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For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent more, below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, the present invention is further detailed explanation.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of integrated base station, can be used as the network equipment of LTE system, base station functions module and core net functional module wherein have respectively the function of eNB and EPC, base station functions module and core net functional module all are positioned at integrated base station inside, therefore there do not is the delay problem of long Distance Transmission, and core net functional module and base station functions module are man-to-man relations, be that the core net functional module is only mutual with this base station functions module, so the treatment effeciency of data and signaling improve greatly.Be particularly suitable for some small scale networks based on the LTE technology, integrated base station can be used as the network equipment of this small scale network, for data and the signaling of subscriber equipment in this small scale network, is processed fast.
Embodiment mono-
With reference to Fig. 1, provided the integrated base station structure chart that the embodiment of the present invention one provides.
With reference to Fig. 2, provided the LTE system schematic built based on integrated base station that the embodiment of the present invention one provides.
The present embodiment provides a kind of integrated base station, and this integrated base station (also can be described as FAT Cell) is applied to the LTE system, can be separately as the network equipment of LTE system.Integrated base station is based on Embedded Hardware Platform and builds, and will have each Network Element Function entity in eNB and EPC now and be integrated, improves.Integrated base station 10 comprises: base station functions module 101 and core net functional module 102.
Wherein, base station functions module 101 is basically identical with the function of existing eNB, and core net functional module 102 is basically identical with the EPC function, so base station can realize eNB and EPC function by above-mentioned two functional modules, realizes the basic function of network side in the LTE system.
Base station functions module 101 connects respectively core net functional module 102 and subscriber equipment (User Equipment, UE) 20.Base station functions module 101 is for carrying out the mutual of data and signaling with UE20 and core net functional module 102 respectively.
Core net functional module 102 connects respectively base station functions module 101 and external network 30.Core net functional module 102 is for base station functions module 101, carrying out the mutual of data and signaling, and carries out data interaction with external network 30.
In the embodiment of the present invention, communication process in integrated base station 10 needs base station functions module 101 and core net functional module 102 to work in coordination with usually, therefore, UE is when carrying out signaling and data interaction with base station functions module 101, often also need to send to core net functional module 102 to process data or signaling, and core net functional module 102 also needs corresponding contents processing is sent to UE20 via base station functions module 101.
Wherein, base station functions module 101 and core net functional module 102 all are positioned at the inside of integrated base station 10, therefore base station functions module 101, after the data that receive UE20 or signaling, can directly be transferred to core net functional module 102, does not have the delay problem of long Distance Transmission.And, core net functional module 102 is man-to-man relations with base station functions module 101, be that core net functional module 102 is only mutual with this base station functions module 101, compare with the relation that is one-to-many with eNB with EPC in the LTE network, the treatment effeciency of data and signaling improves greatly.
Integrated base station 10 can be separately as the network equipment of LTE system, therefore can build small-scale network based on this integrated base station, as enterprise network of covering in certain limit etc., thereby integrated base station only communicates processing for the UE in small scale network, guarantee the treatment effeciency of data and signaling.
In sum, integrated base station can be used as the network equipment of LTE system, base station functions module and core net functional module wherein have respectively the function of eNB and EPC, base station functions module and core net functional module all are positioned at integrated base station inside, therefore there do not is the delay problem of long Distance Transmission, and core net functional module and base station functions module are man-to-man relations, be that the core net functional module is only mutual with this base station functions module, so the treatment effeciency of data and signaling improve greatly.Be particularly suitable for some small scale networks based on the LTE technology, integrated base station can be used as the network equipment of this small scale network, for data and the signaling of subscriber equipment in this small scale network, is processed fast.
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As shown in Figure 3, its network side framework is comprised of eNB and EPC two parts existing LTE system.This network side framework is based on that the general service model of LTE system builds, framework complexity very, network element entity in EPC is numerous, as mobile management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME), service webmaster (Serving Gateway, S-GW), grouped data network management (Packet Data Network Gateway, P-GW), home subscriber server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), "Policy and Charging Rules Function (Policy and Charging Function, PCRF) network element etc.
In the embodiment of the present invention, by each Network Element Function entity in existing eNB and EPC is integrated, improved, the integration construct base station.Structure below in conjunction with base station functions module in integrated base station and core net functional module is discussed.
With reference to Fig. 4, provided the integrated base station structure chart that the embodiment of the present invention two provides.
In optional embodiment of the present invention, base station functions module 101 comprises: radio resource managing unit 1011, Radio Resource control unit 1012 and the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine; Radio Resource control unit 1012 connects respectively radio resource managing unit 1011 and the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine.Radio Resource control unit 1012 is for carrying out the mutual of signaling with radio resource managing unit 1011 and the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine.
Wherein, the radio resource control of radio resource managing unit 1011 and Radio Resource control unit 1012 being integrally formed base stations (Radio Resource Control, RRC) layer, for being distributed, reconfigured Radio Resource and release etc. send related signaling.
Radio resource managing unit 1011 can be under band-limited condition, for UE in network provides the quality of service guarantee, function comprises power control, channel allocation, scheduling, switching, access control, load is controlled, end to end service quality (Quality of Service, QoS) parameter maintenance and adaptive coding and modulating etc.
The user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine is air interface layer two parts, can comprise PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, wireless link are controlled (Radio Link Control, RLC) parts such as layer and medium access control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer.
Certainly the base station functions module 101 of this integrated base station is similar with existing eNB, can also comprise other parts such as physical layer (physical layer), does not enumerate herein, referring to configuration in eNB, gets final product.
Above-mentioned Radio Resource control unit 1012 can carry out Signalling exchange with radio resource managing unit 1011 and the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine, and realizes the correlation function of base station.
In optional embodiment of the present invention, core net functional module 102 comprises: mobility management unit 1021, session management unit 1022, user signing contract information administrative unit 1023 and data transmission unit 1024; Mobility management unit 1021 connects respectively session management unit 1022, user signing contract information administrative unit 1023 and data transmission unit 1024; Mobility management unit 1021 is for carrying out the mutual of signaling with session management unit 1022, user signing contract information administrative unit 1023 and data transmission unit 1024 respectively.
Wherein, mobility management unit 1021 is main control units of core net functional module 102, can carry out whole control to communication processs such as signaling, data; Wherein defined the processes such as the adhering to of UE, attachment removal, band of position renewal, authentication, paging, and, support the UE access network with E-UTRAN ability, this function has guaranteed tracking and the record of MME to the UE current location.
The function of session management unit 1022 mainly comprises foundation, modification and the release etc. to the network carrying.
Mobility management unit 1021 and session management unit 1022 have been worked in coordination with the correlation function of MME in existing EPC.
User signing contract information administrative unit 1023 is for storing user subscription information, and the information such as key (USIM key), thereby can jointly complete with mobility management unit 1021 operations such as authentication, user right control.
Data transmission unit 1024 is for completing the transfer of data of 102 of base station functions module 101 and core net functional modules, and wherein the data of transmission can adopt the form transmission of IP packet, has identified the corresponding information such as IP address that transmit of data in this IP packet.
In the embodiment of the present invention, adopt embedded platform integration construct base station, therefore each unit of core net functional module 102 is different from the physical interface of each network element in existing EPC, carry out between each unit can carrying out according to the agreement of making by oneself in signaling or data exchange process, simplified data transmission procedure.
In optional embodiment of the present invention, adopt mobility management unit 1021 to connect respectively radio resource managing unit 1011 and Radio Resource control unit 1012, mobility management unit 1021 is also for carrying out Signalling exchange with radio resource managing unit 1011 and Radio Resource control unit 1012 respectively.
In the embodiment of the present invention, mobility management unit 1021 is carried out Signalling exchange with radio resource managing unit 1011 and Radio Resource control unit 1012 respectively, because being based on same embedded platform, the three builds, so radio resource managing unit 1011 and Radio Resource control unit 1012, and the interface that mobility management unit is 1021 can communicate according to self-defining agreement, simplified the process of base station functions module 101 and 102 mutual signalings of core net functional module.
And, can realize eNB and the mutual function of EPC by the Signalling exchange of 102 of base station functions module 101 and core net functional modules, by UE access, the resident LTE network built to integrated base station, and carry out corresponding Business Processing and transfer of data.
Data transmission unit 1024 connects the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine, and data transmission unit 1024 is for the interface requirement based on the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine, and with eating dishes without rice or wine, user plane unit 1013 carries out the transmission of packet; And carry out the transmission of packet with external network 30.
Base station functions module 101 and core net functional module 102, except Signalling exchange, can also be carried out data interaction.Existing LTE network is when carrying out transfer of data, the data transmission procedure of EPC side needs SGW and PGW to work in coordination with, SGW needs to be transferred to PGW after receiving the eNB data, in transmission, also will require according to its interface protocol the data head part of configuration data, data transmission procedure complexity.
The embodiment of the present invention, when the integration construct base station, is simplified data transmission procedure, does not need the different units cooperative data transmission in core net functional module 102, only by data transmission unit 1024, can carry out data communication.Wherein, the form of data transmission unit 1024 the data IP packets transmission, can be received packet, the operation such as distribution, the packet of uploading as received UE, and issue packet to corresponding UE or according to the IP address transfer in external network 30.
In the embodiment of the present invention, base station functions module 101 can be understood as Access Layer, and core net functional module 102 can be understood as Non-Access Stratum NAS, and UE and integrated base station carry out when mutual, and the mutual schematic diagram of the protocol stack of chain of command as shown in Figure 5.Wherein, UE and communicating by letter of core net functional module 102 are based on that base station functions module 101 provides eats dishes without rice or wine to realize.
In sum, integrated base station can be used as the network equipment of LTE system, base station functions module and core net functional module wherein have respectively the function of eNB and EPC, and during each functional module intercommunication, interface is identical, without encapsulating in addition, interface protocol is to fixed form separately, and data transmission procedure is simple.
Below discuss in detail the communication process of each module in integrated base station.
In optional embodiment of the present invention, mobility management unit 1021 is specifically for receiving respectively the first mutual signaling of radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012, the first mutual signaling is resolved, generate the second interior signaling according to analysis result, and the second interior signaling is transferred to session management unit 1022 or user signing contract information administrative unit 1023; And generate the second mutual signaling, and by the second mutual signalling to radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012, wherein, the second mutual signaling is that mobility management unit 1021 generates according to business demand in user signing contract information administrative unit 1023 or session management unit 1022, carrying out signalling interactive process.
Mobility management unit 1021, as the main control unit of core net functional module 102, can be controlled inner each unit of core net functional module 102, and can be carried out Signalling exchange with the base station functions module.Mobility management unit 1021 can receive the first mutual signaling of radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012, as ask the related signaling of authentication, then 1021 pairs first mutual signalings of mobility management unit are resolved, and generate the second interior signaling according to the contents such as function of signaling, according to its function, the second interior signaling is transferred to session management unit 1022 or user signing contract information administrative unit 1023.
In optional embodiment of the present invention, mobility management unit 1021 is carried out following at least one operation specifically for the Signalling exchange by with session management unit 1022: registration, carrying are set up, carrying discharges, position is upgraded and paging; And carry out following at least one operation by the Signalling exchange with user signing contract information administrative unit 1023: authentication and user right are controlled.
Wherein core net functional module 102 is basically identical with the function of existing EPC, therefore mobility management unit 1021 is when carrying out Signalling exchange with session management unit 1022 or user signing contract information administrative unit 1023, can also realize other function, as the User CAMEL-Subscription-Information carries out the encryption and decryption processing to data or signaling, and for example determine the functions such as user right of UE, do not enumerate herein, can not be interpreted as it is the restriction to the embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 6, UE that the embodiment of the present invention two provides and the Signalling exchange schematic diagram of integrated base station have been provided.
Can carry out the RRC establishment of connection in the Signalling exchange of UE20 and integrated base station 10, and in base station functions module 101 and 102 initialization user profile of core net functional module of integrated base station 10, as set up attachment flow etc.And UE20 and integrated base station 10 can carry out authentication, security control, user and carry the flow processs such as foundation, wherein for UE20, the interaction flow of itself and LTE network side can not done change.And, after having adhered to of UE, between UE and integrated base station, can also carry out the transmission of data.
When core net functional module 102 is initiatively initiated Signalling exchange, the second mutual signaling can be generated according to business demand by mobility management unit 1021, as paging UE, and for example authentication.Thereby mobility management unit 1021 can to radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012, operate the second mutual signalling according to the business function of the second mutual signaling thereby carry out follow-up processing, after resolving, be transferred to UE etc.
In optional embodiment of the present invention, mobility management unit 1021 is specifically for the Signalling exchange by with data transmission unit 1024, at the interior UE sign (Identity that sets up of data transmission unit 1024, ID) with the mapping relations of network interconnection agreement (Internet Protoco, IP) address.
Mobility management unit 1021 can set up and maintaining network in the mapping relations of equipment and port.Be based on the IP address of packet while as integrated base station, transferring data to external network, in the internal network that integrated base station builds, during the transmission data, be based on the ID of packet corresponding UE, ID that therefore can configuration UE and the mapping relations of IP address.Thereby mobility management unit 1021 can send this data transmission unit 1024 of signaling, control the mapping relations of its ID that sets up UE and IP address.
In the embodiment of the present invention, data transmission unit 1024 has the function of local routing and external routes, need local routing and external routes are managed and safeguard simultaneously, thereby the assurance packet can be netted between inner UE and transmit at LTE, also can be by the data packet transmission of UE to external network, as the Internet (Internet), PSTN etc.
The present invention an optional embodiment provide the local routing function, be the ID of data transmission unit 1024 specifically for the IP address search corresponding UE of foundation packet, and according to the ID of UE, packet is transferred to the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine according to the interface requirement of the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine, to be transferred to UE corresponding to ID of UE by base station functions module 101; And the packet that receives user plane unit 1013 transmissions of eating dishes without rice or wine.
The present invention an optional embodiment provide the external routes function, data transmission unit 1024 also for the IP address of foundation packet by Packet Generation to external network.
Data transmission unit 1024 can receive the packet that the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine sends, and this packet can be transferred to base station functions module 101 by UE20.Then data transmission unit 1024 can carry out post-treatment operations to packet, if this packet need to be transferred to other UE, according to the ID of the IP address search corresponding UE of packet, and give by data packet transmission the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine according to the ID of UE, base station functions module 101 eat dishes without rice or wine user plane unit 1013 after receiving packet, can give corresponding UE by data packet transmission according to the ID of UE.If this packets need is transferred to external network, data transmission unit 1024 can directly send to packet in external network according to the IP address of packet.
With reference to Fig. 7, provided the optional structure chart of integrated base station that the embodiment of the present invention two provides.
For integrated base station can be communicated with existing LTE network, to invent in an optional embodiment, base station functions module 101 also comprises: a S1 interface unit 1014; The one S1 interface unit 1014 is mutual for the capable signaling of the EPC with outside and data.
After configuring a S1 interface unit 1014 in base station functions module 101, data or signaling can be processed according to the requirement of S1 interface protocol, if transmission data, it need be this data configuration data head according to the requirement of S1 interface protocol, thereby send to the network element of outside EPC by a S1 interface unit 1014, as the MME in the EPC with outside or S-GW communicate, thereby make integrated base station to communicate by letter with outside EPC, access in existing LTE network.
Configure a S1 interface unit 1014 in base station functions module 101 after, it is more convenient for core net functional module 102 is communicated with, and facilitate core net functional module 102 to communicate by letter with outside eNB, in optional embodiment of the present invention, core net functional module 102 also comprises: the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025.
Thereby the 2nd S1 interface unit 1,025 one ends connect mobility management unit 1021, and the other end connects an end of a S1 interface unit 1014; The other end of the one S1 interface unit 1014 connects respectively radio resource managing unit 1011 and Radio Resource control unit 1012.
In the embodiment of the present invention, a S1 interface unit 1014 and the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025 are applying portion S1AP of S1 interface, can the agreement based on the S1 interface carry out communicating by letter of data and signaling, as Content of Communication is resolved, and encapsulation etc.
In optional embodiment of the present invention, the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025 is for the second mutual signaling of receiving mobility administrative unit 1021, and the second mutual signaling is packaged into to the second interface signaling that meets the S1 interface requirement, the second interface signaling is transferred to a S1 interface unit 1014; And the first interface signaling that receives a S1 interface unit 1014, and the first interface signaling is resolved and generated the second mutual signaling, the second mutual signaling is sent to mobility management unit 1021.
The one S1 interface unit 1014 is also for receiving the first mutual signaling of radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012, and the first mutual signaling is packaged into to the first interface signaling that meets the S1 interface requirement, give the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025 by the first interface signalling; And the second interface signaling that receives the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025, the first mutual signaling that the second interface signaling is resolved to, and by the first mutual signalling to radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012.
While by base station functions module 101, to core net functional module 102, sending signaling, radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012 send the first mutual signaling to a S1 interface unit 1014, then 1014 pairs first mutual signalings of a S1 interface unit such as resolve at the operation, again it is packaged into to the first interface signaling of the related request that meets the S1 interface protocol, the first interface signaling is sent to the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025.The 2nd 1025 pairs of S1 interface units first interface signaling is resolved and is generated the second mutual signaling, the second mutual signaling is sent to mobility management unit 1021, after mobility management unit 1021 is resolved it, according to the function of this signaling and session management unit 1022 or user signing contract information administrative unit 1023, carry out alternately again, complete the function of signaling, can also reply and feed back to accordingly base station functions module 101.
While by core net functional module 102, to base station functions module 101, sending signaling, the second mutual signaling that mobility management unit 1021 will generate sends to the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025, the mutual signaling of the 2nd 1025 pairs second of S1 interface units is resolved, by after be packaged into the second interface signaling of the related request that meets the S1 interface protocol, the second interface signaling is transferred to a S1 interface unit 1014, the one 1014 pairs of S1 interface units the second interface signaling is resolved, and generate the corresponding first mutual signaling according to function, then by the first mutual signalling to radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012, carry out post-treatment operations by radio resource managing unit 1011 or Radio Resource control unit 1012, as be transferred to UE etc. after dissection process.
Configure the 2nd S1 interface unit 1025 in core net functional module 102 after, although data transmission module 1024 and the directly transmission of IP data bag of user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine, but can with outside eNB, with EPC, communicate by letter respectively with base station functions module 101 in order to guarantee core net functional module 102, the interface protocol of S1 interface all should be supported in data transmission module 1024 and the user plane unit 1013 of eating dishes without rice or wine, support the GTP-U agreement, thereby can carry out based on the GTP-U agreement transmission of packet, make the data packet transmission of integrated base station partly there is the correlation function of S1 user plane.
To sum up, the S1AP interface of Application standard between core net functional module 102 and base station functions module 101, need to be respectively increasing the S1 interface, to realize the S1AP protocol stack in two modules.Under this integrated base station framework, integrated base station not only itself can be realized the function of eNB and EPC simultaneously, can also with outside EPC or eNB, be connected by the S1AP protocol stack.
Although adopt this kind of implementation to increase the S1 interface in integrated base station, its structure is more flexible.And, while using embedded platform to carry out the integrated base station exploitation, can specify a special IP address, such as 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0.0 etc., the IP address of the target core network while starting as integrated base station, after the request connected at the S1 interface of receiving this IP address, S1AP(is the S1 interface) can initiate local S1 connection building process.After receiving normal IP address, can carry out the S1 Establishing process of S1AP protocol stack.
Each embodiment in this specification all adopts the mode of going forward one by one to describe, and what each embodiment stressed is and the difference of other embodiment that between each embodiment, identical similar part is mutually referring to getting final product.
The present invention can describe in the general context of the computer executable instructions of being carried out by computer, for example program module.Usually, program module comprises the routine carrying out particular task or realize particular abstract data type, program, object, assembly, data structure etc.Also can in distributed computing environment (DCE), put into practice the present invention, in these distributed computing environment (DCE), be executed the task by the teleprocessing equipment be connected by communication network.In distributed computing environment (DCE), program module can be arranged in the local and remote computer-readable storage medium that comprises memory device.
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Above to a kind of integrated base station provided by the present invention, be described in detail, applied specific case herein principle of the present invention and execution mode are set forth, the explanation of above embodiment is just for helping to understand method of the present invention and core concept thereof; , for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, all will change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention simultaneously.