Radio communication method and base station

A radio communication method for a radio communication system, the radio communication system including a base station provided with a plurality of radio communication units for each of which a plurality of communication schemes are settable, and a terminal station configured to perform radio communication with any one of the plurality of radio communication units by using a specific communication scheme, the radio communication method comprising:

• setting, at the base station, for the plurality of radio communication units, a setting policy that specifies the communication scheme to be adopted by each radio communication unit, and a switching policy corresponding to communication scheme information of a terminal station allowing connection to each radio communication unit;
• collecting, at the base station, with respect to a terminal station that is already connected to the base station, communication scheme information on a communication scheme selectable by the terminal station;
• selecting, at the base station, a radio communication unit to which the terminal station is to be connected, in accordance with the communication scheme information, and the switching policy;
• and
• updating, at the base station, the setting policy and the switching policy for the radio communication unit based on the communication scheme information.

A base station of a radio communication system, the radio communication system including a base station provided with a plurality of radio communication units for each of which a plurality of communication schemes are settable, and a terminal station configured to perform radio communication with any one of the plurality of radio communication units by using a specific communication scheme, the base station comprising:

• a unit configured to set, for the plurality of radio communication units, a setting policy that specifies the communication scheme to be adopted by each radio communication unit, and a switching policy corresponding to communication scheme information of a terminal station allowing connection to each radio communication unit;
• a unit configured to collect communication scheme information on a communication scheme selectable by the terminal station, when the terminal station establishes a connection or a reconnection with the base station;
• a unit configured to select a radio communication unit to which the terminal station is to be connected, in accordance with the communication scheme information, and the switching policy;
• and
• a unit configured to update the setting policy and the switching policy for the radio communication unit based on the communication scheme information.