WO2011018033A1 - 一种用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的方法及系统 - Google Patents

一种用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的方法及系统 Download PDF

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WO2011018033A1
WO2011018033A1 PCT/CN2010/075886 CN2010075886W WO2011018033A1 WO 2011018033 A1 WO2011018033 A1 WO 2011018033A1 CN 2010075886 W CN2010075886 W CN 2010075886W WO 2011018033 A1 WO2011018033 A1 WO 2011018033A1
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  • the present invention relates to a cell handover technology, and more particularly to a method and system for a user equipment to handover to a carrier aggregation (CA) cell.
  • CA carrier aggregation
  • the UE In the mobile communication system, in order to meet the mobility requirement, after the user equipment (UE, User Equipment) establishes a connection with the network in a certain cell, the UE still needs to measure the signal quality of the serving cell and the neighboring cell, so as to select A more suitable cell performs handover.
  • UE User Equipment
  • the specific process of UE measurement in the connected state includes: the network side sends a measurement control message to the UE, where the measurement control message carries a measurement identifier (MID, measurement identity), an event type, a measurement object, and an attribute to be measured; the UE initializes the parameter according to the measurement identifier in the measurement control message, and acquires each measurement object in all the measurement objects in the measurement control message The respective attributes and measurement results; the UE performs an event evaluation on the measurement result of each measurement object according to the initialized parameter or the predetermined threshold value, and determines, by the evaluation, that the duration of the entry condition satisfying the measurement event among all the measurement objects is greater than or equal to a predetermined time Measuring the measurement object of the trigger time length (TTT, Time To Trigger); the UE sets the measurement object that meets the event entry condition (in this case, the measurement object has been corresponding to the cell), and sets the cell list of the measurement identifier
  • TTT Time To Trigger
  • a measurement object is measured in units of a frequency or a set of cells located at a frequency.
  • the volume configuration includes the measurement identifier, the measurement object, the form of the measurement report (for example, event trigger or periodic report).
  • the measurement identifier corresponds to a certain measurement object (Measurement Object) and a specific measurement configuration (for the attribute of the upper 4 ⁇ ), and the different measurement reporting structures of the same measurement object correspond to different measurement identifiers.
  • the measurement report structure and the measurement event—correspondence in this case, one measurement identifier describes a measurement object and a measurement event corresponding thereto).
  • the defined measurement event generally includes the entry condition of the event, leaving The condition, the specific threshold Thresh of the event, the hysteresis parameter Hys of the event, the duration of the trigger condition of the event, and the offset Offset of the event.
  • the UE In order to meet the mobility requirements of the UE in the connected state, the UE is required to measure the serving cell and the neighboring cell and report the measurement object that meets the event entry condition.
  • some measurement events for the serving cell have been defined, for example, defining a measurement event.
  • the entry condition is that the signal quality of the serving cell exceeds a predetermined threshold, or the signal quality of the serving cell is lower than a predetermined threshold.
  • the entry condition for defining the measurement event is that the signal quality of the neighboring cell is higher than a certain threshold.
  • the limit, or the signal quality of the neighboring cell is higher than the signal quality of the current serving cell by a predetermined offset or the like.
  • one cell is composed of multiple consecutive or discontinuous carriers, and each carrier is called a component carrier, and one cell can simultaneously provide multi-carrier services for the UE.
  • the component carrier can use a carrier compatible with the LTE system, and such a carrier is called a backward compatible carrier; the component carrier can also use a carrier that is not compatible with the existing LTE system, and such a carrier is called a non-backward compatible carrier, and such a carrier Can only be used for UEs of 10 (Release 10) and above.
  • the component carrier may be a cell specific anchor carrier or a UE specific anchor carrier.
  • the component carrier becomes a cell-specific anchor carrier; if multiple component carriers can transmit system messages, For a paging message or the like, there is no cell-specific anchor carrier in the typical sense.
  • a certain component carrier that works may be a user-specific anchor carrier.
  • multiple component carriers that operate are called active carriers.
  • Existing UEs implement cell handover for single-carrier cells, that is, the target cell is a single-carrier cell.
  • the handover of the UE will face a new problem, because if the target cell is a carrier aggregation cell and its multiple component carriers have different coverage characteristics, the source base station is very good according to a certain carrier reported by the UE. After the signal quality is sent out, the target base station does not know the channel environment in which the UE is located, that is, it does not know which component carrier detected by the UE is suitable. At this time, if the target base station allocates an inappropriate component carrier to the UE and The handover command is sent to the UE through the source base station, which will cause the handover to fail or even drop the call, which seriously affects the user experience and reduces the network service quality.
  • the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and system for a user equipment to switch to a carrier aggregation cell, which can improve the success rate of handover, enhance the user experience, and improve network service quality.
  • a method for a UE to transmit a 'J, a cell to a carrier includes: the source network side transmitting, to the target network side, a handover request or a relocation request that explicitly or implicitly includes information of one or more carriers;
  • the handover request acknowledgement or relocation response or relocation request returned by the target network side to the source network side includes resources of one or more carriers.
  • the method further includes:
  • the source network side sends a handover command to the UE, and the UE accesses the target network side.
  • the method further includes: after the UE is handed over, the UE immediately uses resources of the one or more carriers.
  • the handover request acknowledgement or relocation response or relocation request acknowledgement further includes information of an active carrier and/or an inactive carrier.
  • the activated carrier includes at least one downlink carrier and one uplink carrier; or one carrier.
  • the activated carrier is used according to the indication of the information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier.
  • the method further includes: after the UE receives the activation command sent by the network side to activate the inactive carrier, or after the UE waits for a preset timer to expire, the inactive carrier is used.
  • the activation command is that the UE receives a physical downlink control channel PDCCH, or media access control MAC signaling, or radio resource control RRC signaling.
  • the information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier is a dedicated identifier for indicating which one or more carriers are active, or which one or more carriers are inactive dedicated identifiers; or indicating activation according to preset default conditions.
  • Carrier and / or inactive carrier are a dedicated identifier for indicating which one or more carriers are active, or which one or more carriers are inactive dedicated identifiers; or indicating activation according to preset default conditions.
  • the default condition is:
  • the carrier that configures the random access resource is the activated carrier, and/or the carrier that is not configured with the random access resource is the inactive carrier; or
  • the carrier of the preset frequency position is the activated carrier
  • a preset cell-specific carrier, or a user-specific carrier, or a primary carrier is an active carrier, or
  • a preset cell-specific carrier, or a user-specific carrier, or a primary carrier is an active carrier, and other carriers are inactive carriers; or a carrier or configured with dedicated resources is configured
  • the carrier of the common resource is the active carrier.
  • the information explicitly including one or more carriers includes: frequency information of the carrier and/or a measured value of carrier signal quality;
  • the frequency information of the carrier is the frequency of the carrier, or the carrier index, or the physical cell identifier of the carrier, or the global cell identifier of the carrier, or the main 4 code of the carrier.
  • the measured value is a reference signal received power RSRP and/or a reference signal received quality RSRQ; in a WCDMA system, the measured value is a received signal code power RSCP and/or chip energy/noise power Density Ec/No.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • RSRQ reference signal received quality
  • the implicit information including one or more carriers includes:
  • All carriers on the default target network side are carriers that can be accessed or A with good signal quality; or
  • the default cell-specific carrier is a carrier that can be accessed or a carrier with good signal quality; or, the carrier on the default target side that transmits the system message is a carrier that can be accessed or a carrier with good signal quality; or
  • All carriers configured with random access resources on the default target network side are carriers that can be accessed or carriers with good signal quality.
  • the source network side receives the measurement report from the user equipment UE before the source network side sends the handover request or the relocation request.
  • the source network side is a source base station or a source radio network controller RNC
  • the target network side is a target base station or a target RNC.
  • the source network side If the source network side has an interface with the target network side, the source network side sends a handover request or a relocation request to the target network side, and the target network side returns the handover request confirmation or the relocation interface to the source network side; If the source network side does not have an interface with the target network side, the source network side sends a handover request or a relocation request to the target network side through the core network, and the target network side returns a handover request acknowledgement or a relocation request acknowledgement to the source network side through the core network.
  • a method for user equipment to perform carrier aggregation d and area switching
  • the source network side sends a handover request or a relocation request for information including one or more carriers to the target network side;
  • the handover request acknowledgement or relocation response or relocation request acknowledgement returned by the target network side to the source network side includes information of the activated carrier, or information including the activated carrier and the inactive carrier;
  • the active carrier is used
  • the UE After the UE activates the inactive carrier by receiving an activation command sent by the target network side, the UE uses the inactive carrier.
  • the information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier is a dedicated identifier for indicating which one or more carriers are active, or which one or more carriers are inactive dedicated identifiers; or indicating activation according to preset default conditions.
  • Carrier and / or inactive carrier are a dedicated identifier for indicating which one or more carriers are active, or which one or more carriers are inactive dedicated identifiers; or indicating activation according to preset default conditions.
  • the default condition is:
  • the carrier that configures the random access resource is the activated carrier, and/or the carrier that is not configured with the random access resource is the inactive carrier; or
  • the carrier of the preset frequency position is the activated carrier
  • a preset cell-specific carrier, or a user-specific carrier, or a primary carrier is an active carrier, or
  • the pre-set cell-specific carrier, or the user-specific carrier, or the primary carrier is the active carrier, and the other carriers are inactive carriers; or the carrier configured with the dedicated resource or the carrier configured with the common resource is the active carrier.
  • a system for a user equipment to switch to a carrier aggregation cell including a source network side and a target network Side and UE, where,
  • the source network side is configured to receive a measurement report from the UE, and send, to the target network side, a handover request or a relocation request that explicitly or implicitly includes information of one or more carriers on the target network side; receiving the handover from the target network side Requesting an acknowledgment or relocation request acknowledgement or relocation response, and transmitting, to the UE, a handover command carrying resources of one or more carriers on the target network side;
  • the target network side is configured to receive a handover request or a relocation request from the source network side, allocate resources of one or more carriers, and return a handover request acknowledgement or a relocation request acknowledgement or a relocation interface to the source network side;
  • the UE is configured to send a measurement report to the source network side, receive a handover command from the source network side, and allocate resources of one or more carriers according to the target network side to complete the handover.
  • the target network side is further configured to return information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier to the source network side;
  • the source network side further forwards information about the received activated carrier and the inactive carrier to
  • the UE is further configured to: after the handover, use the activated carrier according to the indication of the information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier.
  • the UE is further configured to: after receiving the indication of activating the inactive carrier, use the inactive carrier; or use the inactive carrier after waiting for a timer to expire.
  • the source network side is a source base station
  • the target network side is a target base station
  • an interface exists between the source base station and the target base station
  • the source network side is a source base station
  • the target network side is a target base station
  • the source base station and the target base station exchange information through the core network
  • the source network side is a source RNC
  • the target network side is a target RNC
  • the source network side is a source RNC
  • the target network side The target RNC is used, and the source RNC and the target RNC exchange information through the core network.
  • a method for user equipment UE to perform carrier aggregation includes: the source network side sends a handover request or information that explicitly or implicitly includes information of one or more carriers on the target network side to the target network side. Location request;
  • the handover request acknowledgement or relocation response or relocation request acknowledgement returned by the target network side to the source network side includes resources of one or more carriers on the target network side;
  • the handover request acknowledgement or relocation response or relocation request acknowledgement includes information of an activated carrier, or an activated carrier and an inactive carrier.
  • the activated carrier includes at least one downlink carrier and one uplink carrier; or one carrier.
  • the active carrier is used according to the indication of the information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier.
  • the method includes: the source network side receives the measurement report from the UE, requests the target network side to switch and sends the measurement result of one or more carriers; and the target network side allocates one or The resources of one or more carriers are returned to the UE through the source network side; the UE allocates resources of one or more carriers according to the target network side to complete handover to the target network side.
  • the target network side knows the channel environment in which the UE is located, that is, which component carrier detected by the UE is suitable, and the component carrier allocated by the target network side to the UE is selected according to the measurement result of the UE. The UE successfully guarantees the handover, thereby enhancing the user experience and improving the network service quality.
  • FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for a user equipment to handover to a carrier aggregation cell according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for switching a user equipment to a carrier aggregation cell according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a network layout of an existing LTE Advance system. ;
  • 4 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a handover of a user equipment to a carrier aggregation cell in an LTE Advance system according to the present invention
  • 5 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of a handover of a user equipment to a carrier aggregation cell in an LTE Advance system according to the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a network layout of a conventional WCDMA system according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a handover of a user equipment to a carrier aggregation cell in a WCDMA system according to the present invention. detailed description
  • FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for a user equipment to handover to a carrier aggregation cell according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , after receiving a measurement report from a UE, the source network side includes the following steps:
  • Step 100 The source network side sends a handover request or a relocation request that explicitly or implicitly includes information of one or more carriers to the target network side.
  • the information of the carrier may include the frequency information of the carrier and/or the measured value of the carrier signal quality, or may be according to a preset rule, for example, when the signal quality of all carriers is good, the information of each carrier is not listed. Or, only the frequency information of the carrier that the UE does not measure, or the UE detects poor signal quality, and/or the measured value of the carrier signal quality are listed.
  • the carrier frequency information is the frequency of the carrier, or the carrier index, or the identifier corresponding to the carrier, PCI or CGI.
  • the measured value is reference signal received power (RSRP) and/or reference signal received quality (RSRQ).
  • the measured value is received signal code power (RSCP) and/or chip energy/noise power density ( Ec/No).
  • the measurement value may be listed using some default order such as the frequency from low to high, or high to low; when the carrier information does not include the measured value, if each carrier The measured values are all good, such as exceeding the predetermined threshold.
  • the information of each carrier on the target network side can only list the frequency information. If the signal quality of all carriers is good, the implicit mode can also be used, that is, not listed.
  • the handover request may only include measurement values of carrier frequency information and/or carrier signal quality that are not suitable for access.
  • Step 101 The handover request acknowledgement or relocation response or the relocation request acknowledgement returned by the target network side to the source network side includes resources of one or more carriers.
  • the target network side allocates resources of the appropriate carrier to the UE according to factors such as the capability of the UE, the load of the carrier, and the requirement of the service, and may be resources of one or more carriers with good signal quality (that is, meeting the handover requirement), and Returning a Handover Request Acknowledge or a Relocation Request or a Relocation Request Acknowledgement to the source network side, and including resource information of the allocated one or more carriers in the handover request acknowledgement or the relocation response or the relocation request acknowledgement;
  • the specific implementation of allocating carrier resources on the target network side belongs to the technical means used by those skilled in the art, and details are not described herein. The specific implementation method is not limited to the scope of protection of the present invention.
  • the source network side After receiving the handover request acknowledgement or the relocation response or the relocation request acknowledgement, the source network side sends a handover command to the UE, where the handover command carries the resource information allocated by the target network side to the UE, and the UE accesses the target network side (some Carrier or multiple carriers).
  • the UE After receiving the handover command, the UE obtains synchronization with the target network side and sends signaling of the handover completion to the target base station, and the UE switches to the target network side. Once the UE switches to the target network side, the UE can immediately use the resources of one or more carriers allocated by the target network side, that is, data can be received/transmitted on the one or more carriers.
  • the handover request and the handover request acknowledgement message are transmitted through the ⁇ 2 interface; if the source base station and the target network on the source network side The target base station on the side does not have a ⁇ 2 interface, and the handover request message is transmitted to the target base station through the core network.
  • the source base station sends the core base station to the core network. Is the Handover Required.
  • WCDMA the message of the handover request corresponds to the relocation request.
  • the relocation request and the relocation response are transmitted through the lur; if the source network side There is no lur interface between the source RNC and the target RNC on the target network side.
  • the relocation request is transmitted to the target RNC through the core network.
  • the source RNC sends the relocation required to the core network.
  • a relocation request acknowledgement is sent to the core network.
  • the measurement results of one or more carriers included in the handover request or relocation request may be placed in a Source to Target Transparent Container or a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Context (RRC Context).
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • the target network side may also return information of the activated carrier and/or the inactive carrier to the UE through the source network side.
  • the information of the activated carrier and/or the inactive carrier may be set by indicating a specific identifier to indicate which carriers (one or more) are active carriers and which carriers (one or more) are inactive carriers; or may be set by default Activate the carrier and the inactive carrier, for example: the carrier that configures the random access resource is the active carrier, and the carrier that is not configured with the random access resource is the inactive carrier; or, the default preset frequency location (such as the highest, or lowest, Or the carrier of the other location is the active carrier; or, the default preset cell-specific carrier or user-specific carrier is the active carrier, and the other carriers are the inactive carrier.
  • the component carrier in a carrier aggregation cell, if only one component carrier transmits a system message and a paging message, the component carrier is referred to as a cell-specific carrier or a cell-specific anchor carrier; if all component carriers are transmitted to the system For the message and the paging message, there is no cell-specific carrier.
  • the component carrier corresponds to the cell (that is, one component carrier corresponds to one cell), and the UE working on multiple component carriers receives the system message only on one component carrier.
  • the component carrier is called a user-specific carrier, a user-specific anchor carrier, a primary carrier, or a primary serving cell. It should be noted that the patent does not limit the name of the component carrier.
  • the activation command sent by the target network side may be received (for example: After the UE activates the inactive carrier in the carrier allocated by the target network side by receiving a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH), or Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, or RRC signaling, or After waiting for the preset activation timer to expire, the UE simultaneously uses the inactive carrier in the handover command.
  • PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
  • MAC Medium Access Control
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for switching the user equipment to the carrier aggregation cell according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the source network side is included. , the target network side and the UE, where
  • a source network side configured to receive a measurement report from the UE, send a handover request or a relocation request including information of one or more carriers to the target network side; receive a handover request acknowledgement or a relocation request acknowledgement from the target network side or The positioning response sends a handover command to the UE that carries resources of one or more carriers on the target network side.
  • the target network side is configured to receive a handover request or a relocation request from the source network side, allocate resources of one or more carriers, and return a handover request acknowledgement or a relocation request acknowledgement or a relocation interface to the source network side.
  • the UE is configured to send a measurement report to the source network side, receive a handover command from the source network side, and allocate resources of one or more carriers according to the target network side to complete the handover to the target network side.
  • the target network side is further configured to return information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier to the source network side.
  • information about the received activated carrier and the inactive carrier is also forwarded to the UE.
  • the UE is further configured to: after the handover, use the activated carrier according to the indication of the information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier, and for the inactive carrier, wait for the activation and then use the carrier that needs to be activated at the same time.
  • the UE is further configured to: after receiving the indication of activating the inactive carrier, use the inactive carrier; or use the inactive carrier after waiting for a timer to expire.
  • the source network side is the source base station, the target network side is the target base station, and the interface between the source base station and the target base station exists; or the source network side is the source base station, the target network side is the target base station, and the source base station is Interacting information with the target base station through the core network;
  • the source network side is the source RNC
  • the target network side is the target RNC
  • the source RNC has an interface with the target RNC
  • the source network side is the source RNC
  • the target network side is the target RNC
  • the source RNC and the target RNC exchange information through the core network.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a network layout of an existing LTE Advance system.
  • an S1 interface exists between a core network and a base station (a macro base station), and adjacent base stations (base station 1 and base station 2)
  • base station 1 and base station 2 There is an X2 interface between the home base station and the core network, or a home base station gateway and a core network.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a handover of a user equipment to a carrier aggregation cell in the LTE Advance system according to the present invention.
  • the UE is located in the cell 1 under the jurisdiction of the macro base station 1, and is in a connected state.
  • the cell under the base station 2 includes a carrier aggregation cell 2, and the carrier component of the carrier aggregation includes three consecutive 20 MHz component carriers in the band 1 (Band 1 , UL 1920-1980 MHz, DL 2110-2170 MHz).
  • Each of the three carriers transmits a system message and a paging message.
  • each component carrier of the carrier aggregation cell is an independent cell.
  • each component carrier can provide a carrier aggregation service for the UE together, and the base station 2 can
  • the three component carriers are represented by the cell 2, and may also be represented by the corresponding cell identifier group of the three component carriers.
  • the carrier aggregates a cell.
  • the cell 1 and the cell 2 are adjacent to each other.
  • the base station 1 is a source base station
  • the base station 2 is a target base station.
  • the UE measures the current serving cell and the neighboring cell according to the measurement configuration delivered by the base station 1.
  • the UE initializes the parameters according to the measurement identifiers in the measurement configuration, and acquires the respective attributes of each of the measurement objects in the measurement configuration, evaluates the measurement object that satisfies the event entry condition, and reports the measurement report.
  • the base station 1 finds that the signal quality of the serving cell detected by the UE is not good (by the measurement report dedicated to the serving cell reported by the UE, or through other measurement reports, all measurement reports report the signal quality of the serving cell)
  • the handover decision is made, and the cell 2 is used as the target network side of the handover (or a component carrier on the target side is used as the target cell of the handover), and the handover process is as shown in FIG. 4, including:
  • Step 400 The source base station sends a handover request (Handover Request) to the target base station by using the X2 interface, where the handover request carries the measurement result of the target network side reported by the UE.
  • the handover request carries the measurement result of the target network side reported by the UE.
  • each carrier of the target network side base station
  • the measurement results that is, the frequency information of three carriers (ARFCN-ValueEUTRA, Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number), and the measured values of each carrier (RSRP and/or RSRQ values).
  • the measurement result of each carrier on the target network side may not include frequency information, that is, use some default order (such as frequency from low to high, or high to low) to list the measured value (RSRP, And / or RSRQ); may not include the measured value, if the measured values of each carrier are good (beyond the predetermined threshold), the measurement results of each carrier on the target side only list the frequency information; if the signal quality of all carriers is good
  • the measurement result of each carrier may not be listed in an implicit manner; in addition, if there is a carrier that the UE does not measure or the UE detects that the signal quality is not good, the handover request may only include carrier information that is not suitable for access ( Frequency information and / or measured values).
  • the frequency information may be replaced by PCI or CGI; if the network defines a carrier index for each carrier ( Identification information of Carrier index ), The carrier information can also be used to represent the frequency information. It should be noted that the measurement result of one or more carriers on the target network side included in the handover request may be placed in the RRC context (RRC Context).
  • Step 401 After receiving the handover request, the target base station allocates resources of three carriers to the UE according to the capability of the UE, the load of the carrier, and the demand of the service, and the target base station returns a handover request acknowledgement to the source base station through the X2 interface (Handover Request Acknowledge).
  • the resource information of the three allocated carriers is carried in the handover request acknowledgement.
  • Step 402 After receiving the handover request acknowledgement, the source base station sends a handover command to the UE, such as an RRC connection reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration), and the handover command carries the resource information allocated by the target network side to the UE, such as CRNTI. , RACH Preamble, etc.
  • RRC Connection Reconfiguration RRC Connection Reconfiguration
  • the UE After receiving the handover command, the UE obtains synchronization with the target network side and sends signaling of the handover completion to the target base station, and the UE switches to the target network side. Once the UE switches to the target network side, the UE can immediately use the resources of the three carriers, i.e., can receive/transmit data on three carriers.
  • the measurement result of the carrier on the target network side reported by the UE carried in the handover request sent by the source base station to the target base station may also include only two or one of the carriers.
  • Frequency information, and measured values of each carrier RSRP and / or RSRQ values
  • the resources of the carrier allocated to the UE according to the capabilities of the UE, the load of the carrier, and the service requirement may be resources of only two or one of the carriers.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of a handover of a user equipment to a carrier aggregation cell in the LTE Advance system according to the present invention.
  • the LTE Advance system shown in FIG. 3 is still taken as an example.
  • the base station 1 and the base station 3 are shown in FIG. There is no X2 interface between them.
  • the UE is located in the cell 1 under the jurisdiction of the macro base station 1 (which may also be a home base station), and is in a connected state;
  • the area includes carrier-aggregated cell 2, and the carrier-aggregated cell includes component carriers in Band 1 (Band 1 , UL 1920-1980 MHz, DL 2110-2170 MHz), which are three consecutive 20 MHz component carriers. All three carriers transmit system messages and paging messages.
  • the cell 1 and the cell 2 are adjacent to each other.
  • the base station 1 is a source base station and the base station 3 is a target base station.
  • the UE measures the current serving cell and the neighboring cell according to the measurement configuration delivered by the base station 1.
  • the UE initializes the parameters according to the measurement identifiers in the measurement configuration, and acquires the respective attributes of each of the measurement objects in the measurement configuration, evaluates the measurement object that continues the TTT to meet the event entry condition, and reports the measurement report.
  • the base station 1 finds that the signal quality of the serving cell detected by the UE is not good, and makes a handover decision, and uses the cell 2 as the target network side of the handover (or a certain component carrier on the target side as the target cell of the handover).
  • the process of switching is shown in Figure 5, including:
  • Step 500 The source base station sends a handover requirement (Handover Required) to the core network, where the handover requirement includes the measurement result of each carrier on the target network side reported by the UE.
  • the measurement result of each carrier on the target network side is assumed, that is, three. Frequency information of each carrier, and measured values of each carrier (RSRP and / or RSRQ values).
  • the measurement results of each carrier on the target network side may not include frequency information, that is, use some default order (such as frequency from low to high, or high to low) to list the measured values (RSRP, and / or RSRQ).
  • the measured value may not be included. If the measured values of each carrier are good (beyond the predetermined threshold), the measurement results of each carrier on the target network side only list the frequency information; if the signal quality of all carriers is good, you can also In an implicit manner, the measurement result of each carrier is not listed; in addition, if there is a carrier that the UE does not measure, or the UE detects that the signal quality is not good, the handover request may only include carrier information that is not suitable for access.
  • the frequency information may be replaced by PCI or CGI; if the network defines the carrier index (Carrier index) for each carrier, it may also be represented by a carrier index. Frequency information. It should be noted that the need for switching The measurement result of one or more carriers on the target network side included in the request may be placed in a source to target transparent container (Source to Target Transparent Container).
  • Step 501 The core network sends a handover request (Handover Request) to the target base station, where the handover request carries the measurement result of each carrier on the target network side reported by the UE.
  • Handover Request a handover request
  • Step 502 After receiving the handover request, the target base station allocates resources of two carriers to the UE according to the capability of the UE, the load of the carrier, and the requirement of the service, and the target base station returns a Handover Request Acknowledge to the core network.
  • the handover request acknowledgement carries resource information of the two allocated carriers.
  • Step 503 After receiving the handover request acknowledgement, the core network sends a handover command (Handover Command) to the source base station, where the signaling includes resources allocated by the target base station to the UE.
  • a handover command Handover Command
  • Step 504 After receiving the handover command, the source base station sends a handover command to the UE, such as an RRC connection reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration), and the handover command carries resource information allocated by the target network side to the UE, such as CRNTI. RACH Preamble, etc.
  • RRC Connection Reconfiguration RRC Connection Reconfiguration
  • the UE After receiving the handover command, the UE obtains synchronization with the target network side and sends signaling of the handover completion to the target base station, and the UE switches to the target network side. Once the UE switches to the target network side, the UE can immediately use the resources of the two carriers, that is, data can be received/transmitted on two carriers.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a network layout of a conventional WCDMA system according to the present invention.
  • an Iu interface exists between a core network and a radio network controller (RNC), and a lub exists between the RNC and a base station to which the RNC belongs. There is no interface between the base stations, and there is an Iur interface between adjacent RNCs.
  • RNC radio network controller
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a handover of a user equipment to a carrier aggregation cell in a WCDMA system according to the present invention.
  • the UE is in a connected state in the cell 1 under the jurisdiction of the base station 1, and the cell 2 under the jurisdiction of the base station 3 is a carrier aggregation.
  • the cell 1 and the cell 2 are adjacent to each other.
  • the RNC to which the base station 1 belongs is the source RNC (SRNC)
  • TRNC target RNC
  • the source RNC sends a measurement control message to the UE, and the UE performs parameter initialization on all the measurement identifiers according to the information in the measurement control message, and evaluates the measurement object that continues the TTT to meet the event entry condition and reports the measurement report.
  • the source RNC finds that the signal quality of the serving cell detected by the UE is not good, and makes a handover decision.
  • the cell 2 is used as the target network side of the handover (or a certain component carrier under the control of the base station 3 is used as the target cell for handover). ), the switching process is shown in Figure 7, including:
  • Step 700 The source RNC sends an enhanced relocation request to the target RNC through the Iur interface, where the relocation request carries the measurement result of the target network side part or all carriers reported by the UE, including each carrier frequency information and corresponding measurement. Value (RSCP and / or Ec / NO value). It should be noted that if the primary scrambling code (PSC) of each carrier is different, the PSC can be used instead of the frequency information.
  • PSC primary scrambling code
  • Step 701 After receiving the relocation request, the target RNC allocates a resource of the carrier to the UE, and returns an Relocation Response to the source RNC, where the relocation response carries the allocated resource information.
  • Step 702 After receiving the relocation response, the source RNC sends a handover command to the UE, where the handover command includes resource information allocated by the target network side to the UE.
  • the UE After receiving the handover command, the UE obtains synchronization with the target network side and sends signaling of the handover completion to the target RNC. The UE switches to the target network side.
  • FIG. 3 to FIG. 7 illustrate the method for switching the user equipment to the carrier aggregation cell according to the present invention.
  • the information of the carrier and the inactive carrier is activated on the target network side, and the information is returned to the UE through the source network side, a detailed description will be given below with reference to the examples.
  • the handover procedure is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and it is assumed that the base station 2 receives the handover request, according to the capability of the UE, the load of the carrier, and the service.
  • the demand, etc. allocates resources of two carriers for the UE, the difference is:
  • the UE In the handover request acknowledgement returned by the target base station to the source base station, in addition to carrying the assigned two In addition to the resource information of the carrier (including the uplink and the downlink), information carrying the activated carrier and the inactive carrier indicating whether the two carriers are activated is also carried. 4) In the two allocated carriers, the UE can only use one uplink and one downlink carrier after switching to the target network side, and the other uplink and downlink carriers are inactive carriers, and its activation needs to wait for activation of the target base station. Command, or wait for the corresponding timer to time out.
  • the target base station can activate another non-active carrier by PDCCH, MAC layer signaling, or RRC signaling.
  • the handover request acknowledgement and the handover command (originated by the source base station to the UE) may be set by using a dedicated identifier to indicate which carrier(s) are active and which carrier(s) are inactive;
  • the method sets the activated carrier and the inactive carrier.
  • the carrier configuring the random access resource is the active carrier, the carrier not configured with the random access resource is the inactive carrier, or the default specific frequency location (highest, lowest, or other)
  • the carrier of the location is the activated carrier; or the default cell-specific carrier, the user-specific carrier, or the primary carrier is the active carrier, and the other carriers are the inactive carriers.
  • the source base station After receiving the handover request acknowledgement, the source base station sends a handover command to the UE. After receiving the handover command, the UE obtains the synchronization with the target network side and sends the handover complete signaling to the target base station, and the UE switches to the target network side. At this time, the UE uses only one (or more) active carriers, and after the timer expires or receives an activation command sent by the network, the UE uses another carrier(s) at the same time.
  • the target base station may also allocate multiple active carriers and multiple inactive carriers in the handover request acknowledgement, and only need to determine the activated carrier (or inactive carrier) by explicit indication or implicit rules.
  • the number of uplink and downlink carriers allocated by the target base station to the UE is the same (or symmetric), and the number of uplink and downlink carriers owned by the carrier aggregation cell may be different (generally, the number of downlink carriers) More than or equal to the number of uplink carriers), therefore, the target base station can The UE is allocated a different number of uplink and downlink carriers.
  • the network side can set a specific identifier to indicate which uplink or downlink carriers are activated, and which uplink or downlink carriers are not activated immediately. It can also indicate whether it is an active carrier by default. For example, some special configurations can be configured.
  • Dedicated resources to indicate which uplink and downlink carriers are active such as uplink and downlink carriers configured with CRNTI, or uplink and downlink carriers configured with Physical Config Dedicated or Radio Resource Config Dedicated, or The uplink and downlink carriers configured with the RACH-Config Dedicated configuration are activated carriers; or the public resources such as the Radio Resource Config Common can be used to determine which uplink and downlink carriers are active carriers. If the carrier of the Radio Resource Config Common has been configured as the active carrier. It should be noted that the active carrier allocated by the target base station to the UE must include at least one downlink carrier and one uplink carrier (FDD), or the activated carrier includes at least one carrier (TDD).
  • FDD downlink carrier
  • TDD downlink carrier
  • the handover process is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, and the handover process is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.
  • the UE is allocated three resources (both uplink and downlink) according to the capabilities of the UE, the load of the carrier, and the demand of the service, and the difference is:
  • the target base station In returning the handover request acknowledgement to the source base station, the target base station carries information of the activated carrier and the inactive carrier indicating whether the two carriers are activated, in addition to the resource information carrying the three carriers allocated. 4, in the three allocated carriers, the UE can only use two of the carriers (both uplink and downlink) after switching to the target network side, and the other carrier is an inactive carrier, and its activation needs to wait for the target base station. Activate the command, or wait for the corresponding timer to time out.
  • the target base station may activate another carrier by PDCCH, MAC layer signaling, or RRC signaling.
  • a dedicated identifier can be set to indicate which two carriers are activated, and which carrier is not activated immediately; some special dedicated resources can also be configured to indicate which carriers are activated, If the carrier of the CRNTI is configured, or configured
  • the carrier of the PhysicalConfigDedicated is the active carrier; or the active carrier such as RadioResourceConfigCommon can be used to determine the active carrier, for example, the carrier that has been configured with RadioResourceConfigCommon is the active carrier.
  • the source base station After receiving the handover request acknowledgement, the source base station sends a handover command to the UE. After receiving the handover command, the UE obtains the synchronization with the target network side and sends the handover complete signaling to the target base station, and the UE switches to the target network side. At this time, the UE uses only two active carriers. After the timer expires or receives an activation command sent by the network, the UE uses another carrier at the same time.

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一种用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的方法及系统 技术领域
本发明涉及小区切换技术, 尤指一种用户设备向载波聚合(CA, carrier aggregation ) 小区切换的方法及系统。 背景技术
在移动通信系统中, 为了满足移动性要求, 当用户设备(UE , User Equipment )在某个小区与网络建立连接后, UE仍然需要对其服务小区和 相邻小区的信号质量进行测量, 以便选择更为合适的小区进行切换。
以演进全球陆地无线接入网络( EUTRAN, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network )为例, 连接态下 UE测量的具体过程包括: 网络侧 将测量控制消息发送给 UE , 其中, 该测量控制消息中携带有测量标识 ( MID , measurement identity ) 、 事件类型、 测量对象、 以及需要测量的属 性; UE根据测量控制消息中的测量标识进行参数初始化, 并获取测量控制 消息中的全部测量对象中的每个测量对象各自的属性和测量结果; UE根据 初始化的参数或预定门限值对每个测量对象的测量结果进行事件评估, 并 通过评估确定全部测量对象中满足测量事件的进入条件的持续时间大于或 等于预定测量触发时间长度(TTT, Time To Trigger ) 的测量对象; UE将 这些满足事件进入条件的测量对象(此时测量对象已经对应为小区)设置 在该事件对应的测量标识的小区列表 ( cells Triggered List ) 中; UE根据确 定的测量对象的测量结果, 生成测量报告并将测量报告发送至网络侧, 测 量报告中所包含的测量对象都是从该事件对应的测量标识的小区列表中获 取的。
在移动通信系统中, 测量对象以频率或位于频率的小区集为单位, 测 量配置包括测量标识、 测量对象、 测量上报的形式(例如, 事件触发或周 期上报)等。 其中, 测量标识对应于某一测量对象( Measurement Object ) 与特定的测量上^艮构造 ( reporting configuration, 用于表示上 4艮的属性) , 同一测量对象的不同测量上报构造对应不同的测量标识。 对于事件类型的 测量配置, 测量上报构造与测量事件——对应 (此时一个测量标识描述了 一个测量对象以及与之对应的测量事件) , 目前, 定义的测量事件一般包 括事件的进入条件、 离开条件、 事件的特定门限 Thresh、 事件的滞后参数 Hys、 事件的触发条件的持续时间以及事件的偏移量 Offset等。
为了满足连接态下 UE的移动性要求,要求 UE对服务小区和邻小区进 行测量并上报满足事件进入条件的测量对象, 目前, 已经定义了一些对服 务小区的测量事件, 例如, 定义测量事件的进入条件为服务小区的信号质 量超过预定门限, 或服务小区的信号质量低于预定门限等; 对邻小区的测 量事件, 例如, 定义测量事件的进入条件为邻小区的信号质量高于某一门 限值, 或邻小区的信号质量比当前服务小区的信号质量高出预定的偏移量 等。
为了满足人们对更高带宽的需求, 在高级的长期演进(LTE Advance ) 系统中, 提出釆用载波聚合的方法实现更大带宽的目的。 此时, 一个小区 由多个连续或不连续的载波组成, 各个载波称为分量载波 (Component Carrier ) , 一个小区能够同时为 UE提供多载波的服务。 分量载波可以釆用 兼容 LTE系统的载波, 这种载波称为后向兼容载波; 分量载波也可以釆用 不兼容现有 LTE系统的载波, 这种载波称为非后向兼容载波, 这种载波只 能为 10 ( Release 10 )及以上的 UE使用。 分量载波可以成为小区特定的锚 载波( cell specific anchor carrier ),也可以成为用户特定的错载波( UE specific anchor carrier ) 。 如果只在一个分量载波发送系统消息、 寻呼消息等, 这个 分量载波成为小区特定的锚载波; 如果多个分量载波均可以发送系统消息、 寻呼消息等,此时就没有典型意义的小区特定的锚载波,对于连接态的 UE, 其工作的某个分量载波可以成为用户特定的锚载波。 对于连接态的 UE, 其 工作的多个分量载波(在这些载波接收或发送信令或数据)称为激活载波 现有 UE 实现小区切换是针对单载波小区的, 即目标小区是单载波小 区。 在引入载波聚合后, UE的切换将会面临新的问题, 因为, 如果目标小 区是载波聚合的小区, 而且其多个分量载波具有不同的覆盖特性, 源基站 根据 UE上报的某一载波很好的信号质量发出切换请求后,目标基站并不知 道 UE所处的信道环境,即不知道 UE检测的哪个分量载波是合适的,此时, 如果目标基站为 UE 分配了不合适的分量载波并将切换命令通过源基站发 给 UE, 将会造成切换失败、 甚至掉话, 严重影响了用户的使用感受, 降低 了网络服务质量。 发明内容
有鉴于此, 本发明的主要目的在于提供一种用户设备向载波聚合小区 切换的方法及系统, 能够提高切换的成功率, 增强用户的使用感受, 提高 网络服务质量。
为达到上述目的, 本发明的技术方案是这样实现的:
一种用户设备 UE向载波聚合 'J、区切换的方法, 该方法包括: 源网络侧向目标网络侧发送显式或隐式包含一个或一个以上载波的信 息的切换请求或重定位请求;
目标网络侧向源网络侧返回的切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请 求确认中包含一个或一个以上载波的资源。
所述源网络侧收到所述切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请求确认 后, 该方法还包括:
所述源网络侧向 UE发送切换命令, UE接入目标网络侧。 该方法还包括: 所述 UE切换后, UE立即使用所述一个或一个以上载 波的资源。
所述切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请求确认中进一步包含激活 载波和 /或非激活载波的信息。
所述激活的载波包括至少一个下行载波和一个上行载波; 或者一个载 波。
所述 UE接入目标网络侧后, 按照激活载波与非激活载波的信息的指 示, 使用激活载波。
该方法还包括:所述 UE在收到网络侧发送的激活命令激活所述非激活 载波后, 或者, 所述 UE等待预先设置的定时器超时后, 使用所述非激活的 载波。
所述激活命令为 UE接收物理下行控制信道 PDCCH、 或媒体接入控制 MAC信令、 或无线资源控制 RRC信令。
所述激活载波与非激活载波的信息为用于表明哪一个或多个载波是激 活的专用标识, 或者哪一个或多个载波是非激活的专用标识; 或者为按照 预先设置的默认条件表明激活的载波和 /或非激活的载波。
所述激活载波与非激活载波的信息为按照预先设置的默认条件表明激 活的载波和 /或非激活的载波时, 所述默认条件为:
配置随机接入资源的载波为激活的载波, 和 /或未配置随机接入资源的 载波是非激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的频率位置的载波为激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 以及其它载波为非激活载波; 或者, 配置了专用资源的载波或配置了 公共资源的载波为激活载波。
所述显式包含一个或一个以上载波的信息包括: 所述载波的频率信息 和 /或载波信号质量的测量值;
或者包括不适于切换的载波的频率信息和 /或载波信号质量的测量值。 所述载波的频率信息是载波的频率、 或载波索引、 或载波的物理小区 标识、 或载波的全局小区标识、 或载波的主 4尤码。
在长期演进 LTE系统中, 所述测量值是参考信号接收功率 RSRP和 /或参 考信号接收质量 RSRQ; 在 WCDMA系统中, 所述测量值是接收信号码功率 RSCP和 /或码片能量 /噪声功率密度 Ec/No。
所述隐式包含一个或一个以上载波的信息包括:
釆用预先设置的顺序列出测量值; 或者,
默认目标网络侧的所有载波均为可以接入的载波或信号质量很好的载A; 或者,
默认小区特定的载波为可以接入的载波或信号质量很好的载波; 或者, 默认目标侧所有发送系统消息的载波为可以接入的载波或信号质量很 好的载波; 或者,
默认目标网络侧所有配置随机接入资源的载波为可以接入的载波或信 号质量很好的载波。
所述源网络侧发送切换请求或重定位请求之前, 源网络侧接收来自用 户设备 UE的测量报告。
所述源网络侧为源基站或源无线网络控制器 RNC , 目标网络侧为目标 基站或目标 RNC。
如果源网络侧与目标网络侧存在接口, 源网络侧向目标网络侧发送切 换请求或重定位请求, 目标网络侧向源网络侧返回切换请求确认或重定位 口向应; 如果源网络侧与目标网络侧不存在接口, 源网络侧通过核心网向目标 网络侧发送切换请求或重定位请求, 目标网络侧通过核心网向源网络侧返 回切换请求确认或重定位请求确认。
一种用户设备向载波聚合 d、区切换的方法,
源网络侧向目标网络侧发送包含一个或一个以上载波的信息的切换请 求或重定位请求;
目标网络侧向源网络侧返回的切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请 求确认中, 包含激活载波的信息、 或包含激活载波和非激活载波的信息;
UE切换后, 使用激活载波;
UE在收到目标网络侧发送的激活命令激活所述非激活载波后, 使用所 述非激活的载波。
所述激活载波与非激活载波的信息为用于表明哪一个或多个载波是激 活的专用标识, 或者哪一个或多个载波是非激活的专用标识; 或者为按照 预先设置的默认条件表明激活的载波和 /或非激活的载波。
所述激活载波与非激活载波的信息为按照预先设置的默认条件表明激 活的载波和 /或非激活的载波时, 所述默认条件为:
配置随机接入资源的载波为激活的载波, 和 /或未配置随机接入资源的 载波是非激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的频率位置的载波为激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 以及其它载波为非激活载波; 或者, 配置了专用资源的载波或配置了 公共资源的载波为激活载波。
一种用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的系统, 包括源网络侧、 目标网络 侧和 UE, 其中,
源网络侧,用于接收来自 UE的测量报告, 向目标网络侧发送显式或隐 式包含目标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的信息的切换请求或重定位请 求; 接收来自目标网络侧的切换请求确认或重定位请求确认或重定位响应, 向 UE发送携带目标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的资源的切换命令;
目标网络侧, 用于在接收来自源网络侧的切换请求或重定位请求, 分 配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 并向源网络侧返回切换请求确认或重定位 请求确认或重定位口向应;
UE, 用于向源网络侧发送测量报告, 接收来自源网络侧的切换命令, 按照目标网络侧分配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 完成切换。
所述目标网络侧, 还用于向源网络侧返回激活载波与非激活载波的信 息;
所述源网络侧, 还用将接收到的激活载波与非激活载波的信息转发给
UE;
所述 UE还用于,在切换后,按照激活载波与非激活载波的信息的指示, 使用激活载波。
所述 UE还用于,接收激活所述非激活载波的指示后,使用所述非激活 的载波; 或等待定时器超时后, 使用所述非激活的载波。
在 LTE Advance系统中, 所述源网络侧为源基站, 所述目标网络侧为 目标基站, 且源基站与目标基站之间存在接口; 或者,
所述源网络侧为源基站, 所述目标网络侧为目标基站, 且源基站与目 标基站间通过核心网交互信息;
在 WCDMA系统中 , 所述源网络侧为源 RNC , 所述目标网络侧为目标 RNC ,且源 RNC与目标 RNC之间存在接口;或者,所述源网络侧为源 RNC , 所述目标网络侧为目标 RNC,且源 RNC与目标 RNC通过核心网交互信息。 一种用户设备 UE向载波聚合 'J、区切换的方法, 该方法包括: 源网络侧向目标网络侧发送显式或隐式包含目标网络侧的一个或一个 以上载波的信息的切换请求或重定位请求;
目标网络侧向源网络侧返回的切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请 求确认中包含目标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的资源;
所述切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请求确认中包含激活载波、 或激活载波和非激活载波的信息。
所述激活的载波包括至少一个下行载波和一个上行载波; 或者一个载 波。
所述 UE切换后,按照激活载波与非激活载波的信息的指示,使用激活 载波。
从上述本发明提供的技术方案可以看出, 本发明方法包括: 源网络侧 接收来自 UE的测量报告,向目标网络侧请求切换并发送一个或一个以上载 波的测量结果; 目标网络侧分配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 并通过源网 络侧返回给 UE; UE按照目标网络侧分配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 完 成到目标网络侧的切换。通过本发明方法, 目标网络侧获知了 UE所处的信 道环境, 即获知了 UE检测的哪个分量载波是合适的, 此时, 目标网络侧为 UE分配的分量载波是根据 UE的测量结果进行选择的, 保证了 UE成功的 切换, 从而增强了用户的使用感受, 提高了网络服务质量。 附图说明
图 1为本发明用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的方法的流程图; 图 2为本发明用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的系统的组成结构示意图; 图 3为现有 LTE Advance系统的网络布局的示意图;
图 4为本发明 LTE Advance系统中用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的一 种实施例的流程示意图; 图 5为本发明 LTE Advance系统中用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的另 一种实施例的流程示意图;
图 6为本发明现有 WCDMA系统的网络布局的示意图;
图 7为本发明 WCDMA系统中用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的实施例 的流程示意图。 具体实施方式
图 1 为本发明用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的方法的流程图, 如图 1 所示, 源网络侧接收到来自 UE的测量报告后, 包括以下步骤:
步骤 100: 源网络侧向目标网络侧发送显式或隐式包含一个或一个以上 载波的信息的切换请求或重定位请求。
本步骤中, 载波的信息可以包括载波的频率信息和 /或载波信号质量的 测量值, 也可以按照预先设置的规则, 比如在所有载波的信号质量均很好 时, 不列出各载波的信息, 或者仅列出 UE没有测量、 或 UE检测信号质量不 好的载波的频率信息和 /或载波信号质量的测量值。 其中载频信息是载波的 频率、或载波索引( carrier index )、或载波对应的标识 PCI或 CGI。在 LTE中, 测量值是参考信号接收功率(RSRP )和 /或参考信号接收质量(RSRQ ), 在 WCDMA中, 测量值为接收信号码功率 (RSCP )和 /或码片能量 /噪声功率 密度( Ec/No )。
当载波的信息不包括频率信息时, 可以釆用某种默认的顺序如频率从 低到高、 或从高到低等, 列出测量值; 当载波的信息不包括测量值时, 如 果各载波的测量值均很好如超过预定门限值等, 目标网络侧各载波的信息 可以只列出频率信息; 如果所有载波的信号质量均很好, 也可以釆用隐式 方式, 即不列出各载波的信息; 如果目标侧发送系统消息的载波的信号质 量均很好, 也可以釆用隐式方式, 不列出这些载波的测量结果, 特别的如 果只有一个载波发送系统消息(小区特定的锚载波或小区特定的载波), 默 认该载波的信号质量很好; 或者默认目标侧所有配置随机接入资源的载波 为可以接入的载波或信号质量很好的载波; 如果存在 UE没有测量、 或 UE检 测信号质量不好的载波, 即切换请求中可以只包含不适于接入的载波频率 信息和 /或载波信号质量的测量值。
步骤 101: 目标网络侧向源网络侧返回的切换请求确认或重定位响应或 重定位请求确认中包含一个或一个以上载波的资源。
目标网络侧根据 UE的能力、载波的负荷以及业务的需求等因素,为该 UE分配合适的载波的资源, 可以是信号质量好的(即满足切换要求的)一 个或一个以上载波的资源, 并向源网络侧返回切换请求确认( Handover Request Acknowledge )或重定位响应或重定位请求确认, 在切换请求确认 或重定位响应或重定位请求确认中包含了分配的一个或一个以上载波的资 源信息; 其中, 目标网络侧分配载波资源的具体实现属于本领域技术人员 惯用技术手段, 这里不再赘述, 其具体实现方法不用于限定本发明的保护 范围。
源网络侧收到切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请求确认后, 向 UE 发送切换命令, 在切换命令中携带目标网络侧为 UE分配的资源信息, UE 接入所述目标网络侧 (某个载波或多个载波) 。
UE收到切换命令后,取得与目标网络侧的同步并发送切换完成的信令 给目标基站, UE切换到目标网络侧。 一旦 UE切换到目标网络侧, UE可 以立即使用目标网络侧分配的一个或一个以上载波的资源, 即可以在这一 个或一个以上载波接收 /发送数据。
需要说明的是, 在上述步骤中, 如果源网络侧的源基站与目标网络侧 的目标基站存在 Χ2接口, 切换请求以及切换请求确认消息通过 Χ2接口传 递; 如果源网络侧的源基站与目标网络侧的目标基站不存在 Χ2接口, 切换 请求消息通过核心网传递给目标基站, 在源网络侧, 源基站发送给核心网 的是切换需求( Handover Required )。 在 WCDMA中, 切换请求的消息对应 于重定位请求, 如果源网络侧的源 RNC与目标网络侧的目标 RNC之间存 在 lur接口, 重定位请求以及重定位响应通过 lur传递; 如果源网络侧的源 RNC与目标网络侧的目标 RNC之间不存在 lur接口, 重定位请求通过核心 网传递给目标 RNC , 在源网络侧, 源 RNC发送给核心网的是重定位需求 ( Relocation Required ), 目标 RNC向核心网发送的是重定位请求确认。 在 切换请求或重定位请求中包含的一个或一个以上载波的测量结果可以放在 源到目标的透明容器 ( Source to Target Transparent Container )或无线资源控 制 ( RRC )上下文( RRC Context ) 中。
进一步地, 在步骤 101中, 目标网络侧还可以将激活载波和 /或非激活 载波的信息, 通过源网络侧返回给 UE。 其中, 激活载波和 /或非激活载波的 信息可以通过设置专用标识来表明哪些载波(一个或多个)是激活载波, 哪些载波(一个或多个)是非激活载波; 也可以通过默认的方法设置激活 载波和非激活的载波, 比如: 配置随机接入资源的载波为激活的载波, 未 配置随机接入资源的载波是非激活的载波; 或者, 默认预先设置的频率位 置 (比如最高、 或最低、 或其他位置) 的载波为激活载波; 或者, 默认预 先设置的小区特定的载波或用户特定的载波为激活载波, 而其它载波为非 激活载波等。
需要说明的是, 在载波聚合小区中, 如果只有一个分量载波发送系统 消息和寻呼消息, 则该分量载波称为小区特定的载波、 或小区特定的锚载 波; 如果所有的分量载波均发送系统消息和寻呼消息, 则不存在小区特定 的载波, 此时分量载波与小区相对应 (即一个分量载波对应一个小区), 工 作于多个分量载波上的 UE, 只在一个分量载波接收系统消息、 寻呼消息, 或者只在该分量载波发起随机接入, 或者 UE 的安全信息源于该分量载波 (该分量载波的物理小区标识和频率信息用于加密密钥 KeNB的生成), 该 分量载波称为用户特定的载波、 用户特定的锚载波、 主载波、 或主服务小 区, 需要说明的是, 本专利不限定该分量载波的名称。
此时, UE切换到目标载波聚合小区后, 按照激活载波与非激活载波的 信息的指示, 只使用激活载波, 而对于非激活的载波, 可以在收到目标网 络侧发送的激活命令(比如: UE 通过接收物理下行控制信道(PDCCH, Physical downlink control channel )、 或媒体接入控制 ( MAC, Medium access control )信令、或 RRC信令激活目标网络侧分配的载波中的非激活载波后, 或 UE等待预先设置的激活定时器超时后,再同时使用切换命令中非激活载 波。
对应本发明方法, 还提供一种用户设备向载波聚合 d、区切换的系统, 图 2为本发明用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的系统的组成结构示意图, 如 图 2所示, 包括源网络侧、 目标网络侧和 UE, 其中,
源网络侧,用于接收来自 UE的测量报告, 向目标网络侧发送包含一个 或一个以上载波的信息的切换请求或重定位请求; 接收来自目标网络侧的 切换请求确认或重定位请求确认或重定位响应,向 UE发送携带目标网络侧 的一个或一个以上载波的资源的切换命令。
目标网络侧, 用于在接收来自源网络侧的切换请求或重定位请求, 分 配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 并向源网络侧返回切换请求确认或重定位 请求确认或重定位口向应。
UE, 用于向源网络侧发送测量报告, 接收来自源网络侧的切换命令, 按照目标网络侧分配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 完成到目标网络侧的切 换。
进一步地,
目标网络侧, 还用于向源网络侧返回激活载波与非激活载波的信息。 源网络侧, 还用将接收到的激活载波与非激活载波的信息转发给 UE。 UE还用于, 在切换后, 按照激活载波与非激活载波的信息的指示, 使 用激活载波, 而对于非激活的载波, 等待激活后再同时使用需要激活的载 波。
所述 UE还用于,接收激活所述非激活载波的指示后,使用所述非激活 的载波; 或等待定时器超时后, 使用所述非激活的载波。
在 LTE Advance系统中, 源网络侧为源基站, 目标网络侧为目标基站, 且源基站与目标基站之间存在接口; 或者, 源网络侧为源基站, 目标网络 侧为目标基站, 且源基站与目标基站间通过核心网交互信息;
在 WCDMA系统中, 源网络侧为源 RNC , 目标网络侧为目标 RNC , 且源 RNC与目标 RNC之间存在接口; 或者, 所述源网络侧为源 RNC, 所 述目标网络侧为目标 RNC, 且源 RNC与目标 RNC通过核心网交互信息。
下面结合实施例对本发明方法进行详细描述。
图 3为现有 LTE Advance系统的网络布局的示意图, 如图 3所示, 在 LTE Advance系统中, 核心网和基站(宏基站)之间存在 S1接口, 相邻的 基站(基站 1和基站 2 )之间存在 X2接口; 家庭基站与核心网可以直接相 连, 也可以通过家庭基站网关和核心网相连, 家庭基站之间以及家庭基站 与宏基站之间没有 X2接口。
图 4为本发明 LTE Advance系统中用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的一 种实施例的流程示意图,结合图 3 ,假设 UE位于宏基站 1所辖的小区 1中, 处于连接状态。基站 2所辖小区包括载波聚合的小区 2, 该载波聚合的小区 包含的分量载波在频带 l ( Band 1 , UL 1920-1980MHz, DL 2110-2170MHz ) 内, 是三个连续的 20MHz的分量载波。 这三个载波均发送系统消息、 寻呼 消息, 此时, 该载波聚合小区的每个分量载波均是独立的小区, 作为整体, 各分量载波可以一起为 UE提供载波聚合的服务,基站 2可以用小区 2表示 这三个分量载波, 也可以用这三个分量载波各自对应的小区标识组来表示 该载波聚合小区。 小区 1与小区 2互为邻区。 本实施例中, 4叚设基站 1为 源基站, 基站 2为目标基站。
UE根据基站 1下发的测量配置,测量当前的服务小区和相邻小区。 UE 根据测量配置中的测量标识对参数初始化, 并获取测量配置中的全部测量 对象中的每个测量对象各自的属性, 评估满足事件进入条件的测量对象并 上报测量报告。假设某个时刻,基站 1发现 UE检测的服务小区的信号质量 不好(通过 UE上报的专用于服务小区的测量报告、或通过其它的测量报告, 所有测量报告均会上报服务小区的信号质量) , 做出切换判决, 将小区 2 作为切换的目标网络侧 (或将目标侧的某个分量载波作为切换的目标小 区) , 切换的流程如图 4所示, 包括:
步骤 400: 源基站通过 X2接口向目标基站发送切换请求 (Handover Request ) , 切换请求中携带有 UE上报的目标网络侧的测量结果, 本实施 例中, 假设包括目标网络侧 (基站)各载波的测量结果, 即三个载波的频 率信息 ( ARFCN- ValueEUTRA , Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number )、 以及各载波的测量值( RSRP和 /或 RSRQ值) 。
需要说明的是, 其中, 目标网络侧各载波的测量结果可以不包括频率 信息, 即釆用某种默认的顺序 (如频率从低到高、 或从高到低) 列出测量 值(RSRP, 和 /或 RSRQ ) ; 也可以不包括测量值, 如果各载波的测量值均 很好(超过预定门限) , 目标侧各载波的测量结果只列出频率信息; 如果 所有载波的信号质量均很好, 也可以釆用隐式方式, 不列出各载波的测量 结果; 另外, 如果存在 UE没有测量、 或 UE检测信号质量不好的载波, 切 换请求中可以只包含不适于接入的载波信息 (频率信息和 /或测量值) 。
如果三个载波釆用的物理小区标识( PCI, physical cell identity )或全局 小区标识(CGI, Cell Global Identifier )不同, 可以用 PCI或 CGI代替频率 信息; 如果网络为各载波定义了如载波索引 (Carrier index ) 的标识信息, 也可以用载波索引表示频率信息。 需要说明的是, 在切换请求中包含的目 标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的测量结果可以放在 RRC 上下文(RRC Context ) 中。
步骤 401 : 目标基站收到切换请求后, 根据 UE的能力、 载波的负荷以 及业务的需求等为该 UE分配三个载波的资源, 目标基站通过 X2接口向源 基站返回切换请求确认( Handover Request Acknowledge ) , 在该切换请求 确认中携带有分配的三个载波的资源信息。
步骤 402: 源基站收到切换请求确认后, 向 UE发送切换命令, 如通过 RRC连接建立重配置( RRC Connection Reconfiguration )等, 在切换命令中 携带有目标网络侧为 UE分配的资源信息, 比如 CRNTI, RACH Preamble 等。
UE收到切换命令后,取得与目标网络侧的同步并发送切换完成的信令 给目标基站, UE切换到目标网络侧。 一旦 UE切换到目标网络侧, UE可 以立即使用所述三个载波的资源, 即可以在三个载波接收 /发送数据。
图 4所示的实施例中, 在步骤 400中, 源基站向目标基站发送的切换 请求中携带的 UE上报的目标网络侧的载波的测量结果,也可以只包括其中 的两个或一个载波的频率信息、 以及各载波的测量值 ( RSRP 和 /或 RSRQ 值) ;
而在步骤 401中, 目标基站收到切换请求后, 根据 UE的能力、 载波的 负荷以及业务的需求等为该 UE分配的载波的资源也可以只是其中的两个 或一个载波的资源。
图 5为本发明 LTE Advance系统中用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的另 一种实施例的流程示意图,仍以图 3所示的 LTE Advance系统为例,如图 3 所示, 基站 1与基站 3之间没有 X2接口。 本实施例中, 假设 UE位于宏基 站 1 (也可以是家庭基站)所辖的小区 1中, 处于连接状态; 基站 3所辖小 区包括载波聚合的小区 2,该载波聚合的小区包含的分量载波在频带 1( Band 1 , UL 1920-1980MHz, DL 2110-2170MHz ) 内, 是三个连续的 20MHz的 分量载波。 这三个载波均发送系统消息、 寻呼消息。 小区 1与小区 2互为 邻区。 本实施例中, 假设基站 1为源基站, 基站 3为目标基站。
UE根据基站 1下发的测量配置,测量当前的服务小区和相邻小区。 UE 根据测量配置中的测量标识对参数初始化, 并获取测量配置中的全部测量 对象中的每个测量对象各自的属性, 评估持续 TTT满足事件进入条件的测 量对象并上报测量报告。假设某个时刻,基站 1发现 UE检测的服务小区的 信号质量不好, 做出切换判决, 将小区 2作为切换的目标网络侧 (或将目 标侧的某个分量载波作为切换的目标小区) , 切换的流程如图 5 所示, 包 括:
步骤 500: 源基站向核心网发送切换需求( Handover Required ) , 切换 需求中包含 UE上报的目标网络侧各载波的测量结果,本实施例中,假设包 括目标网络侧各载波的测量结果, 即三个载波的频率信息、 以及各载波的 测量值( RSRP和 /或 RSRQ值) 。
同样, 目标网络侧各载波的测量结果可以不包括频率信息, 即釆用某 种默认的顺序 (如频率从低到高、 或从高到低) 列出测量值(RSRP , 和 / 或 RSRQ ) ; 也可以不包括测量值, 如果各载波的测量值均艮好(超过预定 门限) , 目标网络侧各载波的测量结果只列出频率信息; 如果所有载波的 信号质量均艮好, 也可以釆用隐式方式, 不列出各载波的测量结果; 另外, 如果存在 UE没有测量、 或 UE检测信号质量不好的载波, 切换请求中可以 只包含不适于接入的载波信息。
如果三个载波釆用的物理小区标识(PCI )或 CGI 不同, 可以用 PCI 或 CGI代替频率信息;如果网络为各载波定义了如载波索引(Carrier index ) 的标识信息, 也可以用载波索引表示频率信息。 需要说明的是, 在切换需 求中包含的目标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的测量结果可以放在源到目 标的透明容器中 ( Source to Target Transparent Container ) 。
步骤 501 : 核心网向目标基站发送切换请求(Handover Request ) , 该 切换请求中携带有 UE上报的目标网络侧各载波的测量结果。
步骤 502: 目标基站收到切换请求后, 根据 UE的能力、 载波的负荷以 及业务的需求等为该 UE分配两个载波的资源,目标基站向核心网返回切换 请求确认( Handover Request Acknowledge ) , 在该切换请求确认中携带有 分配的两个载波的资源信息。
步骤 503 : 核心网收到切换请求确认后, 向源基站发送切换命令 ( Handover Command ) , 该信令包含目标基站为 UE分配的资源。
步骤 504: 源基站收到切换命令后, 向 UE发送切换命令如通过 RRC 连接建立重配置( RRC Connection Reconfiguration )等, 在切换命令中携带 有目标网路侧为 UE分配的资源信息 , 比如 CRNTI, RACH Preamble等。
UE收到切换命令后,取得与目标网络侧的同步并发送切换完成的信令 给目标基站, UE切换到目标网络侧。 一旦 UE切换到目标网络侧, UE可 以立即使用所述两个载波的资源, 即可以在两个载波接收 /发送数据。
图 6为本发明现有 WCDMA系统的网络布局的示意图, 如图 6所示, 在 WCDMA系统中, 核心网与无线网络控制器( RNC )之间存在 Iu接口, RNC与其所属基站之间存在 lub接口, 基站之间没有接口, 相邻的 RNC之 间存在 Iur接口。
图 7为本发明 WCDMA系统中用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的实施例 的流程示意图,结合图 6,假设 UE位于基站 1所辖的小区 1中处于连接态, 基站 3所辖小区 2是载波聚合的小区, 小区 1与小区 2互为邻区。 本实施 例中, 假设基站 1所属 RNC为源 RNC ( SRNC ), 基站 3所属 RNC为目标 RNC ( TRNC )。 源 RNC发送测量控制消息给 UE, UE根据测量控制消息中的信息对所 有测量标识进行参数初始化, 评估持续 TTT满足事件进入条件的测量对象 并上报测量报告。 假设某个时刻, 源 RNC发现 UE检测的服务小区的信号 质量不好, 做出切换判决, 将小区 2作为切换的目标网络侧 (或将基站 3 所辖的某个分量载波作为切换的目标小区) , 切换的流程如图 7所示, 包 括:
步骤 700:源 RNC通过 Iur接口向目标 RNC发送重定位请求( Enhanced Relocation Request ) , 重定位请求中携带有 UE上报的目标网络侧部分或全 部载波的测量结果, 包括各载波频率信息以及对应的测量值(RSCP 和 /或 Ec/NO值 )。需要说明的是,如果各载波的主扰码( PSC )不同, 可以用 PSC 代替频率信息。
步骤 701: 目标 RNC收到重定位请求后, 为 UE分配一个载波的资源, 向源 RNC返回重定位响应 ( Enhanced Relocation Response ) , 该重定位响 应中携带有分配的资源信息。
步骤 702: 源 RNC收到重定位响应后, 向 UE发送切换命令, 在切换 命令中包含目标网络侧为 UE分配的资源信息。
UE收到切换命令后,取得与目标网络侧的同步并发送切换完成的信令 给目标 RNC。 UE切换到目标网路侧。
以上图 3〜图 7举例对本发明用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的方法进行 了具体描述。 对于目标网络侧将激活载波与非激活载波的信息, 通过源网 络侧返回给 UE的情况, 下面结合实例进行详细描述。
以图 3所示 LTE Advance系统为例, 结合图 4, 此时, 切换的流程与图 4所示实施例相类似, 假设基站 2收到切换请求后, 根据 UE的能力、 载波 的负荷以及业务的需求等为该 UE分配两个载波的资源, 不同的是:
在目标基站向源基站返回的切换请求确认中, 除了携带有分配的两个 载波(包括上行和下行) 的资源信息外, 还携带有用于指示这两个载波是 否被激活的激活载波与非激活载波的信息。 4艮设在分配的两个载波中, UE 在切换到目标网络侧后只能使用其中的一个上行和一个下行载波, 另一个 上行和下行载波为非激活载波, 其激活需要等待目标基站的激活命令、 或 等待相应的定时器超时。
目标基站可以通过 PDCCH、 MAC层信令或 RRC信令激活另一个非激 活载波。 切换请求确认和切换命令 (源基站发给 UE的)中可以通过设置专 用标识来表明哪一个载波(或多个)是激活的, 哪一个载波(或多个)是 非激活的; 也可以通过默认的方法设置激活的载波和非激活的载波, 比如 配置随机接入资源的载波为激活载波, 未配置随机接入资源的载波是非激 活的载波, 或者默认特定频率位置 (最高、 或最低、 或其他位置) 的载波 为已经激活的载波; 或者默认小区特定的载波、 用户特定的载波、 或主载 波为激活载波, 其他载波为非激活载波。
源基站收到切换请求确认后, 向 UE发送切换命令, UE收到切换命令 后, 取得与目标网络侧的同步并发送切换完成的信令给目标基站, UE切换 到目标网络侧。 此时, UE只使用一个(或多个)激活载波, 等到定时器超 时、或收到网络发送的激活命令后, UE再同时使用另一个(或多个)载波。
需要说明的是, 本实施例中仅描述通过 X2接口切换的情景, 对于不存 在 X2接口的情景同样适用 (借助 S1接口传递切换信令) 。 对于 WCDMA 系统存在 Iur、 或需要借助 Iu接口通信的情景也适用。 目标基站(或目标 RNC )也可以在切换请求确认中分配多个激活载波与多个非激活载波, 只 需通过明确的指示、 或隐式的规则确定激活载波(或非激活载波) 即可。
在本实施例中, 目标基站为该 UE分配的上下行载波数量是相同的(或 者说是对称的) , 由于载波聚合的小区本身拥有的上下行载波数就可以不 相同 (一般下行的载波数多于或等于上行的载波数) , 因此, 目标基站可 以给 UE分配不同数量的上下行载波数。网络侧可以通过设置专用标识来表 明哪些上行或下行载波是已经激活的, 哪些上行或下行载波是没有立即激 活的; 也可以通过默认的方式表明是否为激活载波, 比如可以通过配置某 些特殊的专用资源来表明哪些上下行载波是激活的, 如配置了 CRNTI的上 下行载波、 或配置了物理资源专用配置( Physical Config Dedicated )或无线 资源专用配置( Radio Resource Config Dedicated )的上下行载波、 或配置了 随机接入信道专用配置 (RACH-Config Dedicated ) 的上下行载波为激活载 波;或者可以根据是否配置的公共资源如无线资源公共配置( Radio Resource Config Common ) 来判断哪些上下行载波是激活载波, 如已经配置 Radio Resource Config Common的载波为激活载波。 需要说明的是, 目标基站为 UE分配的激活载波必须包括至少一个下行载波和一个上行载波( FDD ) 、 或者激活载波包括至少一个载波(TDD ) 。
以图 3所示 LTE Advance系统为例, 结合图 4, 此时, 切换的流程与图 4所示实施例相类似, 切换的流程与图 4所示实施例相类似, 4艮设基站 2收 到切换请求后, 根据 UE的能力、 载波的负荷以及业务的需求等为该 UE分 配三个(均包括上行和下行)载波的资源, 不同的是:
在目标基站向源基站返回切换请求确认中, 除了携带有分配的三个载 波的资源信息外, 还携带有用于指示这两个载波是否被激活的激活载波与 非激活载波的信息。 4叚设在分配的三个载波中, UE在切换到目标网络侧后 只能先使用其中的两个载波(均包括上行和下行) , 另一个载波为非激活 载波, 其激活需要等待目标基站的激活命令、 或等待相应的定时器超时。
目标基站可以通过 PDCCH、MAC层信令或 RRC信令激活另一个载波。 切换请求确认和切换命令中可以通过设置专用标识来表明哪两个载波是已 经激活的, 哪一个载波是没有立即激活的; 也可以通过配置某些特殊的专 用资源来表明哪些载波是激活的, 如配置了 CRNTI 的载波、 或配置了 PhysicalConfigDedicated的载波为激活载波; 或者可以根据是否配置的公共 资源如 RadioResourceConfigCommon 来判断激活载波, 如已经配置 RadioResourceConfigCommon的载波为激活载波。
源基站收到切换请求确认后, 向 UE发送切换命令, UE收到切换命令 后, 取得与目标网络侧的同步并发送切换完成的信令给目标基站, UE切换 到目标网络侧。 此时 UE只使用两个激活载波, 等到定时器超时、 或收到网 络发送的激活命令后, UE再同时使用另一个载波。
以上所述, 仅为本发明的较佳实施例而已, 并非用于限定本发明的保 护范围, 凡在本发明的精神和原则之内所作的任何修改、 等同替换和改进 等, 均应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。

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权利要求书
1、 一种用户设备 UE向载波聚合小区切换的方法, 其特征在于, 该方 法包括:
源网络侧向目标网络侧发送显式或隐式包含一个或一个以上载波的信 息的切换请求或重定位请求;
目标网络侧向源网络侧返回的切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请 求确认中包含一个或一个以上载波的资源。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述源网络侧收到所述 切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请求确认后, 该方法还包括:
所述源网络侧向 UE发送切换命令, UE接入目标网络侧。
3、 根据权利要求 1或 2所述的方法, 其特征在于, 该方法还包括: 所 述 UE切换后, UE立即使用所述一个或一个以上载波的资源。
4、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述切换请求确认或重 定位响应或重定位请求确认中进一步包含激活载波和 /或非激活载波的信 息。
5、 根据权利要求 4所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述激活的载波包括至少一个下行载波和一个上行载波; 或者一个载 波。
6、 根据权利要求 4所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述 UE接入目标网络 侧后, 按照激活载波与非激活载波的信息的指示, 使用激活载波。
7、 根据权利要求 6 所述的方法, 其特征在于, 该方法还包括: 所述 UE在收到网络侧发送的激活命令激活所述非激活载波后, 或者, 所述 UE 等待预先设置的定时器超时后, 使用所述非激活的载波。
8、 根据权利要求 7所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述激活命令为 UE接 收物理下行控制信道 PDCCH、 或媒体接入控制 MAC信令、 或无线资源控 制 RRC信令。
9、 根据权利要求 4、 6或 7所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述激活载波 与非激活载波的信息为用于表明哪一个或多个载波是激活的专用标识, 或 者哪一个或多个载波是非激活的专用标识; 或者为按照预先设置的默认条 件表明激活的载波和 /或非激活的载波。
10、 根据权利要求 9所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述激活载波与非激 活载波的信息为按照预先设置的默认条件表明激活的载波和 /或非激活的载 波时, 所述默认条件为:
配置随机接入资源的载波为激活的载波, 和 /或未配置随机接入资源的 载波是非激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的频率位置的载波为激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 以及其它载波为非激活载波; 或者, 配置了专用资源的载波或配置了 公共资源的载波为激活载波。
11、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述显式包含一个或一 个以上载波的信息包括:所述载波的频率信息和 /或载波信号质量的测量值; 或者包括不适于切换的载波的频率信息和 /或载波信号质量的测量值。
12、 根据权利要求 11所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述载波的频率信息 是载波的频率、 或载波索引、 或载波的物理小区标识、 或载波的全局小区 标识、 或载波的主 4尤码。
13、根据权利要求 11所述的方法,其特征在于,在长期演进 LTE系统中, 所述测量值是参考信号接收功率 RSRP和 /或参考信号接收质量 RSRQ ; 在 WCDMA系统中, 所述测量值是接收信号码功率 RSCP和 /或码片能量 /噪声 功率密度 Ec/No。
14、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述隐式包含一个或一 个以上载波的信息包括:
釆用预先设置的顺序列出测量值; 或者,
默认目标网络侧的所有载波均为可以接入的载波或信号质量很好的载 或者,
默认小区特定的载波为可以接入的载波或信号质量很好的载波; 或者, 默认目标侧所有发送系统消息的载波为可以接入的载波或信号质量很 好的载波; 或者,
默认目标网络侧所有配置随机接入资源的载波为可以接入的载波或信 号质量很好的载波。
15、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述源网络侧发送切换 请求或重定位请求之前, 源网络侧接收来自用户设备 UE的测量报告。
16、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述源网络侧为源基站 或源无线网络控制器 RNC, 目标网络侧为目标基站或目标 RNC。
17、 根据权利要求 1或 16所述的方法, 其特征在于,
如果源网络侧与目标网络侧存在接口, 源网络侧向目标网络侧发送切 换请求或重定位请求, 目标网络侧向源网络侧返回切换请求确认或重定位 口向应;
如果源网络侧与目标网络侧不存在接口, 源网络侧通过核心网向目标 网络侧发送切换请求或重定位请求, 目标网络侧通过核心网向源网络侧返 回切换请求确认或重定位请求确认。
18、 一种用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的方法, 其特征在于, 源网络侧向目标网络侧发送包含一个或一个以上载波的信息的切换请 求或重定位请求; 目标网络侧向源网络侧返回的切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请 求确认中, 包含激活载波的信息、 或包含激活载波和非激活载波的信息;
UE切换后, 使用激活载波;
UE在收到目标网络侧发送的激活命令激活所述非激活载波后, 使用所 述非激活的载波。
19、 根据权利要求 18所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述激活载波与非激 活载波的信息为用于表明哪一个或多个载波是激活的专用标识, 或者哪一 个或多个载波是非激活的专用标识; 或者为按照预先设置的默认条件表明 激活的载波和 /或非激活的载波。
20、 根据权利要求 19所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述激活载波与非激 活载波的信息为按照预先设置的默认条件表明激活的载波和 /或非激活的载 波时, 所述默认条件为:
配置随机接入资源的载波为激活的载波, 和 /或未配置随机接入资源的 载波是非激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的频率位置的载波为激活的载波; 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 或者,
预先设置的小区特定的载波、 或用户特定的载波、 或主载波为激活载 波, 以及其它载波为非激活载波; 或者, 配置了专用资源的载波或配置了 公共资源的载波为激活载波。
21、 一种用户设备向载波聚合小区切换的系统, 其特征在于, 包括源 网络侧、 目标网络侧和 UE, 其中,
源网络侧,用于接收来自 UE的测量报告, 向目标网络侧发送显式或隐 式包含目标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的信息的切换请求或重定位请 求; 接收来自目标网络侧的切换请求确认或重定位请求确认或重定位响应, 向 UE发送携带目标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的资源的切换命令; 目标网络侧, 用于在接收来自源网络侧的切换请求或重定位请求, 分 配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 并向源网络侧返回切换请求确认或重定位 请求确认或重定位口向应;
UE, 用于向源网络侧发送测量报告, 接收来自源网络侧的切换命令, 按照目标网络侧分配一个或一个以上载波的资源, 完成切换。
22、 根据权利要求 21所述的系统, 其特征在于,
所述目标网络侧, 还用于向源网络侧返回激活载波与非激活载波的信 息;
所述源网络侧, 还用将接收到的激活载波与非激活载波的信息转发给
UE;
所述 UE还用于,在切换后,按照激活载波与非激活载波的信息的指示, 使用激活载波。
23、 根据权利要求 22所述的系统, 其特征在于, 所述 UE还用于, 接 收激活所述非激活载波的指示后, 使用所述非激活的载波; 或等待定时器 超时后, 使用所述非激活的载波。
24、根据权利要求 21、 22或 23所述的系统,其特征在于,在 LTE Advance 系统中, 所述源网络侧为源基站, 所述目标网络侧为目标基站, 且源基站 与目标基站之间存在接口; 或者,
所述源网络侧为源基站, 所述目标网络侧为目标基站, 且源基站与目 标基站间通过核心网交互信息;
在 WCDMA系统中 , 所述源网络侧为源 RNC , 所述目标网络侧为目标 RNC ,且源 RNC与目标 RNC之间存在接口;或者,所述源网络侧为源 RNC , 所述目标网络侧为目标 RNC,且源 RNC与目标 RNC通过核心网交互信息。
25、 一种用户设备 UE向载波聚合小区切换的方法, 其特征在于, 该方 法包括:
源网络侧向目标网络侧发送显式或隐式包含目标网络侧的一个或一个 以上载波的信息的切换请求或重定位请求;
目标网络侧向源网络侧返回的切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请 求确认中包含目标网络侧的一个或一个以上载波的资源;
所述切换请求确认或重定位响应或重定位请求确认中包含激活载波、 或激活载波和非激活载波的信息。
26、 根据权利要求 25所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述激活的载波包括 至少一个下行载波和一个上行载波; 或者一个载波。
27、 根据权利要求 25所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述 UE切换后, 按 照激活载波与非激活载波的信息的指示, 使用激活载波。
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