WO2015106460A1 - 核心网设备、接入网设备、数据分流方法及系统 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the field of mobile communications, and in particular, to a core network device, an access network device, a data offloading method, and a system. Background technique
- Data offloading is a technique for transmitting service data in at least two transmission paths.
- the at least two transmission paths may be constructed using different transmission resources or transmission networks of different standards.
- the service data of the same service is transmitted between the access network device and the terminal.
- the service data of the same service can be transmitted through the licensed spectrum and the unlicensed spectrum.
- the unlicensed spectrum is also called the public spectrum. Any organization or individual can follow the rules to use the currently idle spectrum in the common spectrum.
- the service data of the same service may be implemented by using a transmission resource provided by the base station and a transmission resource provided by a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Networks) to implement offload transmission.
- the service data of the same service may also be implemented by using the transmission resources provided by the primary base station and the transmission resources provided by the micro base station to implement the offload transmission.
- the inventors have found that the above-mentioned technologies have at least the following problems: Since the unlicensed spectrum is dynamically occurring, and the WLAN and the micro base station are likely to be discontinuous during deployment, the unlicensed spectrum is used. When offloading, WLAN offloading, or offloading by a micro base station, QOS (Quality of Service) of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed. Summary of the invention
- the embodiment of the invention provides a core network device, an access network device, a data offloading method and a system.
- the technical solution is as follows:
- the first aspect provides an access network device, where the device includes:
- an indication receiving module configured to receive a distribution tendency indication of the service data, where the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes a long term evolution LTE carrier that uses an unlicensed spectrum , transmission resources provided by the WLAN of the wireless local area network or provided by the micro base station Transmission resource
- a resource allocation module configured to allocate, according to the offloading tendency indication, a transmission resource for transmitting the service data
- a data transmission module configured to transmit the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the offloading direction indication includes: prohibiting scheduling on the first resource; or
- Allowing scheduling on the first resource or,
- Priority is scheduled on non-first resources.
- the resource allocation module configured to indicate, in the offloading direction indication, that scheduling on the first resource is prohibited Allocating, for the service data, a transmission resource that belongs to a non-first resource; or,
- the resource allocation module configured to: when the scheduling trend indication is preferentially scheduled on the first resource, preferentially allocate a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource to the service data; or, the resource allocation a module, configured to: in the indicating, the offloading direction indication, is configured to: when the first resource is available, allocate the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource when the first resource is available; or
- the resource allocation module is configured to: when the offloading direction indication is used to indicate that the scheduling is preferentially scheduled on a non-first resource, preferentially allocate the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource for the service data.
- the data transmission module includes: a first transmission unit, a second transmission unit, a third transmission unit, and a fourth transmission unit ;
- the first transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource, send the service data to the terminal by using an LTE carrier that grants the spectrum Data corresponding to a transmission resource that is not a first resource;
- the second transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is an LTE carrier of an unlicensed spectrum, pass the unlicensed spectrum Transmitting, by the LTE carrier, data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data to the terminal;
- the third transmission unit when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, Data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data is sent to the wireless access point of the WLAN, and the wireless access point forwards the data to the terminal;
- the fourth transmission unit configured to notify the micro base station when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station Establishing a bearer between the terminal and the terminal, and transmitting, by the micro base station, the data corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource to the micro base station, where the micro base station forwards the data.
- the indication receiving module is configured to receive the splitting tendency sent by the core network device Or the indication receiving module, configured to receive the offloading tendency indication that is forwarded by the core network device by the primary base station; or, the indication receiving module is configured to receive the offloading tendency indication sent by the primary base station;
- the splitting tendency indication is generated by the primary base station according to the QOS information of the service data after receiving the QOS information of the service data sent by the core network device.
- the device further includes: Upstream indication module;
- the uplink indication module is configured to send the offloading tendency indication to the terminal, so that the terminal determines, according to the offloading tendency indication, a transmission resource used for transmitting the uplink service data;
- the uplink indication module is configured to send, to the terminal, an uplink offloading tendency indication in the offloading tendency indication, so that the terminal determines, according to the uplink offloading tendency indication, a transmission resource used to transmit the uplink service data.
- the device further includes: a traffic statistics module and a traffic reporting module;
- the traffic statistics module is configured to collect, according to the traffic statistics information of the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource and/or the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource, when the service data is transmitted;
- the traffic reporting module is configured to report the traffic statistics to the core network device.
- the offloading direction indication is carried by a specific service level identification QCI value.
- a core network device where the device includes:
- An indication determining module configured to determine a diversion tendency indication of the service data, where the diversion propensity indication is used
- the first resource includes a long-term evolution LTE carrier that uses an unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by a wireless local area network (WLAN), or a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource;
- WLAN wireless local area network
- an indication sending module configured to send the offloading tendency indication of the service data to the access network device, so that the access network device allocates a transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication, and adopts an allocation
- the transmission resource transmits the service data.
- the indication determining module includes: an information acquiring unit and an indication generating unit;
- the information acquiring unit is configured to acquire QOS information of the service data
- the indication generating unit is configured to generate a shunting direction indication of the service data according to the QOS information.
- the indication generating unit includes:
- the first generating subunit configured to: in the QOS information, include: an aggregate maximum bit rate AMBR, allocation, and reservation
- AMBR aggregate maximum bit rate
- the priority ARP and the service level identify the QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than the first threshold, the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the first priority, and the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold, Instructing a split flow tendency indication that is preferentially scheduled on the first resource;
- the second generating subunit configured to generate, when the QOS information includes: a guaranteed bit rate GBR, a shunting tendency indication for prohibiting scheduling on the first resource;
- the third generating subunit configured to: when the QOS information does not include the GBR, generate a shunting tendency indication for allowing scheduling on the first resource;
- the fourth generation subunit configured to: when the QOS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI, if the priority indicated by the ARP is less than a second priority, and the QCI indication If the delay is less than the third threshold, then a shunt tendency indication is generated to indicate that the scheduling is preferentially scheduled on the non-first resource.
- the indication sending module is configured to send the offloading tendency indication to a base station
- the indication sending module is configured to forward the offloading tendency indication to the micro base station by using the primary base station.
- the device further includes: a traffic receiving module
- the traffic receiving module is configured to receive traffic statistics information that is sent by the access network device, where the traffic statistics information is that the access network device collects the first resource that is used when transmitting the service data.
- the transmission resources and/or the transmission resources corresponding to the transmission resources belonging to the non-first resources are respectively fed back.
- the device when the core network device is a mobility management entity MME, the device further includes: a traffic forwarding module; a forwarding module, configured to send the traffic statistics information to the charging network element, so that the charging network element performs, according to the traffic statistics information, the transmission resource belonging to the first resource and/or the belonging according to the traffic statistics information
- the transmission resource of the non-first resource is differentiated and charged.
- the offloading tendency indication is carried by a specific service level identifier QCI value.
- a third aspect provides an access network device, where the device includes:
- An information receiving module configured to receive QOS information of service data
- a transmission allocation module configured to allocate a transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the QOS information, where the transmission resource includes a transmission resource belonging to a first resource and a transmission resource belonging to a non-first resource, where the first resource is Including a long-term evolution LTE carrier using an unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by a wireless local area network WLAN, or a transmission resource provided by a micro base station;
- a data transmission module configured to transmit the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the transmission allocation module includes: a first allocation unit, a second allocation unit, a third allocation unit, and a fourth allocation unit;
- the first allocating unit when the QOS information includes: an aggregate maximum bit rate AMBR, an allocation and retention priority ARP, and a service level identifier QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than a first threshold, the ARP If the priority of the indication is less than the first priority and the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold, the transmission resource belonging to the first resource is preferentially allocated to the service data;
- the second allocating unit is configured to: when the QOS information includes: a guaranteed bit rate GBR, allocate, for the service data, a transmission resource that belongs to a non-first resource;
- the third allocating unit configured to: when the QOS information does not include the GBR, When the first resource is available, the service data is allocated a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the fourth allocation unit is configured to: when the QOS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI, If the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the second priority and the delay indicated by the QCI is less than the third threshold, the transmission data belonging to the non-first resource is preferentially allocated for the service data.
- the data transmission module includes: a first transmission unit, a second transmission unit, a third transmission unit, and a fourth transmission unit ;
- the first transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to a non-first resource, sending, by the LTE carrier that grants the spectrum, the service data to the terminal Data corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource;
- the second transmission unit is configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is an LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum, by using the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum Transmitting, by the terminal, data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data;
- the third transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, the service data and the belonging The data corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource is sent to the wireless access point of the WLAN, and the data is forwarded by the wireless access point to the terminal;
- the fourth transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, notify the micro base station to establish and the terminal
- the bearer transmits the data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data to the micro base station, and the micro base station forwards the data to the terminal by using the established bearer.
- the information receiving module is configured to receive the QOS information sent by the core network device, or the information receiving module is configured to receive the QOS information that is forwarded by the core network device by using the primary base station.
- the device further includes: a traffic statistics module and a traffic reporting module;
- the traffic statistics module is configured to collect, according to the traffic statistics information of the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource and/or the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource, that is used when the service data is transmitted;
- the traffic reporting module is configured to report the traffic statistics to the core network device.
- a data offloading method includes:
- the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource
- the first resource includes a long term evolution LTE carrier using an unlicensed spectrum, and a wireless local area network WLAN Transmission resources or transmission resources provided by the micro base station;
- the service data is transmitted using the allocated transmission resource.
- the offloading direction indication includes: prohibiting scheduling on the first resource; or
- Allowing scheduling on the first resource or,
- Priority is scheduled on non-first resources.
- the allocating transmission resources for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication includes:
- the offloading tendency indication is used to indicate: when scheduling on the first resource is prohibited, allocating a transmission resource belonging to a non-first resource for the service data; or
- the offloading direction indication is used to indicate: when scheduling on the first resource, allocate a transmission resource belonging to the first resource to the service data when the first resource is available; or
- the offloading direction indication is used to indicate: preferentially assigning the transmission resource belonging to the first resource to the service data when scheduling on the first resource preferentially; or
- the offloading tendency indication is used to indicate: when the scheduling is preferentially performed on the non-first resource, the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource is preferentially allocated for the service data.
- the transmitting, by using the allocated transmission resource, the service data includes:
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: when the transmission resource belongs to the non-first resource, the LTE carrier that grants the spectrum corresponds to the transmission resource corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource in the service data.
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource and When the first resource is an LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum, the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum transmits data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data to the terminal;
- the allocated transmission resource includes: when the transmission resource belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, sending, to the service data, data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource a wireless access point of the WLAN, wherein the wireless access point forwards the data to a terminal;
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, notifying the micro base station to establish a bearer between the terminal and the terminal, The data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data is sent to the micro base station, and the data is forwarded by the micro base station to the terminal by using the established bearer.
- the offloading direction indication of the received service data includes:
- the service data further includes uplink service data
- the traffic of the received service data is offloaded.
- the tendency indication it also includes:
- the sixth possible implementation manner after the transmitting, by using the allocated transmission resource, the service data, :
- the traffic statistics information is reported to the core network device.
- the offloading tendency indication is carried by a specific service level identification QCI value.
- a fifth aspect provides a data offloading method, where the method includes:
- the scheduling resource on the first resource includes a long-term evolution LTE carrier using an unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by a wireless local area network WLAN, or a transmission resource provided by the micro base station;
- the determining a traffic tendency indication of the service data includes:
- the generating a traffic offense indication of the service data according to the QOS information includes:
- the QOS information includes: an aggregate maximum bit rate AMBR, an allocation and retention priority ARP, and a service level identifier QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than a first threshold, and the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the first priority And the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold, and generating a split flow tendency indication for preferentially scheduling on the first resource;
- the QOS information includes: a guaranteed bit rate GBR, generating a diversion tendency indication for prohibiting scheduling on the first resource;
- the QOS information does not include the GBR, generating a diversion tendency indication for allowing scheduling on the first resource;
- the QOS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI
- the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the second priority, and the delay indicated by the QCI is less than the third threshold, A split flow indication is generated to indicate that the priority is scheduled on the non-first resource.
- the sending the traffic offense indication of the service data to the access network device includes:
- the offloading tendency indication is forwarded to the micro base station by the primary base station.
- the method further includes: Receiving the traffic statistics information fed back by the access network device, where the traffic statistics information is that the access network device collects the transmission resource belonging to the first resource used in transmitting the service data, and/or the The traffic corresponding to the transmission resources belonging to the non-first resource is fed back after the traffic.
- the core network device is a mobility management entity MME
- the receiving the traffic statistics information fed back by the access network device After that, it also includes
- the offloading tendency indication is carried by a specific service level identifier QCI value.
- a data offloading method includes:
- the transmission resource includes a transmission resource belonging to a first resource and a transmission resource belonging to a non-first resource, where the first resource includes an unlicensed spectrum.
- Long-term evolution LTE carrier transmission resource provided by WLAN WLAN or transmission resource provided by micro base station;
- the service data is transmitted using the allocated transmission resource.
- the allocating the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the QOS information includes:
- the QOS information includes: an aggregate maximum bit rate AMBR, an allocation and retention priority ARP, and a service level identifier QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than a first threshold, and the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the first priority And the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold, and the transport resource belonging to the first resource is preferentially allocated to the service data;
- the QOS information includes: a guaranteed bit rate GBR, a transmission resource belonging to a non-first resource is allocated to the service data;
- the QOS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI
- the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the second priority and the delay indicated by the QCI is less than a third threshold
- the service data preferentially allocates transmission resources belonging to non-first resources.
- the transmitting, by using the allocated transmission resource, the service data includes:
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: when the transmission resource belongs to the non-first resource, the LTE carrier that grants the spectrum sends the data corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource in the service data to the terminal. ;
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is an LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum, sending, by the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum, the service data to the terminal Decoding data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource;
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource that is provided by the WLAN, and the data corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource in the service data. Sending to the wireless access point of the WLAN, the data is forwarded by the wireless access point to the terminal;
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, notifying the micro base station to establish a bearer with the terminal, and the service data is The data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource is sent to the micro base station, and the data is forwarded by the micro base station to the terminal by using the established bearer.
- the receiving, by the core network device, the QOS information for the service data includes:
- the method further includes:
- the traffic statistics information is reported to the core network device.
- a data offloading system where the system includes a core network device and an access network device,
- the core network device is a device as provided by the first aspect and various possible embodiments of the first aspect;
- the access network device is a device as provided by the second aspect and various possible embodiments of the second aspect.
- a data offloading system where the system includes a core network device and an access network device,
- the access network device is a device as provided by the third aspect and various possible embodiments of the third aspect.
- the beneficial effects of the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention are:
- the access network device receives, by the access network device, a splitting tendency indication for the service data from the core network device; the access network device allocates a transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication; the access network device uses the allocated transmission resource to transmit the service data;
- the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the transmission resource provided by the unlicensed spectrum or the WLAN is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the effect of the QOS of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of three implementation environments when an access network device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a primary base station;
- FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are schematic diagrams showing the structure of two implementation environments when the access network device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a micro base station;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method for data offloading according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a method for data offloading according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method for data offloading according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a method for data offloading according to another embodiment of the present invention. detailed description
- the implementation environment of the embodiment of the present invention mainly relates to a core network device, an access network device, and a terminal.
- the core network device may be an MME (Mobile Management Entity); the access network device may be a P-eNB (Primary-eNoBe, primary base station), It may be an S-eNB (Secondary-eNoBe); the terminal may be a UE (User equipment).
- MME Mobile Management Entity
- P-eNB Primary-eNoBe, primary base station
- S-eNB Secondary-eNoBe
- the terminal may be a UE (User equipment).
- the specific names and functions of core network devices, access network devices, and terminals may be slightly different.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of three implementation environments when an access network device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a primary base station. specifically:
- FIG. 1A A schematic diagram of the architecture when the primary base station utilizes the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum for data offloading is shown in FIG. 1A, which includes the core network device 102, the primary base station 104, and the terminal 106.
- the core network device 102 is connected to the primary base station 104 via a wired network, and the primary base station 104 is coupled to the terminal 105 via a wireless network.
- the core network device 102 is configured to send a control command to the primary base station 104, and the primary base station 104 and the terminal 106 perform traffic offloading of the service data by using the LTE carrier of the licensed spectrum and the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum.
- FIG. 1B A schematic diagram of the architecture of the primary base station for data offloading using the transmission resources provided by the WLAN is shown in FIG. 1B, which includes the core network device 102, the primary base station 104, and the terminal 106.
- the core network device 102 is connected to the primary base station 104 via a wired network, and the primary base station 104 is coupled to the terminal 105 via a wireless network.
- the core network device 102 is configured to send a control command to the primary base station 104, and the primary base station 104 and the terminal 106 perform traffic offloading of the service data by using the LTE carrier of the licensed spectrum and the transmission resource provided by the WLAN.
- FIG. 1C A schematic diagram of the architecture of the primary base station for data offloading using the transmission resources provided by the micro base station is shown in FIG. 1C.
- the architecture includes a core network device 102, a primary base station 104, a terminal 106, and a micro base station 108.
- the core network device 102 is connected to the primary base station 104 via a wired network
- the primary base station 104 is connected to the base station 108 via a wireless or wired network
- the primary base station 104 and the base station 108 are connected to the terminal 106 via a wireless network.
- the core network device 102 is configured to send a control command to the primary base station 104, and the primary base station 104 and the terminal 105 perform the split transmission of the service data by using the LTE carrier of the licensed spectrum and the transmission resource provided by the micro base station 108.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic structural diagram of two implementation environments when the access network device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a micro base station.
- FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of a micro base station for data offloading using an LTE carrier of an unlicensed spectrum, the architecture including a core network device 102, a primary base station 104, a terminal 106, and a micro base station 108.
- the core network device 102 is connected to the primary base station 104 via a wired network.
- the primary base station 104 is connected to the base station 108 via a wireless or wired network, and the primary base station 104 and the base station 108 are connected to the terminal 106 via a wireless network.
- the core network device 102 is configured to send a control command to the micro base station 108 through the primary base station 104, and the micro base station 108 and the terminal 106 perform the offload transmission of the service data by using the LTE carrier of the licensed spectrum and the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum.
- FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram showing the architecture of the primary base station using the transmission resources provided by the WLAN for data offloading.
- the architecture includes the core network device 102, the primary base station 104, the terminal 106, and the micro base station 108.
- the core network device 102 is connected to the primary base station 104 via a wired network
- the primary base station 104 is connected to the base station 108 via a wireless or wired network
- the primary base station 104 and the base station 108 are connected to the terminal 106 via a wireless network.
- the core network device 102 is configured to send a control command to the micro base station 108 through the primary base station 104, and the micro base station 108 and the terminal 106 perform the offload transmission of the service data by using the LTE carrier of the licensed spectrum and the transmission resource provided by the WLAN.
- FIG. 3 a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
- the access network device is the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C, or the access network device is illustrated by the micro base station 108 shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the system includes: a core network device 320 and an access network device 340;
- the core network device 320 includes an indication determination module 322 and an indication transmission module 324.
- the indication determining module 322 is configured to determine a splitting tendency indication of the service data, where the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier that uses an unlicensed spectrum,
- the service data mainly refers to downlink service data.
- the indication sending module 324 is configured to send the offloading direction indication of the service data to the access network device 340, so that the access network device 340 allocates a transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication. And transmitting the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- Access network device 340 includes: an indication receiving module 342, a resource allocation module 344, and a data transmission module 346.
- the indication receiving module 342 is configured to receive a distribution tendency indication of the service data, where the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier that uses an unlicensed spectrum, The transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station.
- the split tendency indication can be generated by the core network device's QOS information of the service data.
- the resource allocation module 344 is configured to allocate, according to the offloading tendency indication, a transmission resource for transmitting the service data.
- the data transmission module 346 is configured to transmit the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the data offloading system provided by the embodiment receives the offloading tendency indication from the core network device for the service data through the access network device; allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication; and adopts the allocated transmission.
- the resource transmission service data when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the unlicensed spectrum is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the QOS effect of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- the access network device is the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C, or the access network device is illustrated by the micro base station 108 shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the system includes: a core network device 320 and an access network device 340.
- the core network device 320 includes: an indication determining module 322, an indication transmitting module 324, a traffic receiving module 326, and a traffic forwarding module 328.
- the indication determining module 322 is configured to determine a splitting tendency indication of the service data, where the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier that uses an unlicensed spectrum,
- the service data mainly refers to downlink service data, and the service data may also include downlink service data and uplink service data. among them:
- the indication determining module 322 includes: an information acquiring unit and an indication generating unit;
- the information acquiring unit is configured to acquire QOS information of the service data
- the indication generating unit is configured to generate a shunting direction indication of the service data according to the QOS information.
- the offloading direction indication comprises: prohibiting scheduling on the first resource; or, allowing scheduling on the first resource; or preferentially scheduling on the first resource; or, preferentially in non-first Dispatched on a resource.
- the offloading tendency indication is carried by a specific service level identification QCI value.
- the indication generating unit includes: a first generating subunit, a second generating subunit, a third generating subunit, and a fourth generating subunit;
- the first generating subunit, where the QOS information is used includes: AMBR (Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate), ARP (allocation/retention priority), and QCI (QoS Class) If the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than the first threshold, the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the first priority, and the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold, a splitting tendency indication scheduled on the first resource;
- the second generating subunit configured to generate, when the QOS information includes: a guaranteed bit rate GBR, a shunting tendency indication for prohibiting scheduling on the first resource;
- the third generating subunit configured to: when the QoS information does not include the GBR, generate a shunting tendency indication for allowing scheduling on the first resource;
- the fourth generating subunit configured to: when the QoS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI, if the priority indicated by the ARP is less than a second priority, and the QCI indication If the delay is less than the third threshold, then a shunt tendency indication is generated to indicate that the scheduling is preferentially scheduled on the non-first resource.
- the offloading direction indication may be an offloading tendency indication shared by the uplink and the downlink; and may include a downlink offloading tendency indication dedicated to the downlink and/or an uplink offloading tendency indication dedicated to the uplink.
- the indication sending module 324 is configured to send the offloading tendency indication of the service data determined by the indication determining module 322 to the access network device 340.
- the indication sending module 324 is configured to directly send the offloading tendency indication to the base station.
- the indication sending module is configured to forward the offloading tendency indication to the micro base station by using the primary base station.
- the traffic receiving module 326 is configured to receive traffic statistics information that is fed back by the access network device 340, where the traffic statistics information is that the access network device 340 collects the information that is used when transmitting the service data.
- the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource is fed back.
- the device When the core network device is a mobility management entity MME, the device further includes: a traffic forwarding module 328;
- the traffic forwarding module 328 is configured to send the traffic statistics information to the charging network element, so that the charging network element sends the transmission resource belonging to the first resource to the charging resource according to the traffic statistics information and/or Or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource performs differentiated charging.
- the access network device 340 includes: an indication receiving module 342, an uplink indication module 343, and a resource.
- the indication receiving module 342 is configured to receive a distribution tendency indication of the service data, where the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier that uses an unlicensed spectrum, The transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station.
- the split tendency indication can be generated by the core network device's QOS information of the service data. among them,
- the indication receiving module 342 is configured to receive the offloading tendency indication sent by the core network device 320.
- the indication receiving module 342 And for receiving, by the core network device 340, the offloading tendency indication forwarded by the primary base station.
- the indication receiving module 342 is configured to receive the offloading tendency indication sent by the primary base station, where the offloading tendency indication is that the primary base station receives the service sent by the core network device.
- the primary base station After the QOS information of the data, the primary base station generates the QOS information according to the service data.
- the process of generating the offloading tendency indication according to the QOS information of the service data by the primary base station may refer to the related description of the indication determining module 322.
- the resource allocation module 344 is configured to allocate, according to the offloading direction indication received by the indication receiving module 342, a transmission resource for transmitting the service data.
- the offloading direction indication comprises: prohibiting scheduling on the first resource; or, allowing scheduling on the first resource; or preferentially scheduling on the first resource; or, preferentially in non- Dispatched on the first resource. at this time,
- the resource allocation module 344 is configured to: when the offloading direction indication is used to: prohibit scheduling on the first resource, allocate, for the service data, a transmission resource that belongs to a non-first resource; or, the resource
- the allocating module 344 is configured to: when the offloading direction indication is used to indicate: prior to scheduling on the first resource, preferentially allocate, for the service data, a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource; or, the resource allocation module 344 And indicating, in the offloading direction indication, that when the first resource is available, when the first resource is available, the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource is allocated to the service data; or
- the resource allocation module 344 is configured to preferentially allocate the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource to the service data when the offloading tendency indication is used to indicate that the scheduling is preferentially performed on the non-first resource.
- the data transmission module 346 is configured to transmit the service data by using the transmission resource allocated by the resource allocation module 344.
- the data transmission module 346 includes: a first transmission unit, a second transmission unit, a third transmission unit, and a fourth transmission unit;
- the first transmission unit configured to: when the resource allocation module 344 allocates the transmission resource for the service data, includes: the LTE carrier that grants the spectrum when the transmission resource belongs to the non-first resource Transmitting, by the second transmission unit, the transmission resource allocated by the resource allocation module 344 for the service data to the terminal, where the transmission resource corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource is: And transmitting, by the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource in the service data, when the RRC carrier of the unlicensed spectrum is used by the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum. Corresponding data;
- the third transmission unit when the transmission resource allocated by the resource allocation module 344 for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, Transmitting, by the wireless access point, the data corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource to the wireless access point of the WLAN, and the data is forwarded by the wireless access point to the terminal; the fourth transmission unit And the transmission resource used by the resource allocation module 344 to allocate the service data includes: the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, and notifies the micro base station Establishing a bearer between the terminal and the terminal, and transmitting, by the micro base station, the data corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource to the micro base station, where the micro base station forwards the data.
- the device further includes: an uplink indication module 343;
- the uplink indication module 343 is configured to send the offloading tendency indication to the terminal when the indication receiving module 342 receives the offloading tendency indication that is the one of the uplink and downlink sharing directions, so that the terminal according to the Deriving the flow direction indication to determine a transmission resource for transmitting the uplink service data, and transmitting the uplink service data according to the determined transmission resource for transmitting the uplink service data;
- the uplink indication module 343 is configured to: when the indication receiving module 342 receives the indication that the offloading tendency indication includes a separate uplink offloading tendency indication, send an uplink offloading tendency indication in the offloading tendency indication to the terminal, so that the The terminal determines, according to the uplink offloading tendency indication, a transmission resource used for transmitting the uplink service data, and transmits the uplink service data according to the determined transmission resource used for transmitting the uplink service data.
- the access network device 340 may not include the resource allocation module 344 and the data transmission module 346, and only includes the indication receiving module 342 and the uplink indication module 343.
- the device further includes: a traffic statistics module 347 and a traffic reporting module 348;
- the traffic statistics module 347 is configured to collect the genus used when transmitting the service data. Traffic statistics information corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource;
- the traffic reporting module 348 is configured to report the traffic statistics to the core network device 320.
- the traffic statistics information may be differentiated and billed for the first resource and the non-first resource after being received by the core network device 320.
- the data offloading system receives the offloading tendency indication from the core network device for the service data through the access network device; allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication; and adopts the allocated transmission.
- the resource transmission service data when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the unlicensed spectrum is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the QOS effect of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- the data offloading system provided in this embodiment also generates a splitting tendency indication according to the QOS information by the core network device, and can effectively ensure the QOS of the service data.
- the QOS when the service data includes the uplink service data is also ensured by transmitting the offloading tendency indication to the terminal. It also saves the signaling interaction between the core network device and the access network device by carrying the offloading indication through the specific service level identification QCI value, which reduces the need for control resources.
- the traffic statistics of the access network device to the core network device are also used to facilitate the effect of differentiated charging or other statistics on the first resource and the non-first resource. Referring to FIG. 5, a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
- the access network device is the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C, or the access network device is illustrated by the micro base station 108 shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the system includes: a core network device 520 and an access network device 540;
- the core network device 520 includes: an information sending module 522;
- the information sending module 522 is configured to send QOS information of the service data to the access network device 540.
- the access network device 540 includes: an information receiving module 542, a transmission allocation module 544, and a data transmission module 546.
- a transmission allocation module 544 configured to allocate, according to the QOS information, a transmission resource for transmitting the service data, where the transmission resource includes a transmission resource belonging to the first resource and a transmission belonging to the non-first resource
- the first resource includes an LTE carrier using an unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or a transmission resource provided by the micro base station;
- the data transmission module 546 is configured to transmit the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the data offloading system provided by the embodiment receives the QOS information from the core network device through the access network device, allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the QOS information, and transmits the service by using the allocated transmission resource. Data; solves the problem of QOS in the transmission process when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading; the use of the unlicensed spectrum and the WLAN is provided.
- the first resource such as the transmission resource or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the effect of the QOS of the transmission process can also be ensured. Referring to FIG.
- the access network device is the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C, or the access network device is illustrated by the micro base station 108 shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the system includes: a core network device 520 and an access network device 540;
- the core network device 520 includes: an information sending module 522, a traffic receiving module 524, and a traffic forwarding module 526;
- the information sending module 522 is configured to send QOS information of the service data to the access network device 540.
- the information sending module 522 is configured to directly send the QOS information to the base station; or the information sending module 522 is configured to forward the QOS information to the micro base station by using the primary base station.
- the traffic receiving module 524 is configured to receive traffic statistics information fed back by the access network device 540, where the traffic statistics information is that the access network device 540 collects the information that is used when transmitting the service data.
- the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource is fed back.
- the method further includes: a traffic forwarding module 526; the traffic forwarding module 526, configured to send the traffic statistics information to the charging network element, so that the charging network element is configured according to the The traffic statistics information performs differentiated charging on the transmission resource belonging to the first resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource at the time of charging.
- the access network device 540 includes an information receiving module 542, a transmission allocation module 544, a data transmission module 546, a traffic statistics module 547, and a traffic reporting module 548.
- the information receiving module 542 is configured to receive QOS information of the service data.
- the QOS information includes but Not limited to QCI (QoS Class Identifier), GBR (Guranteed Bit Rate), AMBR (Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate), ARP (allocation/retention priority) .
- the information receiving module 542 is configured to receive the QOS information directly sent by the core network device 520.
- the information receiving module 542 is configured to receive the QOS information that is forwarded by the core network device 520 through the primary base station.
- a transmission allocation module 544 configured to allocate a transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the QOS information, where the transmission resource includes a transmission resource belonging to the first resource and a transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource, where the first
- the resources include an LTE carrier using an unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or a transmission resource provided by the micro base station.
- the transmission allocation module 544 includes: a first allocation unit, a second allocation unit, a third allocation unit, and a fourth allocation unit;
- the first allocating unit configured to: when the QoS information includes: an aggregation maximum bit rate AMBR, an allocation and retention priority ARP, and a service level identifier QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than a first threshold, the ARP If the priority of the indication is less than the first priority and the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold, the transmission resource belonging to the first resource is preferentially allocated to the service data;
- the second allocating unit is configured to: when the QOS information includes: a guaranteed bit rate GBR, allocate, for the service data, a transmission resource that belongs to a non-first resource;
- the third allocating unit is configured to allocate a transmission resource belonging to the first resource to the service data when the first resource is available, when the QoS information does not include the GBR;
- the fourth allocating unit configured to: when the QoS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI, if the priority indicated by the ARP is less than a second priority, and the QCI indicates If the delay is less than the third threshold, the service data is preferentially allocated to the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource.
- the data transmission module 546 is configured to transmit the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the data transmission module 546 includes: a first transmission unit, a second transmission unit, a third transmission unit, and a fourth transmission unit;
- the first transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to a non-first resource, sending, by the LTE carrier that grants the spectrum, the service data to the terminal Data corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource;
- the second transmission unit configured to allocate, for the service data, the transmission resource includes: And transmitting, by the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum, the data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data, by using the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum;
- the third transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, the service data and the belonging The data corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource is sent to the wireless access point of the WLAN, and the data is forwarded by the wireless access point to the terminal;
- the fourth transmission unit configured to: when the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, notify the micro base station to establish and the terminal
- the bearer transmits the data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data to the micro base station, and the micro base station forwards the data to the terminal by using the established bearer.
- the device further includes: a traffic statistics module 547 and a traffic report module 548;
- the traffic statistics module 547 is configured to collect traffic statistics information corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource and/or the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource that is used when transmitting the service data.
- the traffic reporting module 548 is configured to report the traffic statistics to the core network device 520.
- the data offloading system provided by the embodiment receives the offloading tendency indication from the core network device for the service data through the access network device; allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication; and adopts the allocated transmission.
- the resource transmission service data when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the unlicensed spectrum is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the QOS effect of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- the data offloading system provided in this embodiment also carries the signaling interaction between the core network device and the access network device by using the traffic offense indication to be carried by the specific service level identifier QCI value, thereby reducing the requirement for the control resource.
- the traffic statistics information is also reported to the core network device by the access network device, so that the effect of differentiated charging or other statistics on the first resource and the non-first resource is conveniently implemented.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a data offloading system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the access network device is the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C, or The access network device is exemplified by the micro base station 108 shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the system includes: a core network device 720 and an access network device 740;
- the core network device 720 includes: a processor 722, a transmitter 724, and a receiver 726;
- the processor 722 is configured to determine a traffic offense indication of the service data, where the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier, a WLAN that uses an unlicensed spectrum.
- the service data mainly refers to downlink service data.
- the service data mainly refers to downlink service data.
- a transmitter 724 configured to send the offloading direction indication of the service data to the access network device 340, so that the access network device 740 allocates a transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication, and The service data is transmitted using the allocated transmission resource.
- the access network device 740 includes: a processor 742, a transmitter 744, and a receiver 746.
- the receiver 746 is configured to receive a traffic offense indication of the service data, where the offloading direction indication is used to indicate a scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier, a WLAN that uses an unlicensed spectrum.
- the processor 742 is configured to allocate, according to the offloading tendency indication, a transmission resource for transmitting the service data.
- the transmitter 744 is configured to transmit the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the data offloading system receives the offloading tendency indication from the core network device for the service data through the access network device; allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication; and adopts the allocated transmission.
- the resource transmission service data when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the unlicensed spectrum is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the QOS effect of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- the processor 722 is configured to acquire QOS information of the service data, and generate a distribution tendency indication of the service data according to the QOS information.
- the offloading direction indication includes: prohibiting scheduling on the first resource; or, allowing scheduling on the first resource; or preferentially scheduling on the first resource; or, preferentially in a non-first resource Scheduled.
- the above-mentioned split tendency indication may be uplink and downlink.
- the shared splitting tendency indication may also include a downlink splitting tendency indication dedicated to the downlink and/or an uplink splitting tendency indication dedicated to the uplink.
- the processor 722 configured to: when the QOS information includes: an aggregate maximum bit rate AMBR, an allocation and retention priority ARP, and a service level identifier QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than a first threshold, the ARP indication And generating, by the processor 722, the QOS that is preferentially scheduled on the first resource, where the priority is less than the first priority, and the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold.
- the information includes: when the bit rate GBR is guaranteed, generating a diversion tendency indication for prohibiting scheduling on the first resource;
- the processor 722 is configured to: when the QOS information does not include the GBR, generate a shunting tendency indication for allowing scheduling on the first resource;
- the processor 722 is configured to: when the QOS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI, if the priority indicated by the ARP is less than a second priority, and the delay indicated by the QCI is less than
- the third threshold is generated to indicate a split tendency indication that is preferentially scheduled on the non-first resource.
- the transmitter 724 is configured to send the offloading tendency indication to a base station
- the transmitter 724 is configured to forward the offloading tendency indication to the micro base station by using the primary base station.
- the receiver 726 is configured to receive traffic statistics information fed back by the access network device, where the traffic statistics information is that the access network device collects the first resource that is used when transmitting the service data.
- the traffic corresponding to each of the transmission resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource is fed back.
- the transmitter 724 is configured to send the traffic statistics information to the charging network element, so that the charging network element performs the transmission resource and/or the primary resource belonging to the first resource according to the traffic statistics information.
- the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource performs differentiated charging.
- the offloading tendency indication is carried by a specific service level identification QCI value.
- the offloading tendency indication includes: prohibiting scheduling on the first resource; or, Allowing scheduling on the first resource; or,
- Priority is scheduled on non-first resources.
- the processor 742 configured to: when the offloading direction indication is used to: prohibit scheduling on the first resource, allocate, for the service data, a transmission resource that belongs to a non-first resource; or
- the processor 742 configured to: when the offloading direction indication is used to: prioritize scheduling on the first resource, preferentially allocate, for the service data, a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource; or
- the processor 742 configured to: when the offloading direction indication is used to: allow scheduling on the first resource, allocate, by the first resource, a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource when the first resource is available; or ,
- the processor 742 is configured to preferentially allocate the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource for the service data when the offloading tendency indication is used to indicate that the scheduling is preferentially performed on the non-first resource.
- the transmitter 744 configured to: when the processor 742 allocates the transmission resource for the service data, includes: sending the service data to the terminal by using an LTE carrier that grants the spectrum when the transmission resource belongs to the non-first resource Data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource;
- the transmitter 744 configured to: when the transmission resource allocated by the processor 742 for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is an LTE carrier of an unlicensed spectrum, The LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum sends data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data to the terminal;
- the transmitter 744 when the transmission resource allocated by the processor 742 for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, The data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data is sent to the wireless access point of the WLAN, and the wireless access point forwards the data to the terminal;
- the transmitter 744 when the transmission resource allocated by the processor 742 for the service data includes: the transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, The micro base station establishes a bearer with the terminal, and sends data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data to the micro base station, where the micro base station establishes the bearer direction
- the terminal forwards the data.
- the receiver 742 is configured to receive the offloading tendency indication sent by the core network device, or the receiver 742, configured to receive the offloading tendency indication that the core network device forwards through the primary base station, or
- the receiver 742 is configured to receive the offloading tendency indication sent by the primary base station, where the offloading direction indication is that the primary base station receives the QOS information of the service data sent by the core network device, according to the service data.
- the QOS information is generated.
- the transmitter 744 is used to When the offloading tendency indication is an offloading tendency indication shared by the uplink and the downlink, the offloading tendency indication is sent to the terminal, so that the terminal determines, according to the offloading tendency indication, a transmission resource used for transmitting the uplink service data, and And transmitting, according to the determined transmission resource used for transmitting the uplink service data, the uplink service data;
- the transmitter 744 is configured to: when the split trend indication includes a separate uplink offloading direction indication, send an uplink offloading tendency indication in the offloading tendency indication to the terminal, so that the terminal determines the uplink offloading tendency indication according to the Transmitting, by the transmission resource of the uplink service data, the uplink service data according to the determined transmission resource used for transmitting the uplink service data.
- the processor 742 is configured to collect traffic statistics information corresponding to the transmission resources belonging to the first resource and/or the transmission resources belonging to the non-first resource used when transmitting the service data;
- the transmitter 744 is configured to report the traffic statistics to the core network device.
- the offloading tendency indication is carried by a specific service level identification QCI value.
- the access network device is the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C, or the access network device is illustrated by the micro base station 108 shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the system includes: a core network device 820 and an access network device 840;
- the core network device 820 includes: a processor 822, a transmitter 824, and a receiver 826;
- the processor 822 is configured to control the QOS information that the transmitter 824 sends the service data to the access network device 540.
- the access network device 840 includes: a processor 842, a transmitter 844, and a receiver 846.
- the receiver 846 is configured to receive QOS information of service data.
- the QOS information includes but is not limited to QCI (QoS Class Identifier), GBR (Guranteed Bit Rate), AMBR (Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate), and ARP (allocation/retention priority). And retention priority).
- the processor 842 is configured to allocate, according to the QOS information, a transmission resource for transmitting the service data, where the transmission resource includes a transmission resource belonging to a first resource and a transmission resource belonging to a non-first resource, where A resource includes an LTE carrier using an unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by a WLAN, or a transmission resource provided by a micro base station.
- the transmitter 844 is configured to transmit the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the data offloading system receives the QOS information from the core network device through the access network device, allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the QOS information, and transmits the service by using the allocated transmission resource.
- Data solves the problem of QOS in the transmission process when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading; the use of the unlicensed spectrum and the WLAN is provided.
- the first resource such as the transmission resource or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the effect of the QOS of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- the receiver 826 is configured to receive traffic statistics information fed back by the access network device 840, where the traffic statistics information is statistics of the access network device 840.
- the traffic corresponding to the first resource and/or the traffic corresponding to the non-first resource used by the transmission of the service data are fed back.
- the sender 824 is configured to send the traffic statistics information to the charging network element, so that the charging network element is charged according to the traffic statistics information. Differentiated charging is performed on the transmission resource belonging to the first resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource.
- the processor 842 is configured to: when the QOS information includes: an aggregate maximum bit rate AMBR, an allocation and retention priority ARP, and a service level identifier QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than a first threshold, the ARP indicates The priority is less than the first priority and the delay indicated by the QCI If the second OS threshold is greater than the second threshold, the service data is preferentially allocated to the first resource; the processor 842 is configured to: when the QOS information includes: the guaranteed bit rate GBR, assign the service data to the non-first a resource transmission resource;
- the processor 842 is configured to: when the QOS information does not include: the GBR, allocate, according to the GBR, a transmission resource that belongs to the first resource when the first resource is available; or
- the processor 842 is configured to: when the QOS information does not include the GBR but includes: the ARP and the QCI, if the priority indicated by the ARP is less than a second priority, and the delay indicated by the QCI is less than
- the third threshold is to preferentially allocate the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource to the service data.
- the transmitter 844 when the transmission resource allocated by the processor 842 for the service data includes: when the transmission resource belongs to a non-first resource, the LTE carrier that grants the spectrum sends the service data to the terminal.
- the transmitter 844 when the transmission resource allocated by the processor 842 for the service data includes: an LTE carrier that belongs to a first resource and the first resource is an LTE carrier of an unlicensed spectrum, passes the unlicensed spectrum Transmitting, by the LTE carrier, data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data to the terminal;
- the transmitter 844 where the transmission resource allocated by the processor 842 for the service data includes: a transmission resource belonging to the first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, where the service data is included Transmitting, by the wireless access point, the data corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource to the wireless access point of the WLAN, and forwarding, by the wireless access point, the data to the terminal;
- the transmitter 844 when the transmission resource allocated by the processor 842 for the service data includes: a transmission resource that belongs to a first resource, and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station, notifying the micro base station Establishing a bearer between the terminal and the terminal, and transmitting the data corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource in the service data to the micro base station, where the micro base station forwards the bearer to the terminal The data.
- the receiver 846 is configured to receive the QOS information sent by the core network device, or receive the QOS information that is sent by the core network device by using the primary base station.
- the processor 842 is further configured to collect statistics about the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource and/or the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource that is used when transmitting the service data.
- the transmitter 844 is further configured to report the traffic statistics to the core network device.
- FIG. 9 a flow chart of a method for data offloading according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. This embodiment is applied to the core network device device 102 and the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 11A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C by the data offloading method, or the core network device 102 and the micro device shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the base station 108 is illustrated by way of example.
- the method includes:
- Step 901 The core network device determines an offloading tendency indication of the service data.
- the offloading direction indication is used to indicate the scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, and the first resource includes an LTE carrier using the unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or a transmission resource provided by the micro base station.
- Step 902 The core network device sends a traffic offloading indication of the service data to the access network device.
- Step 903 The access network device receives the traffic distribution tendency indication of the service data.
- Step 904 The access network device allocates a transmission resource for transmitting service data according to the offloading tendency indication.
- Step 905 The access network device transmits the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the data offloading method provided by the embodiment receives the offloading tendency indication from the core network device for the service data by using the access network device, and allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication;
- the resource transmission service data when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the unlicensed spectrum is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the QOS effect of the transmission process can also be ensured. Referring to FIG.
- FIG. 10 a flow chart of a method for data offloading according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. This embodiment is applied to the core network device device 102 and the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 11A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C by the data offloading method, or the core network device 102 and the micro device shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the base station 108 is illustrated by way of example.
- the method includes:
- Step 1001 The core network device acquires QOS information of the service data.
- QOS information includes but is not limited to:
- QCI QoS Class Identifier
- GBR Guard Bit Rate
- ARP allocation/retention priority
- Step 1002 The core network device generates a distribution tendency indication of the service data according to the QOS information.
- the distribution tendency indication is used to indicate the scheduling tendency of the service data on the first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier that uses the unlicensed spectrum, and the WLAN provides the transmission.
- the transmission resource provided by the resource or micro base station. among them,
- the core network device When the QOS information includes: AMBR, ARP, and QCI, if the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than the first threshold, the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the first priority, and the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold, the core network device generates an indication.
- a shunting tendency indication that is preferentially scheduled on the first resource.
- the core network device When the QOS information includes: GBR, the core network device generates an offloading tendency indication for prohibiting scheduling on the first resource.
- the core network device When the Q0S information does not include: GBR, the core network device generates a diversion tendency indication for allowing scheduling on the first resource.
- the core network device When the Q0S information does not include the GBR but includes: ARP and QCI, if the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the second priority and the delay indicated by the QCI is less than the third threshold, the core network device generates a priority for indicating that the priority is on the non-first resource. A scheduled diversion tendency indication.
- this step does not limit the specific manner in which the above four types of shunt tendency indications are generated according to which conditions.
- the above conditions may vary when implemented by different embodiments or by different technicians.
- Step 1003 The core network device sends the offloading tendency indication of the service data to the access network device.
- the core network device sends the traffic offloading indication of the service data to the access network device by using a specific service level identifier QCI value.
- the specific service level identifier QCI value can be the newly added QCI value.
- the core network device When the access network device is the primary base station shown in the series of FIG. 1, the core network device sends a split flow tendency indication to the primary base station; when the access network device is the micro base station shown in the series of FIG. 2, the core network device passes through the primary base station to The micro base station forwards the offload tendency indication. That is, the core network device first transmits the offloading tendency indication to the primary base station, and then the primary base station forwards the offloading tendency indication to the base station.
- Step 1004 The access network device receives a traffic distribution tendency indication of the service data.
- the primary base station receives the offloading tendency indication sent by the core network device; when the access network device is the micro base station shown in the series of FIG. 2, the micro base station receives the core network. The offloading indication indicated by the device through the primary base station.
- the core network device may directly send the QOS information of the service data to the primary base station, and the primary base station generates a split flow tendency indication according to the QOS information of the service data, and then the primary base station sends a split flow tendency indication to the micro base station.
- the micro base station receives the offloading tendency indication sent by the primary base station, and the offloading tendency indication is generated by the primary base station receiving the QOS information of the service data sent by the core network device according to the QOS information of the service data.
- Step 1005 The access network device allocates a transmission resource for transmitting service data according to the offloading tendency indication.
- the offloading direction indication includes: prohibiting scheduling on the first resource; or, allowing scheduling on the first resource; or, scheduling on the first resource preferentially; or preferentially scheduling on the non-first resource.
- the offloading direction indication is used to indicate that, when the scheduling on the first resource is prohibited, the access network device allocates a transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource for the service data;
- the offloading direction indication is used to indicate that: when preferentially scheduling on the first resource, the access network device preferentially allocates the transmission resource belonging to the first resource for the service data;
- the offloading direction indication is used to indicate: when scheduling on the first resource, allocate a transmission resource belonging to the first resource to the service data when the first resource is available;
- the offloading tendency indication is used to indicate that, when the scheduling is preferentially performed on the non-first resource, the access network device preferentially allocates the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource for the service data.
- Step 1006 The access network device transmits the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: when the transmission resource belongs to the non-first resource, the access network device sends the data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource in the service data to the terminal by using the LTE carrier of the licensed spectrum.
- the access network device sends the service data to the terminal through the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum and belongs to the first Data corresponding to the transmission resource of the resource;
- the access network device sends, to the network device, data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data.
- a wireless access point of the WLAN the data is forwarded by the wireless access point to the terminal;
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: a transmission resource belonging to the first resource and the first resource is a transmission resource provided by the micro base station
- the access network device notifies the micro base station to establish and the terminal
- the bearer between the service data and the transmission resource belonging to the first resource is sent to the micro base station, and the micro base station forwards the data to the terminal through the established bearer.
- the method further includes:
- the access network device sends a split flow tendency indication to the terminal when the split flow tendency indication is a split flow tendency indication shared by the uplink and downlink, so that the terminal determines the transmission resource for transmitting the uplink service data according to the split flow tendency indication, and is used according to the determined Transmitting, by the transmission resource of the uplink service data, the uplink service data;
- the access network device sends an uplink offloading tendency indication in the offloading tendency indication to the terminal when the offloading direction indication includes a separate uplink offloading tendency indication, so that the terminal determines, according to the uplink offloading tendency indication, the transmission resource used for transmitting the uplink service data, and according to the The determined transmission resource for transmitting the uplink service data transmits the uplink service data.
- the access network device may only send the offloading tendency indication to the terminal.
- Step 1007 The access network device collects, according to the traffic statistics information corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource and/or the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource, when the service data is transmitted;
- the traffic statistics information may be the ratio of the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource to the total traffic; or the traffic statistics may be the ratio of the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource to the total traffic, or traffic.
- the statistical information may also be a ratio of the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource to the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource.
- the traffic statistics can represent the traffic statistics, the specific form of the traffic statistics is not limited.
- Step 1008 The access network device reports the traffic statistics to the core network device.
- the access network device When the access network device is the primary base station shown in the series of FIG. 1, the access network device directly reports the traffic statistics to the core network device; when the access network device is the micro base station shown in the series of FIG. 2, the access network The device reports the traffic statistics to the core network device through the primary base station.
- Step 1009 The core network device receives the traffic statistics information fed back by the access network device.
- the traffic statistics information is fed back by the access network device to collect the traffic corresponding to the first resource and/or the traffic corresponding to the non-first resource.
- the core network device When the access network device is the primary base station shown in the series of FIG. 1, the core network device receives the traffic statistics directly reported by the primary base station; when the access network device is the micro base station shown in the series of FIG. 2, the core network device receives the micro-base station. The traffic statistics reported by the base station through the primary base station. Step 1010: The core network device sends traffic statistics information to the charging network element.
- Traffic statistics can be used for accounting, statistics, and other uses. Therefore, how to use traffic statistics on core network devices is not limited.
- the traffic statistics information is used for charging.
- the MME may send traffic statistics information to the charging network element, so that the charging network element belongs to the first time according to the traffic statistics information.
- the resource transmission resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource are differentiated and charged.
- the data offloading method provided by the embodiment receives the offloading tendency indication from the core network device for the service data by using the access network device, and allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication;
- the resource transmission service data when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the unlicensed spectrum is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the QOS effect of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- the data offloading method provided in this embodiment also generates a splitting tendency indication according to the QOS information by the core network device, and can effectively guarantee the QOS of the service data.
- the QOS when the service data includes the uplink service data is also ensured by transmitting the offloading tendency indication to the terminal. It also saves the signaling interaction between the core network device and the access network device by carrying the offloading indication through the specific service level identification QCI value, which reduces the need for control resources.
- the traffic statistics of the access network device to the core network device are also used to facilitate the effect of differentiated charging or other statistics on the first resource and the non-first resource.
- step 1001, step 1002, step 1003, step 1009, and step 1010 may be separately implemented as a data offloading method on the core network device side; the above 1004, step 1005, step 1006, step 1007, and step 1008 may be implemented separately. It becomes a data offloading method on the access network device side.
- FIG. 11 illustrates a method flow diagram of a data offloading method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is applied to the core network device device 102 and the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C by the data offloading method, or the core network device 102 and the micro device shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the base station 108 is illustrated by way of example.
- the method includes:
- Step 1101 The core network device sends the QOS information of the service data to the access network device.
- Step 1102 The access network device receives the QOS information of the service data.
- Step 1103 The access network device allocates a transmission resource for transmitting service data according to the QOS information.
- the transmission resource includes a transmission resource belonging to the first resource and a transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource, where the first resource includes an unlicensed spectrum.
- Step 1104 The access network device transmits the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the data offloading method receives the QOS information from the core network device by using the access network device, allocates a transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the QOS information, and transmits the service by using the allocated transmission resource.
- Data solves the problem of QOS in the transmission process when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading; the use of the unlicensed spectrum and the WLAN is provided.
- the first resource such as the transmission resource or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the effect of the QOS of the transmission process can also be ensured. Referring to FIG.
- FIG. 12 a flow chart of a method for data offloading according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. This embodiment is applied to the core network device device 102 and the primary base station 104 shown in FIG. 1A/FIG. 1B/FIG. 1C by the data offloading method, or the core network device 102 and the micro device shown in FIG. 2B/FIG. 2C.
- the base station 108 is illustrated by way of example.
- the method includes:
- Step 1201 The core network device sends the QOS information of the service data to the access network device.
- QOS information includes but is not limited to:
- ARP allocation/retention priority
- the core network device When the access network device is the primary base station, the core network device directly sends the QOS information to the access network device; when the access network device is the micro base station, the core network device sends the QOS information.
- Step 1202 The access network device receives the QOS information of the service data.
- the access network device When the access network device is the primary base station, the access network device receives the QOS information directly sent by the core network device; when the access network device is the micro base station, the access network device receives the location that the core network device forwards through the primary base station. Describe the QOS information.
- Step 1203 The access network device allocates a transmission resource for transmitting service data according to the QOS information.
- the transmission resource includes a transmission resource belonging to the first resource and a transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource, where the first resource includes an LTE carrier using an unlicensed spectrum, a transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or a transmission resource provided by the micro base station.
- the QOS information includes: AMBR, ARP, and QCI
- the rate indicated by the AMBR is greater than the first threshold
- the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the first priority
- the delay indicated by the QCI is greater than the second threshold
- the priority allocation for the service data belongs to the first a resource transmission resource
- the transmission data belonging to the non-first resource is allocated for the service data; when the QOS information does not include: the GBR, the transmission resource belonging to the first resource is allocated for the service data when the first resource is available;
- the QOS information does not include the GBR but includes: ARP and QCI
- the priority indicated by the ARP is less than the second priority and the delay indicated by the QCI is less than the third threshold, the transmission data belonging to the non-first resource is preferentially allocated for the service data.
- this step does not limit the specific manner of allocating transmission resources according to which conditions.
- the above conditions may vary when implemented by different embodiments or by different technicians.
- the above-mentioned offloading direction indication may be an offloading tendency indication shared by the uplink and the downlink; and may also include a downlink offloading tendency indication dedicated to the downlink and/or an uplink offloading tendency indication dedicated to the uplink.
- Step 1204 The access network device transmits the service data by using the allocated transmission resource.
- the transmission resource allocated for the service data includes: when the transmission resource belongs to the non-first resource, the access network device sends the data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource in the service data to the terminal by using the LTE carrier of the licensed spectrum.
- the access network device sends the service data to the terminal through the LTE carrier of the unlicensed spectrum and belongs to the first Data corresponding to the transmission resource of the resource;
- the access network device sends, to the network device, data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data.
- a wireless access point of the WLAN the data is forwarded by the wireless access point to the terminal;
- the access network device (the primary base station) notifies the micro base station to establish a bearer between the terminal and the terminal, and Data corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource in the service data is sent to the micro base The station forwards the data to the terminal by the micro base station through the established bearer.
- Step 1205 The access network device collects, according to the traffic statistics information corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the first resource and/or the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource, when the service data is transmitted;
- the traffic statistics information may be the ratio of the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource of the first resource to the total traffic; or the traffic statistics may be the ratio of the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource that belongs to the non-first resource to the total traffic, or traffic.
- the statistical information may also be a ratio of the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the first resource to the traffic corresponding to the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource.
- the traffic statistics can represent the traffic statistics, the specific form of the traffic statistics is not limited.
- Step 1206 The access network device reports the traffic statistics to the core network device.
- the access network device When the access network device is the primary base station shown in the series of FIG. 1, the access network device directly reports the traffic statistics to the core network device; when the access network device is the micro base station shown in the series of FIG. 2, the access network The device reports the traffic statistics to the core network device through the primary base station.
- Step 1207 The core network device receives the traffic statistics information fed back by the access network device.
- the traffic statistics information is fed back by the access network device to collect the traffic corresponding to the first resource and/or the traffic corresponding to the non-first resource.
- the core network device receives the traffic statistics directly reported by the primary base station; when the access network device is the micro base station shown in the series of FIG. 2, the core network device receives the micro-base station. The traffic statistics reported by the base station through the primary base station.
- Step 1208 The core network device sends traffic statistics information to the charging network element.
- Traffic statistics can be used for accounting, statistics, and other uses. Therefore, how to use traffic statistics on core network devices is not limited.
- the traffic statistics information is used for charging.
- the MME may send traffic statistics information to the charging network element, so that the charging network element belongs to the first time according to the traffic statistics information.
- the resource transmission resource and/or the transmission resource belonging to the non-first resource are differentiated and charged.
- the data offloading method provided by the embodiment receives the offloading tendency indication from the core network device for the service data by using the access network device, and allocates the transmission resource for transmitting the service data according to the offloading tendency indication;
- the resource transmission service data when the first resource such as the unlicensed spectrum, the transmission resource provided by the WLAN, or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is used for offloading, the QOS problem of the transmission process cannot be guaranteed; even if the unlicensed spectrum is used, When the first resource such as the transmission resource provided by the WLAN or the transmission resource provided by the micro base station is offloaded, the QOS effect of the transmission process can also be ensured.
- the data offloading method provided in this embodiment also carries the signaling interaction between the core network device and the access network device by using the traffic offense indication to be carried by the specific service level identifier QCI value, thereby reducing the requirement for the control resource.
- the traffic statistics information is also reported to the core network device by the access network device, so that the effect of differentiated charging or other statistics on the first resource and the non-first resource is conveniently implemented.
- a person skilled in the art may understand that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be completed by hardware, or may be instructed by a program to execute related hardware, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
- the storage medium mentioned may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., which are within the spirit and scope of the present invention, should be included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope.
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