WO2012088846A1

WO2012088846A1 - Method, device and base station for powering on base station in single station mode

Info

Publication number: WO2012088846A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/076145
Authority: WO
Inventors: 于敬豪
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2010-12-30
Filing date: 2011-06-22
Publication date: 2012-07-05
Also published as: CN102083099A

Abstract

A method, device and base station for powering on the base station in a single station mode are provided by the present invention. The method includes: storing base station configuration information in the master control board of the base station, after the base station enters the single station mode, setting an agent process according to the base station configuration information, powering on the master control board and controlled board of the base station according to the agent process in the single station mode. On the basis of the existing process for powering on a base station, the present invention introduces the single station mode, in which the direct link between the base station and the base station controller is cut off, and the single board of the base station can implement single board powering on by using the configuration information which is downloaded and stored in the master controller board, thus an operator can realize single station powering on of the base station in the case of no transmission resources existing for the base station.

Description

Method, device and base station for powering up base station in single station mode

The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication technologies, and in particular, to a method, a device, and a base station for powering up a base station in a single station mode. Background technique

The wireless communication system is composed of a base station, a base station controller, and a base station. The base station generally includes multiple boards, such as a power environment monitoring board, a baseband signal processing board, and a radio frequency signal processing version. These boards are usually collectively referred to as a control board; and one board is a main board, which is responsible for The base station and the base station controller and the information in the background of the base station interact, and simultaneously manage and maintain the controlled board of the base station.

At present, the base station can be powered on when the transmission resources such as El, Ethernet, and optical fiber are normal. The base station power-on process is as follows: First, the transmission resource is enabled, and the base station controller and the base station use the transmission resource to send the base station power-on configuration file to the base station; and then, the base station uses the received configuration file to power on. That is to say, the normal transmission resource is a necessary condition for the base station to be powered on.

With the rapid development of wireless communication technology, a large number of base stations need to be opened every day, and the construction progress of the field is ever-changing, and sometimes the transmission resources cannot be guaranteed to be opened immediately. Therefore, it is hoped that the single station power-on of the base station can be realized without transmission resources, thereby facilitating installation and debugging of the base station, thereby greatly improving the progress of the project. Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a method, a device and a base station for powering up a base station in a single station mode, which can implement powering up a single station of a base station without transmission resources.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is achieved as follows:

A method for powering up a base station in a single station mode, where the method includes:

The base station configuration information is stored on the base station main control board, and the base station enters the single station mode; The base station sets the proxy process according to the base station configuration information, and the base station main control board performs power-on according to the proxy process in the single-station mode;

The base station controlled board powers up in single station mode.

Further, the base station configuration information includes: a version of the base station board, a configuration relationship of the base station board, a wireless configuration message of the base station, and environment configuration information of the base station.

Further, the base station main control board is powered on according to the proxy process in the single station mode, including: the base station main control board reads configuration information stored by the base station main control board according to the proxy process, and performs base station front and back Exchange of data.

Further, the powering on the base station controlled board in the single station mode includes: the base station controlled board reads a configuration message of the proxy process to be powered on.

Further, before the powering on the configuration message of the base station controlled board read proxy process, the method further includes: querying, by the base station controlled board, a single station mode query function set by the main control board, and determining the single station mode.

Further, the storing the base station configuration information on the base station main control board, and the base station entering the single station mode includes: after the base station is powered on, the main control board determines that the active/standby switchover key of the main control board generates a low level. The base station enters the single station module by determining the preset duration and determining that the base station configuration message is stored in its own memory.

A device for powering up a base station in a single station mode, the device comprising:

a storage module, configured to store base station configuration information on the main control board of the base station;

The base station main control board power module is configured to set the proxy process according to the base station configuration information when the base station enters the single station mode, and the base station main control board is powered on according to the proxy process in the single station mode; Module, used for base station controlled boards to power up in single station mode.

The power module of the base station main control board is further configured to: exchange the configuration information stored by the base station main control board according to the proxy process to perform data exchange between the base station and the background data.

The base station controls the onboard power module, and is further configured to: the base station controlled board reads the configuration message of the proxy process to perform power on. The power module of the base station main control board is further configured to: after the base station is powered on, determine that the active/standby switch key generates a low level for a preset duration, and determine that the base station configuration message is stored in the memory, The base station enters single station mode.

The present invention further provides a base station that is powered on in a single-station mode, including: a storage module, a power module on the base station main control board, and a power-on module on the base station, wherein the storage module is configured to store the base station main control board The base station configuration message; the base station main control board power module, configured to set the proxy process according to the base station configuration information when the base station enters the single station mode, and the base station main control board performs power-on according to the proxy process in the single station mode; The controlled on-board power module is used to power up the base station controlled board in single station mode.

The method, the device and the base station for powering up the base station in the single station mode provided by the present invention store the base station configuration information on the main control board of the base station, and the base station enters the single station mode, and then sets the proxy process according to the configuration information of the base station, and the base station controls The board and the controlled board are powered on according to the proxy process in the single station mode; the invention introduces a single station mode on the basis of the original base station power-on procedure, and the direct link between the base station and the base station controller is broken in the single station mode The base station board can use the configuration information stored in the main control board to complete the power on the board. This enables the operator to power on the single station at the base station without transmitting resources. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for charging a base station in a single station mode according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a base station entering a single station mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a power flow diagram of a main control board in a single station mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a power flow diagram of a controlled board in a single station mode according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for powering up a base station in a single station mode according to the present invention. detailed description

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted, The embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for charging a base station in a single station mode according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps:

Step 101: Store base station configuration information on the base station main control board, and the base station enters the single station mode. In this step, the configuration information of the base station stored in the main control board of the base station includes, but is not limited to, the version of the base station, the configuration of the base station, such as the board slot information, the board's active and standby information, and the wireless configuration of the base station. Information, environment configuration information of the base station, and the like. The base station configuration information is a necessary condition for the base station to be powered on. The version of the base station board includes a version file of the base station main control board and a version file of the controlled board, where the version file includes but is not limited to a CPU version file and is field programmable. Gate array (FPGA, Field - Programmable Gate Array) version file, etc. The base station configuration information is stored in the memory of the base station main control board, and can also be stored in a separate memory.

In the present invention, after the base station is powered on, the base station can be put into the single station power-on mode by pressing and holding the active/standby switch button of the main control board for a long time (the key press time is about 8 seconds), and the specific flow is described in FIG. 2.

Step 102: The base station sets the proxy process according to the configuration information of the base station, and the base station main control board is powered on according to the configured proxy process in the single station mode.

After the base station enters the single-station mode, a basic process is started, including: the base station main control board sets an agent process according to the stored base station configuration information, and the agent process reads the configuration information stored in the memory of the base station main control board to implement the base station background. The configuration function is used to implement the function of the background configuration management of the base station, and complete the exchange of the data between the front and the back of the base station. At the same time, the main control board of the base station sets the single-station mode query function for querying whether the base station is single when other controlled power-on boards are used. Power-on process in station mode.

The setting proxy process includes: In general, the CPU board has an underlying driver system (called BOOT), and an embedded operating system and system application software on the operating system. The system application software is composed of many processes. After the operating system starts, it loads a main process, and the main process loads other application processes (including the application process number, application memory space, code address, etc.). The application process is the following three types of processes: eight, B, and C. In single-station mode, the configuration process is loaded by the main process (that is, the application process number, application memory space, code address, etc.). These techniques are all prior art, and specific implementation methods are known to those skilled in the art, and are not described herein again.

Step 103: The base station controlled board is powered on in the single station mode.

After the power of the main control board of the base station is successful, the control board of the base station starts to be powered on. Specifically, the base station controlled board queries the single station mode query function set by the main control board to determine whether it is a single station mode, and if it is the single station mode, reads the configuration information of the base station from the proxy process of the main control board and performs the above. Electricity.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, the base station enters the single station mode, and specifically includes the following steps: Step 201: The base station is powered on, and the operator presses (8 seconds) the active/standby switchover button of the main control board. The active/standby switchover is the key of the main control board of the base station. It is located on the panel of the main control board. In the normal power-on mode, the active/standby switchover of the main control board can complete the active/standby switchover of the main control board of the base station. When the active/standby switchover button is used, the keystroke time is usually between 1-2 seconds. After the main control board receives a short low level, the active/standby switchover process of the main control board is triggered.

Preferably, in the present invention, after the base station is powered on, within 1 minute, as long as the operator long presses the active/standby switch button of the main control board (the key time is about 8 seconds), the low level can be achieved. effect.

Step 202: The main control board determines whether the primary/standby switching low level is greater than or equal to the preset duration (eg, 7 seconds). If yes, the single station power-on mode flag is set; otherwise, the main control board enters the transmission resource. The power-on procedure under normal conditions (step 203). At the same time, if the single-station power-on mode of the base station is set successfully, the running light of the main control board will be on for 3 seconds to prompt the operator to successfully set the single-station power-on mode of the base station, and then proceeds to step 204.

Step 204: Determine whether the base station configuration information is stored in the memory of the main control board of the base station, and if yes, proceed to step 205, otherwise enter a power-on procedure in which the transmission resource is normal (step 203).

Step 205: The base station enters a single station mode power-on process.

As shown in FIG. 3, the power-on process of the main control board in the single-station mode in the embodiment of the present invention includes: Step 301: The base station main control board enters a single station mode power-on process.

Step 302: The basic process is powered on, and specifically includes:

Step 303: setting an agent process of configuration information, the agent process reads the configuration information stored in the memory of the base station main control board, implements the configuration function of the base station background, and completes exchange of the background data of the base station;

Step 304 sets a single station mode query function, so that the controlled board queries the base station operation mode; in this step, setting the single station mode query function is also a process, and the process is also loaded by the main process. The function setting process generally includes: The main process first loads a single station query process, and the process is used to query whether the low level in step 201 satisfies the single station power-on mode, and if it is satisfied, returns the result for other processes to query. If not satisfied, it returns to the normal power-on mode.

After the basic process is set, the other processes of the main control board are powered on. Preferably, the process of the main control board can be divided into three types: the process of the class A in step 305 is powered on, and the process of the class B in step 307 is powered on. The class process is powered on. among them,

The power-on of the class A process includes: Step 306: The base station in the normal mode is powered on, and the class A process needs to be configured in the background of the base station to be powered on. However, in the single-station detection mode, the class A process no longer requests the base station to configure. Instead, request the configuration process to power directly to the proxy process;

The power-on of the B-type process includes: Step 308: The B-type process is a type of process for maintaining communication between the base station and the base station controller. In the single-station detection mode, the B-type process does not initiate the handshake message with the base station controller. It is a state in which the process is directly powered on;

The powering up of the C-type process includes: a process that does not need to communicate with the base station background and the base station controller. Step 310: The board is successfully powered on in the single-station mode. Specifically, after the power-on of the class A, B, and C processes is completed, the board is successfully powered on in the single-station mode.

In the single-station detection mode, the processes of the other boards of the base station, such as the channel board, the radio interface board, and the environmental monitoring board, are also divided into three types: A, B, and C. The three types of processes are powered on. The processing mode is the same as that of the main control board. In this way, the success of the power-on of the base station in the single-station detection mode is ensured.

As shown in FIG. 4, the power-on process of the controlled board in the single station mode in the embodiment of the present invention includes: In single-station mode, the processes of other controlled boards such as channel boards, radio interface boards, and environmental monitoring boards of the base station are also classified into three types: A, B, and C. The processing modes and main control boards of these three types of processes are classified into three types: same.

Step 401: The controlled board of the base station is powered on.

Step 402: The controlled board requests the required version from the main control board, and the main control board returns the version of the controlled board, and the controlled board starts to be powered on.

Step 403 to step 404: The controlled board queries the single station mode query function of the main control board, and determines whether it is a single station mode according to the return value. If it is not the single station mode, directly proceeds to step 405 to execute the normal mode power-on process. The process ends; if it is the single station detection mode, then step 406 is entered.

Step 406 to step 408: In the single-station mode, the controlled board requests configuration information from the agent process of the main control board, and the class A process of the controlled board is successfully powered on according to the returned configuration data, and the class B process directly jumps to the process. In the state of completion of power, the C process is successfully powered on according to the normal process, so that the controlled board is successfully powered on in the single station mode.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for powering up a base station in a single station mode according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the apparatus includes: a storage module 51, a base station main control board power module 52, and a base station controlled board. Module 53, wherein,

The storage module 51 is configured to store base station configuration information on the main control board of the base station;

The base station main control board power module 52 is configured to set an agent process according to the base station configuration information when the base station enters the single station mode, and the base station main control board is powered on according to the proxy process in the single station mode; specifically, the base station master The control board sets an agent process according to the stored base station configuration information, and the agent process reads the configuration information stored in the memory of the base station main control board to implement the configuration function of the base station background, and is used to implement the function of the base station background configuration management, and complete The base station front-end data exchange is performed; at the same time, the base station main control board sets a single-station mode query function for querying whether the base station is a power-on process in the single-station mode when other controlled power-on boards are used.

The base station main control board power module 52 is further configured to:

After the base station is powered on, it is determined that the active/standby switchover key generates a low level for a preset duration, and If it is determined that the base station configuration message is stored in the memory, the base station enters the single station mode. The base station controlled on-board module 53 is used to power on the base station controlled board in the single station mode. Specifically, after the power of the main control of the base station is successful, the control board of the base station is powered on according to the configuration message of the proxy process.

The apparatus shown in Fig. 5 of the present invention can be placed in a base station.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be accomplished by instructions to the associated hardware, such as a read only memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the above embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software function module. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

The above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be modified or equivalently substituted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for powering up a base station in a single station mode, comprising:

The base station configuration information is stored on the base station main control board, and the base station enters the single station mode;

The base station sets the proxy process according to the base station configuration information, and the base station main control board performs power-on according to the proxy process in the single-station mode;

The base station controlled board powers up in single station mode.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration information of the base station includes: a version of the base station, a configuration relationship of the base station, a wireless configuration message of the base station, and environment configuration information of the base station.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the powering on, by the base station main control board, the single agent mode according to the proxy process includes:

The base station main control board reads the configuration information stored by the base station main control board according to the proxy process, and performs exchange of the base station front and back end data.

The method according to claim 1, wherein the powering on the base station controlled board in the single station mode comprises: the base station controlled board reads a configuration message of the proxy process to be powered on.

The method according to claim 4, wherein before the powering up the configuration message of the base station control board to read the proxy process, the method further includes:

The base station controlled board queries the single station mode query function set by the main control board, and determines that it is a single station mode.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the storing the base station configuration information on the base station main control board, and the base station entering the single station mode comprises:

After the base station is powered on, the main control board determines that the active/standby switch of the main control board generates a low level for a preset period of time, and determines that the base station configuration message is stored in the memory, and the base station enters the single station module.

7. A device for powering up a base station in a single station mode, comprising: a storage module, configured to store base station configuration information on the main control board of the base station;

The device of claim 7, wherein the base station main control board power module is further configured to: read, according to the proxy process, the configuration information stored by the base station main control board to perform base station front and back data exchange.

The device according to claim 7, wherein the base station controls the on-board electrical module, and is further configured to read a configuration message of the proxy process to perform power-on.

The device according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein after the base station is powered on, the base station main control board power module is further used for:

When it is determined that the active/standby switchover key generates a low level for a preset period of time, and it is determined that the base station configuration message is stored in the memory, the base station enters the single station mode.

A base station that is powered on in a single-station mode, and includes: a storage module, an on-board power module of the base station, and a controlled-on-board power module of the base station, where

The storage module is configured to store a base station configuration message on the main control board of the base station;