Mobile radio terminal and radio communication method
View Patent ↗A mobile radio terminal UE performs starting PNG, detecting a best cell, and starting generation of Long Code and receives various types of messages from a 1×RTT CS Access on the basis of System Information supplied from an E-UTRAN.
1. A mobile radio terminal comprising:
a first communication unit which makes radio communications in LTE mode with a first radio base station of a first system;
a second communication unit which makes radio communications in CDMA mode with a second radio base station of a second system;
an information obtaining unit which obtains System Information Block 8 as system information of the second system by means of the first communication unit; and
a system transition unit which controls the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station on the basis of the system information including the System Information Block 8 when the first communication unit receives an instruction from the first system,
wherein if the first communication unit receives the instruction from the first system, the system transition unit controls the second communication unit to synchronize with the second radio base station on the basis of time information included in the system information,
wherein the System Information Block 8 includes System Timing information, Long Code information, and Neighbor Cell List information,
wherein, on the basis of the Neighbor Cell List information, pilot channel signals are received from a plurality of neighbor cells, qualities of the received pilot channel signals are measured, and the neighbor cell which is most suitable for communication is determined, and
wherein the system transition unit makes communications with the second radio base station on the basis of the system information such that starting a PNG and starting the generation of the Long Code are performed on the basis of the system information.
2. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1 , wherein if the first communication unit receives the instruction from the first system, the system transition unit controls the second communication unit to search for the second radio base station on the basis of cell information included in the system information.
3. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a memory unit which stores the system information obtained by the information obtaining unit and time information indicating a time when the system information is obtained; and
an elapsed time detecting unit which compares the time information with a current time and obtains an elapsed time,
wherein if the first communication unit receives the instruction from the first system, the system transition unit controls the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station on the basis of the elapsed time obtained by the elapsed time detecting unit and the time information and the system information stored in the memory unit.
4. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1 , wherein if the first communication unit receives an incoming signal, the system transition unit controls the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station and receives the incoming signal on the basis of the system information.
5. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the system transition unit controls the first communication unit to make transmission and, if the first communication unit receives an instruction from the first system, controls the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station and make transmission on the basis of the system information.
6. A radio communication method in a mobile radio terminal comprising:
a first communication unit which makes radio communications in LTE mode with a first radio base station of a first system; and
a second communication unit which makes radio communications in CDMA mode with a second radio base station of a second system,
the method comprising:
an information obtaining step of obtaining System Information Block 8 as system information of the second system by means of the first communication unit; and
a system transition step of controlling the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station on the basis of the system information including the System Information Block 8 when the first communication unit receives an instruction from the first system,
wherein if the first communication unit receives the instruction from the first system, the system transition step controls the second communication unit to synchronize with the second radio base station on the basis of time information included in the system information,
wherein the System Information Block 8 includes System Timing information, Long Code information, and Neighbor Cell List information,
wherein, on the basis of the Neighbor Cell List information, pilot channel signals are received from a plurality of neighbor cells, qualities of the received pilot channel signals are measured, and the neighbor cell which is most suitable for communication is determined, and
wherein the system transition unit makes communications with the second radio base station on the basis of the system information such that starting a PNG and starting the generation of the Long Code are performed on the basis of the system information.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein if the first communication unit receives the instruction from the first system, the system transition step controls the second communication unit to search for the second radio base station on the basis of cell information included in the system information.
8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a memory step which stores the system information obtained in the information obtaining step and time information indicating a time when the system information is obtained; and
an elapsed time detecting step which compares the time information with a current time and obtains an elapsed time,
wherein if the first communication unit receives the instruction from the first system, the system transition step controls the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station on the basis of the elapsed time obtained in the elapsed time detecting step and the time information and the system information stored in the memory step.
9. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 6 , wherein if the first communication unit receives an incoming signal, the system transition step controls the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station and receives the incoming signal on the basis of the system information.
10. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the system transition step controls the first communication unit to make transmission and, if the first communication unit receives an instruction from the first system, controls the second communication unit to make communications with the second radio base station and make transmission on the basis of the system information.