Radio Terminal Controller Switching Logic for Moving Access Points
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radio terminal switching processes between mobile communication networks and wireless LANs uniformly prohibit switching when the terminal moves faster than a predetermined speed, preventing utilization of moving access points.
Innovation Solution
A radio terminal controller executes switching processes based on movement states and access point types, allowing switching from mobile communication networks to wireless LANs even when the terminal is moving with a moving access point, by varying switching periods based on access point types and movement states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If switching is uniformly prohibited when terminal speed exceeds a predetermined threshold, then switching stability is improved, but adaptability to moving access points deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the switching determination adaptive rather than static. The controller dynamically adjusts switching behavior based on the terminal's movement state and the access point's characteristics (stationary vs. moving). When the terminal is moving and a moving access point is detected, the switching determination is performed with relaxed criteria, allowing the system to adapt to moving access points while maintaining stability for stationary ones.
2Speed
If switching determination is performed frequently, then responsiveness to network conditions is improved, but false switching increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing different switching determination criteria for different access point types. Instead of using a uniform threshold for all access points, the system applies localized quality control: for stationary access points, stricter criteria are used to prevent false switching, while for moving access points, more flexible criteria are applied. This allows frequent switching determination without increasing false switching, as each determination is contextually appropriate.
3Productivity
If switching criteria are relaxed to allow moving access point utilization, then network utilization is improved, but erroneous switching increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the switching determination process into distinct paths based on access point type. The controller segments the decision-making logic: when a stationary access point is detected, one set of criteria is applied; when a moving access point is detected, a different set of criteria is applied. This segmentation allows relaxed criteria for moving access points to improve network utilization while maintaining strict criteria for stationary access points to prevent erroneous switching.
Data Source
AI summary
A controller 13 of a radio terminal 10 performs a first switching process of switching a standby target or a connection target from a mobile communication network to a wireless LAN. The controller 13 executes the first switching process in case that: a movement state of the radio terminal 10 is determined as a first state; and a condition for performing the first switching process is satisfied over a predetermined period. The controller 13 further executes the first switching process in case that: the movement state of the radio terminal 10 is determined as a second state; an access point 200 constituting the wireless LAN is a moving access point; and the condition for performing the first switching process is satisfied over the predetermined period.


