US 2003/0117964 A1 · Resource control system, resource control method, and base station and mobile station suitable for use in the same

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to enable the improvement of Qos and efficient use of resources with regard to the entire system by performing resource control of an own cell in cooperation with that of peripheral cells. The present invention provides a resource control system used for packet communication between a mobile station and each of a first and a second base stations. The first base station includes the judgment unit for judging whether or not the Qos of a packet to be communicated with the mobile station is ensured in the packet communication with the mobile station, or judging whether or not the resources necessary for a packet to be communicated with the mobile station are secured; and the second base station interface for requesting the second base station to suppress the use of resources when the Qos is judged not to be ensured, or the necessary resources are judged not to be secured. The second base station includes a resource use suppression unit, which suppresses the use of resources for the packet communication with the mobile station in accordance with the request from the first base station.

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Dependent claims

A resource control system in a packet mobile communication environment including a first base station, a second base station and a mobile station, the resource control system controlling resources used for packet communication between the mobile station and each of the first base station and the second base station, the system comprising:

a judgment unit, provided in the first base station, for judging whether or not the Qos of a packet to be communicated between the first base station and the mobile station is ensured, or judging whether or not the resources necessary for a packet to be communicated between the first base station and the mobile station are secured;
a second base station interface, provided in the first base station, for requesting the second base station to suppress the use of resources when the Qos of the packet is judged not to be ensured or when the resources necessary for the packet are judged not to be secured;
and
a resource use suppression unit, provided in the second base station, for suppressing the use of resources for packet communication between the mobile station and the second base station in accordance with the request from the first base station.

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A method of controlling resources in a packet mobile communication environment including a first base station, a second base station, and a mobile station, the method being used for packet communication between the mobile station and each of the first base station and the second base station, the method comprising the steps of:

A) judging, in the first base station, whether or not Qos of a packet to be communicated between the first base station and the mobile station is ensured, or judging whether or not the resources necessary for a packet to be communicated between the first base station and the mobile station are secured;
B) requesting, in the first base station, the second base station to suppress the use of resources when the Qos of the packet is judged not to be ensured or when the resources necessary for the packet are judged not to be secured;
and
C) suppressing, in the second base station, the use of resources for packet communication between the second base station and the mobile station in accordance with the request from the first base station.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Resource control system, resource control method, and base station and mobile station suitable for use in the same

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Resource control system, resource control method, and base station and mobile station suitable for use in the same

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