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To combine accompanying drawing of the present invention below, technical scheme of the present invention is carried out clear, intactly description, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills are not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the present invention's protection.
The embodiment of the invention one provides a kind of cell switching control method of supporting the multi-communication standard wireless communication terminal, and referring to Fig. 1, said method comprises:
11: when wireless communication terminal carried out the switching between different system cell at needs, the network management device in current area sent a type handoff request message;
12: to said wireless communication terminal type of issuing switching response message, said type of switching response message comprises switching control information to network management device according to said type of handoff request message;
13: wireless communication terminal determines whether to carry out current class switching flow according to said switching control information.
Above-mentioned wireless communication terminal can be supported multiple communication standard, but does not possess traditional different system switching capability.
Further, comprise message type information and target cell information to be selected in above-mentioned type of handoff request message; When wireless communication terminal was supported more than three kinds communication standard, said type of handoff request message also comprised the standard precedence information, the preferential communication standard that switches of said standard precedence information indication wireless communication terminal.
By above-mentioned visible; The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention; The wireless communication terminal that does not possess traditional different system switching capability need carry out different system when switching; At first, wireless communication terminal and network management device are consulted fully, carried out follow-up operation according to the result who consults through the information interaction between wireless communication terminal and the network management device; Solved and carried out the problem that the switching of different system is brought voluntarily by the wireless communication terminal that does not possess different system switching capability in the prior art; Can make the terminal use to keeping balance between the demand of business and the demand of Virtual network operator, improve the efficient of network management and Resource Allocation in Networks, improve the overall performance of system management.
Wireless communication terminal in the embodiment of the invention is for supporting the terminal of at least two kinds of communication standards, and promptly this wireless communication terminal has the ability of supporting multi-communication standard.For example; Have a plurality of wireless communication modules in this wireless communication terminal; The communication standard that each wireless communication module is supported is inequality, and wherein, each wireless communication module can provide the transfer function of data through the transmitting/receiving wireless signal; And the communication standard that each wireless communication module is supported can be but be not limited to following several kinds: global system for mobile communications (Global System forMobile Communications; GSM), code division multiple access (Code Division MultipleAccess, CDMA), (Long Term Evolution LTE) waits the communication standard that cell mobile communication systems adopted to Long Term Evolution; And Wireless Fidelity (Wireless Fidelity, the communication standard that Wi-Fi) is adopted in the WLAN such as grade.
For the ease of the clear technical scheme of describing the embodiment of the invention; In inventive embodiment; Adopted printed words such as " first ", " second " that function is distinguished with essentially identical identical entry of effect or similar item, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that printed words such as " first ", " second " do not limit quantity and execution order.
A kind of cell switching control method of multi-communication standard wireless communication terminal of supporting that provides in the face of the embodiment of the invention two down specifies, and referring to Fig. 2, specifically comprises following processing:
11: wireless communication terminal is confirmed to carry out different system and is switched, and at least two kinds of communication standards of said wireless communication terminal support, said wireless communication terminal do not possess traditional different system switching capability.
When wireless communication terminal is about to leave current area entering another one sub-district; The signal of the current area that wireless communication terminal receives inevitable more and more a little less than; And the signal of the received sub-district that is getting into of wireless communication terminal also will be more and more stronger; And the communication standard that detects current area and the sub-district that getting into when wireless communication terminal is not simultaneously, confirms to carry out different system and switches.For example; When the wireless communication terminal that is positioned under the LTE communication standard is found detected Reference Signal Received Power (Reference Signal Receiving Power; RSRP) more and more littler, perhaps, this wireless communication terminal is found detected CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Check; When CRC) bad code check is increasingly high; Be indicated as this wireless communication terminal provide service current area signal more and more a little less than, switch if will keep the normal transmission of data that the sub-district need take place, detect the communication standard of the communication standard Different L TE that learns the Target cell that can insert when this wireless communication terminal; As when being the cdma communication standard, above-mentioned wireless communication terminal confirms that the class that need carry out between different system cell switches.In embodiments of the present invention; In order to distinguish mutually with traditional different system switching flow; The wireless communication terminal that does not possess traditional different system switching capability is carried out scene type of the being referred to as switching that different system is switched; But this title is not carried out concrete qualification, be appreciated that can directly be referred to as to switch yet.
At this, current area refers to current for wireless communication terminal provides the sub-district of service, or is referred to as the cell-of-origin, and the sub-district that is getting into refers to the Target cell that wireless communication terminal will switch to.These sub-districts WAP institute cell covered in the WLAN such as base station institute's cell covered and Wi-Fi in the cellular networks such as GSM, CDMA, LTE.
12: the network management device of wireless communication terminal in current area sends a type handoff request message.
Wireless communication terminal is before carrying out type switching; Network management device (like base station or WAP) to current area sends a type handoff request message; At this, concrete title and the implementation to message do not limit, for example; Original message realizes above-mentioned type of handoff request message in can the employing system, also can in system, increase above-mentioned class handoff request message in a piece of news conduct.Wireless communication terminal utilize such handoff request message to inform network management device it need carry out different system and switches, thereby guaranteed that Virtual network operator can know terminal use's behavior, and operate accordingly and manage follow-up.
Can comprise message type information and communication standard information to be selected in the above-mentioned type of handoff request message; This this message of message type information indication is carried out the request message that different system is switched for the wireless communication terminal request; The communication standard that this communication standard information indication wireless communication terminal to be selected request switches to; Optional; Can also comprise target cell information to be selected (information relevant) in the above-mentioned type handoff request message with Target cell to be selected, like the signal strength signal intensity of cell ID (ID) and each Target cell to be selected etc., exemplary; Referring to Fig. 3 (a), above-mentioned type of handoff request message drawn together required information in message type information, communication standard information to be selected and target cell information to be selected and other transmission of messages.
Further, referring to Fig. 3 (b), when wireless communication terminal was supported more than three kinds communication standard, said type of handoff request message also comprised the standard precedence information, and said standard precedence information is used to indicate the preferential communication standard that switches of wireless communication terminal.Particularly; Said standard precedence information is a Target cell standard priority list, said Target cell standard priority list by wireless communication terminal according to one or more generations in the communication standard information of the signal quality of each neighbor cell of current area, customization and the ability of wireless communication terminal self (communication standard of supporting like wireless communication terminal).This Target cell standard priority list can be to generate in advance and be kept in the wireless communication terminal; Also can, the different system of each generation dynamically generate when switching; For example, first adjacent area of current area has been adopted different communication standards respectively with second adjacent area, if first signal quality of adjacent cells is better than second signal quality of adjacent cells; Then the priority of the communication standard of this first adjacent area just is higher than the priority of the communication standard of this second adjacent area; Perhaps, when wireless communication terminal is supported first communication standard and do not supported the second communication standard, then in the standard priority list, can only comprise first communication standard.Perhaps; The terminal use also can be according to the service needed of oneself, for the communication standard of preferentially selecting for use is provided with higher priority, for example; When the communication standard information indication of customization is preferentially adopted first communication standard, then be that first communication standard is provided with higher priority.
Referring to table 1, shown when wireless communication terminal is supported LTE, WCDMA and three kinds of communication standards of GPRS a kind of example of the Target cell standard priority list that is generated.
Table 1
Priority |
Highest |
Second advanced |
Lowermost level |
Communication standard |
LTE |
WCDMA |
GPRS |
Through above-mentioned standard precedence information; The demand that both can reflect the terminal use to network management device; Guarantee that the terminal use enjoys corresponding service; The also relevant information when network management device provides different system to switch in time is convenient to network management device and is normally carried out what the management of handover operation and follow-up different system were switched.
13: to said wireless communication terminal type of issuing switching response message, said type of switching response message comprises switching control information to network management device according to said type of handoff request message.
Above-mentioned type of switching response message is the feedback message of network management device to class handoff request message; Network management device can allow wireless communication terminal to insert destinations traffic standard or Target cell through the indication of the switching control information in type switching response message, perhaps refuses wireless communication terminal and inserts destinations traffic standard or Target cell.
Further; The embodiment of the invention also comprises step 13a: network management device is according to predetermined management strategy; To said wireless communication terminal type of issuing switching response message, wherein, said management strategy comprises following at least one or its combination according to said type of handoff request message:
Preferential communication standard, the Congestion Level SPCC of Target cell and the type of service of switching of customization of wireless communication terminal.
Network management device is made a strategic decision according to above-mentioned management strategy based on class handoff request message; Generate a type switching response message; And by the concrete operations mode of the indication of the switching control information in such switching response message to this switching flow; Exemplary, when first communication standard is the preferential communication standard that switches of wireless communication terminal, then switching controls indication information indication wireless communication terminal switches under first communication standard; Perhaps, when the first Target cell Congestion Level SPCC hour, then switching controls indication information indication wireless communication terminal switches to this first Target cell; Perhaps, when the type of service of customization only was useful in for first communication standard following time, then switching controls indication information indication wireless communication terminal switches under first communication standard.Wherein, this switching control information can comprise following content:
(1) message type information, the class handoff response information of this this message of message type information indication for class handoff request information is fed back;
(2) respond style information, the indication of this respond style information is to the respond style of current switching flow, comprises a kind of in first respond style, second respond style and the 3rd respond style at least at respond style described in type switching flow once;
Under said first respond style, allow wireless communication terminal to switch to the destinations traffic standard;
Under said second respond style, forbid that wireless communication terminal switches to the destinations traffic standard;
Under said the 3rd respond style, only allow wireless communication terminal after switching to the destinations traffic standard, to use intended service, perhaps, only allow to use in the predetermined amount of time of wireless communication terminal after switching to the destinations traffic standard professional.For example, only allow mobile phone after switching to the destinations traffic standard, to use SMS service, and can not use talk business; Perhaps, only allow to use in mobile phone 1 hour after switching to the destinations traffic standard professional, and after 1 hour, no longer service is provided for this cellphone subscriber.
When the respond style of said switching control information indication is first respond style or the 3rd respond style; Such switching response message also comprises the target cell information of agreeing access; So that carry out follow-up handover operation; And when the respond style of switching control information indication is second respond style,, need not to carry again the information of Target cell in type switching response message owing to stopped this switching flow.The target cell information that above-mentioned agreement inserts mainly comprises type and other relevant informations of the Target cell of agreeing to insert of the communication standard of the Target cell of agreeing to insert.
(3) type of the communication standard of the Target cell of agreement access.
When wireless communication terminal through class handoff request message when network management device has reported a plurality of communication standard to be selected, network management device need specify one to agree the communication standard that inserts to wireless communication terminal, like CDMA.
(4) other relevant informations of the Target cell of agreement access.
This information is option; Mainly comprise district pilots and the sub-district ID of the Target cell that the agreement under the respective communication standard inserts etc.; These information are handed down to wireless communication terminal through the class switching response message; So that wireless communication terminal switches, accelerate the speed of switching, guarantee professional continuity and stability.
Perhaps, other relevant informations of the Target cell that above-mentioned agreement inserts can be set in switching control information also, saving system resource, and directly choose arbitrary sub-district under the communication standard of agreeing to insert by wireless communication terminal as Target cell.
Three kinds of respond styles through above-mentioned setting; Network management device has been realized management and the control to the switching of the different system of wireless communication terminal; Guaranteed the managerial ability of Virtual network operator to the terminal; Virtual network operator can more reasonably be made assessment to the idling-resource of system, more effectively available network resources is distributed, and improves the overall performance of system.
14: wireless communication terminal determines whether to carry out current class switching flow according to said switching control information.
Wireless communication terminal carries out corresponding operating according to said switching control information to current switching flow.When above-mentioned switching control information indication allowed to carry out current class switching flow, wireless communication terminal continued current class handover operation or continues current class handover operation but the reserve part function; When above-mentioned switching control information indication was forbidden carrying out current class switching flow, wireless communication terminal stopped current class handover operation, resides in current area.Concrete processing is following:
Wireless communication terminal carries out current switching flow and carries out corresponding operating according to the negotiation result that itself and network management device switch this different system, comprises following three kinds of modes at least:
First kind of mode: wireless communication terminal finishes current switching flow according to said switching control information, resides in current area;
The second way: wireless communication terminal finishes current switching flow according to said switching control information, resides in wireless communication terminal and continues current switching flow according to said switching control information, switches to the Target cell under the corresponding communication standard;
The third mode: wireless communication terminal finishes current switching flow according to said switching control information; Reside in wireless communication terminal and continue current switching flow according to said switching control information; Switch to the Target cell under the corresponding communication standard, in this Target cell, only use intended service or only use business in the section at the fixed time.
By above-mentioned visible; The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention; The wireless communication terminal that does not possess traditional different system switching capability need carry out different system when switching; At first, wireless communication terminal and network management device are consulted fully, carried out follow-up operation according to the result who consults through the information interaction between wireless communication terminal and the network management device; Solved and carried out the problem that the switching of different system is brought voluntarily by the wireless communication terminal that does not possess different system switching capability in the prior art; Can make the terminal use to keeping balance between the demand of business and the demand of Virtual network operator, improve the efficient of network management and Resource Allocation in Networks, improve the overall performance of system management.
The embodiment of the invention three provides a kind of support multi-communication standard wireless communication terminal, and said wireless communication terminal comprises at least two wireless communication modules, and the communication standard that said each wireless communication module is supported is inequality,, referring to Fig. 4, said terminal comprises:
Class handoff request unit 41 is used for when said wireless communication terminal need carry out the switching between different system cell, and the network management device in current area sends a type handoff request message;
Receiving element 42 is used to receive the class switching response message that said network management device issues according to said type of handoff request message, and said type of switching response message comprises switching control information;
Class is switched definite unit 43, is used for determining whether to carry out current class switching flow according to said switching control information.
Further, comprise message type information, communication standard information to be selected and target cell information to be selected in the class handoff request message of said type of handoff request unit 41 transmissions; When wireless communication terminal was supported more than three kinds communication standard, said type of handoff request message also comprised the standard precedence information, the preferential communication standard that switches of said standard precedence information indication wireless communication terminal.This communication standard is including, but not limited to communication standards that cell mobile communication systems adopted such as GSM, CDMA, LTE, and the communication standard that is adopted in the WLAN such as Wi-Fi.
Through above-mentioned standard precedence information; The demand that both can reflect the terminal use to network management device; Guarantee that the terminal use enjoys corresponding service; The also relevant information when network management device provides different system to switch in time is convenient to network management device and is normally carried out what the management of handover operation and follow-up different system were switched.
Further, said wireless communication terminal is type of comprising switch control unit also, specifically is used for when said type of switching confirms that the unit is confirmed no longer to carry out current class switching flow, finishing current switching flow, resides in current area; Perhaps, when said type of switching confirms that the unit is confirmed to carry out current class switching flow, continue current switching flow, switch to the Target cell under the corresponding communication standard; Perhaps; When said type of switching confirms that the unit is confirmed to carry out current class switching flow; Continue current switching flow, switch to the Target cell under the corresponding communication standard, in this Target cell, only use intended service or only use business in the section at the fixed time.
The concrete working method of each unit and functional module can be referring to the related content among the inventive method embodiment one and the embodiment two in the wireless communication terminal that the embodiment of the invention three provides.
By above-mentioned visible; The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention; The wireless communication terminal that does not possess traditional different system switching capability need carry out different system when switching; At first, wireless communication terminal and network management device are consulted fully, carried out follow-up operation according to the result who consults through the information interaction between wireless communication terminal and the network management device; Solved and carried out the problem that the switching of different system is brought voluntarily by the wireless communication terminal that does not possess different system switching capability in the prior art; Can make the terminal use to keeping balance between the demand of business and the demand of Virtual network operator, improve the efficient of network management and Resource Allocation in Networks, improve the overall performance of system management.
The embodiment of the invention four provides a kind of network management device, and referring to Fig. 5, said equipment comprises:
Receiving element 51 is used to receive and need carries out the class handoff request message that wireless communication terminal that different system switches sends;
Issue unit 52; The class handoff request message that is used for receiving according to said receiving element 51 is to said wireless communication terminal type of issuing switching response message; Said type of switching response message comprises switching control information; Said switching control information indication is to the respond style of current switching flow, and said respond style comprises first respond style, second respond style and the 3rd respond style at least; Under said first respond style, allow wireless communication terminal to switch to the destinations traffic standard; Under said second respond style, forbid that wireless communication terminal switches to the destinations traffic standard; Under said the 3rd respond style, only allow wireless communication terminal under the destinations traffic standard, to use intended service, perhaps, only allow to use in the predetermined amount of time of wireless communication terminal after switching to the destinations traffic standard professional.
Three kinds of respond styles through above-mentioned setting; Network management device has been realized management and the control to the switching of the different system of wireless communication terminal; Guaranteed the managerial ability of Virtual network operator to the terminal; Virtual network operator can more reasonably be made assessment to the idling-resource of system, more effectively available network resources is distributed, and improves the overall performance of system.
Further, said equipment also comprises: management strategy is formulated unit 53, is used to formulate and preserve following at least one strategy or its combination: preferential communication standard, the Congestion Level SPCC of Target cell and the type of service of switching of customization of wireless communication terminal
The said unit 52 that issues specifically is used for formulating according to said management strategy the management strategy of unit, according to said type of handoff request message to said wireless communication terminal type of issuing switching response message.
Further; When the respond style of said switching control information indication is first respond style or the 3rd respond style; Such switching response message also comprises the target cell information of agreeing access, so that carry out follow-up handover operation, and when the respond style of switching control information indication is second respond style; Owing to stopped this switching flow, need not to carry again the information of Target cell in type switching response message.The target cell information that above-mentioned agreement inserts mainly comprises type and other relevant informations of the Target cell of agreeing to insert of the communication standard of the Target cell of agreeing to insert.
The concrete working method of each unit and functional module can be referring to the related content among the inventive method embodiment one and the embodiment two in the network management device that the embodiment of the invention four provides.
By above-mentioned visible; The technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention; The wireless communication terminal that does not possess different system switching capability need carry out different system when switching; At first, wireless communication terminal and network management device are consulted fully, carried out follow-up operation according to the result who consults through the information interaction between wireless communication terminal and the network management device; Solved and carried out the problem that the switching of different system is brought voluntarily by the wireless communication terminal that does not possess different system switching capability in the prior art; Can make the terminal use to keeping balance between the demand of business and the demand of Virtual network operator, improve the efficient of network management and Resource Allocation in Networks, improve the overall performance of system management.
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.Based on such understanding; The part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words can software product embodied come out; This computer software product can be stored in the storage medium, like ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc., comprises 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 some part of each embodiment of the present invention or embodiment.
The above is merely preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is in order to restriction the present invention, not all within spirit of the present invention and principle, any modification of being made, is equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within the scope that the present invention protects.