Multi-mode communication system and method thereof

1. A multi-mode communication method of multi-mode user equipment (UE) that provides multi-mode communication by control of a multi-mode control entity (MMCE) connected with a plurality of mobile control entities (MCEs), the multi-mode UE accessing a network through the plurality of MCEs, the multi-mode communication method comprising:

accessing a first MCE by using a first mode among a plurality of modes for accessing the plurality of MCEs;

transmitting a registration request message to the first MCE so that the first MCE requests registration of the multi-mode UE to the MMCE;

forwarding a paging request, which is originally transmitted by a second MCE utilizing a second mode of communication in accordance with access state information of the multi-mode UE associated with the first MCE utilizing a first mode of communication;

receiving, by said multi-mode UE, said paging request for accessing a second MCE from the first MCE, the paging request being transmitted by the MMCE;

analyzing the paging request, putting the first mode in a sleep state and waking up a second mode for accessing the second MCE according to the analysis; and

accessing the second MCE by using the second mode in the awake state.

2. The multi-mode communication method of claim 1 , wherein the accessing the first MCE comprises:

after accessing the first MCE, transmitting user equipment (UE) information that includes Internet Protocol (IP) information, subscriber information, and medium access control (MAC) information; and

receiving a response message from the first MCE according to the storing of the UE information.

3. The multi-mode communication method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving comprises comparing a received identifier (ID) included in the paging request and a stored ID and analyzing the paging request when the two IDs are identical.

4. The multi-mode communication method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises comparing a received identifier (ID) included in the paging request and a stored ID and analyzing the paging request when the two IDs are identical.

5. The multi-mode communication method of claim 1 , wherein in the accessing the first MCE, the first mode is determined by using a mode having the longest sleep interval among the plurality of modes so as to access the first MCE among the plurality of MCEs.

6. The multi-mode communication method of claim 3 , wherein when the first mode is determined, a user's decision, a signal receiving strength, or final access information stored in a subscriber identify module (SIM) is used for accessing the first MCE among the plurality of MCEs.

7. A multi-mode communication method of a multi-mode communication system that provides multi-mode communication of multi-mode user equipment (UE) that accesses a plurality of mobile control entities (MCEs), the multi-mode communication method comprising:

transmitting a registration request message to a first MCE so that the first MCE requests registration of the multi-mode UE to a multi-mode control entity (MMCE);

receiving, by said MMCE, information on an access state of the multi-mode UE, the access state information being transmitted from the first MCE utilizing a first mode of communication;

storing the information in a table in which a state of the multi-mode UE is stored;

receiving, by said MMCE, a paging request from a second MCE utilizing a second mode of communication;

searching through the table according to the paging request;

transmitting the paging request to the first MCE that is currently being used by the multi-mode UE in accordance with the table searching;

receiving, by said multi-mode UE, said paging request for accessing a second MCE from the first MCE;

analyzing, by said multi-mode UE, the paging request, putting the first mode in a sleep state and waking up second mode for accessing the second MCE according to the analysis; and

accessing the second MCE by using the second mode in the awake state.

8. The multi-mode communication method of claim 7 , wherein the table stores awake mode information corresponding to the communication protocol types and Internet Protocol (IP) address information used by the multi-mode UE.

9. A multi-mode accessing unit of a multi-mode communication system that accesses a network through a plurality of mobile control entities (MCEs) and provides multi-mode communication by a control of a multi-mode control entity (MMCE) connected with the MCEs, the multi-mode accessing unit comprising:

a first communication module having a first communication interface and accessing a first MCE;

a second communication module having a second communication interface and accessing a second MCE;

an interworking control module for receiving and analyzing a specific paging request from the MMCE, and accessing the first MCE or the second MCE by putting the first communication module or the second communication module into a sleep mode or an awake mode,

wherein, if the multi-mode accessing unit accesses one MCE among the first MCE and the second MCE, the interworking control module transmits a registration request message to the one MCE so that the one MCE requests registration of the multi-mode accessing unit to the MMCE;

and said page request is received in accordance with access state information of the multi-mode accessing unit associated with the first MCE utilizing said first or second mode of communication.

10. The multi-mode accessing unit of claim 7 , wherein the interworking control module performs initial access by using a communication module that has the longest sleep interval among the first communication module or the second communication module.

11. The multi-mode accessing unit of claim 8 , wherein the initial access is performed in accordance with a user's decision, a signal receiving strength, or stored final access information.

12. The multi-mode accessing unit of claim 10 , wherein the interworking control module wakes up the corresponding communication module, and puts other communication modules, excluding the corresponding communication module, into a sleep mode according to the analysis.

13. The multi-mode accessing unit of claim 10 , further comprising a subscriber information storing module controlled by the interworking control module, and storing information in a system with which a user is registered, information on cost for each access, information on mobility support for each access, a user ID, and information on the last MCE that user equipment has accessed before the UE is turned off.

14. The multi-mode accessing unit of claim 7 , wherein the interworking control module wakes up the corresponding communication module, and puts other communication modules, excluding the corresponding communication module, into a sleep mode according to the analysis.

15. The multi-mode accessing unit of claim 14 , wherein the interworking control module receives the specific paging request, compares a received ID and a stored ID, and performs a control corresponding to the first communication module or the second communication module according to the paging request when the two IDs are identical.

16. The multi-mode accessing unit of claim 9 , further comprising a subscriber information storing module controlled by the interworking control module, and storing information in a system with which a user is registered, information on cost for each access, information on mobility support for each access, a user ID, and information on the last MCE that user equipment has accessed before the UE is turned off.