CN1870811A - Metering reporting method for loop time of radio link - Google Patents

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CN1870811A
CN1870811A CNA2005100710571A CN200510071057A CN1870811A CN 1870811 A CN1870811 A CN 1870811A CN A2005100710571 A CNA2005100710571 A CN A2005100710571A CN 200510071057 A CN200510071057 A CN 200510071057A CN 1870811 A CN1870811 A CN 1870811A
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The invention involves a kind of loop time (RTT) measurement reporting method on a wireless link, including : A. A wireless network controller sends RTT measurement information to the base station; B. The base station searches current multi-path information to find out the minimum phase multi-path with the energy exceeding the set threshold value then to calculate its RTT value; C. The base station determines whether the RTT measurement period is completed or not, if not, it transfers to steps B, otherwise, steps D is implemented; D. Calculating an average value of all the calculated RTT values to report them to the wireless network controller as RTT measured value in the RTT measurement period.

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A kind of metering reporting method for loop time of Radio Link
Technical field
The present invention relates to wireless communication field, the winding time that relates in particular to a kind of Radio Link, (Round TripTime RTT) measured report method.
Background technology
3GPP has mainly defined the location technology of three kinds of wireless terminals in network, wherein a kind of localization method that is based on CellId (cell ID), in order to improve locating accuracy, for FDD (FrequencyDivision Duplex, frequency division multiplexing) pattern also can be measured to the RTT that NodeB (base station) initiates Radio Link by radio network controller (RNC).
As shown in Figure 1, for adopting UE (User Equipment, subscriber equipment) location schematic diagram based on CellId+RTT.Wherein, elliptic region is the coverage of sub-district, and the black blockage is the position of NodeB, the UE position ring that dotted line is determined for RTT information.If only know CellId information, positioning UE is the coverage of sub-district, i.e. elliptic region so; If known RTT information, can positioning UE be that dotted line and elliptic region intersect a belt strip, i.e. arc between intersection point A and the B among Fig. 1 then.This shows, adopt RTT to measure, can orient the current location of UE more accurately, improve the positional accuracy of system.
3GPP is defined as RTT:
RTT=T RX-T TX
Wherein, T TXFinger sends to the beginning delivery time of descending DPCH (Dedicated Physical Channel, the DPCH) frame of UE, and reference point is the transmitting antenna mouth, T RXRefer to corresponding up DPCCH/DPDCH (Dedicated Physical Control Channel from UE, Dedicated Physical Control Channel/Dedicated Physical Data Channel, Dedicated Physical Data Channel) frame the beginning time of reception, reference point is the reception antenna mouth.
In the actual environment, because the existence of factors such as reflection, diffraction, produced the communication effect of multipath, in the WCDMA system, adopt code word to carry out user's differentiation, so these multipath information can be used, with decline to antinoise signal, in actual process, effective multipath information of obtaining is many more, then can improve the anti fading ability.Therefore, when uplink demodulation was handled, the base station need be searched for, and obtained multipath information, in order to instruct demodulation.In search multipath method, a kind of method of guiding and supporting is arranged, its basic principle is exactly that when antenna diversity received, if on an antenna multipath information is arranged, thinking so also should have multipath information on the identical position of another antenna; The multipath that is each antenna can be guided and supported mutually, and like this, non-guide and support footpath of multipath information except receiving also comprises the footpath of guiding and supporting of guiding and supporting out mutually, might be empty footpath and guide and support the footpath, therefore, might comprise empty footpath information in the multipath information that the base station obtains.
According to the definition of agreement, what adopted when calculating RTT in the existing technology is the multipath of phase place minimum in the multipath information, and concrete computational methods comprise the steps: as shown in Figure 2
Step S11, RNC issue RTT to the base station and measure message;
Step S12, base station obtain the multipath information of a frame signal correspondence;
Step S13, calculate the RTT value of the minimum multipath of phase place;
Step S14, if RTT does not arrive the finish time measuring period, then go to step S12, continue the measurement of next frame signal; If arrive in measuring period, execution in step S15;
Step S15, ask for the mean value of a plurality of RTT values that calculate in this measuring period;
Step S16, the mean value of trying to achieve is reported RNC, be used for assist location;
Step S17, finish this RTT and measure flow process.
In above-mentioned RTT method of measurement, in the multipath information of a possible frame signal correspondence, the multipath of phase place minimum is empty footpath, and adopts the empty RTT that directly calculates inaccurate, when being used for assist location, can make the result of location bigger deviation occur.
Summary of the invention
The winding time (RTT) that the invention provides a kind of Radio Link is measured report method, calculates RTT in order to solve the empty footpath of the employing that exists in the prior art, influences the problem of accurate positioning.
The inventive method comprises the following steps:
A, radio network controller issue RTT to the base station and measure message;
The multipath information of B, base station search present frame finds out energy greater than the minimum multipath of the phase place of setting the energy threshold value, and calculates its RTT value;
C, base station judge that whether RTT arrives measuring period, if not, goes to step B; Otherwise, execution in step D;
D, ask for the mean value of the whole RTT values that calculate, report radio network controller as the RTT measured value of this RTT measuring period.
According to said method of the present invention, also include and count RTT comprises the signal frame number of described multipath in measuring period step, if the signal frame number that comprises described multipath is greater than the signal frame threshold value of setting, think that then the RTT measured value that reports is effective, otherwise the RTT measured value of this measuring period is invalid.
The described RTT of counting comprises described multipath in measuring period signal frame number adopts counter to realize.
Described employing counters count goes out described signal frame number, and concrete grammar is:
Starting RTT moment measuring period, described counter is put 0;
If comprise described multipath in the multipath information of present frame, then make described counter add 1;
When RTT arrived measuring period, the currency of described counter was this RTT comprises described multipath in measuring period signal frame number.
According to said method of the present invention, among the described step C, when RTT arrived measuring period, the signal frame threshold value of the currency of more described counter and setting was if the currency of described counter is greater than the signal frame threshold value of setting, then execution in step D; Otherwise, abandon the whole RTT values that calculate in this cycle, directly reporting to radio network controller temporarily to provide effective measured value information.
Described counter is arranged in the base station.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is as follows:
1, the inventive method is from the multipath information that search is come out, calculate the RTT value with energy greater than the minimum multipath of the phase place of setting the energy threshold value, the RTT value is calculated in the empty footpath of having avoided existing in the prior art of employing, therefore, adopts result of calculation of the present invention to make the location more accurate;
2, the multipath information that can come out according to search of the energy threshold value in the inventive method and the size of correlation energy are set or are adjusted, and are used for the multipath that RTT calculates to optimize;
3, the present invention carries out the validity judgement for the RTT value that calculates, do not reach certain quantity if comprise energy in the measuring period greater than the signal frame number of setting the threshold value multipath, then do not adopt the measured value in this measuring period, the accuracy of the RTT value that further assurance is used to locate.
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Fig. 1 carries out UE location schematic diagram for adopting cell ID and RTT measurement;
Fig. 2 measures flow chart for prior art RTT;
Fig. 3 measures flow chart for RTT of the present invention.
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When the minimum multipath of the present invention's phase place in available technology adopting multipath information carries out RTT calculating, might adopt empty footpath to calculate, thereby cause the inaccurate problem of result of calculation, in the multipath information that search is come out, only select for use energy to carry out RTT and calculate greater than the minimum multipath of the phase place of setting the energy threshold value.Concrete grammar is: calculate the energy of every the multipath that searches, and respectively with the energy threshold value of a setting relatively, filter out energy greater than the multipath of setting thresholding; The phase place of the whole multipaths that relatively filter out again, the multipath of choosing the phase place minimum carries out RTT and calculates.In order further to guarantee the validity of RTT measured value, can set the signal frame threshold value that comprises described multipath in the measuring period, will not adopt less than the RTT measured value that reports the measuring period of threshold value for frame number, have only frame number just to be used for the location greater than the RTT measured value that reports the measuring period of threshold value.
As shown in Figure 3, be the flow chart of the specific embodiment of the invention, in this embodiment, adopt a counter that is arranged on the base station to come the signal frame number that comprises described multipath is added up, concrete steps are as follows:
Step S21, RNC issue RTT to the base station and measure message;
Step S22, make the counter reset;
Step S23, base station obtain the multipath information of a frame signal correspondence;
Step S24, base station judge whether energy greater than the multipath of setting the energy threshold value, if, execution in step S25; Otherwise, go to step S27;
Step S25, calculate the RTT value of the minimum multipath of phase place, continuation the following step;
Step S26, make counter add " 1 ", continue the following step;
Step S27, base station judge whether RTT arrives the finish time measuring period, if not, then goes to step S23, continue the measurement of next frame signal; If arrive in measuring period, continue step S28;
Step S28, judge counter value whether greater than the signal frame threshold value of setting, if not, execution in step S29; If, execution in step S30;
Step S29, abandon all RTT values that calculate in this measuring period, reporting to radio network controller temporarily to provide effective measured value information; Execution in step S31;
Step S30, ask for the mean value of the whole RTT values that calculate, report radio network controller as the RTT measured value of this measuring period; Execution in step S31;
Step S31, finish this RTT and measure flow process.
Describe as can be known according to said method of the present invention, the relative prior art of the present invention has following advantage:
1, the inventive method is calculated RTT value with energy greater than the minimum multipath of the phase place of setting the energy threshold value from the multipath information that search is come out, and has avoided that the employing that exists in the prior art is empty directly calculates the RTT value, makes the problem of result of calculation existence than large deviation;
2, the multipath information that can come out according to search of the energy threshold value in the inventive method and the size of correlation energy are set or are adjusted, and are used for the multipath that RTT calculates to optimize;
3, the inventive method is carried out the validity judgement for the RTT value that calculates, do not reach certain quantity if comprise energy in the measuring period greater than the signal frame number of setting the threshold value multipath, then do not adopt the measured value in this measuring period, the accuracy of the RTT value that further assurance is used to locate.
In sum, the RTT measured value that adopts the inventive method to obtain more approaches actual Wireless Application Environment, has further improved the positional accuracy of system.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the present invention and not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Like this, if of the present invention these are revised and modification belongs within the scope of claim of the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, then the present invention also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.

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1, a kind of winding time (RTT) of Radio Link is measured report method, comprises the following steps:
A, radio network controller issue RTT to the base station and measure message;
The multipath information of B, base station search present frame finds out energy greater than the minimum multipath of the phase place of setting the energy threshold value, and calculates its RTT value;
C, base station judge whether RTT arrives measuring period, if, then carry out step D, otherwise, go to step B;
D, ask for the mean value of the whole RTT values that calculate, report radio network controller as the RTT measured value of this RTT measuring period.
2, the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, also include and count RTT comprises the signal frame number of described multipath in measuring period step, if the signal frame number that comprises described multipath is greater than the signal frame threshold value of setting, think that then the RTT measured value that reports is effective, otherwise the RTT measured value of this measuring period is invalid.
3, method as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, adopts counters count to go out RTT comprises described multipath in measuring period signal frame number.
4, method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described employing counters count goes out described signal frame number, and concrete grammar is:
Starting RTT moment measuring period, described counter is put 0;
If comprise described multipath in the multipath information of present frame, then make described counter add 1;
When RTT arrived measuring period, the currency of described counter was this RTT comprises described multipath in measuring period signal frame number.
5, method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, among the described step C, when RTT arrives measuring period, if the currency of described counter is greater than the signal frame threshold value of setting, then execution in step D; Otherwise, abandon the whole RTT values that calculate in this cycle, directly reporting to radio network controller temporarily to provide effective measured value information.
6, method as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, described counter is arranged in the base station.
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