Embodiment
MDT measures except reporting the wireless environment situation that satisfies above-mentioned situation, also need confirm and report the geographical location information of UE at that time.The obtain manner of UE positional information can comprise usually: if UE has autonomous GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System; Global navigation satellite) function; Like GPS (Global Positioning System; Global positioning system), can directly utilize GPS to obtain the current position of UE.Because gps signal fading ratio is bigger under GPS cost height and the indoor scene, proposed to obtain the method for the position of UE at present, i.e. LCS (LoCation Service, positioning service) based on mobile communications network.LCS generally includes following several kinds of location technologies:
(1) based on Cell ID (cell ID) location, that is, combine other metrical informations through known Serving cell geography information, calculate the position of UE, like the TA+AOA method;
(2) UE monitors the pilot signal of a plurality of base stations simultaneously, obtains the time difference that signal arrives between the base station, confirms the position of UE through plural Hyperbolic Equation, like the OTDOA method;
(3) the GPS localization method (A-GNSS) of network assistance.Wherein GPS comprises GPS, Galileo and other possible navigation systems.The A-GNSS method is the work simplification of UE, cooperatively interacted by the location Calculation center of network side and UE and accomplishes location work.Can estimate the overhead satellite transit situation in this position according to the preliminary position of UE like network side,, and send to UE like ephemeris (ephemeris), almanac (almanac) and difference calibration information etc.UE can be optimized search and position fixing process as priori with it, reduces search time, reduces effect such as search signal level demand thereby play, and improves positioning performance.
The positional information of in the MDT measurement report, carrying UE can the auxiliary network side be optimized; But consider the influence of location to UE; In the prior art, the positional information among the MDT adopts " best-effort " (doing one's best) mode, promptly when UE reports the MDT measurement result; Can carry the geographical location information of usefulness, perhaps other information is so that can derive the geographical position of UE at that time.As in existing conclusion; If available GNSS positional information is arranged, then when reporting the MDT measurement report, carry this positional information, if do not have; Then report RF fingerprint information, network side can obtain the position of UE through this RF fingerprint information inference.Concrete regulation comprises:
During Logged MDT measured, the following geography information that network relies on UE to report identified the sub-district and the position of UE in this sub-district at UE place:
Measure the ECGI (E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier, E-UTRAN sub-district overall identification) of Serving cell when taking place, be essential option;
If the GNSS positional information can be used when measuring generation, then as the positional information content that reports, the GNSS positional information that reports comprises longitude and latitude, if available, also can comprise height;
If the GNSS positional information is unavailable when measure taking place, UE need report RF fingerprint information, comprising: the PCI/PSC+RSRP/CPICH RSCP of 6 co-frequency neighbor cells at the most.The signal strength measurement of the adjacent sub-district, this surrounding, position that network side can report according to UE is derived the general at that time position of UE.
In addition, stipulated that also the position information process mode among the immediate MDT is the same with Logged MDT processing mode.
But in mobile communications network, the acquisition mode of UE position can also obtain through the Signalling exchange of mobile network's side except the autonomous GNSS of UE locatees, and promptly LCS obtains the UE current position information.And in the present regulation, when the positional information among the MDT adopts " best-effort " mode, do not comprise the situation of LCS positional information.
Problem to above prior art existence; The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of MDT position information process mechanism; When making the MDT measurement and report more accurate positional information can be provided as far as possible, thereby can satisfy the needs of network self-organization, improve the effect of network self-organization.
In the MDT position information process mechanism that the embodiment of the invention provides, when MDT measured generation, if the LCS positional information of UE can be used, then UE noted it as current MDT measurement corresponding position information, and in subsequent process, reports network side.
In brief, the flow process of the MDT position information processing method that the embodiment of the invention provided can be as shown in Figure 1, comprising:
Step 101, UE obtains LCS positioning result (comprise the UE positional information of orienting in the positioning result, below abbreviate locating result information as locating information) this LCS locating information of back storage through LCS, and the opening timing device;
Step 102, when MDT measure to take place, if this timer is not overtime, the positional information when then confirming that according to the LCS locating information of noting current MDT measures, and report network side with the MDT metrical information through the positional information of determining.
To combine accompanying drawing below, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is carried out clear, complete description, obviously, described embodiment is a part of embodiment of the present invention, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skills are obtained under the prerequisite of not making creative work belongs to the scope that the present invention protects.
Embodiment one
Referring to Fig. 2, the UE that present embodiment provides reports the flow process of its location dependent information through the MDT measurement report, and this flow process can may further comprise the steps:
Step 201, UE receives the immediateMDT configuration information that E-UTRAN (evolution-land radio access web) sends, and uses this configuration information and carries out the MDT measurement configuration, and start immediate MDT measurement.
Step 202; (want to know the positional information of oneself like the user) for a certain reason; UE begins the LCS position fixing process, thereby obtains own current position information, and the LCS position fixing process can be through realizing with E-SMLC (evolution-Serving Mobile Location Center) alternately.UE stores the LCS positioning result get off, and opening timing device T1 (timing length of timer T1 can set up on their own, can be fixed value; Like 10s; Also can change according to the current motion state of UE and set, as at a slow speed UE (3km/h), timer T1 can be set to about 20s; For UE (30km/h) fast, timer T1 can be set to about 5s).
Step 203~204, subsequently, owing to satisfy periodicity or trigger conditions, UE need report the MDT measurement report, if this moment, UE recorded useful LCS positioning result, then in the MDT measurement report, carries this LCS positioning result and reports network side.Wherein, under the not overtime situation of timer T1, the LCS positioning result that UE write down can be considered to useful positioning result; Further, consider required precision, and positioning accuracy LCS positioning result not overtime at timer T1 meets under the situation of required precision, can the LCS positioning result that UE write down be regarded as useful positioning result.
UE obtains the locating information except adopting the LCS mode, also can adopt other modes to obtain locating information, and to this situation, this step can also be embodied as:
Under the not overtime situation of timer T1; UE had both recorded the LCS positioning result; Also record the useful positions information that UE obtains through autonomous locate modes such as GNSS; Then UE judges the positioning result up-to-date (promptly nearest apart from the current time) which kind of mode obtains, and selects up-to-date positioning result to be filled in the MDT measurement report as useful positions information.Further, consider required precision, UE can judge after judging up-to-date positioning result whether this positioning result meets required precision, if meet, thinks that then this positioning result is useful positioning result and inserts the MDT measurement report; Otherwise thinking does not have useful positioning result, thereby reports information such as RF fingerprint;
Under the not overtime situation of timer T1; UE records the LCS positioning result; But do not record the useful positions information that obtains through autonomous locate modes such as GNSS (like the positional information of recent record; Perhaps recent write down and positional information that meet required precision), then carry out according to step 203~204 of above-mentioned flow process;
Timer T1 is overtime; But if UE obtains useful positions information (like the positional information of recent record through GNSS location or other locate modes; Perhaps recent write down and positional information that meet required precision), then UE can carry this useful positions information in the MDT measurement report; Otherwise, report information such as RFfingerprint.
Timer T1 is overtime, and UE locatees through GNSS or other locate modes obtain useful positions information, and then UE reports RF fingerprint information.
In the above flow process, can judge in the following manner whether positional information meets required precision: define the band of position or scope according to positional information, reach a conclusion thereby parameter and the parameter preset thresholding that will be used to characterize this zone or range accuracy compare.Such as, can the band of position or scope that positional information defined is regular for circular, judge that whether this circular radius surpasses setting threshold (like 50m), then do not show that precision meets the requirements if surpass, otherwise precision is undesirable.
Can find out through above description; Subscriber equipment this locating information of storage and opening timing device after obtaining the LCS locating information that immediate MDT measures have been disposed; When immediate MDT measures generation; Under the not overtime situation of this timer, confirm to measure corresponding position information of user equipment with MDT and report according to the LCS locating information.Thereby the position information of user equipment when having remedied MDT measurement in the prior art does not on the one hand comprise the blank of LCS positional information; On the other hand because UE because the needs that MDT measures and (or special) triggered location separately, has therefore improved the accuracy of position information of user equipment when MDT measures under the situation that does not increase the UE power consumption.On the one hand, carry out Accuracy Matching again, make the positional information that reports network side can reach certain required precision, thereby better foundation is provided for the freedom of network decision-making through location information.
Embodiment two
Referring to Fig. 3, the UE that present embodiment provides reports the flow process of its location dependent information through the MDT measurement report, and this flow process can may further comprise the steps:
Step 301 (is wanted to know the positional information of oneself) for a certain reason like the user, UE begins the LCS position fixing process, thereby obtains own current position information, and the LCS position fixing process can be through realizing with E-SMLC alternately.UE stores the LCS positioning result get off, and opening timing device T2, and the setting means of timer T2 can repeat no more at this with the setting means of timer T1 in the flow process shown in Figure 2.
Step 302, subsequently, UE receives the immediate MDT configuration information that E-UTRAN sends, and uses this configuration information and carries out the MDT measurement configuration, and start immediate MDT measurement.
Step 303~304, owing to satisfy periodicity or trigger conditions, UE need report the MDT measurement report, if this moment, UE recorded useful LCS positioning result, then in the MDT measurement report, carries this LCS positioning result and reports network side; If UE does not have useful LCS positioning result, then UE can report RF fingerprint information.Wherein, under the not overtime situation of timer T2, the LCS positioning result that UE write down can be considered to useful positioning result; Further, consider required precision, and positioning accuracy LCS positioning result not overtime at timer T2 meets under the situation of required precision, can the LCS positioning result that UE write down be regarded as useful positioning result.
Wherein, the various implementations of step 303~304, identical or close with corresponding steps implementation described in the embodiment one, repeat no more at this.
Can find out through above description; Subscriber equipment this locating information of storage and opening timing device after obtaining the LCS locating information that immediate MDT measures have been disposed; When immediate MDT measures generation; Under the not overtime situation of this timer, confirm to measure corresponding position information of user equipment with MDT and report according to the LCS locating information.Thereby the position information of user equipment when having remedied MDT measurement in the prior art does not on the one hand comprise the blank of LCS positional information; On the other hand because UE not because MDT measures or reporting measurement result's needs and (or special) triggered location separately, has therefore improved the accuracy of position information of user equipment when MDT measures under the situation that does not increase the UE power consumption.On the one hand, carry out Accuracy Matching again, make the positional information that reports network side can reach certain required precision, thereby better foundation is provided for the freedom of network decision-making through location information.
Embodiment three
Referring to Fig. 4, the UE that present embodiment provides reports the flow process of its location dependent information through the MDT measurement report, and this flow process can may further comprise the steps:
Step 401, the UE that is in connection status uses this configuration information and carries out the MDT measurement configuration after receiving the logged MDT configuration information that E-UTRAN sends.
Step 402 (is wanted to know the positional information of oneself) for a certain reason like the user, UE begins the LCS position fixing process, thereby obtains own current position information, and the LCS position fixing process can be through realizing with E-SMLC alternately.UE stores the LCS positioning result get off, and opening timing device T3, for the timing time length that timer T3 sets can be greater than the timer T1 in the flow process shown in Figure 2 or greater than the timer T2 in the flow process shown in Figure 3.
Step 403 after UE gets into IDLE (free time) state, is opened logged MDT and is measured.When satisfying periodicity or trigger conditions; The MDT measuring amount that UE record is relevant (like the RSRP of Serving cell this moment, RSRQ etc.); If this moment current useful LCS positioning result, then UE notes this LCS positioning result as the MDT measuring amount corresponding position information of current record.Wherein, under the not overtime situation of timer T3, the LCS positioning result that UE write down can be considered to useful positioning result; Further, consider required precision, and positioning accuracy LCS positioning result not overtime at timer T3 meets under the situation of required precision, can the LCS positioning result that UE write down be regarded as useful positioning result.
UE obtains the locating information except adopting the LCS mode, also can adopt other modes to obtain locating information, and to this situation, this step can also be embodied as:
Under the not overtime situation of timer T3; UE had both recorded the LCS positioning result; Also record the useful positions information that UE obtains through autonomous locate modes such as GNSS; Then UE judges the positioning result up-to-date (promptly nearest apart from the current time) which kind of mode obtains, and selects up-to-date positioning result to be filled in the MDT measurement report as useful positions information.Further, consider required precision, UE can judge after judging up-to-date positioning result whether this positioning result meets required precision, if meet, thinks that then this positioning result is useful positioning result and inserts the MDT measurement report; Otherwise thinking does not have useful positioning result, thereby reports information such as RF fingerprint;
Under the not overtime situation of timer T3; UE records the LCS positioning result; But do not record the useful positions information that obtains through autonomous locate modes such as GNSS (like the positional information of recent record; Perhaps recent write down and positional information that meet required precision), then carry out according to the step 403 of above-mentioned flow process;
Timer T3 is overtime; But if UE obtains useful positions information (like the positional information of recent record through GNSS location or other locate modes; Perhaps recent write down and positional information that meet required precision), then UE can carry this useful positions information in the MDT measurement report; Otherwise, report information such as RFfingerprint.
Timer T3 is overtime, and UE locatees through GNSS or other locate modes obtain useful positions information, and then UE reports RF fingerprint information.
After step 404, UE get into connected state, give network side with the MDT reporting measuring result of record.
Can find out through above description; Subscriber equipment this locating information of storage and opening timing device after obtaining the LCS locating information that logged MDT measures have been disposed; When logged MDT measures generation; Under the not overtime situation of this timer, confirm to measure corresponding position information of user equipment with MDT and report according to the LCS locating information.Thereby the position information of user equipment when having remedied MDT measurement in the prior art does not on the one hand comprise the blank of LCS positional information; On the other hand owing to UE independent (or especially) triggered location, the accuracy of position information of user equipment when therefore under the situation that does not increase the UE power consumption, having improved the MDT measurement because of the needs of MDT measurement and report.On the one hand, carry out Accuracy Matching again, make the positional information that reports network side can reach certain required precision, thereby better foundation is provided for the freedom of network decision-making through location information.
Need to prove, measured, disposed the loggedMDT measurement again if UE has both disposed immediate MDT; Then UE is carrying out can opening 2 timers behind the LCS location; Like first timer and second timer, wherein, the first timer timing is less than the timing of second timer.When UE in connection status following time, carry out immediate MDT and measure because of reasons such as cycle or incident trigger, use first timer to confirm whether the LCS locating information available this moment; As UE during in idle condition, carry out MDT according to the loggedMDT measurement configuration and measure, at this moment, use second timer to confirm whether the LCS locating information is available.In addition, when this subscriber equipment carries out the LCS location, can restart first timer and second timer.
In sum; In the above embodiment of the present invention; Because subscriber equipment is this locating information of storage and opening timing device after obtaining the LCS locating information, therefore can be when the MDT measurement takes place, under the not overtime situation of this timer; Confirm to measure corresponding position information of user equipment with MDT and report according to the LCS locating information; Thereby filled up on the one hand the blank that position information of user equipment when MDT measures in the prior art does not comprise the LCS positional information, on the other hand because UE not because MDT and triggered location separately, has therefore improved the accuracy of position information of user equipment when MDT measures under the situation that does not increase the UE power consumption.On the one hand, carry out Accuracy Matching again, make the positional information that reports network side can reach certain required precision, thereby better foundation is provided for the freedom of network decision-making through location information.In addition; The embodiment of the invention is measured to measure with logged MDT for immediate MDT and all is suitable for, meet current in the MDT measurement to the processing requirements of position information of user equipment: the position information process mode among the immediate MDT is consistent with Logged MDT processing mode.
Embodiment four
Similar with above embodiment, present embodiment has been described UE and has been recorded under the situation of GNSS locating information, when carrying out the MDT measurement and report, utilizes this GNSS locating information to carry out the flow process of MDT measurement and report as the UE current location information.Its process can comprise:
Subscriber equipment be because certain need open GNSS location, and after obtaining the GNSS locating information through the GNSS location, stores this GNSS locating information and opening timing device;
When MDT measures generation; If said timer is not overtime and the GNSS locating information of storage meets required precision; Positional information when then this subscriber equipment confirms that with the GNSS locating information of storage current MDT measures, and the positional information of determining reported network side (reporting together as the positional information of determining is carried on the MDT measurement report) with MDT measurement result information; Otherwise the information that adjacent cell signal strength etc. can be used for deriving location of user equipment reports network side with MDT measurement result information.Wherein, judging whether the GNSS locating information meets the method for required precision can be with reference to the corresponding description among embodiment one, embodiment two or the embodiment three.
Can find out through above flow process, in the embodiment of the invention, when reporting the MDT measurement report; Not only to consider the real-time of the positional information that UE writes down; Also to consider the precision of positional information, thereby improve the validity of the positional information that reports, better foundation is provided for freedom of networkization.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of subscriber equipment, can be applicable to the flow process of the foregoing description one, embodiment two or embodiment three.
As shown in Figure 5, the subscriber equipment that the embodiment of the invention provides can comprise:
LCS locating module 501 is used for obtaining the LCS locating information through positioning service LCS;
Timer control module 502 is used for after LCS locating module 501 obtains the LCS locating information and stores this LCS locating information the opening timing device;
Timer 503 is used for carrying out timing according to preset timing;
Measurement and report module 504; Be used for when MDT measures generation, judging whether said timer is overtime, if not overtime; Positional information when then determining current MDT and measure according to the LCS positional information of storage, and the positional information of determining reported network side with MDT measurement result information; Otherwise, adjacent cell signal strength is reported network side with MDT measurement result information.
In the above-mentioned subscriber equipment, measurement and report module 504 can be under the not overtime situation of timer 503, and LCS locating module 501 is obtained and the LCS locating information of the storage positional information when confirming as current MDT and measuring.Further, measurement and report module 504 can be under the not overtime situation of timer 503, after the positioning accuracy of judging the LCS locating information of storage meets required precision, and the positional information when the LCS locating information of storage is confirmed as current MDT and measured.
In the above-mentioned subscriber equipment; Measurement and report module 504 can be under the not overtime situation of timer 503; LCS locating module 501 is obtained and the LCS locating information of storage compares through the locating information that other locate modes obtain with said subscriber equipment the positional information the when locating information that wherein acquires is recently confirmed as current MDT measurement.Further, measurement and report module 504 can be after the positioning accuracy of judging the locating information acquire recently meet required precision, the positional information when this locating information is confirmed as current MDT and measured.
In the above-mentioned subscriber equipment; Measurement and report module 504 also can be under the overtime situation of timer 503; If said subscriber equipment obtains to have locating information through other locate modes; Judge then whether the time gap current time that obtains locating information through other locate modes surpasses and set duration, if do not surpass, the positional information when then this locating information being confirmed as current MDT and measures; Otherwise, obtain MDT and measure adjacent cell signal strength when taking place, and said adjacent cell signal strength is reported network side with MDT measurement result information.
In the above-mentioned subscriber equipment; Measurement and report module 504 also can be under the overtime situation of timer 503; If said subscriber equipment obtains to have locating information through other locate modes; Then set duration confirming to surpass, and the positioning accuracy of this locating information is when meeting required precision, the positional information when this locating information is confirmed as the current MDT that satisfies report condition and measured through the time gap current time that other locate modes obtain locating information; Otherwise, obtain MDT and measure adjacent cell signal strength when taking place, and said adjacent cell signal strength is reported network side with MDT measurement result information.
In the above-mentioned subscriber equipment, when said user device configuration had Immediate MDT to measure, timer control module 502 opening timing devices 503 also were provided with short timing; When Immediate MDT measures generation, if timer 503 is not overtime, the positional information when then measurement and report module 504 confirms that according to the LCS locating information of storage current MDT measures; When said user device configuration had Logged MDT to measure, timer control module 502 opening timing devices 503 also were provided with long timing; When LoggedMDT measures generation, if timer 506 is not overtime, the positional information when then measurement and report module 504 confirms that according to the LCS locating information of storage current MDT measures.
Need to prove; The above embodiment of the present invention is that the processing procedure with UE location information in the network architecture of evolvement network is that example is described; Those skilled in the art should be understood that the embodiment of the invention not only can be applicable to evolvement network, also can be applicable to the network of other frameworks.
When above-mentioned user device configuration had Immediate MDT to measure, the timing length that timer control module 502 is provided with timer 503 was first duration; When above-mentioned user device configuration had Logged MDT to measure, the timing length that timer control module 502 is provided with timer 503 was second duration; Wherein, first duration is less than second duration.
Above-mentioned subscriber equipment had both disposed Immediate MDT and had measured, and when disposing Logged MDT measurement again, this subscriber equipment can comprise 2 timers, and is as shown in Figure 6, and wherein, the timing length of timer 503 is less than the timing length of timer 506; Accordingly, when user device configuration has ImmediateMDT to measure, timer control module opening timing device 503; When Immediate MDT measure to take place, if timer 503 is not overtime, the positional information when then the measurement and report module specifically is used for confirming that according to the LCS locating information of storage current MDT measures; When user device configuration has Logged MDT to measure, timer control module 502 opening timing devices 506; When Logged MDT measures generation, if timer 506 is not overtime, the positional information when then measurement and report module 504 confirms that according to the LCS locating information of storage current MDT measures.
Another embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of subscriber equipment, can be applicable to the flow process of the foregoing description four.This subscriber equipment can comprise:
The GNSS locating module is used for obtaining the GNSS locating information through GNSS;
The timer control module is used for after said GNSS locating module obtains the GNSS locating information and stores this GNSS locating information the opening timing device;
Timer is used for carrying out timing according to preset timing;
The measurement and report module; Be used for when MDT measures generation; Judge whether overtime whether said timer and this GNSS positional information meet required precision; If not overtime and this GNSS positional information meets required precision, the positional information when then said subscriber equipment is confirmed as the GNSS positional information of storage current MDT and measured, and the positional information of determining reported network side with MDT measurement result information; Otherwise, adjacent cell signal strength is reported network side with MDT measurement result information.
Also need to prove; The above embodiment of the present invention is that the processing procedure of example location information is described with UE; Those skilled in the art should be understood that; The embodiment of the invention not only can be applicable to UE, also can be applicable to other types and need carry out the subscriber equipment that MDT measured and reported the MDT measurement result.
Through the description of above execution mode, 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 be come out with the embodied of software product; This computer software product is stored in the storage medium, comprise some instructions with so that a station terminal equipment (can be mobile phone, personal computer; Server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of each embodiment of the present invention.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; Should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; Can also make some improvement and retouching, these improvement and retouching also should be looked protection scope of the present invention.