Disclosure of Invention
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a system, and a device for performing measurement, so as to perform measurement only when a user terminal meets a measurement condition, thereby saving resources and improving resource utilization.
The method for measuring provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps:
after determining that the quality of the received signal meets the measurement condition, the user terminal sends an acquisition message to a Radio Network Controller (RNC); the base station determines the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message; the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message; when the determined measurement time is up, the user terminal performs measurement according to the received neighbor cell list sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message; or
The RNC sends measurement time parameter information and an adjacent cell list to the user terminal and sends the measurement time parameter information to a base station; the user terminal sends notification information to the base station after determining that the quality of the received signal meets the measurement condition, and the notification information is used for notifying the base station that the user terminal starts to measure; after receiving the notification message, the base station determines the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC; the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC; when the determined measurement time arrives, the user terminal carries out measurement according to the received neighbor cell list sent by the RNC;
the base station determines the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message, and specifically includes: the base station determines the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message and the parameter configured by the RNC, wherein the parameter configured by the RNC is related to the state of the user terminal;
before determining the time for the user terminal to perform measurement, the base station further includes: the base station determines the state of the user terminal, and after receiving the notification information, the base station determines the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC, which specifically includes: after receiving the notification message, the base station determines the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC and the state of the user terminal;
the states of the user terminal include conventional CELL _ FACH, CELL _ DCH and enhanced CELL _ FACH.
The system for performing measurement provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a base station, and the system further comprises:
the radio network controller RNC is used for returning the measurement time parameter information and the adjacent cell list to the user terminal after receiving the acquisition message and sending the measurement time parameter information to the base station; the base station is used for determining the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measuring time parameter information; the user terminal is used for sending an acquisition message to the RNC after the received signal quality is determined to meet the measurement condition, determining the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC, and measuring according to the received neighbor cell list from the RNC when the determined measurement time is up; or
A radio network controller RNC, which is used for sending measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list to a user terminal and sending the measurement time parameter information to the base station; the user terminal is used for sending notification information to the base station after the quality of the received signal is determined to meet the measurement condition, and the notification information is used for notifying the base station that the user terminal starts to measure; determining the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC, and measuring according to the received neighbor cell list from the RNC when the determined measurement time is up; the base station is used for determining the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC after receiving the notification information;
the base station is specifically configured to: determining the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message and the parameter configured by the RNC, wherein the parameter configured by the RNC is related to the state of the user terminal;
the base station is further configured to: determining a state of the user terminal before determining a time at which the user terminal performs a measurement; the base station is specifically configured to: after receiving the notification information, determining the time for the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC and the state of the user terminal;
the states of the user terminal include conventional CELL _ FACH, CELL _ DCH and enhanced CELL _ FACH.
The embodiment of the invention provides a user terminal, which comprises:
a time determining module, configured to send an acquisition message to a radio network controller RNC after determining that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition, so that the RNC sends measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list to the user terminal, and sends the measurement time parameter information to a base station, so that the base station determines the time for the user terminal to perform measurement; and is used for determining the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC; a receiving module, configured to receive measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list from the RNC; a measurement module, configured to perform measurement according to a received neighbor cell list from the RNC when the determined measurement time arrives; the time for the user terminal to measure is determined by the base station according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message and the RNC configured parameter, wherein the RNC configured parameter is related to the state of the user terminal; or,
the receiving module is used for receiving measurement time parameter information and an adjacent cell list from a Radio Network Controller (RNC); a time determining module, configured to send notification information to a base station after it is determined that the received signal quality meets a measurement condition, notify the base station that the user terminal starts to perform measurement, and enable the base station to determine, according to measurement time parameter information from the RNC, a time for the user terminal to perform measurement; and is used for determining the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC; a measurement module, configured to perform measurement according to a received neighbor cell list from the RNC when the determined measurement time arrives; the time for the user terminal to measure is determined by the base station according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the notification information and the state of the user terminal determined before the time for the user terminal to measure is determined;
wherein the state of the user terminal includes a conventional CELL _ FACH, a CELL _ DCH and an enhanced CELL _ FACH.
An RNC according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:
the first processing module is used for receiving an acquisition message from a user terminal, wherein the acquisition message is sent by the user terminal after the user terminal determines that the quality of a received signal meets a measurement condition;
an information sending module, configured to send measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list to a user terminal after receiving the acquisition message, where the measurement time parameter information sent to the user terminal is used to enable the user terminal to determine a measurement time, and enable the user terminal to perform measurement according to the received neighbor cell list from the RNC when the determined measurement time arrives; sending a measurement time parameter to the base station, wherein the measurement time parameter information sent to the base station is used for enabling the base station to determine the time for the user terminal to measure; the time for the user terminal to measure is determined by the base station according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the acquisition message and the RNC configured parameter, wherein the RNC configured parameter is related to the state of the user terminal; the states of the user terminal include conventional CELL _ FACH, CELL _ DCH and enhanced CELL _ FACH.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a base station, where the base station includes:
the second processing module is used for receiving the measurement time parameter from the radio network controller RNC;
a determining module, configured to determine, after receiving a notification message from a user equipment, a time for the user equipment to perform measurement according to the measurement time parameter received by the second processing module, where the notification message is sent by the user equipment after determining that received signal quality meets a measurement condition;
the time for the user terminal to measure is determined by the base station according to the received measurement time parameter information sent by the RNC after receiving the notification information and the state of the user terminal determined before the time for the user terminal to measure is determined, wherein the state of the user terminal comprises the traditional CELL _ FACH, the CELL _ DCH and the enhanced CELL _ FACH.
The method for measuring provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the following steps:
after determining that the quality of a signal received by a user terminal or the current load of a network meets a measurement condition, a Radio Network Controller (RNC) sends measurement time parameter information and an adjacent cell list to the user terminal, is used for indicating the user terminal to determine the time for measurement according to the measurement time parameter information, measures according to the adjacent cell list when the determined measurement time is up, and sends measurement time parameter information to a base station, and is used for indicating the base station to determine the time for measurement of the user terminal according to the measurement time parameter information; the time for the user terminal to measure is the time for the base station to determine the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information and the parameter configured by the RNC, and the parameter configured by the RNC is related to the state of the user terminal; the states of the user terminal include conventional CELL _ FACH, CELL _ DCH and enhanced CELL _ FACH.
An RNC according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:
the condition determining module is used for judging whether the quality of a signal received by the user terminal or the current load of the network meets the measurement condition;
a sending module, configured to send measurement time parameter information and an adjacent cell list to the user terminal after the condition determining module determines that the quality of a signal received by the user terminal or the current load of the network meets a measurement condition, to instruct the user terminal to determine a measurement time according to the measurement time parameter information, and to perform measurement according to the adjacent cell list when the determined measurement time arrives, and to send measurement time parameter information to a base station, to instruct the base station to determine the measurement time performed by the user terminal according to the measurement time parameter information; the time for the user terminal to measure is the time for the base station to determine the user terminal to measure according to the received measurement time parameter information and the parameter configured by the RNC, and the parameter configured by the RNC is related to the state of the user terminal; the states of the user terminal include conventional CELL _ FACH, CELL _ DCH and enhanced CELL _ FACH.
After the user terminal determines that the quality of the received signal meets the measurement condition, the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC, and measures according to the received neighbor cell list from the RNC when the determined measurement time is up.
The user terminal starts to measure after meeting the measuring condition, so that the times of useless measurement are reduced, resources are saved, and the resource utilization rate is improved; furthermore, the number of measurement times is reduced, so that the power consumption of the terminal is reduced, and the standby time of the terminal is prolonged.
Detailed Description
After the user terminal determines that the quality of the received signal meets the measurement condition, the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC, and measures according to the received neighbor cell list from the RNC when the determined measurement time is up. The user terminal starts to measure after meeting the measuring condition, thereby reducing the times of useless measurement, saving resources and improving the utilization rate of the resources.
In the conventional CELL _ FACH state, since the terminal needs to monitor a Forward Access Channel (FACH), the FACH is mapped to a Physical Channel SCCPCH (secondary common Control Physical Channel), and the SCCPCH is located at TS 0. That is, in the conventional CELL _ FACH state, the ue needs to continuously listen to the SCCPCH channel of TS0 time slot. If the user terminal needs to measure, it must jump to another frequency point at TS0 to monitor the PCCPCH of the neighboring cell. If the base station uses the FACH channel to send data to the user terminal, and the user terminal jumps to another frequency point to monitor the PCCPCH of the neighboring cell at the moment, the SCCPCH cannot be monitored by the user terminal, and subsequent data loss is caused. For this case, a formula is defined for calculating the measurement opportunity:
SFN div N ═ C _ RNTI mod M _ REP + N ═ M _ REP (formula one)
Wherein SFN represents the number of radio frames; n represents a maximum TTI (Transmission time interval) length (in units of radio frames) of the FACH; C-RNTI is the identification of the terminal; m _ REP is a measurement period, the value of which is configured by the RNC; n is an integer and takes a value of 0, 1, 2. These parameters are configured to both the base station and the user terminal. For the SFN satisfying the above formula, the ue performs measurement, and the bs does not transmit data to the ue at the corresponding SFN. The user terminal and the base station start the calculation and measurement opportunity formula after receiving the configured parameters, thereby avoiding the occurrence of the data loss problem.
In the CELL _ DCH or enhanced CELL _ FACH state, since the PCCPCH channel only exists on TS0, if the ue wants to perform inter-frequency measurement, it must jump to another frequency point at TS0 to monitor the PCCPCH of the neighboring CELL. For a system using TS0, for example, an HS-SCCH (High-Speed shared control channel) channel is configured at TS0, if the base station schedules the user terminal at TS0, and the user terminal jumps to another frequency point to monitor the PCCPCH of the neighboring cell, the user terminal may not monitor the HS-SCCH, and subsequent data loss may be caused. For this case, a formula is defined for calculating the measurement opportunity:
SFN ═ H-RNTI mod M _ REP + n × M _ REP (formula two)
Wherein SFN represents the number of radio frames; H-RNTI is the identification of the terminal; m _ REP is a measurement period, the value of which is configured by the RNC; n is an integer and takes a value of 0, 1, 2. These parameters are configured to both the base station and the user terminal. For SFN satisfying the above formula, the user terminal performs measurement, and the base station does not schedule the user terminal at the corresponding SFN. The user terminal and the base station start the calculation and measurement opportunity formula after receiving the configured parameters, thereby avoiding the occurrence of the data loss problem.
It should be noted that the formulas used by the ue and the base station to calculate the measurement time in the embodiment of the present invention are not limited to the above two formulas, and any other formulas capable of calculating the measurement time are all used in the embodiment of the present invention.
The embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings attached hereto.
As shown in fig. 1, a system for performing measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: RNC10 and user terminal 20.
And the RNC10 is used for sending the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list.
The ue 20 is configured to determine a measurement time according to the received measurement time parameter information after determining that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition, and perform measurement according to the received neighbor cell list when the determined measurement time arrives.
Wherein, if the received signal quality is characterized by the signal strength of the cell where the ue is located (i.e. the received signal quality can be determined according to the signal strength of the cell where the ue is located), the measurement condition includes:
the signal intensity of the cell where the user terminal is located is lower than a first set threshold value, and the duration time is longer than the first threshold value.
Specifically, the first set threshold value and the first threshold value may be set as needed. An extreme way is to set the first threshold to 0, so that it is determined that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition as long as the signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located is lower than the first set threshold.
In a specific implementation process, the Signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located may be a Received Power of a Primary Common Control Physical Channel (PCCPCH) of the cell in which the ue is located, that is, a Received Signal Code Power (RSCP).
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located is not limited to the received power of the PCCPCH, and the received powers of other channels are also applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
If the received signal quality is characterized by the path loss of the user terminal (i.e. the received signal quality can be determined from the path loss of the user terminal), the measurement conditions include:
the path loss of the user terminal is higher than a second set threshold value, and the duration is longer than the set second threshold value.
Specifically, the second set threshold value and the second threshold value may be set as needed. One extreme way is to set the second threshold to 0, so that it is determined that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition as long as the path loss of the subscriber terminal is higher than the second set threshold.
In the implementation, the path loss is the difference between the actual received power and the actual transmitted power of the ue.
The formula three can be used to calculate:
srxlev ═ Qrxlevmeas-Qrxlevmin-Pcomnpenpenation (equation three)
Wherein, Qrxlevmeas represents the actual receiving power of the user terminal; qrxlevmin indicates that the cell requires the minimum received power (informed by the broadcast); pcompensation is the larger of UE _ TXPWR _ MAX _ RACH-P _ MAX and 0, UE _ TXPWR _ MAX _ RACH representing the maximum transmit power allowed on the RACH channel, and P _ MAX representing the maximum output power of the user terminal.
It should be noted that the method for calculating the path loss in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the formula three, and other formulas capable of calculating the path loss are all used in the embodiment of the present invention.
There are two ways for the RNC10 to send the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20.
In the first mode, the user terminal 20 notifies the RNC10 of sending the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list.
After the user terminal 20 determines that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition, the RNC10 transmits measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20.
In order for the base station 30 to be able to not schedule the user terminal 20 or send data to the user terminal 20 at the time the user terminal 20 is making measurements, the RNC10 also needs to send measurement time parameter information to the base station 30.
In a specific implementation, after receiving the acquiring message, the RNC10 sends the measurement time parameter information to the base station 30 before the ue 20 determines the time for performing the measurement.
The RNC10 may send the measurement time parameter information to the base station 30 earlier than the time to return the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20; or later than the time of returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20; the measurement time parameter information may be transmitted to the base station 30 while returning the measurement time parameter information and the time of the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20.
Accordingly, the ue 20 and the bs 30 determine the measurement time according to the received measurement time parameter information.
In a specific implementation, the base station 30 may determine whether to use formula one or formula two according to the parameters configured by the RNC 10.
The acquiring message sent by the ue 20 to the RNC10 may be RRC (Radio resource control) signaling or special MAC PDU (MAC Packet Data Unit) format message.
It should be noted that the acquiring message in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above two messages, and other messages capable of notifying the RNC10 that the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list need to be acquired are all applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
In the second mode, the RNC10 sends the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list directly to the user terminal 20.
The RNC10 sends the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20 before the user terminal 20 determines that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition.
In order for the base station 30 to be able to not schedule the user terminal 20 or send data to the user terminal 20 at the time the user terminal 20 is making measurements, the RNC10 also needs to send measurement time parameter information to the base station 30.
In particular implementations, the RNC10 may also need to send measurement time parameter information to the base station 30 before determining that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition.
The RNC10 may send the measurement time parameter information to the base station 30 earlier than the time to return the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20; or later than the time of returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20; the measurement time parameter information may be transmitted to the base station 30 while returning the measurement time parameter information and the time of the neighbor cell list to the user terminal 20.
Correspondingly, after receiving the measurement time parameter information, the user terminal 20 and the base station 30 buffer the measurement time parameter information;
after determining that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition, the user terminal sends notification information to the base station 30, so as to notify the base station 10 that the user terminal 30 starts to perform measurement;
correspondingly, after receiving the notification message, the base station 30 determines the measurement time of the user terminal 20 according to the cached measurement time parameter information; and after the user terminal 20 sends the notification information, the measurement time is determined according to the cached measurement time parameter information.
In consideration of the reliability of the control channel, a preferred method is that the ue 20 repeatedly sends the notification message to the bs 30, and determines the measurement time according to the buffered measurement time parameter information after the number of times of repeated sending reaches a set number; in another way, the base station 30 returns a response message to the ue 20 after receiving the notification message, and the ue 20 determines the measurement time according to the buffered measurement time parameter information after receiving the response message.
Wherein the base station 30 needs to determine what state the user terminal 20 is currently in before determining the measurement time of the user terminal 20:
if the ue 20 is in the conventional CELL _ FACH state, the ue 20 and the base station 30 determine the measurement time according to the formula one;
if the user terminal 20 is in CELL _ DCH or enhanced CELL _ FACH state, the user terminal 20 and the base station 30 determine the measurement time according to formula two.
In a specific implementation, the ue 20 may notify the base station of the physical layer signaling as a notification message. This physical layer signaling may be a special E-RUCCH (E-DCH Random access uplink control Channel, Random access uplink control Channel for enhanced dedicated transport channels).
For example, the notification information includes TEBS (Total E-DCH Buffer Status, Total Buffer amount of the enhanced dedicated transport channel) and HLBS (high priority Logical channel Buffer Status, Buffer occupancy of the Highest priority Logical channel), where the TEBS is set to 0 and the HLBS is set to be greater than 0 (such as 1111). Since it is practically impossible for the HLBS to be greater than 0 after the TEBS is set to 0, the base station 30 knows that it is a notification message after receiving it.
It should be noted that the notification message according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above form, and other messages capable of notifying the base station 30 are applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
In the first and second modes, the RNC10 may also place the measurement time parameter information in an NBAP (node b ap Protocol) signaling or FP (Frame Protocol) Frame and send the measurement time parameter information to the base station 30.
It should be noted that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned manner of transmitting the measurement time parameter information to the base station 30, and any other manner capable of transmitting the measurement time parameter information to the base station 30 is used as the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a receiving module 200, a time determining module 210 and a measuring module 220.
A receiving module 200, configured to receive measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list from an RNC.
A time determining module 210, configured to determine, according to the received measurement time parameter information, a time for performing measurement after determining that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition;
a measuring module 220, configured to perform measurement according to the received neighbor cell list when the determined measurement time arrives.
Wherein, if the received signal quality is characterized by the signal strength of the cell where the user terminal is located, the measurement condition includes:
the signal intensity of the cell where the user terminal is located is lower than a first set threshold value, and the duration time is longer than the first threshold value.
In a specific implementation process, the signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located may be the received power of the PCCPCH, i.e., the RSCP, of the cell in which the ue is located.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located is not limited to the received power of the PCCPCH, and the received powers of other channels are also applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
If the received signal quality is characterized by a path loss for the user terminal, the measurement conditions include:
the path loss of the user terminal is higher than a second set threshold value, and the duration is longer than the set second threshold value.
In the implementation, the path loss is the difference between the actual received power and the actual transmitted power of the ue. Formula three may be used for the calculation.
It should be noted that the method for calculating the path loss in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the formula three, and other formulas capable of calculating the path loss are all used in the embodiment of the present invention.
There are two ways for the receiving module 200 to receive the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list.
The first method is as follows: after determining that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition and before determining the measurement time, the time determination module 200 sends an acquisition message to the RNC;
accordingly, the receiving module 200 receives the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list from the RNC after determining that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition.
The acquiring message sent by the receiving module 200 to the RNC may be RRC signaling or a special MAC PDU format message.
It should be noted that the acquisition message in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above two messages, and other messages capable of notifying the RNC that the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list need to be acquired are all applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
In the second mode, before determining that the quality of the received signal meets the measurement condition, the receiving module 200 receives the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list from the RNC;
accordingly, the time determination module 200 sends notification information to the base station after determining that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition, for notifying the base station that the ue starts to perform measurement.
In consideration of the reliability of the control channel, a preferred mode is that the time determination module 200 repeatedly transmits the notification information to the base station, and determines the measurement time according to the cached measurement time parameter information after the number of times of repeated transmission reaches a set number; in still another way, the time determination module 200 determines the measurement time according to the buffered measurement time parameter information after receiving the response message from the base station.
In a specific implementation, the time determination module 200 may notify the base station of the physical layer signaling as a notification message. This physical layer signaling may be a special E-RUCCH.
For example, the notification information includes TEBS and HLBS, where TEBS is set to 0 and HLBS is set to greater than 0 (e.g., 1111).
It should be noted that the notification message according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above form, and other messages capable of notifying the base station are applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 3, a first RNC according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first processing module 100 and an information sending module 110.
A first processing module 100, configured to receive an acquisition message from a ue, where the acquisition message is sent by the ue after determining that the received signal quality meets a measurement condition;
an information sending module 110, configured to send measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list to the user equipment after receiving the obtaining message, and send a measurement time parameter to the base station.
The information sending module 110 may send the measurement time parameter information to the base station earlier than the time for returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal; or later than the time for returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal (the measurement time cannot be determined later than the user terminal); the measurement time parameter information and the time of the neighbor cell list may also be sent to the base station while returning the measurement time parameter information to the user terminal.
As shown in fig. 4, the base station according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a second processing module 300 and a determination module 310.
A second processing module 300, configured to receive the measurement time parameter from the RNC.
A determining module 310, configured to determine, after receiving a notification message from the ue, a time for the ue to perform measurement according to the measurement time parameter received by the second processing module 300, where the notification message is sent by the ue after determining that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition.
In a specific implementation process, the second processing module 300 may buffer the measurement time parameter after receiving the measurement time parameter; the determining module 310 extracts the measurement time parameter cached by the second processing module 300 after receiving the notification message from the ue, and determines the time for the ue to perform measurement according to the measurement time parameter.
As shown in fig. 5, a first method for performing measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:
step 501, after determining that the quality of the received signal meets the measurement condition, the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC.
Step 502, when the determined measurement time arrives, the user terminal performs measurement according to the received neighbor cell list from the RNC.
Wherein, if the received signal quality is characterized by the signal strength of the cell where the user terminal is located, the measurement condition includes:
the signal intensity of the cell where the user terminal is located is lower than a first set threshold value, and the duration time is longer than the first threshold value.
Specifically, the first set threshold value and the first threshold value may be set as needed. An extreme way is to set the first threshold to 0, so that it is determined that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition as long as the signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located is lower than the first set threshold.
In a specific implementation process, the signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located may be the received power of the PCCPCH, i.e., the RSCP, of the cell in which the ue is located.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the signal strength of the cell in which the ue is located is not limited to the received power of the PCCPCH, and the received powers of other channels are also applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
If the received signal quality is characterized by a path loss for the user terminal, the measurement conditions include:
the path loss of the user terminal is higher than a second set threshold value, and the duration is longer than the set second threshold value.
Specifically, the second set threshold value and the second threshold value may be set as needed. One extreme way is to set the second threshold to 0, so that it is determined that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition as long as the path loss of the subscriber terminal is higher than the second set threshold.
In the implementation, the path loss is the difference between the actual received power and the actual transmitted power of the ue. Formula three may be used for the calculation.
It should be noted that the method for calculating the path loss in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the formula three, and other formulas capable of calculating the path loss are all used in the embodiment of the present invention.
There are two ways for the RNC to send the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal.
In the first mode, the user terminal informs the RNC to send the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list.
Step 501 may further include:
step a501, the user terminal determines that the quality of the received signal meets the measuring condition, and sends an acquisition message to the RNC
Step b501, after receiving the acquisition message, the RNC returns the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal;
step c501, the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received time parameter information.
In order for the base station (i.e. the base station of the cell in which the ue is located) to be able to not schedule the ue or send data to the ue at the time when the ue performs the measurement, the RNC further needs to send measurement time parameter information to the base station.
In step b501, after receiving the acquisition message, the RNC sends measurement time parameter information to the base station.
The time for RNC to send the measurement time parameter information to the base station can be earlier than the time for returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal; or later than the time for returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal; the measurement time parameter information and the time of the neighbor cell list may also be sent to the base station while returning the measurement time parameter information to the user terminal.
Correspondingly, the user terminal and the base station determine the measuring time according to the received measuring time parameter information.
In the specific implementation process, the base station may determine whether to use the formula one or the formula two according to the parameter configured by the RNC.
The acquisition message sent by the user terminal to the RNC may be RRC signaling or a special MAC PDU format message.
It should be noted that the acquisition message in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above two messages, and other messages capable of notifying the RNC that the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list need to be acquired are all applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
And in the second mode, the RNC directly sends the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal.
Step 501 may further include:
step a500, RNC sends measurement time parameter and adjacent cell list to user terminal;
step b500, the user terminal receives the measurement time parameter and the neighbor cell list.
In order for the base station not to schedule the ue or send data to the ue at the time when the ue performs measurement, the RNC further needs to send measurement time parameter information to the base station.
In step a500, the RNC further needs to send measurement time parameter information to the base station.
The time for RNC to send the measurement time parameter information to the base station can be earlier than the time for returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal; or later than the time for returning the measurement time parameter information and the neighbor cell list to the user terminal; the measurement time parameter information and the time of the neighbor cell list may also be sent to the base station while returning the measurement time parameter information to the user terminal.
Correspondingly, after receiving the measurement time parameter information, the user terminal and the base station buffer the measurement time parameter information;
in step 501, after determining that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition, the ue sends notification information to the base station to notify the base station that the ue starts to perform measurement;
correspondingly, after receiving the notification message, the base station determines the measurement time of the user terminal according to the cached measurement time parameter information; and after the user terminal sends the notification information, determining the measurement time according to the cached measurement time parameter information.
In consideration of the reliability of the control channel, a preferred mode is that the user terminal repeatedly sends notification information to the base station, and determines the measurement time according to the cached measurement time parameter information after the number of times of repeated sending reaches a set number; in another mode, the base station returns a response message to the ue after receiving the notification message, and the ue determines the measurement time according to the cached measurement time parameter information after receiving the response message.
Wherein, the base station needs to determine what state the user terminal is currently in before determining the measurement time of the user terminal:
if the user terminal is in the traditional CELL _ FACH state, the user terminal and the base station determine the measurement time according to a formula I;
and if the user terminal is in a CELL _ DCH state or an enhanced CELL _ FACH state, the user terminal and the base station determine the measurement time according to a formula II.
In the implementation process, the ue may notify the base station of the physical layer signaling as a notification message. This physical layer signaling may be a special E-RUCCH.
For example, the notification information includes TEBS and HLBS, where TEBS is set to 0 and HLBS is set to greater than 0 (e.g., 1111).
It should be noted that the notification message according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above form, and other messages capable of notifying the base station are applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.
In the first and second modes, the RNC may also place the measurement time parameter information in NBAP signaling or FP frame and send it to the base station.
It should be noted that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned manner of sending the measurement time parameter information to the base station, and any other manner capable of sending the measurement time parameter information to the base station is used in the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 6, a second method for performing measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:
step 600, the RNC sends the neighbor cell list and the measurement time parameter information to the user terminal, and sends the measurement time parameter information to the base station.
Step 601, after determining that the received signal quality meets the measurement condition, the user terminal sends notification information to the base station.
Step 602, after receiving the notification message, the base station determines the time for the ue to perform measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information.
Step 603, the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information, and performs measurement according to the received neighbor cell list when the determined measurement time arrives.
Wherein, step 602 and step 603 have no timing relationship.
As shown in fig. 7, a third method for performing a measurement according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:
step 700, after determining that the received signal quality satisfies the measurement condition, the user terminal sends an acquisition message to the RNC.
Step 701, after receiving the acquisition message, the RNC sends the neighbor cell list and the measurement time parameter information to the user terminal, and sends the measurement time parameter information to the base station.
Step 702, after receiving the measurement time parameter information, the base station determines the measurement time of the user terminal according to the received measurement time parameter information
And step 703, the user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information, and performs measurement according to the received neighbor cell list when the determined measurement time arrives.
Wherein, step 702 and step 703 have no timing relationship.
As shown in fig. 8, a second RNC according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a condition determining module 800 and a transmitting module 810.
A condition determining module 800, configured to determine whether the quality of the signal received by the ue or the current load of the network meets the measurement condition.
If the quality of the signal received by the user terminal is represented by the signal strength of the user terminal;
the condition determining module 800 determines that the quality of the received signal of the ue meets the measurement condition when the signal strength of the ue is lower than a third threshold;
if the current load of the network is represented by the current capacity of the network;
when the network capacity is higher than the fourth set threshold value, the condition determining module 800 determines that the current load of the network meets the measurement condition;
if the current load of the network is characterized by the current throughput of the network;
the condition determining module 800 determines that the current load of the network satisfies the measurement condition when the network throughput is higher than the fifth threshold.
A sending module 810, configured to send, after the condition determining module 800 determines that the quality of the signal received by the user terminal or the current load of the network meets the measurement condition, measurement time parameter information and an adjacent cell list to the user terminal, to instruct the user terminal to determine the time for performing measurement according to the measurement time parameter information, and when the determined measurement time arrives, to perform measurement according to the adjacent cell list, and send, to the base station, measurement time parameter information to instruct the base station to determine the time for performing measurement by the user terminal according to the measurement time parameter information.
As shown in fig. 9, a fourth method for performing measurement according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:
step 901, the RNC determines whether the quality of the signal received by the user terminal or the current load of the network meets the measurement conditions.
Step 902, after determining that the quality of the signal received by the user terminal or the current load of the network meets the measurement condition, the RNC sends measurement time parameter information and a neighbor cell list to the user terminal, for instructing the user terminal to determine the time for measurement according to the measurement time parameter information, and when the determined measurement time arrives, performs measurement according to the neighbor cell list, and sends a measurement time parameter to the base station, for instructing the base station to determine the time for measurement by the user terminal according to the measurement time parameter information.
In step 901, if the quality of the received signal of the ue is characterized by the signal strength of the ue;
when the signal intensity of the user terminal is lower than a third set threshold value, the RNC determines that the quality of the received signal of the user terminal meets the measurement condition;
if the current load of the network is represented by the current capacity of the network;
when the network capacity is higher than a fourth set threshold value, the RNC determines that the current load of the network meets the measurement condition;
if the current load of the network is characterized by the current throughput of the network;
and when the network throughput is higher than the fifth set threshold value system, the RNC determines that the current load of the network meets the measurement condition.
Wherein, the RNC may determine the signal strength of the user terminal according to the following steps:
the RNC takes the measured value of the uplink path loss as the value of the downlink path loss;
and the RNC subtracts the value of the downlink path loss from the maximum transmission equipment power of the base station to obtain a difference value which is used as the value of the received signal strength of the user terminal.
The third set threshold, the fourth set threshold and the fifth set threshold may be set as required.
From the above embodiments, it can be seen that: after determining that the quality of a received signal meets a measurement condition, a user terminal determines the time for measurement according to the received measurement time parameter information from the RNC; and when the determined measurement time arrives, the user terminal carries out measurement according to the received neighbor cell list from the RNC.
The user terminal starts to measure after meeting the measuring condition, so that the times of useless measurement are reduced, resources are saved, and the resource utilization rate is improved; furthermore, the number of measurement times is reduced, so that the power consumption of the terminal is reduced, and the standby time of the terminal is prolonged.
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.