WO2014121599A1

WO2014121599A1 - Method and related device for transferring cellular network load information

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Publication number: WO2014121599A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/082615
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张兴新; 贺宁; 沈文学
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2013-02-08
Filing date: 2013-08-30
Publication date: 2014-08-14
Also published as: CN103987105A

Abstract

A method and related device for transferring cellular network load information are disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, wherein the method for transferring cellular network load information includes that: a User Equipment (UE) receives cellular network load information transmitted by network side equipment; the UE stores the cellular network load information. The technical solution of the present invention is beneficial to provide support for the UE to select the network reasonably.

Description

Method and related device for transmitting cellular network load information

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and related device for transmitting cellular network load information. Background technique

At present, as users' demand for wireless communication services grows, more and more wireless communication technologies have been or are entering a practical stage, such as a variety of cellular (Cellular) networks and widely used wireless local area networks (WLAN, Wireless Local Area). Network ). The popularity of intelligent terminals is increasing, and the demand for data communication is increasing rapidly. As a result, the data load carried by the cellular network is increasing. The WLAN is relatively cheaper than the network. Therefore, the WLAN can be used as a supplement to the cellular network to share the cellular network. Part of the data service, reducing the data load on the cellular network.

Currently, the convergence of cellular networks and W LAN networks has become a trend for the expansion and networking of cellular operators' networks. With the advent of multimode terminals, User Equipment (UE) may switch between cellular networks and WLANs, and more and more UEs will support dual network concurrency, and UEs may be associated with both cellular networks and WLANs. When the UE initiates a service, it can select a cellular network or a WLAN to transmit the service. However, the prior art has not provided support for the UE to make reasonable network selection.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and related device for transmitting cellular network load information, with a view to

U E reasonably chooses the network to provide support.

An aspect of the present invention provides a method for transmitting cellular network load information, including: receiving, by a user equipment, cellular network load information delivered by a network side device;

The user equipment stores the cellular network load information.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementation, the loading information of the cellular network that is sent by the receiving network side device includes:

A system carrying cellular network load information broadcasted by a network side device receiving a cellular network Message

Or receiving a radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network;

Or receiving an internet protocol data packet that carries the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network;

Or, receiving a management message that carries the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the wireless local area network.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the system information that is received by the network side device that receives the cellular network and carries the cellular network load information includes:

After receiving the paging message that is sent by the network side device of the cellular network to indicate that the cellular network load information is changed, the system information that is transmitted by the network side device of the cellular network that carries the cellular network load information is received, where The cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message;

Or, receiving, by the network side device of the cellular network, a system message that carries the cellular network load information periodically, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the receiving, by the network side device of the cellular network, the wireless resource control message that carries the cellular network load information, includes:

And receiving, by the network side device of the cellular network, a downlink information transmission message carrying the cellular network load information, where the cellular network load information is carried in a non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message, where the downlink information is The transmission message is sent by the network side device or is sent by the network side device after receiving the uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment in the RRC connection state;

Or,

a radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network, where the radio resource control connection setup message is received by the network side device in the radio resource control connection state Wireless sent by the user equipment After the resource control connection reestablishment request message is sent;

Or,

Receiving, by the network side device of the cellular network, a radio resource control connection setup message carrying the cellular network load information, where the radio resource control connection setup message is received by the network side device in the idle state of the radio resource control The radio resource control connection request message sent by the user equipment is sent after.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fourth possible implementation manner, the user equipment, before receiving the Internet Protocol data packet that carries the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network, further includes The user equipment sends the associated network information to the network side device of the cellular network, where the associated network information includes a cell identifier of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a fifth possible implementation, the management message is carried in a beacon frame, where the management message carries one or more cells of a cellular network Load information; or the management message is carried in a general announcement service frame, the management message carrying load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

Combining the first aspect or the first possible implementation of the first aspect or the second possible implementation of the first aspect or the third possible implementation of the first aspect or the fourth possible implementation of the first aspect The fifth possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in the sixth possible implementation manner, the cellular network load information includes load information of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is attached.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a method for transmitting cellular network load information, including: acquiring, by a network side device, cellular network load information;

The network side device sends the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementation, the network side device sends the cellular network load information to the user equipment, including:

The network side device of the cellular network broadcasts a system message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment;

Alternatively, the network side device of the cellular network unicasts the radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment; Alternatively, the network side device of the cellular network sends an internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment;

Alternatively, the network side device of the WLAN sends a management message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a second possible implementation manner, the broadcasting, by the user equipment, a system message that carries the cellular network load information, includes: carrying a periodic broadcast to the user equipment a system message of cellular network load information, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message;

Or, after the paging message for indicating that the cellular network load information is changed is sent to the user equipment, the system message carrying the cellular network load information is broadcast to the user equipment, where the cellular network load information is carried in the One or more of the system message blocks in the system message.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a third possible implementation manner, the unicasting the radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment includes:

And transmitting, by the user equipment, a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information, where the cellular network load information is carried in a non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message;

Or,

After receiving the uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment in the RRC connection mode, the downlink information transmission message carrying the cellular network load information is unicast to the user equipment, where the cellular network load information is carried in the In the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message;

Or,

After receiving the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the user equipment in the RRC connection state, the radio resource carrying the cellular network load information unicast to the user equipment controls the connection reestablishment message;

or, After receiving the radio resource control connection request message sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control idle state, the radio resource control connection establishment message carrying the cellular network load information unicast to the user equipment is controlled.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fourth possible implementation, the sending, by the user equipment, an internet protocol data packet that carries cellular network load information, includes:

After receiving the associated network information sent by the user equipment, the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information is sent to the user equipment, where the associated network information includes the cell identifier of the cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, in a fifth possible implementation manner, the management message is carried in a beacon frame, where the management message carries a load of one or more cells of a cellular network Or the management message is carried in a general advertisement service frame, where the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

Combining the second aspect or the first possible implementation of the second aspect or the second possible implementation of the second aspect or the third possible implementation of the second aspect or the fourth possible implementation of the second aspect The fifth possible implementation manner of the implementation manner or the second aspect, in the sixth possible implementation manner, the cellular network load information includes load information of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is attached.

A third aspect of the present invention provides a user equipment, including:

a receiver, configured to receive cellular network load information delivered by the network side device;

a memory, configured to store the cellular network load information.

In combination with the third aspect, in a first possible implementation manner,

The receiver is specifically configured to: receive a system message that carries the cellular network load information broadcast by the network side device of the cellular network; or receive a radio resource control message that carries the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network. Or, the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network is received; or the management message carrying the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the wireless local area network is received.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a second possible implementation, the receiver is specifically configured to be used by the network side device that receives the cellular network for After receiving the paging message that the cellular network load information changes, the network message that is transmitted by the network side device of the cellular network that carries the cellular network load information is received, where the cellular network load information is carried in the system message. Or one of the system message blocks; or the system message that carries the cellular network load information periodically broadcasted by the network side device of the cellular network, where the cellular network load information is carried in the system message. Among one or more system message blocks.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a third possible implementation, the receiver is specifically configured to: receive, by the network side device of the cellular network, unicast downlink information carrying cellular network load information Transmitting a message, the cellular network load information is carried in a non-access stratum message element in a downlink information transmission message, where the downlink information transmission message is an uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment in a source control connection state After sending;

Or,

a radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network, where the radio resource control connection setup message is received by the network side device in the radio resource control connection state Transmitting, after the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the user equipment is sent;

Or,

With the first possible implementation of the third aspect, in a fourth possible implementation, the user equipment further includes: a transmitter, configured to send the network side device of the cellular network at the receiver And transmitting, by the network side device of the cellular network, the associated network information, where the associated network information includes a cell identifier of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a fifth possible implementation, the management message received by the receiver is carried in a beacon frame, where the management The message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the management message received by the receiver is carried in a general advertisement service frame, where the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network .

Combining the third aspect or the first possible implementation of the third aspect or the second possible implementation of the third aspect or the third possible implementation of the third aspect or the fourth possible aspect of the third aspect The fifth possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in the sixth possible implementation, the cellular network load information includes load information of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is attached.

A fourth aspect of the present invention provides a network side device, including:

An obtaining unit, configured to acquire cellular network load information;

The transmitter is configured to send the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a first possible implementation, the network side device is a network side device of a cellular network, and the transmitter is specifically configured to: broadcast, to the user equipment, a system message that carries cellular network load information; Unicasting a radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment; and transmitting an internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment;

The network side device is a network side device of the wireless local area network, and the transmitter is specifically configured to send a management message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a second possible implementation, the transmitter is specifically configured to periodically broadcast, to a user equipment, a system message that carries cellular network load information, where The cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message; or, after the paging message for indicating that the cellular network load information changes is sent to the user equipment, The user equipment broadcasts a system message carrying cellular network load information, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a third possible implementation, the transmitter is specifically configured to: unicast, to the user equipment, a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information, where The cellular network load information is carried in the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message; or, after receiving the user in the radio resource control connection state After the uplink information transmission message sent by the device, the downlink information transmission message carrying the cellular network load information is unicast to the user equipment, where the cellular network load information is carried in the non-access layer of the downlink information transmission message. Or a radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information unicast to the user equipment after receiving the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the user equipment in the RRC connection state; Or, after receiving the RRC connection request message sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control idle state, the RRC unicast radio resource control connection establishment message carrying the cellular network load information.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a fourth possible implementation, the sending device is configured to: after receiving the associated network information sent by the user equipment, send the carrying cell to the user equipment The Internet Protocol data packet of the network load information, where the associated network information includes a cell identifier of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

With reference to the first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in a sixth possible implementation, the management message sent by the sender is carried in a beacon frame, where the management message carries a cellular network Or the load information of the multiple cells; or the management message sent by the sender is carried in a general advertisement service frame, where the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

Combining the fourth aspect or the first possible implementation of the fourth aspect or the second possible implementation of the fourth aspect or the third possible implementation of the fourth aspect or the fourth possible aspect of the fourth aspect The fifth possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, in the sixth possible implementation, the cellular network load information includes load information of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is attached.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network side device sends the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives and stores the cellular network load information sent by the network side device. This mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE follows. The network can be reasonably selected based on the cellular network load information, and the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information in the prior art, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below, and obviously, in the following description The drawings are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without any creative work. Schematic diagram of a method for transmitting cellular network load information;

2 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

4 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10-b is a schematic diagram of another user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of another user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a network side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of another user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of another network side device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention provide a method for transmitting cellular network load information and related devices, so as to provide support for the UE to properly select the network.

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

The details are described below separately.

The terms "first", "second", "third," "fourth,", etc. (if present) in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above figures are used to distinguish similar objects without necessarily Used to describe a specific order or order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged as appropriate, so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented, for example, in a sequence other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including," and "having," and "said" are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to Those steps or units that may be included may also include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or devices. The method for transmitting the cellular network load information of the present invention, the method for transmitting the cellular network load information may include: receiving, by the UE, cellular network load information delivered by the network side device; the U E storing the cellular network load information.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by an embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents:

1 01. The UE receives the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device.

The cellular network of each embodiment of the present invention may be: Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, General Packet Radio (GPRS, General Packet Radio) Service) System, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network or Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), of course, other cellular networks.

The network side device mentioned in the embodiments of the present invention may be a core network device, or may be a cellular network or a WLAN access network device. For example, the network side device may be a base station, a base station controller, a wireless connection controller, and mobility. Manage network elements, access points, or other network-side devices.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cellular network load information may refer to load information of one or more cells of the cellular network, for example, the cellular network load information may include load information of a cell of the cellular network to which the UE is attached, and of course, Further, the load information of the neighboring cell of the cell of the cellular network to which the UE is attached is further included. The cellular network load information may be any information capable of indicating the load of the cellular network. In some embodiments of the present invention, the cellular network load information may include duty cycle information of one or more cells of the cellular network, current access number of information of one or more cells of the cellular network, one or one of the cellular networks Ratio information of the number of current access users of a plurality of cells to the maximum number of allowed access users, and/or other information capable of indicating the load of the cellular network.

1 02. The foregoing U E stores the received cellular network load information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE may determine, for example, whether to perform traffic transmission on the cellular network according to cellular network load information, for example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network (where The one or more cells include the duty ratio information of the cell to which the UE is attached, and if the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than the first threshold, the UE may determine to perform part or all of the service transmission on the cellular network. If the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the UE may determine that the service transmission is not performed on the cellular network. For example, if the cellular network load information includes the current number of access users of the one or more cells of the cellular network (where the one or more cells include the cell to which the UE is attached), if the cell to which the UE is attached is currently connected If the number of incoming users is less than the second threshold, the UE may determine to perform part or all of the service transmission on the cellular network. If the number of current access users of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than the second threshold, the UE may determine that the UE is not on the cellular network. For business transmission, and so on.

In a practical application, the network side device can deliver the cellular network to the UE in multiple possible manners. The load information, and the UE can receive the cellular network load information sent by the network side device in a corresponding multiple manners. For example, the network side device may send the cellular network load information to the UE by using the control plane and/or the user plane message according to the request of the UE, or the network side device may also actively send the UE to the UE through the control plane and/or the user plane message. Send cellular network load information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiving, by the UE, the load information of the cellular network that is sent by the network side device may include: receiving, by the UE, a system message that is carried by the network side device of the cellular network and carrying the cellular network load information; or The network side device of the network unicasts the radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information; or the UE receives the Internet Protocol data packet that carries the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network; or, the UE receives the wireless local area network A management message sent by the network side device carrying the cellular network load information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE receiving the system message carrying the cellular network load information broadcast by the network side device of the cellular network may include: the UE receiving the cellular network device periodically broadcasted by the network side of the cellular network carrying the cellular network load information. The system message, where the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message; or the UE may send the network side device that is sent by the UE to indicate the cellular network load. Receiving, by the network side device of the cellular network, a system message carrying cellular network load information, where the cellular network load information carries one or more system messages in the system message, Among the blocks.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE receiving the radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network may include: the UE receiving the cellular network device unicast carrying the cellular network load of the cellular network Downlink information transmission of information (DL

The information transfer message, wherein the foregoing cellular network load information may be carried in, for example, a non-access stratum (NAS) message element in the downlink information transmission message, where the downlink information transmission message may be the network The remote device is actively delivered by the side device or is received by the network side device in the RRC connection.

Uplink information transmission by the above UE in the (RRC-CONNECTED) state (UL

The information transfer may be sent after the message; or, the UE may receive the radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network, where the foregoing radio resource control connection establishment message is Received in wireless The resource control connection state is sent after the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the UE (for example, sent before the service is initiated); or the UE may receive the wireless network carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network. a resource control connection establishment message, where the foregoing RRC connection establishment message is sent by the network side device (for example, before the service is initiated) by the UE in the RRCJDLE state (for example, before the service is initiated) Sent after the request message.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE receives an Internet Protocol (IP) packet carrying the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network, and may include: the application client in the UE receives the cellular network. An Internet Protocol packet carrying the cellular network load information delivered by the application server in the network side device. The application client in the UE can parse the IP packet to obtain the cellular network load information carried by the IP packet.

In some embodiments of the present invention, before the UE receives the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network, the UE may further include: the UE (such as an application client in the UE) to the foregoing cellular network. The network side device sends the associated network information, where the associated network information may include the cell identity of the cell network cell to which the UE is currently attached, where the associated network information may be generated by an application client in the UE.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE receiving the management message carrying the cellular network load information that is sent by the network side device of the wireless local area network may include: the UE receiving the beacon carrying the management message delivered by the network side device of the wireless local area network ( The frame, that is, the management message is carried in the beacon frame, where the management message carries the load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the UE receives the generality of carrying the management message delivered by the network side device of the wireless local area network. The announcement service frame, that is, the management message, is carried in a General Advertisement Service (GAS) frame, where the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

It will be appreciated that the load information for one or more cells of the cellular network can be distinguished, for example, by the cell identity of the cellular network.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the network side device sends the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives and stores the cellular network load information sent by the network side device. This mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE may subsequently Reasonable selection of network based on cellular network load information However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience. In another embodiment of the method for transmitting cellular network load information, the method for transmitting cellular network load information may include: the network side device acquiring cellular network load information; and the network side device transmitting the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a method for transmitting cellular network load information according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a method for transmitting cellular network load information according to another embodiment of the present invention may include the following content:

201. The network side device acquires cellular network load information.

The network side device mentioned in the embodiments of the present invention may be a core network device, or may be a cellular network or a WLAN access network device. For example, the network side device may be a base station, a base station controller, a mobility management network element, and Incoming or other network side devices.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device may acquire cellular network load information from itself or from other devices. For example, if the network side device is a base station, it may acquire cellular network load information from itself; The controller can obtain cellular network load information from the base station; if the network side device is a mobility management network element, it can obtain cellular network load information from the base station or the base station controller, and if the network side device is an access point, It can obtain cellular network load information from a base station or base station controller.

202. The network side device sends the foregoing cellular network load information to the UE.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE may determine, for example, whether to perform traffic transmission on the cellular network according to cellular network load information, for example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network (where the one If the cell of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than the first threshold, the UE may determine to perform part or all of the service transmission on the cellular network. If the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the UE may determine that the service transmission is not performed on the cellular network. For another example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network (where the one or more cells include a cell to which the UE is attached), the current number of access users If the number of current access users of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than the second threshold, the UE may determine to perform part or all of the service transmission on the cellular network, if the number of current access users of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than the number of users. The second threshold, then the UE may determine that the service transmission is not performed on the cellular network, and so on.

In a practical application, the network side device can send the cellular network load information to the UE in a plurality of possible manners, and the UE can receive the cellular network load information sent by the network side device in a corresponding multiple manners. For example, the network side device may send the cellular network load information to the UE by using the control plane and/or the user plane message according to the request of the UE, or the network side device may also actively send the UE to the UE through the control plane and/or the user plane message. Send cellular network load information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device sending the foregoing cellular network load information to the UE may include: the network side device of the cellular network broadcasting a system message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE; or, the network side of the cellular network The device unicasts the RRC message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE; or the network side device of the cellular network sends the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE; or the network side device of the WLAN to the UE A management message carrying cellular network load information is delivered.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device of the cellular network broadcasts the system message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and may include: the network side device of the cellular network periodically broadcasts the cellular network load information to the UE. The system message, where the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message; or the network side device of the cellular network is sent to the UE to indicate that the cellular network load information changes. After the paging message, the system message carrying the cellular network load information is broadcast to the UE, where the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device of the cellular network unicasts the radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, including: unicasting, to the UE, a downlink information transmission message carrying the cellular network load information, where The cellular network load information is carried in the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message; or, after receiving the uplink information transmission message sent by the UE in the RRC connection state, the unicast is carried to the UE. a downlink information transmission message having cellular network load information, where the cellular network load information carrying Or the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message; or, after receiving the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the UE in the RRC connection state before initiating the service, unicast to the UE The radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information; or, after receiving the radio resource control connection request message sent by the UE in the radio resource control idle state before initiating the service, carrying the unicast to the UE The radio resource control connection setup message of the cellular network load information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device of the cellular network that delivers the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE may include: the network side device of the cellular network passes the application server (where the application server is installed on the application server) The network side device sends an internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device of the cellular network sending the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE by using the application server may include: receiving the application client in the UE (where the application client After the associated network information is sent by the UE, the application server in the network side device of the cellular network sends an Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, where the associated network information includes the UE currently attached. The cell identifier of the cellular network cell, where the associated network information may be generated by an application client in the UE.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device of the wireless local area network sends the management message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, where the network side device of the wireless local area network sends the beacon frame carrying the management message to the UE, that is, management. The message may be carried in a beacon frame, where the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the network side device of the wireless local area network may send a general advertisement service frame carrying the management message to the UE, that is, The management message may be carried in a general announcement service frame that carries load information for one or more cells of the cellular network.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the network side device obtains and sends the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the cellular network load information sent by the network side device. This mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE may be based on the UE. Cellular network load information to properly select the network, In the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience. In order to facilitate a better understanding and implementation of the above solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, several application scenarios are exemplified below.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents:

301. A base station of a cellular network generates a system information (System Information).

Wherein, the System Information carries a load signal of a cellular network cell served by the base station

302. The base station broadcast of the cellular network broadcasts the System lnformation.

The UE receives the System lnformation sent by the cellular base station. Among them, System

Information is a broadcast RRC (Radio Resource Control) message, usually used to broadcast system information of a cell.

System Information can be roughly divided into three parts:

MIB (Master information block ),

SI (Scheduling information ),

System information block (SIB, System information block).

Among them, each time the system message has M old; SI is used to indicate which SIBs exist, not all S olds are carried in the system message sent each time; SIB is divided into many blocks (types), respectively Indicates different system information. For example, System Information Block Type 7 in UMTS is used to indicate fast changing parameters such as uplink interference and dynamic persistence.

The system information delivered by the base station of the current cellular network does not include the load information of the cellular network cell. To carry the load information, a new cell (IE,

The information element carries the load information of the cell, and the IE can be added to the IVMB or an existing S (for example, the old 7 of the UMTS or the old 2 of the LTE) or the newly defined SIB, and sent to the system information through the System Information. UE. The UE may be a system message periodically sent by the base station receiving the cellular network, or the UE may receive the system message sent by the cellular base station after receiving the paging message sent by the base station of the cellular network indicating that the cellular network load information changes.

When the UE has a service, the UE may decide whether to initiate a service on the cellular network according to the latest load information (it may also refer to the load of other networks, which is not limited by the present invention). For example, the UE has a download service. When the load of the cellular network is lower than a certain threshold, the UE initiates the download service on the cellular network, otherwise the download service is initiated on the WLAN.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the base station of the cellular network obtains and sends a system message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the system message that carries the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device, and the mechanism enables the UE to The cellular network load information is obtained, and the UE can select the network based on the cellular network load information. However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the present invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is advantageous for optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents:

401. When a UE in a radio resource control idle (RRCJDLE) state has a service, the UE sends an RRC connection request (CONNECTION REQUEST) message to the cellular base station to request to establish an RRC connection.

402. The cellular base occupies a RRC CONNECTION SETUP message to indicate that the RRC connection establishment request of the UE is accepted.

Wherein, an IE can be newly defined for carrying load information of the cellular network, and the IE can be carried in the RRC CONNECTION SETUP message. The UE can determine whether to initiate a service on the cellular network according to the load information of the cellular network (of course, it may also refer to the load of other networks, and the present invention does not limit this).

It should be noted that the cellular base station may carry the load information of the cellular network in each RRC CONNECTION SETUP, or under the condition trigger, in some RRC CONNECTION The SETUP carries the load information of the cellular network, for example, only to the UE with the load information identification capability, or the UE carries one load information query IE in the RRC CONNECTION REQUEST (a load information query IE can be newly defined), and the IE triggers The cellular base station sends cellular network load information to the UE.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the base station of the cellular network acquires and sends an RRC message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the RRC message that carries the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device, and the mechanism enables the UE to The cellular network load information is obtained, and the UE can select the network based on the cellular network load information. However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the present invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is advantageous for optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents:

501: When a UE in an RRC CONNECTED state has a service, the UE sends an RRC connection reestablishment request to the base station of the cellular network (RRC CONNECTION)

RE-ESTABLISHMENT REQUEST ) Message to query cellular network load.

502. The base of the cellular network sends an RRC CONNECTION RE-ESTABLISHMENT message to the UE, where the RRC CONNECTION

The RE-ESTABLISHMENT message carries cellular network load information.

For example, an IE for carrying cellular network load information can be newly defined, and the IE is carried in the above RRC CONNECTION RE-ESTABLISHMENT.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE may query the cellular network load, or may query whether the cellular network load reaches a certain threshold. Correspondingly, the cellular network load information sent by the base station of the cellular network may be the specific load of the cellular network. It can also be the result of comparing the cellular network load with the UE query threshold.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the base station of the cellular network acquires and sends an RRC message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device. The RRC message, this mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE can subsequently select the network based on the cellular network load information. However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes the UE in the prior art It may be difficult to choose a network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents:

601. The base station of the cellular network obtains a NAS message element that carries cellular network load information. 602. The cellular base station sends a DL Information Transfer message to the UE, where the DL Information Transfer carries the NAS message element.

It should be noted that, generally, the NAS message element is generated by the mobility management entity or other core network element, and the cellular base station obtains the NAS message and performs transparent transmission. By carrying the load message of the cellular network in the NAS message element, the existing cellular base station can be utilized to the greatest extent, the operator's network overhead is saved, and the UE upgrade is also more compact. In addition, the mobility management entity or other core network element may be configured to actively generate the NAS message element, or the mobility management entity or other core network element may be generated after receiving the NAS message element carried by the UE through the UL Information Transfer message.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the base station of the cellular network obtains and sends a DL Information Transfer message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the DL Information Transfer message that is sent by the network side device and carries the cellular network load information. The mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE can subsequently select the network based on the cellular network load information. However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes the UE in the prior art difficult to scientifically and rationally select. The internet. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the U E reasonably selecting the network, which is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents: 701. The application server (APP Server) in the network side device generates an IP data packet. 702. The application server in the network side device sends the foregoing IP data packet to the UE.

The IP packet carries the cellular network load information.

It can be understood that the network side device sends the cellular network load message in the form of an IP packet, which can avoid the modification of the air interface message, and facilitates the delivery of the cellular network load message in the existing network. An application client (APP Client) can be installed and deployed in the UE to obtain cellular network load information through interaction between the APP Client and the APP Server. In some embodiments of the present invention, the APP server may be deployed on a base station management network element (such as a base station controller/wireless connection controller/mobility management network element), and the UE may acquire the cellular network load by using the base station management network element. information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the IP packet carrying the cellular network load information may be

If the network is sent by the APP, it may be sent when the network load changes, or may be triggered when the network association message of the UE is received. The UE may carry the cellular network cell to which the UE is attached in the network association message. Cell ID. Of course, the cellular network load information carried by the IP data packet sent by the APP server includes the load information of the cellular network cell to which the UE is attached.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the network side device obtains and delivers an IP data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the IP data packet that is carried by the network side device and carries the cellular network load information, and the mechanism enables the UE to enable the UE to The cellular network load information is obtained, and the UE can select the network based on the cellular network load information. However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience. Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents:

801. The WLAN access point (AP, Access Point) obtains cellular network load information from the base station of the cellular network.

Wherein, the WLAN AP can obtain the base station or the base station manager of the cellular network associated with it Get cellular network load information.

802. The WLAN AP sends a beacon frame to the UE, where the Beacon frame carries the cellular network load information.

An IE for carrying cellular network load information may be newly defined, and the IE is carried in a Beacon frame for broadcast.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the WLAN AP may carry the Cell ID in the IE carrying the cellular load, and the UE may identify the load information of the cellular network cell by using the Cell ID, and the WLAN AP may issue one or more associated with the UE at a time. Load information of a cellular network cell.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the network side device obtains and delivers a Beacon frame carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the Beacon frame sent by the network side device, and the mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE The network can be reasonably selected based on the cellular network load information. However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the U E reasonably selecting the network, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience. Referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart diagram of another method for transmitting cellular network load information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the method for transmitting cellular network load information provided by the embodiment of the present invention may include the following contents:

901. The UE sends a general notification service to the WLAN AP (GAS, General)

Advertisement Service (Initial Request) message to query the WLAN AP for cellular network load information;

902. The WLAN AP sends a GAS Initial Response message to the UE, where the cellular network load information is carried.

The WLAN AP obtains cellular network load information from a base station or a base station controller of the cellular network.

For example, the WLAN AP may carry cellular network load information in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) cellular network access network query protocol (ANQP, Access Network Query Protocol) element, or define a new element carrying a cellular Network load information. Wherein, in order to distinguish the load of different cellular network cells, The 3GPP Cellular Network ANQP-element can carry a Cell ID.

The GAS mechanism facilitates querying between the UE and the WLAN AP for some network information, such as which carrier users are supported by the WLAN AP, and how the backhaul configuration of the WLAN is. Here, the GAS message is used to transmit the cellular network load information associated with the WLAN. Among them, in

The GAS query in the IEEE902.1 1 protocol is usually divided into several categories. ANQP is one of them. Under ANQP, different information elements (IEs) are defined for different information. It can be seen that the network side of this embodiment The device obtains and sends a GAS message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the GAS message sent by the network side device. This mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE can be based on the cellular network load information. The network is selected, and the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information in the prior art, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the U E reasonably selecting the network, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience. In order to facilitate the better implementation of the above described embodiments of the embodiments of the present invention, related apparatus for implementing the above schemes are also provided below.

Referring to FIG. 10-a, an embodiment of the present invention provides a user equipment 1 000, which may include: a receiver 1010, configured to receive cellular network load information delivered by a network side device; and a memory 1020, configured to store a receiver 1 01 0 The above cellular network load information received. In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiver 100 is specifically configured to receive a system message carrying the cellular network load information broadcast by the network side device of the cellular network; or, the unicast carrying of the network side device receiving the cellular network a radio resource control message having a cellular network load information; or an Internet Protocol data packet carrying a cellular network load information delivered by a network side device of the cellular network; or carrying a cellular network load information delivered by a network side device of the wireless local area network Management message.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiver 100 is specifically configured to receive the paging network after the network side device that receives the cellular network sends a paging message for indicating that the cellular network load information changes. The system message broadcasted by the network side device carrying the cellular network load information, where the cellular network load information is carried in one of the foregoing system messages or Or a system message carrying the cellular network load information periodically broadcasted by the network side device of the receiving cellular network, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more of the system messages. Among the system message blocks.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiver 100 is specifically configured to: the receiver is specifically configured to receive, by the network side device of the cellular network, a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information, where the cellular network is used. The load information is carried in the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message, where the downlink information transmission message is actively sent by the network side device or received by the network side device in the radio resource control connection state. After the uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment is sent;

Or,

And receiving, by the network side device of the cellular network, a radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information, where the foregoing radio resource control connection establishment message is received by the network side device by the user in the radio resource control connection state The radio resource sent by the device controls the connection reestablishment request message and sends it;

Or,

Receiving, by the network side device unicast of the cellular network, a radio resource control connection setup message carrying the cellular network load information, where the foregoing radio resource control connection setup message is received by the network side device by the user in the idle state of the radio resource control The radio resource control connection request message sent by the device is sent after.

Referring to FIG. 10-b, in some embodiments of the present invention, the user equipment 1 000 may further include: a transmitter 1 030, configured to receive a cellular network delivered by the network side device of the cellular network at the receiver 101. The network information packet of the load information is sent to the network side device of the cellular network, where the associated network information includes the cell identifier of the cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the management message received by the receiver 101 is carried in a beacon frame, wherein the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the receiver 1 01 0 The received management message is carried in a general advertisement service frame, and the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

Referring to FIG. 1-0-C, in some embodiments of the present invention, the user equipment 1 000 may further include: The controller 1040 is configured to determine, according to the cellular network load information received by the receiver 1010, whether to perform service transmission on the cellular network, for example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network (where the one Or the plurality of cells include the duty ratio information of the cell to which the UE is attached, and if the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than the first threshold, the controller 1 040 may determine to perform some or all services on the cellular network. Transmission, if the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the controller 1040 may determine that the service transmission is not performed on the cellular network. For example, if the cellular network load information includes the current number of access users of the one or more cells of the cellular network (where the one or more cells include the cell to which the UE is attached), if the cell to which the UE is attached is currently connected If the number of incoming users is less than the second threshold, the controller 1 040 may determine to perform part or all of the service transmission on the cellular network. If the number of current access users of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than the second threshold, the controller 1040 may determine that the user is not present. Traffic is transmitted over the cellular network, and so on.

It is to be understood that the functions of the functional modules of the user equipment of the present embodiment may be specifically implemented according to the method in the foregoing method embodiment. For the specific implementation process, reference may be made to the related description of the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not described herein again. .

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network side device sends the cellular network load information to the UE, and the user equipment 1 000 receives and stores the cellular network load information sent by the network side device, and the mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information. The user equipment 1 000 can subsequently select the network based on the cellular network load information. However, in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience. Referring to FIG. 1 1 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a network side device 1 1 00, including: an acquiring unit 1 1 1 0 and a transmitter 1 120.

The acquiring unit 1 1 10 is configured to acquire cellular network load information;

The transmitter 1120 is configured to send the foregoing cellular network load information to the user equipment.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device 1 100 is a network side device of the cellular network, and the transmitter 1 120 is specifically configured to: broadcast a system message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment; Radio resource control message for cellular network load information; The user equipment sends an internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information;

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device 1 00 is a network side device of the wireless local area network, and the transmitter 1 1 20 is specifically configured to send a management message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmitter 1120 is specifically configured to periodically broadcast a system message carrying cellular network load information to a user equipment, where the cellular network load information is carried in one of the foregoing system messages or And transmitting, to the user equipment, a system message carrying cellular network load information, where the cellular information is sent, to the user equipment, after the paging message for indicating that the cellular network load information is changed is sent to the user equipment. The network load information is carried in one or more of the system message blocks in the above system message.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmitter 1120 is specifically configured to unicast a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information to the user equipment, where the cellular network load information carries non-access in the downlink information transmission message. Or the downlink information transmission message carrying the cellular network load information, where the cellular network is unicast, to the user equipment, after receiving the uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment in the RRC connection state The load information is carried in the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message; or, after receiving the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the user equipment in the RRC connection state, unicasting to the user equipment The RRC carrying the cellular network load information to control the connection reestablishment message; or after receiving the RRC connection request message sent by the user equipment in the RRC idle state, the unicast carrying the cellular network is negative to the user equipment Radio resource control connection setup message information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the transmitter 1120 is configured to: after receiving the associated network information sent by the user equipment, send an internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment, where the associated network information The cell identifier of the cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached is included.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the management message sent by the transmitter 112 is carried in a beacon frame, and the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the above sent by the transmitter 1 1 20 The management message is carried in a general announcement service frame, wherein the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network. It can be understood that, in this embodiment, the network side device 1 100 can be a core network device, or can be a cellular network or a WLAN access network device. For example, the network side device 1 00 can be a base station, a base station controller, a wireless connection controller, Mobility management network element, access point or other network side device.

It is to be understood that the functions of the functional modules of the network-side device 1 100 of the present embodiment may be specifically implemented according to the method in the foregoing method embodiment, and the specific implementation process may refer to the related description of the foregoing method embodiment, where the description is no longer Narration. FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the user equipment in this embodiment includes at least one bus 1201, at least one processor 1202 connected to the bus 1201, and at least one connected to the bus 1201. A memory 1203, wherein the processor 1202 calls the code stored in the memory 1203 through the bus 1201 for receiving cellular network load information sent by the network side device; and storing the cellular network load information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1202 may determine, for example, whether to perform traffic transmission on the cellular network according to cellular network load information, for example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network (where If the one or more cells include the duty ratio information of the cell to which the UE is attached, if the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than the first threshold, the UE may determine to perform part or all on the cellular network. For the service transmission, if the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the UE may determine that the service transmission is not performed on the cellular network. For another example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network (where the one or more cells include cells to which the UE is attached), the current access user If the number of current access users of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than the second threshold, the processor 1202 may determine to perform part or all of the service transmission on the cellular network, if the number of current users of the cell to which the UE is attached is currently accessed. Above the second threshold, the processor 1202 can determine that the traffic is not to be transmitted over the cellular network, and so on.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiving, by the processor 1202, the load information of the cellular network delivered by the network side device may include: the processor 1202 receiving a system message that is broadcast by the network side device of the cellular network and carrying the cellular network load information; or The processor 1202 receives the RRC message carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network; or the processor 1202 receives the Internet Protocol data carried by the network side device of the cellular network and carries the cellular network load information. The processor 1202 receives the management of the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the wireless local area network.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1202 receiving the system message carrying the cellular network load information broadcast by the network side device of the cellular network may include: the processor 1202 receiving the periodically broadcasted cellular presence of the network side device of the cellular network a system message of the network load information, where the foregoing cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message; or the processor 1202 can be delivered by the network side device receiving the cellular network. After receiving the paging message indicating that the cellular network load information changes, receiving, by the network side device of the cellular network, a system message carrying the cellular network load information, where the cellular network load information is carried in one of the system messages. Or among multiple system message blocks.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the receiving, by the processor 1202, the unicast radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information of the network side device of the cellular network may include: the processor 1202 receiving the unicast carrying of the network side device of the cellular network DL with cellular network load information

An information transfer message, where the foregoing cellular network load information may be carried in, for example, a NAS message element in a downlink information transmission message, where the downlink information transmission message may be And being sent by the network side device or sent by the network side device after receiving the uplink information transmission message sent by the UE in the RRC connection state; or the processor 1202 can receive the network side device of the cellular network. The unicast radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information, where the radio resource control connection setup message is sent by the network side device to receive the UE in the radio resource control connection state (for example, initiating The radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the service is sent after the RRC connection; or the processor 1202 can receive the radio resource control connection setup message carrying the cellular network load information unicast by the network side device of the cellular network, where the radio resource is The control connection establishment message is sent by the network side device after receiving the radio resource control connection request message (for example, sent before the service is initiated) sent by the UE in the radio resource control idle state.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE receiving the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network may include: the application client in the UE receiving the application in the network side device of the cellular network An Internet Protocol packet that carries the cellular network load information delivered by the server. The application client in the UE can parse the IP data packet to obtain cellular network load information carried by the IP packet.

In some embodiments of the present invention, before the processor 1202 receives the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information delivered by the network side device of the cellular network, the processor 1202 may further include: the processor 1202 sending the association to the network side device of the cellular network. The network information, where the associated network information may include a cell identifier of a cellular network cell to which the UE is currently attached.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1202 receives the management message that carries the cellular network load information that is sent by the network side device of the wireless local area network, and may include: the processor 1202 receives the bearer management message delivered by the network side device of the wireless local area network. The beacon frame, that is, the management message is carried in the beacon frame, where the management message carries the load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the processor 1202 receives the bearer management message delivered by the network side device of the wireless local area network. The general advertisement service frame, that is, the management message, is carried in the general announcement service frame, wherein the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

It can be understood that the load information of one or more cells of the cellular network can be distinguished, for example, by the cell identity of the cellular network. It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the network side device sends the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives and stores the cellular network load information sent by the network side device. This mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE may subsequently The network is reasonably selected based on the cellular network load information, and the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information in the prior art, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the UE to select the network reasonably, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience.

FIG. 12 is only a schematic diagram of the structure of the user equipment provided by the present invention, and the specific structure can be adjusted according to actual conditions. FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a network side device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13, the user equipment of this embodiment includes at least one bus 1301, at least one processor 1302 connected to the bus 1301, and a bus 1301. At least one memory 1303, wherein

The processor 1302 calls the code stored in the memory 1303 through the bus 1301 for acquiring cellular network load information; and transmitting the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the network side device 1300 may acquire cellular network load information from itself or from other devices. For example, if the network side device 1300 is a base station, it may acquire cellular network load information from itself; 1300 is a base station controller, which can obtain cellular network load information from the base station. If the network side device 1300 is a mobility management network element, it can obtain cellular network load information from the base station or the base station controller, and assume that the network side device 1300 is The access point, then it can obtain cellular network load information from the base station or base station controller.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the UE may determine, for example, whether to perform traffic transmission on the cellular network according to cellular network load information, for example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network (where the one If the cell of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than the first threshold, the UE may determine to perform part or all of the service transmission on the cellular network. If the duty ratio of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the UE may determine not to enter the cellular network. Line service transmission. For another example, if the cellular network load information includes one or more cells of the cellular network

If the number of current access users of the cell to which the UE is attached is less than a second threshold, the UE may determine the cellular network. The part or all of the service transmission is performed. If the number of current access users of the cell to which the UE is attached is greater than the second threshold, the UE may determine that the service transmission is not performed on the cellular network, and so on.

In a practical application, the processor 1302 can send the cellular network load information to the UE in a plurality of possible manners, and the UE can receive the cellular network load information sent by the network side device in a corresponding multiple possible manners. For example, the network side device may send the cellular network load information to the UE by using the control plane and/or the user plane message according to the request of the UE, or the network side device may also actively send the UE to the UE through the control plane and/or the user plane message. Send cellular network load information.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the sending, by the processor 1302, the foregoing cellular network load information to the UE may include: broadcasting, to the UE, a system message carrying cellular network load information; or unicasting to the UE, carrying the cellular network load information. Or the eNB sends the Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE; or sends a management message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1302 broadcasts the system message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, and may include: a system message that is periodically broadcast by the processor 1302 to the UE and carries cellular network load information, where The cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message; or the processor 1302 sends a paging message to the UE to indicate that the cellular network load information changes, to the UE. The system message carrying the cellular network load information is broadcasted, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1302 unicasts the radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, including: the processor 1302 unicasts the downlink information transmission message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, where The cellular network load information is carried in the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message; or the processor 1302 sends the uplink information transmission message sent by the UE in the RRC connection state to the UE. Unicast carrying a downlink information transmission message with cellular network load information, where the above cellular The network load information is carried in the non-access stratum message element in the downlink information transmission message; or the processor 1302 receives the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the UE in the RRC connection state before initiating the service. Then, the radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying the cellular network load information unicast to the UE is received; or the processor 1302 receives the radio resource control connection request message sent by the UE in the radio resource control idle state before the service is initiated. Thereafter, the unicast radio resource control connection setup message carrying the cellular network load information is unicast to the UE.

In some embodiments of the present invention, after receiving the associated network information sent by the UE, the processor 1302 sends an Internet Protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, where the associated network information includes the UE currently attached. The cell identity of the cellular network cell.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the processor 1302 sends a management message carrying the cellular network load information to the UE, where the processor 1302 sends a beacon frame carrying the management message to the UE, that is, the management message may be carried in the beacon frame. The management message carries the load information of the one or more cells of the cellular network; or the processor 1302 can send the general advertisement service frame carrying the management message to the UE, that is, the management message can be carried in the universal advertisement service frame. The management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

It can be seen that, in this embodiment, the network side device obtains and sends the cellular network load information to the UE, and the UE receives the cellular network load information sent by the network side device. This mechanism enables the UE to obtain the cellular network load information, and the UE may be based on the UE. The cellular network load information is used to reasonably select the network, and in the prior art, the UE fails to obtain the cellular network load information, which makes it difficult for the UE in the prior art to select the network scientifically and reasonably. The mechanism of the invention provides support for the U E reasonably selecting the network, and is beneficial to optimizing the service selection network of the UE, thereby improving the user experience.

FIG. 13 is only a schematic diagram of the structure of the network side device provided by the present invention, and the specific structure can be adjusted according to actual conditions.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer storage medium, wherein the computer storage medium may store a program, where the program includes some or all of the steps of transmitting cellular network load information described in the foregoing method embodiments. It should be noted that, for the foregoing method embodiments, they are all described as a series of action combinations for the description of the device, but those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited by the described action sequence. Because certain steps may be performed in other orders or concurrently in accordance with the present invention. In addition, those skilled in the art should also understand that the embodiments described in the specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the present invention.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the various embodiments are different, and the details are not described in detail in an embodiment, and the related descriptions of other embodiments can be referred to.

In the several embodiments provided herein, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the unit is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be another division manner, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or may be Integration into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not executed. In addition, 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 or otherwise. The components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, i.e., 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 purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, 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 a software functional unit.

The integrated unit, if implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a standalone product, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may contribute to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium. A number of instructions are included to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes: a U disk, a read only memory (ROM, Read-Only Memory), Random Access Memory (RAM), removable hard disk, disk or optical disk, etc., which can store program code.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that The technical solutions described in the embodiments are modified, or the equivalents of the technical features are replaced by the equivalents; and the modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

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1. A method for transmitting cellular network load information, which is characterized by including: user equipment receiving cellular network load information delivered by network side equipment;

The user equipment stores the cellular network load information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving the load information of the cellular network issued by the network side device includes:

Receive system messages carrying cellular network load information broadcast by network-side equipment of the cellular network;

Or, receive a radio resource control message carrying cellular network load information unicast by a network side device of the cellular network;

Or, receive Internet protocol data packets carrying cellular network load information sent by the network side device of the cellular network;

Or, receive a management message carrying cellular network load information sent by a network side device of the wireless local area network.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the system message carrying the cellular network load information broadcast by the network side device of the cellular network includes:

After receiving the paging message issued by the network side device of the cellular network for indicating a change in the cellular network load information, receiving a system message carrying the cellular network load information broadcast by the network side device of the cellular network, wherein, The cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message;

Alternatively, receive a system message carrying cellular network load information periodically broadcast by a network side device of the cellular network, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the receiving a radio resource control message carrying cellular network load information unicast by a network side device of the cellular network includes: receiving a unicast by a network side device of the cellular network a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information, which is carried in a non-contact link in the downlink information transmission message. In the incoming message element, the downlink information transmission message is actively delivered by the network side device or is received by the network side device after receiving uplink information sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control connected state. Sent after transmitting the message;

or,

Receive a radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying cellular network load information unicast by a network side device of the cellular network, wherein the radio resource control connection establishment message is received by the network side device after it is in a radio resource control connection state. The radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the user equipment is sent after;

or,

Receive a radio resource control connection establishment message unicast by a network side device of the cellular network and carrying cellular network load information, wherein the radio resource control connection establishment message is received by the network side device in a radio resource control idle state. The radio resource control connection request message sent by the user equipment is then sent.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that,

Before the user equipment receives the Internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information issued by the network side device of the cellular network, the method further includes: the user equipment sends associated network information to the network side device of the cellular network, wherein: The associated network information includes the cell identity of the cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the management message is carried in a beacon frame, wherein the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the management message The message is carried in a general announcement service frame, and the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the cellular network load information includes load information of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is attached.

8. A method for transmitting cellular network load information, characterized by including: a network side device obtaining cellular network load information;

The network side device delivers the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, the network side device delivers the cellular network load information to the user equipment, including: The network side device of the cellular network broadcasts the system message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment;

Or, the network side device of the cellular network unicasts the radio resource control message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment;

Or, the network side device of the cellular network delivers Internet protocol data packets carrying cellular network load information to the user equipment;

Alternatively, the network side device of the wireless LAN sends a management message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that broadcasting a system message carrying cellular network load information to user equipment includes:

A system message carrying cellular network load information that is periodically broadcast to user equipment, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message;

Or, after sending a paging message indicating a change in the cellular network load information to the user equipment, broadcast a system message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in the one or more system message blocks in the above system messages.

11. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that: unicasting a radio resource control message carrying cellular network load information to user equipment includes:

Unicast a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information to the user equipment, where the cellular network load information is carried in a non-access layer message element in the downlink information transmission message;

or,

After receiving the uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control connected state, unicast a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information to the user equipment, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in the In the non-access layer message element in the downlink information transmission message;

or,

After receiving the radio resource sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control connected state, After the control connection reestablishment request message, a radio resource control connection reestablishment message carrying cellular network load information is unicast to the user equipment;

or,

After receiving the radio resource control connection request message sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control idle state, a radio resource control connection establishment message carrying cellular network load information is unicast to the user equipment.

12. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that, the sending of Internet protocol data packets carrying cellular network load information to user equipment includes:

After receiving the associated network information sent by the user equipment, an Internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information is delivered to the user equipment, where the associated network information includes the cell identifier of the cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

13. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that: the management message is carried in a beacon frame, and the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the management message It is carried in a general announcement service frame, wherein the management message carries the load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

14. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in that the cellular network load information includes load information of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is attached.

15. A user equipment, characterized in that it includes:

The receiver is used to receive the cellular network load information sent by the network side device;

A memory configured to store the cellular network load information.

16. The user equipment according to claim 15, characterized in that,

The receiver is specifically configured to: receive a system message carrying cellular network load information broadcast by a network side device of a cellular network; or, receive a radio resource control message carrying cellular network load information unicast by a network side device of a cellular network ; Or, receive an Internet protocol data packet carrying cellular network load information sent by a network side device of a cellular network; or receive a management message carrying cellular network load information sent by a network side device of a wireless local area network.

17. The user equipment according to claim 16, characterized in that,

The receiver is specifically configured to, after receiving a paging message issued by a network-side device of the cellular network for indicating a change in the cellular network load information, receive the network information of the cellular network. A system message carrying cellular network load information broadcast by the side device, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message; or, the network side device receiving the cellular network System messages carrying cellular network load information are periodically broadcast, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message.

18. The user equipment according to claim 16, characterized in that,

The receiver is specifically configured to receive a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information unicast by a network side device of the cellular network, where the cellular network load information is carried in a non-access layer message element in the downlink information transmission message. In, wherein, the downlink information transmission message is sent after the uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment in the source control connection state;

or,

19. The user equipment according to claim 16, characterized in that,

The user equipment further includes: a transmitter, configured to send an association to the network side device of the cellular network before the receiver receives the Internet protocol data packet carrying the cellular network load information issued by the network side device of the cellular network. Network information, wherein the associated network information includes a cell identifier of a cellular network cell to which the user equipment is currently attached.

20. The user equipment according to claim 16, wherein the management message received by the receiver is carried in a beacon frame, wherein the management message carries one or more cells of the cellular network. load information; or the management message received by the receiver carries In the general announcement service frame, the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.

21. A network side device, characterized by including:

Acquisition unit, used to obtain cellular network load information;

A transmitter, configured to deliver the cellular network load information to user equipment.

22. The network side device according to claim 21, characterized in that,

The network-side device is a network-side device of a cellular network, and the transmitter is specifically configured to broadcast a system message carrying cellular network load information to user equipment; and unicast wireless resource control carrying cellular network load information to user equipment. Message; Send Internet protocol data packets carrying cellular network load information to user equipment;

The network side device is a network side device of a wireless local area network, and the transmitter is specifically configured to deliver a management message carrying cellular network load information to the user equipment.

23. The network side device according to claim 22, wherein the transmitter is specifically configured to periodically broadcast system messages carrying cellular network load information to user equipment, wherein the cellular network load information carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message; or, after delivering a paging message indicating a change in cellular network load information to the user equipment, broadcasting to the user equipment the A system message of cellular network load information, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in one or more system message blocks in the system message.

24. The network side device according to claim 22, characterized in that,

The transmitter is specifically configured to unicast a downlink information transmission message carrying cellular network load information to the user equipment, where the cellular network load information is carried in a non-access layer message element in the downlink information transmission message; or , after receiving the uplink information transmission message sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control connected state, unicast the downlink information transmission message carrying the cellular network load information to the user equipment, wherein the cellular network load information is carried in in the non-access layer message element in the downlink information transmission message; or, after receiving the radio resource control connection reestablishment request message sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control connected state, unicast to the user equipment A radio resource control connection reestablishment message with cellular network load information; or, upon receiving a wireless resource control connection reestablishment message sent by the user equipment in the radio resource control idle state. After the wireless resource control connection request message, a wireless resource control connection establishment message carrying cellular network load information is unicast to the user equipment.

25. The network side device according to claim 22, characterized in that,

The transmitter is specifically configured to, after receiving associated network information sent by the user equipment, deliver an Internet protocol data packet carrying cellular network load information to the user equipment, wherein the associated network information includes the user equipment is currently attached to The cell identity of the cellular network cell.

26. The network side device according to claim 22, characterized in that,

The management message sent by the sender is carried in a beacon frame, and the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network; or the management message sent by the sender is carried in a general announcement. In the service frame, the management message carries load information of one or more cells of the cellular network.