Location registration method, mobile communication system and radio base station
A location registration method according to the present invention, includes: transmitting, at a mobile station (UE), a TA signal, when detecting that the mobile station (UE) has moved out of a TA list with which the mobile station (UE) is already registered by location registration processing; and transferring, from a radio base station (eNB) to an exchange (MME) identified by an exchange ID included in the TAU signal. An exchange ID assigned to a mobile station (#a) belonging to a first layer is different from an exchange ID assigned to a mobile station (#b) belonging to a second layer, even though the same exchange is identified by the exchange IDs. A TA list and a pool area set for the mobile station (#a) is different from a TA list and a pool area set for the mobile station (#b).
1. A location registration method of performing location registration processing on the basis of a location registration signal transmitted by a mobile station, the location registration method comprising the steps of:
transmitting, at the mobile station, the location registration signal, when detecting that the mobile station has moved out of a location registration area with which the mobile station is already registered by location registration processing; and
transferring, from a radio base station to an exchange identified by an exchange ID included in the location registration signal, the received location registration signal;
wherein
an exchange ID assigned to a first mobile station is different from an exchange ID assigned to a second mobile station, even though the same exchange is identified by the exchange IDs;
a location registration area set for the first mobile station is different from a location registration area set for the second mobile station;
a pool area controlled by one exchange is formed to include one or more entire location registration areas;
a pool area set for the first mobile station is different from a pool area set for the second mobile station; and
adjacent pool areas are overlapped with each other.
2. The location registration method according to claim 1 , wherein
when the radio base station fails to identify the exchange by the exchange ID included in the received location registration signal, the radio base station transfers the location registration signal to a predetermined exchange.
3. The location registration method according to claim 1 , wherein the exchange ID is for uniquely identifying the exchange only in each pool area; and
the same exchange ID is not used in each two adjacent pool areas.
4. A mobile communication system configured to perform location registration processing on the basis of a location registration signal transmitted by a mobile station, wherein
the mobile station is configured to transmit the location registration signal, when detecting that the mobile station has moved out of a location registration area with which the mobile station is already registered by location registration processing;
a radio base station is configured to transfer the received location registration signal to an exchange identified by an exchange ID included in the location registration signal;
an exchange ID assigned to a first mobile station and an exchange ID assigned to a second mobile station are different from each other, even though the same exchange is identified by the exchange IDs;
a location registration area set for the first mobile station and a location registration area set for the second mobile station are different from each other;
a pool area controlled by one exchange is formed to include one or more entire location registration areas;
a pool area set for the first mobile station and a pool area set for the second mobile station are different from each other; and
adjacent pool areas are overlapped with each other.
5. The mobile communication system according to claim 4 , wherein
when the radio base station fails to identify the exchange by the exchange ID included in the received location registration signal, the radio base station is configured to transfer the location registration signal to a predetermined exchange.
6. A radio base station used in the mobile communication system according to claim 5 .
7. The mobile communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the exchange ID is for uniquely identifying the exchange only in each pool area; and the same exchange ID is not used in each two adjacent pool areas.
8. A radio base station used in the mobile communication system according to claim 7 .
9. A radio base station used in the mobile communication system according to claim 4 .