200917768 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明揭示一種用於一無線蜂巢式系統之方法，該無線 蜂巢式系統中，每一蜂巢小區存在一控制節點及用於無線 電網路控制之另一節點。 【先前技術】 在蜂巢式通訊中，名為第三代合作計晝（3Gpp)技術的專 案被引進以用於所謂的增強型上行鏈路（eul)。 在一使用或支援EUL技術之系統中，將存在一關於用於 提供給系統之一蜂巢小區中使用者之服務的資源之排程之 工作劃分：一蜂巢小區之控制節點（通常稱為N〇deB)將排 程第—資源群組（所謂”排程資源”），而系統中的另一節點 (名為無線電網路控制器（RNC))將排程第二資源群組，通 常稱為”非排程資源”。 為了用EUL技術促進系統中的N〇deB中之排程，一蜂巢 小區中的使用者將向N〇deB供應關於一定參數之資訊。 【發明内容】 發明之目的旨在提議對提供EUL服務之系統中的 排程資源及非排程資源兩者的排程之改善。 發月提供此類解決方案在於，本發明揭示一種用於在 一無線蜂巢式系統中使用之方法，在㈣統中，每—蜂巢 區存在控制節點及用於無線電網路控制之另一節點。 —根據本發明之方法’―蜂巢小區之該控制節點排程一第 一資源群組以用於該蜂巢小區中的使用者，並且用於無線 132383.doc 200917768 電網路控制之該節點排程—第 區中的使用者’及—蜂巢小區 該控制節點提供用於在—第_ 資訊。 二資源群組以用於該蜂巢小 中的使用者為該蜂巢小區之 資源群組之該排程中使用的 月之方法，被提_告丨# 訊亦被提供給用於I線電广…亥控制即點之 ‘，、、踝電網路控制之該節點。 根據本發明，歸因於窠 、事實上被美供給該控制節點之該資 sfl亦被提供給用於盔後 網路控制之該節點，用於無線電 .，，罔路控制之該節點將能夠妒 根據蜂巢小區中使用者設備（UE) 之情形來排程該第二資源群組。 在本發明之一實施例中，一膝|p 士 & 蜂巢小區中的使用者使用一 〜^頭以提供該資訊給用於無線電網路控制之該節點， 在另f施例中’-蜂巢小區中的使用者使用—實體頻道 以提供該資訊。 如果使用一實體頻道，此頻道可係e_dch隨機存取上行 鏈路控制頻道（E-RUCCH)。 適宜地’藉由一蜂巢小區之該控制節點提供資訊給用於 無線電網路控制之節點，及如果在此情形，在—實施例 中，4控制節點可在用於增強資料頻道訊框協定（e_dch FP)之一訊框中提供資訊，而在另一實施例中，該控制節 ”占在測量報告中提供該資訊給用於無線電網路控制之該 節點。 本發明亦揭示用於在應用本發明之一系統中使用之控制 節點。 132383.doc 200917768 【實施方式】 圖1繪示可應用本發明之第三代合作計畫（3GPP)蜂巢式 通矾系統1 〇〇之概略實例。本發明可應用於不同種類的 3GPP系統，但是在一實施例中，本發明被應用於寬頻分 碼多向近接（WCDMA)系統，而在另一實施例中，本發明 被應用於分時同步分碼多向近接（TD-SCDMA)系統。 f' \200917768 IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention discloses a method for a wireless cellular system in which each cellular cell has a control node and is used for radio network control. Another node. [Prior Art] In the cellular communication, a program called the third generation cooperative meter (3Gpp) technology was introduced for the so-called enhanced uplink (eul). In a system that uses or supports EUL technology, there will be a division of work on the scheduling of resources for providing services to users in one of the cellular cells of the system: a control node of a cellular cell (commonly referred to as N〇) deB) will schedule the first - resource group (so-called "scheduled resources"), while another node in the system (named Radio Network Controller (RNC)) will schedule the second resource group, usually called "Non-scheduled resources." In order to facilitate the scheduling in N〇deB in the system with EUL technology, a user in a cellular cell will supply N〇deB with information about certain parameters. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the invention is to propose an improvement in the scheduling of both scheduled and non-scheduled resources in a system providing EUL services. The present invention provides a solution in which the present invention discloses a method for use in a wireless cellular system in which a control node and another node for radio network control are present in each of the cells. - Method according to the invention - the control node of the cellular cell schedules a first resource group for the user in the cellular cell and is used for wireless 132383.doc 200917768 electrical network control of the node schedule - The user in the first zone's and the honeycomb cell provide the control node for the information. The second resource group is used for the month used by the user of the hive cell as the resource group of the hive cell, and is also provided to the I line. ...hai control is the node of the point, ',, 踝 grid control. According to the present invention, the node sfl attributed to the 窠, in fact, supplied to the control node by the US is also provided to the node for the network control of the helmet for radio.排 Scheduling the second resource group according to the situation of the user equipment (UE) in the cellular cell. In one embodiment of the present invention, a user in a knee|p s & honeycomb cell uses a header to provide the information to the node for radio network control, and in another embodiment - The user in the cellular community uses the physical channel to provide this information. If a physical channel is used, this channel can be e_dch random access uplink control channel (E-RUCCH). Suitably 'providing information to the node for radio network control by the control node of a cellular cell, and if in this case, in the embodiment, the 4 control node may be used to enhance the data channel frame protocol ( The information is provided in one of the e_dch FP) frames, and in another embodiment, the control section occupies the measurement report to provide the information to the node for radio network control. The invention also discloses for use in an application. A control node used in one of the systems of the present invention. 132383.doc 200917768 [Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a third generation cooperative plan (3GPP) cellular overnight system 1 to which the present invention is applicable. The invention is applicable to different kinds of 3GPP systems, but in one embodiment, the invention is applied to a wideband code division multidirectional proximity (WCDMA) system, while in another embodiment, the invention is applied to time division synchronization points. Code multi-directional proximity (TD-SCDMA) system. f' \
在系統100中，存在至少一第一蜂巢小區13〇,在蜂巢小 區中可有若干使用者，圖中用元件符號140繪示一個使用 者所為實例。使用者被繪示為"UE(使用者設備），，，因為此 術語在此等系統中是通用的。 、亦存在用於蜂巢小區13〇的一控制節點ΐ2〇(Ν〇&Β),其 尤其用以控制往返於蜂巢小區i对之UE之間的訊務。除 系’先100中的NodeB以外，亦存在一用於無線電網路控 制之額外節點11〇(RNC)。應指出，RNC 11〇可伺服一個以 上蜂巢小區’但是在圖i之系統i⑽中僅繪示—個蜂巢小 區’然而圖1僅係意欲提供讀者瞭解本發明設定之實例。 圖2及圖3繪示兩項其他概念，在本文中將使用：”非排 程資源"及"排程資源”。 、如圖2所示’被稱為"非排程㈣"之資源係用由n。細傳 遞至。寸’中UE的RNC之排程決策依”每_ UE"為基礎於 RNC中排程的資源。在圖2中以用虛線及從㈣請（即， 的直箭騎來指^在”非排程資源" 情況中NodeB之”透明，，或被動角色。 如圖3所示’ ”排程資源，，係RNC決定或排程用於某一 132383.doc 200917768 並且接著NodeB可依"每 UE1-UE3)所指示）為基礎 N〇deB之總可⑽Μ源的㈣ 一证，’（如圖3中藉由三個UE(即， 來排程此等資源。 為了使NodeB能夠 NodeB之蜂巢小區中 NodeB 。 適當實行其對排程資源之排程功能， 的UE將供應資訊（所謂"排程資訊給In system 100, there is at least one first cellular cell 13A, and there may be several users in the cellular cell. In the figure, a user symbol is used to illustrate an instance of the user. The user is shown as "UE (user device), because this term is common across such systems. There is also a control node Ν〇2〇 (Ν〇&Β) for the cellular cell 13〇, which is used to control the traffic between the UEs to and from the cellular UE. In addition to the NodeB in the '100', there is also an additional node 11 (RNC) for radio network control. It should be noted that the RNC 11 can serve more than one cellular cell 'but only one honeycomb cell is shown in system i (10) of Figure i. However, Figure 1 is merely intended to provide an example of the reader's understanding of the present invention. Figures 2 and 3 illustrate two other concepts, which are used in this article: "non-scheduled resources" and "scheduled resources." As shown in Figure 2, the resource referred to as "non-scheduled (four)" is used by n. Delivered to you. The scheduling decision of the RNC of the UE is based on the resources per scheduling in the RNC. In Figure 2, the dotted line and the (four) please (ie, the straight arrow ride refers to ^ in the non-" Scheduling resources " In the case of NodeB's "transparent," or passive role. As shown in Figure 3, the scheduling resources are either RNC decisions or schedules for a certain 132383.doc 200917768 and then NodeB can be followed by " (indicated by UE1 - UE3) is the (4) one of the total (10) resources of the base N〇deB, '(as shown in Figure 3 by three UEs (ie, to schedule such resources. To enable the NodeB to NodeB) NodeB in the cellular cell. Properly implementing its scheduling function for scheduling resources, the UE will supply information (so-called " scheduling information to
包括於泛用資4 A ”排程資訊 SCDMA系 群組甲之確切資訊（本文稱為 )將因不同蜂巢式標準Included in the general use of 4 A "scheduled information SCDMA system group A's exact information (this article is called) will be due to different honeycomb standards
你+向呉，但是在（例如）TD 統中的排程資訊之一些實例包含以下·· 其幫助NodeB確定UE的” •關於UE之緩衝器佔有之資訊 傳輸緊急”， 當前）蜂巢小區， •路徑損耗資訊，例如對於"伺服，，（即 及鄰近蜂巢小區， • UE之剩餘功率：資訊，其幫助Ν〇_參閱該仙目前可利 用多少實體資源。 圖4繪不由UE供應給NodeB之"排程資訊"之原理：^£供 應資訊項目1-4給NodeB，並且在彼等項目中，一些項目係 由NodeB轉遞給RNC。借助於供應給N〇deB之資訊， NodeB此夠實·行排程資源之控制，及借助於轉遞給rnc之 資訊，RNC能夠實行非排程資源之控制。來自N〇deB及 RNC之控制係借助於從彼等節點至ue之線予以指示。 當然，從UE供應給NodeB之資訊及轉遞給RNC之資訊可 視不同系統而異’但是圖4中項目號碼1 _4之實例如下： 1 : HARQ資訊（HARQ :混合自動重傳請求）， 132383.doc 200917768 2 :非排程使用者上行 料， 路舞枓’例如’諸如信號資 3 .排程使用者上行鍵g ,^ 貝科，例如’諸如網站瀏賢， 4:母邏輯頻道呢緩衝器 覽 蜂U、區$鉻Μ丨^服蜂巢小區及/或鄰近 蜂巢j區之蜂巢小區路徑損 貝耗U及UE功率”空餘空間”。 上述及圖4中稱為”4”之眘 之資讯亦稱為"排程資訊，，。 發明，適宜地從NodeB轉遞”排程資 可存取此資訊，為了 ，使得麗You + 呉, but some examples of scheduling information in (for example) the TD system include the following: • It helps the NodeB to determine the UE's “information about the UE's buffer possession transmission emergency”, current) hive cell, • Path loss information, for example, for "servo,, (ie, and neighboring cellular cells, • residual power of the UE: information, which helps Ν〇 _ see how many physical resources are currently available to the singer. Figure 4 depicts not being supplied by the UE to the NodeB "Schedule Information" Principle: ^£Supply information items 1-4 to NodeB, and in their projects, some projects are forwarded by NodeB to RNC. By means of information supplied to N〇deB, NodeB The RNC is able to control the non-scheduled resources by means of the control of the routing resources and the information transmitted to rnc. The control from N〇deB and RNC is based on the line from their nodes to the ue Indication, the information supplied from the UE to the NodeB and the information transmitted to the RNC may vary from system to system. However, the example of the item number 1_4 in FIG. 4 is as follows: 1 : HARQ information (HARQ: hybrid automatic repeat request), 132383.doc 200917768 2 : Non-scheduled user feeds, road dance 枓 'such as 'signal 3'. Schedule user up key g, ^ Beco, for example 'such as website Liu Xian, 4: mother logic channel buffer view The bee U, the area of the chrome Μ丨^ service honeycomb cell and/or the hive cell area adjacent to the hive j area, the loss of the U and the UE power "free space". The above and the "4" in the Figure 4 Also known as "scheduling information,,. Invention, appropriate to transfer from NodeB "schedules can access this information, in order to make Li
h 吏此夠在排程Π非排程，，資源過程 中使用此資訊。 由NodeB以下述兩秸方夫 弋之者適宜地轉遞”排程資訊" 給RNC : ' •在-E-DCH FP(增強資料頻道訊框協定)訊框上攜載資 訊至RNC ; •在從NodeB至RNC的所謂"測量報告”上攜載資訊如 3GPP及CCS^準中所^義，（ccsa，中國通訊標準 協會）。 藉由本發明，由於RNC被供應有排程資訊，所以rnc可 (例如）使用資訊用以： •基於（例如）緩衝器佔有相關資訊或/及ue功率空餘空 間重新組態一 UE之非排程資源及排程資源至相同蜂 巢小區中的另一載波頻率， •增加一 UE的排程優先權， •在與（例如）RNC之所謂無線電資源管理（RRM)相關的 演算法中使用蜂巢小區路徑損耗。 132383.doc _ 10· 200917768 可存取來自UE之相同資 以類似方式排程其等各 此外，由於RNC及NodeB現在將 訊，所以RNC及NodeB將始終能夠 自資源（排程/非排程）。 園6a及6b繪示本發 在〇即之概略流程圖。用虛線 繪示的步驟係選用步驟或替代步驟 從上述說明亦已顯露出，本 ㈣發明方法600意欲用於在無 =巢式系統中使用，並且根據該方法，每-蜂巢小區中 存在一控制節點（步驟_)，及亦存在料無線電網路控制 轉驟615)。根據該方法咖，_蜂巢小區之該 =1即點排第—資源群組以用於該蜂巢小區中的使用 (步驟6 1G) ’及用於無線電_控制之該節點排程一第二 資源群組以用於該蜂巢小區中的使用者（步驟62〇)。 根據4方法600 ’ 一蜂巢小區中的使用者為該蜂巢小區 之邊控制節點提供用於在—第_資源群組之該排程中使用 的資訊（步驟625)，及被提供給該控制節點之該資訊亦被提 供給用於無線電網路控制之該節點（步驟63〇)。 、f —實_巾’—蜂巢小區巾的使用者使用—訊息標頭 、β ί、忒;貝汛給用於無線電網路控制之該節點（步驟Μ。）， 而在另-實施例中’―蜂巢小區中的使用者使用—實體頻 道以提供該資訊給用於無線電網路控制之該節點（步驟 )如步驟650所示，實體頻道適宜地係E_DCH隨機存 取上行鏈路控制頻道（E-RUCCH)。 在—實施例中， 控制節點提供該資 如步驟660指示，經由一蜂巢小區之該 訊給用於無線電網路控制之該節點。在 132383.doc 200917768 此實施例中，如步驟670所示，控制節點適宜地在用於增 強資料頻道訊框協定（E-DCH FP)之一訊框中提供資訊，或 步驟675 ’在一測量報告中提供該資訊給用於無線電網路 控制之該節點（11 〇)。 如步驟680所示，由一蜂巢小區中的使用者提供之該資 訊包含以下至少一者： •關於使用者的緩衝器狀態之資訊； •蜂巢小區路徑損耗資訊；h This is sufficient for scheduling, non-scheduled, and resource usage. The NodeB will properly forward the "scheduled information" to the RNC with the following two parties: • Send information to the RNC on the -E-DCH FP (Enhanced Data Channel Frame Agreement) frame; The so-called "measurement report" from NodeB to RNC carries information such as 3GPP and CCS^, (ccsa, China Communications Standards Association). With the present invention, since the RNC is supplied with scheduling information, rnc can, for example, use information to: • reconfigure a UE's non-scheduled based on, for example, buffer occupancy information or/and ue power vacant space Resource and scheduling resources to another carrier frequency in the same cellular cell, • increase the scheduling priority of a UE, • use a cellular cell path in an algorithm related to, for example, RNC's so-called Radio Resource Management (RRM) loss. 132383.doc _ 10· 200917768 Access to the same resources from the UE is scheduled in a similar manner. In addition, since the RNC and the NodeB are now transmitting, the RNC and the NodeB will always be able to self-resource (scheduled/non-scheduled). . Parks 6a and 6b show a schematic flow chart of the present invention. The steps illustrated by dashed lines are also shown in the above description, or the alternative steps are also apparent from the above description. The inventive method 600 is intended for use in a nestless system, and according to the method, there is a control in each of the honeycomb cells. The node (step _), and also the radio network control switch 615). According to the method, the _cell cell = =1, that is, the first resource group for use in the cellular cell (step 6 1G) 'and the node scheduling for the radio_control a second resource The group is for the user in the cellular cell (step 62). Providing information for use in the schedule of the -th resource group for the edge control node of the cellular cell according to the method 4 of the method 600' (a step 625), and providing the control node to the control node This information is also provided to the node for radio network control (step 63A). , f — real _ towel — the user of the hive cell towel uses the message header, β ί, 忒; Bessie gives the node for radio network control (step Μ.), and in another embodiment 'The user in the cellular cell uses the physical channel to provide this information to the node for radio network control (step). As shown in step 650, the physical channel is suitably an E_DCH random access uplink control channel ( E-RUCCH). In an embodiment, the control node provides the resource, as indicated by step 660, for the node for radio network control via the cellular cell. In 132383.doc 200917768 In this embodiment, as shown in step 670, the control node suitably provides information in one of the frames for enhanced data channel frame protocol (E-DCH FP), or step 675 'in a measurement This information is provided in the report to the node (11 〇) used for radio network control. As shown in step 680, the information provided by the user in a cellular cell includes at least one of: • information about the user's buffer status; • cellular cell path loss information;
•關於使用者的剩餘功率之資訊。 在一實施例中，如步驟685指示，該方法可被應用於寬 頻分碼多向近接（WCDMA)系統，或步驟_，該方法可被 應用於分時同步分碼多向近接（td_scdma)系統。 本七月之方法可用若干方式予以實施’或者實施為硬體 或者軟體，或實施為硬體與軟體之組合。軟體可適宜實施 為電腦可執行碼，其儲存在—電腦可讀取儲存媒體，諸如 硬碟機、磁碟驅動器、磁帶等等。 圖7繪示應用本發明之一系統中之控制節點之概略方 :圖。如圖7指示，控制節點7〇〇將包含—天線(如方塊71〇 壯I ’以及亦將包含—接收部件72G與—傳輸部件730。 卜1制節點700亦包含一控㈣件74〇(諸如一微處理 憶體750。而且，控制節點7。。亦包含-介面 、朝向系統中遠離UE之其他組件，例如，諸如— 二面可為各種介面之一，但是較佳地是一陸線介 1 一 K 一無線電介面亦可預想。 132383.doc 12 200917768 L _4_. ' 又已關於功能連同元件符號來識別控制節點700 之主要組件’所以在下文中可僅藉由其等元件符號來參照 彼等組件，例如，"構件710"代替，，天線710"。 本發明之控制節點7〇〇意欲用於一無線蜂巢式系統中之 蜂巢小區’並且被配備有構件740、750及760以與用於無 線電網路控制之節點（即，RNC)互動。 此外’控制節點使用構件740及750來排程第一資源 群且以用於—蜂巢小區中的使用者’及使用構件7 1 0及720 來接收來自蜂巢小區中的使用者之資訊以用於在排程第一 貝源群組以用於一蜂巢小區中的使用者過程中使用。 再者，控制節點使用構件740、750及760以在用於增強 資料頻道讯框協定（E-DCH FP)之一訊框中或在一測量報告 中提供來自使用者的資訊給RNC。 在一實施例中，由一蜂巢小區中的使用者提供之該資訊 包含以下至少一者： •關於使用者的緩衝器狀態之資訊； •蜂巢小區路徑損耗資訊； •關於使用者的剩餘功率之資訊。 在一實施例中，控制節點7〇〇係用於一寬頻分碼多向近 接（WCDMA)系統之一控制節點’而在另一實施例中，控 制玲點700係用於分時同步分碼多向近接（td_sc讓八）系統 系統之一控制節點。 本發明不限於上述說明的實施例之實例及緣製之圖式， 而是可在附隨專利申請範圍之範圍内自由變化。 132383.doc 13 200917768 【圓式簡單說明】 圖1繪示可應用本發明之系統，及 圖2-4續示先前技術，及 圖5繪示本發明之特徵，及 圖6a及6b繪示本發明之方法之大致流程圖，及 圖7繪示本發明之控制節點。 【主要元件符號說明】 100 110 120 130 140 700 710 720 730 740 750 760 蜂巢式通訊系統 用於無線電網路控制之節點RNC 控制節點 蜂巢小區 使用者設備（UE) 控制節點 天線 接收部件 傳輸部件 微處理器/控制構件 記憶體/構件 介面/構件 I32383.doc 14·• Information about the user's remaining power. In an embodiment, as indicated by step 685, the method can be applied to a wideband code division multidirectional proximity (WCDMA) system, or step_, which can be applied to a time division synchronous code division multidirectional proximity (td_scdma) system. . This July method can be implemented in a number of ways' or as a hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. The software may suitably be implemented as a computer executable code stored on a computer readable storage medium such as a hard disk drive, a magnetic disk drive, a magnetic tape, or the like. Figure 7 is a diagrammatic view of a control node in a system to which the present invention is applied: Figure. As indicated in Figure 7, the control node 7 will include an antenna (e.g., block 71 I I' and will also include - receive component 72G and - transmit component 730. Node 1 700 also includes a control (four) 74 〇 ( For example, a micro-processing memory 750. Moreover, the control node 7 also includes an interface, other components away from the UE in the system, for example, such as - two sides can be one of various interfaces, but preferably a land line It is also envisioned that a K-radio interface is also envisioned. 132383.doc 12 200917768 L _4_. 'The main components of the control node 700 have been identified with respect to functions together with the component symbols' so that hereinafter only the component symbols can be used to refer to them. And other components, for example, "component 710" instead, antenna 710" The control node 7 of the present invention is intended for use in a cellular cell in a wireless cellular system and is equipped with components 740, 750 and 760 to Node (ie, RNC) interaction for radio network control. Further 'the control node uses components 740 and 750 to schedule the first resource group and for - the user in the cellular cell' and the use of the component 7 1 0 720. Receive information from a user in the cellular cell for use in scheduling the first source group for use in a user in a cellular cell. Further, the control node uses components 740, 750, and 760. Providing information from the user to the RNC in a frame for enhanced data channel frame protocol (E-DCH FP) or in a measurement report. In an embodiment, by a user in a cellular cell The information provided includes at least one of: • information about the user's buffer status; • cellular cell path loss information; • information about the user's remaining power. In an embodiment, the control node 7 For one of the wideband code division multi-directional proximity (WCDMA) systems, the control node is used. In another embodiment, the control point 700 is used for one of the time-division synchronous code division multi-directional proximity (td_sc let eight) system systems. The present invention is not limited to the examples and the embodiments of the above-described embodiments, but can be freely changed within the scope of the accompanying patent application. 132383.doc 13 200917768 [Circular Simple Description] 1 is a schematic diagram of a system to which the present invention can be applied, and FIGS. 2-4 are continued, and FIG. 5 illustrates features of the present invention, and FIGS. 6a and 6b illustrate a schematic flowchart of the method of the present invention, and FIG. The control node of the present invention is shown. [Main component symbol description] 100 110 120 130 140 700 710 720 730 740 750 760 Honeycomb communication system for radio network control node RNC control node cellular cell user equipment (UE) control Node Antenna Receiver Transfer Component Microprocessor/Control Component Memory/Component Interface/Component I32383.doc 14·