WO2022220219A1 - ユーザ装置、基地局及び通信制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to user equipment, base stations, and communication control methods used in mobile communication systems.
- the user device includes a plurality of receivers (RX: Receivers), one receiver is used for communication with one network (hereinafter referred to as “first network”), and the other receiver is used for communication with the other network. Paging can be monitored in the network (hereinafter "second network”).
- RX Receivers
- the user device when the user device has only one receiving unit, if there is an incoming call from the second network while one receiving unit is communicating with the first network, the user device may miss the incoming call. become. Therefore, in order for the user device to monitor the paging of the second network while maintaining the connection with the first network, the first network sets the user device to an interruption period during which communication with the first network can be temporarily interrupted. A method for doing so is being considered in the 3GPP standardization arena (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). Such interruption periods are sometimes referred to as "gap.”
- a user device is a user device that communicates with a plurality of networks using a plurality of subscriber identification modules, and includes a first communication unit that includes a reception unit that receives radio signals in a first frequency band. , when the first communication unit is used for communication between a second communication unit including a receiving unit that receives a radio signal in a second frequency band and a first network included in the plurality of networks, the first the second communication unit to transmit frequency-related information based on at least a frequency used by the first communication unit out of frequency bands to a base station of a second network included in the plurality of networks; and a control unit for controlling.
- a base station is a base station of one network included in the plurality of networks in a mobile communication system having a user device that communicates with a plurality of networks using a plurality of subscriber identification modules, , when the first communication unit of the user device is performing communication in a first frequency band with another network included in the plurality of networks, the first communication unit is using the first frequency band
- a communication unit that receives frequency-related information based on a used frequency, which is a frequency, from a second communication unit of the user device, and a control unit that acquires the frequency-related information.
- a communication control method is a communication control method executed by a user device that communicates with a plurality of networks using a plurality of subscriber identification modules, wherein a first communication unit of the user device comprises: receiving a radio signal in one frequency band; receiving a radio signal in a second frequency band by a second communication unit of the user equipment; When the first communication unit is used, the second network included in the plurality of networks transmits frequency-related information based on at least the used frequency, which is the frequency used by the first communication unit in the first frequency band. and controlling the second communication unit to transmit to a base station of
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the protocol stack of the mobile communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of UE which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure explaining the receiving part of UE which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a base station of the first network according to the embodiment; It is a figure which shows the example 1 of operation of the mobile communication system which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UE transmission trigger according to an embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation example 2 of the mobile communication system according to the embodiment;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UE transmission trigger according to an embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation example 3 of the mobile communication system according to the embodiment;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UE transmission trigger according to an embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation example 2 of the mobile communication system according to the embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UE transmission trigger according to an embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation example 4 of the mobile communication system according to the embodiment;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UE transmission trigger according to an embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation example 5 of the mobile communication system according to the embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UE transmission trigger according to an embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an operation example 6 of the mobile communication system according to the embodiment;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a UE transmission trigger according to an embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information contained in the message which concerns on embodiment.
- the frequency ranges for receiving radio signals may differ among the plurality of receiving units provided in the user equipment. For example, assume a case where the user equipment includes a first receiver that receives radio signals in a first frequency band and a second receiver that receives radio signals in a second frequency band.
- the camp-on cell in which the user device is located in the second network included in the plurality of networks In the selection operation, if a cell belonging to a frequency of the first frequency band that the second receiver cannot receive is selected, the first receiver must be used to monitor paging from the second network.
- the user equipment is equipped with multiple receivers, it is necessary to set gaps in the user equipment since effectively only one receiver can be used. The user equipment has to interrupt communication with the first network during the period in which the gap is set, and there is a problem that the performance of communication with the first network is degraded.
- one object of the present disclosure is to provide a user equipment, a base station, and a communication control method that make it easier to monitor paging from the second network while maintaining communication with the first network.
- a configuration of a mobile communication system 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- An example in which the mobile communication system 1 is a 3GPP standard fifth generation system (5G/NR: New Radio) will be mainly described below.
- the mobile communication system 1 may be at least partially applied to a 4th generation system (4G/LTE: Long Term Evolution) system and/or a 6th generation system.
- 4G/LTE Long Term Evolution
- the mobile communication system 1 has a user equipment (UE: User Equipment) 100, a first network 200A, and a second network 200B.
- UE User Equipment
- the UE 100 may be a mobile wireless communication device.
- UE 100 may be a device used by a user.
- the UE 100 is a mobile phone terminal (including a smartphone), a tablet terminal, a notebook PC, a communication module (including a communication card or chipset), a sensor or a device provided in a sensor, a vehicle or a device provided in a vehicle (for example, Vehicle UE), an aircraft or a device installed on the aircraft (for example, Aerial UE).
- the UE 100 is a multi-SIM device that supports multiple subscriber identity modules (SIM).
- SIM subscriber identity modules
- “Supporting multiple SIMs” means that the UE 100 has the ability to handle multiple SIMs, and the UE 100 does not necessarily have to be equipped with multiple SIMs.
- Such a UE 100 is sometimes called a "UE that supports multiple SIMs”.
- the SIM is not limited to a card-type SIM (so-called SIM card), and may be an embedded SIM (so-called eSIM) pre-installed in the UE 100 .
- the SIM is sometimes called a USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module).
- the first network 200A is a network associated with one SIM of the UE 100.
- a second network 200B is a network associated with the other SIM of the UE 100 . It is assumed that UE 100 performs location registration with first network 200A using one SIM, and performs location registration with second network 200B using the other SIM. That is, UE 100 is located in each of first network 200A and second network 200B.
- the first network 200A and the second network 200B may be networks of different carriers. However, the first network 200A and the second network 200B may be networks of the same carrier. Different PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) IDs may be assigned to the first network 200A and the second network 200B.
- PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
- the first network 200A has a base station 210A and a core network 220A that constitute a radio access network.
- the core network 220A has a mobility management device 221A and a gateway device 222A.
- the second network 200B has a base station 210B and a core network 220B forming a radio access network.
- the core network 220B has a mobility management device 221B and a gateway device 222B.
- the base stations 210A and 200B are not distinguished, they are simply referred to as the base station 210; when the mobility management devices 221A and 221B are not distinguished, they are simply referred to as the mobility management device 221; It is called gateway device 222 .
- the base station 210 is a wireless communication device that performs wireless communication with the UE 100.
- a base station 210 manages one or more cells.
- the base station 210 performs radio communication with the UE 100 that has established a connection in the radio resource control (RRC) layer with its own cell.
- the base station 210 has a radio resource management (RRM) function, a user data (hereinafter simply referred to as “data”) routing function, a measurement control function for mobility control/scheduling, and the like.
- RRM radio resource management
- a "cell” is used as a term indicating the minimum unit of a wireless communication area.
- a “cell” is also used as a term indicating a function or resource for radio communication with the UE 100 .
- One cell belongs to one carrier frequency.
- FIG. 1 shows an example in which the base station 210A manages the cell C1 and the base station 210B manages the cell C2.
- the UE 100 is located in the overlapping area of cell C1 and cell
- a frame used in wireless communication between the UE 100 and the base station 210 is, for example, 10 ms, and each frame is assigned a system frame number (SFN: System Frame Number).
- SFN System Frame Number
- Each frame is divided into, for example, 1 ms subframes, and each subframe is composed of a plurality of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols.
- the base station 210 may be a gNB, which is a 5G/NR base station, or an eNB, which is a 4G/LTE base station. In the following, an example in which the base station 210 is a gNB will be mainly described.
- the base station 210 may be functionally divided into a CU (Central Unit) and a DU (Distributed Unit).
- the base station 210 may be a relay node such as an IAB (Integrated Access and Backhaul) node.
- the mobility management device 221 is a device that supports the control plane and performs various types of mobility management for the UE 100 .
- the mobility management device 221 communicates with the UE 100 using NAS (Non-Access Stratum) signaling and manages information on the tracking area in which the UE 100 is located.
- the mobility management device 221 performs paging through the base station 210 to notify the UE 100 of the incoming call.
- the mobility management device 221 may be a 5G/NR AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) or a 4G/LTE MME (Mobility Management Entity).
- the gateway device 222 is a device compatible with the user plane, and is a device that performs data transfer control for the UE 100 .
- the gateway device 222 may be a 5G/NR UPF (User Plane Function) or a 4G/LTE S-GW (Serving Gateway).
- the protocol of the radio section between the UE 100 and the base station 210 includes a physical (PHY) layer, a MAC (Medium Access Control) layer, an RLC (Radio Link Control) layer, a PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) layer and RRC layer.
- PHY physical
- MAC Medium Access Control
- RLC Radio Link Control
- PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- the PHY layer performs encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, antenna mapping/demapping, and resource mapping/demapping. Data and control information are transmitted between the PHY layer of the UE 100 and the PHY layer of the base station 210 via physical channels.
- the MAC layer performs data priority control, hybrid ARQ (HARQ) retransmission processing, random access procedures, and so on. Data and control information are transmitted between the MAC layer of the UE 100 and the MAC layer of the base station 210 via transport channels.
- the MAC layer of base station 210 includes a scheduler. The scheduler determines uplink and downlink transport formats (transport block size, modulation and coding scheme (MCS)) and allocation resources to the UE 100 .
- MCS modulation and coding scheme
- the RLC layer uses the functions of the MAC layer and PHY layer to transmit data to the RLC layer on the receiving side. Data and control information are transmitted between the RLC layer of the UE 100 and the RLC layer of the base station 210 via logical channels.
- the PDCP layer performs header compression/decompression and encryption/decryption.
- An SDAP (Service Data Adaptation Protocol) layer may be provided as an upper layer of the PDCP layer.
- the SDAP (Service Data Adaptation Protocol) layer performs mapping between an IP flow, which is the unit of QoS (Quality of Service) control performed by the core network, and a radio bearer, which is the unit of AS (Access Stratum) QoS control.
- the RRC layer controls logical channels, transport channels and physical channels according to radio bearer establishment, re-establishment and release.
- RRC signaling for various settings is transmitted between the RRC layer of the UE 100 and the RRC layer of the base station 210 . If there is an RRC connection between the RRC of UE 100 and the RRC of base station 210, UE 100 is in the RRC connected state. If there is no RRC connection between the RRC of the UE 100 and the RRC of the base station 210, the UE 100 is in RRC idle state. When the RRC connection between the RRC of UE 100 and the RRC of base station 210 is suspended, UE 100 is in RRC inactive state.
- the NAS layer located above the RRC layer performs session management and mobility management for UE100.
- NAS signaling is transmitted between the NAS layer of UE 100 and the NAS layer of mobility management device 221 .
- the UE 100 has an application layer and the like in addition to the radio interface protocol.
- UE 100 can perform a cell selection operation or a cell reselection operation as a selection operation to select a camp-on cell.
- the UE 100 can perform the selection operation, for example, in any of the following cases.
- (A) Cell selection operation In the cell selection operation, the UE 100 searches the frequency band and selects the strongest cell for each frequency (eg, CD-SSB (cell-defining SS (Synchronization Signal) / PBCH (Physical Broadcast CHannel) Block ) of the cell with the highest detection level, the cell with the highest CD-SSB received power (RSRP: Reference Signal Received Power), or the highest CD-SSB received quality (RSRQ: Reference Signal Received Quality) cell) Identify.
- the UE 100 identifies a suitable cell among the strongest cells. If the UE 100 cannot identify a suitable cell (that is, no suitable cell is found), it identifies an acceptable cell.
- UE 100 selects a suitable cell as a camp-on cell, if a suitable cell can be identified (that is, a suitable cell is found). UE 100 selects an allowable cell as a camp-on cell if only an allowable cell can be identified (that is, an allowable cell is found).
- a suitable cell is a cell whose measured communication quality satisfies the cell selection criteria.
- the PLMN of the appropriate cell is the selected PLMN, the registered PLMN or PLMNs equal to those PLMNs.
- a suitable cell is not a prohibited cell or a reserved cell and is not part of a tracking area included in the "Forbidden Tracking Areas for Roaming" list.
- An acceptable cell is a cell whose measured communication quality satisfies the cell selection criteria and is not a forbidden cell.
- Cell selection criteria are, for example, Srxlev>0 and Squal>0.
- Srxlev represents cell selection received power.
- Q rxlevmeas is the measured cell received power (RSRP).
- Q rxlevmin is the minimum required received power.
- Q rxlevminoffset is a predetermined offset that is constantly applied.
- P compensation is a parameter related to uplink capability.
- Qoffset temp is the offset applied temporarily.
- Squal represents the cell selection quality level.
- Q qualmeas is the measured cell quality level (RSRQ).
- Q qualmin is the minimum required quality level.
- Q qualminoffset is a predetermined offset that is constantly applied.
- Qoffset temp is the offset applied temporarily.
- (B) Cell reselection operation In cell reselection operation, UE 100 measures the communication quality of the serving cell and neighboring cells. UE 100 selects a camp-on cell to be used as a serving cell, for example, based on the following criteria. UE 100 determines the priority of the cell to be selected based on the frequency priority. UE 100 may select a camp-on cell based on the following criteria when 1 second or more has elapsed since camping on the current serving cell.
- Neighboring cell's frequency priority is higher than current serving cell's frequency priority: UE 100 selects a cell that satisfies the relationship of Squal>Thresh X, HighQ over a predetermined period (eg, Treselection RAT ) or a cell that satisfies the relationship of Srxlev>Thresh X, HighP over a predetermined period.
- a predetermined period eg, Treselection RAT
- Each of Thresh X, HighP and Thresh X, HighQ is a predetermined threshold.
- the neighboring cell's frequency priority is the same as the current serving cell's frequency priority:
- the UE 100 calculates the current serving cell ranking Rs and the neighboring cell ranking Rn.
- the UE 100 selects a cell having a ranking Rn higher than Rs over a predetermined period as a camp-on cell.
- Q meas,s is the current serving cell received power (RSRP).
- Q meas,n is the neighbor cell received power (RSRP).
- Q hyst is a hysteresis value for facilitating reselection of the current serving cell.
- Qoffset temp is the offset applied temporarily.
- the neighboring cell's frequency priority is lower than the current serving cell's frequency priority:
- the serving cell satisfies the relationship Squal ⁇ Thresh Serving, LowQ or Srxlev ⁇ Thresh Serving, LowP over a predetermined period
- the UE 100 satisfies the relationship Squal>Thresh X, LowQ over a predetermined period.
- a cell that satisfies the relationship Srxlev>Thresh X, LowP over a predetermined period is selected.
- Each of Thresh X, LowP and Thresh X, Low Q is a predetermined threshold.
- Various parameters used in cell selection are included in information (SIB: System Information Block) broadcast from the base station 210 .
- Various parameters include frequency priority (e.g., cellReselectionPriority, cellReselectionSubPriority), predetermined period (Treselection RAT ), various offsets (Q qualminoffset , Qrxlevminoffset, Q offsettemp , Q hyst , XQTh , Qth , various thresholds) ThreshX,HighP , ThreshServing,LowQ , ThreshServing,LowP, ThreshX ,LowP, ThreshX ,LowQ ).
- cellReselectionPriority indicates priority of frequency in 8 stages.
- cellReselectionSubPriority indicates the frequency sub-priority in four stages. As a result, up to 32 levels of priority can be set in the UE 100 for frequencies.
- the frequency priority may be notified to the UE 100 in an RRC release message.
- the frequency priority notified in the RRC release message can specify multiple frequency priorities in a list format. The priority of that frequency takes precedence over the priority of the broadcast frequency.
- the UE 100 Based on the information received from the base station 210, the UE 100 performs a selection operation of selecting a camp-on cell.
- the RRC release message may include carrier information (eg, redirectedCarrierInfo) that specifies the frequency.
- the carrier information may be used for redirecting the UE 100 to a specified frequency in cell selection operations when transitioning to RRC idle state or RRC inactive state.
- Carrier information takes precedence over frequency priority.
- UE 100 preferentially selects a cell belonging to the frequency specified by the carrier information, regardless of frequency priority.
- FIG. 3 A configuration example of the UE 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
- FIG. 3 UE 100 has antenna 101 , antenna 102 , SIM 111 , SIM 112 , communication section 120 and control section 130 .
- Antenna 101 and antenna 102 may be provided outside the UE 100 .
- Antenna 101 may be used for first communication section 120A, which will be described later, and antenna 102 may be used for second communication section 120B, which will be described later.
- SIM 111 and SIM 112 are SIM cards or eSIMs.
- the SIM 111 stores subscriber information and setting information necessary for the UE 100 to communicate with the first network 200A.
- the SIM 111 stores identification information of the UE 100 in the first network 200A, such as a telephone number and IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity).
- IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
- the SIM 112 stores subscriber information and setting information necessary for the UE 100 to communicate with the second network 200B.
- the SIM 112 stores identification information of the UE 100 in the second network 200B, such as telephone number and IMSI.
- the communication unit 120 Under the control of the control unit 130, the communication unit 120 performs wireless communication with the first network 200A and wireless communication with the second network 200B via the antenna 101.
- the communication unit 120 communicates with multiple networks using multiple SIMs.
- the communication unit 120 has a first communication unit 120A and a second communication unit 120B.
- the communication unit 120 has a plurality of receivers (RX: Receiver) 121 .
- the first communication section 120A includes a first reception section 121A
- the second communication section 120B includes a second reception section 121B.
- the communication unit 120 has a plurality of transmission units (TX: Transmitter) 122 .
- the communication section 120 may have only one transmission section 122 .
- the first communication section 120A includes a first transmission section 122A
- the second communication section 120B includes a second transmission section 122B.
- Receiving section 121 converts a radio signal received by antenna 101 into a received signal that is a baseband signal, performs signal processing on the received signal, and outputs the received signal to control section 130 .
- Transmitter 122 performs signal processing on a transmission signal, which is a baseband signal output from controller 130 , converts the signal into a radio signal, and transmits the radio signal from antenna 101 .
- the frequency range for receiving radio signals in the first receiving section 121A differs from the frequency range for receiving radio signals in the second receiving section 121B.
- the first receiver 121A receives radio signals in the first frequency band.
- the first receiver 121A supports reception of radio signals in the first frequency band, and does not support reception of radio signals in bands other than the first frequency band.
- the second receiver 121B receives radio signals in the second frequency band.
- the second receiver 121B supports reception of radio signals in the second frequency band, and does not support reception of radio signals in bands other than the second frequency band.
- the first frequency band and the second frequency band partially overlap.
- the frequency that can be received by the first receiving unit 121A (that is, the frequency that cannot be received by the second receiving unit 121B), the frequency that can be received by the first receiving unit 121A and the second receiving unit 121B, and the second receiving unit
- the first frequency band includes frequency A and frequency B
- the second frequency band includes frequency B and frequency C.
- the first receiver 121A can receive radio signals on each of frequency A and frequency B, but cannot receive radio signals on frequency C.
- the second receiver 121B can receive radio signals on each of frequency B and frequency C, but cannot receive radio signals on frequency A.
- the control unit 130 controls the communication unit 120 and performs various controls in the UE 100.
- Control unit 130 uses SIM 111 to control communication with first network 200A and uses SIM 112 to control communication with second network 200B.
- Control unit 130 includes at least one processor and at least one memory.
- the memory stores programs executed by the processor and information used for processing by the processor.
- the memory may include at least one of ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory) and flash memory.
- the processor may include a digital signal processor (DSP), which performs digital processing of digital signals, and a central processing unit (CPU), which executes programs. Note that part of the memory may be provided in the communication unit 120 . Also, the DSP may be provided in the communication unit 120 .
- the communication unit 120 communicates with the base station 210A of the first network 200A.
- UE 100 is in the RRC connected state in cell C1 of base station 210A of first network 200A. It is also assumed that the UE 100 is in the RRC idle state or RRC inactive state in cell C2 of the base station 210B of the second network 200B.
- Such a cell C2 may be called a camp-on cell for the UE 100.
- UE 100 is located in a camp-on-cell.
- control unit 130 controls frequency-related communication based on at least the working frequency, which is the frequency used by first communication unit 120A in the first frequency band. It controls the second communication unit 120B to transmit information to the base station 210B of the second network 200B. Thereby, the UE 100 can inform the base station 210B of the second network 200B of the frequency-related information based on at least the frequency used by the first communication unit 120A of the UE 100 for communication with the first network 200A.
- the base station 210B of the second network 200B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, based on at least the frequency-related information based on the used frequency.
- Base station 210B performs control to cause UE 100 to preferentially select a cell belonging to the second frequency band over a cell belonging to the used frequency, so that UE 100 maintains communication between the first network and 200A while maintaining communication between the first network and 200A. 2 makes it easier to monitor paging from network 200B.
- "communication with the first network 200A” may be communication with the first network 200A in the RRC connected state, or communication with the first network 200A in the RRC idle state or RRC inactive state (for example, , monitoring of paging).
- the frequency-related information may include the identifier of the used frequency. This allows the base station 210B to know the frequencies used by the UE 100 in other networks. The base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into consideration the used frequency.
- the frequency-related information may include identifiers of the frequencies included in the first frequency band in addition to the identifiers of the used frequencies. This allows the base station 210B to know the frequencies included in the first frequency band in which the first receiver 121A of the first communication unit 120A provided in the UE 100 receives radio signals. The base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into consideration the frequencies included in the first frequency band.
- the frequency-related information may include, in addition to the identifier of the used frequency, an identifier of a frequency that does not overlap with the second frequency band among the frequencies included in the first frequency band.
- the base station 210B can know the frequency that does not overlap with the second frequency band among the frequencies included in the first frequency band, that is, the frequency that cannot be received by the second receiver 121B.
- the base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B in consideration of the frequency.
- control unit 130 may determine the selection priority, which is the frequency priority in the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the user equipment UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, based on the used frequency.
- the frequency-related information may include at least one set of determined selection priorities and identifiers of frequencies associated with the determined selection priorities.
- the base station 210B can know the priority of the frequency in the selection operation determined by the UE 100 and the frequency.
- the base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into account the frequency priority.
- control unit 130 may determine the selection priority such that the priority of the used frequency is lower than the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band. Thereby, the base station 210B can know that the priority of the used frequency is lower than the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band. The base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into account the priority of the used frequencies.
- control unit 130 In addition to the priority of the used frequency, control unit 130 also sets the selection priority so that the priority of other frequencies included in the first frequency band is lower than the priority of frequencies included in the second frequency band. may be determined. This allows the base station 210B to know that not only the used frequency but also other frequencies included in the first frequency band have lower priority than the frequencies included in the second frequency band. The base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into consideration the priority of the frequency notified from the UE 100.
- control unit 130 may determine the selection priority such that the priority of the used frequency is the lowest priority. Thereby, the base station 210B can know that the priority of the used frequency is the lowest priority. The base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into account the priority of the used frequencies.
- control unit 130 determines the selection priority such that the priority of the frequencies included in the first frequency band is the lowest priority. Thereby, the base station 210B can know that the priority of the used frequency is the lowest priority. The base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into account the priority of the used frequencies.
- the second communication unit 120B may receive a message requesting frequency-related information from the base station 210B. Based on the message, the control unit 130 may control the second communication unit 120B to transmit the frequency-related information to the base station 210B. This allows the base station 210B to control the timing of receiving frequency-related information.
- the base station 210B can acquire frequency-related information when determining the frequency to be selected by the UE 100 in the selection operation or determining the priority of the frequencies in the selection operation. By this means, the base station 210B can appropriately control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, taking into consideration the information included in the frequency-related information.
- the second communication unit 120B receives control information for causing the UE 100 to preferentially select a cell belonging to the second frequency band over a cell belonging to the used frequency from the base station 210B. you can Based on the control information, control unit 130 selects a cell belonging to the second frequency band with priority over a cell belonging to the used frequency in the selection operation of selecting a camp-on cell in which UE 100 is located in second network 200B. You can By selecting a cell belonging to the second frequency band as a camp-on cell, control unit 130 can monitor paging from second network 200B while maintaining communication with first network 200A.
- the second communication unit 120B transfers the UE 100 in the first state (RRC connected state) in which the RRC connection is established in the second network 200B to the second state (RRC idle state or RRC state) in which the RRC connection is released or suspended.
- Control information may be received from the base station 210B via an RRC message for transitioning to the inactive state). This eliminates the need for the UE 100 to transmit a response to the RRC message from the base station 210B to the base station 210B, thereby reducing signaling between the UE 100 and the base station 210B.
- control information may specify a frequency included in the second frequency band as the frequency to which the cell to be selected by the UE 100 in the selection operation belongs. Thereby, the control unit 130 can select a cell belonging to a frequency included in the second frequency band designated by the control information.
- control information may indicate that the priority of the used frequency is lower than the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band in the selection operation. This makes it difficult for control unit 130 to select a cell belonging to the working frequency included in the first frequency band received by first reception unit 121A. However, it becomes easier to monitor paging from the second network 200B.
- the functional units included in the UE 100 may be described as an operation of the UE 100.
- Base station configuration example A configuration example of the base station 210A of the first network 200A will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the base station 210B of the second network 200B has the same configuration as the base station 210A, so description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 5, the base station 210A has an antenna 211, a communication section 212, a network interface 213, and a control section 214.
- the communication unit 212 communicates with the UE 100 via the antenna 211 under the control of the control unit 214.
- the communication unit 212 has a receiving unit 212a and a transmitting unit 212b.
- the receiving unit 212 a converts a radio signal received by the antenna 211 into a received signal that is a baseband signal, performs signal processing on the received signal, and outputs the received signal to the control unit 214 .
- the transmission unit 212 b performs signal processing on a transmission signal, which is a baseband signal output from the control unit 214 , converts the signal into a radio signal, and transmits the radio signal from the antenna 211 .
- the network interface 213 is connected with the core network 220A.
- Network interface 213 performs network communication with mobility management device 221A and gateway device 222A under the control of control unit 214 .
- the control unit 214 controls the communication unit 212 and performs various controls in the base station 210A.
- Control unit 214 includes at least one processor and at least one memory.
- the memory stores programs executed by the processor and information used for processing by the processor.
- the memory may include at least one of ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, RAM and flash memory.
- the processor may include a digital signal processor (DSP), which performs digital processing of digital signals, and a central processing unit (CPU), which executes programs. Note that part of the memory may be provided in the communication unit 212 . Also, the DSP may be provided in the communication unit 212 .
- DSP digital signal processor
- the communication unit 212 performs the first communication in the first frequency band.
- the frequency-related information based on the used frequency which is the frequency used by the unit 120A, is received from the second communication unit 120B of the UE 100.
- the control unit 214 acquires frequency-related information. This allows the base station 210 to know frequency-related information based at least on the used frequency.
- the base station 210B can control the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B based on the frequency-related information.
- Base station 210B performs control to cause UE 100 to preferentially select a cell belonging to the second frequency band over a cell belonging to the used frequency, so that UE 100 maintains communication with first network 200A while maintaining communication with first network 200A. 2 makes it easier to monitor paging from network 200B. Since the UE 100 does not autonomously perform the selection operation, the base station 210B can control the UE 100 appropriately.
- control unit 214 may generate control information for causing the UE 100 to preferentially select a cell belonging to the second frequency band over a cell belonging to the first frequency band, based on the frequency-related information.
- the communication unit 212 may transmit the generated control information to the UE 100.
- the control unit 214 can generate control information based on the frequency-related information based on the used frequency, so that the UE 100 preferentially selects the cell belonging to the second frequency band rather than the cell belonging to the first frequency band. You can control it properly.
- the base station 210B can appropriately control the UE 100.
- control unit 214 may determine the frequency to which the cell to be selected by the UE 100 in the selection operation belongs, based on the frequency-related information.
- the control information may specify the determined frequency. Since the base station 210B can designate the frequency to which the cell to be selected by the UE 100 belongs in the selection operation, the UE 100 can be controlled appropriately.
- control unit 214 may determine the priority of frequencies in the selection operation based on the frequency-related information.
- the control information may indicate the determined priority.
- the base station 210B can determine the final cell to be selected by the UE 100 while limiting the cells to be selected by the UE 100 in the selection operation according to the determined priority. As a result, the base station 210B can appropriately control the UE 100.
- the operation of the functional unit (specifically, at least one of the communication unit 212, the network interface 213, and the control unit 214) included in the base station 210 may be described as the operation of the base station 210.
- Operation example 1 An operation example 1 of the mobile communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6 to 8.
- FIG. In the following operation description, the UE 100 is in the RRC connected state in cell C1 of the base station 210A of the first network 200A, and is in the RRC idle state or RRC inactive state in the cell C2 of the base station 210B of the second network 200B. shall be
- the UE 100 has established an RRC connection in the cell C1 belonging to the first frequency band in the first network 200A.
- Cell C1 is the serving cell in the first network 200A.
- UE 100 uses first communication unit 120A for communication with first network 200A.
- 121 A of 1st receiving parts of 120 A of 1st communication parts receive a radio signal in a 1st frequency band.
- 122 A of 1st transmission parts of 120 A of 1st communication parts transmit a radio signal in a 1st frequency band.
- the UE 100 is located (that is, camped) in the cell C2 belonging to the first frequency band or the second frequency band in the second network 200B.
- the UE 100 uses the second communication unit 120B for communication with the second network 200B.
- Second receiver 121B of second communication unit 120B receives the radio signal in the second frequency band.
- the second transmitter 122B of the second communication unit 120B transmits radio signals in the second frequency band.
- cell C2 is the serving cell for UE 100 in second network 200B.
- Step S101 UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits an RRC setup request message to base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the RRC setup request message.
- the RRC setup request message is a message for requesting establishment of an RRC connection.
- the UE 100 may control the second communication unit 120B to transmit an RRC setup request message to the base station 210B1 in order to notify the base station 210B1 of the frequency-related information.
- UE 100 performs second communication to transmit an RRC setup request message to base station 210B1, for example, in response to establishing an RRC connection in cell C1 belonging to the first frequency band in first network 200A. You may control the part 120B.
- Step S102 The base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) transmits the RRC setup message to the UE100.
- UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) receives the RRC setup message from base station 210B1.
- the RRC setup message is a message for notifying the UE 100 of settings for establishing an RRC connection.
- Step S103 UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits an RRC setup complete message to base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the RRC setup complete message.
- the RRC setup complete message is a message for confirming that the establishment of the RRC connection has been completed normally.
- the UE 100 includes frequency-related information in the RRC setup complete message when the first communication unit 120A is used for communication with the first network 200A. For example, the UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine that the first reception unit 121A is used for communication with the first network 200A in at least one of the following cases.
- the first receiver 121A receives a radio signal from the base station 210A of the first network 200A.
- the first receiver 121A monitors radio signals from the base station 210A of the first network 200A.
- the UE 100 is in one of the RRC connected state, RRC idle state, and RRC inactive state.
- the UE 100 is performing location registration with the first network 200A.
- the state in which the UE 100 has found a suitable cell that is, the state in which the UE 100 is located (that is, camps) in a suitable cell.
- the UE 100 may determine that the first reception unit 121A is not used for communication with the first network 200A in at least one of the following cases.
- the first receiver 121A cannot receive a radio signal from the base station 210A of the first network 200A.
- the UE 100 has not performed location registration with the first network 200A.
- - UE 100 is in a state where it has not found a suitable cell (for example, "Any Cell Selection" state), that is, it is not located in a suitable cell.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130), for example, has a multi-SIM capability that supports multiple SIMs, and has a plurality of reception units 121, the frequency-related information ( For example, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList) may be included in the RRC setup complete message.
- the frequency-related information is information based on at least the working frequency, which is the frequency used by the first communication unit 120A in the first frequency band.
- the frequency-related information may indicate, for example, a list of frequencies including identifiers of the frequencies (eg, absolute radio frequency channel numbers (ARFCN)).
- frequency-related information eg, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList
- the frequency-related information may indicate a list of frequencies on which the UE 100 is located in another network. Therefore, the frequency-related information may include the identifier of the used frequency.
- the frequency-related information may include identifiers of the frequencies included in the first frequency band in addition to the identifiers of the used frequencies. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, the frequency related information may include the frequency B identifier together with the frequency A identifier.
- the frequency-related information may include, in addition to the identifier of the used frequency, an identifier of a frequency that does not overlap with the second frequency band among the frequencies included in the first frequency band. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, the frequency-related information may include the identifier of frequency A and not include the identifier of frequency B. FIG. 4
- the frequency-related information may include at least one set of a selection priority determined by the UE 100 (control unit 130) (eg, cellReselectionPriority, cellReselectionSubPriority) and a frequency identifier associated with the determined selection priority.
- the selection priority is the frequency priority in the selection operation of selecting the camp-on cell in which the UE 100 is located in the second network 200B.
- the UE 100 may determine the selection priority by at least one of the following methods (a) to (h).
- the UE 100 determines the selection priority so that the priority of the used frequency is lower than the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency A is lower than the priority of frequency C. In FIG. 4
- UE 100 determines the selection priority such that the priority of other frequencies included in the first frequency band is lower than the priority of frequencies included in the second frequency band.
- UE 100 may determine the selection priority of all frequencies included in the first frequency band, or may determine the selection priority of some frequencies. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency A is lower than the priority of frequency C. In FIG. The UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority such that the priority of frequency B is lower than the priority of frequency C.
- UE 100 among the frequencies included in the first frequency band, the priority of the frequency that does not overlap with the second frequency band (hereinafter referred to as the first non-overlapping frequency) is set to the second
- the selection priority may be determined so as to be lower than the priority of frequencies included in the frequency band.
- UE 100 may determine the selection priority of all frequencies included in the first non-overlapping frequency, or may determine the selection priority of some frequencies.
- UE 100 determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency A is lower than the priority of frequency C.
- UE 100 (control unit 130) maintains the priority of frequency B without making the priority of frequency B lower than the priority of frequency C.
- UE 100 determines the selection priority so that the priority of the used frequency becomes the lowest priority. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency A is the lowest priority.
- the lowest priority may be, for example, the 32nd priority among the 32 levels of priority indicated by cellReselectionPriority and cellReselectionSubPriority.
- the lowest priority may be a priority lower than the lowest priority set by the network.
- UE 100 determines the selection priority so that the priority of frequencies included in the first frequency band is the lowest priority. Note that the UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority so that all frequencies included in the first frequency band have the lowest priority, and some frequencies have the lowest priority. may determine the selection priority. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency A is the lowest priority. UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority such that the priority of frequency B is the lowest priority.
- UE 100 selects so that the priority of the frequency (first non-overlapping frequency) that does not overlap with the second frequency band among the frequencies included in the first frequency band is the lowest priority Determine your priorities.
- the UE 100 may determine the selection priority so that all frequencies included in the first non-overlapping frequency have the lowest priority, and some frequencies have the lowest priority.
- the selection priority may be determined as follows. UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency A is the lowest priority. On the other hand, UE 100 (control unit 130) maintains the priority of frequency B without making the priority of frequency B the lowest priority.
- UE 100 determines the selection priority such that the priority of the frequency included in the second frequency band is higher than the priority of the frequency included in the first frequency band .
- the UE 100 may determine the selection priority of all frequencies included in the second frequency band, or may determine the selection priority of some frequencies. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency C is higher than the priority of frequency A. In FIG. The UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority such that the priority of frequency C is higher than the priority of frequency B. The UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority such that the priority of frequency B is higher than the priority of frequency A.
- UE 100 (control unit 130), the priority of the frequency included in the second frequency band, the frequency that does not overlap with the second frequency band among the frequencies included in the first frequency band (that is, the first non- The selection priority is determined so as to have a higher priority than the overlapping frequency).
- the UE 100 may determine the selection priority of all frequencies included in the second frequency band, or may determine the selection priority of some frequencies. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequency C is higher than the priority of frequency A. In FIG. UE 100 (control unit 130) determines the priority of frequency C without considering the priority of frequency B. The UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority such that the priority of frequency B is higher than the priority of frequency A.
- UE 100 determines the selection priority such that the priority of frequencies included in the second frequency band is the highest priority.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority of all frequencies included in the second frequency band, or may determine the selection priority of some frequencies. Taking FIG. 4 as an example, the UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine the selection priority such that the priority of frequencies B and C is the highest priority.
- the base station 210B1 can know at least the information based on the frequency used by the UE 100 in the first network 200A when starting communication between the UE 100 and the base station 210B1.
- Step S104 The base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) transmits an RRC release message to the UE100.
- UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) receives the RRC release message from base station 210B1.
- the RRC release message is a message for transitioning the UE 100 in the RRC connected state to the RRC idle state in which the RRC connection is released in the network.
- the base station 210B1 may include in the RRC release message control information for causing the UE 100 to preferentially select the cell belonging to the second frequency band over the cell belonging to the first frequency in the selection operation. Specifically, the base station 210B1 (control unit 214) generates the control information based on the frequency-related information. The base station 210B1 (controller 214) includes the generated control information in the RRC release message. The base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) transmits the generated control information to the UE100 by transmitting an RRC release message to the UE100.
- the control information may specify a frequency included in the second frequency band as the frequency to which the cell to be selected by the UE 100 in the selection operation belongs.
- the control information is, for example, carrier information (eg, redirectedCarrierInfo) used for redirecting the UE 100 to the designated frequency in the cell selection operation when transitioning to the RRC idle state or RRC inactive state.
- the base station 210B1 may determine carrier information based on the frequency-related information received from the UE100.
- Base station 210B1 determines the frequency to which the cell to be selected by UE 100 in the selection operation belongs, based on the frequency-related information.
- Base station 210B1 generates carrier information designating the determined frequency.
- the base station 210B may specify, for example, a frequency other than the frequency used by the first communication unit 120A as the frequency specified by the carrier information.
- the base station 210B (control unit 214) may designate frequencies other than the frequencies included in the first frequency band.
- the base station 210B (the control unit 214) may designate frequencies other than the frequencies included in the first frequency band that do not overlap with the second frequency band.
- the base station 210B may specify, for example, the frequency with the highest priority among the frequencies indicated by the frequency-related information. Also, the base station 210B1 (control unit 214) may designate a frequency other than the frequency with the lowest priority among the frequencies indicated by the frequency-related information.
- Control information is, for example, a selection priority (eg, cellReselectionPriority, cellReselectionSubPriority) that is a frequency priority in the selection operation of selecting a camp-on cell where UE 100 is located in the second network 200B, and associated with the selection priority. Identifiers of the frequencies that have been used. Therefore, the control information indicates the determined selection priority.
- a selection priority eg, cellReselectionPriority, cellReselectionSubPriority
- the base station 210B1 may determine the selection priority to be included in the control information based on the selection priority included in the frequency-related information. For example, the base station 210B (control unit 214) may determine the selection priority of each frequency so as to have the same priority as the selection priority included in the frequency-related information. A selection priority for each frequency may be determined to be at least partially different than the frequency. The base station 210B1 (control unit 214) sets the selection priority included in the control information to the same selection priority included in the frequency-related information within an allowable range in consideration of the communication situation in the second network 200B, for example. The selection priority may be determined so that
- Control information may indicate at least one of the following, for example.
- the priority of the used frequency is lower than the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band.
- the priority of the frequencies included in the first frequency band is lower than the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band.
- the priority of the first non-overlapping frequency is lower than the priority of the frequencies contained in the second frequency band.
- the priority of the used frequency is the lowest priority.
- the priority of the frequencies included in the first frequency band is the lowest priority.
- the priority of the first non-overlapping frequency is the lowest priority.
- the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band is higher than the priority of the frequencies included in the first frequency band.
- the priority of the frequencies contained in the second frequency band is higher than the priority of the first non-overlapping frequencies.
- the priority of the frequencies included in the second frequency band is the highest priority.
- Step S105 The UE 100 (control unit 130) performs a cell selection operation in the second network 200B.
- UE 100 (control unit 130) preferentially selects cells belonging to the second frequency band over cells belonging to the first frequency in the selection operation based on the control information.
- UE 100 (control unit 130) after transitioning to the RRC idle state in response to the reception of the RRC release message, prioritizes cells belonging to the second frequency band over cells belonging to the first frequency band based on the control information. can be selected. For example, when control information includes carrier information, UE 100 (control unit 130) selects a cell belonging to a frequency specified by the carrier information as a camp-on cell. For example, when the control information includes priority information, the UE 100 (control unit 130) selects a cell belonging to a frequency with a high priority according to the frequency priority indicated by the priority information.
- Step S106 UE 100 (control unit 130) is located in the cell selected in step S105.
- the UE 100 is located in a cell belonging to the second frequency band.
- UE 100 (control unit 130) is located in a cell belonging to the second frequency band, which is the cell selected in the selection operation as a cell in second network 200B.
- the cell is a cell managed by the base station 210B2 of the second network 200B.
- UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) that is located in a cell monitors paging, for example. Paging monitoring is to check whether or not there is paging addressed to UE 100 by receiving a PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control CHannel) from base station 210B2 of second network 200B. Since UE 100 (control unit 130) uses second communication unit 120B for communication with second network 200B, it is possible to monitor paging from second network 200B while maintaining communication with first network 200A.
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control CHannel
- Operation example 2 of the mobile communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11, mainly focusing on differences from the above-described operation example.
- the UE 100 transmits frequency-related information to the base station 210B1 using an RRC reconfiguration complete message.
- the UE 100 is in the RRC connected state in the cell C2 of the base station 210B1 of the second network 200B. Therefore, an RRC connection has been established between the UE 100 and the base station 210B1.
- Step S201 The base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) transmits the RRC reconfiguration message to the UE100.
- UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) receives the RRC reconfiguration message from base station 210B1.
- the RRC reconfiguration message is a message for changing the RRC connection.
- Step S202 UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits an RRC reconfiguration complete message to base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the RRC reconfiguration complete message.
- the RRC reconfiguration complete message is a message for confirming that reconfiguration of the RRC connection has been completed normally.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) includes the frequency-related information in the RRC reset completion message.
- UE 100 (control unit 130), for example, has multi-SIM capability to support multiple SIMs, and has multiple receiving units 121, frequency Relevant information (eg, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList) may be included in the RRC Reconfiguration Complete message.
- frequency Relevant information eg, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList
- Steps S203 to S205 The operations from steps S203 to S205 are the same as in the first operation example described above.
- Operation example 3 With reference to FIGS. 12 to 14, operation example 3 of the mobile communication system 1 will be described mainly with respect to differences from the above-described operation example.
- the UE 100 transmits frequency-related information to the base station 210B1 using an RRC re-establishment complete message.
- the UE 100 is in the RRC connected state in the cell C2 of the base station 210B1 of the second network 200B.
- Step S301 UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits an RRC re-establishment request message to base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the RRC re-establishment request message.
- the RRC re-establishment request message is a message for requesting re-establishment of RRC connection.
- UE 100 (control unit 130), for example, when maintaining the RRC connection when a predetermined failure (eg, radio link failure, reconfiguration failure, consistency check failure, etc.) occurs, transmits an RRC re-establishment request message. control to
- Step S302 The base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) transmits an RRC re-establishment message to the UE100.
- UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) receives the RRC re-establishment message from base station 210B1.
- the RRC re-establishment message is a message for re-establishing RRC connection.
- Step S303 UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits an RRC re-establishment complete message to base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the RRC re-establishment complete message.
- the RRC reconfiguration complete message is a message for confirming that re-establishment of the RRC connection has been completed normally.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) includes the frequency-related information in the RRC re-establishment complete message.
- UE 100 (control unit 130), for example, has multi-SIM capability to support multiple SIMs, and has multiple receiving units 121, frequency Relevant information (eg, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList) may be included in the RRC re-establishment complete message.
- frequency Relevant information eg, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList
- Steps S304 to S306 The operations from steps S304 to S306 are the same as in the first operation example described above.
- Operation example 4 With reference to FIGS. 15 to 17, operation example 4 of the mobile communication system 1 will be described mainly with respect to differences from the above-described operation example.
- the UE 100 transmits frequency-related information to the base station 210B1 using an RRC resume complete message.
- the UE 100 is in the RRC coin active state in cell C2 of the base station 210B1 of the second network 200B.
- Step S401 UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits an RRC resume request message to base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the RRC resume request message.
- the RRC resume request message is a message for requesting resumption of the interrupted RRC connection.
- Step S402 The base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) transmits the RRC resume message to the UE100.
- UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) receives the RRC resume message from base station 210B1.
- the RRC resume message is a message for resuming the interrupted RRC connection.
- the RRC resume message may be a message for requesting execution of RNA (RAN based Notification Area) update.
- Step S403 UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits an RRC resume complete message to base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the RRC resume complete message.
- the RRC resume completion message is a message for confirming that the resumption of the RRC connection has been completed normally.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) includes the frequency-related information in the RRC resume complete message.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130), for example, has a multi-SIM capability that supports multiple SIMs, and has a plurality of receiving units 121.
- the frequency Relevant information eg, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList
- the frequency Relevant information may be included in the RRC Resume Complete message.
- Steps S404 to S406 The operations from steps S404 to S406 are the same as those in the first operation example described above.
- Operation example 5 Operation example 5 of the mobile communication system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 21, mainly focusing on the differences from the above-described operation example.
- the UE 100 transmits frequency-related information to the base station 210B1 using a UE information response message.
- the UE 100 is in the RRC connected state in the cell C2 of the base station 210B1 of the second network 200B.
- Step S501 The base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) transmits a UE information request message to the UE100.
- the UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) receives the UE information request message from the base station 210B1.
- the UE information request message is a message for the second network 200B to acquire information from the UE 100.
- FIG. A UE Information Request message may be used as a message to request frequency related information.
- the UE information request message is information for indicating whether the UE 100 should report information about the preferences of the UE 100 in order to lower the priority of the frequency on which the UE 100 is located (that is, camps) ( For example, ueDeprioritizedFreqReq). For example, when ueDeprioritizedFreqReq is set to "true", UE 100 (control unit 130) may determine that frequency-related information should be reported.
- Step S502 The UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits a UE information response message to the base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the UE information response message.
- the UE Information Response message is a message for sending information requested by the second network 200B.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) includes the frequency-related information in the UE information response message.
- the information contained in the UE information request message should report information on the preference of UE 100 in order to lower the priority of the frequency in which UE 100 is located.
- the UE 100 may include frequency-related information (eg, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList) in the UE information response message.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) for example, has a multi-SIM capability to support multiple SIMs, and has a plurality of receiving units 121, the frequency-related information to the UE information response message may be included.
- Steps S503 to S505 The operations from steps S503 to S505 are the same as in the first operation example described above.
- Operation example 6 With reference to FIGS. 22 to 24, operation example 6 of the mobile communication system 1 will be described mainly with respect to differences from the above-described operation example.
- the UE 100 transmits frequency-related information to the base station 210B1 using a UE auxiliary information message.
- the UE 100 is in the RRC connected state in the cell C2 of the base station 210B1 of the second network 200B.
- Step S601 The UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) transmits the UE auxiliary information message to the base station 210B1.
- the base station 210B1 (communication unit 212) receives the UE assistance information message.
- the UE auxiliary information message is a message for indicating information of the UE 100 to the network.
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) includes the frequency-related information in the UE auxiliary information message.
- UE 100 (control unit 130) is configured to provide frequency information that UE 100 does not prefer to camp (that is, camp), frequency-related information ( For example, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList) may be included in the UE auxiliary information message.
- frequency-related information For example, UE-DeprioritizedFrequencyList
- the UE 100 (control unit 130) for example, has a multi-SIM capability to support multiple SIMs, and has a plurality of receiving units 121, the frequency-related information in the UE auxiliary information message may be included.
- Steps S602 to S604 The operations from steps S602 to S604 are the same as in the first operation example described above.
- the first network 200A and base station 210A may be read as cell C1 (first cell), and the first network 200A and base station 210A may be read as cell C2 (second cell). good too.
- the number of receiving units 121 may be three or more.
- the number of transmission units 122 may be one, or may be three or more.
- the first frequency band may indicate the frequency range supported by the first receiving unit 121A, that is, the range of frequencies in which radio signals are received by the first receiving unit 121A. It may indicate the frequency range supported by the receiver 121B, that is, the frequency range in which the second receiver 121B receives radio signals.
- Each of the first frequency band (ie, the frequency range supported by the first receiving unit 121A) and the second frequency band (ie, the frequency range supported by the second receiving unit 121B) may be configured by one frequency band. It may well consist of multiple frequency bands.
- the first frequency band and the second frequency band may not overlap. That is, the first frequency band and the second frequency band may be separated.
- the first receiver 121A supports reception of radio signals in one of frequency ranges FR1 (Frequency Range 1) and FR2 (Frequency Range 2)
- the second receiver 121B supports the reception of radio signals in the other frequency domain.
- FR1 is the frequency band in the range 450-6000 Mhz.
- FR2 is the frequency band in the range 24250-52600 MHz.
- the message containing frequency-related information may be another existing message or a newly defined message.
- the UE 100 (second communication unit 120B) may transmit frequency-related information to the base station 210B1 using a MAC message or a control channel (for example, physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)).
- a control channel for example, physical uplink control channel (PUCCH)
- each operation flow described above is not limited to being implemented independently, but can be implemented by combining two or more operation flows. For example, some steps of one operation flow may be added to another operation flow, or some steps of one operation flow may be replaced with some steps of another operation flow.
- a program that causes a computer to execute each process performed by the UE 100 or the base station 210 may be provided.
- the program may be recorded on a computer readable medium.
- a computer readable medium allows the installation of the program on the computer.
- the computer-readable medium on which the program is recorded may be a non-transitory recording medium.
- the non-transitory recording medium is not particularly limited, but for example, a recording medium such as CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) or DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory) good.
- circuits that execute each process performed by the UE 100 or the base station 210 may be integrated, and at least a part of the UE 100 or the base station 210 may be configured as a semiconductor integrated circuit (chipset, SoC (System On Chip)).
- “transmit” may mean performing processing of at least one layer in the protocol stack used for transmission, or transmitting signals wirelessly or by wire. It may mean physically transmitting. Alternatively, “transmitting” may mean a combination of performing the at least one layer of processing and physically transmitting the signal wirelessly or by wire. Similarly, “receive” may mean performing processing of at least one layer in the protocol stack used for reception, or physically receiving a signal wirelessly or by wire. may mean that Alternatively, “receiving” may mean a combination of performing the at least one layer of processing and physically receiving the signal wirelessly or by wire.
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図1を参照して、実施形態に係る移動通信システム1の構成について説明する。以下において、移動通信システム1が3GPP規格の第5世代システム(5G/NR:New Radio)である一例を主として説明する。移動通信システム1には、第4世代システム(4G/LTE:Long Term Evolution)システム及び/又は第6世代システムが少なくとも部分的に適用されてもよい。
図2を参照して、移動通信システム1のプロトコルスタックの構成例について説明する。
UE100は、キャンプオンセルを選択する選択動作として、セル選択動作又はセル再選択動作を行うことができる。UE100は、例えば、以下のいずれかの場合に、選択動作を実行できる。
・UE100にUSIMが挿入された場合又はSNPNサブスクリプションが追加された場合
・適切なセル(suitable cell)が見つからない場合
・RRCコネクティッド状態からRRCアイドル状態又はRRCインアクティブ状態へ遷移する場合
セル選択動作では、UE100は、周波数帯域をサーチして、各周波数について最も強いセル(例えば、CD-SSB(cell-defining SS(Synchronization Signal)/PBCH(Physical Broadcast CHannel) Block)の検出レベルが最も高いセル、CD-SSBの受信電力(RSRP:Reference Signal Received Power)が最も大きいセル、又は、CD-SSBの受信品質(RSRQ:Reference Signal Received Quality)が最も高いセル)を識別する。次に、UE100は、最も強いセルの中から適切なセルを識別する。UE100は、適切なセルを識別できない(すなわち、適切なセルが見つからない)場合、許容可能なセルを識別する。UE100は、適切なセルを識別できた(すなわち、適切なセルが見つかった)場合、適切なセルをキャンプオンセルとして選択する。UE100は、許容可能なセルのみを識別できた(すなわち、許容可能なセルが見つかった)場合、許容可能なセルをキャンプオンセルとして選択する。
セル再選択動作では、UE100は、サービングセル及び隣接セルの通信品質を測定する。UE100は、例えば、以下の基準に基づいて、サービングセルとして用いるキャンプオンセルを選択する。UE100は、周波数の優先度によって、選択するセルの優先度を判定する。UE100は、現在のサービングセルにキャンプしてから1秒以上経過した場合に、以下の基準に基づいて、キャンプオンセルを選択してよい。
UE100は、所定期間(例えば、TreselectionRAT)に亘ってSqual>ThreshX,HighQの関係を満たすセル、若しくは、所定期間に亘ってSrxlev>ThreshX,HighPの関係を満たすセルを選択する。ThreshX,HighP及びThreshX,HighQのそれぞれは、所定の閾値である。
UE100は、現在のサービングセルのランキングRs及び隣接セルのランキングRnを算出する。UE100は、所定期間に亘ってRsよりも高いランキングRnを有するセルをキャンプオンセルとして選択する。
UE100は、所定期間に亘ってSqual<ThreshServing,LowQ若しくは、Srxlev<ThreshServing,LowPの関係をサービングセルが満たすという前提下において、所定期間に亘ってSqual>ThreshX,LowQの関係を満たすセル、若しくは、所定期間に亘ってSrxlev>ThreshX,LowPの関係を満たすセルを選択する。ThreshX,LowP及びThreshX,LowQのそれぞれは、所定の閾値である。
図3及び図4を参照して、UE100の構成例について説明する。図3に示すように、UE100は、アンテナ101と、アンテナ102と、SIM111と、SIM112と、通信部120と、制御部130とを有する。アンテナ101及びアンテナ102は、UE100の外部に設けられてもよい。アンテナ101は、後述の第1通信部120Aに用いられるものであってよく、アンテナ102は、後述の第2通信部120Bに用いられるものであってよい。SIM111及びSIM112は、SIMカード又はeSIMである。
図5を参照して、第1ネットワーク200Aの基地局210Aの構成例について説明する。なお、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210Bも基地局210Aと同様の構成であるため、説明を省略する。図5に示すように、基地局210Aは、アンテナ211と、通信部212と、ネットワークインターフェイス213と、制御部214とを有する。
(1)動作例1
図4、図6から図8を参照して、移動通信システム1の動作例1について説明する。以下の動作説明において、UE100は、第1ネットワーク200Aの基地局210AのセルC1においてRRCコネクティッド状態にあり、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210BのセルC2においてRRCアイドル状態又はRRCインアクティブ状態にあるものとする。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRCセットアップ要求メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRCセットアップ要求メッセージを受信する。RRCセットアップ要求メッセージは、RRC接続の確立を要求するためのメッセージである。
基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRCセットアップメッセージをUE100に送信する。UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRCセットアップメッセージを基地局210B1から受信する。RRCセットアップメッセージは、RRC接続の確立するための設定をUE100へ通知するためのメッセージである。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRCセットアップ完了メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRCセットアップ完了メッセージを受信する。RRCセットアップ完了メッセージは、RRC接続の確立が正常に完了したことを確認するためのメッセージである。
・第1受信部121Aが第1ネットワーク200Aの基地局210Aから無線信号を監視している。
・第1ネットワーク200AにおいてUE100が、RRCコネクティッド状態、RRCアイドル状態、及びRRCインアクティブ状態のいずれかの状態である。
・UE100が第1ネットワーク200Aへの位置登録を行っている。
・UE100が、適切なセルを見つけた状態(いわゆる、「Camped normally」状態)、すなわち、適切なセルに在圏(すなわち、キャンプ)している状態である。
・UE100が第1ネットワーク200Aへの位置登録を行っていない。
・UE100が、適切なセルを見つけていない状態(例えば、「Any Cell Selection」状態)、すなわち、適切なセルに在圏していない状態である。
基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRC解放メッセージをUE100に送信する。UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRC解放メッセージを基地局210B1から受信する。RRC解放メッセージは、ネットワークにおいてRRCコネクティッド状態にあるUE100をRRC接続が解放されたRRCアイドル状態に遷移させるためのメッセージである。
・使用周波数の優先度が第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度よりも低い。
・第1周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度が、第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度よりも低い。
・第1非重複周波数の優先度が、第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度よりも低い。
・使用周波数の優先度が、最低優先度である。
・第1周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度が、最低優先度である。
・第1非重複周波数の優先度が、最低優先度である。
・第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度が、第1周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度よりも高い。
・第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度が、第1非重複周波数の優先度よりも高い。
・第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度が、最高優先度である。
UE100(制御部130)は、第2ネットワーク200Bにおけるセルの選択動作を行う。UE100(制御部130)は、制御情報に基づいて、選択動作において第1周波数に属するセルよりも第2周波数帯に属するセルを優先して選択する。UE100(制御部130)は、RRC解放メッセージの受信に応じて、RRCアイドル状態に遷移した後、制御情報に基づいて、第1周波数帯に属するセルよりも第2周波数帯に属するセルを優先して選択してよい。UE100(制御部130)は、例えば、制御情報がキャリア情報を含む場合、キャリア情報によって指定される周波数に属するセルをキャンプオンセルとして選択する。UE100(制御部130)は、例えば、制御情報が優先度情報を含む場合、優先度情報によって示される周波数の優先度に従って、優先度の高い周波数に属するセルを選択する。
UE100(制御部130)は、ステップS105において選択したセルに在圏する。本動作例では、UE100は、第2周波数帯に属するセルに在圏する。具体的には、UE100(制御部130)は、第2ネットワーク200Bにおけるセルとして、選択動作において選択したセルである第2周波数帯に属するセルに在圏する。当該セルは、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210B2が管理するセルである。セルに在圏しているUE100(第2通信部120B)は、例えば、ページングを監視する。ページングの監視は、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210B2からのPDCCH(Physical Downlink Control CHannel)を受信することにより、UE100宛てのページングがあるか否かを確認するものである。UE100(制御部130)は、第2ネットワーク200Bとの通信に第2通信部120Bを用いるため、第1ネットワーク200Aとの通信の維持しながら、第2ネットワーク200Bからのページングを監視可能となる。
図9から図11を参照して、移動通信システム1の動作例2について、上述の動作例との相違点を主として説明する。本動作例では、UE100は、RRC再設定完了メッセージにより周波数関連情報を基地局210B1へ送信する。
基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRC再設定メッセージをUE100に送信する。UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRC再設定メッセージを基地局210B1から受信する。RRC再設定メッセージは、RRC接続を変更するためのメッセージである。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRC再設定完了メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRC再設定完了メッセージを受信する。RRC再設定完了メッセージは、RRC接続の再設定が正常に完了したことを確認するためのメッセージである。
ステップS203からS205の動作については、上述の動作例1と同様である。
図12から図14を参照して、移動通信システム1の動作例3について、上述の動作例との相違点を主として説明する。本動作例では、UE100は、RRC再確立完了メッセージにより周波数関連情報を基地局210B1へ送信する。以下の動作説明において、UE100は、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210B1のセルC2においてRRCコネクティッド状態にある。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRC再確立要求メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRC再確立要求メッセージを受信する。RRC再確立要求メッセージは、RRC接続の再確立を要求するためのメッセージである。UE100(制御部130)は、例えば、所定の障害(例えば、無線リンク障害、再設定失敗、整合性チェック失敗など)が発生した場合にRRC接続を維持する場合に、RRC再確立要求メッセージを送信するよう制御する。
基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRC再確立メッセージをUE100に送信する。UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRC再確立メッセージを基地局210B1から受信する。RRC再確立メッセージは、RRC接続を再確立するためのメッセージである。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRC再確立完了メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRC再確立完了メッセージを受信する。RRC再設定完了メッセージは、RRC接続の再確立が正常に完了したことを確認するためのメッセージである。
ステップS304からS306の動作については、上述の動作例1と同様である。
図15から図17を参照して、移動通信システム1の動作例4について、上述の動作例との相違点を主として説明する。本動作例では、UE100は、RRCレジューム完了メッセージにより周波数関連情報を基地局210B1へ送信する。以下の動作説明において、UE100は、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210B1のセルC2においてRRCコインアクティブ状態にある。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRCレジューム要求メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRCレジューム要求メッセージを受信する。RRCレジューム要求メッセージは、中断されたRRC接続の再開を要求するためのメッセージである。
基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRCレジュームメッセージをUE100に送信する。UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRCレジュームメッセージを基地局210B1から受信する。RRCレジュームメッセージは、中断されたRRC接続の再開するためのメッセージである。RRCレジュームメッセージは、RNA(RAN based Notification Area)更新の実行を要求するためのメッセージであってもよい。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、RRCレジューム完了メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、RRCレジューム完了メッセージを受信する。RRCレジューム完了メッセージは、RRC接続の再開が正常に完了したことを確認するためのメッセージである。
ステップS404からS406の動作については、上述の動作例1と同様である。
図18から図21を参照して、移動通信システム1の動作例5について、上述の動作例との相違点を主として説明する。本動作例では、UE100は、UE情報応答メッセージにより周波数関連情報を基地局210B1へ送信する。以下の動作説明において、UE100は、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210B1のセルC2においてRRCコネクティッド状態にある。
基地局210B1(通信部212)は、UE情報要求メッセージをUE100に送信する。UE100(第2通信部120B)は、UE情報要求メッセージを基地局210B1から受信する。UE情報要求メッセージは、第2ネットワーク200BがUE100から情報を取得するためのメッセージである。UE情報要求メッセージは、周波数関連情報を要求するためのメッセージとして用いられてよい。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、UE情報応答メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、UE情報応答メッセージを受信する。UE情報応答メッセージは、第2ネットワーク200Bにより要求された情報を送信するためのメッセージである。
ステップS503からS505の動作については、上述の動作例1と同様である。
図22から図24を参照して、移動通信システム1の動作例6について、上述の動作例との相違点を主として説明する。本動作例では、UE100は、UE補助情報メッセージにより周波数関連情報を基地局210B1へ送信する。以下の動作説明において、UE100は、第2ネットワーク200Bの基地局210B1のセルC2においてRRCコネクティッド状態にある。
UE100(第2通信部120B)は、UE補助情報メッセージを基地局210B1に送信する。基地局210B1(通信部212)は、UE補助情報メッセージを受信する。UE補助情報メッセージは、ネットワークにUE100の情報を示すためのメッセージである。
ステップS602からS604の動作については、上述の動作例1と同様である。
上述の実施形態の動作において、第1ネットワーク200A及び基地局210AをセルC1(第1セル)と読み替えてもよいし、第1ネットワーク200A及び基地局210AをセルC2(第2セル)と読み替えてもよい。
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- 複数の加入者識別モジュール(111、112)を用いて複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)と通信するユーザ装置(100)であって、
第1周波数帯において無線信号を受信する受信部(121A)を含む第1通信部(120A)と、
第2周波数帯において無線信号を受信する受信部(121B)を含む第2通信部(120B)と、
前記複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)に含まれる第1ネットワーク(200A)との通信に前記第1通信部(120A)が用いられている場合、前記第1周波数帯のうち前記第1通信部(120A)が用いている周波数である使用周波数に少なくとも基づく周波数関連情報を、前記複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)に含まれる第2ネットワーク(200B)の基地局(210B、210B1)に送信するように前記第2通信部(120B)を制御する制御部(130)と、を備える
ユーザ装置。 - 前記周波数関連情報は、前記使用周波数の識別子を含む
請求項1に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記周波数関連情報は、前記使用周波数の識別子に加えて、前記第1周波数帯に含まれる周波数の識別子を含む
請求項2に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記周波数関連情報は、前記使用周波数の識別子に加えて、前記第1周波数帯に含まれる周波数のうち前記第2周波数帯と重複していない周波数の識別子を含む
請求項2に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記制御部(130)は、前記使用周波数に基づいて、前記第2ネットワーク(200B)において前記ユーザ装置(100)が在圏するキャンプオンセルを選択する選択動作における周波数の優先度である選択優先度を決定し、
前記周波数関連情報は、前記決定した選択優先度と、当該決定した選択優先度に関連付けられた周波数の識別子と、のセットを少なくとも1つ含む
請求項1に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記制御部(130)は、前記使用周波数の優先度が前記第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度よりも低くなるように前記選択優先度を決定する
請求項5に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記制御部(130)は、前記使用周波数の優先度に加えて、前記第1周波数帯に含まれる他の周波数の優先度が前記第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度よりも低くなるように前記選択優先度を決定する
請求項6に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記制御部(130)は、前記使用周波数の優先度が最低優先度となるように前記選択優先度を決定する
請求項6又は7に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記制御部(130)は、前記第1周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度が最低優先度となるように前記選択優先度を決定する
請求項6から8のいずれか1項に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記第2通信部(120B)は、前記周波数関連情報を要求するメッセージを前記基地局(210B、210B1)から受信し、
前記制御部(130)は、前記メッセージに基づいて、前記周波数関連情報を前記基地局(210B、210B1)に送信するように前記第2通信部(120B)を制御する
請求項1から9のいずれか1項に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記第2通信部(120B)は、前記周波数関連情報を送信した後に、前記第1周波数帯に属するセルよりも前記第2周波数帯に属するセルを前記ユーザ装置(100)に優先的に選択させるための制御情報を前記基地局(210B、210B1)から受信し、
前記制御部(130)は、前記制御情報に基づいて、前記第2ネットワーク(200B)において前記ユーザ装置(100)が在圏するキャンプオンセルを選択する選択動作において、前記第1周波数帯に属するセルよりも前記第2周波数帯に属するセルを優先して選択する
請求項1から10のいずれか1項に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記第2通信部(120B)は、前記第2ネットワーク(200B)において無線リソース制御(RRC)接続が確立された第1状態にある前記ユーザ装置(100)を前記RRC接続が解放又はサスペンドされた第2状態に遷移させるためのRRCメッセージにより前記制御情報を前記基地局(210B、210B1)から受信する
請求項11に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記制御情報は、前記選択動作において前記ユーザ装置(100)が選択すべきセルが属する周波数として、前記第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数を指定する
請求項11又は12に記載のユーザ装置。 - 前記制御情報は、前記選択動作における前記使用周波数の優先度が前記第2周波数帯に含まれる周波数の優先度よりも低いことを示す
請求項11又は12に記載のユーザ装置。 - 複数の(111、112)を用いて複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)と通信するユーザ装置(100)を有する移動通信システム(1)において、前記複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)に含まれる1つのネットワーク(200B)の基地局(210B、210B1)であって、
前記ユーザ装置(100)の第1通信部(120A)が前記複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)に含まれる他のネットワークとの第1周波数帯における通信を行っている場合、前記第1周波数帯のうち前記第1通信部(120A)が用いている周波数である使用周波数に基づく周波数関連情報を、前記ユーザ装置(100)の第2通信部(120B)から受信する通信部(212)と、
前記周波数関連情報を取得する制御部(214)と、を備える
基地局。 - 前記制御部(214)は、前記周波数関連情報に基づいて、前記第1周波数帯に属するセルよりも前記第2通信部(120B)が無線信号を受信する第2周波数帯に属するセルを前記ユーザ装置(100)に優先的に選択させるための制御情報を生成し、
前記通信部(212)は、前記生成した制御情報を前記ユーザ装置(100)に送信する
請求項15に記載の基地局。 - 前記制御部(214)は、前記周波数関連情報に基づいて、前記1つのネットワーク(200B)において前記ユーザ装置(100)が在圏するキャンプオンセルを選択する選択動作において前記ユーザ装置(100)が選択すべきセルが属する周波数を決定し、
前記制御情報は、前記決定した周波数を指定する
請求項16に記載の基地局。 - 前記制御部(214)は、前記周波数関連情報に基づいて、前記1つのネットワーク(200B)において前記ユーザ装置(100)が在圏するキャンプオンセルを選択する選択動作における周波数の優先度を決定し、
前記制御情報は、前記決定した優先度を示す
請求項16に記載の基地局。 - 複数の(111、112)を用いて複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)と通信するユーザ装置(100)で実行される通信制御方法であって、
前記ユーザ装置(100)の第1通信部(120A)が、第1周波数帯において無線信号を受信するステップと、
前記ユーザ装置(100)の第2通信部(120B)が、第2周波数帯において無線信号を受信するステップと、
前記複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)に含まれる第1ネットワーク(200A)との通信に前記第1通信部(120A)が用いられている場合、前記第1周波数帯のうち前記第1通信部(120A)が用いている周波数である使用周波数に少なくとも基づく周波数関連情報を、前記複数のネットワーク(200A、200B)に含まれる第2ネットワーク(200B)の基地局(210B、210B1)に送信するように前記第2通信部(120B)を制御するステップと、を有する
通信制御方法。
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