The control method of discontinuous reception and device, starting point are determined method
Technical field
The present invention relates to discontinuous reception (DiscontinuousReception the abbreviates DRX as) mechanism in the communications field, particularly, relate to the control method and the device of discontinuous reception, and the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception is determined method.
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 Radio Resource control (Radio Resource Control, abbreviate RRC as) various states under the 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 partner plan) standard agreement has been introduced discontinuous reception (Discontinuous Reception, abbreviate 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 enable discontinuous reception technique, thereby reach the purpose of saving power.
When UE enabled discontinuous reception technique, as shown in Figure 1, terminal was periodically revived in the pre-configured moment of network, and on-duration timer (timer of reviving) is set, and wherein, on-duration is the time interval of reviving, after the on-duration, terminal enters 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 the new data that send, 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 the new data that send, can restart DRX inactivitytimer so.At DRX inactivity timer run duration, terminal is in wake states always.When DRX inactivity timer arrives constantly, if disposed short discontinuous reception cycle period, then terminal is enabled the discontinuous reception that the short cycle period of discontinuous reception is controlled, and starts the short cycle period timer (DRX Short Cycle Timer) of DRX; When DRXShort Cycle Timer arrives constantly, then enable the discontinuous reception that the long cycle period of discontinuous reception is controlled.
From the DRX cycle of present definition, a DRX cycle is from duration.If when DRX Short Cycle Timer timer arrives constantly, it is not the initial moment of onduration, after enabling long DRX so, for UE, the starting point of its longDRX cycle, promptly how the time point that begins of on-duration is determined, do not provide at present concrete solution as yet, if and the starting point of the long 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.Therefore, the scheme that needs the starting point of a kind of long DRX cycle that can determine UE under the above-mentioned situation.
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 determining long DRX cycle is an open question and propose the present invention still, for this reason, the present invention aims to provide the starting point of the long cycle period of a kind of discontinuous reception and determines method, and a kind of control method of discontinuous reception and device, 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 determine method, be used for determining the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception.
Determine in the method in starting point according to the long cycle period of discontinuous reception of the embodiment of the invention, with the starting point of current discontinuous reception cycle period starting point as the long cycle period of discontinuous reception, wherein, current have the timer of reviving when operation, and current discontinuous reception cycle period is: the discontinuous reception cycle period that the timer of reviving is moving; When the current timer of not reviving moved, current discontinuous reception cycle period was: the discontinuous reception cycle period of the last timer correspondence of moving of reviving.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of control method of discontinuous reception, be used to control subscriber equipment and enable long discontinuous reception, 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 enabled the long cycle period of discontinuous reception, and with the starting point of current discontinuous reception cycle period starting point as the long cycle period of discontinuous reception, wherein, current have the timer of reviving when operation, current discontinuous reception cycle period is the discontinuous reception cycle period that timer moving of reviving, when the current timer of not reviving moved, current discontinuous reception cycle period was the discontinuous reception cycle period of the last timer correspondence of moving of reviving.
Wherein, the starting point of current discontinuous reception cycle period is: the time point that the timer of reviving of current 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 the control method according to the discontinuous reception of the embodiment of the invention, the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception in the short cycle period timer of discontinuous reception constantly then in advance.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of control device of discontinuous reception, be used to control subscriber equipment and enable 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 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 current discontinuous reception cycle period is set to the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception, wherein, current the timer of reviving when operation arranged, current discontinuous reception cycle period is: the discontinuous reception cycle period that the timer of reviving is moving; When the current timer of not reviving moved, current discontinuous reception cycle period was: the discontinuous reception cycle period of the last timer correspondence of moving of reviving; Control module is used to control subscriber equipment begins to enable 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 discontinuous reception.
By above-mentioned at least one technical scheme provided by the invention, determined the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception when subscriber equipment enters 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 the following description, and, partly from specification, become apparent, perhaps understand by implementing the present invention.Purpose of the present invention and other advantages can realize and obtain by specifically noted structure in the specification of being write, claims and accompanying drawing.
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Accompanying drawing is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, and constitutes the part of specification, is used from explanation the present invention with embodiments of the invention one, is not construed as limiting the invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the DRX Cycle of correlation technique;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart according to the control method of the Long DRX of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of control method of the Long DRX of the inventive method embodiment one;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of control method of the Long DRX of the inventive method embodiment two;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of control method of the Long DRX of the inventive method embodiment three;
Fig. 6 is the structured flowchart according to the control device of the Long DRX of the embodiment of the invention.
Embodiment
As mentioned above, in present Discontinuous Reception Mechanism, if when DRX ShortCycle Timer timer arrives 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 determine the starting point of the Long DRX 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 determine method and Long DRX are so that the base station can adopt identical rule to use Long DRX cycle with UE.Need to prove, the embodiment of the invention at be 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 description and interpretation 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 determine method, be used for determining the starting point of Long DRX cycle, wherein, as mentioned above, can move the timer of reviving (on duration Timer) in the DRX cycle.
Determine in the method in starting point according to the Long DRX cycle of the embodiment of the invention, with the starting point of current DRX cycle starting point as Long DRX cycle, wherein, current have on duration Timer when operation, and current DRX cycle is: the DRX cycle that on durationTimer is moving; Current do not have on duration Timer when operation, and current DRX cycle is: the DRXcycle of the last on duration Timer correspondence of moving.That is, for this current DRX cycle, its on duration timer is moving or is just finishing and moving.
By above-mentioned processing, can determine 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 (Long DRX) also is provided, be used to control UE and enable Long DRX.
Particularly, at first, operation DRX non-active timer (DRX inactivity timer); When DRX inactivity timer arrives constantly, start the short cycle period timer of DRX, and arrive constantly at the short cycle period timer of DRX, weak point DRX cycle finishes.
Afterwards, carry out as shown in Figure 2 following processing:
Step S202, (that is, the short cycle period timer of DRX (DRX Short Cycle Timer) is to constantly, with the starting point of the current DRX cycle starting point as Long DRX cycle when Short DRX cycle finishes; Wherein, current have on duration timer when operation, and current discontinuous reception cycle period is the DRX cycle that on duration timer is moving; Current do not have on duration timer when operation, and current DRX cycle be the DRX cycle of the on duration timer correspondence moved the last time; That is to say that for this current DRX cycle, its on duration timer is moving or just finishing and moving;
Step S204, UE begin to enable the DRX of LongDRX cycle control according to the starting point of Long DRX cycle.
Wherein, the starting point of current DRX cycle is: the time point that the timer of reviving of current DRX cycle brings into operation, from this angle, the discontinuous reception that Long DRX cycle is controlled is from duration.
Embodiment one
Fig. 3 has provided UE and has forwarded the schematic diagram 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, the on duration timer of DRX cycle moves, therefore, with the DRX cycle of this on duration timer of moving as current DRX cycle, and definite T4 starting point of enabling the long DRX cycle of longDRX for UE constantly; With respect to DRX Short Cycle Timer timer constantly then, shifted to an earlier date DeltaT.
Embodiment two
Fig. 4 has provided UE and has forwarded the schematic diagram 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 section length of one's sleep.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, the on duration timer that is not moving, with the DRX cycle of just overtime on duration timer as current DRX cycle, and definite T4 starting point of enabling the longDRX cycle of long DRX for UE constantly; With respect to DRX Short Cycle Timer timer constantly then, shifted to an earlier date DeltaT.
Embodiment three
Fig. 5 has provided UE and has forwarded the schematic diagram 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 Short 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;
T3 is constantly: DRX Short Cycle Timer timer then, the on duration timer that is not moving, and Short DRX cycle finishes, next DRX cycle begins; Determine the starting point that T4 enables the long DRX cycle of long DRX for UE constantly; With respect to DRX Short Cycle Timer timer constantly then, the starting point of Long DRX cycle has shifted to an earlier date the time of a Short DRX cycle.
By embodiment described above as can be seen, the starting point by the definite Long DRX cycle of the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention always shifts to an earlier date in DRX Short CycleTimer constantly 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 enable 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, be used for when Short DRX cycle finishes, the starting point of current DRX cycle is set to the starting point of Long DRX cycle, wherein, current have on duration timer when operation, and current discontinuous reception cycle period is the DRX cycle that onduration timer is moving; Current do not have on duration timer when operation, and current DRX cycle be the DRX cycle of the on duration timer correspondence moved the last time; That is to say that for this current DRX cycle, its on duration timer is moving or just finishing and moving; Control module 604 is used to control subscriber equipment according to the bring into operation long DRX of LongDRX cycle control of the starting point that the Long DRX cycle that module 602 is provided with is set.
Need to prove that this device embodiment can understand and implements with reference to the details of the method embodiment that provides above, no longer same or similar content is repeated in this description at this.
As mentioned above, above-mentioned at least one technical scheme that provides by means of the embodiment of the invention, determined the starting point of the long cycle period of discontinuous reception when subscriber equipment enters 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 the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.