CN101772057B - Method for realizing access of eNB into core network and device therefor - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for realizing the access of an eNB into a core network and a device therefor, wherein the device comprises a network configuration module, a network operation module, a network processing module and a network receiving/transmitting module; the corresponding method comprises: a network operation mode adopted currently is set by the network configuration module; the network operation module is used for configuring the network processing module according to the network operation mode, so as to generate a corresponding protocol processing module and bypass the received information from the eNB to the network processing module; and the network processing module is used for protocol processing for the information, and then the processed information is transmitted to the core network by the network receiving/transmitting module. By adopting the invention, except the existing wired access mode is adopted for realizing the access of the eNB into the core network, the wireless access of the eNB into the core network can be realized by adopting the existing WiMAX and WiFi technologies, and the diversity of the access mode of the eNB into the core network, therefore, the method and the device can be applied under different conditions.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to field of wireless data communication, relate in particular to method and device that a kind of realization eNB (E-UTRAN Node B, but the general wireless access network node B of evolution) inserts core net.
Background technology
Existing eNB adopts wired access core net mode and MME (Mobility Management Entity, mobile management entity) to communicate.Along with internet development and application, radio core network is used more and more, and wired and wireless fusion will be a kind of trend.And at present, only adopt the mode of wired access core net usually, have following shortcoming:
1. the mode that inserts core net lacks variation, can't adapt to multiple network, and its application has been subjected to certain restriction.Under given conditions, be difficult to meet customer need, also be not inconsistent with the technological precedence strategy simultaneously.
2. networking inconvenience.Because it need arrange special line at eNB and MME, thereby its networking do not have wireless network flexible, and is especially obvious especially in more remote and condition relatively under the rugged environment, and is not suitable for the situation of interim networking.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention provides the method that a kind of eNB of realization inserts core net, and the device that also provides a kind of eNB of realization to insert core net realizes that eNB inserts the variation of the mode of core net.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions:
A kind of eNB that realizes inserts the device of core net, comprising: Network conf iotag. module, network operation module, network process module, network transceiving module;
Described Network conf iotag. module is for the Network operation mode that current employing is set;
Described network operation module is used for according to described Network operation mode network process module being configured, corresponding protocol process module in the enable network processing module; When the message that receives from eNB, judge that the network insertion frequency of failure whether greater than default N, is then to remove the network insertion frequency of failure, the informing network configuration module upgrades network operation state; Otherwise access failure mistake under the current network operational mode is then selected the Network operation mode of acquiescence, inserts in the current network operational mode and does not fail, and then selects the Network operation mode of configuration, and with described message transparent transmission to network process module;
Described network process module is used for according to described Network operation mode described message being carried out corresponding protocol processes, and after handling successfully message is sent to network transceiving module;
Described network transceiving module is used for using corresponding interface to be sent to core net according to current Network operation mode.
In the said apparatus, the Network operation mode of described Network conf iotag. module setting is E1 (30 tunnel pulse-code modulation PCM in Europe, be called for short E1, speed is 2.048Mbit/s, what China adopted is the E1 standard in Europe) operational mode, wired IP operational mode, WiMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access, World Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMax) operational mode or WiFi (Wireless Fidelity, Wireless Fidelity) operational mode;
Correspondingly, described network process module comprises: E1 protocol process module, IP protocol process module, WiMAX protocol process module, WiFi protocol process module are respectively applied to when Network operation mode is set to E1 operational mode, wired IP operational mode, WiMAX operational mode, WiFi operational mode described message be carried out corresponding protocol processes.
In the said apparatus, described network operation module also is used for sending a warning message to Network conf iotag. module when the appearance of this device running is unusual;
Described Network conf iotag. module also is used for carrying out corresponding signal according to the classification of described warning information by status lamp and shows.
In the said apparatus, when the protocol processes failure that described network process module carries out described message, described Network conf iotag. module also is used for the new Network operation mode of configuration and sends configuration-direct to network operation module, described network operation module receives that the back is configured network process module, makes described network process module carry out corresponding protocol processes according to new Network operation mode to described message.
A kind of eNB that realizes inserts the method for core net, and this method comprises:
Set in advance the Network operation mode of current employing;
Reception judges that from the message of eNB the network insertion frequency of failure whether greater than default N, is then to remove the network insertion frequency of failure, and the informing network configuration module upgrades network operation state; Otherwise access failure mistake under the current network operational mode, then select the Network operation mode of acquiescence, do not fail in the access of current network operational mode, then select the Network operation mode of configuration, and under judging selected Network operation mode, can insert core net the time, according to described Network operation mode described message is carried out corresponding protocol processes, handling successfully, the back is sent to core net according to the corresponding interface of current Network operation mode use with the message of handling.
In the said method, described Network operation mode is E1 operational mode, wired IP operational mode, WiMAX operational mode or WiFi operational mode.
In the said method, describedly message is carried out corresponding protocol processes method be: if described Network operation mode is the E1 operational mode, then described message is carried out the E1 protocol processes; If described Network operation mode is wired IP operational mode, then described message is carried out the IP protocol processes; If described Network operation mode is the WiMAX operational mode, then described message is carried out the WiMAX protocol processes; If described Network operation mode is the WiFi operational mode, then described message is carried out the WiFi protocol processes.
Said method also comprises: after to the failure of described Message Processing, dispose new Network operation mode, according to new Network operation mode described message is carried out corresponding protocol processes again, send it to core net again after handling successfully.
Said method also comprises: when generation is unusual in the process of described message being carried out protocol processes, carries out corresponding signal according to unusual classification by status lamp and show.
The present invention has following beneficial effect:
By the present invention, the mode that eNB inserts core net existingly has the line access mode (E1 access way or wired IP access way) except adopting, can also utilize existing WiMAX and WiFi technology, realize that the eNB wireless mode inserts core network (WiMAX access way and WiFi access way), realize that eNB inserts the variation of core net mode, is fit to the application under the varying environment.
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Fig. 1 realizes in one embodiment of the present of invention that eNB inserts the structure drawing of device of core net;
Fig. 2 realizes in one embodiment of the present of invention that eNB inserts the method flow diagram of core net.
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The present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and the specific embodiments:
See also Fig. 1, this figure is depicted as the structure of the device of the realization eNB access core net in the present embodiment, comprising: network operation module, network process module, network transceiving module, Network conf iotag. module.The function of each module and relation each other are as follows:
Network conf iotag. module is used for providing the interface with user interactions, receives the set Network operation mode of user, and this Network operation mode is sent to network operation module; Also being used for carrying out signal according to the warning information that network operation module is sent shows.
Network operation module, main being responsible for communicates with eNB and network process module, the Network operation mode that sends according to Network conf iotag. module is determined the core net access way of current employing, and network process module is set accordingly, enables corresponding protocols processing module in this network process module; At up direction, when receiving the message of eNB with this message transparent transmission to network process module; At down direction, just the message transparent transmission of network process module is to eNB.
Network process module mainly is responsible for signal and is handled, and realizes the mutual conversion of signal, encoding and decoding etc.At up direction, according to the core net access way of current employing the message of eNB is carried out sending to network transceiving module after the corresponding protocol processes; At down direction, send to network operation module after opposite processing of message process with network transceiving module.This module comprises: E1 protocol process module, IP protocol process module, WiMAX protocol process module, WiFi protocol process module are respectively applied to carry out E1 protocol processes, IP protocol processes, WiMAX protocol processes, WiFi protocol processes.
Network transceiving module communicates with core net and network process module, mainly is responsible for transmission and the reception of message.At up direction, according to the Network operation mode of current employing in the future the interface of message by correspondence of automatic network processing module be sent to core net; At down direction, will pass through network process module from the message of core net.
The operation principle of said apparatus is: at first, the user arranges Network operation mode by the interactive interface that Network conf iotag. module provides, Network conf iotag. module sends to network operation module with the Network operation mode that the user arranges, accordingly network processing unit is carried out initialization by it, it is run mode that selected protocol process module is set, and being set to not selected protocol process module is slave state.In the device running, up direction, network operation module is after the message that receives the eNB transmission, according to Network operation mode (the E1 operational mode of user by the Network conf iotag. module setting, wired IP operational mode, WiMAX operational mode or WiFi operational mode) determine mode (the E1 access way of the current access core net that need to adopt, wired IP access way, WiMAX access way or WiFi access way), network process module carries out corresponding protocol processes (E1 protocol processes to above-mentioned message accordingly, the IP protocol processes, WiMAX protocol processes or WiFi protocol processes) after send to core net; When down direction, network transceiving module received the message of core net, to network process module, network process module sent to eNB by network operation module after this message is carried out corresponding protocol processes with its transparent transmission.In above-mentioned running, unusual if the network operation takes place, then network operation module can produce alarm and alarm signal is sent to Network conf iotag. module, and Network conf iotag. module is carried out corresponding signal according to alarm signal by status lamp again and shown.
See also Fig. 2, this figure is depicted as the method flow diagram of the realization eNB access core net in the present embodiment, specifically may further comprise the steps:
In this step, the span of involved N can be set to [0,16].In actual use, if the Network operation mode that adopts is non-default mode, then N be [0,2), if default mode, then N be [0,1).Wherein, Network conf iotag. module can be come by setting network Configuration Values (four bit, 0000, expression E1 mode according to following table 1; 0001, represent wired IP mode; 0010, expression WiMAX mode; 0011, expression WiFi mode; All the other are reservation mode) Network operation mode is set.
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| Numbering | The network configuration value | Operational mode | Transmission direction | Action |
| 1 | 0000 | E1 | Up | Read |
| 2 | 0001 | Wired IP | Up | Read |
| 3 | 0010 | WiMAX | Up | Read |
| 4 | 0011 | WiFi | Up | Read |
| 5 | [0100，1111] | Reserve | Reserve | Reserve |
In this step, when the network configuration value is 0000, indicate to adopt E1 access way (belong to line access mode is arranged), message is carried out the E1 protocol processes; When the network configuration value is 0001, indicate to adopt wired IP access way (belong to line access mode is arranged), message is carried out the IP protocol processes; When the network configuration value is 0010, indicate to adopt WiMAX access way (belonging to wireless access way), message is carried out the WiMAX protocol processes; When the network configuration value is 0011, indicate to adopt WiFi access way (belonging to wireless access way), message is carried out the WiFi protocol processes.
Wherein, be directed to E1 protocol processes and IP protocol processes, two kinds of processing modes are basic identical, E1 protocol process module and IP protocol process module all will be realized the basic function of baseband portion and radio frequency part, comprising the mutual conversion of analog signal to digital signal, the transmission of digital signal on wire transmission medium (E1 line, twisted-pair feeder, coaxial cable etc.).Be directed to the WiMAX protocol processes, the WiMAX protocol process module will be realized the basic function of baseband portion and radio frequency part, comprising analog signal to the synthetic of the transmission of the modulation on wireless carrier of the mutual conversion of digital signal, digital signal, wireless carrier and reception, aerial signal and along separate routes, functions such as the emission of wireless signal and reception.At up direction, after the WiMAX protocol process module receives the message (being baseband signal) of eNB, with this signal encode, modulation, frequency conversion, power amplification, be modulated to 2 to 66GHz frequency ranges and launch again; Wherein modulation system can be used DBPSK (binary system difference phase shift modulation keying), DQPSK (four phase relative phase shift keyings), QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation), OFDM standard modulation techniques such as (OFDMs).Down direction is the inverse process of up direction, repeats no more.The WiFi protocol process module carries out that process and the WiMAX protocol processes process of WiFi protocol processes is roughly the same, and it is different that the main distinction is to transmit and receive frequency, and the WiFi protocol process module mainly is to modulate the signal on the 2.4G frequency range.
After step 204, network transceiving module receive treated message, use corresponding interface to send a message to core net according to current Network operation mode.Judge then whether Network operation mode changes, if then enter step 205; Otherwise finish this flow process.
Step 205 is removed the network insertion frequency of failure, and the informing network configuration module upgrades network operation state.
In addition, if core net sends message to eNB, network process module is according to input, according to corresponding agreement handle (as, if WiFi receives, then carry out the WiFi protocol processes), after the processing, message is submitted to next module, all the other modules are with the message transparent transmission again, and then processing procedure is the inverse process that eNB sends message.
In the said method, can at first carry out initialization to Network operation mode, during initialization, Network operation mode is set to wired working method, namely adopts wired mode to insert core network.In network operation process, can pass through Network conf iotag. module configuration network operational mode, collocation method is as follows:
Steps A, Network conf iotag. module receive user's configuration indication (comprising the network configuration value), and it is legal to check that configuration indicates whether, if legal, then sends configuration messages to network operation module; Otherwise then Network conf iotag. module shows by status lamp, afterwards process ends.
Step B after network operation module receives configuration messages, checks whether configuration messages is legal, if illegal, then sends a warning message to Network conf iotag. module, and Network conf iotag. module shows by status lamp, afterwards process ends; Otherwise, with the value of the maximum network frequency of failure N of permission is set, according to configuration messages network process module is arranged, enable wherein corresponding protocols processing module, and the result will be set return to Network conf iotag. module.
Step C, Network conf iotag. module receives the result that arranges who returns, if success is set, then upgrades by status lamp display network running status.
Step D, in network operation process, when current network operation appearance was unusual, network operation module can send a warning message to Network conf iotag. module, and Network conf iotag. module then shows by status lamp according to the classification of warning information.Wherein, the status lamp of Network conf iotag. module, 1,2,3,4 meanings of representing respectively can reference table 2.
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Above embodiment is only unrestricted in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described, only with reference to preferred embodiment the present invention is had been described in detail.Those of ordinary skill in the art should be appreciated that and can make amendment or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and do not break away from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention, all should be encompassed in the middle of the claim scope of the present invention.
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1. realize that eNB inserts the device of core net for one kind, it is characterized in that, comprising: Network conf iotag. module, network operation module, network process module, network transceiving module;
Described Network conf iotag. module is for the Network operation mode that current employing is set;
Described network operation module is used for according to described Network operation mode network process module being configured, corresponding protocol process module in the enable network processing module; When the message that receives from eNB, judge that the network insertion frequency of failure whether greater than default N, is then to remove the network insertion frequency of failure, the informing network configuration module upgrades network operation state; Otherwise access failure mistake under the current network operational mode is then selected the Network operation mode of acquiescence, inserts in the current network operational mode and does not fail, and then selects the Network operation mode of configuration, and with described message transparent transmission to network process module;
Described network process module is used for according to described Network operation mode described message being carried out corresponding protocol processes, and after handling successfully message is sent to network transceiving module;
Described network transceiving module is used for using corresponding interface to be sent to core net according to current Network operation mode.
2. realization eNB as claimed in claim 1 inserts the device of core net, it is characterized in that the Network operation mode of described Network conf iotag. module setting is E1 operational mode, wired IP operational mode, WiMAX operational mode or WiFi operational mode;
Correspondingly, described network process module comprises: E1 protocol process module, IP protocol process module, WiMAX protocol process module, WiFi protocol process module are respectively applied to when Network operation mode is set to E1 operational mode, wired IP operational mode, WiMAX operational mode, WiFi operational mode described message be carried out corresponding protocol processes.
3. realization eNB as claimed in claim 1 inserts the device of core net, it is characterized in that, described network operation module also is used for sending a warning message to Network conf iotag. module when the appearance of this device running is unusual;
Described Network conf iotag. module also is used for carrying out corresponding signal according to the classification of described warning information by status lamp and shows.
4. realization eNB as claimed in claim 1 inserts the device of core net, it is characterized in that, when the protocol processes failure that described network process module carries out described message, described Network conf iotag. module also is used for the new Network operation mode of configuration and sends configuration-direct to network operation module, described network operation module receives that the back is configured network process module, makes described network process module carry out corresponding protocol processes according to new Network operation mode to described message.
5. realize that eNB inserts the method for core net, is characterized in that this method comprises for one kind:
Set in advance the Network operation mode of current employing;
Reception judges that from the message of eNB the network insertion frequency of failure whether greater than default N, is then to remove the network insertion frequency of failure, and the informing network configuration module upgrades network operation state; Otherwise access failure mistake under the current network operational mode, then select the Network operation mode of acquiescence, do not fail in the access of current network operational mode, then select the Network operation mode of configuration, and under judging selected Network operation mode, can insert core net the time, according to described Network operation mode described message is carried out corresponding protocol processes, handling successfully, the back is sent to core net according to the corresponding interface of current Network operation mode use with the message of handling.
6. realization eNB as claimed in claim 5 inserts the method for core net, it is characterized in that described Network operation mode is E1 operational mode, wired IP operational mode, WiMAX operational mode or WiFi operational mode.
7. realization as claimed in claim 6 eNB inserts the method for core net, it is characterized in that, describedly message is carried out corresponding protocol processes method is: if described Network operation mode is the E1 operational mode, then described message is carried out the E1 protocol processes; If described Network operation mode is wired IP operational mode, then described message is carried out the IP protocol processes; If described Network operation mode is the WiMAX operational mode, then described message is carried out the WiMAX protocol processes; If described Network operation mode is the WiFi operational mode, then described message is carried out the WiFi protocol processes.
8. realization eNB as claimed in claim 5 inserts the method for core net, it is characterized in that, this method also comprises: after to described Message Processing failure, dispose new Network operation mode, according to new Network operation mode described message is carried out corresponding protocol processes again, send it to core net again after handling successfully.
9. realization eNB as claimed in claim 5 inserts the method for core net, it is characterized in that this method also comprises: when generation is unusual in the process of described message being carried out protocol processes, carries out corresponding signal according to unusual classification by status lamp and show.
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