CN101657007A - Method, device and system for saving power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of AP - Google Patents

Method, device and system for saving power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of AP Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN101657007A
CN101657007A CN200810147526A CN200810147526A CN101657007A CN 101657007 A CN101657007 A CN 101657007A CN 200810147526 A CN200810147526 A CN 200810147526A CN 200810147526 A CN200810147526 A CN 200810147526A CN 101657007 A CN101657007 A CN 101657007A
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
registered
package
service area
state
enter
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
CN200810147526A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
陈建
赵育青
曾旭
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd filed Critical Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority to CN200810147526A priority Critical patent/CN101657007A/en
Publication of CN101657007A publication Critical patent/CN101657007A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/02Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0203Power saving arrangements in the radio access network or backbone network of wireless communication networks
    • H04W52/0206Power saving arrangements in the radio access network or backbone network of wireless communication networks in access points, e.g. base stations
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02DCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D30/00Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
    • Y02D30/70Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for saving the power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of the AP, which belong to the technical field of communication and comprises: receiving attributionstate information sent by registered user equipment UE; determining whether an access point AP service area and neighbor macro cells of the AP service area have registered UE according to the attribution state information to determine the state of the AP; and if the access point AP service area and the neighbor macro cells of the AP service area have no UE, allowing the AP and the comprehensive equipment of the AP to enter or keep a power-down state. The embodiment of the invention also provides a device and a system for saving the power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of the AP. The method, the device and the system realize the automatic entry of the AP and the comprehensive equipment of the AP in the power-down state, realize the automatic realization of the whole controlprocess, avoid human involvement, effectively save energy consumption, reduce radio radiation and make the AP and the comprehensive equipment of the AP more environmentally-friendly.

Description

A kind of method, Apparatus and system of saving AP and package power consumption thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, relate in particular to method, the Apparatus and system of a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof.
Background technology
Along with the flourish and broadband access network of Internet business and the extensive use of wireless network, at a high speed, access network is paid close attention to widely easily.The user needs at a high speed, and is convenient, uses hand-held wireless device to enjoy wireless data service cheaply.Simultaneously, for the resource of better utilization existing network, the cost of protecting network equipment operator has been introduced microminiature cellular base station equipment FEMTO-CELL in Radio Access Network better, its map network equipment be called access point (AP, AccessPoint).
Fig. 1 is with universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS, Universal MobileTelecommunications System) be wireless access system, show and introduce AP equipment a kind of network topology structure afterwards in the existing UMTS network, the applicable cases of AP equipment has been described.Directly go out the Gi interface on the AP, can directly visit Internet, greatly reduce the impact of high-speed data service, make prior wireless network can insert more wireless high-speed data user the mobile network.The introducing of AP has also solved wireless data service interface-free resources bottleneck problem simultaneously, has shunted macrocell high speed data service user.
AP generally is deployed in the user family, and AP sub-district and macrocell form same covering relation.The position of AP sub-district and macrocell relation is uncertain, may be at the middle part of macrocell, and also might be at the edge of macrocell.Its position relation as shown in Figure 2.
The inventor finds that what present AP continued to use is the base station treatment technology in realizing process of the present invention, radio frequency (RF, Radio Frequency) module always is unlatching, and AP and package thereof are under the normal operating conditions always; Even under unmanned situation about using, also have certain wireless radiation, then expend a large amount of back-up system operation electric energy.Therefore in some families, under the applied environment of enterprise, or other have under relative fixed crowd's the operating position, and AP and package thereof can be at a large amount of free time internal consumption energy.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides method, the Apparatus and system of a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof.
The embodiment of the invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:
The embodiment of the invention provides the method for a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, comprising:
Access point AP judges whether the AP service area has registered user's equipment UE;
If determine that the AP service area does not have registered UE, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode, or enter off-mode.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of access point apparatus, comprising:
Memory cell is used to store registered UE information;
Detecting unit, whether be used to detect the AP service area has registered UE, and the result is surveyed in concurrent censorship;
The state switch unit is used for switching state of living in according to the testing result of described detecting unit, when testing result does not have registered UE for the AP service area, then makes AP and package thereof enter or keeps power down mode, or enter off-mode.
The embodiment of the invention provides the system of a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, comprises user equipment (UE) and access point AP, and described UE registers on AP, stores log-on message on UE and AP;
Described AP is used to judge whether the AP service area has registered UE, if do not have registered UE in the AP service area, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode, and perhaps AP and package thereof enter off-mode.
The embodiment of the invention provides the method for a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, comprising:
Receive the home state information that registered user's equipment UE sends;
Judge according to described home state information whether access point AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof have registered UE, thereby determine the residing state of AP; If do not have UE in AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof, then make AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of subscriber equipment, comprising:
Detecting unit, whether be registration access point AP service area or its contiguous macrocell, and whether the home state that detects this subscriber equipment changes if being used to detect sub-district, current place;
Report the unit, be used to receive the testing result of described detecting unit, when home state changes, report home state information.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of access point apparatus, comprising:
Receiving element is used for receiving switching and indicates;
The state switch unit is used for switching state of living in according to described switching indication, if do not have user equipment (UE) in access point AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode.
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of server, comprising:
Receiving element is used for reception information, comprises from access point AP receiving contiguous macrocell lastest imformation and receiving home state information from user equipment (UE);
Judging unit is used to judge in AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof whether registered UE is arranged, and sends judged result;
The state decision package is used to receive the judged result of described judging unit, determines the residing state of AP; When in AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof, not having registered UE, determine that described AP enters or keeps power down mode;
Switch the indication transmitting element: be used to receive the described state of AP that described state decision package is determined, send the switching indication to corresponding registration AP and package thereof.
The embodiment of the invention provides the system of a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, comprising: user equipment (UE), access point AP and AP server,
Described UE registers and stores log-on message on AP, and reports home state information to give the AP server when leaving or entering AP service area or its vicinity macrocell;
Described AP is used for registering on the AP server, and switches state of living in according to the indication of AP server;
Described AP server is used to receive the home state information that UE reports, the state of control AP, and when not having registered UE in AP and contiguous macrocell thereof, notice AP enters power down mode.
The technical scheme that is provided by the invention described above embodiment as can be seen, the embodiment of the invention is by judging in AP or AP and the contiguous macrocell thereof whether registered UE is arranged, when not having registered UE, make AP and package thereof be in power down mode, the whole control process automation realizes, does not need artificial participation, has effectively saved energy consumption, and the minimizing radio-frequency radiation, make the environmental protection more of AP and package thereof.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is a prior art UMTS AP-AG group network topological structure schematic diagram;
Fig. 2 is prior art AP sub-district and macrocell location diagram;
Fig. 3 is an AP structural representation in the embodiment of the invention one;
Fig. 4 is the embodiment of the invention two UE structural representations;
Fig. 5 is the embodiment of the invention two AP structural representations;
Fig. 6 is the embodiment of the invention two AP server architecture schematic diagrames
Fig. 7 is that the embodiment of the invention three is saved the method operational flowchart of AP power consumption;
Fig. 8 is that the embodiment of the invention four is saved the method operational flowchart of AP power consumption.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
The embodiment of the invention provides the method and the relevant device of a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, when not having registered UE in the AP service area, makes AP and package thereof enter power down mode or off-mode; Or AP service area and contiguous macrocell in when not having registered UE, make AP and package thereof enter power down mode, effectively saved the electric energy of AP and package thereof.
The embodiment of the invention one provides the system of a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, comprise UE and AP, described UE registers on AP, on UE and AP, store log-on message, described AP is used to judge whether the AP service area has registered UE, if there is not a registered UE, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode, or enter off-mode, otherwise enter operating state.For finishing above-mentioned functions, as shown in Figure 3, described AP is provided with:
Memory cell 31 is used to store registered UE information; Described registered UE packets of information is drawn together the ID of registered UE.
Detecting unit 32, whether be used to detect the AP service area has registered UE, and the result is surveyed in concurrent censorship; Described detecting unit 32 can be in working order down by periodically sending location update message to registered UE, upgrade response if send the position that does not receive arbitrary registered UE behind the pre-determined number location update message continuously, think that then the AP service area does not have registered UE, promptly all registered UE are all left the AP service area, the cycle that sends location update message can be provided with as required, and for example being provided with 6 minutes is a transmission cycle; Whether the methods such as mobile detection technology that can pass through Wireless Fidelity (WIFI, Wireless Fidelity) detection, infrared detection, video monitoring under power down mode detect has people or relevant device or registered UE to get back to the AP service area.
State switch unit 33, be used for switching state of living in, when testing result does not have registered UE for the AP service area, then make AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode according to the testing result of described detecting unit 32, or enter off-mode, otherwise enter or keep operating state.
If AP and package thereof enter off-mode, then follow-up manually opened again AP and package thereof when needing registered UE to get back to the AP service area, this registered UE generally is first registered UE of getting back to the AP service area.General AP is arranged in the user family, can manually opened AP and package thereof after in UE goes back home.
Optionally, described AP also comprises: time-delay control unit 34, state of a control switch unit 33 is not after definite AP service area has registered UE, delay time to switch after a scheduled time and enter or keep power down mode, or enter off-mode, can avoid AP frequently to carry out state by time-delay control unit 34 and switch.
Present embodiment makes AP and package thereof enter power down mode or off-mode automatically by the detection and the management of AP to registered UE, has effectively saved the energy consumption of AP, reduces radio-frequency radiation, makes the environmental protection more of AP and package thereof.
The embodiment of the invention two provides the system of a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, comprises UE, AP and AP server.Described UE registers and stores log-on message on AP, and reports home state information to give the AP server when leaving or entering AP or its vicinity macrocell, and for finishing this function, as shown in Figure 4, described UE is provided with:
Detecting unit 40, whether be registration AP service area or its contiguous macrocell, and whether the home state that detects this UE changes if being used to detect sub-district, current place; Generally detecting unit 40 is carried out these detecting operations when UE start and sub-district change.
Report unit 41, be used to receive the testing result of described detecting unit 40, when home state changes, report home state information, comprise reporting AP server and memory cell 43.Can report current home state information to give the AP server by note or alternate manner.
Described UE can also be provided with:
Registering unit 42 is used for registering on AP;
Memory cell 43 is used for storage registration AP and contiguous macro cell message, the home state information of UE own etc.; The contiguous macro cell message of described AP comprises the location status information of contiguous macrocell, comprises network number, Location Area Identity, sub-district ID etc.The contiguous macro cell message of described AP can be preserved with the form of tabulation.
Described AP is used for registering on the AP server, and switches state of living in according to the switching indication of AP server.For finishing described function, as shown in Figure 5, it is provided with:
Receiving element 50 is used for receiving switching and indicates;
State switch unit 51, state of living in is switched in the switching indication that is used for receiving according to described receiving element 50, if do not have UE in AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode.
This AP can also be provided with:
Registering unit 52 is used for registering on the AP server;
Memory cell 53 is used to store registered UE information, optionally contiguous macro cell message of storage and/or UE home state information;
Optionally, described AP also comprises: updating block 54 (not shown)s are used for sending contiguous macrocell lastest imformation to registered UE and AP server when contiguous macrocell changes.
Optionally, described AP also comprises: time-delay control unit 55 (not shown)s, state of a control switch unit 51 are after receiving the switching indication, and switching enters power down mode after the scheduled time of delaying time.
Described AP server is used to receive the home state information of UE, the state of control AP, and when not having registered UE in AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof, notice AP enters power down mode, otherwise in running order.The AP server can be the server that this function is carried out in independent being used to, or shared with other existing server.For finishing described function, as shown in Figure 6, it is provided with:
Receiving element 60 is used for reception information, comprises from AP receiving contiguous macrocell lastest imformation and receiving home state information from UE;
Judging unit 61 is used to judge whether AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof have registered UE, and sends judged result;
State decision package 62 is used to receive the judged result of described judging unit 61, determines the residing state of AP; When in AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof, not having registered UE, determine that described AP and package thereof are in power down mode, otherwise definite AP and package thereof are in running order;
Switch indication transmitting element 63: be used to receive the described state of AP that described state decision package 62 is determined, send the switching indication to corresponding registration AP and package thereof; Can eat dishes without rice or wine by 2G, digital subscriber line (xDSL, Digital Subscriber Line), optical network unit (ONU, OpticalNetwork Unit) or other communication port issue this switching indication.
Described AP server comprises alternatively:
Memory cell 64 is used to store registration AP information and contiguous macro cell message, respectively registers registered UE information, UE home state information and the current information such as state of each registration AP of AP;
State comparing unit 65, whether be used for AP that more described state decision package 62 determines and the residing state of package thereof identical with the current state of the AP of memory cell 64 storages, and sending comparative result to switching indication transmitting element 63, described switching indication transmitting element 63 sends described switching indication under the different situation of described comparative result.
Perhaps,, time-delay control unit 66 (not shown)s are set on the AP server then on AP, are used for control and switch indication transmitting element 63 and send after when time-delay one is predetermined and switch indication if time-delay control unit 55 is not set.
The described system of present embodiment judges in AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof by the AP server is set whether registered UE is arranged, when in AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof, not having registered UE, make AP and package thereof be in power down mode, the whole control process automation realizes, do not need artificial participation, effectively saved the energy consumption of AP, reduced radio-frequency radiation, made the environmental protection more of AP and package thereof.
When State Control, considered simultaneously the contiguous macrocell of AP, avoided AP frequently to carry out state and switch.
The embodiment of the invention one and embodiment two described systems can be applied to any wireless access system, include but not limited to Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS, Universal MobileTelecommunications System), code division multiple access (CDMA, code division multipleaccess), global system for mobile communications (GSM, Global System Mobile), Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA, Time-Division Synchronization Code Division-Multiple-Access), interactive inserting of microwave (the WiMAX in the whole world, WorldwideInteroperability for Microwave Access) wireless network such as, and be equally applicable to the various wireless access systems after the evolution, insert (HSPA+ as high-speed packet, High Speed Packet Access+) and Long Term Evolution (LTE, Long Term Evolution) network.
The embodiment of the invention three provides the method for a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, by detection and the management of AP to registered UE, makes AP and package thereof enter power down mode automatically, and the described method operating process of present embodiment comprises the steps: as shown in Figure 7
Step 701:AP judges whether the AP service area has registered UE;
UE will register on AP when bringing into use certain AP and package thereof; After UE succeeds in registration, preserve log-on message on AP and UE, preserve registration AP information on UE, comprise AP ID, the log-on message of preserving on AP comprises the ID of registered UE.
AP judge in working order the AP service area whether have registered UE method can for: by periodically sending location update message to registered UE, upgrade response if send the position that does not receive arbitrary registered UE behind the pre-determined number location update message continuously, think that then the AP service area does not have registered UE, promptly all registered UE are all left the AP service area, the cycle of described transmission location update message can be provided with as required, and for example being provided with 6 minutes is a transmission cycle;
If all registered UE are all left the AP service area, then execution in step 702; If be not that all registered UE are all left the AP service area, promptly still there is registered UE in the AP service area, then execution in step 703;
Step 702:AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode, or enter off-mode;
Alternatively, described AP and package thereof can enter after one scheduled time of time-delay or keep power down mode, or enter off-mode.
If AP and package thereof enter off-mode, then follow-up manually opened again AP and package thereof when needing registered UE to get back to the AP service area, this registered UE generally is first registered UE of getting back to the AP service area.General AP is arranged in the user family, can manually opened AP and package thereof after in UE goes back home.
If AP and package thereof are in power down mode, then AP can pass through the method such as mobile detection technology of Wireless Fidelity (WIFI, Wireless Fidelity) detection, infrared detection, video monitoring or artificial button wakes AP up and package makes the state of resuming work.
Step 703:AP and package thereof are in running order.
Present embodiment makes AP enter power down mode or off-mode automatically by the detection and the management of AP to registered UE, has effectively saved the energy consumption of AP, realizes easy.
The embodiment of the invention four provides the method for a kind of AP of saving and package power consumption thereof, when all registered UE are all left AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof, makes AP enter power down mode; Under power down mode, when registered UE enters the contiguous macrocell of AP or its, wake AP up and package enters operating state.AP can be switched between power down mode and operating state automatically.As shown in Figure 8, this method can comprise the steps:
Step 801:AP registers on the AP server, and UE registers on AP;
AP finishes the registration on the AP server earlier when starting first, preserve the contiguous macro cell message of AP information and AP on the AP server, also preserves the contiguous macro cell message of this AP alternatively on AP.Described AP information comprises AP_ID, and the contiguous macro cell message of described AP comprises the location status information of contiguous macrocell, comprises network number, Location Area Identity, sub-district ID etc.The contiguous macro cell message of described AP can be preserved with the form of tabulation.
The acquisition methods of the contiguous macro cell message of described AP comprises:
1) AP utilizes automatic network planning principle to obtain, and promptly the automatic network planning principle of basis when the AP device start by measuring the peripheral cell situation, is determined contiguous macrocell; AP is meeting measure neighbor macrocell situation when follow-up startup, in time will be close to the macrocell change information and be updated to the AP server.
2) when AP equipment does not possess searching near macrocell ability, be the AP configuration by third party's instrument; Adopt the mode of automatic or manual to match the on-site macrocellular tabulation of this AP from the macrocell numerical map by third party's instrument, thereby generate this AP macrocell tabulation, after the tabulation of confirming macrocell, can tabulate (maybe can be equal to the macrocell tabulation) according to the contiguous macrocell of macrocell tabulation generation or manual configuration AP overlay network automatically.And in time will be close to the macrocell change information in the contiguous macrocell tabulation of AP when changing and be updated to the AP server.
Described contiguous macrocell can be the sub-district in the grand cellular systems such as GSM, CDMA, UMTS, WiMAX.
When UE brings into use certain AP and package thereof to realize Network, finish the registration of UE on AP equipment earlier.And on UE, AP and AP server, preserve related registration information.The information of preserving on AP equipment comprises: registered UE information optionally comprises contiguous macro cell message, registered UE home state information; The home state of described UE refers to UE whether in the area of coverage of registration AP or its adjacent sub-district, and promptly whether the sub-district at UE place is registration AP service area or its adjacent sub-district.The information of preserving on UE comprises: registration AP and contiguous macro cell message, this UE home state information; When the contiguous macro cell message of AP changed, AP can update to UE with contiguous macrocell change information.
Each AP can report the AP server with the registered UE information of oneself, can report registered UE information by the form of UE register list.The information of preserving on the AP server comprises: registration AP information and contiguous macro cell message, respectively register registered UE information, UE home state information and the current information such as state information of each registration AP of AP.
UE registers on AP can be by eating dishes without rice or wine or realization such as network configuration.
This step is an optional step, only just need carry out the operation that described AP registers on the AP server when AP starts first, and only just need carry out the operation of registering on AP when UE uses certain AP and package thereof first.
Step 802: judge that whether sub-district, the current place of UE is registration AP service area or its contiguous macrocell, and whether the UE home state changes;
When sub-district, UE place changes or starts shooting, judge whether sub-district, current place is registration AP or its contiguous macrocell, and and former home state relatively, whether the home state of judging UE changes, if just sub-district, UE place changes, the home state of UE does not change, and then execution in step 803;
If the home state of UE changes, promptly UE sails or sails out of the area of coverage of registration AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof into, and then execution in step 804;
Step 803: reporting information not, promptly do not report and upgrade UE home state information; Continue the judgement of execution in step 802 afterwards;
Step 804:UE reports current home state information to give the AP server, and the UE home state information of renewal preservation itself;
UE can report current home state information to give the AP server by note or alternate manner.
Step 805:AP server judges whether the registration AP of described UE has service area or the contiguous macrocell of registered UE at this AP, and determines AP state of living in according to judged result; If have, then make AP and package thereof in running order; If no, then make AP and package thereof be in power down mode.
Described power down mode is promptly closed the idle functional module of AP or is made it enter standby/sleep mode, as the closed portion functional module, and step-down or down conversion process etc.
Step 806: judge whether the AP current state is identical with described definite AP state; This step is an optional step;
If identical, then do not send and switch indication;
If different, then execution in step 807;
Step 807: send and switch indication to AP and package thereof;
Described switching indication can be eated dishes without rice or wine by 2G, xDSL, ONU or other communication port issuing message are given AP and package thereof.
Described AP server can determine that needing transmission to switch sends described switching indication again when indication back time-delay one is scheduled to.Perhaps described AP switches state of living in after one scheduled time of time-delay after receiving the switching indication.
Different according to the application scenario of AP and user's request, can carry out independent enabling to AP equipment complete machine and each correlation module and be provided with:
Complete machine and each functional module can select whether to enter power down mode; Or
Complete machine can select whether to enable the related power down mode of AP with each functional module.Related power down mode: the AP of described AP enters power down mode can related relevant module or complete machine enter power down mode.
Entered power down mode if AP and package thereof switch, follow-uply can switch back operating state under the triggering of some conditions, under power down mode, the situation that switches to operating state comprises:
Wake AP and package thereof when 1) having registered UE to enter AP service area or its vicinity macrocell up.
2) AP customizes some self-timings and triggers business, time block is set starts scheduled service, and such as regularly downloading, program recording waits and wakes AP and package thereof up, rejudges whether enter power down mode after this business is finished.
3) network side has some and pushes class business, and core-network side equipment such as AG can detect AP and whether was in power down mode this moment, switches and enters operating state if then can use note or other modes to trigger AP and package thereof.For example start the ADSL module, receive the propelling movement business of network side, such as the household electronic mail, advertisement etc. rejudge whether enter power down mode after this business is finished.
When the embodiment of the invention was all left registration AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof when all registered UE, AP and package thereof entered power down mode; Under power down mode, wake AP and package thereof when having registered UE to enter AP service area or its vicinity macrocell up.Saved the energy consumption of AP and package thereof, and the handoff procedure of this scheme between power down mode and operating state all be not need human intervention, save cost, be easy to realize.Described AP and package thereof are in order to describe and to understand convenient and appellation that carry out; comprise AP in possible certain package; or AP itself is the general designation of " AP and package thereof " described in this specification; be understandable that concrete title does not constitute the qualification to protection range of the present invention.
Each embodiment three of the invention described above, embodiment four described methods are applicable to all wireless access systems, the scope of application includes but not limited to wireless networks such as UMTS, CDMA, GSM, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, and be equally applicable to the various wireless access systems after the evolution, as HSPA+ and LTE network.
In sum, the embodiment of the invention is by judging in AP or AP and the contiguous macrocell thereof whether registered UE is arranged, when not having registered UE, make AP and package thereof be in power down mode, the whole control process automation realizes, does not need artificial participation, has effectively saved the energy consumption of AP, reduce radio-frequency radiation, make the environmental protection more of AP and package thereof.
Simultaneously, when State Control, considered the contiguous macrocell of AP, guaranteed AP state time delay for switching, avoided AP frequently to carry out state and switch.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that realize that all or part of step in the foregoing description method is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, described program can be stored in a kind of computer-readable recording medium.
The above; only for the preferable embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and anyly is familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; the variation that can expect easily or replacement all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of claim.

Claims (24)

1, a kind of method of saving AP and package power consumption thereof is characterized in that, comprising:
Access point AP judges whether the AP service area has registered user's equipment UE;
If determine that the AP service area does not have registered UE, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode, or enter off-mode.
2, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, described AP judges whether the AP service area has the method for registered UE to comprise:
In working order down, periodically send location update message, upgrade response, determine that then the AP service area does not have registered UE if send the position that does not receive arbitrary registered UE behind the pre-determined number continuously to registered UE;
Under power down mode, whether the mobile detection technology by Wireless Fidelity WIFI detection, infrared detection or video monitoring detects has registered UE to get back to the AP service area.
3, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, does not have registered UE if determine the AP service area, and then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode, or the method that enters off-mode comprises:
After determining that the AP service area does not have registered UE, AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode after the scheduled time of delaying time, or enter off-mode.
As claim 1 or 3 described methods, it is characterized in that 4, if AP and package thereof enter off-mode, described method also comprises:
Manually opened AP and package thereof when first registered UE is got back to the AP service area.
5, a kind of access point apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Memory cell is used to store registered UE information;
Detecting unit, whether be used to detect the AP service area has registered UE, and the result is surveyed in concurrent censorship;
The state switch unit is used for switching state of living in according to the testing result of described detecting unit, when testing result does not have registered UE for the AP service area, then makes AP and package thereof enter or keeps power down mode, or enter off-mode.
6, access point apparatus as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Time-delay control unit, state of a control switch unit be not after definite AP service area has registered UE, and switching enters or keeps power down mode after the scheduled time of delaying time, or enters off-mode.
7, a kind of system that saves AP and package power consumption thereof is characterized in that, comprises user equipment (UE) and access point AP, and described UE registers on AP, stores log-on message on UE and AP;
Described AP is used to judge whether the AP service area has registered UE, if do not have registered UE in the AP service area, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode, and perhaps AP and package thereof enter off-mode.
8, system as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described AP comprises:
Memory cell is used to store registered UE information;
Detecting unit, whether be used to detect the AP service area has registered UE, and the result is surveyed in concurrent censorship;
The state switch unit is used for switching state of living in according to the testing result of described detecting unit, when testing result does not have registered UE for the AP service area, then makes AP and package thereof enter or keeps power down mode, or enter off-mode.
9, a kind of method of saving AP and package power consumption thereof is characterized in that, comprising:
Receive the home state information that registered user's equipment UE sends;
Judge according to described home state information whether access point AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof have registered UE, thereby determine the residing state of AP; If do not have UE in AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof, then make AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode.
10, method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, determine the residing state of AP after, described method also comprises:
Judge whether determined AP state of living in is identical with the AP current state,, then send and switch indication to AP and package thereof if different; If identical, then do not send and switch indication to AP and package thereof.
11, method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described method further comprises, after making AP and package thereof enter or keeping power down mode, triggers the situation that AP and package thereof switch back operating state and comprises:
There is registered UE to enter AP service area or its contiguous macrocell triggering AP and package switching thereof and enters operating state; Or
The scheduled service that starts the time block that AP is provided with triggers AP and the package switching enters operating state; Or
The propelling movement class of network side professional triggering AP and package switching thereof enter operating state.
As claim 9 or 10 described methods, it is characterized in that 12, before the home state information that the reception registered UE sends, described method also comprises:
UE judges that whether sub-district, current place is registration AP service area or its contiguous macrocell, and whether the UE home state changes;
If the UE home state changes, then report home state information.
13, method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, if the UE home state changes, described method also comprises:
The home state information that UE renewal itself is preserved.
14, a kind of subscriber equipment is characterized in that, comprising:
Detecting unit, whether be registration access point AP service area or its contiguous macrocell, and whether the home state that detects this subscriber equipment changes if being used to detect sub-district, current place;
Report the unit, be used to receive the testing result of described detecting unit, when home state changes, report home state information.
15, subscriber equipment as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Registering unit is used for registering on AP;
Memory cell is used for storage registration AP service area and contiguous macro cell message, the home state information of subscriber equipment own.
16, a kind of access point apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
Receiving element is used for receiving switching and indicates;
The state switch unit is used for switching state of living in according to described switching indication, if do not have user equipment (UE) in access point AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof, then AP and package thereof enter or keep power down mode.
17, access point apparatus as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Registering unit is used for registering on the AP server;
Memory cell is used to store registered UE information.
18, access point apparatus as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, described memory cell also is used to store contiguous macro cell message and/or UE home state information.
19, as claim 16,17 or 18 described access point apparatus, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
Updating block is used for sending contiguous macrocell lastest imformation to registered UE and AP server when contiguous macrocell changes; And/or
Time-delay control unit, state of a control switch unit are after receiving the switching indication, and switching enters power down mode after the scheduled time of delaying time.
20, a kind of server is characterized in that, comprising:
Receiving element is used for reception information, comprises from access point AP receiving contiguous macrocell lastest imformation and receiving home state information from user equipment (UE);
Judging unit is used to judge in AP service area and the contiguous macrocell thereof whether registered UE is arranged, and sends judged result;
The state decision package is used to receive the judged result of described judging unit, determines the residing state of AP; When in AP service area and contiguous macrocell thereof, not having registered UE, determine that described AP enters or keeps power down mode;
Switch the indication transmitting element: be used to receive the described state of AP that described state decision package is determined, send the switching indication to corresponding registration AP and package thereof.
21, server as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Memory cell is used to store registration AP information and contiguous macro cell message, respectively registers registered UE information, UE home state information and the current state information of each registration AP of AP;
The state comparing unit, it is identical to be used for the current state of AP that whether AP that more described state decision package determines and the residing state of package thereof store with memory cell, and sending comparative result to switching the indication transmitting element, described switching indication transmitting element sends described switching indication under the different situation of described comparative result.
22, as claim 20 or 21 described servers, it is characterized in that, also comprise:
The time-delay control unit is used for control and switches the indication transmitting element and send after when time-delay one is predetermined and switch indication.
23, a kind of system that saves AP and package power consumption thereof is characterized in that, comprising: user equipment (UE), access point AP and AP server,
Described UE registers and stores log-on message on AP, and reports home state information to give the AP server when leaving or entering AP service area or its vicinity macrocell;
Described AP is used for registering on the AP server, and switches state of living in according to the indication of AP server;
Described AP server is used to receive the home state information that UE reports, the state of control AP, and when not having registered UE in AP and contiguous macrocell thereof, notice AP enters power down mode.
24, system as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that, described AP server is independent server, or shared with other existing server.
CN200810147526A 2008-08-20 2008-08-20 Method, device and system for saving power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of AP Pending CN101657007A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN200810147526A CN101657007A (en) 2008-08-20 2008-08-20 Method, device and system for saving power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of AP

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN200810147526A CN101657007A (en) 2008-08-20 2008-08-20 Method, device and system for saving power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of AP

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN101657007A true CN101657007A (en) 2010-02-24

Family

ID=41711024

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN200810147526A Pending CN101657007A (en) 2008-08-20 2008-08-20 Method, device and system for saving power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of AP

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN101657007A (en)

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101868009A (en) * 2010-06-12 2010-10-20 杭州华三通信技术有限公司 Wireless access point (AP) and AP energy saving method
WO2011144127A2 (en) * 2011-05-30 2011-11-24 华为终端有限公司 Stand-by method for access point and access point
CN102378322A (en) * 2010-08-11 2012-03-14 鸿富锦精密工业(深圳)有限公司 Wireless access node and power consumption-saving method thereof
CN102548052A (en) * 2011-12-26 2012-07-04 上海顶竹通讯技术有限公司 Mobile data center system
CN102845018A (en) * 2010-05-25 2012-12-26 阿尔卡特朗讯 A method and systems for operating a communications network based on energy status
WO2013113288A1 (en) * 2012-02-03 2013-08-08 华为终端有限公司 Power saving method and device for wifi access point apparatus
CN104144476A (en) * 2013-05-08 2014-11-12 中国移动通信集团山东有限公司 Electricity saving method of wireless access points, strategy control device and electricity saving system
TWI463895B (en) * 2010-08-13 2014-12-01 Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd Access point and method thereof for saving power consumption
CN104394510A (en) * 2013-12-21 2015-03-04 滁州惠智科技服务有限公司 Traffic saving method for mobile terminal
CN104469908A (en) * 2014-11-18 2015-03-25 江苏中兴微通信息科技有限公司 Power-saving poll frame format and receiving and sending device thereof
WO2015054892A1 (en) * 2013-10-18 2015-04-23 华为技术有限公司 Method, device, and system for waking up access point device
WO2017107381A1 (en) * 2015-12-25 2017-06-29 深圳Tcl数字技术有限公司 Method for controlling wireless hotspot to sleep, and smart television
CN107770792A (en) * 2017-11-21 2018-03-06 戴惠英 A kind of automatic switching method of base station operation pattern

Cited By (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102845018A (en) * 2010-05-25 2012-12-26 阿尔卡特朗讯 A method and systems for operating a communications network based on energy status
CN101868009A (en) * 2010-06-12 2010-10-20 杭州华三通信技术有限公司 Wireless access point (AP) and AP energy saving method
CN102378322A (en) * 2010-08-11 2012-03-14 鸿富锦精密工业(深圳)有限公司 Wireless access node and power consumption-saving method thereof
CN102378322B (en) * 2010-08-11 2015-06-17 鸿富锦精密工业(深圳)有限公司 Wireless access node and power consumption-saving method thereof
TWI463895B (en) * 2010-08-13 2014-12-01 Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd Access point and method thereof for saving power consumption
WO2011144127A2 (en) * 2011-05-30 2011-11-24 华为终端有限公司 Stand-by method for access point and access point
WO2011144127A3 (en) * 2011-05-30 2012-02-02 华为终端有限公司 Stand-by method for access point and access point
CN102548052A (en) * 2011-12-26 2012-07-04 上海顶竹通讯技术有限公司 Mobile data center system
CN102548052B (en) * 2011-12-26 2014-12-31 上海顶竹通讯技术有限公司 Mobile data center system
WO2013113288A1 (en) * 2012-02-03 2013-08-08 华为终端有限公司 Power saving method and device for wifi access point apparatus
CN104144476A (en) * 2013-05-08 2014-11-12 中国移动通信集团山东有限公司 Electricity saving method of wireless access points, strategy control device and electricity saving system
WO2015054892A1 (en) * 2013-10-18 2015-04-23 华为技术有限公司 Method, device, and system for waking up access point device
US10104614B2 (en) 2013-10-18 2018-10-16 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd Method for waking up access point device, device, and system
CN104394510A (en) * 2013-12-21 2015-03-04 滁州惠智科技服务有限公司 Traffic saving method for mobile terminal
CN104469908A (en) * 2014-11-18 2015-03-25 江苏中兴微通信息科技有限公司 Power-saving poll frame format and receiving and sending device thereof
WO2017107381A1 (en) * 2015-12-25 2017-06-29 深圳Tcl数字技术有限公司 Method for controlling wireless hotspot to sleep, and smart television
CN107770792A (en) * 2017-11-21 2018-03-06 戴惠英 A kind of automatic switching method of base station operation pattern
CN107770792B (en) * 2017-11-21 2018-07-06 北京百卓网络技术有限公司 A kind of automatic switching method of base station operation pattern

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN101657007A (en) Method, device and system for saving power consumption of AP and comprehensive equipment of AP
CN101697614B (en) Method and device for processing dynamic system message block
CN102160424B (en) Quick system selection and acquisition for multi-mode mobile devices
EP2735197B1 (en) Idle mode access through assisted discovery
CN105794254B (en) The cell of macrocell auxiliary is found and resource active
CN105993193B (en) The cell discovery of macrocell auxiliary and resource active
CN103109559B (en) The method of femtocell cell coverage information, Apparatus and system is improved with beacon
JP2009049661A (en) Mobile communication system, user device and method
CN101404540A (en) Time synchronization of femtocell
CN102076061A (en) Method for communication terminal residing in multiple networks and communication terminal
CN105682116A (en) System and method for providing collaborative neighbor management in a network environment
CN102695257A (en) Terminal and power consumption optimizing method thereof
US9374776B2 (en) Cell search control method, cell search control apparatus, mobile communication terminal, computer program and storage medium
CN101986679A (en) Mobile terminal, electricity-saving method and electricity-saving device
Tuysuz et al. Energy-efficient vertical handover parameters, classification and solutions over wireless heterogeneous networks: a comprehensive survey
CN103718628A (en) Method and apparatus for efficiently performing paging in a wireless access system that supports a multi-radio access technology
CN100563368C (en) User equipment calling method and system thereof in the long-term evolving network
WO2013071756A1 (en) Carrier frequency control method and device
CN102595523A (en) Cell list processing method and device, and mobile terminal
CN101621811B (en) Method, device and system for quick stay of mobile terminal into AP cell
CN106899986A (en) The method and apparatus that a kind of relay system opens station
WO2015160296A1 (en) Methods and base stations for energy savings in a home base station
Park et al. Smart WLAN Discovery for Power Saving of Dual‐Mode Terminals
CN102804642B (en) Increase using different radio technology neighboring community signaling continuously search between time interval
Jin et al. Idle mode for deep power save in IEEE 802.11 WLANs

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C06 Publication
PB01 Publication
C10 Entry into substantive examination
SE01 Entry into force of request for substantive examination
C12 Rejection of a patent application after its publication
RJ01 Rejection of invention patent application after publication

Application publication date: 20100224