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Base Station Apparatus, Mobile Station Apparatus, Communication System, Method Of Controlling Base Station Apparatus, Method Of Controlling Mobile Station Apparatus, And Storage Medium Storing Program

Abstract: To enable a mobile station, when a base station carries out a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from the mobile station when a base station"s own cell is in operation, to recognize that the adjacent cell is being measured.  A home base station 1 carries out a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station 3-1 when a base station"s own cell (home cell) is in operation.  Further, the home base station 1 notifies, prior to beginning the measurement, advance notice information indicating an execution of the measurement to the mobile station 3-1.

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
06 July 2011
Publication Number
38/2012
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMMUNICATION
Status
Email
Parent Application
Patent Number
Legal Status
Grant Date
2019-11-06
Renewal Date

Applicants

NEC CORPORATION
7-1, SHIBA 5-CHOME, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 108-8001

Inventors

1. AMINAKA, HIROAKI
C/O NEC CORPORATION, 7-1, SHIBA 5-CHOME, MINATO-KU, TOKYO-108-8001
2. SHARMA, VIVEK
C/O TELECOM MODUS LIMITED, BUSINESS PARK 5, CLEEVE ROAD, LEATHERHEAD, SURREY KT227SA

Specification

DESCRIPTION BASE STATION APPARATUS, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a radio measurement method in a radio communication system including a base station, and related techniques. Background Art [0002] In recent years, as the demand for indoor voice communication and data communication has grown due to the spread of mobile phones, the development of home-use base stations installed indoors has been pursued. As a method of operation of such a home-use base station, a way of implementing communication in which only a pre-registered mobile phone(s) is connected to a home-use base station has been studied in the third generation mobile communication system standardization project called "3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)" (see Non-patent literature 1). [0003] Since a area covered by a home-use base station is considerably smaller than that of a base station installed outdoors, the area is called "home cell". Accordingly, a home-use base station is referred to as "home base station" hereinafter. Further, to distinguish an intended home base station from macro base stations in existing mobile communication networks that are installed in the vicinity of the intended home base station as well as other nearby home base stations, those nearby macro base stations and nearby home base stations are referred to as "adjacent base stations". Further, the areas covered by those adjacent base stations are referred to as "adjacent cells". [0004J The home base station like the one described above has been studied for use in systems such as W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access). Between a home base station and a mobile station, data transmission is performed by using a dedicated channel, of which transmission power is controlled, on the uplink and the downlink, and/or is performed by using a shared channel on the downlink. A home base station and adjacent base stations each transmit a common pilot signal CPICH (Common Pilot Channel). A mobile station performs synchronization establishment, channel estimation, and the like by receiving the common pilot signal, and then performs data transmission/reception with the base station. Therefore, it is necessary to make it possible to receive a common pilot signal with good reception quality in the mobile station in order to provide good communication quality (for example, see Non-patent literature 2), Further, each base station broadcasts cell information including a cell ID at regular intervals by using a BCH (Broadcast Channel), and a mobile station identifies the base station based on the broadcasted cell information. [0005] In base stations in existing mobile communication networks, the transmission power of a common pilot signal to be transmitted in each cell is set in a fixed manner. In contrast to this, as for a common pilot signal transmitted by a home base station in a home cell, a way of autonomously setting its transmission power and frequency by the home base station itself has been studied. Patent literature 1 (page 14, line 8 to page 15, line 21), for example, discloses such a method. Further, it has been also studied to develop a way of operation in which the home base station receives adjacent cell information including an adjacent cell ID, a used frequency, and a primary scrambling code used for encoding from an apparatus on an upper-layer network, measures received power or the like from adjacent cells based on this adjacent cell information, and sets an optimal frequency and transmission power value to be used in the home base station (see Non-patent literature 3). In the method like this, the home base station measures downlink received power RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) from adjacent base stations and/or received power RSCP (Received Signal Code Power) of CPICH for each frequency, sets a frequency having the lowest measurement value for the home base station. [0006] Further, in the W-CDMA system, five states consisting of Idle Mode, URA_PCH, CELL_PCH, CELL_FACH, and CELL_DCH are defined as the communication states of a mobile station (see Non patent literature 4). A mobile station in a CELL_DCH state specifies a base station to which the mobile station belongs, and communicates with it by using a dedicated channel. Meanwhile, a mobile station in a state other than the CELL_DCH state does not specify the base station to which the mobile station belongs, and selects a base station every time the mobile station transmits control information and the like. In Release 7 of 3GPP, a new state "Enhanced CELL_FACH" was added as another state of a mobile station (see Non-patent literature 5). In Enhanced CELL_FACH, a mobile station in a CELL_FACH state uses HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) in order to increase the communication speed. In HSDPA, H-RNTI (HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier) is assigned to each mobile station. A control channel HS-SCCH (Shared Control Channel for HS-DSCH) is a channel used to notify control information to a mobile station, and is encoded by using H-RNTI to distinguish a destination mobile station. Specifically, a CRC value, which is added to HS-SCCH, is masked by H-RNTI of the destination mobile station. A mobile station receives HS-SCCH, and when it can be decoded by using the assigned H-RNTI (i.e., when the masked CRC value can be decoded by using its own H-RNTI), the mobile station determines that data destined for that mobile station is being transmitted. Further, an identifier "Common H-RNTI" is also defined to notify information to all mobile stations belonging to a cell. When HS-SCCH is encoded by using Common H-RNTI, all the mobile stations belonging to the cell can receive information included in HS-SCCH. Citation List Patent Literature [0007] Patent literature 1: UK Patent Application Publication No. 2428937 Non Patent Literature [0008] Non-patent literature 1: 3GPP TS25.467 VI.0.0 (2008-12), Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; UTRAN Architecture for 3G Home NodeB; Stage 2 (Release 8) Non-patent literature 2: 3GPP TS25.214 V8.3.0 (2008-09), Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Physical layer procedures (FDD) (Release 8) Non-patent literature 3: R4-082314 Text Proposal for HNB TR25.9xx: Guidance on HNB Measurements Non-patent literature 4: 3GPP TS25.331 V8.4.0 (2008-09) Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification Non-patent literature 5: 3GPP TS25.308 V8.3.0 (2008-09) High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA); Overall Description; Stage 2 Summary of Invention Technical Problem [0009] When a home base station including a pair of a radio transmitter and a radio receiver attempts to measure an adjacent cell while its home cell is in operation, it is necessary to use the same pair of the radio transmitter and the radio receiver for both the normal cell operation and the measurement of the adjacent cell. Therefore, when the adjacent cell is measured, the radio receiver of the home base station needs to suspend the reception of uplink data transmitted from a mobile station. Further, it is also necessary to carry out the adjacent cell measurement for the frequency used in the home cell. Therefore, to avoid the interference caused by the downlink transmission of the home base station, it is necessary to suspend the downlink transmission by the radio transmitter when the adjacent cell is measured. As a result, the home base station needs to suspend both the transmission and the reception for a mobile station belonging to the home cell when the adjacent cell is measured. However, there is a problem that even if the transmission and reception of the home base station are suspended, the mobile station belonging to the home cell and belonging to an adjacent cell cannot recognize the stop of the transmission and reception immediately. [0010] If a mobile station cannot recognize that the home base station is measuring an adjacent cell, there is concern that the following problems, for example, could occur. Firstly, if a mobile station belonging to the home cell continues the uplink data transmission when the home base station has suspended the reception from the mobile station, the home base station cannot receive the uplink data from the mobile station. As a result, there is a possibility that the mobile station repeats the retransmission for a predetermined number of times, and thus wasting the electrical power at the terminal and increasing the interference to the vicinity. [0011] Further, if a mobile station measures the downlink transmission power of the home cell when the transmission by the home base station has been suspended, there is a possibility that the mobile station determines that the downlink power from the home base station is reduced and performs a hand-over to other cells. As a result, there is a possibility that the traffic and the load on other cells increase due to the hand-over process. [0012] Further, if a mobile station belonging to an adjacent cell measures the downlink power from the home cell when the home base station is measuring the adjacent cell, i.e., when the transmission by the home base station has been suspended, the mobile station cannot carry out a correct measurement. Therefore, there is a possibility that, in a situation where a hand-over should be performed under normal circumstances, no hand-over is performed. It is expected that mobile stations that can connect to a home cell preferentially belong to the home cell, and thereby reducing the load on macro cells. Therefore, there is concern that the mobile station cannot measure the downlink transmission power of the home cell and no hand-over is thereby performed, thus increasing the load on the macro cells. [0013] Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is, when a base station suspends radio transmission/reception with a mobile station while the base station's own cell is iii operation and carries out a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell, to enable the mobile station to recognize that the adjacent cell is being measured. Solution to Problem [0014] A base station apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is configured to carry out a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station when a base station's own cell is in operation. Further, the base station apparatus is configured to notify, prior to beginning the measurement, advance notice information indicating an execution of the measurement to the mobile station. [0015] A base station apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is configured to receive advance notice information from an adjacent base station that carries out a measurement of a radio signal coming from a nearby cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station. The advance notice information is transmitted prior to beginning the measurement in order to notify an execution of the measurement. Further, the base station apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention is configured to transmit information indicating an implementation of the measurement to a mobile station connecting to a base station's own cell when the advance notice information is received. [0016] A mobile station apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is configured to receive advance notice information. Note that the advance notice information indicates that a base station, which is configured to carry out a measurement of a radio signal coming from a nearby cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station, carries out the measurement. Further, the mobile station apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention is configured to suspend at least one of a transmitting operation and a receiving operation with the base station based on the advance notice information. [0017] A communication system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention includes a first mobile station and a first base station. The first base station is configured to carry out a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from the first mobile station while the first base station's own cell is in operation. Further, the first base station is configured to transmit, prior to beginning the measurement, advance notice information indicating an implementation of the measurement. Further, the first mobile station is configured to suspend at least one of a transmitting operation of a radio signal to the first base station and a receiving operation of a radio signal from the first base station based on the advance notice information. [0018] A method for controlling a base station apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention includes transmitting, prior to suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station while a base station's own cell is in operation and starting a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell, advance notice information indicating an execution of the measurement to the mobile station. [0019] A method for controlling a base station apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention includes: (a) receiving advance notice information from an adjacent base station that carries out a measurement of a radio signal coming from a nearby cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station, the advance notice information being transmitted prior to beginning the measurement in order to notify an execution of the measurement; and (b) notifying information indicating an execution of the measurement to a mobile station connecting to a base station's own cell when the advance notice information is received. [0020] A method for controlling a mobile station apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention includes: (a) receiving advance notice information indicates that a base station, which is configured to carry out a measurement of a radio signal coming from a nearby cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station, carries out the measurement; and (b) suspending at least one of a transmitting operation of a radio signal to the base station and a receiving operation of a radio signal from the base station based on the advance notice information. [0021] A recording medium storing a program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is a recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute control relating to a base station apparatus. Note that the control includes generating advance notice information prior to suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station while a cell is being operated by the base station apparatus and starting a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell, the advance notice information being transmitted in order to notify an execution of the measurement. [0022] A recording medium storing a program according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is a recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute control relating to a base station apparatus. Note that the control includes: (a) acquiring advance notice information from an adjacent base station that carries out a measurement of a radio signal coming from a nearby cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station, the advance notice information being transmitted prior to beginning the measurement in order to notify an execution of the measurement; and (b) generating information to be transmitted to a mobile station connecting to a cell formed by the base station apparatus based on the advance notice information in order to indicate an execution of the measurement. [0023] A recording medium storing a program according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is a recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute control relating to a mobile station apparatus. Note that the control includes: (a) acquiring advance notice information indicates that a base station, which is configured to carry out a measurement of a radio signal coming from a nearby cell while suspending at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from a mobile station, carries out the measurement; and (b) suspending at least one of a transmitting operation of a radio signal to the base station and a receiving operation of a radio signal from the base station based on the advance notice information. Advantageous Effects of Invention [0024] For example, according to the base station apparatus in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, when a base station suspends a radio transmission/reception with a mobile station while the base station's own cell is in operation and carries out a measurement of a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell, the mobile station can recognize that the adjacent cell is being measured. Brief Description of Drawings [0025] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a radio communication system according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of a radio communication system according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention; Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a home base station included in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a mobile station included in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of an adjacent cell measurement procedure in a first exemplary embodiment of the invention; Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing a specific example of an adjacent cell measurement procedure performed by a home base station; Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a specific example of a transmission/reception suspension/restart procedure performed by a mobile station connected to a home cell; Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a specific example of a frequency switching procedure performed by a mobile station connected to a home cell; Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an adjacent base station according to a second exemplary embodiment of the invention; Fig. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an example of an adjacent cell measurement procedure in a second exemplary embodiment of the invention; Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation example of an adjacent base station; and Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing a specific example of a reception suspension/restart procedure performed by a mobile station connected to an adjacent cell. Description of Embodiments [0026] Specific exemplary embodiments to which the present invention is applied are explained hereinafter with reference to the drawings. The same signs are assigned to the same components throughout the drawings, and duplicated explanation is omitted as appropriate for simplifying the explanation. [0027] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a radio communication system according to this exemplary embodiment. Note that the following explanation is made on the assumption that a radio communication system in accordance with this exemplary embodiment is a radio communication system of a FDD (Frequency Division Duplex)-CDMA type, more specifically of a W-CDMA type. Firstly, each component included in Fig. 1 is explained one by one. [0028] A home base station 1 is connected to a core network 83 of a mobile communications company through a home gateway (home GW) 81, and relays traffic between a mobile station 3-1 and the core network 83. The home base station 1 is used in a state where the home base station 1 is connected, for example, to a communication line such as an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), an optical fiber, and a coaxial cable, and is connected to the home GW 81 through an IP (Internet Protocol) network such as IP communication network and the Internet. [0029] An adjacent base station 2 generates an adjacent cell and communicates with a mobile station 3-2. In the example shown in Fig. 1, the adjacent cell is a macro cell in a higher layer that is formed so as to cover the home cell (primary cell and secondary cell) generated by the home base station 1. The adjacent base station 2 is connected to the core network 83 through an RNC (Radio Network Controller) 82, and relays traffic between the mobile station 3-2 and the core network 83. [0030] Note that although only one adjacent cell is illustrated in Fig. 1, the number of adjacent base station 2 and the adjacent cell may be more than one. Further, the number of mobile stations connecting to the home cell may be also more than one. The number of mobile stations connecting to the adjacent cell(s) may be also more than one. Further, as shown in Fig. 2, the adjacent base station 2 may be a home base station. Note that the adjacent base station 2 shown in Fig. 2 may be connected to the core network 83 through a home GW that is different from the home GW 81. [0031] The home base station 1 measures the reception quality of a radio signal transmitted from the adjacent cell, and determines a frequency that is used to form its own home cell by using the measurement result. Further, the home base station 1 measures the reception quality even after home base station 1 starts the operation of the home cell, and re-determines a frequency for the home cell by using the measurement result. Note that the reception quality measurement that is carried out after the operation of the home cell is started may be carried out at regular intervals, or may be carried out according to execution instructions from an operator. [0032] Note that there is a possibility that the frequency that is used in the currently-operated home cell is also used in the adjacent cell. Therefore, the home base station 1 also measures the reception quality for the frequency used in the currently-operated home cell. Accordingly, at least when a measurement is performed for the frequency used in the currently-operated home cell, the home base station 1 suspends radio transmission to and radio reception from the mobile station 3-1 connecting to the home cell. Note that in order to reduce the device costs, a radio receiver that is used to receive a radio signal transmitted from the mobile station 3-1 may be also used as a radio receiver that receives a radio signal coming from an adjacent cell. In this case, the home base station 1 suspends the radio reception from the mobile station 3-1 even when the reception quality measurement is carried out for a frequency that is different from the frequency used in the home cell. [0033] In order to prevent the occurrence of the problems that would be otherwise caused by the fact that the mobile station 3-1 cannot recognize that the adjacent cell is being measured, the home base station 1 operates in the following manner. That is, when at least one of radio transmission to and radio reception from the mobile station 3-1 is suspended while the home cell is in operation and the measurement of a radio signal coming from the adjacent cell is started, the home base station 1 transmits a measurement advance notice (advance notice information) indicating the implementation of measurement to the mobile station 3-1 prior to the start of the measurement. In this way, the mobile station 3-1 can recognize that the home base station 1 will start the measurement of an adjacent cell by the reception of the measurement advance notice. For example, when the mobile station 3-1 receives the measurement advance notice, it may suspends at least one of the transmitting operation of a radio signal to the home base station 1 and the receiving operation of a radio signal from the home base station 1. [0034] Next, configuration examples of the home base station 1 and the mobile station 3-1 are explained with reference to Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the home base station 1. Note that Fig. 3 shows only the part relating to the measurement of an adjacent ceil performed by the home base station 1, and the remaining part of the configuration is omitted. In Fig. 3, a radio communication unit 101 performs a radio communication with the mobile station 3-1. A reception processing unit 102 processes an uplink signal received from the mobile station 3-1 located within the home cell. A transmission processing unit 103 performs a process to transmit transfer data among the uplink signal processed by the reception processing unit 102 to an apparatus (home GW 81) on an upper-layer network. A communication unit 104 communicates with the upper-layer network apparatus. When the communication unit 104 receives a downlink signal from the home GW 81, it transfers the received signal to a reception processing unit 105. The downlink signal transferred to the reception processing unit 105 is transmitted to the radio communication unit 101 through a transmission processing unit 106 and then to the mobile station 3-1. [0035] An operation relating to the measurement of an adjacent cell performed by the home base station 1 is explained hereinafter. When the reception processing unit 102 receives an instruction to measure an adjacent cell from a transmission/reception control unit 107, the reception processing unit 102 measures a radio signal of the adjacent cell in a predefined transmission/reception stop pattern. For example, it may measure CPICH received power (RSCP), downlink RSSSI, or the like. Note that the measurement of the adjacent cell may be carried out for all the frequency ranges that the home base station 1 can use. Further, the transmission/reception stop pattern indicates a period during which at least one of radio transmission to and radio transmission from the mobile station 3-1 is intermittently stopped. In other words, the transmission/reception stop pattern indicates the timing at which synchronization verification between the base station 1 and the mobile station 3-1 as well as transmission to the mobile station 3-1 or reception from the mobile station 3-1 by the base station 1 for the notification of an outgoing/incoming call or the like is performed. [0036] The reception processing unit 102 transfers the measurement result of the adjacent cell to the transmission/reception control unit 107. The transmission/reception control unit 107 analyzes the measurement result of the adjacent cell transferred from the reception processing unit 102, and determines a frequency to be assigned to the home cell. For example, the transmission/reception control unit 107 may select a frequency having the lowest interference level as the frequency to be assigned to the home cell from among the available frequencies for which the measurement was carried out. The transmission/reception control unit 107 notifies the determined frequency setting information to the transmission processing unit 106. [0037] Further, when the transmission/reception control unit 107 starts the measurement of the adjacent cell, it sets a transmission/reception stop pattern. The transmission/reception stop pattern is notified from the radio communication unit 101 to the mobile station 3-1 located within the home cell through the transmission processing unit 106. The transmission/reception stop pattern may be included in the above-described measurement advance notice. Further, the transmission/reception control unit 107 administers the states of all the mobile stations connected to the home cell including the mobile station 3-1, and distinguishes a mobile station in a CELL_DCH state. [0038] Further, the transmission/reception control unit 107 may control the transmission processing unit 106 so that information indicating the end of the measurement (hereinafter called "measurement end notice") is transmitted to the mobile station 3-1. Note that when the measurement advance notice includes any information that can be used to recognize the measurement end timing, the transmission of the measurement end notice may be omitted. [0039] Next, a configuration example of the mobile station 3-1 is explained. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a "'configuration of the mobile station 3-1. Note that Fig. 3 shows only 16 the part relating to the measurement of an adjacent cell performed by the home base station 1, and the remaining part of the configuration is omitted. In Fig. 4, a radio communication unit 301 performs a radio communication with the home base station 1. A reception processing unit 302 receives data from the home base station 1. Further, when the received data is a measurement advance notice, the reception processing unit 302 transfers the received data to a transmission/reception control unit 304. The transmission/reception control unit 304 controls the suspension and restart of the radio reception from the home base station 1 and the radio transmission to the home base station 1 based on the measurement advance notice. Specifically, the reception processing unit 302 performs the start or the stop of the reception power measurement of a common pilot channel of the home base station 1 under instructions from the transmission/reception control unit 304. A transmission data control unit 303 performs the start or the stop of uplink data transmission under instructions from the transmission/reception control unit 304. [0040] Next, a specific example of a procedure for measuring an adjacent cell performed when the home cell is in operation is explained hereinafter. Fig. 5 s a sequence diagram showing an example of an adjacent cell measurement procedure. The home base station 1 and the mobile station 3-1 are in operation. [0041] In a step S101, the transmission/reception control unit 107 of the home base station 1 checks the connection status of a mobile station(s) (mobile station 3-1 and the like) located in the home cell. If there is a mobile station in a CELL_DCH state, the transmission/reception control unit 107 does not perform the measurement of the adjacent cell. Then, after a predetermined time period, the transmission/reception control unit 107 checks the connection status of the mobile station(s) again. On the other hand, if there is not any mobile station in a CELL_DCH state, the transmission/reception control unit 107 notifies transmission/reception 17 stop pattern information to the reception processing unit 102 and the transmission processing unit 106. The transmission processing unit 106 transmits a measurement advance notice including the notified transmission/reception stop pattern information to the mobile station 3-1 (step S102). [0042] The transmission processing unit 106 may transmit the measurement advance notice by using a channel that can be received by all the mobile stations belonging to the home cell. For example, a broadcast channel BCH may be used for the transmission of the measurement advance notice. Further, a shared channel that can be received by all the mobile stations belonging to the home cell, in particular HS-SCCH encoded by Common H-RNTI may be used for the transmission of the measurement advance notice. Further, an RRC massage such as "Radio Bearer Reconfiguration" may be also used for the transmission of the measurement advance notice. Note that details of the RRC massage are explained in Patent literature 4. Further, the measurement advance notice may be transmitted by using a broadcast channel BCH and a shared channel (e.g., HS-SCCH). The measurement end notice may be also transmitted by using the same or similar transmission methods to those for the measurement advance notice. [0043] When the reception processing unit 302 of the mobile station 3-1 receives the measurement advance notice, it transfers the received measurement advance notice to the transmission/reception control unit 304. The transmission/reception control unit 304 restricts the transmission/reception with the home base station 1 based on the transmission/reception stop pattern information included in the measurement advance notice (step S103). Specifically, the transmission/reception control unit 304 restricts the uplink transmission for the transmission data control unit 303, and also restricts the reception power measurement of the downlink pilot channel performed for the reception processing unit 302. [0044] In a step S104 after the transmission of the measurement advance notice, the transmission/reception control unit 107 of the home base station 1 suspends the downlink transmission of the radio communication unit 101 according to the transmission/reception stop pattern. While the transmission is suspended, the reception processing unit 102 measures the adjacent cell (step S105). When the measurement of the adjacent cell is completed, the transmission/reception control unit 107 restarts the downlink transmission of the radio communication unit 101 (step S106). The transmission/reception control unit 107 controls the transmission processing unit 106 so that a measurement end notice indicating the end of the measurement is transmitted to the mobile station 3-1 (step S107). On the other hand, when the measurement of the adjacent cell for all the available frequencies is not completed, the transmission/reception control unit 107 returns to the step S104, suspends the downlink transmission again, and measures the adjacent cell. [0045] When the reception processing unit 302 of the mobile station 3-1 receives the measurement end notice, it transfers the received measurement end notice to the transmission/reception control unit 304. Upon receiving the measurement end notice, the transmission/reception control unit 304 notifies the cancellation of the restrictions on the uplink transmission and the downlink power measurement to the reception processing unit 302 and the transmission processing unit 305 (step S108). [0046] In a step S109, the transmission/reception control unit 107 enters a phase in which the transmission/reception control unit 107 makes a decision on the measurement result of the adjacent cell. For example, in the decision phase of the measurement result, it may determine whether or not there is any frequency having lower RSCP received power than that of the currently-used frequency. Further, it may determine whether or not there is any frequency of which the 19 measured RSSI value is lower than that of the currently-used frequency. If there is any frequency that satisfies the condition, the home base station 1 starts a procedure to switch to that frequency having lower received power (step Sill). Note that prior to the switching of the frequency channel, the home base station 1 transmits information about the newly-used frequency (channel setting information) from the transmission processing unit 106 to the mobile station 3-1 (step S109). The home base station 1 switches the frequency to be used after a lapse of a predetermined time from the transmission of the channel setting information. Further, the transmission/reception control unit 304 of the mobile station 3-1 switches the frequency to be received within a predetermined time period based on the received channel setting information. [0047] Next, each of a procedure for measuring an adjacent cell performed by the home base station 1, a procedure for suspending/restarting transmission/reception performed by the mobile station 3-1, and a procedure for switching a frequency performed by the mobile station 3-1 is explained separately. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation for an adjacent cell measurement performed by the transmission/reception control unit 107. The home base station 1 starts the operation shown in Fig. 6 in response to the start of an adjacent cell measurement. [0048] In a step S201, the home base station 1 checks the connection status of all the mobile stations (mobile station 3-1 and the like) belonging to the home cell. If there is a mobile station in a CELL_DCH state, the operation of the adjacent cell measurement is suspended. Then, after a predetermined time period, the step S201 is performed again. If there is not any mobile station in a CELL_DCH state, the home base station 1 transmits a measurement advance notice including transmission/reception stop pattern information (step S202). In a step S203, the home base station 1 suspends the downlink transmission power in a predetermined transmission/reception stop 20 pattern. In a step S204, the home base station 1 measures an adjacent cell while the transmission power is suspended. For example, the home base station 1 may measure the received power (RSCP) of a downlink pilot channel for each frequency. In a step S205, the measurement is stopped according to the predetermined transmission/reception stop pattern and restarts the downlink transmission (step S205). [0049] In a step S206, the home base station 1 determines the measurement completion status of the adjacent cell. When the measurement of the received power of the pilot channel is completed for all the frequencies, the home base station 1 transmits a measurement advance notice indicating the end of the measurement (step S207). When the measurement is not completed, the home base station 1 returns to the step S203 and carries out the measurement of the adjacent cell again. [0050] In a step S208, the home base station 1 makes a decision on the measurement result of the adjacent cell. For example, it may determine whether or not there is a more appropriate frequency than the frequency currently used in the home cell through the following procedure. Firstly, it is determined whether or not there is any measured RSCP value PrsCp of CPICH that is lower than that in the frequency currently used in the home cell among the measured RSCP values PrsCp.fx (x=l, 2, . . . ) of CPICH in all the available frequencies that the home base station 1 can use. When there is a frequency that satisfies the condition (i.e., PrsCp.fx

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2 4840-CHENP-2011 PCT 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
3 4840-CHENP-2011 FORM-5 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
4 4840-CHENP-2011 FORM-3 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
5 4840-CHENP-2011 FORM-2 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
6 4840-CHENP-2011 FORM-18 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
7 4840-CHENP-2011 FORM-1 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
8 4840-CHENP-2011 DRAWINGS 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
9 4840-CHENP-2011 DESCRIPTION (COMPLETE) 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
10 4840-CHENP-2011 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
11 4840-CHENP-2011 CLAIMS 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
12 4840-CHENP-2011 ABSTRACT 06-07-2011.pdf 2011-07-06
13 4840-CHENP-2011 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 27-12-2011.pdf 2011-12-27
14 4840-CHENP-2011 FORM-3 27-12-2011.pdf 2011-12-27
15 4840-CHENP-2011-FER.pdf 2017-08-16
16 4840-CHENP-2011-OTHERS [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
17 4840-CHENP-2011-Information under section 8(2) (MANDATORY) [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
18 4840-CHENP-2011-FORM-26 [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
19 4840-CHENP-2011-FORM 3 [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
20 4840-CHENP-2011-FER_SER_REPLY [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
21 4840-CHENP-2011-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
22 4840-CHENP-2011-CLAIMS [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
23 4840-CHENP-2011-ABSTRACT [13-12-2017(online)].pdf 2017-12-13
24 4840-CHENP-2011-Proof of Right (MANDATORY) [16-02-2018(online)].pdf 2018-02-16
25 4840-CHENP-2011-PETITION UNDER RULE 137 [16-02-2018(online)].pdf 2018-02-16
26 4840-CHENP-2011-Information under section 8(2) (MANDATORY) [16-02-2018(online)].pdf 2018-02-16
27 4840-CHENP-2011-FORM 3 [16-02-2018(online)].pdf 2018-02-16
28 Correspondence by Agent_Form 1_21-02-2018.pdf 2018-02-21
29 4840-CHENP-2011_Marked up Claims_Granted 324584_06-11-2019.pdf 2019-11-06
30 4840-CHENP-2011_Drawings_Granted 324584_06-11-2019.pdf 2019-11-06
31 4840-CHENP-2011_Description_Granted 324584_06-11-2019.pdf 2019-11-06
32 4840-CHENP-2011_Claims_Granted 324584_06-11-2019.pdf 2019-11-06
33 4840-CHENP-2011_Abstract_Granted 324584_06-11-2019.pdf 2019-11-06
34 4840-CHENP-2011-PatentCertificate06-11-2019.pdf 2019-11-06
35 4840-CHENP-2011-IntimationOfGrant06-11-2019.pdf 2019-11-06
36 4840-CHENP-2011-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [10-09-2021(online)].pdf 2021-09-10
37 4840-CHENP-2011-FORM-26 [02-11-2021(online)].pdf 2021-11-02
38 4840-CHENP-2011-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [21-09-2022(online)].pdf 2022-09-21
39 4840-CHENP-2011-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [11-09-2023(online)].pdf 2023-09-11

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