Flexible connection control femtocell access point (FAP) device of small cell and method of driving the same

1. A flexible connection control FAP (Femtocell Access Point) device of a small cell comprising an LTE (Long Term Evolution) link and providing VoLTE (Voice over LTE), PSVT (Packer Switch Video Telephony), and normal PS (Packet Service) services to mobile stations connected to the small cell, the flexible connection control FAP device, comprising:

a controller;

a UE (User Equipment) interface connected to the controller;

a UL (Up Link) interface configured to connect an LTE FAP to an MME (Mobile Mobility Entity) through the LTE link; and

an FAP access unit for an FAP service,

wherein the controller comprises:

an S1AP (S1 interface Application Protocol) message buffer configured to store an S1AP message of an E-RAB (E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network) Radio Access Bearer) for setup, change, or release of a service;

a system load data memory configured to store system load related information of the LTE FAP; and

a mobile station service type memory including a VoLTE memory, a PSVT memory, and a normal PS memory configured to store information on mobile stations to which the LTE FAP is providing a service according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services,

wherein the controller determines and controls connection of a mobile station by comparing a calculated system load and a maximum system load after calculating a system load when the mobile station is newly connected or transfers the type of service according to the type of the services that the mobile stations desire to use.

2. The flexible connection control FAP device of a small cell of claim 1 , wherein the mobile station service type memory comprises the VoLTE memory, PSVT memory, and normal PS memory configured to store the mobile station information including the number of mobile stations which are currently in service according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services with reference to information of the S1AP message buffer by the controller.

3. The flexible connection control FAP device of a small cell of claim 1 , wherein the mobile station service type memory is configured to update and store the number of mobile stations which are currently in service as the mobile station information according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services by the controller when the mobile station is newly connected or transfers the type of service, and

the system load data memory is configured to store weights determined using the system load according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services and a system load limit as the system load related information of the LTE FAP.

4. The flexible connection control FAP device of a small cell of claim 3 , wherein the controller calculates the system load by multiplying the number of mobile stations which are currently in service and each of the weights according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services when the mobile stations are newly connected or transfer the type of service, and determines a remaining load by comparing the system load limit and the calculated system load.

5. The flexible connection control FAP device of a small cell of claim 1 , wherein the mobile station service type memory is configured to update and store the number of mobile stations which are currently in service according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services as the mobile station information by the controller when the mobile station is newly connected or transfers the type of service, and the system load data memory is configured to store percentages of the system load determined by the number of mobile stations according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services as the system load related information of the LTE FAP.

6. The flexible connection control FAP device of a small cell of claim 3 , wherein the percentages of the system are stored in the system load data memory by constructing an LUT (LookUp Table) of values which are previously calculated or measured according to the VoLTE, PSVT, normal PS services and the number of mobile stations.

7. The flexible connection control FAP device of a small cell of claim 5 , wherein the controller finds the system load by adding the number of mobile stations which are currently in service according to the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services when the mobile station is newly connected or transfers the type of service and each of the percentages of the system load stored in the system load data memory, compares the added value and the system load limit by setting the system load limit to 100%, and determines the remaining system load.

8. A method of driving an FAP (Femtocell Access Point) device comprising an LTE (Long Term Evolution) link and providing VoLTE (Voice over LTE) PSVT (Packer Switch Video Telephony) and normal PS (Packet Service) services to mobile stations connected to a small cell, the method, comprising:

starting a service of an LTE FAP;

monitoring whether the mobile stations are changed according to connection of a new mobile station or a hand in request from another LTE FAP, or change of a service type by a controller of the LTE FAP, and if not, continuously monitoring;

in the monitoring of whether the mobile stations are changed, if the mobile stations are changed, extracting and classifying the type of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS services for the new mobile station;

calculating the system load when the extracted service type is provided in the small cell by the controller of the LTE FAP;

comparing the calculated system load and a system load limit, and determining whether the calculated system load exceeds the system load limit by the controller of the LTE FAP; and

if the calculated system load is determined not to exceed the system load limit, connecting the new mobile station to the LTE FAP and providing a service, and proceeding to the monitoring of whether the mobile stations are changed by the controller,

wherein the method includes determining and controlling connection of a mobile station by comparing a calculated system load and a maximum system load after calculating a system load when the mobile station is newly connected or transfers the type of service according to the type of services that the mobile stations desire to use.

9. The method of driving an FAP device of claim 8 , wherein the determining of whether the calculated system load exceeds the system load limit comprises:

when the calculated system load exceeds the system load limit, searching for other mobile station being provided with a service type having a lower order of priority than a service type of the new mobile station among mobile stations which are currently connected to the LTE FAP and provided with the VoLTE, PSVT, or normal PS service by the controller; and

when there is no mobile station being provided with the service type having a lower order of priority than the service type of the new mobile station in the searching for the other mobile station, releasing the connection and service with respect to the new mobile station and proceeding to the monitoring of whether the mobile stations are changed.

10. The method of driving an FAP device of claim 8 , wherein the searching of the other mobile station comprises:

when there is the other mobile station being provided with the service type having the lower order of priority than the service type of the new mobile station, releasing the connection and service with respect to the other mobile station being provided with the type of service having the lower order of priority than the service type of the new mobile station; and

connecting the new mobile station to the LTE FAP and providing a service by the controller, and proceeding to the monitoring of whether the mobile stations are changed.

11. The method of driving an FAP device of claim 10 , wherein the releasing of the connection and service with respect to the other mobile station being provided with the type of service having the lower order of priority than the service type of the new mobile station comprises:

connecting the new mobile station to the LTE FAP and providing the service by the controller after the connection and service with respect to the other mobile station being provided with the type of service having the lower order of priority than the service type of the new mobile station ends.

12. The method of driving an FAP device of claim 9 , wherein the searching for the other mobile station being provided with a service type having the lower order of priority than a service type of the new mobile station among the mobile stations connected to the LTE FAP and being provided with the service comprises setting the order of priority to a decreasing order of the VoLTE, PSVT, and normal PS service, and determining the order of priority.