CN106455120B

CN106455120B - Method for processing interface between different systems, base station and wireless equipment

Info

Publication number: CN106455120B
Application number: CN201510497781.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金巴; 胡南
Original assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-08-13
Filing date: 2015-08-13
Publication date: 2020-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2035-08-13
Also published as: CN106455120A

Abstract

The invention provides a method for processing an interface between different systems, a base station and wireless equipment, wherein the method for processing the interface between the different systems comprises the following steps: acquiring the address of a terminating node and the identity of corresponding wireless equipment; and sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless equipment to the terminating node according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment. According to the scheme, the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless equipment are obtained, the request message for establishing the Xw interface for the wireless equipment is sent to the terminating node according to the address, the identity of the wireless equipment is contained in the request message, so that the terminating node can establish the Xw interface for the wireless equipment according to the identity when the conditions are met, data transmission can be carried out between the cellular network and the wireless network, the utilization rate of the wireless equipment can be effectively improved, and the idle wireless equipment and the waste of resources are avoided.

Description

Method for processing interface between different systems, base station and wireless equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of wireless technologies, and in particular, to a method, a base station, and a wireless device for processing an interface between different systems.

Background

With the rapid development of mobile internet applications and the rapid increase of data traffic, WLAN is highly concerned and supports popularization in the industry as a low-cost and high-efficiency traffic-carrying solution. It is known that by the end of 2011, china mobile has deployed over 220 ten thousand wireless access points APs, and it is planned that over 600 ten thousand APs will be built in the next three years. The average energy consumption of each AP is 10W, and the energy consumption of 220 ten thousand APs can be serious. In addition, the permeability of the WLAN users is low, and the difference of network utilization rates at different locations and different times is large, thereby causing a large amount of AP idleness and resource waste; currently, no consideration is given to the combination of the cellular network and the WLAN AP with respective network resources to improve the traffic throughput of the terminal on the network.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a method for processing interfaces between different systems, a base station and wireless equipment, and solves the problem of resource waste caused by idle of a large amount of wireless equipment in the prior art.

In order to solve the foregoing technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for processing an interface between different systems, including:

acquiring the address of a terminating node and the identity of corresponding wireless equipment;

and sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless equipment to the terminating node according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment.

Optionally, after the sending, to the terminating node according to the address, the request message for establishing the Xw interface for the wireless device, the method further includes:

and receiving the execution result fed back by the terminating node.

Optionally, after the sending, to the terminating node, the request message for establishing the Xw interface according to the address, the method further includes:

receiving an interface release request sent by the terminating node;

and releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request.

Optionally, before the releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request, the method further includes:

judging whether a business exists on an Xw interface;

if yes, sending an ending instruction to the terminal, and triggering the execution of the step of releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request after receiving an ending notice fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction;

if not, directly triggering the step of releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request to execute.

and when a second preset condition is met, sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node.

Optionally, the step of sending the interface release instruction to the terminating node when the second preset condition is met specifically includes:

and when a maintenance request or a closing instruction is received, sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node.

Optionally, before the sending the interface release instruction to the terminating node, the method further includes:

judging whether a business exists on an Xw interface;

if yes, sending an ending instruction to the terminal, and triggering the execution of the step of sending the interface release instruction to the terminating node after receiving an ending notice fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction;

if not, directly triggering the execution of the step of sending the interface release instruction to the terminating node.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

and when a first preset condition is met, sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment.

Optionally, the step of sending the request message for establishing the Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address when the first preset condition is met specifically includes:

and when the local maintenance is finished or a maintenance finishing notice sent by the terminating node is received, sending a request message for establishing the Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address.

receiving wireless equipment updating information sent by the terminal node or a deletion notification sent by a network manager;

and negotiating with the terminating node to delete the corresponding Xw interface according to the wireless equipment updating information or the deletion notice.

Optionally, after the negotiating with the terminating node to delete the corresponding Xw interface according to the wireless device update information or the deletion notification, the method further includes:

and if the Xw interfaces established by the terminal nodes are all deleted, feeding back the address of the terminal node to the network manager.

Optionally, the step of obtaining the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device includes:

and receiving the address of the terminal node and the corresponding identity of the wireless equipment sent by the network manager.

establishing connection with a terminal, and receiving an identity of a wireless device reported by the terminal;

and reporting the identity of the wireless equipment to a network manager, and receiving the address of the terminal node corresponding to the identity of the wireless equipment, which is issued by the network manager.

establishing connection with a terminal, and issuing a reporting threshold to the terminal;

and receiving the identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node which are reported by the terminal according to the reporting threshold.

The present invention also provides a base station, comprising:

the first acquisition module is used for acquiring the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless equipment;

a first sending module, configured to send, to the terminating node according to the address, a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless device, where the request message includes an identity of the wireless device.

Optionally, the base station further includes:

a first receiving module, configured to receive an execution result fed back by the terminating node after the first sending module executes the relevant operation.

Optionally, the base station further includes:

a second receiving module, configured to receive, after the first sending module executes the relevant operation, an interface release request sent by the terminating node;

and the first releasing module is used for releasing the Xw interface according to the interface releasing request.

Optionally, the base station further includes:

the first judging module is used for judging whether a service exists on an Xw interface before the first releasing module executes the relevant operation;

the first processing module is used for sending an ending instruction to the terminal if the first processing module is in the state of yes, and triggering the execution of the first releasing module after receiving an ending notice fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction;

and the second processing module is used for directly triggering the execution of the first releasing module if the first releasing module is not executed.

Optionally, the base station further includes:

and the sixth sending module is used for sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node when a second preset condition is met.

Optionally, the sixth sending module is specifically configured to:

Optionally, the base station further includes:

a third determining module, configured to determine whether a service exists on an Xw interface before the sixth sending module performs the relevant operation;

the sixth processing module is used for sending an ending instruction to the terminal if the terminal receives an ending notification fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction, and triggering the execution of the sixth sending module;

and the seventh processing module is used for directly triggering the execution of the sixth sending module if the request is not received.

Optionally, the base station further includes:

and the reprocessing module is used for sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address when a first preset condition is met, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment.

Optionally, the reprocessing module is specifically configured to:

Optionally, the base station further includes:

a third receiving module, configured to receive, after the first sending module executes the relevant operation, wireless device update information sent by the terminating node or a deletion notification issued by a network manager;

and the deleting module is used for negotiating with the terminating node to delete the corresponding Xw interface according to the wireless equipment updating information or the deleting notification.

Optionally, the base station further includes:

and the second feedback module is used for feeding back the address of the terminal node to the network manager if the Xw interfaces established by the terminal node are all deleted after the deletion module executes the relevant operation.

Optionally, the first obtaining module includes:

and the first receiving submodule is used for receiving the address of the terminating node and the corresponding identity of the wireless equipment, which are sent by the network manager.

Optionally, the first obtaining module includes:

the first processing submodule is used for establishing connection with a terminal and receiving the identity of the wireless equipment reported by the terminal;

and the second processing submodule is used for reporting the identity of the wireless equipment to a network manager and receiving the address of the terminal node corresponding to the identity of the wireless equipment, which is issued by the network manager.

Optionally, the first obtaining module includes:

the third processing submodule is used for establishing connection with a terminal and transmitting a reporting threshold to the terminal;

and the second receiving submodule is used for receiving the identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node which are reported by the terminal according to the reporting threshold.

The invention also provides a method for processing interfaces between different systems, which comprises the following steps:

receiving a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station;

acquiring state information of a wireless device;

and executing preset operation according to the request message and the state information.

Optionally, the step of executing a preset operation according to the request message and the status information includes:

when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows the establishment of the interface, establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the request message;

rejecting a request corresponding to the request message when the status information indicates that the wireless device prohibits establishing an interface.

Optionally, when the status information indicates that the wireless device allows to establish an interface, the step of establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless device according to the request message includes:

when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows to establish an interface, acquiring the identity of the wireless equipment and request parameter information in the request message;

and establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the identity of the wireless equipment and the request parameter information.

Optionally, after the performing a preset operation according to the request message and the status information, the method further includes:

and feeding back a corresponding execution result to the base station according to the executed preset operation.

and when the third preset condition is met, sending an interface release request to the base station.

Optionally, the step of sending the interface release request to the base station when the third preset condition is met specifically includes:

and when receiving a maintenance request or a closing instruction, sending an interface release request to the base station.

receiving an interface release instruction sent by the base station;

and releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release instruction.

and when the local maintenance is finished, sending a maintenance finishing notice to the base station.

measuring whether the wireless device has been removed from the coverage of the base station corresponding to the established Xw interface;

and if so, sending wireless equipment update information of the removed wireless equipment to a corresponding base station.

The present invention also provides a wireless device comprising:

a fourth receiving module, configured to receive a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station;

the second acquisition module is used for acquiring the state information of the wireless equipment;

and the execution module is used for executing preset operation according to the request message and the state information.

Optionally, the execution module includes:

the first establishing submodule is used for establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the request message when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows the establishment of the interface;

a reject sub-module configured to reject the request corresponding to the request message when the status information indicates that the wireless device prohibits establishing the interface.

Optionally, the first establishing sub-module includes:

the obtaining submodule is used for obtaining the identity identification and the request parameter information of the wireless equipment in the request message when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows the interface to be established;

and the second establishing submodule is used for establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the identity of the wireless equipment and the request parameter information.

Optionally, the wireless device further comprises:

and the third feedback module is used for feeding back a corresponding execution result to the base station according to the executed preset operation after the execution module executes the relevant operation.

Optionally, the wireless device further comprises:

and the second sending module is used for sending an interface release request to the base station when a third preset condition is met after the execution module executes the relevant operation.

Optionally, the second sending module is specifically configured to:

Optionally, the wireless device further comprises:

a ninth receiving module, configured to receive, after the executing module executes the relevant operation, an interface release instruction sent by the base station;

and the second release module is used for releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release instruction.

Optionally, the wireless device further comprises:

and a third sending module, configured to send a maintenance completion notification to the base station after the execution module executes the relevant operation and when local maintenance is completed.

Optionally, the wireless device further comprises:

a measuring module, configured to measure whether the wireless device has been removed from the coverage of the base station corresponding to the Xw interface after the performing module performs the relevant operation;

a fourth sending module, configured to send, if yes, wireless device update information that the wireless device is removed to a corresponding base station.

The technical scheme of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

in the above scheme, the Xw interface is established between the base station and the wireless device, so that data transmission can be performed between the cellular network and the wireless network, the utilization rate of the wireless device can be effectively improved, and the idle wireless device and the resource waste are avoided.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing an interface between different systems according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing an interface between different systems according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing an interface between different systems according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal in a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for processing an interface between different systems according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a mesh tube structure in an eighth embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the following detailed description is given with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

The invention provides various solutions for the problem of resource waste caused by idle of a large amount of wireless equipment in the prior art, and specifically comprises the following steps:

example one

As shown in fig. 1, a method for processing an interface between different systems according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

step 11: acquiring the address of a terminating node and the identity of corresponding wireless equipment;

step 12: and sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless equipment to the terminating node according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment, so that the terminating node executes preset operation according to the identity.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the method for processing an interface between different systems obtains an address of the terminating node and an identifier of a corresponding wireless device, and sends a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless device to the terminating node according to the address, where the request message includes the identifier of the wireless device, so that the terminating node can establish the Xw interface for the wireless device according to the identifier when a condition is met, so that data transmission can be performed between a cellular network and a wireless network, a utilization rate of the wireless device can be effectively improved, and idle wireless devices and resource waste are avoided.

In order to facilitate performing a related operation according to an execution result of the terminating node, after the request message for establishing the Xw interface for the wireless device is sent to the terminating node according to the address, where the request message includes an identity of the wireless device, so that the terminating node executes a preset operation according to the identity, the method further includes: and receiving the execution result fed back by the terminating node. The execution result comprises a request confirmation response message or a request rejection feedback message, and the request rejection feedback message comprises a rejection reason.

Corresponding to the situation that the terminating node can establish the Xw interface, the step of sending a request message for establishing the Xw interface to the terminating node according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment, so that the terminating node executes preset operation according to the identity comprises the following steps: and sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface to the terminating node according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment, so that the terminating node establishes the Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the identity.

Corresponding to the situation of maintenance or limited-term shutdown of the terminating node or the wireless device, after the request message for establishing the Xw interface is sent to the terminating node according to the address, where the request message includes the identity of the wireless device, so that the terminating node performs a preset operation according to the identity, the method further includes: receiving an interface release request sent by the terminating node; and releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request.

In order to make the service processing more intelligent and prevent interruption in the service processing process and inconvenience to the user, before releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request, the method further includes: judging whether a business exists on an Xw interface; if yes, sending an ending instruction to the terminal, and triggering the execution of the step of releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request after receiving an ending notice fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction; if not, directly triggering the step of releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request to execute.

Corresponding to the situation of local base station maintenance or limited time shutdown, after the request message for establishing the Xw interface is sent to the terminating node according to the address, the method further includes: and when a second preset condition is met, sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node.

Specifically, the step of sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node when the second preset condition is met specifically is: and when a maintenance request or a closing instruction is received, sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node.

Also, in order to make the process more intelligent and prevent interruption in the service processing process and inconvenience to the user, before the sending of the interface release instruction to the terminating node, the method further includes: judging whether a business exists on an Xw interface; if yes, sending an ending instruction to the terminal, and triggering the execution of the step of sending the interface release instruction to the terminating node after receiving an ending notice fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction; if not, directly triggering the execution of the step of sending the interface release instruction to the terminating node.

Further, after the releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request, the method further includes: the release acknowledgement message is fed back to the wireless device.

In consideration of flow interruption caused by occurrence of a special case, the method further comprises: and when a first preset condition is met, sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment, so that the terminating node executes a preset operation according to the identity.

Specifically, when the first preset condition is met, the sending of the request message for establishing the Xw interface to the terminating node according to the address is resumed, where the request message includes the identity of the wireless device, so that the step of the terminating node executing the preset operation according to the identity specifically includes: and when the local maintenance is finished or a maintenance finishing notice sent by the terminating node is received, sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment, so that the terminating node executes preset operation according to the identity.

In order to update information in real time and clear up a storage space occupied by unnecessary information, after the request message for establishing an Xw interface is sent to the terminating node according to the address, where the request message includes an identity of the wireless device, so that the terminating node performs a preset operation according to the identity, the method further includes: receiving wireless equipment updating information sent by the terminal node or a deletion notification sent by a network manager; and negotiating with the terminating node to delete the corresponding Xw interface according to the wireless equipment updating information or the deletion notice.

Similarly, corresponding to the situation that the related information of the network management side terminating node needs to be deleted, after the negotiation between the update information or the deletion notification and the terminating node according to the wireless device is performed to delete the corresponding Xw interface, the method further includes: and if the Xw interfaces established by the terminating node are all deleted, feeding back the address of the terminating node to the network manager so as to update the configuration information (delete the address of the corresponding terminating node) by the network manager.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, there are various scene modes in the step of "obtaining the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device":

first, the step of obtaining the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device comprises: and receiving the address of the terminal node and the corresponding identity of the wireless equipment sent by the network manager.

Secondly, the step of obtaining the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device comprises: establishing connection with a terminal, and receiving an identity of a wireless device reported by the terminal; and reporting the identity of the wireless equipment to a network manager, and receiving the address of the terminal node corresponding to the identity of the wireless equipment, which is issued by the network manager.

That is, when the terminal is connected, the identity of the wireless device broadcast is measured through the terminal, and the identity of the wireless device reported by the terminal is received; reporting the identity of the wireless equipment to a network manager, and performing matching retrieval through the network manager according to the identity of the wireless equipment; and receiving the address of the terminating node corresponding to the identity of the wireless equipment, which is issued by the network manager when the matching retrieval is successful.

Thirdly, the step of obtaining the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device includes: establishing connection with a terminal, and issuing a reporting threshold to the terminal; and receiving the identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node which are reported by the terminal according to the reporting threshold.

That is, when the terminal is connected, the reporting threshold is issued to the terminal, and the identity identifier broadcasted by the wireless equipment, the address of the corresponding terminating node and the signal strength of the wireless equipment are measured through the terminal; and receiving the identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node reported by the terminal when the signal strength of the wireless equipment meets the reporting threshold.

Example two

As shown in fig. 2, a base station in the second embodiment of the present invention includes:

a first obtaining module 21, configured to obtain an address of the terminating node and an identity of the corresponding wireless device;

a first sending module 22, configured to send, to the terminating node according to the address, a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless device, where the request message includes an identity of the wireless device, so that the terminating node executes a preset operation according to the identity.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the base station obtains the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device, and sends a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless device to the terminating node according to the address, where the request message includes the identity of the wireless device, so that the terminating node can establish the Xw interface for the wireless device according to the identity when a condition is met, so that data transmission can be performed between the cellular network and the wireless network, the utilization rate of the wireless device can be effectively improved, and idle wireless devices and resource waste are avoided.

In order to facilitate the relevant operation according to the execution result of the terminating node, the base station further includes: a first receiving module, configured to receive an execution result fed back by the terminating node after the first sending module executes the relevant operation. The execution result comprises a request confirmation response message or a request rejection feedback message, and the request rejection feedback message comprises a rejection reason.

Corresponding to the case that the terminating node can establish the Xw interface, the first sending module includes: and the sending submodule is used for sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface to the terminating node according to the address, wherein the request message contains the identity of the wireless equipment, so that the terminating node establishes the Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the identity.

Corresponding to the case of maintenance or limited period shutdown of the terminating node or wireless device, the base station further comprises: a second receiving module, configured to receive, after the first sending module executes the relevant operation, an interface release request sent by the terminating node; and the first releasing module is used for releasing the Xw interface according to the interface releasing request.

In order to make the process more intelligent and prevent interruption in the service processing process and inconvenience to users, the base station further comprises: the first judging module is used for judging whether a service exists on an Xw interface before the first releasing module executes the relevant operation; the first processing module is used for sending an ending instruction to the terminal if the first processing module is in the state of yes, and triggering the execution of the first releasing module after receiving an ending notice fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction; and the second processing module is used for directly triggering the execution of the first releasing module if the first releasing module is not executed.

Corresponding to the case of local base station maintenance or limited term shutdown, the base station further comprises: and the sixth sending module is used for sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node when a second preset condition is met.

Specifically, the sixth sending module is specifically configured to: and when a maintenance request or a closing instruction is received, sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node.

Also, in order to be more intelligent and prevent interruption in the service processing process and inconvenience to the user, the base station further includes: a third determining module, configured to determine whether a service exists on an Xw interface before the sixth sending module performs the relevant operation; the sixth processing module is used for sending an ending instruction to the terminal if the terminal receives an ending notification fed back by the terminal according to the ending instruction, and triggering the execution of the sixth sending module; and the seventh processing module is used for directly triggering the execution of the sixth sending module if the request is not received.

Further, the base station further includes: a first feedback module, configured to feed back a release confirmation message to the wireless device after the first release module performs the relevant operation.

In consideration of the interruption of the process caused by the occurrence of a special condition, the base station further comprises: and the reprocessing module is used for sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address when a first preset condition is met, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment.

Specifically, the reprocessing module is specifically configured to: and when the local maintenance is finished or a maintenance finishing notice sent by the terminating node is received, sending a request message for establishing the Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address.

In order to update information in real time and clear the memory space occupied by unnecessary information, the base station further comprises: a third receiving module, configured to receive, after the first sending module executes the relevant operation, wireless device update information sent by the terminating node or a deletion notification issued by a network manager; and the deleting module is used for negotiating with the terminating node to delete the corresponding Xw interface according to the wireless equipment updating information or the deleting notification.

Similarly, corresponding to the situation that the related information of the network management side terminating node needs to be deleted, the base station further includes: and the second feedback module is used for feeding back the address of the terminating node (deleting the address of the corresponding terminating node) to the network manager if the Xw interfaces established by the terminating node are all deleted after the deleting module executes the relevant operation.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, there are multiple scene modes in the execution flow of the "first obtaining module":

first, the first obtaining module includes: and the first receiving submodule is used for receiving the address of the terminating node and the corresponding identity of the wireless equipment, which are sent by the network manager.

Second, the first obtaining module comprises: the first processing submodule is used for establishing connection with a terminal and receiving the identity of the wireless equipment reported by the terminal; and the second processing submodule is used for reporting the identity of the wireless equipment to a network manager and receiving the address of the terminal node corresponding to the identity of the wireless equipment, which is issued by the network manager.

Thirdly, the first obtaining module includes: the third processing submodule is used for establishing connection with a terminal and transmitting a reporting threshold to the terminal; and the second receiving submodule is used for receiving the identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node which are reported by the terminal according to the reporting threshold.

EXAMPLE III

As shown in fig. 3, a method for processing an interface between different systems in the third embodiment of the present invention includes:

step 31: receiving a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station;

step 32: acquiring state information of a wireless device;

step 33: and executing preset operation according to the request message and the state information.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the method for processing an interface between different systems receives a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station, acquires state information of a wireless device, and executes a preset operation according to the request message and the state information; that is to say, the Xw interface can be established for the wireless device according to the identity when the conditions are met, so that data transmission can be performed between the cellular network and the wireless network, the utilization rate of the wireless device can be effectively improved, and the idle wireless device and the resource waste are avoided.

Wherein the step of executing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information comprises: when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows the establishment of the interface, establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the request message; rejecting a request corresponding to the request message when the status information indicates that the wireless device prohibits establishing an interface.

Specifically, when the status information indicates that the wireless device allows to establish an interface, the step of establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless device according to the request message includes: when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows to establish an interface, acquiring the identity of the wireless equipment and request parameter information in the request message; and establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the identity of the wireless equipment and the request parameter information.

In order to facilitate the base station to perform the relevant operation according to the execution result, after the performing the preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further includes: and feeding back a corresponding execution result to the base station according to the executed preset operation. The execution result comprises a request confirmation response message or a request rejection feedback message, and the request rejection feedback message comprises a rejection reason.

Corresponding to the situation of local wireless device maintenance or limited-period shutdown, after the performing preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises: and when the third preset condition is met, sending an interface release request to the base station.

Specifically, the step of sending the interface release request to the base station when the third preset condition is met specifically is: and when receiving a maintenance request or a closing instruction, sending an interface release request to the base station.

Corresponding to the situation of base station maintenance or limited-period shutdown, after the performing the preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises: receiving an interface release instruction sent by the base station; and releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release instruction.

Further, after the sending the interface release request to the base station, the method further includes: and receiving a release confirmation message fed back by the base station according to the interface release request.

In order to ensure the normal operation of the base station side process, after the performing the preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further includes: and when the local maintenance is finished, sending a maintenance finishing notice to the base station.

In order to ensure that the base station updates the information in real time and clears the storage space occupied by the unnecessary information, after the performing the preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises: measuring whether the wireless device has been removed from the coverage of the base station corresponding to the established Xw interface; and if so, sending wireless equipment update information of the removed wireless equipment to a corresponding base station.

Example four

As shown in fig. 4, a wireless device in a fourth embodiment of the present invention includes:

a fourth receiving module 41, configured to receive a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station;

a second obtaining module 42, configured to obtain status information of the wireless device;

and an executing module 43, configured to execute a preset operation according to the request message and the status information.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the wireless device receives a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station, acquires state information of the wireless device, and executes a preset operation according to the request message and the state information; that is to say, the Xw interface can be established for the wireless device according to the identity when the conditions are met, so that data transmission can be performed between the cellular network and the wireless network, the utilization rate of the wireless device can be effectively improved, and the idle wireless device and the resource waste are avoided.

Wherein the execution module comprises: the first establishing submodule is used for establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the request message when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows the establishment of the interface; a reject sub-module configured to reject the request corresponding to the request message when the status information indicates that the wireless device prohibits establishing the interface.

Specifically, the first establishing sub-module includes: the obtaining submodule is used for obtaining the identity identification and the request parameter information of the wireless equipment in the request message when the state information indicates that the wireless equipment allows the interface to be established; and the second establishing submodule is used for establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless equipment according to the identity of the wireless equipment and the request parameter information.

In order to facilitate the base station to perform the relevant operation according to the execution result, the wireless device further includes: and the third feedback module is used for feeding back a corresponding execution result to the base station according to the executed preset operation after the execution module executes the relevant operation. The execution result comprises a request confirmation response message or a request rejection feedback message, and the request rejection feedback message comprises a rejection reason.

Corresponding to a local wireless device maintenance or limited period shutdown condition, the wireless device further comprising: and the second sending module is used for sending an interface release request to the base station when a third preset condition is met after the execution module executes the relevant operation.

Specifically, the second sending module is specifically configured to: and when receiving a maintenance request or a closing instruction, sending an interface release request to the base station.

Corresponding to a base station maintenance or limited period shutdown condition, the wireless device further comprising: a ninth receiving module, configured to receive, after the executing module executes the relevant operation, an interface release instruction sent by the base station; and the second release module is used for releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release instruction.

Further, the wireless device further comprises: and a fifth receiving module, configured to receive a release confirmation message fed back by the base station according to the interface release request after the second sending module executes the relevant operation.

In order to ensure normal operation of the base station side procedure, the wireless device further includes: and a third sending module, configured to send a maintenance completion notification to the base station after the execution module executes the relevant operation and when local maintenance is completed.

In order to ensure that the base station updates the information in real time and clears the memory space occupied by the unnecessary information, the wireless device further comprises: a measuring module, configured to measure whether the wireless device has been removed from the coverage of the base station corresponding to the Xw interface after the performing module performs the relevant operation; a fourth sending module, configured to send, if yes, wireless device update information that the wireless device is removed to a corresponding base station.

EXAMPLE five

As shown in fig. 5, a method for processing an interface between different systems according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention includes:

step 51: receiving an ending instruction sent by a base station;

step 52: and according to the ending instruction, after the current service which is processed on an Xw interface between the base station and the wireless equipment is executed, stopping processing other services on the Xw interface, and feeding back an ending notice to the base station.

In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the method for processing an interface between different systems stops processing of other services on an Xw interface between a base station and a wireless device after a current service being processed on the Xw interface is executed according to an end instruction sent by the base station, and feeds back an end notification to the base station, so that the scheme is more intelligent, service interruption during processing is prevented, inconvenience is brought to a user, and the base station can release the Xw interface in time to meet a requirement for maintenance or limited-period shutdown.

Corresponding to the situation of providing the information required for establishing the Xw interface for the base station, the fifth embodiment of the present invention has the following scenario:

first, before the receiving the end instruction sent by the base station, the method further includes: establishing connection with a base station, and simultaneously measuring the identity of the wireless equipment broadcast by the wireless equipment; and reporting the measured identity of the wireless equipment to the base station.

Secondly, before the receiving the end instruction sent by the base station, the method further includes: establishing connection with a base station, measuring the self identity and signal strength of the radio equipment broadcast and the address of a corresponding terminating node, and receiving a reporting threshold sent by the base station; and when the signal strength is greater than or equal to the reporting threshold, reporting the measured identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node to the base station.

EXAMPLE six

As shown in fig. 6, a terminal according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention includes:

a sixth receiving module 61, configured to receive an end instruction sent by the base station;

a third processing module 62, configured to stop processing of other services on an Xw interface between the wireless device and the base station after the current service being processed on the Xw interface is executed according to the end instruction, and feed back an end notification to the base station.

In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, the terminal stops processing of other services on the Xw interface and feeds back an end notification to the base station after the current service being processed on the Xw interface between the terminal and the wireless device is executed according to the end instruction by receiving the end instruction sent by the base station, so that the scheme is more intelligent, interruption of the service in the processing process is prevented, inconvenience is brought to a user, and the base station can release the Xw interface in time to meet the requirement of maintenance or limited-period shutdown.

Corresponding to the situation of providing the information required for establishing the Xw interface for the base station, the sixth embodiment of the present invention has the following scenario:

first, the terminal further includes: a fourth processing module, configured to establish a connection with a base station before the sixth receiving module performs a relevant operation, and measure an identity of the wireless device broadcast by the wireless device; a first reporting module, configured to report the measured identity of the wireless device to the base station.

Second, the terminal further includes: a fifth processing module, configured to establish a connection with the base station before the sixth receiving module performs the relevant operation, measure the identity and signal strength of the wireless device broadcast by the wireless device, and measure the address of the corresponding terminating node, and receive the reporting threshold sent by the base station; and a second reporting module, configured to report, to the base station, the measured identity of the wireless device and the address of the corresponding terminating node when the signal strength is greater than or equal to the reporting threshold.

EXAMPLE seven

As shown in fig. 7, a method for processing an interface between different systems in the seventh embodiment of the present invention includes:

step 71: judging whether a sending condition is met;

step 72: and if so, issuing a deletion notice of deleting the Xw interface between the wireless equipment and the base station.

In the seventh embodiment of the present invention, the method for processing an interface between different systems issues a deletion notification of deleting an Xw interface between a base station and a wireless device when a condition is satisfied, so that the base station can update information in real time, remove a storage space occupied by unnecessary information, and improve processing efficiency and user experience.

Similarly, in response to the case that the relevant information of the local terminating node needs to be deleted, after the sending of the deletion notification of deleting the Xw interface with the wireless device to the base station, the method further includes: receiving the address of the terminal node fed back by the base station after the Xw interfaces established by the terminal node are deleted; and updating local configuration information (deleting the address of the corresponding terminating node) according to the address of the terminating node.

Corresponding to the situation of providing the information required for establishing the Xw interface for the base station, the seventh embodiment of the present invention has the following scenario:

first, before the issuing, to the base station, a deletion notification of a Xw interface between the wireless device and the deletion, the method further includes: and sending the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless equipment to the base station.

Second, before the issuing a deletion notification to the base station to delete the Xw interface with the wireless device, the method further includes: receiving the identity of the wireless equipment reported by the base station; performing matching retrieval in the local configuration information according to the identity of the wireless equipment; and when the matching retrieval is successful, the address of the terminating node corresponding to the identity of the wireless equipment is issued to the base station.

Example eight

As shown in fig. 8, in an eighth embodiment of the present invention, a network manager includes:

a second judging module 81, configured to judge whether a sending condition is satisfied;

a first sending module 82, configured to send a deletion notification of the Xw interface with the wireless device to the base station if yes.

In the eighth embodiment of the present invention, the network manager issues a deletion notification of deleting the Xw interface between the base station and the wireless device to the base station when the condition is satisfied, so that the base station can update information in real time, remove a storage space occupied by unnecessary information, and improve processing efficiency and user experience.

Similarly, corresponding to the situation that the relevant information of the local terminating node needs to be deleted, the network manager further includes: a seventh receiving module, configured to receive, after the first sending module executes the relevant operation, the address of the terminating node fed back after all Xw interfaces established by the base station at the terminating node are deleted; and the updating module is used for updating the local configuration information (deleting the address of the corresponding terminating node) according to the address of the terminating node.

Corresponding to the situation of providing the information required for establishing the Xw interface for the base station, the eighth embodiment of the present invention has the following scenario:

first, the network manager further includes: a fifth sending module, configured to send the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device to the base station before the first sending module performs the relevant operation.

Second, the network manager further includes: an eighth receiving module, configured to receive, before the first sending module performs the relevant operation, the identity of the wireless device reported by the base station; the matching retrieval module is used for performing matching retrieval in the local configuration information according to the identity of the wireless equipment; and the second issuing module is used for issuing the address of the terminating node corresponding to the identity of the wireless equipment to the base station when the matching retrieval is successful.

Example nine

The scheme provided by the ninth embodiment of the invention is mainly to establish an interface between the base station and the wireless equipment, combine respective network resources with the cellular network and the WLAN AP to improve the service throughput of the terminal, and solve the problem of resource waste caused by the idling of a large amount of wireless equipment in the prior art.

The following specifically describes the scheme provided in the ninth embodiment of the present invention.

A. Procedure for establishing an interface

Case 1:

OAM (network management) configures relevant parameters of WLAN device (wireless device) AP/AC (wireless access point/wireless controller) such as WT ID (address of terminating node) and identification of AP/AC, such as BSSID of AP (MAC address of this wireless AP). And reserving association parameters of the base station and the WLAN equipment at the network management, such as which AP/AC is covered by which base station.

OAM sends base station relevant parameters identifying WT and AP/AC, such as WT ID and BSSID of AP, on south or north interface;

2. the base station receives the WT ID and the BSSID of the AP;

3. the base station initiates a request for establishing an Xw interface to the WT (corresponding to the WT ID in step 2) associated with the AP/AC, and the request message includes information (identity) associated with the AP/AC;

4. when the WT receives, the WT may select:

a) establishing an Xw interface for the AP/AC, and sending a request confirmation response message to the base station;

b) if the AP/AC does not exist, the network management is not updated, the AP/AC is overloaded, or the AP/AC is closed, and the AP/AC cannot establish an interface, refusing to establish an Xw interface for the AP/AC;

when the WT rejects establishing the Xw interface to the AP/AC, the WT sends a request rejection feedback message to the base station, the rejection feedback message including a rejection reason.

Case 2:

the OAM configures the WLAN device AP/AC with relevant parameters such as WT ID and BSSID of the AP/AC. And reserving association parameters of the base station and the WLAN equipment at the network management, such as which AP/AC is covered by which base station.

AP/AC broadcasts its own related information, such as BSSID;

2. when the UE connects with the base station, relevant information of the AP/AC such as BSSID is measured at the same time;

3, the UE reports AP/AC relevant information to the base station;

4. the base station reports the related information of the AP/AC to the OAM;

5, OAM judges the disposition of AP/AC, if AP/AC disposes under the coverage of the base transceiver station, OAM issues the relevant WT ID of AP/AC to the base transceiver station;

6. the base station receives the WT's ID and the base station may establish the Xw interface as in case 1 (steps 3 and 4) above.

Case 3-AP/AC maintains its own associated WT ID:

AP/AC broadcasts its own associated information (e.g., BSSID) and associated WT ID;

2. measuring related information (e.g., BSSID) and WT ID of AP/AC and WT simultaneously when the UE connects with the base station;

3. the base station informs the UE of reporting the threshold, and when the threshold is met, the UE reports AP/AC (including signal strength) and WT related information to the base station;

4. the base station may establish the Xw interface as in case 1 (steps 3 and 4) above.

B. Release interface procedure

1.WT or AP/AC shutdown for limited period when maintenance is required

a) The WT sends a short-term release Xw interface message to the base station, which may include how long it needs to release Xw;

b) after the base station receives:

i. if the Xw interface has no traffic (no signaling, no traffic), the base station feeds back a release confirmation message to the WT and negotiates with the WT to release the Xw interface;

if there is service on the Xw interface, the base station initiates the process of ending the service on the Xw interface to the terminal to inform that no other service is performed, the terminal informs the base station after the service is finished, the base station informs the WT to release the interface, and then the base station feeds back a release confirmation message to the WT and negotiates with the WT to release the Xw interface between the two parties.

2. When maintenance is required or the base station is shut down for a limited period of time

a) If there is any business on the Xw interface, the base station initiates the process of ending the business on the Xw to the terminal first, and informs that other businesses are not carried out any more, after the business on the Xw is ended, the terminal informs the base station, the base station sends the message of releasing the Xw to the WT again, and negotiates with the WT to release the Xw interface between the two parties;

b) if there is no traffic on the Xw interface, the base station sends a short-term Xw interface release message directly to the WT and negotiates with the WT that both parties release the Xw interface.

3. When the base station maintenance or WT/AP/AC maintenance off time has elapsed, the base station may reinitiate the process of establishing the Xw interface, as in steps 3 and 4 in case 1 of the above interface establishment procedure.

C. Delete interface procedure

WT sensing, when AP/AC has been removed and is not in the coverage of base station, WT sends information of updating relevant AP/AC to base station;

2. if there is no AP/AC associated with the WT already under base station coverage

a) OAM (knowing AP removal) informs the base station, the base station informs the WT to negotiate, and an Xw interface between the base station and the WT is deleted;

b) the WT (detecting AP removal) tells the base station to negotiate the deletion of the Xw interface between the two;

c) after the Xw interface is deleted (completely deleted, AP is removed completely, WT ID needs to be deleted), the base station feeds back WT ID to OAM for OAM updating configuration information.

Many of the functional units described in this specification have been referred to as modules/sub-modules in order to more particularly emphasize their implementation independence.

In embodiments of the invention, the modules/sub-modules may be implemented in software for execution by various types of processors. An identified module of executable code may, for instance, comprise one or more physical or logical blocks of computer instructions which may, for instance, be constructed as an object, procedure, or function. Nevertheless, the executables of an identified module need not be physically located together, but may comprise disparate instructions stored in different bits which, when joined logically together, comprise the module and achieve the stated purpose for the module.

Indeed, a module of executable code may be a single instruction, or many instructions, and may even be distributed over several different code segments, among different programs, and across several memory devices. Likewise, operational data may be identified within the modules and may be embodied in any suitable form and organized within any suitable type of data structure. The operational data may be collected as a single data set, or may be distributed over different locations including over different storage devices, and may exist, at least partially, merely as electronic signals on a system or network.

When a module can be implemented by software, considering the level of existing hardware technology, a module implemented by software may build a corresponding hardware circuit to implement a corresponding function, without considering cost, and the hardware circuit may include a conventional Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuit or a gate array and an existing semiconductor such as a logic chip, a transistor, or other discrete components. A module may also be implemented in programmable hardware devices such as field programmable gate arrays, programmable array logic, programmable logic devices or the like.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1.A method for processing an interface between different systems is applied to a base station, and the method comprises the following steps:

acquiring the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device, including: establishing connection with a terminal, and issuing a reporting threshold to the terminal; receiving the identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node reported by the terminal according to the reporting threshold;

sending a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless equipment to the terminating node according to the address of the terminating node, wherein the request message comprises the identity of the wireless equipment; after receiving a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station, a wireless device acquires state information of the wireless device, wherein the state information indicates that the wireless device forbids to establish the interface or the wireless device allows to establish the interface; and executing a preset operation by the wireless equipment according to the request message and the state information, wherein the preset operation is the operation of whether an interface is established or not.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein after said sending a request message to the terminating node for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless device based on the address, the method further comprises:

and receiving the execution result fed back by the terminating node.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein after said sending a request message to said terminating node to establish an Xw interface based on said address, said method further comprises:

receiving an interface release request sent by the terminating node;

and releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release request.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein prior to said releasing an Xw interface according to the interface release request, the method further comprises:

judging whether a business exists on an Xw interface;

5. The method of claim 1, wherein after said sending a request message to said terminating node to establish an Xw interface based on said address, said method further comprises:

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of sending an interface release instruction to the terminating node when the second preset condition is satisfied is specifically:

7. The method of claim 5, wherein prior to said sending an interface release instruction to said terminating node, said method further comprises:

judging whether a business exists on an Xw interface;

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of sending the request message for establishing the Xw interface to the terminating node again according to the address when the first preset condition is satisfied specifically includes:

10. The method of claim 1, wherein after said sending a request message to said terminating node to establish an Xw interface based on said address, said method further comprises:

11. The method of claim 10, wherein after said negotiating deletion of a corresponding Xw interface with said terminating node according to said wireless device update information or deletion notification, said method further comprises:

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device comprises:

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining the address of the terminating node and the identity of the corresponding wireless device comprises:

14. A base station, comprising:

a first sending module, configured to send, to the terminating node according to the address, a request message for establishing an Xw interface for the wireless device, where the request message includes an identity of the wireless device; after receiving a request message for establishing an Xw interface sent by a base station, a wireless device acquires state information of the wireless device, wherein the state information indicates that the wireless device forbids to establish the interface or the wireless device allows to establish the interface; executing a preset operation by the wireless equipment according to the request message and the state information, wherein the preset operation is an operation of whether an interface is established;

the first acquisition module includes:

15. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station further comprises:

16. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station further comprises:

17. The base station of claim 16, wherein the base station further comprises:

18. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station further comprises:

19. The base station of claim 18, wherein the sixth sending module is specifically configured to:

20. The base station of claim 18, wherein the base station further comprises:

21. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station further comprises:

22. The base station of claim 21, wherein the reprocessing module is specifically configured to:

23. The base station of claim 14, wherein the base station further comprises:

24. The base station of claim 23, wherein the base station further comprises:

25. The base station of claim 14, wherein the first acquisition module comprises:

26. The base station of claim 14, wherein the first acquisition module comprises:

27. A method for processing an interface between different systems, which is applied to a wireless device, the method comprising:

acquiring state information of the wireless equipment, wherein the state information indicates that the wireless equipment forbids to establish an interface or the wireless equipment allows to establish the interface;

executing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information, wherein the preset operation is an operation of whether an interface is established or not;

the base station establishes connection with the terminal, issues a reporting threshold to the terminal, and receives the identity of the wireless equipment and the address of the corresponding terminating node reported by the terminal according to the reporting threshold.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the step of performing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information comprises:

29. The method of claim 28, wherein when the status information indicates that the wireless device allows establishing an interface, the step of establishing an Xw interface for the corresponding wireless device according to the request message comprises:

30. The method of claim 27, wherein after the performing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises:

31. The method of claim 27, wherein after the performing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises:

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein the step of sending the interface release request to the base station when the third preset condition is satisfied specifically comprises:

33. The method of claim 27, wherein after the performing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises:

receiving an interface release instruction sent by the base station;

and releasing the Xw interface according to the interface release instruction.

34. The method of claim 27, wherein after the performing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises:

35. The method of claim 27, wherein after the performing a preset operation according to the request message and the state information, the method further comprises:

36. A wireless device, comprising:

the second acquisition module is used for acquiring the state information of the wireless equipment, and the state information indicates that the wireless equipment forbids to establish an interface or the wireless equipment allows to establish the interface;

the execution module is used for executing preset operation according to the request message and the state information, wherein the preset operation is the operation of whether an interface is established or not;

37. The wireless device of claim 36, wherein the execution module comprises:

38. The wireless device of claim 37, wherein the first establishing sub-module comprises:

39. The wireless device of claim 36, wherein the wireless device further comprises:

40. The wireless device of claim 36, wherein the wireless device further comprises:

41. The wireless device of claim 40, wherein the second sending module is specifically configured to:

42. The wireless device of claim 36, wherein the wireless device further comprises:

43. The wireless device of claim 36, wherein the wireless device further comprises:

44. The wireless device of claim 36, wherein the wireless device further comprises: