IP Library Granted Patent US 8,825,055
Granted Patent B2
US 8,825,055 · App. 13/924,975 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Base station, mobile communication system using the base station, and data transfer method

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Patent No.
US 8,825,055
App. No.
13/924,975
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a handover originating base station which transmits data to a handover destination base station, for performing mobile communication terminal handover in a mobile communication system. The handover originating base station is provided with a means for transmitting data whose transmission is not confirmed by a communication terminal, with information which indicates data transmitted just before.

Claims (50)

1. A base station of a mobile communication system, the base station comprising:

first communication means for communicating with a mobile station;

second communication means for communicating with a core network; and

third communication means for transmitting a sequence number of a first missing data to a second base station during handover of the mobile station to the second base station from the first base station, if there is a plurality of missing data that needs to be retransmitted among data transmitted between the mobile station and a core network,

wherein the sequence number of the first missing data is transmitted to the second base station separately from a sequence number of other missing data of the plurality of missing data.

2. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the first missing data is data that is retransmitted between the mobile station and the second base station.

3. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the third communication means transmits second missing data to the second base station together with the sequence number of the first missing data, and

wherein the first missing data is transmitted by the base station to the second base station after transmitting the second missing data.

4. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the first base station transmits the sequence number of the first missing data to the second base station using an X 2 interface.

5. A mobile communication system comprising:

a core network;

a mobile station;

a first base station; and

a second base station,

wherein the first base station transmits a sequence number of a first missing data to the second base station during handover of the mobile station to the second base station from the first base station, if there is a plurality of missing data that needs to be retransmitted among data transmitted between the mobile station and the core network,

and wherein the first base station transmits the sequence number of the first missing data to the second base station separately from a sequence number of other missing data of the plurality of missing data.

6. The mobile communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the first missing data is retransmitted between the mobile station and the second base station.

7. The mobile communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the first base station transmits second missing data to the second base station together with the sequence number of the first missing data, and

wherein the first missing data is transmitted by the first base station to the second base station after transmitting the second missing data.

8. The mobile communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the first base station transmits the sequence number of the first missing data to the second base station using an X 2 interface.

9. A method of controlling a base station of a mobile communication system, comprising:

communicating with a mobile station;

communicating with a core network; and

transmitting a sequence number of a first missing data to a second base station from a first base station during handover of the mobile station to the second base station from the first base station, if there is a plurality of missing data that needs to be retransmitted among data transmitted between the mobile station and the core network,

wherein the transmitting the sequence number of the first missing data to the second base station is a transmission separate from transmitting a sequence number of other missing data of the plurality of missing data.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first missing data is retransmitted between the mobile station and the second base station.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first base station transmits second missing data to the second base station together with the sequence number of the first missing data, and

wherein the first missing data is transmitted by the first base station to the second base station after transmitting the second missing data.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the first base station transmits the sequence number of the first missing data to the second base station using an X 2 interface.

13. A mobile station in a mobile communication system comprising a first base station and a second base station, the mobile station comprising:

means for performing a handover to the second base station from the first base station;

means for communicating with the first base station which transmits a sequence number of a first missing data to the second base station during the handover to the second base station from the first base station, if there is a plurality of missing data that needs to be retransmitted among data transmitted between the mobile station and a core network,

wherein the sequence number of the first missing data is transmitted to the second base station separately from a sequence number of other missing data of the plurality of missing data.

14. The mobile station according to claim 13 , wherein the first missing data is retransmitted between the mobile station and the second base station.

15. The mobile station according to claim 13 , wherein the first base station transmits second missing data to the second base station together with the sequence number of the first missing data; and

wherein the first missing data is transmitted by the first base station to the second base station after transmitting the second missing data.

16. The mobile station according to claim 13 , wherein the first base station transmits the sequence number of the first missing data to the second base station using an X 2 interface.

17. A mobile station in a mobile communication system comprising a first base station and a second base station, the mobile station configured to:

perform a handover to the second base station from the first base station; and

communicate with the first base station which transmits a sequence number of a first missing data to the second base station during the handover to the second base station from the first base station, if there is a plurality of missing data that needs to be retransmitted among data transmitted between the mobile station and a core network,

wherein the sequence number of the first missing data is transmitted to the second base station separately from a sequence number of other missing data of the plurality of missing data.

18. A base station of a mobile communication system, the base station comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a mobile station;

a core network communication unit configured to communicate with a core network; and

an eNode B communication unit configured to transmit, to a second base station, a sequence number of a first missing data to a second base station during handover of the mobile station to the second base station from the first base station, if there is a plurality of missing data that needs to be retransmitted among data transmitted between the mobile station and a core network,

wherein the sequence number of the first missing data is transmitted to the second base station separately from a sequence number of other missing data of the plurality of missing data.

19. A mobile station in a mobile communication system comprising a first base station and a second base station, the mobile station comprising:

a unit configured to perform a handover to the second base station from the first base station;

a communication unit configured to communicate the first base station which transmits a sequence number of a first missing data to the second base station during the handover to the second base station from the first base station, if there is a plurality of missing data that needs to be retransmitted among data transmitted between the mobile station and a core network,

wherein the sequence number of the first missing data is transmitted to the second base station separately from a sequence number of other missing data of the plurality of missing data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2020
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: DENSO CORPORATION
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