Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing among the present invention, the technical scheme among the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
For making the public easier to understand to realization of the present invention, before introducing the present invention, at first the paging related mechanism to LTE system and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, universal mobile telecommunications system) system is described.
(1) paging mechanism of LTE system
In the prior LTE system, the operation of paging comprises: EUTRAN (Evolved UniversalTerrestrial Radio Access Network, the general continental rise wireless access network of evolution) sends Paging message to UE (UserEquipment, subscriber equipment), as shown in Figure 1.Wherein the information unit that comprises in the Paging message as shown in Figure 2.
In Fig. 2, wherein mainly comprise PagingRecordList, and comprised a plurality of users' paging (for example, maximum can be 16 users) among the PagingRecordList, the content that each paging record comprises is as shown in Figure 3.PagingUE-Identity for Fig. 3, can in PagingUE-Identity, comprise TMSI (Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity, temporary mobile subscriber identity) or IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity, international mobile subscriber identity), as shown in Figure 4.
Concrete, in the LTE system, Paging message is by PDCCH (Physical DownlinkControl Channel, Physical Downlink Control Channel) Zhi Shi PDSCH (Physical Downlink SharedChannel, Physical Downlink Shared Channel) carries, the PDCCH that wherein is used to dispatch Paging message is the PDCCH by P-RNTI (Paging Radio Network Temporary Identity, pager wireless net network temporary mark) scrambling.
In the LTE system, the time of base station calling UE is relevant with following Several Factors, and wherein, the time is two parameters (radio frames numbering i, subframe numbering j);
1) user's IMSI (only get wherein low 10, promptly IMSI mod 1024, are designated as UE_ID);
2) and user's DRX (discontinuous reception) configuration, be designated as T, its span be 32,64,128,256}, unit is a radio frames;
3) and the number that can send the paging subframe of paging under each sub-district of system configuration in each radio frames, be designated as nB, its span is { 4T, 2T, T, 1/2T, T/4, T/8, T/16, T/32}.For example, when 1 paging subframe was all arranged in each radio frames, then the nB value was T; For example when 2 paging subframes were all arranged in each radio frames, the nB value was 2T; When in per 4 radio frames 1 paging subframe being arranged, then the nB value is T/4.
Concrete, the computing formula of the delivery time of the Paging that the UE side is monitored (also be simultaneously the moment of network side to this UE transmission Paging, can be subdivided into radio frames numbering i, subframe numbering j) comprising:
(1) the UE radio frames numbering i that need monitor will satisfy following formula
SFN mod T=(T div N) * (UE_ID mod N) formula 1
Wherein N=min (T, nB)
(2) the UE subframe numbering j that need monitor will satisfy following formula:
At first calculate i_s, as shown in Equation 2:
I_s=floor (UE_ID/N) mod Ns formula 2
Wherein, and N=min (T, nB), Ns=max (1, nB/T)
Secondly, determine final subframe numbering according to i_s, because FDD (Frequency DivisionDuplex, Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD)) system and TDD (Time Division Duplex, time division duplex) system's difference, then the corresponding relation of the two is respectively table 1 and table 2:
Table 1, the FDD system
Ns |
PO when i_s=0 |
PO when i_s=1 |
PO when i_s=2 |
PO when i_s=3 |
1 |
9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
4 |
9 |
N/A |
N/A |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
Table 2, TDD (all UL/DL patterns)
Ns |
PO when i_s=0 |
PO when i_s=1 |
PO when i_s=2 |
PO when i_s=3 |
1 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
0 |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
The calculating in the above-mentioned moment is described below in conjunction with a concrete example.
Suppose certain LTE TDD system, UE is positioned at sub-district A, and each radio frames has 2 paging subframes, i.e. nB=2T among the A of sub-district.For this UE, IMSI mod 1024=40, DRX length T=32 (radio frames), then can obtain N=min (T, nB)=32, Ns=max (1, nB/T)=2.
According to formula 1, obtaining the radio frames numbering that this UE need monitor needs to satisfy: SFN mod 32=8
According to formula 2, obtain i_s=0, by inquiring about top table 1, when Ns=2, the final paging subframe of i_s=0 correspondence is a subframe 0.
That is to say that this UE need monitor subframe 0 in the radio frames that is numbered 8,40,72,104 grades, it also is at these constantly that network side is sent out paging to this UE.
(2) UMTS system paging mechanism
The paging flow process of UMTS system and the paging flow process of LTE system are similar, promptly by the paging of network side triggering at terminal, RNC (Radio Network Controller, radio network controller) tissue Paging message is carried paged UE ID (can be IMSI, TMSI etc.) in this Paging message; Base station equipment receives paging information, then carries out the paging to terminal.
Concrete, the base station is to finish jointly by PICH (Paging Indicator Channel, Page Indication Channel) channel with PCH (Paging Channel, the paging channel) channel of its pairing to the paging of terminal.Wherein, the PICH channel is bearing call message not, but need use with transmission channel PCH pairing, is used to indicate specific UE whether to need to understand the PCH channel of following thereafter.
Content in this PICH channel is made up of a series of paging indicator (Indicatior), and the paging indicator will divide into groups according to system configuration, and each terminal is according to the corresponding one group of paging indicator of certain calculation method.
The terminal that is in idle pulley must be monitored the PICH channel, bit in the corresponding paging indicator Pi of the paging terminal grouping that receives is complete 1, then terminal need receive this PICH channel interior paging subchannel of paging block afterwards, to determine whether to comprise in the beep-page message paging to this UE; Otherwise if the Pi value is complete 0, then terminal can be ignored PCH data block thereafter.
Be that in the UMTS system, the terminal that is in idle pulley also is to adopt DRX (discontinuous reception) pattern to monitor the PICH channel in order to reach purpose of power saving with like the LTE system class.Certainly, in actual applications, the moment of specifically monitoring the PICH channel also calculates according to specific formula.
Based on above-mentioned paging mechanism, and 3-G (Generation Three mobile communication system) with and long evolving system in, need to support the MTC function, in the embodiment of the invention, provide a kind of method of calling at MTC equipment.Wherein, a MTC equipment may have the part characteristic among the multiple MTC characteristic, for example, low data bulk, time are controlled, Hypomobility, low-power consumption, only support PS territory, off-line indication, disturb indication etc.And the quantity of considering MTC equipment is many, if carry out paging simultaneously, can bring the signaling load of bigger paging channel, increases the processing load of UE side simultaneously.
Based on above-mentioned situation, a kind of paging method for MTC equipment has been proposed in the embodiment of the invention, to address the above problem, reduce the load of paging channel, and improve paging efficiency.
In the embodiment of the invention,, need Paging message to redesign at LTE system and UMTS system.
1) Paging message is further optimized.By a plurality of MTC equipment are divided into one group, be that the user in a group distributes a unified Group-ID, have the Paging message of this Group-ID by use, be used for the MTC equipment in the paging group.
2) definition of the Group-ID mode that can adopt includes but not limited to:
A) reuse the value of TMSI, the TMSI that is about to reserve is defined as Group-ID; Perhaps, the P-TMSI that reserves is defined as Group-ID; Perhaps, the S-TMSI that reserves is defined as Group-ID.
B) reuse the value of IMSI, the IMSI that is about to reserve is defined as Group-ID.
C) according to the new Group-ID of preset strategy definition, wherein, when adopting this method, need further expand PagingUE-Identity in the Paging message, concrete execution mode is: for the LTE system, PagingUE-Identity after the expansion as shown in Figure 5, and for the UMTS system, the PagedUE-Identity after the expansion is as shown in Figure 6.
3) wherein the obtain manner of MTC equipment Group-ID includes but not limited to:
A) MTC equipment distributes a fixing Group-ID when signatory.
B) dispose equipment by high-level signaling to MTC.
Concrete, this high-level signaling includes but not limited to NAS (Non-Access Stratum, Non-Access Stratum) layer signaling, RRC (Radio Resource Control, radio resource control) layer signaling, MAC (Media Access Control, medium access control) CE etc.;
Concrete configuration mode includes but not limited to mode of indicating in the mode, initial p aging message of mode, dedicated signaling by system broadcasts etc.
C) MTC equipment is according to self sign or addressing information (for example, IMSI, s-TMSI, IP address etc.), and determines self pairing Group-ID in conjunction with other information (these information can be the information that CAMEL-Subscription-Information or network are surveyed signaling).For example, the current grouping number of network side broadcasting is 5, and MTC equipment carries out mould 5 operations with the IMSI of self correspondence, just can determine own pairing grouping.
D) combination in any of above three kinds of modes.
Based on above-mentioned feature, the embodiment of the invention one provides a kind of method of calling, as shown in Figure 7, may further comprise the steps:
Step 701, network equipment obtains interface Paging message from core net, has carried the Group-ID of group inner machine class communication MTC equipment correspondence in the described interface Paging message.Wherein, this interface Paging message, for the LTE system, be MME (Mobility Management Entity, Mobility Management Entity) on the S1 interface, issues the beep-page message of base station, and in UMTS, be SGSN (Serving GPRSSupporting Node, Serving GPRS Support Node) on Iu-PS interface, issues RNC (RadioNetwork Controller, radio network controller) beep-page message, perhaps MSC (Mobile SwitchingCenter, mobile switching centre) issues the beep-page message of RNC on Iu-CS interface.
Step 702, described network equipment sends radio resource control RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, has carried the Group-ID of group inner machine class communication MTC equipment correspondence in the described RRC Paging message.Wherein, described RRC Paging message is meant that the base station sends to the beep-page message of UE by eating dishes without rice or wine.It should be noted that, interface Paging message be network equipment (for example, base station etc.) the Paging message that obtains from functional entitys such as MME, SGSN, and RRC Paging message is network equipment to Paging message that user side sent, the content of the two is identical substantially, just can have difference on form.
The definition mode of described Group-ID is specially: the temporary mobile subscriber identity TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the temporary mobile subscriber identity P-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the temporary mobile subscriber identity S-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the international mobile subscriber identity IMSI that reserves is defined as Group-ID; Perhaps, according to the new Group-ID of preset strategy definition.
Concrete, in universal mobile telecommunication system, described network equipment sends radio resource control RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, comprising:
Described network equipment is with (the HS-DSCH Radio Network Transaction Identifier of the HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier H-RNTI in the high-speed shared control channel HS-SCCH channel, the HS-DSCH Radio Network Temporary Identifier) field is set to particular value, and what carry by the follow-up down high speed Physical Shared Channel HS-PDSCH channel of described H-RNTI field indication is RRC Paging message at the MTC equipment in the group.
In Long Term Evolution LTE system, described network equipment sends radio resource control RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, comprise: described network equipment sends described RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, and with the Physical Downlink Shared Channel PDSCH carrying of described RRC Paging message by the physical downlink control channel PDCCH indication of pager wireless net network temporary mark P-RNTI sign.
In Long Term Evolution LTE system, described network equipment sends radio resource control RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, comprise: described network equipment sends described RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, and with the PDSCH carrying of described RRC Paging message by the PDCCH indication of the MTC pager wireless net network temporary mark MTC-P-RNTI sign of system's reservation.
Described network equipment sends radio resource control RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, also comprises before:
Described network equipment and described MTC equipment are determined calling time; Be specially: described network equipment is determined the delivery time of described RRC Paging message according to the Group-ID of described MTC equipment; Perhaps, described network equipment adopts the delivery time of fixing RRC Paging message to the MTC equipment in every group; Perhaps, described network equipment is determined delivery time based on the RRC Paging message of the IMSI of this MTC equipment to the MTC equipment in organizing.
Described network equipment sends radio resource control RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, and also comprise: described network equipment is determined the range of transmission of described RRCPaging message before; Be specially: described network equipment is determined the range of transmission of described RRC Paging message according to the position at all the current places of MTC equipment in the group that comprises in the described interface Paging message; Perhaps, described network equipment is determined the range of transmission of described RRC Paging message according to the paging range of MTC equipment or the appointment of MTC server; Perhaps, the paging range of indicating in the customized information of described network equipment according to MTC equipment is determined the range of transmission of described RRC Paging message; Perhaps, described network equipment is according to the range of transmission of MTC device activity position statistics being determined described RRC Paging message.
It should be noted that above-mentioned processing procedure is at organizing all interior MTC equipment, still, in actual applications, can also handle respectively the MTC equipment in organizing.At this moment, in the LTE system, this processing procedure specifically comprises: network equipment obtains the interface Paging message that is used for MTC equipment from core net; Described network equipment is with the PDSCH carrying by the PDCCH indication of MTC-P-RNTI sign of the RRC Paging message of described interface Paging message correspondence.
Further, the processing procedure that is positioned at the MTC equipment of user side comprises:
(1) MTC equipment receives the RRC Paging message that network equipment sends, and has carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in the described RRC Paging message.
(2) described MTC equipment judges whether described RRC Paging message contains the Group-ID of self correspondence, if described MTC equipment responds described RRC Paging message.
The definition mode of described Group-ID is specially:
The temporary mobile subscriber identity TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the temporary mobile subscriber identity P-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the temporary mobile subscriber identity S-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the international mobile subscriber identity IMSI that reserves is defined as Group-ID; Perhaps, according to the new Group-ID of preset strategy definition.
Whether the described RRC Paging message of judging described MTC equipment contains the Group-ID of self correspondence, and also comprise: described MTC equipment obtains the Group-ID of described MTC equipment correspondence before; Be specially: described MTC equipment distributes fixing Group-ID when signatory; And/or it is the Group-ID of described MTC equipment disposition by high-level signaling that described MTC equipment receives described network equipment; And/or described MTC equipment is according to self sign or the addressing information Group-ID that determines self correspondence.
In universal mobile telecommunication system, described MTC equipment receives the RRC Paging message that network equipment sends, comprise: the described RRC paging message of the HS-PDSCH carrying of the HS-SCCH indication of described MTC equipment reception H-RNTI sign, the field of wherein said H-RNTI sign is set to particular value.
In Long Term Evolution LTE system, described MTC equipment receives the RRCPaging message that network equipment sends, and comprising: the described RRC paging message of the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of described MTC equipment reception P-RNTI sign.
In Long Term Evolution LTE system, described MTC equipment receives the RRCPaging message that network equipment sends, and comprising: the described RRC paging message of the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign that described MTC equipment receiving system is reserved.
MTC equipment receives the RRC Paging message that network equipment sends, and also comprises before: described MTC equipment and described network equipment are determined the paging monitoring constantly; Be specially: described MTC equipment according to the Group-ID of self correspondence and monitoring that described network equipment is determined described RRC Paging message constantly; Perhaps, described MTC equipment and described network equipment determine to adopt the monitoring moment of fixing RRC Paging message; Perhaps, described MTC equipment and described network equipment were determined different the monitoring moment of the MTC equipment in every group based on the RRC Paging message of each MTC equipment.
Described MTC equipment responds described RRC Paging message, comprising: described MTC equipment is determined self to initiate to connect the moment of setting up according to the customized information of self and/or from the relevant information that network side obtains, and connects according to the moment of this foundation.
Described MTC equipment connected according to the moment of this foundation, comprising: described MTC equipment adopts based on the access way at random of competition or adopts and connects foundation based on non-competing access way at random.
Described customized information and/or comprise a kind of or combination in any the following information: connect the time period of setting up from the relevant information that network side obtains; Connect the beginning or the concluding time of setting up; Connect the duration that the process of setting up allows; Connect and set up the number of times of attempting.
It should be noted that above-mentioned processing procedure is at organizing all interior MTC equipment, still, in actual applications, can also handle respectively the MTC equipment in organizing.At this moment, in the LTE system, this processing procedure specifically comprises:
The RRC Paging message of the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign that MTC equipment receiving system is reserved;
Described MTC equipment responds described RRC Paging message.
As seen, the method that the application of the invention provides is carried out paging at MTC equipment, reduces the load of paging channel, and improves paging efficiency.When MTC equipment is many, can effectively improve the utilance of resource and the expense that reduces signaling.And can avoid by the P-RNTI that the MTC special use is set that paging causes interference to existing LTE UE, and can be according to the characteristics of MTC equipment, for the special Paging configuration information of MTC device design (for example, design the special Paging cycle, DRX cycle etc.), thereby, for the MTC system optimization provides greater flexibility.In addition, by adopting the mode of group basedpaging, can reduce and support the requirement of MTC communication, and, also reduce the electric quantity consumption of MTC equipment owing to reduced of the reception of MTC equipment to the paging content to the paging of system resource.
A kind of method of calling is provided in the embodiment of the invention two, this method of calling is applied in the UMTS system, by the paging of network side triggering at MTC equipment, and send Paging message (because network side sends beep-page message by eating dishes without rice or wine to UE to MTC equipment, promptly this beep-page message is a RRC Paging message, in the embodiment of the invention for convenience of description, with Paging message is that example describes), and the Paging message in the embodiment of the invention is at one group of MTC equipment, and promptly network side sends Paging message to one group of MTC equipment.This method may further comprise the steps:
(1) network side carries out the design of physical layer scheduling Paging message
At HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the high speed downlink packet access) in the processing, when the downlink data at certain MTC equipment need send, then network side need pass through HS-SCCH (High Speed Shared Control Channel, High-Speed Shared Control Channel) channel is dispatched relevant MTC equipment, and will comprise the H-RNTI of this MTC equipment correspondence in this HS-SCCH channel; After MTC equipment receives the HS-SCCH channel and is decoded to corresponding H-RNTI, just begin to receive the downlink data that carries in follow-up HS-PDSCH (High Speed Physical Downlink Shared Channel, the down high speed Physical Shared Channel) channel.
And in the embodiment of the invention, consider packet paging to MTC equipment, can be applied to (the narration for convenience of one group of MTC equipment with similarly handling, in the subsequent process one group of MTC equipment is called MTC equipment group, the MTC equipment that promptly has identical Group-ID) in the processing of calling optimization, for example, indicate paging by the HS-SCCH channel, and on the HS-PDSCH channel, carry corresponding paging information MTC equipment group; When the MTC equipment in the MTC equipment group is being separated relevant H-RNTI on the HS-SCCH channel after, then read follow-up HS-PDSCH.
Concrete, based on above-mentioned Paging message of having carried Group-ID, the mode of scheduling Paging message includes but not limited to:
1) the H-RNTI field in the HS-SCCH channel is set to particular value, is used to indicate that follow-up HS-PDSCH channel carries is Group paging information at MTC equipment; Be that H-RNTI field in the network side HS-SCCH channel is set to particular value, and what carry by the follow-up HS-PDSCH channel of H-RNTI field indication is Paging message at the MTC equipment in the group.
2), be used to indicate that follow-up HS-PDSCH channel carries is Group paging information at MTC equipment by introducing new MTC-P-RNTI.When to be network side according to the MTC equipment of Group-ID in group sent Paging message, the HS-PDSCH of the HS-SCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign that Paging message need be reserved by system carried.Wherein, for the MTC equipment in the MTC equipment group, need to monitor follow-up HS-PDSCH, and, then do not need to monitor follow-up HS-PDSCH for non-MTC equipment.
In summary it can be seen that what network side carried by the follow-up HS-PDSCH channel of indication on the HS-SCCH channel is Group paging information at MTC equipment, thereby indicates the calling time of one group of MTC equipment.In the embodiment of the invention, when introducing new MTC-P-RNTI, MTC-P-RNTI can be one, also can be a plurality of, can the corresponding MTC-P-RNTI of each MTC equipment group, and also can the shared MTC-P-RNTI of a plurality of MTC equipment groups.Further, MTC-P-RNTI is special-purpose RNTI, can be that system reserves, distribute when perhaps passing through to contract, and perhaps by the high-level signaling configuration, or the combination in any of the above-mentioned method of salary distribution, repeat no more in the embodiment of the invention.
Certainly, in actual applications, can also directly carry out paging to the Paging message of MTC equipment by the dedicated H-RNTI that uses MTC equipment itself.
(2) network side and MTC equipment are determined calling time
Concrete, under the situation based on the Paging message paging of Group-ID, determine that Paging mode constantly includes but not limited to:
1) determines the delivery time of Paging message based on the Group-ID of MTC equipment.At this moment, to listen to the moment of group paging be identical to all MTC equipment that belong to same MTC group.
Concrete, by using paging computing formula (be the pairing mode of time of base station calling UE in the above-mentioned LTE system, for example, formula 1 and formula 2 etc.) constantly, and UE-ID in the formula 1 or IMSI replaced with Group-ID, promptly need formula 1 is replaced with
SFN mod T=(T div N) * (Group-ID mod N) formula (3)
Formula 2 is replaced with
I_s=floor (Group-ID/N) mod Ns formula (4)
And the T in the above-mentioned formula is the DRX of MTC group correspondence, is the DRX that unit distributes with MTC group promptly, and wherein, all UE of same MTC group use identical DRX and Group-ID.
2) each MTC group adopts the delivery time of fixing Paging message.Wherein, this Paging constantly can be pre-configured by system (for example, configuration when signatory is perhaps by the high-level signaling distribution etc.).At this moment, to monitor the moment of group pagings be identical to all MTC equipment that belong to same MTC group.
3) network side is continued to use original DRX configuration based on UE, and the MTC equipment in organizing is determined delivery time based on the Paging message of the IMSI of this MTC equipment.When network side need send the group paging to certain MTC group, by using paging computing formula (being the pairing mode of time of base station calling UE in the above-mentioned LTE system) constantly, calculate the paging subframe set that each MTC equipment will be monitored in the MTC equipment group, and each the paging subframe in set all sends a group beep-page message.At this moment, the moment that belongs to all MTC equipment monitoring group pagings of same MTC group is different, and the moment that MTC equipment is monitored the group paging is consistent with the moment that its monitoring has paging now.
(3) network side is determined the range of transmission of Paging message
Concrete, the scope that Paging message sends includes but not limited to
1) range of transmission of Paging message is determined in the position at all the MTC equipment current places of basis in the MTC-group that comprises in the front port paging message, and wherein, the least unit of this position can be TA (tacking area, tracking area) or sub-district.This interface Paging message, for the LTE system, for MME issues the beep-page message of base station on S 1 interface, and in UMTS, for SGSN issues the beep-page message of RNC on Iu-PS interface, perhaps MSC issues the beep-page message of RNC on Iu-CS interface.
2) determine the range of transmission of Paging message according to the paging range of MTC user or the appointment of MTC server.
3) paging range of indicating in the customized information according to MTC equipment is determined the range of transmission of Paging message.
4) according to the range of transmission that the paging range of determining is determined Paging message is added up in MTC device activity position.
(4) according to calling time and the Paging scope determined, network side is indicated the beep-page message of one group of MTC equipment by paging indicating message.
Concrete, network side can be indicated the beep-page message of one group of MTC equipment on the HS-SCCH channel.Wherein, the H-RNTI field in the HS-SCCH channel is set to particular value, is used to indicate that follow-up HS-PDSCH channel carries is Group paging information at MTC equipment; Perhaps, introduce new MTC-P-RNTI in the HS-SCCH channel, be used to indicate that follow-up HS-PDSCH channel carries is Group paging information at MTC equipment.
(5) network side sends Paging message according to Group-ID MTC equipment in the group of this Group-ID correspondence.Wherein, carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in this Paging message.
Concrete, when network side has been indicated paging to MTC equipment group by the HS-SCCH channel after, need on follow-up HS-PDSCH channel, carry corresponding Paging message; This Paging message sends to one group of MTC equipment.
Further, when the MTC equipment in the MTC equipment group is being separated relevant H-RNTI on the HS-SCCH channel after, then can read follow-up HS-PDSCH, thereby read relevant Paging message.
It should be noted that, before carrying out this step, network side also needs to obtain interface Paging message from core net, carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in this interface Paging message, then can be with the MTC equipment transmission of Paging message in the corresponding group of this Group-ID institute of this Group-ID correspondence.
(6) MTC equipment is to the response of this Paging message.Wherein, after the Paging message that MTC equipment reception network equipment sends, owing to carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in this Paging message; Then MTC equipment can judge whether this Paging message contains the Group-ID of self correspondence, if then this MTC equipment need respond this Paging message.
This receiving course is specially: the paging message of the HS-PDSCH carrying of the HS-SCCH indication of MTC equipment reception H-RNTI sign, the field of wherein said H-RNTI sign is set to particular value.
Further, before receiving course was carried out, this MTC equipment also needed to determine the paging monitoring constantly with described network side; Be specially: MTC equipment according to the Group-ID of self correspondence and monitoring that network side is determined Paging message constantly; Perhaps, MTC equipment and network side determine to adopt the monitoring moment of fixing Paging message; Perhaps, MTC equipment and network side were determined different the monitoring moment of the MTC equipment in every group based on the Paging message of each MTC equipment.
This response process is specially: after MTC equipment receives based on the Paging message of organizing, determine oneself to initiate to connect the moment of foundation according to the customized information of self and/or from the relevant information that network side obtains, thereby set up corresponding the connection.Wherein, in the process that connects, this MTC equipment can adopt based on the access at random of competition or adopt and connect foundation based on non-competing access at random.
Further, the relevant information that obtains from network side is specially: MTC equipment is by the receiving system broadcast, and/or dedicated signaling, and/or paging message obtains relevant information from network side, wherein, this dedicated signaling can be RRC signaling, MAC CE, physical layer signaling etc.
Need to prove the customized information of MT reconnaissance C equipment self and/or include but not limited to connect time period of foundation from the relevant information that network side obtains; Connect beginning or the concluding time point set up; Connect the duration that the process of setting up allows; Can connect and set up the number of times of attempting.Wherein, the time period information that can connect foundation can adopt absolute time (for example to provide, what time until what time indication), perhaps, adopt relative time (for example to provide, provide beginning or concluding time point and duration length information, wherein, starting point also can be defaulted as the time that receives paging message).
Further, MTC equipment is determined the own actual time point of setting up of initiating to connect at random according to the time period information that obtains in the time period.When allowing in this time period, repeatedly to connect the foundation trial, can determine at random that a plurality of initiations connect the time point of setting up.
A kind of method of calling is provided in the embodiment of the invention three, this method of calling is applied in the LTE system, by the paging of network side triggering at MTC equipment, and to MTC equipment transmission Paging message, and the Paging message in the embodiment of the invention is at one group of MTC equipment, and promptly network side sends Paging message to one group of MTC equipment.This method may further comprise the steps:
(1) network side carries out the design of physical layer scheduling Paging message
In the embodiment of the invention, consider packet paging, can will similarly handle in the processing that is applied to one group of MTC equipment paging optimization, for example MTC equipment, indicate paging by the PDCCH channel, and on the PDSCH channel, carry corresponding paging information MTC equipment group; When the MTC equipment in the MTC equipment group is being separated relevant H-RNTI on the PDCCH channel after, then read subsequent P DSCH.
Concrete, based on above-mentioned Paging message of having carried Group-ID, the mode of scheduling Paging message includes but not limited to:
1) adopts the PDCCH of original P-RNTI scrambling, be used to indicate that subsequent P DSCH channel carries is Group paging information at MTC equipment; When to be network side according to the MTC equipment of Group-ID in group send Paging message, the PDSCH of Paging message by the PDCCH indication of P-RNTI sign need be carried.
2) by introducing new MTC-P-RNTI, be used to indicate that subsequent P DSCH channel carries is Group paging information at MTC equipment, when to be network side according to the MTC equipment of Group-ID in group sent Paging message, the PDSCH of the PDCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign that Paging message need be reserved by system carried.Wherein, for non-MTC equipment, do not need to monitor the PDCCH of MTC-P-RNTI scrambling.
In summary it can be seen that what network side carried by indication subsequent P DSCH channel on the PDCCH channel is Group paging information at MTC equipment, thereby indicates the calling time of one group of MTC equipment.In the embodiment of the invention, when introducing new MTC-P-RNTI, MTC-P-RNTI can be one, also can be a plurality of, can the corresponding MTC-P-RNTI of each MTC equipment group, and also can the shared MTC-P-RNTI of a plurality of MTC equipment groups.Further, MTC-P-RNTI is special-purpose RNTI, can be that system reserves, and distributes in the time of also can passing through to contract, also can dispose by high-level signaling, or the combination in any of the above-mentioned method of salary distribution, repeat no more in the embodiment of the invention.Concrete, for the PDCCH of MTC-P-RNTI scrambling, can be arranged in common search space or the specific search volume of MTC-P-RNTI of PDCCH.
Certainly, in actual applications, also can carry out paging based on original paging message based on MTC equipment, for example, for the paging of MTC equipment, adopt original paging method based on UE, do not change the Paging message content, just continue to use original TMSI or IMSI paging MTC equipment, corresponding physical layer is used to indicate the PDCCH of paging message to adopt MTC-P-RNTI to carry out scrambling, repeats no more in this process embodiment of the invention.
(2) network side and MTC equipment are determined calling time
Concrete, under the situation based on the Paging message paging of Group-ID, determine that Paging mode constantly includes but not limited to:
1) determines the delivery time of Paging message based on the Group-ID of MTC equipment.
2) each MTC group adopts the delivery time of fixing Paging message.
3) network side is continued to use original DRX configuration based on UE, and the MTC equipment in organizing is determined delivery time based on the Paging message of the IMSI of this MTC equipment.
(3) network side is determined the range of transmission of Paging message
Concrete, the scope that Paging message sends includes but not limited to 1) determine the range of transmission of Paging message according to the position at all the current places of MTC equipment among the MTC-group that in front port paging message, comprises, wherein, the least unit of this position can be TA or sub-district.2) determine the range of transmission of Paging message according to the paging range of MTC user or the appointment of MTC server.3) paging range of indicating in the customized information according to MTC equipment is determined the range of transmission of Paging message.4) according to the range of transmission that the paging range of determining is determined Paging message is added up in MTC device activity position.
(4) according to calling time and the Paging scope determined, network side is indicated the beep-page message of one group of MTC equipment by paging indicating message.
Concrete, network side can be indicated the calling time of one group of MTC equipment on the PDCCH channel.Wherein, the PDCCH of original P-RNTI scrambling is used to indicate that subsequent P DSCH channel carries is Group beep-page message at MTC equipment; Perhaps, introduce new MTC-P-RNTI in the PDCCH channel, be used to indicate that subsequent P DSCH channel carries is Group beep-page message at MTC equipment.
(5) network side sends Paging message according to Group-ID MTC equipment in the group of this Group-ID correspondence.Wherein, carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in this Paging message.
Concrete, when network side has been indicated paging to MTC equipment group by the PDCCH channel after, need on subsequent P DSCH channel, carry corresponding Paging message; This Paging message sends to one group of MTC equipment.
Further, when the MTC equipment in the MTC equipment group is being separated indication on the PDCCH channel after, then can read subsequent P DSCH, thereby read relevant Paging message.
It should be noted that, before carrying out this step, network side also needs to obtain interface Paging message from core net, carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in this interface Paging message, then can be with the MTC equipment transmission of Paging message in the corresponding group of this Group-ID institute of this Group-ID correspondence.
It should be noted that in process of transmitting, when network side sends Paging message according to the MTC equipment of Group-ID in group, need be with of the PDSCH carrying of Paging message by the PDCCH indication of P-RNTI sign.Perhaps, when network side sends Paging message according to the MTC equipment of Group-ID in group, the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication that the MTC-P-RNTI that Paging message is reserved by system need be identified.
(6) MTC equipment is to the response of this Paging message.Wherein, after the Paging message that MTC equipment reception network equipment sends, owing to carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in this Paging message; Then MTC equipment can judge whether this Paging message contains the Group-ID of self correspondence, if then this MTC equipment need respond this Paging message.
This receiving course is specially: in the UMTS system, and the paging message of the HS-PDSCH carrying of the HS-SCCH indication of MTC equipment reception H-RNTI sign, wherein the field of H-RNTI sign is set to particular value.
In the LTE system, the paging message of the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of MTC equipment reception P-RNTI sign.Perhaps, the paging message of the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign of MTC equipment receiving system reservation.
Further, before receiving course was carried out, this MTC equipment also needed to determine the paging monitoring constantly with described network side; Be specially: MTC equipment according to the Group-ID of self correspondence and monitoring that network side is determined Paging message constantly; Perhaps, MTC equipment and network side determine to adopt the monitoring moment of fixing Paging message; Perhaps, MTC equipment and network side were determined different the monitoring moment of the MTC equipment in every group based on the Paging message of each MTC equipment.
This response process is specially: after MTC equipment receives based on the Paging message of organizing, determine oneself to initiate to connect the moment of foundation according to the customized information of self and/or from the relevant information that network side obtains, thereby set up corresponding the connection.Wherein, in the process that connects, this MTC equipment can adopt based on the access at random of competition or adopt and connect foundation based on non-competing access at random.
Further, the relevant information that obtains from network side is specially: MTC equipment is by the receiving system broadcast, and/or dedicated signaling, and/or paging message obtains relevant information from network side, wherein, this dedicated signaling can be RRC signaling, MAC CE, physical layer signaling etc.
Need to prove the customized information of MT reconnaissance C equipment self and/or include but not limited to connect time period of foundation from the relevant information that network side obtains; Connect beginning or the concluding time point set up; Connect the duration that the process of setting up allows; Can connect and set up the number of times of attempting.Wherein, the time period information that can connect foundation can adopt absolute time (for example to provide, what time until what time indication), perhaps, adopt relative time (for example to provide, provide beginning or concluding time point and duration length information, wherein, starting point also can be defaulted as the time that receives paging message).
Further, MTC equipment is determined the own actual time point of setting up of initiating to connect at random according to the time period information that obtains in the time period.When allowing in this time period, repeatedly to connect the foundation trial, can determine at random that a plurality of initiations connect the time point of setting up.
In order to be further detailed above-mentioned technical scheme: suppose that UE (being MTC equipment) is 3 for (1:00-3:00) with the maximum number of times that can be connected the foundation trial in the time period according to the time period that own customized information obtains oneself can to connect foundation below in conjunction with a concrete example according to clearly illustrating.
After MTC equipment is received paging message, produce three random numbers (for example, the random number of the even branch of 0-1), three random numbers are used for determining 3 respectively and can connect the time point of setting up trial.In addition, three time points that insert at random also can be determined time point next time again after preceding once foundation is attempted failing.
Above-mentionedly determine that by random number a kind of concrete execution mode of time point is as follows: establishing the random number that MTC equipment produces is 0.4001, and the absolute time section of network side indication is 1:00-3:00.A kind of concrete definite mode is: determine relative time by absolute time earlier: 3-1=2 hour, 2*60*60*1000*0.4001=2880720, that is: after 1 o'clock during 2880720ms MTC equipment initiate access/connection at random and set up process.
Based on same inventive concept, a kind of network equipment also is provided in the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 8, comprising:
Acquisition module 10 is used for obtaining interface Paging message from core net, has carried the Group-ID of group inner machine class communication MTC equipment correspondence in the described interface Paging message.The definition mode of described Group-ID is specially: the TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the P-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the S-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the IMSI that reserves is defined as Group-ID; Perhaps, according to the new Group-ID of preset strategy definition.
Sending module 20 is used for sending RRCPaging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, has carried the Group-ID of group inner machine class communication MTC equipment correspondence in the described RRC Paging message.
Described sending module 20 specifically is used for, in the UMTS system, in the UMTS system, the H-RNTI field in the HS-SCCH channel is set to particular value, and what carry by the follow-up HS-PDSCH channel of described H-RNTI field indication is RRC Paging message at the MTC equipment in the group.
Described sending module 20 specifically is used for the system at LTE, sends described RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, and with the PDSCH carrying of described RRC Paging message by the PDCCH indication of P-RNTI sign.
Described sending module 20, specifically be used for system at LTE, send described RRC Paging message according to the MTC equipment of described Group-ID in described group, and with the PDSCH carrying of described RRC Paging message by the PDCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign of system's reservation.
Determination module 30 is used for determining calling time with described MTC equipment; Be specially: the delivery time of determining described RRC Paging message according to the Group-ID of described MTC equipment; Perhaps, the MTC equipment in every group is adopted the delivery time of fixing RRC Paging message; Perhaps, the MTC equipment in organizing is determined delivery time based on the RRC Paging message of the IMSI of this MTC equipment.
Described determination module 30 also is used for, and determines the range of transmission of described RRC Paging message; Be specially: the range of transmission of determining described RRC Paging message according to the position at all the current places of MTC equipment in the group that comprises in the described interface Paging message; Perhaps, determine the range of transmission of described RRC Paging message according to the paging range of MTC equipment or the appointment of MTC server; Perhaps, the paging range of indicating in the customized information according to MTC equipment is determined the range of transmission of described RRC Paging message; Perhaps, according to the range of transmission of MTC device activity position statistics being determined described RRC Paging message.
Wherein, each module of apparatus of the present invention can be integrated in one, and also can separate deployment.Above-mentioned module can be merged into a module, also can further split into a plurality of submodules.
It should be noted that above-mentioned processing procedure is at organizing all interior MTC equipment, still, in actual applications, can also handle respectively the MTC equipment in organizing.At this moment, in the LTE system, this network equipment further comprises: acquisition module is used for obtaining the interface Paging message that is used for MTC equipment from core net; Processing module is used for the PDSCH carrying by the PDCCH indication of MTC-P-RNTI sign of the RRCPaging message of described interface Paging message correspondence.
Based on same inventive concept, a kind of MTC equipment also is provided in the embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 9, comprising:
Receiver module 50 is used to receive the RRC Paging message that network equipment sends, and has carried the Group-ID of MTC equipment correspondence in the group in the described RRCPaging message.
Judge module 60 is used to judge whether RRC Paging message that described receiver module 50 receives contains the Group-ID of self correspondence.
Processing module 70, be used for when the judged result of described judge module 60 when being, described RRCPaging message is responded.
The definition mode of described Group-ID is specially: the TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the P-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the S-TMSI that reserves is defined as described Group-ID; Perhaps, the IMSI that reserves is defined as Group-ID; Perhaps, according to the new Group-ID of preset strategy definition.
Acquisition module 80 is used to obtain the Group-ID of described MTC equipment correspondence; Be specially: when signatory, distribute fixing Group-ID; And/or receiving described network equipment is the Group-ID of described MTC equipment disposition by high-level signaling; And/or, according to sign or the addressing information Group-ID that determines self correspondence of self.
Described receiver module 50 specifically is used for the system at UMTS, the described RRC paging message of the HS-PDSCH carrying of the HS-SCCH indication of reception H-RNTI sign, and the field of wherein said H-RNTI sign is set to particular value.
Described receiver module 50 specifically is used for the system at LTE, the described RRC paging message of the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of reception P-RNTI sign.
Described receiver module 50 specifically is used for the system at LTE, the described RRC paging message of the PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign that receiving system is reserved.
Determination module 90 is used for determining the paging monitoring constantly with described network equipment; Be specially: constantly according to the monitoring of determining described RRC Paging message from self corresponding Group-ID and described network equipment; Perhaps, determine to adopt the monitoring moment of fixing RRC Paging message with described network equipment; Perhaps, determine different the monitoring moment of the MTC equipment in every group with described network equipment based on the RRC Paging message of each MTC equipment.
Described processing module 70 specifically is used for, and determines self to initiate to connect the moment of setting up according to the customized information of self and/or from the relevant information of network side acquisition, and connects accordingly according to the moment foundation of this foundation.Described customized information and/or comprise a kind of or combination in any the following information: connect the time period of setting up from the relevant information that network side obtains; Connect the beginning or the concluding time of setting up; Connect the duration that the process of setting up allows; Connect and set up the number of times of attempting.
Described processing module 70 also is used for, and adopts access way at random or employing based on competition to connect foundation based on non-competing access way at random.
It should be noted that above-mentioned processing procedure is at organizing all interior MTC equipment, still, in actual applications, can also handle respectively the MTC equipment in organizing.At this moment, in the LTE system, the present invention also provides a kind of MTC equipment, comprising: receiver module is used for the RRC Paging message of PDSCH carrying of the PDCCH indication of the MTC-P-RNTI sign that receiving system reserves; Processing module is used for described RRC Paging message is responded.
Wherein, each module of apparatus of the present invention can be integrated in one, and also can separate deployment.Above-mentioned module can be merged into a module, also can further split into a plurality of submodules.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize by the mode that software adds essential general hardware platform, can certainly pass through hardware, but the former is better execution mode under a lot of situation.Based on such understanding, the part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product is stored in the storage medium, comprise that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be a personal computer, server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of each embodiment of the present invention.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that accompanying drawing is the schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment, module in the accompanying drawing or flow process might not be that enforcement the present invention is necessary.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the module in the device among the embodiment can be distributed in the device of embodiment according to the embodiment description, also can carry out respective change and be arranged in the one or more devices that are different from present embodiment.The module of the foregoing description can be merged into a module, also can further split into a plurality of submodules.
The invention described above embodiment sequence number is not represented the quality of embodiment just to description.
More than disclosed only be several specific embodiment of the present invention, still, the present invention is not limited thereto, any those skilled in the art can think variation all should fall into protection scope of the present invention.