WO2004093348A1 - 無線通信システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention has a first mobile communication terminal (for example, a portable information terminal) provided with a wireless LAN interface having one or a plurality of wireless LAN client functions, and a wireless LAN access point or a wireless LA client function.
- the present invention relates to a wireless communication system having a second mobile communication terminal (for example, a mobile phone) having a wireless LAN interface.
- W-CDMA Wi-deb and Code Divisi on Multiple Access
- GSM Global System for Mobile Comm nicati ons
- GPRS General P ac ket Rad io S e rv ice
- a service area is composed of multiple hotspot areas consisting of wireless LAN access points (AP: Access Point), and high-speed data transmission of a local area and tens of megabps is performed. Services to perform are provided.
- AP Access Point
- a wireless LAN adapter with a wireless LAN client function such as a PCMC IA (Pers on al Computer Memory Card Internatio nal as sociation) card, CF (Comp ac t Flash) card, SD (S e (Cure Digital) Notebook PC equipped with a card-type wireless LAN adapter such as power supply, portable information terminal such as PDA (Peers on al Digital Assistant), or portable information with built-in wireless LAN function
- terminals are used. Then, in the wireless LAN hot spot area, Internet access and mail transmission / reception are performed using a portable information terminal equipped with a wireless LAN interface.
- a mobile terminal capable of receiving the service of the mobile communication system for example, a W_CDMA mobile phone, a PHS data communication power, or the like, is used for wireless communication such as voice communication and data communication. Perform access.
- the mobile communication system and the wireless LAN system are independent of each other, and at present, users use different wireless communication systems using different wireless communication terminals.
- a mobile communication system such as the W—C DMA system
- W—C DMA wireless LAN system service
- advantages and disadvantages respectively.
- a mobile communication system has the advantage of having a wide service area and supporting high-speed movement, but has a high basic fee and pays a large amount, such as video and music. This is disadvantageous for overnight downloads.
- a wireless LAN system has the advantage that high-speed data communication can be realized and the system can be easily constructed, so that services can be used at low and fixed rates.
- This is disadvantageous in that the use of a high frequency band consumes a lot of frequency resources (bandwidth), and the service area becomes a local area (for example, several hundred meters in a hot spot).
- mobile communication service areas such as the W-C DMA system and wireless LAN hot spot service areas, and the spread of low-cost mobile terminals, users must enjoy the benefits of both wireless communication systems.
- More and more cases have both a CDMA mobile phone and a mobile information terminal equipped with a wireless LAN interface, so the mobile terminal must be equipped to take advantage of the features of both wireless communication systems. It is desired to develop a device that can switch (handover) between different wireless communication systems using the wireless LAN interface function.
- a wireless access point area installed in homes, offices, public areas, etc.
- a wireless access environment that allows continuous access to the Internet, sending and receiving e-mails, etc. using a W-CDMA mobile phone is provided. Provision is desired.
- the present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a wireless communication system capable of enjoying both advantages of a mobile communication system and a wireless LIN system.
- a wireless communication system includes: a wireless LAN access point connected to a wireless public network; a first mobile communication terminal connectable to the wireless LAN access point and including a first wireless LAN interface; A second wireless LAN interface that is connectable to the wireless public network, is connectable to the first mobile communication terminal via the first wireless LAN interface, and has a second wireless LAN interface.
- a mobile communication terminal, wherein the first mobile communication terminal is configured to receive the electric field strength from the wireless LAN access point or the wireless LAN access point.
- A) communication state detection means for detecting at least one of the communication states; When the communication state detecting means determines that connection to the second mobile communication terminal is necessary via the first wireless LAN interface and the second wireless LAN interface, A connection request transmitting unit that transmits a connection request signal to the second mobile communication terminal via the LAN access point and the wireless public network; and Wireless LAN connection switching means for connecting to the second wireless LAN interface of the second mobile communication terminal when it is determined that communication by the second wireless LAN interface is possible.
- the second mobile communication terminal comprises: a connection request receiving means for receiving the connection request signal; and, upon receiving the connection request signal, connecting to the wireless public network; With LAN interface enabled Base station connection means for enabling connection from the first mobile communication terminal via the first wireless LAN interface and the second wireless LAN interface. is there.
- the first mobile communication terminal when the first mobile communication terminal is in the mobile communication system service area and in the wireless LAN hot spot area, the first mobile communication terminal is provided by the communication state detection means.
- the terminal is communicating with the wireless LAN access point and needs to be connected to the second mobile communication terminal via the first wireless LAN interface and the second wireless LAN interface.
- the connection request transmitting means transmits a connection request signal to the second mobile communication terminal via the wireless LAN access point.
- the wireless LAN switching means of the first mobile communication terminal determines the electric field strength of each wireless LAN signal detected by the communication state detecting means, and connects to the wireless LAN access point having the maximum electric field strength. I do.
- the second mobile communication terminal receives the connection request signal sent from the first mobile communication terminal using the connection request receiving means. Then, when it is determined that the connection request signal is from the first mobile communication terminal, a wireless connection with the base station is performed, the second wireless LAN interface is activated, and the first wireless LAN interface is activated. Connection. 04 005210
- the first mobile communication terminal switches communication with the wireless LAN hot spot by the wireless LAN switching means, and switches the first mobile communication terminal through the first wireless LAN interface and the second wireless LAN interface.
- the second mobile communication terminal By connecting to the second mobile communication terminal, it is possible to continuously maintain the user's wireless access via the base station.
- the LAN interface has a wireless LAN access point or a wireless LAN client function
- the communication state detecting means allows the first mobile communication terminal to communicate with the wireless LAN access point of the second mobile communication terminal or
- the wireless LAN connection switching means may operate in the infrastructure mode or the ad hoc mode to set the wireless LAN access point or the wireless LAN access point of the second mobile communication terminal. It is characterized by connection with the wireless LAN client function.
- the second mobile communication terminal can make a one-to-one connection with a plurality of first mobile communication terminals in the ad hoc mode, and a plurality of the first mobile communication terminals in the infrastructure mode. It is possible to connect simultaneously with other mobile communication terminals.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a first mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the second mobile communication terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the second mobile communication terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram when the wireless communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention is used in an infrastructure mode.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a process in the first mobile communication terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a process in the second mobile communication terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a connection request signal used in the wireless communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 and 2 are schematic diagrams illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first mobile communication terminal
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second mobile communication terminal
- FIG. 5 is another configuration of the second mobile communication terminal.
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 is a portable information terminal having a first wireless LAN interface. Specifically, a notebook computer, handheld PC, PDA, etc. can be used.
- Second mobile communication terminal 200 is a mobile phone having a second wireless LAN interface. More specifically, it is a W-CDMA (Wi-deb and Code Division on Multiple Access) mobile 3 secret system that covers a wide service area and has a maximum data transfer rate of 384 kbps outdoors. And billed based on time or data traffic, such as cars and Shinkansen It is possible to use a W_CDMA mobile phone, which is a wide-area wireless communication system that can support high-speed movement.
- W-CDMA Wi-deb and Code Division on Multiple Access
- the second mobile communication terminal 200 is not limited to a mobile phone compatible with the W-CDMA mobile communication system.
- the second mobile communication terminal 200 may be a GPRS (Generic Pocket Radio Station), It can also be applied to mobile phones compatible with other digital mobile communication systems such as cdma2000, HSDPA ⁇ (High Speed Downlink Packet Access).
- the first wireless LAN interface and the second wireless LAN interface mounted on the first mobile communication terminal 100 and the second mobile communication terminal 200 are, for example, IEEE (IEEE: IEEE).
- IEEE IEEE: IEEE
- a wireless LAN interface that supports low-speed movement such as stationary or walking can be used for a fixed fee.
- the service area means that the service area is discretely or spotwise narrow.
- the first wireless LAN interface and the second wireless LAN interface are based on the IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, and IEEE802.11g standard wireless LAN interfaces. It is not limited to only, for example, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) of the next generation wireless LAN exceeding 200 Mbps, and IEEEE 802.11h, IEEEE802.lli, IEEEE802. Wireless LAN interfaces compatible with other high-speed wireless systems such as 11j can also be used.
- UWB Ultra Wide Band
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 has a processor unit 70, a display Z input unit 79, a memory unit 80, and a first wireless LAN interface 31 as main components. Connected by bus 78.
- the first wireless LNA interface 31 is a wireless LAN The interface is used, and signals are transmitted and received via the antenna 81.
- driver software and application software for the first wireless LAN interface 31 are mounted on the processor unit 70.
- the driver software or application software of the first wireless LAN interface 31 uses the wireless LAN access point 300 to receive the received electric field intensity of the wireless LA.N hot spot area 32 (one or more hot spot areas), and Communication state detecting means 72 for detecting a communication state, connection request transmitting means 73 for transmitting a connection request signal to the second mobile communication terminal 200, and wireless LAN for switching (handover) of wireless LAN hot spot connection
- the first wireless LAN interface 31 does not use the first wireless LAN interface built in the personal computer, but uses a card interface 74, for example, a PCMC IA card, CF card, SD card, or the like.
- a force-type wireless LAN adapter 76 (indicated by reference numeral 30 in FIGS. 1 and 2). It can also be formed. In this case, the
- the second mobile communication terminal 200 includes a W—CDMA antenna unit 10, a W_CDMA radio unit 11, a W_CDMA modem unit 12, an application processor unit 14, a display Z input unit 13, and a memory. And a second wireless LAN interface 18.
- the second wireless LAN interface 18 transmits and receives signals via the wireless LAN interface antenna 17.
- the connection request receiving means 22 receives the connection request signal sent from the connection request transmitting means # 3 of the first mobile communication terminal by the driver software or the application software of the application processor section 14. And a base station connection for making a wireless connection with the base station according to the connection request determined using the connection request receiving means 22.
- Means 23 is constituted.
- the second wireless LAN interface 18 can be configured by a card interface 16 and a card-type wireless LAN adapter 19 in addition to the built-in second wireless LAN interface 18 directly connected to the bus 20.
- the card interface section 16 and the card-type wireless LAN adapter 19 for example, a card interface such as an SD card, a PC card, a PCMC IA card, or a CF card, and a wireless LAN adapter corresponding to these card interfaces can be used.
- the built-in second wireless LAN interface 18 may include a wireless LAN interface having a wireless LAN access point function or a client function.
- the second mobile communication terminal 200 can be configured by a dual-mode mobile communication terminal having a W-CDMAZ wireless LAN interface.
- the dual-mode mobile communication terminal (second mobile communication terminal 200) equipped with the W-CDMAZ wireless LAN interface shown in Fig. 5 connects to each wireless system via each wireless interface, and Accordingly, it is a mobile communication terminal that switches communications (handover) between wireless systems.
- the interface control unit 25 is a control unit for switching modes, and performs on / off control of the W-CDMA interface 24 and the second wireless LNA interface 18.
- the W-CDM A interface 24 includes a W-CDMA antenna unit 10, a W-CDMA radio unit 11, and a W-CDMA modem unit 12.
- the application processor unit 14 performs transmission / reception data processing of each mode and switches transmission / reception data between the N-CDM A / wireless LAN interface, thereby realizing a dual mode mobile communication terminal. Implement the function.
- the driver software or the application software of the application processor section 14 includes a connection request receiving means 2 for receiving a connection request signal transmitted from the first mobile communication terminal by the connection request transmitting means 73. 2 and the function of the base station connecting means 23 for performing wireless connection with the base station in accordance with the connection request determined using the connection request receiving means 22.
- the signal flow of the first wireless LAN interface 31 in the first mobile communication terminal will be explained with reference to FIG.
- the signal transmitted from the wireless LAN access point 300 is received by the antenna 81 and sent to the processor unit 70 via the first wireless LAN interface 31. Then, data processing and conversion are performed by the wireless LAN interface driver software and application software mounted on the processor unit 70, and displayed by the display / input unit 79.
- Transmission data such as user requests and e-mails are processed and converted by the wireless LAN interface driver software and application software installed in the processor 70, and the first wireless LAN interface is used. It is transmitted to the wireless LAN access point 300 via the antenna 31 and the antenna 81.
- the downlink signal of the base station 400 (see Fig. 1) is W—C DMA antenna unit 10 and W—
- the signals are converted into I- and Q-phase quadrature baseband signals by the CDMA radio unit 11 and input to the W—CDMA modem unit 12.
- the W—C DMA modem unit 12 performs processing such as W—C DMA signal demodulation processing and communication protocol processing.
- the demodulated information data is processed by the application processor unit 14 via the bus 20.
- the information data generated by the application processor section 14 is input to the W—CDM modem section 12, and the quadrature matrix of the I and Q phases is input.
- the signal is converted to a band signal and input to the W-CDMA radio unit 11.
- the W—CDMA radio section 11 converts the input quadrature baseband signals of I and Q phases into high-frequency radio signals of a predetermined channel, and passes through the W—CDMA antenna section 10 to the base station 400 (see FIG. 1). ) Is transmitted as an uplink signal.
- the application processor section 14 performs various data processing such as voice, image, mail, and Internet access data, and provides various W-CDMA mobile communication functions to a user as each application.
- the W-CDMA communication received signal processed and converted by the application processor unit 14 is provided to the second wireless LAN interface 18 and transmitted to the first mobile communication terminal 100 by the wireless LAN interface antenna 17. You. On the other hand, a signal from the first mobile communication terminal 100 is received by the second wireless LAN interface 18, processed and converted by the application processor section 14, and provided to the W-CDMA interface 24.
- wireless LAN access points 300 installed in homes, offices, public areas, etc.
- a local wireless LAN service area (wireless LAN hot spot area 32) formed by hot spots, a first wireless system including the first mobile communication terminals 100, and a plurality of base stations 400.
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 and the second mobile communication terminal 200 simultaneously operate within the wireless LAN hot spot area 32 'and the W-CDMA mobile communication service.
- the user connects to the wireless LAN access point 300 using the first mobile communication terminal 100, and connects to the wireless LAN access point 300 for wireless access such as Internet access and mail transmission / reception. Access can be performed.
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 uses the wireless LAN interface driver software or the communication state detecting means 72 implemented in the application software to transmit the received electric field intensity of the wireless LAN hot spot area 32 to the first mobile communication terminal 100. Then, the communication status with the wireless LAN access point 300, for example, the average number of transmitted / received packets and the average transmitted / received data rate are detected. Then, based on the detection of the reception electric field strength, it is determined whether or not first mobile communication terminal 100 is at the boundary of wireless LAN hot spot area 32. Further, based on the detection of the communication state, the first mobile communication terminal 100 is in communication or in an idle state (when the user is not using the wireless communication terminal or wireless access is performed for a predetermined time interval or more). Is not determined).
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 When it is determined that the user has moved to the boundary of the wireless LAN hot spot area 32 and another wireless LAN hot spot area exists in the vicinity, the first mobile communication terminal 100 By switching between hot spots using the wireless LAN switching means 71 implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or application software, the user can perform continuous wireless access. You can do it.
- the second mobile communication terminal 200 be used to cooperate with the currently used first mobile communication terminal 100 and continue the wireless access of the first mobile communication terminal 100. is there.
- connection request transmitting means 73 implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or application software.
- a connection request signal for continuing wireless access using the second wireless LAN interface 18 is transmitted.
- the second mobile communication terminal 200 uses the connection request receiving means 22 implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software of the application processor unit 14 or the application software to connect the connection request sent from the first mobile communication terminal 100. Receives signals, analyzes, judges and authenticates received signals. For example, it analyzes and determines the format of the connection request signal, and confirms the user name and the passcode included in the connection request signal.
- the driver software of the application processor unit 14 or the base station connection means 23 implemented in the application software is used.
- W Makes a wireless connection (call) with the base station 400 via the CDM A interface 24.
- CS Circuit Switched
- PS Packed
- ISP Internet Service Provider
- a wireless LAN access point or a wireless LAN client function is provided to the first mobile communication terminal 100 via the second wireless LAN interface 18.
- the wireless LAN access point is continuously used by the communication state detecting means 72. 3.00, other access points around it, and the electric field of the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 Detect intensity.
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 Using the wireless LAN switching means 71 implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or application software, the wireless LAN access point 300 and the second wireless communication terminal 200 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 are used.
- the connection of the LAN interface 18 is switched (handover), and as shown in FIG. 2, even in a case other than the wireless LAN hot spot area 32, continuous wireless access can be provided to the user.
- the second mobile communication terminal 200 when the second wireless LAN interface 18 has an access point function, the first mobile communication terminal 100, 40, 43 On the other hand, it is possible to provide an infrastructure mode in which wireless access is performed simultaneously. If the second wireless LAN interface 18 has a client function, the first mobile communication terminals 100, 40, and 43 are provided with an ad hoc mode for performing wireless access, respectively. can do.
- reference numerals 100, 40, and 43 indicate the first mobile communication terminal
- reference numerals 31, 41, and 44 indicate the first wireless LAN interface built in the terminal
- reference numerals 30, 42, and 45 indicate the card.
- 1 shows a first wireless LAN interface of a type.
- the communication state detecting means 72 is implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or the application software of the first mobile communication terminal 100, and includes two parts: electric field strength and communication state detection. I have.
- the electric field strength detection is performed by a reception electric field strength detection circuit of the radio section of the first wireless LAN interface 31, for example, R SSI (Receiving Signal Sine g 5210
- the gth lndicator to detect the electric field strength of the wireless LAN access point 300, other access points in the vicinity thereof, and the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200, and perform the detection.
- the RSSI value of each wireless LAN signal is reported to the processor unit 70.
- the communication state detecting means 72 calculates the data transfer rate of transmission and reception between the terminals at regular intervals based on the communication state of the first mobile communication terminal 100, for example, the statistics of the number of data transmitted and received or the number of transmitted and received packets. Determines whether communication is in progress or idle (when the user is not using the wireless communication or has not performed wireless access for a certain period of time or longer).
- the connection request transmitting means 73 is implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or application software of the first mobile communication terminal 100, and includes the wireless LAN electric field strength detected by the communication state detecting means 72, And the communication status. Then, when it is determined that there is no other access point in the vicinity of the hot spot area 32 of the wireless LAN access point 300 and that there is no other access point in the vicinity and that the wireless LAN access point 300 is not in the idle state, the wireless LAN access point 300 is A connection request signal is transmitted to the second mobile communication terminal 200.
- connection request signal for example, a mail function of transmitting a mail 500 in a certain sentence format can be used.
- the fixed-form mail 500 is composed of a destination 91, a cc (Carbon Copy) 92, a subject 93, and a body 94.
- the mail address of the second mobile communication terminal 200 for example, “xx x @ wc dmaphone.co.jp” is used.
- the destination of the simultaneous transmission for example, the e-mail address of the first mobile communication terminal 100 is used for the first copy 92.
- a keyword 97 representing a connection request signal prearranged with the second mobile communication terminal for example, "connect” can be used.
- the main text 9 includes the first mobile communication terminal 100 pre-registered with the second mobile communication terminal 200.
- User ID 95 I den tification
- WLAN for example, WLAN
- password 96 PW: Pass Word
- connection request transmitting means 73 can use a short message (SM: Short Message) other than using the mail transmitting function.
- SM Short Message
- connection request receiving means 22 is implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or application software of the second mobile communication terminal 200, and is transmitted by the connection request transmitting means 73 of the first mobile communication terminal 100.
- the connection request signal is received, the keyword 97 of the predetermined title is detected, the user ID 95 and the password 96 are confirmed, and it is determined whether or not the connection request signal is from the first mobile communication terminal 100.
- the base station connecting means 23 is implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or the application software of the second mobile communication terminal 200, and is connected to the first mobile communication terminal 200 by the connection request receiving means 22. If it is determined that the signal is a connection request signal from the base station 400, a wireless connection (calling) with the base station 400 is performed via the W-CDMA interface 24.
- circuit switching Circuit Switch che d
- ISP Internet Service Provider
- PS Packet Switched
- a wireless LAN access point or wireless LAN client function is provided to the second mobile communication terminal 200 via the second wireless LAN interface 18.
- the wireless LAN switching means 71 is implemented in the wireless LAN interface driver software or application software of the first mobile communication terminal 100.
- the electric field strength of the second access point and the electric field strength of the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 are detected, and the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 is detected.
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the second mobile communication terminal 200 in the infrastructure mode or the ad hoc mode using the first wireless LAN interface 31 of the first mobile communication terminal 100.
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 detects the received electric field strength of each wireless LAN signal using the communication state detecting means 72 (S60), detects the communication state (S61), and The electric field strength of the wireless LAN signal and the transmission / reception data rate value are passed to the connection request transmission means 73.
- the connection request transmitting means 73 determines whether or not communication is in progress (S62), and returns to the processing in the communication state detecting means 72 if it is in the idle state. On the other hand, when not in the idle state, the electric field strength of each detected wireless LAN signal is used. Then, a comparison with the threshold value R is performed (S63).
- the first mobile communication terminal 100 is located at the boundary of the wireless LAN hot spot area 32 of the wireless LAN access point 300 and another wireless LAN hot spot It is determined that it is not in a state where it can be connected to the network, and a connection request signal is transmitted (S64).
- the detected electric field strength value of each wireless LAN signal is passed to the wireless LAN switching means 71.
- the wireless LAN switching means 71 detects the maximum received electric field strength and determines whether or not the electric field strength of another wireless LAN access point is the maximum (S65).
- S65 the maximum received electric field strength
- the connection request receiving means 22 and the base station connecting means 23 transmit It is determined that the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 is active, and the connection is switched to the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 (S68).
- S67 the electric field strength of the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 is maximum.
- the connection request receiving means 22 and the base station connecting means 23 transmit It is determined that the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 is active, and the connection is switched to the second wireless LAN interface 18 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 (S68).
- the connection request receiving means 22 of the second mobile communication terminal 200 receives the connection request signal transmitted from the connection request transmitting means 73 of the first mobile communication terminal 100 (S50), and outputs the keyword 97 (S51), and authenticates the connection request based on the user ID 95 and the password 96 (S51). S52).
- the base station connecting means 23 performs wireless connection with the base station 400 and (S53)
- the wireless LAN access point or the wireless LAN client function is provided to the second mobile communication terminal 200 via the second wireless LAN interface 18 (S54). If it is determined that the request is not a connection request from the first mobile communication terminal 100, or if the connection check fails, normal mail processing is performed (S55).
- the wireless communication system of the present invention when the user is in the wireless LAN hot spot area, the user performs comfortable wireless LAN access using the first mobile communication terminal. be able to. Also, when the user is at the boundary of the wireless LAN hot spot area, the wireless access can be automatically and continuously maintained via the second mobile communication terminal. This makes it possible to provide optimal services to users by taking advantage of both the advantages of wireless LAN, such as high speed and low price, and the advantage of mobile communication systems, such as wide area.
- the user is not limited to one-to-one personal use.
- a plurality of first One-to-one connection can be established with one mobile communication terminal, and it is possible to connect simultaneously with a plurality of first mobile communication terminals in the infrastructure mode. For this reason, various use environments can be provided as desired by the user.
- the wireless communication system can perform comfortable wireless LAN access using the first mobile communication terminal when the user is in the wireless LAN hot spot area, If you are at the border of the LAN hot spot area Can automatically maintain wireless access continuously through the second mobile communication terminal, so that the advantages of a wireless LAN, such as high speed and low cost, and the advantages of a mobile communication system It is suitable for a system that can provide optimal services to users by taking advantage of both the wide-area characteristics.
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