Embodiment
Technical solution provided in an embodiment of the present invention, base station directly can obtain the WLAN from the WLAN AP co-located with it
The information of AP, and base station controller is sent that information to, base station controller is sent co-located with the base station by base station to terminal
WLAN AP information.For base station and scene co-located WLAN AP, by accessing direct information between net and WLAN AP
Interaction so that base station controller can obtain the information of WLAN AP in time, and then can be provided for terminal accurately, timely
WLAN AP information.
Technical solution provided in an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for UMTS network.It is also applied under multiple access scene, accesses net
Side includes the communication network of base station and base station controller.
In the embodiment of the present invention, so-called base station controller refers to:In access net side, base station and access net are controlled
Device.If the embodiment of the present invention is applied to UMTS network, base station controller specifically refers to radio network controller(Radio
Network Controller, RNC).
Below in conjunction with attached drawing, technical solution provided in an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail.
Fig. 1 show access network information processing method schematic diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention.Its specific implementation bag
Include following operation:
Step 100, base station will be sent to base station controller from the information of the WLAN AP of the WLAN AP acquisitions co-located with it.
Step 110, the base station controller send the information of above-mentioned WLAN AP by the base station to terminal.
Base station and WLAN AP are co-located, refer to that base station and WLAN AP share computer room and steel tower platform.I.e. co-located base station and
WLAN AP use same hardware device, but are logically independent of each other.
In the embodiment of the present invention, base station can obtain WLAN AP letters from the WLAN AP co-located with it in several ways
Breath.If base station provides communication interface with the equipment that co-located WLAN AP are shared for co-located node, base station can pass through
The communication interface obtains the information of co-located WLAN AP.Base station can also pass through its Operation and Maintenance(Operation
Maintenance, OM)Communicated with co-located WLAN AP and obtain its information.Wherein, base station can be both being needed to base
When station control sends the information of the WLAN AP co-located with it, the information of the WLAN AP co-located with it is obtained.Base station can also
Information and the preservation of the WLAN AP co-located with it periodically or is irregularly obtained, it is common with it when needing to send to base station controller
During the information of the WLAN AP of location, the information of the WLAN AP of preservation is sent to base station controller.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the information of WLAN AP can with but be not limited only to include at least one of following:WLAN AP's
Mark, the channel information that WLAN AP are used(Can with but be not limited only to be the channel that WLAN AP are used numbering), WLAN AP's
Eat dishes without rice or wine link quality information, the information on load of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP, the link quality information of WLAN AP to network side(For example,
The back haul link of WLAN AP(backhaul)On link quality information), the link loading information of WLAN AP to network side(Example
Such as, the link loading information on the backhaul of WLAN AP), the propagation delay time of the link of WLAN AP to network side(For example,
Propagation delay time on the backhaul of WLAN AP).
Based on above-mentioned any means side embodiment, base station both can with the information of the active reporting WLAN AP co-located with it,
After the WLAN AP acquisition of information for receiving base station controller instructs, the information of with it co-located WLAN AP can be reported.
Correspondingly, can be:Base station controller sends the instruction of WLAN AP acquisition of information to base station, to indicate that base station is sent
The information of WLAN AP;Base station is after WLAN AP acquisition of information instruction is received, by what is obtained from the WLAN AP co-located with it
The information of WLAN AP is sent to base station controller.
Can also be:When base station judges that the state of WLAN AP meets predetermined condition according to the information of the WLAN AP of acquisition,
The information of WLAN AP is sent to base station controller.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined condition that the state of WLAN AP needs to meet can have a variety of, the embodiment of the present invention
It can not enumerate.Only illustrate by way of example below, the state of WLAN AP meets following at least one predetermined condition
When, base station sends the information of WLAN AP to base station controller:
(One)The channel information that WLAN AP are used changes.
Base station can determine that WLAN AP are used by the comparison of the front and rear WLAN AP obtained twice the channel informations used
Channel information whether change.
Base station directly can also obtain its changed configured information of channel used from WLAN AP, so that it is determined that
The channel information that WLAN AP are used changes.
(Two)The link quality information of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP is less than link-quality lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine.
Eat dishes without rice or wine link quality information and the predetermined link-quality of eating dishes without rice or wine for the WLAN AP that base station can obtain the last time
Whether lower limit is compared, determine the link quality information of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP less than link-quality lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine.
Wherein, link-quality lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine can be set by emulation or actual demand.
(Three)The link quality information of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP is higher than link-quality upper limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine.
Eat dishes without rice or wine link quality information and the predetermined link-quality of eating dishes without rice or wine for the WLAN AP that base station can obtain the last time
Whether upper limit value is compared, determine the link quality information of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP higher than link-quality upper limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine.
Wherein, link-quality upper limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine can be set by emulation or actual demand.
Obviously, the state of WLAN AP can not meet condition at the same time(Two)And condition(Three).
(Four)The load of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP is less than load lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine.
The load of eating dishes without rice or wine for the WLAN AP that base station can obtain the last time is compared with predetermined load lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine
Compared with, determine WLAN AP eat dishes without rice or wine load whether less than eat dishes without rice or wine load lower limit.
Wherein, load lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
(Five)The load of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP is higher than upper load limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine.
The load of eating dishes without rice or wine for the WLAN AP that base station can obtain the last time is compared with predetermined upper loading limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine
Compared with determining the load of eating dishes without rice or wine of WLAN AP whether higher than eating dishes without rice or wine upper loading limit value.
Wherein, upper loading limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
Obviously, the state of WLAN AP can not meet condition at the same time(Four)And condition(Five).
(Six)The link quality information of WLAN AP to network side is less than network side link-quality lower limit.
Base station can be by the link quality information of the WLAN AP that the last time obtains to network side and predetermined network side chain
Road quality level value is compared, and determines whether WLAN AP are less than under network side link-quality to network side link quality information
Limit value.
Wherein, network side link quality information lower limit can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
(Seven)The link quality information of WLAN AP to network side is higher than network side link-quality upper limit value.
Base station can be by the link quality information of the WLAN AP that the last time obtains to network side and predetermined network side chain
Whether road quality upper limit value is compared, determine WLAN AP to network side link quality information higher than on network side link-quality
Limit value.
Wherein, network side link quality information upper limit value can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
Obviously, the state of WLAN AP can not meet condition at the same time(Six)And condition(Seven).
(Eight)The link load of WLAN AP to network side is less than network side link load lower limit.
The link load of WLAN AP to network side that base station can obtain the last time is born with predetermined network sidelinks
Lotus lower limit is compared, and determines whether WLAN AP are less than network side load lower limit to network side link quality information.
Wherein, network side link load lower limit can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
(Nine)The link load of WLAN AP to network side is higher than network side link load upper limit value.
The link load of WLAN AP to network side that base station can obtain the last time is born with predetermined network sidelinks
Lotus upper limit value is compared, and determines whether WLAN AP are higher than network side upper load limit value to network side link quality information.
Wherein, network side link load upper limit value can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
Obviously, the state of WLAN AP can not meet condition at the same time(Eight)And condition(Nine).
(Ten)The propagation delay time of WLAN AP to network side is less than propagation delay time lower limit.
Base station can be by the propagation delay time of the WLAN AP that the last time obtains to network side and predetermined propagation delay time lower limit
Value is compared, and determines whether the propagation delay time of WLAN AP to network side is less than propagation delay time lower limit.
Wherein, the propagation delay time lower limit of network side can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
(11)The propagation delay time of WLAN AP to network side is higher than propagation delay time upper limit value.
Base station can be by the propagation delay time of the WLAN AP that the last time obtains to network side and the predetermined propagation delay time upper limit
Value is compared, and determines whether the propagation delay time of WLAN AP to network side is higher than propagation delay time upper limit value.
Wherein, the propagation delay time lower limit of network side can be limited by emulation or actual demand.
Obviously, the state of WLAN AP can not meet condition at the same time(Ten)And condition(11).
(12)WLAN AP are opened.
(13)WLAN AP are closed.
Base station can whether the mark comprising WLAN AP judges by the information of the front and rear WLAN AP obtained twice
WLAN AP are turned on and off.If the mark of WLAN AP is included in the information of the preceding WLAN AP once obtained, but after once obtain
The mark of WLAN AP is not included in the information of the WLAN AP taken, it is determined that WLAN AP are closed, on the contrary, it is determined that WLAN AP are opened
Open.
Obviously, the state of WLAN AP can not meet condition at the same time(12)And condition(13).
Based on above-mentioned any means side embodiment, base station is by from the information of the WLAN AP of co-located with it WLAN AP acquisitions
It is sent to after base station controller, which can also be sent to the information of the WLAN AP adjacent base station control
Device.
Based on above-mentioned any means side embodiment, base station is by from the information of the WLAN AP of co-located with it WLAN AP acquisitions
It is sent to after base station controller, which can also preserve the information of the WLANAP;Covered when receiving the base station
In the range of terminal send access network selection request when, which can be the end according to following at least one information
End selection access network, and selection result is sent to the terminal:The information for the base station that the base station reports, what which reported
The information of WLAN AP, the measurement report to the base station which reports, the measurement report to the WLAN AP which reports
Accuse.
Wherein, selection result can be sent to the terminal by base station controller by broadcast or dedicated signaling.
Wherein, terminal completes the measurement to the WLANAP according to the information of the WLAN AP obtained from base station controller.
Below by taking UMTS network as an example, technical solution provided in an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, RNC sends instruction to obtain the information of WLAN AP, its specific implementation side to base station
Formula includes following operation:
Step 200, RNC send WLAN AP acquisition of information to base station by Iub interface and instruct.
Wherein, RNC periodically or non-periodically can send the instruction of WLAN AP acquisition of information to base station.
RNC can both send the instruction of WLAN AP acquisition of information to administrative each base station, can also be to administrative specific base
Stand and send the instruction of WLAN AP acquisition of information.
The embodiment of the present invention is not defined the form of WLAN AP acquisition of information instruction, both can be to existing signaling
Form is extended to realize, can also define new signaling format to realize.
After step 210, base station receive the instruction of WLAN AP acquisition of information, the information of the WLAN AP co-located with it is sent to
RNC。
Wherein, base station can obtain after the instruction of WLAN AP acquisition of information is received from each WLAN AP co-located with it
The information of WLAN AP is simultaneously sent to RNC.The information of the WLAN AP co-located with it obtained before preservation can also be sent
To RNC.
The particular content of the information of WLAN AP is referred to the description of the embodiments of the present invention, and which is not described herein again.
The information of the WLAN AP of acquisition is broadcast to terminal by step 220, RNC.So that terminal can be according to receiving
The information of WLAN AP carries out WLAN AP search or network selection.
Wherein, the end that RNC will can be broadcast in the base station range from the information for the WLAN AP that some base station obtains
End, the terminal that the information of whole WLAN AP of acquisition can also be broadcast in administrative each base station range.
In step 220, RNC also preserves the information of the WLAN AP of acquisition.
Wherein it is possible to it is based on public-measurement(NBAP)The information interactive process of protocol-implementation step 200 and step 210.Example
Such as, RNC can periodically or non-periodically send to base station according to existing NBAP processes and report request message, and base station is according to existing
NBAP processes are to RNC reporting measurement reports, but the also information of the carrying WLAN AP co-located with it in the measurement report.Example again
Such as, RNC is sent the WLAN AP acquisition of information newly defined based on NBAP agreements to base station and instructed, and base station is new based on NBAP agreements
The information of the WLAN AP co-located with it is sent in the signaling of definition to RNC.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, base station actively sends the information of the WLAN AP co-located with it to RNC, it is specific real
Existing mode includes following operation:
It is pre- that step 300, base station judge that the state of the WLAN AP co-located with it meets according to the information of the WLAN AP of acquisition
Fixed condition.
Specifically, the state of the WLAN AP co-located with base station meets above-mentioned at least one predetermined condition.
Step 310, the base station meet the information of the WLAN AP of predetermined condition to RNC transmissions state.
The information of the WLAN AP of acquisition is broadcast to terminal by step 320, RNC.So that terminal can be according to receiving
The information of WLAN AP carries out WLAN AP search or network selection.
Wherein, the end that RNC will can be broadcast in the base station range from the information for the WLAN AP that some base station obtains
End, the terminal that the information of whole WLAN AP of acquisition can also be broadcast in administrative each base station range.
In step 320, RNC also preserves the information of the WLAN AP of acquisition.
, can be with if terminal needs network side for its selection access net on the basis of the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. 3
Access network selection request is sent to network side., can be according to terminal institute after RNC receives the access network selection request of terminal transmission
Information, the terminal for the WLAN AP co-located with it that the measurement report for the base station that the base station at place reports, the base station report report
The measurement report to the WLAN AP reported to measurement report, the terminal of the base station in one or more be combined as
Terminal selection access network, and selection result is sent to the terminal.
Wherein, the measurement report for the base station that base station reports includes the information of the base station, for example, the link of eating dishes without rice or wine of the base station
Quality, link load etc. of eating dishes without rice or wine of the base station.The measurement report for the base station that terminal reports includes the information of the base station, example
Such as, the link-quality of eating dishes without rice or wine of the base station, link load etc. of eating dishes without rice or wine of the base station.The measurement report to WLAN AP that terminal reports
Accusing includes the information of WLAN AP.
The embodiment of the present invention is not defined the signaling format of access network selection request, can use existing signaling lattice
Formula, such as radio resource control(Radio Resource Control, RRC)Signaling, can also define new signaling lattice
Formula.
On the basis of the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. 3, RNC can also be connect the information of the WLAN AP of acquisition by Iur
Mouth is sent to adjacent RNC, knows that its administrative base station is adjacent with which WLAN AP for adjacent RNC, or in terminal
In mobile process, the information of the co-located WLANAP of target BS is obtained.Optionally, RNC is by the information of WLAN AP and covering
The information of the cell of the WLAN AP is sent to adjacent RNC in the lump.
For example, the cell 1 under the base station 1 of RNC1 management(CELL1)The CELL2 managed with RNC2 under base station 2 is adjacent, with base
The 1 co-located WLAN AP x that stand are under the covering of CELL1.After so RNC1 gets the information of WLAN AP x, Ke Yitong
Cross Iur interfaces and the information of the information of WLAN AP x and CELL1 is issued into RNC2, RNC2 can preserve the information.Further
, which can be issued user under CELL2 by RNC2 by broadcast, can also by the information by dedicated signaling issue by
The terminal being moved under CELL1.WLAN AP x can so be searched for automatically under terminal is moved to CELL1.Without because reading
Take the broadcast message of CELL1 and cause time delay to increase, influence user experience.
Based on the inventive concept identical with method, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of access net system, its structure such as Fig. 4
It is shown, including:Base station controller 401, and the base station 402 that base station controller 401 is administrative.
Wherein, base station 402 is used for, and will be connect from the WLAN of the wireless local network connecting point acquisition co-located with it
The information of access point is sent to base station controller 401;
Base station controller 401 is used for, and sends the information of the wireless local network connecting point to terminal by base station 402.
It is preferred that the information of the wireless local network connecting point is including at least one of following:
The mark of the wireless local network connecting point, the channel information that the wireless local network connecting point uses, the nothing
The link quality information of eating dishes without rice or wine of line LAP LAN Access Point, the information on load of eating dishes without rice or wine of the wireless local network connecting point is described wireless
LAP LAN Access Point to network side link quality information, the wireless local network connecting point to network side link load letter
Breath, the propagation delay time of the link of the wireless local network connecting point to network side.
Based on above-mentioned arbitrary system embodiment, in a kind of preferred embodiment, the base station controller 401 can also be used
In to the base station 402 transmission wireless local network connecting point acquisition of information instruction, to indicate that the base station 402 sends wireless office
The information of domain net access point.In another preferably embodiment, base station 402 is specifically used for, and is accessed according to the WLAN
When the information of point judges that the state of the wireless local network connecting point meets predetermined condition, sent to the base station controller 401
The information of the wireless local network connecting point.
It is preferred that when the state of the wireless local network connecting point meets following at least one predetermined condition, the base station
402 send the information of the wireless local network connecting point to the base station controller 401:
The channel information that the wireless local network connecting point uses changes;
The link quality information of eating dishes without rice or wine of the wireless local network connecting point is less than link-quality lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine;
The link quality information of eating dishes without rice or wine of the wireless local network connecting point is higher than link-quality upper limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine;
The load of eating dishes without rice or wine of the wireless local network connecting point is less than load lower limit of eating dishes without rice or wine;
The load of eating dishes without rice or wine of the wireless local network connecting point is higher than upper load limit value of eating dishes without rice or wine;
The link quality information of the wireless local network connecting point to network side is less than network side link-quality lower limit;
The link quality information of the wireless local network connecting point to network side is higher than network side link-quality upper limit value;
The link load of the wireless local network connecting point to network side is less than network side link load lower limit;
The link load of the wireless local network connecting point to network side is higher than network side link load upper limit value;
The propagation delay time of the wireless local network connecting point to network side is less than propagation delay time lower limit;
The propagation delay time of the wireless local network connecting point to network side is higher than propagation delay time upper limit value;
The wireless local network connecting point is opened;
The wireless local network connecting point is closed.
Based on above-mentioned arbitrary system embodiment, the base station controller 401 can be also used for, and the WLAN is connect
The information of access point is sent to adjacent base station controller.
Based on above-mentioned arbitrary system embodiment, the base station controller 401 can be also used for, and preserve the WLAN
The information of access point, when receiving the access network selection request of the transmission of the terminal in 402 coverage of base station, according to institute
State the information for the base station that base station 402 reports, the information for the wireless local network connecting point that the base station reports, the end
Hold the measurement to the wireless local network connecting point reported to the measurement report of the base station, and/or the terminal reported
Report, network is accessed for terminal selection, and selection result is sent to the terminal.
Below will by taking UMTS network as an example, hardware configuration and information exchange to system provided in an embodiment of the present invention into
Row is described in detail.
As shown in figure 5, the access net side of UMTS system, there is several base stations that RNC and RNC is administrative(NB).Wherein, part
Or whole base stations and WLAN AP it is co-located.
Connected by optical cable or optical fiber between RNC and RNC, connected between RNC and NB by optical cable or optical fiber, NB passes through day
Line communicates with terminal.
RNC obtains from NB the information of the WLANAP co-located with it by the optical cable or optical fiber of supporting Iub interface agreement.
The information of the WLAN AP of acquisition is sent to NB by RNC by the optical cable or optical fiber for supporting Iub interface agreement, and NB leads to
Cross antenna and the information of the WLAN AP is transmitted to terminal.
Optionally, RNC sends to adjacent RNC the letter of WLAN AP by the optical cable or optical fiber of supporting Iur interface protocols
Breath.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that, the embodiment of the present invention can be provided as method, system or computer program
Product.Therefore, the present invention can use the reality in terms of complete hardware embodiment, complete software embodiment or combination software and hardware
Apply the form of example.Moreover, the present invention can use the computer for wherein including computer usable program code in one or more
Usable storage medium(Including but not limited to magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM, optical memory etc.)The computer program production of upper implementation
The form of product.
The present invention be with reference to according to the method for the embodiment of the present invention, equipment(System)And the flow of computer program product
Figure and/or block diagram describe.It should be understood that it can be realized by computer program instructions every first-class in flowchart and/or the block diagram
The combination of flow and/or square frame in journey and/or square frame and flowchart and/or the block diagram.These computer programs can be provided
The processors of all-purpose computer, special purpose computer, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing devices is instructed to produce
A raw machine so that the instruction performed by computer or the processor of other programmable data processing devices, which produces, to be used in fact
The device for the function of being specified in present one flow of flow chart or one square frame of multiple flows and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.
These computer program instructions, which may also be stored in, can guide computer or other programmable data processing devices with spy
Determine in the computer-readable memory that mode works so that the instruction being stored in the computer-readable memory, which produces, to be included referring to
Make the manufacture of device, the command device realize in one flow of flow chart or multiple flows and/or one square frame of block diagram or
The function of being specified in multiple square frames.
These computer program instructions can be also loaded into computer or other programmable data processing devices so that counted
Series of operation steps is performed on calculation machine or other programmable devices to produce computer implemented processing, thus in computer or
The instruction performed on other programmable devices is provided and is used for realization in one flow of flow chart or multiple flows and/or block diagram one
The step of function of being specified in a square frame or multiple square frames.
Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, but those skilled in the art once know basic creation
Property concept, then can make these embodiments other change and modification.So appended claims be intended to be construed to include it is excellent
Select embodiment and fall into all change and modification of the scope of the invention.
Obviously, various changes and modifications can be made to the invention without departing from essence of the invention by those skilled in the art
God and scope.In this way, if these modifications and changes of the present invention belongs to the scope of the claims in the present invention and its equivalent technologies
Within, then the present invention is also intended to comprising including these modification and variations.