A mobile communication method for performing communications between an
originating terminal and a terminating terminal through a radio access
network and a core network, includes: sending a bearer setup request, in
the originating terminal, to a first session control device controlling a
location area of the originating terminal, the bearer setup request
requesting to set a bearer for the communications between the originating
terminal and the terminating terminal; and performing a process of
sending a communication start request for the terminating terminal in
response to the bearer setup request in parallel with a process of
commanding a bearer setup device to set the bearer, in the first session
control device.