WO2014131159A1 - 小区切换方法、用户设备及基站 - Google Patents

小区切换方法、用户设备及基站 Download PDF

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WO2014131159A1
WO2014131159A1 PCT/CN2013/071927 CN2013071927W WO2014131159A1 WO 2014131159 A1 WO2014131159 A1 WO 2014131159A1 CN 2013071927 W CN2013071927 W CN 2013071927W WO 2014131159 A1 WO2014131159 A1 WO 2014131159A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a cell handover method and a user equipment (User Equipment,
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
  • LTE-A LTE-advanced
  • the base station to which the UE is to be handed over is the target base station, and the process of the cell handover may include: the source base station configures the measurement parameter for the UE, and the UE performs the measurement of the serving cell and the neighboring cell according to the measurement parameter, and reports the measurement result to the source base station.
  • the source base station performs a handover decision according to the measurement report, determines the target base station, and sends a handover request to the target base station.
  • the target base station confirms that the handover is accepted, and the handover parameter of the UE is sent to the source base station, the source base station sends the handover to the terminal.
  • the switching command of the parameter after receiving the handover command, the UE initiates a random access procedure to the target base station and sends a handover complete message, and completes a cell handover procedure from the source base station to the target base station.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a cell handover method, a UE, and a base station, so as to solve the problem that frequent cell handovers occupy a large amount of radio resources in the prior art, resulting in a large system handover signaling overhead.
  • a UE in a first aspect, includes: An obtaining unit, configured to obtain a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • a measuring unit configured to perform cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtain a measurement result
  • a selecting unit configured to: when the measurement result includes a cell that belongs to the cell list, select, as the target cell, a cell that belongs to the cell list in the measurement result;
  • a switching unit configured to switch the UE to the target cell.
  • the UE further includes: a sending unit, configured to send a handover request message to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes the target a cell identifier of the cell, so that the serving base station sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identifier; or, sending a measurement report message to the serving base station, where the measurement report message includes a measurement result of the cell belonging to the cell list, so that the serving base station selects a cell with the best measurement result from the measurement result as a target cell of the UE, or selects the highest priority from the measurement results.
  • the cell serves as a target cell of the UE, and sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the UE further includes:
  • a receiving unit configured to receive a handover command generated by the target base station according to the handover request preparation message, where the handover unit is specifically configured to access the target cell after receiving the handover command, or receive the location After the handover command is sent and the handover complete message is sent to the target cell, the target cell is accessed.
  • the obtaining unit Specifically, the cell list and the measurement parameter configured by the serving base station are obtained from a message sent by the serving base station, or the cell list configured by the serving base station is obtained from different messages sent by the serving base station respectively. And measurement parameters.
  • the selecting unit includes:
  • a first selection subunit configured to select, from the measurement results, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list
  • a second selection subunit configured to: when the cell selected by the first selection subunit includes one cell, use the one cell as a target cell of the UE, and when the cell selected by the first selection subunit includes multiple cells, From One of the plurality of cells selects one cell with the best measurement result as the target cell of the UE, or selects one cell with the highest priority from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE.
  • the switching unit includes at least one of the following subunits: a first switching subunit, configured to switch to the target by using a random access manner Community
  • a second switching subunit configured to directly switch to the target cell
  • a third switching subunit configured to switch to the target cell by sending a scheduling request SR
  • a fourth switching subunit configured to switch to the target cell by sending a layer 2 message or a layer 3 message to the target cell.
  • the second aspect provides a base station, where the base station serves as a serving base station of the UE, where the base station includes: a configuration unit, configured to configure a cell list and a measurement parameter for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • a sending unit configured to send the cell list and the measurement parameter to the UE, so that the UE performs a cell measurement according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, so that the UE includes, when the measurement result includes
  • the cell of the cell list is selected, the cell that belongs to the cell list is selected as the target cell, and the UE is switched to the target cell.
  • the base station further includes: a first receiving unit, configured to receive a handover request message sent by the UE, where the handover request message is a message sent by the UE to the serving base station after obtaining the target cell, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell;
  • a first sending unit configured to send, according to the cell identifier of the target cell, a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the base station further includes: a second receiving unit, configured to receive a measurement report message that is sent by the UE, where the measurement report message includes The measurement result of the cell of the cell list;
  • the base station further includes: a third sending unit, configured to send a handover request preparation to the base station to which the cell in the cell list belongs Interest rate
  • a third receiving unit configured to receive a handover indication message that is sent by the target base station to which the target cell belongs after receiving the handover request preparation message, where the handover indication message is used to indicate that the UE has accessed the target cell .
  • the configuration unit includes:
  • a load information obtaining subunit configured to obtain load information of each cell
  • a load threshold determining subunit configured to determine, according to the load information, whether a load of each cell exceeds a set load threshold
  • the cell list configuration sub-unit is configured to configure, according to the judgment result, the cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold into the cell list.
  • a third aspect provides a cell handover method, where the method includes:
  • the user equipment UE obtains a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • the UE performs cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtains a measurement result
  • the UE selects a cell that belongs to the cell list as a target cell in the measurement result;
  • the UE switches to the target cell.
  • the method before the UE switches to the target cell, the method further includes:
  • a handover request message to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell, so that the serving base station sends a handover to the target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identifier.
  • Request a preparation message; or,
  • the UE Sending, by the UE, a measurement report message to the serving base station, where the measurement report message includes a measurement result of a cell belonging to the cell list, so that the serving base station selects a cell with the best measurement result from the measurement result. And serving as the target cell of the UE, or selecting a cell with the highest priority from the measurement result as the target cell of the UE, and sending a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the method further includes: receiving, by the UE, a handover command generated by the target base station according to the handover request preparation message ;
  • the UE switching to the target cell includes: the UE accessing the target cell after receiving the handover command, or after the UE receives the handover command and sends a handover completion message to the target cell, Accessing the target cell.
  • the UE obtains the service
  • the cell list and measurement parameters configured by the base station include:
  • the UE obtains a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station from different messages delivered by the serving base station.
  • the measurement parameter includes a trigger condition that the UE switches to a cell in the cell list, and the UE selects, in the measurement result, a cell that belongs to the cell list as a target cell.
  • the method includes: the UE selects, from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list; when the selected cell includes one cell, the one cell is used as a target cell of the UE, when When the selected cell includes multiple cells, one of the plurality of cells is selected as the target cell of the UE, or one of the plurality of cells is selected as the highest priority cell.
  • the target cell of the UE is selected from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list; when the selected cell includes one cell, the one cell is used as a target cell of the UE, when When the selected cell includes multiple cells, one of the plurality of cells is selected as the target cell of the UE, or one of the plurality of cells is selected as the highest priority cell.
  • the target cell of the UE is selected from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list.
  • the UE switches to the target cell by using at least one of the following manners:
  • the UE switches to the target cell by using a random access manner
  • the UE directly switches to the target cell
  • the UE switches to the target cell by sending a scheduling request SR
  • the UE switches to the target cell by sending a layer 2 message or a layer 3 message to the target cell.
  • another method for cell handover is provided, where the method includes:
  • the serving base station configures a cell list and a measurement parameter for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell; the serving base station sends the cell list and measurement parameters to the UE, so that the UE performs according to the measurement parameter.
  • the cell measurement obtains a measurement result, so that the UE includes the following in the measurement result In the cell of the cell list, a cell belonging to the cell list is selected as a target cell in the measurement result, and the UE is handed over to the target cell.
  • the method further includes: the serving base station receiving the handover request message sent by the UE, where the handover request message is that the UE is acquiring the target cell a message sent to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell;
  • the serving base station sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identity of the target cell.
  • the method further includes: the serving base station receiving the measurement report message sent by the UE, where the measurement report message includes the cell list that belongs to the cell Measurement result of the cell;
  • the serving base station selects, as the target cell of the UE, the cell with the best measurement result from the measurement result, or selects the cell with the highest priority from the measurement result as the target cell of the UE;
  • the serving base station sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the method further includes: the serving base station sending a handover request preparation message to the base station to which the cell in the cell list belongs; receiving the target cell to belong to The handover indication message sent by the target base station after receiving the handover request preparation message, where the handover indication message is used to indicate that the UE has accessed the target cell.
  • the configuring, by the serving base station, the cell list for the UE includes:
  • the serving base station obtains load information of each cell
  • another UE includes: a wireless transceiver, and a processor, where the wireless transceiver is configured to obtain a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by a serving base station, where the cell list includes at least a cell;
  • the processor is configured to perform cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtain a measurement result.
  • the measurement result includes a cell that belongs to the cell list
  • select, in the measurement result a cell that belongs to the cell list.
  • the UE is handed over to the target cell.
  • the wireless transceiver is further And sending, to the serving base station, a handover request message, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell, so that the serving base station sends a handover request to a target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identifier.
  • the cell is used as the target cell of the UE, or the cell with the highest priority is selected as the target cell of the UE from the measurement result, and the handover request preparation message is sent to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the wireless transceiver is further configured to receive, by the target base station, a message according to the handover request preparation message Switching command;
  • the processor is specifically configured to access the target cell after receiving the handover command, or access the target cell after receiving the handover command and sending a handover complete message to the target cell.
  • the wireless transceiver And obtaining, by using a message sent by the serving base station, a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station; or obtaining the service base station configuration from different messages sent by the serving base station respectively Cell list and measurement parameters.
  • the processor is specifically configured to select, from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list, and when the selected cell includes one cell, One cell is used as the target cell of the UE, and when the selected cell includes multiple cells, one cell with the best measurement result is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or from the multiple cells. A cell with the highest priority is selected as the target cell of the UE.
  • the processor switches to the target cell by using at least one of the following manners:
  • the processor switches to the target cell by using a random access manner
  • the processor directly switches to the target cell
  • the processor switches to the target cell by sending a scheduling request SR;
  • the processor switches to the target cell by transmitting a layer 2 message or a layer 3 message to the target cell.
  • another base station is provided, where the base station serves as a serving base station of the UE, and the base station includes: a transceiver and a processor,
  • the processor is configured to configure a cell list and a measurement parameter for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • the transceiver is configured to send the cell list and the measurement parameter to the UE, so that the UE performs a cell measurement according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, so that the UE is in the measurement result.
  • a cell belonging to the cell list is included, a cell belonging to the cell list is selected as a target cell in the measurement result, and the UE is switched to the target cell.
  • the transceiver is further configured to receive a handover request message sent by the UE, where the handover request message is that the UE obtains a target a message sent by the cell to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell, and sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identity of the target cell.
  • the transceiver is further configured to receive a measurement report message that is sent by the UE, where the measurement report message includes a list that belongs to the cell Measurement results of the cell;
  • the processor is further configured to select, as the target cell of the UE, a cell with the best measurement result from the measurement result, or select a cell with the highest priority from the measurement result as a target cell of the UE;
  • the transceiver is further configured to send a handover request preparation message to a target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the wireless transceiver is further configured to send a handover request preparation message to a base station to which the cell in the cell list belongs, and receive the a handover indication message sent by the target base station to which the target cell belongs after receiving the handover request preparation message, where the handover indication message is used to indicate that the UE has accessed the target cell.
  • the processor is specifically configured to obtain load information of each cell, determine, according to the load information, whether the load of each cell exceeds a set load threshold, and load the load according to the determination result.
  • a cell that does not exceed the load threshold is configured into the cell list.
  • the UE obtains a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, where the cell list includes at least one cell, and the UE performs cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtains a measurement result, where the measurement result is
  • a cell belonging to the cell list is included, a cell belonging to the cell list is selected as a target cell in the measurement result, and is switched to the target cell.
  • the UE performs handover to the cell in the free handover area, compared with the existing cell handover, the number of signaling interactions between the serving base station of the UE and the UE and the target base station is reduced, thereby saving the system.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a typical scenario of an application of a cell handover embodiment according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1B is a flowchart of an embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention:
  • FIG. 1C is a flowchart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention:
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention:
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention:
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention:
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a UE according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram of another embodiment of a UE according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram of another embodiment of a base station of the present invention. detailed description
  • the following embodiments of the present invention provide a cell handover method, a UE, and a base station, so as to simplify the cell handover procedure, and save system signaling overhead and radio resources.
  • GSM Global System of Mobile communication
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • GPRS General Packet Radio Service
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
  • a user equipment may also be referred to as a user, a mobile user equipment, a mobile terminal, etc., and may communicate with one or more core networks via a Radio Access Network (RAN), and the user may be mobile.
  • a terminal such as a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone) or a computer with a mobile terminal, for example, can be a portable, pocket, handheld, computer built-in or in-vehicle mobile device that exchanges voice with a wireless access network And / or data.
  • the base station may be a base station (BTS) in GSM or CDMA, a base station (NodeB) in WCDMA, or an evolved base station (e-NodeB) in LTE.
  • BTS base station
  • NodeB base station
  • e-NodeB evolved base station
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of a typical scenario of an application of a cell handover embodiment according to the present invention:
  • the free handoff area may include multiple cells (CELLs), and these cells may be neighboring cells or mutually overlapping cells. These cells may be specifically macro cells, micro cells, or pico cells. As shown in Fig. 1A, three mutually overlapping cells are shown by way of example, which are cell 1, cell 2 and cell 3.
  • the cells in the free handover area can be flexibly configured according to requirements, that is, at least one cell can be included in the free handover area, and each of the cells in the free handover area can share respective load information, physical resources, and the like.
  • the cell identifier information may be indicated by a cell identity information, which may be specifically a physical cell identity (PCI) or a global cell identity (CGI).
  • PCI physical cell identity
  • CGI global cell identity
  • FIG. 1B it is a flowchart of an embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention. This embodiment describes a cell handover process from a UE side:
  • Step 101 The UE obtains a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, where the cell list includes at least one cell.
  • the serving base station is a base station that is currently accessed by the UE and provides uplink and downlink data transmission services for the UE.
  • the serving base station and the target base station may both be base stations in the free handover area, or serve base stations.
  • the base station in the non-free handover area, and the target base station is a base station in the free handover area.
  • the UE may obtain the cell list and the measurement parameter configured by the serving base station from a message sent by the serving base station; or the UE may obtain the cell list and the measurement parameter configured by the serving base station from different messages delivered by the serving base station.
  • the cell list may include at least one cell in the free handover area, where the cell identifier information may be used to indicate the cell, and the cell identity information may be specifically a physical cell identity (PCI) or a global cell identity (Cell Global Identity, CGI) and so on.
  • PCI physical cell identity
  • CGI Cell Global Identity
  • the serving base station when configuring the cell list, may also configure a priority order of the cells in the cell list, where the UE selects a target cell that meets the condition according to the cell priority order; optionally, the serving base station
  • the priority sequence of performing the normal handover process or the free handover process may be configured, so that the cell that meets the handover condition in the subsequent measurement result has both the cell in the free handover zone and the non-free handover zone.
  • handover in the free handover area can be preferentially performed.
  • the measurement parameter may include a trigger condition when the UE switches to the cell in the free handover area.
  • the triggering condition may specifically include: the measurement parameter includes a trigger condition when the UE switches between cells in the free handover area, or a trigger condition that the UE switches from the cell in the non-free handover area to the cell in the free handover area.
  • the triggering condition when the UE switches to the cell in the free handover area may be the same as or different from the measurement triggering condition of the prior art measurement report.
  • Step 102 The UE performs cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtains a measurement result.
  • the measurement parameters configured by the serving base station for the UE may include a trigger condition in addition to the parameters consistent with the cell measurement performed by the UE in the prior art.
  • the measurement parameters may include the measurement object, the measurement quantity, the measurement report condition, and the like. The process of the UE performing the cell measurement according to the foregoing parameters and obtaining the measurement result is consistent with the prior art, and details are not described herein again.
  • Step 103 When the measurement result includes the cell belonging to the cell list, the UE selects a cell belonging to the cell list as the target cell in the measurement result.
  • the UE when the cell that belongs to the cell list in the measurement result is a cell, the one cell is used as the target cell, and when the cell that belongs to the cell list is multiple cells, the UE may select one measurement result from multiple cells. The best cell is used as the target cell of the UE, or one cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE according to the cell priority configured by the base station.
  • the UE may select, from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list, and when the selected cell includes one cell, the one cell is used.
  • the target cell of the UE when the selected cell includes multiple cells, select one cell with the best measurement result from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or select from the multiple cells.
  • One The highest priority cell is used as the target cell of the UE.
  • the UE may compare the measurement result of each cell with the trigger condition, obtain a first cell set composed of cells corresponding to the measurement result that meets the trigger condition, and obtain a belonging cell from the cell identifier of the first cell set.
  • the cell identifier of the list, the cell corresponding to the cell identifier belonging to the cell list is composed of the second cell set; when the second cell set includes one cell, the one cell is used as the target cell of the UE, and the second cell set includes multiple When a cell is selected, one cell with the best measurement result is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or one cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE according to the cell priority configured by the base station.
  • the UE may first determine whether each cell in the measurement result belongs to the cell list, and form a cell belonging to the cell list into a second cell set, and then compare each cell in the second cell set with a trigger condition to obtain
  • the first cell set is composed of cells satisfying the trigger condition, when the first cell set When a cell is included, the one cell is used as the target cell of the UE.
  • the first cell set includes multiple cells, one cell with the best measurement result is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or according to the base station.
  • the configured cell priority selects one cell with the highest priority from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE.
  • Step 104 The UE switches to the target cell.
  • the UE when the UE is handed over to the target cell, the UE may use the handover mode in the prior art, and the UE performs downlink synchronization and uplink synchronization with the target base station where the target cell is located, and receives the uplink resource allocated by the target base station. After that, the handover complete message is sent to the target base station, thereby completing the handover to the target cell.
  • the UE may also be handed over to the target cell by using a random access method, or may be directly switched to the target cell, or may be switched by sending a scheduling request (Scheduling Request, SR). To the target cell, or in combination with the foregoing random access mode or the sending SR mode, by transmitting a layer 2 message (such as a MAC message) or a layer 3 message (such as an RRC message) to the target cell to the target cell.
  • a layer 2 message such as a MAC message
  • a layer 3 message such as an RRC message
  • the UE may perform the existing handover method, which is not described in detail in this embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1C it is a flowchart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention.
  • the embodiment describes a cell handover procedure from a serving base station side:
  • Step 111 The serving base station configures a cell list and a measurement parameter for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell.
  • the serving base station can obtain the load information of each cell in the free handover area, determine whether the load of each cell exceeds the set load threshold according to the load information, and configure the cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold according to the judgment result. In the cell list.
  • the serving base station when configuring the cell list, may also configure a priority order of the cells in the cell list, where the UE selects a target cell that meets the condition according to the cell priority order; optionally, the serving base station
  • the priority sequence of performing the normal handover process or the free handover process may be configured, so that the cell that meets the handover condition in the subsequent measurement result has both the cell in the free handover zone and the non-free handover zone.
  • handover in the free handover area can be preferentially performed.
  • the measurement parameter may include a trigger condition when the UE switches to the cell in the free handover area.
  • the triggering condition may specifically include: the measurement parameter includes a trigger condition when the UE switches between cells in the free handover area, or a trigger condition that the UE switches from the cell in the non-free handover area to the cell in the free handover area.
  • the triggering condition when the UE switches to the cell in the free handover area may be the same as or different from the measurement triggering condition of the prior art measurement report.
  • Step 112 The serving base station sends a cell list and a measurement parameter to the UE, so that the UE performs a cell measurement according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, so that the UE, when the measurement result includes the cell belonging to the cell list, is in the measurement result.
  • a cell belonging to the cell list is selected as the target cell, and the UE is handed over to the target cell.
  • the serving base station may send the cell list and the measurement parameters to the UE through a message; or the serving base station may also send the cell list and the measurement parameters through different messages.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention.
  • the embodiment describes a cell handover process by using an interaction between a UE, a serving base station, and a target base station:
  • Step 201 The serving base station configures a cell list for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell in the free handover area.
  • the serving base station is a base station that is currently accessed by the UE and provides uplink and downlink data transmission services for the UE.
  • the serving base station may be a base station in the free handover area, or a base station in the non-free handover area
  • the target base station is a base station in the free handover area. Taking the base station in the free handover area between the source base station and the target base station as an example, each base station in the free handover area can obtain in advance the base station identifier of the other base station and the cell identifier corresponding to the other base stations.
  • the base station 1 corresponds to three cells, which are the cell 11, the cell 12 and the cell 13, respectively, and the other base stations can obtain the correspondence between the base station 1 and the cell 11, the cell 12 and the cell 13 through the inter-base station interaction in advance, and save The correspondence.
  • the cell list includes the cell in the free handover area, and the cell identifier information may be used to indicate the cell, and the cell identity information may be specifically a physical cell identity (PCI) or a global cell identity (Cell Global Identity). , CGI) and so on.
  • the serving base station may send the cell list to all UEs under the serving base station by using a system broadcast message.
  • the serving base station may also perform radio resource control (Radio).
  • Radio radio resource control
  • RRC Resource Control
  • MAC Media Access Control
  • the serving base station may configure the cell list according to a preset configuration condition. For example, if the configuration condition is a load threshold of the cell, the serving base station may obtain load information of each cell before configuring the cell list. And determining, according to the load information, whether the current load of the cell exceeds a load threshold, and configuring a cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold is configured in the cell list.
  • a preset configuration condition is a load threshold of the cell
  • the serving base station may obtain load information of each cell before configuring the cell list. And determining, according to the load information, whether the current load of the cell exceeds a load threshold, and configuring a cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold is configured in the cell list.
  • the serving base station when configuring the cell list, may also configure a priority order of the cells in the cell list, where the UE selects a target cell that meets the condition according to the cell priority order, and optionally, the serving base station
  • the priority sequence of performing the normal handover process or the free handover process may be configured, so that the cell that meets the handover condition in the subsequent measurement result has both the cell in the free handover zone and the non-free handover zone.
  • handover in the free handover area can be preferentially performed.
  • the serving base station can update the cell list configured by the UE, that is, update the cell information in the free handover area included in the cell list, such as adding, reducing or modifying the cell, modifying the cell optimization level sequence, and the like.
  • Step 202 The serving base station configures measurement parameters for the UE.
  • the measurement parameters configured by the serving base station for the UE may include parameters consistent with the cell measurement performed by the UE in the prior art, and the parameters may include information such as a measurement object, a measurement amount, and a measurement reporting condition.
  • the measurement parameter may further include a trigger condition when the UE switches to the cell in the free handover area, that is, the measurement parameter includes: the measurement parameter includes a trigger condition when the UE switches between cells in the free handover area, or The triggering condition that the UE is switched from the cell in the non-free handover area to the cell in the free handover area, and the trigger condition may be a condition that the measurement result when the UE switches to the potential target cell needs to be met.
  • the triggering condition may be: when the measurement result of the measured quantity of the neighboring cell (such as the signal strength, the signal quality, etc.) is better than the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the serving cell; or, the measurement result of the measured quantity of the neighboring cell is The measurement result of the measurement volume of the serving cell is good, and the difference of the measurement result is higher than a predetermined threshold value, correspondingly,
  • the configured trigger condition includes the foregoing threshold value; or, the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the neighboring cell is better than the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the serving cell, and the difference of the measurement result is higher than a predetermined threshold value, and The difference in the measurement result satisfies the difference above the predetermined threshold value for a predetermined duration, and correspondingly, the configured trigger condition includes the above threshold value and duration.
  • the triggering condition may further include a load threshold of the neighboring cell, that is, when the measurement result of the foregoing measurement quantity meets the requirement, the load of the neighboring cell is required to be lower than a predetermined threshold.
  • the threshold value set may be different from the prior art, for example, may be higher than the existing threshold, or the set duration may be different from the prior art, for example, Can be longer than the current duration.
  • the UE compares the measurement result of the neighboring cell with the measurement result of the serving cell to see whether the trigger condition is met, for example, when When the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the neighboring cell is better than the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the serving cell, it may be determined that the trigger condition is met; or, when the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the neighboring cell is better than the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the serving cell, When the difference of the measurement result is higher than a predetermined threshold, it may be determined that the trigger condition is met; or, the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the neighboring cell is better than the measurement result of the measurement quantity of the serving cell, and the difference of the measurement result is high.
  • the trigger condition is determined to be satisfied at a predetermined threshold value and when the measured result difference satisfies the predetermined threshold for a predetermined duration.
  • the UE when the load threshold of the neighboring cell is configured, the UE further needs to determine whether the current load of the neighboring cell is lower than the predetermined load threshold, and if the determination result is lower than the load threshold, determine that the trigger is satisfied. condition.
  • triggering condition may be flexibly set according to the requirements in the actual application, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.
  • Step 203 The UE performs measurement on the cell according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, and selects, in the measurement result, a cell that belongs to the cell list as the target cell.
  • the UE performs the cell measurement according to the measurement object and the measurement quantity included in the measurement parameter, and obtains the measurement result.
  • the specific measurement process is consistent with the prior art, and details are not described herein again.
  • the potential target cell of the UE may include a cell in the free handover area, and may also include a cell in the non-free handover area.
  • the UE When the UE completes the measurement of the plurality of potential target cells, when the cell belonging to the cell list in the measurement result is a cell, the one cell is used as the target cell, and when the cell belonging to the cell list is multiple cells, the UE may One of the plurality of cells selects the cell with the best measurement result as the target cell of the UE, or selects the cell with the highest priority from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE according to the cell priority configured by the base station.
  • the UE may select, from the measurement result, that the a cell that triggers a condition and belongs to the cell list.
  • the selected cell includes one cell
  • the one cell is used as the target cell of the UE
  • the selected cell includes multiple cells
  • the multiple cells are used.
  • a cell with the best measurement result is selected as the target cell of the UE, or a cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE.
  • the UE may compare the measurement result of each cell with the trigger condition, obtain a first cell set composed of cells corresponding to the measurement result that meets the trigger condition, and obtain a belonging cell from the cell identifier of the first cell set.
  • the cell identifier of the list, the cell corresponding to the cell identifier belonging to the cell list is composed of the second cell set; when the second cell set includes one cell, the one cell is used as the target cell of the UE, and the second cell set includes multiple When a cell is selected, one cell with the best measurement result is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or one cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE according to the cell priority configured by the base station.
  • the UE may first determine whether each cell in the measurement result belongs to the cell list, and form a cell belonging to the cell list into a second cell set, and then compare each cell in the second cell set with a trigger condition to obtain
  • the first cell set is composed of cells satisfying the trigger condition, when the first cell set When a cell is included, the one cell is used as the target cell of the UE.
  • the first cell set includes multiple cells, one cell with the best measurement result is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or according to the base station.
  • the configured cell priority selects one cell with the highest priority from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE.
  • cell 1, cell 2, cell 3 are cells in the free handover area
  • cell A, cell B, and cell C belong to the cell in the non-free handover area
  • the measurement parameters configured by the serving base station for the two types of cells may be the same, Can be different.
  • the potential target cell that satisfies the trigger condition may have the following conditions: 1) The potential target cell that satisfies the trigger condition includes both the cell in the free handover area and also includes The cells in the non-free handover area, or 2) the potential target cells satisfying the trigger condition are the cells in the free handover area, or 3) the potential target cells satisfying the trigger condition are the cells in the non-free handover area.
  • the UE may select a cell in the free handover area as the target cell, and for the above case 2), the UE may directly select the target cell from the cells in the free handover area, for the above case 3) the UE may perform the current There is a cell switching method.
  • Step 204 The UE sends a handover request message to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell.
  • the UE after acquiring the target cell belonging to the cell list according to the measurement result, the UE sends a handover request message including the cell identity of the target cell to the serving base station.
  • the handover request message may be specifically an RRC message, a MAC layer message, or a physical layer message.
  • the UE may also send the measurement report message that includes the measurement result only to the serving base station.
  • the measurement report message may include a measurement result of the cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list.
  • the serving base station selects the cell with the best measurement result as the target cell of the UE, or the cell configured according to the base station.
  • the priority selects one of the plurality of cells with the highest priority as the target cell of the UE.
  • Step 205 The serving base station sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the serving base station may obtain the base station to which the target cell belongs according to the stored correspondence between the base station and the cell, and The base station serves as a target base station of the UE, and sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station.
  • the handover request preparation message includes the context information of the UE, and the context information may include the identifier of the UE, the radio bearer (RB) information established by the UE, and the identifier of the target cell.
  • the context information may include the identifier of the UE, the radio bearer (RB) information established by the UE, and the identifier of the target cell.
  • RB radio bearer
  • the target base station may return a handover request response message to the serving base station.
  • the serving base station may also receive the handover request message sent by the UE. Stop scheduling the uplink and downlink data of the UE.
  • the serving base station may send a handover request preparation message to one or more base stations to which the potential target cells belong before receiving the handover request message sent by the UE, so that the potential target cells prepare the cell handover of the UE.
  • the handover request preparation message may be specifically an X2 interface (an interface between a base station and a base station) message, or an S1 interface (an interface between a base station and a core network entity) message. Based on this, it can be understood that the context information corresponding to the UE has been stored in multiple base stations in advance, and when the UE performs handover, it is not necessary to transfer the context information of the UE again, thereby reducing the frequency of the context information and reducing the number of letters. Make the cost.
  • the serving base station may resend the handover request preparation to the base station to which the one or more potential target cells belong. a message, configured to enable the base stations to update context information of the UE. It can be seen that by transmitting the handover request preparation message in advance, the handover process can be speeded up and the handover delay can be reduced.
  • the serving base station and the target base station refer to different base stations in this step.
  • this step may be omitted.
  • Step 206 The UE switches to the target cell of the target base station.
  • the UE may access the target cell of the target base station after transmitting the handover request message; or the UE may also receive the Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) acknowledgement sent by the serving base station ( Acknowledgement, ACK), access to the target cell of the target base station; Alternatively, the UE may also access the target cell of the target base station after receiving the ACK sent by the radio link control (RCC) layer of the serving base station; or the UE may also receive the RRC layer of the serving base station. After the ACK message, access to the target cell of the target base station.
  • HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest
  • the UE when the UE is handed over to the target cell, the UE may use the handover mode in the prior art, and the UE performs downlink synchronization and uplink synchronization with the target base station where the target cell is located, and receives the uplink resource allocated by the target base station. After that, the handover complete message is sent to the target base station, thereby completing the handover to the target cell.
  • the following embodiments may be used to switch to the target cell in the following possible manners:
  • the first access mode The UE accesses the target cell of the target base station by using a random access method.
  • the UE may select one preamble from the available preamble set, or use a dedicated preamble to transmit the available PRACH resource to the target base station when performing the non-contention random access procedure.
  • the target base station sends a random access response (RAR) message to the UE, where the RAR message includes uplink grant information, where the uplink grant information includes information such as physical resources and modulation and coding modes required for uplink transmission of the UE;
  • RAR random access response
  • the UE sends an uplink message to the target base station according to the uplink authorization information.
  • the uplink message includes at least the identifier of the UE, and may also include the identifier of the serving cell of the serving base station;
  • the process may include the identifier of the UE, and may also include an identifier of the serving cell of the serving base station.
  • the uplink message may be specifically a MAC CE (Control Element), or an RRC layer message, or a combination of a MAC CE and an RRC layer message;
  • the target base station After receiving the uplink message, the target base station sends a contention resolution message to the UE. After receiving the contention resolution message, the UE confirms that the random access procedure is completed, and the UE successfully accesses the target base station. The base station becomes the new serving base station of the UE; for the non-contention random access procedure, after the UE successfully receives the RAR message or sends the uplink message, it confirms that the random access procedure is completed, and the UE successfully accesses the target base station, and the target is The base station becomes the new serving base station of the UE.
  • the preamble set and the physical random access channel (PRACH) resource of the target base station may be notified to the UE in advance by the serving base station, or may be when the UE accesses the target base station. Obtained from the system broadcast message of the target base station.
  • PRACH physical random access channel
  • the preamble set and the PRACH resource of the target base station and the serving base station may be the same by default.
  • the serving base station may not need to notify the UE of the preamble set and the PRACH resource of the target base station, and the UE does not need to read the system broadcast of the target base station.
  • the message obtains the preamble set and the PRACH resource, which can be further reduced. Less signaling overhead in the system, reducing the delay of the UE accessing the target cell.
  • the serving base station may allocate a dedicated preamble and a PRACH resource to the UE, and the UE uses the dedicated preamble and the PRACH resource to access the target cell.
  • the second access mode The UE directly accesses the target cell of the target base station.
  • the target base station Since the serving base station has transmitted the context information of the UE to the target base station, the target base station can
  • the UE's context information is learned that the UE enters the target base station, and the UE listens to the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the target base station, and then obtains control signaling sent by the base station through the PDCCH.
  • PDCCH physical downlink control channel
  • a third access mode The UE accesses the target cell of the target base station by sending the SR.
  • the third access mode may be that the target cell is a small cell.
  • the UE may directly send a scheduling request (SR) to the target base station according to a certain Timing Advance (TA), so as to access the target base station.
  • SR scheduling request
  • TA Timing Advance
  • the specific TA may be 0, or the same TA as the TA used under the current serving base station, or the TA value notified by the serving base station to the UE.
  • the foregoing SR is notified by the serving base station to the UE.
  • the serving base station When the serving base station notifies the target base station UE of the context information, the serving base station can simultaneously notify the target base station of the SR allocated to the UE. After receiving the SR, the target base station can learn that the UE accesses the target.
  • the base station is configured to allocate an uplink resource or a downlink resource for data transmission to the UE, and the target base station becomes a new serving base station of the UE.
  • the foregoing SR may be replaced with other resources, such as a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), etc., which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.
  • SRS Sounding Reference Signal
  • the fourth access mode The UE accesses the target cell by transmitting a layer 2 (such as a MAC message) or a layer 3 (such as an RRC message) message to the target cell in combination with the foregoing random access mode or the SR mode.
  • a layer 2 such as a MAC message
  • a layer 3 such as an RRC message
  • FIG. 3 it is a flowchart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention.
  • the embodiment describes a cell handover process by using an interaction between a UE, a serving base station, and a target base station:
  • Step 301 The serving base station configures a cell list for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell in the free handover area.
  • the serving base station is a base station that is currently accessed by the UE and provides uplink and downlink data transmission services for the UE.
  • This embodiment The serving base station may be a base station in the free handover area or a base station in the non-free handover area, and the target base station is a base station in the free handover area.
  • each base station in the free handover area can obtain the correspondence between the base station identifiers of other base stations and the cell identifiers corresponding to other base stations in advance, for example, the base station 1 corresponds to The three cells, which are the cell 11, the cell 12, and the cell 13, respectively, can obtain the correspondence between the base station 1 and the cell 11, the cell 12, and the cell 13 through the inter-base station interaction, and save the corresponding relationship.
  • the cell list includes the cells in the free handover area, and the cell identification information may be used to identify the cell.
  • the cell identification information may be specifically PCI or CGI.
  • the serving base station may send the cell list to all UEs under the serving base station by using a system broadcast message.
  • the serving base station may also use the RRC message or the MAC address.
  • a layer message, or a physical layer message sends a list of cells to these specific UEs.
  • the serving base station may configure the cell list according to a preset configuration condition. For example, if the configuration condition is a load threshold of the cell, the serving base station may obtain load information of each cell before configuring the cell list. And determining, according to the load information, whether the current load of the cell exceeds a load threshold, and configuring a cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold is configured in the cell list.
  • a preset configuration condition is a load threshold of the cell
  • the serving base station may obtain load information of each cell before configuring the cell list. And determining, according to the load information, whether the current load of the cell exceeds a load threshold, and configuring a cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold is configured in the cell list.
  • the serving base station when configuring the cell list, may also configure a priority order of the cells in the cell list, where the UE selects a target cell that meets the condition according to the cell priority order, and optionally, the serving base station
  • the priority sequence of performing the normal handover process or the free handover process may be configured, so that the cell that meets the handover condition in the subsequent measurement result has both the cell in the free handover zone and the non-free handover zone.
  • handover in the free handover area can be preferentially performed.
  • the serving base station can update the cell list configured by the UE, that is, update the cell information in the free handover area included in the cell list, such as adding, reducing or modifying the cell, modifying the cell optimization level sequence, and the like.
  • Step 302 The serving base station configures measurement parameters for the UE.
  • the measurement parameters configured by the serving base station for the UE may include parameters consistent with the cell measurement performed by the UE in the prior art, and the parameters may include information such as a measurement object, a measurement amount, and a measurement reporting condition.
  • the measurement parameter may further include a trigger condition when the UE switches to the cell in the free handover area, that is, the measurement parameter includes: the measurement parameter includes a trigger condition when the UE switches between cells in the free handover area, or The triggering condition that the UE is switched from the cell in the non-free handover area to the cell in the free handover area, and the trigger condition may be a condition that the measurement result when the UE switches to the potential target cell needs to be met.
  • the potential target cell of the UE may include a cell in the free handover area, and may also include a cell in the non-free handover area.
  • Step 303 The UE performs measurement on the cell according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, and selects, in the measurement result, a cell that belongs to the cell list as the target cell.
  • the UE performs the cell measurement according to the measurement object and the measurement quantity included in the measurement parameter, and obtains the measurement result.
  • the specific measurement process is consistent with the prior art, and details are not described herein again.
  • the potential target cell of the UE may include a cell in the free handover area, and may also include a cell in the non-free handover area.
  • the UE After the UE completes the measurement of the plurality of potential target cells, when the cell belonging to the cell list in the measurement result is one cell, the one cell is used as the target cell, and when the cell belonging to the cell list is multiple cells, the UE may be more than one. One of the cells is selected as the target cell of the UE, or the cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE according to the cell priority configured by the base station.
  • the UE may select, from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list, and when the selected cell includes one cell, the one cell is used.
  • the target cell of the UE when the selected cell includes multiple cells, select one cell with the best measurement result from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or select from the multiple cells. A cell with the highest priority is used as the target cell of the UE.
  • Step 304 The UE sends a handover request message to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell.
  • the UE after acquiring the target cell belonging to the cell list according to the measurement result, the UE sends a handover request message including the cell identity of the target cell to the serving base station.
  • the handover request message may be specifically an RRC message, a MAC layer message, or a physical layer message.
  • the UE may send the measurement report message that includes the measurement result to the serving base station, where the measurement report message may include the measurement result that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell in the cell list, and the serving base station receives the measurement report.
  • the cell with the best measurement result is selected as the target cell of the UE, or one cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE according to the cell priority configured by the base station.
  • Step 305 The serving base station sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the serving base station may obtain the base station to which the target cell belongs according to the stored correspondence between the base station and the cell, and The base station serves as a target base station of the UE, and sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station.
  • the handover request preparation message includes context information of the UE, and the context information may be included in the packet.
  • the target base station may return a handover request response message to the serving base station.
  • the serving base station may also receive the handover request message sent by the UE. Stop scheduling the uplink and downlink data of the UE.
  • the serving base station and the target base station refer to different base stations in this step.
  • this step may be omitted.
  • Step 306 The UE receives a handover command generated by the target base station according to the handover request preparation message.
  • the main difference between this embodiment and the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is that the UE accesses the target base station according to the trigger of the handover command sent by the target base station.
  • Step 307 The UE switches to the target cell according to the trigger of the handover command.
  • the target base station may schedule the handover command by using a Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identity (C-RNTI) allocated by the serving base station for the UE.
  • C-RNTI Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identity
  • the C-RNTI used by the UE in the target base station and the serving base station may be the same or different.
  • the UE may directly receive the scheduling command according to the manner in which the target base station receives the scheduling command and the data, for example, using the cell-level scrambling code of the target base station; or preset the UE to receive the scheduling command at the serving base station and the target base station.
  • the data is in the same manner, or the UE is preset to receive scheduling commands and data in the same manner in each cell in the free handover area.
  • the UE may receive the handover command according to the manner in which the serving base station receives the scheduling command and the data, and then perform subsequent reception according to the C-RNTI in the handover command according to the manner in which the scheduling command and data are received at the target base station.
  • the handover command may be masked by using a cell identifier of the source cell, or may be masked by using a cell identifier of the target cell.
  • the UE may be notified to perform a random access procedure, so as to obtain uplink synchronization between the UE and the target base station.
  • FIG. 4 it is a flowchart of another embodiment of a cell handover method according to the present invention.
  • the embodiment describes a cell handover process by using an interaction between a UE, a serving base station, and a target base station:
  • Step 401 The serving base station configures a cell list for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell in the free handover area.
  • the serving base station is a base station that is currently accessed by the UE and provides uplink and downlink data transmission services for the UE.
  • the serving base station may be a base station in the free handover area, or a base station in the non-free handover area, and the target base station is a base station in the free handover area.
  • each base station in the free handover area can obtain the correspondence between the base station identifiers of other base stations and the cell identifiers corresponding to other base stations in advance, for example, the base station 1 corresponds to The three cells, which are the cell 11, the cell 12, and the cell 13, respectively, can obtain the correspondence between the base station 1 and the cell 11, the cell 12, and the cell 13 through the inter-base station interaction, and save the corresponding relationship.
  • the cell list includes the cell in the free handover area, and the cell identification information may be used to indicate the cell, and the cell identification information may be specifically PCI or CGI.
  • the serving base station may send the cell list to all UEs under the serving base station by using a system broadcast message when configuring the cell list for the UE; when the cell list needs to be configured for the specific UE, the serving base station may also use the RRC message, or the MAC address.
  • a layer message, or a physical layer message sends a list of cells to these specific UEs.
  • the serving base station may configure the cell list according to a preset configuration condition. For example, if the configuration condition is a load threshold of the cell, the serving base station may obtain load information of each cell before configuring the cell list. And determining, according to the load information, whether the current load of the cell exceeds a load threshold, and configuring a cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold is configured in the cell list.
  • a preset configuration condition is a load threshold of the cell
  • the serving base station may obtain load information of each cell before configuring the cell list. And determining, according to the load information, whether the current load of the cell exceeds a load threshold, and configuring a cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold is configured in the cell list.
  • the serving base station when configuring the cell list, may also configure a priority order of the cells in the cell list, where the UE selects a target cell that meets the condition according to the cell priority order, and optionally, the serving base station
  • the priority sequence of performing the normal handover process or the free handover process may be configured, so that the cell that meets the handover condition in the subsequent measurement result has both the cell in the free handover zone and the non-free handover zone.
  • handover in the free handover area can be preferentially performed.
  • the serving base station can update the cell list configured by the UE, that is, update the cell information in the free handover area included in the cell list, such as adding, reducing or modifying the cell, modifying the cell optimization level sequence, and the like.
  • Step 402 The serving base station configures measurement parameters for the UE.
  • the measurement parameters configured by the serving base station for the UE may include parameters consistent with the cell measurement performed by the UE in the prior art, and the parameters may include information such as a measurement object, a measurement amount, and a measurement reporting condition.
  • the measurement parameter may further include a trigger condition when the UE switches to the cell in the free handover area, that is, the measurement parameter includes: the measurement parameter includes a trigger condition when the UE switches between cells in the free handover area, or The triggering condition that the UE is switched from the cell in the non-free handover area to the cell in the free handover area, and the trigger condition may be a condition that the measurement result when the UE switches to the potential target cell needs to be met.
  • the potential target cell of the UE may include a cell in the free handover area, and may also include a small area in the non-free handover area. Area.
  • Step 403 The serving base station sends a handover request preparation message to the base station to which the cell in the cell list belongs.
  • the difference between this embodiment and the foregoing embodiments shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is that the serving base station sends all cells in the cell list as potential target cells of the UE, and sends one or more of the base stations to which the potential target cells belong.
  • a handover request preparation message is switched to prepare these potential target cells for cell handover of the UE.
  • the handover request preparation message may be specifically an X2 interface (an interface between a base station and a base station) message, or an S1 interface (an interface between a base station and a core network entity) message.
  • the context information corresponding to the UE has been stored in multiple base stations in advance, and when the UE performs handover, it is not necessary to transfer the context information of the UE again, thereby reducing the frequency of the context information and reducing the number of letters. Make the cost. Further, after the context information of the UE is changed (such as the UE establishes a new radio bearer, releases the radio bearer, changes the radio bearer, etc.), the serving base station may resend the handover request preparation to the base station to which the one or more potential target cells belong. A message for causing the base stations to update the context information of the UE. It can be seen that by transmitting the handover request preparation message in advance, the handover process can be speeded up and the handover delay can be reduced.
  • Step 404 The UE performs measurement on the cell according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, and selects, in the measurement result, a cell that belongs to the cell list as the target cell.
  • the UE performs the cell measurement according to the measurement object and the measurement quantity included in the measurement parameter, and obtains the measurement result.
  • the specific measurement process is consistent with the prior art, and details are not described herein again.
  • the potential target cell of the UE may include a cell in the free handover area, and may also include a cell in the non-free handover area.
  • the UE After the UE completes the measurement of the plurality of potential target cells, when the cell belonging to the cell list in the measurement result is one cell, the one cell is used as the target cell, and when the cell belonging to the cell list is multiple cells, the UE may be more than one. One of the cells is selected as the target cell of the UE, or the cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE according to the cell priority configured by the base station.
  • the UE may select, from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list, and when the selected cell includes one cell, the one cell is used.
  • the target cell of the UE when the selected cell includes multiple cells, select one cell with the best measurement result from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or select from the multiple cells. A cell with the highest priority is used as the target cell of the UE.
  • Step 405 The UE switches to the target cell of the target base station.
  • the UE may access the target cell after selecting the target cell; or the UE may also access the target cell of the target base station after receiving the HARQ ACK sent by the serving base station; or, the UE After receiving the ACK sent by the RLC layer of the serving base station, the UE may also access the target cell of the target base station; or the UE may also access the target cell of the target base station after receiving the ACK message of the RRC layer of the serving base station. .
  • the UE when the UE is handed over to the target cell, the UE may use the handover mode in the prior art, and the UE performs downlink synchronization and uplink synchronization with the target base station where the target cell is located, and receives the uplink resource allocated by the target base station. After that, the handover complete message is sent to the target base station, thereby completing the handover to the target cell.
  • the UE may also be handed over to the target cell by using a random access method, or may be directly switched to the target cell, or may be switched to the target cell by sending the SR, or combined with the foregoing.
  • the method of the random access mode or the sending of the SR mode is to switch to the target cell by sending a layer 2 message (such as a MAC message) or a layer 3 message (such as an RRC message) to the target cell.
  • a layer 2 message such as a MAC message
  • a layer 3 message such as an RRC message
  • Step 406 The target base station sends a handover indication message to the serving base station, indicating that the UE has accessed the target base station. After the UE accesses the target cell, the target base station to which the target cell belongs sends a handover indication message to the serving base station, and the target base station becomes the new serving base station of the UE.
  • the present invention also provides an embodiment of a UE and a base station performing cell handover.
  • FIG. 5 it is a block diagram of an embodiment of a UE according to the present invention:
  • the UE includes: an obtaining unit 510, a measuring unit 520, a selecting unit 530, and a switching unit 540.
  • the obtaining unit 510 is configured to obtain a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • the measuring unit 520 is configured to perform cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtain a measurement result.
  • the selecting unit 530 is configured to: when the measurement result includes a cell that belongs to the cell list, select a belonging in the measurement result. The cell in the cell list is used as the target cell;
  • the switching unit 540 is configured to switch the UE to the target cell.
  • the UE may further include: a sending unit, configured to send a handover request message to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell, so that the serving base station according to the Sending, by the cell identifier, a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs; or sending a measurement report message to the serving base station, where the measurement report message includes a measurement result of a cell belonging to the cell list, so that The serving base station selects, as the target cell of the UE, the cell with the best measurement result from the measurement result, or selects the cell with the highest priority as the target cell of the UE from the measurement result, and sends the target cell to the target The target base station to which the cell belongs sends a handover request preparation message.
  • a sending unit configured to send a handover request message to the serving base station, where the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell, so that the serving base station according to the Sending, by the cell identifier,
  • the UE may further include: a receiving unit, configured to receive a handover command that is generated by the target base station according to the handover request preparation message; and the switching unit is specifically configured to: after receiving the handover command, And entering the target cell, or after receiving the handover command and sending a handover complete message to the target cell, accessing the target cell.
  • a receiving unit configured to receive a handover command that is generated by the target base station according to the handover request preparation message
  • the switching unit is specifically configured to: after receiving the handover command, And entering the target cell, or after receiving the handover command and sending a handover complete message to the target cell, accessing the target cell.
  • the obtaining unit 510 may be specifically configured to obtain, according to a message sent by the serving base station, a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, or different manners respectively sent by the serving base station.
  • a cell list and measurement parameters configured by the serving base station are obtained in the message.
  • the selecting unit 530 may include: a first selecting subunit, configured to select, from the measurement results, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list; and a second selecting subunit, configured to: When the cell selected by the first selection subunit includes one cell, the one cell is used as the target cell of the UE, and when the cell selected by the first selection subunit includes multiple cells, selecting from the multiple cells A cell with the best measurement result is used as the target cell of the UE, or a cell with the highest priority is selected from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE.
  • the switching unit 540 may include at least one of the following subunits: a first switching subunit, configured to switch to the target cell by using a random access manner; and a second switching subunit, configured to directly switch to the a third handover subunit, configured to switch to the target cell by sending a scheduling request SR; and a fourth handover subunit, configured to switch to the foregoing by sending a layer 2 message or a layer 3 message to the target cell Target cell.
  • a first switching subunit configured to switch to the target cell by using a random access manner
  • a second switching subunit configured to directly switch to the a third handover subunit, configured to switch to the target cell by sending a scheduling request SR
  • a fourth handover subunit configured to switch to the foregoing by sending a layer 2 message or a layer 3 message to the target cell Target cell.
  • the UE includes: a wireless transceiver 610 and a processor 620.
  • the radio transceiver 610 is configured to obtain a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • the processor 620 is configured to perform cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtain a measurement result.
  • the measurement result includes a cell that belongs to the cell list
  • select, in the measurement result the cell list that belongs to the cell list.
  • the cell acts as a target cell and switches the UE to the target cell.
  • the wireless transceiver 610 is further configured to send a handover request message to the serving base station, where
  • the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell, so that the serving base station sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identifier; or sends a measurement to the serving base station.
  • a report message where the measurement report message includes a measurement result of a cell that belongs to the cell list, so that the serving base station selects a cell with the best measurement result from the measurement result as a target cell of the UE, or A cell with the highest priority is selected as the target cell of the UE, and a handover request preparation message is sent to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the wireless transceiver 610 is further configured to receive a handover command generated by the target base station according to the handover request preparation message, where the processor 620 may be specifically configured to receive the handover command. And then accessing the target cell, or after receiving the handover command and sending a handover complete message to the target cell, accessing the target cell.
  • the wireless transceiver 610 may be specifically configured to obtain a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station from a message sent by the serving base station; or send the data from the serving base station Obtaining a cell list and measurement parameters configured by the serving base station in different messages.
  • the processor 620 is specifically configured to select, from the measurement result, a cell that meets the trigger condition and belongs to the cell list, and when the selected cell includes one cell, the one cell is used.
  • the processor 620 when the selected cell includes multiple cells, select one cell with the best measurement result from the plurality of cells as the target cell of the UE, or select from the multiple cells. A cell with the highest priority is used as the target cell of the UE.
  • the processor may switch to the target cell by using at least one of the following manners: the processor switches to the target cell by using a random access manner; the processor directly switches to the target cell; The processor switches to the target cell by sending a scheduling request SR; the processor switches to the target cell by sending a layer 2 message or a layer 3 message to the target cell.
  • FIG. 7 a block diagram of an embodiment of a base station according to the present invention:
  • the base station includes: a configuration unit 710 and a delivery unit 720.
  • the configuration unit 710 is configured to configure a cell list and a measurement parameter for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • a sending unit 720 configured to send the cell list and the measurement parameter to the UE, so that the UE performs a cell measurement according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, so that the UE includes the measurement result.
  • the cell that belongs to the cell list is selected as the target cell in the measurement result, and the UE is switched to the target cell.
  • the base station may further include: a first receiving unit, configured to receive a handover request message sent by the UE, where the handover request message is a message sent by the UE to the serving base station after obtaining a target cell
  • the handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell
  • the first sending unit is configured to send a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identifier of the target cell.
  • the base station may further include: a second receiving unit, configured to receive a measurement report message sent by the UE, where the measurement report message includes a measurement result of a cell that belongs to the cell list; Selecting, from the measurement result, the cell with the best measurement result as the target cell of the UE, or selecting the cell with the highest priority as the target cell of the UE from the measurement result; the second sending unit, And transmitting a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • a second receiving unit configured to receive a measurement report message sent by the UE, where the measurement report message includes a measurement result of a cell that belongs to the cell list
  • the second sending unit And transmitting a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the base station may further include: a third sending unit, configured to send a handover request preparation message to the base station to which the cell in the cell list belongs; and a third receiving unit, configured to receive the target that the target cell belongs to a handover indication message sent by the base station after receiving the handover request preparation message, where the handover indication message is used to indicate that the UE has accessed the target cell.
  • a third sending unit configured to send a handover request preparation message to the base station to which the cell in the cell list belongs
  • a third receiving unit configured to receive the target that the target cell belongs to a handover indication message sent by the base station after receiving the handover request preparation message, where the handover indication message is used to indicate that the UE has accessed the target cell.
  • the configuration unit 710 may include: a load information obtaining subunit, configured to obtain load information of each cell; and a load threshold determining subunit, configured to determine, according to the load information, whether the load of each cell is The set of load thresholds is exceeded.
  • the cell list configuration sub-unit is configured to configure, according to the judgment result, the cell whose load does not exceed the load threshold into the cell list.
  • the base station includes: a transceiver 810 and a processor 820.
  • the processor 820 configured to configure a cell list and a measurement parameter for the UE, where the cell list includes at least one cell;
  • the transceiver 810 is configured to send the cell list and measurement parameters to the UE, so that the UE performs a cell measurement according to the measurement parameter to obtain a measurement result, so that the UE is in the measurement result.
  • a cell belonging to the cell list is included, a cell belonging to the cell list is selected as a target cell in the measurement result, and the UE is switched to the target cell.
  • the transceiver 810 is further configured to receive a handover request message sent by the UE, where the handover request message is a message that is sent by the UE to the serving base station after obtaining a target cell, where The handover request message includes a cell identifier of the target cell, and sends a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs according to the cell identity of the target cell.
  • the transceiver 810 is further configured to receive a measurement report message sent by the UE, where The measurement report message includes a measurement result of the cell that belongs to the cell list, and the processor 820 is further configured to select, from the measurement result, a cell with the best measurement result as the target cell of the UE, or The cell with the highest priority is selected as the target cell of the UE, and the transceiver 810 is further configured to send a handover request preparation message to the target base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the wireless transceiver 810 is further configured to send a handover request preparation message to a base station to which the cell in the cell list belongs, and receive a handover request by the target base station to which the target cell belongs. And a handover indication message sent after the message is prepared, where the handover indication message is used to indicate that the UE has accessed the target cell.
  • the processor 820 is specifically configured to obtain load information of each cell, determine, according to the load information, whether the load of each cell exceeds a set load threshold, and the load is not exceeded according to the judgment result.
  • the cell with the load threshold is configured into the cell list.
  • the UE obtains a cell list and a measurement parameter configured by the serving base station, where the cell list includes at least one cell, and the UE performs cell measurement according to the measurement parameter, and obtains a measurement result, where the measurement result includes the cell belonging to the cell list.
  • a cell belonging to the cell list is selected as a target cell in the measurement result, and is switched to the target cell.
  • the UE performs handover to the cell in the free handover area, compared with the existing cell handover, the number of signaling interactions between the serving base station of the UE and the UE and the target base station is reduced, thereby saving the system.
  • the signaling overhead reduces the occupation of radio resources due to a large amount of signaling overhead, thereby improving the cell handover efficiency.
  • the techniques in the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Based on such understanding, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product in essence or in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a storage medium such as a ROM/RAM. , a disk, an optical disk, etc., including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention or portions of the embodiments.
  • a computer device which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.

Abstract

小区切换方法、用户设备及基站,该方法包括:用户设备UE获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数,所述小区列表中包含至少一个小区;UE根据所述测量参数进行小区测量,获得测量结果;当测量结果中包含属于小区列表的小区时,UE在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区;UE切换到所述目标小区。本发明实施例中,UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换时,与现有小区切换相比,由于UE的服务基站与UE及目标基站间的信令交互次数减少,因而节省了系统的信令开销,减少了因大量信令开销而对无线资源的占用,由此提高了小区切换效率。

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小区切换方法、 用户设备及基站
技术领域
本发明涉及通信技术领域, 特别涉及小区切换方法、用户设备(User Equipment,
UE) 及基站。 背景技术 在无线通信系统中, 当 UE从一个小区 (也指基站或者基站的覆盖范围)移动到 另一个小区时, 为了保持 UE通信的连续性, UE需要进行小区切换。 在第三代合作 伙伴计划 ( 3rd Generation Partnership Project , 3GPP ) 的长期演进 ( Long Term Evolution, LTE) 系统或者高级 LTE (LTE-advanced, LTE-A) 系统中, 假设 UE当 前的服务基站为源基站, UE待切换到的基站为目标基站, 则小区切换的典型流程可 以包括: 源基站为 UE配置测量参数, UE按照该测量参数进行服务小区及相邻小区 测量, 并将测量结果上报给源基站, 源基站根据测量报告进行切换判决, 确定目标基 站, 并向目标基站发送切换请求, 当目标基站确认接受该切换, 并将 UE的切换参数 发送给源基站后, 源基站向终端发送携带该切换参数的切换命令, UE接收到切换命 令向目标基站发起随机接入过程及发送切换完成消息后,完成从源基站到目标基站的 小区切换过程。
在对现有技术的研究过程中发现,随着无线通信系统中组网形态的多样性,例如, 协作多点 (Coordinated Multiple Point, CoMP) 组网、 小小区组网 (包括 pico小区, 微微小区)、 小小区密集组网等, 在某个地理区域内, 通常分布多个小区, UE在该区 域内移动时, 需要进行频繁的小区切换, 按照现有切换流程执行小区切换时, 需要源 基站与该 UE及目标基站之间进行频繁信令交互, 因此系统切换信令开销较大, 占用 大量无线资源。 发明内容
本发明实施例提供了小区切换方法、 UE及基站, 以解决现有技术中频繁的小区 切换占用大量无线资源, 导致系统切换信令开销较大的问题。
为了解决上述技术问题, 本发明实施例公开了如下技术方案:
第一方面, 提供一种 UE, 所述 UE包括: 获得单元,用于获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数,所述小区列表中包含 至少一个小区;
测量单元, 用于根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果;
选择单元,用于当所述测量结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量 结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区;
切换单元, 用于将所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
结合第一方面, 在第一方面的第一种可能的实现方式中, 所述 UE还包括: 发送单元,用于向所述服务基站发送切换请求消息,所述切换请求消息中包含所 述目标小区的小区标识,以使所述服务基站按照所述小区标识向所述目标小区所属的 目标基站发送切换请求准备消息; 或者, 向所述服务基站发送测量报告消息, 所述测 量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果,以使所述服务基站从所述测 量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述测量结果中 选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 并向所述目标小区所属的目标基站 发送切换请求准备消息。
结合第一方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 在第一方面的第二种可能的实现方式 中, 所述 UE还包括:
接收单元, 用于接收所述目标基站根据所述切换请求准备消息生成的切换命令; 所述切换单元, 具体用于在接收到所述切换命令后接入所述目标小区, 或者在接 收到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成消息后, 接入所述目标小区。
结合第一方面, 或第一方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第一方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 在第一方面的第三种可能的实现方式中, 所述获得单元, 具体用于从所 述服务基站下发的一条消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数,或者从 所述服务基站分别下发的不同的消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参 数。
结合第一方面, 或第一方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第一方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第一方面的第三种可能的实现方式,在第一方面的第四种可能的实现 方式中, 所述选择单元包括:
第一选择子单元,用于从所述测量结果中选择满足所述触发条件, 且属于所述小 区列表的小区;
第二选择子单元,用于当第一选择子单元选择的小区包含一个小区时,将所述一 个小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当第一选择子单元选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从 所述多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述 多个小区中选择一个优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。
结合第一方面, 或第一方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第一方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第一方面的第三种可能的实现方式,第一方面的第四种可能的实现方 式,在第一方面的第五种可能的实现方式中,所述切换单元至少包括一个下述子单元: 第一切换子单元, 用于通过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区;
第二切换子单元, 用于直接切换到所述目标小区;
第三切换子单元, 用于通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区;
第四切换子单元,用于通过向所述目标小区发送层二消息或层三消息切换到所述 目标小区。
第二方面, 提供一种基站, 所述基站作为 UE的服务基站, 所述基站包括: 配置单元, 用于为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中包含至少一个 小区;
下发单元, 用于向所述 UE下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE根据所 述测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果,使所述 UE在当所述测量结果中包含属于所 述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区 后, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
结合第二方面, 在第二方面的第一种可能的实现方式中, 所述基站还包括: 第一接收单元, 用于接收所述 UE发送的切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息为所 述 UE在获得目标小区后向所述服务基站发送的消息,所述切换请求消息中包含所述 目标小区的小区标识;
第一发送单元,用于根据所述目标小区的小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基 站发送切换请求准备消息。
结合第二方面, 在第二方面的第二种可能的实现方式中, 所述基站还包括: 第二接收单元, 用于接收所述 UE发送的测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消息中包 含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果;
选择单元,用于从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标 小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区; 第二发送单元, 用于向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。 结合第二方面, 在第二方面的第三种可能的实现方式中, 所述基站还包括: 第三发送单元, 用于向所述小区列表中的小区所属的基站发送切换请求准备消 息;
第三接收单元,用于接收所述目标小区所属的目标基站在接收到所述切换请求准 备消息后发送的切换指示消息,所述切换指示消息用于指示所述 UE已接入所述目标 小区。
结合第二方面, 或第二方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第二方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第二方面的第三种可能的实现方式,在第二方面的第四种可能的实现 方式中, 所述配置单元包括:
负载信息获得子单元, 用于获得每个小区的负载信息;
负载门限判断子单元,用于根据所述负载信息判断所述每个小区的负载是否超过 设置的负载门限;
小区列表配置子单元,用于根据判断结果将负载未超过负载门限的小区配置到小 区列表中。
第三方面, 提供一种小区切换方法, 所述方法包括:
用户设备 UE获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数,所述小区列表中包含至 少一个小区;
所述 UE根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果;
当所述测量结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时,所述 UE在所述测量结果中 选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区;
所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
结合第三方面, 在第三方面的第一种可能的实现方式中, 所述 UE切换到所述目 标小区之前还包括:
所述 UE向所述服务基站发送切换请求消息,所述切换请求消息中包含所述目标 小区的小区标识,以使所述服务基站按照所述小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基 站发送切换请求准备消息; 或者,
所述 UE向所述服务基站发送测量报告消息,所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述 小区列表的小区的测量结果,以使所述服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好 的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为 所述 UE的目标小区, 并向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
结合第三方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 在第三方面的第二种可能的实现方式 中, 所述方法还包括: UE接收所述目标基站根据所述切换请求准备消息生成的切换 命令; 所述 UE切换到所述目标小区包括: 所述 UE在接收到所述切换命令后接入所述 目标小区, 或者所述 UE在接收到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成消息后, 接入所述目标小区。
结合第三方面, 或第三方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第三方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 在第三方面的第三种可能的实现方式中, 所述 UE获得服务基站配置的 小区列表和测量参数包括:
所述 UE从所述服务基站下发的一条消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和 测量参数; 或者,
所述 UE从所述服务基站分别下发的不同的消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区 列表和测量参数。
结合第三方面, 或第三方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第三方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第三方面的第三种可能的实现方式,在第三方面的第四种可能的实现 方式中, 所述测量参数中包含所述 UE切换到所述小区列表中的小区的触发条件; 所述 UE在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区包括: 所述 UE从所述测量结果中选择满足所述触发条件,且属于所述小区列表的小区; 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选 择的小区包含多个小区时,从所述多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述多个小区中选择一个优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的 目标小区。
结合第三方面, 或第三方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第三方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第三方面的第三种可能的实现方式, 或第三方面的第四种可能的实现 方式, 在第三方面的第五种可能的实现方式中, 所述 UE采用至少一种下述方式切换 到所述目标小区:
所述 UE通过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区;
所述 UE直接切换到所述目标小区;
所述 UE通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区;
所述 UE通过向所述目标小区发送层二消息或层三消息切换到所述目标小区。 第四方面, 提供另一种小区切换方法, 所述方法包括:
服务基站为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中包含至少一个小区; 所述服务基站向所述 UE下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE根据所述 测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果,使所述 UE在当所述测量结果中包含属于所述 小区列表的小区时, 在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
结合第四方面, 在第四方面的第一种可能的实现方式中, 所述方法还包括: 服务基站接收所述 UE发送的切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息为所述 UE在获 得目标小区后向所述服务基站发送的消息,所述切换请求消息中包含所述目标小区的 小区标识;
服务基站根据所述目标小区的小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切 换请求准备消息。
结合第四方面, 在第四方面的第二种可能的实现方式中, 所述方法还包括: 服务基站接收所述 UE发送的测量报告消息,所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述 小区列表的小区的测量结果;
服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区;
服务基站向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
结合第四方面, 在第四方面的第三种可能的实现方式中, 所述方法还包括: 服务基站向所述小区列表中的小区所属的基站发送切换请求准备消息; 接收所述目标小区所属的目标基站在接收到所述切换请求准备消息后发送的切 换指示消息, 所述切换指示消息用于指示所述 UE已接入所述目标小区。
结合第四方面, 或第四方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第四方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第四方面的第三种可能的实现方式,在第四方面的第四种可能的实现 方式中, 所述服务基站为 UE配置小区列表包括:
所述服务基站获得每个小区的负载信息;
根据所述负载信息判断所述每个小区的负载是否超过设置的负载门限; 根据判断结果将负载未超过负载门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
第五方面, 提供另一种 UE, 所述 UE包括: 无线收发信机和处理器, 所述无线收发信机,用于获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数,所述小区列 表中包含至少一个小区;
所述处理器, 用于根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果, 当所述测量 结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的 小区作为目标小区, 并将所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
结合第五方面, 在第五方面的第一种可能的实现方式中, 所述无线收发信机, 还 用于向所述服务基站发送切换请求消息,所述切换请求消息中包含所述目标小区的小 区标识,以使所述服务基站按照所述小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切 换请求准备消息; 或者, 向所述服务基站发送测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消息中包 含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果,以使所述服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测 量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高 的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 并向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准 备消息。
结合第五方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 在第五方面的第二种可能的实现方式 中,所述无线收发信机,还用于接收所述目标基站根据所述切换请求准备消息生成的 切换命令;
所述处理器, 具体用于在接收到所述切换命令后接入所述目标小区, 或者在接收 到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成消息后, 接入所述目标小区。
结合第五方面, 或第五方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第五方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 在第五方面的第三种可能的实现方式中, 所述无线收发信机, 具体用于 从所述服务基站下发的一条消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数;或 者,从所述服务基站分别下发的不同的消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测 量参数。
结合第五方面, 或第五方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第五方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第五方面的第三种可能的实现方式,在第五方面的第四种可能的实现 方式中, 所述处理器, 具体用于从所述测量结果中选择满足所述触发条件, 且属于所 述小区列表的小区, 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个小区作为所述 UE的 目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从所述多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好 的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述多个小区中选择一个优先级最高的小区 作为所述 UE的目标小区。
结合第五方面, 或第五方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第五方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第五方面的第三种可能的实现方式, 或第五方面的第四种可能的实现 方式,在第五方面的第五种可能的实现方式中,所述处理器采用至少一种下述方式切 换到目标小区:
所述处理器通过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区;
所述处理器直接切换到所述目标小区;
所述处理器通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区; 所述处理器通过向所述目标小区发送层二消息或层三消息切换到所述目标小区。 第六方面, 提供另一种基站, 所述基站作为 UE的服务基站, 所述基站包括: 收 发信机和处理器,
所述处理器, 用于为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中包含至少一 个小区;
所述收发信机, 用于向所述 UE下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE根 据所述测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果,使所述 UE在当所述测量结果中包含属 于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标 小区后, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
结合第六方面, 在第六方面的第一种可能的实现方式中, 所述收发信机, 还用于 接收所述 UE发送的切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息为所述 UE在获得目标小区后 向所述服务基站发送的消息,所述切换请求消息中包含所述目标小区的小区标识, 以 及根据所述目标小区的小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备 消息。
结合第六方面, 在第六方面的第二种可能的实现方式中, 所述收发信机, 还用于 接收所述 UE发送的测量报告消息,所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小 区的测量结果;
所述处理器,还用于从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的 目标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区; 所述收发信机, 还用于向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。 结合第六方面, 在第六方面的第三种可能的实现方式中, 所述无线收发信机, 还 用于向所述小区列表中的小区所属的基站发送切换请求准备消息,以及接收所述目标 小区所属的目标基站在接收到所述切换请求准备消息后发送的切换指示消息,所述切 换指示消息用于指示所述 UE已接入所述目标小区。
结合第六方面, 或第六方面的第一种可能的实现方式, 或第六方面的第二种可能 的实现方式, 或第六方面的第三种可能的实现方式,在第六方面的第四种可能的实现 方式中, 所述处理器, 具体用于获得每个小区的负载信息, 根据所述负载信息判断所 述每个小区的负载是否超过设置的负载门限,并根据判断结果将负载未超过负载门限 的小区配置到小区列表中。
本发明实施例中, UE获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数, 该小区列表中 包含至少一个小区, UE根据测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果, 当测量结果中 包含属于小区列表的小区时, 在测量结果中选择属于该小区列表的小区作为目标小 区, 并切换到该目标小区。 本发明实施例中, UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换 时, 与现有小区切换相比, 由于 UE的服务基站与 UE及目标基站间的信令交互次数 减少, 因而节省了系统的信令开销, 减少了因大量信令开销而对无线资源的占用, 由 此提高了小区切换效率。 附图说明 为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案,下面将对实施例或现 有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍, 显而易见地, 下面描述中的附图仅仅 是本发明的一些实施例,对于本领域普通技术人员来讲,在不付出创造性劳动性的前 提下, 还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。
图 1A为本发明小区切换实施例应用的一种典型场景示意图;
图 1B为本发明小区切换方法的一个实施例流程图:
图 1C为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图:
图 2为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图:
图 3为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图:
图 4为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图:
图 5为本发明 UE的一个实施例框图;
图 6为本发明 UE的另一个实施例框图;
图 7为本发明基站的一个实施例框图;
图 8为本发明基站的另一个实施例框图。 具体实施方式
本发明如下实施例提供了小区切换方法、 UE及基站, 以便简化小区切换流程, 节省系统信令开销和无线资源。
为了使本技术领域的人员更好地理解本发明实施例中的技术方案,并使本发明实 施例的上述目的、特征和优点能够更加明显易懂, 下面结合附图对本发明实施例中技 术方案作进一步详细的说明。
应理解, 本发明实施例的技术方案可以应用于各种通信系统, 例如: 全球移动通 讯 (Global System of Mobile communication, GSM) 系统、 码分多址 (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) 系统、 宽带码分多址 (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA)系统、通用分组无线业务(General Packet Radio Service, GPRS)、 长期演进 (Long Term Evolution, LTE) 系统、 通用移动通信系统 (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, UMTS) 等。
用户设备(User Equipment, UE)也可称之为用户、移动用户设备、移动终端等, 可以经无线接入网 (Radio Access Network, RAN) 与一个或多个核心网进行通信, 用户可以是移动终端,如移动电话(或称为 "蜂窝" 电话)或具有移动终端的计算机, 例如, 可以是便携式、 袖珍式、 手持式、 计算机内置的或者车载的移动装置, 它们与 无线接入网交换语音和 /或数据。
基站, 可以是 GSM或 CDMA中的基站 (BTS), 也可以是 WCDMA中的基站 (NodeB), 还可以是 LTE中的演进型基站 (e-NodeB)。
为方便描述, 以下实施例以 LTE系统为例进行描述。
参见图 1A, 为本发明小区切换实施例应用的一种典型场景示意图:
图 1A中示出了一个本发明实施例应用的自由切换区, 该自由切换区中可以包括 多个小区(CELL), 这些小区可以是相邻小区或者相互重叠的小区。这些小区可以具 体为宏小区、 微小区、 或者微微小区等。 如图 1A中, 示例性的示出了三个相互重叠 的小区, 分别为小区 1、 小区 2和小区 3。 本实施例中, 自由切换区中的小区可以根 据需要灵活配置, 即自由切换区内可以包括至少一个小区, 并且自由切换区内的各个 小区之间可以共享各自的负载信息, 物理资源等。 可以通过小区标识信息指示小区, 该小区标识信息可以具体为物理小区标识 (Physical Cell Identity, PCI) 或者全局小 区标识 (Cell Global Identity, CGI) 等。
当 UE在图 1 A示出的自由切换区内的小区间移动, 或者 UE由非自由切换区内 的小区移动到图 1A示出的自由切换区内的小区时, UE可以采用本发明实施例提供 的小区切换实施例实现小区切换, 下面结合图 1A示出的应用场景, 对本发明小区切 换实施例进行详细描述。 参见图 1B, 为本发明小区切换方法的一个实施例流程图, 该实施例从 UE侧描 述了小区切换过程:
步骤 101 : UE获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数, 该小区列表中包含至 少一个小区。
本实施例中, 服务基站为 UE当前接入的、 为 UE提供上下行数据传输服务的基 站。本实施例中, 服务基站和目标基站均可以为自由切换区内的基站, 或者服务基站 是非自由切换区内的基站, 目标基站是自由切换区内的基站。 UE可以从服务基站下 发的一条消息中获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数; 或者, UE也可以从服务 基站分别下发的不同的消息中获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数。小区列表中 可以包含自由切换区内的至少一个小区, 其中, 可以通过小区标识信息指示小区, 该 小区标识信息可以具体为物理小区标识 (Physical Cell Identity, PCI) 或者全局小区 标识 (Cell Global Identity, CGI) 等。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置小区列表中小区的优先级 顺序, 用于所述 UE根据所述小区优先级顺序选择满足条件的目标小区; 可选的, 服 务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置执行正常切换流程或自由切换流程的优先 级顺序, 以便后续测量结果中满足切换条件的小区既有自由切换区内的小区, 又有非 自由切换区内的小区时, 可以优先执行自由切换区内的切换。
可选的, 测量参数中可以包含 UE切换到自由切换区内小区时的触发条件。 该触 发条件可以具体指:该测量参数中包含 UE在自由切换区内小区间切换时的触发条件, 或者 UE由非自由切换区内小区切换进入自由切换区内小区的触发条件。可选的, 该 UE切换到自由切换区内小区时的触发条件可以和现有技术测量上报触发条件相同, 也可以不同。
步骤 102: UE根据测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果。
本实施例中, 服务基站为 UE配置的测量参数中除了包含与现有技术中用于 UE 进行小区测量一致的参数, 还可以包含触发条件。 这些测量参数可以包括测量对象, 测量量, 测量上报条件等信息, UE根据上述参数进行小区测量并获得测量结果的过 程与现有技术一致, 在此不再赘述。
步骤 103 : 当测量结果中包含属于小区列表的小区时, UE在测量结果中选择属 于小区列表的小区作为目标小区。
本实施例中, 当测量结果中属于小区列表的小区为一个小区时,将该一个小区作 为目标小区, 当属于小区列表的小区为多个小区时, UE可以从多个小区中选择一个 测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区,或者根据基站配置的小区优先级从多个 小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的目标小区。
可选的, 当测量参数中还包含触发条件时, UE可以从测量结果中选择满足所述 触发条件, 且属于所述小区列表的小区, 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个 小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从所述多个小区中选 择一个测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述多个小区中选择一 个优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。 具体的, UE可以将每个小区的测量 结果与触发条件进行比较,获得由满足所述触发条件的测量结果对应的小区组成的第 一小区集合, 从第一小区集合的小区标识中获得属于小区列表的小区标识, 由属于小 区列表的小区标识对应的小区组成第二小区集合; 当第二小区集合中包含一个小区 时, 将该一个小区作为 UE的目标小区, 当第二小区集合中包含多个小区时, 从多个 小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区,或者根据基站配置的小 区优先级从多个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的目标小区;或者, UE 也可以先判断测量结果中的每个小区是否属于小区列表,将属于小区列表的小区组成 第二小区集合,然后将第二小区集合中的每个小区与触发条件进行比较, 获得由满足 该触发条件的小区组成第一小区集合, 当第一小区集合中包含一个小区时,将该一个 小区作为 UE的目标小区, 当第一小区集合中包含多个小区时, 从多个小区中选择一 个测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区,或者根据基站配置的小区优先级从多 个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的目标小区。
步骤 104: UE切换到目标小区。
本实施例中, UE在切换到目标小区时, 可以采用现有技术中的切换方式, 由 UE 与目标小区所在的目标基站分别进行下行同步和上行同步,并在接收到目标基站分配 的上行资源后, 向目标基站发送切换完成消息, 从而完成切换到目标小区。 除了采用 现有技术中的切换方式, 本实施例中 UE也可以通过随机接入方式切换到目标小区, 或者也可以直接切换到目标小区,或者也可以通过发送调度请求(Scheduling Request, SR)切换到目标小区, 或者结合上述随机接入方式或发送 SR方式, 通过向目标小区 发送层二消息 (如 MAC消息) 或层三消息 (如 RRC消息) 切换到目标小区。
另外, 当测量结果中不包含属于小区列表的小区时, UE可以执行现有切换方法, 对此本发明实施例不再赘述。
由上述实施例可见, UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换时, 与现有小区切换 相比, 由于 UE与服务基站间的信令交互减少, UE无需接收切换命令, 或者上报测 量报告, 因而节约了空口资源, 节省了系统的信令开销, 由此提高了小区切换效率。 参见图 1C, 为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图, 该实施例从服务基 站侧描述了小区切换过程:
步骤 111 : 服务基站为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 该小区列表中包含至少一 个小区。 本实施例中,服务基站可以获得自由切换区内的每个小区的负载信息,根据负载 信息判断每个小区的负载是否超过设置的负载门限,根据判断结果将负载未超过负载 门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置小区列表中小区的优先级 顺序, 用于所述 UE根据所述小区优先级顺序选择满足条件的目标小区; 可选的, 服 务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置执行正常切换流程或自由切换流程的优先 级顺序, 以便后续测量结果中满足切换条件的小区既有自由切换区内的小区, 又有非 自由切换区内的小区时, 可以优先执行自由切换区内的切换。
可选的, 测量参数中可以包含 UE切换到自由切换区内小区时的触发条件。 该触 发条件可以具体指:该测量参数中包含 UE在自由切换区内小区间切换时的触发条件, 或者 UE由非自由切换区内小区切换进入自由切换区内小区的触发条件。可选的, 该 UE切换到自由切换区内小区时的触发条件可以和现有技术测量上报触发条件相同, 也可以不同。
步骤 112: 服务基站向该 UE下发小区列表和测量参数, 以使该 UE根据测量参 数进行小区测量获得测量结果,使该 UE在当测量结果中包含属于小区列表的小区时, 在测量结果中选择属于小区列表的小区作为目标小区, 并使 UE切换到该目标小区。
本实施例中,服务基站可以通过一条消息向 UE下发小区列表和测量参数;或者, 服务基站也可以分别通过不同的消息下发小区列表和测量参数。
由上述实施例可见, UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换时, 与现有小区切换 相比, 由于 UE的服务基站与 UE及目标基站间的信令交互次数减少, 因而节省了系 统的信令开销,减少了因大量信令开销而对无线资源的占用, 由此提高了小区切换效 率。 参见图 2, 为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图, 该实施例通过 UE、 服务基站和目标基站之间的交互描述了小区切换过程:
步骤 201 : 服务基站为 UE配置小区列表, 所述小区列表中包含自由切换区内的 至少一个小区。
服务基站为 UE当前接入的, 为 UE提供上下行数据传输服务的基站。 本实施例 中, 服务基站可以为自由切换区内的基站, 或者非自由切换区内的基站, 目标基站为 自由切换区内的基站。 以源基站和目标基站均为自由切换区内的基站为例, 自由切换 区内的每个基站可以预先获得其它基站的基站标识与其它基站所对应小区标识之间 的对应关系, 例如基站 1对应三个小区, 分别为小区 11, 小区 12和小区 13, 则其它 基站可以预先通过基站间交互获得基站 1与小区 11, 小区 12和小区 13的对应关系, 并保存该对应关系。
本实施例中, 小区列表中包含了自由切换区内的小区,可以通过小区标识信息指 示小区, 该小区标识信息可以具体为物理小区标识 (Physical Cell Identity, PCI) 或 者全局小区标识(Cell Global Identity, CGI)等。服务基站在为 UE配置小区列表时, 可以通过系统广播消息将该小区列表下发给该服务基站下的所有 UE; 当需要为特定 UE配置小区列表时, 服务基站也可以通过无线资源控制 (Radio Resource Control, RRC) 消息, 或者媒体接入控制 (Media Access Control, MAC) 层消息, 或者物理 层消息将小区列表下发给这些特定 UE。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表时,可以根据预设的配置条件进行配置,例如, 如果配置条件为小区的负载门限, 则服务基站在配置小区列表之前,可以获得每个小 区的负载信息,根据该负载信息判断小区当前负载是否超过负载门限,将负载未超过 负载门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置小区列表中小区的优先级 顺序, 用于所述 UE根据所述小区优先级顺序选择满足条件的目标小区, 可选的, 服 务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置执行正常切换流程或自由切换流程的优先 级顺序, 以便后续测量结果中满足切换条件的小区既有自由切换区内的小区, 又有非 自由切换区内的小区时, 可以优先执行自由切换区内的切换。
可以理解的, 服务基站可以更新为 UE配置的小区列表, 即更新小区列表中包含 的自由切换区内小区信息, 如增加、 减少或修改小区, 修改小区优化级顺序等。
步骤 202: 服务基站为 UE配置测量参数。
服务基站为 UE配置的测量参数中可以包含与现有技术中用于 UE进行小区测量 一致的参数, 这些参数可以包括测量对象, 测量量, 测量上报条件等信息。
本实施例中,该测量参数中可以进一步包含 UE切换到自由切换区内小区时的触 发条件, 即可以具体指: 该测量参数中包含 UE在自由切换区内小区间切换时的触发 条件, 或者 UE由非自由切换区内小区切换进入自由切换区内小区的触发条件, 该触 发条件可以指 UE切换到潜在目标小区时的测量结果需要满足的条件。
例如, 该触发条件可以为: 当相邻小区的测量量(如信号强度, 信号质量等) 的 测量结果比服务小区的测量量的测量结果好; 或者,相邻小区的测量量的测量结果比 服务小区的测量量的测量结果好, 且测量结果差值高于某个预定的门限值, 相应的, 配置的触发条件中包含上述门限值; 或者,相邻小区的测量量的测量结果比服务小区 的测量量的测量结果好, 且测量结果差值高于某个预定的门限值, 且在预定的持续时 间内该测量结果差值均满足差值高于该预定的门限值,相应的, 配置的触发条件中包 含上述门限值和持续时间。可选的, 触发条件中还可以包含相邻小区的负载门限, 即 当上述测量量的测量结果满足要求后,还要求相邻小区的负载低于预定的门限。上述 设置的具体触发条件中, 所设置的门限值可以与现与现有技术不同, 例如, 可以高于 现有门限值, 或者, 所设置的持续时间可以与现有技术不同, 例如, 可以长于现有持 续时间。
对应上述服务基站配置的触发条件, 当 UE获得服务小区及相邻小区的测量结果 后,会将相邻小区的测量结果与服务小区的测量结果进行比较,看是否满足上述触发 条件, 例如, 当相邻小区的测量量的测量结果比服务小区的测量量的测量结果好时, 可以确定满足触发条件; 或者, 当相邻小区的测量量的测量结果比服务小区的测量量 的测量结果好, 且测量结果差值高于某个预定的门限值时, 可以确定满足触发条件; 或者,相邻小区的测量量的测量结果比服务小区的测量量的测量结果好, 且测量结果 差值高于某个预定的门限值,且在预定的持续时间内均满足测量结果差值高于该预定 的门限时, 则确定满足触发条件。 可选的, 当配置了上述相邻小区的负载门限时, UE还需要判断相邻小区的当前负载是否低于所述预定的负载门限, 如果判断结果为 低于该负载门限, 则确定满足触发条件。
需要说明的是, 上述仅是对触发条件的一种示例性描述, 实际应用中可以根据需 要灵活设置该触发条件, 对此本发明实施例不进行限制。
步骤 203 : UE根据测量参数对小区进行测量获得测量结果, 并在所述测量结果 中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区。
本实施例中, UE根据测量参数中包含的测量对象和测量量执行小区测量, 获得 测量结果, 具体的测量过程与现有技术一致, 在此不再赘述。 本实施例中, UE的潜 在目标小区可以包括自由切换区内的小区, 也可以包括非自由切换区内的小区。
当 UE完成对多个潜在目标小区的测量后, 当测量结果中属于小区列表的小区为 一个小区时, 将该一个小区作为目标小区, 当属于小区列表的小区为多个小区时, UE可以从多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区, 或者根 据基站配置的小区优先级从多个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的目标 小区。
可选的, 当测量参数中还包含触发条件时, UE可以从测量结果中选择满足所述 触发条件, 且属于所述小区列表的小区, 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个 小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从所述多个小区中选 择一个测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述多个小区中选择一 个优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。 具体的, UE可以将每个小区的测量 结果与触发条件进行比较,获得由满足所述触发条件的测量结果对应的小区组成的第 一小区集合, 从第一小区集合的小区标识中获得属于小区列表的小区标识, 由属于小 区列表的小区标识对应的小区组成第二小区集合; 当第二小区集合中包含一个小区 时, 将该一个小区作为 UE的目标小区, 当第二小区集合中包含多个小区时, 从多个 小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区,或者根据基站配置的小 区优先级从多个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的目标小区;或者, UE 也可以先判断测量结果中的每个小区是否属于小区列表,将属于小区列表的小区组成 第二小区集合,然后将第二小区集合中的每个小区与触发条件进行比较, 获得由满足 该触发条件的小区组成第一小区集合, 当第一小区集合中包含一个小区时,将该一个 小区作为 UE的目标小区, 当第一小区集合中包含多个小区时, 从多个小区中选择一 个测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区,或者根据基站配置的小区优先级从多 个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的目标小区。
例如, 小区 1, 小区 2, 小区 3是自由切换区内的小区, 小区 A, 小区 B, 小区 C属于非自由切换区内的小区, 服务基站为上述两类小区配置的测量参数可以相同, 也可以不同。 假设当前服务小区为服务基站下的小区 3, 则获得的满足触发条件的潜 在目标小区可能有如下几种情况: 1 ) 满足触发条件的潜在目标小区中既包含自由切 换区内的小区, 也包含非自由切换区内的小区, 或者 2)满足触发条件的潜在目标小 区均为自由切换区内的小区, 或者 3 )满足触发条件的潜在目标小区均为非自由切换 区内的小区。对于上述情况 1 ),UE可以从中选择自由切换区内的小区作为目标小区, 对于上述情况 2), UE可以直接从自由切换区内的小区中选择目标小区, 对于上述情 况 3 ) UE可以执行现有小区切换方法。
步骤 204: UE向服务基站发送切换请求消息, 该切换请求消息中包含目标小区 的小区标识。
本实施例中, UE在根据测量结果获取到属于小区列表中的目标小区后, UE 向 服务基站发送包含目标小区的小区标识的切换请求消息。该切换请求消息可以具体为 RRC消息、 MAC层消息、 或物理层消息。
可选的,步骤 204中 UE也可以仅向服务基站发送包含测量结果的测量报告消息, 该测量报告消息中可以包含满足触发条件且属于小区列表中的小区的测量结果,服务 基站接收到测量报告消息后, 从中选择测量结果最好的小区作为 UE的目标小区, 或 者根据基站配置的小区优先级从多个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的 目标小区。
步骤 205: 服务基站向目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
本步骤中, 无论服务基站通过 UE发送的切换请求消息, 或者 UE发送的测量报 告消息得到 UE的目标小区后, 服务基站可以根据保存的基站与小区的对应关系, 获 得目标小区所属的基站, 将该基站作为 UE的目标基站, 并向目标基站发送切换请求 准备消息。
本实施例中, 切换请求准备消息中包含 UE的上下文信息, 该上下文信息可以包 含 UE的标识, UE建立的无线承载(Radio Bearer, RB)信息, 以及目标小区的标识 等。
可选的, 目标基站也可以在接收到服务基站发送的切换请求准备消息后, 向该服 务基站返回切换请求响应消息; 可选的, 服务基站也可以在接收到 UE发送的切换请 求消息后, 停止调度该 UE的上下行数据。
可选的,服务基站可以在接收到 UE发送的切换请求消息之前向这些潜在目标小 区所属的一个或多个基站发送切换请求准备消息, 以便使这些潜在目标小区准备 UE 的小区切换。 该切换请求准备消息可以具体为 X2接口 (基站与基站之间的接口) 消 息, 或者 S1接口 (基站与核心网实体之间的接口) 消息。 基于此, 可以理解的, 相 当于 UE的上下文信息已经提前存储在多个基站中, 则在 UE执行切换时, 就不需要 再次转移 UE的上下文信息, 从而减少了上下文信息的转移频率, 减少信令开销。 进 一步, 当 UE的上下文信息发生改变后 (如 UE建立新的无线承载, 释放无线承载, 改变无线承载等), 服务基站可以向所述一个或多个潜在目标小区所属的基站再次发 送切换请求准备消息, 用于使这些基站更新 UE的上下文信息。 由此可知, 通过提前 发送切换请求准备消息, 可以加快切换过程, 减少切换时延。
需要说明的时,本步骤中服务基站和目标基站指不同的基站, 当服务基站与目标 基站为同一基站时, 本步骤可以省略。
步骤 206: UE切换到目标基站的目标小区。
本实施例中, UE可以在发送完切换请求消息后就接入目标基站的目标小区; 或 者, UE也可以在接收到服务基站发送的混合自动重传请求(Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest, HARQ)确认(Acknowledgement, ACK)后, 接入到目标基站的目标小区; 或者, UE也可以在接收到服务基站的无线链路控制 (Radio Link Control, RLC) 层 发送的 ACK后, 接入到目标基站的目标小区; 或者, UE也可以在接收到服务基站 的 RRC层的 ACK消息后, 接入到目标基站的目标小区。
本实施例中, UE在切换到目标小区时, 可以采用现有技术中的切换方式, 由 UE 与目标小区所在的目标基站分别进行下行同步和上行同步,并在接收到目标基站分配 的上行资源后, 向目标基站发送切换完成消息, 从而完成切换到目标小区。
本实施例中, 除了采用现有技术中的切换方式外,本实施例中还可以采用以下几 种可能的方式切换到目标小区:
第一种接入方式: UE通过随机接入方式接入目标基站的目标小区。
UE在执行基于竞争的随机接入过程时, 可以从可用的前导码集中选择一个前导 码, 或者在执行非竞争的随机接入过程时, 使用专用的前导码, 通过可用的 PRACH 资源向目标基站发送随机接入请求;
目标基站发送随机接入响应 (Random Access Response, RAR) 消息给 UE, 该 RAR消息中包含上行授权信息, 该上行授权信息包括 UE上行传输需要的物理资源 和调制编码方式等信息;
UE根据上行授权信息向目标基站发送上行消息,对于基于竞争的随机接入过程, 该上行消息中至少包含有 UE的标识, 还可以包含服务基站的服务小区的标识; 对于 非竞争的随机接入过程, 该上行消息中可以包含 UE的标识, 还可以包含服务基站的 服务小区的标识。 承载该上行消息的可以具体为 MAC CE (Control Element, 控制元 素)、 或 RRC层消息、 或 MAC CE与 RRC层消息的组合;
对于基于竞争的随机接入过程, 目标基站接收到上行消息后, 向 UE发送竞争解 决消息, UE接收到竞争解决消息后, 确认随机接入过程完成, UE成功接入到目标 基站, 此时目标基站成为 UE新的服务基站; 对于非竞争的随机接入过程, 则 UE成 功接收到 RAR消息或者发送完上行消息后, 确认随机接入过程完成, UE成功接入 到目标基站, 此时该目标基站成为 UE新的服务基站。
在上述第一种接入方式中, 目标基站的前导码集合及物理随机接入信道(Physical Random Access Channel, PRACH) 资源可以由服务基站提前通知 UE, 也可以是 UE 在接入目标基站时, 从目标基站的系统广播消息中获得。
可选的, 目标基站和服务基站的前导码集合及 PRACH资源可以缺省相同, 此时 服务基站可以无需通知 UE 目标基站的前导码集合及 PRACH资源, UE也无需通过 读取目标基站的系统广播消息获得前导码集合及 PRACH资源,此方式可以进一步减 少系统内的信令开销, 减少 UE接入目标小区的时延。
可选的, 服务基站可以为该 UE分配一个专用的前导码及 PRACH资源, UE使 用该专用的前导码及 PRACH资源接入目标小区。
第二种接入方式: UE直接接入目标基站的目标小区。
由于服务基站已经将 UE的上下文信息发送给目标基站, 因此目标基站可以根据
UE的上下文信息获知该 UE进入目标基站, UE监听目标基站的物理下行控制信道 (Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH), 即可获得基站通过该 PDCCH发送 的控制信令。
第三种接入方式: UE通过发送 SR接入目标基站的目标小区。
第三种接入方式可以针对目标小区为小小区的情况,此时 UE可以直接按照某特 定定时提前 (Timing Advance, TA) 向目标基站发送调度请求 (Scheduling Request, SR), 以便接入目标基站, 该特定 TA可以是 0, 或者是与当前服务基站下使用的 TA 相同的 TA, 或者是服务基站通知给 UE的 TA值。
上述 SR由服务基站通知 UE, 服务基站在通知目标基站 UE的上下文信息时, 可以同时将分配给 UE的 SR也通知给目标基站, 当目标基站接收到该 SR后, 可以 获知 UE接入到目标基站, 从而为 UE分配用于数据传输的上行资源或下行资源, 此 时该目标基站成为 UE新的服务基站。需要说明的是,上述 SR可以替换成其它资源, 如探测参考信号 (Sounding Reference Signal, SRS) 等, 对此本发明实施例不进行限 制。
第四种接入方式: UE结合上述随机接入方式或发送 SR方式, 通过向目标小区 发送层二 (如 MAC消息) 或层三 (如 RRC消息) 消息接入目标小区。
由上述实施例可见, UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换时, 与现有小区切换 相比, 由于 UE的服务基站与 UE及目标基站间的信令交互次数减少, 因而节省了系 统的信令开销,减少了因大量信令开销而对无线资源的占用, 由此提高了小区切换效 率。 参见图 3, 为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图, 该实施例通过 UE、 服务基站和目标基站之间的交互描述了小区切换过程:
步骤 301 : 服务基站为 UE配置小区列表, 所述小区列表中包含自由切换区内的 至少一个小区。
服务基站为 UE当前接入的, 为 UE提供上下行数据传输服务的基站。 本实施例 中, 服务基站可以为自由切换区内的基站, 或者非自由切换区内的基站, 目标基站为 自由切换区内的基站。 以源基站和目标基站均为自由切换区内的基站为例, 自由切换 区内的每个基站可以预先获得其它基站的基站标识与其它基站所对应小区标识之间 的对应关系, 例如基站 1对应三个小区, 分别为小区 11, 小区 12和小区 13, 则其它 基站可以预先通过基站间交互获得基站 1与小区 11, 小区 12和小区 13的对应关系, 并保存该对应关系。
本实施例中, 小区列表中包含了自由切换区内的小区,可以通过小区标识信息进 行小区区分,该小区标识信息可以具体为 PCI或者 CGI等。服务基站在为 UE配置小 区列表时, 可以通过系统广播消息将该小区列表下发给该服务基站下的所有 UE; 当 需要为特定 UE配置小区列表时,服务基站也可以通过 RRC消息,或者 MAC层消息, 或者物理层消息将小区列表下发给这些特定 UE。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表时,可以根据预设的配置条件进行配置,例如, 如果配置条件为小区的负载门限, 则服务基站在配置小区列表之前,可以获得每个小 区的负载信息,根据该负载信息判断小区当前负载是否超过负载门限,将负载未超过 负载门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置小区列表中小区的优先级 顺序, 用于所述 UE根据所述小区优先级顺序选择满足条件的目标小区, 可选的, 服 务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置执行正常切换流程或自由切换流程的优先 级顺序, 以便后续测量结果中满足切换条件的小区既有自由切换区内的小区, 又有非 自由切换区内的小区时, 可以优先执行自由切换区内的切换。
可以理解的, 服务基站可以更新为 UE配置的小区列表, 即更新小区列表中包含 的自由切换区内小区信息, 如增加、 减少或修改小区, 修改小区优化级顺序等。
步骤 302: 服务基站为 UE配置测量参数。
服务基站为 UE配置的测量参数中可以包含与现有技术中用于 UE进行小区测量 一致的参数, 这些参数可以包括测量对象, 测量量, 测量上报条件等信息。
本实施例中,该测量参数中可以进一步包含 UE切换到自由切换区内小区时的触 发条件, 即可以具体指: 该测量参数中包含 UE在自由切换区内小区间切换时的触发 条件, 或者 UE由非自由切换区内小区切换进入自由切换区内小区的触发条件, 该触 发条件可以指 UE切换到潜在目标小区时的测量结果需要满足的条件。 本实施例中, UE的潜在目标小区可以包括自由切换区内的小区, 也可以包括非自由切换区内的小 区。 本实施例中, 触发条件的具体描述可以参见图 2实施例的描述, 在此不再赘述。 步骤 303 : UE根据测量参数对小区进行测量获得测量结果, 并在所述测量结果 中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区。
本实施例中, UE根据测量参数中包含的测量对象和测量量执行小区测量, 获得 测量结果, 具体的测量过程与现有技术一致, 在此不再赘述。 本实施例中, UE的潜 在目标小区可以包括自由切换区内的小区, 也可以包括非自由切换区内的小区。
UE完成对多个潜在目标小区的测量后, 当测量结果中属于小区列表的小区为一 个小区时, 将该一个小区作为目标小区, 当属于小区列表的小区为多个小区时, UE 可以从多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区,或者根据基 站配置的小区优先级从多个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE 的目标小 区。
可选的, 当测量参数中还包含触发条件时, UE可以从测量结果中选择满足所述 触发条件, 且属于所述小区列表的小区, 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个 小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从所述多个小区中选 择一个测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述多个小区中选择一 个优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。
步骤 304: UE向服务基站发送切换请求消息, 该切换请求消息中包含目标小区 的小区标识。
本实施例中, UE在根据测量结果获取到属于小区列表中的目标小区后, UE 向 服务基站发送包含目标小区的小区标识的切换请求消息。该切换请求消息可以具体为 RRC消息、 MAC层消息、 或物理层消息。
可选的,步骤 304中 UE也可以仅向服务基站发送包含测量结果的测量报告消息, 该测量报告消息中可以包含满足触发条件且属于小区列表中的小区的测量结果,服务 基站接收到测量报告消息后, 从中选择测量结果最好的小区作为 UE的目标小区, 或 者根据基站配置的小区优先级从多个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE的 目标小区。
步骤 305 : 服务基站向目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
本步骤中, 无论服务基站通过 UE发送的切换请求消息, 或者 UE发送的测量报 告消息得到 UE的目标小区后, 服务基站可以根据保存的基站与小区的对应关系, 获 得目标小区所属的基站, 将该基站作为 UE的目标基站, 并向目标基站发送切换请求 准备消息。
本实施例中, 切换请求准备消息中包含 UE的上下文信息, 该上下文信息可以包 含 UE的标识, UE建立的 RB信息, 以及目标小区的标识等。
可选的, 目标基站也可以在接收到服务基站发送的切换请求准备消息后, 向该服 务基站返回切换请求响应消息; 可选的, 服务基站也可以在接收到 UE发送的切换请 求消息后, 停止调度该 UE的上下行数据。
需要说明的时,本步骤中服务基站和目标基站指不同的基站, 当服务基站与目标 基站为同一基站时, 本步骤可以省略。
步骤 306: UE接收目标基站根据切换请求准备消息生成的切换命令。
本实施例与图 2所示实施例的主要不同在于, UE根据目标基站发送的切换命令 的触发接入到目标基站。
步骤 307: UE根据切换命令的触发切换到目标小区。
可选的, 目标基站可以使用服务基站为该 UE 分配的小区无线网络临时标识 (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identity, C-RNTI) 调度该切换命令。
其中, UE在目标基站和服务基站所使用的 C-RNTI可以相同, 也可以不同。 当 C-RNTI相同时, UE可以直接按照在目标基站接收调度命令和数据的方式, 例如使 用目标基站的小区级扰码接收该切换命令; 或者预先设置 UE在服务基站和目标基站 接收调度命令和数据的方式相同,或者预先设置 UE在自由切换区内各小区接收调度 命令和数据的方式相同。 当 C-RNTI不同时, UE可以按照在服务基站接收调度命令 和数据的方式接收切换命令, 然后再根据切换命令中的 C-RNTI, 按照在目标基站接 收调度命令和数据的方式进行后续接收。可选的, 该切换命令可以使用源小区的小区 标识进行加掩, 或者使用目标小区的小区标识进行加掩。
可选的, 在目标基站发送切换命令之前, 可以通知 UE执行随机接入过程, 以便 获得 UE与目标基站的上行同步。
由上述实施例可见, UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换时, 与现有小区切换 相比, 由于 UE的服务基站与 UE及目标基站间的信令交互次数减少, 因而节省了系 统的信令开销,减少了因大量信令开销而对无线资源的占用, 由此提高了小区切换效 率。 参见图 4, 为本发明小区切换方法的另一个实施例流程图, 该实施例通过 UE、 服务基站和目标基站之间的交互描述了小区切换过程:
步骤 401 : 服务基站为 UE配置小区列表, 所述小区列表中包含自由切换区内的 至少一个小区。 服务基站为 UE当前接入的, 为 UE提供上下行数据传输服务的基站。 本实施例 中, 服务基站可以为自由切换区内的基站, 或者非自由切换区内的基站, 目标基站为 自由切换区内的基站。 以源基站和目标基站均为自由切换区内的基站为例, 自由切换 区内的每个基站可以预先获得其它基站的基站标识与其它基站所对应小区标识之间 的对应关系, 例如基站 1对应三个小区, 分别为小区 11, 小区 12和小区 13, 则其它 基站可以预先通过基站间交互获得基站 1与小区 11, 小区 12和小区 13的对应关系, 并保存该对应关系。
本实施例中, 小区列表中包含了自由切换区内的小区,可以通过小区标识信息指 示小区,该小区标识信息可以具体为 PCI或者 CGI等。服务基站在为 UE配置小区列 表时, 可以通过系统广播消息将该小区列表下发给该服务基站下的所有 UE; 当需要 为特定 UE配置小区列表时, 服务基站也可以通过 RRC消息, 或者 MAC层消息, 或 者物理层消息将小区列表下发给这些特定 UE。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表时,可以根据预设的配置条件进行配置,例如, 如果配置条件为小区的负载门限, 则服务基站在配置小区列表之前,可以获得每个小 区的负载信息,根据该负载信息判断小区当前负载是否超过负载门限,将负载未超过 负载门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
可选的,服务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置小区列表中小区的优先级 顺序, 用于所述 UE根据所述小区优先级顺序选择满足条件的目标小区, 可选的, 服 务基站在配置小区列表的同时,还可以配置执行正常切换流程或自由切换流程的优先 级顺序, 以便后续测量结果中满足切换条件的小区既有自由切换区内的小区, 又有非 自由切换区内的小区时, 可以优先执行自由切换区内的切换。
可以理解的, 服务基站可以更新为 UE配置的小区列表, 即更新小区列表中包含 的自由切换区内小区信息, 如增加、 减少或修改小区, 修改小区优化级顺序等。
步骤 402: 服务基站为 UE配置测量参数。
服务基站为 UE配置的测量参数中可以包含与现有技术中用于 UE进行小区测量 一致的参数, 这些参数可以包括测量对象, 测量量, 测量上报条件等信息。
本实施例中,该测量参数中可以进一步包含 UE切换到自由切换区内小区时的触 发条件, 即可以具体指: 该测量参数中包含 UE在自由切换区内小区间切换时的触发 条件, 或者 UE由非自由切换区内小区切换进入自由切换区内小区的触发条件, 该触 发条件可以指 UE切换到潜在目标小区时的测量结果需要满足的条件。 本实施例中, UE的潜在目标小区可以包括自由切换区内的小区, 也可以包括非自由切换区内的小 区。 本实施例中, 触发条件的具体描述可以参见图 2实施例的描述, 在此不再赘述。 步骤 403 : 服务基站向小区列表中的小区所属的基站发送切换请求准备消息。 本实施例与前述图 2和图 3示出的实施例的不同在于,服务基站将小区列表中的 所有小区作为 UE的潜在目标小区, 向这些潜在目标小区所属的基站中的一个或多个 发送切换请求准备消息, 以便使这些潜在目标小区准备 UE的小区切换。 该切换请求 准备消息可以具体为 X2接口 (基站与基站之间的接口) 消息, 或者 S1接口 (基站 与核心网实体之间的接口) 消息。 基于此, 可以理解的, 相当于 UE的上下文信息已 经提前存储在多个基站中, 则在 UE执行切换时, 就不需要再次转移 UE的上下文信 息, 从而减少了上下文信息的转移频率, 减少信令开销。 进一步, 当 UE的上下文信 息发生改变后 (如 UE建立新的无线承载, 释放无线承载, 改变无线承载等), 服务 基站可以向所述一个或多个潜在目标小区所属的基站再次发送切换请求准备消息,用 于使这些基站更新 UE的上下文信息。 由此可知, 通过提前发送切换请求准备消息, 可以加快切换过程, 减少切换时延。
步骤 404: UE根据测量参数对小区进行测量获得测量结果, 并在所述测量结果 中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区。
本实施例中, UE根据测量参数中包含的测量对象和测量量执行小区测量, 获得 测量结果, 具体的测量过程与现有技术一致, 在此不再赘述。 本实施例中, UE的潜 在目标小区可以包括自由切换区内的小区, 也可以包括非自由切换区内的小区。
UE完成对多个潜在目标小区的测量后, 当测量结果中属于小区列表的小区为一 个小区时, 将该一个小区作为目标小区, 当属于小区列表的小区为多个小区时, UE 可以从多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为该 UE的目标小区,或者根据基 站配置的小区优先级从多个小区中选择优先级最高的一个小区作为该 UE 的目标小 区。
可选的, 当测量参数中还包含触发条件时, UE可以从测量结果中选择满足所述 触发条件, 且属于所述小区列表的小区, 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个 小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从所述多个小区中选 择一个测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述多个小区中选择一 个优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。
步骤 405: UE切换到目标基站的目标小区。
本实施例中, UE可以在选择了目标小区后接入该目标小区; 或者, UE 也可以 在接收到服务基站发送的 HARQ ACK后, 接入到目标基站的目标小区; 或者, UE 也可以在接收到服务基站的 RLC层发送的 ACK后,接入到目标基站的目标小区; 或 者, UE也可以在接收到服务基站的 RRC层的 ACK消息后, 接入到目标基站的目标 小区。
本实施例中, UE在切换到目标小区时, 可以采用现有技术中的切换方式, 由 UE 与目标小区所在的目标基站分别进行下行同步和上行同步,并在接收到目标基站分配 的上行资源后, 向目标基站发送切换完成消息, 从而完成切换到目标小区。 除了采用 现有技术中的切换方式, 本实施例中 UE也可以通过随机接入方式切换到目标小区, 或者也可以直接切换到目标小区, 或者也可以通过发送 SR切换到目标小区, 或者结 合上述随机接入方式或发送 SR方式,通过向目标小区发送层二消息(如 MAC消息) 或层三消息 (如 RRC消息) 切换到目标小区; 上述方式的具体描述可以参见图 2中 步骤 206, 在此不再赘述。
步骤 406: 目标基站向服务基站发送切换指示消息,指示 UE已接入到目标基站。 当 UE接入到目标小区后, 目标小区所属的目标基站向服务基站发送切换指示消 息, 此时目标基站成为 UE新的服务基站。
由上述实施例可见, UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换时, 与现有小区切换 相比, 由于 UE的服务基站与 UE及目标基站间的信令交互次数减少, 因而节省了系 统的信令开销,减少了因大量信令开销而对无线资源的占用, 由此提高了小区切换效 率。 与本发明小区切换方法的实施例相对应,本发明还提供了执行小区切换的 UE及 基站的实施例。
参见图 5, 为本发明 UE的一个实施例框图:
该 UE包括: 获得单元 510、 测量单元 520、 选择单元 530和切换单元 540。 其中, 获得单元 510, 用于获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区 列表中包含至少一个小区;
测量单元 520, 用于根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果; 选择单元 530, 用于当所述测量结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时, 在所述 测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区;
切换单元 540, 用于将所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
可选的, 所述 UE还可以包括: 发送单元, 用于向所述服务基站发送切换请求消 息,所述切换请求消息中包含所述目标小区的小区标识, 以使所述服务基站按照所述 小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息; 或者, 向所述服务 基站发送测量报告消息,所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结 果, 以使所述服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目 标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 并 向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
可选的, 所述 UE还可以包括: 接收单元, 用于接收所述目标基站根据所述切换 请求准备消息生成的切换命令; 所述切换单元, 具体用于在接收到所述切换命令后接 入所述目标小区, 或者在接收到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成消息后,接 入所述目标小区。
可选的, 所述获得单元 510, 可以具体用于从所述服务基站下发的一条消息中获 得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数,或者从所述服务基站分别下发的不同的 消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数。
可选的, 所述选择单元 530可以包括: 第一选择子单元, 用于从所述测量结果中 选择满足所述触发条件, 且属于所述小区列表的小区; 第二选择子单元, 用于当第一 选择子单元选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当第一选择子单元选择的小区包含多个小区时,从所述多个小区中选择一个测量结果 最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述多个小区中选择一个优先级最高的 小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。
可选的, 所述切换单元 540可以至少包括一个下述子单元: 第一切换子单元, 用 于通过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区; 第二切换子单元,用于直接切换到所述目 标小区; 第三切换子单元, 用于通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区; 第四切 换子单元, 用于通过向所述目标小区发送层二消息或层三消息切换到所述目标小区。 参见图 6, 为本发明 UE的另一个实施例框图:
该 UE包括: 无线收发信机 610和处理器 620。
其中, 所述无线收发信机 610, 用于获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中包含至少一个小区;
所述处理器 620, 用于根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果, 当所述 测量结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列 表的小区作为目标小区, 并将所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
可选的,所述无线收发信机 610,还可以用于向所述服务基站发送切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息中包含所述目标小区的小区标识,以使所述服务基站按照所述小区 标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息; 或者, 向所述服务基站 发送测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果, 以使所述服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小 区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 并向所 述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
可选的, 所述无线收发信机 610, 还可以用于接收所述目标基站根据所述切换请 求准备消息生成的切换命令; 所述处理器 620, 可以具体用于在接收到所述切换命令 后接入所述目标小区, 或者在接收到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成消息 后, 接入所述目标小区。
可选的, 所述无线收发信机 610, 可以具体用于从所述服务基站下发的一条消息 中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数; 或者, 从所述服务基站分别下发的 不同的消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数。
可选的, 所述处理器 620, 可以具体用于从所述测量结果中选择满足所述触发条 件, 且属于所述小区列表的小区, 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个小区作 为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从所述多个小区中选择一个 测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所述多个小区中选择一个优先 级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。
可选的,所述处理器可以采用至少一种下述方式切换到目标小区: 所述处理器通 过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区; 所述处理器直接切换到所述目标小区; 所述处 理器通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区; 所述处理器通过向所述目标小区发 送层二消息或层三消息切换到所述目标小区。 参见图 7, 为本发明基站的一个实施例框图:
该基站包括: 配置单元 710和下发单元 720。
其中, 配置单元 710, 用于为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中包 含至少一个小区;
下发单元 720, 用于向所述 UE下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE根 据所述测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果,使所述 UE在当所述测量结果中包含属 于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标 小区后, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。 可选的, 所述基站还可以包括: 第一接收单元, 用于接收所述 UE发送的切换请 求消息,所述切换请求消息为所述 UE在获得目标小区后向所述服务基站发送的消息, 所述切换请求消息中包含所述目标小区的小区标识; 第一发送单元,用于根据所述目 标小区的小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
可选的, 所述基站还可以包括: 第二接收单元, 用于接收所述 UE发送的测量报 告消息, 所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果; 选择单元, 用于从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从所 述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区; 第二发送单元, 用于 向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
可选的, 所述基站还可以包括: 第三发送单元, 用于向所述小区列表中的小区所 属的基站发送切换请求准备消息; 第三接收单元,用于接收所述目标小区所属的目标 基站在接收到所述切换请求准备消息后发送的切换指示消息,所述切换指示消息用于 指示所述 UE已接入所述目标小区。
可选的, 所述配置单元 710可以包括: 负载信息获得子单元, 用于获得每个小区 的负载信息; 负载门限判断子单元,用于根据所述负载信息判断所述每个小区的负载 是否超过设置的负载门限; 小区列表配置子单元,用于根据判断结果将负载未超过负 载门限的小区配置到小区列表中。 参见图 8, 为本发明基站的另一个实施例框图:
该基站包括: 收发信机 810和处理器 820。
其中, 所述处理器 820, 所述处理器, 用于为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 所 述小区列表中包含至少一个小区;
所述收发信机 810,用于向所述 UE下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE 根据所述测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果,使所述 UE在当所述测量结果中包含 属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目 标小区后, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
可选的, 所述收发信机 810, 还可以用于接收所述 UE发送的切换请求消息, 所 述切换请求消息为所述 UE在获得目标小区后向所述服务基站发送的消息,所述切换 请求消息中包含所述目标小区的小区标识,以及根据所述目标小区的小区标识向所述 目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
可选的, 所述收发信机 810, 还可以用于接收所述 UE发送的测量报告消息, 所 述测量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果; 所述处理器 820, 还可 以用于从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区,或者从 所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区;所述收发信机 810, 还可以用于向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
可选的, 所述无线收发信机 810, 还可以用于向所述小区列表中的小区所属的基 站发送切换请求准备消息,以及接收所述目标小区所属的目标基站在接收到所述切换 请求准备消息后发送的切换指示消息,所述切换指示消息用于指示所述 UE已接入所 述目标小区。
可选的, 所述处理器 820, 可以具体用于获得每个小区的负载信息, 根据所述负 载信息判断所述每个小区的负载是否超过设置的负载门限,并根据判断结果将负载未 超过负载门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
由上述实施例可见, UE获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数, 该小区列表 中包含至少一个小区, UE根据测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果, 当测量结果 中包含属于小区列表的小区时,在测量结果中选择属于该小区列表的小区作为目标小 区, 并切换到该目标小区。 本发明实施例中, UE在向自由切换区内的小区进行切换 时, 与现有小区切换相比, 由于 UE的服务基站与 UE及目标基站间的信令交互次数 减少, 因而节省了系统的信令开销, 减少了因大量信令开销而对无线资源的占用, 由 此提高了小区切换效率。
本领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到本发明实施例中的技术可借助软件加必需 的通用硬件平台的方式来实现。基于这样的理解,本发明实施例中的技术方案本质上 或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来,该计算机软件产 品可以存储在存储介质中, 如 ROM/RAM、磁碟、光盘等, 包括若干指令用以使得一 台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机, 服务器, 或者网络设备等)执行本发明各个实施 例或者实施例的某些部分所述的方法。
本说明书中的各个实施例均采用递进的方式描述,各个实施例之间相同相似的部 分互相参见即可, 每个实施例重点说明的都是与其他实施例的不同之处。尤其, 对于 系统实施例而言, 由于其基本相似于方法实施例, 所以描述的比较简单, 相关之处参 见方法实施例的部分说明即可。
以上所述的本发明实施方式, 并不构成对本发明保护范围的限定。任何在本发明 的精神和原则之内所作的修改、等同替换和改进等,均应包含在本发明的保护范围之 内。

Claims

权 利 要 求
1、 一种用户设备 UE, 其特征在于, 所述 UE包括:
获得单元, 用于获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中 包含至少一个小区;
测量单元, 用于根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果; 选择单元, 用于当所述测量结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时, 在所述 测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区;
切换单元, 用于将所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的 UE, 其特征在于, 所述 UE还包括:
发送单元, 用于向所述服务基站发送切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息中包 含所述目标小区的小区标识,以使所述服务基站按照所述小区标识向所述目标小 区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息; 或者, 向所述服务基站发送测量报告 消息, 所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果, 以使所述 服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 并向所 述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的 UE, 其特征在于, 所述 UE还包括:
接收单元,用于接收所述目标基站根据所述切换请求准备消息生成的切换命 令;
所述切换单元, 具体用于在接收到所述切换命令后接入所述目标小区, 或者 在接收到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成消息后, 接入所述目标小区。
4、 根据权利要求 1至 3任意一项所述的 UE, 其特征在于, 所述获得单元, 具体用于从所述服务基站下发的一条消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表 和测量参数,或者从所述服务基站分别下发的不同的消息中获得所述服务基站配 置的小区列表和测量参数。
5、根据权利要求 1至 4任意一项所述的 UE, 其特征在于, 所述选择单元包 括: 第一选择子单元, 用于从所述测量结果中选择满足所述触发条件, 且属于所 述小区列表的小区;
第二选择子单元, 用于当第一选择子单元选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所 述一个小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当第一选择子单元选择的小区包含多个小 区时,从所述多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述多个小区中选择一个优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。
6、根据权利要求 1至 5任意一项所述的 UE, 其特征在于, 所述切换单元至 少包括一个下述子单元:
第一切换子单元, 用于通过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区;
第二切换子单元, 用于直接切换到所述目标小区;
第三切换子单元, 用于通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区; 第四切换子单元,用于通过向所述目标小区发送层二消息或层三消息切换到 所述目标小区。
7、 一种基站, 其特征在于, 所述基站作为 UE的服务基站, 所述基站包括: 配置单元, 用于为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中包含至少 一个小区;
下发单元, 用于向所述 UE下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE根 据所述测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果, 使所述 UE在当所述测量结果中包 含属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区 作为目标小区后, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
8、 根据权利要求 7所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述基站还包括: 第一接收单元, 用于接收所述 UE发送的切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息 为所述 UE在获得目标小区后向所述服务基站发送的消息,所述切换请求消息中 包含所述目标小区的小区标识;
第一发送单元,用于根据所述目标小区的小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目 标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
9、 根据权利要求 7所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述基站还包括: 第二接收单元, 用于接收所述 UE发送的测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消息 中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果;
选择单元,用于从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的 目标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小 区;
第二发送单元, 用于向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消 息。
10、 根据权利要求 7所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述基站还包括: 第三发送单元,用于向所述小区列表中的小区所属的基站发送切换请求准备 消息;
第三接收单元,用于接收所述目标小区所属的目标基站在接收到所述切换请 求准备消息后发送的切换指示消息,所述切换指示消息用于指示所述 UE已接入 所述目标小区。
11、 根据权利要求 7至 10任意一项所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述配置单 元包括:
负载信息获得子单元, 用于获得每个小区的负载信息;
负载门限判断子单元,用于根据所述负载信息判断所述每个小区的负载是否 超过设置的负载门限;
小区列表配置子单元,用于根据判断结果将负载未超过负载门限的小区配置 到小区列表中。
12、 一种小区切换方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括:
用户设备 UE获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数,所述小区列表中包 含至少一个小区;
所述 UE根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果;
当所述测量结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时,所述 UE在所述测量结 果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区;
所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
13、 根据权利要求 12所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述 UE切换到所述目标 小区之前还包括: 所述 UE向所述服务基站发送切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息中包含所述 目标小区的小区标识,以使所述服务基站按照所述小区标识向所述目标小区所属 的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息; 或者,
所述 UE向所述服务基站发送测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消息中包含属于 所述小区列表的小区的测量结果,以使所述服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量 结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最 高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 并向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换 请求准备消息。
14、根据权利要求 13所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 所述 UE 接收所述目标基站根据所述切换请求准备消息生成的切换命令;
所述 UE切换到所述目标小区包括: 所述 UE在接收到所述切换命令后接入 所述目标小区, 或者所述 UE在接收到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成 消息后, 接入所述目标小区。
15、 根据权利要求 12至 14任意一项所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述 UE获 得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数包括:
所述 UE从所述服务基站下发的一条消息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列 表和测量参数; 或者,
所述 UE从所述服务基站分别下发的不同的消息中获得所述服务基站配置的 小区列表和测量参数。
16、根据权利要求 12至 15任意一项所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述测量参 数中包含所述 UE切换到所述小区列表中的小区的触发条件;
所述 UE在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作为目标小区包 括:
所述 UE从所述测量结果中选择满足所述触发条件, 且属于所述小区列表的 小区;
当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时,从所述多个小区中选择一个测量结果最好的小区 作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述多个小区中选择一个优先级最高的小区作 为所述 UE的目标小区。
17、 根据权利要求 12至 16任意一项所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述 UE采 用至少一种下述方式切换到所述目标小区:
所述 UE通过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区;
所述 UE直接切换到所述目标小区;
所述 UE通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区;
所述 UE通过向所述目标小区发送层二消息或层三消息切换到所述目标小 区。
18、 一种小区切换方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括:
服务基站为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数,所述小区列表中包含至少一个小 区;
所述服务基站向所述 UE下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE根据 所述测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果, 使所述 UE在当所述测量结果中包含 属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表的小区作 为目标小区, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
19、 根据权利要求 18所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 服务基站接收所述 UE发送的切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消息为所述 UE 在获得目标小区后向所述服务基站发送的消息,所述切换请求消息中包含所述目 标小区的小区标识;
服务基站根据所述目标小区的小区标识向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发 送切换请求准备消息。
20、 根据权利要求 18所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 服务基站接收所述 UE发送的测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消息中包含属于 所述小区列表的小区的测量结果;
服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小 区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区; 服务基站向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
21、 根据权利要求 18所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法还包括: 服务基站向所述小区列表中的小区所属的基站发送切换请求准备消息; 接收所述目标小区所属的目标基站在接收到所述切换请求准备消息后发送 的切换指示消息, 所述切换指示消息用于指示所述 UE已接入所述目标小区。
22、根据权利要求 18至 21任意一项所述的方法, 其特征在于, 所述服务基 站为 UE配置小区列表包括:
所述服务基站获得每个小区的负载信息;
根据所述负载信息判断所述每个小区的负载是否超过设置的负载门限; 根据判断结果将负载未超过负载门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
23、 一种 UE, 其特征在于, 所述 UE包括: 无线收发信机和处理器, 所述无线收发信机, 用于获得服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数, 所述小 区列表中包含至少一个小区;
所述处理器, 用于根据所述测量参数进行小区测量, 获得测量结果, 当所述 测量结果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小 区列表的小区作为目标小区, 并将所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
24、 根据权利要求 23所述的 UE, 其特征在于,
所述无线收发信机, 还用于向所述服务基站发送切换请求消息, 所述切换请 求消息中包含所述目标小区的小区标识,以使所述服务基站按照所述小区标识向 所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息; 或者, 向所述服务基站发 送测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结 果, 以使所述服务基站从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE 的目标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标 小区, 并向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
25、 根据权利要求 24所述的 UE, 其特征在于,
所述无线收发信机,还用于接收所述目标基站根据所述切换请求准备消息生 成的切换命令;
所述处理器, 具体用于在接收到所述切换命令后接入所述目标小区, 或者在 接收到所述切换命令并向目标小区发送切换完成消息后, 接入所述目标小区。
26、 根据权利要求 23至 25任意一项所述的 UE, 其特征在于, 所述无线收发信机,具体用于从所述服务基站下发的一条消息中获得所述服 务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数; 或者, 从所述服务基站分别下发的不同的消 息中获得所述服务基站配置的小区列表和测量参数。
27、 根据权利要求 23至 26任意一项所述的 UE, 其特征在于,
所述处理器, 具体用于从所述测量结果中选择满足所述触发条件, 且属于所 述小区列表的小区, 当选择的小区包含一个小区时, 将所述一个小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 当选择的小区包含多个小区时, 从所述多个小区中选择一个测 量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述多个小区中选择一个优 先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区。
28、 根据权利要求 23至 27任意一项所述的 UE, 其特征在于, 所述处理器 采用至少一种下述方式切换到目标小区:
所述处理器通过随机接入方式切换到所述目标小区;
所述处理器直接切换到所述目标小区;
所述处理器通过发送调度请求 SR切换到所述目标小区;
所述处理器通过向所述目标小区发送层二消息或层三消息切换到所述目标 小区。
29、一种基站, 其特征在于, 所述基站作为 UE的服务基站, 所述基站包括: 收发信机和处理器,
所述处理器, 用于为 UE配置小区列表和测量参数, 所述小区列表中包含至 少一个小区;
所述收发信机, 用于向所述 UE 下发所述小区列表和测量参数, 以使所述 UE根据所述测量参数进行小区测量获得测量结果, 使所述 UE在当所述测量结 果中包含属于所述小区列表的小区时,在所述测量结果中选择属于所述小区列表 的小区作为目标小区后, 并使所述 UE切换到所述目标小区。
30、 根据权利要求 29所述的基站, 其特征在于,
所述收发信机, 还用于接收所述 UE发送的切换请求消息, 所述切换请求消 息为所述 UE在获得目标小区后向所述服务基站发送的消息,所述切换请求消息 中包含所述目标小区的小区标识,以及根据所述目标小区的小区标识向所述目标 小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消息。
31、 根据权利要求 29所述的基站, 其特征在于,
所述收发信机, 还用于接收所述 UE发送的测量报告消息, 所述测量报告消 息中包含属于所述小区列表的小区的测量结果;
所述处理器, 还用于从所述测量结果中选择测量结果最好的小区作为所述 UE的目标小区, 或者从所述测量结果中选择优先级最高的小区作为所述 UE的 目标小区;
所述收发信机,还用于向所述目标小区所属的目标基站发送切换请求准备消 息。
32、 根据权利要求 29所述的基站, 其特征在于,
所述无线收发信机,还用于向所述小区列表中的小区所属的基站发送切换请 求准备消息,以及接收所述目标小区所属的目标基站在接收到所述切换请求准备 消息后发送的切换指示消息,所述切换指示消息用于指示所述 UE已接入所述目 标小区。
33、 根据权利要求 29至 32任意一项所述的基站, 其特征在于, 所述处理器, 具体用于获得每个小区的负载信息, 根据所述负载信息判断所 述每个小区的负载是否超过设置的负载门限,并根据判断结果将负载未超过负载 门限的小区配置到小区列表中。
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