when loaded to a computer, for example for performing the computations and requesting, interpretation and selection operations.
  • the program code means are preferably be provided in a controller of a cell wherein user equipment is located before the transfer thereof is initiated.
  • the program code product for providing the operation may be stored on and provided by means of a carrier medium such as a carrier disc, card or tape. A possibility is to download the program code product via a data network.
  • the concepts of cell change and movement or transfer from a cell to another refer to any operation wherein user equipment is transferred from a cell to another, and thus refers to operations such as packet switched cell change, circuit switched handover and so forth.
  • 3G 3 rd generation
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • PLMN CDMA2000 public land mobile networks
  • 2G GSM 3 rd generation
  • the invention is not limited to environments such as cellular mobile or WLAN systems either. What is required is that system level information of a first type of network can be used by a controller of another type network for selection of an access entity of the first type of network, and that the controller is enabled to command user equipment to choose a selected access entity.
  • the term cell is understood to refer broadly to an access entity that is provided by a communications network.

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L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de transférer un équipement utilisateur (EU) d'une cellule courante à une autre cellule pendant qu'une communication est en cours. La cellule courante appartient à un premier réseau. Ce procédé consiste à déterminer une information de capacité pour au moins une cellule d'un second réseau auprès du contrôleur de la cellule courante, et à sélectionner au moins une cellule d'un second réseau en fonction de cette information de capacité, afin de préparer le transfert de l'équipement utilisateur depuis la cellule courante, puis à transmettre une information concernant la ou les cellules du second réseau sélectionnées à l'équipement utilisateur à partir du contrôleur.
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