NodeB is realized the automatic method for building up of specific OM channel
Technical field
The present invention relates to mobile communication technology, relate to or rather in Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) (WCDMA) and Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) mobile communication system, the automatic method for building up of specific OM channel is realized in the third generation (3G) mobile communication base station (Node B), promptly provides a kind of foundation automatically on Iub interface to realize the method that IP distributes in the specific OM channel process.
Background technology
In WCDMA and TD-SCDMA mobile communication system, the Operation and Maintenance of Node B is divided into logical O﹠M and the realization specific operation is safeguarded two parts.
Wherein, the logical O﹠M of Node B realizes that by the NBAP agreement correspondingly, the logical O﹠M passage of Node B is exactly the signaling bear of NBAP, and clearly regulation has corresponding operation and maintenance method in the 3GPP standard.
For Node B realize specific OM channel, 3GPP standard provided one from Node B by the transparent protocol stack that is routed to operation maintenance center of radio network controller (RNC), as shown in Figure 1.
The B of Node shown in Fig. 1 realizes specific operation and safeguards (O﹠amp; M) transport protocol stack, Node B start-up operation and safeguard (Node B Implementation Specific O﹠amp; M).Between Node B and operation maintenance center (OMC-R), transmit based on IP by the specific operation maintenance information that Node B realizes, irrelevant with concrete data link layer (Data Link Layer) and physical layer (PHY).Wherein, adopt at the Iub interface of Node B under the condition of ATM(Asynchronous Transfer Mode), realize between Node B and the RNC that the signaling bear that specific operation is safeguarded should be the IP (IP over ATM abbreviates IPOA as) of ATM carrying.Data link layer between operation maintenance center (OMC-R) and the radio network controller (RNC) can adopt Ethernet (Ethernet) to connect, the respective protocol stack is exactly the IP (IP over Ethernet) of Ethernet bearing, and this protocol stack has been widely used in LAN (Local Area Network).
In WCDMA and TD-SCDMA mobile communication system, realize specific OM channel for Node B, the 3GPP standard provided one from Node B by the transparent protocol stack that is routed to operation maintenance center of RNC, but 3GPP does not provide concrete solution to the realization of this protocol stack.
At present, the method for setting up IP over ATM passage between Node B and the RNC mainly contains following four kinds:
First method is to be realized in Node B side and RNC side configuration-related data respectively by the Operation and Maintenance personnel, and is not only very inconvenient, and makes mistakes easily.
Second method is when all Node B initial start-ups, adopts the default ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) and Internet Protocol (IP) address that set when dispatching from the factory, initiates request to operation maintenance center, and request obtains formal configuration data from operation maintenance center.When after this Node B restarted, then adopting operation maintenance center was that PVC of its formal configuration and IP address and operation maintenance center get in touch, and deletes original default ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) and Internet Protocol (IP) address information.Because what all Node B adopted before the configuration that powers on is fixed ip address, therefore can not allow all Node B to walk abreast simultaneously and power on, so the use of this Node B is limited.
The third method is a kind of automatic method for building up of OM channel, comprises the steps:
(1) sets up default ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) between Node B and the RNC;
(2) the default ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit of also being set up by step (1) with broadcast mode by Node B side (PVC) is initiated Bootstrap Protocol (as the BOOTP agreement) request to RNC, is responsible for intercepting and handles this (BOOTP) request package by RNC;
(3) be responsible for the distributing IP address by RNC, and send respond packet, comprise the IP address of distributing to this Node B in this respond packet to Node B;
(4) Node B obtains the IP address of distributing to it from this response message that receives, create ATM carrying IP (IPover ATM) passage according to the IP address that obtains and by the default ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) that step (1) is set up, thereby set up the dedicated operations maintenance channel between Node B and the RNC.
The tangible deficiency of this method is: by Node B side with the request of broadcast mode broadcasting Bootstrap Protocol, when the Node B quantity that is connected with RNC more for a long time, increased the expense of RNC undoubtedly; Bootstrap Protocol is a complete network agreement that is used to support no dish client and server work, realizes this agreement just to obtaining the IP address, and the software development amount is big, and meaningless increase RNC and the processing complexity of Node B cause system cost to increase.
The 4th kind of method also is a kind of automatic method for building up of OM channel, comprises the steps:
(1) sets up default ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) between Node B and the RNC;
(2) Node B distributes special PVC by self-defined message to the RNC request;
(3) after RNC receives the request of Node B application PVC, in a PVC set, find the PVC of a free time to distribute to this Node B, and handle distributes to the PVC of Node B and the information such as IP of DHCP (DHCP) server send back to this Node B by default channel;
(4) Node B sets up special I POA (IP over ATM) passage with the PVC that is assigned on Iub interface;
(5) Node B on special I POA to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server request distributing IP address;
(6) this request of RNC relaying Node B is issued Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server with the packet of request distributing IP address;
(7) RNC relaying DHCP issues Node B to its request responding with the IP address allocated packet, and Node B reports this IP address to RNC on default ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit.
Referring to Fig. 2, be that Node B obtains the step of IP in the method for setting up OM channel automatically of Node B distributing IP in above-mentioned employing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server mode shown in the figure.
Step 201, after Node B received the PVC application response that RNC issues, Node B initiated the DHCP request message to RNC, comprises the device identification (EID) of Node B in the request message, and RNC receives this DHCP request message bag by monitoring 67 ports of UDP;
Step 202, RNC connects the request message to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server transmission DHCP by Ethernet;
Step 203, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server distributes corresponding IP according to the EID of Node B in the dhcp message bag, and composition corresponding D HCP response message sends to RNC;
Step 204 after RNC receives this response message, is not resolved this dhcp response message, just response message directly is transmitted to Node B, and Node B resolves this bag after receiving the response message bag of DHCP, obtains corresponding IP information.
The IPOA of above-mentioned DHCP mode sets up flow process, the characteristics of being distributed unitedly IP by Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server are: can realize network element (as: Node B in a certain subnet scoping, RNC or OMC-R) IP distribute, and can avoid IP address duplicate allocation and the setting of respective network elements IP address lease time, but following tangible deficiency is also arranged:
This method requires system that one center Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server is provided separately, yet, the distribution of network element IP address is only just carried out when system starts each time, after the normal operation of equipment, the IP of network element just seldom makes amendment, and network element just can not rely on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server, asks the IP address during only for device start and an independently Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server is set, obviously the cost of paying and the income of acquisition do not weigh, and cause the whole system cost up; Implementation according to DHCP, in the dhcp message response process, after Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server is Node B distributing IP, promptly to RNC side transmitted response message, but after the RNC side joint is received the response message of this DHCP, do not resolve but directly be forwarded to Node B by the forms of broadcasting, at this moment, because RNC does not know the IP of this Node B, thus just can't configuration of IP OA protocol layer, and RNC also must obtain the IP of Node B by other mode.As: report RNC or by dhcp broadcast IP etc., RNC just can carry out the configuration of IPOA protocol layer then by Node B; Realize more complicated,, just need configuration RNC, transmit the dhcp message bag as owing to relate to the configuration of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to design the automatic method for building up that specific OM channel is realized in a kind of third generation (3G) mobile communication base station, promptly design a kind of method for building up of on Iub interface, realizing the dedicated operations maintenance channel, emphasis solves the problem of setting up of ATM carrying IP (the IP over ATM) passage between 3G (Third Generation) Moblie base station (Node B) and the radio network controller (RNC), be the problem that is provided with of ATM virtual circuit and IP parameter, requirement realizes simple and realizes that cost is low.
In order to realize the foregoing invention purpose, a kind of technical scheme of the present invention is: a kind of NodeB is realized the automatic method for building up of specific OM channel, realize between 3G (Third Generation) Moblie base station node B and the radio network controller (RNC) that the signalling path that specific operation is safeguarded is the IP of ATM carrying, it is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
1) .Node B comprises at least in this request that to the request that RNC sends application-specific operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path and IP address unique equipment identities of this Node B identifies;
2) .RNC sends response message to Node B, and this response message comprises the parameter of Node B equipment identities sign, IP address and special-purpose operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path and the configuration parameter of other business and signaling bear;
3) .Node B finishes the automatic setting of specific OM channel ATM virtual circuit and other business, signaling bear according to the dedicated operations of content configuration this locality of RNC response message with safeguard ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path and IP address.
In the described step 1), described application is to send according to default operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC address, and this default operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC is based upon between RNC and the Node B that each is connected with RNC.
In order to realize the foregoing invention purpose, another kind of technical scheme of the present invention is: realize between 3G (Third Generation) Moblie base station node B and the radio network controller (RNC) that the signalling path that specific operation is safeguarded is the IP of ATM carrying, it is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
A. between RNC in the RNS and the Node B that each is connected with RNC, all set up a default operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC;
B. each Node B to RNC application-specific operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path and IP address, comprises unique equipment identities sign of this Node B with described default operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC address at least in this application request;
C.RNC distributes parameter and IP address and other configuration parameters professional and signaling bear of special-purpose operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path for each Node B that files an application;
D.RNC adopts self-defined message to send response message to Node B on this default operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC address, response message comprises Node B equipment identities sign, the parameter of the operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path of IP address and special use and other configuration parameters professional and signaling bear, set up in RNC side and Node B side and to comprise Node B equipment identities sign, the IP address, the address table of binding relationship between special-purpose operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path, Node B disposes local dedicated operations and safeguards ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path and IP address according to response message, finishes specific OM channel ATM virtual circuit and other business, the automatic setting of signaling bear.
Among the described step C, RNC is after the application that receives from Node B, for meeting the application of asking form, equipment identities sign according to Node B, adopt sequential system or random fashion to distribute the parameter of special-purpose operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path for this NodeB, this parameter comprises a Virtual Channel indications/virtual path indications VPI/VCI who is not used by other Node B, the perhaps initial Virtual Channel indications/initial VPI/VCI of virtual path indications, this initial VPI/VCI is provided with dedicated operations for each Node B and safeguards the address realm of ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC path on the atm address space, utilize identical formula to calculate Virtual Channel indications/virtual path indications VPI/VCI for RNC with Node B; With order from the IP address range of the OMC-R of operation maintenance center configuring be IP address of this Node B distribution.
Method of the present invention provides default action to safeguard ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit (OAM PVC) earlier, again by default OAM PVC configure dedicated OAM passage, sets up ATM and connects.
All set up a default ATM PVC address between the radio network controller (RNC) in the RNS (RNS) and each the Node B that is attached thereto; Each Node B with default ATMPVC address to its RNC application-specific OAM PVC and IP; RNC distributes special-purpose ATM PVC path and IP address and other configuration parameter professional and signaling bear for each NodeB that files an application, on default ATM PVC path, for each Node B sends this IP address and special-purpose OAMPVC parameter and other configuration parameter professional and signaling bear.
Method of the present invention is earlier by default OAM PVC passage and then be the OAM PVC passage of each Node B configure dedicated.The inventive method is compared with other methods of setting up OM channel automatically in the background technology, it is very simple to have following advantage: RNC and the Node B processing when realizing setting up OM channel automatically, only need two step process, promptly ask and response process, just can obtain the configuration parameter of IP address, special-purpose OAM PVC parameter and other business and signaling bear; Reduce the handling process of Iub interface, can improve the toggle speed and the performance of system; OMC-R can be provided with method and the scope of RNC to Node B IP address assignment, realizes flexibly.
Method of the present invention can be used for comprising in any physics topology system configuration of annular.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is that Node B realizes specific operation and safeguards (O﹠amp; M) transport protocol stack;
Fig. 2 is that the IPOA of DHCP mode sets up flow process;
Fig. 3 is that IPOA passage of the present invention is set up flow process.
Embodiment
Realize the transport protocol stack of specific operation and maintenance according to Node B as shown in Figure 1, set up the realization specific operation and safeguard the transmission bearer of signaling, at first need between Node B and Operation ﹠ Maintenance System, set up direct or indirect physical layer path, and then set up data link layer and (comprise ATM, Ethernet etc.) path, and need to give interdependent node (Node B, RNC, the OMC-R of operation maintenance center) configuration network layer IP parameter.
After two ATM nodes are set up physical layer communication, need foundation to be used for the ATM virtual circuit that Node B realizes specific OAM passage, distribute VP/VC (Virtual Channel/virtual path), the ATM virtual circuit promptly is set.
The present invention adopts the automatic method to set up of ATM virtual circuit, to realize specific OAM (Operation and Maintenance) passage.In 3G RNS (RNS), a default PVC path parameter is set, Virtual Channel indications VPI=2 for example, virtual path indications VCI=33 between each Node B and radio network controller (RNC), for the purpose of convenient the description, this default PVC is designated PVC DEFAULT.
When Node B powers on, with this default PVC (PVC DEFAULT) is the address sends message (OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE_REQUEST) from application-specific PVC to all available physical ports of Node B, comprise the type of message of application and the unique device identifier Node B EQUIPMENT ID of this Node B in the message, timer Tallocatet imeout is set simultaneously, when the response that still can not receive behind the timer expiry from RNC, retransmit the message of this application special PVC always.
When receiving at its certain physics port, RNC at first resolves message when being the message of address with PVC DEFAULT.If invalid message when not meeting the form of above-mentioned Node B application-specific PVC as message format, just abandons.If the message of application-specific PVC (OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE_REQUEST), then number search for the Node B device number in this message, check the parameter of whether having distributed IP address and special I POA passage to it, if distributed then directly obtain the parameter of distributing, on default channel (default PVC passage), send to Node B; Otherwise RNC directly distributes the IP address of VPI, VCI and this Node B of corresponding IPOA passage for it.The distribution principle of VCI, VPI can be: according to the equipment identities identification number of Node B, can employing order or random fashion, distribute VPI, a VCI who is not used by other Node B, certainly RNC will avoid the reserved value of ATM when distributing VPI, VCI, can be referring to the ITU-T suggestion I.150 and I.361 about the specific requirement of ATM reserved value.
RNC also can be it and distributes initial VPI, a VCI.Radio network controller (RNC) is provided with special ATM PVC (PVC) address realm of effect by initial Virtual Channel indications/virtual path indications (VPI/VCI) for atm address space, each 3G (Third Generation) Moblie base station (Node B).According to this initial VPI, VCI, utilize formula to calculate VPI, the VCI of IPOA passage by Node B.Initial VPI and the scope of initial VCI: IPOA_Start_VPI ∈ [29 as the IPOA that distributes, 33], IPOA_Start_VCI ∈ [128,255], from scope, select an initial VPI and VCI arbitrarily, RNC and Node B calculate the VPI of special I POA passage according to same formula, VCI value: (k/n+IPOA_Start_VPI, (k%n)+IPOA_Start_VCI), (k is an integer with the equipment identities identification number correspondence of Node B to n=255-IPOA_Start_VCI in the formula, its value is the controllable NodeB number of this RNC to the maximum since 0 order assignment, and % represents modular arithmetic).For the IP address, RNC is then according to configuration or the setting range of OMC_R, order assignment IP.
RNC is corresponding and set up address table with the equipment identities identifier number of VPI, VCI, the IP of configuration and Node B.
Radio network controller (RNC) is used for the address table that specific OM channel ATM virtual circuit is provided with automatically with equipment identities sign search contained in the message when receiving the request message of the effective application-specific operation and maintenance ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) in certain 3G (Third Generation) Moblie base station (Node B); Search equipment identities sign, then be designated Node B distributing IP address and special PVC in the specified scope, and make sound to Node B and to answer message according to equipment identities; For the request message that does not search device identification, then make discard processing.
When certain Node B receives when being the message of address with PVC DEFAULT from its certain physics port, if this Node B just sent OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE_REQUEST (request) message by PVC DEFAULT, and when receiving by RNC, just receive this message to the special-purpose OAM PVC of its configuration; (invalid message) just abandons when judging that this message does not meet due message format; When judging still OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE_REQUEST (request) message, the message of being received to other physical port transparent forwarding of this Node B just; If judge when being response message OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE_RESPONSE to request message, just check the Node B EQUIPMENT ID in the response message, equipment identities sign if not this Node B, the response message of being received to other physical port transparent forwarding except that the port that receives response message of this Node B just, if this Node B, just according to the configuration of the OAM PVCIP ALLOCATING in the response message, for the local VPI/VCI of this Node B configuration and IP address (or according to initial VPI/VCI, with calculating special-purpose OAM ATMPVC with the same formula of RNC side), finish specific operation safeguard can road ATM virtual circuit automatic setting.
For configuring the OM channel NodeB of (comprising physical layer, data link layer and IP layer), just can dispose the parameter of other signaling and service bearer.The PVC passage VPI/VCI computational methods of other signalings and service bearer are: signaling/service channel PVC:(k/m+Tran_Start_VPI, (k%m) * 20+Tran_Start_VCI); M=(250-Tran_Start_VCI+1)/20, Tran_Start_VPI wherein and Tran_Start_VCI give in the response message of Node B at RNC and provide (initial VPI, VCI select) from the scopes that provides.K wherein is and an integer of the equipment identities identification number correspondence of Node B, and its value is the controllable Node B of this RNC number to the maximum since 0 order assignment, and % represents modular arithmetic.
Referring to Fig. 3, the present invention shown in the figure sets up the implementing procedure of IPOA passage.
Step 301, Node B sends OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE_REQUEST to RNC, special I POA passage and application IP address are set up in application, if behind timer expiry Tallocatetimeout (value of timer should be configurable), still do not receive the response of RNC, Node B then repeats to send above-mentioned message always, until the response of receiving RNC, applies for successfully;
Step 302, RNC distributes corresponding PVC and IP address (ALLOCATE_PVC_IP) and this Node B is sent OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE_RESPONSE for this Node B, and its request is responded;
Step 303 and 304, RNC and Node B finish the VPI/VCI of Node B equipment identities identifier number and PVC, the binding of the corresponding relation between IP respectively, and the automatic configuration of finishing IPOA passage, other signalings, service bearer.
Step 305 after IPOA sets up successfully, starts IPOA channel monitoring process.
Be the self-checking function of realization RNS system, (Tselftest) at set intervals, RNC need send link state inquiry message with the SNMP form to configuring the Node B of special-purpose OAM PVC, obtains the state information of IPOA passage; After Node B receives that this obtains order, to RNC back response message.If RNC is (Ttimeout>Tselftest) within greater than a certain period (Ttimeout) behind the setting-up time (Tselftest), do not receive the OAM PVC response of certain Node B, will send warning message (Node B TIMEOUT) to operation maintenance center and report to the police.Simultaneously, if the Operation and Maintenance personnel think that this Node B is removed from network, just delete IP address and the OAM ATM PVC data of this Node B in the RNC internal distribution.If Node B does not receive the link state inquiry message from RNC in timing, application-specific dedicated operations and safeguard ATM Permanent Virtual Circuit PVC and IP address again.
When RNC received the response of Node B, the Ttimeout with regard to the corresponding Node B of initialization retimed; If that RNC receives is OAM_PVCIP_ALLOCATE REQUEST, then whether the equipment identities sign decision according to Node B is parameters such as this Node B distributing IP and OAM ATM PVC again, or distribute this Node B equipment identities to identify parameter such as existing IP and OAM PVC down, if invalid message just abandons.
Method of the present invention, needn't depend on a certain existing agreement implementation, only need between Node B and RNC through once asking and response process, Node B just can obtain the configuration parameter of IP address and special-purpose OAM ATM PVC configuration parameter and other signalings and service bearer, on Iub interface, set up the dedicated operations maintenance channel, finish the automatic setting of specific OM channel ATM virtual circuit and other business, signaling bear respectively, simple and realization easily.