Background technology
Further evolution along with wireless communication technology; In order to simplify a subscriber equipment (UseEquipment; Abbreviate UE as) and network equipment to a user's maintenance state, reduced the various states under Radio Resource control (Radio Resource Control the abbreviates RRC as) connection mode; Also promptly, only there are RRC connection status and RRC idle condition.
Under the RRC connection status, UE can carry out the transmitting-receiving and the various measurement of data, and the UE that is in the RRC connection status will monitor descending control channel always; Like this, the power consumption of UE is bigger, therefore; 3GPP (3rd Generation partnership project, third generation mobile gpp) standard agreement has been introduced discontinuous reception (Discontinuous Reception abbreviates DRX as) technology: when UE is in the RRC connection status; When it does not transmit and receive data; When does not perhaps dispatch it the base station, can start discontinuous reception technique, thereby reach the purpose of saving power.
When UE was in discontinuous reception, as shown in Figure 1, periodically revived in the pre-configured moment of network in the terminal; And on-duration timer (timer of reviving) is set, and wherein, on-duration is the time interval of reviving; After the on-duration, the terminal gets into sleep.The temporal summation of reviving and sleeping is exactly a DRX cycle (a discontinuous receiving cycle), and the moment that on-duration begins is called the starting point of DRX cycle.
Present discontinuous reception technique has adopted the short cycle period of discontinuous reception and two kinds of mechanism of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception,, when UE does not have to receive or sends data, then adopts the long cycle period of discontinuous reception in a relatively long time that is; When UE does not receive or sends data, then adopt the short cycle period of discontinuous reception in a relatively short time.Wherein, the length of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception is the integral multiple of the length of the short cycle period of discontinuous reception.The configuration of the short cycle period of discontinuous reception is optional.If UE has disposed two cycle periods simultaneously, then there is the problem how between two cycle periods, to change.
In the time of in UE is in the time period that on duration controlled; UE need monitor Physical Downlink Control Channel (Physical downlink control channel; Abbreviate PDCCH as), if what listen to PDCCH and this PDCCH indication is new data of sending, then start the non-active timer (DRX inactivity timer) of discontinuous reception; At DRXinactivity timer run duration, UE need monitor PDCCH.If what listen to this PDCCH indication is new data of sending, can restart DRX inactivitytimer so.At DRX inactivity timer run duration, the terminal is in wake states always.When DRX inactivity timer arrives constantly; If disposed short discontinuous reception cycle period; Then the discontinuous reception that the short cycle period of discontinuous reception is controlled is launched at the terminal, and starts the short cycle period timer (DRX Short Cycle Timer) of DRX; When DRXShort Cycle Timer arrives constantly, then launch the discontinuous reception that the long cycle period of discontinuous reception is controlled.
From the DRX cycle of present definition, a DRX cycle begins from duration.If when DRX Short Cycle Timer timer to constantly, be not the initial moment of onduration, launch Long DRX so after; For UE, the starting point of its LongDRX cycle, promptly how the time point that begins of on-duration is confirmed; Do not provide at present concrete solution as yet; And if the starting point of the ong DRX cycle of uncertain UE, inconsistent situation will appear in the behavior of base station (eNode B) and UE, thereby causes UE can't correctly receive data.
Summary of the invention
Consider exist in the correlation technique for how at DRX Short Cycle Timer timer to constantly; This problem of starting point of confirming DRX Long cycle is an open question and propose the present invention still; For this reason; The present invention aims to provide a kind of control method and device of growing discontinuous reception, and the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception confirms that method is in order to address the above problem.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide the starting point of the long cycle period of a kind of discontinuous reception to confirm method, be used for confirming the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception.
Starting point according to the long cycle period of discontinuous reception of the embodiment of the invention is confirmed in the method; When the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception arrives constantly; With the starting point of the starting point of being scheduled to discontinuous reception cycle period as the long cycle period of discontinuous reception; Wherein, current have the timer of reviving when operation, and predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period is next the discontinuous reception cycle period of the discontinuous reception cycle period that timer moving of reviving; When the current timer of not reviving moved, predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period was next discontinuous reception cycle period of the last corresponding discontinuous reception cycle period of timer of reviving that moved.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of control method of discontinuous reception is provided, has been used to control subscriber equipment and launches long discontinuous connecing, wherein, user device configuration short cycle period of discontinuous reception and the long cycle period of discontinuous reception.
In control method according to the discontinuous reception of the embodiment of the invention; When the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception arrives constantly; Subscriber equipment is launched long discontinuous reception; And will be scheduled to the starting point of the starting point of discontinuous reception cycle period as the long cycle period of discontinuous reception; Wherein, current have the timer of reviving when operation, and predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period is next the discontinuous reception cycle period of the discontinuous reception cycle period that timer moving of reviving; When the current timer of not reviving moved, predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period was next discontinuous reception cycle period of the last corresponding discontinuous reception cycle period of timer of reviving that moved.
Wherein, the starting point of predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period is: the time point that the timer of reviving of predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period brings into operation.
Wherein, the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception then before, further comprise: the operation discontinuously receiving inactive timer; When discontinuously receiving inactive timer arrives constantly, start the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception, arrive constantly the short cycle period end of discontinuous reception at the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception.
In addition; In control method according to the discontinuous reception of the embodiment of the invention; The starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception is then constantly identical with the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception, or lags behind the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception constantly then.
According to a further aspect in the invention, a kind of control device of discontinuous reception is provided, has been used to control subscriber equipment and launches long discontinuous reception, wherein, user device configuration short cycle period of discontinuous reception and the long cycle period of discontinuous reception.
Control device according to the discontinuous reception of length of the embodiment of the invention comprises: module is set; Be used for arriving constantly when the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception; The starting point of predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period is set to the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception; Wherein, Current have the timer of reviving when operation; Predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period is next the discontinuous reception cycle period of the discontinuous reception cycle period that timer moving of reviving, not current not reviving during the timer operation, and predetermined discontinuous reception cycle period is next discontinuous reception cycle period of the discontinuous reception cycle period of the last timer correspondence of move of reviving; Control module is used to control subscriber equipment begins to launch the long cycle period control of discontinuous reception according to the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception that the module setting is set the discontinuous reception of length.
Through above-mentioned at least one technical scheme provided by the invention; Confirmed the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception when subscriber equipment gets into the discontinuous reception of length from lacking discontinuous reception; Thereby make base station and subscriber equipment can adopt identical rule to use the long cycle period of discontinuous reception, remedied the defective of correlation technique.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in specification subsequently, and, partly from specification, become obvious, perhaps understand through embodiment of the present invention.The object of the invention can be realized through the structure that in the specification of being write, claims and accompanying drawing, is particularly pointed out and obtained with other advantages.
Embodiment
As stated, in present Discontinuous Reception Mechanism, if work as DRX ShortCycle Timer to constantly; It is not the initial moment of on duration; Therefore, inconsistent situation appears in the behavior of (eNode B) and UE for fear of the base station, thereby causes UE can't correctly receive data; Just need to confirm the starting point of the DRX Long cycle of UE, i.e. the time point that begins of on-duration.
Given this, control method and device that the embodiment of the invention provides the starting point of Long DRX cycle to confirm method and Long DRX are so that the base station can adopt identical rule to use Long DRX cycle with UE.Need to prove that the embodiment of the invention is directed against is the UE that has disposed Short DRX cycle and Long DRX cycle.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described, should be appreciated that preferred embodiment described herein only is used for explanation and explains the present invention, and be not used in qualification the present invention.
Method embodiment
According to the embodiment of the invention, at first provide the starting point of a kind of Long DRX cycle to confirm method, be used for confirming the starting point of Long DRX cycle, wherein, as stated, move the timer (on duration Timer) of reviving in the DRX cycle period.
Starting point according to the Long DRX cycle of the embodiment of the invention is confirmed in the method; With the starting point of the starting point of being scheduled to DRX cycle as Long DRX cycle, wherein, predetermined DRX cycle is: next the DRX cycle that is moving the perhaps the last corresponding DRX cycle of timer that revives that moved; Particularly; Current have the timer of reviving when operation, and predetermined DRX cycle is next DRX cycle of the DRX cycle of the timer of reviving that moving, current not reviving during the timer operation; Predetermined DRX cycle is next DRX cycle of the last corresponding DRX cycle of timer that revives that moved; That is, for this predetermined DRX cycle, its on duration timer does not also bring into operation or to be ready preparing operation.
Through above-mentioned processing, can confirm the starting point of Long DRX cycle, thereby can guarantee that base station (eNode B) and UE's uses Long DRX cycle with same rule.
According to the embodiment of the invention, the control method of a kind of discontinuous reception (DRX) also is provided, be used to control UE and launch Long DRX.
Particularly; At first, in the time of in UE is in the time period that on duration controlled, UE need monitor PDCCH; If what listen to PDCCH and this PDCCH indication is new data of sending, then start the non-active timer (DRX inactivitytimet) of discontinuous reception; When DRX inactivity timer arrives constantly, start the short cycle period timer of DRX, to constantly, weak point DRX cycle finishes at the short cycle period timer of DRX.
Afterwards, carry out following processing as shown in Figure 2:
Step S202 is when Short DRX cycle finishes (that is, the short cycle period timer of DRX (DRX Short Cycle Timer) then); With the starting point of the starting point of being scheduled to DRX cycle as Long DRX cycle; Predetermined DRX cycle is: moving or next DRX cycle of the DRX cycle of the last on duration timer correspondence of move, and particularly, current when having the timer of reviving to move; Predetermined DRX cycle is next DRX cycle of the DRX cycle of the timer of reviving that moving; When the current timer of not reviving moved, predetermined DRX cycle was next DRX cycle of the last corresponding DRX cycle of timer that revives that moved, promptly; For this predetermined DRXcycle, its on duration timer does not also bring into operation or to be ready preparing operation;
Step S204, UE begin to launch the discontinuous reception of LongDRX cycle control according to the starting point of Long DRX cycle.
Wherein, in step S202, the starting point of predetermined DRX cycle is: the time point that the on duration timer of predetermined DRXcycle brings into operation.
In addition, the starting point of predetermined DRX cycle is: the time point that the onduration timer of predetermined DRX cycle brings into operation.Say that from this angle the discontinuous reception that Long DRX cycle is controlled begins from duration.
Embodiment one
Fig. 3 has provided UE and has forwarded the sketch map of the long DRX of LongDRX cycle control to from the short DRX of short DRX cycle control, and wherein, DRX Short Cycle Timer then constantly drops in the on duration time period.As shown in Figure 3:
The T1 moment: UE receives the PDCCH of indication initial downlink data or upstream data transmission, starts DRX inactivity timer timer (at this timer run duration, UE is in (wake) state of reviving always);
The T2 moment: DRX inactivity timer timer then starts DRX ShortCycle Timer;
The T3 moment: DRX Short Cycle Timer timer then; With the Long DRX cycle shown in Fig. 3 as predetermined DRX cycle period; And the definite T4 starting point of launching the Long DRX cycle of Long DRX for subscriber equipment constantly; This with respect to DRX ShortCycle Timer timer constantly then, this DeltaT that lagged behind.
Embodiment two
Fig. 4 has provided UE and has forwarded the sketch map of the long DRX of LongDRX cycle control to from the short DRX of short DRX cycle control, and wherein, DRX Short Cycle Timer then constantly drops on sleep (sleep) in the time period.As shown in Figure 4:
The T1 moment: UE receives the PDCCH of indication initial downlink data or upstream data transmission, starts DRX inactivity timer timer;
The T2 moment: DRX inactivity timer timer then starts DRX ShortCycle Timer;
The T3 moment: DRX Short Cycle Timer timer then; With the Long DRX cycle shown in Fig. 4 as predetermined DRX cycle period; And the definite T4 starting point of launching the Long DRX cycle of Long DRX for UE constantly; This with respect to DRX ShortCycle Timer timer constantly then, DeltaT has lagged behind.
Embodiment three
Fig. 5 has provided UE and has forwarded the sketch map of the long DRX of LongDRX cycle control to from the short DRX of short DRX cycle control, and wherein, DRX Short Cycle Timer is the finish time of current DRX cycle constantly just then.As shown in Figure 5:
The T1 moment: UE receives the PDCCH of indication initial downlink data or upstream data transmission, starts DRX inactivity timer timer;
The T2 moment: DRX inactivity timer timer then starts DRX ShortCycle Timer;
The T3 moment: DRX Short Cycle Timer timer then; With the Long DRX cycle shown in Fig. 5 as predetermined DRX cycle period; Confirm the starting point that T3 launches the Long DRX cycle of Long DRX for UE constantly, it is then constantly identical with DRX Short CycleTimer timer.
Embodiment through above description can find out, the starting point of the Long DRX cycle that confirms through the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention is then constantly identical with DRX Short Cycle Timer, or lags behind DRX Short Cycle Timer moment then.
Device embodiment
According to the embodiment of the invention, the control device of a kind of long DRX also is provided, be used to control UE and launch long DRX.
Fig. 6 shows the control device according to the long DRX of the embodiment of the invention; As shown in Figure 6, this device comprises: module 602 is set, is used for arriving constantly as Short DRX cycle Timer; The starting point of predetermined DRX cycle is set to the starting point of Long DRX cycle; Wherein, predetermined DRX cycle is: moving next DRX cycle of the perhaps the last corresponding DRX cycle of timer that revives that moved, particularly; Current have the timer of reviving when operation; Predetermined DRX cycle is next DRX cycle of the DRXcycle of the timer of reviving that moving, not current not reviving during the timer operation, and predetermined DRXcycle is next DRX cycle of the DRX cycle of the last timer correspondence of move of reviving; Control module 604 is used to control subscriber equipment begins to launch Long DRX cycle control according to the starting point of the Long DRX cycle that module 602 settings are set discontinuous reception.
Need to prove that this device embodiment can understand and implements with reference to the details of the top method embodiment that provides, no longer same or similar content is repeated in this description at this.
As stated; Above-mentioned at least one technical scheme that provides by means of the embodiment of the invention; Confirmed the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception when subscriber equipment gets into the discontinuous reception of length from lacking discontinuous reception; Thereby make base station and subscriber equipment can adopt identical rule to use the long cycle period of discontinuous reception, data can be dispatched and send in the suitable time in the assurance base station to subscriber equipment, quality of services for users and power system capacity are provided.
The above is merely the preferred embodiments of the present invention, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.All within spirit of the present invention and principle, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.