Radio base station/radio base station controller equipped with inactivity timer, mobile station, and state control method

A radio base station/radio base station controller for carrying out communication with a mobile station by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the mobile station is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the mobile station or transmission of a packet to the mobile station,
• wherein in a case where the radio base station/radio base station controller transmits or receives data to or from the mobile station, the control unit acquires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• wherein the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value,
• wherein when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state, and
• wherein in a case where a plurality of inactivity timer values are set in a predetermined time, the control unit gives priority to a larger or smaller value, and sets it as the inactivity timer value for a previously fixed period.

A radio base station/radio base station controller for carrying out communication with a mobile station by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the mobile station is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the mobile station or transmission of a packet to the mobile station,
• wherein in a case where the radio base station/radio base station controller transmits or receives data to or from the mobile station, the control unit acguires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value, and
• when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state,
• wherein in a case where a plurality of inactivity timer values are set in a predetermined time, the control unit sets an average value of those as the inactivity timer value for a previously fixed period.

A radio base station/radio base station controller for carrying out communication with a mobile station by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the mobile station is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the mobile station or transmission of a packet to the mobile station,
• wherein in a case where the radio base station/radio base station controller transmits or receives data to or from the mobile station, the control unit acguires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• wherein the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value,
• wherein when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state, and
• wherein:
• the application type is for identifying an application used in communication with the mobile station as one for an internet or one for a WAP;
• and
• in a case where the application type is the internet, the control unit sets, as the inactivity timer value, a period longer than that for the WAP.

A radio base station/radio base station controller for carrying out communication with a mobile station by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the mobile station is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the mobile station or transmission of a packet to the mobile station,
• wherein in a case where the radio base station/radio base station controller transmits or receives data to or from the mobile station, the control unit acguires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• wherein the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value,
• wherein when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state, and
• wherein port information included in a TCP header or a UDP header is used as the information of the application type or the connection destination type.

A radio base station/radio base station controller for carrying out communication with a mobile station by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the mobile station is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the mobile station or transmission of a packet to the mobile station,
• wherein in a case where the radio base station/radio base station controller transmits or receives data to or from the mobile station, the control unit acquires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• wherein the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value,
• wherein when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state, and
• wherein:
• the traffic pattern indicates contract information of the mobile station in a connected state;
• and
• the control unit sets the inactivity timer value according to the contract information of the mobile station.

A radio base station/radio base station controller for carrying out communication with a mobile station by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the mobile station is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the mobile station or transmission of a packet to the mobile station,
• wherein in a case where the radio base station/radio base station controller transmits or receives data to or from the mobile station, the control unit acguires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• wherein the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value,
• wherein when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state,
• wherein:
• the traffic pattern indicates a past communication amount of the mobile station;
• and
• the control unit sets the inactivity timer value according to the past communication amount.

A radio base station/radio base station controller for carrying out communication with a mobile station by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the mobile station is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the mobile station or transmission of a packet to the mobile station,
• wherein in a case where the radio base station/radio base station controller transmits or receives data to or from the mobile station, the control unit acguires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• wherein the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value,
• wherein when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state, and
• wherein:
• the traffic pattern indicates a past communication content of the mobile station;
• and
• the control unit sets the inactivity timer value according to the past communication content.

A mobile station for carrying out communication with a radio base station/radio base station controller by using a radio channel, comprising:

• a control unit for controlling a connected state in which the radio channel for carrying out communication with the radio base station/radio base station controller is secured and a dormant state in which a call is brought into a suspended state and the radio channel is disconnected;
• a memory for storing an inactivity timer value as a timing when the connected state is changed to the dormant state, according to one of an application type, a connection destination type, and a traffic pattern;
• and
• an inactivity timer for starting to count up in response to reception of a packet from the radio base station/radio base station controller or transmission of a packet to the radio base station/radio base station controller,
• wherein in a case where the mobile station transmits or receives data to or from the radio base station/radio base station controller, the control unit acguires information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern in the transmitted or received data,
• wherein the control unit refers to the memory on the basis of the acquired information of one of the application type, the connection destination type, and the traffic pattern to obtain an inactivity timer value and sets the inactivity timer value,
• wherein when a count value of the inactivity timer reaches the set inactivity timer value, the control unit carries out a control to change the connected state to the dormant state, and
• wherein:
• the mobile station transmits a configuration request to the base station/base station controller;
• the base station/base station controller transmits a configuration response including a held correspondence table of the inactivity timer value with respect to one of the application type, the connection type, and the traffic pattern to the mobile station;
• and
• the mobile station receives the configuration response and stores the correspondence table in the memory.