Granted Patent B2

US 12,302,178 · App. 17/685,049 · Granted May 13, 2025

Inventor: Hiroki Takeda (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: KDDI CORPORATION

H04W36/0061H04W36/362

Abstract

Claims (61)

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories that store a computer-readable instruction for causing, when executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors to:

obtain, from a base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, (i) a communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to a candidate base station apparatus that is a candidate for handover destination, (ii) identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, and (iii) a condition for executing handover to the candidate base station apparatus; and

based on obtaining the communication parameter and the identification information from the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, transmit, to the candidate base station apparatus, a message that includes the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC for use by the candidate base station to determine the communication parameter to communicate with the terminal apparatus, when handover to the candidate base station apparatus is performed based on the condition.

2. A base station apparatus that is a candidate for destination of handover to be performed by a terminal apparatus, the base station apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories that store a computer-readable instruction for causing, when executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors to:

notify another base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus of (i) a communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the base station apparatus, and (ii) identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC;

receive, from the terminal apparatus, a message that includes the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, notified from the other base station apparatus to the terminal apparatus, when the terminal apparatus executes handover to the base station apparatus; and

communicate with the terminal apparatus using the communication parameter for the RRC if the identification information included in the message is associated with the communication parameter for the RRC that is notified.

3. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to communicate with the terminal apparatus using the communication parameter for the RRC that is notified, if the identification information that is notified matches the identification information included in the message.

4. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to notify the other base station apparatus of a first communication parameter for the RRC that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the base station apparatus and first identification information associated with the communication parameter for the RRC,

the one or more processors are configured to transmit second identification information included in the message, to the other base station apparatus,

the one or more processors are configured to receive third identification information corresponding to the second identification information from the other base station apparatus, and

the one or more processors are configured to communicate with the terminal apparatus using a communication parameter for the RRC that is notified, if the third identification information matches the first identification information.

5. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to notify the terminal apparatus of a first communication parameter for the RRC that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the base station apparatus, via the other base station apparatus, and then notifies the terminal apparatus of a second communication parameter for the RRC changed from the first communication parameter for the RRC, and

the one or more processors are configured to communicate with the terminal apparatus using the first communication parameter for the RRC if the identification information included in the message is associated with the first communication parameter for the RRC.

6. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to notify the terminal apparatus of a first communication parameter for the RRC that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the base station apparatus, via the other base station apparatus, and then notifies the terminal apparatus of a second communication parameter for the RRC changed from the first communication parameter for the RRC, via the other base station apparatus, and

the one or more processors are configured to discard the message if identification information included in the message is associated with the first communication parameter for the RRC.

7. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein, if the identification information included in the message is not associated with the communication parameter for the RRC that is notified, the one or more processors are configured to discard the message.

8. The base station apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

generate a communication parameter for the RRC that is to be used for communication with the terminal apparatus and notifying the terminal apparatus of the generated communication parameter for the RRC, in addition to discarding the message, and

communicate with the terminal apparatus using the generated communication parameter for the RRC.

9. A control method that is executed by a terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

obtaining, from a base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, (i) a communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to a candidate base station apparatus that is a candidate for handover destination, (ii) identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, and (iii) a condition for executing handover to the candidate base station apparatus; and

based on obtaining the communication parameter and the identification information from the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, transmitting, to the candidate base station apparatus, a message that includes the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC for use by the candidate base station to determine the communication parameter to communicate with the terminal apparatus, when handover to the candidate base station apparatus is performed based on the condition.

10. A control method that is executed by a base station apparatus that is a candidate for destination of handover to be performed by a terminal apparatus, the control method comprising,

notifying another base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus of (i) a communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the base station apparatus, and (ii) identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC;

receiving, from the terminal apparatus, a message that includes the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, notified from the other base station apparatus to the terminal apparatus, when the terminal apparatus executes handover to the base station apparatus; and

communicating with the terminal apparatus using the communication parameter for the RRC if the identification information included in the message is associated with the notified communication parameter for the RRC.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer provided in a terminal apparatus to:

obtain, from a base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, (i) a communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to a candidate base station apparatus that is a candidate for handover destination, (ii) identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, and (iii) a condition for executing handover to the candidate base station apparatus; and

based on obtaining the communication parameter and the identification information from the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, transmit, to the candidate base station apparatus, a message that includes the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC for use by the candidate base station to determine the communication parameter to communicate with the terminal apparatus, when handover to the candidate base station apparatus is performed based on the condition.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer provided in a base station apparatus that is a candidate for destination of handover to be performed by a terminal apparatus to:

notify another base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus of (i) a communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the base station apparatus and (ii) identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC;

receive, from the terminal apparatus, a message that includes the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, notified from the other base station apparatus to the terminal apparatus, when the terminal apparatus executes handover to the base station apparatus; and

communicate with the terminal apparatus using the communication parameter for the RRC if the identification information included in the message is associated with the notified communication parameter for the RRC.

13. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the communication parameter for the RCC includes at least one of a frequency bandwidth or a number of MIMO layers.

14. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to obtain, from the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, information indicating the candidate base station in addition to the communication parameter for the RRC and the condition.

15. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the communication parameter for the RCC includes at least one of a frequency bandwidth or a number of MIMO layers.

16. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the communication parameter for the RRC and the condition are obtained from the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus using a RRC Reconfiguration message.

17. The terminal apparatus according to claim 16 ,

wherein the message that includes the identification information is a RRC Reconfiguration Complete message, the identification information is a RRC Transaction ID, and the RRC Reconfiguration Complete message including the RRC Transaction ID is transmitted to the candidate base station apparatus.

18. The base station apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the message that includes the identification information is a RRC Reconfiguration message, the identification information is a RRC Transaction ID, and the RRC Reconfiguration message including the RRC Transaction ID is received from the terminal apparatus.

19. A control method for a wireless network system comprising a terminal apparatus currently connected to a base station apparatus and a candidate base station apparatus that is a candidate for destination of handover to be performed by the terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

notifying, by the candidate base station, the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus of (i) a communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the candidate base station apparatus, and (ii) identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC;

obtaining, by the terminal apparatus, from the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, (i) the communication parameter for Radio Resource Control (RRC) that is to be used when the terminal apparatus is connected to the candidate base station apparatus, (ii) the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, and (iii) a condition for executing handover to the candidate base station apparatus;

based on obtaining, by the terminal apparatus, (i) the communication parameter and (ii) the identification information from the base station apparatus that is currently connected to the terminal apparatus, transmitting, by the terminal apparatus, to the candidate base station apparatus, a message that includes (ii) the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC for use by the candidate base station to determine the communication parameter to communicate with the terminal apparatus, when handover to the candidate base station apparatus is performed based on (iii) the condition;

receiving, by the candidate base station, a message, from the terminal apparatus, that includes (ii) the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC, notified from the candidate base station apparatus to the terminal apparatus, when the terminal apparatus executes handover to the base station apparatus; and

communicating, by the candidate base station, with the terminal apparatus using the communication parameter for the RRC that is identified by using the identification information identifying the communication parameter for the RRC.

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