Embodiment
In order to realize effective covering, and propose a kind ofly to make up the system of Local wireless network, comprising based on the LTE wireless access technology for the terminal with nomadic mobility provides the approach of big data quantity communication, the present invention to family enterprise's environment, hot spot region:
LTE-LAN AP (Access Point; Access point) equipment; Be used to realize the networking of Local wireless network Long Term Evolution local area network (LAN) LTE-LAN and communicating by letter of the interior terminal of LTE-LAN, and be connected with the data of external network, the approach of access external network is provided for the terminal through setting up;
The terminal is used for becoming the network members of LTE-LAN through selecting and inserting a LTE-LAN AP, passes through the LTE-LAN-AP that inserted, communicate with other network members among the LTE-LAN, and the visit external network that LTE-LAN-AP connected.
LTE-LAN system architecture provided by the invention; The terminal is directly through the LTE-LAN-AP access external network; And can carry out terminal room communication in the LTE-LAN through LTE-LAN-AP; Communicating by letter between terminal and LTE-LANAP realizes based on LTE GSM bottom communication technology; LTE-LAN-AP is based on LTE GSM bottom communication technology constructing local network; Therefore UE has set up local connecting system for the terminal effectively in the method for family, enterprise or hot zones deployment LTE-LANAP establishment WLAN like this, thereby has allowed the terminal also to realize the visit to external network with comparatively direct mode in the inner realization of consolidated network information interaction based on LTE-LAN and external network communication; In addition; Owing to realize the system architecture of local network LTE-LAN based on LTE GSM bottom communication technology; Can data communication services efficiently can be provided through utilizing existing LTE system layer 1, layer 2 and layer 3 technology between terminal and wireless network access point, to set up to have the Radio Link of fail safe and QoS assurance to the terminal of indoor and hot spot region.
Preferably; The LTE-LAN system also comprises in the embodiment of the invention: OAM (operation and maintenance) entity; Be used for mutual through with LTE-LAN GW (gateway) equipment and LTE-LAN AP equipment, realize the network parameter configuration of LTE-LAN, the management at terminal and the setting of LTE-LAN security mechanism.The keeper realizes LTE-LAN is configured and manages and safeguards through the OAM entity.
As shown in Figure 1, in the public LTE-LAN network architecture, LTE-LAN-AP equipment (being AP equipment) is a kind of new access device; Public LTE-LAN GW is generally mobile operator and uses, with the equipment of the core network of operator, like aaa server; OAM; HSS etc. link to each other, and controlled by operator, comprise authentication, charging, equipment control etc.Adopted existing LTE physical-layer techniques on AP equipment is eated dishes without rice or wine, inserted internet through gateway device after accomplishing synchronously between the AP equipment, the frequency range that AP equipment uses and the frequency range of macro base station (eNB) do not repeat.In the LTE-LAN system UE through and AP equipment, gateway device between the passage set up accomplish and internet between data service.Interface between AP equipment and the gateway device is the Iu-r interface, i.e. the interface of redetermination.
As shown in Figure 2; In the personal LTE-LAN network architecture; LTE-LAN AP equipment is a kind of new access device; Personal LTE-LAN network is generally the personal network of family and enterprise, usually the IP routing function is transferred among the wireless access AP, realizes that data directly insert Internet/Intranet through AP.On eating dishes without rice or wine, adopted AP equipment existing LTE physical-layer techniques; Directly insert internet after accomplishing synchronously between the AP equipment; The frequency range that AP equipment uses and the frequency range of macro base station do not repeat (if repeat; Then the present air interface synchronization of synchronization solutions reusable is technological, and promptly all AP equipment all keep synchronously with grand network).UE in the LTE-LAN system through and AP equipment between the passage set up accomplish and internet between data service.
The embodiment of the invention is provided with the Radio Link measuring ability in the LTE-LAN network, this functional cycle property ground and the terminal interaction accessibility detection information that has connected.The Ruo Keda detection information can be successfully mutual at terminal and inter-entity, shows that then the Radio Link between terminal and LTE-LANAP is in normal condition; If detection information can't be normally mutual at terminal and inter-entity within one or more cycles, show that then Radio Link interrupts.Because the LTE-LAN system can detect the terminal wireless link and interrupt, and the terminal that breaks away from network is is no longer administered and maintained operation, thereby system user and control resource have been saved.
In the declarative procedure below, implement to describe from the cooperation of network side and end side earlier, the enforcement from network side at last describes; But this does not also mean that the two must cooperate enforcement; In fact, separate when implementing, also solved respectively in network side, the existing problem of end side when network side and end side; When just the two is used in combination, can obtain better technique effect.
As shown in Figure 3, the system of embodiment of the invention Radio Link monitoring comprises: terminal 10 and network equipment 20.
Terminal 10 is used to reached at the chain circuit message that reports.
Network equipment 20 is used for reached at the chain circuit message of not receiving that in setting-up time terminal 10 reports, confirms the Radio Link connection failure at terminal.
Wherein, it is a variety of that terminal 10 reports the mode that can reach chain circuit message to have, such as active probe report, passive detection reports, mix and survey and to report (promptly comprise active probe reports with passive detection report).Enumerate several kinds of modes below.
Mode one, active probe report.Can reach chain circuit message comprises and can reach probe response message.
Concrete, network equipment 20 periodically sends and can reach probe request message to setting up terminal that Radio Link connects; Accordingly, terminal 10 receive can reach probe request message after, return and can reach probe response message, specifically can be referring to Fig. 6.
Such as: network equipment 20 start-up period property timers at regular intervals (like several seconds or a few minutes) initiatively send and can reach probe request message to the LTE-LAN UE that has connected, receive this message after LTE-LAN UE can reach probe response message network equipment 20 is replied.Within some cycles (or within certain hour),, then show the Radio Link Failure at terminal 10 if network equipment 20 can not successfully receive reached at the probe response message of LTE-LAN UE.
Mode two, passive detection report.Can reach chain circuit message and comprise the accessibility reporting message.
Concrete, the accessibility reporting messages are periodically sent to network equipment 20 in terminal 10 after setting up the Radio Link connection, specifically can be referring to Fig. 7.
Such as: LTE-LAN UE start-up period property timer at regular intervals (like several seconds or a few minutes) send the accessibility reporting messages to network equipment 20.Within some cycles (or within certain hour),, then show terminal 10 Radio Link Failure if network equipment 20 does not successfully receive the accessibility reporting message that LTE-LAN UE sends.
Wherein, terminal 10 can start passive detection according to pre-configured parameter (such as the initial moment, report cycle), also can under the triggering of network equipment 20, start passive detection based on parameter negotiation.
Mode three, mixing are surveyed and are reported.Promptly this mechanism is taken the initiative and is surveyed the method with the passive detection combination.
Such as on the basis of passive detection, network equipment 20 can initiatively send the accessibility probe requests thereby to terminal 10 according to actual needs, and wireless chaining status is surveyed.
Above-mentioned which kind of mode of concrete employing can be stipulated in agreement as required or notify the terminal by network equipment.
During practical implementation, the network equipment 20 of the embodiment of the invention can be LTE-LAN GW (gateway) equipment or LTE-LAN AP equipment in the LTE-LAN network.LTE-LAN GW equipment and LTE-LANAP equipment can utilize network layer transmission path or the data link layer transmission channel set up with the terminal to realize above-mentioned Radio Link testing mechanism through the mode of definition specific messages.Can be the opportunity that LTE-LAN GW equipment or LTE-LAN AP device start are surveyed mechanism when LTE-LAN UE access network, also can be when this function entity of living in thinks that LTE-LAN UE is in inactive state (success of free of data or signaling for some time is mutual between terminal and network).In the specific implementation, above-mentioned connection can link for RRC, also can be other high-rise links.
If network equipment 20 is a LTE-LAN GW equipment, reached at the probe request message in the mode two is network side specific messages or ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol, ICMP) message.
Concrete, in the time can reaching probe request message and be the network side specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of network side;
In the time can reaching probe request message and be ICMP message, can reach probe response message is the ICMP response message.
No matter be top which kind of mode, LTE-LAN GW equipment confirms after the Radio Link connection failure at terminal, through and LTE-LAN AP equipment between interface, the Radio Link connection failure of notice LTE-LAN AP device end.
If network equipment 20 is a LTE-LAN AP equipment, reached at the probe request message in the mode two is data link layer specific messages or radio resource control layer specific messages.
Concrete, in the time can reaching probe request message and be the data link layer specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of data link layer;
In the time can reaching probe request message and be the radio resource control layer specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of radio resource control layer.
No matter be top which kind of mode, LTE-LANAP equipment is confirmed after the Radio Link connection failure at terminal, through the Radio Link connection failure at high-rise (such as the rrc layer) terminal of internal interface notice.
Preferable, LTE-LAN AP equipment confirms after the Radio Link connection failure at terminal, through and LTE-LAN GW equipment between interface, the Radio Link connection failure of notice LTE-LAN GW device end.
Concrete; In the LTE-LAN system during practical implementation; Cognitive to some extent and take proper handling in order to make LTE-LAN GW equipment can cause the terminal to break away from the situation of network (as discharging the terminal contextual information of being safeguarded for Radio Link Failure; Stop to charge etc.), LTE-LAN AP equipment also can adopt Notification Method as shown in Figure 8 through it with the interface of LTE-LAN GW equipment room with the information reporting of terminal wireless link failure to LTE-LAN GW equipment.Wherein LTE-LAN GW equipment is optional transmission to the Radio Link Failure response message of LTE-LANAP equipment.
For the user; After Radio Link Failure takes place; The user has in fact stopped the use of Internet resources and service, interrupts if network side can detect Radio Link, just can in time carry out the mutual charging that stops the terminal use in backstage; Thereby avoid economic loss of user, improve trusting degree and the user experience of user network.Preferable; No matter network equipment 20 is LTE-LAN AP equipment or LTE-LAN GW equipment; LTE-LAN GW equipment is after the Radio Link connection failure of confirming the terminal; Can stop charging alternately with AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting, authentication) server to the terminal.
With practical implementation that LTE-LAN system billing operation combines in, detect the terminal wireless link failure and can be used as and trigger the LTE-LAN system initiates charging Interrupt Process flow process to the terminal trigger event.When LTE-LAN GW Equipment Inspection to terminal wireless link failure (network equipment 20 is under the situation of LTE-LAN GW equipment); Perhaps LTE-LAN GW equipment is through interface (network equipment 20 is under the situation of LTE-LAN AP equipment) when LTE-LAN AP equipment receives terminal wireless link failure notification message, and LTE-LAN GW equipment will stop the charging process to this terminal alternately with aaa server.Preferable, LTE-LAN GW equipment reports the CDR (Charging Data Records, charging data record) at terminal 10.
Preferable; No matter network equipment 20 is LTE-LAN AP equipment or LTE-LAN GW equipment; LTE-LAN GW equipment and/or LTE-LAN AP equipment (promptly have only LTE-LAN GW equipment, have only LTE-LAN AP equipment; And LTE-LAN GW equipment and LTE-LAN AP equipment) after the Radio Link connection failure of confirming the terminal, discharge the contextual information at terminal 10.
Based on same inventive concept; The method of a kind of network equipment and Radio Link monitoring also is provided in the embodiment of the invention; Because the system similarity of principle that these equipment and method are dealt with problems and Radio Link monitoring; Therefore the enforcement of these equipment and method can repeat part and repeat no more referring to system implementation.
As shown in Figure 4, the network equipment of the embodiment of the invention comprises: processing module 200 and judge module 210.
Processing module 200 is used for reached at the chain circuit message that receiving terminal reports;
Judge module 210 is used in setting-up time, not receiving reached at the chain circuit message of terminal to report, confirms the Radio Link connection failure at terminal.
Preferable, can reach chain circuit message and comprise and can reach probe response message; Before reached at the chain circuit message that processing module 200 receiving terminals report, periodically send and to reach probe request message to setting up terminal that Radio Link connects.
Preferable, can reach chain circuit message and comprise the accessibility reporting message; The processing module 200 periodic accessibility reporting messages that receive self terminal.
Preferable, network equipment is a LTE-LAN GW equipment; In the time can reaching probe request message and be the network side specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of network side; In the time can reaching probe request message and be ICMP message, can reach probe response message is the ICMP response message.
Preferable, network equipment is a LTE-LAN AP equipment; In the time can reaching probe request message and be the data link layer specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of data link layer.
Preferable, network equipment is a LTE-LAN GW equipment; Judge module 210 confirms after the Radio Link connection failure at terminals, through and LTE-LAN AP equipment between interface, the Radio Link connection failure of notice LTE-LANAP device end.
Preferable, network equipment is a LTE-LANAP equipment; Judge module 210 is confirmed to notify the Radio Link connection failure at high-rise terminal through internal interface after the Radio Link connection failure at terminal.
Preferable, judge module 210 confirms after the Radio Link connection failure at terminals, through and LTE-LAN GW equipment between interface, the Radio Link connection failure of notice LTE-LAN GW device end.
Preferable, when network equipment is LTE-LAN GW equipment, can further include: interactive module 220.
Interactive module 220 stops the charging to the terminal with aaa server alternately after the Radio Link connection failure of confirming the terminal.
Preferable, the network equipment of the embodiment of the invention can further include: release module 230.
Release module 230 discharges the contextual information at terminal after the Radio Link connection failure of confirming the terminal.
As shown in Figure 5, the method for embodiment of the invention Radio Link monitoring comprises the following steps:
Reached at the chain circuit message that step 601, network equipment receiving terminal report.
Step 602, network equipment are not received reached at the chain circuit message of terminal to report in setting-up time, confirm the Radio Link connection failure at terminal.
Wherein, the mode that terminal to report can reach chain circuit message has a variety of, such as active probe report, passive detection reports, mix and survey and report (promptly comprise active probe reports with passive detection report).Enumerate several kinds of modes below.
Mode one, active probe report.Can reach chain circuit message comprises and can reach probe response message.
Concrete, network equipment periodically sends and can reach probe request message to setting up terminal that Radio Link connects; Accordingly, the terminal receive can reach probe request message after, return and can reach probe response message, specifically can be referring to Fig. 6.
Mode two, passive detection report.Can reach chain circuit message and comprise the accessibility reporting message.
Concrete, the accessibility reporting message is periodically sent to network equipment in the terminal after setting up the Radio Link connection, specifically can be referring to Fig. 7.
Wherein, the terminal can start passive detection according to pre-configured parameter (such as the initial moment, report cycle), also can under the triggering of network equipment, start passive detection based on parameter negotiation.
Mode three, mixing are surveyed and are reported.Promptly this mechanism is taken the initiative and is surveyed the method with the passive detection combination.
Above-mentioned which kind of mode of concrete employing can be stipulated in agreement as required or notify the terminal by network equipment.
During practical implementation, the network equipment of the embodiment of the invention can be LTE-LAN GW equipment or LTE-LAN AP equipment in the LTE-LAN network.LTE-LAN GW equipment and LTE-LAN AP equipment can utilize network layer transmission path or the data link layer transmission channel set up with the terminal to realize above-mentioned Radio Link testing mechanism through the mode of definition specific messages.Can be the opportunity that LTE-LAN GW equipment or LTE-LAN AP device start are surveyed mechanism when LTE-LAN UE access network, also can be when this function entity of living in thinks that LTE-LAN UE is in inactive state (success of free of data or signaling for some time is mutual between terminal and network).In the specific implementation, above-mentioned connection can link for RRC, also can be other high-rise links.
If network equipment is a LTE-LAN GW equipment, reached at the probe request message in the mode two is network side specific messages or ICMP message.
Concrete, in the time can reaching probe request message and be the network side specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of network side;
In the time can reaching probe request message and be ICMP message, can reach probe response message is the ICMP response message.
No matter be top which kind of mode, LTE-LAN GW equipment confirms after the Radio Link connection failure at terminal, through and LTE-LAN AP equipment between interface, the Radio Link connection failure of notice LTE-LAN AP device end.
If network equipment is a LTE-LAN AP equipment, reached at the probe request message in the mode two is the data link layer specific messages.
Concrete, in the time can reaching probe request message and be the data link layer specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of data link layer;
In the time can reaching probe request message and be the radio resource control layer specific messages, can reach probe response message is the special-purpose response message of radio resource control layer.
No matter be top which kind of mode, LTE-LANAP equipment is confirmed after the Radio Link connection failure at terminal, through the Radio Link connection failure at high-rise (such as the rrc layer) terminal of internal interface notice.
Preferable, LTE-LAN AP equipment confirms after the Radio Link connection failure at terminal, through and LTE-LAN GW equipment between interface, the Radio Link connection failure of notice LTE-LAN GW device end.
Concrete; In the LTE-LAN system during practical implementation; Cognitive to some extent and take proper handling in order to make LTE-LAN GW equipment can cause the terminal to break away from the situation of network (as discharging the terminal contextual information of being safeguarded for Radio Link Failure; Stop to charge etc.), LTE-LAN AP equipment also can adopt Notification Method as shown in Figure 8 through it with the interface of LTE-LAN GW equipment room with the information reporting of terminal wireless link failure to LTE-LAN GW equipment.Wherein LTE-LAN GW equipment is optional transmission to the Radio Link Failure response message of LTE-LANAP equipment.
Preferable, no matter network equipment is LTE-LAN AP equipment or LTE-LAN GW equipment, LTE-LAN GW equipment can stop the charging to the terminal with aaa server alternately after the Radio Link connection failure of confirming the terminal.
Preferable; No matter network equipment is LTE-LAN AP equipment or LTE-LAN GW equipment; LTE-LAN GW equipment and/or LTE-LAN AP equipment (promptly have only LTE-LAN GW equipment, have only LTE-LAN AP equipment; And LTE-LAN GW equipment and LTE-LAN AP equipment) after the Radio Link connection failure of confirming the terminal, discharge the contextual information at terminal.
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.
Because the LTE-LAN system can detect the terminal wireless link and interrupt, and the terminal that breaks away from network is is no longer administered and maintained operation, thereby system user and control resource have been saved.
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.