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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Dan Xu, Fujisawa, JP;
Yuichiro Katsu, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Shiro Mazawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Dan Xu, Fujisawa, JP;
Yuichiro Katsu, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Shiro Mazawa, Fujisawa, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a radio communication system wherein radio frequencies for communicating with a radio terminal are different in radio base stations, a table in which positional information, information on the frequency used for transmission/reception to/from the terminal, and a decision condition in a handoff operation are stored as to each base station is prepared in a base station controller beforehand. When the positional information is received from the radio terminal, the base station controller selects the base station being a handoff candidate, on the basis of the positional information of the radio terminal, the positional information of each base station and the decision condition of the handoff operation with reference to the table, and it transmits a handoff request message which contains the information on the frequency of the base station being the handoff candidate, to the radio terminal through the base station communicating with the radio terminal.