WO2013034064A1 - 数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备 - Google Patents

数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备 Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2013034064A1
WO2013034064A1 PCT/CN2012/080780 CN2012080780W WO2013034064A1 WO 2013034064 A1 WO2013034064 A1 WO 2013034064A1 CN 2012080780 W CN2012080780 W CN 2012080780W WO 2013034064 A1 WO2013034064 A1 WO 2013034064A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
user equipment
access device
base station
data
signal strength
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/CN2012/080780
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
姜怡
权威
张戬
张鹏
韩广林
Original Assignee
华为技术有限公司
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by 华为技术有限公司 filed Critical 华为技术有限公司
Priority to CA2847725A priority Critical patent/CA2847725C/en
Publication of WO2013034064A1 publication Critical patent/WO2013034064A1/zh

Links

Classifications

    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W48/00Access restriction; Network selection; Access point selection
    • H04W48/20Selecting an access point
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00Data switching networks
    • H04L12/54Store-and-forward switching systems 
    • H04L12/56Packet switching systems
    • H04L12/5691Access to open networks; Ingress point selection, e.g. ISP selection
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W36/00Hand-off or reselection arrangements
    • H04W36/24Reselection being triggered by specific parameters
    • H04W36/26Reselection being triggered by specific parameters by agreed or negotiated communication parameters

Definitions

  • the embodiments of the present invention relate to communication technologies, and in particular, to a method and a device for determining a data offload access device. Background technique
  • an air interface implements a Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology by deploying an Evolved Node B (eNB).
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • eNB Evolved Node B
  • the data that needs to be transmitted on the LTE air interface can be offloaded to the access device of other radio access technologies, that is, the data offload access device, for example: the data offload
  • the access device may be a Wireless Fidelity Access Point (WiFi AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).
  • WiFi AP Wireless Fidelity Access Point
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a method and a device for determining a data offloading access device, which are used to implement a data offloading access device that the base station can provide a shunt service for the UE.
  • a method for determining a data offload access device including:
  • the user equipment performs at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device. Measuring, and obtaining at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device; the user equipment transmitting, to the base station, at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device And causing the base station to select at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality.
  • Another aspect provides a method for determining a data offload access device, including:
  • the base station selects at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality.
  • Another aspect provides a user equipment, including:
  • a measuring unit configured to measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device, and obtain at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device;
  • a sending unit configured to send, to the base station, at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device obtained by the measuring unit, so that the base station performs at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality. And selecting at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • a base station including:
  • a receiving unit configured to receive at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device sent by the user equipment served by the base station, where at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality is measured by the user equipment Obtain
  • a splitting unit configured to select at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality received by the receiving unit.
  • Another aspect provides a method for determining a data offload access device, including:
  • the base station obtains parameters for offloading transmission data of the user equipment;
  • the base station selects, according to the parameter, at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • a base station including:
  • an obtaining unit configured to obtain a parameter for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment
  • a splitting unit configured to select, according to the parameter, at least one data offload access device to perform shunting on the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the user equipment measures at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device by using the user equipment, and obtains the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device.
  • the user equipment is capable of transmitting, to the base station, at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the obtained data offload access device, so that the base station can select according to at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality.
  • At least one data offload access device performs offloading of the transmission data of the user equipment, which can meet the increasing mobile bandwidth requirement and reduce the air interface transmission bandwidth.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for determining a data offload access device according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a data offload access device according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to another embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a data offloading access device according to another embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the technical solution of the present invention can be applied to various mobile cellular networks, for example, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, and a code division.
  • GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Service
  • CDMA Multi-Function Code Division Multiple Access
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • TD-SCDMA Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • the base station may be a base station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS for short) in a GSM network, a GPRS network or a CDMA network, or a base station (NodeB) in a WCDMA network, or an evolved base station in an LTE network (Evolutional Node B). , referred to as eNB or eNodeB).
  • BTS Base Transceiver Station
  • NodeB base station
  • eNB evolved base station in an LTE network
  • the data offload access device may be a WIFI AP in the WLAN, or may be a Home NodeB (HNB) or a Home Evolved NodeB (HeNB) in the home network.
  • HNB Home NodeB
  • HeNB Home Evolved NodeB
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a data offloading access device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the method for determining a data offloading access device in this embodiment may include: 101.
  • the user equipment measures at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device, and obtains at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device.
  • the user equipment needs to establish a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the base station.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • the user equipment can support the mobile data offload capability, the supported mobile offloading technology, and the supported mobile offloading technology capability parameters (eg, frequency range, power, etc.) during or after the establishment of the RRC connection.
  • At least one of the offload capability information is sent to the base station to which the user equipment belongs.
  • the foregoing splitting capability information sending process may further be a shunting capability information negotiation process.
  • the base station may further further integrate the capability of the user and the user equipment, that is, at least one of the mobile offloading technology supported by the two and the capability parameters (eg, frequency range, power, etc.) of the supported mobile offloading technology (eg, frequency range, power, etc.) Sent to the user device.
  • the user equipment and the base station may perform the foregoing offload capability information sending process or the offloading capability information negotiation process by using a dedicated message.
  • a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the offloading capability information, or the traffic offloading capability information may be carried in the new RRC message, or may be carried in the new MAC CE message.
  • the user equipment may further receive the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect to, and the signal that the user equipment can connect to the data channel that the base station can connect to. At least one of intensity and signal quality is measured.
  • the user equipment can receive, by using a broadcast message, identifier information of a data offload access device that the base station broadcasts by the base station can connect.
  • the user equipment may receive the identifier information by using an existing RRC system broadcast message, or may receive the identifier information by using a new system broadcast message, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the data offload access device that the base station can connect to can be set independently, or can be integrated with the base station, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the base station can obtain the data offload access device that the base station can connect in multiple manners. Identification information.
  • the base station can obtain the identification information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect through the network management device configuration mode. That is, the network management device can allocate the identification information of the data offload access device that can be connected to the base station to the base station.
  • the configuration of the network management device may be a static configuration or a semi-static configuration, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the static configuration means that the network management device sends the identification information of the data offloading access device to the base station according to the network planning information, and does not update the identifier information of the data offloading access device.
  • the semi-static configuration refers to the network management device according to the network planning. After the information of the data offloading access device is sent to the base station, the information of the data shunting access device may be updated according to the information optimized by the network.
  • the base station can obtain the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect by using the sending mode of the user equipment. That is, after establishing an RRC connection with the base station, the user equipment may search for the data offload access device corresponding to the base station (that is, the data offload access device that the user equipment can connect), and may divide the searched data into the identifier of the access device. The information is sent to the base station.
  • the base station may further query the configuration information to determine whether the data offload access device identified by the identifier information of the data offload access device sent by the user equipment is capable of connecting, and if yes, recording the data offload access device. Identification information; otherwise, it is not necessary to record the identification information of the data offload access device.
  • the user equipment may start searching after receiving the search indication information sent by the base station.
  • the base station can notify the user equipment to perform a search by using the search indication information carried in the broadcast message.
  • a new information element IE
  • the search indication information may be carried by the new RRC system broadcast message. This is not limited.
  • the base station may further send the foregoing search indication information to a user equipment by using a dedicated message.
  • the base station can determine whether it can perform data offloading by using the location information of the user equipment that has established the RRC connection. If possible, the base station notifies the user equipment through a dedicated message Search. For example, a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the search indication information, or the search indication information may be carried by a new RRC message, or a new media access control may be added.
  • MAC control element
  • CE Element, abbreviated as CE
  • the base station can also be combined with the foregoing two methods, that is, the base station can obtain the identification information of a part of the data offload access device that the base station can connect through the network management device configuration mode, and the base station can obtain the base station to connect by using the user equipment sending manner. Another part of the data offloads the identification information of the access device.
  • the identifier information of the data offload access device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following information:
  • IDentity The identity of the data offload access device (IDentity, referred to as ID);
  • the data is divided into the ID of the access device and the Internet Protocol (IP) address; the data is divided into the MAC address and the IP address of the access device.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • the user equipment may further scan the first frequency range, and search for the data offload access device, so that the user equipment at least splits the signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device.
  • the user equipment can scan the first frequency range and search for the data offload access device.
  • the data offload access device corresponding to the base station in this embodiment may be considered to be connectable to the base station, or may be considered to be incapable of being connected to the base station.
  • the first frequency range may be sent by the base station to the user equipment according to the configuration information; or may be a frequency range supported by the user equipment; or may be a frequency supported by the base station according to the base station.
  • the range and the obtained frequency range supported by the user equipment are sent to the user equipment.
  • the user equipment may start searching after receiving the search indication information sent by the base station.
  • the base station can split the signal strength and signal quality of the access device according to the data.
  • the base station can perform the search carried in the dedicated message. Instructs the user device to search for information. For example, a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the search indication information, or the search indication information may be carried by the new RRC message, or the search indication information may be carried in the new MAC CE message.
  • the user equipment may further receive the identifier information of the data offload access device sent by the base station, where the identifier information of the data offload access device sent by the base station is the base station according to the user equipment.
  • the location information or the data is divided by the load information of the access device.
  • the base station may specify one or more data offload access devices to be measured according to the location information of the user equipment, and send the identifier information of the data offload access device to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment uses the identifier information.
  • the identified data is measured by at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the offload access device.
  • the base station may use the load balancing mechanism to specify one or more data offloading access devices to be measured according to the load information of the data accessing device, and send the identification information of the data offloading access device to the user equipment. And measuring at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device identified by the user equipment to the identifier information.
  • a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the identifier information of the data offload access device, or the identifier information of the data offload access device may be carried by the new RRC message, or may be added
  • the MAC CE message carries the identification information of the data offload access device.
  • the location information of the UE may be obtained by the base station by using a positioning algorithm, or the location information of the UE may be reported by the UE.
  • the load information of the data offload access device may be sent to the base station periodically or non-periodically by the data offload access device.
  • the user equipment may further receive the offload configuration information sent by the base station during or after the establishment of the RRC connection.
  • the foregoing shunt configuration information may include at least one of a second frequency range, a measurement gap, and a measurement object, where the measurement object includes at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality; and correspondingly, the user equipment may be according to the second frequency.
  • At least one of a range, the above measurement gap, and the above-mentioned measurement object measures at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device.
  • the base station may send a second frequency range including the frequency range to the user equipment according to the frequency range determined in the flow-off capability information negotiation process, to indicate that the user equipment is in the second frequency range, and the data corresponding to the base station is connected.
  • the base station can send a measurement gap to the user equipment to indicate that the user equipment is in the measurement gap and does not perform data transmission.
  • the base station may send a measurement object to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment measures at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the measurement object.
  • the user equipment can obtain the signal strength by measuring the received power, or can obtain the signal quality by measuring the signal-to-noise ratio.
  • the foregoing traffic distribution configuration information may include a measurement period, and a transmission period or a transmission trigger event or a transmission indication.
  • the user equipment may perform at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device according to the foregoing measurement period. And performing at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station according to the foregoing sending period or the sending trigger event or the sending indication.
  • the base station may send a measurement period to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment periodically performs at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the measurement period.
  • the base station may send a sending period to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment periodically sends at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the measured data offload access device to the associated base station according to the sending period.
  • the sending trigger event sent by the base station to the user equipment may include a sending condition and a corresponding threshold, and is used to indicate that the user equipment sends the measurement to the eNB according to the sending condition and the corresponding threshold.
  • the data is shunted into at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the access device and a rate at which the data is transmitted.
  • the sending condition and the corresponding threshold may be that when the signal strength of the data offload access device currently connected by the n base stations is less than or equal to a, the user equipment is triggered to transmit; or when there are n base stations currently connected to the data shunt When the signal quality of the access device is less than or equal to b, the user equipment is triggered to transmit; or when the signal strength of the data offload access device that is connected to the n base stations but is not currently connected is greater than or equal to c, the user equipment is triggered.
  • Sending; or when the signal strength of the data offload access device that n base stations can connect but is not currently connected is greater than or equal to d, the user equipment is triggered to transmit.
  • the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the foregoing offload configuration information. For example, the user equipment may measure at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the received measurement indication sent by the base station; for example, the user equipment may also be based on the measurement condition and The corresponding threshold is used to measure at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station.
  • the foregoing offload configuration information may further include a measurement indication, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication.
  • the user equipment may perform at least the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offloading access device according to the foregoing measurement indication. And performing at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station according to the foregoing sending period or the sending trigger event or the sending indication.
  • the base station may determine, according to at least one of the signal strength, the signal quality, and the rate of the data transmission of the data offloading access device, whether the quality of service of the currently connected data offload access device decreases, that is, the signal of the data offload access device.
  • the strength is less than or equal to the strength threshold; or the signal quality of the data offload access device is less than or equal to the mass threshold; or the rate at which the data is transmitted by the data offload access device is less than or equal to the rate threshold, indicating that the currently connected data is split.
  • the base station may send a measurement indication to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment measures at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station.
  • the foregoing offload configuration information may further include a measurement indication; correspondingly, the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device according to the foregoing measurement indication; The measurement indication, and the pattern of the configured subframe, send at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station. Specifically, after receiving the foregoing measurement indication, the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device in the nth subframe according to the configured subframe pattern, and The n+m subframes transmit at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station.
  • a measurement indication correspondingly, the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device according to the foregoing measurement indication; The measurement indication, and the pattern of the configured subframe, send at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device
  • the foregoing split configuration information may further include: a measurement trigger event, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication; correspondingly, the user equipment may split the data strength and signal quality of the data access device according to the foregoing measurement trigger event. And measuring at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station according to the foregoing sending period or the sending trigger event or the sending indication.
  • the measurement triggering event sent by the base station to the user equipment may include a measurement condition and a corresponding threshold, and is used to indicate, by the user equipment, the signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the measurement condition and the corresponding threshold.
  • At least one of the rates at which data is transmitted is measured.
  • the measurement condition and the corresponding threshold may be that when the signal strength of the data offload access device currently connected by the n base stations is less than or equal to a, the user equipment is triggered to perform measurement; or when there are n base stations currently connected to the data shunt When the signal quality of the access device is less than or equal to b, the user equipment is triggered to perform measurement.
  • the user equipment may perform the subsequent operation process according to the default configuration value of the protocol.
  • the user equipment may receive the foregoing offload configuration information sent by the base station by using a dedicated message.
  • the new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the traffic distribution configuration information, or the traffic distribution configuration information may be carried by the new RRC message.
  • the user equipment sends the signal strength of the data offload access device to the base station. At least one of the signal qualities, such that the base station selects at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality.
  • the signal strength of the data offload access device sent by the user equipment to the base station may be a specific measurement value, or may be an indication (for example, high, medium, or low, etc.); similarly, the user equipment is as described above.
  • the signal quality of the data offload access device sent by the base station may be a specific measurement value, or may also be an indication (for example: good, normal or bad, etc.).
  • the user equipment may further send, to the foregoing base station, the identifier information of the measured data offload access device, where the at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the associated data splitting access device is associated. .
  • the user equipment may send at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station by using a dedicated message.
  • a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality, or may be carried by the new RRC message, or may be added with a new MAC CE.
  • the message carries at least one of the above signal strength and signal quality.
  • the base station may further update.
  • the data that can be connected to the base station that is configured by itself is used to distribute the identification information of the access device.
  • the execution subject user equipment of the method for determining the data offload access device may be a user equipment in an idle state, or may also be a user equipment in a connected state, unless otherwise specified. This example does not limit this.
  • the base station may further query the configuration information to determine at least the received signal strength and the signal quality. Whether a corresponding data offload access device is capable of connecting itself, and then selecting at least one number from the data offload access device that can be connected by itself. According to the offload access device, the transmission data of the user equipment is offloaded.
  • the foregoing base station may initially select at least one data offload access device to perform splitting for the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality.
  • the base station may send a data offloading setup request message to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment performs data offloading (ie, may instruct the user equipment to perform at least one of uplink data offloading and downlink data offloading), where the data offloading setup request message is included.
  • the selected at least one data offloads the identification information of the access device.
  • the data offloading setup request message further includes configuration parameters of the data offloading.
  • the user equipment may return a data offloading setup complete message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment is ready for data offloading. If the user equipment is unable to perform data offloading, the user equipment may also return a data offload setup failure message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment cannot perform data offloading.
  • the foregoing data offloading setup request message/data offloading setup complete message/data offloading setup failure message may add a new IE carrying data offloading setup request/completion/failure indication to the existing RRC message, or may also adopt a new
  • the RRC message carries the offload setup request/completion/failure indication, or may also carry a offload setup request/completion/failure indication for adding a new MAC CE message.
  • the foregoing base station may further update, according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality, selecting at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the foregoing base station has selected at least one data offload access device for user equipment to perform data offloading, and the base station may reselect the capability of the user equipment according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality sent by the user equipment. The other data that is transmitted by the data is offloaded to the access device.
  • the method for the base station to re-select other data offloading access devices that can be used for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment may refer to a method for initially selecting another data offloading access device that can be used for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment, I will not repeat them here.
  • the base station may send a traffic distribution modification request message to the user equipment, where the traffic distribution modification request message includes the identifier of one or several data offload access devices that are currently used for data distribution by the user equipment.
  • the information and the re-selected identification information of the other data shunting access device capable of offloading the transmission data of the user equipment to indicate that the user equipment releases the data shunt of the one or more data offload access devices and establish another data shunt Data splitting of the access device.
  • the one or more The data offload access device will not have the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) for downlink data sent to the user equipment.
  • Packet Data Convergence Protocol Packet Data Convergence Protocol
  • the serial number of the PDCP is fed back to the base station; if the base station does not back up the downlink data that is offloaded to the data offload access device, the one or more data offload access devices forward the downlink data that is not sent to the user equipment to the base station. If the one or several data offload access devices to be released are still not yet sent to the base station, the uplink data not sent to the base station may be sent to the base station.
  • the base station sends a PDCP reception status transmission to the user equipment during or after the completion of the offload modification, to notify the user equipment of which uplink data has been received by the user equipment, so that the user equipment can start to send the uplink data packet that is not received by the base station. The repeated transmission of uplink data packets is avoided, and transmission resources are saved.
  • the user equipment may return a data offload modification complete message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment has modified the data offload. If the user equipment cannot modify the data offload, the user equipment may also return a data offload modification failure message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment cannot modify the data offload.
  • the foregoing data offload modification request message/data offload modification complete message/data offload modification failure message may add a new IE carrying data offload modification request/completion/failure indication to the existing RRC message, or may also adopt a new
  • the RRC message carries the offload modification request/completion/failure indication, or may also carry a offload modification request/completion/failure indication for adding a new MAC CE message.
  • the base station may send a offload release request message to the user equipment, where the offload release request message includes the identifier information of one or several data offload access devices that are currently used for data splitting by the user equipment.
  • the base station backs up the downlink data that is offloaded to the data offloading access device, the one or more The data offload access device feeds back the PDCP sequence number of the downlink data that is not sent to the user equipment to the base station; if the base station does not back up the downlink data that is offloaded to the data offload access device, the one or several data offload access devices will not be sent.
  • the downlink data to the user equipment is forwarded to the base station. If one or several data offload access devices to be released are still not yet sent to the base station, the uplink data not sent to the base station may be sent to the base station.
  • the base station sends a PDCP reception status transmission to the user equipment during or after the completion of the offload modification, to notify the user equipment of which uplink data has been received by the user equipment, so that the user equipment can start to send the uplink data packet that is not received by the base station.
  • the repeated transmission of uplink data packets is avoided, and transmission resources are saved.
  • the user equipment may return a data offload release complete message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment has released the data offload of the one or more data offload access devices. If the user equipment is unable to release the data offloading of the one or more data offloading access devices, the user equipment may also return a data offload release failure message to the base station, to notify the base station that the user equipment cannot release the one or more data taps. Data split into the device.
  • the foregoing data offload release request message/data offload release complete message/data offload release failure message may add a new IE carry data offload release request/completion/failure indication to the existing RRC message, or may also pass new
  • the RRC message carries a offload release request/completion/failure indication, or may also carry a offload release request/completion/failure indication for adding a new MAC CE message.
  • At least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device is measured by the user equipment, and at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device is obtained, so that the user
  • the device can send at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the measured data offload access device to the base station, so that the base station can select at least one data offload according to at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality.
  • the inbound device offloads the transmission data of the above user equipment, which can meet the increasing mobile bandwidth requirements and reduce the air interface transmission bandwidth.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a method for determining a data offload access device according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method for determining a data offload access device in this embodiment may include:
  • the data sent by the user equipment that the base station receives the service offloads at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the access device, where at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality is measured by the user equipment;
  • the base station needs to establish a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the user equipment.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • the user equipment can support the mobile data offload capability, the supported mobile offloading technology, and the supported mobile offloading technology capability parameters (eg, frequency range, power, etc.) during or after the establishment of the RRC connection.
  • At least one of the offload capability information is sent to the base station to which the user equipment belongs.
  • the foregoing splitting capability information sending process may further be a shunting capability information negotiation process.
  • the base station may further further integrate the capability of the user and the user equipment, that is, at least one of the mobile offloading technology supported by the two and the capability parameters (eg, frequency range, power, etc.) of the supported mobile offloading technology (eg, frequency range, power, etc.) Sent to the user device.
  • the base station and the user equipment may perform the foregoing offload capability information sending process or the offloading capability information negotiation process by using a dedicated message.
  • a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the offloading capability information, or the traffic offloading capability information may be carried in the new RRC message, or may be carried in the new MAC CE message.
  • the base station may further broadcast the data offload that the base station can connect.
  • the identification information of the access device is configured to enable the user equipment to measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device that the base station can connect to.
  • the base station can broadcast the identification information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect to the user equipment by using a broadcast message.
  • the base station may broadcast the foregoing identification information by using an existing RRC system broadcast message, or may broadcast the foregoing identification information by using a new system broadcast message, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the data offload access device that can be connected to the base station can be set independently, or can be integrated with the base station, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the base station can obtain the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect in multiple manners.
  • the base station can obtain the identification information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect through the network management device configuration mode. That is, the network management device can configure the identification information of the data offload access device that can be connected to the base station to the base station, so that the base station obtains the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect to.
  • the configuration of the network management device may be a static configuration or a semi-static configuration, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the static configuration means that the network management device sends the identification information of the data offloading access device to the base station according to the network planning information, and does not update the identifier information of the data offloading access device.
  • the semi-static configuration refers to the network management device according to the network planning. After the information of the data offloading access device is sent to the base station, the information of the data shunting access device may be updated according to the information optimized by the network.
  • the base station can obtain the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect by using the sending mode of the user equipment. That is, after establishing an RRC connection with the base station, the user equipment may search for the data offload access device corresponding to the base station (that is, the data offload access device that the user equipment can connect), and may divide the searched data into the identifier of the access device. The information is sent to the base station, so that the foregoing base station obtains the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect to the user equipment.
  • the base station may further query the configuration information to determine whether the data offload access device identified by the identifier information of the data offload access device sent by the user equipment is capable of connecting, and if yes, recording the data offload access device. Identification information; otherwise, there is no need to record Data offloads the identification information of the access device.
  • the user equipment may start searching after receiving the search indication information sent by the base station.
  • the foregoing search indication information may be 1 bit, and is used to instruct the user equipment to initiate a search.
  • the base station can notify the user equipment to perform a search by using the search indication information carried in the broadcast message.
  • a new IE may be added to the existing RRC system broadcast message to carry the search indication information, or the search indication information may be carried by the new RRC system broadcast message, which is not limited in this embodiment.
  • the base station may further send the foregoing search indication information to a user equipment by using a dedicated message.
  • the base station can determine whether it can perform data offloading by using the location information of the user equipment that has established the RRC connection. If possible, the base station notifies the user equipment to conduct a search through a dedicated message.
  • a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the search indication information, or the search indication information may be carried by the new RRC message, or the search indication information may be carried in the new MAC CE message.
  • the base station can also be combined with the foregoing two methods, that is, the base station can obtain the identification information of a part of the data offload access device that the base station can connect through the network management device configuration mode, and the base station can obtain the base station to connect by using the user equipment sending manner. Another part of the data offloads the identification information of the access device.
  • the identifier information of the data offload access device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following information:
  • the ID of the data offload access device is the ID of the data offload access device
  • the data is offloaded to the MAC address and IP address of the access device.
  • the user equipment may further scan the first frequency range, and search for the data offload access device, so that the user equipment offloads the data to the access device. At least one of signal strength and signal quality is measured.
  • the base station may send the first frequency range to the user equipment, so that the user equipment scans the first frequency range, and searches for the data offload access device corresponding to the base station.
  • the data offload access device corresponding to the base station in this embodiment may be considered to be connectable to the base station, and may also be considered as being incapable of being connected to the base station.
  • the base station may send the first frequency range to the user equipment according to the configuration information of the user equipment, or may send the frequency range to the user equipment according to the frequency range supported by the base station and the obtained frequency range supported by the user equipment. The first frequency range.
  • the base station may send the search indication information to the user equipment, to notify the user equipment to start searching.
  • the base station may determine, according to at least one of the signal strength, the signal quality, and the rate of the data transmission of the data offloading access device, whether the quality of service of the currently connected data offload access device decreases, that is, the signal of the data offload access device.
  • the strength is less than or equal to the strength threshold; or the signal quality of the data offload access device is less than or equal to the mass threshold; or the rate at which the data is transmitted by the data offload access device is less than or equal to the rate threshold, indicating that the currently connected data is split.
  • the base station may notify the user equipment to perform a search by using the search indication information carried in the dedicated message.
  • the new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the search indication information, or the search indication information may be carried by the new RRC message, or the search indication information may be carried in the new MAC C E message.
  • the base station may further send, according to the location information of the user equipment or the load information of the data offload access device, the identifier information of the data offload access device to the user equipment, so that the user equipment
  • the data is divided by at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the access device.
  • the base station may specify one or more data offload access devices to be measured according to the location information of the user equipment, and send the identifier information of the data offload access device to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment uses the identifier information.
  • the identified data is measured by at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the offload access device.
  • the base station may use the load balancing mechanism to specify one or more to be tested according to the load information of the data accessing device.
  • the data is distributed to the access device, and the identifier information of the data offload access device is sent to the user equipment, and is used to indicate at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data shunting access device identified by the user equipment to the identifier information.
  • the item is measured.
  • a new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the identifier information of the data offload access device, or the identifier information of the data offload access device may be carried by the new RRC message, or may be added
  • the MAC CE message carries the identification information of the data offload access device.
  • the user equipment may further send the offload configuration information to the user equipment during or after the establishment of the RRC connection.
  • the foregoing shunt configuration information may include at least one of a second frequency range, a measurement gap, and a measurement object, where the measurement object includes at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality; and correspondingly, the user equipment may be according to the second frequency.
  • At least one of a range, the above measurement gap, and the above-mentioned measurement object measures at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device.
  • the base station may send a second frequency range including the frequency range to the user equipment according to the frequency range determined in the flow-off capability information negotiation process, to indicate that the user equipment is in the second frequency range, and the data corresponding to the base station is connected.
  • the base station can send a measurement gap to the user equipment to indicate that the user equipment is in the measurement gap and does not perform data transmission.
  • the base station may send a measurement object to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment measures at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the measurement object.
  • the user equipment can obtain the signal strength by measuring the received power, or can obtain the signal quality by measuring the signal-to-noise ratio.
  • the foregoing traffic distribution configuration information may include a measurement period, and a transmission period or a transmission trigger event or a transmission indication.
  • the user equipment may perform at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device according to the foregoing measurement period. And performing at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station according to the foregoing sending period or the sending trigger event or the sending indication.
  • the base station can be to the user equipment And transmitting a measurement period, where the user equipment is instructed to periodically measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the measurement period.
  • the base station may send a sending period to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment periodically sends at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the measured data offload access device to the associated base station according to the sending period.
  • the sending trigger event sent by the base station to the user equipment may include a sending condition and a corresponding threshold, and is used to indicate that the user equipment sends the measured data strength and signal quality of the measured data shunting access device to the eNB according to the sending condition and the corresponding threshold. And at least one of the rates of data transmission.
  • the sending condition and the corresponding threshold may be that when the signal strength of the data offload access device currently connected by the n base stations is less than or equal to a, the user equipment is triggered to transmit; or when there are n base stations currently connected to the data shunt When the signal quality of the access device is less than or equal to b, the user equipment is triggered to transmit; or when the signal strength of the data offload access device that is connected to the n base stations but is not currently connected is greater than or equal to c, the user equipment is triggered.
  • Sending; or when the signal strength of the data offload access device that n base stations can connect but is not currently connected is greater than or equal to d, the user equipment is triggered to transmit.
  • the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the foregoing offload configuration information. For example, the user equipment may measure at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the received measurement indication sent by the base station; for example, the user equipment may also be based on the measurement condition and The corresponding threshold is used to measure at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station.
  • the foregoing offload configuration information may further include a measurement indication, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication.
  • the user equipment may perform at least the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offloading access device according to the foregoing measurement indication. And performing at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station according to the foregoing sending period or the sending trigger event or the sending indication.
  • the base station can determine at least one of the signal strength, the signal quality, and the rate of the transmitted data of the data accessing device according to the data.
  • the service quality of the currently connected data offload access device is degraded, that is, the signal strength of the data offload access device is less than or equal to the strength threshold; or the signal quality of the data offload access device is less than or equal to the mass threshold; or data shunting
  • the rate of the data transmitted by the access device is less than or equal to the rate threshold, indicating that the quality of service of the currently connected data offloading access device is degraded
  • the base station may send a measurement indication to the user equipment to indicate the data corresponding to the base station to which the user equipment belongs. At least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the shunt access device is measured.
  • the foregoing offload configuration information may further include a measurement indication; correspondingly, the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device according to the foregoing measurement indication; The measurement indication, and the pattern of the configured subframe, send at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station. Specifically, after receiving the foregoing measurement indication, the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device in the nth subframe according to the configured subframe pattern, and The n+m subframes transmit at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station.
  • a measurement indication correspondingly, the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device according to the foregoing measurement indication; The measurement indication, and the pattern of the configured subframe, send at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device
  • the foregoing split configuration information may further include: a measurement trigger event, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication; correspondingly, the user equipment may split the data strength and signal quality of the data access device according to the foregoing measurement trigger event. And measuring at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station according to the foregoing sending period or the sending trigger event or the sending indication.
  • the measurement triggering event sent by the base station to the user equipment may include a measurement condition and a corresponding threshold, and is used to indicate, by the user equipment, the signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device corresponding to the base station according to the measurement condition and the corresponding threshold.
  • At least one of the rates at which data is transmitted is measured.
  • the measurement condition and the corresponding threshold may be that when the signal strength of the data offload access device currently connected by the n base stations is less than or equal to a, the user equipment is triggered to perform measurement; or when there are n base stations currently connected to the data shunt When the signal quality of the access device is less than or equal to b, the user equipment is triggered to perform measurement.
  • the user sets The device can perform subsequent operations according to the default configuration values of the protocol.
  • the user equipment may receive the foregoing offload configuration information sent by the base station by using a dedicated message.
  • the new IE may be added to the existing RRC message to carry the traffic distribution configuration information, or the traffic distribution configuration information may be carried by the new RRC message.
  • the signal strength of the data offload access device sent by the user equipment received by the base station may be a specific measurement value, or may also be an indication (for example, high, medium, or low, etc.); similarly, the user received by the base station
  • the signal quality of the data offload access device sent by the device may be a specific measurement value, or may also be an indication (for example: good, normal or bad, etc.).
  • the base station may further receive, by the user equipment, the identification information of the measured data offload access device, and the at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the data split access device used for the associated measurement. .
  • the base station may further update the identification information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect to.
  • the foregoing base station selects at least one data offload access device to perform offloading for the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality.
  • the user equipment in the determining method of the data offloading access device may be a user equipment in an idle state, or may also be a user equipment in a connected state, unless otherwise specified, this embodiment This is not limited.
  • the base station may further query the configuration information to determine whether the data offload access device corresponding to at least one of the received signal strength and the signal quality is capable of connecting, and then The data offload access device that can be connected to the user selects at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the foregoing base station may be configured according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality. For example, initially selecting at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the base station may send a data offloading setup request message to the user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment performs data offloading (ie, may instruct the user equipment to perform at least one of uplink data offloading and downlink data offloading), where the data offloading setup request message is included.
  • the selected at least one data offloads the identification information of the access device.
  • the data offloading setup request message may further include a configuration parameter of the data offloading.
  • the user equipment may return a data offloading setup complete message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment is ready for data offloading. If the user equipment is unable to perform data offloading, the user equipment may also return a data offload setup failure message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment cannot perform data offloading.
  • the foregoing data offloading setup request message/data offloading setup complete message/data offloading setup failure message may add a new IE carrying data offloading setup request/completion/failure indication to the existing RRC message, or may also adopt a new
  • the RRC message carries the offload setup request/completion/failure indication, or may also carry a offload setup request/completion/failure indication for adding a new MAC CE message.
  • the foregoing base station may further update, according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality, selecting at least one data offload access device to perform offloading for the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the foregoing base station has selected at least one data offload access device for user equipment to perform data offloading, and the base station may reselect the capability of the user equipment according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality sent by the user equipment.
  • the other data that is transmitted by the data is offloaded to the access device.
  • the method for the base station to re-select other data offloading access devices that can be used for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment may refer to a method for initially selecting another data offloading access device that can be used for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment, I will not repeat them here. Specifically, if the signal strength of one or several data offload access devices currently performing data splitting for the user equipment is less than or equal to the strength threshold, or the signal quality is less than or equal to the mass threshold, or the rate at which the data is transmitted is less than or equal to the rate The base station may send a shunt modification request message to the user equipment, where the shunt modification request message includes the current data shunting for the user equipment.
  • the base station backs up the downlink data that is offloaded to the data offloading access device, the one or more The data offload access device feeds back the PDCP sequence number of the downlink data that is not sent to the user equipment to the base station; if the base station does not back up the downlink data that is offloaded to the data offload access device, the one or several data offload access devices will not be sent.
  • the downlink data to the user equipment is forwarded to the base station. If one or several data offload access devices to be released are still not yet sent to the base station, the uplink data not sent to the base station may be sent to the base station.
  • the base station sends a PDCP reception status transmission to the user equipment during or after the completion of the offload modification, to notify the user equipment of which uplink data has been received by the user equipment, so that the user equipment can start to send the uplink data packet that is not received by the base station.
  • the repeated transmission of uplink data packets is avoided, and transmission resources are saved.
  • the user equipment may return a data offload modification complete message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment has modified the data offload. If the user equipment cannot modify the data offload, the user equipment may also return a data offload modification failure message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment cannot modify the data offload.
  • the foregoing data offload modification request message/data offload modification complete message/data offload modification failure message may add a new IE carrying data offload modification request/completion/failure indication to the existing RRC message, or may also adopt a new
  • the RRC message carries the offload modification request/completion/failure indication, or may also carry a offload modification request/completion/failure indication for adding a new MAC CE message.
  • the base station can send a shunt to the user equipment. And releasing the request message, where the offload release request message includes the identifier information of one or several data offload access devices that are currently performing data offloading for the user equipment.
  • the base station backs up the downlink data that is offloaded to the data offloading access device, the one or more The data offload access device feeds back the PDCP sequence number of the downlink data that is not sent to the user equipment to the base station; if the base station does not back up the downlink data that is offloaded to the data offload access device, the one or several data offload access devices will not be sent.
  • the downlink data to the user equipment is forwarded to the base station. If one or several data offload access devices to be released are still not yet sent to the base station, the uplink data not sent to the base station may be sent to the base station.
  • the base station sends a PDCP reception status transmission to the user equipment during or after the completion of the offload modification, to notify the user equipment of which uplink data has been received by the user equipment, so that the user equipment can start to send the uplink data packet that is not received by the base station.
  • the repeated transmission of uplink data packets is avoided, and transmission resources are saved.
  • the user equipment may return a data offload release complete message to the base station to notify the base station that the user equipment has released the data offload of the one or more data offload access devices. If the user equipment is unable to release the data offloading of the one or more data offloading access devices, the user equipment may also return a data offload release failure message to the base station, to notify the base station that the user equipment cannot release the one or more data taps. Data split into the device.
  • the foregoing data offload release request message/data offload release complete message/data offload release failure message may add a new IE carry data offload release request/completion/failure indication to the existing RRC message, or may also pass new
  • the RRC message carries a offload release request/completion/failure indication, or may also carry a offload release request/completion/failure indication for adding a new MAC CE message.
  • the data sent by the user equipment received by the base station is used to offload at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the access device, so that the base station can select at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality.
  • a data offload access device is the user equipment The transmission of data for offloading can meet the ever-increasing demands of mobile bandwidth while reducing the air interface transmission bandwidth.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the user equipment in this embodiment may include a measurement unit 31 and a sending unit 32.
  • the measuring unit 31 is configured to measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device, and obtain at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device; And transmitting at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device obtained by the measuring unit 31 to the base station, so that the base station selects at least one data offload according to at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality.
  • the access device performs offloading of the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the function of the user equipment in the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 1 above may be implemented by the user equipment provided in this embodiment.
  • the measurement unit 31 in this embodiment may further receive the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station broadcasts by the base station.
  • the identification information of the data offload access device received by the measuring unit 31 may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following information:
  • the ID of the data offload access device is the ID of the data offload access device
  • the data is offloaded to the MAC address and IP address of the access device.
  • the measuring unit 31 in this embodiment may further scan the first frequency range to search for the data offload access device.
  • the measuring unit 31 may specifically search for the data offload access device corresponding to the base station in the first frequency range, where the first frequency range may be sent by the base station to the user equipment according to the configuration information; or The frequency range supported by the foregoing user equipment may also be sent to the user equipment according to the frequency range supported by the base station and the obtained frequency range supported by the user equipment.
  • the measurement unit 31 in this embodiment may further receive the identifier information of the data offload access device sent by the base station, where the identifier information of the data offload access device sent by the base station is the location of the base station according to the user equipment.
  • the information or data is divided by the load information of the access device.
  • the user equipment provided in this embodiment may further include a first configuration unit 41, configured to receive the offload configuration information sent by the base station, where the offload configuration information includes at least a second frequency range, a measurement gap, and a measurement object.
  • the measurement object includes at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality.
  • the measuring unit 31 is specifically configured to use the data according to at least one of the second frequency range, the measurement gap, and the measurement object. At least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the shunt access device is measured.
  • the user equipment provided in this embodiment may further include a second configuration unit 42, configured to receive the offload configuration information sent by the base station, where the offload configuration information includes a measurement period, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication.
  • the foregoing measuring unit 31 may be configured to send, according to the foregoing measurement period, a transmission trigger event or a sending indication in a signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device, and send the data offload access device to the base station. At least one of signal strength and signal quality.
  • the user equipment provided in this embodiment may further include a third configuration unit 43.
  • the offloading configuration information that is sent by the foregoing base station, where the offloading configuration information includes a measurement indication, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication.
  • the measuring unit 31 may be specifically configured to perform data splitting according to the foregoing measurement indication. Transmitting a trigger event in the signal strength and signal quality of the device or the foregoing sending indication, transmitting at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station.
  • the user equipment provided in this embodiment may further include a fourth configuration unit 44, configured to receive the offloading configuration information sent by the base station, where the offloading configuration information includes a measurement indication; correspondingly, the foregoing measuring unit 31 may specifically use And measuring, according to the foregoing measurement indication, at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device; the sending unit may be configured to send, according to the measurement indication, a pattern of the configured subframe to the base station The above data offloads at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the access device.
  • the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device in the nth subframe according to the configured subframe pattern, and The n+m subframes transmit at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station.
  • the user equipment provided in this embodiment may further include a fifth configuration unit 45, configured to receive the offload configuration information sent by the base station, where the offload configuration information includes a measurement trigger event, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or sending
  • the foregoing measuring unit 31 may be configured to send the data offload access device to the base station according to the measurement trigger event, the signal strength and signal of the data offload access device, or the sending trigger event or the sending indication. At least one of signal strength and signal quality.
  • the user equipment uses the measurement unit to split the signal strength of the data access device. At least one of the signal quality is measured, and at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device is obtained, so that the transmitting unit can send the signal of the data offload access device measured by the measurement unit to the base station. At least one of strength and signal quality, so that the base station can select at least one data offload access device to perform shunting of the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality, which can meet the increasing The mobile bandwidth requirements, while reducing the air interface transmission bandwidth.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the base station in this embodiment may include a receiving unit 51 and a splitting unit 52.
  • the receiving unit 51 is configured to receive at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device sent by the user equipment served by the base station, where at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality is measured by the user equipment.
  • the offloading unit 52 is configured to select at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality received by the receiving unit 51.
  • the base station provided in this embodiment may further include a sending unit 61, which may be used to broadcast the identifier information of the data offloading access device that the base station can connect, so that the user equipment is connected to the base station. At least one of the signal strength and signal quality of the connectable data offload access device is measured.
  • the identification information of the data offload access device broadcasted by the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following information:
  • the ID of the data offload access device is the ID of the data offload access device
  • the data is offloaded to the MAC address and IP address of the access device.
  • the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may further obtain the identifier information of the data offload access device that the base station can connect to; or further obtain the data splitting that the base station can connect to by the user equipment. Identification information of the incoming device.
  • the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may further send the first frequency range to the user equipment according to the configuration information, so that the user equipment scans the first frequency range, and searches for the data split access.
  • the device may further send a first frequency range to the user equipment according to the frequency range supported by the base station and the obtained frequency range supported by the user equipment, so that the user equipment scans the first frequency range, and searches for The above data is offloaded to the device.
  • the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may further send the shunt configuration information to the user equipment, where the shunt configuration information includes at least one of a second frequency range, a measurement gap, and a measurement object, where the measurement object includes a signal. At least one of strength and signal quality, such that the user equipment at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device according to at least one of the second frequency range, the measurement gap, and the measurement object One takes measurements.
  • the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may further send the offloading configuration information to the user equipment, where the offloading configuration information includes a measurement period, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication, so that the user equipment is configured according to the foregoing.
  • the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may further send the offloading configuration information to the user equipment, where the offloading configuration information includes a measurement indication, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication, so that the user equipment is configured according to the foregoing.
  • the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may further send the offloading configuration information to the user equipment, where the offloading configuration information includes a measurement indication, so that the user equipment diverts the signal of the data accessing device according to the foregoing measurement indication.
  • the offloading configuration information includes a measurement indication, so that the user equipment diverts the signal of the data accessing device according to the foregoing measurement indication.
  • the user equipment may measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device in the nth subframe according to the configured subframe pattern, and The n+m subframes transmit at least one of signal strength and signal quality of the data offload access device to the base station.
  • the sending unit 61 in this embodiment may further send the offloading configuration information to the user equipment, where the offloading configuration information includes a measurement triggering event, and a sending period or a sending trigger event or a sending indication, so that the user equipment is configured according to the user equipment.
  • the measurement triggering event is configured to measure at least one of a signal strength and a signal quality of the data offload access device, and send the data offload access device to the base station according to the sending period or the sending trigger event or the sending indication. At least one of signal strength and signal quality.
  • the offloading unit 52 in this embodiment may specifically select at least one data offload access device to perform shunting for the transmission data of the user equipment according to at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality; or At least one of signal strength and signal quality, the update selects at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the base station receives, by the receiving unit, the data sent by the user equipment that is served by the user, and at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the accessing device, so that the shunting unit can be based on at least one of the foregoing signal strength and signal quality. Selecting at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment, can meet the increasing mobile bandwidth requirement, and reduce the air interface transmission bandwidth.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for determining a data offloading access device according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the method for determining a data offloading access device in this embodiment may include: 701. a parameter for offloading transmission data of the user equipment;
  • the foregoing base station selects, according to the foregoing parameter, at least one data offload access device to offload the transmission data of the user equipment.
  • the data sent by the user equipment served by the base station is used to offload at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the access device, and at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality is measured by the user equipment;
  • the base station obtains a parameter for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment, so that the base station can select at least one data offload access device to perform traffic splitting for the transmission data of the user equipment according to the foregoing parameters, which can satisfy the continuous Increased mobile bandwidth requirements while reducing air interface transmission bandwidth.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the base station in this embodiment may include an obtaining unit 81 and a splitting unit 82.
  • the obtaining unit 81 is configured to obtain a parameter for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment
  • the offloading unit 82 is configured to select at least one data offload access device to perform the offloading of the transmission data of the user equipment according to the foregoing parameter.
  • the data sent by the user equipment served by the base station is used to offload at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality of the access device, and at least one of the signal strength and the signal quality is obtained by the user equipment.
  • the base station obtains a parameter for offloading the transmission data of the user equipment by using the obtaining unit, so that the offloading unit can select at least one data offload access device to perform traffic distribution for the transmission data of the user equipment according to the foregoing parameter, Meet the ever-increasing demand for mobile bandwidth while reducing air interface transmission bandwidth.
  • the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other ways.
  • the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative.
  • the division of the unit is only a logical function division.
  • there may be another division manner for example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not executed.
  • 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.
  • the components displayed for the unit may or may not be physical units, ie may be located in one place, or may be distributed over multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solution of the embodiment.
  • each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
  • the above integrated unit can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of hardware plus software functional units.
  • the above-described integrated unit implemented in the form of a software functional unit can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
  • the above software functional units are stored in a storage medium and include a number of instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform some of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention.
  • the foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a disk or an optical disk, and the like, and the program code can be stored. Medium.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)

Abstract

本发明实施例提供数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备,一种方法包括:用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量(101),并获得所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项;用户设备向基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项,以使得基站根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项,选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为用户设备的传输数据进行分流(102),本发明实施例能够满足不断增加的移动带宽需求,同时降低空口传输带宽。

Description

数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备
本申请要求了于 2011年 9月 6日提交中国专利局,申请号为 201110262720.1、 发明名称为 "数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备" 的中国申请的优先权, 其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。 技术领域
本发明实施例涉及通信技术, 尤其涉及数据分流接入设备的确定方法及 设备。 背景技术
在移动蜂窝网络, 例如: 演进分组系统(Evolved Packet System, 简称 EPS ) 中, 空口通过部署演进型基站 (Evolved Node B, 简称 eNB )来实现 长期演进(Long Term Evolution, 简称 LTE )技术。 为了满足不断增加的移 动带宽需求, 弥补 LTE空口传输带宽不足的缺憾, 可以将需要在 LTE空口传 输的数据分流到其他无线接入技术的接入设备即数据分流接入设备, 例如: 该数据分流接入设备可以是无线局域网络( Wireless Local Area Network, 简 称 WLAN )中的无线保真接入点(Wireless Fidelity Access Point, 简称 WiFi AP )。 现有技术中没有给出基站如何确定能够为用户设备(User Equipment, 简称 UE )提供分流服务的数据分流接入设备。 发明内容
本发明实施例提供数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备, 用以实现基站 确定能够为 UE提供分流服务的数据分流接入设备。
一方面提供了一种数据分流接入设备的确定方法, 包括:
用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行 测量, 并获得所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项; 所述用户设备向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项, 以使得所述基站根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
另一方面提供了一种数据分流接入设备的确定方法, 包括:
基站接收所述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度 和信号质量中的至少一项, 所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为所述用 户设备测量获得;
所述基站根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数 据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
另一方面提供了一种用户设备, 包括:
测量单元, 用于对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项进行测量, 并获得所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项;
发送单元, 用于向所述基站发送所述测量单元获得的数据分流接入设备 的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 以使得所述基站根据所述信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的 传输数据进行分流。
另一方面提供了一种基站, 包括:
接收单元, 用于接收所述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备 的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项为所述用户设备测量获得;
分流单元, 用于根据所述接收单元接收的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
另一方面提供了一种数据分流接入设备的确定方法, 包括:
基站获得用于对用户设备的传输数据进行分流的参数; 所述基站根据所述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设 备的传输数据进行分流。
另一方面提供了一种基站, 包括:
获得单元, 用于获得用于对用户设备的传输数据进行分流的参数; 分流单元, 用于根据所述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述 用户设备的传输数据进行分流。 由上述技术方案可知, 本发明实施例通过用户设备对数据分流接入设备 的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并获得所述数据分流接入设 备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 使得用户设备能够向上述基站发送 获得的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 从而使得上 述基站能够根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据 分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流, 能够满足不断增加的移 动带宽需求, 同时降低空口传输带宽。 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一简单地介绍, 显而易见地, 下 面描述中的附图是本发明的一些实施例, 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, 还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。
图 1 为本发明一实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法的流程示意 图;
图 2为本发明另一实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法的流程示 意图;
图 3为本发明另一实施例提供的用户设备的结构示意图;
图 4为本发明另一实施例提供的用户设备的结构示意图;
图 5为本发明另一实施例提供的基站的结构示意图;
图 6为本发明另一实施例提供的基站的结构示意图; 图 7为本发明另一实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法的流程示 意图; 图 8为本发明另一实施例提供的基站的结构示意图。
具体实施方式
为使本发明实施例的目的、 技术方案和优点更加清楚, 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作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。
本发明的技术方案, 可以应用于各种移动蜂窝网络, 例如: 全球移动通 信系统 ( Global System for Mobile Communications, 简称 GSM ) 网络、 通 用分组无线业务( General Packet Radio Service, 简称 GPRS ) 网络、 码分 多址(Code Division Multiple Access, 简称 CDMA ) 网络、 宽带码分多址 ( Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, 简称 WCDMA ) 网络、 时分同 步码分多址 ( Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, 简 称 TD-SCDMA )网络或长期演进(Long Term Evolution , 简称 LTE )网络等。
其中基站可以是 GSM网络、 GPRS网络或 CDMA网络中的基站(Base Transceiver Station,简称 BTS ),也可以是 WCDMA网络中的基站( NodeB ), 还可以是 LTE 网络中的演进型基站 (Evolutional Node B , 简称 eNB 或 eNodeB )。
其中的数据分流接入设备可以是 WLAN中的 WIFI AP, 还可以是家庭网 络中的家庭基站 (Home NodeB , 简称 HNB ) 或家庭演进型基站 (Home Evolved NodeB, 简称 HeNB )。
图 1为本发明一实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法的流程示意 图, 如图 1所示, 本实施例中的数据分流接入设备的确定方法可以包括: 101、用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项 进行测量, 并获得所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项;
可以理解的是: 在 101之前, 用户设备需要与基站建立无线资源控制 ( Radio Resource Control, 简称 RRC )连接。 可选地, 用户设备在建立 RRC 连接的过程中或之后, 可以将该用户设备是否支持移动数据分流能力、 支持 的移动分流技术和支持的移动分流技术的能力参数(例如: 频率范围、 功率 等) 中的至少一项分流能力信息发送给该用户设备所属基站。 可选地, 上述 分流能力信息发送过程还可以进一步为分流能力信息协商流程。 例如: 基站 还可以进一步将自己与用户设备能力的交集, 即二者均支持的移动分流技术 和支持的移动分流技术的能力参数(例如: 频率范围、 功率等) 中的至少一 项分流能力信息发送给用户设备。 可选地, 用户设备与基站可以通过专用消 息进行上述分流能力信息发送过程或分流能力信息协商过程。 例如: 可以在 现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述分流能力信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述分流能力信息, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带 上述分流能力信息。
可选地, 在 101之前, 用户设备还可以进一步接收上述基站广播的该基站 能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 以使得上述用户设备对上述基站 能够连接的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测 量。 例如: 用户设备可以通过广播消息接收上述基站广播的该基站能够连接 的数据分流接入设备的标识信息。 可选地, 用户设备可以通过现有的 RRC系 统广播消息接收上述标识信息, 或者还可以通过新的系统广播消息接收上述 标识信息, 本实施例对此不进行限定。 其中, 基站能够连接的数据分流接入 设备可以独立设置, 或者还可以与该基站一体化设置, 本实施例对此不进行 限定。
具体地, 基站可以通过多种方式获得该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设 备的标识信息。
例如: 基站可以通过网管设备配置方式, 获得该基站能够连接的数据分 流接入设备的标识信息。 即网管设备可以将与基站能够连接的数据分流接入 设备的标识信息配置给基站。 该网管设备配置方式可以是静态配置, 或者还 可以是半静态配置, 本实施例对此不进行限定。 其中, 静态配置是指网管设 备根据网络规划的信息将数据分流接入设备的标识信息发送给基站后, 不再 更新上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 半静态配置是指网管设备根据网络 规划的信息将数据分流接入设备的标识信息发送给基站后, 可以根据网络优 化的信息, 更新上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息。
再例如: 基站可以通过用户设备发送方式, 获得该基站能够连接的数据 分流接入设备的标识信息。 即用户设备在与基站建立 RRC连接之后, 可以搜 索到基站对应的数据分流接入设备(即该用户设备能够连接的数据分流接入 设备) , 并可以将搜索到的数据分流接入设备的标识信息发送给基站。 可选 地, 基站还可以进一步查询配置信息, 确定用户设备发送的数据分流接入设 备的标识信息所标识的数据分流接入设备是否为自己能够连接, 如果是, 则 记录该数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 否则, 则无需记录该数据分流接入设 备的标识信息。 可选地, 为了避免用户设备由于经常搜索能够连接的数据分 流接入设备而导致的费电问题, 用户设备可以在接收到基站发送的搜索指示 信息后才开始进行搜索。 基站可以通过广播消息中携带的搜索指示信息, 通 知用户设备进行搜索。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC系统广播消息中增加新的信 元( Information Element, 简称 IE )携带上述搜索指示信息, 或者还可以通过 新的 RRC系统广播消息携带上述搜索指示信息, 本实施例对此不进行限定。 用户设备完成本次搜索后, 直到接收到下一次搜索指示信息, 再重新开始进 行搜索。 可选地, 基站还可以通过专用消息向某个用户设备发送上述搜索指 示信息。 例如: 基站可以通过已建立 RRC连接的用户设备的位置信息, 决定 其是否可以进行数据分流。 如果可以, 基站则通过专用消息通知该用户设备 进行搜索。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述搜索指示信 息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述搜索指示信息, 或者也可以为增 加新的媒体访问控制( Media Access Control, 简称 MAC )控制元素( Control
Element, 简称 CE ) 消息携带上述搜索指示信息。
再例如: 基站还可以结合上述两种方式, 即基站可以通过网管设备配置 方式, 获得该基站能够连接的一部分数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 基站再 通过用户设备发送方式, 获得该基站能够连接的另一部分数据分流接入设备 的标识信息。
其中, 上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息可以包括但不限于下列信息中 的至少一项:
数据分流接入设备的身份标识 (IDentity, 简称 ID ) ;
数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址;
数据分流接入设备的 ID和互联网协议( Internet Protocol, 简称 IP )地址; 数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 I P地址。
可选地, 在 101之前, 用户设备还可以进一步对第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到数据分流接入设备, 以使得上述用户设备对上述数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 用户设备可以对第一频 率范围进行扫描, 搜索到上述数据分流接入设备。 需要说明的是: 本实施例 所涉及的基站对应的数据分流接入设备可以认为是与基站能够连接的, 也可 以认为是与基站不能够连接的。 其中, 上述第一频率范围可以为所述基站根 据配置信息, 发送给所述用户设备的; 或者还可以为所述用户设备支持的频 率范围; 或者还可以为所述基站根据该基站支持的频率范围和获得的所述用 户设备支持的频率范围 (即通过能力协商过程) , 发送给所述用户设备的。
可选地, 为了避免用户设备由于经常搜索能够连接的数据分流接入设备 而导致的费电问题, 用户设备可以在接收到基站发送的搜索指示信息后才开 始进行搜索。 例如: 基站可以根据数据分流接入设备的信号强度、 信号质量 和传输数据的速率中的至少一项来确定当前连接的数据分流接入设备的服务 质量是否下降, 即数据分流接入设备的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值; 或者 数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或等于质量阔值; 或者数据分流接入设备 的传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔值, 说明当前连接的数据分流接入设备 的服务质量下降, 则基站可以通过专用消息中携带的搜索指示信息, 通知用 户设备进行搜索。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述搜索 指示信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述搜索指示信息, 或者也可 以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带上述搜索指示信息。
可选地, 在 101之前, 用户设备还可以进一步接收上述基站发送的数据分 流接入设备的标识信息, 所述基站发送的数据分流接入设备的标识信息为所 述基站根据所述用户设备的位置信息或数据分流接入设备的负载信息确定 的。 例如: 基站可以根据用户设备的位置信息, 指定一个或多个待测量的数 据分流接入设备, 并向用户设备发送上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 用 以指示用户设备对上述标识信息所标识的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信 号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 再例如: 基站可以根据数据分流接入设备的 负载信息, 利用负载均衡机制, 指定一个或多个待测量的数据分流接入设备, 并向用户设备发送上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 用以指示用户设备对 上述标识信息所标识的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项进行测量。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述数据分流 接入设备的标识信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述数据分流接入 设备的标识信息,或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带上述数据分流接入 设备的标识信息。
上述的 UE的位置信息可以由基站通过定位算法获得, 也可以由所述 UE 上报所述 UE的位置信息。
上述数据分流接入设备的负载信息可以由所述数据分流接入设备定期或 非定期地发送给该基站。 可选地, 在 101之前, 例如: 用户设备在建立 RRC连接的过程中或之后, 上述用户设备还可以进一步接收上述基站发送的分流配置信息。
例如: 上述分流配置信息可以包括第二频率范围、 测量间隙和测量对象 中的至少一项, 上述测量对象包括信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项; 相应 地, 用户设备可以根据上述第二频率范围、 上述测量间隙和上述测量对象中 的至少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行 测量。 例如: 基站可以根据分流能力信息协商流程中确定的频率范围, 向用 户设备发送包含上述频率范围的第二频率范围, 用以指示用户设备在上述第 二频率范围, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中 的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备发送测量间隙, 用以指示 用户设备在测量间隙, 不进行数据传输。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备发送测 量对象, 用以指示用户设备根据测量对象, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入 设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 其中, 用户设备可以通 过测量接收功率得到信号强度, 或者还可以通过测量信号噪声比得到信号质 量。
例如: 上述分流配置信息可以包括测量周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发 事件或发送指示; 相应地, 用户设备可以根据上述测量周期, 对数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 并还可以根据上述发 送周期或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流 接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备 发送测量周期, 用以指示用户设备根据测量周期, 对所属基站对应的数据分 流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行周期性测量。 例如: 基 站可以向用户设备发送发送周期, 用以指示用户设备根据发送周期, 向所属 基站周期性发送测量的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项。 例如: 基站向用户设备发送的发送触发事件可以包括发送条件和对应的 门限, 用以指示用户设备根据发送条件和对应的门限, 向所属基站发送测量 的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量和传输数据的速率中的至少一 项。 例如: 发送条件和对应的门限可以为当有 n个基站当前连接的数据分流接 入设备的信号强度小于或等于 a时, 则触发用户设备进行发送; 或者当有 n个 基站当前连接的数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或等于 b时, 则触发用户设 备进行发送; 或者当有 n个基站能够连接但当前没有连接的数据分流接入设备 的信号强度大于或等于 c时, 则触发用户设备进行发送; 或者当有 n个基站能 够连接但当前没有连接的数据分流接入设备的信号强度大于或等于 d时, 则触 发用户设备进行发送。 进一步地, 用户设备接收到上述分流配置信息之后, 可以根据上述分流配置信息对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度 和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 用户设备可以根据接收的上述基 站发送的测量指示, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项进行测量; 再例如: 用户设备还可以根据测量条件和对应 的门限, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项进行测量。
再例如: 上述分流配置信息还可以包括测量指示, 以及发送周期或发送 触发事件或发送指示; 相应地, 用户设备可以根据上述测量指示, 对数据分 流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 并还可以根据上 述发送周期或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据 分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 例如: 基站可以根据数 据分流接入设备的信号强度、 信号质量和传输数据的速率中的至少一项来确 定当前连接的数据分流接入设备的服务质量是否下降, 即数据分流接入设备 的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值; 或者数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或 等于质量阔值; 或者数据分流接入设备的传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔 值, 说明当前连接的数据分流接入设备的服务质量下降, 则基站可以向用户 设备发送测量指示, 用以指示用户设备对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备 的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 再例如: 上述分流配置信息还可以包括测量指示; 相应地, 用户设备可 以根据上述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项进行测量; 并还可以根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧的图样向上述 基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 具体 地, 当所述用户设备接收到上述测量指示后, 可以根据配置的子帧图样在第 n 个子帧对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并且在第 n+m个子帧将上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项发送给基站。
再例如: 上述分流配置信息还可以包括测量触发事件, 以及发送周期或 发送触发事件或发送指示; 相应地, 用户设备可以根据上述测量触发事件, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 并还可 以根据上述发送周期或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送 上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 例如: 基站向 用户设备发送的测量触发事件可以包括测量条件和对应的门限, 用以指示用 户设备根据测量条件和对应的门限, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量和传输数据的速率中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 测量 条件和对应的门限可以为当有 n个基站当前连接的数据分流接入设备的信号 强度小于或等于 a时, 则触发用户设备进行测量; 或者当有 n个基站当前连接 的数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或等于 b时, 则触发用户设备进行测量。
其中, 如果分流配置信息中没有包括上述列出的其中一项信息, 用户设 备则可以根据协议默认配置的值进行后续操作流程。
可选地, 用户设备可以通过专用消息接收基站发送的上述分流配置信息。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述分流配置信息, 或者还 可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述分流配置信息, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带上述分流配置信息。
102、上述用户设备向上述基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项, 以使得上述基站根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的 至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行 分流。
其中, 上述用户设备向上述基站发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度可 以是具体的测量值, 或者还可以为一个指示 (例如: 高、 中或低等) ; 类似 地, 上述用户设备向上述基站发送的数据分流接入设备的信号质量可以是具 体的测量值, 或者还可以为一个指示 (例如: 好、 一般或不好等) 。
可以理解的是: 在 102中, 用户设备还可以进一步向上述基站发送测量的 数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 用于关联测量的数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项。
可选地, 用户设备可以通过专用消息向上述基站发送上述数据分流接入 设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中 增加新的 IE携带上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 或者还可以通过新 的 RRC消息携带上述分流配置信息, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携 带上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
可选地, 如果用户设备测量的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量 中的至少一项是根据用户设备搜索到的所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备进 行的, 那么基站还可以进一步更新自身配置的该基站能够连接的数据分流接 入设备的标识信息。
需要说明的是: 本实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法的执行主 体用户设备可以为处于空闲状态的用户设备, 或者还可以为处于连接状态的 用户设备, 除非特别说明, 否则本实施例对此不进行限定。
可以理解的是: 基站接收到用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项之后, 具体可以进一步查询配置信息, 确定接收 到的上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项对应的数据分流接入设备是否为 自己能够连接, 然后从自己能够连接的数据分流接入设备中选择至少一个数 据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
可选地, 在 102中, 上述基站可以根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项, 初始选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行 分流。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备发送数据分流建立请求消息, 用以指示用 户设备进行数据分流(即可以指示用户设备进行上行数据分流和下行数据分 流中的至少一个) , 该数据分流建立请求消息中包含选择的至少一个数据分 流接入设备的标识信息。 可选地, 上述数据分流建立请求消息中还可以进一 步包含数据分流的配置参数。
用户设备接收到上述数据分流建立请求消息之后, 可以向基站返回数据 分流建立完成消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备已经准备好进行数据分流。 如 果用户设备无法执行数据分流, 该用户设备还可以向基站返回数据分流建立 失败消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备无法进行数据分流。
可选地, 上述数据分流建立请求消息 /数据分流建立完成消息 /数据分流建 立失败消息可以为现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带数据分流建立请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带分流建立请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带分流建立请求 /完成 /失败指示。
可选地, 在 102中, 上述基站还可以根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项, 更新选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进 行分流。 例如: 上述基站当前已经为用户设备选择了至少一个数据分流接入 设备进行数据分流, 该基站可以根据用户设备发送的上述信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 重新选择能够为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流的其他 数据分流接入设备。 可选地, 基站重新选择能够为上述用户设备的传输数据 进行分流的其他数据分流接入设备的方法可以参见初始选择能够为上述用户 设备的传输数据进行分流的其他数据分流接入设备的方法, 此处不再赘述。 具体地, 如果当前为用户设备进行数据分流的一个或几个数据分流接入设备 的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值, 或者信号质量小于或等于质量阔值, 或者 传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔值, 基站则可以向用户设备发送分流修改 请求消息, 该分流修改请求消息中包含上述当前为用户设备进行数据分流的 一个或几个数据分流接入设备的标识信息和重新选择的能够为上述用户设备 的传输数据进行分流的其他数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 用以指示用户设 备释放上述一个或几个数据分流接入设备的数据分流和建立其他数据分流接 入设备的数据分流。
可选地, 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有下 行数据尚未发送给用户设备, 如果基站备份了分流给数据分流接入设备的下 行数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数 据的分组数据协议汇聚协议 (Packet Data Convergence Protocol , 简称
PDCP )序号反馈给基站; 如果基站没有备份分流给数据分流接入设备的下行 数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数据 前转给基站。 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有上 行数据尚未发送给基站, 可以将未发送给基站的上行数据发送给基站。 基站 在完成分流修改过程中或之后, 向用户设备发送 PDCP接收状态发送, 用于通 知用户设备该基站已经接收到哪些上行数据, 从而使用户设备可以从基站没 有接收到的上行数据包开始发送, 避免了上行数据包的重复发送, 节省了传 输资源。
用户设备接收到上述数据分流修改请求消息之后, 可以向基站返回数据 分流修改完成消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备已经修改数据分流。 如果用户 设备无法修改数据分流, 该用户设备还可以向基站返回数据分流修改失败消 息, 用以通知基站该用户设备无法修改数据分流。
可选地, 上述数据分流修改请求消息 /数据分流修改完成消息 /数据分流修 改失败消息可以为现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带数据分流修改请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带分流修改请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带分流修改请求 /完成 /失败指示。 可选地, 如果当前为用户设备进行数据分流的一个或几个数据分流接入 设备的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值, 或者信号质量小于或等于质量阔值, 或者传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔值, 基站则可以向用户设备发送分流 释放请求消息, 该分流释放请求消息中包含上述当前为用户设备进行数据分 流的一个或几个数据分流接入设备的标识信息。
可选地, 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有下 行数据尚未发送给用户设备, 如果基站备份了分流给数据分流接入设备的下 行数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数 据的 PDCP序号反馈给基站;如果基站没有备份分流给数据分流接入设备的下 行数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数 据前转给基站。 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有 上行数据尚未发送给基站, 可以将未发送给基站的上行数据发送给基站。 基 站在完成分流修改过程中或之后, 向用户设备发送 PDCP接收状态发送, 用于 通知用户设备该基站已经接收到哪些上行数据, 从而使用户设备可以从基站 没有接收到的上行数据包开始发送, 避免了上行数据包的重复发送, 节省了 传输资源。
用户设备接收到上述数据分流释放请求消息之后, 可以向基站返回数据 分流释放完成消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备已经释放上述一个或几个数据 分流接入设备的数据分流。 如果用户设备无法释放上述一个或几个数据分流 接入设备的数据分流, 该用户设备还可以向基站返回数据分流释放失败消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备无法释放上述一个或几个数据分流接入设备的数据 分流。
可选地, 上述数据分流释放请求消息 /数据分流释放完成消息 /数据分流释 放失败消息可以为现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带数据分流释放请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带分流释放请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带分流释放请求 /完成 /失败指示。 本实施例中, 通过用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量 中的至少一项进行测量, 并获得上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 使得用户设备能够向上述基站发送测量获得的数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 从而使得上述基站能够根据上 述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上 述用户设备的传输数据进行分流, 能够满足不断增加的移动带宽需求, 同时 降低空口传输带宽。
图 2为本发明另一实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法的流程示 意图, 如图 2所示, 本实施例的数据分流接入设备的确定方法可以包括:
201、基站接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信 号质量中的至少一项, 上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为上述用户设 备测量;
可以理解的是: 在 201之前, 基站需要与用户设备建立无线资源控制 ( Radio Resource Control, 简称 RRC )连接。 可选地, 用户设备在建立 RRC 连接的过程中或之后, 可以将该用户设备是否支持移动数据分流能力、 支持 的移动分流技术和支持的移动分流技术的能力参数(例如: 频率范围、 功率 等) 中的至少一项分流能力信息发送给该用户设备所属基站。 可选地, 上述 分流能力信息发送过程还可以进一步为分流能力信息协商流程。 例如: 基站 还可以进一步将自己与用户设备能力的交集, 即二者均支持的移动分流技术 和支持的移动分流技术的能力参数(例如: 频率范围、 功率等) 中的至少一 项分流能力信息发送给用户设备。 可选地, 基站与用户设备可以通过专用消 息进行上述分流能力信息发送过程或分流能力信息协商过程。 例如: 可以在 现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述分流能力信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述分流能力信息, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带 上述分流能力信息。
可选地, 在 201之前, 基站还可以进一步广播该基站能够连接的数据分流 接入设备的标识信息, 以使得上述用户设备对上述基站能够连接的数据分流 接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 基站可以通 过广播消息向用户设备广播该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信 息。 可选地, 基站可以通过现有的 RRC系统广播消息广播上述标识信息, 或 者还可以通过新的系统广播消息广播上述标识信息, 本实施例对此不进行限 定。 其中, 基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备可以独立设置, 或者还可以与 该基站一体化设置, 本实施例对此不进行限定。
具体地, 基站可以通过多种方式获得该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设 备的标识信息。
例如: 基站可以通过网管设备配置方式, 获得该基站能够连接的数据分 流接入设备的标识信息。 即网管设备可以将与基站能够连接的数据分流接入 设备的标识信息配置给基站, 以使得上述基站获得配置的该基站能够连接的 数据分流接入设备的标识信息。 该网管设备配置方式可以是静态配置, 或者 还可以是半静态配置, 本实施例对此不进行限定。 其中, 静态配置是指网管 设备根据网络规划的信息将数据分流接入设备的标识信息发送给基站后, 不 再更新上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 半静态配置是指网管设备根据网 络规划的信息将数据分流接入设备的标识信息发送给基站后, 可以根据网络 优化的信息, 更新上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息。
再例如: 基站可以通过用户设备发送方式, 获得该基站能够连接的数据 分流接入设备的标识信息。 即用户设备在与基站建立 RRC连接之后, 可以搜 索到基站对应的数据分流接入设备(即该用户设备能够连接的数据分流接入 设备) , 并可以将搜索到的数据分流接入设备的标识信息发送给基站, 以使 得上述基站获得上述用户设备发送的该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的 标识信息。 可选地, 基站还可以进一步查询配置信息, 确定用户设备发送的 数据分流接入设备的标识信息所标识的数据分流接入设备是否为自己能够连 接, 如果是, 则记录该数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 否则, 则无需记录该 数据分流接入设备的标识信息。 可选地, 为了避免用户设备由于经常搜索能 够连接的数据分流接入设备而导致的费电问题, 用户设备可以在接收到基站 发送的搜索指示信息后才开始进行搜索。 其中, 上述搜索指示信息可以为 1比 特, 用于指示用户设备启动搜索。 基站可以通过广播消息中携带的搜索指示 信息, 通知用户设备进行搜索。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC系统广播消息中增 加新的 IE携带上述搜索指示信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC系统广播消息携 带上述搜索指示信息, 本实施例对此不进行限定。 用户设备完成本次搜索后, 直到接收到下一次搜索指示信息, 再重新开始进行搜索。 可选地, 基站还可 以通过专用消息向某个用户设备发送上述搜索指示信息。 例如: 基站可以通 过已建立 RRC连接的用户设备的位置信息, 决定其是否可以进行数据分流。 如果可以, 基站则通过专用消息通知该用户设备进行搜索。 例如: 可以在现 有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述搜索指示信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述搜索指示信息, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带 上述搜索指示信息。
再例如: 基站还可以结合上述两种方式, 即基站可以通过网管设备配置 方式, 获得该基站能够连接的一部分数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 基站再 通过用户设备发送方式, 获得该基站能够连接的另一部分数据分流接入设备 的标识信息。
其中, 上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息可以包括但不限于下列信息中 的至少一项:
数据分流接入设备的 ID;
数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址;
数据分流接入设备的 ID和 IP地址;
数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 I P地址。
可选地, 在 201之前, 用户设备还可以进一步对第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到数据分流接入设备, 以使得上述用户设备对上述数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备发 送第一频率范围, 以使得上述用户设备对第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到上 述基站对应的数据分流接入设备。 需要说明的是: 本实施例所涉及的基站对 应的数据分流接入设备可以认为是与基站能够连接的, 也可以认为是与基站 不能够连接的。 可选地, 基站可以根据自身的配置信息, 向用户设备发送上 述第一频率范围; 或者还可以根据该基站支持的频率范围和获得的所述用户 设备支持的频率范围, 向所述用户设备发送所述第一频率范围。
可选地, 为了避免用户设备由于经常搜索能够连接的数据分流接入设备 而导致的费电问题, 基站可以向用户设备发送搜索指示信息, 用于通知用户 设备开始进行搜索。 例如: 基站可以根据数据分流接入设备的信号强度、 信 号质量和传输数据的速率中的至少一项来确定当前连接的数据分流接入设备 的服务质量是否下降, 即数据分流接入设备的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值; 或者数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或等于质量阔值; 或者数据分流接入 设备的传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔值, 说明当前连接的数据分流接入 设备的服务质量下降, 则基站可以通过专用消息中携带的搜索指示信息, 通 知用户设备进行搜索。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述 搜索指示信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述搜索指示信息, 或者 也可以为增加新的 MAC C E消息携带上述搜索指示信息。
可选地, 在 201之前, 基站还可以进一步根据上述用户设备的位置信息或 数据分流接入设备的负载信息, 向上述用户设备发送数据分流接入设备的标 识信息, 以使得上述用户设备对上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 基站可以根据用户设备的位置信息, 指定 一个或多个待测量的数据分流接入设备, 并向用户设备发送上述数据分流接 入设备的标识信息, 用以指示用户设备对上述标识信息所标识的数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 再例如: 基站可以根 据数据分流接入设备的负载信息, 利用负载均衡机制, 指定一个或多个待测 量的数据分流接入设备, 并向用户设备发送上述数据分流接入设备的标识信 息, 用以指示用户设备对上述标识信息所标识的数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中增加 新的 IE携带上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消 息携带上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE 消息携带上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息。
可选地, 在 201之前, 例如: 用户设备在建立 RRC连接的过程中或之后, 基站还可以进一步向用户设备发送分流配置信息。
例如: 上述分流配置信息可以包括第二频率范围、 测量间隙和测量对象 中的至少一项, 上述测量对象包括信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项; 相应 地, 用户设备可以根据上述第二频率范围、 上述测量间隙和上述测量对象中 的至少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行 测量。 例如: 基站可以根据分流能力信息协商流程中确定的频率范围, 向用 户设备发送包含上述频率范围的第二频率范围, 用以指示用户设备在上述第 二频率范围, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中 的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备发送测量间隙, 用以指示 用户设备在测量间隙, 不进行数据传输。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备发送测 量对象, 用以指示用户设备根据测量对象, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入 设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 其中, 用户设备可以通 过测量接收功率得到信号强度, 或者还可以通过测量信号噪声比得到信号质 量。
例如: 上述分流配置信息可以包括测量周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发 事件或发送指示; 相应地, 用户设备可以根据上述测量周期, 对数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 并还可以根据上述发 送周期或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流 接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备 发送测量周期, 用以指示用户设备根据测量周期, 对所属基站对应的数据分 流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行周期性测量。 例如: 基 站可以向用户设备发送发送周期, 用以指示用户设备根据发送周期, 向所属 基站周期性发送测量的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项。 例如: 基站向用户设备发送的发送触发事件可以包括发送条件和对应的 门限, 用以指示用户设备根据发送条件和对应的门限, 向所属基站发送测量 的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量和传输数据的速率中的至少一 项。 例如: 发送条件和对应的门限可以为当有 n个基站当前连接的数据分流接 入设备的信号强度小于或等于 a时, 则触发用户设备进行发送; 或者当有 n个 基站当前连接的数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或等于 b时, 则触发用户设 备进行发送; 或者当有 n个基站能够连接但当前没有连接的数据分流接入设备 的信号强度大于或等于 c时, 则触发用户设备进行发送; 或者当有 n个基站能 够连接但当前没有连接的数据分流接入设备的信号强度大于或等于 d时, 则触 发用户设备进行发送。 进一步地, 用户设备接收到上述分流配置信息之后, 可以根据上述分流配置信息对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度 和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 用户设备可以根据接收的上述基 站发送的测量指示, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项进行测量; 再例如: 用户设备还可以根据测量条件和对应 的门限, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项进行测量。
再例如: 上述分流配置信息还可以包括测量指示, 以及发送周期或发送 触发事件或发送指示; 相应地, 用户设备可以根据上述测量指示, 对数据分 流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 并还可以根据上 述发送周期或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据 分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 例如: 基站可以根据数 据分流接入设备的信号强度、 信号质量和传输数据的速率中的至少一项来确 定当前连接的数据分流接入设备的服务质量是否下降, 即数据分流接入设备 的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值; 或者数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或 等于质量阔值; 或者数据分流接入设备的传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔 值, 说明当前连接的数据分流接入设备的服务质量下降, 则基站可以向用户 设备发送测量指示, 用以指示用户设备对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备 的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。
再例如: 上述分流配置信息还可以包括测量指示; 相应地, 用户设备可 以根据上述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项进行测量; 并还可以根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧的图样向上述 基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 具体 地, 当所述用户设备接收到上述测量指示后, 可以根据配置的子帧图样在第 n 个子帧对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并且在第 n+m个子帧将上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项发送给基站。
再例如: 上述分流配置信息还可以包括测量触发事件, 以及发送周期或 发送触发事件或发送指示; 相应地, 用户设备可以根据上述测量触发事件, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 并还可 以根据上述发送周期或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送 上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 例如: 基站向 用户设备发送的测量触发事件可以包括测量条件和对应的门限, 用以指示用 户设备根据测量条件和对应的门限, 对所属基站对应的数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量和传输数据的速率中的至少一项进行测量。 例如: 测量 条件和对应的门限可以为当有 n个基站当前连接的数据分流接入设备的信号 强度小于或等于 a时, 则触发用户设备进行测量; 或者当有 n个基站当前连接 的数据分流接入设备的信号质量小于或等于 b时, 则触发用户设备进行测量。
其中, 如果分流配置信息中没有包括上述列出的其中一项信息, 用户设 备则可以根据协议默认配置的值进行后续操作流程。
可选地, 用户设备可以通过专用消息接收基站发送的上述分流配置信息。 例如: 可以在现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带上述分流配置信息, 或者还 可以通过新的 RRC消息携带上述分流配置信息, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带上述分流配置信息。
其中, 基站接收到的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度可以 是具体的测量值, 或者还可以为一个指示(例如: 高、 中或低等) ; 类似地, 基站接收到的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号质量可以是具体的测 量值, 或者还可以为一个指示 (例如: 好、 一般或不好等) 。
可以理解的是: 在 201中, 基站还可以进一步接收用户设备发送的测量的 数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 用于关联测量的数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项。
可选地, 如果基站接收到的用户设备测量的数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项是用户设备根据用户设备搜索到的所属基站对应 的数据分流接入设备进行的, 那么基站还可以进一步更新自身配置的该基站 能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息。
202、 上述基站根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一 个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
需要说明的是: 本实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法中的用户 设备可以为处于空闲状态的用户设备, 或者还可以为处于连接状态的用户设 备, 除非特别说明, 否则本实施例对此不进行限定。
可以理解的是: 在 201之后, 202之前, 基站具体可以进一步查询配置信 息, 确定接收到的上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项对应的数据分流接 入设备是否为自己能够连接, 然后从自己能够连接的数据分流接入设备中选 择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
可选地, 在 202中, 上述基站可以根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项, 初始选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行 分流。 例如: 基站可以向用户设备发送数据分流建立请求消息, 用以指示用 户设备进行数据分流(即可以指示用户设备进行上行数据分流和下行数据分 流中的至少一个) , 该数据分流建立请求消息中包含选择的至少一个数据分 流接入设备的标识信息。 可选地, 上述数据分流建立请求消息中还可以进一 步包含数据分流的配置参数。
用户设备接收到上述数据分流建立请求消息之后, 可以向基站返回数据 分流建立完成消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备已经准备好进行数据分流。 如 果用户设备无法执行数据分流, 该用户设备还可以向基站返回数据分流建立 失败消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备无法进行数据分流。
可选地, 上述数据分流建立请求消息 /数据分流建立完成消息 /数据分流建 立失败消息可以为现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带数据分流建立请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带分流建立请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带分流建立请求 /完成 /失败指示。
可选地, 在 202中, 上述基站还可以根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项, 更新选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进 行分流。 例如: 上述基站当前已经为用户设备选择了至少一个数据分流接入 设备进行数据分流, 该基站可以根据用户设备发送的上述信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 重新选择能够为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流的其他 数据分流接入设备。 可选地, 基站重新选择能够为上述用户设备的传输数据 进行分流的其他数据分流接入设备的方法可以参见初始选择能够为上述用户 设备的传输数据进行分流的其他数据分流接入设备的方法, 此处不再赘述。 具体地, 如果当前为用户设备进行数据分流的一个或几个数据分流接入设备 的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值, 或者信号质量小于或等于质量阔值, 或者 传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔值, 基站则可以向用户设备发送分流修改 请求消息, 该分流修改请求消息中包含上述当前为用户设备进行数据分流的 一个或几个数据分流接入设备的标识信息和重新选择的能够为上述用户设备 的传输数据进行分流的其他数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 用以指示用户设 备释放上述一个或几个数据分流接入设备的数据分流和建立其他数据分流接 入设备的数据分流。
可选地, 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有下 行数据尚未发送给用户设备, 如果基站备份了分流给数据分流接入设备的下 行数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数 据的 PDCP序号反馈给基站;如果基站没有备份分流给数据分流接入设备的下 行数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数 据前转给基站。 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有 上行数据尚未发送给基站, 可以将未发送给基站的上行数据发送给基站。 基 站在完成分流修改过程中或之后, 向用户设备发送 PDCP接收状态发送, 用于 通知用户设备该基站已经接收到哪些上行数据, 从而使用户设备可以从基站 没有接收到的上行数据包开始发送, 避免了上行数据包的重复发送, 节省了 传输资源。
用户设备接收到上述数据分流修改请求消息之后, 可以向基站返回数据 分流修改完成消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备已经修改数据分流。 如果用户 设备无法修改数据分流, 该用户设备还可以向基站返回数据分流修改失败消 息, 用以通知基站该用户设备无法修改数据分流。
可选地, 上述数据分流修改请求消息 /数据分流修改完成消息 /数据分流修 改失败消息可以为现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带数据分流修改请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带分流修改请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带分流修改请求 /完成 /失败指示。
可选地, 如果当前为用户设备进行数据分流的一个或几个数据分流接入 设备的信号强度小于或等于强度阔值, 或者信号质量小于或等于质量阔值, 或者传输数据的速率小于或等于速率阔值, 基站则可以向用户设备发送分流 释放请求消息, 该分流释放请求消息中包含上述当前为用户设备进行数据分 流的一个或几个数据分流接入设备的标识信息。
可选地, 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有下 行数据尚未发送给用户设备, 如果基站备份了分流给数据分流接入设备的下 行数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数 据的 PDCP序号反馈给基站;如果基站没有备份分流给数据分流接入设备的下 行数据, 则该一个或几个数据分流接入设备将没有发送给用户设备的下行数 据前转给基站。 如果上述即将释放的一个或几个数据分流接入设备当前还有 上行数据尚未发送给基站, 可以将未发送给基站的上行数据发送给基站。 基 站在完成分流修改过程中或之后, 向用户设备发送 PDCP接收状态发送, 用于 通知用户设备该基站已经接收到哪些上行数据, 从而使用户设备可以从基站 没有接收到的上行数据包开始发送, 避免了上行数据包的重复发送, 节省了 传输资源。
用户设备接收到上述数据分流释放请求消息之后, 可以向基站返回数据 分流释放完成消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备已经释放上述一个或几个数据 分流接入设备的数据分流。 如果用户设备无法释放上述一个或几个数据分流 接入设备的数据分流, 该用户设备还可以向基站返回数据分流释放失败消息, 用以通知基站该用户设备无法释放上述一个或几个数据分流接入设备的数据 分流。
可选地, 上述数据分流释放请求消息 /数据分流释放完成消息 /数据分流释 放失败消息可以为现有的 RRC消息中增加新的 IE携带数据分流释放请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者还可以通过新的 RRC消息携带分流释放请求 /完成 /失败指示, 或者也可以为增加新的 MAC CE消息携带分流释放请求 /完成 /失败指示。
本实施例中, 通过基站接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 使得上述基站能够根据上述信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的 传输数据进行分流, 能够满足不断增加的移动带宽需求, 同时降低空口传输 带宽。
需要说明的是: 对于前述的各方法实施例, 为了简单描述, 故将其都表 述为一系列的动作组合, 但是本领域技术人员应该知悉, 本发明并不受所描 述的动作顺序的限制, 因为依据本发明, 某些步骤可以釆用其他顺序或者同 时进行。 其次, 本领域技术人员也应该知悉, 说明书中所描述的实施例均属 于优选实施例, 所涉及的动作和模块并不一定是本发明所必须的。
在上述实施例中, 对各个实施例的描述都各有侧重, 某个实施例中没有 详述的部分, 可以参见其他实施例的相关描述。
图 3为本发明另一实施例提供的用户设备的结构示意图, 如图 3所示, 本 实施例的用户设备可以包括测量单元 31和发送单元 32。 其中, 测量单元 31用 于对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并获 得上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项; 发送单元 32 用于向上述基站发送测量单元 31获得的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项, 以使得上述基站根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
上述图 1对应的实施例中用户设备的功能可以由本实施例提供的用户设 备实现。
可选地, 本实施例中的测量单元 31还可以进一步接收上述基站广播的该 基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息。
其中, 测量单元 31接收的上述数据分流接入设备的标识信息可以包括但 不限于下列信息中的至少一项:
数据分流接入设备的 ID;
数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址;
数据分流接入设备的 ID和 IP地址;
数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 I P地址。 可选地, 本实施例中的测量单元 31还可以进一步对第一频率范围进行扫 描, 搜索到上述数据分流接入设备。
具体地, 测量单元 31具体可以在第一频率范围内, 搜索到上述基站对应 的数据分流接入设备, 其中, 上述第一频率范围可以为上述基站根据配置信 息, 发送给上述用户设备的; 或者还可以为上述用户设备支持的频率范围; 或者也可以为上述基站根据该基站支持的频率范围和获得的上述用户设备支 持的频率范围, 发送给上述用户设备的。
可选地, 本实施例中的测量单元 31还可以进一步接收上述基站发送的数 据分流接入设备的标识信息, 上述基站发送的数据分流接入设备的标识信息 为上述基站根据上述用户设备的位置信息或数据分流接入设备的负载信息确 定的。
如图 4所示,
可选地, 本实施例提供的用户设备还可以进一步包括第一配置单元 41 , 用于接收上述基站发送的分流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括第二频率范 围、 测量间隙和测量对象中的至少一项, 上述测量对象包括信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项; 相应地, 测量单元 31具体可以用于根据上述第二频率范 围、 上述测量间隙和上述测量对象中的至少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信 号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。
可选地, 本实施例提供的用户设备还可以进一步包括第二配置单元 42, 用于接收上述基站发送的分流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示; 相应地, 上述测量单元 31具体可 以用于根据上述测量周期, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的 发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的信 号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
可选地, 本实施例提供的用户设备还可以进一步包括第三配置单元 43, 用于接收上述基站发送的分流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量指示, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示; 相应地, 上述测量单元 31具体可 以用于根据上述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的 发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的信 号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
可选地, 本实施例提供的用户设备还可以进一步包括第四配置单元 44, 用于接收上述基站发送的分流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量指示; 相应地, 上述测量单元 31具体可以用于根据上述测量指示, 对数据分流接入 设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 上述发送单元具体可以 用于根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧的图样向上述基站发送上述数据分 流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 具体地, 当所述用户设备 接收到上述测量指示后, 可以根据配置的子帧图样在第 n个子帧对数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并且在第 n+m个子帧 将上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项发送给基站。
可选地, 本实施例提供的用户设备还可以进一步包括第五配置单元 45, 用于接收上述基站发送的分流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量触发事 件, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示; 相应地, 上述测量单元 31具 体可以用于根据上述测量触发事件, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流接入设 备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
需要指出的是, 图 4中仅示出了同时包括第一配置单元 41、 第二配置单元 42、 第三配置单元 43、 第四配置单元 44和第五配置单元 45的情况, 在可选的 实施例中, 也可以仅包括上述五个单元中的一个、 二个、 三个和四个。
本实施例中, 用户设备通过测量单元对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并获得上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度 和信号质量中的至少一项, 使得发送单元能够向上述基站发送测量单元测量 获得的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 从而使得上 述基站能够根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据 分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流, 能够满足不断增加的移 动带宽需求, 同时降低空口传输带宽。
图 5为本发明另一实施例提供的基站的结构示意图, 如图 5所示, 本实施 例的基站可以包括接收单元 51和分流单元 52。 其中, 接收单元 51用于接收上 述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的 至少一项, 上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为上述用户设备测量获得; 分流单元 52用于根据接收单元 51接收的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
上述图 2对应的实施例中基站的功能可以由本实施例提供的基站实现。 可选地,如图 6所示,本实施例提供的基站还可以进一步包括发送单元 61 , 可以用于广播该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 以使得上述 用户设备对上述基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中 的至少一项进行测量。
其中, 本实施例中的发送单元 61广播的上述数据分流接入设备的标识信 息可以包括但不限于下列信息中的至少一项:
数据分流接入设备的 ID;
数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址;
数据分流接入设备的 ID和 IP地址;
数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 I P地址。
可选地, 本实施例中的发送单元 61还可以进一步获得配置的该基站能够 连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 或者还可以进一步获得上述用户设备 发送的该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息。 可选地, 本实施例中的发送单元 61还可以进一步根据配置信息, 向上述 用户设备发送第一频率范围, 以使得上述用户设备对上述第一频率范围进行 扫描, 搜索到上述数据分流接入设备; 或者还可以进一步根据该基站支持的 频率范围和获得的上述用户设备支持的频率范围, 向上述用户设备发送第一 频率范围, 以使得上述用户设备对上述第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到上述 数据分流接入设备。
可选地, 本实施例中的发送单元 61还可以进一步向上述用户设备发送分 流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括第二频率范围、 测量间隙和测量对象中 的至少一项, 上述测量对象包括信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 以使得 上述用户设备根据上述第二频率范围、 上述测量间隙和上述测量对象中的至 少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。
可选地, 本实施例中的发送单元 61还可以进一步向上述用户设备发送分 流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发事 件或发送指示, 以使得上述用户设备根据上述测量周期, 对数据分流接入设 备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并根据上述发送周期或上 述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
可选地, 本实施例中的发送单元 61还可以进一步向上述用户设备发送分 流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量指示, 以及发送周期或发送触发事 件或发送指示, 以使得上述用户设备根据上述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设 备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并根据上述发送周期或上 述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
可选地, 本实施例中的发送单元 61还可以进一步向上述用户设备发送分 流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量指示, 以使得上述用户设备根据上 述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行 测量, 并根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧的图样向上述基站发送上述数 据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。 具体地, 当所述用户 设备接收到上述测量指示后, 可以根据配置的子帧图样在第 n个子帧对数据分 流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并且在第 n+m个 子帧将上述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项发送给基 站。
可选地, 本实施例中的发送单元 61还可以进一步向上述用户设备发送分 流配置信息, 上述分流配置信息包括测量触发事件, 以及发送周期或发送触 发事件或发送指示, 以使得上述用户设备根据上述测量触发事件, 对数据分 流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并根据上述发送 周期或上述发送触发事件或上述发送指示, 向上述基站发送上述数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
具体地, 本实施例中的分流单元 52具体可以根据上述信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 初始选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传 输数据进行分流; 或者还可以根据上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 更新选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
本实施例中, 基站通过接收单元接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 使得分流单元能够根据上述信 号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用 户设备的传输数据进行分流, 能够满足不断增加的移动带宽需求, 同时降低 空口传输带宽。
图 7为本发明另一实施例提供的数据分流接入设备的确定方法的流程示 意图, 如图 7所示, 本实施例的数据分流接入设备的确定方法可以包括: 701、 基站获得用于对用户设备的传输数据进行分流的参数;
702、 上述基站根据上述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用 户设备的传输数据进行分流。 上述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为上述用户设备测 量获得;
上述用户设备的位置信息; 以及
数据分流接入设备的负载信息。
本实施例中, 通过基站获得用于对用户设备的传输数据进行分流的参数, 使得上述基站能够根据上述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用 户设备的传输数据进行分流, 能够满足不断增加的移动带宽需求, 同时降低 空口传输带宽。
图 8为本发明另一实施例提供的基站的结构示意图, 如图 8所示, 本实施 例的基站可以包括获得单元 81和分流单元 82。 其中, 获得单元 81用于获得用 于对用户设备的传输数据进行分流的参数; 分流单元 82用于根据上述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
上述图 7对应的实施例中基站的功能可以由本实施例提供的基站实现。 少一个:
上述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 上述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为上述用户设备测 量获得;
上述用户设备的位置信息; 以及
数据分流接入设备的负载信息。
本实施例中, 基站通过获得单元获得用于对用户设备的传输数据进行分 流的参数, 使得分流单元能够根据上述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设 备为上述用户设备的传输数据进行分流, 能够满足不断增加的移动带宽需求, 同时降低空口传输带宽。 所属领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到, 为描述的方便和简洁, 上述描 述的系统, 装置和单元的具体工作过程, 可以参考前述方法实施例中的对应 过程, 在此不再赘述。
在本申请所提供的几个实施例中, 应该理解到, 所揭露的系统, 装置和 方法, 可以通过其它的方式实现。 例如, 以上所描述的装置实施例仅仅是示 意性的, 例如, 所述单元的划分, 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。 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 者全部单元来实现本实施例方案的目的。
另外, 在本发明各个实施例中的各功能单元可以集成在一个处理单元中, 也可以是各个单元单独物理存在, 也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单 元中。 上述集成的单元既可以釆用硬件的形式实现, 也可以釆用硬件加软件 功能单元的形式实现。
上述以软件功能单元的形式实现的集成的单元, 可以存储在一个计算机 可读取存储介质中。 上述软件功能单元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) 执行本发明各个实施例所述方法的部分步骤。 而前述的存储介质包括: U盘、 移动硬盘、 只读存储器 (Read-Only Memory, 简称 ROM ) 、 随机存取存储 器( Random Access Memory, 简称 RAM ) 、 磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储 程序代码的介质。
最后应说明的是: 以上实施例仅用以说明本发明的技术方案, 而非对其 限制; 尽管参照前述实施例对本发明进行了详细的说明, 本领域的普通技术 人员应当理解: 其依然可以对前述各实施例所记载的技术方案进行修改, 或 者对其中部分技术特征进行等同替换; 而这些修改或者替换, 并不使相应技 术方案的本质脱离本发明各实施例技术方案的精神和范围。

Claims

权 利 要求 书
1、 一种数据分流接入设备的确定方法, 其特征在于, 包括:
用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测 量, 并获得所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项;
所述用户设备向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 以使得所述基站根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项 , 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述用户设备对数据分流接 入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量之前, 还包括:
所述用户设备接收所述基站广播的所述基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备 的标识信息; 或者
所述用户设备对第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到所述数据分流接入设备; 或者
所述用户设备接收所述基站发送的数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 所述基 站发送的数据分流接入设备的标识信息为所述基站根据所述用户设备的位置信 息或数据分流接入设备的负载信息确定的。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据分流接入设备的标 识信息包括下列信息中的至少一项:
所述数据分流接入设备的身份标识 I D;
所述数据分流接入设备的媒体访问控制 MAC地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 ID和互联网协议 IP地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 IP地址。
4、 根据权利要求 2所述的方法, 其特征在于,
所述第一频率范围为所述基站根据配置信息, 发送给所述用户设备的; 或 者
所述第一频率范围为所述用户设备支持的频率范围; 或者 所述第一频率范围为所述基站根据该基站支持的频率范围和获得的所述用 户设备支持的频率范围确定的, 并将所述第一频率范围配置给所述用户设备的。
5、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述用户设 备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量之前, 还 包括:
所述用户设备接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括 第二频率范围、 测量间隙和测量对象中的至少一项, 所述测量对象包括信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项;
所述用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进 行测量, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述第二频率范围、 所述测量间隙和所述测量对象中的 至少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。
6、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述用户设 备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量之前, 还 包括:
所述用户设备接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括 测量周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示;
所述用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进 行测量, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述测量周期, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项进行测量;
所述用户设备向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向 所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
7、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述用户设 备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量之前, 还 包括:
所述用户设备接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括 测量指示, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示;
所述用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进 行测量, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项进行测量;
所述用户设备向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向 所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
8、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述用户设 备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量之前, 还 包括:
所述用户设备接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括 测量指示;
所述用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进 行测量, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项进行测量;
所述用户设备向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧的图样向所述基站发送 所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
9、 根据权利要求 1至 4任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述用户设 备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量之前, 还 包括:
所述用户设备接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括 测量触发事件, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示;
所述用户设备对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进 行测量, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述测量触发事件, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项进行测量;
所述用户设备向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质 量中的至少一项, 包括:
所述用户设备根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向 所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
10、 一种数据分流接入设备的确定方法, 其特征在于, 包括:
基站接收所述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项, 所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为所述用户设 备测量获得;
所述基站根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据 分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
1 1、 根据权利要求 10所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基站接收服务的用户 设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项之前, 还包 括:
所述基站广播该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 以使得所 述用户设备对所述基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中 的至少一项进行测量; 或者
所述用户设备对第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到所述数据分流接入设备; 所述基站根据所述用户设备的位置信息或数据分流接入设备的负载信息, 向所述用户设备发送数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 以使得所述用户设备对所 述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量。
12、 根据权利要求 1 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述数据分流接入设备的 标识信息包括下列信息中的至少一项:
所述数据分流接入设备的身份标识 I D;
所述数据分流接入设备的媒体访问控制 MAC地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 ID和互联网协议 IP地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 IP地址。
13、 根据权利要求 1 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基站广播该基站能够 连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息之前, 还包括:
所述基站获得配置的该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 或 者
所述基站获得所述用户设备发送的该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的 标识信息。
14、 根据权利要求 1 1所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述用户设备对第一频率 范围进行扫描, 搜索到所述数据分流接入设备, 还包括:
所述基站根据配置信息, 向所述用户设备发送所述第一频率范围; 或者 所述基站根据该基站支持的频率范围和获得的所述用户设备支持的频率范 围, 向所述用户设备发送所述第一频率范围。
15、 根据权利要求 10至 14任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基 站接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项之前, 还包括:
所述基站向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括第二 频率范围、 测量间隙和测量对象中的至少一项, 所述测量对象包括信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项, 以使得所述用户设备根据所述第二频率范围、 所述测 量间隙和所述测量对象中的至少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项进行测量。
16、 根据权利要求 10至 14任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基 站接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项之前, 还包括:
所述基站向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示, 以使得所述用户设备根据所 述测量周期, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测 量, 并根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向所述基站发 送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
17、 根据权利要求 10至 14任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基 站接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项之前, 还包括:
所述基站向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 指示, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示, 以使得所述用户设备根据所 述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测 量, 并根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向所述基站发 送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
18、 根据权利要求 10至 14任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基 站接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项之前, 还包括:
所述基站向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 指示, 以使得所述用户设备根据所述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧 的图样向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项。
19、 根据权利要求 10至 14任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基 站接收服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至 少一项之前, 还包括:
所述基站向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 触发事件, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示, 以使得所述用户设备根 据所述测量触发事件, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项进行测量, 并根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向所 述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
20、 根据权利要求 10至 14任一权利要求所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述基 站根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设 备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流, 包括:
所述基站根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 初始选择至少一个 数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流; 或者
所述基站根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 更新选择至少一个 数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
21、 一种用户设备, 其特征在于, 包括:
测量单元, 用于对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项 进行测量, 并获得所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项; 发送单元, 用于向所述基站发送所述测量单元获得的数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 以使得所述基站根据所述信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数 据进行分流。
22、 根据权利要求 21所述的用户设备, 其特征在于, 所述测量单元还用于 接收所述基站广播的该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 或 者
对第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到所述数据分流接入设备; 或者
接收所述基站发送的数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 所述基站发送的数据 分流接入设备的标识信息为所述基站根据所述用户设备的位置信息或数据分流 接入设备的负载信息确定的。
23、 根据权利要求 22所述的用户设备, 其特征在于, 所述测量单元接收的 所述数据分流接入设备的标识信息包括下列信息中的至少一项:
所述数据分流接入设备的身份标识 I D;
所述数据分流接入设备的媒体访问控制 MAC地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 ID和互联网协议 IP地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 IP地址。
24、 根据权利要求 21至 23任一权利要求所述的用户设备, 其特征在于, 所 述用户设备还包括第一配置单元, 用于接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所 述分流配置信息包括第二频率范围、 测量间隙和测量对象中的至少一项, 所述 测量对象包括信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项;
所述测量单元具体用于根据所述第二频率范围、 所述测量间隙和所述测量 对象中的至少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项 进行测量。
25、 根据权利要求 21至 23任一权利要求所述的用户设备, 其特征在于, 所 述用户设备还包括第二配置单元, 用于接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所 述分流配置信息包括测量周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示; 所述测量单元具体用于根据所述测量周期, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 指示, 向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项。
26、 根据权利要求 21至 23任一权利要求所述的用户设备, 其特征在于, 所 述用户设备还包括第三配置单元, 用于接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所 述分流配置信息包括测量指示, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示; 所述测量单元具体用于根据所述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 指示, 向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项。
27、 根据权利要求 21至 23任一权利要求所述的用户设备, 其特征在于, 所 述用户设备还包括第四配置单元, 用于接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所 述分流配置信息包括测量指示;
所述测量单元具体用于根据所述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量;
所述发送单元具体用于根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧的图样向所述 基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
28、 根据权利要求 21至 23任一权利要求所述的用户设备, 其特征在于, 所 述用户设备还包括第五配置单元, 用于接收所述基站发送的分流配置信息, 所 述分流配置信息包括测量触发事件, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示; 所述测量单元具体用于根据所述测量触发事件, 对数据分流接入设备的信 号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量; 指示, 向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项。
29、 一种基站, 其特征在于, 包括:
接收单元, 用于接收所述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的 信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为 所述用户设备测量获得;
分流单元, 用于根据所述接收单元接收的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
30、 根据权利要求 29所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述基站还包括发送单元, 用于
广播该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息, 以使得所述用户设 备对所述基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项进行测量。
31、 根据权利要求 30所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发送单元广播的所述 数据分流接入设备的标识信息包括下列信息中的至少一项:
所述数据分流接入设备的身份标识 I D;
所述数据分流接入设备的媒体访问控制 MAC地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 ID和互联网协议 IP地址;
所述数据分流接入设备的 MAC地址和 IP地址。
32、 根据权利要求 30所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发送单元还用于 获得配置的该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信息; 或者 获得所述用户设备发送的该基站能够连接的数据分流接入设备的标识信 息。
33、 根据权利要求 30所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发送单元还用于 根据配置信息, 向所述用户设备发送第一频率范围, 以使得所述用户设备 对所述第一频率范围进行扫描, 搜索到所述数据分流接入设备; 或者
根据该基站支持的频率范围和获得的所述用户设备支持的频率范围, 向所 述用户设备发送第一频率范围, 以使得所述用户设备对所述第一频率范围进行 扫描, 搜索到所述数据分流接入设备。
34、 根据权利要求 29至 33任一权利要求所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发 送单元还用于向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括第二 频率范围、 测量间隙和测量对象中的至少一项, 所述测量对象包括信号强度和 信号质量中的至少一项, 以使得所述用户设备根据所述第二频率范围、 所述测 量间隙和所述测量对象中的至少一项, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号 质量中的至少一项进行测量。
35、 根据权利要求 29至 33任一权利要求所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发 送单元还用于向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 周期, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示, 以使得所述用户设备根据所 述测量周期, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测 量, 并根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向所述基站发 送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
36、 根据权利要求 29至 33任一权利要求所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发 送单元还用于向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 指示, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示, 以使得所述用户设备根据所 述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测 量, 并根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向所述基站发 送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
37、 根据权利要求 29至 33任一权利要求所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发 送单元还用于向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 指示, 以使得所述用户设备根据所述测量指示, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强 度和信号质量中的至少一项进行测量, 并根据所述测量指示, 以及配置的子帧 的图样向所述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少 一项。
38、 根据权利要求 29至 33任一权利要求所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述发 送单元还用于向所述用户设备发送分流配置信息, 所述分流配置信息包括测量 触发事件, 以及发送周期或发送触发事件或发送指示, 以使得所述用户设备根 据所述测量触发事件, 对数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一 项进行测量, 并根据所述发送周期或所述发送触发事件或所述发送指示, 向所 述基站发送所述数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项。
39、 根据权利要求 29至 33任一权利要求所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述分 流单元具体用于
根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 初始选择至少一个数据分流 接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流; 或者
根据所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项, 更新选择至少一个数据分流 接入设备为所述用户设备的传输数据进行分流。
40、 一种数据分流接入设备的确定方法, 其特征在于, 包括:
基站获得用于对用户设备的传输数据进行分流的参数;
所述基站根据所述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用户设备 的传输数据进行分流。
41、 根据权利要求 40所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述参数包括下述项中的 至少一个:
所述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量 中的至少一项, 所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为所述用户设备测量获 付;
所述用户设备的位置信息; 以及
数据分流接入设备的负载信息。
42、 一种基站, 其特征在于, 包括:
获得单元, 用于获得用于对用户设备的传输数据进行分流的参数; 分流单元, 用于根据所述参数, 选择至少一个数据分流接入设备为所述用 户设备的传输数据进行分流。
43、 根据权利要求 42所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述获得单元获得的所述 参数包括下述项中的至少一个:
所述基站服务的用户设备发送的数据分流接入设备的信号强度和信号质量 中的至少一项, 所述信号强度和信号质量中的至少一项为所述用户设备测量获 付;
所述用户设备的位置信息; 以及 数据分流接入设备的负载信息
PCT/CN2012/080780 2011-09-06 2012-08-30 数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备 WO2013034064A1 (zh)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA2847725A CA2847725C (en) 2011-09-06 2012-08-30 Method and device for determining data offload access device

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201110262720.1A CN102984725B (zh) 2011-09-06 2011-09-06 数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备
CN201110262720.1 2011-09-06

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2013034064A1 true WO2013034064A1 (zh) 2013-03-14

Family

ID=47831523

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/CN2012/080780 WO2013034064A1 (zh) 2011-09-06 2012-08-30 数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备

Country Status (3)

Country Link
CN (1) CN102984725B (zh)
CA (1) CA2847725C (zh)
WO (1) WO2013034064A1 (zh)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104144446A (zh) * 2013-05-10 2014-11-12 中兴通讯股份有限公司 一种获取无线访问节点服务质量的方法、系统及装置
CN104349380B (zh) 2013-08-08 2018-12-04 中兴通讯股份有限公司 信息交互、分流处理方法、装置、基站、rnc及终端
CN104602263A (zh) * 2014-12-30 2015-05-06 上海华为技术有限公司 一种邻区关系上报、接收方法及相关装置
US20160338074A1 (en) * 2015-05-15 2016-11-17 Mediatek Inc. Method and Apparatus of Latency Measurement for LTE-WLAN Aggregation
US10251052B2 (en) 2015-08-27 2019-04-02 Mediatek Inc. Method of dynamic PDCP status report polling for LTE-WLAN aggregation
PT3637658T (pt) * 2017-07-27 2021-11-02 Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd Método de comunicação sem fios, dispositivo terminal e dispositivo de rede
CN111093240B (zh) * 2019-12-24 2021-08-13 郑州大学体育学院 一种基于物联网的乒乓球远程课程的传输方法及系统

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101572906A (zh) * 2008-04-28 2009-11-04 三星电子株式会社 从宏小区到家用小区的切换方法及设备
CN101646235A (zh) * 2008-08-08 2010-02-10 华为技术有限公司 一种选择闭合用户群组的方法、装置及系统
CN101873612A (zh) * 2009-04-23 2010-10-27 中兴通讯股份有限公司 一种家庭基站小区实现测量的方法及系统
JP2011119834A (ja) * 2009-12-01 2011-06-16 Nec Corp 転送装置、通信システムおよび転送方法
CN102318237A (zh) * 2010-03-12 2012-01-11 联发科技股份有限公司 异质无线通信网络中多接入网际互连方法

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU2002314408A1 (en) * 2002-06-26 2004-01-19 Nokia Corporation Load balancing in wireless communication network

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101572906A (zh) * 2008-04-28 2009-11-04 三星电子株式会社 从宏小区到家用小区的切换方法及设备
CN101646235A (zh) * 2008-08-08 2010-02-10 华为技术有限公司 一种选择闭合用户群组的方法、装置及系统
CN101873612A (zh) * 2009-04-23 2010-10-27 中兴通讯股份有限公司 一种家庭基站小区实现测量的方法及系统
JP2011119834A (ja) * 2009-12-01 2011-06-16 Nec Corp 転送装置、通信システムおよび転送方法
CN102318237A (zh) * 2010-03-12 2012-01-11 联发科技股份有限公司 异质无线通信网络中多接入网际互连方法

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2847725C (en) 2017-10-31
CN102984725A (zh) 2013-03-20
CN102984725B (zh) 2016-08-10
CA2847725A1 (en) 2013-03-14

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
TWI478614B (zh) 多載體多重無線電存取技術網路內之通道選擇
US10064078B2 (en) Wireless communications method, user equipment, and network node
CN112616169B (zh) 从第一接入网络到第二接入网络的业务导向
US20190141664A1 (en) Communication control method and user terminal
EP2996394B1 (en) Communication control method
WO2017049737A1 (zh) D2d中继资源配置方法、装置及系统
WO2013034064A1 (zh) 数据分流接入设备的确定方法及设备
WO2013166963A1 (zh) 网络接入方法及装置
WO2014180367A1 (zh) 无线连接方法、设备及计算机存储介质
WO2011144023A1 (zh) 更新CoMP发送集的方法及其设备
WO2013166907A1 (zh) 网络接入方法及装置
US20180262622A1 (en) Method and apparatus for processing terminal that is performing voice service, and communications system
WO2011150774A1 (zh) 一种多个无线接入网聚合系统及其实现方法
WO2018032909A1 (zh) 一种网络切片选择方法及相关设备
WO2015058396A1 (zh) 业务切换的方法、网络设备和用户设备
EP3328154B1 (en) Measurement reporting method for wireless local area network (wlan), and related device
WO2014075292A1 (zh) 无线资源管理的方法、基站、用户设备及无线保真接入点
US20160234808A1 (en) Wireless Device, Node and Methods Therein for Deciding Whether or Not to Activate a WLAN Interface
WO2021184281A1 (zh) 小区切换方法和装置
US10575251B2 (en) Capability indication method, route setup method, mobile terminal, and network device
WO2013034029A1 (zh) 多模用户设备接入的方法和基站以及多模用户设备
WO2016029409A1 (zh) 一种数据传输方法及装置
WO2014183276A1 (zh) 一种无线网络的分流方法及设备
WO2024012296A1 (zh) 一种测量配置的方法、接入网设备和终端设备
WO2023138243A1 (zh) 一种通信方法、装置以及存储介质

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 12829859

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 2847725

Country of ref document: CA

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 12829859

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1