JP2007074260A - Communication system and method of voice handovering - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize voice handover processing between a wireless line switching network and a wireless packet switching network by inexpensive constitution. <P>SOLUTION: When movement from a wireless line switching network 6 to a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) packet switching network 4 is detected in talking, a mobile terminal apparatus 3a performs a position registration request to a call controller 1, and when movement from the network 5 to the network 6 is detected, performs a position registration release request to the call controller 1. When the position registration request signal is received, the call control apparatus 1 performs voice handover control for transmitting a voice receiving address used by the mobile terminal apparatus 3a for the network 4 to a mobile terminal apparatus 3b to be a communication party. When the position registration release request signal is received, the call control apparatus 1 performs voice handover control for transmitting a voice receiving address used by the mobile terminal apparatus 3a for communication with an MGW (Mobility Gate Way) apparatus 5 in the network 6 to the mobile terminal apparatus 3b and transmitting a voice receiving address used by the mobile terminal apparatus 3b for communication with the MGW apparatus 5 to the mobile terminal apparatus 3a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system and a voice handover method that can realize voice handover of a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone at low cost between a radio circuit switched network and a radio packet switched network.

  Nowadays, mobile devices such as mobile phones that perform voice communication by a circuit switching method in a wireless circuit switching network are widely used. On the other hand, in a packet switching network, voice communication using VoIP technology (VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol) is possible by a packet switching method.

  Here, when a mobile phone that performs voice communication using a circuit switching method in a wireless circuit switching network moves to a packet switching network that performs voice communication using a packet switching method, the communication method used differs between the networks. Therefore, voice handover processing becomes difficult.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-27119 (Patent Document 1) discloses a handover method that enables handover processing of a mobile terminal such as a PHS terminal in a VoIP network and allows a user of the mobile terminal to perform seamless communication. It is disclosed.

In the case of this handover method, the handover destination gateway device first acquires the IP address of the handover source gateway device from the gatekeeper device and makes an information call with the handover source gateway device. Then, by acquiring information such as an IP address and an E164 address related to the communication partner of the PHS terminal from the handover source gateway device, and using this information to transmit a Setup message to the communication partner, the handover destination gateway device and the communication partner Establish a communication line between This enables a user of a mobile terminal such as a PHS terminal to perform seamless communication in a VoIP network.
JP 2005-27119 A (pages 9 to 11: FIGS. 5 and 6)

  In recent years, a highly convenient wireless LAN environment (WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network) is being prepared. For this reason, construction of a VoIP system (VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol) that performs voice communication by a packet switching method using this WLAN environment is being promoted, and between different networks such as the wireless circuit switching network and the packet switching network. Realization of the handover process is strongly desired.

  However, in the case of the handover method disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the gateway device has the main control function of the handover process, it is necessary to provide this function in all existing gateway devices. In addition, in order to perform handover processing between different networks such as the wireless circuit switching network and the packet switching network, it is necessary to develop a gateway device provided with the function for each network. For this reason, the installation cost and development cost of the said function increase, and there exists a problem that service realization cost becomes high as a whole.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system and a voice handover method capable of realizing voice handover processing between different types of networks such as a radio circuit switched network and a packet switched network with an inexpensive configuration. And

  The present invention relates to a radio circuit switching network communication means for performing voice communication corresponding to a radio circuit switching network, a radio packet switching network communication means for performing voice communication corresponding to a radio packet switching network, and at least a telephone call. A mobile voice terminal device comprising a movement detecting means for detecting movement between each of the wireless circuit switched network and the wireless packet switched network, and a transmitting means, a location registration request when moving between the networks. A signal is transmitted to the call controller.

  The call control device has voice handover control means for performing voice handover control, and when receiving a location registration request signal from the mobile voice terminal device, the call control device sends the mobile voice terminal device via the voice handover control means. Make a call.

  The transmission means of the mobile voice terminal device transmits a voice reception address in the radio packet switching network to the call control device in response to the call. Then, the voice handover control means of the call control device transmits the voice reception address in the radio packet switching network transmitted from the mobile voice terminal device to a voice communication device that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device, The voice reception address of the voice communication device as the communication partner is transmitted to the mobile voice terminal device.

  In the above invention, as the method of the “location registration request signal”, for example, either a method of newly registering a location in the destination network, or a method of issuing a location registration cancellation request to the source Examples include a method of updating location registration via a communication network (or a third circuit network), or a method of appropriately combining these methods.

  In the present invention, “call” includes a connection request for establishing a communication connection, a transmission request for information (for example, an identifier such as an IP address) necessary for establishing the communication connection, and the like.

  According to the present invention as described above, voice handover can be performed between the radio circuit switching network and the radio packet switching network, and the mobile voice terminal apparatus moves from the radio circuit switching network to the radio packet switching network. Even in this case, voice communication can be continued.

  The present invention also provides a location registration request signal to the call control device when the transmitting means of the mobile voice terminal apparatus moves from the wireless packet switched network to the wireless circuit switched network by the movement detecting means. Send.

  When the voice handover control means of the call control device receives this location registration request signal, it makes a call to the mobile voice terminal device through the gateway device in the radio circuit switched network. The mobile voice terminal device establishes a communication connection in response to this call. At the same time, the call control device transmits the voice reception address of the gateway device (for example, the voice reception address of the IP packet I / F) to the voice communication device that is the communication partner of the mobile terminal device. Also, the transmission means of the mobile voice terminal device notifies the gateway device of the voice reception address of the voice communication device transmitted from the voice communication device as the communication partner, and completes the handover control.

  Also in the above-described invention, as a method of the location registration request signal, for example, a method of newly registering a location in the destination network, a method of issuing a location registration release request to the source, or any communication Examples include a method of updating location registration via a network (or a third circuit network), or a method of appropriately combining these methods.

  According to such an invention, voice handover can be performed between the radio circuit switched network and the radio packet switched network, and the mobile voice terminal device is transferred from the radio packet switched network to the radio circuit switched network. Even when moving, voice communication can be continued.

  Further, the present invention provides an electric field strength between the base station provided on the radio circuit switched network and the radio packet switched network by the electric field strength detecting means provided in the mobile voice terminal device. The electric field strength between the access points is detected.

  When the movement detecting means detects that the electric field strength with the base station is lowered and the electric field strength with the access point is raised with the electric field strength detecting means. The voice terminal apparatus detects that the radio terminal switching network is moving from the radio circuit switching network to the radio packet switching network, and the electric field strength detection means increases the electric field strength between the base station and the access point. When it is detected that the electric field strength is decreasing, the mobile voice terminal apparatus detects that it is moving from the wireless packet switching network to the wireless circuit switching network. Thereby, the movement state of the mobile voice terminal device between the networks can be accurately detected.

  Note that the movement detection means in the present invention includes, for example, a method for confirming only the electric field of the access point without confirming the electric field strength of the base station, or the GPS, etc. Various methods such as a method of using the position information and a method of appropriately combining these methods can be employed.

  According to the present invention, in a communication system including a mobile voice terminal device for performing a voice call and a call control device for controlling communication connection to the mobile terminal device, a wireless circuit switching network, a wireless packet switching network, etc. Voice handover processing between different networks can be realized with an inexpensive configuration.

[System configuration]
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication system according to the present embodiment.

  In the communication system according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a call control device 1 (SIP server device = SIP: Session Initiation Protocol) is provided as a core (core) for voice communication by a packet switching method. Call control is performed based on SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) between the switching network 2 (IP network) and the radio circuit switching network 6 that performs voice communication by a circuit switching method between the mobile terminal device 3a such as a mobile phone. A WLAN packet switching network 4 (WLAN packet switching network: WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network) that connects to each other via a media gateway device 5 (MGW device) and performs voice communication with the packet switching network 2 by a packet switching method; Are connected to each other via a router device 7.

  The core packet switching network 2 includes a wireless circuit switching network 6 in which another mobile terminal device 3b performs voice communication, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) network 12 in which a PHS terminal 3b performs voice communication, and a fixed telephone 8 A subscriber telephone network 9 (= public switched telephone network (PSTN)) that performs voice communication is connected via the MGW apparatus 5. Note that the MGW apparatus 5 according to the present embodiment includes a media gateway control apparatus (MGC), a signaling gateway (SG), and a media gateway (MGW), and the normal MGC understands SIP, It controls MGW and performs signaling and line connection.

  The core packet switching network 2 is connected via the router device 7 to the WLAN packet switching network 4 in which other mobile terminal devices 3b perform voice communication and the Internet 11 in which the personal computer device 10 performs voice communication. Has been.

(Configuration of call control device)
As shown in FIG. 2, the call control device 1 is a network having a physical network interface, a device driver corresponding to the physical network interface, a network control function such as a dial-up function, and a basic protocol stack (TCP / UDP / IP, etc.) Call control messages are transmitted / received between the interface 21 (network I / F) and the mobile terminal device 3a, etc., and this call control message is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b, etc., which is the destination, to make / receive calls And a call control unit 22 for processing.

  The call control device 1 also includes a registration database 25 (registration DB) for storing location information and connection status of each user, a location registration processing unit 23 that performs location registration processing for each user, a wireless circuit switching network And a handover processing unit 24 that performs voice handover processing between different types of networks such as a packet switching network.

  In such a call control device 1, the call control unit 22 controls to register connection state information indicating the connection state of each user in the registration database 25, and transfers the position information of each user to the position registration processing unit 23. It has become.

  When the location information is transferred from the call control unit 22, the location registration processing unit 23 compares the transferred location information with the location information registered in the registration database 25, and the user (= mobile terminal device 3b). Determines that the mobile terminal device has moved through the communication network (the currently accessed network) and designates handover to the handover processing unit 24 when the communication connection is established for the mobile terminal device and a call is in progress. A handover signal is transmitted.

  When the handover processing unit 24 receives this handover signal, it operates together with the call control unit 22 to execute a handover process described later. The handover processing unit 24 updates the position information and connection state information registered in the registration database 25 when the handover process is normally completed (successful).

(Configuration of mobile terminal device)
As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal device 3a (and the mobile terminal device 3b) includes a CSR-IF (Circuit Switch Radio Interface) 31 that is an interface for a radio circuit switching network 6 that performs voice communication by a circuit switching method, and a packet. It has two interfaces: a packet switching network 2 that performs voice communication by the switching method and a PSR-IF (Packet Switch Radio Interface) 32 that is an interface for the WLAN packet switching network 4.

  Each of the interfaces 31 and 32 includes a physical network interface, a device driver corresponding to the physical network interface, a network control function (NCU) such as a dial-up function, and a basic protocol stack (TCP / UDP / IP or the like).

  In addition, the mobile terminal device 3a includes a network selection determination unit 33 that selects an optimum interface among the interfaces 31 and 32 based on user preference, communication cost, communication quality (electric field strength), etc., and call control A message is transmitted / received between the call control device 1 or the communication partner mobile terminal device 3b, etc., between the call control unit 34 that performs registration / call / call processing, and the communication partner mobile terminal device 3b, etc. And a media transmission / reception unit 35 for transmitting / receiving audio data.

  As will be described later, the network selection determining unit 33 simultaneously sets the interfaces 31 and 32 in the drive state for the handover process, and designates location registration to the call control unit 34.

  In addition, the mobile terminal device 3a includes an input / output device 36 that is an audio input / output interface including an audio card, a driver, a software interface, an AD / DA conversion unit, and the like to which a microphone unit and a speaker unit are connected. It includes a codec processing unit 37 that converts data transferred from the input / output device 36 and the media transmission / reception unit 35 into a format that is optimal for the corresponding module and communication partner (codec conversion processing).

[Overview of handover processing]
In the communication system of such an embodiment, the call control device 1 includes identifiers (phone numbers, IDs, SIP-URIs (Session Initiation Protocol) that identify the CSR-IF31 and PSR-IF32 interfaces of the mobile terminal device 3a. -Uniform Resource Identifier), IP address, etc.), and related password information. When the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, the mobile terminal device 3a performs location registration with respect to the call control device 1, and the mobile terminal device 3a performs wireless circuit switching from the WLAN packet switching network 4. Even when moving to the network 6, location registration is performed for the call control device 1. As a result, the call control device 1 grasps the movement of the mobile terminal device 3a between the networks. The call control device 1 also grasps the state of the call as the mobile terminal device 3a moves between networks.

  When the call control device 1 detects movement of the mobile terminal device 3a between networks during a call, the call control device 1 starts a handover process. In this handover process, the call control device 1 mediates exchange of each SDP information (SDP: Session Description Protocol) of the mobile terminal device 3a and the mobile terminal device 3b that is the communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a in this example. And do it. This SDP information includes the IP address / port number at which each mobile terminal device 3a, 3b receives a voice packet, codec information, and the like.

(Movement from wireless circuit switched network to WLAN packet switched network)
FIG. 4 shows the state of handover processing when the mobile terminal device 3a (MN) communicating with the mobile terminal device 3b (CN) as the communication partner moves from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4. Show.

  In this case, when the network selection determination unit 33 of the mobile terminal device 3a detects that the mobile terminal device 3a has moved into the WLAN packet switching network 4, the network selection determination unit 33 specifies location registration for the call control unit. When this designation is made, the call control unit 34 uses the PSR-IF32 that is an interface for the WLAN packet switching network 4 in step S1 shown in FIG. 4 to the call control device 1 (SIP server device). The location of the mobile terminal device 3a in the WLAN packet switching network 4 is registered. The call control device 1 registers the location information and connection status information in the WLAN packet switching network 4 together with the location information and connection status information in the radio circuit switching network 6 of the mobile terminal device 3a in the registration DB 25 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of location information registered in the registration database 25 of the call control device 1, and FIG. 7 shows an example of connection state information registered in the registration database 25. As can be seen from FIG. 6, “registration URI (URI: Uniform Resource Identifier)”, “call control address”, and “mobile number (phone number of each mobile terminal device)” are registered in the registration database 25 as location information. It has become so. As can be seen from FIG. 7, the connection status information includes “session identification number (session ID)”, “calling source URI”, “calling source attribute”, “calling destination URI”, “calling destination” The “attribute” and “communication start time” are registered in the registration database 25.

  In the connection state information shown in FIG. 7, “session ID” is an identification number unique to each call such as “SIP call-ID”, for example, and is a number that can identify the call. The “call control control address” of the “calling source attribute” is a call control signal standby address such as “SIP Contact” or a call control signal standby port number. Further, “session information” of “calling source attribute” is a voice data reception address such as “SDP” or “RFC2327”, or a voice data reception port number, and codec information.

  Next, when performing location registration in this manner, the call control device 1 starts handover processing because there has been a change in location registration while the mobile terminal device 3a is talking to the mobile terminal device 3b. When the handover process is started, the call control device 1 first makes a call to the WLAN side number in the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the mobile terminal device 3a to establish a communication connection in step S2 shown in FIG. .

  The mobile terminal device 3a forms a response packet based on SDP (Session Description Protocol) in response to the establishment of this connection, and transmits this to the call control device 1. In step S3 shown in FIG. 4, the call control device 1 transmits the contents of the SDP described in the response packet from the mobile terminal device 3a to the mobile terminal device 3b that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a. .

  Next, the mobile terminal device 3b that is the communication counterpart moves the voice packet transmission destination from the MGW device 5 based on the contents of the SDP transmitted from the call control device 1, as shown in step S4 of FIG. Change to terminal device 3a. At the same time, the mobile terminal device 3b returns an SDP including the voice reception address to the call control device 1 as an acknowledgment response.

  Finally, the call control device 1 notifies the mobile terminal device 3a of the SDP of the mobile terminal device 3b. Thereby, the media transmission / reception unit 35 of the mobile terminal device 3a starts transmitting voice packets to the mobile terminal device 3b, and the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4. The handover process is completed.

(Movement from WLAN packet switching network to wireless circuit switching network)
FIG. 5 shows the state of the handover process when the mobile terminal device 3a (MN) communicating with the mobile terminal device 3b (CN) as the communication partner moves from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6. Show.

  In this case, when the network selection determination unit 33 of the mobile terminal device 3a detects that the mobile terminal device 3a has moved into the wireless circuit switching network 6, the network selection determination unit 33 specifies location registration for the call control unit. When this designation is made, the call control unit 34 uses the PSR-IF32 that is an interface for the WLAN packet switching network 4 in step S11 shown in FIG. 5 to the call control device 1 (SIP server device). The location of the mobile terminal device 3a in the wireless circuit switching network 6 is registered.

  The call control device 1 registers the location information and connection status information in the wireless circuit switching network 6 together with the location information and connection status information in the WLAN packet switching network 4 of the mobile terminal device 3a in the registration database 25 shown in FIG.

  Next, when performing location registration in this manner, the call control device 1 starts handover processing because there has been a change in location registration while the mobile terminal device 3a is talking to the mobile terminal device 3b. When the handover process is started, the call control device 1 first makes a call to the mobile circuit switching network side number in the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the mobile terminal device 3a via the MGW device 5 in step S12 shown in FIG. Make a call.

  The mobile terminal device 3a establishes a connection with the MGW device 5 in response to this call. Along with the establishment of this connection, the MGW apparatus 5 forms a response packet including the SDP and transmits it to the call control apparatus 1. In step S13 shown in FIG. 5, the call control device 1 transmits the contents of the SDP described in the response packet transmitted from the MGW device 5 to the mobile terminal device 3b that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a. To do.

  Next, the mobile terminal device 3b, which is the communication partner, determines the destination of the voice packet from the mobile terminal device 3a based on the contents of the SDP transmitted from the call control device 1, as shown in step S14 of FIG. Change to MGW device 5. At the same time, the mobile terminal device 3b returns an SDP including the voice reception address to the call control device 1 as an acknowledgment response.

  Finally, the call control device 1 notifies the MGW device 5 of the SDP of the mobile terminal device 3b. As a result, the MGW apparatus 5 starts transmitting voice packets to the mobile terminal apparatus 3b, and the handover process when the mobile terminal apparatus 3a moves from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6 is completed.

[Detailed operation of each part]
Next, detailed operations of each part of the mobile terminal device 3a (3b) and the call control device 1 that realize such a handover process will be described.

(Mobile terminal device location registration process)
The flowchart of FIG. 8 shows the flow of the location registration operation (step S1 in FIG. 4 and step S11 in FIG. 5) of the mobile terminal device 3a in the above-described handover process. This flowchart is started when the network selection determining unit 33 of the mobile terminal device 3a shown in FIG. 3 initializes the execution process of the location registration process, and the process is executed from step S21.

  In step S21, the network selection determination unit 33 enters a standby state immediately after the execution process is initialized, and during this time, the movement of the mobile terminal device 3a is monitored in steps S22 and S23.

  Specifically, the network selection determination unit 33 performs the electric field strength between the mobile terminal device 3a and the access point 40 provided in the WLAN packet switching network 4 shown in FIG. The electric field strength between the base station 41 provided in the circuit switching network 6 is constantly monitored. When the electric field strength with respect to the base station 41 decreases and the electric field strength with respect to the access point 40 increases, the network selection determination unit 33 determines that the mobile terminal device 3a has changed from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network. In step S25, the location of the call control device 1 is registered.

  On the other hand, when the electric field strength with the base station 41 increases and the electric field strength with the access point 40 decreases, the network selection determination unit 33 causes the mobile terminal device 3a to wirelessly transmit from the WLAN packet switching network 4. It is determined that the mobile terminal has moved to the circuit switching network 6, and the location registration is canceled for the call control device 1 in step S24.

  FIG. 9 shows the timing of the location registration and the location registration release in the network selection determination unit 33. As can be seen from FIG. 9, the communication area by the access point 40 of the WLAN packet switching network 4 and the communication area by the base station 41 of the wireless circuit switching network 6 overlap, and the communication area of each network overlaps When the mobile terminal device 3a is located in the middle of the mobile terminal device 3a, when the mobile terminal device 3a moves to the WLAN packet switching network 4 side, the electric field strength between the access point 40 and the base station 41 increases. The electric field strength will decrease. In this case, the network selection determination unit 33 determines that the mobile terminal device 3a has moved from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, and performs location registration with respect to the call control device 1 in step S25. Do.

  In addition, when the mobile terminal device 3a is located in the middle of the overlapping range of each network, if the mobile terminal device 3a moves to the wireless circuit switched network 6 side, The electric field strength increases and the electric field strength between the access points 40 decreases. In this case, the network selection determination unit 33 determines that the mobile terminal device 3a is moving from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6, and cancels the location registration with respect to the call control device 1 in step S24. I do.

  On the mobile terminal device 3a side, by detecting the electric field strength between the access point 40 and the base station 41 in this way, the movement between the networks is constantly monitored, and the electric field strength level increases. It is determined that the mobile terminal device 3a is moving on the network, and location registration or location registration cancellation is performed with respect to the call control device 1.

(Process of call control unit of call control device)
Next, the flowchart of FIG. 10 shows the flow of each process including the location registration process in the call control unit 22 of the call control device 1 shown in FIG. This flowchart is started when the call control unit 22 of the call control device 1 initializes the execution process of the call control unit 22, and the processing is executed from step S31.

  In step S31, the call control unit 22 immediately enters a standby state after initializing the execution process, and determines whether or not a message has been received from the mobile terminal device 3a in step S32. Then, the process proceeds to step S33 at the timing when the reception of the message from the mobile terminal device 3a is detected.

  In step S33, the call control unit 22 determines whether or not the message received from the mobile terminal device 3a is a location registration message. If it is a position registration message, in step S38, a position registration command is supplied to the position registration processing unit 23 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when the call control unit 22 determines in step S33 that the message received from the mobile terminal device 3a is not a location registration message, the call control unit 22 proceeds to step S34 and receives the message from the mobile terminal device 3a. It is determined whether the received message is a call connection / update request.

  In step S34, the fact that the message received from the mobile terminal device 3a is not a call connection / update request indicates that the message received from the mobile terminal device 3a is a call disconnection request. For this reason, when the call control unit 22 determines that the message received from the mobile terminal device 3a is not a call connection / update request, the call control unit 22 proceeds to step S39 and performs a call disconnection process. In step S36, it is determined whether or not the disconnection process is successful, and the process proceeds to step S37 at the timing when the disconnection process is determined to be successful, and the mobile terminal device registered in the registration database 25 is determined. Update the connection status information of 3a.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S34 that the message received from the mobile terminal device 3a is a call connection / update request, the call control unit 22 proceeds to step S35 and refers to the registration DB 25. Then, terminal authentication processing and connection / connection update processing of the mobile terminal device 3a are performed. In step S36, it is determined whether or not the terminal authentication process and the connection / connection update process are successful, and the process proceeds to step S37 at the timing when each of the processes is determined to be successful, and the mobile terminal device 3a Is registered in the registration database 25, or the connection state information of the mobile terminal device 3a registered in the registration database 25 is updated.

(Processing of location registration processing unit of call control device)
Next, the flowchart of FIG. 11 shows the flow of each process including the position registration process in the position registration processing unit 23 of the call control device 1 shown in FIG. This flowchart is started when the location registration processing unit 23 of the call control device 1 initializes the execution process of the location registration processing unit 23, and executes the processing from step S41.

  In step S41, the location registration processing unit 23 immediately enters a standby state after initializing the execution process. During this time, in step S42, the location registration processing unit 23 determines whether a location registration command is supplied from the call control unit 22.

  That is, as described in step S33 and step S38 in the flowchart of FIG. 10, when the message received from the mobile terminal device 3a is a message designating location registration, the call control unit 22 performs location registration in step S38. A position registration command is supplied to the processing unit 23. For this reason, in step S42, the location registration processing unit 23 determines whether or not a location registration command is supplied from the call control unit 22, and the process proceeds to step S43 at the timing when the location registration command is supplied. .

  In step S43, the location registration processing unit 23 performs authentication processing of a message corresponding to the location registration command received from the call control unit 22, and in step S44, as described with reference to FIG. 9, in the mobile terminal device 3a Based on the electric field strength with respect to each of the networks 4 and 6, it is determined whether or not the network accessed by the mobile terminal device 3a has changed. In this step S44, when the mobile terminal device 3a determines that the change of the network accessed by the mobile terminal device 3a has not occurred, the location registration processing unit 23 advances the processing to step S45, and the registration database 25 The location information of the mobile terminal device 3a registered in is updated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S44 that the change of the network accessed by the mobile terminal device 3a has occurred, the location registration processing unit 23 advances the process to step S46, and the mobile registration processing unit 23 Then, based on the location registration processing by the mobile terminal device 3a, it is determined whether or not the movement of the mobile terminal device 3a is from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4.

  In this step S44, when it is determined that the movement of the mobile terminal device 3a between networks is a movement from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, the location registration processing unit 23 advances the process to step S47, A handover command for designating a handover process from the radio circuit switched network 6 to the WLAN packet switched network 4 is supplied to the handover processing unit 24 shown in FIG. 2, and the registered in the registration database 25 in step S45. The location information of the mobile terminal device 3a is updated.

  If it is determined in step S44 that the movement of the mobile terminal device 3a between the networks is not from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, the mobile terminal device 3a Since this means that the mobile station has moved to the circuit switched network 6, the location registration processing unit 23 advances the processing to step S48, and performs handover for designating handover processing from the WLAN packet switched network 4 to the wireless circuit switched network 6. The command is supplied to the handover processing unit 24, and the location information of the mobile terminal device 3a registered in the registration database 25 is updated in step S45.

  Based on the handover command supplied from the location registration processing unit 23, the handover processing unit 24 executes the handover process as follows.

(Processing of handover processing unit of call control device)
Next, the flowchart of FIG. 12 shows the flow of each process including the handover process in the handover processing unit 24 of the call control device 1 shown in FIG. This flowchart starts when the handover processing unit 24 of the call control device 1 initializes the execution process of the handover processing unit 24, and executes the processing from step S51.

  In step S51, the handover processing unit 24 enters a standby state immediately after initializing the execution process, and determines whether or not a handover command is supplied from the location registration processing unit 23 in step S52.

  That is, as described in steps S46 to S48 in the flowchart of FIG. 11, when the location registration processing unit 23 detects the movement of the mobile terminal device 3a between networks, the movement between networks is transferred from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN. A handover command indicating whether the movement is to the packet switching network 4 or the movement from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6 is supplied to the handover processing unit 24. For this reason, in step S52, the handover processing unit 24 determines whether or not a handover command is supplied from the location registration processing unit 23, and the process proceeds to step S53 at the timing when the handover command is supplied.

  In step S53, when the mobile terminal device 3a is supplied with a handover command indicating movement from the radio circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, the handover processing unit 24 executes the handover processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the mobile terminal device 3a is supplied with a handover command indicating movement from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the radio circuit switching network 6, the handover processing unit 24 executes the handover processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. Proceed to step S54.

  In step S54, the handover processing unit 24 determines whether the handover process executed based on the flowchart of FIG. 13 or the flowchart of FIG. 14 is successful, and performs the process at the timing when it is determined that the handover process is successful. Proceeding to step S55, the connection state information of the mobile terminal device 3a registered in the registration database 25 is updated.

(Handover process when moving to WLAN packet switching network)
When the handover processing unit 24 receives a handover command indicating the movement of the mobile terminal device 3a from the radio circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4 from the location registration processing unit 23, the handover processing unit 24 In step S53 of the flowchart, the handover process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 13 is executed.

  That is, when the mobile terminal device 3a receives a handover command indicating movement from the radio circuit switched network 6 to the WLAN packet switched network 4 from the location registration processing unit 23, the handover processing unit 24 firstly performs the flowchart of FIG. In step S61, a call is made to the WLAN side number in the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the mobile terminal device 3a.

  The mobile terminal device 3a forms a response packet including an SDP (SDP: Session Description Protocol) in response to this call and sends it back to the call control device 1. The handover processing unit 24, in step S62, The mobile terminal apparatus 3a determines whether or not this response packet has been returned. If the response packet is returned, the process proceeds to step S63. If the response packet is not returned, the handover process is performed. It is determined that the process has failed (result = failure), and the process returns to step S51 in the flowchart of FIG. 12 to shift to a standby state.

  Next, when the process proceeds to step S63 by receiving a response packet returned from the mobile terminal device 3a, the handover processing unit 24, for the mobile terminal device 3b that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a, The content of the SDP described in the response packet from the mobile terminal device 3a (the voice reception address of the WLAN packet switching network 4 with which the mobile terminal device 3a communicates) is transmitted, and the process proceeds to step S64.

  The mobile terminal device 3b that is the communication partner changes the transmission destination of the voice packet from the MGW device 5 to the mobile terminal device 3a based on the voice reception address of the WLAN packet switching network 4 with which the mobile terminal device 3a communicates. Further, the mobile terminal device 3b transmits the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b to the call control device 1 as a reply packet to the response packet received from the handover processing unit 24.

  When receiving the reply packet from the mobile terminal device 3b, the handover processing unit 24 notifies the mobile terminal device 3a of the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b described in the reply packet in step S64. Thereby, the media transmission / reception unit 35 of the mobile terminal device 3a starts transmitting voice packets to the mobile terminal device 3b, and the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4. The handover process is completed.

  Then, when transmission of a voice packet from the mobile terminal device 3a to the mobile terminal device 3b is started, the handover processing unit 24 determines that the handover processing has been successful in step S54 of the flowchart of FIG. In step S55, the connection state information in the registration database 25 is updated.

(Handover processing when moving to a wireless circuit switched network)
On the other hand, when the handover processing unit 24 receives a handover command indicating that the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6 from the location registration processing unit 23, the handover processing unit 24 In step S53 of the flowchart of FIG. 12, the handover process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 14 is executed.

  That is, when the mobile terminal device 3a receives a handover command indicating movement from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6 from the location registration processing unit 23, the handover processing unit 24 firstly performs the flowchart of FIG. In step S71, the mobile terminal device 3a is called to the cellular side number (wireless circuit switching network side number) in the wireless circuit switching network 6.

  The mobile terminal device 3a establishes a connection with the MGW device 5 in response to this call. Along with the establishment of this connection, the MGW device 5 forms a response packet including the SDP and sends it back to the call control device 1, but the handover processing unit 24 sends the response packet from the MGW device 5 in step S72. It is determined whether or not a response packet has been returned. If a response packet has been returned, the process proceeds to step S73. If a response packet has not been returned, the handover process is “failed (result = failure)”. The process returns to step S51 in the flowchart of FIG. 12 and shifts to the standby state.

  Next, when the process proceeds to step S73 by receiving the response packet returned from the MGW apparatus 5, the handover processing unit 24 sends the response to the mobile terminal apparatus 3b that is the communication partner of the mobile terminal apparatus 3a. The contents of the SDP described in the packet (the voice reception address of the MGW apparatus 5 with which the mobile terminal apparatus 3a communicates) are transmitted, and the process proceeds to step S74.

  The mobile terminal device 3b that is the communication partner changes the transmission destination of the voice packet from the mobile terminal device 3a to the MGW device 5 based on the contents of the SDP transmitted from the handover processing unit 24. Further, the mobile terminal device 3b transmits the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b to the call control device 1 as a reply packet to the response packet received from the handover processing unit 24.

  When receiving the reply packet from the mobile terminal device 3b, the handover processing unit 24 notifies the MGW device 5 of the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b described in the reply packet in step S74. Thereby, the voice data from the mobile terminal device 3a is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b via the MGW device 5, and the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6. The handover process in is completed. Then, when transmission of voice data from the mobile terminal device 3a to the mobile terminal device 3b is started via the MGW device 5, the handover processing unit 24 succeeds in the handover processing in step S54 of the flowchart of FIG. In step S55 as described above, the connection state information update processing of the registration database 25 is performed.

[Handover control sequence]
Next, such a handover process will be described with reference to sequence diagrams shown in FIGS.

(Handover control sequence for moving to WLAN packet switching network)
FIG. 15 shows that the mobile terminal device 3a is connected to the WLAN from the wireless circuit switching network 6 while the mobile terminal device 3b (CN) as a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a (MN) remains in the WLAN packet switching network 4. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing handover control when moving to a packet switching network 4.

  In FIG. 15, first, the mobile terminal device 3a located in the wireless circuit switching network 6 and the mobile terminal device 3b located in the WLAN packet switching network 4 are connected via the MGW device 5 to RTP communication (RTP: Real- time Transport Protocol).

  In this state, when the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the wireless circuit switching network 6 into the WLAN packet switching network 4, the network selection determination unit 33 of the mobile terminal device 3a supplies a location registration command to the call control unit 34. . In response to this location registration command, the call control unit 34 performs location registration with respect to the call control device 1 as shown in step S81 of FIG. Thereby, the handover process is started.

  When starting the handover process, the call control device 1 makes a call to the WLAN side number in the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the mobile terminal device 3a in step S82. In step S83, the mobile terminal device 3a forms a response packet based on SDP (SDP: Session Description Protocol) in response to the call, and returns the response packet to the call control device 1.

  Next, in step S84, the call control device 1 stores the contents of the SDP described in the response packet returned from the mobile terminal device 3a (the voice reception address of the WLAN packet switching network 4 with which the mobile terminal device 3a communicates). Then, the data is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a.

  In step S85, the mobile terminal device 3b that is the communication partner changes the voice packet transmission destination from the MGW device 5 to the mobile terminal device 3a based on the voice reception address of the WLAN packet switching network 4 with which the mobile terminal device 3a communicates. Then, transmission of the voice packet to the mobile terminal device 3a is started.

  In step S86, the mobile terminal device 3b transmits the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b to the call control device 1 as a reply packet to the response packet received from the handover processing unit 24. In step S87, the call control device 1 notifies the mobile terminal device 3a of the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b described in the reply packet received from the mobile terminal device 3b. In step S88, the call control device 1 A response signal serving as a packet reception response is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b. Thereby, the call control unit 34 of the mobile terminal device 3a starts transmitting voice packets to the mobile terminal device 3b (starts RTP transmission), and while the mobile terminal device 3a is located in the WLAN packet switching network 4, RTP communication is performed between the mobile terminal device 3a and the mobile terminal device 3b.

  On the other hand, when the call control device 1 notifies the mobile terminal device 3a of the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b in step S87, the call control device 1 requests the mobile terminal device 3a to disconnect the wireless circuit switching network 6 (Hung -Up). This communication disconnection request is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3a via the MGW device 5 in step S89 and step S90.

  The call control unit 34 of the mobile terminal device 3a disconnects the communication line with the mobile terminal device 3b formed via the wireless circuit switching network 6 in response to the communication disconnection request, and performs steps S91 and S92. Then, a response signal indicating completion of the disconnection of the communication line is transmitted to the call control device 1 via the MGW device 5. Thereby, the handover control is completed.

(Handover control sequence when moving to a wireless circuit switched network)
Next, FIG. 16 shows a state in which the mobile terminal device 3a (MN) as a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a (MN) remains located in the WLAN packet switching network 4 and the mobile terminal device 3a is in the WLAN packet switching network. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing handover control when moving from 4 to a wireless circuit switching network 6;

  In FIG. 16, first, the mobile terminal device 3a and the mobile terminal device 3b located in the WLAN packet switching network 4 perform RTP communication (RTP: Real-time Transport Protocol) using the WLAN packet switching network 4. ing.

  In this state, when the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the WLAN packet switching network 4 into the wireless circuit switching network 6, the network selection determination unit 33 of the mobile terminal device 3a supplies a location registration cancellation command to the call control unit 34. . In response to the location registration cancellation command, the call control unit 34 issues a location registration cancellation request to the call control device 1 as shown in step S101 of FIG. Thereby, the handover process is started.

  When the call control device 1 starts the handover process, the call control device 1 issues a call to the mobile circuit switching network side number in the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the mobile terminal device 3a. The call to the cellular side number is received at the mobile terminal device 3a via the MGW device 5 in step S102 and step S103, thereby establishing a connection. The MGW apparatus 5 forms a response packet based on the SDP in response to this connection establishment, and returns it to the call control apparatus 1. This response packet is transmitted from the MGW apparatus 5 to the call control apparatus 1 in steps S104 and S105.

  Next, when the call control device 1 receives the response packet from the MGW device 5, in step S106, the call control device 1 sends the SDP described in the response packet to the mobile terminal device 3b that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a. (The voice reception address of the MGW apparatus 5 with which the mobile terminal apparatus 3a communicates) is transmitted.

  The mobile terminal device 3b that is the communication partner changes the transmission destination of the voice packet from the mobile terminal device 3a to the MGW device 5 based on the contents of the SDP transmitted from the call control device 1. In step S107, the mobile terminal device 3b transmits the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b to the call control device 1 as a reply packet to the response packet received from the call control device 1.

  When the call control device 1 receives the reply packet from the mobile terminal device 3b, in step S108, the call control device 1 notifies the MGW device 5 of the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b described in the reply packet, and in step S109. Then, a reception response to the reply packet is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b. Thereby, RTP communication in which the audio data from the mobile terminal device 3a is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b via the MGW device 5 is started.

  On the other hand, when the call control apparatus 1 notifies the MGW apparatus 5 of the voice reception address of the mobile terminal apparatus 3b in step S108, the call control apparatus 1 makes a communication disconnection request for the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the mobile terminal apparatus 3a in step S110. . In response to the communication disconnection request, the call control unit 34 of the mobile terminal device 3a disconnects the communication line with the mobile terminal device 3b that has been formed through the WLAN packet switching network 4 until then. Thereby, the handover control is completed.

[Effect of the embodiment]
As is apparent from the above description, the communication system according to this embodiment is configured so that the mobile terminal device 3a and the mobile terminal device 3b are connected to the CSR-IF 31 that is an interface for the radio circuit switching network 6 and the WLAN packet switching network. PSR-IF32, which is an interface for 4, is provided. Then, for example, in the mobile terminal device 3a, the movement between the networks 4 and 6 is detected based on the electric field strength with respect to the access point 40 of the WLAN packet switching network 4 and the electric field strength with respect to the base station 41 of the wireless circuit switching network 6. .

  When the mobile terminal device 3a detects movement from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, it makes a location registration request to the call control device 1, and from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6. Is detected, the location of the call control device 1 is canceled. The call control device 1 starts handover control using the location registration request or location registration release request from the mobile terminal device 3a as a trigger.

  Specifically, when the mobile terminal device 3a detects a movement from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, a location registration request is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 3a to the call control device 1. The call control device 1 makes a call to the WLAN side number in the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the mobile terminal device 3a to establish a connection.

  In response to the call, the mobile terminal device 3a transmits the voice reception address of the WLAN packet switching network 4 with which the mobile terminal device 3a communicates to the call control device 1, and the call control device 1 transmits the WLAN packet switching network 4 Is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b which is the communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a.

  The mobile terminal device 3b to be a communication partner changes the destination of the voice packet from the MGW device 5 to the mobile terminal device 3a based on the voice reception address of the WLAN packet switching network 4 with which the mobile terminal device 3a communicates. Start sending voice packets for 3a.

  Further, the mobile terminal device 3b transmits the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b to the call control device 1. The call control device 1 notifies the mobile terminal device 3a of the voice reception address received from the mobile terminal device 3b. Thereby, the handover control is completed, and the mobile terminal device 3a can start transmitting voice packets to the mobile terminal device 3b. Therefore, even when the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the wireless circuit switching network 6 to the WLAN packet switching network 4, voice calls can be continued.

  In addition, when the mobile terminal device 3a detects a movement from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6, a location registration release request is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 3a to the call control device 1. The control device 1 makes a call to the cellular side number in the radio circuit switching network 6 to the mobile terminal device 3a to establish a connection.

  The MGW device 5 returns the voice reception address of the MGW device 5 to the call control device 1 in response to the connection establishment based on the cellular side number. The call control device 1 transmits the voice reception address of the MGW device 5 to the mobile terminal device 3b that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device 3a.

  When receiving the voice reception address from the call control device 1, the mobile terminal device 3b that is the communication partner sends the voice packet that has been transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3a up to the MGW device 5 corresponding to the voice reception address. change. Further, when the transmission destination is changed, the mobile terminal device 3b transmits the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b to the call control device 1. The call control device 1 notifies the MGW device 5 of the voice reception address of the mobile terminal device 3b. As a result, handover control is completed, and voice data from the mobile terminal device 3a is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3b via the MGW device 5. Therefore, even when the mobile terminal device 3a moves from the WLAN packet switching network 4 to the wireless circuit switching network 6, the voice call can be continued.

  As described above, the communication system according to the present embodiment calls the number associated with the destination network of the mobile terminal device 3a from the call control device 1, and therefore modifies the existing wireless circuit switching network 6 and the MGW device 5. Thus, voice handover control between different networks between the WLAN packet switching network 4 and the radio circuit switching network 6 can be realized at low cost.

It is a figure which shows an example of the network structure of the communication system used as embodiment which applied this invention. It is a block diagram of a call control device provided in the communication system of the embodiment. It is a block diagram of a mobile terminal device used in the communication system of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of handover control when a mobile terminal apparatus moves from a wireless circuit switching network to a WLAN packet switching network in the distribution system of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an overview of handover control when a mobile terminal apparatus moves from a WLAN packet switching network to a wireless circuit switching network in the distribution system of the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the positional information memorize | stored in the registration database provided in the call control apparatus of the communication system of embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the connection status information memorize | stored in the registration database provided in the call control apparatus of the communication system of embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the location registration operation | movement (and location registration cancellation | release operation | movement) according to the network used as the movement destination of the mobile terminal device used for the delivery system of embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the detection operation | movement of the network used as the movement destination of the mobile terminal device used for the delivery system of embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the call control part provided in the call control apparatus of the delivery system of embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the location registration process part provided in the call control apparatus of the delivery system of embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the handover process part provided in the call control apparatus of the delivery system of embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of handover processing of the call control device of the distribution system of the embodiment when the mobile terminal device moves from the wireless circuit switched network to the WLAN packet switched network. 7 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of handover processing of the call control device of the distribution system according to the embodiment when the mobile terminal device moves from the WLAN packet switching network to the wireless circuit switching network. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining handover control of the distribution system according to the embodiment when the mobile terminal apparatus moves from the wireless circuit switched network to the WLAN packet switched network. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining handover control of the call control device of the distribution system according to the embodiment when the mobile terminal device moves from the WLAN packet switching network to the wireless circuit switching network.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Call control device
2 ... Packet switched network
3a… Mobile terminal device
3b… Mobile terminal device
4 ... WLAN packet switching network
5 ... Media gateway device (MGW device)
6 ... Wireless network
7 ... Router device
8 ... landline telephone
9 ... Subscriber telephone network (PSTN network)
10 ... Personal computer equipment
11 ... Internet
12 ... PHS network
21 ... Network interface
22 ... Call controller
23… Location registration processing part
24 ... Handover processing section
25… Registration database
31 ... Interface for WLAN packet switching network
32… Interface for wireless circuit switching network
33 ... Network selection judgment part
34 ... Call controller
35 ... Media transceiver
36 ... Input / output devices
37 ... Codec processing section

Claims (6)

A communication system comprising a mobile voice terminal device for performing a voice call and a call control device for controlling communication connection to the mobile terminal device,
The mobile voice terminal device
A communication means for wireless circuit switching network for performing voice communication through a gateway device on the wireless circuit switching network;
A communication means for wireless packet switching network for performing voice communication corresponding to the wireless packet switching network;
Movement detection means for detecting movement between each of the wireless circuit switching network and the wireless packet switching network at least during a voice call;
Transmission means for transmitting a location registration request signal when movement of the mobile voice terminal device is detected by the movement detection means, and the call control device comprises:
When the movement of the mobile voice terminal device from the radio circuit switching network to the radio packet switching network is detected based on the location registration request signal, the mobile voice terminal device is notified of the radio packet switching network. Make a call in
The voice reception address in the wireless packet switching network transmitted from the mobile voice terminal device in response to the call is transmitted to the voice communication device serving as the communication partner of the mobile terminal device, and the voice communication serving as the communication partner. A communication system comprising voice handover control means for transmitting a voice reception address of a device to the mobile voice terminal device. A communication system comprising a mobile voice terminal device for performing a voice call and a call control device for controlling communication connection to the mobile terminal device,
The mobile voice terminal device
A communication means for wireless circuit switching network for performing voice communication through a gateway device on the wireless circuit switching network;
A communication means for wireless packet switching network for performing voice communication corresponding to the wireless packet switching network;
Movement detection means for detecting movement between each of the wireless circuit switching network and the wireless packet switching network at least during a voice call;
Transmission means for transmitting a location registration request signal when movement of the mobile voice terminal device is detected by the movement detection means, and the call control device comprises:
When the movement of the mobile voice terminal device from the wireless packet switching network to the wireless circuit switching network is detected based on the location registration request signal, the mobile voice terminal device is connected to the mobile voice terminal device through the gateway device. Make a call in a wireless circuit switched network,
Based on the communication connection established in response to the call, the voice reception address of the gateway device transmitted from the gateway device is transmitted to a voice communication device that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device, and the communication A communication system, wherein a voice reception address of a voice communication device as a partner is notified to the gateway device on the radio circuit switched network and voice handover control is performed. The mobile voice terminal device
Electric field strength detecting means for detecting electric field strength with a base station provided on the wireless circuit switching network and an electric field strength with an access point provided on the wireless packet switching network;
The movement detecting means includes
When the electric field strength detection unit detects that the electric field strength with the base station is decreased and the electric field strength with the access point is increased, the mobile voice terminal device Detecting that it is moving from the switching network to the wireless packet switching network,
When the electric field strength detection unit detects that the electric field strength with the base station has increased and the electric field strength with the access point has decreased, the mobile voice terminal device 3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein it is detected that the mobile network is moving from a switching network to the wireless circuit switching network. A communication means for wireless circuit switching network for performing voice communication through a gateway device on the wireless circuit switching network;
A communication means for wireless packet switching network for performing voice communication corresponding to the wireless packet switching network;
Movement detecting means for detecting movement between each of the wireless circuit switched network and the wireless packet switched network at least during a call;
A method for performing voice handover control of a mobile voice terminal device comprising:
A step of transmitting a location registration request signal when movement of the mobile voice terminal device is detected by the movement detection means;
When the call control device detects movement of the mobile voice terminal device from the radio circuit switched network to the radio packet switched network based on the location registration request signal, the mobile voice terminal device Making a call in a wireless packet switched network;
The transmitting means of the mobile voice terminal device, in response to the call, transmitting a voice reception address in the wireless packet switching network to the call control device;
In the call control device, the voice reception address in the radio packet switching network transmitted from the mobile voice terminal device is transmitted to a voice communication device serving as a communication partner of the mobile terminal device, and voice communication serving as the communication partner is performed. Transmitting a voice reception address of the device to the mobile voice terminal device. A communication means for wireless circuit switching network for performing voice communication through a gateway device on the wireless circuit switching network;
A communication means for wireless packet switching network for performing voice communication corresponding to the wireless packet switching network;
Movement detecting means for detecting movement between each of the wireless circuit switched network and the wireless packet switched network at least during a call;
A method for performing voice handover control of a mobile voice terminal device comprising:
Transmitting a location registration request signal when movement of the mobile voice terminal device is detected by the movement detection means;
When the voice handover control means of the call control device detects movement of the mobile voice terminal device from the radio packet switching network to the radio circuit switching network based on the location registration request signal, the gateway device Making a call in the radio circuit switched network to the mobile voice terminal device through,
The transmission means of the mobile voice terminal device establishes a communication connection with the gateway device in response to the call;
The voice handover control means of the call control device uses the voice reception address of the gateway device transmitted from the gateway device based on the established communication connection to the voice communication device that is a communication partner of the mobile terminal device. And a step of notifying the gateway device of a voice reception address of a voice communication device as a communication partner. Electric field strength between the base station provided on the radio circuit switched network and an access point provided on the radio packet switched network by the field strength detection means provided in the mobile voice terminal device. Detecting the electric field strength of
When the movement detection means detects that the electric field strength with the base station is low and the electric field strength with the access point is high, the mobile voice terminal device Detecting that the mobile packet is moving to the wireless packet switching network,
When the movement detection means detects that the electric field strength with the base station has increased and the electric field strength with the access point has decreased, the mobile voice terminal device detects that the wireless packet switching network 6. The voice handover method according to claim 4, further comprising a step of detecting that the mobile station is moving to the radio circuit switched network.

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