Radio communication system, radio terminal, radio network, radio communication method and program

Abstract

A wireless communication system comprises: a setting notifying means for notifying, to a radio terminal, setting information related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information to a radio network; a status notifying means for notifying, to the radio network, a status related to at least one of the radio terminal's collection of the measurement information and the radio terminal's reporting of the measurement information; and a re-establishing means for receiving the status and determining whether to re-establish the setting information.

1 . A radio communication system, comprising:
 configuration notifying unit that notifies a radio terminal of configuration information related to at least one of collection of measurement information and reporting of said measurement information to a radio network by the radio terminal;   status notifying unit notifies said radio network of a status related to at least one of the collection and the reporting of said measurement information by said radio terminal; and   reconfiguring unit that receives said status, and determines whether or not to reconfigure said configuration information.   
     
     
         2 . A radio communication system according to  claim 1 , wherein said status is at least one of information related to a situation of the radio terminal and information related to a collection situation of the measurement information. 
     
     
         3 . A radio communication system according to  claim 1 , wherein said status is transmitted for a purpose of reconfiguring said configuration information. 
     
     
         4 . A radio communication system according to  claim 1 , comprising a measurement executing unit that executes at least one of said collection and said reporting with the reconfigured configuration information. 
     
     
         5 . A radio communication system according to  claim 2 , wherein said information related to the situation of the radio terminal is at least one of a remaining battery charge of the radio terminal, location information of the radio terminal, received strength of a positioning radio wave (GPS radio wave) at the radio terminal, a communication quality of the radio terminal, and a moving velocity of the radio terminal, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . A radio communication system according to  claim 2 , wherein said information related to the collection situation of the measurement information is at least one of a sort of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, an amount of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, a summary of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, and positioning performance information of the radio terminal, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         7 . A radio communication system according to  claim 6 , wherein said summary of the measurement information is at least one of said sort of the measurement information, for each sort of said measurement information, a number of the measurement, a measurement time, and location information of the radio terminal at a point in time when the measurement has been performed, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . A radio communication system according to  claim 1 , wherein said reconfiguring unit reconfigures at least one of an interval of the collection of said measurement information and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a trigger of the collection of said measurement information and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a sort of said measurement information to be collected and/or a sort of said measurement information to be reported, and a collection amount of said measurement information and/or an amount of said measurement information to be reported, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         9 . A radio communication system according to  claim 1 , wherein said status notifying unit notifies said status at anyone of a periodical timing of the collection and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a timing of the collection and/or the reporting of said measurement information by a predetermined trigger, a timing pre-configured by said radio network, and a timing in which a predetermined event for notifying said status has occurred. 
     
     
         10 . A radio communication system according to  claim 1 , wherein said status notifying unit indicates a measurement method and/or a reporting method of said measurement information, or instructs an abort of the measurement and/or the reporting when notifying said status. 
     
     
         11 . A radio communication system according to  claim 1 , wherein said radio network includes at least one of a radio base station, a base station controller, a DM (Device Manager), and an NM (Network Manager). 
     
     
         12 . A radio communication system, comprising:
 status notifying unit that notifies a status related to at least one of collection and reporting of measurement information by a radio terminal; and   controlling unit that receives said status, and controls at least one of the collection of the measurement information and the reporting of said measurement information to a radio network by said radio terminal.   
     
     
         13 . A radio terminal, comprising:
 receiver that receives configuration information related to at least one of collection of measurement information and reporting of said measurement information to a radio network; and   status notifying unit notifies said radio network of a status related to at least one of the collection and the reporting of said measurement information by its own terminal, wherein when the configuration information reconfigured by said radio network having received said status is transmitted from said radio network, said receiver receives the above configuration information.   
     
     
         14 . A radio terminal according to  claim 13 , wherein said status is at least one of information related to a situation of the radio terminal and information related to a collection situation of the measurement information. 
     
     
         15 . A radio terminal according to  claim 13 , wherein said status is transmitted for a purpose of reconfiguring said configuration information. 
     
     
         16 . A radio terminal according to  claim 13 , comprising a measurement executing unit that executes at least one of said collection and said reporting with the reconfigured configuration information. 
     
     
         17 . A radio terminal according to  claim 14 , wherein said information related to the situation of the radio terminal is at least one of a remaining battery charge of the radio terminal, location information of the radio terminal, received strength of a positioning radio wave (GPS radio wave) at the radio terminal, a communication quality of the radio terminal, and a moving velocity of the radio terminal, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . A radio terminal according to  claim 14 , wherein said information related to the collection situation of the measurement information is at least one of a sort of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, an amount of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, a summary of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, and positioning performance information of the radio terminal, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         19 . A radio terminal according to  claim 18 , wherein said summary of the measurement information is at least one of said sort of the measurement information, for each sort of said measurement information, a number of the measurement, a measurement time, and location information of the radio terminal at a point in time when the measurement has been performed, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         20 . A radio terminal according to  claim 13 , wherein said receiver receives said reconfiguration information having at least one of an interval of the collection of said measurement information and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a trigger of the collection of said measurement information and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a sort of said measurement information to be collected and/or a sort of said measurement information to be reported, and a collection amount of said measurement information and/or an amount of said measurement information to be reported, or a combination thereof reconfigured therein. 
     
     
         21 . A radio terminal according to  claim 13 , wherein said status notifying unit notifies said status at anyone of a periodical timing of the collection and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a timing of the collection and/or the reporting of said measurement information by a predetermined trigger, a timing pre-configured by said radio network, and a timing in which a predetermined event for notifying said status has occurred. 
     
     
         22 . A radio terminal according to  claim 13 , wherein said status notifying unit indicates a measurement method and/or a reporting method of said measurement information, or instructs an abort of the measurement and/or the reporting when notifying said status. 
     
     
         23 . A radio terminal according to  claim 13 , wherein said radio network includes at least one of a radio base station, a base station controller, a DM (Device Manager), and an NM (Network Manager). 
     
     
         24 . A radio terminal in a communication system for controlling, by a radio network, at least one of collection of measurement information and reporting of said measurement information to the radio network by the radio terminal, comprising a status notifying unit that notifies a status related to at least one of the collection and the reporting of said measurement information by its own terminal to said radio network. 
     
     
         25 . A radio communication method, comprising:
 notifying a radio terminal of configuration information related to at least one of collection of measurement information and reporting of said measurement information to a radio network by the radio terminal;   notifying said radio network of a status related to at least one of the collection and the reporting of said measurement information by said radio terminal; and   receiving said status and determining whether or not to reconfigure said configuration information.   
     
     
         26 . A radio communication method according to  claim 25 , wherein said status is at least one of information related to a situation of the radio terminal and information related to a collection situation of the measurement information. 
     
     
         27 . A radio communication method according to  claim 25 , comprising transmitting said status for a purpose of reconfiguring said configuration information. 
     
     
         28 . A radio communication method according to  claim 25 , comprising executing at least one of said collection and said reporting with the reconfigured configuration information. 
     
     
         29 . A radio communication method according to  claim 26 , wherein said information related to the situation of the radio terminal is at least one of a remaining battery charge of the radio terminal, location information of the radio terminal, received strength of a positioning radio wave (GPS radio wave) at the radio terminal, a communication quality of the radio terminal, and a moving velocity of the radio terminal, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         30 . A radio communication method according to  claim 26 , wherein said information related to the collection situation of the measurement information is at least one of a sort of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, an amount of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, a summary of the measurement information collected by the radio terminal, and positioning performance information of the radio terminal, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         31 . A radio communication method according to  claim 30 , wherein said summary of the measurement information is at least one of said sort of the measurement information, for each sort of said measurement information, a number of the measurement, a measurement time, and location information of the radio terminal at a point in time when the measurement has been performed, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         32 . A radio communication method according to  claim 25 , comprising reconfiguring at least one of an interval of the collection of said measurement information and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a trigger of the collection of said measurement information and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a sort of said measurement information to be collected and/or a sort of said measurement information to be reported, and a collection amount of said measurement information and/or an amount of said measurement information to be reported, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         33 . A radio communication method according to  claim 25 , comprising notifying said status at anyone of a periodical timing of the collection and/or the reporting of said measurement information, a timing of the collection and/or the reporting of said measurement information by a predetermined trigger, a timing pre-configured by said radio network, and a timing in which a predetermined event for notifying said status has occurred. 
     
     
         34 . A radio communication method according to  claim 25 , comprising indicating a measurement method and/or a reporting method of said measurement information, or instructing an abort of the measurement and/or the reporting when notifying said status. 
     
     
         35 . A radio communication method according to  claim 25 , wherein said radio network includes at least one of a radio base station, a base station controller, a DM (Device Manager), and an NM (Network Manager). 
     
     
         36 . A radio communication method, comprising:
 notifying a status related to at least one of collection and reporting of measurement information by a radio terminal to a radio network; and   receiving said status, and controlling at least one of the collection of the measurement information and the reporting of said measurement information to the radio network by said radio terminal.   
     
     
         37 . A radio network, comprising:
 configuration notifying unit that notifies a radio terminal of configuration information related to at least one of collection of measurement information and reporting of said measurement information to a radio network by the radio terminal; and   reconfiguring unit that receives, from said radio terminal, a status related to at least one of the collection and the reporting of said measurement information by said radio terminal, and determines whether or not to reconfigure said configuration information.   
     
     
         38 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing an information processing device to execute the processes of:
 notifying a radio terminal of configuration information related to at least one of collection of measurement information and reporting of said measurement information to a radio network by the radio terminal;   receiving from said radio terminal a status related to at least one of the collection and the reporting of said measurement information by said radio terminal; and   receiving said status, and determining whether or not to reconfigure said configuration information.