Background technology
E-UTRAN(evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, the general continental rise wireless access network of evolution) the network architecture as shown in Figure 1, mainly by eNB(evolved NodeB, evolution base station) form.
MME(Mobility Management Entity, mobile management examination question) with between eNB adopt S1-MME interface to be connected; ENB completes Access Network function, with UE(User Equipment, subscriber equipment) pass through idle port communication.The UE that is attached to network for each, has a MME to provide service for it, and this MME is called the serving MME of UE.S1-MME interface, for UE provides chain of command service, comprises mobile management and bearer management function.
S-GW(Serving Gate Way, gateway) with between eNB adopt S1-U interface to be connected, the UE that is attached to network for each, has a S-GW to provide service for it, and this S-GW is called the service S-GW of UE.S1-U interface provides the service of user's face for UE, and the user face data of UE is by S1-U GTP(GPRS(General Packet Radio Service, general packet radio service technology) tunnel protocol) be carried between S-GW and eNB and transmit.
User's face between UE and network and chain of command protocol stack are respectively as shown in Figures 2 and 3.User plane protocol comprises PDCP(Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP), RLC(Radio Link Control, wireless connection control), MAC(Media Access Control, media access control) and PHY(Physical layer, physical layer) layer; Chain of command agreement comprises RRC(Radio Resource Control, and Radio Resource is controlled) and NAS(non-access) layer, wherein, rrc layer message need to be passed through the processing of user plane protocol layer, then transmits eating dishes without rice or wine; NAS layer message is transmitted in eating dishes without rice or wine to be encapsulated in RRC message.
In existing LTE network or LTE-A network, the RRC/PDCP/RLC/MAC/PHY peer layer of UE is all positioned at same eNB, and the NAS layer peer layer of UE is positioned at above-mentioned eNB has set up the MME that the S1 for this UE is connected.
Traditional macro base station (macro eNB) individual layer overlay network can not meet people to data service rate and the ever-increasing demand of capacity.Therefore, the mode of layering networking is introduced into this problem that solves: by little overlay environments such as hot spot region, family's indoor environment, working environments, lay some lower powered base stations (below with local eNB, represent, it is home base stations, comprise the forms such as Femto/Pico/Relay), obtain the effect of cell splitting, make operator to provide more high data rate, business more cheaply for user.
Layering networking is when increasing network capacity, also brought certain negative interaction: because the coverage of low power base station community (representing with home cell or local cell) is little below, the switching frequency of UE and number of times all increased greatly, increased the risk that communication disruption occurs UE when switching.
The frequency of switching between macrocell (macro cell) and home cell (local cell) in order to reduce UE, a kind of user's face network design mode separated with chain of command is introduced into.As shown in Figure 4, macro cell provides basis to cover, and local cell provides focus to cover, and has data/signaling interface (wire/wireless interface) between local cell and macro cell, and UE can be operated under macro eNB or local eNB.
The cell coverage area of controlling due to local eNB is little, and the UE of service is few, so be connected to the UE of local eNB, often can obtain better service quality, as: obtain higher service rate, higher-quality link.Therefore,, when being connected to the UE of macro eNB and approaching the community that local eNB controls, can be switched to the service that local eNB provides to obtain local eNB; When community that UE controls away from local eNB, need to be switched to the community that macro eNB controls, to keep wireless connections.
Under the separated network architecture of above carrying, when UE is in the region of only having macro cell to cover, the chain of command of UE connects and is connected (being DRB:Data Radio Bearer, Data Radio Bearer) with user's face all at macro eNB; When UE moves to macro cell and local cell when overlapping covered, all or part of user's face of UE connects (DRB) and is transferred to home base stations, to obtain higher service transmission rate, chain of command connection still remains on macro base station, to prevent that chain of command from connecting handoff failure and causing UE call drop.
Fig. 5 shows a kind of network architecture that adopts chain of command and user's face isolation technics, and UE is connected to two eNB simultaneously, and in figure, M-L interface represents the logic interfacing between macro eNB and local eNB.The SRB(Signalling Radio Bearer of UE, Signaling Radio Bearer) be retained on macro eNB, and all or part DRB(Data Radio Bearer Data Radio Bearer) PDCP/RLC/MAC/PHY partly remain on local eNB.The upstream data of UE directly mails to SGW(gateway after arriving local eNB), the downlink data of UE directly mails to local eNB after arriving SGW, thereby has reduced the processing load of macro eNB to UE packet.Under this framework, be positioned at the protocol stack of local eNB carrying as shown in Figure 6.
Fig. 7 shows the another kind of network architecture that adopts chain of command and user's face isolation technics.Under this framework, be positioned at the protocol stack of local eNB carrying as shown in Figure 8.
At HetNet(Heterogeneous Network, heterogeneous network, by different sizes, type community, formed, as comprise: macro cell, local cell) under scene, because local cell coverage is little, UE slightly movement will trigger switching, therefore, can only user's face of UE be switched to local eNB.In order to support this characteristic, need to solve the problem of how to manage this locality (local) public resource, but not yet have at present corresponding solution.
Embodiment
In order to realize in carrying separated network, carry out local resource management, the embodiment of the present invention provides following solution: the public resource of local cell is managed and configured by macro eNB, when local cell public resource changes, macro eNB adopts the mode of proprietary signaling to notify to be separated to all UE of this local cell to carry out public resource configuration.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail.
As shown in Figure 9, after local eNB starts, carry out following flow process:
Step 1:local eNB initiates the process of establishing of M-L interface, and in this process, local eNB sends M-L to macro eNB and sets up request (M-L Setup Request) message, includes the local cell list that request distributes public resource in this message.
In this local cell list, corresponding to each local cell, include: local cell identifies (for a logic district on unique identification local eNB), can also comprise the hardware capabilities (as power capability, other ardware features etc.) that this local cell may support.Optionally, also can comprise carrier type configuration information (representing that corresponding local cell can work independently or not can work independently).
Step 2:macro eNB receives M-L and sets up after request message, for each the local cell configuration public resource in local cell list, then to this local eNB, send M-L and set up response (M-L Setup Response) message, M-L sets up and in response message, includes local cell list, and is the public resource information of each local cell configuration wherein.
In this local cell list, corresponding to each local cell, include the identification information of local cell, as, local cell sign, or/and, ECGI(evolved Cell global ID, the cellular global identity of evolution, the i.e. unique identification of logic district).The front 20bit of ECGI is the eNB ID of macro eNB.The public resource information that also includes local cell corresponding to each local cell, described public resource information can comprise one of following information or combination:
PLMN(Public Land Mobile Network, public land mobile network) or/and TAC(Tracking Area Code, tracking area code) information such as;
PCI(Physical Cell Identifier, Physical Cell Identifier), the information such as frequency, bandwidth;
RACH(Random Access Channel, Random Access Channel) or PRACH(Physical Random Access Channel, Physical Random Access Channel) common configuration information;
PDSCH(Physical Downlink Shared Channel, physical down link sharing channel) common configuration information;
PUSCH(Physical Uplink Shared Channel, physical uplink link sharing channel) common configuration information;
PHICH(Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel, physics HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, mixed automatic retransfer request) indicating channel) configuration information;
PUCCH(Physical Uplink Control Channel, physical uplink control channel) common configuration information;
SoundingRS(is for the RS(Reference Signal of channel measurement, reference signal), also referred to as SRS) common configuration information;
Antenna configuration information;
P-Max(maximum transmission power);
TDD(Time Division Duplexing, time division duplex) physical channel configuration information;
The information such as uplink cycle prefix length.
Optionally, for the local cell can work independently, in its public resource information, also can comprise BCCH(Broadcast Control Channel, Broadcast Control Channel) configuration information, or/and, PCCH(Physical Control Channel, physical control channel) configuration information.
Optionally, M-L sets up in the local cell list in response message, for local cell wherein, except the public resource information that includes local cell identification information and distributed, also can comprise carrier type configuration information (in order to indicate corresponding local cell to can work independently or not can work independently).
Local eNB receives M-L and sets up after response message, starts to configure these public resources.Wherein, for the local cell can work independently, local eNB sets up the configuration information carrying in response message according to M-L, organize and send system message.UE in corresponding local cell receives after this system message, according to the configuration information wherein carrying, configures or reshuffle local public resource.
Further, shown in Fig. 9 in flow process, macro eNB is that local cell is assigned after public resource, for the local cell not can work independently, macro eNB sends to the public resource information of this local cell by proprietary signaling the UE being separated under this local cell, so that this UE carries out local public resource configuration.
Further, can be in advance at OAM(Operation Administration and Maintenance, Operations, Administration and Maintenance) in server, the public resource of local cell is configured, in flow process shown in Fig. 9, in step 2, macro eNB receives the M-L that local eNB sends and sets up after request message, can from OAM server, obtain the public resource configuration of corresponding local cell, then send it to this local eNB.
As shown in figure 10, if macro eNB determines to revise the public resource having configured, carry out following flow process:
Step 1:macro eNB sends macro configuration update message to local eNB, includes one of following information or combination in this message:
The cell information group increasing;
Need the cell information group of deleting;
Need the cell information group of revising.
Wherein, in the cell information group newly increasing, comprise the local cell list that needs are set up, the identification information and the public resource information that corresponding to each local cell wherein, include corresponding local cell, the particular content of public resource information can be one of listed information of step 2 or combination in flow process shown in Fig. 9.
In the cell information group that needs to revise, comprise the local cell list that needs are revised, the identification information that includes corresponding local cell corresponding to each local cell wherein, as ECGI, and the public resource information after upgrading, these public resource information can be any in the listed information of step 2 or combinations in flow process shown in Fig. 9.
If macro eNB determines to delete certain local cell, in advance all UE that are separated on this local cell are merged on macro eNB, then send and need the cell information group of deleting to local eNB, in this information group, comprise the local cell list that needs are deleted, the identification information that includes corresponding local cell corresponding to each local cell wherein, as ECGI.Such as, if have two UE(on certain local cell in the situation that chain of command is separated with user's face, possible its user's face remains on local eNB, and chain of command remains on macro eNB), like this when macro eNB deletes this local cell, first the user plane bearer of these two UE is transferred back on macro eNB, that is, these two UE is merged on macro eNB.
Step 2:local eNB, according to the content in macro configuration update message, reconfigures the public resource of corresponding local cell, and organizes and send macro config update acknowledge message to macro eNB.For the local cell can work independently, local eNB is according to the Content Organizing of macro configuration update message and send system message, to indicate the UE in corresponding local cell to carry out public resource configuration.
Step 3:macro eNB receives after macro config update acknowledge message, for the local cell not can work independently, macro adopts the mode of proprietary signaling, and the public resource information of corresponding local cell is notified to the UE that is separated to local and carried out public resource configuration.
Further, in flow process shown in above-mentioned Figure 10, macro eNB is before transmission macro configuration update message is to local eNB (before step 1), also can comprise the following steps: macro eNB and OAM server carry out alternately, obtain the amended public resource information of corresponding local cell, or by this reciprocal process, know and need to delete local cell, or know and need to increase local cell by this reciprocal process.Accordingly, in step 1, macro eNB, according to the mutual situation with OAM server, sends macro configuration update message to local eNB, wherein carries corresponding cell information group.
If the physical hardware of local eNB has occurred to change or other has occurred, may affect the event of local public resource configuration, need to notify macro eNB, as shown in figure 11, this flow process can comprise:
Step 1:local eNB sends local config update request (local config update request) message to macro eNB, includes one of following or combination in this message:
The cell information group increasing;
Need the cell information group of deleting;
Need the cell information group of revising.
Wherein, in the cell information group newly increasing, comprise the local cell list that needs are set up, the identification information (as local cell sign) that includes corresponding local cell corresponding to each local cell wherein, can also comprise the hardware capabilities that this local cell may support.Optionally, also can comprise carrier type configuration information.
In the cell information group that needs to revise, comprise the local cell list that needs are revised, corresponding to each local cell wherein, include the identification information of corresponding local cell, also can comprise the hardware capabilities that this local cell may support.Optionally, also can comprise carrier type configuration information.
In the cell information group that needs to delete, comprise the local cell list that needs are deleted, corresponding to each local cell wherein, include the identification information of corresponding local cell.
Step 2:macro eNB receives after local config update request message, according to the content of this message, corresponding local cell is carried out to public resource configuration or processing, and organizes and send local config update acknowledge message to local eNB.
Concrete, if carry the cell information group increasing to some extent in local config update request message, macro eNB is according to this cell information group, for the local cell configuration public resource newly increasing, and the public resource information of configuration is carried on to local config update acknowledge message sends to this local eNB.If carry the cell information group that needs modification in local config update request message, macro eNB is according to this cell information group, for revising the local cell of public resource, reshuffle public resource, and the public resource information of configuration is carried on to local config update acknowledge message sends to this local eNB.If carry the cell information group that needs deletion in local config update request message, macro eNB, according to this cell information group, deletes the public resource information of corresponding local cell, and returns to local config update acknowledge message to local eNB.
Wherein, local config update acknowledge message content can be with reference in process step shown in Figure 10 1, the macro configuration update message that macro eNB sends.
Local eNB carries out corresponding configuration processing after receiving local config update acknowledge message.Wherein, for the local cell can work independently, local eNB is according to the Content Organizing of macro configuration update message and send system message, to indicate the UE in corresponding local cell to carry out public resource configuration.
Further, macro eNB is that local cell is assigned after public resource, for the local cell not can work independently, macro eNB sends to the public resource information of this local cell by proprietary signaling the UE being separated under this local cell, so that this UE carries out local public resource configuration.
Further, in the flow process shown in above-mentioned Figure 11, macro eNB, after receiving local config update request message, also can comprise the following steps: macro eNB obtains the public resource information of corresponding local cell from OAM server.Accordingly, in step 2, macro eNB, according to the public resource information of the corresponding local cell getting, sends macro configuration update message to local eNB.
By above description, can find out, the embodiment of the present invention is carried out local public resource configuration and management by macro eNB, make Macro eNB can manage the public resource of local cell concentratedly, be conducive to UE to carry out the separated of chain of command and user's face, improve the travelling performance of system.
Technical conceive based on identical, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a kind of macro base station equipment (foregoing macro eNB) and a kind of home base stations equipment (foregoing local eNB).
Referring to Figure 12, the structural representation of the base station equipment providing for the embodiment of the present invention, this equipment can comprise: resource distribution module 1201, the first sending module 1202, also can further comprise receiver module 1203 and the second sending module 1204, wherein:
Resource distribution module 1201 is used to home cell configuration public resource; The first sending module 1202, for by the public resource information for home cell configuration, sends to corresponding home base stations to carry out public resource configuration.Wherein, the public resource information content of home cell can as previously mentioned, not repeat them here.
When home base stations starts, can send M-L interface to macro base station and set up request message, in such cases, receiver module 1203 is set up request message for receiving the M-L interface sending after home base stations starts; Accordingly, resource distribution module 1201 receives at receiver module 1203 the M-L interface sending after home base stations starts and sets up after request message, the home cell that is described home base stations according to this request message configuration public resource; Accordingly, the first sending module 1202 is set up response message by M-L interface, and the public resource information of the home cell configuration for described home base stations is sent to described home base stations.
Wherein, M-L interface is set up in request message and is carried home cell list, comprises the identification information that the home cell of public resource configuration is carried out in request to some extent in the list of described home cell; M-L interface is set up in response message and is carried home cell list, includes the identification information of home cell in the list of described home cell, and the public resource information of corresponding home cell.Further, M-L interface is set up in the home cell list of carrying in request message and is also included: the hardware information that home cell is supported, or/and, carrier type configuration information; M-L interface is set up in the home cell list of response message, also carries carrier type configuration information.
Further, the second sending module 1204 is after resource distribution module 1201 is for home cell configuration public resource, pass through dedicated signaling, the public resource information of the home cell configuration for not can work independently is sent to the subscriber equipment in corresponding home cell, with equipment for indicating user, carry out public resource configuration.
The local resource that macro base station equipment can be decided in its sole discretion having configured upgrades, and in such cases, resource distribution module 1201 is when determining to upgrade the public resource information of home cell, for upgrading the home cell configuration public resource of public resource; Accordingly, the first sending module 1202, by macro configuration update message, will send to corresponding home base stations for upgrading the public resource information of the home cell configuration of public resource.
Concrete, resource distribution module 1201 is when determining to newly increase home cell, in the described macro configuration update message sending by the first sending module 1202, carry the home cell information group increasing to some extent, wherein comprise the home cell list increasing to some extent, in this list, include the public resource information of local district identification information and corresponding home cell; When determining that the public resource that home cell has been configured is modified, in the described macro configuration update message sending by the first sending module 1202, carry the home cell information group that needs modification, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include the amended public resource information in local district identification information and corresponding home cell; When determining to delete home cell, resource distribution module 1201 is also for merging to the step on described macro base station by the subscriber equipment in the home cell of determine deletion, and carry the home cell information group that needs deletion in the described macro configuration update message sending by the first sending module 1202, wherein include the home cell list that needs are deleted, this list comprises local district identification information.
Further, the second sending module 1204 is after receiving the macro config update acknowledge message that described corresponding home base stations returns, pass through dedicated signaling, the public resource information of the home cell configuration for not can work independently is sent to the subscriber equipment in corresponding home cell, with equipment for indicating user, carry out public resource configuration.
The public resource that home base stations can be decided in its sole discretion having configured upgrades, in such cases, resource distribution module 1201 completes after the local config update request message that the home base stations of local public resource configuration sends receiving, by the request home cell of carrying out public resource configuration configure public resource; Accordingly, the first sending module 1202 is by local config update acknowledge message, by for request carry out the public resource information that the home cell of public resource configuration configures and send to corresponding home base stations.
Wherein, in described local config update request message, carry the home cell information group increasing to some extent, wherein comprise the home cell list increasing to some extent, in this list, include local district identification information; In described local config update acknowledge message, carry the home cell information group increasing to some extent, wherein comprise the home cell list increasing to some extent, in this list, include the public resource information of local district identification information and corresponding home cell; Or, in described local config update request message, carry the home cell information group that needs modification, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include local district identification information; In described local config update acknowledge message, carry the home cell information group that needs modification, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include the amended public resource information in local district identification information and corresponding home cell; Or, in described local config update request message, carry the home cell information group that needs deletion, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include local district identification information.
Further, in the home cell list of carrying in described local config update request message, also include: the hardware information that home cell is supported, or/and, carrier type configuration information; In the home cell list of carrying in described local config update acknowledge message, also carry carrier type configuration information.
Further, the second sending module 1204 is after resource distribution module 1202 is for home cell configuration public resource, pass through dedicated signaling, the public resource information of the home cell configuration for not can work independently is sent to the subscriber equipment that is separated to corresponding home cell, with equipment for indicating user, carry out public resource configuration.
Referring to Figure 13, the structural representation of the home base stations equipment providing for the embodiment of the present invention, this equipment can comprise: receiver module 1301, resource distribution module 1302, also can comprise: sending module 1303, wherein:
Receiver module 1301, for receiving the public resource information of the home cell that macro base station configuration concurrency send; Wherein, the public resource information content of home cell can as previously mentioned, not repeat them here.
Resource distribution module 1302, for carrying out public resource configuration according to the public resource information of the home cell receiving.
Home base stations, when starting, can send M-L interface and set up request message, and in such cases, sending module 1303 sends M-L interface to described macro base station and sets up request message; Accordingly, receiver module 1301 is set up response message by receiving the M-L interface of described macro base station transmission, obtains the public resource information of the home cell of the described macro base station configuration of wherein carrying.
Wherein, described M-L interface is set up in request message and is carried home cell list, comprises the identification information that the home cell of public resource configuration is carried out in request to some extent in the list of described home cell; Described M-L interface is set up in response message and is carried home cell list, includes the identification information of home cell in the list of described home cell, and the public resource information of corresponding home cell.
Further, described M-L interface is set up in the home cell list of carrying in request message and is also included: the hardware information that home cell is supported, or/and, carrier type configuration information; Described M-L interface is set up in the home cell list of response message, also carries carrier type configuration information.
Macro base station can upgrade the local public resource having configured voluntarily, in such cases, the macro configuration update message that receiver module 1301 sends by receiving described macro base station, obtaining described macro base station is the public resource information that reshuffle home cell.
Wherein, in described macro configuration update message, carry one of following information or combination:
The home cell information group increasing, wherein comprises the home cell list increasing to some extent, includes the public resource information of local district identification information and corresponding home cell in this list;
Need the home cell information group of revising, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include the amended public resource information in local district identification information and corresponding home cell;
Need the home cell information group of deleting, wherein include the home cell list that needs are deleted, this list comprises local district identification information.
The local public resource that home base stations can be decided in its sole discretion having configured upgrades, and in such cases, sending module 1303, for sending local config update request message to described macro base station; Accordingly, the local config update acknowledge message that receiver module 1301 sends by receiving described macro base station, the public resource information of the home cell of the described macro base station configuration that acquisition is wherein carried.
Wherein, in described local config update request message, carry the home cell information group increasing to some extent, wherein comprise the home cell list increasing to some extent, in this list, include local district identification information; In described local config update acknowledge message, carry the home cell information group increasing to some extent, wherein comprise the home cell list increasing to some extent, in this list, include the public resource information of local district identification information and corresponding home cell; Or, in described local config update request message, carry the home cell information group that needs modification, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include local district identification information; In described local config update acknowledge message, carry the home cell information group that needs modification, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include the amended public resource information in local district identification information and corresponding home cell; Or, in described local config update request message, carry the home cell information group that needs deletion, wherein include the home cell list that needs are revised, in this list, include local district identification information.
Further, in the home cell list of carrying in described local config update request message, also include: the hardware information that home cell is supported, or/and, carrier type configuration information; In the home cell list of carrying in described local config update acknowledge message, also carry carrier type configuration information.
Concrete, when resource distribution module 1302 is carried out public resource configuration in the public resource information sending according to described macro base station, according to described macro base station, be the public resource information transmitting system message that the home cell that can work independently configures, to indicate the subscriber equipment in corresponding home cell to carry out public resource configuration.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the mode that the present invention can add essential general hardware platform by software and realize, and can certainly pass through hardware, but in a lot of situation, the former is better execution mode.Understanding based on such, the part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product is stored in a storage medium, comprise that some instructions are with so that a station terminal equipment (can be mobile phone, personal computer, server, or the network equipment etc.) carry out the method described in each embodiment of the present invention.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention; it should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the premise without departing from the principles of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be looked protection scope of the present invention.