Abstract: A technique disclosed enables a node having a plurality of interfaces to conduct connection of the plurality of interfaces simultaneously in a communication network domain. A mobile node having a plurality of interfaces connects one of the interfaces with a MAG (mobile access gateway) 11a to take part in a NetLMM domain 18 using a NetLMM protocol, and a LMA (local mobility anchor) 13 includes association information with the MAG 11a registered therein. When the mobile node connects another interface with another MAG 11b, the LMA receives a registration request for association information of this mobile node with the MAG 11b, and makes an inquiry to the already registered MAG 11a as to whether link with the mobile node is still valid or not. If the link is valid, the LMA keeps association information of the mobile node with both of the MAGs 11a and 11b.

Abstract: A cell selection system selects a cell to be used for communications by a mobile terminal in a network having a cell of a mobile phone network and WLAN cells included in the cell. Broadcast information including cell selection information is transmitted in the cell of the mobile phone network. This cell selection information has cell change judgment parameters whose patterns are less than the WLAN cells. The mobile terminal reads the cell selection information from the broadcast information of the mobile phone network, determines a parameter to be used for the judgment on cell selection of a WLAN cell, and judges whether the cell can be changed or not. The cell reselection system restricts the amount of data in the broadcast information even with an increase in the number of WLAN cells included in the cell of the mobile phone network.

Abstract: A radio receiver apparatus that can effectively utilize GI to improve the reception quality. In this apparatus, a data extracting part (104) extracts a data portion of a direct wave from a signal subjected to a radio reception process by a received RF part (102). A GI extracting part (107) extracts, from the signal subjected to the radio reception process by the received RF part (102), GI having a length determined by an extracted GI length deciding part (106). The extracted GI is adjusted by a data position adjusting part (108) such that its rear end coincides with the read end of the extracted data portion. A combining part (109) combines the extracted data portion with the GI the data position of which has been adjusted. The combined signal is then supplied to a frequency axis equalizing part (110), which equalizes the signal distortions of the combined signal on the frequency axis.

Abstract: A transmitting side UE1 and a receiving side UE2 are both connected to a given E-Node B. The transmitting side UE1 divides a transmission packet addressed to UE2 into a first packet to be transmitted via a route not passing through a given access gateway and a second packet to be transmitted via a route passing through the given access gateway, and the packets are transmitted to the given E-Node B. The E-Node B transmits the first packet to UE2 and also transmits the second packet to the access gateway. The access gateway receives the second packet and transmits it to the E-Node B. The E-Node B receives the second packet transmitted from the access gateway and transmits it to UE2. UE2 receives the first packet and the second packet and synthesizes them to restore the initial packet.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a plurality of RAT (Radio Access Technology) and can eliminate the need of a control channel for reporting RAT information. An LTE relay station has a cover area identical to a cover area owned by a WLAN host station and relays/transmits the signal received from an LTE base station to a mobile station in the cover area of the LTE relay station. The LTE relay station adds to the signal received from the LTE base station, one of the offsets: a frequency offset, a time offset, and a power offset as information indicating that the mobile station which receives a relay signal from the local station is located in the cover area of WLAN and transmits the signal after offset addition to the mobile station located in the cover area of the LTE relay station (i.e., the cover area of WLAN).

Abstract: A technique is disclosed, according to which it is possible to efficiently use network resources, to reduce the burden on a control device, and to control the communication between radio terminals by the control device when a transmitting side radio terminal and a receiving side radio terminal are connected to the same radio relay device. According to this technique, when a transmitting side UE1 and a receiving side UE2 are connected to the same E-Node B 103, the transmitting side UE1 divides a transmission packet addressed to UE2 into a first packet to be transmitted via a route not passing through ACGW 105 and a second packet to be transmitted via a route passing through ACGW 105, and the packets are transmitted to E-Node B 103. E-Node B 103 transmits the first packet to UE2 and also transmits the second packet to ACGW 105.

Abstract: A technology is disclosed for achieving fast and reliable handover. According to this technology, in the network composition where a network coverage area of the cellular base station 105 and network coverage areas of plural WLAN AP (Wireless LAN access point) 110, 115, 120 and 130 overlaps, the roaming mobile node (mobile terminal) 100 stores the listened beacon information from each WLAN AP. The mobile node can promptly perform the handover procedures without waiting for listening to the next beacon by acquiring the beacon information of WLAN AP which is a handover target from the stored information at the instant of determining to do handover to a new WLAN AP. Furthermore, the mobile node can store information on stability of the network connection if it would be connected to each WLAN AP, and determine which WLAN AP is suitable for a handover target by considering the stability.

Abstract: Provided is a mobile communication system which includes a plurality of RAT (Radio Access Technology) and can eliminate the need of a control channel for reporting RAT information so as to prevent congestion or shortage of the control channel capacity. In the mobile communication system, an LTE relay station (30) has a cover area (31) identical to a cover area (21) owned by a WLAN host station (20) and relays/transmits the signal received from an LTE base station (10) to a mobile station (40) in the cover area (31). The LTE relay station (30) adds to the signal received from the LTE base station (10), one of the offsets: a frequency offset, a time offset, and a power offset as information indicating that the mobile station (40) which receives a relay signal from the local station is located in the cover area (21) of WLAN and transmits the signal after offset addition to the mobile station (40) located in the cover area (31) (i.e., the cover area (21)).

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique in which, when a plurality of packet routing paths exist, a sender of the packet selects an optimum packet length so as to use network resources effectively. According to the technique, when a plurality of routing paths like a network A (104) and a network B (105) exist for a packet transmitted from a data transmitting apparatus (103) to a data receiving apparatus (102) via a network relay apparatus (101), the network relay apparatus or the data receiving apparatus searches path MTU information of each path, and notifies the data transmitting apparatus of multipath MTU information including each search result. The data transmitting apparatus refers to this multipath MTU information to compare the plurality of paths about their path MTU information to decide a packet length suitable for the packet transmitted to the data receiving apparatus.

Abstract: A technology is disclosed that provides a mobile communication control method, a mobile terminal, and an access router that allow communication to be continued after a handover without newly establishing all protocol states from the beginning. The technology includes a step at which a mobile node 100 transmits a sustain request message to an access router via any of a plurality of interfaces. The access router holds communication environment information related to communication performed via a first access router 200 and configured to expire after an elapse of a predetermined amount of time. The sustain request message stops the communication environment information from expiring after the elapse of the predetermined amount of time. The technology also includes a step at which the access router that has received the sustain request message resets the elapsing predetermined amount of time until expiration based on the sustain request message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and computer-readable medium for loop detection in data packet communication utilizing a tunnel in a network comprising a plurality of nodes. The method comprises the steps of, when a first node transmits a data packet, encoding an identification of the first node in at least two header fields of the data packet to be transmitted, and when the first node receives a data packet, analyzing the at least two header fields of the data packet, deciding if a loop exists by determining if the data packet was sent by the first node itself, based on the analysis of the at least two header fields of the data packet.

Abstract: A technology is disclosed for efficiently managing the peer relationship, and in particular for allowing to discover which of one or more communication links of the network entity is connected to the same network entity. According to this technology, for example, the ID Controller (202) of the network entity (201) generates a unique identifier for the network entity from all the physical address on its multiple interfaces. The peer relationship controller (203) verifies if the generated unique identifier is overlapping with that of another network entity. The link control logic (205), upon sending a message to the network entity associated with the unique identifier, determines correspondence of the unique identifier with the peer network entity to interchangeably use the communication links (link 1 (211) to link n (213)).

Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile station unit which can obtain azimuth information with a simple construction and a radio communication system including the mobile terminal unit. According to the present invention, in a terminal station, an arrival direction obtaining section 203 obtains an arrival direction of a received azimuth designation signal from a reference station or another terminal station using an arithmetic operation or the like. A transmitting direction forming section 204 determines the direction opposite to the arrival direction obtained by the arrival direction obtaining section 203 as a transmitting direction. A reference azimuth detecting section 207 detects the transmitting direction determined by the transmitting direction forming section 204 as a reference azimuth. An azimuth designation signal generating section 205 generates an azimuth designation signal so as to radiate radio waves having directivity in the transmitting direction determined by the transmitting direction forming section 204.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, mobile node and computer-readable medium for establishing (or pre-establishing) a secure tunnel to an ePDG to prepare for a mobile node attachment or handover to another access network. To reduce the delay of a handover or upon attachment of a mobile node to an access network implied by mechanisms to discover a ePDG, the mobile node maintains a reachability list that can be consulted to identify an ePDG or ePDGs that are reachable in the target access network, i.e. to which the mobile node may establish a secure tunnel. If the mobile node can identify a reachable ePDG for a given access network from the reachability list, the mobile node (pre-)establishes a secure tunnel to the ePDG upon attaching to the given access network. In alternative solutions DNS, DHCP or other mechanism can be used to provide the mobile node with information on ePDGs in its vicinity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique to provide a handover method that can improve the communication efficiency by reducing tunnel overhead between a mobile node and a home agent. When the mobile node (UE) (107) performs handover (HO) from a first access router (104) to a second access router (105) and if the IP versions supported by the networks before and after the HO are different, the UE transmits a first message including an allocation request for a home address of the HO target to the home agent (HA) and a second message including an address allocation request. The HA transmits to the UE, a third message including the home address of the HO target based on the allocation request and transmits to the UE, a fourth message including the home address based on the address allocation request.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique which provides a handover processing method and the like which enable a smooth handover without service interruption and allow a desired handover to be performed. The technique includes the steps of: generating by a mobile node 100 a message including certain information to prioritize a connection of the mobile node to a desired access network among multiple access networks; transmitting the generated message from the mobile node to a base station located in the desired access network or a base station located in a currently-connected access network; and rejecting by a connection managing apparatus 104 for managing connections of the mobile node a path switching request from a base station of an access network other than the desired access network, the rejection being made according to certain information acquired through a base station that receives the transmitted message.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for performing flexible service-level access control in real-time while suppressing occurrence of signaling. According to the technique, a network entity (AAA server 10) configured to perform access control sets correspondences between addresses of a communication terminal (UE) 40 and respective service contents of services that the communication terminal 40 receives, and notifies the communication terminal of the correspondences. Thus, the communication terminal is able to know the service contents corresponding to the addresses that the communication terminal uses. In a case where a service content of a service that the communication terminal receives is changed, the address used by the communication terminal is changed to an address corresponding to the changed service content. As a result, from the changed address, the communication terminal is able to know that the service content has been changed and to know the changed service content.

Abstract: When an intermittent communication mode is entered, a check period and intermittent reception mode period thereof are determined and the intermittent reception mode is reentered through an ignored process, that is, when the intermittent reception mode is entered, the check period and intermittent reception mode period are determined in overhead 101 thereof and data 102, 103 is transmitted/received thereafter through an ignored process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique to enable a session handover between devices with different key generation functions in an authentication protocol. According to the technique, when a session where a UE (200) receives contents from a contents server (700) is to be handed over to a target node (300), the UE firstly transfers information (session HO information) necessary to the session handover to the target node (Step S1001). The target node performs authentication processing with an authentication server (600) of the network to which the UE is connected and notifies the authentication server of the session HO information transferred from the UE (Step S1003). The authentication server performs authentication for the session handover based on the session HO information, and when the authentication succeeds, the session is handed over from the contents server to the target node, and the contents are distributed to the target node (Step S1005).

Abstract: Provided is a mobile communication system capable of eliminating the use of a control channel for transmitting specific area information and suppressing the overhead caused by a frequency change process for a mobile station to receive the specific area information. In the mobile communication system, a relay station (20) has a coverage area (21) (specific area) and relays and transmits, in the coverage area (21), a signal received from a base station (10) to a mobile station (30). The relay station (20) adds, to the signal received from the base station (10), the offset of any of a frequency offset, a time offset, and a power offset depending on a risk indicated by risk information in the coverage area (21) (specific area) and transmits the signal after the addition of the offset to the mobile station (30) located in the coverage area (21).