Mobile communications system, gateway, method of controlling gateway, and computer readable medium therefor

1. A mobile communications system comprising:

a base station adapted to form one or more cells, and to communicate with a mobile station;

a gateway adapted to communicate with the base station; and

a core network device adapted to communicate with the gateway,

wherein the base station transmits a first message including:

identification information of the base station; and

one or more parameters indicating an environment of the base station,

wherein the gateway comprises:

a receiver adapted to receive the first message;

a memory adapted to store correspondence information including:

a cell identifier in association with at least one of the identification information and the one or more parameters, the cell identifier being different from the identification information and the one or more parameters which is in association with the cell identifier itself;

a controller adapted to determine the cell identifier, corresponding to a cell of the base station, based on the correspondence information and the first message, and to generate a second message, including the determined cell identifier; and

a transmitter adapted to transmit the second message to the core network, and

wherein the core network device receives the second message from the gateway.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein if the second message comprises information indicating an emergency call, the core network device performs a search for a destination of the emergency call.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the gateway is Home evolved Node B GateWay (HeNB GW).

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first message is S1 Setup Request or eNB Configuration Update, and the second message is Initial UE Message.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise information about a radio environment around the base station.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise at least one of:

information about Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network cell (E-UTRAN cell);

information about Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network cell (UTRAN cell);

information about GSM EDGE Radio Access Network cell (GERAN cell);

information about Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access base station (WiMAX base station);

information about wireless Internet hot spot;

information about television station;

information about radio station; and

information about Global Positioning System (GPS).

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters include at least one of:

an IP address assigned to the base station,

an address,

a postcode and a phone number related to a place where the base station is located, and

identification information of HeNB-GW to which the base station has been previously connected.

8. A gateway adapted to communicate with a base station, the gateway comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive an incoming message including:

identification information of the base station; and

one or more parameters indicating an environment of the base station;

a memory adapted to store correspondence information including:

a cell identifier in association with at least one of the received identification information and the received one or more parameters, the cell identifier being different from the identification information and the one or more parameters which is in association with the cell identifier itself;

a controller adapted to determine the cell identifier, corresponding to a cell of the base station, based on the correspondence information and the incoming message, and to generate an outgoing message, including the determined cell identifier, to be sent to a core network device; and

a transmitter adapted to transmit the outgoing message.

9. A method of controlling a gateway, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming message including:

identification information of a base station connected to the gateway; and

one or more parameters indicating an environment of the base station;

storing correspondence information including:

a cell identifier in association with at least one of the received identification information and the received one or more parameter, the cell identifier being different from the identification information and the one or more parameters which is in association with the cell identifier itself;

determining the cell identifier, corresponding to a cell of the base station, based on the correspondence information and the incoming message;

generating an outgoing message, including the determined cell identifier, to be sent to a core network device; and

transmitting the outgoing message.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions for controlling a processor to implement a method of controlling a gateway, the method comprising:

receiving an incoming message including:

identification information of a base station connected to the gateway; and

one or more parameters indicating an environment of the base station;

storing correspondence information including:

a cell identifier in association with at least one of the received identification information and the received one or more parameters, the cell identifier being different from the identification information and the one or more parameters which is in association with the cell identifier itself;

determining the cell identifier, corresponding to a cell of the base station, based on the correspondence information and the incoming message;

generating an outgoing message, including the determined cell identifier, to be sent to a core network device; and

transmitting the outgoing message.