Registration of radio network change based on a CS fallback mechanism
A method for the switchover of a mobile terminal device from a first radio network of a mobile radio system to a second radio network is described. The switchover is carried out on the basis of a CS fallback mechanism, and whereby, on the basis of the switchover, the mobile terminal device logs on to a base station of the second radio network in order to establish a connection. In conjunction with the log-on, the mobile terminal device transmits a notification pertaining to the CS fallback mechanism to the base station, and the base station registers the log-on of the terminal device as a function of the notification. Moreover, a base station and to a mobile terminal device for carrying out the method are also described herein.
1. A method for switching over a mobile terminal device from a first radio network of a mobile radio system to a second radio network of the mobile radio system, whereby switching over is carried out on the basis of a circuit-switched (CS) fallback mechanism, and whereby, on the basis of switching over, the mobile terminal device logs on to a base station of the second radio network in order to establish a connection, wherein, in conjunction with logging-on, the mobile terminal device transmits a notification to the base station of the second radio network station indicating that the CS fallback mechanism has been used, and the base station registers a log-on of the terminal device as a function of the notification, the method comprising an optimization step, wherein at least one network parameter of the first radio network and/or the second radio network is modified as a function of information about radio network switchovers within the scope of the CS fallback mechanism, and the information is registered in the base station of the first radio network and/or the second radio network for a plurality of radio network switchovers, whereby a failure rate is ascertained based on log-ons that have been registered in the base station of the second radio network and associated outcome indicators, and switchover attempts registered in the base station of the first radio network, and according to this failure rate, at least a network parameter is modified in the optimization step.
2. The method according to claim 1 , whereby a checking procedure is carried out to ascertain whether the log-on of the terminal device to the base station of the second radio network is successful, and the log-on of the terminal device is registered, together with an outcome indicator that is determined as a function of a result of the checking procedure.
3. The method according to claim 1 , whereby a base station of the first radio network prompts the terminal device to carry out switching over and, on the basis of prompting, the base station of the first radio network registers a switchover attempt has been made within scope of the CS fallback mechanism.
4. The method according to claim 3 , whereby the log-on of the terminal device is registered in the base station of the second radio network and/or the switchover attempt is registered in the base station of the first radio network pertaining to a specific radio cell of the second radio network that receives its feed from the base station of the second radio network.
5. The method according to claim 1 , whereby information about the log-ons registered in the base station of the second radio network and/or the associated outcome indicators are transmitted from the base station of the second radio network to the base station of the first radio network, and whereby the optimization step is carried out in the base station of the first radio network.
6. The method according to claim 5 , whereby the information about the log-ons registered in the base station of the second radio network and/or the associated outcome indicators are transmitted from the base station to a maintenance unit of the mobile radio network, and whereby the optimization step is carried out in the maintenance unit.
7. The method according to claim 6 , whereby, in a request to establish a signaling connection, a notification pertaining to the CS fallback mechanism is transmitted from the mobile terminal device to the base station of the second radio network.