CN107534853A

CN107534853A - A kind of method and apparatus for starting relay function

Info

Publication number: CN107534853A
Application number: CN201580080008.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王宏; 曹振臻; 蔺波
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-05-15
Filing date: 2015-05-15
Publication date: 2018-01-02
Also published as: WO2016183747A1

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of method and apparatus for starting relay function, it is related to the communications field, can solve the problem that the problem of remote user equipment can not start the function of request relay services in the prior art.Concrete scheme is：First user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions.When the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.The present invention is used to start relay function.

Description

A kind of method and apparatus starting relay function

Technical field

The present invention relates to the communications field more particularly to a kind of method and apparatus for starting relay function.

Background technique

In a communication network, because a variety of causes network signal cannot be guaranteed comprehensive seamless coverage, for example, the change of natural environment affects the network coverage of communication equipment (such as base station), at this point, user equipment just can not be communicated normally.

D2D (Device to Device, device-to-device) user equipment (User Equipment may be implemented in technology, UE) with user equipment direct communication, it does not need to carry out data transmission by communication network, if some user equipment is except network coverage, it can be referred to as remote user equipment (Remote UE), remote user equipment can be attached using D2D technology with communication network using other users equipment as trunk subscriber equipment.

But in the prior art, when realizing relay function by D2D technology, trunk subscriber equipment can star relay function, and remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method and apparatus for starting relay function, is able to solve the problem of remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical scheme that

In a first aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method for starting relay function, comprising:

First user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions；

When first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, the function of the first user equipment starting relay services.

With reference to first aspect, in the first possible implementation of the first aspect, before first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, further includes:

First user equipment receives the configuration information that base station is sent, and the configuration information includes the first power threshold；

First user equipment measures the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP of the base station according to the configuration information；

First user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

When the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In the possible implementation of with reference to first aspect the first, in the second possible implementation of the first aspect, the configuration information further includes the second power threshold, it is described when the RSRP of the base station be less than first power threshold when, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, comprising:

When the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, first user equipment measures the RSRP of other frequencies, wherein other described frequencies do not include the frequency that the base station uses；

When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than second power threshold, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Any implementation in the possible implementation of with reference to first aspect the first or in second of possible implementation of first aspect, in a third possible implementation of the first aspect, the configuration information further includes third power threshold, the function of the first user equipment starting relay services, comprising:

The RSRP of the first user equipment measurement trunk subscriber equipment；

When the RSRP of the trunk subscriber equipment is greater than the third power threshold, the function of the first user equipment starting relay services.

The third possible implementation with reference to first aspect, in a fourth possible implementation of the first aspect, the configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services, the RSRP of the first user equipment measurement trunk subscriber equipment, comprising:

The relay services signal that trunk subscriber equipment described in the frequency reception for the relay services that first user equipment includes according to the configuration information is sent, and measure the power of the relay services signal.

With reference to first aspect, in the fifth possible implementation of the first aspect, described One user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

After first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

The 5th kind of possible implementation with reference to first aspect, in the sixth possible implementation of the first aspect, it is described after first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, comprising:

After first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

The 5th kind of possible implementation with reference to first aspect, in a seventh possible implementation of the first aspect, after first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, comprising:

After first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, if searching cell in the first duration, first user equipment carries out radio resource control RRC connection and establishes；

If the first user equipment RRC connection foundation does not succeed, then first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.

With reference to first aspect, in the 8th kind of possible implementation of first aspect, first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

After first user equipment detects n times downlink step-out, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, N is the integer greater than 0.

With reference to first aspect, in the 9th kind of possible implementation of first aspect, first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

When the first user equipment resides in first community, the first community is that first user equipment only provides limited service, and first user equipment determines that the service quality of the first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Any implementation into the 9th kind of possible implementation of first aspect with reference to first aspect, in the tenth kind of possible implementation of first aspect, first user equipment is opened Dynamic relay services function, comprising:

When first user equipment, which determines, to be needed to send upstream data, first user equipment starts relay services function.

Any implementation into the tenth kind of possible implementation of first aspect with reference to first aspect, in a kind of the tenth possible implementation of first aspect, before first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, further includes:

For first user equipment to base station transmitting capacity information, the ability information is used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.

Second aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of method for starting relay function, comprising:

Base station determines that configuration information, the configuration information include the first power threshold；

The base station sends the configuration information to the first user equipment, the configuration information is for first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting the base station is less than the first power threshold that the configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.

In conjunction with second aspect, in the first possible implementation of the second aspect,

The configuration information further includes at least one of the second power threshold and third power threshold.

In conjunction with the possible implementation of the first of second aspect or second aspect, in a second possible implementation of the second aspect,

The configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services, the relay services signal sent for first user equipment according to the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment of the relay services.

In conjunction with second aspect to second aspect second of possible implementation in any implementation, in the third possible implementation of the second aspect, the base station to the first user equipment send configuration information before, further includes:

The base station receives the ability information that first user equipment is sent, and the ability information is used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.

The third aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of method for starting relay function, comprising:

Trunk subscriber equipment receives configuration information, and the configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal according to the frequency that the configuration information indicates.

In conjunction with the third aspect, in the first possible implementation of the third aspect, the trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal according to the frequency that the configuration information indicates, comprising:

The trunk subscriber equipment determines that frequency indicated by the configuration information includes the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in the trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal.

Fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of method for starting relay function, comprising:

Base station determines that configuration information, the configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The base station sends the configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment.

5th aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of first user equipment, comprising:

Network service element, for determining whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions；

Relay services unit when for determining that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions when the network service element, starts the function of relay services.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in the first possible implementation of the 5th aspect,

First user equipment further includes receiving unit, and for receiving the configuration information of base station transmission, the configuration information includes the first power threshold；

The network service element is also used to measure the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP of the base station according to the received configuration information of the receiving unit；When the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In the first possible implementation in conjunction with the 5th aspect, in second of possible implementation of the 5th aspect, the configuration information further includes the second power threshold,

The network service element is also used to when the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, and first user equipment measures the RSRP of other frequencies, wherein other described frequencies do not include the frequency that the base station uses；When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than second power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect the first possible implementation in or the 5th aspect second Any implementation in possible implementation, in the third possible implementation of the 5th aspect, the configuration information further includes third power threshold,

The relay services unit, is also used to measure the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment；When the RSRP of the trunk subscriber equipment is greater than the third power threshold, start the function of relay services.

In conjunction with the third possible implementation of the 5th aspect, in the 4th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect, the configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services,

The receiving unit is also used to the relay services signal of the transmission of trunk subscriber equipment described in the frequency reception for the relay services for including according to the configuration information；

The relay services unit is also used to measure the power of the received relay services signal of the receiving unit.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in the 5th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect,

The network service element is also used to determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF.

In conjunction with the 5th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect, in the 6th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect

The network service element is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In conjunction with the 5th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect, in the 7th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect,

The network service element is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if searching cell in the first duration, is carried out radio resource control RRC connection and is established；If RRC connection foundation does not succeed, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in the 8th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect,

The network service element after being also used to detect n times downlink step-out, determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, N is the integer greater than 0.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in the 9th kind of possible implementation of the 5th aspect,

The network service element is also used to when the first user equipment resides in first community, and the first community is that first user equipment only provides limited service, determines that the service quality of the first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect to the 5th aspect the 9th kind of possible implementation in any implementation, the 5th aspect the tenth kind of possible implementation in,

The relay services unit is also used to start relay services function when first user equipment determination needs to send upstream data.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect to the 5th aspect the tenth kind of possible implementation in any implementation, in a kind of the tenth possible implementation of the 5th aspect,

First user equipment further includes transmission unit, for base station transmitting capacity information, the ability information to be used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.

6th aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of base station, comprising:

Configuration unit, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information include the first power threshold；

Transmission unit, for sending the configuration information that the configuration unit determines to the first user equipment, the configuration information is for first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting the base station is less than the first power threshold that the configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in the first possible implementation of the 6th aspect,

In conjunction with the first possible implementation of the 6th aspect or the 6th aspect, in second of possible implementation of the 6th aspect,

In conjunction with the 6th aspect to the 6th aspect second of possible implementation in any implementation, the 6th aspect the third possible implementation in,

The base station further includes receiving unit, and the ability information sent for receiving first user equipment, the ability information is used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.

7th aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of trunk subscriber equipment, comprising:

Receiving unit, for receiving configuration information, the configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

Transmission unit, for sending relay services signal according to the frequency of the received configuration information instruction of the receiving unit.

In conjunction with the 7th aspect, in the first possible implementation of the 7th aspect,

The transmission unit is also used to determine that frequency indicated by the configuration information includes the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in the trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal.

Eighth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of base station, comprising:

Configuration unit, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

Transmission unit, for sending the configuration information that the configuration unit determines to trunk subscriber equipment.

9th aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of first user equipment, comprising: processor, memory and bus, the processor, the memory are connected with each other by the bus；

Wherein, the processor, when the service quality for determining current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, starts the function of relay services for determining whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect, in the first possible implementation of the 9th aspect,

First user equipment further includes receiver, and for receiving the configuration information of base station transmission, the configuration information includes the first power threshold；

The processor is also used to measure the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP of the base station according to the received configuration information of the receiver；When the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In the first possible implementation in conjunction with the 9th aspect, in second of possible implementation of the 9th aspect, the configuration information further includes the second power threshold,

The processor is also used to when the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, and first user equipment measures the RSRP of other frequencies, wherein other described frequencies The frequency used not comprising the base station；When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than second power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect the first possible implementation in or the 9th aspect second of possible implementation in any implementation, the 9th aspect the third possible implementation in, the configuration information further includes third power threshold,

The processor is also used to measure the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment；When the RSRP of the trunk subscriber equipment is greater than the third power threshold, start the function of relay services.

In conjunction with the third possible implementation of the 9th aspect, in the 4th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect, the configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services,

The receiver is also used to the relay services signal of the transmission of trunk subscriber equipment described in the frequency reception for the relay services for including according to the configuration information；

The processor is also used to measure the power of the received relay services signal of the receiver.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect, in the 5th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect,

The processor is also used to determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF.

In conjunction with the 5th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect, in the 6th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect

The processor is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In conjunction with the 5th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect, in the 7th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect,

The processor is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if searching cell in the first duration, is carried out radio resource control RRC connection and is established；If RRC connection foundation does not succeed, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect, in the 8th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect,

The processor determines current network after being also used to detect n times downlink step-out Service quality is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and N is the integer greater than 0.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect, in the 9th kind of possible implementation of the 9th aspect,

The processor is also used to when the first user equipment resides in first community, and the first community is that first user equipment only provides limited service, determines that the service quality of the first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect to the 9th aspect the 9th kind of possible implementation in any implementation, the 9th aspect the tenth kind of possible implementation in,

The processor is also used to start relay services function when first user equipment determination needs to send upstream data.

In conjunction with the 9th aspect to the 9th aspect the tenth kind of possible implementation in any implementation, in a kind of the tenth possible implementation of the 9th aspect,

First user equipment further includes transmitter, for base station transmitting capacity information, the ability information to be used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.

Tenth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of base station, comprising: processor, memory, transmitter and bus, the processor, the memory and the transmitter are connected with each other by the bus；

Wherein, the processor, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information include the first power threshold；

The processor, it is also used to send the configuration information to the first user equipment by the transmitter, the configuration information is for first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting the base station is less than the first power threshold that the configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.

In conjunction with the tenth aspect, in the first possible implementation of the tenth aspect,

In conjunction with the first possible implementation of the tenth aspect or the tenth aspect, in second of possible implementation of the tenth aspect,

In conjunction with the tenth aspect to the tenth aspect second of possible implementation in any implementation, the tenth aspect the third possible implementation in,

The base station further includes receiver, the processor, is also used to receive the ability information that first user equipment is sent by the receiver, and the ability information is used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.

Tenth on the one hand, and the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of trunk subscriber equipment, comprising: processor, memory, transmitter, receiver and bus, the processor, the memory, the transmitter and the receiver are connected with each other by the bus；

The processor, for receiving configuration information by the receiver, the configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The processor, the frequency for being also used to be indicated according to the configuration information send relay services signal by the transmitter.

On the one hand in conjunction with the tenth, in the first possible implementation of the tenth one side,

The processor is also used to determine that frequency indicated by the configuration information includes the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in the trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal by the transmitter.

12nd aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provide a kind of base station, comprising: processor, memory, transmitter and bus, the processor, the memory and the transmitter are connected with each other by the bus；

The processor, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The processor is also used to send the configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment by the transmitter.

A kind of method and apparatus starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the first user equipment determine whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions.When the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.Because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

Detailed description of the invention

In order to more clearly explain the embodiment of the invention or the technical proposal in the existing technology, the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments of the present invention are briefly described below, apparently, drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, it is also possible to obtain other drawings based on these drawings.

Fig. 1 is a kind of Radio Network System structural schematic diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 2 is application scenarios schematic diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 3 is a kind of method flow schematic diagram for starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 4 is the method flow schematic diagram of another starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 5 is the method flow schematic diagram of another starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 6 is the method flow schematic diagram of another starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 7 is a kind of first user device architecture schematic diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 8 is a kind of first base station structural schematic diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 9 is a kind of trunk subscriber device structure schematic diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 10 is another architecture of base station schematic diagram provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 11 be another embodiment of the present invention provides one kind the first user device architecture schematic diagram；

Figure 12 be another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of first base station structural schematic diagram；

Figure 13 be another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of trunk subscriber device structure schematic diagram；

Figure 14 be another embodiment of the present invention provides another architecture of base station schematic diagram.

Specific embodiment

Following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is only the present invention one Divide embodiment, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, every other embodiment obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to various communication systems, such as: global system for mobile telecommunications (Global System of Mobile communication, GSM) system, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) system, wideband code division multiple access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) system, General Packet Radio Service (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS), long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (Frequency Division Duplex, FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (Time Division Duplex, TDD), Universal Mobile Communication System (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System,) or global interconnection inserting of microwave (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX) communication system etc. UMTS.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of Radio Network System, is applied in D2D scene, shown referring to Fig.1, which includes the first user equipment 101, relaying for equipment 102 and base station 103.Trunk subscriber equipment 102 and base station 103 can communicate, and the first user equipment 101 is established D2D with trunk subscriber equipment 102 and connected, and provide relay services by trunk subscriber equipment 102 and communicate with base station 103.

Optionally, first user equipment 101 and trunk subscriber equipment 102 may be constructed multiple application scenarios, as shown in Figure 2, Fig. 2 shows four kinds of application scenarios, in the first application scenarios, in the network coverage of base station 103, the signal quality of the first user equipment 101 is poor for first user equipment 101 and trunk subscriber equipment 102；In second of application scenarios, the first user equipment 101 is except the network coverage of base station 103, and trunk subscriber equipment 102 is within the network coverage of base station 103；In the third application scenarios, the first user equipment 101 and trunk subscriber equipment 102 are located within the network coverage of different community；In the 4th kind of application scenarios, the first user equipment 101 and trunk subscriber equipment 102 are except the network coverage of base station 103.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method for starting relay function, it is preferred that is applied in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to shown in Fig. 3, comprising the following steps:

301, the first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions.

Preferably, the first user equipment can be the first user equipment 101 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1.

Optionally, the first user equipment can determine whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions by following four mode.Certainly, it is merely illustrative herein, does not represent that the present invention is limited to this.

One, first way

First user equipment receives the configuration information that base station is sent, and configuration information includes the first power threshold；First user equipment measures the RSRP (Reference Signal Receiving Power, Reference Signal Received Power) of base station according to configuration information；When the RSRP of base station is less than the first power threshold, the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Optionally, configuration information further includes the second power threshold, the first user equipment can RSRP in base station less than the first power threshold when, measure the RSRP of other frequencies；When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than the second power threshold, the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, wherein other frequencies do not include the frequency that base station uses.

When the RSRP of base station is less than the first power threshold, illustrate that the signal quality between the first user equipment and base station is poor, alien frequencies rate can be used in the first user equipment at this time, different system transmission, such as, as 3G (the The 3rd Generation Mobile Communication Technology of the first user equipment connection, 3rd generation mobile communication technology) network signal quality it is poor when, 2G (2-Generation Wireless Telephone Technology can be switched to, second generation mobile communication technology) network, if the signal quality of the 2G network RSRP of other frequencies (corresponding) or poor, at this time, first user equipment just needs other use Family equipment provides relay services.Preferably, first way can be applied to the first application scenarios or second of application scenarios in application scenarios shown in Fig. 2, it is of course also possible to be applied to other application scenarios, is only illustrated for preferred herein.

Two, the second way

After first user equipment detects RLF (Radio Link Failure, Radio Link Failure), first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Optionally, after the first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Alternatively, optional, after the first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, if finding cell in the first duration, the first user equipment carries out RRC (Radio Resource Control, wireless heterogeneous networks) connection and establishes；If the first user equipment RRC connection foundation does not succeed, then the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.Preferably, the second way can be applied to second of application scenarios or the 4th kind of application scenarios in application scenarios shown in Fig. 2, it is of course also possible to be applied to other application scenarios, is only illustrated for preferred herein.

Three, the third mode

After first user equipment detects n times downlink step-out, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, N is the integer greater than 0.Preferably, the third mode can be applied to second of application scenarios or the 4th kind of application scenarios in application scenarios shown in Fig. 2, it is of course also possible to be applied to other application scenarios, is only illustrated for preferred herein.

Four, the 4th kind of mode

When the first user equipment resides in first community, the first user equipment determines that the service quality of first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and first community provides limited service for the first user equipment.Herein, it should be noted that limited service refers to that first community is only the first user equipment and provides certain communications in emergency circumstances, can not provide normal communication for the first user equipment.Preferably, the 4th kind of mode can be applied to the third application scenarios in application scenarios shown in Fig. 2, it is of course also possible to be applied to other application scenarios, is only illustrated for preferred herein.

302, when the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.

Optionally, in conjunction with the description of first way in step 301, configuration information can also include that third power threshold can also measure the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment before the first user equipment starts the function of relay services；When the RSRP for relaying user equipment is greater than third power threshold, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.It is further alternative, configuration information The relay services signal that the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment for the relay services that can also include according to configuration information including the frequency of relay services, the first user equipment is sent, and measure the power of relay services signal.

In a kind of preferred application scenarios, configuration information may include the first power threshold, the second power threshold and third power threshold.First user equipment can RSRP in base station less than the first power threshold when, measure the RSRP of other frequencies；When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than the second power threshold, the first user equipment measures the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment；When the RSRP for relaying user equipment is greater than third power threshold, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.

Optionally, before the function of the first user equipment starting relay services, when the first user equipment, which determines, to be needed to send upstream data, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.

Optionally, the first user equipment determine current network service quality whether meet specified conditions before, i.e. before step 301, the first user equipment can be used to indicate the ability that the first user equipment has request relay services to base station transmitting capacity information, ability information.

Optionally, it should be noted that the function of the first user equipment starting relay services can be the request that relay services are sent to trunk subscriber equipment；It is also possible to establish connection with trunk subscriber equipment；It is also possible to send data to trunk subscriber equipment.In this regard, the present invention is with no restrictions.

The method of starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention, the first user equipment determine whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions.When the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.Because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

In conjunction with the description of first way in step 301, the embodiment of the present invention provides the method for another starting relay function, is applied to base station, which can be the base station 103 in Radio Network System shown in FIG. 1, referring to shown in Fig. 4, comprising the following steps:

401, base station determines configuration information.

Wherein, configuration information includes the first power threshold.Optionally, which can indicate the condition of the first user equipment starting relay services function, that is, indicate the first user equipment assorted When start relay services function.

402, base station sends configuration information to the first user equipment.

Configuration information, when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting base station is less than the first power threshold that configuration information includes, determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and start the function of relay services for the first user equipment.

Optionally, configuration information further includes at least one of the second power threshold and third power threshold.

Optionally, configuration information can also include the frequency of relay services, the relay services signal sent for the first user equipment according to the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment of relay services.

Optionally, before base station sends configuration information to the first user equipment, i.e., before step 501, base station can also receive the ability information of the first user equipment transmission, and ability information is used to indicate the ability that the first user equipment has request relay services.

The method of starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention, base station determines configuration information, configuration information is sent to the first user equipment, configuration information is for the first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting base station is less than the first power threshold that configuration information includes, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and start the function of relay services, because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

It include the scene of the frequency of relay services in conjunction with configuration information in step 302, the embodiment of the present invention provides the method for another starting relay function, applied to trunk subscriber equipment, the trunk subscriber equipment can be the trunk subscriber equipment 102 in Radio Network System shown in FIG. 1, referring to Figure 5, comprising the following steps:

501, trunk subscriber equipment receives configuration information.

Configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services.

502, trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal according to the frequency that configuration information indicates.

Specific optional, trunk subscriber equipment determines that frequency indicated by configuration information includes the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal.

The method of starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention, trunk subscriber equipment receive configuration information, and trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal according to the frequency that configuration information indicates.Because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

Correspond to the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 5, yet another embodiment of the invention provides a kind of method for starting relay function, the base station side for starting the method for relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of corresponding diagram 5, referring to shown in Fig. 6, comprising the following steps:

601, base station determines configuration information.

Configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services, sends relay services signal according to the frequency that configuration information indicates for trunk subscriber equipment.

602, base station sends configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment.

The method of starting relay function provided in an embodiment of the present invention, base station determine configuration information, and base station sends configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment.Because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of first user equipment, for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, first user equipment can be the first user equipment 101 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to shown in Fig. 7, which includes network service element 701 and relay services unit 702.

Network service element 701, for determining whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions；

Relay services unit 702 starts the function of relay services when for determining that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions when the network service element 701.

Optionally, in the first way,

First user equipment 70 further includes receiving unit 703, and for receiving the configuration information of base station transmission, configuration information includes the first power threshold.

Network service element 701 is also used to measure the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP of base station according to the received configuration information of receiving unit 703.When the RSRP of base station is less than the first power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Optionally, configuration information further includes the second power threshold, and network service element 701 is also used to when the RSRP of base station is less than the first power threshold, and the first user equipment measures the RSRP of other frequencies, wherein other frequencies do not include the frequency that base station uses.When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than the second power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Optionally, configuration information further includes third power threshold, and relay services unit 702 is also used to measure the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment.When the RSRP for relaying user equipment is greater than third power threshold, start the function of relay services.

Optionally, configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services,

Receiving unit 703 is also used to the relay services signal that the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment for the relay services for including according to configuration information is sent.

Relay services unit 702 is also used to measure the power of the received relay services signal of receiving unit 703.

Optionally, in the second way,

Network service element 701 is also used to determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF.

Further alternative, network service element 701 is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Or it is optional, network service element 701 is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if searching cell in the first duration, is carried out radio resource control RRC connection and is established.If RRC connection foundation does not succeed, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.

Optionally, in the third mode,

Network service element 701 after being also used to detect n times downlink step-out, determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, N is the integer greater than 0.

Optionally, in the 4th kind of mode,

Network service element 701 is also used to when the first user equipment resides in first community, and first community is that the first user equipment only provides limited service, determines that the service quality of first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In addition, optional, relay services unit 702, is also used to start relay services function when the determination of the first user equipment needs to send upstream data.

Optionally, the first user equipment 70 further includes transmission unit 704, for base station transmitting capacity information, ability information to be used to indicate the ability that the first user equipment has request relay services.

First user equipment provided in an embodiment of the present invention, determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions.When the first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, the first user equipment starts the function of relay services.Because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 4, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of base station, for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 4, the base station can be the base station 103 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to shown in Fig. 8, which includes configuration unit 801 and transmission unit 802.

Configuration unit 801, for determining that configuration information, configuration information include the first power threshold.

Transmission unit 802, for sending the configuration information that configuration unit 801 determines to the first user equipment, configuration information is for the first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting base station is less than the first power threshold that configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.

Optionally, configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services, is used for the first user equipment root The relay services signal sent according to the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment of relay services.

Optionally, base station 80 further includes receiving unit 803, and for receiving the ability information of the first user equipment transmission, ability information is used to indicate the ability that the first user equipment has request relay services.

Base station provided in an embodiment of the present invention, determine configuration information, configuration information is sent to the first user equipment, configuration information is for the first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting base station is less than the first power threshold that configuration information includes, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and start the function of relay services, because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 5, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of trunk subscriber equipment, for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 5, the trunk subscriber equipment can be the trunk subscriber equipment 102 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to shown in Fig. 9, which includes receiving unit 901 and transmission unit 902.

Receiving unit 901, for receiving configuration information, configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services.

Transmission unit 902, the frequency for being indicated according to the received configuration information of receiving unit 901 send relay services signal.

Optionally, transmission unit 902 are also used to determine that frequency indicated by configuration information includes the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal.

Trunk subscriber equipment provided in an embodiment of the present invention receives configuration information, sends relay services signal according to the frequency of configuration information instruction.Because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 6, the embodiment of the present invention provides another base station, and for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 6, which can be the base station 103 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to Fig.1 shown in 0 The base station 100 includes configuration unit 1001 and transmission unit 1002.

Configuration unit 1001, for determining that configuration information, configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services.

Transmission unit 1002, for sending the configuration information that configuration unit 1001 determines to trunk subscriber equipment.

Base station provided in an embodiment of the present invention, determines configuration information, sends configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment.Because the first user equipment voluntarily determines when start relay services function according to the service quality of current network, solve the problems, such as that remote user equipment can not start the function of relay services in the prior art.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of first user equipmenies, for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 3, first user equipment can be the first user equipment 101 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to Fig.1 shown in 1, first user equipment 110 includes at least one processor 1101, memory 1102, bus 1103, at least one processor 1101, memory 1102 connect by bus 1103 and complete mutual communication.

The bus 1103 can be ISA (Industry Standard Architecture, industry standard architecture) bus, PCI (Peripheral Component, external equipment interconnection) bus or EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture, extended industry-standard architecture) bus etc..The bus 1103 can be divided into address bus, data/address bus, control bus etc..Only to be indicated with a thick line in Figure 11, it is not intended that an only bus or a type of bus convenient for indicating.Wherein:

Memory 1102 is used to execute the application code of the present invention program, and the application code for executing the present invention program saves in memory, and execution is controlled by processor 1101.

The memory can be read only memory ROM or can store the other kinds of static storage device of static information and instruction, the other kinds of dynamic memory that random access memory ram can perhaps store information and instruction is also possible to Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EEPROM, CD-ROM CD-ROM or other optical disc storages, optical disc storage (including compression optical disc, laser disc, optical disc, Digital Versatile Disc, Blu-ray Disc etc.), magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage apparatus or can be used in carrying or storing have instruction or data knot The desired program code of configuration formula and can by any other medium of computer access, but not limited to this.These memories are connected by bus with processor.

Processor 1101 may be a central processing unit 1101 (Central Processing Unit, referred to as CPU), either specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, referred to as ASIC), or be arranged to implement one or more integrated circuits of the embodiment of the present invention.

Processor 1101, for determining whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions；When determining that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, start the function of relay services.

Optionally, in the first way,

First user equipment 110 further includes receiver 1104, and for receiving the configuration information of base station transmission, configuration information includes the first power threshold.

Processor 1101 is also used to measure the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP of base station according to the received configuration information of receiver 1104.When the RSRP of base station is less than the first power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Optionally, configuration information further includes the second power threshold, and processor 1101 is also used to when the RSRP of base station is less than the first power threshold, and the first user equipment measures the RSRP of other frequencies, wherein other frequencies do not include the frequency that base station uses.When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than the second power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Optionally, configuration information further includes third power threshold, and processor 1101 is also used to measure the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment.When the RSRP for relaying user equipment is greater than third power threshold, start the function of relay services.

Receiver 1104 is also used to the relay services signal that the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment for the relay services for including according to configuration information is sent.

Processor 1101 is also used to the power of the received relay services signal of measuring receiver 1104.

Optionally, in the second way,

Processor 1101 is also used to determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF.

Further alternative, processor 1101 is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

Or it is optional, processor 1101 is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if searching cell in the first duration, is carried out radio resource control RRC connection and is established.If RRC connection foundation does not succeed, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.

Optionally, in the third mode,

Processor 1101 after being also used to detect n times downlink step-out, determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, N is the integer greater than 0.

Optionally, in the 4th kind of mode,

Processor 1101 is also used to when the first user equipment resides in first community, and first community is that the first user equipment only provides limited service, determines that the service quality of first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.

In addition, optional, processor 1101, is also used to start relay services function when the determination of the first user equipment needs to send upstream data.

Optionally, the first user equipment 110 further includes transmitter 1105, for base station transmitting capacity information, ability information to be used to indicate the ability that the first user equipment has request relay services.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 4, another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of base stations should for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 4 Base station can be the base station 103 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to Fig.1 shown in 2, the base station 120 includes at least one processor 1201, memory 1202, bus 1203, transmitter 1204, at least one processor 1201, memory 1202, transmitter 1204 connect by bus 1203 and complete mutual communication.

The bus 1203 can be ISA (Industry Standard Architecture, industry standard architecture) bus, PCI (Peripheral Component, external equipment interconnection) bus or EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture, extended industry-standard architecture) bus etc..The bus 1203 can be divided into address bus, data/address bus, control bus etc..Only to be indicated with a thick line in Figure 12, it is not intended that an only bus or a type of bus convenient for indicating.Wherein:

Memory 1202 is used to execute the application code of the present invention program, and the application code for executing the present invention program saves in memory, and execution is controlled by processor 1201.

The memory can be read only memory ROM or can store the other kinds of static storage device of static information and instruction, random access memory ram or the other kinds of dynamic memory that information and instruction can be stored, it is also possible to Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EEPROM, CD-ROM CD-ROM or other optical disc storages, optical disc storage (including compression optical disc, laser disc, optical disc, Digital Versatile Disc, Blu-ray Disc etc.), magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage apparatus, or can be used in carry or store have instruction or data structure form desired program code and can be by any other medium of computer access, but not limited to this.These memories are connected by bus with processor.

Processor 1201 may be a central processing unit 1201 (Central Processing Unit, referred to as CPU), either specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, referred to as ASIC), or be arranged to implement one or more integrated circuits of the embodiment of the present invention.

Processor 1201, for determining that configuration information, configuration information include the first power threshold.

Processor 1201, it is also used to send configuration information to the first user equipment by transmitter 1204, configuration information is for the first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting base station is less than the first power threshold that configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.

Optionally, configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services, the relay services signal sent for the first user equipment according to the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment of relay services.

Optionally, base station 120 further includes receiver 1205, and processor 1201 is also used to receive the ability information that the first user equipment is sent by receiver 1205, and ability information is used to indicate the ability that the first user equipment has request relay services.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 5, another embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of trunk subscriber equipment, for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 5, the trunk subscriber equipment can be the trunk subscriber equipment 102 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to Fig.1 shown in 3, the trunk subscriber equipment 130 includes at least one processor 1301, memory 1302, bus 1303, transmitter 1304 and receiver 1305, at least one processor 1301, memory 1302, transmitter 1304 and receiver 1305 connect by bus 1303 and complete mutual communication.

The bus 1303 can be ISA (Industry Standard Architecture, industry standard architecture) bus, PCI (Peripheral Component, external equipment interconnection) bus or EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture, extended industry-standard architecture) bus etc..The bus 1303 can be divided into address bus, data/address bus, control bus etc..Only to be indicated with a thick line in Figure 13, it is not intended that an only bus or a type of bus convenient for indicating.Wherein:

Memory 1302 is used to execute the application code of the present invention program, and the application code for executing the present invention program saves in memory, and execution is controlled by processor 1301.

The memory can be read only memory ROM or can store static information and instruction Other kinds of static storage device, random access memory ram or the other kinds of dynamic memory that information and instruction can be stored, it is also possible to Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EEPROM, CD-ROM CD-ROM or other optical disc storages, optical disc storage (including compression optical disc, laser disc, optical disc, Digital Versatile Disc, Blu-ray Disc etc.), magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage apparatus, or can be used in carry or store have instruction or data structure form desired program code and can be by any other medium of computer access, but not limited to this.These memories are connected by bus with processor.

Processor 1301 may be a central processing unit 1301 (Central Processing Unit, referred to as CPU), either specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, referred to as ASIC), or be arranged to implement one or more integrated circuits of the embodiment of the present invention.

Processor 1301, for receiving configuration information by receiver 1304, configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services.

Processor 1301, the frequency for being also used to be indicated according to configuration information send relay services signal by transmitter 1305.

Optionally, processor 1301 are also used to determine that frequency indicated by configuration information includes the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal by transmitter 1305.

Based on the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 6, another embodiment of the present invention provides another base stations, for executing the method for starting relay function described in the corresponding embodiment of above-mentioned Fig. 6, the base station can be the base station 103 in Radio Network System 10 shown in FIG. 1, referring to Fig.1 shown in 4, the base station 140 includes at least one processor 1401, memory 1402, bus 1403, transmitter 1404, at least one processor 1401, memory 1402, transmitter 1404 connect by bus 1403 and complete mutual communication.

The bus 1403 can be ISA (Industry Standard Architecture, industry mark Quasi- architecture) bus, PCI (Peripheral Component, external equipment interconnection) bus or EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture, extended industry-standard architecture) bus etc..The bus 1403 can be divided into address bus, data/address bus, control bus etc..Only to be indicated with a thick line in Figure 14, it is not intended that an only bus or a type of bus convenient for indicating.Wherein:

Memory 1402 is used to execute the application code of the present invention program, and the application code for executing the present invention program saves in memory, and execution is controlled by processor 1401.

Processor 1401 may be a central processing unit 1401 (Central Processing Unit, referred to as CPU), either specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, referred to as ASIC), or be arranged to implement one or more integrated circuits of the embodiment of the present invention.

Processor 1401, for determining that configuration information, configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services.

Processor 1401 is also used to send configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment by transmitter 1404.

Through the above description of the embodiments, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be realized with hardware realization or firmware realization or their combination mode. When implemented in software, above-mentioned function can be stored in computer-readable medium or as on computer-readable medium one or more instructions or code transmit.Computer-readable medium includes computer storage media and communication media, and wherein communication media includes convenient for from a place to any medium of another place transmission computer program.Storage medium can be any usable medium that computer can access.As example but be not limited to: computer-readable medium may include RAM (Random Access Memory, random access memory), ROM (Read Only Memory, read-only memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory, that is CD-ROM) or other optical disc storages, magnetic disk storage medium or other magnetic storage apparatus, or it can be used in carrying or storing the desired program code with instruction or data structure form and can be deposited by computer Any other medium taken.Furthermore.Any connection appropriate can become computer-readable medium.Such as, if software is using coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, twisted pair, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line, digital subscriber line) either the wireless technology of wireless technology from website, server so coaxial cable, optical fiber cable, twisted pair, DSL or such as infrared ray that perhaps other remote sources are transmitted, wireless and microwave etc of such as infrared ray, radio and microwave etc include in the fixing of affiliated medium.As used in the present invention, plate and dish includes CD (Compact Disc, compress optical disc), laser disc, optical disc, DVD dish (Digital Versatile Disc, digital universal light), floppy disk and Blu-ray Disc, the usually magnetic replicate data of which disk, and dish is then with laser come optical replicate data.Combination above should also be as including within the protection scope of computer-readable medium.

It is described above; only a specific embodiment of the invention, but scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto, and anyone skilled in the art is in the technical scope disclosed by the present invention; it can easily think of the change or the replacement, should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method of starting relay function characterized by comprising

First user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions；

When first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, the function of the first user equipment starting relay services.
The method according to claim 1, wherein before first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, further includes:

First user equipment receives the configuration information that base station is sent, and the configuration information includes the first power threshold；

First user equipment measures the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP of the base station according to the configuration information；

First user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

When the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
According to the method for claim 2, it is characterized in that, the configuration information further includes the second power threshold, it is described when the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, comprising:

When the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, first user equipment measures the RSRP of other frequencies, wherein other described frequencies do not include the frequency that the base station uses；

When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than second power threshold, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
According to the method in claim 2 or 3, which is characterized in that the configuration information further includes third power threshold, the function of the first user equipment starting relay services, comprising:

The RSRP of the first user equipment measurement trunk subscriber equipment；

When the RSRP of the trunk subscriber equipment is greater than the third power threshold, described the The function of one user equipment starting relay services.
According to the method described in claim 4, first user equipment measures the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment it is characterized in that, the configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services, comprising:

The relay services signal that trunk subscriber equipment described in the frequency reception for the relay services that first user equipment includes according to the configuration information is sent, and measure the power of the relay services signal.
The method according to claim 1, wherein first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

After first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
According to the method described in claim 6, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions it is characterized in that, described after first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, comprising:

After first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
According to the method described in claim 6, it is characterized in that, first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions after first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, comprising:

After first user equipment detects Radio Link Failure RLF, if searching cell in the first duration, first user equipment carries out radio resource control RRC connection and establishes；

If the first user equipment RRC connection foundation does not succeed, then first user equipment determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.
The method according to claim 1, wherein first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

After first user equipment detects n times downlink step-out, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, N is the integer greater than 0.
The method according to claim 1, wherein first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, comprising:

When the first user equipment resides in first community, the first community is that first user equipment only provides limited service, and first user equipment determines that the service quality of the first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
- 10 described in any item methods according to claim 1, which is characterized in that first user equipment starts relay services function, comprising:

When first user equipment, which determines, to be needed to send upstream data, first user equipment starts relay services function.
- 11 described in any item methods according to claim 1, which is characterized in that before first user equipment determines whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions, further includes:

For first user equipment to base station transmitting capacity information, the ability information is used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.
A method of starting relay function characterized by comprising

Base station determines that configuration information, the configuration information include the first power threshold；

The base station sends the configuration information to the first user equipment, the configuration information is for first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting the base station is less than the first power threshold that the configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.
According to the method for claim 13, which is characterized in that

The configuration information further includes at least one of the second power threshold and third power threshold.
Method described in 3 or 14 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that

The configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services, the relay services signal sent for first user equipment according to the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment of the relay services.
The described in any item methods of 3-15 according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the base station is sent to the first user equipment before configuration information, further includes:

The base station receives the ability information that first user equipment is sent, the ability information It is used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.
A method of starting relay function characterized by comprising

Trunk subscriber equipment receives configuration information, and the configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal according to the frequency that the configuration information indicates.
According to the method for claim 17, the trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal according to the frequency that the configuration information indicates, comprising:

The trunk subscriber equipment determines that frequency indicated by the configuration information includes the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in the trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal.
A method of starting relay function characterized by comprising

Base station determines that configuration information, the configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The base station sends the configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment.
A kind of first user equipment characterized by comprising

Network service element, for determining whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions；

Relay services unit when for determining that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions when the network service element, starts the function of relay services.
Equipment according to claim 20, which is characterized in that

First user equipment further includes receiving unit, and for receiving the configuration information of base station transmission, the configuration information includes the first power threshold；

The network service element is also used to measure the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP of the base station according to the received configuration information of the receiving unit；When the RSRP of the base station is less than first power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
Equipment according to claim 21, is characterized in that, the configuration information further includes the second power threshold,

The network service element is also used to be less than first function as the RSRP of the base station When rate thresholding, first user equipment measures the RSRP of other frequencies, wherein other described frequencies do not include the frequency that the base station uses；When the RSRP of other frequencies is less than second power threshold, determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
The equipment according to claim 21 or 22, is characterized in that, the configuration information further includes third power threshold,

The relay services unit, is also used to measure the RSRP of trunk subscriber equipment；When the RSRP of the trunk subscriber equipment is greater than the third power threshold, start the function of relay services.
Equipment according to claim 23, which is characterized in that the configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services,

The receiving unit is also used to the relay services signal of the transmission of trunk subscriber equipment described in the frequency reception for the relay services for including according to the configuration information；

The relay services unit is also used to measure the power of the received relay services signal of the receiving unit.
Equipment according to claim 20, which is characterized in that

The network service element is also used to determine that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF.
Equipment according to claim 25, which is characterized in that

The network service element is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if not searching cell in the first duration, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
Equipment according to claim 25, which is characterized in that

The network service element is also used to after detecting Radio Link Failure RLF, if searching cell in the first duration, is carried out radio resource control RRC connection and is established；If RRC connection foundation does not succeed, it is determined that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions in the second duration.
Equipment according to claim 20, which is characterized in that

The network service element after being also used to detect n times downlink step-out, determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, N is the integer greater than 0.
Equipment according to claim 20, which is characterized in that

The network service element is also used to when the first user equipment resides in first community, and the first community is that first user equipment only provides limited service, determines that the service quality of the first community is unsatisfactory for specified conditions.
According to the described in any item equipment of claim 20-29, which is characterized in that

The relay services unit is also used to start relay services function when first user equipment determination needs to send upstream data.
According to the described in any item equipment of claim 20-30, which is characterized in that

First user equipment further includes transmission unit, for base station transmitting capacity information, the ability information to be used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.
A kind of base station characterized by comprising

Configuration unit, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information include the first power threshold；

Transmission unit, for sending the configuration information that the configuration unit determines to the first user equipment, the configuration information is for first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting the base station is less than the first power threshold that the configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.
Equipment according to claim 32, which is characterized in that

The configuration information further includes at least one of the second power threshold and third power threshold.
The equipment according to claim 32 or 33, which is characterized in that

The configuration information further includes the frequency of relay services, the relay services signal sent for first user equipment according to the frequency reception trunk subscriber equipment of the relay services.
According to the described in any item equipment of claim 32-34, which is characterized in that

The base station further includes receiving unit, and the ability information sent for receiving first user equipment, the ability information is used to indicate the ability that first user equipment has request relay services.
A kind of trunk subscriber equipment characterized by comprising

Receiving unit, for receiving configuration information, the configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

Transmission unit, for sending relay services signal according to the frequency of the received configuration information instruction of the receiving unit.
Equipment according to claim 36, which is characterized in that

The transmission unit is also used to determine that frequency indicated by the configuration information includes the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment is pre-configured, and the frequency being pre-configured in the trunk subscriber equipment sends relay services signal.
A kind of base station characterized by comprising

Configuration unit, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

Transmission unit, for sending the configuration information that the configuration unit determines to trunk subscriber equipment.
A kind of first user equipment characterized by comprising processor, memory and bus, the processor, the memory are connected with each other by the bus；

Wherein, the processor, when the service quality for determining current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, starts the function of relay services for determining whether the service quality of current network meets specified conditions.
A kind of base station characterized by comprising processor, memory, transmitter and bus, the processor, the memory and the transmitter are connected with each other by the bus；

Wherein, the processor, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information include the first power threshold；

The processor, it is also used to send the configuration information to the first user equipment by the transmitter, the configuration information is for first user equipment when the Reference Signal Received Power RSRP for detecting the base station is less than the first power threshold that the configuration information includes, it determines that the service quality of current network is unsatisfactory for specified conditions, and starts the function of relay services.
A kind of trunk subscriber equipment characterized by comprising processor, memory, transmitter, receiver and bus, the processor, the memory, the transmitter and the receiver are connected with each other by the bus；

The processor, for receiving configuration information by the receiver, the configuration information is used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The processor, the frequency for being also used to be indicated according to the configuration information send relay services signal by the transmitter.
A kind of base station characterized by comprising processor, memory, transmitter and bus, the processor, the memory and the transmitter are connected with each other by the bus；

The processor, for determining that configuration information, the configuration information are used to indicate the frequency that the trunk subscriber equipment carries out relay services；

The processor is also used to send the configuration information to trunk subscriber equipment by the transmitter.