Embodiment
Embodiment of the invention RN equipment distributes the quantity of the sub-district of cell ID as required; Confirm and the transmission cell information that the base station confirms that according to cell information needs are the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation, is RN devices allocation cell ID; And confirm and send assignment information according to the cell ID that distributes; Each sub-district corresponding district sign is confirmed according to the assignment information of receiving from the base station in sub-district of each cell ID unique identification wherein, RN equipment.Because by the base station is RN devices allocation cell ID, thereby avoid having saved artificial participation, reduced maintenance cost, improved allocative efficiency because the situation of the cell ID generation conflict that the RN OAM of different vendor distributes takes place.
Wherein, The cell ID of the embodiment of the invention can be ECGI (E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier; The universal land radio access web cellular global identity of evolution) or PCI (Physical Cell Identity; Physical-layer cell identifier), and other can the unique identification sub-district information.
The scheme of the embodiment of the invention can be applied in the LTE-A system, also can be applied in other systems that contain RN equipment.
The base station of the embodiment of the invention is the base station that can be connected with RN equipment, such as macro base station, donor base station (DeNB), Home eNodeB etc.
Below in conjunction with Figure of description the embodiment of the invention is described in further detail.
As shown in Figure 2, the embodiment of the invention distributes the system of cell ID to comprise: RN equipment 10 and base station 20.
RN equipment 10 is used for distributing as required the quantity of the sub-district of cell ID, confirms cell information, and sends cell informations to the base station that is connected with self 20, and according to the assignment information of receiving from base station 20, confirm each sub-district corresponding district mark.
Base station 20; Be used for confirming that according to the cell information of receiving needs are the quantity of the cell ID of RN equipment 10 distribution from RN equipment 10; And be that RN equipment 10 distributes cell IDs according to the quantity of confirming; Cell ID according to distributing is confirmed assignment information, and sends assignment information, wherein sub-district of each cell ID unique identification to RN equipment 10.
Wherein, RN equipment 10 can be with the quantity of sub-district that need to distribute cell ID as cell information.Such as three sub-districts of RN equipment 10 self-managements, need base station 20 to be these three cell allocation cell IDs, then can be with 3 as cell information; Accordingly, base station 20 is with the quantity of the number of cells of receiving as the cell ID that need distribute for RN equipment 10.
RN equipment 10 can also be with each cell ID particular value as cell information, and the cell ID particular value is the string number of predesignating, and can be complete 0, and is complete 1, can certainly be other numerals.Such as three sub-districts of RN equipment 10 self-managements, need base station 20 to be these three cell allocation cell IDs, the cell ID particular value of then confirming first sub-district is complete 0, and with complete 0 as cell information; The cell ID particular value of confirming second sub-district is complete 0, and with complete 0 as cell information; The cell ID particular value of confirming the 3rd sub-district is complete 1, and with complete 1 as cell information.That is to say that this mode needs base station 20 to distribute several cell IDs, just sets several cell ID particular values; Accordingly, base station 20 is the quantity of the cell ID particular value of the receiving quantity as the cell ID that need distribute for RN equipment 10, just with the cell information of receiving as being the quantity of the cell ID of RN equipment 10 distribution.
Wherein, base station 20 is that RN equipment 10 distributes cell IDs in the quantity of the cell ID of having confirmed to distribute for RN equipment 10 according to quantity, is 3 such as quantification, then be 3 cell IDs of RN equipment 10 distribution.
The cell ID that base station 20 need guarantee to distribute when distributing cell IDs for RN equipment 10 can sub-district of unique identification; The cell ID that distributes such as the cell ID of the sub-district that can check self-management and for other RN, guarantee can not be identical with above-mentioned these signs.
In force, base station 20 can be with each cell ID respectively as assignment information after having distributed cell ID, such as having distributed 3 cell IDs, then with each cell ID as an assignment information, 3 assignment information are promptly arranged; Accordingly, RN equipment 10 respectively as a cell ID, identifies each cell ID each assignment information respectively as a sub-district corresponding district.
Base station 20 can also be with the partial bit of each cell ID respectively as assignment information after having distributed cell ID; Accordingly, RN equipment 10 is filled all the other bits of cell ID after receiving assignment information, and according to the cell ID after filling, confirms each sub-district corresponding district sign.Such as cell ID is ECGI; Need to distribute 2 cell IDs; Then base station 20 can send to RN equipment 10 as an assignment information respectively by back 8 bit with each ECGI; RN equipment 10 after receiving two assignment information, according to preceding 44 bits of the ECGI of Donor cell (alms giver sub-district) respectively with two that receive after 8 bits form two new ECGI, and the ECGI that each is new is as a sub-district corresponding district sign.
The partial bit of each cell ID can be saved the bit number of transmission respectively as the mode of assignment information, promptly save transfer resource, improve efficiency of transmission and resource utilization.
In force, base station 20 can also be from all cell IDs that distribute selected a part of cell ID, each selected cell ID respectively as assignment information, is remained partial bit in each cell ID respectively as an assignment information; Accordingly, the bit number that RN equipment 10 takies according to cell information just knows that which assignment information is complete cell ID, and which assignment information is the part cell ID.
Wherein, RN equipment 10 can be set up in the process at X2 interface, or before the X2 interface foundation, or send cell informations to base station 20 in the X2 interface config update process.
X2 interface is positioned at the access network layer, and X2 is the logic interfacing between the base station, and each base station can exist X2 to be connected with a plurality of base stations neighboring.
Concrete, RN equipment 10 can place the cell information that needs to send in RRC (Radio Resource Control, Radio Resource control) message or X2-AP (X2 Application Protocol, the application layer signaling protocol) message and send.
Base station 20 can place RRC message or X2-AP message to send the assignment information that needs to send.
It is relevant that which kind of message concrete RN equipment 10 and base station 20 adopt follow RN equipment 10 under what scene, to send cell information respectively, and particular content can repeat no more at this referring to Fig. 7~11.
Base station 20 is being after RN equipment 10 distributes cell ID, can also the cell ID that distribute be reported the OAM equipment that is connected with self.
RN equipment 10 can also report the OAM equipment that is connected with self, i.e. RN OAM equipment with the cell ID of confirming after having confirmed sub-district corresponding district sign.
Preferable, RN equipment 10 can also assign by informing base station 10 cell IDs after having confirmed sub-district corresponding district sign.
As shown in Figure 3, the base station of the embodiment of the invention comprises: quantity determination module 200, distribution module 210 and first sending module 220.
Quantity determination module 200 is used for confirming that according to the cell information of receiving from RN equipment needs are the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation.
Distribution module 210, the quantity that is used for confirming according to quantity determination module 200 is RN devices allocation cell ID, wherein sub-district of each cell ID unique identification.
First sending module 220 is used for confirming assignment information according to the cell ID that distribution module 210 is distributed, and sends assignment information to RN.
Wherein, first sending module 220 can be with each cell ID respectively as assignment information, or with the partial bit of each cell ID respectively as assignment information.
First sending module 220 can send assignment information to RN through RRC message or X2-AP message.
Wherein, quantity determination module 200 when cell information is number of cells, with the number of cells of receiving as being the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation;
When quantity determination module 200 is the cell ID particular value at cell information, with the quantity of the cell ID particular value of receiving as being the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation.
Wherein, first sending module can also report the operation and maintenance system OAM equipment that is connected with self with the cell ID that distributes.
As shown in Figure 4, the RN equipment of the embodiment of the invention comprises: second sending module 100 and sign determination module 110.
Second sending module 100 is used for distributing as required the quantity of the sub-district of cell ID, confirms cell information, and sends cell information to the base station.
Sign determination module 110 is used for according to the assignment information of receiving from the base station, confirms each sub-district corresponding district sign, and wherein assignment information is that the base station is confirmed according to the cell ID for the RN devices allocation.
Wherein, second sending module 100 can be with the quantity of sub-district that need to distribute cell ID as cell information, or with each cell ID particular value as cell information.
Sign determination module 110 can be when assignment information be cell ID, and assignment information as cell ID, and is confirmed each sub-district corresponding district sign; When assignment information is the partial bit of cell ID, fills all the other bits of cell ID, and, confirm each sub-district corresponding district sign according to the cell ID after filling.
Sign determination module 110 can be set up in the process at X2 interface, or before the X2 interface foundation, or send cell information to the base station in the X2 interface config update process.
Further, sign determination module 110 can send cell information through RRC message or X2-AP message.
Preferable, second sending module 100 can also report the OAM equipment that is connected with self with the cell ID of confirming.
Preferable, second sending module can also assign by the informing base station cell ID.
As shown in Figure 5, the embodiment of the invention distributes the method for cell ID to comprise the following steps:
Step 501, base station confirm that according to the cell information of receiving from relaying RN equipment needs are the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation.
Step 502, base station are RN devices allocation cell ID according to the quantity of confirming, wherein sub-district of each cell ID unique identification.
Assignment information is confirmed according to the cell ID that distributes in step 503, base station, and sends assignment information to RN.
Wherein, can further include before the step 501:
The quantity that step 500, RN equipment distribute the sub-district of cell ID is as required confirmed cell information, and sends cell information to the base station.
Can further include after the step 503:
Step 504, RN equipment are confirmed each sub-district corresponding district sign according to the assignment information of receiving from the base station.
In the step 500, RN equipment can be with the quantity of sub-district that need to distribute cell ID as cell information.Such as three sub-districts of RN equipment self management, needing the base station is these three cell allocation cell IDs, then can be with 3 as cell information; Accordingly, in the step 501, the base station with the number of cells of receiving as being the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation.
RN equipment can also be with each cell ID particular value as cell information, and the cell ID particular value is the string number of predesignating, and can be complete 0, complete 1 or other numerals.Such as three sub-districts of RN equipment self management, needing the base station is these three cell allocation cell IDs, and the cell ID particular value of then confirming first sub-district is complete 0, and with complete 0 as cell information; The cell ID particular value of confirming second sub-district is complete 0, and with complete 0 as cell information; The cell ID particular value of confirming the 3rd sub-district is complete 1, and that is to say as cell information complete 1, and this mode needs base station 20 to distribute several cell IDs, just sets several sub-districts cell ID particular value; Accordingly, in the step 501, the base station with the quantity of the cell ID particular value of receiving as being the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation, just with the cell information of receiving as being the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation.
In the step 502, the base station is RN devices allocation cell ID in the quantity of the cell ID of having confirmed to distribute for RN equipment 10 according to quantity, is 3 such as quantification, then is 3 cell IDs of RN devices allocation.
The base station can sub-district of unique identification at the cell ID that need guarantee when the RN devices allocation cell ID to distribute; The cell ID that distributes such as the cell ID of the sub-district that can check self-management and for other RN, guarantee can not be identical with above-mentioned these signs.
In the step 503, the base station can be with each cell ID respectively as assignment information after having distributed cell ID, such as having distributed 3 cell IDs, then with each cell ID as an assignment information, 3 assignment information are promptly arranged; Accordingly, in the step 504, RN equipment respectively as a cell ID, identifies each cell ID each assignment information respectively as a sub-district corresponding district.
The base station can also be with the partial bit of each cell ID respectively as assignment information after having distributed cell ID; Accordingly, in the step 504, RN equipment is filled all the other bits of cell ID after receiving assignment information, and according to the cell ID after filling, confirms each sub-district corresponding district sign.Such as cell ID is ECGI; Need to distribute 2 cell IDs; Then the base station can send to RN equipment as an assignment information respectively by back 8 bit with each ECGI; RN equipment after receiving two assignment information, according to preceding 44 bits of the ECGI of Donor cell respectively with two that receive after 8 bits form two new ECGI, and the ECGI that each is new is as a sub-district corresponding district sign.
The partial bit of each cell ID can be saved transfer resource as the mode of assignment information respectively, improve efficiency of transmission and resource utilization.
In the step 503, the base station can also be from all cell IDs that distribute selected a part of cell ID, each selected cell ID respectively as assignment information, is remained partial bit in each cell ID respectively as an assignment information; Accordingly, in the step 504, the bit number that RN equipment takies according to cell information just knows that which assignment information is complete cell ID, and which assignment information is the part cell ID.
In the step 500, RN equipment can be set up in the process at X2 interface, or before the X2 interface foundation, or send cell informations to base station 20 in the X2 interface config update process.
Concrete, RN equipment can place RRC message or X2-AP message to send the cell information that needs to send.
In the step 503, the base station can place RRC message or X2-AP message to send the assignment information that needs to send.
It is relevant that which kind of message concrete RN equipment and base station adopt follow RN equipment under what scene, to send cell information respectively, and particular content can repeat no more at this referring to Fig. 7~Figure 11.
The base station can also report the OAM equipment that is connected with self with the cell ID that distributes after being RN devices allocation cell ID.
RN equipment can also report the OAM equipment that is connected with self, i.e. RN OAM equipment with the cell ID of confirming after having confirmed sub-district corresponding district sign.
Preferable, in the step 504, RN equipment can also assign by the informing base station cell ID after having confirmed sub-district corresponding district sign.
As shown in Figure 6, the embodiment of the invention confirms that the method for cell ID comprises the following steps:
The quantity that step 601, RN equipment distribute the sub-district of cell ID is as required confirmed cell information, and sends cell information to the base station.
Step 602, RN equipment are confirmed each sub-district corresponding district sign according to the assignment information of receiving from the base station, and wherein assignment information is that the base station is confirmed according to the cell ID for the RN devices allocation.
In the step 601, RN equipment will distribute the quantity of sub-district of cell ID as cell information; Or RN equipment with each cell ID particular value as cell information.
In the step 602, when assignment information was cell ID, RN equipment as cell ID, and was confirmed each sub-district corresponding district sign with assignment information;
When assignment information was the partial bit of cell ID, RN equipment was filled all the other bits of cell ID, and according to the cell ID after filling, confirmed each sub-district corresponding district sign.
In the step 601, RN equipment is set up in the process at X2 interface, or before the X2 interface foundation, or send cell information to the base station in the X2 interface config update process.
Further, RN equipment sends cell information through RRC message or X2-AP message.
Can further include after the step 602:
RN equipment reports the OAM equipment that is connected with self with the cell ID of confirming.
Can further include after the step 602:
RN equipment informing base station cell ID has assigned.
Wherein, the particular content of step 601 and step 602 can be respectively identical referring to step 500 and step 504, repeat no more at this.
Be that ECGI is that example is elaborated with cell ID below, cell ID is that the process of process and ECGI of PCI is similar, repeats no more.
As shown in Figure 7, first kind of X2 interface of the embodiment of the invention set up and distributed the method for cell ID to comprise the following steps: in the process
After step 701, the RN device power-up, set up in the process of X2 interface, in X2 SetupRequest (X2 sets up request) message, report the number of cells of RN equipment control to DeNB with DeNB.
The number of cells that step 702, DeNB ask according to RN; Each cell allocation sub-district ECGI for RN; And situation about setting up according to X2 interface; Send to RN equipment through X2 Setup Response (X2 sets up response) message or X2 Setup Failure (X2 sets up failure) message, promptly set up and successfully send X2 Setup Response, set up failure and send X2 Setup Failure.
Concrete, can in these two X2-AP message, increase a newly assigned cell identification list.
Wherein, the ECGI of all RN devices allocation that the ECGI that DeNB distributes can not manage for DeNB with the ECGI of the sub-district of DeNB management and DeNB is identical, promptly guarantees uniqueness.
Step 703, RN equipment are with the ECGI of the ECGI that receives as self-administered sub-district.
Optional, after the step 703, RN equipment can be initiated eNB Configuration Update (eNB confirms to upgrade) message to DeNB and is used for confirming to DeNB that notice DeNB cell ID has assigned.
Optional, DeNB can be after being RN devices allocation ECGI, all ECGI that RN is managed report DeNB OAM, thereby guarantee can not produce conflict when DeNB OAM is DeNB distribution sub-district ECGI later on.
Optional, RN equipment can report RN OAM with these ECGI after having obtained self-administered ECGI, thereby guarantees can not produce conflict when RN OAM is RN distribution sub-district ECGI later on.
As shown in Figure 8, embodiment of the invention X2 interface distributes the method for cell ID to comprise the following steps: before setting up
After step 801, the RN device power-up, before setting up X2 interface, report self-administered number of cells to DeNB, such as passing through Cell Identity Request (cell ID request) message through RRC message with DeNB.
Step 802, DeNB are according to the number of cells of RN device request; Back 8 bits of each the cell allocation ECGI that only is RN equipment for each the cell allocation sub-district ECGI or the DeNB of RN equipment; And send to RN equipment through RRC message; Such as through Cell Identity Response (cell ID response) message, or UnRRCReconfiguration (the Un Radio Resource is controlled and reshuffled) message.
If that comprise in the RRC message that step 803 RN equipment is received is ECGI, with the ECGI of the ECGI that receives as self-administered sub-district; If comprise back 8 bits of ECGI in the RRC message that RN equipment is received, RN equipment according to the ECGI of Donor cell before 44 bits form ECGI with back 8 bits of receiving, as the ECGI of self-administered sub-district.
The optional step of Fig. 8 is identical with Fig. 7's, repeats no more at this.
Because Fig. 8 adopts the transmission of eating dishes without rice or wine, if back 8 bits of transmission ECGI can be saved interface-free resources, compare the embodiment of the whole bits of other transmission ECGI, effect is more obvious.
As shown in Figure 9, distribute the method for cell ID to comprise the following steps: in first kind of X2 interface config update of embodiment of the invention process
Step 901, when needs increase the sub-district, RN equipment sends eNB Configuration Update (eNB config update) message to DeNB, in this message, RN equipment notice DeNB, the quantity of the newly-increased sub-district of RN equipment.
After step 902, DeNB receive eNB Configuration Update; According to the newly-increased number of cells of RN equipment is RN devices allocation ECGI, returns eNBConfiguration Update Acknowledge (the eNB config update affirmation) message that comprises newly assigned all ECGI to RN.
Concrete, can in eNB config update acknowledge message, increase a newly assigned cell identification list.
Step 903, RN equipment are with the ECGI of the ECGI that receives as self-administered sub-district.
The optional step of Fig. 9 is identical with Fig. 7's, repeats no more at this.
Shown in figure 10, second kind of X2 interface of the embodiment of the invention set up and distributed the method for cell ID to comprise the following steps: in the process
After step 1001, the RN device power-up, set up in the process of X2 interface, set up at X2 that all ECGI of RN equipment control are set to particular value (such as complete 0 or complete 1) in the request message, and send X2 Setup Request message with DeNB.
After step 1002, DeNB receive that X2 sets up request message; Identical to judge this be that the message sent of RN equipment (or is determined this message from RN equipment through other modes according to the Global eNB ID of Global eNB ID in the X2 request of setting up and DeNB; Such as informed source IP address; Or the ECGI of particular value); Confirm number of cells according to the quantity of ECGI then, be each cell allocation ECGI of RN equipment, and the X2 Setup Failure message of returning the X2 Setup Response message that comprises newly assigned all ECGI or comprising newly assigned all ECGI to RN equipment.
Concrete, can in these two X2-AP message, increase a newly assigned cell identification list.
Step 1003, RN equipment are with the ECGI of the ECGI that receives as self-administered sub-district.
The optional step of Figure 10 is identical with Fig. 7's, repeats no more at this.
Among Figure 10, also can accomplish through the RRC process, concrete mode can repeat no more at this referring to the mode of Fig. 8.
The ECGI particular value is not distributed to the sub-district use of DeNB and RN equipment control as the ECGI value.
Shown in figure 11, distribute the method for cell ID to comprise the following steps: in second kind of X2 interface config update of embodiment of the invention process
Step 1101, when needs increase the sub-district, RN equipment sends eNB Configuration Update message to DeNB, in this message, all ECGI that RN equipment oneself increases newly are set to particular value, such as complete 0 or complete 1.
After step 1102, DeNB receive eNB Configuration Update; According to the newly-increased number of cells of RN is that RN distributes ECGI; Return eNBConfiguration Update Acknowledge (the eNB config update affirmation) message that comprises newly assigned all ECGI to RN equipment.
This method need increase a newly assigned cell identification list in eNB config update acknowledge message.
Step 1103, RN equipment are with the ECGI of the ECGI that receives as self-administered sub-district;
The optional step of Figure 11 is identical with Fig. 7's, repeats no more at this.
Those skilled in the art should understand that embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or computer program.Therefore, the present invention can adopt the form of the embodiment of complete hardware embodiment, complete software implementation example or combination software and hardware aspect.And the present invention can be employed in the form that one or more computer-usable storage medium (including but not limited to magnetic disc store, CD-ROM, optical memory etc.) that wherein include computer usable program code go up the computer program of implementing.
The present invention is that reference is described according to the flow chart and/or the block diagram of method, equipment (system) and the computer program of the embodiment of the invention.Should understand can be by the flow process in each flow process in computer program instructions realization flow figure and/or the block diagram and/or square frame and flow chart and/or the block diagram and/or the combination of square frame.Can provide these computer program instructions to the processor of all-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, make the instruction of carrying out through the processor of computer or other programmable data processing device produce to be used for the device of the function that is implemented in flow process of flow chart or a plurality of flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or a plurality of square frame appointments.
These computer program instructions also can be stored in ability vectoring computer or the computer-readable memory of other programmable data processing device with ad hoc fashion work; Make the instruction that is stored in this computer-readable memory produce the manufacture that comprises command device, this command device is implemented in the function of appointment in flow process of flow chart or a plurality of flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or a plurality of square frame.
These computer program instructions also can be loaded on computer or other programmable data processing device; Make on computer or other programmable devices and to carry out the sequence of operations step producing computer implemented processing, thereby the instruction of on computer or other programmable devices, carrying out is provided for being implemented in the step of the function of appointment in flow process of flow chart or a plurality of flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or a plurality of square frame.
Although described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, in a single day those skilled in the art get the basic inventive concept could of cicada, then can make other change and modification to these embodiment.So accompanying claims is intended to be interpreted as all changes and the modification that comprises preferred embodiment and fall into the scope of the invention.
From the foregoing description, can find out: embodiment of the invention base station confirms that according to the cell information of receiving from RN equipment needs are the quantity of the cell ID of RN devices allocation; Quantity according to confirming is RN devices allocation cell ID; Sub-district of each cell ID unique identification wherein; And confirm assignment information, and send assignment information to RN according to the cell ID that distributes.
Because by the base station is RN devices allocation cell ID, thereby avoid having saved artificial participation, reduced maintenance cost, improved allocative efficiency because the situation of the cell ID generation conflict that the RN OAM of different vendor distributes takes place;
Further,, can accomplish cell ID and distribute, also alleviate the burden of OAM owing to do not need the participation of OAM.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the present invention and not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, belong within the scope of claim of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof if of the present invention these are revised with modification, then the present invention also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.