Patent ID: 6553014
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:at least one switch; at least one fixed terminal; a plurality of mobile terminal interface apparatuses, connected to each other through said at least one switch and arranged for a plurality of radio zones, for interfacing mobile terminals; a connection setting unit for controlling said at least one switch to set a first connection for connecting said plurality of mobile terminal interface apparatuses as output side terminal points with said at least one fixed terminal, and to set a second connection for connecting said plurality of mobile terminal interface apparatuses as input side terminal points with said at least one fixed terminal; and an identifier allocation unit for allocating first identical connection identifiers to the first connection at the output side terminal points and for allocating second identical connection identifiers to the second connection at the input side terminal points, the allocated first and second connection identifiers being used in a communication between the fixed terminal and the mobile terminal which moves from one of said radio zones to another of said radio zones.