Detailed description of the invention
Embodiment of the present invention first network side apparatus sends to adjacent by X2 interface by different system neighboring BS informationSecond network side apparatus; Second network side apparatus is being received and the different system cell of definite user equipment to reportMark be included in different system neighboring BS information after, different system cell information is increased to current user equipmentIn the Neighboring Relation Table of Serving cell. Because having reduced subscriber equipment, the inventive method reads required different systemSystem adjacent area system information, thus the service quality that subscriber equipment obtains improved.
Because LTE network and current existing UTRAN/GERAN/CDMA2000 network are overlapping coveringLid, as shown in Figure 1, a UTRAN/GERAN/CDMA2000 community is conventionally not only with a LTEThe overlapping covering in community, also may partly overlap with other LTE community around, also just means with multipleThere are neighbouring relations LTE community. The embodiment of the present invention is when LTE base station has obtained some different system adjacent areaInformation, and set up after neighboring BS relationship, the neighboring BS information of these different systems is passed to week by X2 interfaceEnclose adjacent LTE base station. Like this, receive the physical layer identifications of the different system cell of UE report when adjacent base stationAfter, if the neighboring BS information coupling that this mark is come with X2 interface transmission, because required information has, base station does not need to indicate UE to go the broadcast channel that reads these different system adjacent areas to obtain required system againSystem information.
Wherein, X2 interface is the interface between base station, completes signaling message and user data between base stationThe processing of transmission, user data and signaling etc.
X2 signaling procedure is by the process of X2 interface interactive application layer signaling message, to support between base stationThe functions such as mobile management, load balancing, interface foundation, config update.
Below in conjunction with Figure of description, the embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail.
As shown in Figure 2, the system that the embodiment of the present invention is set up neighboring BS relationship comprises: first network side apparatus 10With second network side apparatus 20.
First network side apparatus 10, for passing through the different system neighbour of Automatic Neighboring Relation gain-of-function home cellDistrict's information, sends to adjacent second network side apparatus 20 by X2 interface by different system neighboring BS information.
Receive the second network side apparatus 20 of the different system neighboring BS information of first network side apparatus 10, forReceive after the mark of different system cell of user equipment to report, judge the different system cell of user equipment to reportWhether different system cell corresponding to mark is included in different system neighboring BS information, and wherein different system neighboring BS information isAdjacent first network side apparatus sends by X2 interface, little in the different system of determining user equipment to reportThe mark in district is increased to current user equipment by different system cell information after being included in different system neighboring BS informationThe Neighboring Relation Table of Serving cell in.
Preferably, can be by following process between first network side apparatus 10 and second network side apparatus 20In the different system neighboring BS information of part or all of transmission:
X2 process of establishing, base station configuration updating process and new X2 signaling procedure (are that communication protocol (is cutOnly to the 3GPPRel-11 standard agreement of present patent application day) in undefined X2 signaling procedure.
Preferably, if send different system neighboring BS information, first network side apparatus 10 by X2 process of establishingWith second network side apparatus 20 by X2SETUPREQUEST (X2 sets up request) message and/orThe different system adjacent area letter of X2SETUPRESPONSE (X2 sets up response) transmission of messages local service communityBreath, specifically can be referring to Fig. 7.
Preferably, if by X2SETUPREQUEST message and X2SETUPRESPONSE messageThe different system neighboring BS information that sends local service community, first network side apparatus 10 passes through X2SETUPThe different system neighboring BS information that RESPONSE message sends with by X2SETUPREQUEST message sinkThe different system neighboring BS information that sends of other network equipments do not repeat.
Preferably, if by send different system neighboring BS information, first network side by base station configuration updating processEquipment 10 is by ENBCONFIGURATIONUPDATE (evolution base station config update) transmission of messagesThe different system neighboring BS information of the local service community of configuration change, specifically can be referring to Fig. 8.
Preferably, if send different system neighboring BS information, first network side apparatus by new X2 signaling procedure10 for example, by undefined X2 signaling (called after INTER-RATNEIGHBOURS in communication protocolThe different system neighboring BS information of UPDATE (different system neighboring BS information upgrades) transmitting locally Serving cell, concreteCan be referring to Fig. 9.
Preferably, if different system adjacent area is UTRAN community, different system neighboring BS information including but not limited underBe listed as part or all of information:
Carrier frequency, scrambler, CGI (CellGlobalIdentifier, Cell Global Identity), LAC (LocationAreaCode, Location Area Code) and RAC (RoutingAreaCode, Route Area code);
Preferably, if different system adjacent area is GERAN community, different system neighboring BS information including but not limited underBe listed as part or all of information:
BandIndicator (frequency range instruction), BSIC (Base transceiver Station Identity Code), BCCH (BroadcastControlChannel, BCCH) ARFCN (AbsoluteRadioFrequencyChannelNumber,Definitely wireless frequency channel number), CGI (CellGlobalIdentifier, Cell Global Identity) and RAC;
Preferably, if different system adjacent area is CDMA2000 community, different system neighboring BS information comprises but does not limitIn following part or all of information:
PN (PseudoNoise, pseudo noise) offset (side-play amount) and CGI.
Based on same inventive concept, network equipment is also provided in the embodiment of the present invention, has sent different system neighbourThe method of district's information and set up the method for neighboring BS relationship, the principle of dealing with problems due to these equipment and method withIt is similar that the embodiment of the present invention is set up the system of neighboring BS relationship, and therefore the enforcement of these equipment and method can be referring toThe enforcement of system, repeats part and repeats no more.
As shown in Figure 3, the first network equipment of the embodiment of the present invention comprises: processing module 300 and sending outSend module 310.
Processing module 300, for being used for setting up this locality of neighboring BS relationship by Automatic Neighboring Relation gain-of-functionThe different system neighboring BS information of community;
Sending module 310, for sending to the second adjacent net by X2 interface by different system neighboring BS informationNetwork side apparatus.
Preferably, sending module 310 is by the different system neighboring BS information of the part or all of transmission in following process:
X2 process of establishing, base station configuration updating process and new X2 signaling procedure.
Preferably, sending module 310 by X2 set up request X2SETUPREQUEST message and/Or X2 sets up the different system adjacent area letter of response X2SETUPRESPONSE message transmission local service communityBreath.
Preferably, sending module 310 is by evolution base station config update ENBCONFIGURATIONUPDATE message sends the different system neighboring BS information of the local service community of configuration change.
Preferably, sending module 310 is little by undefined X2 signaling transmission local service in communication protocolThe different system neighboring BS information in district.
As shown in Figure 4, the second network equipment of the embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiver module 400, sentenceDisconnected module 410 and interpolation module 420.
Receiver module, the different system neighbour who sends by X2 interface for receiving adjacent first network side apparatusDistrict's information;
Judge module 410, after the mark for the different system cell at user equipment to report, judges that user establishesWhether the different system cell of the mark correspondence of the standby different system cell reporting is included in different system neighboring BS information,Wherein different system neighboring BS information is sending by X2 interface of adjacent first network side apparatus;
Add module 420, be included in different system for the mark in the different system cell of determining user equipment to reportAfter in system neighboring BS information, close the adjacent area that different system cell information is increased to the Serving cell of current user equipmentIn series of tables.
Preferably, receiver module 400 is by the different system neighboring BS information of the part or all of reception in following process:
X2 process of establishing, base station configuration updating process and new X2 signaling procedure.
Preferably, receiver module 400 by X2 set up request X2SETUPREQUEST message and/Or X2 sets up the different system neighboring BS information of response X2SETUPRESPONSE message sink.
Preferably, receiver module 400 is by evolution base station config update ENBCONFIGURATIONThe different system neighboring BS information of UPDATE message sink.
Preferably, receiver module 400 receives different system adjacent area by undefined X2 signaling in communication protocolInformation.
In force, the first network equipment also may be served as recipient. The second network equipment also canCan serve as transmit leg, so the function of the first network equipment and the second network equipment can be combined in oneIn individual entity (being that the module of the first network equipment and the second network equipment is in an entity),The function of the function of choice for use the first network equipment or the second network equipment as required.
As shown in Figure 5, the method that the embodiment of the present invention sends different system neighboring BS information comprises the following steps:
Step 501, first network side apparatus are used for setting up neighboring BS relationship by Automatic Neighboring Relation gain-of-functionThe different system neighboring BS information of home cell;
Step 502, first network side apparatus send to adjacent by X2 interface by different system neighboring BS informationSecond network side apparatus.
Preferably, in step 502, first network side apparatus is by the part or all of transmission in following processDifferent system neighboring BS information:
X2 process of establishing, base station configuration updating process and new X2 signaling procedure.
Preferably, in step 502, first network side apparatus by X2SETUPREQUEST message and/ or X2SETUPRESPONSE message send the different system neighboring BS information of local service community.
Preferably, in step 502, if by X2SETUPREQUEST message and X2SETUPRESPONSE message sends the different system neighboring BS information of local service community, and first network side apparatus passes throughThe different system neighboring BS information that X2SETUPRESPONSE message sends with pass through X2SETUPThe different system neighboring BS information that other network equipments of REQUEST message sink send does not repeat.
Preferably, in step 502, first network side apparatus passes through ENBCONFIGURATIONUPDATE message sends the different system neighboring BS information of the local service community of configuration change.
Preferably, in step 502, first network side apparatus is by undefined X2 signaling in communication protocolSend the different system neighboring BS information of local service community.
As shown in Figure 6, the method that the embodiment of the present invention is set up neighboring BS relationship comprises the following steps:
Step 601, second network side apparatus receive the different system that first network side apparatus sends by X2 interfaceSystem neighboring BS information;
Step 602, second network side apparatus after the mark of different system cell of receiving user equipment to report,Whether the different system cell that judges the mark correspondence of the different system cell of user equipment to report is included in different systemIn neighboring BS information, wherein different system neighboring BS information is that adjacent first network side apparatus sends by X2 interface;
Step 603, second network side apparatus comprise in the mark of the different system cell of determining user equipment to reportAfter in different system neighboring BS information, different system cell information is increased to the Serving cell of current user equipmentIn Neighboring Relation Table.
Preferably, second network side apparatus is by the different system of the part or all of reception adjacent area letter in following processBreath:
X2 process of establishing, base station configuration updating process and new X2 signaling procedure.
Preferably, second network side apparatus receives different system neighboring BS information by X2 process of establishing and comprises:
Second network side apparatus is by X2SETUPREQUEST message and/or X2SETUPThe different system neighboring BS information of RESPONSE message sink.
Preferably, second network side apparatus is by ENBCONFIGURATIONUPDATE message sinkDifferent system neighboring BS information.
Preferably, second network side apparatus receives different system neighbour by undefined X2 signaling in communication protocolDistrict's information.
Wherein, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 can synthesize a flow process, form a method of setting up neighboring BS relationship,First perform step 501 and step 502, then perform step 601~step 603.
With Multi-instance, the solution of the present invention is described below.
Example 1:eNBA has found and has obtained the information of UTRAN adjacent cell W, follows subsequently at eNBAWhen eNBB sets up X2, send the information of adjacent area W to eNBB;
ENBA has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area W by aforementioned ANR flow process, comprise communityCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of W;
ENBA sets up X2 interface with adjacent eNBB, the X2SETUP sending at eNBAIn REQUEST message, carry carrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of UTRAN adjacent area W,ENBB receives and rear information is saved in to this locality;
Afterwards, a UE of eNBB service reports the carrier frequency that it has detected a UTRAN adjacent cellAnd scrambler, thereby can know that UTRAN community is adjacent with the current Serving cell of UE under eNBB;
ENBB is carrier frequency and the scrambler of the UTRAN community of UE report relatively, the community of transmitting with eNBAThe carrier frequency of W, scrambler, if identical, judge that the community that UE detects is exactly W, and community WLTE Serving cell with the UE that sends report is neighbouring relations, and the information of required Gai community allWarp is in this locality, and eNBB does not send the order of reading adjacent area broadcast channel to this UE;
ENBB adds the information of community W in local neighborhood region correlation chart to.
Example 2:eNBA first sets up X2 interface with eNBB, and eNBA finds and obtained UTRAN afterwardsThe information of adjacent cell W, eNBA passes through ENBCONFIGURATIONUPDATE message subsequently,Send the information of adjacent area W to eNBB;
ENBA sets up X2 interface with adjacent eNBB;
Afterwards, eNBA has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area W by aforementioned ANR flow process, bagDraw together carrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of community W;
Because the neighboring BS relationship of eNBA changes, it sends ENB to eNBBCONFIGURATIONUPDATE message, wherein carried UTRAN adjacent area W carrier frequency, scrambler,CGI, LAC and RAC, eNBB receives and rear information is saved in to this locality;
Afterwards, a UE of eNBB service reports the carrier frequency that it has detected a UTRAN adjacent cellAnd scrambler;
ENBB is carrier frequency and the scrambler of the UTRAN community of UE report relatively, the community of transmitting with eNBAThe carrier frequency of W, scrambler, if identical, judge that the community that UE detects is exactly W, and community WLTE Serving cell with the UE that sends report is neighbouring relations, and the information of required Gai community allWarp is in this locality, and eNBB does not send the order of reading adjacent area broadcast channel to this UE;
ENBB adds the information of community W in local neighborhood region correlation chart to.
Example 3:eNBA finds and has obtained UTRAN adjacent cell W, the information of Y, and eNBB findsAnd obtained UTRAN adjacent cell W, and the information of Z, subsequently in the time that eNBA sets up X2 with eNBB,Both exchanges UTRAN neighboring BS information separately.
ENBA has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area W and Y by aforementioned ANR flow process, compriseCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of community W and Y;
ENBB has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area W and Z by aforementioned ANR flow process, compriseCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of community W and Z;
ENBA sets up X2 interface with adjacent eNBB, the X2SETUP sending at eNBAIn REQUEST message, carry carrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, the LAC of UTRAN adjacent area W and YAnd RAC, in the X2SETUPRESPONSE message of returning at eNBB, carry UTRAN adjacent areaCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of W and Z; Receive after these information, two base stations respectivelyBe saved in this locality;
Afterwards, a UE of eNBA service reports the carrier frequency that it has detected a UTRAN adjacent cellAnd scrambler;
ENBA is carrier frequency and the scrambler of the UTRAN adjacent area of UE report relatively, the community of transmitting with eNBBIf the carrier frequency of Z, scrambler are identical, judge that the community that UE detects is exactly Z, and community Z followsThe LTE Serving cell that sends the UE of report is neighbouring relations, and the information of required Gai community allIn this locality, eNBA does not send the order of reading adjacent area broadcast channel to this UE;
ENBA adds the information of community Z in local neighborhood region correlation chart to.
Example 4:eNBA finds and has obtained UTRAN adjacent cell W, the information of Y, and eNBB findsAnd obtained UTRAN adjacent cell W, and the information of Z, subsequently in the time that eNBA sets up X2 with eNBB,ENBA transmits the information of adjacent area W and Y to eNBB, and eNBB only transmits adjacent area Z to eNBAInformation;
ENBA has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area W and Y by aforementioned ANR flow process, compriseCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of community W and Y;
ENBB has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area W and Z by aforementioned ANR flow process, compriseCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of community W and Z;
ENBA sets up X2 interface with adjacent eNBB, the X2SETUP sending at eNBAIn REQUEST message, carry carrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, the LAC of UTRAN adjacent area W and YAnd RAC; Due to the information of the existing community W of eNBA, the X2SETUP returning at eNBBCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of UTRAN adjacent area Z in RESPONSE message, are only carried;Receive after these information, two base stations are saved in respectively this locality;
Afterwards, a UE of eNBA service reports the carrier frequency that it has detected a UTRAN adjacent cellAnd scrambler;
ENBA is carrier frequency and the scrambler of the UTRAN community of UE report relatively, the community of transmitting with eNBBIf the carrier frequency of Z, scrambler are identical, judge that the community that UE detects is exactly Z, and community Z followsThe LTE Serving cell that sends the UE of report is neighbouring relations, and the information of required Gai community allIn this locality, eNBA does not send the order of reading adjacent area broadcast channel to this UE;
ENBA adds the information of community Z in local neighborhood region correlation chart to.
Example 5.eNBA has found and has obtained the information of UTRAN adjacent cell Y, and eNBA is by oneNew X2 signaling message (for example INTER-RATNEIGHBOURSUPDATE) is the information of adjacent area YSend adjacent base station eNB B to. ENBB has found and has obtained the information of UTRAN adjacent cell Z, also passes throughThis X2 signaling message sends eNBA to the information of adjacent area Z.
ENBA has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area Y by aforementioned ANR flow process, comprise communityCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of Y;
ENBA is adjacent and set up X2 interface with eNBB, and eNBA sends to eNBBINTER-RATNEIGHBOURSUPDATE message, carried UTRAN adjacent area Y carrier frequency,Scrambler, CGI, LAC and RAC, eNBB preserves the cell information of receiving;
ENBB has obtained some information of UTRAN adjacent area Z by aforementioned ANR flow process, comprise communityCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of Z;
ENBB sends INTER-RATNEIGHBOURSUPDATE message to eNBA, has carriedCarrier frequency, scrambler, CGI, LAC and the RAC of UTRAN adjacent area Z, eNBA preserves the community letter of receivingBreath;
Afterwards, a UE of eNBA service reports the carrier frequency that it has detected a UTRAN adjacent cellAnd scrambler;
ENBA is carrier frequency and the scrambler of the UTRAN community of UE report relatively, the community of transmitting with eNBBIf the carrier frequency of Z, scrambler are identical, judge that the community that UE detects is exactly Z, and community Z followsThe LTE Serving cell that sends the UE of report is neighbouring relations, and the information of required Gai community allIn this locality, eNBA does not send the order of reading adjacent area broadcast channel to this UE;
ENBA adds the information of community Z in local neighborhood region correlation chart to.
Several embodiment are not only applicable to UTRAN adjacent area above, are applicable to too GERAN adjacent area,Or CDMA2000 adjacent area. Wherein, for GERAN community, with BandIndicator, BSIC andBCCHARFCN, judges whether it is identical community, wherein BandIndicator+BCCHARFCNAlso can be called carrier frequency, this carrier frequency information is added BSIC just can identify a GERAN community.For CDMA2000 community, use PNoffset to judge whether it is identical community.
When for mutual GERAN adjacent area, mutual cell information be BandIndicator, BSIC,BCCHARFCN, CGI, RAC; When for mutual CDMA2000 adjacent area, mutual community letterBreath is PNoffset, CGI.
Those skilled in the art should understand, embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or meterCalculation machine program product. Therefore, the present invention can adopt complete hardware implementation example, completely implement software example or knotClose the form of the embodiment of software and hardware aspect. And the present invention can adopt at one or more wherein bagsThe computer-usable storage medium that contains computer usable program code (include but not limited to magnetic disc store,CD-ROM, optical memory etc.) form of the upper computer program of implementing.
The present invention is that reference is according to the method for the embodiment of the present invention, equipment (system) and computer program productThe flow chart of product and/or block diagram are described. Should understand can be by computer program instructions realization flow figure and/ or block diagram in each flow process and/or flow process in square frame and flow chart and/or block diagram and/Or the combination of square frame. Can provide these computer program instructions to all-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embeddingThe processor of formula processor or other programmable data processing device, to produce a machine, makes by calculatingThe instruction that the processor of machine or other programmable data processing device is carried out produces for realizing at flow chart oneThe device of the function of specifying in square frame of individual flow process or multiple flow process and/or block diagram or multiple square frame.
These computer program instructions also can be stored in energy vectoring computer or other programmable data processing are establishedIn the standby computer-readable memory with ad hoc fashion work, make to be stored in this computer-readable memoryInstruction produce and comprise the manufacture of command device, this command device is realized in flow process or multiple of flow chartThe function of specifying in square frame of flow process and/or block diagram or multiple square frame.
These computer program instructions also can be loaded in computer or other programmable data processing device, makeMust on computer or other programmable devices, carry out sequence of operations step to produce computer implemented placeReason, thus the instruction of carrying out on computer or other programmable devices is provided for realizing one of flow chartThe step of the function of specifying in square frame of flow process or multiple flow process and/or block diagram or multiple square frame.
Although described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, once those skilled in the art obtain cicada baseThis creative concept, can make other change and amendment to these embodiment. So appended right is wantedAsk and be intended to be interpreted as comprising preferred embodiment and fall into all changes and the amendment of the scope of the invention.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification and not depart from this present inventionBright spirit and scope. Like this, if of the present invention these amendment and modification belong to the claims in the present invention andWithin the scope of its equivalent technologies, the present invention be also intended to comprise these change and modification interior.