Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present invention is proposed to provide an information processing method, apparatus and network element device in a network element handover process, which overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems.
The invention provides an information processing method in the network element switching process, which comprises the following steps:
adding UE additional information to an additional information insertion position appointed in a switching request message in advance, wherein the additional information insertion position is a non-key expansion position of a sub-cell in an RRC container node carried by the switching request message;
coding the switching request message carrying the UE additional information according to a predetermined abstract syntax definition 1ASN.1 coding mode to obtain a corresponding switching message code stream;
and sending the switching message code stream to a target network element so that the target network element can analyze the UE additional information from the switching message code stream.
Wherein, the adding the UE additional information to the additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message in advance includes:
constructing UE additional information of UE information to be transmitted according to a pre-configured information structure;
and encoding the UE additional information into open type data, and adding the encoded UE additional information into a non-critical extended position of an approximate sub-cell in the RRC container node.
Wherein the method further comprises:
the coding mode of the switching request message is agreed as the ASN.1 coding mode in advance in the communication protocol standard.
Wherein, after the adding the UE additional information to the additional information insertion position agreed in the handover request message in advance, the method further comprises:
and adding identification information in the switching request message, wherein the identification information is used for indicating whether the switching request message carries the UE additional information.
The invention provides another information processing method in the network element switching process, which comprises the following steps:
receiving a switching message code stream sent by a source network element;
decoding the switching message code stream according to a predetermined abstract syntax definition 1ASN.1 coding mode to obtain a corresponding switching request message;
judging whether UE additional information exists in an additional information insertion position appointed in the switching request message, wherein the additional information insertion position is a non-key expansion position of an appointed sub-cell in an RRC container node carried by the switching request message;
and if the additional information of the UE exists in the additional information inserting position, extracting the additional information of the UE and executing network element switching operation according to the current switching request message.
Wherein, the determining whether there is additional information of the UE in the additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message includes:
acquiring identification information carried by the switching request message, wherein the identification information is used for indicating whether the switching request message carries the UE additional information or not;
and judging whether the additional information of the UE exists in the additional information inserting position appointed in the switching request message or not according to the identification information.
Wherein the extracting the UE additional information comprises:
decoding the UE additional information according to an open type;
and analyzing the decoded UE additional information according to a pre-configured information structure to obtain the UE information from the source network element.
The invention also provides an information processing device in the network element switching process, which comprises:
a first network message processing module, adapted to add UE additional information to an additional information insertion location agreed in a handover request message in advance, where the additional information insertion location is a non-critical extension location of a sub-cell in an RRC container node carried by the handover request message;
the first network message coding and decoding module is suitable for coding the switching request message carrying the UE additional information according to a predetermined abstract syntax definition 1ASN.1 coding mode to obtain a corresponding switching message code stream;
and the first network message receiving and sending module is suitable for sending the switching message code stream to a target network element so that the target network element can analyze the UE additional information from the switching message code stream.
The invention also provides another information processing device in the network element switching process, which comprises the following steps:
the second network message receiving and sending module is suitable for receiving a switching message code stream sent by the source network element;
the second network message coding and decoding module is suitable for decoding the switching message code stream according to a predetermined abstract syntax definition 1ASN.1 coding mode to obtain a corresponding switching request message;
a second network message processing module, adapted to determine whether there is additional information of the UE at an additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message, where the additional information insertion location is a non-critical extension location of a sub-cell in an RRC container node carried by the handover request message;
and the second network message processing module is further adapted to, when the additional information insertion location has the UE additional information, extract the UE additional information, and perform a network element switching operation according to the current switching request message.
In addition, the invention also provides network element equipment, which comprises the information processing device in the network element switching process.
According to the information processing method, device and network element equipment in the network element switching process, provided by the embodiment of the invention, a field is appointed in a switching request message in advance to serve as an additional information insertion position, so that manufacturer-defined UE information which is not added in a current 3gpp protocol is transmitted to a target base station from a source base station, the switched target base station can acquire some missing information of an accessed new user terminal UE through the switching process, the UE information completeness of the target base station is enhanced, original information is provided for various algorithms developed by UE manufacturers, and the completeness of different scenes for realizing the algorithms is enhanced. Moreover, the switching request message added with the extension field can be completely compatible and analyzed by other base stations realized by standard interfaces after being coded, and no compatible influence exists.
The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the embodiments of the present invention are described below in order to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood and to make the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more clearly understandable.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the prior art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
Fig. 3 schematically shows a flowchart of an information processing method in a network element handover process according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, a base station handover process is taken as an example for description. The information processing method in the network element switching process provided by this embodiment is implemented at the source base station side. Referring to fig. 3, the information processing method in the network element switching process according to the embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:
s101, adding the UE additional information to an additional information inserting position appointed in the switching request message in advance.
The additional information insertion position in this embodiment is a non-critical extension position of an agreed sub-cell in an RRC container node (handover preparation information Inter-node) carried by the handover request message. Preferably, the selected non-critical extension location is a relatively late location to avoid as much as possible the impact of the additional information on other information in the RRC container node. The UE additional information comprises the manufacturer-defined UE information which is not added by the current 3gpp protocol.
In practical applications, the additional information insertion location is first predetermined, i.e. the location where the additional information is placed in the handover message is determined. Specifically, a non-critical extension position of an approximate sub-cell in a handover preparation RRC container node cell in a handover request message in a handover preparation procedure of a source base station may be selected. When the source base station triggers the switching process, the UE additional information is added to an additional information inserting position appointed in the switching request message in advance, so that the additional information becomes a child node of the switching preparation RRC container node as an open type child cell. The order position of the additional information in the non-critical extension is predetermined, so that the position of the additional information is not informed through extra process interaction.
S102, coding the switching request message carrying the UE additional information according to a predetermined abstract syntax definition 1ASN.1 coding mode to obtain a corresponding switching message code stream.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the coding mode of the handover request message needs to be agreed as the asn.1 coding mode in advance in the communication protocol standard. Then, after the source base station constructs the switching request message carrying the additional information, the switching request message carrying the additional information completes the coding of the message according to the coding mode of the ASN.1 agreed by the protocol standard.
S103, sending the switching message code stream to a target network element so that the target network element can analyze the UE additional information from the switching message code stream.
In the information processing method in the network element switching process provided by the embodiment of the invention, the additional information of the UE is transmitted from the source base station to the target base station by appointing an extension field in the switching request message in advance as the insertion position of the additional information, so that the switched target base station can acquire some missing information of the accessed new user terminal UE through the switching process, the UE information completeness of the target base station is enhanced, the original information is provided for various algorithms developed by a UE manufacturer, and the completeness of different scenes for realizing the algorithms is enhanced. Moreover, the switching request message added with the extension field can be completely compatible and analyzed by other base stations realized by standard interfaces after being coded, the added additional information can be ignored, and no compatibility influence exists.
In the embodiment of the present invention, adding the UE additional information to the additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message in advance in S101 specifically includes the following steps not shown in the following drawings:
a11, constructing the UE additional information according to the UE information to be transmitted and a pre-configured information structure. The UE information is manufacturer-defined UE information which is not added by the current 3gpp protocol.
A12, encoding the UE additional information into open type data, and adding the encoded UE additional information into a non-critical extended position of the sub-cell in the RRC container node. Wherein, the open type belongs to a data structure type defined in the ASN.1 decoding mode.
In this embodiment, a base station pre-configures a set of information structure of additional information, and when a source base station triggers a handover switching-out process, the source base station constructs UE additional information according to the pre-configured information structure, converts the UE additional information into open type data in an asn.1 code, and adds the open type data to an additional information insertion position, thereby implementing construction of a handover request message carrying the additional information.
In the embodiment of the present invention, after the adding the UE additional information to the additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message in advance, the method further includes the following steps: and adding identification information in the switching request message, wherein the identification information is used for indicating whether the switching request message carries the UE additional information. In the embodiment of the invention, the identification information is added in the switching request message, so that the target base station can judge whether the UE additional information exists in the additional information insertion position appointed in the switching request message or not by acquiring the identification information after receiving the switching message code stream sent by the source base station.
The embodiment of the invention can supplement the acquisition of some missing information of the new user terminal UE accessed by the target base station through the switching process, enhance the UE information integrity of the target base station, provide original information for manufacturers to develop various algorithms, and enhance the integrity of different scenes for realizing the algorithms. Moreover, the embodiment of the invention does not change the standard of the network side message interface, the coded message can be completely compatible and analyzed by the base station realized by other standard interfaces, the added additional information can be ignored, and no compatible influence can be caused.
Fig. 4 schematically shows a flowchart of an information processing method in a network element handover procedure according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, a base station handover process is taken as an example for description. The information processing method in the network element switching process provided by this embodiment is implemented at the target base station side. Referring to fig. 4, the information processing method in the network element switching process according to the embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:
s201, receiving a switching message code stream sent by a source network element.
In the embodiment of the invention, the source network element is the source base station, and the switching message code stream is obtained by coding the switching request message triggered by the source base station.
S202, decoding the switching message code stream according to a predetermined abstract syntax definition 1ASN.1 coding mode to obtain a corresponding switching request message.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the decoding mode of the handover request message needs to be agreed as the asn.1 decoding mode in advance in the communication protocol standard. And then, after the target base station receives the switching message code stream of the network side, the decoding of the switching request message is completed according to the decoding mode of the ASN.1 agreed by the protocol standard.
S203, judging whether UE additional information exists in an additional information insertion position appointed in the switching request message, wherein the additional information insertion position is a non-critical extended position of an about sub-cell in an RRC container node carried by the switching request message.
In practical application, when the source base station triggers the handover switching-out process, the UE additional information is added to the additional information insertion position agreed in the handover request message in advance. The order position of the additional information in the non-critical extension is predetermined, so that the position of the additional information is not informed through extra process interaction. The additional information becomes a child node of the handover preparation RRC container node as an open type child cell.
If the additional information insertion location has the UE additional information, step S204 is executed, otherwise step S205 is executed.
S204, extracting the UE additional information, and executing the step S205.
S205, executing the network element switching operation according to the current switching request message.
In the embodiment of the invention, after the decoding operation of the code stream is finished, whether the decoded switching request message has additional information is further judged. If the additional information exists, the additional information cell is taken out and stored for subsequent use, and then corresponding switching operation is executed according to the switching request message extracted by the additional information; and if the additional information does not exist, the target base station executes corresponding switching operation according to the conventional process of processing the switching request message. The present invention is not specifically described with respect to a conventional procedure for processing a handover request message.
In practical application, after the source base station adds the UE additional information to the additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message in advance, an identification information is added to the handover request message to indicate whether the handover request message carries the UE additional information. Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention may specifically determine whether the additional information exists in the additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message by the following steps, including: acquiring identification information carried by the switching request message, wherein the identification information is used for indicating whether the switching request message carries the UE additional information or not; and judging whether the additional information of the UE exists in the additional information inserting position appointed in the switching request message or not according to the identification information.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the extracting the UE additional information in S204 specifically includes the following steps that are not shown in the following drawings:
and B11, decoding the UE additional information according to an open type. Wherein, the open type belongs to a data structure type defined in the ASN.1 decoding mode.
B12, analyzing the decoded UE additional information according to the preconfigured information structure to obtain the UE information from the source network element. The UE information is manufacturer-defined UE information which is not added by the current 3gpp protocol.
In this embodiment, a base station pre-configures a set of information structure of additional information, and when a source base station triggers a handover switching-out process, the source base station constructs UE additional information according to the pre-configured information structure, and converts the UE additional information into open type data in an asn.1 code to add to an additional information insertion location. Therefore, when the target base station analyzes the UE additional information, the target base station needs to decode the UE additional information according to the open type, and then analyzes the decoded UE additional information according to the preconfigured information structure to obtain other UE information from the source network element.
The embodiment of the invention can enhance the UE information completeness of the target base station, provide original information for manufacturers to develop various algorithms, and enhance the completeness of different scenes for realizing the algorithms. For example, the access restriction function performed by the base station for the UE user identifier is missing in the handover access scenario in the conventional implementation, and this vacancy can be filled by the present invention. For another example, the invention can transmit the service characteristic analysis result data of the UE at the data application layer of the source base station, so that the target base station directly adopts the operation result data of the source base station, thereby saving the reinitiation operation time and achieving the purpose of improving the service quality of the mobile communication system and the experience degree of the user.
For simplicity of explanation, the method embodiments are described as a series of acts or combinations, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments are not limited by the order of acts described, as some steps may occur in other orders or concurrently with other steps in accordance with the embodiments of the invention. Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are presently preferred and that no particular act is required to implement the invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing apparatus in a network element handover procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, a base station handover process is taken as an example for description. The information processing apparatus in the network element switching process provided in this embodiment is implemented by being installed on a source base station side. Referring to fig. 5, an information processing apparatus in a network element switching process according to an embodiment of the present invention specifically includes a first network message processing module 501, a first network message encoding and decoding module 502, and a first network message transceiving module 503, where the first network message processing module 501 is adapted to add UE additional information to an additional information insertion position agreed in a handover request message in advance, where the additional information insertion position is a non-critical extension position of an approximate sub-cell in an RRC container node carried in the handover request message; a first network message coding/decoding module 502, adapted to code the handover request message carrying the UE additional information according to a predefined abstract syntax definition 1asn.1 coding manner, so as to obtain a corresponding handover message code stream; the first network message transceiver module 503 is adapted to send the handover message code stream to a target network element, so that the target network element can analyze the UE additional information from the handover message code stream.
In this embodiment of the present invention, the first network message processing module 501 further includes the following sub-modules:
the information construction submodule is suitable for constructing the UE additional information of the UE to be transmitted according to a pre-configured information structure;
and the information adding submodule is suitable for encoding the UE additional information into open type data and adding the encoded UE additional information into a non-critical expansion position of an approximate sub-cell in the RRC container node.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a first configuration module, where the first configuration module is adapted to agree, in advance, an encoding scheme of the handover request message in a communication protocol standard to be an asn.1 encoding scheme.
In this embodiment of the present invention, the first network message processing module 501 is further adapted to add identification information to the handover request message after adding the UE additional information to an additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message in advance, where the identification information is used to indicate whether the handover request message carries the UE additional information.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an information processing apparatus in a network element handover procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, a base station handover process is taken as an example for description. Referring to fig. 6, the information processing apparatus in the network element switching process provided in this embodiment of the present invention is implemented by being installed on a target base station side, and specifically includes a second network message transceiver module 601, a second network message codec module 602, and a second network message processing module 603, where: a second network message transceiver module 601, adapted to receive a switching message code stream sent by a source network element; a second network message coding and decoding module 602, adapted to decode the switching message code stream according to a predefined abstract syntax definition 1asn.1 coding mode to obtain a corresponding switching request message; a second network message processing module 603, adapted to determine whether there is additional information of the UE at an additional information insertion location agreed in the handover request message, where the additional information insertion location is a non-critical extension location of a sub-cell in an RRC container node carried by the handover request message; the second network message processing module 603 is further adapted to, when the additional information insertion location has the UE additional information, extract the UE additional information, and perform a network element switching operation according to the current switching request message.
In this embodiment of the present invention, the second network message processing module 603 further includes the following sub-modules:
an obtaining submodule, adapted to obtain identification information carried by the handover request message, where the identification information is used to indicate whether the handover request message carries the UE additional information;
and the judging submodule is suitable for judging whether the additional information of the UE exists in the additional information inserting position appointed in the switching request message or not according to the identification information.
In this embodiment of the present invention, the second network message processing module 603 further includes the following sub-modules:
the data type decoding submodule is suitable for encapsulating the UE additional information into an ASN.1open type for decoding;
and the information analysis submodule is suitable for analyzing the decoded UE additional information according to a preconfigured information structure to obtain other UE information from the source network element.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a second configuration module, and the second configuration module is adapted to agree the decoding mode of the handover request message as an asn.1 decoding mode in advance in the communication protocol standard.
For the device embodiment, since it is basically similar to the corresponding method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and for the relevant points, refer to the partial description of the method embodiment.
The above-described embodiments of the apparatus or device are only schematic, where the units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and the parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the present embodiment. One of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without inventive effort.
Furthermore, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, implements the steps of the information processing method in the handover procedure of any network element as described above.
In addition, the present invention also provides a computer device, which includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, and when the processor executes the program, the steps of the information processing method in any network element switching process are implemented.
In addition, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a network element device, where the network element device may configure an information processing device in a network element switching process as shown in fig. 5 and an information processing device in a network element switching process as shown in fig. 6 at the same time according to a communication requirement of the network element device in an actual application scenario, or configure only one of the information processing devices in the network element switching process.
It should be noted that, when the network element device configures the information processing apparatus in the network element switching process shown in fig. 5 and the information processing apparatus in the network element switching process shown in fig. 6 at the same time, the respective module units or components may be combined or may be integrated into one module to be implemented.
According to the information processing method, device and network element equipment in the network element switching process, provided by the embodiment of the invention, a field is appointed in a switching request message in advance to serve as an additional information insertion position, so that manufacturer-defined UE information which is not added in a current 3gpp protocol is transmitted to a target base station from a source base station, the switched target base station can acquire some missing information of an accessed new user terminal UE through the switching process, the UE information completeness of the target base station is enhanced, original information is provided for various algorithms developed by UE manufacturers, and the completeness of different scenes for realizing the algorithms is enhanced. Moreover, the switching request message added with the extension field can be completely compatible and analyzed by other base stations realized by standard interfaces after being coded, and no compatible influence exists.
In the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the described unit or division of units is only one division of logical functions, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical or other form.
The functional units in the embodiments of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be an independent physical module. The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, all or part of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes instructions for causing a computer device, such as a personal computer, a server, or a network device, or a processor (processor) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods according to the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a Universal Serial Bus flash drive (usb flash drive), a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, and an optical disk.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than others, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention and form different embodiments. For example, in the following claims, any of the claimed embodiments may be used in any combination.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.