CN101873665A

CN101873665A - Evolutionary Home NB local network type processing method and device

Info

Publication number: CN101873665A
Application number: CN200910082814A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 熊春山; 汪颖; 彦楠
Original assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: China Academy of Telecommunications Technology CATT; Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-04-22
Filing date: 2009-04-22
Publication date: 2010-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 2029-04-22
Also published as: CN101873665B

Abstract

The invention discloses an evolutionary Home NB local network type processing method and a device. The invention comprises the following steps: after confirming the local network type thereof, the evolutionary home NB indicates the local network type towards a user device and after the indication received by the user device carries local network type information on the evolutionary home NB, the user device can confirm the local network type on the evolutionary home NB according to the indication. The invention not only solves the deficiency that the user does not know the network type connected with the evolutionary home NB and consequently can not confirm the corresponding connection means but also creates probability for enriching the experience of the user.

Description

Method and equipment for processing local network type on home evolved node B

Technical Field

The present invention relates to mobile communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and a device for processing a local network type on a home evolved node b.

Background

In the LTE (Long Term Evolution), EPS (Evolved Packet System) standard TS22.220, a requirement of R9 (version 9) HeNB (Home eNodeB) is defined, where the requirement is to enable a UE (User Equipment) wirelessly accessing to the HeNB and supporting IP (Internet Protocol) capability to access other devices supporting IP capability in a Home network or to access an Internet (Internet) network directly connected to the IP capability. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a UE accessing a network through a HeNB, and as shown in the figure, the UE may simultaneously access to an operator's network, such as: mobile Operators Core network, and access to home networks or to local Internet networks over local IP.

For convenience of description, the local network in this application refers to a home network or a local Internet network connected to the HeNB.

The defects of the prior art are as follows: the user cannot know the network type connected by the HeNB, and therefore cannot determine the corresponding connection means.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a method and equipment for processing the connection state of a local network on a HeNB (home evolved node B), which solve the technical problems that: the technical scheme that the network side indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE is provided;

the method also comprises the following steps: the technical scheme that the UE side carries out corresponding processing according to the indication of the network side is provided.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing a local network type on a home evolved node B HeNB, which comprises the following steps:

the HeNB determines the type of a local network on the HeNB;

the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the user equipment UE.

The embodiment of the invention also provides a home evolution base station, which comprises:

a type determination module for determining a type of a local network on the HeNB;

an indication module to indicate a type of the local network to a UE.

In the implementation of the invention, after the HeNB determines the type of the local network on the HeNB, the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE, so that a technical scheme that the network side indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE is provided; the method overcomes the defect that corresponding processing cannot be performed because the UE side cannot know the type of the local network on the HENB in the prior art.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing the type of a local network on a HeNB, which comprises the following steps:

the method comprises the steps that UE receives an indication sent by a network side, wherein the indication carries type information of a local network on an HeNB;

and the UE determines the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication.

The embodiment of the invention also provides user equipment, which comprises:

a receiving module, configured to receive an indication sent by a network side, where the indication carries type information of a local network on an HeNB;

and the type determining module is used for determining the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication.

The indication sent by the network side and received by the UE carries the type information of the local network on the HeNB; therefore, the UE can determine the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication, so that the UE side can perform corresponding processing according to the indication of the network side, conditions are created for enriching the experience of users, and possibility is provided.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication system, including:

the home evolution type first base station is used for indicating the type of the local network to the UE after determining the type of the local network on the first base station;

and the UE is used for receiving an indication sent by a network side, wherein the indication carries the type information of the local network on the first base station, and the type of the local network on the first base station is determined according to the indication.

The invention has the following beneficial effects:

according to the scheme, after the HeNB determines the type of the local network on the HeNB, the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE; and because the indication received by the UE carries the type information of the local network on the HeNB, the type of the local network on the HeNB can be determined according to the indication, and a corresponding processing scheme can also be determined, so that the defect that a user cannot know the type of the local network on the HeNB, and cannot determine a corresponding connection means is overcome, and possibility is created for enriching user experience.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a UE accessing a network through a HeNB in the background art;

fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of an implementation of a method for processing types of local networks on a HeNB on a network side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart of an implementation of a method for processing types of local networks on a HeNB on a UE side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a home evolved node b in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a UE structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following describes embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

The inventor notices in the process of invention that: when a UE subscribes to a CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) ID (Identity), the CSG ID may be included in a plurality of henbs, some of which may be connected to a home network, some of which may be connected to a local Internet network, and some of which may not be connected to either the home network or the local Internet network, i.e., the henbs are not connected to any local network; of course, some henbs may also be connected to both the home network and the local Internet network.

When a UE needs to access a home network or a local Internet network through a HeNB, if the UE can know in advance whether the current HeNB of the UE is connected to a local network and the type of the connected local network, the UE can access the corresponding local network, thereby improving the experience of the user using the network, and the following two examples can be used for illustration:

example 1, when the UE finds that the current HeNB is connected to the local Internet Network and is not connected to the home Network, the UE may establish a PDN (Packet Data Network) connection to the local Internet Network, thereby accessing the Internet using the local Internet Network, instead of using a PDN (Packet Data Network) connection through an SGi interface (the SGi interface is an interface between the EPS system and the PDN) to access the Internet.

Example 2, when the UE finds that the current HeNB is connected to the home network but not connected to the local Internet network, the UE needs to establish a PDN connection through the SGi interface to access the Internet without trying to access the local Internet network first, and when the local Internet network is not successfully accessed, the UE only needs to establish the PDN connection through the SGi interface to access the Internet, so that the UE establishes an IP connection to the Internet faster and the user experience is better. Otherwise, the time for the UE to establish the IP connection to the Internet is prolonged, and the use experience of the user is not good.

The existing 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) technology does not provide how to indicate whether the HeNB where the UE is currently located is connected to a local network and whether the type of the local network is a home network or a local Internet network when the local network is connected.

It is almost impossible to indicate whether a specific HeNB is connected to a home network or a local Internet network by using the CSG ID and/or the HeNB Name, because it needs to write related configuration information into a UE or USIM (Universal subscriber Identity Module) card in advance, and this method is not dynamic and extensible, because the HeNB can temporarily connect or disconnect the home network or the local Internet network, and similarly, the corresponding operator may also deploy the CSG added with the HeNB supporting the CSG ID.

In addition, for an HeNB in Open Mode, there is no CSG ID Cell, and thus no CSG ID corresponds to it.

Therefore, the prior art has the following defects: the user cannot know the type of the local network on the HeNB and thus cannot determine the corresponding connection means. In view of this, the embodiment of the present invention provides a scheme for indicating the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE to solve the deficiency, and further provides a scheme for the UE to process the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication.

Fig. 2 is a schematic implementation flow diagram of a processing method for a local network type on a HeNB at a network side, and as shown in the figure, the processing procedure may include the following steps:

step 201, the HeNB determines the type of a local network on the HeNB;

step 202, the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE.

When the HeNB indicates the UE, the inventor describes how the HeNB indicates the UE according to the situation that may occur in the prior art, specifically, in the following manner: in the indication mode, the indication is respectively carried out by utilizing the system information and/or the high-level signaling; on the indication object, directly indicating from the HeNB and/or indicating through other access network equipment respectively; in the indication occasion, the idle UE is at any time; for the UE in the connection state, indicating the UE before switching, during switching and after switching respectively; in the UE-side state, the UE will be indicated from being in an idle state or a signaling connection state, respectively. Specific embodiments will be described below.

In the following embodiments, the type of the local network may include network types such as a home network and/or a local Internet network, and since how to indicate the type of the UE local network will be solved in the implementation of the present invention, regardless of the type, the following embodiments may be adopted after corresponding adjustment regardless of the type of the network connected to the HeNB.

In implementation, when the HeNB indicates the type of the local network connected thereto to the UE, one or a combination of the following ways may be included:

in a first mode, the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE through broadcasted system information;

the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE through a high-level signaling;

and thirdly, the HeNB carries the type information of the local network in the broadcasted system information and indicates the UE to acquire the type of the local network from the system information.

In a first mode

When the HeNB indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through the broadcasted System Information, the type Information of the local network is carried in an SIB9(System Information Block type9) of the System Information, and the type of the local network of the HeNB is indicated to the UE through the Information.

When the type of local network on which the HeNB broadcasts system information is used, one embodiment is: the type of local network to which the HeNB is connected can be broadcasted by extending SIB9 because the current HeNB name is contained in the HeNB related SIB9(SystemInformationBlockType 9). SIB9 is defined in TS 36.331. The following is an example.

The following technical document is a systemlnformationblocktype 9information element (SIB 9information element), and as shown below, 2 bits may be used in the SIB9 to respectively indicate the types of local networks to which the HeNB is connected.

-SystemInformationBlockType9(SIB9)

The IE SystemInformationBlockType9 contacts a home eNB name (HNBName). (The SIB 9information element contains The HeNB name)

SystemInformationBlockType9information element

- - -ASNlSTART// Start

SystemInformationBlockType9::＝ SEQUENCE{

hnb-Name OCTET STRING(SIZE(1..48))

Option al, -Need OR/SIB 9:, the order { home base station-name octet string (size (1..48)) is OPTIONAL, -if this parameter does not appear, the UE needs to delete the previously stored content }

...，

r9Hnb-Net BIT STRING (SIZE (2)) option, -the network type BIT STRING (SIZE (2)) of the needleor// release 9 home base station is OPTIONAL, -if this parameter is not present, the UE needs to delete the previously stored content

...

}

- -ASN1STOP// termination

Wherein:

，

r9Hnb-Net BIT STRING(SIZE(2)) OPTIONAL，--NeedOR

...

i.e. an expanded portion.

Obviously, the 2-bit indication information may represent 4 different values, for example, the 4 values in the following table respectively represent the types of local networks to which the HeNB is connected.

Table 1 indication of local network type

It should be noted that the manner of indicating the type of the local network by using the HeNB is not limited to the BIT stripe type in this embodiment, that is, the manner of indicating the 2-BIT information, and may also be expressed by using other manners such as an enumeration type, and it is easy for those skilled in the art to realize that after the embodiment teaches how to transmit the information of the network type to the UE, which specific information is carried to express which type of network is, and therefore, the manner in table 1 is only used to teach those skilled in the art how to implement the present invention specifically, but does not mean that only this manner can be used, and the implementation process may be determined according to practical needs.

Correspondingly, when the HeNB in this manner broadcasts the type of the local network to which it is connected through system information, the UE has two states:

1. idle state UE.

The idle-state UE can know the type of the local network on the HeNB where the UE currently resides by reading the broadcasted system information.

2. Signaling connected state UEs.

The UE having an E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Radio Access Network) Access capability has a capability of reading a system broadcast when in a signaling connection state, and a specification specifies that the UE needs to read the system broadcast under a certain condition. When the UE is handed over from another macro base station to the target HeNB, the UE also needs to know the type of local network on the target HeNB at that time. Therefore, when the UE with E-UTRAN access capability is in the signaling connection state, if the eNB type currently used by the UE is the HeNB instead of the macro base station (i.e., eNB), the UE can obtain the local network type on the HeNB broadcasting the system information through the system information.

Obviously, the UE in idle state can know the type of the currently used base station by reading SIB9 before establishing a signaling connection with the HeNB. After the UE in the connected state enters the HeNB through handover, it will also know that the target base station for handover is the HeNB by reading SIB 1 of the target base station, and if the target base station is the HeNB, the UE needs to read system information (i.e. system broadcast) of the type of the local network on the HeNB to obtain the type of the local network on the HeNB.

Mode two

When the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE through higher layer signaling, the method may include:

1, in the process of switching UE to a target HeNB, indicating the type of a local network on the target HeNB to the UE through a high-level signaling by a source base station;

and 2, after the UE is switched to the target HeNB, the HeNB indicates the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE through high-layer signaling.

The following describes specific embodiments of these two modes.

The first method comprises the following steps: when the UE is about to enter the target HeNB through handover from the source base station, the target HeNB may indicate the type information of the local network thereon to the UE through the source base station during the handover.

The process of switching the UE to the target HeNB can comprise one of the following processes:

a process of switching a UE from a source eNB or a source HeNB to a target HeNB;

a process of UE switching to a target HeNB from a source NB or a source HNB (Home NB, Home base station) accessed by UTRAN;

a process that UE switches to a target HeNB from a source BSS (Base Station SubSystem) accessed by a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network; GSM: Global System for Mobile communication; EDGE: Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution, GSM Evolution Enhanced Data rates);

in implementation, when the source base station indicates the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE by using higher layer signaling, the method may include:

the target HeNB carries the type information of the local network on the target HeNB in the message sent to the MME (Mobility Management Entity);

the MME carries the type information of the local network on the target HeNB in the message sent to the source base station;

and the source base station indicates the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE according to the type information of the local network on the target HeNB carried in the message sent by the MME.

More specifically, in the implementation, the Target HeNB sends an S1-AP Handover Request acknowledgement (S1-AP Handover Request confirm) message to the MME, where the message includes a Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transmission Container IE (Target eNodeB to Source base station Transparent Container information element) carrying an RRCConnectionReconfiguration (RRC connection reconfiguration, RRC: Radio Resource Control, Radio Resource Control) message sent to the UE, the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message includes a mobility Control information field, and the Target HeNB carries type information of the local network on the Target HeNB in the mobility Control information field;

the source eNB or the source HeNB resolves an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message from a Handover Request acknowledgement message transmitted from the MME;

the source eNB or the source HeNB indicates the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE through an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

In implementation, the Target HeNB includes a Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transfer Container IE in the S1-AP Handover Request acknowledgement message sent to the MME. The MME transparently transfers the Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transfer Container to the Source eNB or the Source HeNB, that is, the MME includes the above Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transfer Container IE in the S1-AP Handover Command message sent to the Source eNB or the Source HeNB. In the HANDOVER process, the Source eNB or the Source HeNB receives the HANDOVER REQUEST acknowledgement message of the Target HeNB and then resolves the HANDOVER command (RRCConnectionReconfiguration message) to the UE and sends the HANDOVER command to the UE.

The mobility control Information field is defined in TS36.331, and the following technical document is a mobility control Information field Information schematic, and as shown below, 2 bits may be used in IE (Information Element) of the field to respectively indicate types of local networks on the target HeNB.

Mobility control information element (information element of mobile control information)

--ASN1START

MobilityControlInformation::＝ SEQUENCE{

targetCellIdentity PhysicalCellIdentity,// mobile control information:: ═ order { target cell identity physical cell identity:: { (target cell identity) } order

eutra-CarrierFreq EUTRA-CarrierFreq OPTIONAL，

New OP// EUTRA (evolved Universal terrestrial radio Access) Carrier frequency EUTRA Carrier frequency optional-optional presence

eutra-CarrierBandwidth EUTRA-CarrierBandwidth

Optional, — Need/EUTRA carrier bandwidth OPTIONAL-OPTIONAL inactive (i.e., if this parameter is not present, the UE retains the previously stored content)

additionalSpectrumEmission INTEGER(0..31)

Optional, - - - -Need/extra spectral emission integer (0..31) is OPTIONAL and must be turned ON

P-Max P-Max Optional, -Need OP// UE uplink maximum transmission power OPTIONAL-OPTIONAL occurrence

t304 ENUMERATED{

ms50，ms100，ms150，ms200，ms500，ms1000，

ms2000, spark 1,// t304 timer, enumerations {50 ms, 100 ms, 150 ms, 200 ms, 500 ms, 1000 ms, 2000 ms, null 1}

New UE-Identity C-RNTI,// New UE Identity C-RNTI (cell Radio Network Temporary Identity) cell Radio Network Temporary Identity

radioResourceConfigCommon,// common radio resource configuration

rach-ConfigDedicated RACH-ConfigDedicated OPTIONAL，

-Need OP// dedicated random access channel configuration optional-optional presence

...，

r9Hnb-Net BIT STRING (SIZE (2)) option, -a network type BIT STRING (SIZE (2)) of the home base station of needle// r9 is OPTIONAL, -no action is OPTIONAL (i.e. if this parameter is not present, the UE retains the previously stored contents)

...

}

Wherein, the first and second guide rollers are arranged in a row,

r9Hnb-Net BIT STRING(SIZE(2)) OPTIONAL，--NeedON

...

i.e. an expanded portion.

As with table 1in the same manner, the 2-bit indication information may represent 4 different values, each representing the type of local network on the target HeNB.

Similarly, as with the first mode, the mode of indicating the type of the local network by using the target HeNB is not limited to the BIT stripe type in the embodiment, that is, the indication mode of 2-BIT information, and may also be expressed by using other modes such as an enumeration type, which is only used to teach those skilled in the art how to implement the present invention specifically, but is not meant to be only applicable, and the implementation process may determine the corresponding mode according to practical needs.

And the second method comprises the following steps: for the case that the UE enters the target HeNB from the source base station through handover, after the handover procedure is completed, the target HeNB may indicate the type information of the local network on the RRC message to the UIE.

That is, after the UE is handed over to the target HeNB, the target HeNB may indicate to the UE the type of local network on the target HeNB through an RRC message.

In a specific implementation, when the type of the local network on the target HeNB is indicated to the UE through an RRC message, the domain in the RRCConnectionReconfiguration (RRC connection reconfiguration) may carry type information of the local network on the target HeNB, and indicate the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE through the information. The type information of the local network on the target HeNB is carried in the domain of the message, and in the specific implementation, the type information can be carried in the following extended domain, and in the implementation, the domain is named as r9Hnb-Net domain, and obviously, the domain is extended in the message and the information is carried in the domain, and the processing is performed according to the well-known technology.

The following technical document is illustrated by r9Hnb-Net information, and as shown below, one field r9Hnb-Net in parallel with the mobility control information field in the RRC connection reconfiguration message RRCConnectionReconfiguration may be indicated by two-bit information, as follows:

RRCConnectionReconfiguration message (RRC connection reconfiguration message)

- -ASN1START// Start

RRCConnectionReconfiguration:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

RRC-transactivator,// RRC transaction identity

CRITICAL EXTENSION CHOICE {// CRITICAL EXTENSION SELECT {/[ MEANS ]

c1 CHOICE {// c1 selection {/[ last ] -pocket

rrcConnectionReconfiguration-r8

RRCConnectionReconfiguration-r8-IEs,// RRC connection Reconfiguration-r 8RRC connection Reconfiguration-r 8-information element

spare7NULL,// spare7 empty rows

spare6NULL，spare5NULL，spare4NULL，

spare3NULL，spare2NULL，spare1NULL

},// 6 spare empty rows, 5 spare empty rows, 4 spare empty rows, 3 spare empty rows, 2 spare empty rows, 1 spare empty rows,

criticalExtensionsFuture SEQUENCE { }// future critical extension order { }

}

RRCConnectionReconfiguration-R8-IEs::: {// RRC connection Reconfiguration-R8 information element order

measurementConfiguration MeasurementConfiguration

Optional, -Need/measurement configuration OPTIONAL, -OPTIONAL no action (i.e., if this parameter is not present, the UE retains the previously stored contents)

mobilityControlInformation MobilityControlInformation

Optional, — Need OP// mobility management information is OPTIONAL, optionally present

nas-DedicatedInformationList SEQUENCE (SIZE (1.. maxDRB)) OF// non-access layer-specific information list order (SIZE (1.. maxDRB))

NAS-DedicatedInformation

OPTIONAL, -Cond non HO// non-access stratum-specific information is OPTIONAL, -no occurrence at handover time

radioResourceConfiguration RadioResourceConfigDedicated

Optional, -Need/radio resource configuration-specific radio resource configuration OPTIONAL-OPTIONAL non-action (i.e. if this parameter is not present, the UE retains the previously stored contents)

securityConfiguration SecurityConfiguration

OPTIONAL, -Cond HO// Security configuration OPTIONAL-occurs in case of handover

nas-SecurityParamToEUTRA OCTET STRING(SIZE(6))

OPTIONAL, — Cond I-RATHO// non-access stratum to EUTRA security parameter octet string (size (6)) is OPTIONAL — occurring in case of handover between different access technologies

r9Hnb-Net BIT STRING(SIZE(2))

Optional, -a Need OP// r9 home base station network type bit string (size (2)) is OPTIONAL, -OPTIONAL occurrences

nonCriticalExtension SEQUENCE{}

Optional-Need OP// noncritical extension order { } OPTIONAL-OPTIONAL occurrences

}

- -ASNl STOP// STOP

Wherein, r9Hnb-Net BIT STRING (SIZE (2))

OPTIONAL，--Need OP

I.e. the extension.

Mode III

For the situation that the UE enters the target HeNB from the source base station through the handover, in the handover process, the target HeNB can send an instruction to the UE through the source base station, and the UE is allowed to read a System Information Block (SIB) which is broadcasted by the target HeNB and contains the local network type.

That is, the target HeNB may indicate to the UE during handover of the UE to the target HeNB when the broadcasted system information carries the type information of the local network and indicates to the UE to acquire the type of the local network from the system information.

In an implementation, when the type information of the local network on the target HeNB is carried in the broadcasted system information, the type information of the local network is carried in the SIB9 of the system information, and the type of the local network on the target HeNB is indicated to the UE through the information.

the UE is switched to a target HeNB from a source NB or a source HNB accessed by UTRAN;

and switching the UE from the source BSS accessed by the GERAN to the target HeNB.

In the implementation, when the UE is instructed to handover to the target HeNB, the method may include:

the target HeNB carries information for indicating the UE to read the system information of the target HeNB in the message sent to the MME;

the MME carries the information for indicating the UE to read the target HeNB system information in the message sent to the source base station;

and the source base station indicates the UE to read the system information of the target HeNB according to the information which is carried in the message sent by the MME and indicates the UE to read the system information of the target HeNB.

In specific implementation, the HeNB sends S1-AP Handover Request acknowledgement message to the MME, where the message includes Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transit Container IE carrying RRCConnectionReconfiguration message sent to the UE, the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message includes mobility control information field, and the HeNB carries information indicating the UE to read Target HeNB system information in the mobility control information field;

and the source eNB or the source HeNB indicates to the UE to read the system information of the target HeNB through the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

In implementation, the Target HeNB includes a Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transfer Container IE in an S1-AP Handover Request acknowledgement message sent to the MME. The MME transparently transfers the Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB Handover Container to the Source eNB or the Source HeNB, i.e. the MME includes the above Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transfer Container IE in the S1-AP Handover Command message sent to the Source eNB or the Source HeNB. In the HANDOVER process, the Source eNB or the Source HeNB receives the HANDOVER REQUEST acknowledgement message of the Target HeNB and then resolves the HANDOVER command (RRCConnectionReconfiguration message) to the UE and sends the HANDOVER command to the UE.

The mobility control information field is defined in TS36.331, and the following technical document is mobility control information, and as shown below, in the IE of this field, 1bit may be used to instruct the UE to read system information of a local network type to which the broadcast HeNB is connected.

MobilityControlInformation information element

--ASNlSTART

MobilityControlInformation::＝ SEQUENCE{

eutra-CarrierFreq EUTRA-CarrierFreq OPTIONAL，

eutra-CarrierBandwidth EUTRA-CarrierBandwidth

additionalSpectrumEmission INTEGER(0..31)

t304 ENUMERATED{

ms50，ms 100，ms 150，ms200，ms500，ms1000，

radioResourceConfigCommon,// common radio resource configuration

rach-ConfigDedicated RACH-ConfigDedicated OPTIONAL，

...，

r9ReadHnb-Indicator BOOLEAN,// r9 reads femtocell information-indicating Boolean values

...

}

Wherein,

，

...

I.e. an expanded portion.

In the implementation, it is obvious that the 1-bit indication information can be used to indicate whether the UE needs to read the System Information Block (SIB) of the type of the local network to which the broadcast HeNB is connected. Likewise, the indication of 1-bit information is only used for teaching the person skilled in the art how to implement the present invention specifically, but it is not meant to be the only way that this can be used, and the corresponding way can be determined according to the practical needs in the implementation process.

Further, the foregoing embodiments may further include:

the HeNB determines whether the type of the connected local network changes;

after determining that the change has occurred, the HeNB indicates to the UE the type of the connected local network.

This scheme expresses that when the type of the local network to which the HeNB is connected changes, the result of the change of the local network is notified. The foregoing embodiments describe how to indicate the types of local networks of UEs on the HeNB, and the scheme expresses that the UEs can be informed in time when the types of the local networks change, and it is obvious that the scheme can be used in combination with each of the above indicated schemes, and they have no mutually exclusive relationship.

In a specific implementation, the type of the local network to which the HeNB is connected changes, and if the local Internet network is removed, the HeNB should change the content of the broadcast message so that it broadcasts the type of the current new connected local network. One way is that the HeNB manually changes the configuration of the HeNB through OAM (Operations, Administration and Maintenance) or other means, and the HeNB changes the type of local network in the broadcast message accordingly. Another way is that the HeNB has the capability of automatically detecting the local network, and there are many methods for implementing the method, for example, the HeNB goes to a node (such as a server or a router) in the Ping local network at intervals, and if the node is not reachable, the type of local network is regarded as not reachable, so as to change the type of the local network connected in the broadcast message.

Also, this dynamic procedure is also applied to the UE and the HeNB being in an RRC connected state, i.e. when the type of local network connected to the HeNB changes, the type of local network connected to the HeNB is provided by the HeNB in an RRC message sent to the UE, which may be a newly defined dedicated RRC signaling or a multiplexed RRC connection reconfiguration message as employed in the 2 nd of the second embodiment.

In summary, the type of local network broadcast by the HeNB or provided in the RRC message supports dynamic changes in the local network type and is the latest type of connected local network, even if such changes do not occur often.

The following describes an implementation of the scheme in which the UE processes the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication.

Fig. 3 is a schematic implementation flow diagram of a processing method for local network types on a HeNB at a UE side, and as shown in the figure, the processing method may include the following steps:

step 301, the UE receives an indication sent by a network side, where the indication carries type information of a local network on the HeNB;

and step 302, the UE determines the type of the local network connected with the HeNB according to the indication.

Correspondingly, according to the indication from the network side, when receiving the indication sent from the network side, the UE may include one or a combination of the following manners:

the UE receives the indication through system information broadcasted by the network side;

the UE receives the indication through a high-level signaling sent by a network side;

and the UE receives the indication through the system information broadcasted by the network side according to the command of the network side.

According to the state of the UE, the UE can be divided into an idle state and a signaling connection state, and the UE implementing the idle state can receive the indication through system information broadcasted by a network side;

or, when the UE with the E-UTRAN access capability is in a signaling connection state, and when the type of the eNB currently used is determined to be the HeNB instead of the macro eNB, the indication can be received through system information broadcasted by the network side.

In an implementation, when the UE receives the indication through the system information broadcasted by the network side, the indication may be acquired from the SIB9 of the received system information.

Specifically, when the UE receives the indication through a higher layer signaling sent by the network side, the UE may obtain the indication from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

Specifically, when the UE receives the indication through the higher layer signaling sent by the network side, the UE may obtain the indication from the mobility control information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message, or obtain the indication from the r9h _ nb-Net field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

When the target HeNB instructs the UE to receive the instruction from the target HeNB system information through the source base station, and when the UE receives the instruction through the system information broadcast by the target HeNB according to the instruction of the network side, the instruction may be acquired from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

Specifically, when receiving the instruction through the system information broadcast by the target HeNB according to the command of the network side, the UE acquires the command from the mobility control information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

In order to better provide the user with the possibility of selection and improve the user experience, after the UE determines the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication, the method further includes:

step 303, feeding back the type of the local network to the user;

and step 304, initiating access to the local network on the HeNB according to the user instruction.

In the implementation of step 303, after the UE obtains the type of the local network to which the HeNB is connected according to the indication of the HeNB, the UE may present the type to the user in a user-sensible manner, such as some images, characters, and sounds.

For example: displaying 'H' at a specific position of a screen of the UE, wherein the H indicates that the HeNB where the UE is located is connected to a home network; the screen displays 'I' to indicate that the HeNB where the UE is located is connected to a local Internet network; the screen displays "H" and "I" indicate that the HeNB is connected to both the local Internet network and the home network. Neither "H" nor "I" are shown on the screen of the UE, indicating that the HeNB is not connected to any local network, i.e., the HeNB is not connected to the home network nor the local Internet network.

After obtaining the feedback of the UE, the user may input an indication according to the user's own needs, and the UE may access the network type selected by the user according to the user indication in step 304.

Obviously, the above embodiments may include a dynamic procedure, that is, after the UE moves from one HeNB to another HeNB, the type of the local network to which the new HeNB is connected is different from the type of the local network that may be the original HeNB, and the UE may obtain an indication of the type of the local network to which the new HeNB is connected through the foregoing various embodiments and present an updated indication to the user.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the invention also provides an HeNB, a UE and a communication system, and because the principle of solving the problem of these devices is similar to a method for processing the state of the local network on the HeNB, the implementation of these devices can refer to the implementation of the method, and the repeated parts are not described in detail.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a home evolved node b, as shown in the figure, the HeNB may include:

a type determining module 401, configured to determine a type of a local network on the HeNB;

an indicating module 402 configured to indicate the type of the local network to the UE.

In an implementation, when the implementation is performed according to different indication modes of the indication module, the indication module may include one or a combination of the following units:

a first indicating unit 4021, configured to indicate the type of the local network to the UE through broadcasted system information, as shown in the first embodiment, it is easy to know that in the specific implementation, the first indicating unit may be implemented as any functional entity capable of broadcasting system information in the HeNB;

a second indicating unit 4022, configured to indicate the type of the local network to the UE through a higher layer signaling, as shown in the second embodiment, it is easy to know that in the specific implementation, the second indicating unit may be implemented as any functional entity capable of sending the higher layer signaling in the HeNB;

a third indicating unit 4023, configured to carry the type information of the local network in the broadcasted system information, and indicate to the UE to acquire the type of the local network from the system information.

In an implementation, the first indication unit may be further configured to, when the type of the local network is indicated to the UE through the broadcasted system information, carry the type information of the local network in a SIB9 of the system information, and indicate the type of the local network to the UE through the information.

The second indicating unit may include: a first subunit and/or a second subunit, wherein:

the first subunit is used for indicating the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE through a high-level signaling by a source base station in the process of switching the UE to the target HeNB;

and the second subunit is used for indicating the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE through high-level signaling after the UE is switched to the target HeNB.

In the implementation, the term target HeNB is used in the description of the implementation at the time of handover, and the purpose of the term target HeNB is to better express that the HeNB in the implementation of the present invention is the UE home HeNB after handover, and does not mean that another HeNB exists as the target HeNB.

In an implementation, the first subunit may be further configured to determine that the UE is in a handover procedure to the target HeNB when determining that the handover procedure includes one of:

in the process of switching the UE from the source eNB or the source HeNB to the target HeNB;

in the process that the UE is switched to the target HeNB from a source NB or a source HNB accessed by the UTRAN;

and the UE is switched to the target HeNB from the source BSS accessed by the GERAN.

The first subunit may further be configured to carry, in a message sent to the MME, type information of the local network, where the type information of the local network is to be carried in a message sent by the MME to the source base station, and is used as a basis for the source base station to indicate, to the UE, the type of the local network on the HeNB.

The first subunit may further be configured to send, to the MME, an S1-AP Handover Request acknowledgement message, where the message includes a Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transit Container IE that carries an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message sent to the UE, and the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message includes a mobility control information field, and carries type information of a local network on the Target HeNB in the mobility control information field.

In an implementation, the second subunit may be further configured to indicate, to the UE, the type of the local network on the target HeNB through an RRC message after the UE is handed over to the target HeNB.

The second subunit may be further configured to, when the type of the local network on the target HeNB is indicated to the UE through the RRC message, carry, in the domain in the RRC connection reconfiguration message RRCConnectionReconfiguration, type information of the local network on the target HeNB, and indicate, to the UE, the type of the local network on the target HeNB through the information.

In an implementation, the third indicating unit may include:

the system information unit is used for carrying the type information of the local network on the target HeNB in the broadcasted system information and broadcasting the type information to the UE;

and the third subunit is used for indicating the UE in the process of switching the UE to the target HeNB when indicating the UE to acquire the type of the local network on the target HeNB from the system information.

The system information element may be further configured to, when the broadcasted system information carries the type information of the local network on the target HeNB, carry the type information of the local network on the target HeNB in an SIB9 of the system information, and the UE obtains an indication of the type of the local network on the target HeNB through the information.

The third subunit may be further configured to determine that the UE is in a handover procedure to the target HeNB when the determining includes one of:

The third subunit may also be further configured to carry, in the message sent to the MME, information indicating that the UE reads the target HeNB system information, where the information indicating that the UE reads the target HeNB system information is carried in a message sent by the MME to the source base station, and is used as a basis for the source base station to indicate to the UE to read the target HeNB system information.

In a specific implementation, the third subunit may be further configured to send an S1-apnandover Request acknowledgement message to the MME, where the message includes a Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB enhanced transmission content IE carrying an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message sent to the UE, where the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message includes a mobility control information field, and the mobility control information field carries information indicating that the UE reads Target HeNB system information.

Based on the consideration of a scheme for notifying the local network of the result of change when the type of the local network to which the HeNB is connected changes. In order to inform the UE in time, a type change determining module 403 used in combination with each of the above indicated schemes may be further included, configured to determine whether a type of the connected local network changes, and after determining that the type of the connected local network changes, trigger the indicating module to indicate the type of the local network on the target HeNB to the UE.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a UE, as shown in the figure, the UE may include:

a receiving module 501, configured to receive an indication sent by a network side, where the indication carries type information of a local network on an HeNB, and in specific implementation, a person skilled in the art may easily know that all functional entities capable of receiving a message and a signaling sent by the network side on a UE may be used to implement the function;

the type determining module 502 is configured to determine the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication, and in implementation, the module only needs to be implemented by functional entities capable of determining the meaning represented by the indication according to the indication, and many functional entities with this type of processing capability are on the existing UE, and this functional entity module is added or the function is added on the existing entity as needed.

In implementation, corresponding to the processing manner of the network side, the receiving module 501 may include one or a combination of the following units:

the first receiving unit 5011 is configured to receive the indication through the system information broadcasted by the network side, and the implementation of this module may refer to the implementation of the first embodiment;

a second receiving unit 5012, configured to receive the indication through a higher layer signaling sent by a network side, where the implementation of this module may refer to the implementation of the second embodiment;

the third receiving unit 5013 is configured to receive the indication through the system information broadcasted by the network side according to the command of the network side, and the implementation of this module may refer to the implementation of the third embodiment.

In an implementation, the first receiving unit may include an idle receiving subunit and/or a connection receiving subunit, where:

an idle receiving subunit, configured to receive, by the UE in an idle state, the indication through system information broadcasted by the network side;

and the connection receiving subunit is used for receiving the indication through system information broadcast by the network side when the UE has the E-UTRAN access capability and the type of the currently used eNB is determined to be the HeNB instead of the macro base station in the signaling connection state.

The first receiving unit may be further configured to, when the UE receives the indication through the system information broadcasted by the network side, acquire the indication from the SIB9 of the received system information.

In an implementation, the second receiving subunit may be further configured to, when the indication is received through higher layer signaling sent by the network side, obtain the indication from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

The second receiving sub-unit may be further configured to, when receiving the indication through higher layer signaling sent by the network side, obtain the indication from a mobility control information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message, or obtain the indication from a field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

In an implementation, the third receiving subunit may be further configured to, when the indication is received through system information broadcast by the network side according to a command of the network side, acquire the command from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

The third receiving subunit may be further configured to, when the indication is received through the system information broadcast by the network side according to a command of the network side, acquire the command from the mobility control information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

In order to enrich the user experience, the user equipment may further include in implementation:

a display module 503, configured to display the type of the local network to the user after the UE determines the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication;

an input module 504, configured to allow a user to input indication information;

a connection module 505, configured to access a network connected to the HeNB according to an instruction input by the user.

In implementation, the display module may be a functional entity with a display function of the UE, and during specific display, the following manner may be adopted: for example: displaying 'H' on a screen of the UE, wherein the H indicates that the HeNB where the UE is located is connected to a home network; the screen displays 'I' to indicate that the HeNB where the UE is located is connected to a local Internet network; the screen displays "H" and "I" indicate that the HeNB is connected to both the local Internet network and the home network. Neither "H" nor "I" are shown on the screen of the UE, indicating that the HeNB is not connected to any local network, i.e., the HeNB is not connected to the home network nor the local Internet network.

After the feedback of the UE is obtained, the user can input the instruction through the input module according to the self requirement, and the UE can access the network selected by the user through the connection module according to the user instruction.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system, as shown in the figure, the communication system may include:

a home evolved first base station 601, configured to indicate a type of a local network to a UE after determining the type of the local network thereon;

the UE602 is configured to receive an indication sent by a network side, where the indication carries type information of a local network on the first base station, and determine the type of the local network on the first base station according to the indication.

The specific receiving indication mode can be formulated by referring to the mode one, the mode two and the mode three.

In the second and third embodiments, the HeNB may instruct the UE through the source base station and instruct the UE to read the system information acquisition type, and the system may further include an MME603, a second base station 604, and a third base station 605 in the implementation, which will be described below.

When the system further includes an MME603 and a second base station 604 providing a communication service to the UE before handover, it may be:

the first base station 601 is further configured to send, to the MME, a message carrying type information of the local network on the first base station 601 when the type of the local network on the first base station 601 is indicated to the UE through higher layer signaling;

MME603, configured to send, to the second base station, a message carrying type information of a local network on the first base station 601;

the second base station 604 is configured to indicate the type of the local network on the first base station 601 to the UE according to the type information of the local network on the first base station 601, which is carried in the message sent by the MME.

Further including MME603 in the system, the third base station 605 providing communication service to the UE before handover may be:

the first base station 601 is further configured to carry type information of the local network on the first base station 601 in the broadcasted system information, indicate to the UE to acquire the type of the local network on the first base station 601 from the system information, indicate the type of the local network on the first base station 601 to the UE through a high-level signaling in a process of switching the UE to the first base station, and send a message to the MME, the message carrying information indicating that the UE reads the system information of the first base station 601;

the MME603 is configured to send, to the third base station, a message carrying the information indicating that the UE reads the system information of the first base station 601;

and the third base station 605 is configured to instruct, according to the information indicating that the UE reads the system information of the first base station 601 and carried in the message sent by the MME, the UE to read the system information of the first base station 601.

For convenience of description, each part of the above-described apparatus is separately described as being functionally divided into various modules or units. Of course, the functionality of the various modules or units may be implemented in the same one or more pieces of software or hardware in practicing the invention.

As can be seen from the foregoing embodiments, in the implementation of the present invention, the HeNB may broadcast the type of the local network to which it is connected through system information; the specific means may be to modify the SIB with 2 bits, and to indicate the UE after carrying the SIB.

It is also provided that for a UE with E-UTRAN access capability, when in a signaling connection state, if the type of eNB currently used by the UE is found to be a HeNB instead of a macro base station (i.e., eNB), the network type may be determined by instructing the UE to read a System Information Block (SIB) that broadcasts the type of the local network to which the HeNB is connected.

When the UE enters the target HeNB from the source base station through handover, the target HeNB can indicate the type information of the local network connected with the target HeNB to the UE through the source base station in the handover process; when the UE enters the target HeNB from the source base station through handover, the target HeNB can also send an instruction to the UE through the source base station in the handover process, so that the UE can read and broadcast a system information block of the type of the local network connected with the target HeNB.

For the case that the UE enters the target HeNB from the source base station through handover, after the handover process is completed, the target HeNB may indicate the type information of the local network thereon to the UE through RRC signaling.

Further, a dynamic update of the type of local network to which the HeNB is connected may be detected and indicated.

Further, after obtaining the indication of the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the foregoing scheme, the UE may present the indication to the user in a user-perceivable manner, such as some images, texts, and sounds, for the user to select.

Because the embodiment of the invention provides various indication technologies in the processing scheme of the local network type information on the HeNB, after the UE receives the indication, the UE can know the local network type on the HeNB where the UE is located currently, and therefore, the selection can be made for accessing the local network of the corresponding type. Therefore, the user can decide whether to access the local network without trying, and the use experience of the user is improved.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A method for processing a local network type on a home evolved node B (HeNB) is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the HeNB determines the type of a local network on the HeNB;

the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the user equipment UE.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the HeNB indicates to the UE the type of the local network by one or a combination of:

the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE through the broadcasted system information;

the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE through high-level signaling;

the HeNB carries the type information of the local network in the broadcasted system information, and indicates the UE to acquire the type of the local network from the system information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein when the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE through broadcasted system information, the type information of the local network is carried in a system information Block type 9SIB9 of the system information, and the type of the local network is indicated to the UE through the information.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein when the HeNB indicates the type of the local network to the UE through higher layer signaling, comprising:

in the process of switching UE to HeNB, the source base station indicates the type of the local network on HeNB to UE through high-level signaling;

and/or after the UE is switched to the HeNB, the HeNB indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through high-layer signaling.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the procedure for the UE to handover to the HeNB comprises one of:

a process of switching UE from a source evolution base station eNB or a source HeNB to the HeNB;

a process that UE is switched to HeNB from source NB or source HNB accessed by a universal mobile communication system terrestrial radio access network UTRAN;

and switching the UE from a source base station subsystem BSS accessed by GSM/EDGE radio access network GERAN to the HeNB.

6. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the indicating the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE by the source base station by higher layer signaling comprises:

the HeNB carries the type information of the local network on the HeNB in the message sent to a Mobile Management Entity (MME);

the MME carries the type information of the local network on the HeNB in the message sent to the source base station;

and the source base station indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE according to the type information of the local network on the HeNB carried in the message sent by the MME.

7. The method of claim 6,

the HeNB sends S1-AP Handover Request confirmation S1-AP Handover Request acknowledgement message to the MME, wherein the message contains a Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB Transparent Container information element (Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB Transparent Container IE) carrying a radio resource control connection reconfiguration RRC connection reconfiguration message sent to the UE, the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains a mobility management information mobility control information domain, and the HeNB carries the type information of the local network on the HeNB in the mobility control information domain;

the source eNB or the source HeNB confirms that the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message is solved from the Handover Request acknowledgement message transmitted from the MME;

the source eNB or the source HeNB indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

8. The method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein after handover of the UE to the HeNB, the HeNB indicates to the UE the type of the local network on the HeNB by means of a radio resource control, RRC, message.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein when the HeNB indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through an RRC message, a domain in an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message carries type information of the local network on the HeNB, and indicates the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through the information.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the HeNB carries the type information of the local network in the broadcasted system information, and indicates to the UE in a handover procedure of the UE to the HeNB when indicating to the UE to acquire the type of the local network from the system information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the HeNB carries the type information of the local network in a SIB9 of system information when carrying the type information of the local network in the broadcasted system information, and indicates the type of the local network to the UE through the information.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the procedure for the UE to handover to the HeNB comprises one of:

a procedure in which the UE is handed over from the source eNB or the source HeNB to the HeNB;

a process that UE is switched to HeNB from source NB or source HNB accessed by UTRAN;

and switching the UE from a source BSS accessed by the GERAN to the HeNB.

13. The method of claim 10, 11 or 12, wherein indicating to the UE during handover of the UE to the HeNB comprises:

the HeNB carries information for indicating the UE to read the HeNB system information in the message sent to the MME;

the MME carries the information for indicating the UE to read the HeNB system information in the message sent to the source base station;

and the source base station indicates the UE to read the HeNB system information according to the information which indicates the UE to read the HeNB system information and is carried in the message sent by the MME.

14. The method of claim 13,

the HeNB sends S1-AP Handover Request acknowledgement message to the MME, wherein the message contains Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB Transponder information IE carrying RRCConnectionReconfiguration message sent to the UE, the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains mobilityControlInformation field, and the HeNB carries the information for instructing the UE to read HeNB system information in the mobilityControlInformation field;

the source eNB or the source HeNB instructs the UE to read the HeNB system information through an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

15. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, or 14, further comprising:

the HeNB determines whether the type of the connected local network changes;

16. A method according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 14, characterized in that the local network is of the type of a home network and/or a local Internet network.

17. A method for processing the type of a local network on a HeNB is characterized by comprising the following steps:

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the UE receives an indication sent by the network side, and the indication comprises one or a combination of the following ways:

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the indication is received by a UE in idle state via system information broadcast by a network side;

or, when the UE with the E-UTRAN access capability of the evolved universal mobile telecommunications system is in a signaling connection state, receiving the indication through system information broadcasted by the network side when the type of the eNB currently used is determined to be the HeNB.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the indication is obtained from a SIB9 of the received system information when the UE receives the indication through system information broadcasted by the network side.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the UE acquires the indication from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message when receiving the indication through higher layer signaling sent by the network side.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein when the UE receives the indication through higher layer signaling sent by the network side, the UE obtains the indication from a mobility control information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message or obtains the indication from a field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein when the UE receives the indication through system information broadcasted by the network side according to a command of the network side, the UE acquires the command from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein when the UE receives the indication through system Information broadcasted by the network side according to a command of the network side, the command is acquired from a mobility control 1Information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message.

25. The method according to one of claims 17 to 24, wherein after the UE determines the type of local network on the HeNB from the indication, further comprising:

feeding back the type of the local network to a user;

and accessing the network connected on the HeNB according to the user indication.

26. A home evolved base station, comprising:

an indication module to indicate a type of the local network to a UE.

27. The home evolved base station according to claim 26, wherein the indication module comprises one or a combination of the following elements:

a first indicating unit for indicating the type of the local network to a UE through broadcasted system information;

a second indicating unit, configured to indicate the type of the local network to a UE through higher layer signaling;

and a third indicating unit, configured to carry, in the broadcasted system information, the type information of the local network, and indicate, to the UE, to acquire the type of the local network from the system information.

28. The home evolved node b of claim 27, wherein the first indicating unit is further configured to, when the type of the local network is indicated to the UE through broadcasted system information, carry type information of the local network in a SIB9 of system information, and indicate the type of the local network to the UE through the information.

29. The home evolved base station according to claim 27, wherein the second indicating unit comprises: a first subunit and/or a second subunit, wherein:

the first subunit is used for indicating the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through a high-level signaling by a source base station in the process of switching the UE to the HeNB;

and the second subunit is used for indicating the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through high-level signaling after the UE is switched to the HeNB.

30. The home evolved base station of claim 29, wherein the first subunit is further configured to determine that the UE is in a procedure for handover to a HeNB when the determining comprises one of:

in the process of switching UE from a source eNB or a source HeNB to the HeNB;

in the process that the UE is switched to the HeNB from a source NB or a source HNB accessed by the UTRAN;

and the UE is switched to the HeNB from the source BSS accessed by the GERAN.

31. The femtocell according to claim 29 or 30, wherein the first subunit is further configured to carry type information of the local network in a message sent to an MME, wherein the type information of the local network is to be carried in a message sent by the MME to a source base station and is used as a basis for the source base station to indicate the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE.

32. The femtocell as claimed in claim 31, wherein the first sub-unit is further configured to send S1-AP Handover RequestAcknowledge message to MME, where the message includes Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transit Container IE carrying RRCConnectionReconfiguration message sent to UE, where the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message includes mobility control information field, and carries type information of the home network in the mobility control information field.

33. The home evolved base station of claim 29, wherein the second subunit is further configured to indicate to the UE the type of the local network on the HeNB by an RRC message after the UE is handed over to the HeNB.

34. The home evolved base station of claim 33, wherein the second subunit is further configured to, when the type of the local network on the HeNB is indicated to the UE through an RRC message, carry type information of the local network in an RRC connection reconfiguration message RRCConnectionReconfiguration, and indicate the type of the local network on the HeNB to the UE through the information.

35. The home evolved base station according to claim 27, wherein the third indicating unit comprises:

a system information unit, configured to carry the type information of the local network in broadcasted system information, and broadcast the type information to the UE;

and the third subunit is used for indicating the UE in the process of switching the UE to the HeNB when indicating the UE to acquire the type of the local network from the system information.

36. The home evolved nodeb of claim 35, wherein the system information element is further configured to carry type information for the local network in a SIB9 for system information, through which the UE obtains an indication of the type of the local network, when the type information for the local network is carried in broadcasted system information.

37. The home evolved base station of claim 35, wherein the third subunit is further configured to determine that the UE is in a procedure for handover to a HeNB when the determining comprises one of:

in the process of switching UE from a source eNB or a source HeNB to the HeNB;

and the UE is switched to the HeNB from the source BSS accessed by the GERAN.

38. The femtocell according to claim 35, 36 or 37, wherein the third subunit is further configured to carry, in the message sent to the MME, information instructing the UE to read the HeNB system information, where the information instructing the UE to read the HeNB system information is to be carried in a message sent by the MME to the source base station, and is used as a basis for the source base station to instruct the UE to read the HeNB system information.

39. The femtocell base station of claim 38, wherein the third subunit is further configured to send an S1-AP Handover requestacknowledgement message to MME, where the message includes a Target eNodeB to Source eNodeB transit Container IE carrying an RRCConnectionReconfiguration message sent to the UE, where the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message includes a mobility control information field, and the mobility control information field carries information instructing the UE to read the HeNB system information.

40. The home evolved base station of claim 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 or 39, further comprising:

the type change determining module is used for determining whether the type of the connected local network changes or not, and after the type change is determined, the indicating module is triggered to indicate the type of the connected local network to the UE.

41. A user device, comprising:

42. The user equipment of claim 41, wherein the receiving module comprises one or a combination of the following units:

a first receiving unit, configured to receive the indication through system information broadcast by a network side;

a second receiving unit, configured to receive the indication through a higher layer signaling sent by a network side;

and the third receiving unit is used for receiving the indication through the system information broadcasted by the network side according to the command of the network side.

43. The user equipment of claim 42, wherein the first receiving unit comprises an idle receiving subunit and/or a connection receiving subunit, wherein:

and the connection receiving subunit is used for receiving the indication through system information broadcasted by the network side when the UE has the E-UTRAN access capability and the type of the currently used eNB is determined to be the HeNB in the signaling connection state.

44. The UE of claim 42, wherein the first receiving unit is further configured to obtain the indication from a SIB9 of the received system information when the UE receives the indication through the system information broadcasted by the network side.

45. The UE of claim 42, wherein the second receiving subunit is further configured to obtain the indication from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message when the indication is received through higher layer signaling sent by the network side.

46. The UE of claim 45, wherein the second receiving subunit is further configured to obtain the indication from a mobility control information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message or from a field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message when the indication is received through higher layer signaling sent by the network side.

47. The UE of claim 42, wherein the third receiving subunit is further configured to obtain the command from the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message when the indication is received through system information broadcasted by the network side according to the command by the network side.

48. The UE of claim 47, wherein the third receiving subunit is further configured to obtain the command from a mobility control information field of the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message when the indication is received through system information broadcasted by the network side according to the command by the network side.

49. The user equipment of any of claims 41 to 48, further comprising:

the display module is used for displaying the type of the local network to a user after the UE determines the type of the local network on the HeNB according to the indication;

the input module is used for inputting indication information by a user;

and the connection module is used for accessing the network connected on the HeNB according to the instruction input by the user.

50. A communication system, comprising:

51. The system of claim 50, further comprising an MME, a second base station that provides communication traffic services to the UE prior to the handover, wherein:

the first base station is further used for sending a message carrying the type information of the local network on the first base station to an MME when the type of the local network on the first base station is indicated to UE through high-layer signaling;

an MME, configured to send, to the second base station, a message carrying type information of a local network on the first base station;

and the second base station is used for indicating the type of the local network on the first base station to the UE according to the type information of the local network on the first base station, which is carried in the message sent by the MME.

52. The system of claim 50, further comprising an MME, a third base station that provides communication traffic services to the UE prior to the handover, wherein:

the first base station is further configured to, when the broadcasted system information carries type information of the local network on the first base station and indicates the UE to acquire the type of the local network on the first base station from the system information, indicate the type of the local network on the first base station to the UE through a high-level signaling in a process of switching the UE to the first base station, and send, to the MME, a message carrying information indicating that the UE reads the system information of the first base station;

the MME is used for sending a message carrying the information for indicating the UE to read the system information of the first base station to the third base station;

and the third base station is used for indicating the UE to read the system information of the first base station according to the information which is carried in the message sent by the MME and used for indicating the UE to read the system information of the first base station.