Communication control method, base station, and user terminal
A communication control method used in a mobile communication system in which a UE 100 is capable of simultaneously using a plurality of cells. The communication control method comprises the steps of: transmitting a PRACH securing request to request a securing of a PRACH resource, from a cell 1 having a connection with the UE 100 to a cell 2 having no connection with the UE 100 ; securing, by the cell 2 that receives the PRACH securing request, the PRACH resource; and transmitting a random access preamble by using the PRACH resource, from the UE 100 to the cell 2.
1. A communication control method used in a mobile communication system in which a user terminal is capable of simultaneously using a plurality of cells, comprising the steps of:
transmitting a PRACH securing request to request a securing of a PRACH resource, from a first cell having a connection with the user terminal to a second cell having no connection with the user terminal;
securing, by the second cell that receives the PRACH securing request, the PRACH resource;
assigning a sequence of a random access preamble from the first cell to the user terminal;
notifying, from the first cell, the second cell of the sequence to be assigned to the user terminal;
transmitting the random access preamble by using the PRACH resource, from the user terminal to the second cell;
transmitting, by the second cell that receives, from the user terminal, the random access preamble having a sequence that matches the notified sequence, a first random access response, to the first cell; and
transmitting, by the first cell that receives the first random access response, a second random access response, to the user terminal.
2. The communication control method according to claim 1 , wherein
in the step of notifying the sequence, by including the sequence assigned to the user terminal in the PRACH securing request, the sequence is notified from the first cell to the second cell.
3. A base station managing a first cell having a connection with a user terminal in a mobile communication system in which the user terminal is capable of simultaneously using a plurality of cells, the first base station comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a PRACH securing request to request a securing of a PRACH resource, to a second cell having no connection with the user terminal;
a controller configured to assign a sequence of a random access preamble to the user terminal; and
a receiver, wherein
the transmitter is configured to notify the second cell of the sequence to be assigned to the user terminal;
the receiver is configured to receive a first random access response from the second cell, the first random access response being transmitted by the second cell that receives, from the user terminal, the random access preamble having a sequence that matches the notified sequence; and
the transmitter is configured to transmit a second random access response to the user terminal.
4. A second base station managing a second cell having no connection with a user terminal in a mobile communication system in which the user terminal is capable of simultaneously using a plurality of cells, the second base station comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a PRACH securing request that requests a securing of a PRACH resource, from a first cell having a connection with the user terminal;
a controller configured to secure the PRACH resource in the second cell, in response to reception of the PRACH securing request; and
a transmitter, wherein
the receiver is configured to receive a sequence to be assigned from the first cell to the user terminal, from the first cell,
the receiver is configured to receive a random access preamble by using the PRACH resource, from the user terminal,
the transmitter is configured to transmit a first random access response to the first cell, when the received random access preamble having a sequence that matches the received sequence.