WO2012175015A1 - 一种家庭基站的定位方法、定位信息更新方法和系统 - Google Patents

一种家庭基站的定位方法、定位信息更新方法和系统 Download PDF

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WO2012175015A1
WO2012175015A1 PCT/CN2012/077182 CN2012077182W WO2012175015A1 WO 2012175015 A1 WO2012175015 A1 WO 2012175015A1 CN 2012077182 W CN2012077182 W CN 2012077182W WO 2012175015 A1 WO2012175015 A1 WO 2012175015A1
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  • Positioning method of home base station positioning information updating method and system
  • the present invention relates to the field of mobile communication technologies, and in particular, to a positioning method of a home base station, a positioning information updating method, and a system.
  • a home base station (HNB, Home NodeB), also known as Femto, is a base station device with low transmission power and small coverage, mainly for home customers or small and medium-sized enterprises.
  • the home base station is generally installed indoors, supplementing the cellular network indoors, providing users with high-quality voice and high-speed data services.
  • the home base station After the home base station is powered on, it sends a registration request message to the home base station gateway (HNB-GW, Home NodeB Gateway) for registration.
  • HNB-GW home base station gateway
  • HNG-GW Home NodeB Gateway
  • the HNG-GW receives the HNB request and sends a registration request message to the HNB
  • the HNB registration is successful, and the HNB-GW can Provide the corresponding business to HNB.
  • the registration request message sent by the HNB to the HNB-GW should include the HNB ID and the HNB location information.
  • the location information of the HNB can be the following three types:
  • Macro network coverage information detected by the HNB such as location information of surrounding cells
  • Geographical location information such as location information obtained via GPS or GNSS.
  • the macro network coverage information and the IP address are all based on the location of the fixed network or the macro network network at the location of the HNB to estimate the location information of the HNB. Due to the large range of cells covered by the macro network, the location information of the HNB by using the IP address or the macro network coverage information can only be accurate to within a range of 100 meters, and the obtained HNB location information is not accurate enough. When the HNB moves the location and the IP address or the macro network network does not change, the location information of the HNB cannot be updated. At this time, the error of the HNB location information is represented by the IP address or the macro network coverage information.
  • Geographical information is obtained through GPS or GNSS systems. For outdoor and other open areas, the obtained geographical location information has high accuracy, and the general accuracy can reach about 10 meters.
  • the application scenario of the HNB is generally indoor, and the location information of the HNB may not be accurately obtained due to the poor quality of the GNSS/GPS signal, and the location information of the HNB may not be obtained. Therefore, obtaining the location information of the HNB relatively accurately is a technical problem that a person skilled in the art needs to solve. Summary of the invention
  • various aspects of the present invention provide a method for locating a home base station, a method and system for updating a location information, and can accurately obtain HNB location information.
  • a method for locating a home base station comprising: detecting a user equipment that is handed over to a home base station cell, and using the detected user equipment as a target user equipment;
  • a method for updating location information of a home base station including:
  • a positioning system of a home base station including: a detecting unit, configured to detect a user equipment that is handed over to a home base station cell, and use the detected user equipment as a target user equipment;
  • a device location obtaining unit configured to acquire historical location information of the target user device in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system
  • a positioning information update system for a home base station including:
  • a registration request receiving unit configured to receive a registration request message sent by the home base station, and a registration request response unit, configured to send an acceptance registration request message carrying the home base station location information update indication to the home base station;
  • a new location information receiving unit configured to receive new location information returned by the home base station, where the new location information is location information of the home base station calculated by the home base station by using historical location information of the target user equipment switched to the cell;
  • the historical location information of the target user equipment is historical location information corresponding to the target user equipment in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system;
  • a base station location update unit configured to update a location information of the home base station by using the new location information
  • the positioning method, the positioning information updating method and the system of the home base station of the present invention can obtain the location information more accurately.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below, and obviously, in the following description The drawings are merely examples of the invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on the drawings provided without any creative work.
  • FIG. 1 is a signaling flowchart of acquiring location information of a UE by using a UE in a secondary satellite positioning system
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of steps of another embodiment of a method for locating a home base station according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a method for locating a home base station according to the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart of another embodiment of a method for locating a home base station according to the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for updating location information of a home base station according to the present invention. Step flow chart;
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the steps of another embodiment of a method for updating location information of a home base station according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a positioning system for a home base station according to the present invention
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a positioning information updating system for a home base station according to the present invention.
  • the location information of the user equipment UE may be obtained by the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and the location information of the UE is saved as the historical location information of the UE.
  • Acquiring the UE location information by using the auxiliary satellite positioning system may include a UE-based mode and a UE-assisted mode, as shown in FIG. 1 , and acquiring the UE-based method in the A-GNSS/GPS. Flowchart of UE location information.
  • the UE location information described herein includes: geographic location information (e.g., a certain house number information of a certain street), or latitude and longitude information, and the like.
  • the user equipment acquires the location information of the cell from the base station of the cell in which the UE is located, and sends the location information of the cell to the Serving Radio Network Controller (SRNC).
  • SRNC Serving Radio Network Controller
  • the location information of the cell includes: geographic location information of the cell, and the like.
  • the cell here is a home base station HNB cell that is not undetermined location information, but refers to a base station cell in which the UE is located before the HNB is powered on. That is to say, since the HNB is not yet powered on and is not registered, there is no UE handover or reselection into the HNB base station cell.
  • the serving radio network controller SRNC invokes resources of the Serving Mobile Location Centre (SMLC) corresponding to the UE according to the location information of the cell, and acquires satellite information (ie, GPS auxiliary information) available to the cell, and The acquired satellite information is returned to the UE.
  • SMLC Serving Mobile Location Centre
  • the satellite information of the SMLC query may include: the frequency band, the azimuth, the elevation angle, and the like of the satellite.
  • the satellite information may also be auxiliary data information processed by the network side for the acquired satellite information.
  • the ancillary data information can be: 1) auxiliary data used for measurement, such as reference time, available satellite list, satellite signal Doppler shift, code phase, etc.; 2) auxiliary data providing positioning estimation average calculation, such as satellite ephemeris, Reference position, clock correction, etc.
  • the UE searches for the currently available GNSS/GPS satellite according to the satellite information, and performs pseudorange measurement of the satellite by using the available GNSS/GPS satellite to obtain pseudorange information, and uses the pseudorange information to calculate the location information of the UE.
  • pseudorange measurement refers to the correlation between the measurement station (here, UE) and the satellite when the GPS is used for navigation and positioning, and the pseudo-random code transmitted by the satellite and the receiver replica code are used. Since the distance measured by the pseudorange contains a distance due to a clock error and an atmospheric refraction delay, the distance information obtained by the pseudorange measurement may be referred to as pseudorange information.
  • the UE reports the calculated UE location information to the network side.
  • the network side can be: Radio Network Controller SRNC. Of course, the network side can also be other network devices.
  • the UE sends the UE location information to the network side, so that the network side can obtain the location information of the UE.
  • the method for acquiring the location information of the UE by using the A-GNSS/GPS may also be: UE location information acquired by the UE in the assisted manner, that is, after the pseudorange measurement is completed by the UE, the UE sends the measured pseudorange information and the like data.
  • the serving radio network controller SRNC the SRNC or SMLC calculates the location information of the UE using data such as pseudorange information.
  • the embodiment of the present invention saves the acquired UE location information.
  • the manner in which the location information of the UE is saved may be multiple, and may be: After acquiring the location information of the UE in a manner that is assisted by the UE, the SMLC saves the location information of the acquired UE as the historical location information of the UE. In other words, before the UE is handed over to the HNB cell, the location information of the UE may be acquired by the UE, and the location information of the UE is saved by the SMLC as the historical location information of the UE.
  • the location information of the UE changes, only the location information of the last acquired UE can be saved in the SMLC.
  • the location information of a user equipment UE1 is saved in the SMLC.
  • Locationl After the location of the user equipment UE1 is changed, the location information of the UE1 is re-acquired by the A-GNSS/GPS as location2, and the SMLC saves the location information of the UE1 as: location2.
  • the UE location information in the set time may be stored, that is, only the location information of the UE in the set time is saved as the historical location information. For example, only the location information of the UE within 10 seconds before the current time is saved.
  • the UE obtains the UE location information, and may also send the pseudorange information to the SRNC after the UE obtains the pseudorange information, and the SRNC calculates the location information of the UE.
  • the serving radio network controller SRNC saves the calculated location information of the UE. That is, the SRNC saves the calculated location information of the UE as historical location information of the UE. Similar to the manner in which the SMLC stores the historical location information of the UE, for a certain UE, the SRNC may save only the last location information of the UE, and may also save the location information of the UE within a predetermined time.
  • the UE may also save its location information.
  • the network side (the network side may be an SRNC) sends a message for saving the location information of the UE to the UE device, when the UE passes the A described above.
  • the network side sends a message for saving the location information of the UE to the UE device, when the UE passes the A described above.
  • the UE obtains its own location information based on the UE, the UE saves the acquired UE location information, and the saved UE location information is used as the historical location information of the UE. Similar to the use of the SMLC to store the UE location information, the UE may only save the last acquired UE location information; of course, the UE may also save the UE location information within the set time.
  • the location information of the user equipment may be obtained by other manners to obtain the location information of the UE, and the obtained location information of the user equipment is used as the historical location information of the user equipment.
  • the saving is performed to calculate the location information of the home base station by using the location information of the user equipment.
  • the embodiment of the present invention acquires the location information of the user equipment by using the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and saves the location information of the user equipment as the historical location information of the user equipment.
  • the home base station HNB itself does not have the GNSS/GPS capability, or the HNB is located, HNB when the indoor environment is poor
  • the location information of the HNB can be calculated by using the historical location information of the user equipment in the cell.
  • FIG. 2 it is a schematic flowchart of a method for locating a home base station according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the home base station detects the handover to the user equipment in the home base station cell, and uses the detected user equipment as the target user equipment.
  • the home base station HNB may know that after the home base station HNB is successfully registered, multiple UEs may be handed over or reselected into the HNB cell.
  • the HNB can detect all user equipment UEs that are handed over to the cell, and related information of the UE, such as the identity of the UE, and then switch to the HNB cell.
  • User device as the target user device.
  • the home base station acquires historical location information of the target user equipment in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system.
  • the HNB After determining the target user equipment in the HNB cell, the HNB can obtain the historical location information of the target user equipment, where the historical location information of the target user equipment is the location information of the target user equipment acquired in advance by using the auxiliary satellite positioning system. .
  • the historical location information of the UE that is switched to the HNB cell needs to be queried in the historical location information of the saved UE.
  • Information that is, the historical location information of the target user equipment is queried. That is to say, the historical location information of the saved UE includes the historical location information of the multiple UEs, but the UE corresponding to the saved historical location information of the UE is switched to the HNB area, so the query needs to be switched to the HNB.
  • the historical location information of the saved UE is the location information of the UE acquired before the HNB is powered on.
  • the location information of the UE may change some changes after the HNB is powered on.
  • the HNB may set the effective time of the historical location information of the UE, that is, the time at which the historical location information of the UE is saved.
  • the location of the location information is within the set time length, and the UE history bit is considered The information is in the valid time.
  • the effective time of the historical location information of the UE may be set to 3 seconds, or the length of the effective time may be set according to actual needs.
  • the reason for setting the effective time of the historical location information of the UE is that if the time at which the historical location information of the UE is saved is longer than the current time, for example, greater than or equal to a certain preset time, the location information of the UE may be greatly changed. At this time, when the HNB location information is calculated by using the saved historical location information of the UE acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system, the obtained data may be inaccurate.
  • the HNB When the HNB obtains the historical location information of the UE in the HNB cell, the historical location information of the target user equipment may be queried in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and The historical location information of the queried obtains the historical location information within the valid time. In other words, even if a UE has recently switched to the HNB cell, the HNB does not acquire the UE because the saved time history of the UE is longer than the current time of the set historical location information.
  • the historical location information is, for example, the historical location information of the saved user equipment, where the user equipment UE1, the user equipment UE2, the user equipment UE3, and the user equipment UE4 are stored, and the user equipments that are handed over to the HNB cell are only: UE1, UE2, and UE3. Therefore, the HNB needs to query the historical location information of the UE1, the UE2, and the UE3 in the pre-stored user equipment, and after querying the historical location information of the UE1, the UE2, and the UE3, determine the historical location information of the saved UE1, UE2, and UE3.
  • the set historical position valid time is 5 seconds
  • the time when the historical location information of UE1 is saved is 2011-4-12, 09:24:20
  • the UE2 history is saved.
  • the time of the location information is 2011-4-12, 09:24:18
  • the time at which the historical location information of the UE3 is saved is 2011-4-12, 09:24:15
  • the HNB acquires the UE calendar switched to the HNB cell.
  • the time (current time) of the location information is 2011-4-12, 09:24:21. Therefore, the saved historical location information of UE3 is not within the valid time of the set historical location information, and the historical location of the UE acquired by the final HNB.
  • the historical location information of UE1 and UE2 should be included in the information.
  • the location information of the user equipment is saved as the historical location information of the user equipment, and the specific saved location may be the historical location information of the user equipment saved as described above.
  • the location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system may be used as historical location information and stored in the center of the service mobile location. Of course, it may also be saved in the wireless network control center, or the user equipment may save its own history. Location information, of course, there are other ways, not here - enumeration.
  • the home base station calculates location information of the home base station by using historical location information of the target user equipment.
  • the HNB may calculate its own location information by using the historical location information of the UE, and calculate the processing of its own location information by using the historical location information of the UE in the cell.
  • a plurality of algorithms in the prior art can be used, for example, an algorithm for finding a geometric center according to a plurality of points, and using the obtained historical location information of the target user equipment to calculate the position information of the target.
  • the spatial location coordinates of the target user equipment are extracted, and the spatial geometric coordinates are formed according to the spatial location coordinates of the target user equipment, and the spatial position coordinates of each user equipment are the spatial geometry.
  • the coordinate value of each vertex of the graph is calculated, and the spatial coordinate value of the geometric center of the geometrical geometry is calculated, and the spatial coordinate value of the geometric center is used as the position information of the crucible (or the position coordinate of the crucible).
  • the historical location information of the UE is obtained in the saved historical location information of the UE acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and the history of the UE is set.
  • the location information of the HNB can also be calculated according to other algorithms, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited herein.
  • the path loss of the UE and the acquisition time of the historical location information of the UE may be utilized, and the weight of the historical location information of each target user equipment is set, according to the weight of the historical location information of each target user equipment.
  • the location information of the HNB is calculated by combining the corresponding algorithm.
  • the identifier of the target user equipment that is switched to the cell, that is, the identifier of the target user equipment is obtained, and the historical location information of the target user equipment obtained by the auxiliary satellite positioning system is acquired in 202.
  • the method may include: obtaining, according to the identifier of the target user equipment, the historical location information corresponding to the target user equipment identifier in the saved historical location information of the user equipment obtained by using the auxiliary satellite positioning system.
  • the present invention can also obtain the location information of the target user equipment in real time by using the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and calculate the location information of the home base station by using the location information of the target user equipment acquired in real time.
  • the HNB detects the handover to the user equipment (UE, User Equipment) in the HNB cell, and detects The user equipment is used as the target user equipment, and then the historical location information corresponding to the target user equipment is obtained in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and is calculated by using the historical location information of the target user equipment.
  • the location information of the exit therefore, even if the indoor GNSS/GPS signal is weak, or the HNB itself does not have GNSS/GPS, the HNB can use the saved access to the target user equipment through the auxiliary satellite positioning system.
  • Historical location information to calculate the location information of the HNB thereby indirectly utilizing GNSS/GPS to achieve the fineness of HNB Determine the bit.
  • the HNB can actively obtain the location information of the target user equipment in the cell after the HNB is registered, and complete the process of calculating the location information of the HNB by using the target location information.
  • the home base station gateway sends an accept registration request message carrying the home base station location update indication to the HNB, and the HNB receives and responds to the The registration request message is accepted, and the operation of calculating the HNB location information by using the location information of the target user equipment in the HNB cell is performed, and finally the calculated location information of the HNB is returned to the home base station gateway.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of a method for locating a home base station according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the home base station sends a registration request message to the home base station gateway HNB-GW.
  • the home base station HNB After the home base station HNB is powered on, it needs to send a registration request message to the home base station gateway HNB-GW.
  • the registration request message includes the identity of the home base station (HNB ID, HNB Identity), wireless parameters, location information, and the like.
  • the HNB-GW determines whether to receive the HNB registration request and whether to respond to the registration request based on the information contained in the received registration request message.
  • the registration request sent by the HNB should include the location information of the HNB, so that the HNB can complete the registration, and the location information in the registration request message sent by the HNB can include the IP address or the macro network coverage information.
  • the HNB-GW When the HNB-GW receives the registration request of the HNB, it sends an accept registration request message to the HNB. After receiving the registration request message returned by the HNB-GW, the HNB registers the HNB successfully.
  • the home base is carried in the registration request message returned by the HNB-GW.
  • the station location information update indication is used to instruct the HNB to reacquire the location information of the HNB.
  • the HNB-GW uses the HNB location information (IP address or macro network coverage information) included in the registration request message as the accurate location information of the HNB, but uses the IP address or the macro network coverage information to characterize the HNB. The accuracy of the location information is not high.
  • the request to receive the registration request returned by the HNB-GW carries a request indicating that the HNB reacquires its location information.
  • the home base station detects the user equipment that is handed over to the home base station cell, and uses the detected user equipment as the target user equipment.
  • the home base station obtains historical location information of the target user equipment in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and uses the historical location information of the target user equipment as the location information of the target user equipment.
  • the location information of the home base station is calculated using the location information of the target device.
  • Steps 304 and 305 of the embodiment are the same as those of step 202 and step 203 in the first embodiment of the method in the embodiment of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.
  • the home base station sends the calculated location information of the home base station to the home base station gateway.
  • the location information of the HNB can be calculated according to the acquired historical location information of the UE. After determining the location information of the HNB, the HNB sends the calculated location information of the HNB to the HNB-GW as the new location information of the HNB, so that the HNB-GW can use the calculation.
  • the HNB location information is updated to update the location information of the HNB, and the calculated location information of the HNB is used as the location information of the HNB in the network communication and service processing.
  • the location information of the UE acquired based on the A-GNSS/GPS method is saved as the historical location information of the UE.
  • the home base station gateway instructs the home base station to update its location information, and the home base station responds to the indication to obtain handover to the home base station.
  • the historical location information of the user equipment in the small area, and the location information of the HNB is calculated by using the obtained historical location information of the UE, and the calculated HNB location information is sent to the home base station gateway, so that the home base station gateway calculates the calculated HNB location information.
  • the location information used by the HNB for subsequent service processing is sent to the home base station gateway, so that the home base station gateway calculates the calculated HNB location information.
  • the indoor GNSS/GPS signal of a certain user equipment may be weak in multiple UEs that are handed over to the HNB cell, the number of UEs is larger and distributed than the HNB.
  • some UEs may be outdoors, for example, balconies, and some open air environments; or most of the indoor GNSS/GPS signals of the UE are strong, so these UEs can be accurately obtained through A-GNSS/GPS.
  • the location information, the HNB can obtain the location information corresponding to the UE that has been handed over to the HNB cell and has accurately obtained the location information through the A-GNSS/GPS in advance.
  • the HNB acquires the history of the UE switched to the UE. There are also a plurality of specific manners of the location information.
  • the UE assists the UE location information by using the A-GNSS/GPS
  • the UE sends the pseudorange information to the SMLC
  • the SMLC calculates the acquired UE location information, and the prior art.
  • the SMLC saves the obtained location information of the UE as the historical location information.
  • FIG. 4 it is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of the method for locating the home base station according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the historical location information of the UE acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system is saved in the serving mobile location center SMLC.
  • the home base station sends a registration request message to the home base station gateway HNB-GW.
  • the home base station receives the accept registration request message returned by the home base station gateway, where the accept registration request message carries the home base station location information update indication.
  • step 401 and step 402 are implemented in an actual application and the method of the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the process of Example 2 is similar and will not be mentioned here.
  • the home base station detects all UEs that are handed over to the HNB cell, and uses the detected UE as the target user equipment.
  • the identifier of the UE that is handed over to the HNB cell may be acquired.
  • the home base station sends a request for acquiring historical location information of the target user equipment to the service mobile location center SMLC, so that the SMLC returns historical location information of the target user equipment.
  • the historical location information of the UE has been saved in the SMLC before the HNB is registered. After the HNB sends the historical location information of the UE in the cell to the SMLC, the SMLC queries the locally saved historical location information, and returns the historical location information of the user equipment in the HNB cell to the HNB.
  • the request for obtaining the historical location information of the UE may include the UE identifier, so that the SMLC queries the historical location information corresponding to the UE identifier in the saved UE historical location information according to the UE identifier, and the history corresponding to the UE identifier is used.
  • the location information is returned to the home base station.
  • the location of the UE may change during the time when the location information of the UE is saved in the SMLC to the time when the HNB is powered on.
  • the HNB may The effective time of the historical location information is set, and the historical location information within the valid time in the historical location of the target user equipment is obtained.
  • the SMLC receives the request for acquiring the historical location information of the UE sent by the HNB, it searches for the historical location information that is locally saved and is the UE in the HNB cell, and verifies the time when the found UE historical location information is saved to the current time.
  • the SMLC Whether the time interval exceeds the valid time, if not, returns the found historical location information; when the historical location information of the UE requested by the HNB is not within the valid time, the SMLC returns the null location information, or fails for the UE The message is sent to the HNB, and the historical location information of other UE devices is within the validity period, and then returned to the HNB.
  • the HNB needs to obtain the historical location information of the UE from the SMLC, first The request for acquiring the historical location information of the UE in the HNB cell is first sent to the HNB-GW, and the request is forwarded to the SMLC by the HNB-GW.
  • the home base station receives the historical location information returned by the SMLC, and calculates the location information of the HNB by using the historical location information returned by the SMLC.
  • the HNB can use the returned history to calculate its own location information.
  • the home base station sends the calculated HNB location information to the home base station gateway.
  • the UE location information is calculated in the serving radio network controller SRNC based on the UE assistance mode, and the serving radio network controller SRNC saves the calculated UE location information as the historical location information of the UE, and when the UE switches to the home base station HNB cell,
  • the SRNC to which the UE originally belongs detects that the UE is handed over from the original base station cell to the HNB cell, and the SRNC sends the saved historical location information of the UE to the HNB, so that the HNB calculates the location information of the HNB by using the historical location information as the UE location information.
  • the process is similar to the method in this embodiment.
  • the difference is that when the HNB detects the user equipment in the cell and uses the detected user equipment as the target user equipment, the SRNC to which the target user equipment belongs will target.
  • the historical location information of the user equipment is sent to the home base station, and the home base station receives historical location information of the target user equipment sent by the SRNC.
  • the HNB detects the target user equipment, the HNB does not need to send a request for acquiring the target user equipment location information to the SRNC to which the target user equipment belongs.
  • the original SRNC of the target user equipment actively sends the historical location information of the target user equipment to the target user equipment.
  • the HNB is a request for acquiring the target user equipment location information to the SRNC to which the target user equipment belongs.
  • the SRNC to which the user equipment belongs originally refers to the SRNC corresponding to the base station cell to which the UE belongs before the UE switches the HNB base station cell.
  • the SRNC corresponding to the HNB base station cell in which the UE is located may be changed after the UE is handed over to the HNB cell. Therefore, before the UE is handed over to the HNB cell, the SRNC to which the UE belongs is referred to as the original SRNC.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for locating a home base station according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • UE location information of a UE through an auxiliary satellite positioning system is saved as historical location information of the UE.
  • the home base station sends a registration request message to the home base station gateway.
  • the home base station receives the accept registration request message returned by the home base station gateway, where the accept registration request message carries the home base station location information update indication.
  • the home base station detects all user equipments that are handed over to the home base station cell, and uses the detected user equipment as the target user equipment.
  • the home base station sends a request for acquiring the historical location information to the target user equipment, so that the target user equipment reports the locally saved historical location information to the home base station.
  • the historical location information of the UE has been saved in the UE.
  • the historical location information saved by the UE may be the location information obtained by the UE last time before the HNB is powered on.
  • the HNB sends a request to the UE to obtain the historical location information saved by the UE.
  • the UE reports the saved historical location information to the HNB, so that the HNB obtains the handover to its cell.
  • Historical location information of the UE within.
  • the validity time of the historical location information may be included in the request, and after the target user equipment receives the request, verify the saved content. If the historical location information is still in the valid time, if yes, the saved historical location information is reported to the HNB; otherwise, the target user equipment will return the empty location information to the HNB, or the target user equipment returns a failure message to the HNB.
  • the HNB sends a request for acquiring historical location information information to all UEs that are handed over to the cell, so that the UE in the cell saves itself.
  • the historical location information is returned to the HNB.
  • the home base station receives the historical location information of the UE returned by the target user equipment, and calculates the location information of the home base station by using the returned historical location information.
  • the target user equipment in the cell returns the historical location information of the UE to the HNB
  • the HNB receives the historical location information returned by the target user equipment, and the returned historical location of the UE is used because the accuracy of the returned historical location information of the UE is high.
  • the HNB position information calculated by the information also has high precision.
  • the home base station sends the calculated location information of the home base station to the home base station gateway. After the HNB sends the calculated HNB location information to the home base station gateway as the new location information, the home base station gateway uses the location information of the updated HNB that receives the new location information, as shown in FIG. 6, which is a home base station of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a home base station of the present invention.
  • the home base station gateway HNB-GW receives the registration request message sent by the HNB.
  • the HNB-GW When the HNB sends the registration request message, the HNB-GW receives the registration request message sent by the HNB, and performs the registration request message, and the HNB-GW accepts the registration request after the verification is passed.
  • the receiving registration request message includes the first location information of the HNB, and the first location information of the HNB may include an IP address or a macro network coverage information.
  • the HNB registration request message must include the location information of the HNB, otherwise the HNB registration may occur. Failure and other issues.
  • the home base station gateway sends an accept registration request message to the HNB in response to the HNB registration request, where the accept registration request message carries a home base station location information update indication, that is, carries a new location information indication that the HNB is acquired within a predetermined time.
  • the home base station location information update indication is carried in the registration request sent by the HNB-GW, so that the HNB obtains its new location information and reports it to the HNB-GW.
  • the home base station gateway receives the new location information returned by the home base station, and updates the location information of the home base station by using the returned new location information, where the new location information is used by the home base station to switch to the cell.
  • the location information of the home base station calculated by the historical location information of the target user equipment; the historical location information of the target user equipment is saved The historical location information corresponding to the target user equipment in the historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system.
  • the location information of the UE that is handed over to the HNB cell is obtained by A-GNSS/GPS, the accuracy is high, and the UE location information is saved as the historical location information of the UE, and the HNB can use the handover to the cell.
  • the historical location information of the target user equipment is used to calculate the location information of the HNB, and the calculated HNB location information is sent to the HNB-GW as the new location information.
  • the HNB-GW may update the location information of the original HNB.
  • the HNB new location information is used as location information used by the HNB in network communication and service processing.
  • the historical location information of the UE may be saved in the serving mobile location center SMLC or the wireless network controller SRNC, or the historical location information may be saved by the user equipment.
  • the home base station gateway may include the time for re-acquiring the HNB location information in the request for re-acquiring the HNB location information to the HNB, so as to prevent the HNB from acquiring the location time for the HNB, and affect other service operations of the HNB.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of another embodiment of a method for locating a home base station according to the present invention.
  • the historical location information of the UE obtained by the UE-assisted mode in the A-GNSS/GPS is used, and the historical location information of the UE is obtained. Save it in the SMLC as an example.
  • the home base station gateway receives the registration request message sent by the HNB: the receiving the registration request message includes the first location information of the HNB, and the first location information of the HNB may include the IP address or the macro network coverage information.
  • the home base station gateway sends an accept registration request message to the HNB in response to the registration request of the HNB, where the accept registration request message carries an indication that the new location information of the home base station is acquired within a predetermined time;
  • the predetermined time may be set by the HNB-GW by setting a timer parameter.
  • the timer parameter information may be included in the accepting registration request, so that the HNB receives the registration request message, the HNB and the HNB. -GW starts timing at the same time.
  • HNB reception After receiving the registration request message from the HNB-GW, the HNB registers successfully, and the HNB responds to the acceptance of the registration request and starts timing.
  • the start timing is as follows: The HNB starts the timer to set the timing time according to the timer parameter in the registration request, and when the timer expires, the HNB stops acquiring the new location information of the HNB. process.
  • the home base station gateway receives the request that the HNB sends the historical location information of the UE in the HNB cell, and forwards the request to the SMLC.
  • the home base station gateway receives the UE historical location information returned by the SMLC, and forwards the returned UE historical location information to the HNB, so that the HNB calculates the location information by using the returned UE historical location information, to obtain new location information of the HNB.
  • the new location information of the HNB is the HNB location information calculated by the HNB by using the historical location information of the UE that is switched to the HNB cell.
  • the home base station gateway determines whether the HNB returns the new location information of the HNB within a predetermined time; if yes, enters 706; otherwise, enters 707;
  • the home base station gateway updates the location information of the HNB by using the new location information of the HNB.
  • the home base station gateway determines the first location information of the HNB as the location information of the HNB. It should be noted that, when the historical location information acquired by the A-GNSS/GPS is saved by the UE, the positioning method of the home base station is basically similar to the process of the embodiment, except that the HNB may acquire the UE in the HNB cell. The request for historical location information is sent directly to the UE without going through the HNB-GW. Therefore, in the case of storing the historical location information acquired by the UE through A-GNSS/GPS, the operations of step 703 and step 704 need not be included in the positioning of the HNB.
  • the embodiment of the present invention mainly introduces a terrestrial radio access UTRAN system as an example, but the embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to other wireless communication systems, such as a WIMAX system, an LTE system, and the like.
  • the present invention can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, Through hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation.
  • the present invention embodying the computer software product stored in a storage medium includes a plurality of instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.): a read only memory Various media that can store program codes, such as (ROM), random access memory (RAM), disk, or optical disk.
  • ROM read only memory
  • RAM random access memory
  • disk or optical disk.
  • the embodiment of the present invention further provides a positioning system for a home base station, where the positioning system of the home base station may be a home base station or a part of a home base station, or even
  • the device may be independent of the home base station, and the positioning system of the home base station includes: a detecting unit 803, a device location acquiring unit 804, and a base station location calculating unit 805.
  • the detecting unit 803 is configured to detect a user equipment that is switched to the home base station cell, and use the detected user equipment as the target user equipment;
  • the HNB After the HNB is successfully registered, the HNB can detect the handover to the UE in its cell through the detecting unit.
  • the device location obtaining unit 804 is configured to obtain historical location information of the target user equipment in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system;
  • the acquired user equipment location information is saved as the historical location information of the user equipment, and the UE is acquired according to the foregoing auxiliary satellite positioning system.
  • the location information may be stored in different ways.
  • the location information of the user equipment obtained by the auxiliary satellite positioning system may be stored as the historical location information of the user equipment in the service mobile location center SMLC. It can be saved in the radio network controller SRNC.
  • the location information calculated by the auxiliary satellite positioning system can also be used as the historical location information of the user equipment. Save it.
  • the base station location calculating unit 805 is configured to calculate location information of the home base station by using the acquired historical location information of the target user equipment.
  • the HNB when the HNB is located in the embodiment of the present invention, after the HNB is registered, the HNB actively obtains the location information of the target user equipment in the cell, and completes the process of calculating the location information of the HNB by using the target location information. .
  • the home base station gateway sends an accept registration request message carrying the home base station location update indication to the HNB, and the HNB receives and responds to the HNB.
  • Receiving the registration request message performing an operation of calculating the HNB location information by using the location information of the target user equipment in the HNB cell, and finally returning the calculated location information of the HNB to the home base station gateway.
  • the system of this embodiment further includes: a registration request unit 801, a response receiving unit 802, and a base station location reporting unit 806.
  • the registration request unit 801 is configured to send a registration request message to the home base station gateway.
  • the registration request message includes the identity of the home base station gateway (HNB ID, HNB Identity), wireless parameters, location information, and the like.
  • the location information in the registration request message sent by the HNB may include an IP address or a macro network coverage information, that is, for the home base station HNB to register successfully, the HNB obtains the obtained IP address or macro network coverage information as its location information after being powered on.
  • Home base station gateway HNB-GW may include an IP address or a macro network coverage information, that is, for the home base station HNB to register successfully, the HNB obtains the obtained IP address or macro network coverage information as its location information after being powered on.
  • the response receiving unit 802 is configured to receive an accept registration request message returned by the home base station gateway, where the accept registration request message carries the home base station location information update indication, that is, carries an indication that the home base station location information is re-acquired.
  • the IP address or macro network coverage information can be used as the location information of the HNB in the registration request message sent by the HNB. Because the macro network covers a large range of cells, the IP address or macro network coverage information is used to represent the HNB location information. Within the meter range, the HNB location information is not accurate enough. When the HNB moves the location, and the IP address or the ⁇ dot does not change, the HNB bit The information of the HNB cannot be updated, and the obtained HNB has a large position error. Therefore, in order to obtain the location information of the more accurate HNB, the registration request message sent by the HNB-GW carries an indication of re-acquiring the location information of the home base station, so that the HNB responds to the indication. Re-acquire the location information of the HNB.
  • the base station location reporting unit 806 is configured to send the calculated location information of the home base station to the home base station gateway.
  • the detecting unit when detecting the handover to the UE in the HNB cell, may acquire the UE identifier corresponding to the UE in the HNB cell. Therefore, the detecting unit further includes: a device identifier acquiring unit, configured to acquire the detected HNB cell The identifier of the internal user equipment;
  • the historical location information of the target user equipment may be obtained according to the identifier of the user equipment, and the corresponding device location obtaining unit includes: a device location acquiring subunit, configured to use the target The identifier of the user equipment acquires historical location information corresponding to the identifier in the saved historical location information of the target user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system.
  • the historical location information of the target user equipment in the embodiment of the present invention may be that the location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system is saved before the home base station is powered on, and the saved location information of the user equipment is used as Historical location information of the user device.
  • the historical location information of the saved user equipment may be: saving the historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system by using the service mobile location center SMLC. Before the home base station is powered on, the location information of the UE is calculated by the SMLC in the UE-assisted manner, the location information is used as the historical location information of the user equipment, and the historical location information of the user equipment is saved by the service mobile location center, where the device location
  • the acquiring unit includes: a first location requesting unit and a first location receiving unit.
  • the first location requesting unit is configured to send, to the serving mobile location center, a request for acquiring historical location information of the target user equipment.
  • the first location receiving unit is configured to receive historical location information returned by the serving mobile location center.
  • the historical location letter of the user equipment acquired through the auxiliary satellite positioning system is pre-saved.
  • the manner of the information may also be: the location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system is saved by the user equipment as historical location information of the user equipment.
  • the device location obtaining unit includes: a second location request unit and a second location Receiving unit.
  • a second location requesting unit configured to send, to the target user equipment, a request for acquiring historical location information thereof
  • the second location receiving unit is configured to receive historical location information returned by the target user equipment.
  • the device location obtaining unit includes:
  • the third location receiving unit is configured to receive historical location information of the target user equipment sent by the radio network controller to which the target user equipment belongs.
  • the system of the embodiment further includes: a time setting unit, configured to set an effective time of the historical location information, in order to make the difference between the historical location information of the obtained user equipment and the current location information of the user equipment is small.
  • the device location obtaining unit is specifically configured to: query historical location information of the target user device in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system, and in the queried historical location information Get historical location information within the effective time. After the HNB sends the calculated HNB location information to the home base station gateway as the new location information, the home base station gateway uses the location information of the updated HNB that receives the new location information. Referring to FIG. 9, an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
  • a schematic diagram of a location information update system of a home base station where the location information update system of the home base station may be a home base station gateway, or may be part of a home base station gateway, or even a device independent of the home base station gateway
  • the system of this embodiment includes: a registration request receiving unit 901, a registration request response unit 902, a new location information receiving unit 903 and a base station location updating unit 904.
  • the registration request receiving unit 901 is configured to receive a registration request message sent by the HNB, where the receiving the registration request message includes the first location information of the HNB, where the first location information of the HNB may include the IP address or the macro network coverage information.
  • the HNB registration request message must contain the location information of the HNB. Otherwise, the HNB registration may be unsuccessful.
  • the registration request response unit 902 is configured to, in response to the registration request of the HNB, send an accept registration request message carrying the home base station location information update indication to the home base station, where the home base station location information update indication is to acquire the new location information of the HNB ( Or an indication of the second location information).
  • the predetermined time can be set by the HNB-GW by setting a timer parameter.
  • the information about the timer parameter can be included in the request for accepting the registration, so that the HNB receives the registration request message, the HNB and the HNB.
  • HNB-GW starts timing at the same time. After receiving the registration request message from the HNB-GW, the HNB registers the HNB successfully, and the HNB responds to the registration request and starts timing.
  • the timer registration parameter is included in the receiving registration request, the starting time is: HNB starts the timer setting time according to the timer parameter in the receiving registration request, and when the timer expires, the HNB stops acquiring the second location information of the HNB. process.
  • the new location information receiving unit 903 is configured to: when the home base station returns its new location information, receive new location information returned by the home base station, where the new location information is calculated by the home base station using historical location information of the target user equipment switched to the cell.
  • the location information of the user equipment of the target user equipment; the historical location information of the user equipment of the target user equipment is the historical location information corresponding to the target user equipment in the historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system;
  • the target user equipment is a user equipment detected by the home base station and switched to the user equipment in the home base station cell.
  • the base station location update unit 904 is configured to update the location information of the home base station by using the new location information, and save the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system in the service mobile location center.
  • the historical location information also includes: a device location request forwarding unit and a device location information returning unit.
  • the device location request forwarding unit is configured to receive a request for obtaining historical location information of the target user equipment sent by the HNB, and forward the request to the serving mobile location center SMLC.
  • the device location information returning unit is configured to receive historical location information of the target user equipment returned by the SMLC, and forward the historical location information of the returned target user equipment to the HNB.
  • the new location information of the HNB is the HNB location information calculated by the HNB by using the historical location information of the UE that is switched to the HNB cell.
  • the positioning method of the home base station and the process of the embodiment Basically similar, the difference is that the HNB can directly send the request for acquiring the historical location information of the UE in the HNB cell to the UE without going through the
  • the receiving the registration request message may include the indication that the new location information of the home base station is obtained within a predetermined time
  • the registration request response unit is specifically configured to: send the accept registration request message to the home base station, and accept the registration request message.
  • the system further includes: a determining unit, configured to determine whether the HNB returns its new location information within a predetermined time.
  • the base station location update unit includes: a first base station location update unit, configured to: when the home base station returns new location information of the HNB within a predetermined time, update the location information of the home base station by using the new location information of the HNB;
  • the location update unit is configured to determine, when the home base station does not return the new location information within a predetermined time, the first location information of the HNB as the location information of the home base station.
  • a communication system in another embodiment, is further provided, where the communication system includes a positioning system of a home base station and a home base station positioning information update system.
  • the positioning system of the home base station may be a home base station, or may be part of a home base station, and may even be independent of the A device other than the home base station.
  • the location information update system of the home base station may be a home base station gateway, or may be part of a home base station gateway, and may even be a device independent of the home base station gateway.
  • the positioning system of the home base station is configured to detect a user equipment that is switched to a home base station cell, and use the detected user equipment as a target user equipment; and acquire the target user in the historical location information of the saved user equipment.
  • Historical location information of the device calculating location information of the home base station by using historical location information of the target user equipment.
  • the home base station location information update system is configured to receive a registration request message sent by the home base station, send an accept registration request message carrying a home base station location information update indication to the home base station, and receive a new location returned by the home base station. And updating the location information of the home base station by using the new location information, where the new location information is the home base station location information calculated by the home base station by using historical location information of the target user equipment that is switched to the cell; the target user equipment
  • the historical location information is historical location information corresponding to the target user equipment in the saved historical location information of the user equipment acquired by the auxiliary satellite positioning system.
  • system embodiment since it basically corresponds to the method embodiment, the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiment.
  • the system embodiments described above are merely illustrative as components that may or may not be physical units, i.e., may be located in one place, or may be distributed over multiple network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement without any creative effort.
  • the disclosed system and method may be implemented in other manners without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application.
  • Current reality The examples are merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting, and the specific content given should not limit the purpose of the application.
  • the division of the unit or subunit is only a logical function division, and the actual implementation may have another division manner, for example, a plurality of units or a plurality of subunits are combined.
  • multiple units may or may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted or not implemented.
  • the described systems and methods, and the schematic diagrams of various embodiments may be combined or integrated with other systems, modules, techniques or methods without departing from the scope of the present application.
  • the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device or unit, and may be electrical, mechanical or otherwise.

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Abstract

本发明实施例公开了一种家庭基站的定位方法、定位信息更新方法和系统,该方法包括:检测切换到家庭基站HNB小区内的用户设备,将检测到的用户设备作为目标用户设备;在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息中,获取目标用户设备的历史位置信息;利用目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算家庭基站的位置信息。本发明实施例在HNB所处室内GNSS/GPS信号质量较差,或HNB不具备GNSS/GPS的情况下,利用切换到该HNB小区内的用户设备的历史位置信息计算得到HNB的位置信息,从而间接利用GNSS/GPS获取到比较精确的HNB位置信息。

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一种家庭基站的定位方法、 定位信息更新方法和系统
本申请要求于 2011 年 06 月 21 日提交中国专利局、 申请号为 201110167884.6、 发明名称为"一种家庭基站的定位方法、 定位信息更新方 法和系统"的中国专利申请的优先权, 其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请 中。
技术领域 本发明涉及移动通信技术领域, 更具体的说是涉及一种家庭基站的定 位方法、 定位信息更新方法和系统。 背景技术 家庭基站(HNB, Home NodeB ) 又称为 Femto, 是一种发射功率低、 覆盖范围小、 主要面向家庭客户或者中小企业应用的基站设备。 家庭基站 一般设置在室内, 作为蜂窝网在室内的补充, 为用户提供高质量的语音以 及高速的数据业务。
家庭基站开机后向家庭基站网关 ( HNB-GW, Home NodeB Gateway ) 发送注册请求消息进行注册, HNG-GW接收 HNB的请求并向 HNB发送接受 注册请求消息后, HNB注册成功, HNB-GW便可以向 HNB提供相应的业务。 在 HNB向 HNB-GW发送的注册请求消息中应包含 HNB ID以及 HNB位置信 息等, 其中, HNB的位置信息可以为以下三种:
1 ) HNB检测到的宏网覆盖信息, 如周围小区的位置信息等;
2 ) IP地址;
3 )地理位置信息, 如通过 GPS或 GNSS获取到的位置信息。 其中, 宏网覆盖信息和 IP地址都是根据 HNB所在位置的固网或者宏网 网点位置来估算 HNB的位置信息。 由于宏网覆盖的小区范围较大, 用 IP地 址或宏网覆盖信息表征 HNB位置信息一般只能精确到百米范围内, 得到的 HNB位置信息不够精确。 当 HNB移动位置而 IP地址或宏网网点不发生改变 的情况下, HNB的位置信息无法更新, 此时, 利用 IP地址或宏网覆盖信息 表征 HNB位置信息误差较大。
通过 GPS或 GNSS系统获取地理位置信息, 对于室外等空旷地区,得 到的地理位置信息精确度较高, 一般精度可达 10米左右。 但 HNB的应用 场景一般为室内, 而在室内可能会因为 GNSS/GPS信号质量较差不能精确 获取到 HNB的位置信息, 甚至不能获取到 HNB的位置信息。 因此, 比较 精确的获取到 HNB的位置信息是本领域技术人员需要解决的技术问题。 发明内容
有鉴于此, 本发明的多个方面提供一种家庭基站的定位方法、 定位信 息更新方法和系统, 可以比较精确获取 HNB位置信息。
根据本发明的一方面, 提供了一种家庭基站的定位方法, 该方法包括: 检测切换到家庭基站小区内的用户设备, 将所述检测到的用户设备作 为目标用户设备;
在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息;
利用所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算家庭基站的位置信息。 根据本发明的另一方面, 还提供了一种家庭基站的定位信息更新方法, 包括:
接收家庭基站发送的注册请求消息;
将携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示的接受注册请求消息发送给所述 家庭基站;
接收所述家庭基站返回的新位置信息;
利用所述新位置信息更新所述家庭基站的位置信息; 所述新位置信息 为家庭基站利用切换到其小区内的目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算出的 家庭基站的位置信息; 所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息为保存的通过辅 助卫星定位系统获取到用户设备的历史位置信息中, 与所述目标用户设备 对应的历史位置信息。 根据本发明的另一方面, 还提供了一种家庭基站的定位系统, 包括: 检测单元, 用于检测切换到家庭基站小区内的用户设备, 将检测到的 用户设备作为目标用户设备;
设备位置获取单元, 用于在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户 设备的历史位置信息中, 获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息;
基站位置计算单元, 用于利用所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算 所述家庭基站的位置信息。 根据本发明的另一方面, 还公开了一种家庭基站的定位信息更新系统, 包括:
注册请求接收单元, 用于接收家庭基站发送的注册请求消息; 注册请求响应单元, 用于将携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示的接受 注册请求消息发送给家庭基站;
新位置信息接收单元, 用于接收所述家庭基站返回的新位置信息, 所 述新位置信息为家庭基站利用切换到其小区内的目标用户设备的历史位置 信息计算出的家庭基站的位置信息; 所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息为 保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 与所 述目标用户设备对应的历史位置信息; 基站位置更新单元, 用于利用所述新位置信息更新家庭基站的位置信
经由上述的技术方案可知, 本发明的一种家庭基站的定位方法、 定位 信息更新方法和系统, 可以比较精确获取 ΗΝΒ位置信息。 附图说明 为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案, 下面将对 实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作筒单地介绍, 显而易见地, 下面描述中的附图仅仅是本发明的实施例, 对于本领域普通技术人员来讲, 在不付出创造性劳动的前提下, 还可以根据提供的附图获得其他的附图。
图 1 为通过辅助卫星定位系统中基于 UE方式获取 UE的位置信息的 信令流程图;
图 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位方法一个实施例的步骤流程图; 图 3 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位方法另一实施例的步骤流程图; 图 4 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位方法另一实施例的步骤流程图; 图 5 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位方法另一实施例的步骤流程图; 图 6 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位信息更新方法一个实施例的步骤流 程图;
图 7 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位信息更新方法另一实施例的步骤流 程图;
图 8 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位系统一个实施例的结构示意图; 图 9 为本发明一种家庭基站的定位信息更新系统一个实施例的结构示 意图。 具体实鮮式 下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图, 对本发明实施例中的技术方案进 行清楚、 完整地描述, 显然, 所描述的实施例仅是本发明一部分实施例, 而不是全部的实施例。 基于本发明中的实施例, 本领域普通技术人员在没 有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例, 都属于本发明保护的 范围。
本发明实施例中, 在家庭基站 HNB开机前, 可以通过辅助卫星定位系 统获取用户设备 UE的位置信息, 并将 UE的位置信息作为 UE的历史位置 信息进行保存。 利用辅助卫星定位系统获取 UE 位置信息 (即通过 A-GNSS/GPS方法获取到 UE的位置信息)可以包括基于 UE方式和 UE辅 助方式, 参见图 1 , 为 A-GNSS/GPS中基于 UE方式获取 UE位置信息的流 程图。
在本发明的另一实施例中,本文所描述的 UE位置信息包括: 地理位置 信息 (例如, 某街道某门牌号码信息), 或经纬度信息等。
101: 用户设备 UE从其所在小区的基站获取到该小区的位置信息, 将 该小区的位置信息发送给服务无线网络控制器 (SRNC , Serving Radio Network Controller )。
其中, 小区的位置信息包括: 小区的地理位置信息等。 此处的小区是 并不是未确定位置信息的家庭基站 HNB小区, 而是指在该 HNB开机前, UE所处在的基站小区。 也就是说, 由于 HNB 目前还未开机, 没有进行注 册, 也就没有 UE切换或重选到该 HNB基站小区内。
102: 服务无线网络控制器 SRNC根据该小区的位置信息, 调用 UE对 应的服务移动位置中心 (SMLC, Serving Mobile Location Centre ) 的资源, 获取该小区可用的卫星信息(即 GPS辅助信息),并将获取到的卫星信息返 回给 UE。
SMLC 查询的卫星信息可以包括: 卫星的频段、 方位、 仰角等信息。 卫星信息也可以为网络侧对获取的卫星信息进行处理后的辅助数据信息, 辅助数据信息可以为: 1 )测量使用的辅助数据, 如参考时间, 可用卫星列 表、 卫星信号多普勒偏移, 码相位等; 2 )提供定位估计平均计算的辅助数 据, 如卫星星历、 参考位置、 时钟校正等。
103: UE根据该卫星信息查找当前可用的 GNSS/GPS卫星, 并利用可 用的 GNSS/GPS 卫星进行卫星的伪距测量, 得到伪距信息, 利用该伪距信 息计算得到 UE的位置信息。
其中, 伪距测量是指用全球定位系统进行导航和定位时, 用卫星发播 的伪随机码与接收机复制码的相关技术, 测定测量站(此处为 UE )与卫星 之间的距离。 由于伪距测量出的距离中含有由于时钟误差和大气折射延迟 的距离, 因此利用伪距测量得到的距离信息可以称为伪距信息。
104: UE将其计算得到的 UE位置信息上报给网络侧。
其中, 网络侧可以为: 无线网络控制器 SRNC。 当然网络侧也可以为其 他网络设备。 UE将 UE位置信息发送到网络侧, 以便网络侧能获取到 UE 的位置信息。
需要说明的是, 利用 A-GNSS/GPS获取 UE位置信息的方式还可以为: UE辅助方式获取的 UE位置信息, 即, 通过 UE完成伪距测量后, UE将测 量的伪距信息等数据发送给服务无线网络控制器 SRNC,由 SRNC或 SMLC 利用伪距信息等数据计算出 UE的位置信息。
与现有技术不同, 本发明实施例在通过以上所述的 A-GNSS/GPS系统 获取到 UE的位置信息后, 会保存获取到的 UE位置信息。 保存 UE位置信 息的方式可以有多种, 可以为: 当通过 UE辅助的方式获取到 UE位置信息 后, SMLC将获取的 UE的位置信息作为 UE的历史位置信息进行保存。 换 言之, 在 UE切换到该 HNB小区前, 可以通过 UE辅助的方式获取到 UE 的位置信息,并由 SMLC将 UE位置信息作为 UE的历史位置信息进行保存。 由于 UE的位置信息会发生改变, SMLC 中可以仅保存最后一次获取到的 UE 的位置信息。 例如, SMLC 中保存某用户设备 UE1 的位置信息为 locationl , 当该用户设备 UE1的位置发生改变后, 通过 A-GNSS/GPS重新 获取到该 UE1的位置信息为 location2,则 SMLC则将 UE1位置信息保存为: location2。进一步的, SMLC中还可以保存设定时间内的 UE位置信息, 即, 仅将设定时间内的 UE的位置信息作为历史位置信息进行保存。如,仅保存 当前时刻之前 10秒内的 UE的位置信息。
基于 UE辅助方式获取 UE位置信息, 还可以为当 UE获取到伪距信息 后, 将伪距信息发送给 SRNC, 由 SRNC计算出 UE的位置信息。 与现有技 术不同, 本发明实施例中, 服务无线网络控制器 SRNC会保存其计算出的 UE的位置信息。 也就是说, SRNC将计算出的 UE的位置信息作为 UE的 历史位置信息进行保存。 与 SMLC保存 UE的历史位置信息的方式相似, 针对某一 UE, SRNC可以仅保存该 UE的最后一次的位置信息, 也可以保 存预定时间内的 UE的位置信息。
当然, 还可以通过 UE来保存其位置信息, 当 UE进入无线网络后, 网 络侧(该网络侧可以为 SRNC )向该 UE设备发送保存该 UE位置信息的消 息,当 UE通过以上所述的 A-GNSS/GPS方法中基于 UE方式获取到自身的 位置信息时, UE会保存其获取到的 UE位置信息, 该保存的 UE位置信息 即作为 UE的历史位置信息。 与利用 SMLC保存 UE位置信息类似, UE可 以仅保存其最后一次获取到的 UE位置信息; 当然, UE也可以保存设定时 间内的 UE位置信息。
当然, 本发明实施例在家庭基站开机前, 还可以通过其他方式获取到 用户设备的位置信息的方式来获取 UE的位置信息,并将获取到的用户设备 的位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息进行保存, 以便后续利用用户设 备的位置信息计算家庭基站的位置信息。
本发明实施例通过辅助卫星定位系统获取用户设备的位置信息, 并将 用户设备的位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息进行保存, 当家庭基站 HNB本身不具备 GNSS/GPS能力, 或 HNB所处的室内环境较差时, HNB 可以利用切换到其小区内的用户设备的历史位置信息来计算 HNB的位置信 息,参见图 2,为本发明另一实施例的一种家庭基站的定位方法流程示意图。
201: 家庭基站检测切换到家庭基站小区内的用户设备, 将检测到的用 户设备作为目标用户设备。
本领域的技术人员可知, 当家庭基站 HNB注册成功后, 会陆续有多个 UE切换或重选到该 HNB小区内。 当有 UE切换到该 HNB小区内时, 该 HNB可以检测到切换到其小区内的所有的用户设备 UE,以及 UE的相关信 息, 如, UE的标识等信息, 然后将切换到该 HNB小区内的用户设备作为 目标用户设备。
202: 家庭基站在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历 史位置信息中, 获取目标用户设备的历史位置信息。
在确定了该 HNB小区内的目标用户设备后, HNB可以获取该目标用 户设备的历史位置信息, 该目标用户设备的历史位置信息为预先利用辅助 卫星定位系统获取到的该目标用户设备的位置信息。
在家庭基站开机前为了能利用切换到该 HNB小区内的 UE的位置信息 计算出 HNB的位置信息, 需要在保存的 UE的历史位置信息中, 查询出切 换到该 HNB小区内的 UE的历史位置信息, 即查询出目标用户设备的历史 位置信息。 也就是说, 保存的 UE的历史位置信息中, 包含 4艮多 UE的历史 位置信息, 但并不是保存的 UE历史位置信息对应的 UE都切换到该 HNB 小区内, 因此需要查询切换到该 HNB小区内的目标用户设备的历史位置信 息。 其中, UE的历史位置信息是相对于当前时刻而言的, 在保存的 UE的 历史位置信息是在 HNB开机之前获取的 UE的位置信息, 当 HNB开机之 后 UE的位置信息可能会发生一些改变。 为了使利用切换到 HNB小区内的 UE历史位置信息计算得到的 HNB 的位置信息更加准确, HNB 可以设定 UE历史位置信息的有效时间, 即,保存 UE历史位置信息的时刻距离 HNB 获取 UE的历史位置信息的时刻在设定时间长度范围内,则认为 UE历史位 置信息处于有效时间内。 如, 可以设定 UE的历史位置信息的有效时间为 3 秒, 也可以根据实际需要设定有效时间的长度。
设定 UE历史位置信息的有效时间的原因为:如果保存 UE的历史位置 信息的时刻距离当前时刻的时间较长, 例如大于等于某个预设时间, UE的 位置信息可能会发生较大的改变, 此时利用保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统 获取到的 UE的历史位置信息计算 HNB位置信息时, 得到的数据可能会不 准确。
在 HNB获取切换到该 HNB小区内的 UE的历史位置信息时, 可以为: 在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 查 询目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 并在查询到的历史位置信息中获取处于 有效时间内的历史位置信息。 换言之, 即使某 UE目前已切换到该 HNB小 区内,但由于保存的该 UE历史位置信息时刻距离当前时刻的时间长度超出 设定的历史位置信息的有效时间, HNB也不会获取出该 UE的历史位置信 例如, 保存的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 保存有用户设备 UE1、 用 户设备 UE2、 用户设备 UE3和用户设备 UE4 , 而切换到 HNB小区内的用 户设备仅为: UE1、 UE2和 UE3, 因此 HNB需要在预先保存的用户设备中 查询出 UE1、 UE2和 UE3的历史位置信息, 并在查询出 UE1、 UE2和 UE3 的历史位置信息之后, 判断保存的 UE1、 UE2和 UE3的历史位置信息是否 都处于设定的历史位置信息有效时间内, 如,设定的历史位置有效时间为 5 秒, 保存 UE1的历史位置信息的时刻为 2011-4-12, 09:24:20, 保存 UE2历 史位置信息的时刻为 2011-4-12, 09:24:18, 保存 UE3历史位置信息的时刻 为 2011-4-12, 09:24:15 , 而 HNB获取切换到该 HNB小区内的 UE历史位 置信息的时刻 (当前时刻) 为 2011-4-12, 09:24:21 , 因此, 保存的 UE3的 历史位置信息并不在设定的历史位置信息的有效时间内, 最终 HNB获取的 UE历史位置信息中应包括 UE1和 UE2的历史位置信息。 其中, 通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到用户设备位置信息后, 将用户设 备的位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息进行保存, 具体的保存的位置 可以为以上所描述的保存用户设备的历史位置信息的方式, 如可以将通过 辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的位置信息作为历史位置信息并保存 在服务移动位置中心, 当然, 还可以保存在无线网络控制中心, 或由用户 设备来保存自己的历史位置信息, 当然还可以有其他方式, 在此不——列 举。
203: 家庭基站利用目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算家庭基站的位置 信息。
当获取到该 HNB小区内的目标用户设备的历史位置信息后, HNB可 以利用 UE的历史位置信息计算其自身的位置信息,ΗΝΒ利用其小区内 UE 的历史位置信息计算其自身位置信息的处理过程可以运用现有技术中的多 种算法, 如可以根据多个点求几何中心的算法, 利用获取到的目标用户设 备的历史位置信息, 计算出 ΗΝΒ的位置信息。 换言之, 在获取到的目标用 户设备的历史位置信息中, 提取出目标用户设备的空间位置坐标, 根据目 标用户设备的空间位置坐标构成空间几何图形, 每个用户设备的空间位置 坐标为该空间几何图形各个顶点的坐标值, 计算该空间几何图形的几何中 心的空间坐标值, 将该几何中心的空间坐标值作为该 ΗΝΒ的位置信息(或 称 ΗΝΒ的位置坐标)。
例如, 当有 Ν台 UE切换到该 ΗΝΒ小区内, ΗΝΒ在保存的通过辅助 卫星定位系统获取到的 UE的历史位置信息中获取出这 Ν台 UE的历史位置 信息, 设这 Ν 台 UE 的历史位置的空间坐标分别为: (XI , Yl )、 ( Χ2, Υ2 ) ……(ΧΝ, ΥΝ ), 则可以用这 Ν个空间坐标位置估算出家庭基站的位 置信息, 家庭基站的位置坐标值可以为: ( ΧΗΝΒ , ΥΗΝΒ )贝 N
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当然, 也可以根据其他算法来计算得到 HNB的位置信息, 本发明实施 例在此并不加以限制。
另外, 在计算 HNB位置信息时还可以利用 UE的路损, 以及 UE历史 位置信息的获取时间, 设定各个目标用户设备的历史位置信息的权重, 依 据各个目标用户设备的历史位置信息的权重并结合相应的算法计算 HNB的 位置信息。
其中, 201中,还可以获取切换到该小区内的目标用户设备的标识,即, 获取目标用户设备的标识; 与此对应, 202中获取通过辅助卫星定位系统得 到的目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 可以包括: 依据目标用户设备的标识, 在保存的利用辅助卫星定位系统得到的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 获取 与目标用户设备标识对应的历史位置信息。
需要说明的是, 本发明也可以利用辅助卫星定位系统实时获取目标用 户设备的位置信息, 并利用实时获取的目标用户设备的位置信息来计算家 庭基站的位置信息。
本发明实施例在家庭基站 HNB所处的室内 GNSS/GPS信号较弱,或者 HNB自身不具有 GNSS/GPS的情况下, HNB检测切换到 HNB小区内的用 户设备 ( UE , User Equipment ) , 将检测到的用户设备作为目标用户设备, 然后在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息 中, 获取与目标用户设备对应的历史位置信息, 并利用目标用户设备的历 史位置信息计算出 ΗΝΒ 的位置信息, 因此, 即使在 ΗΝΒ 所处的室内 GNSS/GPS信号较弱, 或者 HNB 自身不具有 GNSS/GPS情况下, HNB也 可以利用保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到目标用户设备的历史位置信 息来计算 HNB的位置信息, 从而间接利用 GNSS/GPS实现了对 HNB的精 确定位。 本发明上一实施例中, 在对 HNB进行定位时, 可以在 HNB注册后, HNB主动去获取其小区内的目标用户设备的位置信息, 并完成利用目标位 置信息计算 HNB的位置信息的过程。在本发明另一实施例中也可以在 HNB 向家庭基站网关 HNB-GW发送注册请求消息后, 由家庭基站网关发送携带 有家庭基站位置更新指示的接受注册请求消息给 HNB, HNB接收并响应该 接受注册请求消息,进行利用该 HNB小区内的目标用户设备的位置信息计 算 HNB位置信息的操作, 并最终将计算得到的 HNB的位置信息返回给家 庭基站网关。
参见图 3,为本发明另一实施例的一种家庭基站的定位方法的流程示意 图。
301: 家庭基站发送注册请求消息到家庭基站网关 HNB-GW。
家庭基站 HNB开机后, 需要向家庭基站网关 HNB-GW发送注册请求 消息。 注册请求消息中包括家庭基站的标识(HNB ID, HNB Identity )、 无 线参数、 位置信息等。 HNB-GW会根据接收到的注册请求消息中包含的信 息, 判断是否接收 HNB注册请求以及是否响应该注册请求。
HNB发送的注册请求中应包含 HNB的位置信息, 这样 HNB才能完成 注册, HNB发送的注册请求消息中的位置信息可以包括 IP地址或宏网覆盖 信息。
302: 接收家庭基站网关返回的接受注册请求消息, 接受注册请求消息 中携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示, 即携带有重新获取家庭基站 HNB位 置信息的指示。
当 HNB-GW接收到 HNB的注册请求时,会向 HNB发送接受注册请求 消息, HNB接收到 HNB-GW返回的接受注册请求消息后, HNB注册成功。
与现有技术不同,在 HNB-GW返回的接受注册请求消息中携带家庭基 站位置信息更新指示, 以指示 HNB重新获取 HNB的位置信息。 换言之, 在现有技术当中, HNB-GW将注册请求消息中包含的 HNB位置信息(IP 地址或宏网覆盖信息)作为 HNB精确的位置信息, 但是利用 IP地址或者 是宏网覆盖信息来表征 HNB 的位置信息精确度不高, 当 HNB移动位置而 IP地址或宏网覆盖范围不变的情况下, HNB的位置信息不会相应改变, 因 此注册请求中包含的 HNB位置信息误差较大。 为了能获取更精准的 HNB 位置信息, 在 HNB-GW返回的接受注册请求消息中会携带指示 HNB重新 获取其位置信息的请求。
303: 家庭基站检测切换到家庭基站小区内的用户设备, 将检测到的 用户设备作为目标用户设备。
304: 家庭基站在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的 历史位置信息中, 获取目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 并将该目标用户设 备的历史位置信息作为目标用户设备的位置信息, 利用目标设备的位置信 息计算家庭基站的位置信息。
本实施例的步骤 304和 305分别与本发明实施例的方法实施例一中的 步骤 202和步骤 203的过程相同, 在此不再赘述。
305: 家庭基站将计算得到的家庭基站的位置信息发送给家庭基站网 关。
根据获取到的 UE历史位置信息可以计算出 HNB的位置信息, 确定了 HNB位置信息后, HNB将计算得到的 HNB位置信息作为 HNB的新位置 信息发送给 HNB-GW, 以便 HNB-GW利用该计算出的 HNB位置信息更新 HNB的位置信息, 将该计算出的 HNB的位置信息作为网络通信以及业务 处理过程中 HNB的位置信息。
本实施例在 HNB开机前,将基于 A-GNSS/GPS方式获取到的 UE的位 置信息作为 UE的历史位置信息进行保存, 在 HNB开机注册后, 如果由于 HNB所处的室内 GNSS/GPS信号较弱, 或 HNB 自身不具备 GNSS/GPS能 力, 而无法通过 GNSS/GPS获取到 HNB的位置信息的情况下,在家庭基站 注册的过程中, 由家庭基站网关指示家庭基站更新其位置信息, 家庭基站 响应该指示, 获取切换到该家庭基站小区内用户设备的历史位置信息, 并 利用获取到的 UE历史位置信息计算 HNB 的位置信息, 将该计算得到的 HNB 位置信息发送给家庭基站网关, 以便家庭基站网关将该计算得到的 HNB位置信息作为 HNB进行后续业务处理所用的位置信息。
需要说明的是, 虽然在切换到 HNB小区内的多个 UE中, 也可能会出 现某台用户设备所处的室内 GNSS/GPS信号较弱, 但是相对于 HNB来说, UE数量较多、 分布范围较广, 如, 一部分 UE可能处于室外, 例如, 阳 台、 以及一些露天环境; 或者大部分 UE所处的室内 GNSS/GPS信号较强, 因此在通过 A-GNSS/GPS能精确获取到这些 UE的位置信息,则 HNB可以 获取切换到 HNB小区内且已经预先通过 A-GNSS/GPS精确获取位置信息的 UE所对应的位置信息。
进一步的, 通过 A-GNSS/GPS获取到 UE历史位置信息后, 保存 UE 历史位置信息的方式有多种,与保存 UE历史位置信息的方式相对应, HNB 获取切换到该小区内的 UE 的历史位置信息具体方式也有多种, 当通过 A-GNSS/GPS获取 UE位置信息采用的 UE辅助方式时, UE将伪距信息发 送给 SMLC, 并由 SMLC计算出获取到 UE位置信息, 与现有技术不同, 本发明实施例中, SMLC会将获取到的 UE的位置信息作为历史位置信息进 行保存, 参见图 4, 示出了本发明实施例一种家庭基站的定位方法另一实施 例的流程示意图,在本实施例中将通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的 UE历史位 置信息保存在服务移动位置中心 SMLC。
401: 家庭基站发送注册请求消息到家庭基站网关 HNB-GW。
402: 家庭基站接收家庭基站网关返回的接受注册请求消息, 接受注册 请求消息中携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示。
步骤 401和步骤 402的操作在实际应用中与本发明实施例的方法实施 例二的过程相似, 在此不再赞述。
403: 家庭基站检测切换到 HNB小区内的所有 UE, 将检测到的 UE作 为目标用户设备。
在检测切换该 HNB小区内的 UE时, 可以获取切换到该 HNB小区内 的 UE的标识。
404: 家庭基站将获取目标用户设备的历史位置信息的请求发送给服务 移动位置中心 SMLC, 以便 SMLC返回目标用户设备的历史位置信息。
在 HNB开机注册前, SMLC中已经保存了 UE的历史位置信息。当 HNB 向 SMLC发送获取其小区内 UE的历史位置信息后, SMLC会查询本地保 存的历史位置信息, 并将该 HNB小区内的用户设备的历史位置信息返回给 HNB。
进一步的, 在获取 UE的历史位置信息的请求中可以包含 UE标识, 以 便 SMLC依据 UE标识,在保存的 UE历史位置信息中查询与 UE标识对应 的历史位置信息, 并将与 UE标识对应的历史位置信息返回给家庭基站。
由于在 SMLC中保存的 UE位置信息的时刻到 HNB开机注册的时间 内, UE的位置可能发生变化, 为了使 SMLC中保存的历史位置信息和当前 UE 实际的位置信息相差不会太大, HNB 可以设定历史位置信息的有效时 间, 并获取目标用户设备的历史位置中处于有效时间内的历史位置信息。 当 SMLC接收到 HNB发送的获取 UE的历史位置信息的请求时,查找本地 保存的且为该 HNB 小区内的 UE的历史位置信息, 并验证查找到的 UE历 史位置信息保存的时刻到当前时刻的时间间隔是否超出该有效时间, 如果 未超出, 则返回查找到的历史位置信息; 当 HNB请求获取的某 UE的历史 位置信息不在有效时间内, 则针对该 UE, SMLC返回空位置信息, 或者失 败消息给 HNB, 而其他 UE设备的历史位置信息处于有效期内, 则会返回 给 HNB。
需要说明的是, 当 HNB需要向 SMLC获取 UE历史位置信息时, 首先 需要将获取 HNB小区内的 UE历史位置信息的请求先发送给 HNB-GW,再 用 HNB-GW将该请求转发给 SMLC。
405: 家庭基站接收 SMLC返回的历史位置信息, 并利用 SMLC返回 的历史位置信息计算 HNB的位置信息。
当 SMLC返回历史位置信息后, HNB可以利用返回的历史为信息计算 出自身的位置信息。
406: 家庭基站将计算得到的 HNB位置信息发送给家庭基站网关。 基于 UE辅助方式在服务无线网络控制器 SRNC中计算出 UE位置信 息,服务无线网络控制器 SRNC将计算出的 UE位置信息作为 UE的历史位 置信息进行保存,当 UE切换到家庭基站 HNB小区内,UE原来所属的 SRNC 会检测到 UE从原基站小区切换到该 HNB小区内, SRNC会将保存的 UE 的历史位置信息发送给该 HNB,以便 HNB将历史位置信息作为 UE位置信 息计算 HNB的位置信息。 该过程与本实施例的方法相似, 不同之处在于, 当 HNB检测到切换到其小区内的用户设备,将检测到的用户设备作为目标 用户设备时, 目标用户设备原所属的 SRNC会将目标用户设备的历史位置 信息发送给该家庭基站, 家庭基站接收该 SRNC发送的目标用户设备的历 史位置信息。 换言之, 当 HNB检测到目标用户设备后, HNB无需向目标 用户设备原来所属的 SRNC发送获取目标用户设备位置信息的请求, 目标 用户设备原所属的 SRNC会主动将目标用户设备的历史位置信息发送给该 HNB。
需要说明的是, 用户设备原所属的 SRNC是指 UE在切换该 HNB基站 小区前, UE所属基站小区对应的 SRNC。 由于 UE切换到 HNB小区后, 该 UE所在的 HNB基站小区对应的 SRNC可能会发生改变, 因此将 UE切换 到该 HNB小区前, UE所属的 SRNC称为原所属 SRNC。
当然, 通过 A-GNSS/GPS获取的 UE历史位置信息也可以保存在 UE 中, 即采用基于 UE的方式获取到其位置信息后, UE将其自身位置信息作 为历史位置信息进行保存, HNB可以在 UE中获取其保存的历史位置信息。 参见图 5, 为本发明另一实施例的一种家庭基站的定位方法流程示意图, 本 实施例中在 UE中将 UE通过辅助卫星定位系统的 UE位置信息作为 UE的 历史位置信息进行保存。
501: 家庭基站发送注册请求消息到家庭基站网关。
502: 家庭基站接收家庭基站网关返回的接受注册请求消息, 接受注册 请求消息中携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示。
503: 家庭基站检测切换到家庭基站小区内的所有用户设备, 将检测到 的用户设备作为目标用户设备。
504: 家庭基站向目标用户设备发送获取其历史位置信息的请求, 以便 目标用户设备将本地保存的历史位置信息上报给该家庭基站。
UE中已经保存了其自身的历史位置信息, 其中, UE保存的历史位置 信息可以为在 HNB开机前 UE最后一次获取的位置信息。 当 UE切换到该 HNB小区内, HNB会向 UE发送请求来获取 UE保存的历史位置信息, UE 接到请求后, 会将保存的历史位置信息上报给 HNB, 从而使 HNB获取到 切换到其小区内的 UE的历史位置信息。
与上一实施例类似,在 HNB向目标用户设备发送获取其历史位置信息 的请求时, 可以在该请求中包含历史位置信息的有效时间, 当目标用户设 备接收到该请求后, 验证自身保存的历史位置信息是否仍处于有效时间内, 如果是, 则将其保存的历史位置信息上报给 HNB; 否则, 目标用户设备将 返回空位置信息给 HNB, 或者目标用户设备返回失败消息给 HNB。
需要说明的是, 切换到 HNB小区内的 UE的数量一般会有多个, 因此 HNB会向切换到其小区内的所有 UE均发送获取历史位置信息信息的请求, 以便该小区内 UE将自身保存的历史位置信息返回给 HNB。
505: 家庭基站接收目标用户设备返回的 UE的历史位置信息, 并利用 返回的历史位置信息计算家庭基站自身的位置信息。 当小区内的目标用户设备将自身保存的 UE历史位置信息返回给 HNB 时, HNB会接收目标用户设备返回的历史位置信息, 由于返回的 UE历史 位置信息的精度较高, 利用返回的 UE历史位置信息计算出的 HNB位置信 息也具有较高的精度。
506: 家庭基站将计算得到的家庭基站的位置信息发送给家庭基站网 关。 当 HNB将其计算得到的 HNB位置信息作为新位置信息发送给家庭基 站网关后,家庭基站网关会利用接收到新位置信息的更新 HNB的位置信息, 参见图 6,为本发明一种家庭基站的定位信息更新方法的一个实施例的流程 示意图。
601: 家庭基站网关 HNB-GW接收 HNB发送的注册请求消息。
当 HNB发送注册请求消息时, HNB-GW会接收 HNB发送的注册请求 消息,并对该注册请求消息进行 3 证, HNB-GW验证通过后会接受该注册 请求。 其中, 该接收注册请求消息包括 HNB的第一位置信息, HNB的第 一位置信息可以包括 IP地址或宏网覆盖信息, HNB注册时注册请求消息中 必须包含 HNB的位置信息, 否则会出现 HNB注册失败等问题。
602: 家庭基站网关响应 HNB的注册请求, 发送接受注册请求消息给 HNB, 该接受注册请求消息中携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示, 即携带 有在预定时间内获取 HNB的新位置信息指示。
与现有技术不同,在 HNB-GW发送的接受注册请求中会携带有家庭基 站位置信息更新指示, 以便 HNB获取其新位置信息, 并上报给 HNB-GW。
603: 当家庭基站返回其新位置信息时, 家庭基站网关接收家庭基站返 回的新位置信息, 并利用该返回的新位置信息更新家庭基站的位置信息, 新位置信息为家庭基站利用切换到其小区内的目标用户设备的历史位置信 息计算出的家庭基站的位置信息; 目标用户设备的历史位置信息为保存的 通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 与目标用户 设备对应的历史位置信息。
由于切换到 HNB小区内的 UE的位置信息是通过 A-GNSS/GPS获取到 的,精确度较高,将该 UE位置信息作为 UE的历史位置信息进行保存, HNB 可以利用切换到其小区内的目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算出 HNB的位 置信息, 并将计算的 HNB 位置信息作为新位置信息发送给 HNB-GW, HNB-GW接收到该新位置信息后,可以更新原 HNB的位置信息,将该 HNB 新位置信息作为 HNB在网络通信以及业务处理过程中所用的位置信息。
其中, UE的历史位置信息可以是保存在服务移动位置中心 SMLC或无 线网络控制器 SRNC中, 也可以由用户设备保存其历史位置信息。 在实际应用中, 家庭基站网关会在发送给 HNB的重新获取 HNB位置 信息的请求中, 包含重新获取 HNB位置信息的时间, 以防止 HNB获取其 位置时间过长, 影响 HNB的其他业务操作, 参见图 7, 为本发明一种家庭 基站的定位方法另一实施例的流程示意图, 本实施例以通过 A-GNSS/GPS 中 UE辅助方式获取到的 UE历史位置信息, 且将 UE的历史位置信息保存 在 SMLC为例进行说明。
701: 家庭基站网关接收 HNB发送的注册请求消息:该接收注册请求消 息包括 HNB的第一位置信息, HNB的第一位置信息可以包括 IP地址或宏 网覆盖信息;
702: 家庭基站网关响应 HNB的注册请求, 发送接受注册请求消息给 HNB, 该接受注册请求消息中携带有在预定时间内获取家庭基站的新位置 信息的指示;
其中,预定时间可由 HNB-GW通过设置定时器参数来实现设定预定时 间, 具体的可以在接受注册请求中包括设定定时器参数信息, 以便 HNB接 收到该接受注册请求消息时, HNB和 HNB-GW同时开始计时。 HNB接收 到 HNB-GW的接收注册请求消息后, HNB注册成功, HNB响应该接受注 册请求, 开始计时。 当接收注册请求中包含定时器参数时, 开始计时为: HNB依据接受注册请求中的定时器参数, 开启定时器来设定定时时间, 当 定时器计时结束时, HNB停止获取 HNB新位置信息的过程。
703: 家庭基站网关接收 HNB发送的获取该 HNB小区内 UE的历史位 置信息的请求, 并将该请求转发给 SMLC。
704: 家庭基站网关接收 SMLC返回的 UE历史位置信息, 并将该返回 的 UE历史位置信息转发给 HNB , 以便 HNB利用返回的 UE历史位置信息 计算其位置信息, 得到 HNB的新位置信息。
其中, 该 HNB的新位置信息为 HNB利用切换到该 HNB小区内的 UE 历史位置信息计算得到的 HNB位置信息。
705:家庭基站网关判断 HNB在预定时间内是否返回 HNB的新位置信 息; 如果是, 则进入 706; 否则进入 707;
706: 家庭基站网关利用 HNB的新位置信息更新 HNB的位置信息。
707: 家庭基站网关将 HNB的第一位置信息确定为 HNB的位置信息。 需要说明的是, 当通过 UE保存其通过 A-GNSS/GPS获取到的历史位 置信息时, 家庭基站的定位方法与该实施例的过程基本相似, 不同之处在 于 HNB可以将获取 HNB小区内 UE的历史位置信息的请求直接发送给 UE, 无需经过 HNB-GW。 因此, 在通过 UE保存其通过 A-GNSS/GPS获取到的 历史位置信息情况下, 在进行 HNB的定位时, 不需要包含步骤 703和步骤 704的操作。
本发明实施例主要是以陆地无线接入 UTRAN 系统为例进行的介绍, 但本发明实施例也可以应用到其他无线通信系统中, 例如 WIMAX系统、 LTE系统等。
通过以上的方法实施例的描述, 所属领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解 到本发明可借助软件加必需的通用硬件平台的方式来实现, 当然也可以通 过硬件, 但很多情况下前者是更佳的实施方式。 基于这样的理解, 本发明 式体现出来, 该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中, 包括若干指令用 以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机, 服务器, 或者网络设备等) 括: 只读存储器(ROM )、 随机存取存储器(RAM )、 磁碟或者光盘等各种 可以存储程序代码的介质。 与本发明实施例的方法相对应, 参见图 8, 本发明实施例还提供了一种 家庭基站的定位系统, 所述家庭基站的定位系统可以是家庭基站, 也可以 是家庭基站的一部分, 甚至可以是独立于所述家庭基站之外的装置, 该家 庭基站的定位系统包括: 检测单元 803,设备位置获取单元 804和基站位置 计算单元 805。
检测单元 803, 用于检测切换到家庭基站小区内的用户设备, 将检测到 的用户设备作为目标用户设备;
当 HNB注册成功后, HNB便可以通过检测单元来检测切换到其小区 内的 UE。
设备位置获取单元 804,用于在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的 用户设备的历史位置信息中, 获取目标用户设备的历史位置信息;
需要说明的是, 当通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的位置信 息后, 将获取到的用户设备位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息进行保 存,根据前述的基于辅助卫星定位系统获取 UE的位置信息的方式不同,保 存 UE历史位置信息的位置也可以有多种,可以将基于辅助卫星定位系统获 取到的用户设备的位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息保存在服务移动 位置中心 SMLC ,也可以保存在无线网络控制器 SRNC , 当然还可以由用户 设备将基于辅助卫星定位系统计算出的位置信息作为自身的历史位置信息 进行保存。
基站位置计算单元 805,用于利用获取到的目标用户设备的历史位置信 息计算家庭基站的位置信息。
需要说明的是, 本发明实施例在对 HNB进行定位时, 可以在 HNB注 册后, HNB主动去获取其小区内的目标用户设备的位置信息, 并完成利用 目标位置信息计算 HNB的位置信息的过程。
当然, 在 HNB的定位过程, 也可以在 HNB向家庭基站网关 HNB-GW 发送注册请求消息后, 由家庭基站网关发送携带有家庭基站位置更新指示 的接受注册请求消息给 HNB , HNB接收并响应该接受注册请求消息, 进行 利用该 HNB小区内的目标用户设备的位置信息计算 HNB位置信息的操作, 并最终将计算得到的 HNB的位置信息返回给家庭基站网关。 对应的, 本实 施例的系统还包括: 注册请求单元 801 , 响应接收单元 802和基站位置上报 单元 806。
注册请求单元 801 , 用于发送注册请求消息到家庭基站网关。
其中, 注册请求消息中包括家庭基站网关的标识 ( HNB ID , HNB Identity ), 无线参数、 位置信息等。 HNB 发送的注册请求消息中的位置信 息可以包括 IP地址或宏网覆盖信息, 也就是说为了家庭基站 HNB注册成 功, HNB开机后将获取到的 IP地址或宏网覆盖信息作为其位置信息发送给 家庭基站网关 HNB-GW。
响应接收单元 802, 用于接收家庭基站网关返回的接受注册请求消息, 接受注册请求消息中携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示, 也就是说携带有 重新获取家庭基站位置信息的指示。
HNB发送的注册请求消息中可以将 IP地址或宏网覆盖信息作为 HNB 的位置信息, 由于宏网覆盖的小区范围较大, 用 IP地址或宏网覆盖信息表 征 HNB位置信息一般只能精确到百米范围内, HNB位置信息不够精确。 当 HNB移动位置, 而 IP地址或宏网网点不发生改变的情况下, HNB的位 置信息无法更新,得到的 HNB位置误差较大, 因此为了获取到更精确 HNB 的位置信息, HNB-GW发送的接受注册请求消息中携带有重新获取家庭基 站位置信息的指示, 以便 HNB响应该指示重新获取 HNB的位置信息。
基站位置上报单元 806,用于将计算得到的家庭基站的位置信息发送给 家庭基站网关。
其中, 检测单元在检测切换到该 HNB小区内的 UE时, 可以获取切换 到该 HNB小区内的 UE对应的 UE标识, 因此, 检测单元还包括: 设备标 识获取单元, 用于获取检测到 HNB小区内用户设备的标识;
当设备标识获取单元获取到用户设备的标识后, 可以依据用户设备的 标识来获取目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 对应的, 设备位置获取单元, 包括: 设备位置获取子单元, 用于依据该目标用户设备的标识, 在保存的 通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的目标用户设备的历史位置信息中, 获取与标 识对应的历史位置信息。
需要说明的是, 本发明实施例中目标用户设备的历史位置信息可以为 在家庭基站开机前, 保存通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的位置 信息, 并将保存的用户设备的位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息。
其中, 保存的用户设备的历史位置信息可以为: 通过服务移动位置中 心 SMLC 来保存基于辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信 息。 当在家庭基站开机前,通过 UE辅助方式由 SMLC计算出 UE的位置信 息, 将该位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息, 并通过服务移动位置中 心保存用户设备的历史位置信息时, 该设备位置获取单元, 包括: 第一位 置请求单元和第一位置接收单元。
第一位置请求单元, 用于向服务移动位置中心发送获取目标用户设备 的历史位置信息的请求。
第一位置接收单元, 用于接收服务移动位置中心返回的历史位置信息。 当然预先保存通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信 息的方式也可以为: 由用户设备来将基于辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户 设备的位置信息作为用户设备的历史位置信息保存。
对应的, 当通过基于 UE的方式获取到 UE的位置信息, 并通过目标用 户设备将其位置信息作为历史位置信息进行保存时, 该设备位置获取单元, 包括: 第二位置请求单元和第二位置接收单元。
第二位置请求单元, 用于向目标用户设备发送获取其历史位置信息的 请求;
第二位置接收单元, 用于接收目标用户设备返回的历史位置信息。 当采用通过辅助卫星定位中的 UE辅助方法,由服务无线网络控制器计 算出 UE位置信息,并在服务无线网络控制器将 UE位置信息作为历史位置 信息进行保存时, 设备位置获取单元, 包括: 第三位置接收单元, 用于接 收目标用户设备原所属的无线网络控制器发送的目标用户设备的历史位置 信息。
为了使获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息与用户设备当前的位置信息 的差距较小, 本实施例的系统还包括: 时间设定单元, 用于设定历史位置 信息的有效时间。 对应的, 设备位置获取单元, 具体为: 用于在保存的通 过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 查询目标用户 设备的历史位置信息, 并在查询到的历史位置信息中获取处于有效时间内 的历史位置信息。 当 HNB将其计算得到的 HNB位置信息作为新位置信息发送给家庭基 站网关后,家庭基站网关会利用接收到新位置信息的更新 HNB的位置信息, 参见图 9 , 为本发明一个实施例的一种家庭基站的定位信息更新系统的结 构示意图, 所述家庭基站的定位信息更新系统可以是家庭基站网关, 也可 以是家庭基站网关的一部分, 甚至可以是独立于所述家庭基站网关之外的 装置, 本实施例的系统包括: 注册请求接收单元 901 , 注册请求响应单元 902, 新位置信息接收单元 903和基站位置更新单元 904。
注册请求接收单元 901 , 用于接收 HNB发送的注册请求消息; 在该接收注册请求消息包括 HNB的第一位置信息; 其中, HNB的第 一位置信息可以包括 IP地址或宏网覆盖信息。 HNB注册时注册请求消息中 需包含 HNB的位置信息, 否则可能会出现 HNB注册不成功等问题。
注册请求响应单元 902, 用于响应 HNB的注册请求, 将携带有家庭基 站位置信息更新指示的接受注册请求消息发送给家庭基站; 其中, 家庭基 站位置信息更新指示也就是获取 HNB的新位置信息(或称为第二位置信息) 的指示。
其中,预定时间可由 HNB-GW通过设置定时器参数来实现设定预定时 间, 具体的可以在接受注册请求中包括设定定时器参数等信息, 以便 HNB 接收到该接受注册请求消息时, HNB和 HNB-GW同时开始计时。 HNB接 收到 HNB-GW的接收注册请求消息后, HNB注册成功, HNB响应该接受 注册请求, 开始计时。 当接收注册请求中包含定时器参数时, 开始计时为: HNB依据接受注册请求中的定时器参数, 开启定时器设定定时时间, 当定 时器计时结束时, HNB停止获取 HNB第二位置信息的过程。
新位置信息接收单元 903, 用于当家庭基站将其新位置信息返回时,接 收家庭基站返回的新位置信息, 新位置信息为家庭基站利用切换到其小区 内的目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算出的家庭基站的位置信息; 目标用 户设备的用户设备的历史位置信息为保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到 用户设备的历史位置信息中, 与目标用户设备对应的历史位置信息;
其中, 目标用户设备为家庭基站检测到的切换到该家庭基站小区内的 用户设备。
基站位置更新单元 904, 用于利用新位置信息更新家庭基站的位置信 当在服务移动位置中心保存通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备 的历史位置信息时, 该系统还包括: 设备位置请求转发单元和设备位置信 息返回单元。
设备位置请求转发单元,用于接收 HNB发送的获取目标用户设备的历 史位置信息的请求, 并将该请求转发给服务移动位置中心 SMLC。
设备位置信息返回单元, 用于接收 SMLC返回的目标用户设备的历史 位置信息, 并将该返回的目标用户设备的历史位置信息转发给 HNB。
其中, 该 HNB的新位置信息为 HNB利用切换到该 HNB小区内的 UE 历史位置信息计算得到的 HNB位置信息。
需要说明的是,当通过 UE预先通过 A-GNSS/GPS中的基于 UE方式获 取到位置信息, 并由 UE将该位置信息作为历史位置信息保存时, 家庭基站 的定位方法与该实施例的过程基本相似, 不同之处在于 HNB 可以将获取 HNB 小区内 UE 的历史位置信息的请求直接发送给 UE , 无需经过
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进一步的, 在接受注册请求消息中可以包括在预定时间内获取家庭基 站的新位置信息的指示, 则注册请求响应单元具体为: 用于将接受注册请 求消息发送给家庭基站, 接受注册请求消息中携带有在预定时间内获取家 庭基站的新位置信息的指示。 在该种情况下, 该系统还包括: 判断单元, 用于判断 HNB在预定时间内是否返回其新位置信息。
对应的, 基站位置更新单元, 包括: 第一基站位置更新单元, 用于当 家庭基站在预定时间内返回 HNB的新位置信息时, 利用 HNB的新位置信 息更新家庭基站的位置信息; 第二基站位置更新单元, 用于当家庭基站在 预定时间内未返回新位置信息时,将 HNB的第一位置信息确定为家庭基站 的位置信息。
本发明的另一实施例中, 还提供一种通信系统, 所述通信系统包括家 庭基站的定位系统和家庭基站定位信息更新系统。 所述家庭基站的定位系 统可以是家庭基站, 也可以是家庭基站的一部分, 甚至可以是独立于所述 家庭基站之外的装置。 所述家庭基站的定位信息更新系统可以是家庭基站 网关, 也可以是家庭基站网关的一部分, 甚至可以是独立于所述家庭基站 网关之外的装置。
例如, 所述家庭基站的定位系统, 用于检测切换到家庭基站小区内的 用户设备, 将检测到的用户设备作为目标用户设备; 在保存的用户设备的 历史位置信息中, 获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息; 利用所述目标 用户设备的历史位置信息计算所述家庭基站的位置信息。
所述家庭基站定位信息更新系统, 用于接收家庭基站发送的注册请求 消息; 将携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示的接受注册请求消息发送给所 述家庭基站; 接收所述家庭基站返回的新位置信息; 利用所述新位置信息 更新家庭基站的位置信息, 所述新位置信息为家庭基站利用切换到其小区 内的目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算得到的家庭基站位置信息; 所述目 标用户设备的历史位置信息为保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户 设备的历史位置信息中, 与目标用户设备对应的历史位置信息。 所述家庭 基站的定位系统和家庭基站定位信息更新系统的具体结构以及功能, 可以 参考前述关于家庭基站的定位系统和家庭基站定位信息更新系统的描述, 在此不再赘述。
对于系统实施例而言, 由于其基本相应于方法实施例, 所以相关之处 参见方法实施例的部分说明即可。 以上所描述的系统实施例仅仅是示意性 作为单元显示的部件可以是或者也可以不是物理单元, 即可以位于一个地 方, 或者也可以分布到多个网络单元上。 可以根据实际的需要选择其中的 部分或者全部模块来实现本实施例方案的目的。 本领域普通技术人员在不 付出创造性劳动的情况下, 即可以理解并实施。
在本发明所提供的几个实施例中, 应该理解到, 所揭露的系统和方法, 在没有超过本申请的精神和范围内, 可以通过其他的方式实现。 当前的实 施例只是一种示范性的例子, 不应该作为限制, 所给出的具体内容不应该 限制本申请的目的。 例如, 所述单元或子单元的划分, 仅仅为一种逻辑功 能划分, 实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式, 例如多个单元或多个子单元 结合一起。 另外, 多个单元可以或组件可以结合或者可以集成到另一个系 统, 或一些特征可以忽略, 或不执行。
另外, 所描述系统和方法以及不同实施例的示意图, 在不超出本申请 的范围内, 可以与其它系统, 模块, 技术或方法结合或集成。 另一点, 所 显示或讨论的相互之间的耦合或直接耦合或通信连接可以是通过一些接 口, 装置或单元的间接耦合或通信连接, 可以是电性, 机械或其它的形式。
以上所述仅是本发明的具体实施方式, 应当指出, 对于本技术领域的 普通技术人员来说, 在不脱离本发明原理的前提下, 还可以做出若干改进 和润饰, 这些改进和润饰也应视为本发明的保护范围。

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1、 一种家庭基站的定位方法, 其特征在于, 该方法包括:
检测切换到家庭基站小区内的用户设备, 将检测到的用户设备作为目 标用户设备;
在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息;
利用所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算所述家庭基站的位置信
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 当在服务移动位置中心 保存所述通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息时, 所 述获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 包括:
向服务移动位置中心发送获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息的请 求;
接收所述服务移动位置中心返回的所述目标用户设备的历史位置信
3、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 当在目标用户设备中保 存其通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的历史位置信息时, 所述获取所述目标 用户设备的历史位置信息, 包括:
向所述目标用户设备发送获取其历史位置信息的请求;
接收所述目标用户设备返回的历史位置信息。
4、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 当在服务无线网络控制 器中保存所述通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息 时, 所述获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 包括:
接收所述目标用户设备原所属的无线网络控制器发送的所述目标用户 设备的历史位置信息。
5、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一项所述的方法, 其特征在于, 在所述获取 所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息之前, 还包括: 设定所述历史位置信息 的有效时间;
所述在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户设备的历史位置信息 中, 获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 包括:
在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 查询所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 并在所述查询到的历史位置信息 中获取处于有效时间内的历史位置信息。
6、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一项所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述将检测 到的用户设备作为目标用户设备之后, 还包括:
获取所述目标用户设备的标识;
所述在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户设备的历史位置信息 中, 获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息, 包括:
依据所述目标用户设备的标识, 在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取 的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 获取与所述标识对应的历史位置信息。
7、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 在所述检测切换到家庭 基站小区内的用户设备之前, 还包括:
发送注册请求消息到家庭基站网关, 并接收所述家庭基站网关返回的 携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示的接受注册请求消息;
所述利用所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算家庭基站的位置信息 之后, 还包括:
将所述计算得到的家庭基站的位置信息发送给所述家庭基站网关。
8、 一种家庭基站的定位信息更新方法, 其特征在于, 包括: 接收家庭基站发送的注册请求消息;
将携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示的接受注册请求消息发送给所述 家庭基站;
接收所述家庭基站返回的新位置信息; 利用所述新位置信息更新所述家庭基站的位置信息; 所述新位置信息 为家庭基站利用切换到其小区内的目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算出的 家庭基站的位置信息; 所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息为保存的通过辅 助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 与所述目标用户设 备对应的历史位置信息。
9、 根据权利要求 8所述的方法, 其特征在于, 当在服务移动位置中心 保存通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息时, 在所述 接收所述家庭基站返回的新位置信息之前, 还包括:
接收家庭基站发送的获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息的请求, 并将该请求转发给服务移动位置中心;
接收所述服务移动位置中心返回的所述目标用户设备的历史位置信 息, 并将所述返回的所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息发送给所述家庭基 站。
10、 根据权利要求 8所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述注册请求消息中 携带有家庭基站的第一位置信息, 所述第一位置信息包括 IP地址或宏网覆 所述接受注册请求消息中携带有在预定时间内获取家庭基站的新位置 信息的指示;
该方法还包括: 判断家庭基站在所述预定时间内是否返回所述新位置 信息, 如果是, 则利用所述新位置信息更新所述家庭基站的位置信息; 如 果否, 则将所述第一位置信息确定为所述家庭基站的位置信息。
11、 一种家庭基站的定位系统, 其特征在于, 包括:
检测单元, 用于检测切换到家庭基站小区内的用户设备, 将检测到的 用户设备作为目标用户设备;
设备位置获取单元, 用于在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户 设备的历史位置信息中, 获取所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息; 基站位置计算单元, 用于利用所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息计算 所述家庭基站的位置信息。
12、 根据权利要求 11所述的系统, 其特征在于, 当在服务移动位置中 心保存所述通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息时, 所述设备位置获取单元, 包括:
第一位置请求单元, 用于向所述服务移动位置中心发送获取所述目标 用户设备的历史位置信息的请求;
第一位置接收单元, 用于接收所述服务移动位置中心返回的历史位置 信息。
13、 根据权利要求 11所述的系统, 其特征在于, 当在目标用户设备中 保存其历史位置信息时, 所述设备位置获取单元, 包括:
第二位置请求单元, 用于向所述目标用户设备发送获取其历史位置信 息的请求;
第二位置接收单元, 用于接收所述目标用户设备返回的历史位置信息。
14、 根据权利要求 11所述的系统, 其特征在于, 当在服务无线网络控 制器中保存所述通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息 时, 所述设备位置获取单元, 包括:
第三位置接收单元, 用于接收所述目标用户设备原所属的无线网络控 制器发送的所述目标用户设备的历史位置信息。
15、 根据权利要求 11至 14任一项所述的系统, 其特征在于, 还包括: 时间设定单元, 用于设定所述历史位置信息的有效时间;
所述设备位置获取单元, 具体为: 用于在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系 统获取的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 查询所述目标用户设备的历史位置 信息, 并在所述查询到的历史位置信息中获取处于有效时间内的历史位置 信息。
16、 根据权利要求 11至 14任一项所述的系统, 其特征在于, 所述检 测单元, 还包括: 设备标识获取单元, 用于获取所述目标用户设备的标识; 所述设备位置获取单元, 包括: 设备位置获取子单元, 用于依据所述 目标用户设备的标识, 在保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取的用户设备的 历史位置信息中, 获取与所述标识对应的历史位置信息。
17、 根据权利要求 11所述的系统, 其特征在于, 该系统还包括: 注册请求单元, 用于发送注册请求消息到家庭基站网关;
响应接收单元, 用于接收所述家庭基站网关返回的携带有家庭基站位 置信息更新指示的接受注册请求消息;
基站位置上报单元, 用于将所述计算得到的家庭基站的位置信息发送 给家庭基站网关。
18、 一种家庭基站的定位信息更新系统, 其特征在于, 包括: 注册请求接收单元, 用于接收家庭基站发送的注册请求消息; 注册请求响应单元, 用于将携带有家庭基站位置信息更新指示的接受 注册请求消息发送给家庭基站;
新位置信息接收单元, 用于接收所述家庭基站返回的新位置信息, 所 述新位置信息为所述家庭基站利用切换到其小区内的目标用户设备的历史 位置信息计算出的家庭基站的位置信息, 所述目标用户设备的历史位置信 息为保存的通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息中, 与所述目标用户设备对应的历史位置信息;
基站位置更新单元, 用于利用所述新位置信息更新所述家庭基站的位 置信息。
19、 根据权利要求 18所述的系统, 其特征在于, 当在服务移动位置中 心保存通过辅助卫星定位系统获取到的用户设备的历史位置信息时, 该系 统还包括:
设备位置请求转发单元, 用于接收家庭基站发送的获取所述目标用户 设备的历史位置信息的请求, 并将该请求转发给所述服务移动位置中心; 设备位置信息返回单元, 用于接收所述服务移动位置中心返回的目标 用户设备的历史位置信息, 并将所述返回的目标用户设备的历史位置信息 发送给所述家庭基站。
20、 根据权利要求 18所述的系统, 其特征在于, 所述注册请求接收单 元具体为, 用于接收所述家庭基站发送的注册请求消息, 所述注册请求消 息中携带有所述家庭基站的第一位置信息, 所述第一位置信息包括 IP地址 或宏网覆盖信息;
所述注册请求响应单元具体为: 用于将接受注册请求消息发送给家庭 基站, 所述接受注册请求消息中携带有在预定时间内获取家庭基站的新位 置信息的指示;
该系统还包括: 判断单元, 用于判断所述家庭基站在所述预定时间内 是否返回所述新位置信息;
所述基站位置更新单元, 包括: 第一基站位置更新单元, 用于当家庭 基站在预定时间内返回所述新位置信息时, 利用所述新位置信息更新所述 家庭基站的位置信息;
第二基站位置更新单元, 用于当家庭基站在预定时间内未返回新位置 信息时, 将所述第一位置信息确定为所述家庭基站的位置信息。
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