CN101772129A

CN101772129A - Indication method for state of base station, base station and terminal

Info

Publication number: CN101772129A
Application number: CN200810187954A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 鲁照华; 谢峰; 刘扬; 张磊
Original assignee: ZTE Corp
Current assignee: ZTE Corp
Priority date: 2008-12-30
Filing date: 2008-12-30
Publication date: 2010-07-07
Also published as: WO2010081332A1

Abstract

The invention discloses an indication method for the state of a base station, a base station and a terminal. The method comprises the following steps of: transmitting the state information of the base station for indicating the state of the base station by the base station and receiving the state information by other network elements, wherein other network elements comprise at least one of the following components: the terminal, an access service network, a link service network, a relay station and other base stations. In the invention, the state information of the base station is informed to the terminal by the base station, and the terminal receiving the state information of the base station can determine later processing that the terminal needs to carry out according to the current state of the base station. The invention solves the problem of service quality reduction in a coverage area because of the abnormity of the working state of the base station in the correlation technique and can ensure that the condition that the terminal is switched to the base station or the terminal stays on under the base station is avoided under the situation that the return link of the network elements of an upper layer of the base station is interrupted by the base station, thereby enhancing the service quality of the entire system to the terminal.

Description

The indicating means of base station state, base station and terminal

Technical field

The present invention relates to the communications field, and especially, relate to indicating means, base station and the terminal of a kind of base station state.

Background technology

In wireless communication system, the base station is meant the equipment that service is provided for terminal, and it can communicate by Uplink/Downlink and terminal, and wherein, descending (forward direction) is meant that the base station arrives the direction of terminal, and up (oppositely) is meant the direction of terminal to base station.In common application, a plurality of terminals can send data by up link to the base station simultaneously, also can receive data simultaneously from the base station by down link simultaneously.

In the mobile network, the wireless coverage quality is to influence the important assurance that terminal is enjoyed high-speed data, voice service and Video service.At present, for realizing the seamless covering of wireless network, need emphasis to solve covering problem indoor, hot zones, mainly can adopt following two kinds of schemes to cover: a kind of is quantity and the density (that is, increasing the quantity and the density of macrocell (MacroCell)) that increases macro base station (Macro BS); Another kind is in indoor installation Home eNodeB (Femto BS also can be called personal base station) (also can be described as increases home cell (Femto Cell)), little base station (PicoBS) lower little base stations of transmitting power such as (also can be described as increase Microcell (Pico Cell)).

According to Shannon (Shannon) rule, under the situation that adopts traditional macro base station to cover, can make the capacity limitation of the occupancy of frequency spectrum near the frequency spectrum use, even further increase the bigger macro base station of power, can not be coated with more improvement yet, can cause more radiation pollution on the contrary indoor.And utilize little base stations such as Femto BS, Pico BS not only can solve covering problem indoor, hot zones well, and on existing frequency spectrum resource, can improve power system capacity biglyyer.

At present, in the system requirements document " IEEE 802.16mSystem Requirements " that IEEE 802.16m group formulates, point out, Femto BS can provide service (at this moment for all terminals, claim Femto BS to be in the open state), also can only provide service (at this moment, claiming Femto BS to be in the close state) for one group of specific authorized terminal.Usually, Femto BS connects by Digital Subscriber Line (Digital Subscriber Line abbreviates DSL as) and upper strata network element (for example, access service network, connectivity serving network etc.).

But base station itself can occur can't operate as normal problem, for example, because the performance characteristics of the link of the present DSL that adopts itself, can occur Femto BS in certain period can't with upper strata network element (Network Unit, Network Element) carries out the phenomenon of proper communication, similarly, also there is this problem in being connected between Macro BS and the upper strata network element; In addition, Femto BS also can problem causes it to provide satisfied service for terminal owing to some misoperations (user's sudden power etc.) of user self or self supply of electric power be unusual etc.

The existence of the problems referred to above can cause Femto BS and Macro BS to provide stable service for the user constantly, promptly, these base stations can not guarantee the service quality in its coverage enduringly, for example, can't provide under the serving base station or switch under this base station if terminal stays on when Femto BS is connected with the backhaul of upper strata network element with Macro BS terminal, can't receive service in base station, service quality and user experience will be caused harmful effect.Yet,, effective solution is not proposed as yet at present at because the base station operating state causes the problem of service quality reduction unusually.

Summary of the invention

Consider in the correlation technique and make the present invention owing to the base station operating state causes the problem that service quality reduces in the overlay area unusually, for this reason, main purpose of the present invention is to provide indicating means, base station and the terminal of a kind of base station state.

The indicating means of a kind of base station state is provided according to an aspect of the present invention.

Indicating means according to base station of the present invention state comprises: the base station state information that the base station sends the state be used to indicate the base station receives for other network element, wherein, other network element comprise following one of at least: terminal, access service network, connection service network, relay station, other base station.

Wherein, this method can further comprise: other network element receives the base station state information, and carries out subsequent operation according to the state of other network element itself.

Preferably, above-mentioned base station state information is used to indicate the base station to be about to be in or has been in one of following state: whether the base station can operate as normal; Whether the base station allows more terminal to insert; Whether the base station can provide service for specific type of service or type of service group; Whether the base station can provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal.

Particularly, in the base station is not the serving BS of terminal, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is not switched the base station as terminal target BS.

Do not connect or send to insert request to the base station in terminal by access channel with the base station, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal does not send the request of access to the base station.

Terminal connected with the base station or the base station for terminal provide the service or the base station be the serving BS of terminal, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

After terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: carry out switching flow or network reentry flow process after the time interval of terminal wait standard default configuration or the time interval of wait and base station negotiate.

Before terminal is carried out the moment arrival of switching flow or network reentry flow process, successfully receive the up-to-date base station state information that the base station sends in terminal, and normal operating conditions has been recovered in information indication base station, and this method can further comprise: terminal is not carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process when the moment of carrying out switching flow or network reentry flow process arrives.At this moment, this method can further comprise: terminal determines to carry out the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process according to the type of service of having set up.And the processing that terminal determine to be carried out the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process comprises: terminal is according to the moment that requires the situation decision terminal of the highest Business Stream to carry out switching flow or network reentry flow process to real-time in the Business Stream of having set up with the base station.

On the other hand, connect with the base station in terminal, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after the base station had sent the base station state information, this method can further comprise: the type of service that the base station has been set up according to terminal is determined the moment of terminal execution switching flow or network reentry flow process.And the base station determines that terminal carries out the processing in the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process and comprise: require the situation of the highest Business Stream to determine that terminal carries out the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process to real-time in the Business Stream that the base station has been set up with the base station according to terminal.

In addition, in the base station is not the serving BS of terminal, and base station state information indication base station does not allow under the situation of more terminal access, and after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is not switched the base station as terminal target BS.

Do not connect or send to insert request to the base station in terminal by access channel with the base station, and base station state information indication base station does not allow under the situation of more terminal access, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal does not send the request of access to the base station.

In the base station is not the serving BS of terminal, and the particular traffic type group that base station state information indication base station can not connect pairing type of service for the business that terminal has been set up provides service maybe can not connect pairing type of service for the business that comprises terminal foundation provides under the situation of service, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is not switched the base station as terminal target BS.

Terminal connected with the base station or the base station for terminal provide the service or the base station be the serving BS of terminal, and the particular traffic type group that base station state information indication base station can not connect pairing type of service for the business that terminal has been set up provides service maybe can not connect pairing type of service for the business that comprises terminal foundation provides under the situation of service, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

In the base station is not the serving BS of terminal, and base station state information indication base station can not provide for the specific group of terminals at terminal or terminal place under the situation of service, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is not switched the base station as terminal target BS.

Do not connect or send to insert request to the base station in terminal by access channel with the base station, and base station state information indication base station can not provide for the specific group of terminals at terminal or terminal place under the situation of service, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal does not send the request of access to the base station.

Terminal connected with the base station or the base station for terminal provide the service or the base station be the serving BS of terminal, and base station state information indication base station can not provide for the specific group of terminals at terminal or terminal place under the situation of service, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

Preferably, this method can further include: be about in the base station be in or be under the situation of cisco unity malfunction state, the base station sends adjacent area list information to terminal.

Preferably, the base station mode that sends adjacent area list information comprise following one of at least: broadcasting, multicast, clean culture.

In addition, the state of base station cisco unity malfunction comprise following one of at least: the base station lose with the backhaul of its upper strata network element be connected, the upper layer network of the abnormal electrical power supply of base station, base station is communicated by letter the terminal crowded, that the base station indication has connected with it or be that the terminal of serving BS or its are providing the terminal of service to switch to other base station with it.

And terminal is whole terminals or the part terminal that connects with the base station, or is the whole terminals or the part terminal of serving BS with the base station, or the base station is providing all or part of terminal of service.

Preferably, the processing of base station transmission base station state information comprises: the base station is by sending the base station state information with one in the lower channel: synchronizing channel, broadcast channel, multicast channel, unicast tunnel send the information of indication base station state.

In addition, above-mentioned base station is a Home eNodeB.

According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of base station.

Base station according to the present invention comprises: determination module is used for determining the state of base station; Sending module, be used for the base station state information that state according to the base station of determining is configured to indicate the state of base station, and send the base station state information and receive wherein for other network element, other network element comprise following one of at least: terminal, access service network, connection service network, relay station.

Particularly, sending module can comprise: first sends submodule, is used for sending the base station state information by synchronizing channel; Second sends submodule, is used for sending the base station state information by broadcast channel; The 3rd sends submodule, is used for sending the base station state information by multicast channel; The 4th sends submodule, is used for sending the base station state information by unicast tunnel; Control module is used for controlling first one of sending submodule, the second transmission submodule, the 3rd transmission submodule and the 4th transmission submodule and sends.

In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of terminal.

Terminal according to the present invention comprises: receiver module is used to receive the base station state information of state that is used to indicate the base station from the base station; Processing module is used for carrying out subsequent treatment according to the base station state information that receives.

By technique scheme of the present invention, give terminal by making the base station with its state information notification, the terminal that receives the base station state information can be determined the subsequent treatment that the terminal needs carry out according to the current state of base station, solved in the correlation technique because the base station operating state causes the problem that service quality reduces in the overlay area unusually, avoid terminal to switch to this base station under can guaranteeing to interrupt situation that the backhaul of its upper strata network element connects or stay under this base station, thereby improved the service quality of whole system terminal in the base station.

Description of drawings

Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the application's a part, and illustrative examples of the present invention and explanation thereof are used to explain the present invention, do not constitute improper qualification of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the block diagram according to the base station of apparatus of the present invention embodiment one;

Fig. 2 is the block diagram according to the preferred structure example of the base station of apparatus of the present invention embodiment one;

Fig. 3 is the block diagram according to the terminal of apparatus of the present invention embodiment two;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart according to the indicating means of the base station state of the inventive method embodiment;

Fig. 5 is the flow chart according to the processing example of the indicating means of the base station state of the inventive method embodiment;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart according to another processing example of the indicating means of the base station state of the inventive method embodiment.

Embodiment

Functional overview

At in the correlation technique because unusual (the out of service of base station operating state, for example, FemtoBS and Macro BS and upper strata network element interrupt communication) problem that causes service quality in the overlay area to reduce, the present invention proposes by the base station and give terminal its state information notification, receive the technical scheme that the terminal of base station state information is handled according to the current state of base station, avoid terminal to switch to this base station under this scheme can be interrupted situation that the backhaul of its upper strata network element connects in the base station or stay under this base station, guaranteed the service quality of terminal.Hereinafter the base station of Chu Xianing can the Femto base station and Macro base station etc.

Device embodiment one

In the present embodiment, provide a kind of base station, terminal can be given with its state notifying in this base station.

As shown in Figure 1, the base station according to present embodiment comprises determination module 10 and sending module 20.

The function of each module shown in Fig. 1 is as follows: determination module 10 is used for determining the state of base station; Sending module 20 is connected to determination module 10, be used for the base station state information that state according to the base station of being determined by determination module 10 is configured to indicate the state of base station, and send the base station state information for other network element reception, here, other network element can comprise following one of at least: terminal, access service network, connection service network, relay station, other base station.

The base station state information can be used to indicate the base station whether can operate as normal, whether lose with the backhaul of its upper strata network element and be connected, whether allow more terminal to insert, whether can service is provided, whether can provide service for specific type of service or type of service group for specific terminal or set of terminal.The concrete make of base station state information associative list 1 to table 4 in the back is elaborated.

Fig. 2 shows the example according to the preferred structure of the base station of present embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, on the basis of structure shown in Figure 1, Fig. 2 further shows the structure of sending module 20.As shown in Figure 2, sending module 20 can comprise: first sends submodule 201, second sends submodule 203, the 3rd transmission submodule 205, the 4th transmission submodule 207 and control module 209.

The function of each module is as follows in the sending module 20: first sends submodule 201 is used for sending the base station state information by synchronizing channel; Second sends submodule 203 is used for sending the base station state information by broadcast channel; The 3rd sends submodule 205 is used for sending the base station state information by multicast channel; The 4th sends submodule 207 is used for sending the base station state information by unicast tunnel; Control module 209 is connected to the first transmission submodule 201, the second transmission submodule the 203, the 3rd sends submodule 205 and the 4th and sends submodule 207, is used for selecting the first transmission submodule 201, the second transmission submodule 203, the 3rd transmission submodule 205 and the 4th one of sending submodule 207 to send.

Wherein, sending module 20 can carry above-mentioned base station state information in some message or signaling.For example, send the serial ID that can select synchronizing channel to send when submodule 201 sends message first, terminal just can obtain the base station state information based on serial ID.

Preferably, in order to save network overhead, sending module 20 can be in the upper strata of base station and base station network element communication disruption, or sends the base station state information to terminal under the abnormal conditions such as the electricity shortage in base station own.

Terminal can be given with its state notifying in base station according to present embodiment, make terminal to carry out subsequent treatment according to the state of base station, avoided that (power supply that comprises base station itself occurs unusually because the base station has been in or has been about to be in the state of cisco unity malfunction, the backhaul that its upper strata network element is lost in the base station connects, the communication of the upper strata network element of base station occurs crowded, the terminal that base station indication has connected with it or be that the terminal of serving BS or its are providing the terminal of service to switch to situations such as other base station with it, wherein, the terminal that base station indication switches to other base station is whole terminals or the part terminal that connects with the base station, or be the whole terminals or the part terminal of serving BS with the base station, or the base station is providing all or part of terminal of service) help to improve the service quality of terminal.

Device embodiment two

In the present embodiment, provide a kind of terminal, be used to receive base station state information, and handled according to the state of base station according to the base station transmission of a last embodiment.

As shown in Figure 3, the terminal according to present embodiment can comprise receiver module 30 and processing module 40.

The function of each module shown in Fig. 3 is as follows: receiver module 30 is used to receive the base station state information of state that is used to indicate the base station from the base station; Processing module 40 is connected to receiver module 30, is used for carrying out subsequent treatment according to the base station state information that receiver module 30 receives.

According to the different conditions of base station state information indication and the relation of terminal and base station, processing module can make terminal not to the base station send the request of inserting (access exploration), not with the base station as the target BS that switches, execution switching flow or network reentry flow process (concrete processing procedure will be described in detail in the back).Therefore, occur under the unusual situation, can not rest under this base station or do not switch to this base station according to terminal of the present invention, thereby guarantee the service quality of terminal in the base station.

Method embodiment

The indicating means of a kind of base station state is provided in the present embodiment.As shown in Figure 4, the indicating means according to the base station state of present embodiment comprises step S402 and step S404.

In step S402, the base station (for example, be meant Home eNodeB) send the base station state information be used to indicate its state to other network element, here other network element can comprise following one of at least: terminal, access service network, connection service network, relay station, other base station etc.

In step S404, other network element receives the base station state information, and carries out follow-up processing according to the state of base station state information and other network element itself.

Whether whether whether the base station state information that sends among the step S402 is used to indicate the base station to be about to be in or be in one of following state: can operate as normal, allow more terminal to insert, can service is provided, whether can provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal for specific type of service or type of service group.The base station can send the information of indication base station state by in synchronizing channel, broadcast channel, multicast channel and the unicast tunnel.Wherein, the state of base station cisco unity malfunction (out of service) comprising: the power supply of base station itself occurs unusual, the backhaul that its upper strata network element is lost in the base station connects, the communication of the upper strata network element of base station occurs crowded, the terminal that base station indication has connected with it or be that the terminal of serving BS or its are providing the terminal of service to switch to situations such as other base station with it, wherein, the terminal that base station indication switches to other base station is whole terminals or the part terminal that connects with the base station, or be the whole terminals or the part terminal of serving BS with the base station, or the base station is providing all or part of terminal of service.And, when the information of carrying out sends, can carry above-mentioned base station state information in some message or signaling.

Hereinafter the terminal of Miao Shuing is whole terminals or the part terminal that connects with the base station, or is the whole terminals or the part terminal of serving BS with the base station, or the base station is providing all or part of terminal of service.

Preferably, be about to be in or to be in the base station under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, the base station can send adjacent area list information to terminal, and terminal can be selected follow-up processing according to the Neighboring Cell List that this base station sends, and for example, carries out and switches etc.The mode that the base station sends adjacent area list information comprise following one of at least: broadcasting, multicast, clean culture.

To describe the subsequent treatment that terminal is carried out according to the relation of the state that carries in the state information of base station and this terminal and base station below in detail.

In the base station is not the serving BS of terminal, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction (terminal can be learnt the base station cisco unity malfunction according to the base station state information), after terminal receives the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is forbidden it switches the base station as terminal target BS, that is, terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

Do not connect or send to insert request to the base station in terminal by access channel with the base station, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after terminal receives the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal forbids that it sends the request of inserting (access exploration) to the base station, that is, terminal not (should not) send the request of access to this base station.

Terminal connected with the base station or the base station for terminal provide the service or the base station be the serving BS of terminal, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.Wherein, preferably, terminal can be carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process according to the time interval of standard default configuration or with the time interval of base station negotiate.

And, after terminal receives the base station state information, can wait for time interval of time interval of standard default configuration or wait and base station negotiate after execution switching flow or network reentry flow process.

Before terminal is carried out the moment arrival of switching flow or network reentry flow process, successfully receive the up-to-date base station state information that the base station sends in terminal, and normal operating conditions has been recovered in information indication base station, and this method can further comprise: terminal is not carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process when the moment of carrying out switching flow or network reentry flow process arrives.

In addition, terminal can also be determined the moment of execution switching flow or network reentry flow process according to the type of service of having set up (type that Business Stream connects, traffic flow types), and carries out switching flow or network reentry flow process when this arrives constantly.Set up under the situation that a plurality of Business Streams connect in terminal, terminal can require the situation decision terminal execution switching flow of the highest Business Stream or the moment of network reentry flow process to real-time according to setting up in the Business Stream that Business Stream is connected with the base station.In addition, the base station also can be determined the moment of terminal execution switching flow or network reentry flow process according to the type of service (type that Business Stream connects, traffic flow types) that terminal has been set up.Preferably, the base station also can have been set up in the Business Stream that Business Stream is connected with the base station according to terminal and require the situation of the highest Business Stream to determine that terminal carries out the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process to real-time.

Here, to carry out constantly determine to depend primarily on the traffic flow types that terminal has been set up, if the real time business stream (business very high to quality of service requirement, require professional transmission to have very low delay, promptly, very sensitive to time delay), then carry out at once and switch or the network reentry, do not interrupt to guarantee business; If the BE Business Stream (business lower to quality of service requirement, allow professional transmission to have bigger delay), can consider after a time period, to switch, like this, before the moment of switching arrives, normal if recover this base station, then terminal can continue to receive under this base station professional, saved the flow process of switching, though and data have terminal, can't influence user's experience.

Do not connect or send to insert request to the base station in terminal by access channel with the base station, and base station state information indication base station does not allow under the situation of more terminal access, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal does not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to the base station.

Do not connect or send to insert request to the base station in terminal by access channel with the base station, and base station state information indication base station can not provide for the specific group of terminals at terminal or terminal place under the situation of service, after terminal received the base station state information, this method can further comprise: terminal does not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to the base station.

Below in conjunction with instantiation the present invention is described.To be example 1 to the example 13 base station selected for Fig. 5 with being permitted sequence and send the process chart of base station state information on synchronizing channel.

As shown in Figure 5, specifically comprise following processing: S502, the information of indication base station state is carried in the base station on synchronizing channel; S504, terminal is carried out subsequent operation after successfully receiving this information.

Fig. 6 channel in base station selected broadcast channel, multicast channel, the unicast tunnel that is example 14 to the example 27 sends the process chart of base station state information.

As shown in Figure 6, specifically comprise following processing: S602, the base station is by the information of broadcasting or multicast or unicast tunnel transmission indication base station state; S604, terminal is carried out subsequent operation after successfully receiving this information.

Below in conjunction with example 1 to 13 handling process shown in Figure 5 is described.

Example 1

In this example, the base station is selected synchronizing sequence according to the base station state information and is sent on synchronizing channel.

Serving BS is not that the terminal of this base station successfully receives behind this synchronizing sequence (promptly, after receiving the base station state information), determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), then terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

Example 2

After the terminal that does not connect with this base station successfully receives this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), then terminal does not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to this base station.

Example 3

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), then terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process, thereby connects with other base station.In this example, can carry out switching flow or network reentry flow process immediately, thereby guarantee the business of delay-sensitive is not interrupted.

Example 4

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), then terminal comes to connect with other base station according to the standard default configuration or with the time interval (for example, the superframe of the n after terminal is received this synchronizing sequence or n frame or n subframe) the back execution switching flow or the network reentry flow process of base station negotiate.In the time interval, might can recover normally so just can save switching processing, and can not cause harmful effect in the base station service quality.

Example 5

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and terminal has been set up the VoIP Business Stream and (the Best Effort that does one's best with this base station, abbreviate BE as) during Business Stream (BE business to postpone require lower), consider that the VoIP Business Stream is very sensitive to time delay, so terminal can be carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process at once.

Example 6

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and when terminal has been set up VoIP Business Stream and BE Business Stream with this base station, consider that the VoIP Business Stream is very sensitive to time delay, carry out switching flow or network reentry flow process terminal is waited for time interval of VoIP Business Stream requirement after receiving this information after.Usually, the time interval that the demanding Business Stream of real-time is required is less than the time interval that requires low Business Stream to require to real-time.

Operate as normal (or the base station recovers to be connected with the backhaul of upper strata network element) is recovered in this base station of hint the latest update message of the above-mentioned message that is successfully receiving from the base station before this terminal is being carried out the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process, and then terminal is not carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process in the above-mentioned moment.

Example 7

Serving BS is not after the terminal of this base station successfully receives this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if when the base station state information indicated this base station not allow more terminal to insert, terminal was not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

Example 8

After the terminal that connects with this base station does not successfully receive this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, if when the base station state information indicated this base station not allow more terminal to insert, terminal did not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to this base station.

Example 9

Serving BS is not after the terminal of this base station successfully receives this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, learn that this base station can not provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal, and this terminal is exactly this particular terminal or when being included in the corresponding set of terminal, terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

Example 10

After the terminal that connects with this base station does not successfully receive this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, learn that this base station can not provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal, and this terminal is exactly this particular terminal or when being included in the corresponding set of terminal, terminal does not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to this base station.

Example 11

After the terminal that connects with this base station successfully receives this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, learn that this base station can not provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal, and this terminal is exactly this particular terminal or when being included in the corresponding set of terminal, terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

Example 12

Serving BS is not after the terminal of this base station successfully receives this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, learn that this base station can not provide service for specific type of service or type of service group, and contain the base station state information in these professional types that connect that terminal has been set up and specify when the type of service of service can not be provided, terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

Example 13

After the terminal that connects with this base station successfully receives this synchronizing sequence, determine the base station state information according to the index of synchronizing sequence, learn that this base station can not provide service for specific type of service or type of service group, and contain the base station state information in these professional types that connect that terminal has been set up and specify when the type of service of service can not be provided, terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

Below in conjunction with example 14 to 27 handling process shown in Figure 6 is described.

Example 14

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information on broadcast channel, and the message format of transmission can be shown in table 1 or table 2.

Serving BS is not after the terminal of this base station successfully receives this information, and the base station state information indicates this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and then terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

The message of the indication base station state that table 1, base station send

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	...
State (state)	Indication base station state, value is lost for cisco unity malfunction ' 001 '-base station, ' 000 '-base station and is connected ' 010 '-base station with the backhaul of upper strata network element and does not allow more terminal access ' 100 '-base station can not provide service ' 110 '-base station working properly for specific terminal or set of terminal for specific type of service or type of service group provide service ' 101 '-base station usually	...
State (state)		If(‘100’＝＝State){
??Number?of?Service	The base station can not provide the type of service number of service	If(‘100’＝＝State){
??Number?of?Service		??For(i＝0；i＜Number?of?Service；??????i++){

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	????Service?Type	Type of service
????}		????Service?Type	Type of service
????}		????...
}		????...
}		...
If(‘101’＝＝State){		...
If(‘101’＝＝State){		???Number?of?SS	The base station can not provide the terminal number of service
???For(i＝0；i＜Number?of?SS；i++)????????{		???Number?of?SS
???For(i＝0；i＜Number?of?SS；i++)????????{		?????SS_ID	Terminal iidentification
?????}		?????SS_ID	Terminal iidentification
?????}		?????...
}		?????...
}		...

The message of the indication base station state that table 2, base station send

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	??...
State (state)	Indication base station state, value be ' 0 '-base station cisco unity malfunction usually, or the base station loses with the backhaul of upper strata network element and be connected, or the base station does not allow more terminal access ' 1 '-base station working properly	??...

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	??...

Example 15

After the terminal that does not connect with this base station successfully receives this information, and the base station state information indicates this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and then terminal does not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to this base station.

Example 16

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this information, and the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and then terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process comes to connect with other base station.

Example 17

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information on broadcast channel, and message transmission format can be shown in table 1 or table 2.

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this information, and the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and then terminal is according to the standard default configuration or with time interval of base station negotiate (for example receiving n superframe or n frame or n subframe behind this synchronizing sequence) back execution switching flow or network reentry flow process is next and other base station connects.

Example 18

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this information, and the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and terminal has been set up VoIP Business Stream and BE (Best Effort with this base station, do one's best) during Business Stream, consider that the VoIP Business Stream is very sensitive to time delay, terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process at once.

Example 19

After the terminal that connects with this base station has successfully received this information, and the base station state information is indicated this base station cisco unity malfunction (or base station lose with the backhaul of upper strata network element be connected), and when terminal has been set up VoIP Business Stream and BE Business Stream with this base station, consider that the VoIP Business Stream is very sensitive to time delay, carry out switching flow or network reentry flow process terminal is waited for time interval of VoIP Business Stream requirement after receiving this information after.Usually, the time interval that the demanding Business Stream of real-time is required is less than the time interval that requires low Business Stream to require to real-time.

Example 20

Serving BS is not after the terminal of this base station successfully receives this information, and the base station state information is when indicating this base station not allow more terminal to insert, and terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

Example 21

After the terminal that connects with this base station does not successfully receive this information, and the base station state information is when indicating this base station not allow more terminal to insert, and terminal does not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to this base station.

Example 22

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information on broadcast channel, and the message format of transmission can be shown in table 1 or table 3.

Serving BS is not after the terminal of this base station successfully receives this information, and the base station state information indicates this base station not provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal, and this terminal is exactly this particular terminal or when being included in the corresponding set of terminal, terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

The message of the indication base station state that table 3, base station send

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	...
State (state)	Indication base station state, value can not provide service for specific type of service or type of service group for ' 0 '-base station usually, or the base station can not provide service ' 1 '-base station working properly for specific terminal or set of terminal	...
State (state)		If(‘0’＝＝State){
??Number?of?SS	The base station can not provide the terminal number of service	If(‘0’＝＝State){
??Number?of?SS		??For(i＝0；i＜Number?of?SS；i++)??????{
?????SS_ID	Terminal iidentification	??For(i＝0；i＜Number?of?SS；i++)??????{

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	??}
??...		??}
??...		}

Example 23

After the terminal that connects with this base station does not successfully receive this information, and the base station state information indicates this base station not provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal, and this terminal is exactly this particular terminal or when being included in the corresponding set of terminal, terminal does not send the request of inserting (access exploration) to this base station.

Example 24

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information on multicast or unicast tunnel, and the message format of transmission can be shown in table 1 or table 3.

After the terminal that connects with this base station successfully receives this information, and the base station state information indicates this base station not provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal, and this terminal is exactly this particular terminal or when being included in the corresponding set of terminal, terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

Example 25

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information on broadcast channel, and the message format of transmission can be shown in table 1 or table 4.

Serving BS is not after the terminal of this base station successfully receives this information, and the base station state information indicates this base station not provide service for specific type of service or type of service group, and contain the base station state information in these professional types that connect that terminal has been set up and specify when the type of service of service can not be provided, terminal is not selected the handover-target base station of this base station as oneself.

The message of the indication base station state that table 4, base station send

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	...
State (state)	Indication base station state, value can not provide service for specific type of service or type of service group for ' 0 '-base station usually, or the base station can not provide service ' 1 '-base station working properly for specific terminal or set of terminal	...

Syntax (grammer)	??Notes
Syntax (grammer)	??Notes	If(‘0’＝＝State){
??Number?of?Service	The base station can not provide the type of service number of service	If(‘0’＝＝State){
??Number?of?Service		??For(i＝0；i＜Number?of?Service；??????i++){
????Service?Type	Type of service	??For(i＝0；i＜Number?of?Service；??????i++){
????Service?Type	Type of service	??}
??...		??}
??...		}
...		}

Example 26

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information on multicast or unicast tunnel, and the message format of transmission can be shown in table 1 or table 4.

After the terminal that connects with this base station successfully receives this information, and the base station state information indicates this base station not provide service for specific type of service or type of service group, and contain the base station state information in these professional types that connect that terminal has been set up and specify when the type of service of service can not be provided, terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

Example 27

In this example, the base station sends the information element that carries indication base station state on broadcast channel in the message that moment of base station state information do not send at needs.

After terminal successfully receives this message, judge the base station operate as normal.

Example 28

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information of this base station state of indication to connection service network by backbone network.

After connection service network successfully receives this message, the state of this base station is informed other network element (that is, further transmitting), for example, be notified to macro base station, Home eNodeB etc.

Example 29

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information of this base station state of indication to access service network by backbone network.

After access service network successfully receives this message, the state of this base station is informed other network element, for example, be notified to macro base station, Home eNodeB etc.

Example 30

In this example, the base station is by the base station state information of this base station state of indication of eating dishes without rice or wine to send to relay station.

After relay station successfully receives this message, the state of this base station is informed other network element, for example, be notified to macro base station, Home eNodeB etc.

Example 31

In this example, know when the base station and oneself to be about to cisco unity malfunction or during cisco unity malfunction, this base station sends the base station state information of this base station state of indication to terminal, the base station also sends adjacent area list information to terminal and helps terminal and switch in addition, and above-mentioned adjacent area list information can be by broadcasting, multicast or unicast tunnel transmission.

After terminal successfully receives these information (base station state information and adjacent area list information), according to the base station to be scanned of the content choice in the adjacent area list information or access base station or handover-target base station.

Example 32

In this example, know when the base station and oneself to be about to cisco unity malfunction or during cisco unity malfunction, this base station sends the base station state information of this base station state of indication by broadcast channel to terminal, and the base station also sends adjacent area list information by unicast tunnel to terminal and helps terminal and switch in addition.

After terminal successfully receives these information, according to the base station to be scanned of the content choice in the adjacent area list information or access base station or handover-target base station.

Example 33

After connection service network successfully receives this message, upgrade Neighboring Cell List according to the state of this base station and own known topology network situation, and the Neighboring Cell List that upgrades is informed other network element.

Example 34

After access service network successfully receives this message, upgrade Neighboring Cell List according to the state of this base station and own known topology network situation, and the Neighboring Cell List that upgrades is informed other network element.

Example 35

Connect with the base station in terminal, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after the base station has sent the base station state information, this base station can be determined the moment of terminal execution switching flow or network reentry flow process according to the type of service (type that Business Stream connects, traffic flow types) that terminal has been set up.

Example 36

Connect with the base station in terminal, and base station state information indication base station is about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after the base station has sent the base station state information, if determine that by the base station terminal carries out the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process, then this base station will have been set up in the Business Stream that Business Stream is connected with the base station according to terminal and require the situation of the highest Business Stream to determine the moment of terminal execution switching flow or network reentry flow process to real-time.

Example 37

In this example, the base station is by the base station state information of this base station state of indication of eating dishes without rice or wine to send to other base station.

After other base station successfully receives this message, the state of this base station is informed other network element, for example, be notified to access service network, connection service network etc.

Example 38

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information of this base station state of indication to other base station by backbone network.

Example 39

After other base station successfully receives this message, based on the state renewal Neighboring Cell List of this base station.

Example 40

Example 41

In this example, the base station sends the base station state information that this base station of indication is in the cisco unity malfunction state by eating dishes without rice or wine.

With it is to switch to other base station after the terminal of serving BS successfully receives this message.

In sum, by means of technical scheme of the present invention, give terminal by making the base station with its state information notification, the terminal that receives the base station state information can be determined the subsequent treatment that the terminal needs carry out according to the current state of base station, solved state that in the correlation technique because base station is in cisco unity malfunction (for example, Femto BS and Macro BS and upper strata network element interrupt communication, the upper strata net element communication is crowded, the own abnormal electrical power supply in base station etc.) cause the problem that service quality reduces in the overlay area, avoid terminal to switch to this base station under can guaranteeing to interrupt situation that the backhaul of its upper strata network element connects or stay under this base station, thereby improved the service quality of whole system terminal in the base station.

Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that, above-mentioned each module of the present invention or each step can realize with the general calculation device, they can concentrate on the single calculation element, perhaps be distributed on the network that a plurality of calculation element forms, alternatively, they can be realized with the executable program code of calculation element, thereby, they can be stored in the storage device and carry out by calculation element, perhaps they are made into each integrated circuit modules respectively, perhaps a plurality of modules in them or step are made into the single integrated circuit module and realize.Like this, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hardware and software combination.

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.

Claims

1. the indicating means of a base station state is characterized in that, comprising:

The base station state information that the base station sends the state be used to indicate described base station receives for other network element, wherein, described other network element comprise following one of at least: terminal, access service network, connection service network, relay station, other base station.

2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, further comprises:

Described other network element receives described base station state information, and carries out subsequent operation according to the state of described other network element itself.

3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described base station state information is used to indicate described base station to be about to be in or has been in one of following state:

Whether described base station can operate as normal;

Whether described base station allows more terminal to insert;

Whether described base station can provide service for specific type of service or type of service group;

Whether described base station can provide service for specific terminal or set of terminal.

4. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, in described base station is not the serving BS of described terminal, and described base station state information indicates described base station to be about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

Described terminal is not switched described base station as described terminal target BS.

5. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, do not connect or send the request of access to described base station in described terminal by access channel with described base station, and described base station state information indicates described base station to be about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

Described terminal does not send the request of access to described base station.

6. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described terminal connected with described base station or described base station for described terminal provide the service or described base station be the serving BS of described terminal, and described base station state information indicates described base station to be about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

Described terminal is carried out switching flow or network reentry flow process.

7. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprises:

Carry out described switching flow or described network reentry flow process after the time interval of described terminal wait standard default configuration or the time interval of wait and described base station negotiate.

8. method according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, before described terminal is carried out the moment arrival of described switching flow or described network reentry flow process, successfully receive the up-to-date base station state information that described base station sends in described terminal, and described information indicates described base station to recover normal operating conditions, further comprises:

Described terminal is not carried out described switching flow or described network reentry flow process when the moment of carrying out described switching flow or described network reentry flow process arrives.

9. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, further comprises:

Described terminal determines to carry out the moment of described switching flow or described network reentry flow process according to the type of service of having set up.

10. method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described terminal determines that the processing in the moment of described switching flow of execution or described network reentry flow process comprises:

Described terminal is according to the moment that requires the situation decision terminal of the highest Business Stream to carry out switching flow or network reentry flow process to real-time in the Business Stream of having set up with described base station.

11. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, connect with described base station in described terminal, and described base station state information indicates described base station to be about to be in or to be under the situation of state of cisco unity malfunction, after the base station has sent described base station state information, further comprise:

The type of service that described base station has been set up according to described terminal determines that described terminal carries out the moment of described switching flow or described network reentry flow process.

12. method according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described base station determines that described terminal carries out the processing in the moment of described switching flow or described network reentry flow process and comprise:

Require the situation of the highest Business Stream to determine that described terminal carries out the moment of switching flow or network reentry flow process to real-time in the Business Stream that described base station has been set up with described base station according to described terminal.

13. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, be not the serving BS of described terminal in described base station, and described base station state information indicates described base station not allow under the situation of more terminal access, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

14. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, do not connect or send the request of access to described base station in described terminal by access channel with described base station, and described base station state information indicates described base station not allow under the situation of more terminal access, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

15. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, in described base station is not the serving BS of described terminal, and the particular traffic type group that described base station state information indicates described base station can not connect pairing type of service for the business that described terminal has been set up provides service maybe can not connect pairing type of service for the business that comprises described terminal foundation provides under the situation of service, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

16. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, connect with described base station in described terminal, or described base station provides service for described terminal, or described base station is the serving BS of described terminal, and the particular traffic type group that described base station state information indicates described base station can not connect pairing type of service for the business that described terminal has been set up provides service maybe can not connect pairing type of service for the business that comprises described terminal foundation provides under the situation of service, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

17. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, in described base station is not the serving BS of described terminal, and described base station state information indicates described base station not provide under the situation of service for the specific group of terminals at described terminal or described terminal place, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

18. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, do not connect or send the request of access to described base station in described terminal by access channel with described base station, and described base station state information indicates described base station not provide under the situation of service for the specific group of terminals at described terminal or described terminal place, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

19. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described terminal connected with described base station or described base station for described terminal provide the service or described base station be the serving BS of described terminal, and described base station state information indicates described base station not provide under the situation of service for the specific group of terminals at described terminal or described terminal place, after described terminal receives described base station state information, further comprise:

20. according to each described method in the claim 3 to 19, it is characterized in that, further comprise:

Be about to be in described base station or be under the situation of cisco unity malfunction state, described base station sends adjacent area list information to described terminal.

21. method according to claim 20 is characterized in that, the mode that described base station sends described adjacent area list information comprise following one of at least: broadcasting, multicast, clean culture.

22. according to each described method in the claim 3 to 19, it is characterized in that, the state of described base station cisco unity malfunction comprise following one of at least: described base station lose with the backhaul of its upper strata network element be connected, the upper layer network of the abnormal electrical power supply of described base station, described base station is communicated by letter terminal that the indication of crowded, described base station connected with it or be that the terminal of serving BS or its are providing the terminal of service to switch to other base station with it.

23. method according to claim 22, it is characterized in that, the described terminal that the indication of described base station switches to other base station is whole terminals or the part terminal that connects with described base station, or be the whole terminals or the part terminal of serving BS with described base station, or described base station is providing all or part of terminal of service.

24. according to each described method in the claim 1 to 19, it is characterized in that the processing that described base station sends described base station state information comprises: described base station is by sending described base station state information with one in the lower channel: synchronizing channel, broadcast channel, multicast channel, unicast tunnel send the information of indication base station state.

25., it is characterized in that described base station is a Home eNodeB according to each described method in the claim 1 to 19.

26. a base station is characterized in that, comprising:

Determination module is used for determining the state of described base station;

Sending module, be used for the base station state information that state according to the described base station of determining is configured to indicate the described state of described base station, and send described base station state information and receive wherein for other network element, described other network element comprise following one of at least: terminal, access service network, connection service network, relay station.

27. base station according to claim 26 is characterized in that, described sending module comprises:

First sends submodule, is used for sending described base station state information by synchronizing channel;

Second sends submodule, is used for sending described base station state information by broadcast channel;

The 3rd sends submodule, is used for sending described base station state information by multicast channel;

The 4th sends submodule, is used for sending described base station state information by unicast tunnel;

Control module is used for controlling described first one of sending submodule, the described second transmission submodule, described the 3rd transmission submodule and described the 4th transmission submodule and sends.

28. a terminal is characterized in that, comprising:

Receiver module is used to receive the base station state information of state that is used to indicate described base station from the base station;

Processing module is used for carrying out subsequent treatment according to the described base station state information that receives.