Background technology
In the LTE system, in order to improve overall system capacity, wish between different districts, to realize the even distribution of load.By the load balancing of minizone, can also reduce owing to the single subdistrict overload causes user's quality of service and seriously descend.On the other hand, too high when the load that the residential quarter is arranged in the system, when surpassing the level that the network equipment can bear, the users of specific area that causes for fear of the base station equipment collapse can't obtain the network service, and the high load capacity residential quarter need be transferred to other residential quarter (base station) to the load of overload.
At present, (mutual load condition is separately wanted in the minizone to the mobile load balancing of discussing in the 3GPP normal structure for Mobility LoadBalancing, method MLB), comprises no specific electric load, hardware load and transport layer load, and the situation of available resources.Which residential quarter the base station of heavy load can only determine can be used as balanced target based on these information on loads, and base station, place, high load capacity residential quarter forwards certain customers in the Target cell to by switching then.Traffic overload is handled and is belonged to manufacturer's specific implementation, does not have the required standard operating process in agreement, but similar with load balance method usually.Because the complex situations of real network are not necessarily only based on the Target cell that load condition is selected, the result that load is adjusted operation also depends on two wireless signal situations between the residential quarter.Such consequence might occur, when carrying out load adjustment action, some UE are switched in the selected Target cell by network, cause call drop but failure takes place behind the target approach residential quarter; Perhaps only the very short time of stop just switches to other residential quarter, causes the unnecessary consumption of Internet resources.
In present 3GPP agreement, want mutual information on load to comprise between the neighbor cell,
◆ Radio Resource utilization rate (being the Physical Resource Block utilization rate)
◆ hardware load indication (basic, normal, high, overload)
◆ transmission network load indication (basic, normal, high, overload)
◆ the cell capacity classification
◆ available load value (can be used for load balancing on/downlink capacity accounts for the percentage of residential quarter total capacity)
The load controlling function body of base station, place, cell-of-origin (i.e. the heavy residential quarter of load) is according to above information on load, determine the Target cell that load is adjusted, after consulting with Target cell, to load to the Target cell adjustment by change action in the cell-of-origin, namely the user is switched to selected Target cell from the cell-of-origin.
Use prior art, base station, place, cell-of-origin can only determine the target of selecting which residential quarter to adjust as load according to the load condition of each adjacent area.But, the wireless signal situation of adjacent area intersection is not understood in the cell-of-origin, therefore possible result is, though the Target cell load level of selecting is lower, but wireless environment may be improper, make that UE switches to target from the cell-of-origin after, very fast generation Radio Link Failure (Radio Link Failure, RLF), cause call drop; Perhaps the very short time of stop just switches to other residential quarter behind the UE target approach residential quarter.These problems can cause the performance of system to descend (cutting off rate rising), cause the discontented of user, and the resource of waste system, are that operator does not wish to see.
As seen, in the prior art, the selection of load adjustment target can only be based on the information on load of each residential quarter, the wireless environment with each adjacent area intersection is not understood in the cell-of-origin, might make load adjust the performance of handoffs variation that operation causes, cause systematic function to descend, cutting off rate rises, and the resource of waste system.Owing to the result who adjusts operation is not understood in the cell-of-origin, therefore can not make timely and optimizing, cause systematic function constantly to worsen, cause being discontented with of user.
Embodiment
In order to solve above-mentioned one or more problems, in the process of carrying out the load adjustment, the performance statistics that Target cell is loaded and adjusted, and feed back to the cell-of-origin, so that under the relatively poor situation of (load adjust cause) performance of handoffs, self-optimizing can be carried out to target in the cell-of-origin, to avoid the lasting deterioration of systematic function.
Fig. 1 is that network load is adjusted the flow chart of target self-organization method according to an embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, network load adjustment target self-organization method comprises according to an embodiment of the invention:
Step S102 when loading the adjustment operation, is added up the switching correlated performance data that load adjustment causes by the Target cell that the cell-of-origin is chosen;
Step S104, when switching correlated performance statistic does not partly or entirely satisfy desired indicator, base station, Target cell place (abbreviating target BS as) sends a notification message to base station, place, cell-of-origin (abbreviating source base station as), making the cell-of-origin stop to load to Target cell adjusts operation and carries out subsequent treatment, wherein, notification message comprises that switching the correlated performance statistic adjusts the relevant indication of target with load.
Wherein, switching the correlated performance statistic can comprise: user terminal switches to the ratio of very fast generation Radio Link Failure behind the current goal residential quarter from the cell-of-origin, wherein, user terminal enters the current goal residential quarter and arrives the time interval of generation Radio Link Failure less than the first network predetermined value; And/or the continuous ratio that switches of generation, wherein, after switching to user terminal continuously and switching to Target cell from the cell-of-origin, stop the very short time, switch to the event of the residential quarter except cell-of-origin and Target cell again, wherein, time of stopping in the current goal residential quarter of user terminal is less than the second network predetermined value.The cell-of-origin as long as one of above-mentioned performance statistics or all do not satisfy desired indicator, base station, Target cell place will send a notification message.
In addition, the network operation administrative staff need adjust the performance of handoffs index that operation will be satisfied, the just higher limit of the ratio of very fast generation Radio Link Failure and the first network predetermined value and the second network predetermined value for the base station arranges load.
The relevant indication of the adjustment target of loading can only comprise the indication of residential quarter uncomfortable cooperation load adjustment target or the candidate cell sign of Target cell recommendation, also can comprise the two simultaneously, and wherein, the candidate cell sign can be overall identification.
Comprise under the situation of the candidate cell sign that Target cell is recommended that in the relevant indication of load adjustment target base station, place, cell-of-origin determines whether candidate cell can be as the Target cell of loading and adjusting.Base station, place, cell-of-origin can be by holding consultation to determine with the candidate cell of recommending whether candidate cell can also can come to determine by other means as the Target cell of load adjustment.
Base station, Target cell place sends a notification message to base station, place, cell-of-origin by inter-base station interface.
Concrete process is: after load adjustment action begins to carry out, each selected Target cell is added up the performance of handoffs data that the adjustment operation causes, namely statistics UE switches to the ratio of very fast generation Radio Link Failure (RLF) behind this Target cell from the cell-of-origin in monitoring time, and the ratio that continuous switching takes place, after the one or more threshold values that set in advance above system in these ratios, the discontented pedal system requirement of the performance of handoffs that notification source cell load adjustment operation causes, indicate this residential quarter to be not suitable as the target that load is adjusted, can also recommend other residential quarter as the candidate simultaneously.After the cell-of-origin is notified, stop the adjustment action to this Target cell, if comprised candidate target in the message, then hold consultation with it in the cell-of-origin, whether can be used as the target that load is adjusted to determine this candidate cell.
Here UE switches to very fast generation Radio Link Failure behind the Target cell from the cell-of-origin, refers to be accomplished to the parameter that time interval that failure takes place sets in advance less than network from switching.
Here " switch continuously ", refer to that UE switches to selected Target cell (B) from cell-of-origin (A) after, stops the very short time, just switch to another residential quarter (C) again.This situation is called " switching continuously ", and wherein UE is the parameter that network sets in advance in the time span that residential quarter B stops.
May be caused by multiple reason owing to switching, wireless signal condition for example, it is acute to be pressed for time, and reason such as load adjustment.The cause value that carries in " handover request " message that Target cell can be sent by the cell-of-origin judges that this time switching is caused by load adjustment, or other factors causes.At LTE (Long Term Evolution, Long Term Evolution) in the system, the switch reasons that load adjustment causes comprises that " resource optimization switches (Resource Optimisation Handover) " reaches " reducing Serving cell load (Reduce Load in Serving Cell) ".
Fig. 2 is that network load is adjusted the block diagram of target self-optimizing device according to an embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 2, network load adjustment target self-optimizing device 200 comprises according to an embodiment of the invention: Information Statistics and feedback module 202, be positioned at the base station of being chosen by the cell-of-origin, Target cell place, be used for when loading the adjustment operation, the switching correlated performance data that load adjustment causes are added up, and when switching correlated performance statistic does not partly or entirely satisfy desired indicator, send a notification message to the cell-of-origin, notification message comprises that switching the correlated performance statistic adjusts the relevant indication of target with load; Load adjusting module 204 is positioned at base station, place, cell-of-origin, is used for receiving notice message, stops to load to Target cell after receiving notification message adjusting operation.
Wherein, switching the correlated performance statistic comprises: user terminal switches to the ratio of very fast generation Radio Link Failure behind the current goal residential quarter and/or takes place to switch continuously from the cell-of-origin ratio.
Wherein, the relevant indication of load adjustment target comprises the indication of residential quarter uncomfortable cooperation load adjustment target and/or the candidate cell sign that Target cell is recommended.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of Information Statistics according to an embodiment of the invention and feedback device.As shown in Figure 3, this device is positioned at the base station of being chosen by the cell-of-origin, Target cell place, and Information Statistics and feedback device 300 comprise: statistical module 302 is used for when loading the adjustment operation switching correlated performance data that load adjustment causes being added up; And feedback module 304, be used for when switching correlated performance statistic does not partly or entirely satisfy desired indicator, sending a notification message to the cell-of-origin, wherein, notification message comprises switching correlated performance statistic and the relevant indication of load adjustment target.
Switching the correlated performance statistic can comprise: user terminal switches to the ratio of very fast generation Radio Link Failure behind the current goal residential quarter from the cell-of-origin, wherein, user terminal enters the current goal residential quarter and arrives the time interval of generation Radio Link Failure less than the first network predetermined value; And/or the continuous ratio that switches of generation, wherein, after switching to user terminal continuously and switching to Target cell from the cell-of-origin, stop the very short time, switch to the event of the residential quarter except cell-of-origin and Target cell again, wherein, time of stopping in the current goal residential quarter of user terminal is less than the second network predetermined value.
The relevant indication of the adjustment target of loading can comprise the indication of residential quarter uncomfortable cooperation load adjustment target and/or the candidate cell sign of Target cell recommendation.Adjust under the situation that the relevant indication of target comprises the candidate cell sign that Target cell is recommended at load, the load adjusting module is determined the Target cell whether candidate cell can be adjusted as load.
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of adjusting device of loading according to an embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 4, this device is positioned at base station, place, cell-of-origin, and load adjusting device 400 comprises: receiver module 402 is used for receiving the notification message from Target cell, wherein, notification message comprises that switching the correlated performance statistic adjusts the relevant indication of target with load; And load adjusting module 404, be used for after receiving notification message, stop to load to Target cell and adjust operation.
Describe below with several typical specific embodiments the present invention is described.
Embodiment 1
The scene of the target that in the network load adjustment process, switches mistake, as shown in Figure 5.Very fast generation Radio Link Failure (RLF) after user terminal switches, select subsequently one neither the cell-of-origin neither Target cell the residential quarter carry out connection reconstruction, load is in this case adjusted target self-optimizing process and is comprised:
Step 1, A place, cell-of-origin is base station selected adjacent residential quarter B carries out load adjustment operation, to reduce the load among the A of residential quarter as target.
Step 2, some UE at two cell boarder places switch to B from A, and carrying cause value in the handover request message is " Resource Optimisation Handover " or " Reduce Load in ServingCell ".
Step 3, have some UE to switch to residential quarter B after, Radio Link Failure just takes place in very fast (time interval that sets in advance less than network).These UE attempt recovering wireless connections, have chosen another residential quarter C to carry out wireless connections by the residential quarter selection course and have rebuild.Residential quarter C sends Radio Link Failure report (RLF report) after receiving that request is rebuild in the wireless connections of UE to base station, B place, residential quarter.
Step 4 after residential quarter B receives report, is upgraded the relevant RLF statistic of corresponding load adjustment.
Step 5, when the occurrence rate of failure problem surpassed system's pre-set threshold, the effect that this explanation load is adjusted was bad, though because load migrates out from A, be not to be moved into B at last, but among the C of residential quarter, mean that C may be a more suitably target.Base station, B place, residential quarter sends a notification message to base station, A place, cell-of-origin, comprise the RLF ratio that load adjustment causes, indicates self to be not suitable for doing the target that load is adjusted, and can comprise the overall identification of residential quarter C.
Step 6 after residential quarter A is notified, stops to do load adjustment to residential quarter B.If residential quarter C also is the adjacent area of A, then hold consultation in two residential quarters, determines whether C is suitable as the target that load is adjusted.
Embodiment 2
The scene of switching too early takes place in the network load adjustment process, and as shown in Figure 6, very fast generation RLF after user terminal switches selects the cell-of-origin to carry out connection reconstruction subsequently, and load is in this case adjusted target self-optimizing process and comprised:
Step 1, A place, cell-of-origin is base station selected adjacent residential quarter B carries out load adjustment operation, to reduce the load among the A of residential quarter as target.
Step 2, some UE at two cell boarder places switch to B from A, and carrying cause value in the handover request message is " Resource Optimisation Handover " or " Reduce Load inServing Cell ".
Step 3, have some UE to switch to residential quarter B after, Radio Link Failure just takes place in very fast (time interval that sets in advance less than network).These UE attempt recovering wireless connections, get back to cell-of-origin A again by the residential quarter selection course and carry out connection reconstruction.Residential quarter A sends Radio Link Failure report (RLF report) after receiving that request is rebuild in the wireless connections of UE to base station, B place, residential quarter.
Step 4 after residential quarter B receives report, is upgraded the relevant RLF statistic of corresponding load adjustment.
Step 5, when the occurrence rate of failure problem surpasses system's pre-set threshold, base station, B place, residential quarter sends a notification message to base station, A place, cell-of-origin, comprise the RLF ratio that load adjustment causes, indicates self to be not suitable for doing the target that load is adjusted action.
Step 6 after residential quarter A is notified, stops to do load adjustment to residential quarter B.
Embodiment 3
The scene switched continuously takes place in the network load adjustment process, as shown in Figure 7, switch to residential quarter B from residential quarter A after, very fast generation switches to residential quarter C next time, load is in this case adjusted target self-optimizing process and is comprised:
Step 1, cell-of-origin A is base station selected adjacent residential quarter B carries out load adjustment operation, to reduce the load among the A of residential quarter as target.
Step 2, some UE at two cell boarder places switch to B from A, and carrying cause value in the handover request message is " Resource Optimisation Handover " or " Reduce Load in ServingCell ".
Step 3, have some UE to switch to residential quarter B after, stop very short time (time interval that sets in advance less than network) just switches next time, switches to another residential quarter C.
Step 4, residential quarter B judges that " switching continuously " problem has taken place these UE, upgrades load and adjusts relevant continuous switching statistic.
Step 5, when the occurrence rate of this class event surpasses system's pre-set threshold, base station, B place, residential quarter sends a notification message to base station, A place, cell-of-origin, comprise load adjustment and operate the ratio of " switching continuously " of causing, indicate self to be not suitable for doing the target that load is adjusted, and can comprise the overall identification of residential quarter C.
Step 6 after residential quarter A is notified, stops to do load adjustment to residential quarter B.If residential quarter C also is the adjacent area of A, then hold consultation in two residential quarters, determines whether residential quarter C is suitable as the target that load is adjusted.
More than several embodiment be not what separate, in real network, may take place simultaneously, therefore the target BS adjusted of load will be added up these problems simultaneously.
Statistics in the embodiments of the invention is only added up at the handover event that load adjustment causes, and the switching that other reason causes is not in the statistics category.
Compared with prior art, above-mentioned at least one technical scheme by the embodiment of the invention, by adopting the technology of the embodiment of the invention, when the performance statistics of load adjustment does not reach expectation index, the cell-of-origin can obtain relevant statistical information, and the target of adjusting carried out Automatic Optimal, can avoid the lasting deterioration of systematic function.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.