Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a random access method and a random access device, which solve the problem that the random access time delay is longer because a transmitting beam and a receiving beam are always misaligned when the high-frequency terminal random access in the prior art adopts beam forming to compensate the large-scale fading of signals.
In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a random access method, including:
detecting a cell synchronization signal sent by a base station, and determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal;
determining a target sending direction of a random access signal according to the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal;
transmitting the random access signal in the target transmitting direction;
and receiving an acknowledgement signal sent by the base station in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, and accessing the base station.
The method for detecting the cell synchronization signal sent by the base station and determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal comprises the following steps:
and detecting a cell synchronization signal transmitted by the base station by using the wide wave beam, and determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal.
Wherein, the step of determining the target sending direction of the random access signal according to the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal comprises:
under the condition of time division duplex, determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronizing signal as the target sending direction of the random access signal; or,
under the condition of frequency division duplex, counting the incoming wave directions of cell synchronous signals on different frequency bands, and determining the target sending directions of random access signals of different frequency bands; or,
and under the full-duplex condition, determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal as the target sending direction of the random access signal.
Wherein the step of transmitting the random access signal in the target transmission direction comprises:
transmitting the random access signal with a wide beam in the target transmitting direction; or,
and transmitting the random access signal by using an optimal beam in the direction of the target transmitting party.
Wherein, the receiving the determination signal sent by the base station in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, the accessing the base station includes:
receiving an acknowledgement signal sent by the base station by using a narrow beam in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and confirming the access of the base station according to the confirmation signal.
Wherein, after receiving the acknowledgement signal sent by the base station in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, the method further comprises:
and carrying out data transmission with the base station by utilizing narrow beams.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a random access method, which comprises the following steps:
transmitting a cell synchronization signal;
the detection terminal determines a random access signal sent backward by a target sending party of the random access signal in the direction of the target sending party based on the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal, and determines the incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and sending a confirmation signal in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal to confirm the access of the terminal.
Wherein the step of transmitting the cell synchronization signal comprises:
the cell synchronization signal is transmitted using the wide beam.
Wherein the step of transmitting an acknowledgement signal in an incoming wave direction of the random access signal comprises:
and transmitting an acknowledgement signal by using a narrow beam in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal.
Wherein after the sending of the acknowledgement signal in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, the method further comprises:
and carrying out data transmission with the terminal by utilizing the narrow beam.
The embodiment of the present invention further provides a random access apparatus, including:
the synchronous signal detection module is used for detecting a cell synchronous signal sent by a base station and determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronous signal;
a sending direction determining module, configured to determine a target sending direction of a random access signal according to an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal;
an access signal sending module, configured to send the random access signal in the target sending direction;
and the receiving module is used for receiving the confirmation signal sent by the base station in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal and accessing the base station.
Wherein the synchronization signal detection module comprises:
and the synchronous signal detection submodule is used for detecting the cell synchronous signal sent by the base station by using the wide wave beam and determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronous signal.
Wherein the sending direction determining module comprises:
a first sending direction determining submodule, configured to determine, under a time division duplex condition, that an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal is a target sending direction of the random access signal; or,
the second sending direction determining submodule is used for counting the incoming wave directions of the cell synchronizing signals on different frequency bands under the condition of frequency division duplex and determining the target sending directions of the random access signals of the different frequency bands; or,
and the third sending direction determining submodule is used for determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronizing signal as the target sending direction of the random access signal under the full duplex condition.
Wherein, the access signal sending module comprises:
a first access signal transmitting sub-module for transmitting the random access signal using a wide beam in the target transmitting direction; or,
and the second access signal sending submodule is used for sending the random access signal by using an optimal beam in the direction of the target sending party.
Wherein the receiving module comprises:
a receiving unit, configured to receive an acknowledgement signal sent by the base station using a narrow beam in an incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and the access unit is used for confirming the access to the base station according to the confirmation signal.
Wherein the apparatus further comprises:
and the first data transmission module is used for carrying out data transmission with the base station by utilizing narrow beams.
The embodiment of the present invention further provides a random access apparatus, including:
a first sending module, configured to send a cell synchronization signal;
a detection module, configured to detect a random access signal sent by a target sender of a random access signal backwards in a direction of the target sender based on an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal, and determine the incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and the second sending module is used for sending a confirmation signal in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal to confirm the access of the terminal.
Wherein the first transmitting module comprises:
and the first transmission sub-module is used for transmitting the cell synchronization signal by using the wide beam.
Wherein the second sending module comprises:
and the second sending submodule is used for sending an acknowledgement signal by using a narrow beam in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal.
Wherein the apparatus further comprises:
and the second data transmission module is used for carrying out data transmission with the terminal by utilizing the narrow beam.
The technical scheme of the invention at least has the following beneficial effects:
in the method and the device for random access of the embodiment of the invention, the terminal acquires the optimal incoming wave direction according to the cell synchronization signal sent by the base station, thereby determining the target sending direction of the random access signal according to the optimal incoming wave direction; the base station sends the confirmation signal in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, so that the base station and the terminal can measure the incoming wave direction of the opposite terminal more accurately, the time delay problem of random access is solved, and the random access efficiency of the terminal is improved.
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.
It should be noted that the random access method provided in the embodiment of the present invention specifically refers to a method for a terminal to randomly access a high frequency band base station, so the random access method mainly relates to methods at a terminal side and a base station side. Specifically, as shown in the high-frequency band base station and the terminal in fig. 3, the coverage area of the base station is divided into 6 sectors, each sector has 60 degrees, the control channel and the dedicated channel all use beamforming, and the terminal also uses beamforming technology to ensure cell coverage and link performance.
First embodiment
As shown in fig. 1, a first embodiment of the present invention provides a method for random access at a terminal side, where the method for random access includes:
step 11, detecting a cell synchronization signal sent by a base station, and determining an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal;
step 12, determining a target sending direction of a random access signal according to the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronizing signal;
step 13, sending the random access signal in the direction of the target sender;
and step 14, receiving a confirmation signal sent by the base station in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, and accessing the base station.
In the first embodiment of the present invention, the terminal detects the downlink cell synchronization signal sent by the base station, and can obtain the optimal incoming wave direction of the downlink signal, that is, the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal. The terminal can determine the target sending direction of the random access signal which needs to be sent by the terminal according to the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronizing signal, so that the random access signal is sent in the target sending direction; and the terminal can adopt narrow wave beams to align the terminal for wave beam forming in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, thereby improving the probability of random access of the terminal.
Specifically, in the first embodiment of the present invention, step 11 is:
step 111, detecting a cell synchronization signal sent by the base station by using the wide beam, and determining an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal.
In the embodiment of the invention, the base station firstly adopts the low-dimensional wide beam forming to send the cell synchronization signal, and the cell coverage performance is considered. By transmitting cell synchronization signals in turns over a wide beam, terminals within a sector can detect valid synchronization signals faster than narrow beams. For example, if the sector is 60 degrees and the Half Power Beam Width (HPBW) is 20 degrees, the coverage sector period is 3; and if the half-power beam width is 10 degrees, the coverage sector period is 6. Obviously, the wide beam is more suitable for the terminal to detect the synchronization signal and the incoming wave direction on the premise of having a certain gain.
Specifically, in the first embodiment of the present invention, step 12 is:
step 121, determining an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal as a target sending direction of the random access signal under a time division duplex condition; or,
step 122, under the condition of frequency division duplex, counting the incoming wave directions of the cell synchronization signals on different frequency bands, and determining the target sending directions of the random access signals of different frequency bands; or,
and step 123, determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal as the target sending direction of the random access signal under the full duplex condition.
In the above embodiments of the present invention, different processing methods are provided for different duplex modes. Specifically, when the base station and the terminal adopt a Time Division Duplex (TDD) mode, according to the reciprocity of a TDD channel, the terminal takes the incoming wave direction of the detected cell synchronizing signal as the target sending direction of the uplink random access signal; when the base station and the terminal adopt a Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) mode, because the coverage area of a high-frequency-band cell is small, the direct path is strong or the probability of the reflection path is high, the terminal detects the incoming wave direction of the synchronous signal of the downlink cell, and counts the incoming wave direction to obtain the target sending direction of the uplink random access signal on different frequency bands; on the premise of meeting the same frequency interference suppression of the system, the base station and the terminal can also work under the full duplex condition, similar to the TDD mode, and the terminal takes the detected incoming wave direction of the cell synchronizing signal as the target sending direction of the uplink random access signal.
Specifically, step 13 in the first embodiment of the present invention includes:
step 131, transmitting the random access signal by using a wide beam in the target transmitting direction; or,
and step 132, transmitting the random access signal by using an optimal beam in the target transmitting direction.
In the above embodiments of the present invention, in order to ensure the transmission power of the random access signal, the terminal transmits in a beam forming manner; specifically, two cases are distinguished, the first case: the number of antenna elements of the terminal is large, the effective beam width can be classified, a low-dimensional wide beam is selected at first, and the gain of a transmitted signal is improved; in the second case: the smaller the number of antenna elements of the terminal, the signal is transmitted directly in the optimal (or narrowest) beam that can be supported by the antenna array of the terminal. And consistent with the consideration of using the wide beam when the base station transmits the cell synchronization signal in step 11, the terminal transmits the random access signal using the wide beam, which is also beneficial for the base station to detect the signal.
Specifically, in the first embodiment of the present invention, step 14 includes:
step 141, receiving an acknowledgement signal sent by the base station by using a narrow beam in an incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and step 142, confirming the access of the base station according to the confirmation signal.
In the above embodiments of the present invention, after detecting the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, the base station sends the acknowledgement signal in the incoming wave direction, so that the terminal accesses the base station.
After the terminal and the base station carry out information interaction of random access, the measurement of the incoming wave direction is more accurate, and the narrow wave beam is adopted to be beneficial to ensuring better link quality during data communication. I.e. after step 14, the method further comprises:
and step 15, carrying out data transmission with the base station by using narrow beams.
The random access method provided by the first embodiment of the present invention determines the downlink incoming wave direction through the cell synchronization signal, and determines the uplink incoming wave direction through the random access signal, so that the base station and the terminal obtain the optimal beamforming direction during the access process, and then the data transmission between the base station and the terminal can be performed with the optimal (or narrowest) beam a priori, thereby ensuring the performance of the data link; and the random access method has low access time delay in a high frequency band and strong practicability.
Second embodiment
As shown in fig. 2, a second embodiment of the present invention provides a method for random access on a base station side, where the method for random access includes:
step 21, sending a cell synchronization signal;
step 22, the detection terminal determines a random access signal sent backward by a target sender of the random access signal in the direction of the target sender based on the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal, and determines the incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and step 23, sending a confirmation signal in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal to confirm the access of the terminal.
In the above embodiments of the present invention, the terminal detects the downlink cell synchronization signal sent by the base station, and can obtain the optimal incoming wave direction of the downlink signal, that is, the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal. The terminal can determine the target sending direction of the random access signal which needs to be sent by the terminal according to the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronizing signal, so that the random access signal is sent in the target sending direction; and the terminal can adopt narrow wave beams to align the terminal for wave beam forming in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal, thereby improving the probability of random access of the terminal.
Specifically, step 21 in the second embodiment of the present invention includes:
step 211, transmitting the cell synchronization signal using the wide beam.
In the embodiment of the invention, the base station firstly adopts the low-latitude wide wave beam forming to send the cell synchronous signal, and the cell coverage performance is considered. By transmitting cell synchronization signals in turns over a wide beam, terminals within a sector can detect valid synchronization signals faster than narrow beams. For example, if the sector is 60 degrees and the Half Power Beam Width (HPBW) is 20 degrees, the coverage sector period is 3; and if the half-power beam width is 10 degrees, the coverage sector period is 6. Obviously, the wide beam is more suitable for the terminal to detect the synchronization signal and the incoming wave direction on the premise of having a certain gain.
Specifically, step 23 in the second embodiment of the present invention includes:
step 231, transmitting an acknowledgement signal by using a narrow beam in an incoming wave direction of the random access signal.
In the above embodiment of the present invention, since the incoming wave direction of the random access signal has been confirmed, that is, the optimal beamforming direction of the base station, the narrow beam is used to send the confirmation signal at this time, which is beneficial to improving beamforming efficiency, so as to improve the probability of random access of the terminal.
After the terminal and the base station carry out information interaction of random access, the measurement of the incoming wave direction is more accurate, and the narrow wave beam is adopted to be beneficial to ensuring better link quality during data communication. I.e. after step 23, the method further comprises:
and 24, carrying out data transmission with the terminal by using the narrow beam.
The random access method provided by the second embodiment of the present invention determines the downlink incoming wave direction through the cell synchronization signal, and determines the uplink incoming wave direction through the random access signal, so that the base station and the terminal obtain the optimal beamforming direction during the access process, and then the data transmission between the base station and the terminal can be performed with the optimal (or narrowest) beam a priori, thereby ensuring the performance of the data link; and the random access method has low access time delay in a high frequency band and strong practicability.
Third embodiment
As shown in fig. 4, a third embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for random access, including:
a synchronization signal detection module 41, configured to detect a cell synchronization signal sent by a base station, and determine an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal;
a sending direction determining module 42, configured to determine a target sending direction of the random access signal according to an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal;
an access signal sending module 43, configured to send the random access signal in the target sending direction;
a receiving module 44, configured to receive an acknowledgement signal sent by the base station in an incoming wave direction of the random access signal, and access the base station.
Specifically, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the synchronization signal detection module 41 includes:
and the synchronous signal detection submodule is used for detecting the cell synchronous signal sent by the base station by using the wide wave beam and determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronous signal.
Specifically, the sending direction determining module 42 in the third embodiment of the present invention includes:
a first sending direction determining submodule, configured to determine, under a time division duplex condition, that an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal is a target sending direction of the random access signal; or,
the second sending direction determining submodule is used for counting the incoming wave directions of the cell synchronizing signals on different frequency bands under the condition of frequency division duplex and determining the target sending directions of the random access signals of the different frequency bands; or,
and the third sending direction determining submodule is used for determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronizing signal as the target sending direction of the random access signal under the full duplex condition.
Specifically, the access signal sending module 43 in the third embodiment of the present invention includes:
a first access signal transmitting sub-module for transmitting the random access signal using a wide beam in the target transmitting direction; or,
and the second access signal sending submodule is used for sending the random access signal by using an optimal beam in the direction of the target sending party.
Specifically, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the receiving module 44 includes:
a receiving unit, configured to receive an acknowledgement signal sent by the base station using a narrow beam in an incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and the access unit is used for confirming the access to the base station according to the confirmation signal.
Specifically, the apparatus in the third embodiment of the present invention further includes:
and the first data transmission module is used for carrying out data transmission with the base station by utilizing narrow beams.
It should be noted that, the apparatus for random access provided in the embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for random access to which the method for random access provided in the first embodiment is applied, and all embodiments of the method for random access provided in the first embodiment are applicable to the apparatus for random access provided in the third embodiment, and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.
Fourth embodiment
A fourth embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for random access, including: a processor; and the memory is connected with the processor through a bus interface, the memory is used for storing programs and data used by the processor in executing operation, and when the processor calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory, the following functional modules are realized:
the synchronous signal detection module is used for detecting a cell synchronous signal sent by a base station and determining the incoming wave direction of the cell synchronous signal;
a sending direction determining module, configured to determine a target sending direction of a random access signal according to an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal;
an access signal sending module, configured to send the random access signal in the target sending direction;
and the receiving module is used for receiving the confirmation signal sent by the base station in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal and accessing the base station.
It should be noted that, the apparatus for random access provided in the embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for random access to which the method for random access provided in the first embodiment is applied, and all embodiments of the method for random access provided in the first embodiment are applicable to the apparatus for random access provided in the fourth embodiment, and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.
Fifth embodiment
As shown in fig. 5, a fifth embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for random access, including:
a first transmitting module 51, configured to transmit a cell synchronization signal;
a detecting module 52, configured to detect a random access signal sent by a target sending party of a random access signal backwards in a direction of the target sending party, based on an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal, and determine the incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
a second sending module 53, configured to send an acknowledgement signal in an incoming wave direction of the random access signal to acknowledge access of the terminal.
Specifically, the first sending module 51 in the fifth embodiment of the present invention includes:
and the first transmission sub-module is used for transmitting the cell synchronization signal by using the wide beam.
Specifically, in the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the second sending module 53 includes:
and the second sending submodule is used for sending an acknowledgement signal by using a narrow beam in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal.
Specifically, the apparatus in the fifth embodiment of the present invention further includes:
and the second data transmission module is used for carrying out data transmission with the terminal by utilizing the narrow beam.
It should be noted that, the apparatus for random access provided in the embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for random access to which the method for random access provided in the second embodiment is applied, and all embodiments of the method for random access provided in the second embodiment are applicable to the apparatus for random access provided in the fifth embodiment, and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.
Sixth embodiment
A sixth embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for random access, including: a processor; and the memory is connected with the processor through a bus interface, the memory is used for storing programs and data used by the processor in executing operation, and when the processor calls and executes the programs and data stored in the memory, the following functional modules are realized:
a first sending module, configured to send a cell synchronization signal;
a detection module, configured to detect a random access signal sent by a target sender of a random access signal backwards in a direction of the target sender based on an incoming wave direction of the cell synchronization signal, and determine the incoming wave direction of the random access signal;
and the second sending module is used for sending a confirmation signal in the incoming wave direction of the random access signal to confirm the access of the terminal.
It should be noted that, the apparatus for random access provided in the embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for random access to which the method for random access provided in the second embodiment is applied, and all embodiments of the method for random access provided in the second embodiment are applicable to the apparatus for random access provided in the sixth embodiment, and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.
While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, 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 as defined in the appended claims.