Method for providing information in a cellular wireless communication system

1. A method for providing information in a cellular wireless communication system, wherein each cell in said cellular wireless communication system is served by a base station and supports a radio access technology (RAT) for radio communication between a cell and one or more mobile stations connected to said cell; said cellular wireless communication system employing a procedure in which a mobile station is allowed to be handed over from a cell to another cell supporting different radio access technologies (RATs), and further employing a procedure in which a mobile station suffering from a radio link failure (RLF), when being connected to a cell, is allowed to attempt to re-connect to another cell supporting a different radio access technology (RAT), the method comprising:

detecting a radio link failure (RLF) for a mobile station while connected to a first cell;

re-establishing the connection in a second cell; and

providing information about said radio link failure (RLF) only to cells supporting the same radio access technology (RAT) as said first cell;

wherein said information comprises a radio link failure (RLF) report produced by said mobile station;

wherein said radio link failure (RLF) report comprises: measurements performed on detected cells in connection with said radio link failure (RLF), a cell identity (ID) for said first cell, a cell identity (ID) for said second cell, a cell identity (ID) for a third cell and a handover failure type, wherein said third cell is the cell to which said mobile station was connected before said first cell.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said information is transmitted by said mobile station to a fourth base station serving a fourth cell to which said mobile station is connected after said radio link failure (RLF), if said fourth cell supports the same radio access technology (RAT) as said first and third cells, wherein said fourth cell is any of said first, second or third cells or a different cell.

3. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting by said fourth base station said information to a first base station serving said first cells.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said transmitting involves:

transmitting said information via one or more X2 interfaces in said cellular wireless communication system.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein said information is contained in a radio link failure (RLF) indication message or a in a handover report message.

6. The method according to claim 3 , wherein said first base station uses said information to tune mobility parameters.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the re-establishing the connection in the second cell fails.

8. A method in a base station for providing information in a cellular wireless communication system, wherein each cell in said cellular wireless communication system is served by a base station and supports a radio access technology (RAT) for radio communication between a cell and one or more mobile stations connected to said cell; said cellular wireless communication system employing a procedure in which a mobile station is allowed to be handed over from a cell to another cell supporting different radio access technologies (RATS), and further employing a procedure in which a mobile station suffering from a radio link failure (RLF), when being connected to a cell, is allowed to attempt to re-connect to another cell supporting a different radio access technology (RAT), the method comprising:

receiving a radio link failure (RLF) report relating to a radio link failure (RLF) for a mobile station, wherein the radio link failure (RLF) occurs while said mobile station is connected to a first cell; and

providing information about said radio link failure (RLF) to said first cell if a cell served by said base station and in which said mobile station resides supports the same radio access technology (RAT) as said first cell;

wherein said information comprises a radio link failure (RLF) report produced by said mobile station;

wherein said radio link failure (RLF) report comprises: measurements performed on detected cells in connection with said radio link failure (RLF), a cell identity (ID) for said first cell, a cell identity (ID) for a second cell, a cell identity (ID) for a third cell and a handover failure type, wherein said second cell is the cell in which said mobile station re-establishes connection after said link radio failure (RLF) occurs and said third cell is the cell to which said mobile station was connected before said first cell.

9. The method in a base station according to claim 8 , wherein said providing information involves:

transmitting said information to a first base station serving said first cell, via one or more X2 interfaces in said cellular wireless communication system.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said information is contained in a radio link failure (RLF) indication message or a in a handover report message.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein said base station uses said information to tune mobility parameters.

12. A base station device for providing information in a cellular wireless communication system, wherein each cell in said cellular wireless communication system is arranged to be served by a base station and supports a radio access technology (RAT) for radio communication between a cell and one or more mobile stations connected to said cell; said cellular wireless communication system employing a procedure in which a mobile station is allowed to be handed over from a cell to another cell supporting different radio access technologies (RATs), and further employing a procedure in which a mobile station suffering from a radio link failure (RLF), when being connected to a cell, is allowed to attempt to re-connect to another cell supporting a different radio access technology (RAT), the base station device comprising a processor configured to:

receive a radio link failure (RLF) report relating to a radio link failure (RLF) for said mobile station, wherein the radio link failure (RLF) occurs while said mobile station is connected to a first cell; and

provide information about said radio link failure (RLF) to said first cell if a cell served by said base station and in which said mobile station resides supports the same radio access technology (RAT) as said first cell;

wherein said information comprises a radio link failure (RLF) report produced by said mobile station;

wherein said radio link failure (RLF) report comprises: measurements performed on detected cells in connection with said radio link failure (RLF), a cell identity (ID) for said first cell, a cell identity (ID) for a second cell, a cell identity (ID) for a third cell and a handover failure type, wherein said second cell is the cell in which said mobile station re-establishes connection after said link radio failure (RLF) occurs and said third cell is the cell to which said mobile station was connected before said first cell.

13. The base station device according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit said information to a first base station serving said first cell, via one or more X2 interfaces in said cellular wireless communication system.

14. The base station device according to claim 13 , wherein said information is contained in a radio link failure (RLF) indication message or a in a handover report message.

15. The base station device according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to station uses said information to tune mobility parameters.

16. A mobile station for providing information in a cellular wireless communication system, wherein each cell in said cellular wireless communication system is served by a base station and supports a radio access technology (RAT) for radio communication between a cell and one or more mobile stations connected to said cell; said cellular wireless communication system employing a procedure in which a mobile station is allowed to be handed over from a cell to another cell supporting different radio access technologies (RATs), and further employing a procedure in which a mobile station suffering from a radio link failure (RLF), when being connected to a cell, is allowed to attempt to reconnect to another cell supporting a different radio access technology (RAT), the mobile station comprising a processor configured to

detect a radio link failure (RLF) for a mobile station while connected to a first cell;

re-establish the connection in a second cell; and

provide information about said radio link failure (RLF) only to cells supporting the same radio access technology (RAT) as said first cell;

Wherein said information comprises a radio link failure (RLF) report produced by said mobile station;

Wherein said radio link failure (RLF) report comprises: measurements performed on detected cells in connection with said radio link failure (RLF); a cell identity (ID) for said first cell, a cell identity (ID) for said second cell, a cell identity (ID) for a third cell and a handover failure type, wherein said third cell is the cell to which said mobile station was connected before said first cell.

17. The mobile station according to claim 16 , wherein said information is transmitted by said mobile station to a fourth base station serving a fourth cell to which said mobile station is connected after said radio link failure (RLF), if said fourth cell supports the same radio access technology (RAT) as said first and third cells, wherein said fourth cell is any of said first, second or third cells or a different cell.

18. The mobile station according to claim 17 , further comprising:

transmitting by said fourth base station said information to a first base station serving said first cells.

19. The mobile station according to claim 18 , wherein said transmitting involves:

transmitting said information via one or more X2 interfaces in said cellular wireless communication system.

20. The mobile station according to claim 19 , wherein said information is contained in a radio link failure (RLF) indication message or in a handover report message.

21. A communication apparatus in a communication device for a cellular wireless communication system, wherein each cell in said cellular wireless communication system is served by a base station and supports a radio access technology (RAT) for radio communication between a cell and one or more mobile stations connected to said cell; said cellular wireless communication system employing a procedure in which a mobile station is allowed to be handed over from a cell to another cell supporting different radio access technologies (RATs), and further employing a procedure in which a mobile station suffering from a radio link failure (RLF), when being connected to a cell, is allowed to attempt to reconnect to another cell supporting a different radio access technology (RAT), the mobile station comprising a processor and a memory, the memory embodying instructions executable by the processor to:

detect a radio link failure (RLF) for a mobile station while connected to a first cell;

re-establish the connection in a second cell; and

provide information about said radio link failure (RLF) only to cells supporting the same radio access technology (RAT) as said first cell;

wherein said information comprises a radio link failure (RLF) report produced by said communication device;

wherein said radio link failure (RLF) report comprises: measurements performed on detected cells in connection with said radio link failure (RLF); a cell identity (ID) for said first cell, a cell identity (ID) for said second cell, a cell identity (ID) for a third cell and a handover failure type, wherein said third cell is the cell to which said communication device was connected before said first cell.