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US 8,208,445 · App. 13/126,882 · Granted Jun 26, 2012

Mobile station and mobile communication method

Assignee: NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,208,445
App. No.
13/126,882
Granted
Jun 26, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile station according to the present invention includes: a communication unit ( 14 ) configured to start a first communication using information included in a MIB, a SIB 1 and handover command in a handover-target cell when a broadcast information reception unit ( 12 ) succeeds in receiving the SIB 1, and to perform a second communication using information included in the MIB and the handover command in the handover-target cell when the broadcast information reception unit ( 12 ) fails to receive the SIB 1.

Claims (20)

1. A mobile station comprising:

a broadcast information reception unit configured to receive a master information block included in broadcast information in a second cell, and to receive a first system information block included in the broadcast information based on information included in the master information block, when the mobile station performs a handover from a first cell to the second cell in response to a received handover command; and

a communication unit configured to perform a first communication using information included in the master information block, the first system information block and the handover command in the second cell when the broadcast information reception unit receives the first system information block, and to perform a second communication using information included in the master information block and the handover command in the second cell when the broadcast information reception unit does not receive the first system information block, wherein

the communication unit is configured to perform a location registration process based on information included in the first system information block when performing the first communication, and not to perform the location registration process when performing the second communication.

2. The mobile station according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication unit is configured to receive a paging signal addressed to the mobile station based on information included in the first system information block when performing the first communication, and not to receive the paging signal addressed to the mobile station when performing the second communication.

3. The mobile station according to claim 1 , wherein

the communication unit is configured to consider a predetermined subframe as a subframe to which a MBSFN transmission scheme is applied based on information included in the first system information block when performing the first communication, and to consider the predetermined subframe as a subframe to which the MBSFN transmission scheme is not applied when performing the second communication.

4. A mobile communication method comprising the steps of:

(A) receiving, at a mobile station, a master information block included in broadcast information in a second cell, and receiving, at the mobile station, a first system information block included in the broadcast information based on information included in the master information block, when the mobile station performs a handover from a first cell to the second cell in response to a received handover command;

(b) performing, at the mobile station, a first communication using information included in the master information block, the first system information block and the handover command in the second cell, when the mobile station receives the first system information block; and

(C) performing, at the mobile station, a second communication using information included in the master information block and the handover command in the second cell, when the mobile station does not receive the first system information block, wherein

in the step (B), the mobile station performs a location registration process based on information included in the first system information block when performing the first communication, and

in the step (C), the mobile station does not perform the location registration process when performing the second communication.

5. The mobile communication method according to claim 4 , wherein

in the step (B), the mobile station receives a paging signal addressed to the mobile station based on information included in the first system information block when performing the first communication, and

in the step (C), the mobile station does not receive the paging signal addressed to the mobile station when performing the second communication.

6. The mobile communication method according to claim 4 , wherein

in the step (B), the mobile station considers a predetermined subframe as a subframe to which a MBSFN transmission scheme is applied based on information included in the first system information block when performing the first communication, and

in the step (C), the mobile station considers the predetermined subframe as a subframe to which the MBSFN transmission scheme is not applied when performing the second communication.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2011
From: IWAMURA, MIKIO; ISHII, MINAMI
To: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Reel/Frame 026560/0110 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-282593 · Oct 31, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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