Distribution system, distribution apparatus, terminal apparatus, and method which distribute a common control signal
AssigneeNtt Docomo, Inc.
InventorsYuta Sagae, Hitoshi Yoshino
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Abstract
A distribution apparatus distributes a common control signal to one or more regions with one or more communications system which can be used. The common control signal includes system information required for accessing the communications system of each of the regions. The distribution apparatus has a unit which generates the common control signal of each of the regions, a unit which receives a distribution request signal from a terminal apparatus which requests for distribution of the common control signal, and a unit which transmits the common control signal according to a distribution rule. The distribution rule is updated according to a statistical trend of the distribution request signals received.
Claims11
A distribution apparatus which distributes a common control signal to one or multiple regions, in each of which regions exists one or more communications systems which can be used, the common control signal including system information required for accessing the one or more communications systems of the regions, the distribution apparatus comprising:
- a unit which generates the common control signal for each of the regions;
- a unit which receives a distribution request signal from a terminal apparatus which requests for distribution of the common control signal;
- a unit which transmits the common control signal according to a distribution rule in response to the distribution request signal, wherein
- the system information includes multiple control information items, the distribution rule specifies which of control information items is included in which time of transmission of the common control signal, and the distribution rule is updated according to a statistical trend of distribution request signals received.
A terminal apparatus used in one or multiple regions, in each of which regions exists one or more communications systems which can be used, the terminal apparatus comprising:
- a unit which transmits, to a distribution apparatus, a distribution request signal for requesting a distribution of a common control signal;
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- a unit which receives the common control signal from the distribution apparatus, wherein the common control signal includes system information required for accessing the one or more communications systems of the regions, the system information includes multiple control information items,
- the common control signal is received after being transmitted from the distribution apparatus according to a distribution rule,
- the distribution rule specifies which of control information items is included in which time of transmission of the common control signal, and the distribution rule is updated according to a statistical trend of distribution request signals received at the distribution apparatus.
A distribution system which distributes a common control signal to one or multiple regions, in each of which regions exists one or more communications systems which can be used, the common control signal including system information required for accessing the one or more communications systems of the regions, the distribution system comprising:
- a terminal apparatus which generates and transmits a distribution request signal for requesting distribution of the common control signal;
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- a distribution apparatus which generates the common control signal of each of the regions, receives the distribution request signal from the terminal apparatus, and transmits the common control signal according to a distribution rule,
- wherein the system information includes multiple control information items, the distribution rule specifies which of control information items is included in which time of transmission of the common control signal, and the distribution rule is updated according to a statistical trend of distribution request signals received at the distribution apparatus.
A method for use in a distribution system which distributes a common control signal to one or multiple regions, in each of which regions exists one or more communications systems which can be used, the common control signal including system information required for accessing the one or more communications systems of the regions, the method including the steps of:
- generating and transmitting, by a terminal apparatus, a distribution request signal for requesting distribution of the common control signal;
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- by a distribution apparatus, generating the common control signal of each of the regions, receiving the distribution request signal from the terminal apparatus, and transmitting the common control signal according to a distribution rule,
- wherein the system information includes multiple control information items, the distribution rule specifies which of control information items is included in which time of transmission of the common control signal, and the distribution rule is updated according to a statistical trend of distribution request signals received at the distribution apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.