WO2011103818A2

WO2011103818A2 - Method and system for remotely detecting information of base station antenna

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Publication number: WO2011103818A2
Application number: PCT/CN2011/072852
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王继松; 万里龙; 龚兰平; 汪彬
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2011-04-15
Filing date: 2011-04-15
Publication date: 2011-09-01
Also published as: CN102217358B; WO2011103818A3; CN102217358A

Abstract

A method and system for remotely detecting information of a Base Station (BS) antenna are provided in embodiments of the present invention, wherein the method for remotely detecting information of a base station antenna includes: receiving a detection notification message transmitted from a remote detection device, wherein detection information of a BS antenna, acquired by the remote detection device, is carried in the detection notification message (101); according to the detection information of the BS antenna, performing a trouble analysis and acquiring trouble information of the BS antenna (102). The system for remotely detecting information of a BS antenna includes a remote detection device, a trouble processing device and a communication device which connects the remote detection device and the trouble processing device; the remote detection device is used for detecting and acquiring detection information of the BS antenna; the communication device is used for transmitting the detection information of the BS antenna, detected and acquired by the remote detection device, to the trouble processing device; the trouble processing device is used for performing a trouble analysis according to the detection information of the BS antenna and acquiring the trouble information of the BS antenna. The above method and system enable to improve the trouble detection efficiency and the real-time performance.

Description

Base station antenna information remote detection method and system

Technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of detection technologies, and in particular, to a method and system for remotely detecting base station antenna information. Background technique

When the mobile communication base station is newly built, in order to realize the expected coverage of the mobile communication network or to optimize the mobile communication network, it is necessary to appropriately set the geographical position, the hanging height, the mechanical azimuth, the mechanical downtilt angle, the real image of each sector, etc. of the base station antenna. Information, in which the real image of each sector is mainly considering the influence of tall buildings in each sector, and also needs to obtain antenna RF information such as RF power, RF standing wave, and feeder loss of the antenna port. The above information affects the coverage of the base station. And an important factor in signal quality.

During the operation of the mobile communication base station, the operation information of the base station needs to be detected to determine the fault cause and the fault point of the network coverage according to the above operation information. In the prior art, the measurement of the above operational information is usually performed manually, and the base station antenna and the feeder system are sequentially checked, and data is recorded, and then manually analyzed to analyze the fault point of the network fault and the cause of the fault.

In the prior art, a method for diagnosing a base station antenna network fault has the disadvantages of low efficiency and poor real-time performance. Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a remote detection method and system for base station antenna information, which can improve fault detection efficiency and real-time performance. The embodiment of the invention provides a method for remotely detecting base station antenna information, including: Receiving a detection notification message sent by the remote detection device, where the detection notification message carries the detection information of the base station antenna obtained by the remote detection device;

Performing fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquiring fault information of the base station antenna.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station antenna information remote detecting system, including a remote detecting device and a fault processing device, and a communication device connecting the remote detecting device and the fault processing device, wherein the remote detecting device is configured to detect and obtain a base station. The detection information of the antenna, the communication device is configured to transmit the detection information of the base station antenna detected by the remote detection device to the fault processing device, where the fault processing device is configured to perform fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and obtain The fault information of the base station antenna.

The method and system for remotely detecting base station antenna information provided by the embodiments of the present invention automatically detect a base station antenna by a remote detecting device, and then send the same to a fault processing device for fault analysis, compared with the manual measurement method in the prior art. Obtaining detection information and then performing statistical analysis can improve fault detection efficiency and real-time performance. DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief description of the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description It is a certain embodiment of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained from those skilled in the art without any inventive labor.

1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for remotely detecting a base station antenna information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for measuring radio frequency of an antenna according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 1 of a base station antenna information remote detecting system according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 2 of a base station antenna information remote detecting system according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a specific embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is a partial embodiment of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention provides a method for remotely detecting base station antenna information, and FIG. 1 is a method for remotely detecting base station antenna information according to the present invention. The flow chart of the example, as shown in Figure 1, includes the following steps:

Step 101: Receive a detection notification message sent by the remote detection apparatus, where the detection notification message carries the detection information of the obtained base station antenna by the remote detection apparatus;

In this embodiment, the base station antenna is detected by the remote detecting device, and the detection information of the base station antenna is automatically acquired and sent to the fault processing device. In this step, the fault processing device receives the detection notification message sent by the remote detecting device.

Step 102: Perform fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquire fault information of the base station antenna.

Based on the foregoing step 101, the fault processing device performs fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquires fault information of the base station antenna.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the remote detecting device automatically detects the base station antenna, and then sends it to the fault processing device for fault analysis, and obtains the detection information by manual measurement in the prior art, and then performs statistical analysis. , can improve fault detection efficiency and real-time performance.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the base station antenna may be further detected by the fault processing device, that is, the base station antenna information query message is sent to the remote detecting device, and the remote detecting device receives the base station antenna information query message for detection, and Get detection information. Another The detection information in the embodiment of the invention may include two types. One of them is the geographical location of the base station antenna, the hanging height, the mechanical azimuth, the mechanical downtilt, and the real image of each sector. The other type is the antenna RF information, including the RF power of the antenna port or the RF standing wave. The feeder loss can be obtained according to the RF power of the antenna port and the RF power of the base station port obtained from the base station.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, different remote detecting devices may be set for detecting the information of the base station antenna. For example, for the address location information and the hanging information of the base station, the satellite positioning outside the radome built in the radome may be performed. The module (also can be gyroscope, barometric altimeter) measurement is completed, and the above device can also be placed inside or outside the antenna module, such as Remote Control Unit (RCU), Smart Bias Unit (Smart) Bias-Tee, hereinafter referred to as: SBT), Tower Mounted Amplifier (hereinafter referred to as: ΤΜΑ), Same Band Antenna Sharing Unit (hereinafter referred to as SASU), directly or indirectly detecting the geographical position of the antenna Hanging high and transmitting to the fault handling device through the interface unit in a wired manner (for example, AISG cable mode or RF feeder mode) or wirelessly (for example, Wi-Fi mode).

For the mechanical azimuth, the azimuth of the antenna can be detected by the magnetoresistive sensor (electronic compass) through the principle of geomagnetism, or it can be transmitted to the fault handling device through the above transmission method.

For the mechanical downtilt, the mechanical downtilt of the antenna can be detected by the gravity sensor (acceleration sensor) or transmitted to the fault handling device by the above transmission method.

For the sector real-life image, a real-life image of the coverage area of each sector of the antenna can be obtained by a camera provided on the antenna or the peripheral device, and then transmitted to the fault-handling device by the above-described transmission method.

As shown in FIG. 2, the detection of the radio frequency information of the antenna of the antenna port can be implemented by setting the radio frequency power detecting module 1 at the lower port of the antenna, and the detecting module detects the radio frequency power and the radio frequency standing wave of the antenna port, and sends the radio frequency standing wave to the fault processing device. The fault handling device can be set in the base station) to send detection Information. The above RF power detection module may include a detection unit, a control unit, and a transmission unit. The detection unit may directly couple the antenna port power for detection, and provide the detected RF power to the internal standing wave detection circuit to be converted into an antenna. Port standing wave. The detected information is converted into a binary on/off keying (0n_0FF Keyi ng, hereinafter referred to as 00K) signal by the control unit, transmitted to the feeder through the transmission unit, and then sent to the fault set in the base station by wire transmission through the feeder. The device, or the control unit first converts the detection information into a wireless signal, transmits the signal to the transmission unit, and transmits the information to the fault processing device of the base station by wireless transmission.

The remote detecting device may be placed inside or outside the antenna or other antenna feeder device to detect the geographical location information and the hanging information of the antenna in a direct manner or in an indirect manner, which may be an entity or a combination of multiple entities.

After the remote detecting device acquires the detection information of the base station antenna, the above-mentioned detection information is transmitted to the fault processing device, and the fault processing device continues the fault analysis.

Specifically, the information about the address position, the hanging height, the sector real image, the mechanical azimuth, and the mechanical tilt angle of the base station antenna may be compared with the original configuration data of the base station antenna, and then the base station antenna may be determined according to whether the base station antenna is consistent or not. accident details.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency power detecting module of the antenna port detects the radio frequency power and the radio frequency standing wave of the antenna port. In addition, according to the design in the prior art, the base station has the function of detecting the radio frequency power of the base station port, and the foregoing The detected RF power of the antenna port is sent to the fault processing device, and the fault processing device can obtain the feeder loss according to the foregoing detection information, so that the feeder fault information of the base station antenna can be obtained according to the feeder loss, specifically, when the feeder loss exceeds a preset When the threshold is considered, the feeder fault is considered to occur. The above embodiment can conveniently and accurately monitor the transmission state of the antenna and the corresponding feeder, and realize the remote monitoring of the operation of the base station antenna. Therefore, when the antenna feeder system is faulty, the fault is fixed by the technical solution in the embodiment of the invention, which facilitates monitoring and maintenance of the antenna feeder system and saves labor costs.

Corresponding to the foregoing method embodiment, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station antenna information remote detection system, and FIG. 3 is a structure of a first embodiment of a base station antenna information remote detection system according to the present invention. Schematic, as shown in FIG. 3, the system includes a remote detecting device 11 and a fault handling device 12, and a communication device 13 connecting the remote detecting device 11 and the fault handling device 12, wherein the remote detecting device 11 is configured to detect the detection of the base station antenna The information communication device 13 is configured to transmit, by the remote detecting device, detection information obtained by detecting the base station antenna to the fault processing device, where the fault processing device 12 is configured to perform fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquire the base station antenna. accident details.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the foregoing remote detecting apparatus 11 may include a first detecting module 111 and a second detecting module 112, where the first detecting module 111 is configured to detect a geographical position, a hanging height, and a mechanical orientation of the base station antenna. An angle, a mechanical downtilt, or a real image of each sector; the second detecting module 112 is configured to detect the RF power or the RF standing wave of the antenna port, and the second detecting module 112 may be a lower port disposed at the base station antenna.

The fault processing device 12 may include a fault analysis module 121 and a query sending module 122, where the fault analysis module 121 is configured to perform fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquire fault information of the base station antenna; And transmitting, by the communication device, a base station antenna information query message to the remote detecting device, where the remote detecting device detects the obtained base station antenna detection information after receiving the base station antenna information query message.

In addition, the foregoing communication device may be a GPRS device, a WIFI device, an ASIG device or an RF device, and the specific corresponding communication device performs message transmission between the fault processing device and the remote detection device by using a WIFI method, and the above-mentioned base station antenna information query message and The detection notification message is transmitted by using a WIFI signal; or the message transmission is implemented by an AISG cable or an RF feeder.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a specific embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes the following steps: Step 201: The fault processing apparatus sends a base station antenna information query message.

Step 202: Send a base station antenna information query message to the remote detecting device by using the communications device.

The foregoing base station antenna information query message may be sent by using a wired mode or a wireless mode, where the wireless mode may be a GPRS mode, a WIFI mode, or a short message mode, wherein the short message may utilize an existing 2G or 3G communication system. The wired mode can be sent by AISG cable mode or RF feeder mode;

Step 203: After receiving the foregoing base station antenna information query message, the remote detecting device starts detecting the base station antenna information, and acquires the detection information.

The specific detection information may include information such as a geographical position of the base station antenna, a hanging height, a mechanical azimuth angle, a mechanical downtilt angle, a real image of each sector, and an RF power standing wave of the antenna port;

Step 204: The remote detecting device sends the acquired detection information to the fault processing device through the communication device.

The specific transmission mode is the same as that in the foregoing step 202. For example, the foregoing detection information may be sent by using a wired mode or a wireless mode, where the wireless mode may be a GPRS mode, a WIFI mode, or a short message mode, where the short message is used. The existing 2G or 3G communication system can be used, and the wired mode can be sent by the AISG cable method or the RF feeder mode. Step 205: The fault processing device performs fault analysis according to the foregoing detection information, and obtains whether there is a network coverage fault or a fault point location. And information such as the cause of the failure.

The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the invention can greatly improve the security, detection efficiency and network coverage fault diagnosis efficiency of the base station antenna information detection.

A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps of implementing the above method embodiments may be completed by using hardware related to program instructions, and the foregoing program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program is executed when executed. The foregoing steps include the steps of the foregoing method embodiments; and the foregoing storage medium includes: a medium that can store program codes, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. It should be noted that the above embodiments are only for explaining the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments are modified, or some of the technical features are equivalently replaced. The modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for remotely detecting base station antenna information, comprising:

Receiving a detection notification message sent by the remote detection device, where the detection notification message carries the detection information of the base station antenna detected by the remote detection device;

The method for remotely detecting a base station antenna information according to claim 1, wherein the detecting the notification message sent by the remote detecting device comprises:

Receiving a detection notification message sent by the remote detection device by wired communication or wireless communication.

The remote sensing method for base station antenna information according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication mode comprises a GPRS mode, a WIFI mode or a short message mode, and the wired communication mode comprises an AISG cable mode or an RF feeder mode.

The base station antenna information remote detecting method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein before receiving the detection notification message sent by the remote detecting device, the method further comprises:

Sending a base station antenna information query message to the remote detecting device, the remote detecting device starts the detecting function according to the query message to obtain corresponding detecting information, and carries the detected information in the detecting notification message.

The method for remotely detecting base station antenna information according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the detection information comprises one or more of the following information: geographic location, hanging height, and mechanical orientation of the base station antenna Angle, mechanical downtilt, real image of each sector, RF power of the antenna port, RF standing wave.

The base station antenna information remote detecting method according to claim 5, wherein the detection information includes a geographical position, a hanging height, a mechanical azimuth, a mechanical downtilt angle, a real image of each sector, or During the radio frequency standing wave, the fault analysis is performed according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquiring the fault information of the base station antenna includes:

According to the detected geographical position, hanging height, mechanical azimuth, mechanical downtilt of the base station antenna The angle, the real image of each sector or the data of the radio frequency standing wave is compared with the original configuration data of the base station antenna to determine the fault information of the base station antenna;

When the detection information includes the radio frequency power of the antenna port, performing the fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquiring the fault information of the base station antenna includes:

And obtaining, according to the radio frequency power of the antenna port and the radio frequency power of the base station port obtained from the base station, the feeder line loss, and the feeder line fault information of the base station antenna according to the feeder line loss.

A base station antenna information remote detecting system, comprising: a remote detecting device and a fault handling device, and a communication device connecting the remote detecting device and the fault handling device, wherein the remote detecting device is configured to detect and obtain a base station antenna The detecting device is configured to transmit, by the remote detecting device, detection information obtained by detecting the base station antenna to the fault processing device, where the fault processing device is configured to perform fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and acquire the The fault information of the base station antenna is described.

8. The base station antenna information remote detecting system according to claim 7, wherein the communication device is a GPRS device, a WIFI device, an ASIG device, or an RF device.

The base station antenna information remote detecting system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the fault processing device comprises:

a fault analysis module, configured to perform fault analysis according to the detection information of the base station antenna, and obtain fault information of the base station antenna;

And a query sending module, configured to send, by the communication device, a base station antenna information query message to the remote detecting device, where the remote detecting device detects the base station antenna detection information after receiving the base station antenna information query message.

The base station antenna information remote detecting system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the remote detecting device comprises:

a first detecting module, configured to detect a geographical position, a hanging height, a mechanical azimuth angle, a mechanical downtilt angle or a real image of each sector of the base station antenna;

The second detecting module is configured to detect the RF power or the RF standing wave of the antenna port.