IP Library Granted Patent US 12,200,554
Granted Patent B2
US 12,200,554 · App. 17/729,247 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Base station, terminal, and wireless communication system

Inventor: Yoshihiro Kawasaki (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
H04W36/08H04W36/302H04W36/362H04W36/38
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Patent No.
US 12,200,554
App. No.
17/729,247
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A base station includes a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver configured to receive, from a terminal, a handover destination notification including first identification information and second identification information, the first identification information being information for identifying a first base station as a handover destination determined by the terminal, the second identification information being information for identifying a preamble to be transmitted by the terminal to the first base station. The transmitter configured to transmit an advance notification including third identification information and the second identification information to the first base station, the third identification information being information for identifying the terminal.

Claims (44)

1. A base station comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from a terminal, a handover destination notification including first identification information and second identification information, the first identification information being information for identifying a first base station as a handover destination determined by the terminal, the second identification information being information for identifying a preamble to be transmitted by the terminal to the first base station; and

a transmitter configured to transmit an advance notification including third identification information and the second identification information to the first base station, the third identification information being information for identifying the terminal.

2. The base station according to claim 1 , further comprising:

processor circuitry configured to determine whether or not to cause the terminal to perform handover based on wireless quality between the terminal and the base station and between the terminal and one or more base station around the base station, and

wherein the receiver receives report information reporting the wireless quality used for the determination by the processor circuitry from the terminal, and

the transmitter transmits, when the processor circuitry determines that the terminal is caused to perform the handover, a handover request that inquires whether or not it is possible to accept the handover of the terminal to the first base station among a handover destination candidate base station that wireless quality satisfies a predetermined condition.

3. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein

the receiver receives a handover destination notification including wireless resource specification information that specifies wireless resources to be used for transmission of the preamble, and

the transmitter transmits an advance notification including the wireless resource specification information.

4. A base station comprising:

a receiver configured to receive, from a first base station, an advance notification including a first identification information and a second identification information, the first identification information being information for identifying the terminal, the second identification information being information for identifying a preamble to be transmitted by the terminal;

a wireless communicator configured to receive the preamble corresponding to the second identification information included in the advance notification; and

processor circuitry configured to specify that a transmission source of the preamble received by the wireless communicator is the terminal corresponding to the first identification information included in the advance notification.

5. The base station according to claim 4 , wherein

the receiver receives an advance notification including wireless resource specification information that specifies wireless resources to be used for transmission of the preamble.

6. A terminal comprising:

processor circuitry configured to:

determine, when performing a handover, a first base station as a handover destination, and

select a preamble to transmit to the first base station; and

a transmitter configured to:

transmit, to a second base station that is a handover source, a handover destination notification including first identification information and second identification information, the first identification information being information for identifying the determined first base station, the second identification information being information for identifying the selected preamble selected by he terminal, and

transmit, after the transmitting the handover destination notification, the selected preamble to the first base station.

7. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein

the processor circuitry determines the first base station among from one or more base station as a handover destination candidate, the one or more base station is instructed by the second base station.

8. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein

the processor circuitry selects the preamble in a plurality of preambles used by the first base station.

9. A wireless communication system comprising:

a terminal;

a first base station configured to communicate with the terminal; and

a second base station located around the first base station, wherein

the terminal is further configured to:

determine, when performing a handover, the second base station as a handover destination,

select a preamble to transmit to the second base station, and

transmit, to the first base station, a handover destination notification including first identification information and second identification information, the first identification information being information for identifying the determined second base station, the second identification information being information for identifying the selected preamble, and

transmit, after the transmitting the handover destination notification, the selected preamble to the second base station,

the first base station is further configured to

receive, from the terminal, the handover destination notification, and

transmit an advance notification including third identification information and the second identification information to the second base station, the third identification information being information for identifying the terminal, and

the second base station is further configured to

receive, from the first base station, the advance notification,

receive the preamble corresponding to the second identification information included in the advance notification, and

specify that a transmission source of the preamble is the terminal corresponding to the third identification information included in the advance notification.

10. The base station according to claim 1 , wherein the second identification information that is transmitted from the base station to the first base station has been received by the base station from the terminal.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: 1FINITY INC.
Reel/Frame 072432/0779 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2022
From: KAWASAKI, YOSHIHIRO
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059733/0062 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019046676 · Nov 28, 2019
Related Publication 20220256418A1 · Aug 11, 2022
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