Mobile communication system, mobile device, and control device
The present invention relates to a mobile communication system which applies a high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme (HSDPA scheme) in a downlink and an enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme (EUL scheme) in a uplink between a mobile station and a base station. In the mobile communication system according to the present invention, a serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme for a specified mobile station and a serving cell in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the specified mobile station are modified so as to become the same cell.
1. A mobile communication system comprising:
a base station which applies a high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme in downlink and an enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme in uplink between the base station and one or more mobile stations,
wherein a serving cell managed by the base station and providing the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme for a specified mobile station and a serving cell managed by the base station and providing the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the specified mobile station are configured to be changed, based on a cell change notification signal, to a new serving cell managed by a new base station capable of communicating with the specified mobile station using at least the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme,
wherein the cell change notification signal is transmitted by the specified mobile station when a condition for changing the serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme is satisfied whether or not a condition for changing the serving cell in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme is satisfied,
wherein the cell change notification signal includes a request to change the serving cell used in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme for the specified mobile station and a request to change the serving cell used in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the specified mobile station,
wherein the new base station communicates with the specified mobile station using the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme in a case where the new base station is also capable of communicating using the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme, and
wherein the new base station communicates with the specified mobile station using a non-enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme in a case where the new base station is not capable of communicating using the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme.
2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1 , wherein;
each mobile station is configured to determine whether or not the condition for changing the serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme is satisfied, based on a received signal level in the mobile station.
3. The mobile communication system according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile station stops multiplexing a physical control signal to a base station on a high speed dedicated control channel and transmits only a channel quality indicator on the high speed dedicated control channel to the base station.
4. A mobile station comprising:
a controller; and
a transmitter;
wherein the controller is configured to apply a high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme in downlink and an enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme in uplink with a base station, and
the transmitter is configured to transmit to a control apparatus a cell change notification signal for requesting to change a serving cell managed by the base station and providing the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme and a serving cell managed by the base station and providing the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station when a condition for changing the serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme is satisfied and whether or not a condition for changing the serving cell in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme is satisfied,
wherein the cell change notification signal includes a request to change the serving cell used in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station and a request to change the serving cell used in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station,
wherein the serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station and the serving cell in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station are configured to be changed, based on the cell change notification signal, to a new serving cell of a new base station capable of communicating with the mobile station using at least the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme,
wherein the new base station communicates with the mobile station using the enhanced uplink transmission scheme in a case where the new base station is also capable of communicating using the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme, and
wherein the base station communicates with the mobile station using a non-enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme in a case where the base station is not capable of communicating using the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme.
5. The mobile station according to claim 4 , wherein;
the mobile station is configured to determine whether or not the condition for changing the serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme is satisfied, based on a received signal level in the mobile station.
6. The mobile station according to claim 4 , wherein the mobile station stops multiplexing a physical control signal to a base station on a high speed dedicated control channel and transmits only a channel quality indicator on the high speed dedicated control channel to the base station.
7. A control apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to apply a high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme in downlink and an enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme in uplink between a mobile station and a base station, wherein;
the controller is configured to:
receive a cell change notification signal from the mobile station requesting to change a serving cell managed by the base station and providing the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme and a serving cell managed by the base station and providing the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station when a condition for changing the serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme is satisfied and whether or not a condition for changing the serving cell in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme is satisfied,
change, based on the cell change notification signal, the serving cell in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station and the serving cell in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station to a new serving cell managed by a new base station capable of communicating with the mobile station using at least the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme,
wherein the cell change notification signal includes a request to change the serving cell used in the high-speed downlink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station and a request to change the serving cell used in the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme for the mobile station,
wherein the new base station communicates with the mobile station using the enhanced uplink transmission schemes in a case where the new base station is also capable of communicating using the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme, and
wherein the new base station communicates with the mobile station using a non-enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme in a case where the base station is not capable of communicating using the enhanced uplink packet transmission scheme.
8. The control apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the specified mobile station stops multiplexing a physical control signal to a base station on a high speed dedicated control channel and transmits only a channel quality indicator on the high speed dedicated control channel to the base station.