WO2011129231A1 - 無線通信システム、無線基地局、及び通信パラメータ再設定方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a radio communication system, a radio base station, and a communication parameter resetting method that can cope with a change in radio propagation environment.
- a wireless communication system such as a cellular system
- a wireless base station after a wireless base station is installed, if a building is built around it or the installation status of the surrounding base station changes, the wireless propagation environment around the wireless base station changes. .
- an object of the present invention is to provide a radio communication system, a radio base station, and a communication parameter resetting method that can easily cope with a change in radio propagation environment.
- a feature of the wireless communication system of the present invention is a wireless communication system having a plurality of wireless base stations, and the target base station (for example, the high power base station 100) that is a target for resetting communication parameters is the target.
- Measurement instruction information for instructing measurement of reception quality of a radio signal transmitted by a base station is transmitted to peripheral base stations (for example, a low power base station 200a, a low power base station 200b, a high power A measurement instruction transmission unit (inter-base station communication unit 140) that transmits to the power base station 100 ′) and a measurement result collection unit (measurement result collection) that collects measurement result information indicating the measurement result of the reception quality from the neighboring base stations Unit 121) and a parameter resetting unit (parameter resetting unit) for resetting communication parameters of the target base station based on the measurement result information collected by the measurement result collecting unit And summarized in that having a 23) and.
- peripheral base stations for example, a low power base station 200a, a low power base station 200b, a high power
- a measurement instruction transmission unit (inter-base station communication unit 140) that transmits to the power base station 100 ′) and a measurement result collection unit (measurement result collection) that collects measurement result information indicating the measurement result of the
- the neighboring base station connects the measurement instruction information received from the target base station to the neighboring base station.
- a measurement instruction transfer unit (transfer control unit 221) that transfers to the subordinate terminal, and a measurement result transfer unit (transfer) that collects the measurement result information from the subordinate terminal and transfers the collected measurement result information to the target base station And a control unit 221).
- the neighboring base station receives the reception quality measured according to the measurement instruction information received from the target base station.
- a quality measurement unit reception quality measurement unit 211
- a measurement result transmission unit inter-base station communication unit 240
- the neighboring base station has a low power base station (low power base station 200a, low power transmission power lower than that of the target base station).
- the main point is to include the power base station 200b).
- the measurement instruction transmission unit periodically transmits the measurement instruction information.
- the measurement instruction information includes an identifier for identifying the target base station, and measurement condition information indicating a condition for measuring the reception quality Including the above.
- the target base station analyzes the measurement result information collected by the measurement result collection unit, and
- the gist is to include an analysis unit (analysis unit 122) that determines whether or not the communication parameter needs to be reset.
- the measurement instruction transmitting unit transmits the measurement instruction information when a wireless relay station is connected to the target base station.
- the gist is to transmit to the neighboring base station and the wireless relay station.
- a feature of the radio base station of the present invention is a radio base station, and measurement instruction information for instructing measurement of reception quality of a radio signal transmitted by the radio base station is located around the radio base station.
- a measurement instruction transmission unit that transmits to a peripheral base station, a measurement result collection unit that collects measurement result information indicating the measurement result of the reception quality from the peripheral base station, and the measurement result information collected by the measurement result collection unit
- a parameter resetting unit that resets the communication parameters of the radio base station.
- the radio base station instructs the measurement of the reception quality of the radio signal transmitted by the target base station from the target base station to be reset of the communication parameters.
- a measurement instruction receiving unit that receives the measurement instruction information
- a measurement instruction transfer unit that transfers the measurement instruction information received by the measurement instruction receiving unit to a subordinate terminal that is a wireless terminal connected to the radio base station
- the gist of the present invention is to include a measurement result transfer unit that collects the measurement result information from a subordinate terminal and transfers the collected measurement result information to the target base station.
- the radio base station instructs the measurement of the reception quality of the radio signal transmitted by the target base station from the target base station to be reset of the communication parameters.
- a measurement instruction receiving unit for receiving the measurement instruction information, a reception quality measuring unit for measuring the reception quality according to the measurement instruction information received from the target base station, and a measurement result by the reception quality measuring unit The gist of the present invention is that it comprises a measurement result transmitter that transmits the measurement result information to the target base station.
- a feature of the communication parameter resetting method of the present invention is a communication parameter resetting method used in a radio communication system having a plurality of radio base stations, wherein the target base station to be reset for communication parameters is the target base Transmitting measurement instruction information for instructing measurement of reception quality of a radio signal transmitted by a station to a neighboring base station located in the vicinity of the target base station, and the target base station measuring the reception quality Collecting measurement result information indicating a result from the neighboring base station, and the target base station resets communication parameters of the target base station based on the measurement result information collected by the collecting step And a step.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a radio communication system, a radio base station, and a communication parameter resetting method that can easily cope with changes in the radio propagation environment.
- the wireless communication system 1A includes a high power base station 100, a low power base station 200 (200a, 200b), and a wireless terminal 300 (300a, 300b, 300c).
- the low power base station 200a is connected to the high power base station 100 via the X2 interface A.
- the low power base station 200b is connected to the high power base station 100 via the X2 interface B.
- the radio terminal 300a is connected to the low power base station 200a via a radio section.
- the two wireless terminals 300b are connected to the low power base station 200b via a wireless section.
- the radio terminal 300c is connected to the high power base station 100 via a radio section.
- the wireless terminal 300a, the wireless terminal 300b, and the wireless terminal 300c have a function of measuring reception quality and a function of measuring the position of the terminal itself (such as GPS).
- the reception quality is a reception power level, a reception SNR (Signal to Noise ratio), or the like.
- Each of the wireless terminal 300a, the wireless terminal 300b, and the wireless terminal 300c may be in a waiting state (idle state) or in a state where communication is being performed (active state).
- Each of the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b is a picocell base station (or a femtocell base station) whose transmission power is lower than that of the high power base station 100.
- Each of the low-power base station 200a and the low-power base station 200b has a main purpose of distributing the traffic load of the high-power base station 100, and the periphery of the high-power base station 100 (specifically, the high-power base station 100 communication areas).
- Each of the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b is installed in a low place because the transmission power is small. In the first embodiment, each of the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b has a function of measuring reception quality.
- each of the X2 interface A and the X2 interface B is set to a backhaul network (not shown) that is a wired communication network.
- the backhaul network is provided by a telecommunications carrier and includes a router or the like not shown.
- the high power base station 100 and the low power base station 200a can perform base station communication directly via the X2 interface A. Further, the high power base station 100 and the low power base station 200b can perform base station communication directly via the X2 interface B.
- the high power base station 100 is a macro cell base station or a micro cell base station that forms a vast communication area.
- the high power base station 100 is installed at a high place to cover a vast communication area.
- FIG. 1 when a new building is constructed around the high power base station 100, the radio propagation environment changes, and there is a dead zone or a weak electric field zone around the high power base station 100. May occur.
- the communication parameter of the high power base station 100 is reset when the radio propagation environment around the high power base station 100 changes.
- the communication parameters are, for example, transmission power, antenna tilt angle, communication frequency, and the like.
- the high power base station 100 is a target base station that is a target for resetting communication parameters.
- Each of the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b is a peripheral base station located around the target base station.
- FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of the high power base station 100. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the high power base station 100 includes an antenna unit 101, a wireless communication unit 110, a control unit 120, a storage unit 130, and an inter-base station communication unit 140.
- the radio communication unit 110 is configured by using, for example, a radio frequency (RF) circuit and a baseband processor, and transmits and receives radio signals to and from the radio terminal 300c via the antenna unit 101.
- the wireless communication unit 110 performs encoding and modulation of a transmission signal and demodulation and decoding of a reception signal.
- the control unit 120 is configured using, for example, a CPU, and controls various functions included in the high power base station 100.
- the storage unit 130 is configured using, for example, a memory, and stores various types of information used for controlling the high power base station 100 and the like.
- the inter-base station communication unit 140 performs communication with the low power base station 200a via the X2 interface A.
- the inter-base station communication unit 140 communicates with the low power base station 200b via the X2 interface B.
- the control unit 120 includes a measurement result collection unit 121, an analysis unit 122, and a parameter resetting unit 123.
- the measurement result collection unit 121 collects information on the reception quality of the radio signal transmitted by the radio communication unit 110. Specifically, the measurement result collection unit 121 transmits measurement instruction information for instructing measurement of the reception quality of the radio signal transmitted by the radio communication unit 110 to the low power base station 200a and the low power
- the inter-base station communication unit 140 is controlled so as to periodically transmit to the base station 200b. Further, the measurement result collection unit 121 controls the wireless communication unit 110 so as to periodically transmit the measurement instruction information to the wireless terminal 300c connected to the own station.
- the measurement result collection unit 121 collects measurement result information from the radio terminal 300c, the low power base station 200a, and the low power base station 200b and stores the measurement result information in the storage unit 130.
- FIG. 3A shows an example of information elements of the measurement instruction information.
- the measurement instruction information includes a base station ID for identifying the high power base station 100, measurement time information for specifying a temporal measurement condition such as the number of measurements or a measurement cycle, and a measurement result.
- threshold information that is a threshold of reception quality for which information should be reported.
- the measurement time information and threshold information correspond to measurement condition information indicating conditions for measuring reception quality.
- FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of information elements of the measurement result information.
- the measurement result information includes reception quality information indicating the measured reception quality and position information indicating a position where the measurement is performed.
- the parameter resetting unit 123 resets the communication parameter of the local station based on the accumulated measurement result information when it is determined that the communication parameter of the local station needs to be reset. For example, when the reception quality at a specific position (for example, at the end of the communication area) in the communication area of the own station is deteriorated, the parameter resetting unit 123 sets the antenna so that the transmission directivity for the specific position becomes high. The tilt angle of the unit 101 is reset, or the transmission power of the wireless communication unit 110 for the specific position is reset higher. Further, when the reception quality deteriorates in a specific direction due to the construction of a building in the communication area of the high-power base station 100, the wireless communication unit 110 may improve the reception quality in that direction. Reset transmission directivity or transmission power.
- the transmission power of the sector corresponding to the direction in which the reception quality is deteriorated may be increased.
- the antenna unit 101 supports beam forming using a plurality of antennas, the beam may be directed in a direction in which the reception quality is deteriorated.
- FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of the low power base station 200a. Note that the low power base station 200b has the same configuration as the low power base station 200a, and thus the description of the low power base station 200b is omitted.
- the low power base station 200a includes an antenna unit 201, a wireless communication unit 210, a control unit 220, a storage unit 230, and an inter-base station communication unit 240.
- the wireless communication unit 210 is configured using, for example, an RF circuit, a baseband processor, or the like, and transmits and receives a wireless signal to and from the wireless terminal 300a via the antenna unit 201. In addition, the wireless communication unit 210 performs encoding and modulation of a transmission signal and demodulation and decoding of a reception signal.
- the control unit 220 is configured using, for example, a CPU, and controls various functions provided in the low-power base station 200a.
- the storage unit 230 is configured using, for example, a memory, and stores various types of information used for controlling the low power base station 200a.
- the inter-base station communication unit 240 performs communication with the high power base station 100 via the X2 interface A.
- the control unit 220 includes a transfer control unit 221 and a measurement result information generation unit 222.
- the wireless communication unit 210 includes a reception quality measurement unit 211.
- the transfer control unit 221 performs control for transferring information transmitted and received between the inter-base station communication unit 240 and the wireless communication unit 210. Specifically, the transfer control unit 221 controls the measurement instruction information received by the inter-base station communication unit 240 to be transferred to the radio communication unit 210, and the measurement result information received by the radio communication unit 210 is transmitted between the base stations. Control to transfer to the communication unit 240.
- the reception quality measurement unit 211 measures the reception quality of the received radio signal according to the measurement instruction information received by the inter-base station communication unit 240. Specifically, since the radio signal transmitted by the radio base station includes a base station ID that identifies the transmission source, the reception quality measurement unit 211 can determine the base station ID corresponding to the base station ID included in the measurement instruction information. The reception quality of radio signals including Also, the reception quality measuring unit 211 measures the reception quality at the number of measurements or the period indicated by the measurement time information included in the measurement instruction information.
- the measurement result information generation unit 222 generates measurement result information from the reception quality information indicating the reception quality measured by the reception quality measurement unit 211 and the position information of the own station stored in the control unit 220 in advance. If the reception quality measured by the reception quality measurement unit 211 exceeds the threshold indicated by the threshold information included in the measurement instruction information, the measurement result information generation unit 222 may omit generating the measurement result information. Good.
- the inter-base station communication unit 240 transmits the measurement result information generated by the measurement result information generation unit 222 to the high power base station 100.
- FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram of the radio terminal 300a. Note that the wireless terminal 300b and the wireless terminal 300c have the same configuration as the wireless terminal 300a, and thus the description of the wireless terminal 300b and the wireless terminal 300c is omitted.
- the wireless terminal 300 a includes an antenna unit 301, a wireless communication unit 310, a control unit 320, a storage unit 330, and a GPS receiver 340.
- the wireless communication unit 310 is configured using, for example, an RF circuit, a baseband processor, and the like, and transmits and receives wireless signals to and from the low power base station 200a via the antenna unit 301. In addition, the wireless communication unit 310 performs encoding and modulation of the transmission signal and demodulation and decoding of the reception signal.
- the control unit 320 is configured using a CPU, for example, and controls various functions provided in the wireless terminal 300a.
- the storage unit 330 is configured using, for example, a memory, and stores various types of information used for controlling the wireless terminal 300a.
- the GPS receiver 340 measures the position of its own terminal according to a signal received from a GPS satellite.
- the control unit 320 includes a measurement result information generation unit 321.
- the wireless communication unit 310 includes a reception quality measurement unit 311.
- the reception quality measuring unit 311 measures the reception quality of the radio signal received from the radio base station identified by the base station ID included in the measurement instruction information. Specifically, since the radio signal transmitted by the radio base station includes a base station ID for identifying the transmission source, the reception quality measurement unit 311 performs the base station ID corresponding to the base station ID included in the measurement instruction information.
- the reception quality of radio signals including
- the measurement result information generation unit 321 generates measurement result information from the reception quality information indicating the reception quality measured by the reception quality measurement unit 311 and the position information indicating the position measured by the GPS receiver 340.
- the wireless communication unit 310 transmits the measurement result information generated by the measurement result information generation unit 321 to the high power base station 100.
- FIG. 6 is an operation sequence diagram of the wireless communication system 1A.
- step S11 the inter-base station communication unit 140 of the high power base station 100 transmits measurement instruction information to the low power base station 200a.
- the inter-base station communication unit 240 of the low power base station 200a receives the measurement instruction information via the X2 interface.
- step S12 the transfer control unit 221 of the low power base station 200a causes the radio communication unit 210 to transmit the measurement instruction information received by the inter-base station communication unit 240 to the radio terminal 300a.
- the wireless communication unit 310 of the wireless terminal 300a receives measurement instruction information via a wireless section.
- step S13 the reception quality measurement unit 211 of the low power base station 200a measures the reception quality of the radio signal transmitted by the high power base station 100 according to the measurement instruction information received by the inter-base station communication unit 240. In addition, you may perform the process of step S13 before step S12 or simultaneously with step S12.
- step S14 the reception quality measurement unit 311 of the radio terminal 300a measures the reception quality of the radio signal transmitted by the high power base station 100 according to the received measurement instruction information. Further, the GPS receiver 340 of the wireless terminal 300a measures the position of the terminal itself.
- step S15 the measurement result information generation unit 321 of the wireless terminal 300a generates measurement result information including reception quality information and position information.
- the wireless communication unit 310 of the wireless terminal 300a transmits the generated measurement result information to the low power base station 200a.
- the radio communication unit 210 of the low power base station 200a receives the measurement result information via the radio section.
- step S16 the transfer control unit 221 of the low-power base station 200a uses the measurement result information received by the radio communication unit 210 and the measurement result information obtained by the measurement by the reception quality measurement unit 211 as the inter-base station communication unit. 240 is transmitted to the high power base station 100.
- the inter-base station communication unit 140 of the high power base station 100 receives the measurement result information via the X2 interface. Then, the measurement result collection unit 121 of the high power base station 100 stores the measurement result information received by the inter-base station communication unit 140 in the storage unit 130.
- step S21 the radio communication unit 110 of the high power base station 100 transmits measurement instruction information to the radio terminal 300c.
- the wireless terminal 300c receives the measurement instruction information via the wireless section.
- step S23 the radio terminal 300c transmits measurement result information including reception quality information and position information to the high power base station 100.
- the radio communication unit 110 of the high power base station 100 receives the measurement result information via the radio section.
- the measurement result collection unit 121 of the high power base station 100 stores the measurement result information received by the wireless communication unit 110 in the storage unit 130.
- step S31 the analysis unit 122 of the high power base station 100 analyzes the measurement result information from the measurement result information stored in the storage unit 130.
- the analysis unit 122 determines whether or not the reception quality has changed at a specific position by comparing the reception quality for each position.
- the analysis unit 122 determines whether or not a failure has occurred in the wireless communication unit 110 of the local station. If there is no failure in the wireless communication unit 110 of the own station and a change in reception quality occurs at a specific position, it is determined that the wireless propagation environment has changed, and it is determined that the communication parameters of the own station need to be reset. .
- step S33 the parameter resetting unit 123 of the high power base station 100 resets the communication parameter of the own station.
- the high power base station 100 transmits measurement instruction information to the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b, and the measurement result information. Are collected from the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b, and the communication parameters of the own station are reset based on the collected measurement result information.
- the high power base station 100 itself performs a process for responding to a change in the radio propagation environment around the high power base station 100, so that the processing load for responding to the change in the radio propagation environment is set to each radio base. Can be distributed to stations.
- reception quality related to the high power base station 100 can be measured using the wireless terminals connected to the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b, more measurement result information can be obtained. It is possible to increase the area where reception quality can be measured.
- the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b themselves measure the reception quality related to the high power base station 100, thereby obtaining more measurement result information and reducing the reception quality.
- the measurable area can be enlarged.
- the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b are different in position from the mobile terminal that moves, and thus have a fixed position. Therefore, the reception quality at the same position can be measured stably.
- low power base stations are installed in low places due to low transmission power. Therefore, a measurement result close to the actual usage environment of the wireless terminal can be obtained by measuring the reception quality of the high power base station 100 using the low power base station.
- the communication parameters of the high power base station 100 can be reset according to changes in the radio propagation environment.
- the high power base station 100 by including the measurement condition information in the measurement instruction information, the high power base station 100 itself can specify the mode of measurement, so that more meaningful measurement can be performed.
- the high-power base station 100 itself determines whether or not it is necessary to reset the communication parameters of the own station, thereby making it possible to achieve load distribution more than when the server concentrates the analysis.
- the high power base station 100 can easily grasp the failure of the own station, when the reception quality changes, it determines whether the cause is a change in the surrounding environment or the failure of the own station. be able to.
- the radio terminal 300c connected to the high power base station 100, the low power base station 200a around the high power base station 100, and the radio terminal 300a connected to the low power base station 200a are provided.
- the form of collecting measurement result information by using was explained.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless communication system 1B according to the second embodiment.
- the wireless communication system 1B further includes a high power base station 100 ′ positioned around the high power base station 100 and a wireless terminal 300 ′ connected to the high power base station 100 ′.
- the wireless terminal 300 ' is configured in the same manner as the wireless terminal according to the first embodiment.
- the high power base station 100 and the high power base station 100 ′ can perform inter-base station communication directly via the X2 interface C.
- the high power base station 100 transmits measurement instruction information to the high power base station 100 ′ via the X2 interface C.
- the high power base station 100 ′ has a function of transferring measurement instruction information and measurement result information in addition to the function of the high power base station 100 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a block configuration diagram of a high power base station 100 ′ according to the second embodiment.
- the high power base station 100 ′ includes a transfer control unit that controls the control unit 120 to transfer information transmitted and received between the inter-base station communication unit 140 and the radio communication unit 110. 124.
- the transfer control unit 124 controls to transfer the measurement instruction information received by the inter-base station communication unit 140 from the high power base station 100 to the radio terminal 300 ′ from the radio communication unit 110.
- the transfer control unit 124 performs control so that the measurement result information received by the wireless communication unit 110 from the wireless terminal 300 ′ is transferred from the inter-base station communication unit 140 to the high power base station 100.
- the high power base station 100 can grasp not only the communication area of its own station but also the radio propagation environment in the communication area of the surrounding high power base station 100 ′.
- the high power base station 100 performs communication so as to cover the dead zone or the weak electric field zone.
- the communication quality of the entire system can be kept good.
- LTE Advanced is scheduled to adopt relay transmission using a radio relay station called a relay node.
- the high power base station 100 may transmit the measurement instruction information to the radio relay station when the radio relay station is connected to the high power base station 100.
- FIG. 9 is a block configuration diagram of the radio relay station 400 according to the third embodiment.
- the radio relay station 400 includes antenna units 401a and 401b, a terminal radio communication unit 410a, a base station radio communication unit 410b, a control unit 420, and a storage unit 430.
- the terminal wireless communication unit 410a is configured using, for example, an RF circuit, a baseband processor, and the like, and transmits and receives wireless signals to and from the wireless terminal via the antenna unit 401a. Further, the terminal radio communication unit 410a performs encoding and modulation of a transmission signal and demodulation and decoding of a reception signal.
- the base station radio communication unit 410b is configured by using, for example, an RF circuit, a baseband processor, and the like, and transmits and receives radio signals to and from the high power base station 100 via the antenna unit 401b. Also, the base station wireless communication unit 410b performs encoding and modulation of the transmission signal and demodulation and decoding of the reception signal.
- the control unit 420 is configured using, for example, a CPU, and controls various functions provided in the wireless relay station 400.
- the storage unit 430 is configured using a memory, for example, and stores various types of information used for controlling the radio relay station 400 and the like.
- the control unit 420 includes a transfer control unit 421 and a measurement result information generation unit 422.
- the base station radio communication unit 410 b includes a reception quality measurement unit 411.
- the transfer control unit 421, the measurement result information generation unit 422, and the reception quality measurement unit 411 have the same functions as the transfer control unit 221, the measurement result information generation unit 222, and the reception quality measurement unit 211 described in the first embodiment, respectively.
- the radio relay station 400 can be used to measure the reception quality related to the high power base station 100, and more measurement result information can be obtained. Can be expanded.
- the wireless terminal has a system (such as GPS) for measuring the position of the own terminal, but it is not necessary to have such a system.
- the high power base station 100 can obtain the position information of each wireless terminal from the position management server provided on the network, the measurement result information may not include the position information.
- the location management server is called E-SMLC (e-Serving Mobile Location Center) in LTE.
- the location information server collects the arrival time difference of radio signals received by each radio terminal from a plurality of radio base stations, the base station ID included in the radio signal, and generates and manages location information of each radio terminal .
- E-SMLC location information server
- 3GPP TS 36.305 “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Stage 2 functional specification of User Equipment (UE) positioning in E-UTRAN” Please refer.
- UE User Equipment
- the high power base station 100 may store the positions of the surrounding low power base stations in advance.
- the measurement result information reported from the wireless terminal to the wireless base station is defined as a new message.
- measurement reports and CQIs that are information reported from the wireless terminal to the wireless base station are defined.
- the measurement result information may be configured using (Channel Quality Indication).
- each wireless terminal measures the reception quality of the reference signal.
- control may be performed so as to measure the reception quality of a specific frequency.
- the frequency to be measured can be specified. This makes it possible to grasp changes in reception quality at each position for each frequency. Therefore, when the reception quality of a specific frequency deteriorates, operations such as resetting the scheduling policy so that the frequency is not assigned as much as possible are possible. It becomes possible.
- the communication between the high power base station 100, the low power base station 200a, and the low power base station 200b is described as wired communication, but may be wireless communication. That is, each of the X2 interface A and the X2 interface B may be set in the wireless section.
- the wireless communication system is configured to collect measurement result information in response to measurement instruction information. However, not only such a collection method but also a measurement result at a predetermined timing. It may be configured to collect information.
- the low power base station 200a and the low power base station 200b may periodically transmit the measurement result information to the high power base station 100 even when the measurement instruction information is not received.
- the radio communication system based on LTE or LTE-Advanced has been described.
- the present invention is also applied to other radio communication systems such as a radio communication system based on the WiMAX standard (IEEE 802.16). Is possible.
- the wireless base station As described above, according to the wireless communication system, the wireless base station, and the communication parameter resetting method according to the present invention, it is possible to easily cope with changes in the wireless propagation environment, which is useful in wireless communication such as mobile communication. .
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(1)無線通信システムの構成
まず、第1実施形態に係る無線通信システムの構成について、(1.1)全体概略構成、(1.2)高電力基地局の構成、(1.3)低電力基地局の構成、(1.4)無線端末の構成の順に説明する。
図1は、第1実施形態に係る無線通信システム1Aの概略構成図である。無線通信システム1Aは、例えば、第3.9世代(3.9G)セルラシステムであるLTE(Long Term Evolution) Release 9に基づく構成、又は、第4世代(4G)セルラシステムとして位置づけられているLTE-Advancedに基づく構成を有する。
図2は、高電力基地局100のブロック構成図である。図2に示すように、高電力基地局100は、アンテナ部101、無線通信部110、制御部120、記憶部130、及び基地局間通信部140を有する。
図4は、低電力基地局200aのブロック構成図である。なお、低電力基地局200bは低電力基地局200aと同様の構成であるため、低電力基地局200bの説明は省略する。
図5は、無線端末300aのブロック構成図である。なお、無線端末300b及び無線端末300cは無線端末300aと同様の構成であるため、無線端末300b及び無線端末300cの説明は省略する。
次に、無線通信システム1Aの動作シーケンスについて説明する。図6は、無線通信システム1Aの動作シーケンス図である。
以上説明したように、第1実施形態に係る高電力基地局100は、測定指示情報を低電力基地局200a及び低電力基地局200bに送信し、測定結果情報を低電力基地局200a及び低電力基地局200bから収集し、収集した測定結果情報に基づいて自局の通信パラメータを再設定する。このように、高電力基地局100周辺の無線伝搬環境の変化に対応するための処理を高電力基地局100自身が行うことにより、無線伝搬環境の変化に対応するための処理負荷を各無線基地局に分散させることができる。
上述した第1実施形態においては、高電力基地局100に接続する無線端末300cと、高電力基地局100の周辺の低電力基地局200aと、低電力基地局200aに接続する無線端末300aとを使用して測定結果情報を収集する形態を説明した。
上述した各実施形態においては、低電力基地局200a及び低電力基地局200b及びこれらに接続する無線端末を使用して測定結果情報を収集するケースについて説明した。LTE Advancedでは、リレーノードと呼ばれる無線中継局を用いた中継伝送の採用が予定されている。高電力基地局100は、自局に無線中継局が接続している場合に、測定指示情報を無線中継局にも送信してもよい。
上記のように、本発明は実施形態によって記載したが、この開示の一部をなす論述及び図面はこの発明を限定するものであると理解すべきではない。この開示から当業者には様々な代替実施形態、実施例及び運用技術が明らかとなる。
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- 複数の無線基地局を有する無線通信システムであって、
通信パラメータの再設定対象となる対象基地局は、
前記対象基地局が送信する無線信号の受信品質の測定を指示する旨の測定指示情報を、前記対象基地局の周辺に位置する周辺基地局に送信する測定指示送信部と、
前記受信品質の測定結果を示す測定結果情報を前記周辺基地局から収集する測定結果収集部と、
前記測定結果収集部によって収集された前記測定結果情報に基づいて、前記対象基地局の通信パラメータを再設定するパラメータ再設定部と
を具備する無線通信システム。 - 前記周辺基地局は、
前記対象基地局から受信した前記測定指示情報を、前記周辺基地局に接続する無線端末である配下端末に転送する測定指示転送部と、
前記配下端末から前記測定結果情報を収集し、収集した測定結果情報を前記対象基地局に転送する測定結果転送部と
を具備する請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。 - 前記周辺基地局は、
前記対象基地局から受信した前記測定指示情報に応じて、前記受信品質を測定する受信品質測定部と、
前記受信品質測定部による測定結果を示す前記測定結果情報を前記対象基地局に送信する測定結果送信部と
を具備する請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。 - 前記周辺基地局は、前記対象基地局よりも送信電力の小さい低電力基地局を含む請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。
- 前記測定指示送信部は、前記測定指示情報を定期的に送信する請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。
- 前記測定指示情報は、
前記対象基地局を識別する識別子と、
前記受信品質を測定する条件を示す測定条件情報と
を含む請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。 - 前記対象基地局は、前記測定結果収集部によって収集された前記測定結果情報を解析し、前記対象基地局の通信パラメータの再設定が必要か否かを判定する解析部を具備する請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。
- 前記測定指示送信部は、前記対象基地局に無線中継局が接続している場合に、前記測定指示情報を前記周辺基地局及び前記無線中継局に送信する請求項1に記載の無線通信システム。
- 無線基地局であって、
前記無線基地局が送信する無線信号の受信品質の測定を指示する旨の測定指示情報を、前記無線基地局の周辺に位置する周辺基地局に送信する測定指示送信部と、
前記受信品質の測定結果を示す測定結果情報を前記周辺基地局から収集する測定結果収集部と、
前記測定結果収集部によって収集された前記測定結果情報に基づいて、前記無線基地局の通信パラメータを再設定するパラメータ再設定部と
を具備する無線基地局。 - 無線基地局であって、
通信パラメータの再設定対象となる対象基地局から、前記対象基地局が送信する無線信号の受信品質の測定を指示する旨の測定指示情報を受信する測定指示受信部と、
前記測定指示受信部が受信した前記測定指示情報を、前記無線基地局に接続する無線端末である配下端末に転送する測定指示転送部と、
前記配下端末から前記測定結果情報を収集し、収集した測定結果情報を前記対象基地局に転送する測定結果転送部と
を具備する無線基地局。 - 通信パラメータの再設定対象となる対象基地局から、前記対象基地局が送信する無線信号の受信品質の測定を指示する旨の測定指示情報を受信する測定指示受信部と、
前記対象基地局から受信した前記測定指示情報に応じて、前記受信品質を測定する受信品質測定部と、
前記受信品質測定部による測定結果を示す前記測定結果情報を前記対象基地局に送信する測定結果送信部と
を具備する無線基地局。 - 複数の無線基地局を有する無線通信システムに用いられる通信パラメータ再設定方法であって、
通信パラメータの再設定対象となる対象基地局が、前記対象基地局が送信する無線信号の受信品質の測定を指示する旨の測定指示情報を、前記対象基地局の周辺に位置する周辺基地局に送信するステップと、
前記対象基地局が、前記受信品質の測定結果を示す測定結果情報を前記周辺基地局から収集するステップと、
前記対象基地局が、前記収集するステップによって収集された前記測定結果情報に基づいて、前記対象基地局の通信パラメータを再設定するステップと
を具備する通信パラメータ再設定方法。
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