IP Library Granted Patent US 9,253,715
Granted Patent B2
US 9,253,715 · App. 14/112,829 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Method and apparatus for detecting an access point in a radio access system

Inventors: In Uk Jung (Anyang-si, KR); Young Soo Yuk (Anyang-si, KR); Jin Sam Kwak (Anyang-si, KR); Ki Seon Ryu (Anyang-si, KR); Wook Bong Lee (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04W48/16H04W36/14H04W88/06H04W16/14H04W36/00
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Patent No.
US 9,253,715
App. No.
14/112,829
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for performing communication between a terminal and a base station in a radio access system supporting multi-radio access technology (RAT), the method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of performing an access procedure between a first base station supporting a cellular radio access technology and a second base station supporting a short-range radio access technology; the second base station receiving, from the first base station and through a first radio scanner, control information relating to the transmission of an identification signal (IDS) for detecting the second base station of the terminal; and the second base station transmitting the IDS through the first radio channel to the terminal based on the received control information, wherein the first radio channel is the radio channel corresponding to the first base station.

Claims (48)

1. A method of performing communication between a mobile station and a base station in a wireless access system supporting a multi-radio access technology (RAT), the method comprising:

performing an access procedure between a first base station supporting a cellular RAT and a second base station supporting a local area network RAT;

receiving, by the second base station from the first base station through a first radio channel, first control information related to transmission of an identification signal (IDS) used to detect, by the mobile station, the second base station,

wherein the first control information includes all of a downlink resource region for IDS transmission, an IDS transmission type, and IDS transmit power information; and

transmitting the IDS, by the second base station, to the mobile station through the first radio channel based on the received first control information,

wherein the first radio channel is a radio channel corresponding to the first base station,

wherein the first radio channel is a superframe,

wherein the IDS is transmitted in every single superframe for a specific number of consecutive superframes,

wherein information related to the specific number of consecutive superframes is broadcasted or unicasted to the first base station,

wherein, after the transmission of the IDS, a measurement result of the IDS is reported from the mobile station to the first base station,

wherein, after the reporting of the measurement result of the IDS, second control information required to perform a handover is transmitted from the first base station to the mobile station, and

wherein the second control information includes all of a service set identifier (SSID) of the second base station, an Internet protocol (IP) address of the second base station, channel information of the second base station, transmit power information of the second base station, and a disconnection time with respect to the first base station.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing of the access procedure comprises:

synchronizing, by the second base station, with the first base station in a time domain by using a preamble of the first base station.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing, by the second base station, a network entry procedure with the mobile station through a second radio channel, and

wherein the second radio channel is a radio channel corresponding to the second base station.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first radio channel is an 802.16 channel, and

wherein the second radio channel is an 802.11 channel.

5. A method of performing communication between a mobile station and a base station in a wireless access system supporting a multi-radio access technology (RAT), the method comprising:

transmitting and receiving, by the mobile station, data with respect to a first base station supporting a cellular RAT,

wherein first control information related to transmission of an identification signal (IDS) is transmitted from the first base station to a second base station supporting a local area network RAT, and

wherein the first control information includes all of a downlink resource region for IDS transmission, an IDS transmission type, and IDS transmit power information;

receiving, by the mobile station from the second base station, the IDS used to detect the second base station through a first radio channel which is a radio channel corresponding to the first base station;

reporting, by the mobile station, to the first base station a measurement result of the IDS;

receiving, by the mobile station, second control information required to perform a handover from the first base station to the second base station,

wherein the second control information includes all of a service set identifier (SSID) of the second base station, an Internet protocol (IP) address of the second base station, channel information of the second base station, transmit power information of the second base station, and a disconnection time with respect to the first base station; and

turning on, by the mobile station, a second radio channel which is a radio channel corresponding to the second base station,

wherein the first radio channel is a superframe,

wherein the IDS is transmitted in every single superframe for a specific number of consecutive superframes, and

wherein information related to the specific number of consecutive superframes is broadcasted or unicasted to the first base station.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

performing, by the mobile station, a scanning procedure with respect to the second base station through the second radio channel; and

performing, by the mobile station, a network entry procedure with respect to the second base station through the second radio channel.

7. An access point (AP) for performing communication with a mobile station in a wireless access system supporting a multi-radio access technology (RAT), the AP comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal with respect to an external entity; and

a controller operatively coupled to the RF unit,

wherein the controller is configured to:

perform an access procedure with respect to a base station supporting a cellular RAT;

control the RF unit to receive first control information related to transmission of an identification signal (IDS) for detection, by the mobile station, of the AP from the base station through a first radio channel,

wherein the first control information includes all of a downlink resource region for IDS transmission, an IDS transmission type, and IDS transmit power information; and

control the RF unit to transmit the IDS to the mobile station through the first radio channel based on the received first control information,

wherein the first radio channel is a radio channel corresponding to the base station,

wherein the first radio channel is a superframe,

wherein the IDS is transmitted in every single superframe for a specific number of consecutive superframes,

wherein information related to the specific number of consecutive superframes is broadcasted or unicasted to the first base station,

wherein, after the transmission of the IDS, a measurement result of the IDS is reported from the mobile station to the first base station,

wherein, after the reporting of the measurement result of the IDS, second control information required to perform a handover is transmitted from the first base station to the mobile station, and

wherein the second control information includes all of a service set identifier (SSID) of the second base station, an Internet protocol (IP) address of the second base station, channel information of the second base station, transmit power information of the second base station, and a disconnection time with respect to the first base station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2013
From: JUNG, INUK; YUK, YOUNGSOO; KWAK, JINSAM; RYU, KISEON; LEE, WOOKBONG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 031614/0772 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61477596 · Apr 20, 2011
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