CN106454739A

CN106454739A - Base station deployment method, network server and unmanned aerial vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN106454739A
Application number: CN201610996896.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李明; 孙立新; 丁颖哲
Original assignee: Baicells Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Chengdu Baicaibang Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2016-11-07
Filing date: 2016-11-07
Publication date: 2017-02-22
Anticipated expiration: 2036-11-07
Also published as: WO2018082711A1; CN106454739B

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a base station deployment method, a network server and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method comprises the steps of determining a target geographical range where a base station is to be deployed; determining a first base station and a second base station, and a candidate geographical location for deploying the base station between the first base station and the second base station according to signal coverage quality of each base station within the target geographical range; and determining a target geographical location where the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle carrying the base station reaches each candidate geographical location. According to the base station deployment method, the network server and the unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention, the signal coverage quality of the base station is automatically measured by using the characteristic that the unmanned aerial vehicle is rapid and flexible to deploy the base station, so that the deployment time of the base station is reduced, the automation degree of deployment of the base station is increased, and deployment efficiency of the base station is improved.

Description

Base station deployment method, network server and unmanned aerial vehicle

[ technical field ] A method for producing a semiconductor device

The invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a base station deployment method, a network server and an unmanned aerial vehicle.

[ background of the invention ]

With the popularization of networks, the requirements of users on the networks are higher and higher, and the network coverage is a process of gradual optimization. In the initial stage of network coverage, some blind areas are uncovered, or the signal coverage quality is poor, so that the user cannot use the network service, and therefore, the network needs to be optimized.

In the existing network optimization method, after a user finds that a network signal at the position is poor and feeds back the network signal to a communication operator, network optimization personnel are generally assigned to measure the position fed back by the user, blind area compensation is carried out according to a measurement result, a new base station is deployed, and a blind area of an original network is covered.

In the process of implementing the invention, the inventor finds that the following technical problems exist in the prior art:

in the prior art, when network optimization is performed, network optimization personnel measure the position fed back by a user to determine the position of deploying a new base station.

[ summary of the invention ]

In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide a base station deployment method, a network server, and an unmanned aerial vehicle, so as to solve the problems in the prior art that a manual test method is used for base station deployment, which results in a long deployment time and reduces the efficiency of base station deployment.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a base station deployment method, where the method includes:

determining a first base station and a second base station and alternative geographic positions when the base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range;

and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position.

With reference to the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where the determining, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station includes:

according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range as a first base station;

and acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the adjacent base stations of the first base station as a second base station.

With reference to the first aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where the determining, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station, and alternative geographic locations when base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station includes:

after the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, the alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station is found according to the pre-configured alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

With reference to the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a third possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where before determining the first base station and the second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, the method includes:

collecting information reported by terminals in the coverage range of each base station in the target geographic range;

and acquiring the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

With reference to the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fourth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where the determining, according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station includes:

determining a first base station and a second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at the appointed moment; or,

and determining a first base station and a second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range within the specified time.

With reference to the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where the method further includes:

and sending the alternative geographic positions when the base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station to the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base stations, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base stations can reach the alternative geographic positions.

With reference to the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where before the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station arrives at each of the alternative geographic locations, the method further includes:

acquiring signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position;

searching statistical information of a terminal corresponding to the signal coverage quality lower than a preset threshold from the signal coverage quality;

and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the statistical information.

With reference to the first aspect or the sixth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides the seventh possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where the determining, according to signal coverage qualities of the first base station and the second base station when the drone loading the base station arrives at each of the candidate geographic locations, a target geographic location of the base station to be deployed includes:

after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position, adjusting the base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position, traversing the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station is at each base station parameter of each alternative geographic position, and determining the target geographic position and the target base station parameters of the base station to be deployed;

wherein the base station parameters comprise at least one of the height of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station, signal transmission power and antenna angle.

With reference to the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an eighth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, where the determining, according to signal coverage qualities of the first base station and the second base station when the drone equipped with the base station arrives at each of the alternative geographic locations, a target geographic location of the base station to be deployed includes:

determining a target geographical position of a base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station at a specified time when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position;

or,

and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station within a specified time when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network server, where the server includes:

a first determining unit, configured to determine, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station, and alternative geographic locations when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station;

and the second determining unit is used for determining the target geographic position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographic position.

With reference to the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the first determining unit is specifically configured to: according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range as a first base station;

With reference to the second aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a second possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the first determining unit is further configured to: after the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, the alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station is found according to the pre-configured alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

With reference to the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a third possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the network server further includes: an acquisition unit;

the acquisition unit is used for acquiring information reported by terminals in the coverage area of each base station in the target geographic range, and acquiring the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

With reference to the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fourth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the first determining unit is specifically configured to: determining a first base station and a second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at the appointed moment; or,

With reference to the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fifth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the network server further includes: a transmitting unit;

the sending unit is configured to send the alternative geographic locations when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station to the unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with the base station, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with the base station reaches the alternative geographic locations.

With reference to the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sixth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the second determining unit is specifically configured to: acquiring the signal coverage quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position reached by the first base station and the second base station;

With reference to the second aspect or the sixth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a seventh possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the second determining unit is specifically configured to:

when the base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station are adjusted at each alternative geographical position after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographical position, traversing the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station is at each base station parameter of each alternative geographical position, and determining the target geographical position and the target base station parameters of the base station to be deployed;

With reference to the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an eighth possible implementation manner of the second aspect, where the second determining unit is specifically configured to: determining a target geographical position of a base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station at a specified time when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position;

or,

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle, where the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a base station, and the unmanned aerial vehicle includes:

With reference to the third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, where the first determining unit is specifically configured to: according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range as a first base station;

With reference to the third aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a second possible implementation manner of the third aspect, where the first determining unit is further configured to: after the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, the alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station is found according to the pre-configured alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

With reference to the third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fourth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, where the unmanned aerial vehicle further includes: an acquisition unit;

With reference to the third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fifth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, where the first determining unit is specifically configured to: determining a first base station and a second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at the appointed moment; or,

With reference to the third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sixth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, where the second determining unit is specifically configured to: acquiring the signal coverage quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position reached by the first base station and the second base station;

With reference to the third aspect or the sixth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a seventh possible implementation manner of the third aspect, where the second determining unit is specifically configured to:

With reference to the third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an eighth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, where the second determining unit is specifically configured to: determining a target geographical position of a base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station at a specified time when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position;

or,

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network server, where the network server includes a processor, a memory; the processor and the memory communicate through a bus; the memory is configured with computer code that the processor can call;

the processor is configured to determine a first base station and a second base station, and alternative geographic locations when base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range; and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position.

With reference to the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is configured to obtain, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, a base station with a worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range, and use the base station as the first base station; and acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the adjacent base stations of the first base station as a second base station.

With reference to the fourth aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a second possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is specifically configured to, after determining the first base station and the second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, find an alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to a pre-configured alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

With reference to the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a third possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is configured to acquire information reported by a terminal in a coverage area of each base station in the target geographic area; and acquiring the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

With reference to the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fourth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is configured to determine the first base station and the second base station according to signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at an assigned time; or,

With reference to the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fifth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is further configured to send the candidate geographic locations when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station to the drone equipped with the base station, so that the drone equipped with the base station reaches the candidate geographic locations.

With reference to the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sixth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is further configured to: acquiring signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position;

With reference to the fourth aspect or the sixth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a seventh possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is further configured to: after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position, adjusting the base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position, traversing the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station is at each base station parameter of each alternative geographic position, and determining the target geographic position and the target base station parameters of the base station to be deployed;

With reference to the fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an eighth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, where the processor is further configured to:

or,

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle, where the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a base station, and the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a processor and a memory; the processor and the memory communicate through a bus; the memory is configured with computer code that the processor can call;

With reference to the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is configured to obtain, as the first base station, a base station with a worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range; and acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the adjacent base stations of the first base station as a second base station.

With reference to the fifth aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a second possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is specifically configured to, after determining the first base station and the second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, find an alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to a pre-configured alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

With reference to the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a third possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is configured to acquire information reported by a terminal in a coverage area of each base station in the target geographic area; and acquiring the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

With reference to the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fourth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is configured to determine the first base station and the second base station according to signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at a specified time; or,

With reference to the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a fifth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is further configured to send the candidate geographic locations when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station to the drone equipped with the base station, so that the drone equipped with the base station reaches the candidate geographic locations.

With reference to the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a sixth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is further configured to: acquiring signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position;

With reference to the fifth aspect or the sixth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a seventh possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is further configured to: after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position, adjusting the base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position, traversing the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station is at each base station parameter of each alternative geographic position, and determining the target geographic position and the target base station parameters of the base station to be deployed;

With reference to the fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an eighth possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, where the processor is further configured to:

or,

Compared with the problems that in the prior art, the deployment time is long and the deployment efficiency of the base station is reduced due to the fact that the base station deployment is carried out by using a manual test method, the base station deployment method, the network server and the unmanned aerial vehicle provided by the embodiment of the invention are compared, in the embodiment of the invention, the first base station and the second base station and the alternative geographic positions when the base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range; and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position. Therefore, the characteristics of rapidness and flexibility in base station deployment of the unmanned aerial vehicle are utilized, the signal coverage quality of the base station is automatically measured, the deployment time of the base station is reduced, the automation degree of base station deployment is increased, and the base station deployment efficiency is improved.

[ description of the drawings ]

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a base station deployment method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a distribution of base stations within a target geographic area according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 shows a distribution diagram of alternative geographical locations between base stations 1 and 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a new base station deployed at a target geographic location according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a network server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of another network server provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating a structure of still another network server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 shows a structural diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 shows a structural diagram of another unmanned aerial vehicle provided in the embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 10 is a block diagram of an entity of a network server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 shows an entity structure diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the examples of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe the acquisition modules in the embodiments of the present invention, these acquisition modules should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the acquisition modules from each other.

The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if determined" or "if detected (a stated condition or event)" may be interpreted as "when determined" or "in response to a determination" or "when detected (a stated condition or event)" or "in response to a detection (a stated condition or event)", depending on the context.

Example one

It should be noted that an execution subject of the base station deployment method provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include an unmanned aerial vehicle loading a base station or a network server on a network side in communication connection with the unmanned aerial vehicle.

As shown in fig. 1, a flowchart of a base station deployment method provided in an embodiment of the present invention is shown, where the method includes:

step 101, determining a first base station and a second base station, and alternative geographic positions when base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range.

The method comprises the steps of firstly determining a target geographical range of a base station to be deployed before determining a first base station, a second base station and an alternative geographical position when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station. Specifically, after receiving the information reported by the terminal, the target geographical range of the base station to be deployed is obtained, so as to determine the target geographical range of the base station to be deployed, for example, after receiving a complaint call of a user, a location area with a poor network signal is obtained, and the location area is determined to be the target geographical range of the base station to be deployed.

Further, according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station, and alternative geographic positions of the base stations when the base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station are determined.

After the target geographical range of the base station to be deployed is determined, acquiring information reported by terminals in the coverage range of each base station in the target geographical range, and acquiring the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographical range according to the information. Specifically, the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range may be obtained in the following two ways:

and in the first mode, according to the signals reported by the terminals in the coverage range of each base station triggered by the base stations in the target geographic range through signaling, the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range is obtained.

And secondly, acquiring information periodically reported by the terminal in the coverage area of each base station received by each base station in the target geographic range.

The signal coverage quality of the base station is obtained according to the information reported by the terminal and received by the base station. For example, the signal coverage quality of the base station is determined according to the number of terminals of which the signal strength is lower than the threshold in the information reported by the base station, or the signal coverage quality of the base station is determined according to the ratio of the number of terminals of which the signal strength is lower than the threshold in the information reported by the base station.

And after the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range is acquired, determining a first base station from the signal coverage quality.

Specifically, according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range is obtained and used as the first base station.

Further, after the first base station is determined, the second base station is determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range and the determined first base station.

In a specific application scenario, after a first base station is determined, the signal coverage quality of the adjacent base station of the first base station is searched, and the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the adjacent base stations is obtained and used as a second base station.

The neighboring base station of the first base station is a base station which is within a preset range of the first base station and has no other base station on a linear distance with the first base station.

It should be noted that, since the number of terminals in the coverage area of each base station varies with time, the signal coverage quality of each base station also varies with time, and when determining the first base station and the second base station, the first base station and the second base station may be determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic area at a specific time, for example, the first base station and the second base station are determined from the signal coverage quality of each base station determined at 10 points, and for example, the first base station and the second base station are determined from the average value of the signal coverage quality of each base station determined at 10 points every day; or, the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range within a specified time duration, for example, the first base station and the second base station are determined from the average value of the signal coverage quality of each base station determined in the time period between 9 points and 18 points, wherein the average value of the signal coverage quality of each base station determined in the time period between 9 points and 18 points refers to the average value of the signal coverage quality of each base station determined every hour. For another example, the first base station, the second base station, and the like are determined from the average of the signal coverage quality of each base station determined in the time period between 9 o 'clock and 18 o' clock in the week.

According to the method for determining the first base station and the second base station, the signal coverage quality of the base station is calculated for multiple times at the appointed time or within the appointed time length, and the first base station and the second base station are determined, so that the determination of the first base station and the second base station is more accurate.

It should be noted that, when a network is planned, addresses of alternative base stations are planned among base stations, and after a first base station with the worst signal coverage quality and a second base station in a base station adjacent to the first base station are determined, a new base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station, so that the signal coverage quality of the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range is improved, and further, the overall signal coverage quality in the target geographic range is improved.

And step 102, determining a target geographical position of a base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position.

After alternative geographic positions of the first base station, the second base station and the base station between the first base station and the second base station are determined, the alternative geographic positions are sent to the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base stations, so that the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base stations can reach the alternative geographic positions between the first base station and the second base station, and therefore the target geographic position of the base station to be deployed is determined.

In the process of determining the target geographic position of the base station to be deployed from the alternative geographic positions of the base stations between the first base station and the second base station, the target geographic position of the base station to be deployed is determined according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position.

In a specific application scenario, the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station may be the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station at a specified time after the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station arrives at each alternative geographic location, or the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station within a specified time after the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station arrives at each alternative geographic location.

Further, when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position and after the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station is obtained, the statistical information of the terminal of which the signal coverage quality is lower than a preset signal coverage quality threshold when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position is obtained; for example, at each alternative geographical location, the number of terminals whose signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station is lower than the threshold, or the ratio of the number of terminals whose signal coverage quality received by the first base station and the second base station is lower than the threshold, etc. And determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the statistical information.

It should be noted that, after the first base station and the second base station are determined, when the drone loaded with the base station reaches each candidate geographic location, if the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station becomes good, for example, the number of terminals whose signal coverage quality received by the first base station and the second base station is lower than a threshold value becomes smaller, so that the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station is improved, and further, it is described that, when a new base station is deployed at the candidate geographic location, the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station can be improved, and therefore, the candidate geographic location is the target geographic location.

Further, when the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed is determined, the target base station parameters may also be determined at the same time, specifically, after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographical position, the base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station are adjusted at each alternative geographical position, the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station traverses each base station parameter of each alternative geographical position, and the target geographical position and the target base station parameters of the base station to be deployed are determined. Wherein the base station parameters comprise at least one of the height of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station, signal transmission power and antenna angle.

In a specific application scenario, after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position, base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station are adjusted at each alternative geographic position, when each base station parameter is obtained, the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station determined in the second mode is obtained when each base station parameter of each alternative geographic position value is obtained, and when the first base station and the second base station are selected to have the best signal coverage quality, the corresponding alternative geographic position and base station parameters of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station are used as a target geographic position and target base station parameters.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, not only is the determination of the target geographic location for deploying the base station from the alternative geographic locations between the first base station and the second base station limited, but the base station deployment method provided in the embodiment of the present invention may also determine the target geographic location for deploying the base station from the alternative geographic locations for deploying the base stations between a plurality of base stations, for example, taking three base stations as an example, according to the method in step 101, the first base station, the second base station, and the third base station are determined, where the second base station, the third base station, and the first base station are adjacent to each other, and then according to the method in step 102, the target geographic location for deploying the base station is determined from the alternative geographic locations for deploying the base stations between the first base station, the second base station, and the third base.

According to the base station deployment method, the network server and the unmanned aerial vehicle, provided by the embodiment of the invention, a first base station and a second base station and alternative geographic positions when the base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range; and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position. Therefore, the characteristics of rapidness and flexibility in base station deployment of the unmanned aerial vehicle are utilized, the signal coverage quality of the base station is automatically measured, the deployment time of the base station is reduced, the automation degree of base station deployment is increased, and the base station deployment efficiency is improved.

The method for deploying the base station provided by the embodiment of the invention is described in detail below with reference to a specific application scenario.

Example two

After receiving the information reported by the terminal, determining a target geographical range of the base station to be deployed according to the information, as shown in fig. 2, which is a distribution diagram of each base station in the target geographical range provided in the embodiment of the present invention, as can be seen from fig. 2, base station 1, base station 2, base station 3, base station 4, and base station 5 exist in the target geographical range.

And determining the first base station and the second base station and alternative geographic positions between the first base station and the second base station when the base stations are deployed according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range.

As shown in fig. 2, for the distribution diagram of each base station provided in the embodiment of the present invention, a signal coverage quality threshold is set as a, the number of terminals whose signal coverage quality reported by a terminal received by each base station is lower than a is obtained, it is assumed that the number of terminals whose signal strength in the information reported by the terminal received by the base station 1 is lower than the threshold a is 20, the number of terminals whose signal strength in the information reported by the terminal received by the base station 2 is lower than the threshold a is 15, the number of terminals whose signal strength in the information reported by the terminal received by the base station 3 is lower than the threshold a is 5, the number of terminals whose signal strength in the information reported by the terminal received by the base station 4 is lower than the threshold a is 2, and the number of terminals whose signal strength in the information reported by the terminal received by the base station 5 is lower than the threshold a is 6, it is determined that the base station 1 is the first base station, that the, base station 2 is the second base station, i.e., base station 2 is base station B1.

It can be understood that, when determining the first base station and the second base station, the signal coverage quality of the base station may be determined according to the ratio of the number of terminals whose signal strengths in the information reported by each base station are lower than the threshold, so as to determine the first base station and the second base station, for example, setting the signal strength threshold to be a, and when the ratio of the number of terminals whose signal strengths in the information received by the statistical base stations 1-5 are lower than the threshold a is respectively base station 1 being 80%, base station 2 being 70%, base station 3 being 10%, base station 4 being 5%, and base station 5 being 8%, then determining the base station with the worst signal coverage quality as base station 1, and among all neighboring base stations of base station 1, that is, base station 2 and base station 5, base station 2 is the second base station, that is base station B1.

It can be understood that, when determining the first base station and the second base station, the first base station and the second base station may be determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station at a specified time, and an average value of the signal coverage quality of each base station at 9 points per day in a period is obtained, or the first base station and the second base station may be determined according to the signal coverage quality in a specified time period, for example, the first base station and the second base station are determined from the average value of the signal coverage quality of each base station determined in a time period between 9 points and 18 points.

Further, after the first base station and the second base station are determined, alternative geographic positions when the base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station are determined.

As shown in fig. 3, which is a distribution diagram of alternative geographical locations between the base stations 1 and 2, as can be seen from fig. 3, the alternative geographical locations between the base stations 1 and 2 are n1, n2, n3, n4, and n5, respectively.

When the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographical position, triggering the base station 1 and the base station 2 to respectively send signal coverage quality reporting messages to all terminals in the respective coverage range, recording the number of the terminals with the signal strength lower than the threshold value A in the information reported by the terminals received by the base station 1 and the base station 2, wherein the number of the terminals with the signal strength lower than the threshold value A is lower than the threshold value A, assuming that when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches n1, the number of the terminals with the signal strength lower than the threshold value A in the information reported by the terminals received by the base station 1 and the base station 2 is 8, when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches n3, the number of the terminals with the signal strength lower than the threshold value A in the information reported by the terminals received by the base station 1 and the base station 2 is 8, when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches n4, the number of terminals with the signal strength lower than the threshold A in the information reported by the terminals received by the base station 1 and the base station 2 is 1, and when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches n5, the number of terminals with the signal strength lower than the threshold A in the information reported by the base station 1 and the base station 2 is 6.

According to the data, when the drone loading the base station reaches n4, the number of the information reported by the terminals received by the base stations 1 and 2 is the least, that is, when the drone loading the base station is at n4, the signal coverage quality of the base stations 1 and 2 is the best, so n4 is the target geographical location of the base station to be deployed. As shown in fig. 4, it is a schematic diagram of deploying a new base station at n4 after determining n4 as the target geographical location of the base station to be deployed.

It should be noted that, if the signal coverage quality received by the first base station and the signal coverage quality received by the second base station are the same when the drone loading the base station is at two alternative geographic locations, both of the two alternative geographic locations may be used as target geographic locations.

Further, when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographical position, the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station can also determine the target geographical position and the target base station parameters of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station according to the number of the base station 1 and the base station 2 which are determined and the number of which the signal strength is lower than the threshold value A in the information reported by the terminal. For example, when the base station parameters are that the heights of the drones loading the base station are h1, h2 and h3, the antenna angles are g1, g2 and g3, and the base station transmission powers of the drones loading the base station are p1, p2 and p3, respectively, when the drones loading the base station are at n1, n1, n2, n3, n4 and n5, the drone loading the base station is freely combined at different heights, antenna angles and base station transmission powers, the signal coverage quality of the base station 1 and the base station 2 is determined, so that the candidate geographical position and the base station parameter of the drone loading the base station when the signal coverage quality of the base station 1 and the base station 2 is the best are selected, the candidate geographical position is used as the target geographical position, and the base station parameter is used as the target base station parameter.

EXAMPLE III

As shown in fig. 5, which is a block diagram of a network server according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the server includes:

a first determining unit 51, configured to determine, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station, and alternative geographic locations when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station;

a second determining unit 52, configured to determine a target geographic location of the base station to be deployed according to signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with the base station reaches each alternative geographic location.

The first determining unit 51 is specifically configured to: according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range as a first base station;

Wherein the first determining unit 51 is further configured to: after the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, the alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station is found according to the pre-configured alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

As shown in fig. 6, which is a structural diagram of another network server provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the server further includes: an acquisition unit 53;

the obtaining unit 53 is configured to collect information reported by a terminal in a coverage area of each base station in the target geographic range, and obtain signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

The first determining unit 51 is specifically configured to: determining a first base station and a second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at the appointed moment; or,

As shown in fig. 7, which is a block diagram of another network server provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the server further includes: a transmitting unit 54;

the sending unit 54 is configured to send the candidate geographical locations when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station to the drone equipped with the base station, so that the drone equipped with the base station reaches the candidate geographical locations.

The second determining unit 52 is specifically configured to: acquiring the signal coverage quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position reached by the first base station and the second base station;

The second determining unit 52 is specifically configured to:

The second determining unit 52 is specifically configured to: determining a target geographical position of a base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station at a specified time when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position;

or,

Example four

As shown in fig. 8, it is a structural diagram of an unmanned aerial vehicle provided in an embodiment of the present invention, where the unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with a base station, and the unmanned aerial vehicle includes:

a first determining unit 81, configured to determine, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station, and an alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station;

a second determining unit 82, configured to determine a target geographic location of the base station to be deployed according to signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with the base station reaches each alternative geographic location.

The first determining unit 81 is specifically configured to: according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range as a first base station;

Wherein the first determining unit 81 is further configured to: after the first base station and the second base station are determined according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, the alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station is found according to the pre-configured alternative geographic position when the base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

As shown in fig. 9, which is a schematic structural diagram of another unmanned aerial vehicle provided in an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle further includes: an acquisition unit 83;

the obtaining unit 83 is configured to collect information reported by a terminal in a coverage area of each base station in the target geographic range, and obtain signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

The first determining unit 81 is specifically configured to: determining a first base station and a second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at the appointed moment; or,

The second determining unit 82 is specifically configured to: acquiring the signal coverage quality of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position reached by the first base station and the second base station;

The second determining unit 82 is specifically configured to:

The second determining unit 82 is specifically configured to: determining a target geographical position of a base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station at a specified time when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position;

or,

EXAMPLE five

As shown in fig. 10, it is a network server provided by the embodiment of the present invention, wherein the server includes a processor 1001 and a memory 1002; the processor 1001 and the memory 1002 communicate via a bus; the memory 1002 has computer code configured therein that the processor 1001 can invoke;

the processor 1001 is configured to determine, according to signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range, a first base station and a second base station, and an alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station; and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position.

The processor 1001 is configured to obtain, as a first base station, a base station with the worst signal coverage quality within the target geographic range according to the signal coverage quality of each base station within the target geographic range; and acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the adjacent base stations of the first base station as a second base station.

The processor 1001 is specifically configured to, after determining the first base station and the second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, find an alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to a preconfigured alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

The processor 1001 is configured to acquire information reported by a terminal in a coverage area of each base station in the target geographic area; and acquiring the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

The processor 1001 is configured to determine a first base station and a second base station according to signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at a specific time; or,

The processor 1001 is further configured to send the candidate geographical locations when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station to the drone equipped with the base station, so that the drone equipped with the base station reaches the candidate geographical locations.

Wherein, the processor 1001 is further configured to: acquiring signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position;

Wherein, the processor 1001 is further configured to: after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position, adjusting the base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position, traversing the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station is at each base station parameter of each alternative geographic position, and determining the target geographic position and the target base station parameters of the base station to be deployed;

Wherein, the processor 1001 is further configured to:

or,

EXAMPLE six

As shown in fig. 11, an embodiment of the present invention provides a drone, wherein the drone is loaded with a base station, the drone includes a processor 1101 and a memory 1102; the processor 1101 and the memory 1102 communicate over a bus; the memory 1102 has computer code configured therein that the processor 1101 can invoke;

the processor 1101 is configured to determine a first base station and a second base station, and alternative geographic locations when base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to signal coverage quality of each base station in a target geographic range; and determining the target geographical position of the base station to be deployed according to the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loaded with the base station reaches each alternative geographical position.

The processor 1101 is configured to obtain, as a first base station, a base station with the worst signal coverage quality within the target geographic range according to the signal coverage quality of each base station within the target geographic range; and acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the adjacent base stations of the first base station as a second base station.

The processor 1101 is specifically configured to, after determining the first base station and the second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, find an alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to a pre-configured alternative geographic location when a base station is deployed between the base stations in the target geographic range.

The processor 1101 is configured to acquire information reported by terminals in coverage areas of base stations in the target geographic area; and acquiring the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range according to the information.

The processor 1101 is configured to determine a first base station and a second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range at a specified time; or,

The processor 1101 is further configured to send the candidate geographic locations when the base station is deployed between the first base station and the second base station to the drone equipped with the base station, so that the drone equipped with the base station reaches the candidate geographic locations.

Wherein the processor 1101 is further configured to: acquiring signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position;

Wherein the processor 1101 is further configured to: after the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station reaches each alternative geographic position, adjusting the base station parameters of the base station of the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station at each alternative geographic position, traversing the signal coverage quality of the first base station and the second base station when the unmanned aerial vehicle loading the base station is at each base station parameter of each alternative geographic position, and determining the target geographic position and the target base station parameters of the base station to be deployed;

Wherein the processor 1101 is further configured to:

or,

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed base station and method may be implemented in other manners. The above described embodiments of the base station are merely illustrative, for example, the division of the units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, and for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units through some communication interfaces, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for base station deployment, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first base station and the second base station based on the signal coverage quality of each base station within the target geographic area comprises:

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the determining the first base station and the second base station and the alternative geographical positions when the base stations are deployed between the first base station and the second base station according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographical range comprises:

4. A network server, the server comprising:

5. The server according to claim 4, wherein the first determining unit is specifically configured to: according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range as a first base station;

6. An unmanned aerial vehicle, characterized in that, unmanned aerial vehicle has loaded the basic station, unmanned aerial vehicle includes:

7. An unmanned aerial vehicle as defined in claim 6, wherein the first determining unit is specifically configured to: according to the signal coverage quality of each base station in the target geographic range, acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the target geographic range as a first base station;

8. A network server, the server comprising a processor, a memory; the processor and the memory communicate through a bus; the memory is configured with computer code that the processor can call;

9. The server according to claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to obtain, as the first base station, a base station with a worst signal coverage quality within the target geographic range according to the signal coverage quality of each base station within the target geographic range; and acquiring the base station with the worst signal coverage quality in the adjacent base stations of the first base station as a second base station.

10. A drone, wherein the drone is loaded with a base station, the drone comprising a processor, a memory; the processor and the memory communicate through a bus; the memory is configured with computer code that the processor can call;