CN115066008A

CN115066008A - Energy-saving control method and device and storage medium

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Publication number: CN115066008A
Application number: CN202210790715.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李贝; 赵伟; 刘光海; 肖天; 刘蕊; 姚森森; 薛永备; 成晨; 张玮; 张帆; 程新洲; 佟恬; 魏汝翔; 胡煜华; 王镇鑫; 陈佳; 潘华荣; 王波; 李萌; 袁灿
Original assignee: China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-06
Filing date: 2022-07-06
Publication date: 2022-09-16
Anticipated expiration: 2042-07-06
Also published as: CN115066008B

Abstract

The application provides an energy-saving control method, an energy-saving control device and a storage medium, relates to the technical field of communication, and is used for solving the technical problem that an existing energy-saving control method is unreasonable in setting. The energy-saving control method comprises the following steps: acquiring network load information of a plurality of adjacent base stations and network load information of a target base station; the plurality of adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations include: adjacent base stations under a plurality of network systems and/or adjacent base stations under a plurality of operators; determining the working states of a plurality of adjacent base stations; the working state comprises a fault state and a non-fault state; determining the energy-saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations and the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations; the energy saving state comprises: a sleep state and a wake state. The application can reasonably control energy conservation.

Description

Energy-saving control method and device and storage medium

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an energy saving control method and apparatus, and a storage medium.

Background

The energy-saving control method of the shared network can ensure that the 5G service quality is improved in the process of building a fifth Generation Mobile Communication Technology (5G) network, reduces the number of devices deployed in the network by times, improves the utilization rate of the devices, provides more services without increasing the energy consumption, and thus effectively reduces the energy consumption of the network.

At present, a general network energy-saving control method usually saves energy for a network in a preset area through a fixed switching strategy set by a network management system. However, when the fixed handover policy setting is not reasonable, the network performance may be deteriorated. In addition, the existing energy-saving control method generally has the advantages that base stations in the same operator bear the load mutually, and the application scene is single.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides an energy-saving control method, an energy-saving control device and a storage medium, which are used for solving the technical problem that the existing energy-saving control method is unreasonable in setting.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme is as follows:

in a first aspect, an energy saving control method is provided, including:

acquiring network load information of a plurality of adjacent base stations and network load information of a target base station; the plurality of adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations include: adjacent base stations under a plurality of network systems and/or adjacent base stations under a plurality of operators;

determining the working states of a plurality of adjacent base stations; the working state comprises a fault state and a non-fault state;

determining the energy-saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations and the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations; the energy saving state comprises: a sleep state and a wake state.

Optionally, the energy saving control method further includes:

when the plurality of adjacent base stations comprise base stations with the same network type as the target base station, determining the base stations with the same network type as the target base station as the target adjacent base station;

and when the plurality of adjacent base stations do not comprise a base station with the same network type as the target base station, determining the base station with the different network type from the target base station as the target adjacent base station.

Optionally, the energy-saving control method further includes:

acquiring position information of a plurality of adjacent base stations;

determining the priorities of the plurality of adjacent base stations according to the position information and the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations;

when the plurality of adjacent base stations comprise base stations with the same network type as the target base station, determining the base station with the priority greater than the preset level in the base stations with the same network type as the target base station as the target adjacent base station;

and when the plurality of adjacent base stations do not comprise the base station with the same network type as the target base station, determining the base station with the priority higher than the preset level in the base stations with the network type different from that of the target base station as the target adjacent base station.

Optionally, determining the energy saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and the working states of the plurality of neighboring base stations, includes:

when the network load information of the target base station meets a first load condition, transmitting an energy-saving sharing request message to a target adjacent base station;

responding to an energy-saving sharing confirmation message sent by a target adjacent base station, and determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is a dormant state; the energy-saving sharing confirmation message is sent when the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet a second load condition and the target adjacent base station is in a non-failure state;

or, in response to an energy-saving sharing failure message sent by the target adjacent base station, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is an awakening state; the energy-saving sharing failure message is sent when the network load information of the target adjacent base station meets a second load condition; or the energy-saving sharing confirmation message is sent when the target adjacent base station is in a fault state.

receiving a prediction result sent by a management platform; the prediction result is obtained by the management platform performing energy-saving sharing prediction according to the network load information of the target base station and the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations;

when the prediction result is used for indicating that the network load information of the target base station meets the first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet the second load condition, and the target adjacent base station is in a non-failure state, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be in a dormant state;

and when the prediction result is used for indicating that the network load information of the target base station meets a first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station meets a second load condition, or the target adjacent base station is in a fault state, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be an awakening state.

Optionally, the obtaining network load information of a plurality of neighboring base stations includes:

when the plurality of adjacent base stations are fourth generation mobile communication technology 4G base stations, acquiring network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations based on an X2 interface;

when the plurality of adjacent base stations are fifth generation mobile communication technology 5G base stations, acquiring network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations based on an Xn interface;

when the operation subjects of the plurality of adjacent base stations are different from the target base station, acquiring network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations based on a target interface; the target interface is a communication interface between base stations under different operation subjects.

In a second aspect, there is provided an energy saving control apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit and a processing unit;

an acquisition unit configured to acquire network load information of a plurality of neighboring base stations and network load information of a target base station; the plurality of adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations include: adjacent base stations under a plurality of network systems and/or adjacent base stations under a plurality of operators;

a processing unit for determining the working states of a plurality of adjacent base stations; the working state comprises a fault state and a non-fault state;

the processing unit is further used for determining the energy-saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations and the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations; the energy saving state comprises: a sleep state and a wake state.

Optionally, the processing unit is further configured to determine, when the plurality of neighboring base stations include a base station having a same network type as the target base station, the base station having the same network type as the target base station as the target neighboring base station;

and the processing unit is further used for determining a base station with a network type different from that of the target base station as the target adjacent base station when the base station with the same network type as that of the target base station is not included in the plurality of adjacent base stations.

Optionally, the obtaining unit is further configured to obtain location information of a plurality of neighboring base stations;

the processing unit is further used for determining the priorities of the plurality of adjacent base stations according to the position information and the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations;

the processing unit is further used for determining a base station with the priority greater than a preset level as a target adjacent base station from the base stations with the network system same as that of the target base station when the plurality of adjacent base stations comprise the base station with the network system same as that of the target base station;

and the processing unit is further used for determining a base station with the priority higher than the preset level as the target adjacent base station from base stations with network systems different from the target base station when the base station with the same network system as the target base station is not included in the plurality of adjacent base stations.

Optionally, the processing unit is specifically configured to:

responding to an energy-saving sharing confirmation message sent by a target adjacent base station, and determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is a dormant state; the energy-saving sharing confirmation message is sent when the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet the second load condition and the target adjacent base station is in a non-failure state;

Optionally, the processing unit is specifically configured to:

and when the prediction result is used for indicating that the network load information of the target base station meets a first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station meets a second load condition or the target adjacent base station is in a fault state, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is in an awakening state.

Optionally, the obtaining unit is specifically configured to:

In a third aspect, an energy saving control device is provided, which comprises a memory and a processor; the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions, and the processor is connected with the memory through a bus; when the energy-saving control device is operated, the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory to make the energy-saving control device execute the energy-saving control method according to the first aspect.

The energy saving control device may be a network device, or may be a part of a device in the network device, for example, a system on chip in the network device. The system on chip is configured to support the network device to implement the functions related to the first aspect and any one of the possible implementations thereof, for example, to acquire, determine, and send data and/or information related to the energy saving control method. The chip system includes a chip and may also include other discrete devices or circuit structures.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the energy saving control method of the first aspect.

In a fifth aspect, there is also provided a computer program product comprising computer instructions which, when run on an energy saving control apparatus, cause the energy saving control apparatus to perform the energy saving control method according to the first aspect.

It should be noted that all or part of the computer instructions may be stored on the computer readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium may be packaged together with the processor of the energy saving control device, or may be packaged separately from the processor of the energy saving control device, which is not limited in this embodiment of the application.

Reference may be made to the detailed description of the first aspect for the description of the second, third, fourth and fifth aspects of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the names of the energy saving control devices described above do not limit the devices or the functional modules themselves, and in actual implementation, the devices or the functional modules may appear by other names. For example, a receiving unit may also be referred to as a receiving module, a receiver, etc. Insofar as the functions of the respective devices or functional modules are similar to those of the present application, they fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents.

The technical scheme provided by the application at least brings the following beneficial effects:

based on any of the above aspects, embodiments of the present application provide an energy saving control method, which can obtain network load information of multiple neighboring base stations and network load information of a target base station. The target base station comprises a plurality of adjacent base stations, wherein the adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations include: the base stations are adjacent to each other under multiple network standards and/or adjacent to each other under multiple operators. Subsequently, the working states of the plurality of neighboring base stations may be determined, and the energy saving state of the target base station may be determined according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and the working states of the plurality of neighboring base stations. Wherein, the energy-conserving state includes: a sleep state and a wake state.

Therefore, the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations are determined through the network load information of the target base station and the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations, whether the adjacent base stations can bear the network load of the target base station in the awakening state when the target base station enters the dormant state can be accurately determined, the technical problem that the network performance is poor due to unreasonable setting of the existing energy-saving control method is solved, and reasonable energy-saving control is achieved.

For the beneficial effects of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect in the present application, reference may be made to the analysis of the beneficial effects, and details are not repeated herein.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an energy saving control system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a management platform according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first hardware structure of an energy saving control device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second hardware structure of the energy saving control device according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a first energy saving control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a second energy saving control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a third energy saving control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a fourth energy saving control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an energy saving control device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without making any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the present application.

It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations or explanations. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "e.g.," is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present concepts related in a concrete fashion.

For the convenience of clearly describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, in the embodiments of the present application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to distinguish the same items or similar items with basically the same functions and actions, and those skilled in the art can understand that the terms "first", "second", and the like do not limit the quantity and execution order.

As described in the background art, a general network energy saving control method usually saves energy of a network in a preset area through a fixed switching policy set by a network management system. However, when the fixed handover policy setting is not reasonable, the network performance may be deteriorated.

In view of the foregoing problems, embodiments of the present application provide an energy saving control method, which can obtain network load information of multiple neighboring base stations and network load information of a target base station. The target base station comprises a plurality of adjacent base stations, wherein the adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations include: the base stations are adjacent to each other under multiple network standards and/or adjacent to each other under multiple operators. Subsequently, the working states of the plurality of neighboring base stations may be determined, and the energy saving state of the target base station may be determined according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and the working states of the plurality of neighboring base stations. Wherein, the energy-conserving state includes: a sleep state and a wake state.

The energy-saving control method is suitable for an energy-saving control system. Fig. 1 shows a structure of the energy saving control system. As shown in fig. 1, the energy saving control system includes: an Operation Management Center (OMC) 101, a target base station 102, and a plurality of neighbor base stations 103.

The management platform 101 is in communication connection with a target base station 102 and a plurality of adjacent base stations 103. The target base station 102 and the plurality of adjacent base stations 103 are connected in communication.

In an implementation manner, the management platform 101 is used to implement functions such as network management and energy saving control.

Optionally, the management platform 101 may also be a server. The server may be one server in a server cluster (composed of a plurality of servers), a chip in the server, a system on chip in the server, or a virtual machine deployed on a physical machine, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the management platform 101 may include the following 5 unit modules: the device comprises a collection unit, a processing unit, a sending unit, a storage unit and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) training unit.

The acquisition unit is used for acquiring base station state and cell threshold information. And the processing unit is used for processing the energy-saving strategy after the AI unit is trained. The sending unit is used for sending an energy-saving strategy to the base station cell. The storage unit is used for storing the state of the base station, the cell threshold information, the energy-saving strategy information and the like. The AI training unit is used for training the information acquired by the acquisition unit by adopting a neural network algorithm so as to obtain a reasonable energy-saving strategy.

In some embodiments, the Neural Network algorithm may be a deep bidirectional Neural Network (RNN) algorithm, a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) algorithm, or another Neural Network algorithm, which is not limited in this application.

In one implementation, the energy saving control system may also be applied to a shared network. In this case, the base stations in the shared network (i.e., the target base station 102 and the plurality of neighboring base stations 103) are composed of a plurality of operator multi-system base stations. Each base station has a plurality of Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) identification functions, and can be used to distinguish user terminals of different operators in the same cell.

Alternatively, the base station may be a base station or a base station controller for wireless communication. In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station may be a base station (BTS) in a global system for mobile communication (GSM), a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), a base station (Node B, NB) in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), an eNB in a Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE), an eNB in an internet of things (internet of things, IoT) or a narrowband base-internet of things (NB-IoT), a base station in a future 5G mobile communication network or a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) in a future Evolution, which is not limited in any way by the embodiment of the present invention.

In some embodiments, the target base station 102 and the plurality of neighboring base stations 103 may include a plurality of terminals in a cell covered by the target base station and the plurality of neighboring base stations. Each terminal can reselect a target base station or an adjacent base station to realize service transmission according to the condition supported by the frequency band of the terminal.

Alternatively, the terminal may be a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or other processing device connected to a wireless modem. A wireless terminal may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN). The wireless terminals may be mobile terminals such as mobile phones (or "cellular" phones) and computers with mobile terminals, as well as portable, pocket, hand-held, computer-included, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices that exchange language and/or data with a wireless access network, such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, netbooks, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and the like.

The basic hardware structures of the management platform 101, the target base station 102 and the plurality of neighboring base stations 103 in the energy saving control system are similar, and all include elements included in the energy saving control apparatus shown in fig. 3 or fig. 4. The following describes the hardware configuration of the management platform 101, the target base station 102, and the plurality of neighboring base stations 103, taking the energy saving control apparatus shown in fig. 3 and 4 as an example.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an energy saving control device according to an embodiment of the present application. The energy-saving control device comprises a processor 21, a memory 22, a communication interface 23 and a bus 24. The processor 21, the memory 22 and the communication interface 23 may be connected by a bus 24.

The processor 21 is a control center of the energy saving control apparatus, and may be a single processor or a collective term for a plurality of processing elements. For example, the processor 21 may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), other general-purpose processors, or the like. Wherein a general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor or the like.

For one embodiment, processor 21 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU 0 and CPU 1 shown in FIG. 3.

The memory 22 may be, but is not limited to, a read-only memory (ROM) or other type of static storage device that may store static information and instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other type of dynamic storage device that may store information and instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer.

In a possible implementation, the memory 22 may exist separately from the processor 21, and the memory 22 may be connected to the processor 21 via a bus 24 for storing instructions or program codes. The processor 21 can implement the energy saving control method provided by the following embodiments of the present application when it calls and executes the instructions or program codes stored in the memory 22.

In the embodiment of the present application, the software programs stored in the memory 22 are different for the management platform 101, the target base station 102, and the plurality of neighboring base stations 103, so the functions implemented by the management platform 101, the target base station 102, and the plurality of neighboring base stations 103 are different. The functions performed by the devices will be described in connection with the following flow charts.

In another possible implementation, the memory 22 may also be integrated with the processor 21.

The communication interface 23 is configured to connect the energy saving control apparatus with other devices through a communication network, where the communication network may be an ethernet, a radio access network, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), or the like. The communication interface 23 may include a receiving unit for receiving data, and a transmitting unit for transmitting data.

The bus 24 may be an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, an extended ISA (enhanced industry standard architecture) bus, or the like. The bus may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of illustration, only one thick line is shown in FIG. 3, but this does not mean only one bus or one type of bus.

Fig. 4 shows another hardware configuration of the energy saving control apparatus in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 4, the energy saving control apparatus may include a processor 31 and a communication interface 32. The processor 31 is coupled to a communication interface 32.

The function of the processor 31 may refer to the description of the processor 21 above. The processor 31 also has a memory function and can function as the memory 22.

The communication interface 32 is used to provide data to the processor 31. The communication interface 32 may be an internal interface of the energy saving control apparatus or an external interface (corresponding to the communication interface 23) of the energy saving control apparatus.

It should be noted that the configuration shown in fig. 3 (or fig. 4) does not constitute a limitation of the energy saving control device, and the energy saving control device may include more or less components than those shown in fig. 3 (or fig. 4), or combine some components, or a different arrangement of components, in addition to the components shown in fig. 3 (or fig. 4).

The energy saving control method provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 5, the energy saving control method provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the energy saving control shown in fig. 1. The energy-saving control method comprises the following steps:

s501, the target base station acquires network load information of a plurality of adjacent base stations and network load information of the target base station.

The target base station comprises a plurality of adjacent base stations, wherein the adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations include: the base stations are adjacent to each other under multiple network standards and/or adjacent to each other under multiple operators.

In an implementation manner, the neighboring base stations in multiple network formats may include a base station in a third Generation Mobile Communication Technology (3G) network, a base station in a fourth Generation Mobile Communication Technology (4G) network, and a base station in a 5G network, which is not limited in this application.

The network load information may be the load capacity of the target base station, such as the number of signaling interactions, the success rate of RRC establishment, the number of connections of users, cell traffic, the number of RRC connected users, the uplink and downlink PRB utilization, and the like.

In an implementation manner, the method for acquiring network load information of multiple neighboring base stations by a target base station specifically includes:

when the plurality of neighboring base stations are 4G base stations, the target base station acquires network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations based on the X2 interface.

In particular, the X2 interface is a communication interface between 4G base stations (enodebs). The signaling interaction between 4G base stations may employ the X2 protocol. The X2 interface functions may communicate in accordance with the load management functions defined by the 3GPP TS 36.423v10.4 protocol. The above 3GPP protocol allows enodebs to inform each other of the resource status, thereby indicating overload conditions and transmission load.

In the general technology, between 4G base stations under different operators (for example, the 4G base station under operator 1 and the 4G base station under operator 2), since the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses between the base stations are not communicated, there is no X2 link between the 4G base stations under different operators. In this case, when communication is performed between 4G base stations under different operators, communication can be performed only through the communication interface (S1) between packet core networks. Therefore, the mutual information between 4G base stations under different operators needs to cross the core network, and the switching time delay is large.

In this application, when the neighboring base stations are 4G base stations, the target base station may obtain the network load information of the neighboring base stations based on the X2 interface function when obtaining the network load information of the neighboring base stations. The signaling interaction is carried out through the X2 interface between the base stations, the time for requesting and issuing commands between the base stations and the network manager can be shortened, and the efficiency of energy-saving control is improved.

In practical applications, 4G base stations under different operators are usually in a Mobility Management Entity pool (MME pool). With the evolution and development of communication technology, the 4G base stations under different operators may not be in one mobility management entity pool, which is not limited in the present application.

When the plurality of adjacent base stations are 5G base stations, the target base station acquires the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations based on the Xn interface.

Specifically, the Xn interface is a communication interface between 5G base stations (gboodes). The signaling interaction between the 5G base stations may employ the Xn protocol. The Xn interface functions similarly to the X2 interface.

In the general technology, between 5G base stations under different operators (for example, a 5G base station under operator 1 and a 5G base station under operator 2), since IP addresses between the base stations are not opened, there is no Xn link between the 5G base stations under different operators. In this case, when communication is performed between 5G base stations under different operators, communication can be performed only through the communication interface (S1) between packet core networks. Therefore, the mutual information between the 5G base stations under the non-same operator needs to cross the core network, and the switching time delay is larger.

In this application, when the neighboring base stations are 5G base stations, the target base station may obtain the network load information of the neighboring base stations based on the Xn interface function when obtaining the network load information of the neighboring base stations. Signaling interaction is carried out through an Xn interface between base stations, the time for requesting and issuing commands between the base stations and a network manager can be shortened, and the efficiency of energy-saving control is improved.

In practical applications, 5G base stations under different operators are usually in a large area of a core network. With the evolution and development of communication technology, the 5G base stations under different operators may not be in a large area of a core network, which is not limited in the present application.

When the operation subjects of the plurality of adjacent base stations are different from the target base station, the target base station acquires network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations based on the target interface.

The target interface is a communication interface between base stations under different operation subjects, and an interconnection interface between the base stations, and supports direct transmission of data and signaling. The base station can undertake more wireless resource management tasks and can directly talk with the adjacent base stations more, thereby ensuring the seamless switching of the user in the whole network.

Specifically, the present application defines a communication interface between base stations whose target interfaces are different operation subjects (e.g., different operators, different network standards, etc.). The signaling interaction between base stations of different operational entities may employ a target protocol. The function of the target interface is similar to that of an X2 interface and an Xn interface.

In the general technology, between base stations of different operators (for example, a 4G base station under operator 1 and a 5G base station under operator 2), since IP addresses between the base stations are not opened, there is no communication link between the base stations of the different operators. In this case, when communication between base stations of different operators is possible, communication can be performed only through the communication interface (S1) between the packet core networks. Therefore, the mutual information between the base stations of different operation bodies needs to cross the core network, and the switching time delay is larger.

In this application, when the plurality of neighboring base stations are different from the target base station in operation subject, the target base station may obtain the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations based on the target interface function when obtaining the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations. The signaling interaction is carried out through the target interface between the base stations, the time for requesting and issuing commands between the base stations and the network manager can be shortened, and the efficiency of energy-saving control is improved.

S502, the target base station determines the working states of the adjacent base stations.

Wherein the working state comprises a fault state and a non-fault state.

S503, the target base station determines the energy-saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations and the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations.

Wherein, the energy-conserving state includes: a sleep state and a wake state.

Specifically, after the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, the network load information of the target base station, and the operating states of the plurality of neighboring base stations are obtained, the target base station determines the energy saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and the operating states of the plurality of neighboring base stations.

Therefore, through the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations and the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations, whether the adjacent base stations can bear the network load of the target base station in the awakening state or not when the target base station enters the dormant state can be accurately determined, the technical problem that the network performance is poor due to unreasonable setting of the existing energy-saving control method is avoided, and reasonable energy-saving control is achieved.

In an implementation manner, the target base station needs to determine the priority of each neighboring base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the multiple neighboring base stations, and before the operating states of the multiple neighboring base stations, and determines the neighboring base station whose priority meets a preset condition as the target neighboring base station.

In this case, the energy saving control method further includes:

when the plurality of adjacent base stations include a base station with the same network type as the target base station, the target base station determines the base station with the same network type as the target base station as the target adjacent base station.

Specifically, when the plurality of neighboring base stations include a base station having the same network type as the target base station, the priority of the base station in the same network type is higher than the priority of the base station in different network types. In this case, the target base station determines a base station having the same network type as the target base station as the target neighboring base station.

Illustratively, the plurality of neighboring base stations includes 5G base station 1 and 4G base station 1. When the target base station is the 5G base station, the target base station determines the 5G base station 1 as the target neighbor base station.

When the base station with the same network type as the target base station is not included in the plurality of adjacent base stations, the target base station determines the base station with the different network type from the target base station as the target adjacent base station.

Specifically, when a base station having the same network type as the target base station is not included in the plurality of adjacent base stations, the priority of the base station in the different network type is higher than the priority of the base station other than the base station in the same network type. In this case, the target base station determines a base station of a different network system from the target base station as the target neighboring base station.

Illustratively, the plurality of neighboring base stations includes a 4G base station 1, and the non-neighboring base stations include a 5G base station 1. When the target base station is a 5G base station, although the network system of the 5G base station 1 is the same as that of the target base station, the 5G base station 1 is not adjacent to the target base station. In this case, the target base station determines the 4G base station 1 as the target neighbor base station.

In another implementation manner, when the target base station determines a priority of each neighboring base station, and determines a neighboring base station whose priority satisfies a preset condition as the target neighboring base station, the energy saving control method further includes:

the target base station acquires location information of a plurality of neighboring base stations.

Specifically, the target base station may extract longitude and latitude information of each base station from (Measurement Report, MR) data of each neighboring base station, and obtain location information of a plurality of neighboring base stations according to a preset positioning method.

Optionally, the positioning method may include: TA value method, triangulation method, etc., which are not limited in this application.

And the target base station determines the priorities of the plurality of adjacent base stations according to the position information and the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations.

Specifically, after obtaining the location information of the multiple neighboring base stations, the target base station may determine the priorities of the multiple neighboring base stations according to the location information and the network load information of the multiple neighboring base stations.

In an implementation manner, when the network load information of a certain neighboring base station satisfies the preset load condition and the neighboring base station is closest to the target base station, the target base station may determine the priority of the base station as the highest priority.

In another implementation manner, when the network load information of a certain neighboring base station meets the preset load condition and the network standard of the neighboring base station is the same as that of the target base station, the target base station may determine the priority of the base station as the highest priority.

Optionally, the target base station may also determine the priorities of multiple neighboring base stations in other manners, which is not limited in this application.

When the plurality of adjacent base stations comprise base stations with the same network system as the target base station, the target base station determines the base station with the priority higher than the preset level as the target adjacent base station from the base stations with the same network system as the target base station.

Illustratively, the target base station is a 5G base station. The plurality of neighboring base stations includes a 5G base station 1, a 5G base station 2, and a 5G base station 3. The target base station determines the priority of the 5G base station 1, the 5G base station 2 and the 5G base station 3 as follows according to the position information and the network load information of the 5G base station 1, the 5G base station 2 and the 5G base station 3: first-stage: 5G base station 1, second stage: 5G base station 2 and three stages: 5G base station 3.

When the preset level is two levels, the target base station determines the 5G base station 3 with the priority level higher than the second level among the 5G base station 1, the 5G base station 2 and the 5G base station 3 as a target adjacent base station.

When the base stations with the same network type as the target base station are not included in the plurality of adjacent base stations, the target base station determines the base station with the priority higher than the preset level as the target adjacent base station from the base stations with the different network type from the target base station.

Illustratively, the target base station is a 5G base station. The plurality of neighboring base stations includes a 4G base station 1, a 4G base station 2, and a 4G base station 3. The target base station determines the priority of the 4G base station 1, the 4G base station 2 and the 4G base station 3 as follows according to the position information and the network load information of the 4G base station 1, the 4G base station 2 and the 4G base station 3: first-stage: 4G base station 1, second stage: 4G base station 2 and three stages: 4G base station 3.

When the preset level is two levels, the target base station determines the 4G base station 3 with the priority level higher than the second level among the 4G base station 1, the 4G base station 2 and the 4G base station 3 as a target adjacent base station.

In an implementation manner, in the above S503, the method for the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the multiple neighboring base stations, and the operating states of the multiple neighboring base stations specifically includes:

and when the network load information of the target base station meets the first load condition, the target base station sends an energy-saving sharing request message to a target adjacent base station.

Specifically, the target base station may directly communicate with the target neighbor base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighbor base stations, and the operating states of the plurality of neighbor base stations.

In this case, when the network load information of the target base station satisfies the first load condition, the target base station may directly transmit the energy-saving sharing request message to the target neighbor base station.

In some embodiments, the target base station may be preset with a power saving period. When the energy-saving period of the target base station is met at the current moment, the target base station can judge whether the network load information of the target base station meets the first load condition. When the network load information of the target base station meets the first load condition, the target base station may directly send an energy-saving sharing request message to the target neighboring base station.

The first load condition may be that the network load information of the target base station is less than or equal to a first threshold.

The first threshold may be a correlation threshold corresponding to network load information.

For example, when the network load information is the number of signaling interactions, the first threshold may be a threshold for the number of signaling interactions.

When the network load information is a success rate of RRC establishment, the first threshold may be a threshold of the success rate of RRC establishment.

When the network load information is the number of connections of the user, the first threshold may be a threshold for the number of connections of the user.

When the network load information is cell traffic, the first threshold may be a threshold of cell traffic.

When the network load information is the number of RRC connection users, the first threshold may be a threshold of the number of RRC connection users.

When the network load information is the utilization rate of the uplink PRB and the downlink PRB, the first threshold may be a threshold of the utilization rate of the uplink PRB and the downlink PRB.

And the target base station responds to the energy-saving sharing confirmation message sent by the target adjacent base station and determines that the energy-saving state of the target base station is a dormant state.

And the energy-saving sharing confirmation message is sent when the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet the second load condition and the target adjacent base station is in a non-failure state.

Optionally, the second loading condition may be that the network loading information of the target neighboring base station is less than or equal to a first threshold, or that the network loading information of the target neighboring base station is greater than or equal to a second threshold. The second threshold is greater than the first threshold.

For example, it is preset that K1 is the network load information of the target base station, K2 is the network load information of the target neighboring base station, N is the first threshold, and M is the second threshold.

And in the case that K1 is less than or equal to N, the target base station can directly send the energy-saving sharing request message to the target adjacent base station.

And when the N is more than or equal to K2 and less than or equal to M and the target adjacent base station is in a non-failure state, the target adjacent base station sends an energy-saving sharing confirmation message to the target base station.

Specifically, when the network load information of the target neighboring base station does not satisfy the second load condition and the target neighboring base station is in a non-failure state, it indicates that the target neighboring base station can share the network load information of the target base station in the non-failure state. In this case, the target neighbor base station may transmit an energy-saving sharing acknowledgement message to the target base station. Correspondingly, the target base station responds to the energy-saving sharing confirmation message sent by the target adjacent base station, and determines that the energy-saving state of the target base station is a dormant state.

In some embodiments, when the current energy saving state of the target base station is the sleep state, the target base station may determine that the energy saving state of the target base station remains unchanged, i.e., remains in the sleep state.

Correspondingly, when the current energy-saving state of the target base station is the wake-up state, the target base station may switch the energy-saving state of the target base station to the sleep state.

Or the target base station responds to the energy-saving sharing failure message sent by the target adjacent base station, and the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be the awakening state.

The energy-saving sharing failure message is sent when the network load information of the target adjacent base station meets a second load condition; or the energy-saving sharing confirmation message is sent when the target adjacent base station is in a fault state.

Specifically, when the network load information of the target neighboring base station satisfies the second load condition, or the target neighboring base station is in a fault state, it indicates that the target neighboring base station may not share the network load information of the target base station. In this case, the target neighbor base station may transmit an energy-saving sharing failure message to the target base station. Correspondingly, the target base station responds to the energy-saving sharing failure message sent by the target adjacent base station, and the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be the awakening state.

In some embodiments, when the current energy saving state of the target base station is the awake state, the target base station may determine that the energy saving state of the target base station remains unchanged, i.e., remains in the awake state.

Correspondingly, when the current energy-saving state of the target base station is the dormant state, the target base station can switch the energy-saving state of the target base station to the awakening state.

In an implementation manner, in the above S503, the target base station includes, according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and the operating statuses of the plurality of neighboring base stations:

and receiving a prediction result sent by the management platform.

And the prediction result is obtained by the management platform performing energy-saving sharing prediction according to the network load information of the target base station and the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations.

Specifically, the target base station may receive the prediction result sent by the management platform according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and the working states of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and determine the energy saving state of the target base station according to the prediction result.

In some embodiments, the management platform may obtain the network load information of the target base station and the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and perform energy-saving sharing prediction according to the network load information of the target base station and the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations to obtain a prediction result.

Optionally, the management platform may use a deep bidirectional RNN algorithm to perform energy saving sharing prediction, may also use an LSTM algorithm to perform energy saving sharing prediction, and may also use other neural network algorithms to perform energy saving sharing prediction, which is not limited in this application.

The prediction process of the neural network algorithm can refer to the description of the neural network algorithm in the general technology, and is not described herein again.

In some embodiments, the management platform may also perform scene-based fine prediction according to information such as an energy saving period, a threshold, and a timer set by the target base station, for example, a scene with a fast speed and a sudden load change in a high-speed rail scene.

And when the prediction result is used for indicating that the network load information of the target base station meets the first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet the second load condition and the target adjacent base station is in a non-failure state, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be in a dormant state.

Specifically, when the prediction result is used to indicate that the network load information of the target base station satisfies the first load condition, the network load information of the target neighboring base station does not satisfy the second load condition, and the target neighboring base station is in a non-failure state, it indicates that the target neighboring base station can share the network load information of the target base station in the non-failure state. In this case, the target base station may determine that the energy saving state of the target base station is determined as the sleep state.

Specifically, when the prediction result is used to indicate that the network load information of the target base station meets the first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station meets the second load condition, or the target adjacent base station is in a failure state, it indicates that the target adjacent base station cannot share the network load information of the target base station. In this case, the target base station may determine that the power saving state of the target base station is determined as the awake state.

In an example that can be implemented, fig. 6 shows a flowchart of an energy saving control method based on the same network standard. And the 4G base stations realize information interaction among the 4G base stations based on an X2 interface. And the 5G base stations realize information interaction among the 5G base stations based on an Xn interface.

Specifically, a terminal in a cell covered by each base station may determine an access base station according to a supporting condition of a frequency band of the terminal.

The OMC may transmit the energy saving configuration information to each base station (e.g., 4G base station 1 of operator 1, and 5G base station 1 of operator 1).

In an implementation manner, after receiving the energy saving configuration information, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may perform energy saving determination at a time corresponding to the energy saving configuration information (e.g., whether the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 satisfies the first load condition), and send an application sleep request to the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 if it is determined that energy saving is possible. Then, the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 may send a receipt message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may transmit threshold information to the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2, the threshold information being used to determine whether the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 can accept the traffic of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Then, the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 may determine to reply the success/failure response according to the network load information of itself.

When the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 determines that the network load information of itself does not satisfy the second load condition, a satisfy threshold response message may be transmitted to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Accordingly, when the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 determines that the network load information thereof satisfies the second load condition, a not-satisfied threshold response message may be transmitted to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

In the case where the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 transmits the satisfaction threshold response message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may transmit a status notification to the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 and start sleeping.

The status notification includes information such as a fault query.

Next, the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 replies a request success message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Subsequently, when the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 needs to be awakened by energy saving, there are 2 ways as follows:

in the first mode, the OMC based on AI training can acquire network load information of adjacent base stations and predict load difference. When the neighboring base station cannot carry the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1, an energy-saving wake-up request may be sent to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 transmits a wake-up success message to the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2.

Next, the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 transmits a reception message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

The second method comprises the following steps: the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 may collect network load information of itself, and may send an energy-saving wake-up request to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 when the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 cannot bear the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 transmits an energy-saving wake-up request to the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2.

Next, the 5G base station 2 of operator 2 may send a power save wake-up request to the 5G base station 1 of operator 1.

The 5G base station 1 of operator 1 may reply to the 5G base station 2 of operator 2 with a success response message or a failure response message.

Next, the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 may transmit the threshold information to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Then, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may determine to reply the success/failure response, that is, to satisfy the threshold response or not, according to the network load information of itself.

In yet another implementation manner, after receiving the energy saving configuration information, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 may perform energy saving determination at a time corresponding to the energy saving configuration information (e.g., whether the network load information of the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 satisfies the first load condition), and if it is determined that energy saving is possible, send a request for applying for dormancy to the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2.

The 4G base station 2 of operator 2 may then send a receipt message to the 4G base station 1 of operator 1.

Next, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 may transmit threshold information to the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2, the threshold information being used to determine whether the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 can accept traffic of the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Then, the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 may determine to reply the success/failure response according to the network load information of itself.

When the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 determines that the network load information of itself does not satisfy the second load condition, a satisfy threshold response message may be transmitted to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Accordingly, when the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 determines that the network load information of itself satisfies the second load condition, a non-satisfaction threshold response message may be transmitted to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

In the case where the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 transmits the satisfaction threshold response message to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 may transmit a status notification to the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 and start to sleep.

Next, the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 replies the request success information to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Subsequently, when the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 needs to be awakened by energy saving, there are 2 ways as follows:

in the first mode, the OMC based on AI training can acquire network load information of adjacent base stations and predict load difference. When the neighboring base station cannot carry the network load information of the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1, an energy-saving wake-up request may be sent to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 transmits a wake-up success message to the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2.

Next, the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 transmits a reception message to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

The second method comprises the following steps: the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 may collect network load information of itself, and may send an energy-saving wake-up request to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 when the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 cannot bear the network load information of the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 transmits an energy-saving wake-up request to the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2.

Next, the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 may send a power-saving wake-up request to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

The 4G base station 1 of operator 1 may reply to the 4G base station 2 of operator 2 with a success response message or a failure response message.

Next, the 4G base station 2 of the operator 2 may transmit the threshold information to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Then, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 may determine to reply a success/failure response, that is, to meet the threshold response or not, according to the network load information of itself.

In an example that can be implemented, fig. 7 shows a flowchart of an energy saving control method based on different network standards. And information interaction between the 4G base stations is realized between the 4G base stations based on an X2 interface. And the 5G base stations realize information interaction among the 5G base stations based on an Xn interface.

Specifically, the terminal in the cell covered by each base station may determine the base station to be accessed according to the support condition of the frequency band of the terminal.

After receiving the energy saving configuration information, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may perform energy saving determination at a time corresponding to the energy saving configuration information (e.g., whether the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 satisfies the first load condition), and if it is determined that energy saving is possible, transmit an application sleep request to the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2.

Then, the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 may send a receipt message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Accordingly, when the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 determines that the network load information of itself satisfies the second load condition, a non-satisfaction threshold response message may be transmitted to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

In the case where the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 transmits the unsatisfied threshold response message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may transmit an application sleep request to the OMC.

Next, the OMC performs energy saving sharing prediction based on the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 and the network load information of a plurality of adjacent base stations adjacent to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 to obtain a prediction result.

Assuming that the prediction result is that the network load information of the 4G cell 1 of the operator 1 does not satisfy the second load condition, the OMC may send a notification message to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1, where the notification message is used to notify the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 to carry the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Then, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 may send request success information to the OMC.

Then, the OMC may transmit a sleep success response message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Subsequently, when the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 needs to be awakened by energy saving, the OMC based on the AI training may collect network load information of the neighboring base stations and predict a load difference. When the neighboring base station cannot carry the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1, an energy-saving wake-up request may be sent to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 sends a wakeup successful message or a wakeup failed message to the OMC.

The OMC may then send threshold information to the 5G base station 1 of operator 1.

Then, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may determine to reply the success/failure response according to the network load information of itself.

When the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 determines that the network load information of itself does not satisfy the second load condition, a response message satisfying the threshold may be sent to the OMC.

Accordingly, when the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 determines that the network load information of itself satisfies the second load condition, it may send a response message that the threshold is not satisfied to the OMC.

In an example that can be implemented, fig. 8 shows a flowchart of an energy saving control method based on different network standards. And the 4G base stations realize information interaction among the 4G base stations based on an X2 interface. And the 5G base stations realize information interaction among the 5G base stations based on an Xn interface. And information interaction between base stations is realized between the base stations corresponding to different operation subjects based on the target interface.

In the case where the 5G base station 2 of the operator 2 transmits the unsatisfied threshold response message to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may transmit the request for applying for dormancy to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 determines whether to carry the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 according to its own network load information.

When the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 determines that the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 can be carried according to the network load information of the 4G base station 1, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 sends a response message meeting the threshold to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Correspondingly, when the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 determines that the network load information of the 5G base station 1 bearing the operator 1 cannot be obtained according to the network load information of the 4G base station 1, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 sends a response message which does not meet the threshold value to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Subsequently, when the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 needs to be awakened by energy saving, the OMC based on the AI training may collect network load information of the neighboring base stations and predict a load difference. When the neighboring base station cannot carry the network load information of the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1, an energy-saving wake-up request may be sent to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 transmits an energy-saving wake-up request to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 transmits a wakeup successful message or a wakeup failed message to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Next, the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1 may transmit the threshold information to the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Then, the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 may determine to reply the success/failure response according to the network load information of itself.

When the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 determines that the network load information thereof does not satisfy the second load condition, a satisfy threshold response message may be transmitted to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

Accordingly, when the 4G base station 1 of the operator 1 determines that the network load information of itself satisfies the second load condition, a non-satisfaction threshold response message may be transmitted to the 5G base station 1 of the operator 1.

The scheme provided by the embodiment of the application is mainly introduced from the perspective of a method. To implement the above functions, it includes hardware structures and/or software modules for performing the respective functions. Those of skill in the art would readily appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as hardware or combinations of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the energy saving control device may be divided into the functional modules according to the above method examples, for example, each functional module may be divided according to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. Optionally, the division of the modules in the embodiment of the present application is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an energy saving control device according to an embodiment of the present application. The energy saving control apparatus may be used to perform the method of energy saving control shown in fig. 5 to 8. The energy saving control apparatus shown in fig. 9 includes: an acquisition unit 901 and a processing unit 902;

an obtaining unit 901, configured to obtain network load information of multiple neighboring base stations and network load information of a target base station; the plurality of adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations include: adjacent base stations under a plurality of network systems and/or adjacent base stations under a plurality of operators;

a processing unit 902, configured to determine operating states of a plurality of neighboring base stations; the working state comprises a fault state and a non-fault state;

a processing unit 902, further configured to obtain network load information of the target base station, network load information of multiple neighboring base stations, and operating states of the multiple neighboring base stations; the energy saving state comprises: a sleep state and a wake state.

Optionally, the processing unit 902 is further configured to, when the multiple neighboring base stations include a base station having the same network type as the target base station, determine the base station having the same network type as the target base station as the target neighboring base station;

the processing unit 902 is further configured to determine, when a base station having the same network type as the target base station is not included in the multiple neighboring base stations, a base station having a network type different from that of the target base station as the target neighboring base station.

Optionally, the obtaining unit 901 is further configured to obtain location information of a plurality of neighboring base stations;

a processing unit 902, further configured to determine priorities of multiple neighboring base stations according to the location information and the network load information of the multiple neighboring base stations;

the processing unit 902 is further configured to, when the plurality of neighboring base stations include a base station having the same network type as the target base station, determine, as the target neighboring base station, a base station having a priority greater than a preset level among the base stations having the same network type as the target base station;

the processing unit 902 is further configured to determine, as the target neighboring base station, a base station with a priority greater than a preset level, among base stations with a network system different from that of the target base station, when the plurality of neighboring base stations do not include a base station with the same network system as that of the target base station.

Optionally, the processing unit 902 is specifically configured to:

Optionally, the obtaining unit 901 is specifically configured to:

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where the computer-readable storage medium includes computer-executable instructions, and when the computer-executable instructions run on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute the energy saving control method provided in the foregoing embodiment.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program, where the computer program may be directly loaded into the memory and contains a software code, and the computer program is loaded and executed by a computer, so as to implement the energy saving control method provided by the above embodiment.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that in one or more of the examples described above, the functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer-readable storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.

Through the description of the foregoing embodiments, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and simplicity of description, only the division of the functional modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above function distribution may be completed by different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus may be divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the above described functions.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical function division, and there may be other division ways in actual implementation. For example, various elements or components may be combined or may be integrated into another device, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form. Units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may be one physical unit or a plurality of physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to a plurality of different places. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit. The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially or partially contributed to by the prior art, or all or part of the technical solutions may be embodied in the form of a software product, where the software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to enable a device (which may be a single chip, a chip, or the like) or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a U disk, a removable hard disk, a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application should be covered within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An energy saving control method, comprising:

determining the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations; the working state comprises a fault state and a non-fault state;

determining the energy-saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations and the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations; the energy saving state includes: a sleep state and a wake state.

2. The energy saving control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:

when the plurality of adjacent base stations comprise a base station with the same network type as the target base station, determining the base station with the same network type as the target base station as the target adjacent base station;

and when the plurality of adjacent base stations do not comprise a base station with the same network type as the target base station, determining a base station with a network type different from that of the target base station as the target adjacent base station.

3. The energy saving control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:

acquiring position information of the plurality of adjacent base stations;

determining priorities of the plurality of adjacent base stations according to the position information of the plurality of adjacent base stations and the network load information;

when the plurality of adjacent base stations comprise base stations with the same network type as the target base station, determining the base station with the priority higher than the preset level in the base stations with the same network type as the target base station as the target adjacent base station;

and when the plurality of adjacent base stations do not comprise a base station with the same network type as the target base station, determining the base station with the priority higher than the preset level in the base stations with the network type different from that of the target base station as the target adjacent base station.

4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the determining the energy saving status of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations and the operating statuses of the plurality of neighboring base stations comprises:

when the network load information of the target base station meets a first load condition, transmitting an energy-saving sharing request message to the target adjacent base station;

responding to an energy-saving sharing confirmation message sent by the target adjacent base station, and determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is the dormant state; the energy-saving sharing confirmation message is sent when the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet a second load condition and the target adjacent base station is in the non-fault state;

or, in response to an energy saving sharing failure message sent by the target neighboring base station, determining that the energy saving state of the target base station is the awake state; the energy-saving sharing failure message is sent when the network load information of the target adjacent base station meets the second load condition; or, the energy-saving sharing confirmation message is sent when the target neighboring base station is in the fault state.

5. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the determining the energy saving status of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations and the operating statuses of the plurality of neighboring base stations comprises:

when the prediction result is used for indicating that the network load information of the target base station meets a first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet a second load condition, and the target adjacent base station is in the non-fault state, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be the dormant state;

and when the prediction result is used for indicating that the network load information of the target base station meets the first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station meets the second load condition, or the target adjacent base station is in the fault state, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be the awakening state.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining network load information of a plurality of neighboring base stations comprises:

when the plurality of adjacent base stations are fourth generation mobile communication technology (4G) base stations, acquiring network load information of the plurality of adjacent base stations based on an X2 interface;

7. An energy saving control apparatus, characterized by comprising: an acquisition unit and a processing unit;

the acquiring unit is used for acquiring network load information of a plurality of adjacent base stations and network load information of a target base station; the plurality of adjacent base stations are a plurality of base stations adjacent to the target base station; the plurality of neighboring base stations includes: adjacent base stations under a plurality of network systems and/or adjacent base stations under a plurality of operators;

the processing unit is used for determining the working states of the plurality of adjacent base stations; the working state comprises a fault state and a non-fault state;

the processing unit is further configured to determine an energy saving state of the target base station according to the network load information of the target base station, the network load information of the plurality of neighboring base stations, and the working states of the plurality of neighboring base stations; the energy saving state includes: a sleep state and a wake state.

8. The energy saving control apparatus according to claim 7,

the processing unit is further configured to determine, when the plurality of neighboring base stations include a base station having a same network type as the target base station, the base station having the same network type as the target base station as the target neighboring base station;

the processing unit is further configured to determine, as the target neighboring base station, a base station having a network type different from that of the target base station when the base station having the same network type as that of the target base station is not included in the plurality of neighboring base stations.

9. The energy saving control apparatus according to claim 7,

the acquiring unit is further configured to acquire location information of the multiple neighboring base stations;

the processing unit is further configured to determine priorities of the plurality of neighboring base stations according to the location information of the plurality of neighboring base stations and the network load information;

the processing unit is further configured to determine, as the target neighboring base station, a base station with a priority greater than a preset level among base stations with a network type same as that of the target base station when the plurality of neighboring base stations include a base station with a network type same as that of the target base station;

the processing unit is further configured to determine, as the target neighboring base station, a base station with the priority greater than a preset level among base stations with a network type different from that of the target base station, when the base station with the same network type as that of the target base station is not included in the plurality of neighboring base stations.

10. The energy-saving control device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

11. The energy-saving control device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the processing unit is specifically configured to:

when the prediction result is used for indicating that the network load information of the target base station meets a first load condition, the network load information of the target adjacent base station does not meet a second load condition, and the target adjacent base station is in the non-failure state, determining that the energy-saving state of the target base station is determined to be the dormant state;

12. The energy-saving control device according to claim 7, wherein the obtaining unit is specifically configured to:

13. An energy-saving control device is characterized by comprising a memory and a processor; the memory is used for storing computer execution instructions, and the processor is connected with the memory through a bus; when the energy saving control device is operated, the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory to cause the energy saving control device to execute the energy saving control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform the energy saving control method of any one of claims 1 to 6.