WO2005117462A1 - Method of resource control and softer handoff in centralized base station - Google Patents

Method of resource control and softer handoff in centralized base station Download PDF

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WO2005117462A1
WO2005117462A1 PCT/CN2004/000528 CN2004000528W WO2005117462A1 WO 2005117462 A1 WO2005117462 A1 WO 2005117462A1 CN 2004000528 W CN2004000528 W CN 2004000528W WO 2005117462 A1 WO2005117462 A1 WO 2005117462A1
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of distributed base stations in mobile communication systems, and in particular, to a method for performing system resource control and softer handover in a centralized base station system using radio frequency units for remote control.
  • a base station In a mobile communication system, a base station (BTS) completes the transmission, reception, and processing of wireless signals.
  • Traditional BTS mainly consists of a baseband processing subsystem, a radio frequency (RF) subsystem, and an antenna.
  • a BTS can cover different antennas through multiple antennas.
  • a cell (cell) is shown in Fig. 1 (a); and each BTS is connected to a base station controller (BSC) or a radio network controller (RNC) through a certain interface, thereby forming a radio access network (RAN) As shown in Figure 1 (b).
  • BSC base station controller
  • RNC radio network controller
  • FIG. 2 shows the system structure of another distributed base station, that is, a centralized base station using radio frequency units.
  • this centralized base station using radio frequency units has many advantages: it allows multiple micro cells to replace a macro cell based on a traditional base station, which can better adapt to different wireless environments and improve the system's Wireless performance such as capacity and coverage;
  • the centralized structure enables soft handover to be completed with softer handover, thereby obtaining additional processing gain;
  • the centralized structure also makes expensive baseband signal processing resources a resource pool shared by multiple cells, Thus, the benefits of statistical multiplexing are obtained, and the system cost is effectively reduced.
  • a centralized base station system using a radio frequency unit is mainly composed of a central channel processing subsystem and a remote radio frequency unit (RRIJ) installed in a centralized manner, and they are connected through a broadband transmission link or network.
  • the central channel processing subsystem is composed of functional units such as channel processing resource pool and signal routing and distribution unit, and BSC / RNC interface unit.
  • the BSC / RC interface unit is responsible for the user plane and signaling plane processing of the BTS and BSC / RNC interface.
  • the channel processing resource pool is formed by stacking multiple channel processing units to complete baseband signal processing and other tasks.
  • the signal distribution unit is based on each Different cell traffic (Traffic), dynamically allocate channel processing resources to achieve effective sharing of multi-cell processing resources.
  • the signal routing and distribution unit can also be implemented outside the central channel processing subsystem.
  • the remote radio frequency unit is mainly composed of functional units such as a radio frequency power amplifier of a transmitting channel, a low noise amplifier of a receiving channel, a duplexer, and an antenna.
  • the link between the central channel processing subsystem and the remote RF unit can typically use optical fiber, copper cable, microwave and other transmission shields; the signal transmission method can be a sampled digital signal or a modulated analog signal; the signal can be used Baseband signal, intermediate frequency signal or radio frequency signal.
  • the baseband signal processing resource pool in a centralized base station can be shared by multiple cells to obtain the benefits of statistical multiplexing.
  • it is limited by factors such as the scale of the integrated circuit and the board, and the complexity of the system.
  • the composition of baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station is always discontinuous, that is, its baseband signal processing resources are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units. The so-called independence means that they each complete Signal processing tasks for the respective channels without internal signal interconnection.
  • the centralized base station can support a total of M RRUs, and its baseband signal processing resource pool is composed of N relatively independent channel processing units, which are exchanged by the signal routing and distribution unit to each channel processing unit's RRU.
  • the number of signals is K (K ⁇ M), that is, although signals of M RRUs can be exchanged to each channel processing unit, only signals of a maximum of RK RRUs are allowed to be exchanged to one channel processing unit at the same time.
  • a mobile terminal moves beyond the coverage area of its serving cell, its wireless interface needs to switch to a new cell to ensure that the call is not interrupted.
  • CDMA code division multiple access
  • the handover process is typically implemented using soft handover and softer handover technologies. Different from the simple handover from one cell to another, soft handover and softer handover allow mobile terminals to maintain communication with more than one cell at the same time, that is, allow mobile terminals to maintain multiple wireless links at the same time. After communication in the cell, the wireless link with the original cell is disconnected, thereby effectively reducing the handover failure rate and obtaining a soft handover gain in terms of system capacity and coverage.
  • the difference between soft handover and softer handover is that softer handover is completed by using RAKE diversity reception in the base station, and soft handover is completed by using selective diversity technology in BSC / RNC. High switching gain.
  • the baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units, and each channel processing unit can only process a certain number of RRU signals at the same time.
  • the existing technology such as RAKE diversity reception
  • the RRU wireless signals corresponding to the cell involved in the handover of the mobile terminal cannot be exchanged to the same channel processing unit due to the limitation of the number of RRU signals of the channel processing unit, the relative independence of different channel processing units makes it difficult to adopt RAKE. Diversity reception and other technologies to achieve softer handover.
  • the interface between the centralized base station and BSC / RNC logically supports only one user plane data channel, and traditional soft handover technology is implemented in BSC / RNC. Therefore, When the above situation occurs, it will be difficult to implement a soft handover operation in the prior art and forced to adopt a hard handover technology.
  • a centralized base station is composed of three relatively independent channel processing units # 1, # 2, and # 3, where each channel processing unit allows a maximum of three RRU wireless signals to be processed simultaneously.
  • the channel processing units # 1, # 2 reach the maximum number of RRU wireless signals within a certain time, that is, the RRU signals corresponding to the cells Cl, C2, and C3 are exchanged to the channel processing unit # 1, and the cells C4, C5, and C6 correspond to RRU signals are exchanged to channel processing unit # 2, and RRU signals corresponding to cells C7, C8, and C9 are exchanged to channel processing unit # 3.
  • a mobile terminal follows the path Aii B (i C (i> D moves, it is not difficult to see that when the mobile terminal moves from C1 to C2, the channel processing unit # 1 will be responsible for softer handover processing.
  • the mobile terminal can only be hard-switched to the cell C6, and the corresponding signal processing is performed by the channel processing unit # 2.
  • the C6 to C5 Both C7 and C8 can use softer handover technology, but moving from C5 to C7 requires hard handover.
  • the present invention proposes an effective solution to the above problem, which can be applied to support soft handover.
  • Switching technology CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile communication systems such as IS-95, WCDMA, CDMA2000 and other systems. Summary of the invention
  • the baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units, and each channel processing unit can only process a certain number of RRU signals at the same time, Therefore, when the RRU radio signals corresponding to the cell involved in the handover of the mobile terminal cannot be exchanged to the same channel processing unit due to the limitation of the number of RRU signals of the channel processing unit, in order to maintain a single user plane interface between the centralized base station and the BSC / RNC
  • the data channel requires hard handover in the prior art, so the gain of soft handover and softer handover cannot be obtained, thereby adversely affecting the wireless performance of the system.
  • the present invention proposes a channel processing unit migration technology to solve the above-mentioned hard handover problem caused by discontinuity of baseband signal processing resources in the large-scale centralized base station.
  • a channel processing unit migration technology to solve the above-mentioned hard handover problem caused by discontinuity of baseband signal processing resources in the large-scale centralized base station.
  • the centralized base station includes: a remote radio frequency unit (RRU), a signal routing and distribution unit, a plurality of channel processing units, and a BSC / RNC interface unit, wherein the BSC / RNC interface unit is externally connected to BSC / RNC (base station controller / radio network controller), and the method includes steps: the BSC / RNC makes a decision to add a wireless link to a mobile terminal; selection A destination channel processing unit to be migrated; and performing a migration operation of the channel processing unit of the mobile terminal to channel the channel of the mobile terminal The processing task is migrated from the original channel processing unit to the destination channel processing unit.
  • the processing task includes completing, on the destination channel processing unit, processing of physical channels corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal and softer handover diversity processing.
  • Figures 1 (a) and 1 (b) are a schematic diagram of a traditional BTS structure and a radio access network structure, respectively;
  • Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a centralized base station system using a radio frequency unit
  • Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a centralized base station channel processing resource and wireless signal exchange
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of channel processing resources of a centralized base station
  • Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a handover process based on a channel processing unit migration technology
  • Figs. 6 and 6 (b) are schematic diagrams of timing relationships of a channel processing unit migration process. detailed description
  • a centralized base station system using a radio frequency unit is mainly composed of a centrally installed central channel processing subsystem and a remote radio frequency unit (RRU), which are connected through a broadband transmission link or network.
  • the central channel processing subsystem is composed of functional units such as channel processing resource pool and signal routing and distribution unit, and BSC / RNC interface unit.
  • the BSC / RC interface unit is responsible for completing the BTS and BSC / RNC interface.
  • User plane and signalling plane processing is formed by stacking multiple channel processing units to complete tasks such as baseband signal processing.
  • the signal distribution unit dynamically allocates channel processing resources according to the traffic of each cell.
  • the signal routing and distribution unit can also be implemented outside the central channel processing subsystem.
  • the remote radio frequency unit is mainly composed of functional units such as a radio frequency power amplifier of a transmitting channel, a low noise amplifier of a receiving channel, a duplexer, and an antenna.
  • the link between the Zhonglai channel processing subsystem and the remote radio frequency unit can typically use optical fiber, copper cable, microwave and other transmission media; the signal transmission method can be a sampled digital signal or a modulated analog signal; the signal can be used Baseband signal, intermediate frequency signal or radio frequency signal.
  • the baseband signal processing resource pool in a centralized base station can be shared by multiple cells to obtain the benefits of statistical multiplexing.
  • the composition of baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station is always discontinuous, that is, its baseband signal processing resources are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units.
  • the so-called independence means that they each complete Signal processing tasks for the respective channels without internal signal interconnection. Due to the limitation of the processing capability of each channel processing unit, when the RRU supported by the centralized base station is large, it is not practical to exchange the wireless signals of all RRUs to each channel processing unit at the same time.
  • an appropriate destination channel processing unit is first selected, and then the channel processing task of the mobile terminal is changed from its original location.
  • the channel processing unit is migrated to the destination channel processing unit, thereby avoiding hard handover between different channel processing units and allowing softer handover processing in the destination channel processing unit.
  • the switching process based on the channel processing unit migration technology is shown in FIG. 5.
  • the BSC / RNC makes a decision to add a wireless link to a mobile terminal based on the measurement results of wireless parameters such as pilot strength, path loss of the wireless channel, and signal-to-interference ratio. Then, the BSC / RNC passes the BTS through The interface sends a signaling message to the BTS (hereinafter referred to as a centralized base station) to add a wireless link.
  • the BTS receives the message
  • the BTS performs corresponding message processing, and then the BTS will determine the corresponding wireless link. Whether the wireless signal of the RRU can be routed to the channel processing unit to which the mobile terminal currently belongs.
  • the channel processing unit to which the mobile terminal currently belongs completes the processing of the physical channels corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal and the softer handover diversity processing without the need for channel processing unit migration; otherwise, it is necessary to select a destination channel processing unit to be migrated,
  • the selection of the destination channel processing unit should meet at least the following conditions:
  • the unit has sufficient channel processing resources, and allows the corresponding RRIJ signals of all cells in the active set of the mobile terminal (that is, the set of cells corresponding to all wireless links communicating with the mobile terminal simultaneously) to the channel processing unit without exceeding The maximum number of RRU signals that can be processed; if a destination channel processing unit that meets the conditions can be found, The migration operation, so that the processing of the physical channels corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal and the softer handover diversity processing are completed on the destination channel processing unit, and
  • the BSC / RNC sends a radio link addition success message; otherwise, the BTS sends a radio link addition failure message to the BSC / RNC without performing any handover operation.
  • the synchronization method that is, the BSC / RNC adds signaling to the wireless link.
  • the message specifies the start time (indicated by the wireless frame number) of starting the newly added wireless link.
  • the other is an asynchronous method, that is, the BSC / RNC does not specify the specific time to enable the newly added wireless link.
  • the BTS itself determines, but all of these methods are applicable to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 (a) a timing relationship of a channel processing unit migration process is shown in FIG. 6 (a), that is, in the above-mentioned switching process based on the channel processing unit migration technology, once a target channel processing unit that meets the conditions is found, channel processing is started.
  • Unit migration process First, allocate corresponding processing resources in the destination channel processing unit and configure corresponding channel processing parameters of all wireless links of the mobile terminal, and exchange RRTJ signals corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal to the destination channel processing unit.
  • the present invention does not limit the sequence of these two operations; then, in the first radio frame before the start time of a new wireless link designated by BSC / RNC or determined by BTS, the original channel processing unit should The channel processing context (Context) corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal will be transferred to the destination channel processing unit, where the channel Processing context refers to the historical data used in channel processing; finally, in
  • the BSC / RNC designates or initiates the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit for a new wireless link at the start time of the mobile terminal, and stops the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit and releases the corresponding channel Processing resources.
  • the channel coding and interleaving processing of the physical layer is based on the transmission time interval (TTI) (one TTI is one or more radio frames)
  • TTI transmission time interval
  • the uplink and downlink channel processing is also performed by the TTI.
  • the channel processing is relatively independent.
  • the actual multipath channel is a continuously changing channel with a certain correlation time, so there may be a certain relationship between the baseband signal processing between different TTIs.
  • channel estimation in uplink baseband processing typically uses a pilot interpolation algorithm of multiple adjacent time slots, and the channel estimation at the beginning of each TTI needs to use the previous TTI
  • pilot data at the end include the timing of each multipath in the RAKE receiver, and the TPC command received by the uplink. Therefore, in the migration process of the channel processing unit, the historical data in the original channel processing unit needs to be moved to the destination channel processing unit.
  • a square in the figure represents a TTI length.
  • corresponding processing resources are allocated in the destination channel processing unit and corresponding channel processing parameters of all wireless links of the mobile terminal are configured. And exchange the RRU signal corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal to the destination channel processing unit; in the last radio frame of the N + K th TTI, the corresponding wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit corresponds to The channel processing context will be transferred to the destination channel processing unit; at the beginning of the N + K + 1 TTI, the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is started, and the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit is stopped and released. Corresponding processing resources in this unit.
  • the timing relationship of another channel processing unit migration process is shown in FIG. 6 (b).
  • the previous part of the process is the same as the channel processing unit migration process shown in FIG. 6 (a).
  • the corresponding channel processing context of each wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit is transferred to the destination channel processing unit, and the TTI that starts the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is BSC / A TTI specified by the RNC or determined by the BTS for a period of time before the start time of the newly added wireless link;
  • the channel processing result of the terminal In the time between the start of the newly-added wireless link designated by the BSC / RNC or the BTS, only the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the original channel processing unit is selected, and the mobile performed by the destination channel processing unit is ignored.
  • the channel processing result of the terminal only selects the channel processing result of the mobile terminal that is executed by the destination channel processing unit only after the start time of the new wireless link specified by the BSC / RNC or determined by the BTS arrives. After that, the original channel processing unit stops the channel processing of the mobile terminal and releases the corresponding processing resources in the unit.
  • the corresponding processing resources are allocated in the destination channel processing unit and the corresponding channel processing parameters of all wireless links of the mobile terminal are configured, and each wireless link of the mobile terminal is allocated.
  • the corresponding RRU signals are exchanged to the destination channel processing unit.
  • the corresponding channel processing context of each wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit will be transferred to the destination channel.
  • the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is started at the beginning of the N + K, + 1 TTI, and the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit is still continued; at the N + K, + l TTI to N + K th TTI, only the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the original channel processing unit is selected and the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the destination channel processing unit is ignored; +1 TTI is the start time of the new wireless link designated by the BSC / RNC or determined by the BTS, then the channel location of the mobile terminal executed by the destination channel processing unit is selected. As a result, thereafter, the original letter t channel processing unit handles the mobile terminal stops, the cell corresponding processing resources to be released.
  • the channel processing unit migration technology solves the problem of hard handover caused by discontinuity of baseband signal processing resources in a large-scale centralized base station.
  • an appropriate destination channel processing unit is first selected, and then the channel processing task of the mobile terminal is changed from its original location.
  • the channel processing unit is migrated to the destination channel processing unit, thereby avoiding hard handover between different channel processing units and allowing softer handover processing in the destination channel processing unit.

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The invention puts forward a technique of channel process unit transferring, which is to solve the hard handoff problem due to the discontinuity of channel resource in centralized base station. According to the invention, when the situation that needs to perform handoff based on the prior art occurs due to the move of mobile terminal, firstly selecting an appropriate objective channel process unit, then transferring the channel process task form the original channel process unit to the objective channel process unit, thereby avoiding the hard handoff between the different channel process unit so as to permit performing softer handoff process in the objective channel process unit.

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集中式基站中资源控制  Resource control in centralized base stations
与更软切换的方法 技术领域  Method with softer handover
本发明涉及移动通信系统中分布式基站的技术领域, 特别涉 及一种在采用射频单元拉远的集中式基站系统中进行系统资源控 制与更软切换的方法。 技术背景  The present invention relates to the technical field of distributed base stations in mobile communication systems, and in particular, to a method for performing system resource control and softer handover in a centralized base station system using radio frequency units for remote control. technical background
在移动通信系统中, 基站 (BTS ) 完成无线信号的发射、 接 收和处理, 传统的 BTS 主要由基带处理子系统、 射频 (RF ) 子 系统和天线组成, 一个 BTS 可以通过多个天线覆盖不同的蜂窝 (小区) , 如图 1(a) 所示; 而各个 BTS则通过一定的接口分别 与基站控制器 (BSC ) 或无线网络控制器 (RNC )相连, 由此构 成无线接入网 (RAN ) , 如图 1(b)所示。  In a mobile communication system, a base station (BTS) completes the transmission, reception, and processing of wireless signals. Traditional BTS mainly consists of a baseband processing subsystem, a radio frequency (RF) subsystem, and an antenna. A BTS can cover different antennas through multiple antennas. A cell (cell) is shown in Fig. 1 (a); and each BTS is connected to a base station controller (BSC) or a radio network controller (RNC) through a certain interface, thereby forming a radio access network (RAN) As shown in Figure 1 (b).
图 2给出了另一种分布式的基站, 即采用射频单元拉远的集 中式基站的系统结构。 与传统基站相比, 这种采用射频单元拉远 的集中式基站具有许多优点: 允许采用多个微小区替代一个基于 传统基站的宏小区, 从而能更好地适应不同的无线环境, 提高系 统的容量和覆盖等无线性能; 集中式的结构使得软切换可以用更 软切换来完成, 从而获得额外的处理增益; 集中式的结构还使得 昂贵的基带信号处理资源成为多个小区共用的资源池, 从而获得 统计复用的好处, 并有效减低系统成本。 PCT专利" WO9005432, Communications system"; 美国专 ;i'j"US5657374, Cellular system with centralized base stations and distributed antenna units" , Figure 2 shows the system structure of another distributed base station, that is, a centralized base station using radio frequency units. Compared with traditional base stations, this centralized base station using radio frequency units has many advantages: it allows multiple micro cells to replace a macro cell based on a traditional base station, which can better adapt to different wireless environments and improve the system's Wireless performance such as capacity and coverage; The centralized structure enables soft handover to be completed with softer handover, thereby obtaining additional processing gain; the centralized structure also makes expensive baseband signal processing resources a resource pool shared by multiple cells, Thus, the benefits of statistical multiplexing are obtained, and the system cost is effectively reduced. PCT patent "WO9005432, Communications system"; US patent; i'j "US5657374, Cellular system with centralized base stations and distributed antenna units",
"US6324391, Cellular communication with centralized control and signal processing"; 中国专利申请 "CN1471331 , 移动通信的 基站系统"; 及美国专利申奇 "US20030171118, Cellular radio transmission apparatus and cellular radio transmission method" 等均披露了这一技术的有关实现细节。 "US6324391, Cellular communication with centralized control and signal processing"; Chinese patent application "CN1471331, "Base station system"; and US patent application "US20030171118, Cellular radio transmission apparatus and cellular radio transmission method" etc. have disclosed the implementation details of this technology.
如图 2所示, 采用射频单元拉远的集中式基站系统主要由集 中安装的中央信道处理子系统与远程射频单元 (RRIJ )组成, 它 们之间通过宽带传输链路或网络相连。 中央信道处理子系统由信 道处理资源池和信号路由分配单元等功能单元和 BSC/RNC接口 单元组成。 其中 BSC/R C接口单元负责完成 BTS与 BSC/RNC 接口的用户面及信令面处理, 信道处理资源池由多个信道处理单 元堆叠而成, 完成基带信号处理等工作, 信号分配单元则根据各 小区业务量(Traffic ) 的不同, 动态分配信道处理资源, 实现多 小区处理资源的有效共享。 信号路由分配单元除了如图 2所示在 中央信道处理子系统内部实现外, 也可以在中央信道处理子系统 外部实现。 远程射频单元主要由发射通道的射频功率放大器、 接 收通道的低噪声放大器、 双工器以及天线等功能单元构成。 中央 信道处理子系统与远程射频单元的链路典型的可以采用光纤、 铜 缆、微波等传输介盾;信号传输方式可以是经采样后的数字信号, 或者是经调制的模拟信号; 信号可以采用基带信号, 中频信号或 者射频信号。  As shown in Fig. 2, a centralized base station system using a radio frequency unit is mainly composed of a central channel processing subsystem and a remote radio frequency unit (RRIJ) installed in a centralized manner, and they are connected through a broadband transmission link or network. The central channel processing subsystem is composed of functional units such as channel processing resource pool and signal routing and distribution unit, and BSC / RNC interface unit. The BSC / RC interface unit is responsible for the user plane and signaling plane processing of the BTS and BSC / RNC interface. The channel processing resource pool is formed by stacking multiple channel processing units to complete baseband signal processing and other tasks. The signal distribution unit is based on each Different cell traffic (Traffic), dynamically allocate channel processing resources to achieve effective sharing of multi-cell processing resources. In addition to being implemented inside the central channel processing subsystem as shown in Figure 2, the signal routing and distribution unit can also be implemented outside the central channel processing subsystem. The remote radio frequency unit is mainly composed of functional units such as a radio frequency power amplifier of a transmitting channel, a low noise amplifier of a receiving channel, a duplexer, and an antenna. The link between the central channel processing subsystem and the remote RF unit can typically use optical fiber, copper cable, microwave and other transmission shields; the signal transmission method can be a sampled digital signal or a modulated analog signal; the signal can be used Baseband signal, intermediate frequency signal or radio frequency signal.
如上所述, 集中式基站中基带信号处理资源池可以为多个小 区共享从而获得统计复用的好处, 但在实际系统中, 由于受集成 电路与单板的规模及系统复杂度等因素的限制, 一个较大规模的 集中式基站的基带信号处理资源的构成总是不连续的, 即其基带 信号处理资源是由多个相对独立的信道处理单元组合而成的, 所 谓独立是指它们各自完成相应信道的信号处理任务而没有内部信 号互连。 实际上, 由于每个信道处理单元的处理能力限制, 当集 中式基站所能支持的 RRU规模较大时, 将所有 RRU的无线信号 都能同时交换到每个信道处理单元就不具有实际意义, 同时, 受 信号路由分配单元及系统复杂度的限制, 将所有 RRU 的无线信 号都能同时交换到每个信道处理单元也是难以实现的, 因此, 每 个信道处理单元所能同时处理的 RRIJ信号数总是有限的, 也就 是说并不是所有的该集中式基站的 RU相应的无线信号都能同 时交换到某个信道处理单元。 As mentioned above, the baseband signal processing resource pool in a centralized base station can be shared by multiple cells to obtain the benefits of statistical multiplexing. However, in actual systems, it is limited by factors such as the scale of the integrated circuit and the board, and the complexity of the system. The composition of baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station is always discontinuous, that is, its baseband signal processing resources are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units. The so-called independence means that they each complete Signal processing tasks for the respective channels without internal signal interconnection. In fact, due to the limitation of the processing capacity of each channel processing unit, when the scale of the RRU that the centralized base station can support is large, the radio signals of all RRUs are It is not practical to be able to switch to each channel processing unit at the same time. At the same time, it is difficult to switch all the RRU wireless signals to each channel processing unit at the same time due to the limitation of the signal routing and distribution unit and the complexity of the system. Therefore, the number of RRIJ signals that can be simultaneously processed by each channel processing unit is always limited, that is, not all wireless signals corresponding to the RUs of the centralized base station can be simultaneously switched to a certain channel processing unit.
以图 3为例, 该集中式基站总共可支持 M个 RRU, 其基带 信号处理资源池由 N个相对独立的信道处理单元组合而成, 由信 号路由分配单元交换到每个信道处理单元的 RRU 信号数为 K ( Κ δ Μ ) , 也就是说, 尽管 Μ个 RRU的信号均可以交换到每个 信道处理单元, 但是同时只允许最多 Κ路 RRU的信号交换到一 个信道处理单元。  Taking Figure 3 as an example, the centralized base station can support a total of M RRUs, and its baseband signal processing resource pool is composed of N relatively independent channel processing units, which are exchanged by the signal routing and distribution unit to each channel processing unit's RRU. The number of signals is K (KδM), that is, although signals of M RRUs can be exchanged to each channel processing unit, only signals of a maximum of RK RRUs are allowed to be exchanged to one channel processing unit at the same time.
另一方面, 在移动通信系统中, 当移动终端位置移动超出其 服务小区的覆盖范围时, 其无线接口需要切换到新的小区以保证 通话不被中断, 而在码分多址 (CDMA ) 系统中, 同频的切换过 程典型地是采用软切换及更软切换技术实现的。 与简单地从一个 小区硬切换到另一个小区不同, 软切换及更软切换允许移动终端 同时保持与一个以上小区的通信, 即允许移动终端同时保持多个 无线链路, 当完全建立起与新小区的通信后再断开与原小区的无 线链路, 从而有效减小切换失败率并获得系统容量与覆盖方面的 软切换增益。 其中, 软切换与更软切换的差别在于, 更软切换是 在基站中利用 RAKE分集接收完成的, 而软切换是在 BSC/RNC 中采用选择性分集技术完成的, 因此更软切换可获得较高的切换 增益。  On the other hand, in a mobile communication system, when a mobile terminal moves beyond the coverage area of its serving cell, its wireless interface needs to switch to a new cell to ensure that the call is not interrupted. In a code division multiple access (CDMA) system, In the same frequency, the handover process is typically implemented using soft handover and softer handover technologies. Different from the simple handover from one cell to another, soft handover and softer handover allow mobile terminals to maintain communication with more than one cell at the same time, that is, allow mobile terminals to maintain multiple wireless links at the same time. After communication in the cell, the wireless link with the original cell is disconnected, thereby effectively reducing the handover failure rate and obtaining a soft handover gain in terms of system capacity and coverage. The difference between soft handover and softer handover is that softer handover is completed by using RAKE diversity reception in the base station, and soft handover is completed by using selective diversity technology in BSC / RNC. High switching gain.
如上所述, 一个较大规模的集中式基站的基带信号处理资源 是由多个相对独立的信道处理单元组合而成的, 而每个信道处理 单元仅能同时处理一定数量的 RRU信号, 这样, 当移动终端发 生切换所涉及的小区对应的 RRU无线信号均可交换到同一个信 道处理单元时,可采用现有的技术典型地如 RAKE分集接收来实 现更软切换。 但是, 当移动终端发生切换所涉及的小区对应的 RRU无线信号由于信道处理单元 RRU信号数量的限制无法交换 到同一个信道处理单元时, 由于不同的信道处理单元的相对独立 性, 使得难以采用 RAKE分集接收等技术来实现更软切换, 而另 一方面, 集中式基站与 BSC/RNC的接口逻辑上仅支持一个用户 面数据通道, 而传统的软切换技术是在 BSC/RNC 中实现的, 因 此, 当上述情况发生时, 在现有技术中将难以实施软切换操作而 被迫采用硬切换技术。 As described above, the baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units, and each channel processing unit can only process a certain number of RRU signals at the same time. When the mobile terminal sends When the RRU radio signals corresponding to the cell involved in the raw handover can be exchanged to the same channel processing unit, the existing technology, such as RAKE diversity reception, can be used to achieve softer handover. However, when the RRU wireless signals corresponding to the cell involved in the handover of the mobile terminal cannot be exchanged to the same channel processing unit due to the limitation of the number of RRU signals of the channel processing unit, the relative independence of different channel processing units makes it difficult to adopt RAKE. Diversity reception and other technologies to achieve softer handover. On the other hand, the interface between the centralized base station and BSC / RNC logically supports only one user plane data channel, and traditional soft handover technology is implemented in BSC / RNC. Therefore, When the above situation occurs, it will be difficult to implement a soft handover operation in the prior art and forced to adopt a hard handover technology.
以图 4为例, 某集中式基站由三个相对独立的信道处理单元 #1、 #2、 #3构成, 其中每个信道处理单元最多允许同时处理三路 RRU无线信号。 假定在某时间内信道处理单元 #1、 #2、 均达 到最大的 RRU无线信号数, 即小区 Cl、 C2、 C3对应的 RRU信 号被交换到信道处理单元 #1, 小区 C4、 C5、 C6对应的 RRU信 号被交换到信道处理单元 #2, 小区 C7、 C8、 C9对应的 RRU信 号被交换到信道处理单元 #3, 如图所示, 某移动终端按图中所示 路径 Aii B(i C(i>D移动, 不难看出, 当该移动终端由 C1移动到 C2 时, 信道处理单元 #1将负责进行更软切换的处理, 但是, 当 由 C2移动到 C6时, 由于小区 C6对应的 RRU信号已经不能被 交换到信道处理单元 #1 , 因此基于现有技术只能将该移动终端硬 切换到小区 C6, 并由信道处理单元 #2进行相应的信号处理。 同 样, 由 C6移动到 C5、 C7移动到 C8均可采用更软切换技术, 但 由 C5移动到 C7需要进行硬切换。  Taking FIG. 4 as an example, a centralized base station is composed of three relatively independent channel processing units # 1, # 2, and # 3, where each channel processing unit allows a maximum of three RRU wireless signals to be processed simultaneously. Assume that the channel processing units # 1, # 2 reach the maximum number of RRU wireless signals within a certain time, that is, the RRU signals corresponding to the cells Cl, C2, and C3 are exchanged to the channel processing unit # 1, and the cells C4, C5, and C6 correspond to RRU signals are exchanged to channel processing unit # 2, and RRU signals corresponding to cells C7, C8, and C9 are exchanged to channel processing unit # 3. As shown in the figure, a mobile terminal follows the path Aii B (i C (i> D moves, it is not difficult to see that when the mobile terminal moves from C1 to C2, the channel processing unit # 1 will be responsible for softer handover processing. However, when moving from C2 to C6, since cell C6 corresponds to The RRU signal can no longer be exchanged to the channel processing unit # 1, so based on the existing technology, the mobile terminal can only be hard-switched to the cell C6, and the corresponding signal processing is performed by the channel processing unit # 2. Similarly, the C6 to C5 Both C7 and C8 can use softer handover technology, but moving from C5 to C7 requires hard handover.
由于硬切换技术不能获得软切换及更软切换的增益, 因此将 对系统的无线性能造成不利的影响, 因此, 本发明针对上述问题 提出了一种有效的解决方法, 该方法可以应用于支持软切换技术 的 CDMA (码分多址) 移动通信系统, 如 IS-95、 WCDMA、 CDMA2000等系统。 发明内容 Since the hard handover technology cannot obtain the gains of soft handover and softer handover, it will adversely affect the wireless performance of the system. Therefore, the present invention proposes an effective solution to the above problem, which can be applied to support soft handover. Switching technology CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) mobile communication systems, such as IS-95, WCDMA, CDMA2000 and other systems. Summary of the invention
如前所述, 由于一个较大规模的集中式基站的基带信号处理 资源是由多个相对独立的信道处理单元组合而成的, 而每个信道 处理单元仅能同时处理一定数量的 RRU信号, 因此当移动终端 发生切换所涉及的小区对应的 RRU无线信号由于信道处理单元 RRU信号数量的限制无法交换到同一个信道处理单元时,为了使 集中式基站与 BSC/RNC的接口保持单一的用户面数据通道, 在 现有技术中需要进行硬切换, 因而不能获得软切换及更软切换的 增益, 从而对系统的无线性能造成不利的影响。  As mentioned earlier, because the baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units, and each channel processing unit can only process a certain number of RRU signals at the same time, Therefore, when the RRU radio signals corresponding to the cell involved in the handover of the mobile terminal cannot be exchanged to the same channel processing unit due to the limitation of the number of RRU signals of the channel processing unit, in order to maintain a single user plane interface between the centralized base station and the BSC / RNC The data channel requires hard handover in the prior art, so the gain of soft handover and softer handover cannot be obtained, thereby adversely affecting the wireless performance of the system.
为此, 本发明提出了一种信道处理单元迁移技术来解决上述 大规模集中式基站中基带信号处理资源不连续带来的硬切换问 题。 根据本发明, 当由于某移动终端的移动而发生上述基于现有 技术需要进行硬切换的情况时, 首先选择一个适当的目的信道处 理单元, 然后将该移动终端的信道处理任务从其原先所在的信道 处理单元迁移到该目的信道处理单元, 从而避免不同信道处理单 元之间的硬切换而允许在该目的信道处理单元中进行更软切换处 理。  For this reason, the present invention proposes a channel processing unit migration technology to solve the above-mentioned hard handover problem caused by discontinuity of baseband signal processing resources in the large-scale centralized base station. According to the present invention, when the above-mentioned situation that a hard handover is required due to the movement of a mobile terminal occurs, an appropriate destination channel processing unit is first selected, and then the channel processing task of the mobile terminal is changed from its original location. The channel processing unit is migrated to the destination channel processing unit, thereby avoiding hard handover between different channel processing units and allowing softer handover processing in the destination channel processing unit.
根据本发明,提供了一种集中式基站中资源控制与更软切换的 方法, 所述集中式基站 (BTS)包括: 远程射频单元 (RRU ) 、 信 号路由分配单元、 多个信道处理单元和 BSC/RNC接口单元, 所 述 BSC/RNC接口单元外接 BSC/RNC (基站控制器 /无线网络控 制器) , 所迷方法包括步骤: 由 BSC/RNC作出对某移动终端增 加无线链路的决定;选择一个待迁移的目的信道处理单元; 以及进 行该移动终端信道处理单元的迁移操作, 以将该移动终端的信道 处理任务从其原先所在的信道处理单元迁移到该目的信道处理单 元。 According to the present invention, a method for resource control and softer handover in a centralized base station is provided. The centralized base station (BTS) includes: a remote radio frequency unit (RRU), a signal routing and distribution unit, a plurality of channel processing units, and a BSC / RNC interface unit, wherein the BSC / RNC interface unit is externally connected to BSC / RNC (base station controller / radio network controller), and the method includes steps: the BSC / RNC makes a decision to add a wireless link to a mobile terminal; selection A destination channel processing unit to be migrated; and performing a migration operation of the channel processing unit of the mobile terminal to channel the channel of the mobile terminal The processing task is migrated from the original channel processing unit to the destination channel processing unit.
在上述方法中, 所述处理任务包括在该目的信道处理单元上 完成该移动终端所有无线链路对应物理信道的处理以及更软切换 分集处理。 附图说明  In the above method, the processing task includes completing, on the destination channel processing unit, processing of physical channels corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal and softer handover diversity processing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
包含在本说明中并构成本说明一部分的附图与上面给出的一 般描述一起用于说明本发明的实施例, 下面给出各实施例的详细 描述, 用于解释本发明的原理, 其中:  The drawings included in this description and forming a part of this description, together with the general description given above, are used to illustrate embodiments of the present invention. The detailed description of each embodiment is given below to explain the principle of the present invention, where:
图 1 (a)、 1 (b)分別为传统 BTS结构的示意图和无线接入网 结构的示意图;  Figures 1 (a) and 1 (b) are a schematic diagram of a traditional BTS structure and a radio access network structure, respectively;
图 2为采用射频单元拉远的集中式基站系统结构的示意图; 图 3 为集中式基站信道处理资源与无线信号交换结构示意 图;  Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a centralized base station system using a radio frequency unit; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a centralized base station channel processing resource and wireless signal exchange;
图 4为集中式基站信道处理资源的示意图;  4 is a schematic diagram of channel processing resources of a centralized base station;
图 5为基于信道处理单元迁移技术的切换过程的框图; 图 6 ) 、 6 ( b )为信道处理单元迁移过程的定时关系的示 意图。 具体实施方式  Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a handover process based on a channel processing unit migration technology; Figs. 6) and 6 (b) are schematic diagrams of timing relationships of a channel processing unit migration process. detailed description
首先描述采用射频单元拉远的集中式基站系统的结枸。 如图 2 所示, 采用射频单元拉远的集中式基站系统主要由集中安装的 中央信道处理子系统与远程射频单元(RRU )组成, 它们之间通 过宽带传输链路或网络相连。 中央信道处理子系统由信道处理资 源池和信号路由分配单元等功能单元和 BSC/RNC 接口单元组 成。 其中 BSC/R C接口单元负责完成 BTS与 BSC/RNC接口的 用户面及信令面处理, 信道处理资源池由多个信道处理单元堆叠 而成, 完成基带信号处理等工作, 信号分配单元则根据各小区业 务量 (Traffic ) 的不同, 动态分配信道处理资源, 实现多小区处 理资源的有效共享。 信号路由分配单元除了如图 2所示在中央信 道处理子系统内部实现外, 也可以在中央信道处理子系统外部实 现。 远程射频单元主要由发射通道的射频功率放大器、 接收通道 的低噪声放大器、 双工器以及天线等功能单元构成。 中来信道处 理子系统与远程射频单元的链路典型的可以采用光纤、 铜缆、 微 波等传输介质; 信号传输方式可以是经采样后的数字信号, 或者 是经调制的模拟信号; 信号可以采用基带信号, 中频信号或者射 频信号。 First, the description of the centralized base station system using the radio frequency unit will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, a centralized base station system using a radio frequency unit is mainly composed of a centrally installed central channel processing subsystem and a remote radio frequency unit (RRU), which are connected through a broadband transmission link or network. The central channel processing subsystem is composed of functional units such as channel processing resource pool and signal routing and distribution unit, and BSC / RNC interface unit. The BSC / RC interface unit is responsible for completing the BTS and BSC / RNC interface. User plane and signalling plane processing. The channel processing resource pool is formed by stacking multiple channel processing units to complete tasks such as baseband signal processing. The signal distribution unit dynamically allocates channel processing resources according to the traffic of each cell. Realize effective sharing of multi-cell processing resources. In addition to being implemented inside the central channel processing subsystem as shown in FIG. 2, the signal routing and distribution unit can also be implemented outside the central channel processing subsystem. The remote radio frequency unit is mainly composed of functional units such as a radio frequency power amplifier of a transmitting channel, a low noise amplifier of a receiving channel, a duplexer, and an antenna. The link between the Zhonglai channel processing subsystem and the remote radio frequency unit can typically use optical fiber, copper cable, microwave and other transmission media; the signal transmission method can be a sampled digital signal or a modulated analog signal; the signal can be used Baseband signal, intermediate frequency signal or radio frequency signal.
如上所迷, 集中式基站中基带信号处理资源池可以为多个小 区共享从而获得统计复用的好处, 但在实际系统中, 由于受集成 电路与单板的规模及系统复杂度等因素的限制, 一个较大规模的 集中式基站的基带信号处理资源的构成总是不连续的, 即其基带 信号处理资源是由多个相对独立的信道处理单元组合而成的, 所 谓独立是指它们各自完成相应信道的信号处理任务而没有内部信 号互连。 由于每个信道处理单元的处理能力限制, 当集中式基站 所能支持的 RRU规模较大时,将所有 RRU的无线信号都能同时 交换到每个信道处理单元就不具有实际意义, 同时, 受信号路由 分配单元及系统复杂度的限制, 将所有 RRU 的无线信号都能同 时交换到每个信道处理单元也是难以实现的, 因此, 每个信道处 理单元所能同时处理的 RRU信号数总是有限的, 也就是说并不 是所有的该集中式基站的 RRU相应的无线信号都能同时交换到 某个信道处理单元。 基于信道处理单元迁移技术的切换过程 本分明的信道处理单元迁移技术解决了上述大规模集中式基 站中基带信号处理资源不连续带来的硬切换问题。 根据本发明, 当由于某移动终端的移动而发生上述基于现有技术需要进行硬切 换的情况时, 首先选择一个适当的目的信道处理单元, 然后将该 移动终端的信道处理任务从其原先所在的信道处理单元迁移到该 目的信道处理单元, 从而避免不同信道处理单元之间的硬切换而 允许在该目的信道处理单元中进行更软切换处理。 As mentioned above, the baseband signal processing resource pool in a centralized base station can be shared by multiple cells to obtain the benefits of statistical multiplexing. However, in the actual system, it is limited by the scale of the integrated circuit and the board, and the complexity of the system. The composition of baseband signal processing resources of a large-scale centralized base station is always discontinuous, that is, its baseband signal processing resources are composed of multiple relatively independent channel processing units. The so-called independence means that they each complete Signal processing tasks for the respective channels without internal signal interconnection. Due to the limitation of the processing capability of each channel processing unit, when the RRU supported by the centralized base station is large, it is not practical to exchange the wireless signals of all RRUs to each channel processing unit at the same time. It is difficult to exchange all the wireless signals of all RRUs to each channel processing unit at the same time due to the limitation of the complexity of the routing allocation unit and the system. Therefore, the number of RRU signals that can be simultaneously processed by each channel processing unit is always limited. That is to say, not all radio signals corresponding to the RRUs of the centralized base station can be simultaneously exchanged to a certain channel processing unit. Switching process based on channel processing unit migration technology The clear channel processing unit migration technology solves the hard handover problem caused by the discontinuity of baseband signal processing resources in the large-scale centralized base station. According to the present invention, when the above-mentioned situation that a hard handover is required due to the movement of a mobile terminal occurs, an appropriate destination channel processing unit is first selected, and then the channel processing task of the mobile terminal is changed from its original location. The channel processing unit is migrated to the destination channel processing unit, thereby avoiding hard handover between different channel processing units and allowing softer handover processing in the destination channel processing unit.
下面具体描述本发明的基于信道处理单元迁移技术的切换过 程。  The switching process based on the channel processing unit migration technology of the present invention is described in detail below.
根据本发明, 基于信道处理单元迁移技术的切换过程如图 5 所示。 首先遵循已有技术根据对导频强度、无线信道的路径损耗、 信号干扰比等无线参数的测量结果由 BSC/RNC作出对某移动终 端增加无线链路的决定, 然后, BSC/RNC通过与 BTS的接口向 BTS (以下均指集中式基站)发出增加无线链路的信令消息, 当 BTS接收到该消息后由 BTS进行相应的消息处理, 之后 BTS将 判断新增的无线链路所对应的 RRU 的无线信号能否路由到该移 动终端当前所属的信道处理单元,若 BTS判断新增的无线链路所 对应的 RRU 的无线信号能路由到该移动终端当前所属的信道处 理单元, 则由该移动终端当前所属的信道处理单元完成该移动终 端所有无线链路对应物理信道的处理以及更软切换分集处理, 而 无需进行信道处理单元迁移; 否则, 则需要选择一个待迁移的目 的信道处理单元, 其中, 该目的信道处理单元的选择至少应满足 如下条件: 该目的信道处理单元具有足够的信道处理资源, 且允 许该移动终端活跃集(即所有与该移动终端同时通信的无线链路 所对应的小区集合) 中所有小区相应的 RRIJ信号交换至该信道 处理单元而不超出其最大可处理的 RRU信号数; 若能够找到满 足条件的目的信道处理单元, 则进行该移动终端信道处理单元的 迁移操作, 从而在该目的信道处理单元上完成该移动终端所有无 线链路对应物理信道的处理以及更软切换分集处理, 并向According to the present invention, the switching process based on the channel processing unit migration technology is shown in FIG. 5. According to the prior art, the BSC / RNC makes a decision to add a wireless link to a mobile terminal based on the measurement results of wireless parameters such as pilot strength, path loss of the wireless channel, and signal-to-interference ratio. Then, the BSC / RNC passes the BTS through The interface sends a signaling message to the BTS (hereinafter referred to as a centralized base station) to add a wireless link. When the BTS receives the message, the BTS performs corresponding message processing, and then the BTS will determine the corresponding wireless link. Whether the wireless signal of the RRU can be routed to the channel processing unit to which the mobile terminal currently belongs. If the BTS determines that the wireless signal of the RRU corresponding to the newly added wireless link can be routed to the channel processing unit to which the mobile terminal currently belongs, The channel processing unit to which the mobile terminal currently belongs completes the processing of the physical channels corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal and the softer handover diversity processing without the need for channel processing unit migration; otherwise, it is necessary to select a destination channel processing unit to be migrated, The selection of the destination channel processing unit should meet at least the following conditions: The unit has sufficient channel processing resources, and allows the corresponding RRIJ signals of all cells in the active set of the mobile terminal (that is, the set of cells corresponding to all wireless links communicating with the mobile terminal simultaneously) to the channel processing unit without exceeding The maximum number of RRU signals that can be processed; if a destination channel processing unit that meets the conditions can be found, The migration operation, so that the processing of the physical channels corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal and the softer handover diversity processing are completed on the destination channel processing unit, and
BSC/RNC发送无线链路增加成功消息; 否则, BTS 不进行任何 切换操作而向 BSC/RNC发送无线链路增加失败消息。 The BSC / RNC sends a radio link addition success message; otherwise, the BTS sends a radio link addition failure message to the BSC / RNC without performing any handover operation.
不难看出, 采用本发明提出的信道处理单元迁移技术后, 使 得所有在集中式基站所控制的小区中的切换均由更软切换完成, 从而提高了系统的无线性能, 而且由于 BSC/RNC不需要对集中 式基站中更软切换过程进行控制, 从而无需改变现有的协议规范 和系统架构。 信道处理单元迁移过程及定时关系  It is not difficult to see that after adopting the channel processing unit migration technology proposed by the present invention, all handovers in the cells controlled by the centralized base station are completed by softer handover, thereby improving the wireless performance of the system, and because the BSC / RNC does not The softer handover process in the centralized base station needs to be controlled, so there is no need to change the existing protocol specifications and system architecture. Channel processing unit migration process and timing relationship
首先需要说明的是, 软切换或更软切换中新增的无线链路在 何时启动至少有两种典型的方法, 一种是同步方式, 即由 BSC/RNC 在增加无线链路的信令消息中指定启动该新增的无线 链路的启动时刻 (用无线帧号表示) , 另一种为非同步方式, 即 BSC/RNC并不指定启用该新增的无线链路的具体时刻而由 BTS 自己确定, 但所有这些方法本发明均可适用。  First of all, there are at least two typical methods for when wireless links added during soft handover or soft handover are activated. One is the synchronization method, that is, the BSC / RNC adds signaling to the wireless link. The message specifies the start time (indicated by the wireless frame number) of starting the newly added wireless link. The other is an asynchronous method, that is, the BSC / RNC does not specify the specific time to enable the newly added wireless link. The BTS itself determines, but all of these methods are applicable to the present invention.
根据本发明,一种信道处理单元迁移过程的定时关系如图 6(a) 所示, 即在上述基于信道处理单元迁移技术的切换过程中, 一旦 找到满足条件的目的信道处理单元即启动信道处理单元的迁移过 程。 首先, 在目的信道处理单元中分配相应的处理资源并配置该 移动终端所有无线链路相应的信道处理参数, 并将该移动终端各 无线链路对应的 RRTJ信号交换至该目的信道处理单元, 应注意 本发明并不限定这两个操作的先后顺序; 然后, 在 BSC/RNC指 定或由 BTS 确定的某个新增无线链路启动时刻之前的第一个无 线帧内, 原信道处理单元中该移动终端各无线链路相应的信道处 理上下文(Context )将被转移至目的信道处理单元, 其中, 信道 处理上下文是指信道处理中使用的有关历史数据; 最后, 在According to the present invention, a timing relationship of a channel processing unit migration process is shown in FIG. 6 (a), that is, in the above-mentioned switching process based on the channel processing unit migration technology, once a target channel processing unit that meets the conditions is found, channel processing is started. Unit migration process. First, allocate corresponding processing resources in the destination channel processing unit and configure corresponding channel processing parameters of all wireless links of the mobile terminal, and exchange RRTJ signals corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal to the destination channel processing unit. Note that the present invention does not limit the sequence of these two operations; then, in the first radio frame before the start time of a new wireless link designated by BSC / RNC or determined by BTS, the original channel processing unit should The channel processing context (Context) corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal will be transferred to the destination channel processing unit, where the channel Processing context refers to the historical data used in channel processing; finally, in
BSC/RNC指定或由 BTS确定的某个新增无线链路启动时刻启动 目的信道处理单元对该移动终端的信道处理, 同时停止原信道处 理单元对该移动终端的信道处理并释放该单元中相应的处理资 源。 The BSC / RNC designates or initiates the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit for a new wireless link at the start time of the mobile terminal, and stops the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit and releases the corresponding channel Processing resources.
实际上, 由于物理层信道编码及交织处理以传输时间间隔 ( TTI ) 为单位 (一个 TTI的长度为一个或多个无线帧) , 上下 行信道处理也是以 TTI为单位进行的,因此不同 TTI的信道处理 相对较为独立, 但是, 实际的多径信道是连续变化的有一定相关 时间的信道, 因此不同 TTI之间的基带信号处理可能存在一定的 联系。 例如, 在宽带码分多址(WCDMA ) 系统中, 上行基带处 理中信道估计典型地采用多个相邻时隙的导频内插算法, 则每个 TTI开始时的信道估计需要利用上一个 TTI结束时的导频数据, 其它的例子还包括 RAKE接收机中各多径跟踪定时、上行接收的 TPC命令等。 因此, 在上述信道处理单元迁移过程中需要将原信 道处理单元中的有关历史数据移至目的信道处理单元。  In fact, since the channel coding and interleaving processing of the physical layer is based on the transmission time interval (TTI) (one TTI is one or more radio frames), the uplink and downlink channel processing is also performed by the TTI. The channel processing is relatively independent. However, the actual multipath channel is a continuously changing channel with a certain correlation time, so there may be a certain relationship between the baseband signal processing between different TTIs. For example, in a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) system, channel estimation in uplink baseband processing typically uses a pilot interpolation algorithm of multiple adjacent time slots, and the channel estimation at the beginning of each TTI needs to use the previous TTI Other examples of the pilot data at the end include the timing of each multipath in the RAKE receiver, and the TPC command received by the uplink. Therefore, in the migration process of the channel processing unit, the historical data in the original channel processing unit needs to be moved to the destination channel processing unit.
如图 6(a)所示, 图中一个方格代表一个 TTI长度, 在第 N个 TTI开始在目的信道处理单元中分配相应的处理资源并配置该移 动终端所有无线链路相应的信道处理参数, 并将该移动终端各无 线链路对应的 RRU信号交换至该目的信道处理单元; 在第 N+K 个 TTI的最后一个无线帧内, 原信道处理单元中该移动终端各无 线链路相应的信道处理上下文将被转移至目的信道处理单元; 第 N+K+1个 TTI开始即启动目的信道处理单元对该移动终端的信 道处理, 同时停止原信道处理单元对该移动终端的信道处理并释 放该单元中相应的处理资源。  As shown in FIG. 6 (a), a square in the figure represents a TTI length. At the Nth TTI, corresponding processing resources are allocated in the destination channel processing unit and corresponding channel processing parameters of all wireless links of the mobile terminal are configured. And exchange the RRU signal corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal to the destination channel processing unit; in the last radio frame of the N + K th TTI, the corresponding wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit corresponds to The channel processing context will be transferred to the destination channel processing unit; at the beginning of the N + K + 1 TTI, the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is started, and the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit is stopped and released. Corresponding processing resources in this unit.
根据本发明,另一种信道处理单元迁移过程定时关系如图 6(b) 所示, 该过程前部分与图 6(a)所示信道处理单元迁移过程相同, 所不同的有两点: 一是原信道处理单元中移动终端各无线链路相 应的信道处理上下文转移至目的信道处理单元, 以及启动目的信 道处理单元对该移动终端的信道处理的 TTI, 为 BSC/RNC指定 或 BTS 确定的新增无线链路启动时刻之前的一段时间的某个 ΤΤΙ; 二是目的信道处理单元对该移动终端的信道处理启动后, 原信道处理单元中对该移动终端的信道处理仍然进行, 此后在According to the present invention, the timing relationship of another channel processing unit migration process is shown in FIG. 6 (b). The previous part of the process is the same as the channel processing unit migration process shown in FIG. 6 (a). There are two differences: First, the corresponding channel processing context of each wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit is transferred to the destination channel processing unit, and the TTI that starts the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is BSC / A TTI specified by the RNC or determined by the BTS for a period of time before the start time of the newly added wireless link; second, after the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is started, the channel processing of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit Still going on, thereafter
BSC/RNC指定或 BTS确定的新增无线链路启动时刻到来之间的 时间内, 仅选择由原信道处理单元执行的该移动终端的信道处理 结果, 而忽略由目的信道处理单元执行的该移动终端的信道处理 结果, 仅当 BSC/RNC指定或 BTS确定的新增无线链路启动时刻 到来后, 再选择由目的信道处理单元执行的该移动终端的信道处 理结果。 之后, 再停止原信道处理单元对该移动终端的信道处理 并释放该单元中相应的处理资源。 In the time between the start of the newly-added wireless link designated by the BSC / RNC or the BTS, only the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the original channel processing unit is selected, and the mobile performed by the destination channel processing unit is ignored. The channel processing result of the terminal only selects the channel processing result of the mobile terminal that is executed by the destination channel processing unit only after the start time of the new wireless link specified by the BSC / RNC or determined by the BTS arrives. After that, the original channel processing unit stops the channel processing of the mobile terminal and releases the corresponding processing resources in the unit.
如图 6(b)所示,在第 Ν个 ΤΤΙ开始在目的信道处理单元中分 配相应的处理资源并配置该移动终端所有无线链路相应的信道处 理参数, 并将该移动终端各无线链路对应的 RRU信号交换至该 目的信道处理单元; 在第 Ν+Κ,个 ΤΤΙ的最后一个无线帧内, 原 信道处理单元中该移动终端各无线链路相应的信道处理上下文将 被转移至目的信道处理单元; 第 N+K,+l个 ΤΤΙ开始即启动目的 信道处理单元对该移动终端的信道处理, 而原信道处理单元对该 移动终端的信道处理仍然继续进行; 在第 N+K,+l 个 ΤΤΙ 到第 Ν+Κ个 ΤΤΙ时间内,仅选择由原信道处理单元执行的该移动终端 的信道处理结果而忽略由目的信道处理单元执行的该移动终端的 信道处理结果; 第 N+K+1个 ΤΤΙ即为 BSC/RNC指定或 BTS确 定的新增无线链路启动时刻, 则选择由目的信道处理单元执行的 该移动终端的信道处理结果, 其后, 原信t处理单元对该移动终 端的信道处理停止, 该单元中相应的处理资源也得以释放。 因此, 才艮据本发明的信道处理单元迁移技术解决了大规模集 中式基站中基带信号处理资源不连续带来的硬切换问题。 根据本 发明, 当由于某移动终端的移动而发生上述基于现有技术需要进 行硬切换的情况时, 首先选择一个适当的目的信道处理单元, 然 后将该移动终端的信道处理任务从其原先所在的信道处理单元迁 移到该目的信道处理单元, 从而避免不同信道处理单元之间的硬 切换而允许在该目的信道处理单元中进行更软切换处理。 As shown in FIG. 6 (b), at the Nth TTI, the corresponding processing resources are allocated in the destination channel processing unit and the corresponding channel processing parameters of all wireless links of the mobile terminal are configured, and each wireless link of the mobile terminal is allocated. The corresponding RRU signals are exchanged to the destination channel processing unit. In the last radio frame of the N + K th TTI, the corresponding channel processing context of each wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit will be transferred to the destination channel. Processing unit; The channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is started at the beginning of the N + K, + 1 TTI, and the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit is still continued; at the N + K, + l TTI to N + K th TTI, only the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the original channel processing unit is selected and the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the destination channel processing unit is ignored; +1 TTI is the start time of the new wireless link designated by the BSC / RNC or determined by the BTS, then the channel location of the mobile terminal executed by the destination channel processing unit is selected. As a result, thereafter, the original letter t channel processing unit handles the mobile terminal stops, the cell corresponding processing resources to be released. Therefore, the channel processing unit migration technology according to the present invention solves the problem of hard handover caused by discontinuity of baseband signal processing resources in a large-scale centralized base station. According to the present invention, when the above-mentioned situation that a hard handover is required due to the movement of a mobile terminal occurs, an appropriate destination channel processing unit is first selected, and then the channel processing task of the mobile terminal is changed from its original location. The channel processing unit is migrated to the destination channel processing unit, thereby avoiding hard handover between different channel processing units and allowing softer handover processing in the destination channel processing unit.
上述说明描述了本发明的在采用射频单元拉远的集中式基站 系统中进行系统资源控制与更软切换的方法, 但是本发明的范围 并不局限于这里表示和说明的具体细节和典型实施例。 根据上述 说明及附图和杈利要求, 本领域的技术人员应当理解在不脱离由 下述权利要求和它们的等同所限定的本发明的精神和范围的情况 下, 可对其做出各种改变、 修改和变化。  The above description describes the method for system resource control and softer handover in a centralized base station system using a radio frequency unit of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific details and typical embodiments shown and described herein . Based on the above description and the accompanying drawings and claims, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims and their equivalents. Change, modification and change.

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1. 一种集中式基站中资源控制与更软切换的方法, 所述集 中式基站 (BTS)包括: 远程射频单元 (RRU ) 、 信号路由分配单 元、 多个信道处理单元和 BSC/RNC接口单元, 所述 BSC/RNC 接口单元外接 BSC/RNC (基站控制器 /无线网络控制器) , 所述 方法包括步骤: 1. A method for resource control and softer handover in a centralized base station, the centralized base station (BTS) comprising: a remote radio frequency unit (RRU), a signal routing and distribution unit, a plurality of channel processing units, and a BSC / RNC interface unit The BSC / RNC interface unit is connected to a BSC / RNC (base station controller / radio network controller), and the method includes the following steps:
由 BSC/RNC作出对某移动终端增加无线链路的决定; 选择一个待迁移的目的信道处理单元; 以及  BSC / RNC makes a decision to add a radio link to a mobile terminal; selects a destination channel processing unit to be migrated; and
进行该移动终端信道处理单元的迁移操作, 以将该移动终端 的信道处理任务从其原先所在的信道处理单元迁移到该目的信道 处理单元。  The migration operation of the channel processing unit of the mobile terminal is performed to migrate the channel processing task of the mobile terminal from the channel processing unit where the mobile terminal was originally located to the destination channel processing unit.
2. 如权利要求 1 所述的方法, 其中所述处理任务包括在该 目的信道处理单元上完成该移动终端所有无线链路对应物理信道 的处理以及更软切换分集处理。  2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processing task comprises performing, on the destination channel processing unit, processing of physical channels corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal and softer handover diversity processing.
3. 如权利要求 1 所述的方法, 其中, 所述目的信道处理单 元的选择应满足如下条件: 该目的信道处理单元具有足够的信道 处理资源, 且允许该移动终端活跃集中所有小区相应的 RRU信 号交换至该信道处理单元而不超出其最大可处理的 RRU信号数。  3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection of the destination channel processing unit should satisfy the following conditions: the destination channel processing unit has sufficient channel processing resources, and allows the mobile terminal to actively concentrate the corresponding RRUs of all cells. Handshake to this channel processing unit without exceeding its maximum number of RRU signals that can be processed.
4. 如权利要求 1 所述的方法, 其中该移动终端信道处理单 元的迁移操作包括:  4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the migration operation of the mobile terminal channel processing unit comprises:
将该移动终端各无线链路对应的 RRU信号交换至该目的信 道处理单元;  Exchange the RRU signals corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal to the destination channel processing unit;
在某个新增无线链路启动时刻之前的第一个传输时间间隔 ( TTI ) 的最后一个无线帧内, 将原信道处理单元中该移动终端 各无线链路相应的信道处理上下文转移至目的信道处理单元; 在所述新增无线链路启动时刻启动目的信道处理单元对该移 动终端的信道处理。 In the last radio frame of the first transmission time interval (TTI) before the start time of a new wireless link, the corresponding channel processing context of each wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit is transferred to the destination channel A processing unit; starting a destination channel processing unit for Channel processing of mobile terminals.
5. 如权利要求 4所述的方法, 还包括在目的信道处理单元 中分配相应的处理资源并配置该移动终端所有无线链路相应的信 道处理参数。  5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising allocating corresponding processing resources in a destination channel processing unit and configuring corresponding channel processing parameters of all wireless links of the mobile terminal.
6. 如权利要求 4 所述的方法, 其中所述启动时刻是由 BSC/R C指定或由 BTS确定的。  6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the start-up time is specified by BSC / RC or determined by BTS.
7. 如杈利要求 4所述的方法, 还包括在启动目的信道处理 单元对该移动终端的信道处理的同时, 停止原信道处理单元对该 移动终端的信道处理并释放该单元中相应的处理资源。  7. The method according to claim 4, further comprising, when starting the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit, stopping the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit and releasing the corresponding processing in the unit. Resources.
8. 如权利要求 1所述的方法, 其中该移动终端信道处理单 元的迁移操作包括:  8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the migration operation of the mobile terminal channel processing unit comprises:
将该移动终端各无线链路对应的 RRU信号交换至该目的信 道处理单元;  Exchange the RRU signals corresponding to each wireless link of the mobile terminal to the destination channel processing unit;
在某个新增无线链路启动时刻之前的一段时间的某个 TTI 的最后一个无线帧内, 原信道处理单元中该移动终端各无线链路 相应的信道处理上下文将被转移至目的信道处理单元, 并启动目 的信道处理单元对该移动终端的信道处理, 其中在目的信道处理 单元对该移动终端的信道处理启动后, 原信道处理单元中对该移 动终端的信道处理仍然进行;  In the last radio frame of a TTI for a period of time before the start of a new wireless link, the corresponding channel processing context of each wireless link of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit will be transferred to the destination channel processing unit And start the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit, where after the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the destination channel processing unit is started, the channel processing of the mobile terminal in the original channel processing unit is still performed;
在所述新增无线链路启动时刻到来之间的时间内, 仅选择由 原信道处理单元执行的该移动终端的信道处理结果, 而忽略由目 的信道处理单元执行的该移动终端的信道处理结果, 仅当所述新 增无线链路启动时刻到来后, 再选择由目的信道处理单元执行的 该移动终端的信道处理结果。  During the time between the arrival of the newly added wireless link start time, only the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the original channel processing unit is selected, and the channel processing result of the mobile terminal performed by the destination channel processing unit is ignored. And only when the start time of the newly added wireless link arrives, the channel processing result of the mobile terminal executed by the destination channel processing unit is selected.
9. 如权利要求 8所述的方法, 还包括在目的信道处理单元 中分配相应的处理资源并配置该移动终端所有无线链路相应的信 道处理参数。 9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising allocating corresponding processing resources in a destination channel processing unit and configuring channel processing parameters corresponding to all wireless links of the mobile terminal.
10. 如权利要求 8 所述的方法, 其中所述启动时刻是由 BSC/RNC指定或由 BTS确定的。 10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the start-up time is specified by a BSC / RNC or determined by a BTS.
11. 如权利要求 8所述的方法, 还包括在选择由目的信道处 理单元执行的该移动终端的信道处理结果后, 停止原信道处理单 元对该移动终端的信道处理并释放该单元中相应的处理资源。  11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising, after selecting a channel processing result of the mobile terminal executed by the destination channel processing unit, stopping the channel processing of the mobile terminal by the original channel processing unit and releasing the corresponding one in the unit. Processing resources.
12. 如权利要求 4或 8所述的方法, 其中所述传输时间间隔 为一个或多个无线帧。  12. The method according to claim 4 or 8, wherein the transmission time interval is one or more radio frames.
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