WO2015111816A1 - Traffic load control device and method, and terminal device thereof - Google Patents

Traffic load control device and method, and terminal device thereof Download PDF

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WO2015111816A1
WO2015111816A1 PCT/KR2014/008574 KR2014008574W WO2015111816A1 WO 2015111816 A1 WO2015111816 A1 WO 2015111816A1 KR 2014008574 W KR2014008574 W KR 2014008574W WO 2015111816 A1 WO2015111816 A1 WO 2015111816A1
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  • the present invention relates to a traffic load control apparatus, and more particularly, when a traffic load of a serving cell reaches a specific threshold, adaptively adjusts the load threshold of the serving cell according to the traffic load of one or more neighboring cells.
  • the present invention relates to a traffic load control apparatus and a method for improving a problem that may occur due to traffic overload of a serving cell.
  • LTE-A next generation of mobile communication systems such as LTE-A currently overlap small cells such as femtocells, picocells, and microcells and large cells such as macro cells that provide a wider service area. It provides a structure.
  • the preceding document is a method for handovering the terminal to another macro cell neighboring the serving cell or a femtocell superimposed with the serving cell by adjusting the handover parameter of the terminal operating in the overloaded cell.
  • the macro cell or femto cell becomes more overloaded due to the handover terminals. Therefore, in this case, the probability that the terminal located in the serving cell is normally handed over to the macro cell or femto cell becomes low, and of course, even if the handover is successful, the call quality deteriorates to existing terminals due to the overload of the macro cell or femto cell. Can be.
  • an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and in the wireless communication system of a hierarchical hierarchical cell structure, the serving cell (ie, the macro cell) and the neighboring cells adjacent to the neighboring cells are checked in advance and then the serving cell
  • the present invention provides a traffic load control apparatus and method for resolving a traffic overload condition by adjusting a load threshold of a cell to adjust coverage of cells.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device which is handed over from a serving cell to neighbor cells according to the traffic load state of the neighbor cell.
  • a check unit for checking the traffic load state for the serving cell and neighboring cells adjacent to the serving cell; A determination unit for determining an overload of the serving cell; And a load threshold adjuster configured to adjust a load threshold L th set in the serving cell according to the traffic load state of the adjacent cells when the serving cell is overloaded.
  • a message transmitter for transmitting a message to the terminal to adjust a handover threshold of at least one terminal located in the serving cell after the load threshold is adjusted.
  • the load threshold L th of the serving cell increases, decreases, or maintains the current load threshold by a predetermined value ⁇ .
  • the handover threshold includes a threshold (HOMM) for handover between macro cells and a threshold (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
  • HOMM threshold for handover between macro cells
  • HOMF threshold for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
  • the serving cell and the neighbor cell are macro cells.
  • determining the traffic load state of neighboring cells neighboring the serving cell Checking the traffic load status of the neighbor cells if the serving cell is overloaded; And adjusting a load threshold set in the serving cell according to the traffic load condition.
  • the traffic load state is divided into low (L L ), normal, high (L H ), the load threshold (L th ) is reduced, maintained, and increased by a predetermined value ( ⁇ ) to correspond to the traffic load state, respectively. do.
  • the constant value ⁇ is a value smaller than 1, L L ⁇ load threshold value L th ⁇ L H , and L H ⁇ 1.
  • the normal state is a state when the traffic load in the cell is less than a certain ratio
  • the low state is a state when the traffic load in the cell is less than the normal state
  • the high state is the traffic load in the cell This is the state when it is larger than the normal state.
  • the load threshold L th is decreased by a predetermined value ⁇ , and a message for adjusting the handover threshold is transmitted to all terminals located in the serving cell.
  • a message for adjusting the handover threshold is transmitted to all terminals located in the serving cell.
  • At least one terminal located in the serving cell is adjusted by adjusting a threshold value (HOMM) for handover between macro cells or a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
  • HOMM threshold value
  • HOMF threshold value
  • the load threshold L th is increased by a predetermined value ⁇ , and a message for adjusting the handover threshold is transmitted to all terminals located in the serving cell.
  • a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from the macro cell to the femto cell is adjusted so that at least one terminal located in the serving cell is handed over to the femto cell.
  • the receiving unit for receiving a message for adjusting the handover threshold value from the serving cell is overloaded according to the traffic load state of the neighboring cell and the serving cell; And a handover threshold adjustment unit for adjusting the handover threshold according to the message.
  • the handover threshold includes at least one of a threshold value (HOMM) for handover between macro cells and a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
  • HOMM threshold value
  • HOMF threshold value
  • the coverage of the serving cell is virtually enlarged or reduced in accordance with the handover threshold.
  • the terminal device is handed over to the macro cell when the threshold value HOMM is transmitted, and handed over to the femto cell when the threshold value HOMF is transmitted.
  • Such a traffic load control device and method according to the present invention, and its terminal device has the following effects.
  • the traffic load state of the serving cell and the neighboring neighboring cells is first checked, and then the terminals located in the serving cell are selectively selected as the neighboring cells as the macrocell or femto. Handover to the cell.
  • the overload phenomenon of the neighboring cells is prevented by unilaterally inducing handover without considering the traffic load of the neighboring cells.
  • the call quality of the terminal may be reduced or the data rate may be lowered, and the stability of the mobile communication network may be greatly improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which a hierarchical cell structure in which a femto cell and a macro cell are superimposed is used to explain the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a traffic load control apparatus configured in a base station of a serving cell according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a terminal handed over to an adjacent cell according to a control operation of a serving cell of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic load control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cell coverage configuration in which cell coverage is changed according to the traffic load control method of FIG.
  • the load threshold value of the serving cell is adjusted according to the load situation of the neighboring cells and the metro cell serving as the serving cell, and the handover threshold value of the terminal is adjusted. It is a basic technical point to prevent traffic overload by adjusting their virtual cell coverage.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system to which a hierarchical cell structure in which a femto cell and a macro cell are superimposed is applied to explain the present invention.
  • a cell providing cell coverage having different sizes is configured.
  • One is a femto cell 1 and the other two are first and second macro cells 3 and 5.
  • the femto cell 1 refers to an area in which a small wireless environment is provided to improve indoor serviceable area by installing a base station using an ultra-small, low power indoor / home office
  • the first and second macro cells 3 ( 5) refers to an area serving a relatively wider area than the femto cell 1. That is, the cell coverage indicating the service area is determined by the transmission power of the base station, and the cell coverage is formed differently because the base station transmission powers of the macro cell and the femto cell are different from each other.
  • the base station transmit power of the macro cells 3 and 5 is tens of watts or more, and the base station transmit power of the femto cell 1 is only a few hundred milliwatts. Meanwhile, all or part of the cell coverage of the femto cell 1 may be included in the cell coverage of the macro cell 3, 5.
  • Each cell coverage is configured with a base station. That is, the base station is a femto base station 6, the first macro base station 7, the second macro base station 8, each of these base stations (6) (7) (8) is in a position that can provide a proper communication service It is composed. That is, the base stations 6, 7, and 8 are installed at appropriate locations capable of sufficiently performing a mobility management function for supporting or controlling communication services of terminals located in respective cell coverages. The cell coverage is determined by the installation location of the base stations 6, 7 and 8.
  • the overlapping space includes a first region where the coverage of the femto cell 1 overlaps with the coverage of the first macro cell 3, and the coverage of the first macro cell 3 and the coverage of the second macro cell 5 overlap. It is a 2nd area
  • Terminals 10 and 11 are located in the first area and the second area.
  • the first terminal 10 is located in the first area and the second terminal 11 is located in the second area.
  • the traffic load of the macro cell (hereinafter, referred to as a 'serving cell') 3 in which the first macro base station is located reaches a specific threshold (called a 'load threshold')
  • the current serving cell The traffic load of the serving cell 3 is adjusted by handing over the terminal receiving the service of (3) to another neighboring cell.
  • the traffic load state of the serving cell 3 and the neighboring neighbor cells 1 and 5 is first considered, and then the terminals 10 and 11 are selectively handed over.
  • FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a traffic load control apparatus configured in a base station of a serving cell according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a terminal handed over to an adjacent cell according to the control operation of the serving cell of the present invention.
  • the traffic load control apparatus 20 includes a determination unit 21 for determining an overload of the serving cell 3.
  • the overload determination can be seen by comparing whether the traffic load of the serving cell 3 has reached a threshold.
  • a check unit for checking the traffic load status of the neighboring cells (1) (5) neighboring the serving cell (3) is configured.
  • the check unit checks the downlink traffic load of the serving cell 3 and the first check unit 23 and at least one other macro cell (ie, the second macro cell) 5 neighboring the serving cell 3.
  • a second check unit 25 for checking a downlink load state respectively.
  • the first check unit 23 and the second check unit 25 may check the traffic load state of cells in a state configured together with the traffic load control device 20, or adjacent cells (1) (5)
  • Each of the second check units 25 may be configured, and the serving cell 3 may receive and check the traffic load state checked by the second check unit 25.
  • the traffic load state checked by the first checker 23 and the second checker 25 is three steps, such as a low-load state, a normal-load state, and a high-load state. It will be divided into. However, it is not necessarily limited thereto. You may want to further refine or simplify your traffic load. That is, the traffic load state may be provided to be freely changed depending on the communication environment of the neighbor cells.
  • a load threshold adjusting unit 27 is configured to adjust the load threshold of the serving cell 3 according to the traffic load.
  • the load threshold adjustment unit 27 increases or decreases the load threshold in accordance with the traffic load condition.
  • the message transmitter 29 is configured to transmit a message to the terminals to adjust the handover threshold of the terminals located in the serving cell 3 according to the traffic load of the neighbor cell 5.
  • the handover threshold transmitted by the message transmitter 29 includes a handover margin for macrocell (HOMM) and a handover margin for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell (HOMF). for Femtocell).
  • the terminals 10 and 11 become portable devices such as smart phones that are located in cell coverage and perform various communication services.
  • the terminal 10 (11) is configured with a receiver 32 for receiving a message transmitted by the traffic load control device 20 of the serving cell (3). Since the message is transmitted randomly at any time, the receiver 32 should always maintain a state in which the message can be received.
  • the receiver 32 may be used together with a receiver (not shown) that receives a series of high quality multimedia data or may be separately configured. Meanwhile, if the receiver 32 is used together with a receiver that receives multimedia data, priority may be given when receiving the message and the multimedia data. For example, the reception of the multimedia data may be temporarily stopped while the message is being received, or conversely, the reception of the message may be temporarily stopped while the multimedia data is being received.
  • the terminal 10 (11) is configured with a handover threshold adjustment unit 34 for adjusting the preset handover threshold in accordance with the message. According to the handover threshold, the terminals 10 and 11 are handed over to the macro cell 5 or the femto cell 1.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a traffic load control method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 shows an example in which cell coverage is changed.
  • a cell constituting a mobile communication system includes a femto cell 1, a serving cell 3, and a second macro cell (hereinafter referred to as a 'macro cell') 5.
  • a first region and a second region overlapping each other are formed between the cells.
  • At least one terminal 10 (11) is positioned in the first area and the second area, respectively, and a communication service is normally performed.
  • the serving cell 3 and the macro cell 5 respectively check the traffic load by the first checker 23 and the second checker 25 while providing communication services in their service areas (s10). ). That is, the base station of the serving cell 3 checks the downlink traffic load L K in its cell area, and the base station of the macro cell 5 also checks the downlink traffic load L j in its cell area. It is. Of course, the checking of such traffic load is continuously performed during the communication service, and when there are two or more macro cells, all macro cells check their downlink traffic load.
  • the determination unit 21 of the serving cell 3 which is a macro cell, continuously determines whether its cell is overloaded (s12). This is done by comparing the downlink traffic load L K with a preset load threshold L th .
  • the load threshold L th is used as a measure for overload determination of the serving cell 3. Therefore, when the downlink traffic load L K is greater than the load threshold value L th , the determination unit 21 determines that the serving cell is in a traffic overload condition.
  • the load threshold value L th has a constant value ⁇ that decreases or increases according to the traffic load L j of the macro cells 5, which are all neighboring neighbor cells, and the constant value is smaller than 1. It is set to a value.
  • the traffic load state is represented by L L when low and L H when high, wherein the load threshold L th is set to a value greater than L L and less than or equal to L H as shown in Equation 1 below.
  • L H is set smaller than 1 as in the following formula (2).
  • the overload condition of the serving cell 3 must be solved. This can be solved by virtually adjusting (ie, zooming in / out) the coverage of the serving cell 3 and the adjacent cells 1, 5.
  • the traffic load L j of at least one macro cell 5, which is an adjacent cell is low (load state) (S14). That is, L j ⁇ L L.
  • the load threshold adjusting unit 27 decreases the load threshold L th set in advance in the serving cell 3 by a predetermined value ⁇ (s15).
  • the message transmitter 29 transmits a message to decrease the handover threshold of all terminals located in the service area of the serving cell 3 (S16). Since the message transmission is uniformly transmitted to all terminals, the broadcasting scheme can be applied.
  • the terminal 10 (11) adjusts the preset handover threshold (s17).
  • the handover threshold is divided into a HOMM value and a HOMF value, and the terminal 11 receiving the HOMM value adjusts a threshold value for handover between the macro cells 3 and 5 and transmits the HOMF value.
  • the received terminal 11 adjusts a threshold for handover between the macro cell 5 and the femto cell 1.
  • the terminals 10 and 11 located in the serving cell 3 are handed over to the macro cell 5 or the femto cell 1 which are adjacent cells (s18).
  • the serving cell 3 eliminates the overload, and the serving cell 3, the macro cell 5, and the femto cell 1 have load balancing effects among the cells, thereby making the call quality and data transmission possible without error. You will be served.
  • the traffic load L j of at least one macro cell 5, which is an adjacent cell is in a normal-load state (S20).
  • the serving cell (3) is not adjusted to the currently set load threshold (L th).
  • the load threshold adjustment unit 27 is in an inoperative state.
  • the message transmitter 29 transmits a message to reduce the handover threshold of all terminals located in the service area of the serving cell 3 (S16). Then, the terminal adjusts its handover threshold according to the transmitted message (s17). At this time, the handover threshold is adjusted by dividing the HOMM value or the HOMF value according to the position of the terminal.
  • the traffic load L j of at least one macro cell 5, which is an adjacent cell is in a high-load state (S22).
  • the load threshold adjuster 27 sets the load threshold L th to a predetermined value. Increase by ( ⁇ ) (s23).
  • the message transmitter 29 transmits a message so that all terminals located in the service area of the serving cell 3 adjust the handover threshold (S24).
  • the terminal adjusts the preset handover threshold value, in which case only the HOMF value is adjusted (S25). That is, the terminals located in the serving cell 3 are handed over only to the femto cell 1. This is to prevent the terminal from being handed over to the macro cell 5 which is overloaded because the traffic load of the macro cell 5 which is an adjacent cell is overloaded.
  • the terminals of the serving cell 3 are handed over only to the femto cell 1 so that the femto cell 1 partially bears the traffic load of the serving cell 3 (S26).
  • the cell coverage is changed according to the adjustment of the load threshold and the handover threshold.
  • the coverage 3 ′ of the serving cell 3 is reduced and conversely the coverages 5 ′ and 1 ′ of the macro cell 5 and the femto cell 1 are expanded. Accordingly, the first terminal 10 located in the first area is handed over from the serving cell 3 to the femto cell 1, and the second terminal located in the second area has the macro cell 5 in the serving cell 3. It can be seen that the handover to.
  • the terminals 10 and 11 adjust the handover threshold as follows according to the message transmitted by the message transmitter 29.
  • the handover threshold is reduced. This corresponds to the case where the traffic load L j of the neighbor cell 5 is low, and is equal to Equations 3 and 4 below.
  • HOMM adj HOMM- ⁇ HOM
  • HOMM represents a handover margin required for handover from the serving cell 3 to the macro cell 5
  • ⁇ HOM represents a decrease in the handover margin. Therefore, HOMM adj represents a value of decreasing handover margin by ⁇ HOM in the originally planned HOMM.
  • HOMF adj HOMF- ⁇ HOM
  • HOMF represents a handover margin required for handover from the serving cell 3 to the femto cell 1
  • ⁇ HOM represents a decrease in the handover margin. Therefore, HOMF adj represents a value of decreasing handover margin by ⁇ HOM in the originally planned HOMF.
  • HOMM adj HOMM + ⁇ HOM
  • HOMF adj HOMF + ⁇ HOM
  • the handover margin is increased by ⁇ HOM in the originally planned HOMM (or HOMF).
  • the handover process of the terminal 10 (11) is operated differently according to the received signal strength.
  • the terminal may transmit the macro cell ( Perform handover to 5).
  • the strongest signal received by the terminal 10 or 11 is the femto cell 1
  • the signal strength RSRP F received from the femto cell 1 is greater than the signal strength RSRP S of the serving cell. If greater than the HOMF adj , the terminal performs a handover to the femto cell 1.
  • the present embodiment describes that the traffic load of the serving cell and the neighboring cell (ie, the macro cell) neighboring are first identified, and then the handovers of the terminals located in the serving cell are handed over to the macro cell or femto cell to balance the traffic load.
  • the present invention can solve the traffic overload caused by the increase in the use of high-speed data services, high-quality video services, including voice services in the mobile communication network, thereby improving users' service quality and data rate, and also improve the mobile communication network It can be applied to a mobile communication system that can greatly improve the overall network stability.

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When an overload occurs in a serving cell, the present invention checks traffic load states of macro cells adjacent to the serving cell and then adjusts a load threshold value of the serving cell. Further, in the present invention, the serving cell transmits a message for adjusting handover threshold values of all terminals operating therein so that the terminals can adjust pre-configured handover threshold values. As a result, the terminals of the serving cell can be handed over to neighboring adjacent cells. Thus, the present invention, inducing a handover after considering first the traffic load states of the adjacent cells, can prevent the adjacent cells from being overloaded due to terminals unconditionally handed over from the serving cell.

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트래픽 부하 제어장치 및 방법, 그의 단말장치Traffic load control device and method, terminal thereof
본 발명은 트래픽 부하 제어장치에 관한 것으로서, 더욱 상세하게는 서빙 셀의 트래픽 부하가 특정 임계값에 도달할 경우 이웃하는 하나 이상의 인접 셀 들의 트래픽 부하상태에 따라 상기 서빙 셀의 부하 임계값을 적응적으로 조절하여 서빙 셀의 트래픽 과부하로 인해 발생할 수 있는 문제를 개선하는 트래픽 부하 제어장치 및 방법에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a traffic load control apparatus, and more particularly, when a traffic load of a serving cell reaches a specific threshold, adaptively adjusts the load threshold of the serving cell according to the traffic load of one or more neighboring cells. The present invention relates to a traffic load control apparatus and a method for improving a problem that may occur due to traffic overload of a serving cell.
현재 LTE-A와 같은 차세대 이동통신시스템은 펨토 셀(femtocell), 피코 셀(picocell), 마이크로 셀(microcell)과 같은 소형 셀과 그보다 넓은 서비스 구역을 제공하는 매크로 셀과 같은 대형 셀이 서로 중첩되는 구조를 제공하고 있다. The next generation of mobile communication systems such as LTE-A currently overlap small cells such as femtocells, picocells, and microcells and large cells such as macro cells that provide a wider service area. It provides a structure.
그런데 근래 들어 스마트 폰과 같은 휴대용 기기가 급속하게 증가하고 있어 그만큼 이동통신망에서의 트래픽 부하가 급증하는 추세이다. 이에 특히 소형 셀과 대형 셀이 중첩된 이동통신망의 계층 셀 구조에서 통화불능과 데이터 전송률이 저하되는 등 서비스 품질이 나빠지는 문제가 초래되며 결국 이동통신망의 안정도(network stability)가 악화되는 원인이 되고 있다. However, in recent years, the number of portable devices such as smart phones is increasing rapidly, so the traffic load on the mobile communication network is increasing. In particular, in the hierarchical cell structure of a mobile communication network in which small cells and large cells overlap, poor service quality, such as poor communication and data transmission rate, may be caused, resulting in a deterioration of network stability. have.
따라서 상기와 같이 소형 셀과 대형 셀이 서로 중첩된 계층 셀 구조에서 트래픽 부하를 효율적으로 관리하기 위한 노력이 활발하게 진행되고 있다. Accordingly, efforts have been actively made to efficiently manage traffic load in a hierarchical cell structure in which small and large cells overlap each other.
이와 같은 트래픽 부하를 관리하기 위한 하나의 예로, 본 출원인이 출원하고 등록받은 한국등록특허 10-1335018호인 '단말기의 핸드오버 방법 및 시스템'(선행문헌이라 함)이 있다. As an example for managing such traffic load, there is a Korean hand-held Patent No. 10-1335018, 'Handover method and system of the terminal' (filed earlier).
상기 선행문헌은 과부하 상태인 서빙 셀에서 동작하는 단말기의 핸드오버 파라미터를 조정함으로써 그 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 다른 매크로 셀 또는 상기 서빙 셀과 중첩된 펨토셀 등으로 상기 단말기를 핸드오버시키는 방안이다. The preceding document is a method for handovering the terminal to another macro cell neighboring the serving cell or a femtocell superimposed with the serving cell by adjusting the handover parameter of the terminal operating in the overloaded cell.
하지만, 상기 선행문헌이 서빙 셀의 트래픽 과부하 상태를 완화할 수 있는 효과를 제공하긴 하지만, 이는 이웃하는 매크로 셀이나 소형 셀인 펨토 셀의 트래픽 부하 상태를 전혀 고려하지 않고 서빙 셀에 속한 단말기를 핸드오버 시키고 있다.  However, although the prior document provides the effect of mitigating the traffic overload of the serving cell, this handovers the terminal belonging to the serving cell without considering the traffic load of the neighboring macro cell or the small cell femto cell at all. I'm making it.
그렇기 때문에 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 매크로 셀 또는 펨토 셀의 부하가 과부하 상태인 경우 상기 핸드오버되는 단말기들로 인하여 상기 매크로 셀 또는 펨토 셀은 더욱더 과부하 상태가 된다. 따라서 이 경우 서빙 셀에 위치한 단말기가 매크로 셀 또는 펨토 셀로 정상적으로 핸드오버될 확률이 낮아지면 물론, 핸드오버가 성공되더라도 그만큼 매트로 셀 또는 펨토 셀의 과부하로 인하여 기존에 위치한 단말기들까지 통화 품질이 저하될 수 있다. Therefore, when the load of the serving cell and the neighboring macro cell or femto cell is overloaded, the macro cell or femto cell becomes more overloaded due to the handover terminals. Therefore, in this case, the probability that the terminal located in the serving cell is normally handed over to the macro cell or femto cell becomes low, and of course, even if the handover is successful, the call quality deteriorates to existing terminals due to the overload of the macro cell or femto cell. Can be.
따라서 본 발명의 목적은 상기한 문제점을 해결하기 위한 것으로, 중첩된 계층적 셀 구조의 무선통신시스템에서 서빙 셀(즉, 매크로 셀)과 이웃하는 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하상태를 미리 체크한 후 서빙 셀의 부하 임계값을 조정하여 셀 들의 커버리지를 조절함으로써 트래픽 과부하 상태를 해결하도록 한 트래픽 부하 제어장치 및 방법을 제공하는 것이다. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and in the wireless communication system of a hierarchical hierarchical cell structure, the serving cell (ie, the macro cell) and the neighboring cells adjacent to the neighboring cells are checked in advance and then the serving cell The present invention provides a traffic load control apparatus and method for resolving a traffic overload condition by adjusting a load threshold of a cell to adjust coverage of cells.
본 발명의 다른 목적은 인접 셀의 트래픽 부하 상태에 따라 서빙 셀에서 인접 셀들로 핸드오버되는 단말장치를 제공하는 것이다.Another object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device which is handed over from a serving cell to neighbor cells according to the traffic load state of the neighbor cell.
상기한 목적을 달성하기 위한 본 발명의 특징에 따르면, 서빙 셀 및 상기 서빙 셀과 이웃한 인접 셀들에 대한 트래픽 부하 상태를 체크하는 체크부; 상기 서빙 셀의 과부하 판단을 위한 판단부; 및 상기 서빙 셀이 과부하 상태이면 상기 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하상태에 따라 상기 서빙 셀에 설정된 부하 임계값(Lth)을 조정하는 부하 임계값 조정부를 포함하는 트래픽 부하 제어장치가 제공된다. According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, a check unit for checking the traffic load state for the serving cell and neighboring cells adjacent to the serving cell; A determination unit for determining an overload of the serving cell; And a load threshold adjuster configured to adjust a load threshold L th set in the serving cell according to the traffic load state of the adjacent cells when the serving cell is overloaded.
상기 부하 임계값이 조정된 후 상기 서빙 셀에 위치하는 적어도 하나의 단말기의 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 상기 단말기에 메시지를 전송하는 메시지 전송부를 더 포함한다. And a message transmitter for transmitting a message to the terminal to adjust a handover threshold of at least one terminal located in the serving cell after the load threshold is adjusted.
상기 트래픽 부하상태에 따라 상기 서빙 셀의 부하 임계값(Lth)은 일정 값(α)만큼 증가, 감소 또는 현재의 부하 임계값이 유지된다. According to the traffic load state, the load threshold L th of the serving cell increases, decreases, or maintains the current load threshold by a predetermined value α.
상기 핸드오버 임계값은 매크로 셀 간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMM)과, 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF)을 포함한다. The handover threshold includes a threshold (HOMM) for handover between macro cells and a threshold (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
상기 서빙 셀 및 인접 셀은 매트로 셀이다. The serving cell and the neighbor cell are macro cells.
본 발명의 다른 특징에 따르면, 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하 상태를 판단하는 단계; 상기 서빙 셀이 과부하이면 상기 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하 상태를 체크하는 단계; 및 상기 트래픽 부하 상태에 따라 상기 서빙 셀에 설정된 부하 임계값을 조정하는 단계를 포함하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법이 제공된다. According to another aspect of the invention, determining the traffic load state of neighboring cells neighboring the serving cell; Checking the traffic load status of the neighbor cells if the serving cell is overloaded; And adjusting a load threshold set in the serving cell according to the traffic load condition.
상기 트래픽 부하상태는 낮음(LL), 정상, 높음(LH)으로 구분되며, 상기 트래픽 부하상태에 각각 대응되게 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)을 일정 값(α)만큼 감소, 유지, 증가한다. The traffic load state is divided into low (L L ), normal, high (L H ), the load threshold (L th ) is reduced, maintained, and increased by a predetermined value (α) to correspond to the traffic load state, respectively. do.
상기 일정 값(α)은 1보다 작은 값이고, 또한 LL< 부하 임계값(Lth)≤ LH 이고, LH < 1이다. The constant value α is a value smaller than 1, L L <load threshold value L th ≤ L H , and L H <1.
여기서, 정상 상태는 해당 셀에서 트래픽 부하량이 일정 비율 이하일 때의 상태이고, 상기 낮음 상태는 해당 셀에서 트래픽 부하량이 상기 정상 상태보다 작을 때의 상태이고, 상기 높음 상태는 해당 셀에서 트래픽 부하량이 상기 정상 상태보다 클 때의 상태이다.Here, the normal state is a state when the traffic load in the cell is less than a certain ratio, the low state is a state when the traffic load in the cell is less than the normal state, and the high state is the traffic load in the cell This is the state when it is larger than the normal state.
상기 트래픽 부하상태가 낮은 경우, 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)을 일정 값(α)만큼 감소하고, 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 모든 단말기들에게 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하는 메시지를 전송한다. When the traffic load is low, the load threshold L th is decreased by a predetermined value α, and a message for adjusting the handover threshold is transmitted to all terminals located in the serving cell.
상기 트래픽 부하상태가 정상인 경우, 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 모든 단말기들에게 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 하는 메시지를 전송한다. If the traffic load is normal, a message for adjusting the handover threshold is transmitted to all terminals located in the serving cell.
상기 핸드오버 임계값에 따라 매크로 셀 간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMM) 또는 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF)을 조정하여 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 적어도 하나의 단말기가 매크로 셀 또는 펨토 셀로 핸드오버 되도록 한다.According to the handover threshold, at least one terminal located in the serving cell is adjusted by adjusting a threshold value (HOMM) for handover between macro cells or a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell. Alternatively, handover to the femto cell.
상기 트래픽 부하상태가 높을 경우, 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)을 일정 값(α)만큼 증가하고, 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 모든 단말기들에게 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 하는 메시지를 전송한다. When the traffic load is high, the load threshold L th is increased by a predetermined value α, and a message for adjusting the handover threshold is transmitted to all terminals located in the serving cell.
상기 핸드오버 임계값에 따라 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF)을 조정하여 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 적어도 하나의 단말기가 펨토 셀로 핸드오버 되도록 한다. According to the handover threshold, a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from the macro cell to the femto cell is adjusted so that at least one terminal located in the serving cell is handed over to the femto cell.
본 발명의 또 다른 특징에 따르면, 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 인접 셀의 트래픽 부하 상태에 따라 과부하 상태인 상기 서빙 셀로부터 핸드오버 임계값 조정을 위한 메시지를 전송받는 수신부; 및 상기 메시지에 따라 상기 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하는 핸드오버 임계값 조정부를 포함하는 단말장치가 제공된다. According to another feature of the invention, the receiving unit for receiving a message for adjusting the handover threshold value from the serving cell is overloaded according to the traffic load state of the neighboring cell and the serving cell; And a handover threshold adjustment unit for adjusting the handover threshold according to the message.
상기 핸드오버 임계값은 매크로 셀 간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMM) 및 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF) 중 적어도 하나가 포함된다. The handover threshold includes at least one of a threshold value (HOMM) for handover between macro cells and a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
상기 핸드오버 임계값에 따라 상기 서빙 셀의 커버리지가 가상적으로 확대 또는 축소된다. The coverage of the serving cell is virtually enlarged or reduced in accordance with the handover threshold.
상기 단말장치는 상기 임계값(HOMM)이 전송되면 매크로 셀로 핸드오버되고, 상기 임계값(HOMF)이 전송되면 펨토 셀로 핸드오버된다.The terminal device is handed over to the macro cell when the threshold value HOMM is transmitted, and handed over to the femto cell when the threshold value HOMF is transmitted.
이와 같은 본 발명에 따른 트래픽 부하 제어장치 및 방법, 그의 단말장치는 다음과 같은 효과가 있다. Such a traffic load control device and method according to the present invention, and its terminal device has the following effects.
본 발명은 서빙 셀인 매크로 셀의 트래픽 부하가 일정 수준 이상 증가하여 과부하가 되면 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하상태를 먼저 체크한 후 서빙 셀에 위치한 단말기들을 선별적으로 인접 셀인 매크로 셀 또는 펨토 셀로 핸드오버시키고 있다. According to the present invention, when the traffic load of the macro cell as the serving cell increases by a certain level or more, the traffic load state of the serving cell and the neighboring neighboring cells is first checked, and then the terminals located in the serving cell are selectively selected as the neighboring cells as the macrocell or femto. Handover to the cell.
따라서 종래 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하 상태를 전혀 고려하지 않고 일방적으로 핸드오버를 유도함으로써 인접 셀들의 과부하 현상을 방지하고 있다. Accordingly, by overloading the neighboring cells, the overload phenomenon of the neighboring cells is prevented by unilaterally inducing handover without considering the traffic load of the neighboring cells.
이에 단말기의 통화품질이 저하되거나 데이터 전송률이 저하되는 것을 개선할 수 있음은 물론 이동 통신망의 안정도(network stability)를 크게 향상시킬 수 있는 효과도 있다.As a result, the call quality of the terminal may be reduced or the data rate may be lowered, and the stability of the mobile communication network may be greatly improved.
도 1은 본 발명을 설명하기 위해 펨토 셀과 매크로 셀이 중첩된 계층적 셀 구조가 적용된 이동통신시스템 구성도1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which a hierarchical cell structure in which a femto cell and a macro cell are superimposed is used to explain the present invention.
도 2는 본 발명의 실시 예에 따라 서빙 셀의 기지국에 구성된 트래픽 부하 제어장치의 구성도2 is a block diagram of a traffic load control apparatus configured in a base station of a serving cell according to an embodiment of the present invention;
도 3은 본 발명의 서빙 셀의 제어동작에 따라 인접 셀로 핸드오버 되는 단말기의 구성도3 is a configuration diagram of a terminal handed over to an adjacent cell according to a control operation of a serving cell of the present invention
도 4는 본 발명의 바람직한 실시 예에 따른 트래픽 부하 제어방법을 설명하는 흐름도4 is a flowchart illustrating a traffic load control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
도 5는 도 4의 트래픽 부하 제어방법에 따라 셀 커버리지가 영역이 변경된 예를 보인 셀 커버리지 구성도FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a cell coverage configuration in which cell coverage is changed according to the traffic load control method of FIG.
본 발명은 매크로 셀과 펨토 셀들이 중첩된 이동통신시스템에서 서빙 셀인 메트로 셀과 이웃하는 인접 셀들의 부하 상황에 따라 서빙 셀의 부하 임계값을 조정함은 물론 단말기의 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하여 셀들의 가상 셀 커버리지를 조정함으로써 트래픽 과부하를 방지하는 것을 기본적인 기술적 요지로 한다. According to the present invention, in the mobile communication system in which the macro cell and the femto cells overlap, the load threshold value of the serving cell is adjusted according to the load situation of the neighboring cells and the metro cell serving as the serving cell, and the handover threshold value of the terminal is adjusted. It is a basic technical point to prevent traffic overload by adjusting their virtual cell coverage.
이하 본 발명에 의한 트래픽 부하 제어장치 및 방법, 그의 단말장치의 바람직한 실시 예를 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 상세하게 설명한다. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a traffic load control apparatus and method according to the present invention and a terminal apparatus thereof will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
도 1은 본 발명을 설명하기 위해 펨토 셀과 매크로 셀이 중첩된 계층적 셀 구조가 적용된 이동통신시스템 구성도이다. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system to which a hierarchical cell structure in which a femto cell and a macro cell are superimposed is applied to explain the present invention.
도 1에 도시된 바와 같이 서로 다른 크기를 가지는 셀 커버리지를 제공하는 셀이 구성된다. 하나는 펨토 셀(1)이고, 다른 두 개는 제1, 제2 매크로 셀(3)(5)이다. 펨토 셀(1)은 초소형, 저전력을 사용하는 기지국을 가정/사무실용 옥내에 설치하여 실내 서비스 가능 영역을 개선하도록 소규모 무선환경을 제공한 영역을 말하고, 제1 및 제2 매크로 셀(3)(5)은 펨토 셀(1)보다 상대적으로 더 넓은 영역을 서비스하는 영역을 말한다. 즉 서비스 영역을 나타내는 셀 커버리지는 기지국의 송신 전력에 의해 결정되고, 매크로 셀과 펨토 셀의 기지국 송신전력을 서로 다르기 때문에 셀 커버리지는 다르게 형성되는 것이다. 예컨대 매크로 셀(3)(5)의 기지국 송신전력은 수십 와트(W) 이상이고 펨토 셀(1)의 기지국 송신전력은 수백 밀리와트(㎽)에 불과하다. 한편 펨토 셀(1)의 셀 커버리지의 전부 또는 일부는 매크로 셀(3)(5)의 셀 커버리지에 포함될 수도 있다. As shown in FIG. 1, a cell providing cell coverage having different sizes is configured. One is a femto cell 1 and the other two are first and second macro cells 3 and 5. The femto cell 1 refers to an area in which a small wireless environment is provided to improve indoor serviceable area by installing a base station using an ultra-small, low power indoor / home office, and the first and second macro cells 3 ( 5) refers to an area serving a relatively wider area than the femto cell 1. That is, the cell coverage indicating the service area is determined by the transmission power of the base station, and the cell coverage is formed differently because the base station transmission powers of the macro cell and the femto cell are different from each other. For example, the base station transmit power of the macro cells 3 and 5 is tens of watts or more, and the base station transmit power of the femto cell 1 is only a few hundred milliwatts. Meanwhile, all or part of the cell coverage of the femto cell 1 may be included in the cell coverage of the macro cell 3, 5.
각 셀 커버리지에는 기지국이 구성된다. 즉 기지국은 펨토 기지국(6), 제1 매크로 기지국(7), 제2 매크로 기지국(8)이고, 이들 각각의 기지국(6)(7)(8)은 적정한 통신서비스를 제공할 수 있는 위치에 구성된다. 즉 기지국(6)(7)(8)들은 각각의 셀 커버리지에 위치한 단말기들의 통신 서비스를 지원하거나 제어하는 이동성 관리 기능 등을 충분히 수행할 수 있는 적정 장소에 설치되는 것이다. 그 기지국(6)(7)(8)의 설치 장소에 따라 셀 커버리지가 결정된다. Each cell coverage is configured with a base station. That is, the base station is a femto base station 6, the first macro base station 7, the second macro base station 8, each of these base stations (6) (7) (8) is in a position that can provide a proper communication service It is composed. That is, the base stations 6, 7, and 8 are installed at appropriate locations capable of sufficiently performing a mobility management function for supporting or controlling communication services of terminals located in respective cell coverages. The cell coverage is determined by the installation location of the base stations 6, 7 and 8.
이동통신시스템의 서비스 영역에는 셀 커버리지가 서로 중첩되는 공간이 존재한다. 중첩되는 공간은 펨토 셀(1)의 커버리지와 제1 매크로 셀(3)의 커버리지가 중첩되는 제1 영역과, 제1 매크로 셀(3)의 커버리지와 제2 매크로 셀(5)의 커버리지가 중첩되는 제2 영역이다. In the service area of the mobile communication system, there is a space where cell coverage overlaps each other. The overlapping space includes a first region where the coverage of the femto cell 1 overlaps with the coverage of the first macro cell 3, and the coverage of the first macro cell 3 and the coverage of the second macro cell 5 overlap. It is a 2nd area | region which becomes.
상기 제1 영역 및 제2 영역에는 단말기(10)(11)가 위치한다. 이때 실시 예에서는 제1 단말기(10)는 제1 영역에 위치하고 제2 단말기(11)는 제2 영역에 위치하는 것으로 예를 들어 설명할 것이다. Terminals 10 and 11 are located in the first area and the second area. In this case, the first terminal 10 is located in the first area and the second terminal 11 is located in the second area.
한편 본 실시 예는 제1 매크로 기지국이 위치한 매크로 셀(이하, '서빙 셀'이라 함)(3)의 트래픽 부하가 특정 임계값('부하 임계값'이라 함)에 도달한 경우, 현재 서빙 셀(3)의 서비스를 받고 있는 단말기를 이웃하는 다른 셀로 핸드오버하여 서빙 셀(3)의 트래픽 부하를 조정하는 것이다. 이때 서빙 셀(3)과 이웃하는 인접 셀(1)(5)의 트래픽 부하 상태를 먼저 고려한 후 단말기(10)(11)를 선택적으로 핸드오버시킨다. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, when the traffic load of the macro cell (hereinafter, referred to as a 'serving cell') 3 in which the first macro base station is located reaches a specific threshold (called a 'load threshold'), the current serving cell The traffic load of the serving cell 3 is adjusted by handing over the terminal receiving the service of (3) to another neighboring cell. At this time, the traffic load state of the serving cell 3 and the neighboring neighbor cells 1 and 5 is first considered, and then the terminals 10 and 11 are selectively handed over.
이를 위해 필요한 구성들을 도 2 및 도 3을 참조하여 설명한다. The necessary components for this purpose will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
도 2는 본 발명의 실시 예에 따라 서빙 셀의 기지국에 구성된 트래픽 부하 제어장치의 구성도이고, 도 3은 본 발명의 서빙 셀의 제어동작에 따라 인접 셀로 핸드오버 되는 단말기의 구성도이다. 2 is a configuration diagram of a traffic load control apparatus configured in a base station of a serving cell according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a terminal handed over to an adjacent cell according to the control operation of the serving cell of the present invention.
먼저, 도 2를 살펴본다. 도 2를 보면 트래픽 부하 제어장치(20)에는 서빙 셀(3)의 과부하 판단을 위한 판단부(21)가 구성된다. 과부하 판단은 서빙 셀(3)의 트래픽 부하가 임계값에 도달했는지를 비교하면 알 수 있다. First, look at FIG. Referring to FIG. 2, the traffic load control apparatus 20 includes a determination unit 21 for determining an overload of the serving cell 3. The overload determination can be seen by comparing whether the traffic load of the serving cell 3 has reached a threshold.
그리고 서빙 셀(3)과 이웃하는 인접 셀(1)(5)들의 트래픽 부하 상태를 체크하는 체크부가 구성된다. 체크부는 서빙 셀(3)의 하향링크 트래픽 부하를 체크하는 제1 체크부(23)와, 서빙 셀(3)과 이웃하는 적어도 하나의 다른 매크로 셀(즉, 제2 매크로 셀)(5)의 하향링크 부하상태를 각각 체크하는 제2 체크부(25)를 포함할 것이다. 이때 제1 체크부와(23) 제2 체크부(25)가 상기 트래픽 부하 제어장치(20)에 함께 구성된 상태로 셀들의 트래픽 부하 상태를 체크할 수 있거나, 또는 인접 셀(1)(5)들에 각각 제2 체크부(25)가 구성되고 서빙 셀(3)은 제2 체크부(25)가 체크한 트래픽 부하 상태를 전달받아 체크할 수도 있을 것이다. 그리고 제1 체크부 (23) 및 제2 체크부(25)가 체크하는 트래픽 부하 상태는 낮음(low-load state), 정상(normal-load state), 높음(high-load state)과 같이 3단계로 구분하기로 한다. 그러나 반드시 이에 한정되지는 않는다. 트래픽 부하상태를 더 세분화하거나 더 간단하게 할 수도 있다. 즉 트래픽 부하상태는 상기 인접 셀 들의 통신환경 등에 따라 자유롭게 변경 가능하도록 제공될 수 있는 것이다. And a check unit for checking the traffic load status of the neighboring cells (1) (5) neighboring the serving cell (3) is configured. The check unit checks the downlink traffic load of the serving cell 3 and the first check unit 23 and at least one other macro cell (ie, the second macro cell) 5 neighboring the serving cell 3. A second check unit 25 for checking a downlink load state, respectively. At this time, the first check unit 23 and the second check unit 25 may check the traffic load state of cells in a state configured together with the traffic load control device 20, or adjacent cells (1) (5) Each of the second check units 25 may be configured, and the serving cell 3 may receive and check the traffic load state checked by the second check unit 25. In addition, the traffic load state checked by the first checker 23 and the second checker 25 is three steps, such as a low-load state, a normal-load state, and a high-load state. It will be divided into. However, it is not necessarily limited thereto. You may want to further refine or simplify your traffic load. That is, the traffic load state may be provided to be freely changed depending on the communication environment of the neighbor cells.
서빙 셀(3)이 과부하 상태인 경우 상기 트래픽 부하상태에 따라 서빙 셀(3)의 부하 임계값을 조정하는 부하 임계값 조정부(27)가 구성된다. 부하 임계값 조정부(27)는 트래픽 부하 상태에 따라서 부하 임계값을 증가 또는 감소시킨다. When the serving cell 3 is overloaded, a load threshold adjusting unit 27 is configured to adjust the load threshold of the serving cell 3 according to the traffic load. The load threshold adjustment unit 27 increases or decreases the load threshold in accordance with the traffic load condition.
인접 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하상태에 따라 서빙 셀(3)에 위치한 단말기들의 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 단말기들에게 메시지를 전송하는 메시지 전송부(29)가 구성된다. 이때 메시지 전송부(29)가 전송하는 핸드오버 임계값에는 매크로 셀 간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMM : Handover Margin for Macrocell)과 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF : Handover Margin for Femtocell)이 포함된다.The message transmitter 29 is configured to transmit a message to the terminals to adjust the handover threshold of the terminals located in the serving cell 3 according to the traffic load of the neighbor cell 5. The handover threshold transmitted by the message transmitter 29 includes a handover margin for macrocell (HOMM) and a handover margin for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell (HOMF). for Femtocell).
이와 같이 상기 부하 임계값 및 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하면 서빙 셀(3)의 커버리지 및 인접 셀(1)(5)들의 커버리지를 가상적으로 조정(즉, 확대 또는 축소)하는 효과를 얻을 수 있다. 다시 말해 서빙 셀(3)에 위치하는 단말기들의 일부 또는 전부가 인접 셀인 매크로 셀(5) 또는 펨토 셀(1)로 핸드오버되는 것이다. By adjusting the load threshold and the handover threshold in this way, it is possible to virtually adjust (ie, enlarge or reduce) the coverage of the serving cell 3 and the coverage of the adjacent cells 1 and 5. In other words, some or all of the terminals located in the serving cell 3 are handed over to the macro cell 5 or the femto cell 1, which are adjacent cells.
다음, 도 3을 보면 단말기(10)(11)는 셀 커버리지 내에 위치하면서 다양한 통신 서비스를 수행하는 스마트 폰과 같은 휴대용 기기가 된다. Next, referring to FIG. 3, the terminals 10 and 11 become portable devices such as smart phones that are located in cell coverage and perform various communication services.
이러한 단말기(10)(11)에는 서빙 셀(3)의 트래픽 부하 제어장치(20)가 전송하는 메시지를 전송받는 수신부(32)가 구성된다. 상기 메시지는 임의 시간대에 무작위로 전송되는 형태이기 때문에 수신부(32)는 항상 메시지를 수신받을 수 있는 상태를 유지하여야 한다. 이러한 수신부(32)는 일련의 고품질 멀티미디어 데이터를 수신받는 수신부(미도시)와 함께 사용되거나 별도로 구성될 수 있다. 한편 상기 수신부(32)가 멀티미디어 데이터를 수신받는 수신부와 함께 사용된다면 상기 메시지와 상기 멀티미디어 데이터를 수신할 때 우선순위를 부여할 수도 있을 것이다. 예컨대 메시지가 수신되는 도중에 멀티미디어 데이터의 수신이 잠시 중지될 수 있거나, 반대로 멀티미디어 데이터가 수신되는 도중에 메시지의 수신이 잠시 중지될 수 있는 것이다. The terminal 10 (11) is configured with a receiver 32 for receiving a message transmitted by the traffic load control device 20 of the serving cell (3). Since the message is transmitted randomly at any time, the receiver 32 should always maintain a state in which the message can be received. The receiver 32 may be used together with a receiver (not shown) that receives a series of high quality multimedia data or may be separately configured. Meanwhile, if the receiver 32 is used together with a receiver that receives multimedia data, priority may be given when receiving the message and the multimedia data. For example, the reception of the multimedia data may be temporarily stopped while the message is being received, or conversely, the reception of the message may be temporarily stopped while the multimedia data is being received.
또한 단말기(10)(11)에는 메시지에 따라 기 설정된 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하는 핸드오버 임계값 조정부(34)가 구성된다. 핸드오버 임계값에 따라 단말기(10)(11)는 매크로 셀(5) 또는 펨토 셀(1)로 핸드오버된다. In addition, the terminal 10 (11) is configured with a handover threshold adjustment unit 34 for adjusting the preset handover threshold in accordance with the message. According to the handover threshold, the terminals 10 and 11 are handed over to the macro cell 5 or the femto cell 1.
이어서는 상기의 구성을 가지는 트래픽 부하 제어장치를 이용하여 셀 상호간의 트래픽 부하를 조정하는 방법을 설명하기로 한다. 이는 본 발명의 바람직한 실시 예에 따른 트래픽 부하 제어방법을 설명하고 있는 도 4와, 그리고 셀 커버리지가 변경된 예를 보인 도 5를 함께 참조하기로 한다. Next, a method of adjusting traffic loads between cells using a traffic load control device having the above configuration will be described. This will be described with reference to FIG. 4 which illustrates a traffic load control method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 which shows an example in which cell coverage is changed.
도 1에 도시한 바와 같이 이동통신시스템을 구성하는 셀은 펨토 셀(1), 서빙셀(3) 및 제2 매크로 셀(이하 '매크로 셀'이라 함)(5)로 구성됨을 예를 들고, 또한 각각의 셀 간에는 서로 중첩되는 제1 영역 및 제2 영역이 형성된다. 그리고 제1 영역 및 제2 영역에는 적어도 하나의 단말기(10(11)들이 각각 위치하면서 통신 서비스가 정상적으로 이루어지고 있는 상태이다. As shown in FIG. 1, a cell constituting a mobile communication system includes a femto cell 1, a serving cell 3, and a second macro cell (hereinafter referred to as a 'macro cell') 5. In addition, a first region and a second region overlapping each other are formed between the cells. At least one terminal 10 (11) is positioned in the first area and the second area, respectively, and a communication service is normally performed.
이런 상태에서 서빙 셀(3) 및 매크로 셀(5)은 각각 자신들의 서비스 영역에서의 통신 서비스를 제공하면서 제1 체크부(23) 및 제2 체크부(25)가 트래픽 부하를 체크한다(s10). 즉 서빙 셀(3)의 기지국은 자신의 셀 영역에서의 하향링크 트래픽 부하(LK)를 체크하고, 매크로 셀(5)의 기지국도 자신의 셀 영역에서 하향링크 트래픽 부하(Lj)를 체크하는 것이다. 물론 이러한 트래픽 부하를 체크하는 것은 통신 서비스가 이루어지는 동안 계속해서 수행되며, 매크로 셀이 2개 이상인 경우 모든 매트로 셀이 자신의 하향링크 트래픽 부하를 체크하게 된다. In this state, the serving cell 3 and the macro cell 5 respectively check the traffic load by the first checker 23 and the second checker 25 while providing communication services in their service areas (s10). ). That is, the base station of the serving cell 3 checks the downlink traffic load L K in its cell area, and the base station of the macro cell 5 also checks the downlink traffic load L j in its cell area. It is. Of course, the checking of such traffic load is continuously performed during the communication service, and when there are two or more macro cells, all macro cells check their downlink traffic load.
트래픽 부하가 체크되는 동안, 매크로 셀인 서빙 셀(3)의 판단부(21)는 자신의 셀이 과부하 상태인지를 지속적으로 판단하게 된다(s12). 이는 하향링크 트래픽 부하(LK)와 기 설정된 부하 임계값(Lth)을 비교하는 것에 의해 이루어진다. 부하 임계값(Lth)은 서빙 셀(3)의 과부하 판단을 위한 척도로 이용된다. 따라서 비교결과 하향링크 트래픽 부하(LK)가 부하 임계값(Lth)보다 크면, 판단부(21)는 서빙 셀이 트래픽 과부하 상태라고 판단한다. While the traffic load is checked, the determination unit 21 of the serving cell 3, which is a macro cell, continuously determines whether its cell is overloaded (s12). This is done by comparing the downlink traffic load L K with a preset load threshold L th . The load threshold L th is used as a measure for overload determination of the serving cell 3. Therefore, when the downlink traffic load L K is greater than the load threshold value L th , the determination unit 21 determines that the serving cell is in a traffic overload condition.
여기서, 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)은 이웃하는 모든 인접 셀인 매크로 셀(5)들의 트래픽 부하(Lj)에 따라 감소 또는 증가하는 일정 값(α)을 가지는데, 상기 일정 값은 1보다 작은 값으로 설정된다. 또한 상기 트래픽 부하 상태는 낮을 경우 LL, 높을 경우 LH로 표기하며, 이때 부하 임계값(Lth)은 하기 식 1과 같이 LL보다 크고 LH보다 작거나 같은 값으로 설정된다. 또한 LH은 하기 식 2와 같이 1보다 작게 설정된다. Here, the load threshold value L th has a constant value α that decreases or increases according to the traffic load L j of the macro cells 5, which are all neighboring neighbor cells, and the constant value is smaller than 1. It is set to a value. In addition, the traffic load state is represented by L L when low and L H when high, wherein the load threshold L th is set to a value greater than L L and less than or equal to L H as shown in Equation 1 below. In addition, L H is set smaller than 1 as in the following formula (2).
[식 1][Equation 1]
LL < 부하 임계값(Lth) ≤ LH L L <Load Threshold (L th ) ≤ L H
[식 2][Equation 2]
LH < 1L H <1
한편 서빙 셀(3)이 과부하 상태가 되면 서빙 셀(3)에서 단말기들에 대한 통화 품질이나 데이터 전송률은 저하될 수밖에 없다. 그렇기 때문에 서빙 셀(3)의 과부하 상태를 해결해야만 한다. 이는 서빙 셀(3)과 인접 셀(1)(5) 들의 커버리지를 가상적으로 조정(즉, 확대/축소)하여 이를 해결할 수 있다. On the other hand, when the serving cell 3 is overloaded, the call quality and data rate of the terminals in the serving cell 3 are inevitably deteriorated. Therefore, the overload condition of the serving cell 3 must be solved. This can be solved by virtually adjusting (ie, zooming in / out) the coverage of the serving cell 3 and the adjacent cells 1, 5.
이어서는 서빙 셀(3)과 이웃하는 인접 셀(1)(5) 들의 트래픽 부하 상태에 따라 과부하 상태를 해소하는 과정을 설명한다. Next, a process of resolving an overload state according to the traffic load state of the serving cell 3 and neighboring neighboring cells 1 and 5 will be described.
첫 번째, 인접 셀인 적어도 하나의 매크로 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하(Lj)가 낮을(low-load state) 경우이다(s14). 즉 Lj < LL이다.First, the traffic load L j of at least one macro cell 5, which is an adjacent cell, is low (load state) (S14). That is, L j <L L.
이 경우는 인접 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하가 상대적으로 낮기 때문에, 서빙 셀(3)에 위치한 적어도 하나의 단말기를 핸드오버 시키더라도 인접 셀(5)은 충분히 이를 처리할 수 있게 된다. 따라서 부하 임계값 조정부(27)는 서빙 셀(3)에 미리 설정되어 있는 부하 임계값(Lth)을 소정 값(α)만큼 감소하게 된다(s15). In this case, since the traffic load of the neighboring cell 5 is relatively low, the neighboring cell 5 can sufficiently handle this even if the at least one terminal located in the serving cell 3 is handed over. Therefore, the load threshold adjusting unit 27 decreases the load threshold L th set in advance in the serving cell 3 by a predetermined value α (s15).
이후, 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)이 조정되면, 메시지 전송부(29)는 서빙 셀(3)의 서비스 영역 내에 위치한 모든 단말기의 핸드오버 임계값을 감소하도록 메시지를 전송한다(s16). 메시지 전송은 모든 단말기들에게 일률적으로 전송하는 것이기 때문에 브로드캐스팅 방식이 적용될 수 있다.Thereafter, when the load threshold L th is adjusted, the message transmitter 29 transmits a message to decrease the handover threshold of all terminals located in the service area of the serving cell 3 (S16). Since the message transmission is uniformly transmitted to all terminals, the broadcasting scheme can be applied.
그렇게 되면 단말기(10)(11)는 기 설정되어 있던 핸드오버 임계값을 조정한다(s17). 이때 핸드오버 임계값은 HOMM 값과 HOMF 값으로 구분되며, 상기 HOMM 값을 전송받은 단말기(11)는 매크로 셀(3)(5)간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값을 조정하고, 상기 HOMF 값을 전송받은 단말기(11)는 매크로 셀(5)과 펨토 셀(1)간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값을 조정한다. If so, the terminal 10 (11) adjusts the preset handover threshold (s17). At this time, the handover threshold is divided into a HOMM value and a HOMF value, and the terminal 11 receiving the HOMM value adjusts a threshold value for handover between the macro cells 3 and 5 and transmits the HOMF value. The received terminal 11 adjusts a threshold for handover between the macro cell 5 and the femto cell 1.
이에 따라 서빙 셀(3)에 위치하고 있는 단말기(10)(11)들은 인접 셀인 매크로 셀(5) 또는 펨토 셀(1)로 핸드오버된다(s18). 그 결과 서빙 셀(3)은 과부하가 해소됨은 물론 서빙 셀(3), 매크로 셀(5) 및 펨토 셀(1)은 셀간의 부하 균형(load balancing) 효과를 얻어 통화품질 및 데이터 전송을 오류 없이 서비스받을 수 있게 된다.Accordingly, the terminals 10 and 11 located in the serving cell 3 are handed over to the macro cell 5 or the femto cell 1 which are adjacent cells (s18). As a result, the serving cell 3 eliminates the overload, and the serving cell 3, the macro cell 5, and the femto cell 1 have load balancing effects among the cells, thereby making the call quality and data transmission possible without error. You will be served.
두 번째, 인접 셀인 적어도 하나의 매크로 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하(Lj)가 정상(normal-load state)인 경우이다(s20). Second, the traffic load L j of at least one macro cell 5, which is an adjacent cell, is in a normal-load state (S20).
이 경우에는 서빙 셀(3)은 현재 설정된 부하 임계값(Lth)을 조정하지 않는다. 즉 부하 임계값 조정부(27)는 미동작 상태이다. In this case, the serving cell (3) is not adjusted to the currently set load threshold (L th). In other words, the load threshold adjustment unit 27 is in an inoperative state.
다만, 메시지 전송부(29)는 서빙 셀(3)의 서비스 영역 내에 위치한 모든 단말기의 핸드오버 임계값을 감소하도록 메시지를 전송한다(s16). 그러면 단말기는 전송된 메시지에 따라 자신의 핸드오버 임계값을 조정한다(s17). 이때 핸드오버 임계값은 단말기의 위치에 따라 상기 HOMM 값 또는 상기 HOMF 값으로 구분하여 조정된다. However, the message transmitter 29 transmits a message to reduce the handover threshold of all terminals located in the service area of the serving cell 3 (S16). Then, the terminal adjusts its handover threshold according to the transmitted message (s17). At this time, the handover threshold is adjusted by dividing the HOMM value or the HOMF value according to the position of the terminal.
세 번째, 인접 셀인 적어도 하나의 매크로 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하(Lj)가 높을(high-load state) 경우이다(s22). Third, the traffic load L j of at least one macro cell 5, which is an adjacent cell, is in a high-load state (S22).
이는 인접 셀 중 어느 하나의 셀이라도 트래픽 부하(Lj)가 높은 경우를 말한다. 이처럼 인접 셀 중 적어도 하나의 셀이라도 트래픽 부하(Lj)가 부하 임계값(Lth)보다 더 커서 과부하 상태가 되면, 부하 임계값 조정부(27)는 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)를 소정 값(α)만큼 증가시킨다(s23). This is a case where the traffic load L j is high in any one of the neighbor cells. As such, when the traffic load L j is greater than the load threshold L th even in at least one of the neighbor cells, the load threshold adjuster 27 sets the load threshold L th to a predetermined value. Increase by (α) (s23).
그리고 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)이 증가되면, 메시지 전송부(29)는 서빙 셀(3)의 서비스 영역 내에 위치한 모든 단말기가 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 메시지를 전송한다(s24). When the load threshold L th is increased, the message transmitter 29 transmits a message so that all terminals located in the service area of the serving cell 3 adjust the handover threshold (S24).
이에 단말기가 기 설정된 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하는데, 이때에는 HOMF 값만이 조정된다(s25). 즉 서빙 셀(3)에 위치하고 있던 단말기들이 펨토 셀(1)로만 핸드오버 되도록 한다. 이는 인접 셀인 매크로 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하가 과부하 상태이기 때문에, 과부하 상태인 매크로 셀(5)로는 단말기가 핸드오버되는 것을 방지하기 위한 것이다. Accordingly, the terminal adjusts the preset handover threshold value, in which case only the HOMF value is adjusted (S25). That is, the terminals located in the serving cell 3 are handed over only to the femto cell 1. This is to prevent the terminal from being handed over to the macro cell 5 which is overloaded because the traffic load of the macro cell 5 which is an adjacent cell is overloaded.
그 결과, 서빙 셀(3)의 단말기들은 펨토 셀(1)로만 핸드오버됨으로써 서빙 셀(3)의 트래픽 부하를 펨토 셀(1)이 일부 부담하게 된다(s26). As a result, the terminals of the serving cell 3 are handed over only to the femto cell 1 so that the femto cell 1 partially bears the traffic load of the serving cell 3 (S26).
이러한 동작은 매크로 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하가 부하 임계값(Lth) 이하가 될 때까지 계속 유지하게 된다. This operation will continue until the traffic load of the macrocell 5 is not more than the load threshold (L th).
이와 같이 부하 임계값과 핸드오버 임계값의 조정에 따라 셀 커버리지가 변경된 예는 도 5와 같다.As illustrated in FIG. 5, the cell coverage is changed according to the adjustment of the load threshold and the handover threshold.
도 5를 보면, 서빙 셀(3)의 커버리지(3')는 축소되고, 반대로 매크로 셀(5) 및 펨토 셀(1)의 커버리지(5')(1')는 확장되었다. 이에 따라 제1 영역에 위치한 제1 단말기(10)는 서빙 셀(3)에서 펨토 셀(1)로 핸드오버되고, 제2 영역에 위치한 제2 단말기는 서빙 셀(3)에서 매크로 셀(5)로 핸드오버됨을 알 수 있다. 5, the coverage 3 ′ of the serving cell 3 is reduced and conversely the coverages 5 ′ and 1 ′ of the macro cell 5 and the femto cell 1 are expanded. Accordingly, the first terminal 10 located in the first area is handed over from the serving cell 3 to the femto cell 1, and the second terminal located in the second area has the macro cell 5 in the serving cell 3. It can be seen that the handover to.
한편, 단말기(10)(11)는 메시지 전송부(29)가 전송하는 메시지에 따라 핸드오버 임계값을 다음과 같이 조정한다. Meanwhile, the terminals 10 and 11 adjust the handover threshold as follows according to the message transmitted by the message transmitter 29.
먼저 핸드오버 임계값이 감소되는 경우이다. 이는 인접 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하(Lj)가 낮을 경우에 해당되고, 아래의 식 3 및 식 4와 같다. First, the handover threshold is reduced. This corresponds to the case where the traffic load L j of the neighbor cell 5 is low, and is equal to Equations 3 and 4 below.
[식 3][Equation 3]
HOMMadj = HOMM - △HOMHOMM adj = HOMM-△ HOM
상기 식 3에서 HOMM은 서빙 셀(3)에서 매크로 셀(5)로 핸드오버 하기 위해 필요한 핸드오버 마진, △HOM은 핸드오버 마진의 감소분을 나타낸다. 따라서 HOMMadj은 원래 계획된 HOMM에서 △HOM만큼 핸드오버 마진을 감소한 값을 나타낸다.In Equation 3, HOMM represents a handover margin required for handover from the serving cell 3 to the macro cell 5, and ΔHOM represents a decrease in the handover margin. Therefore, HOMM adj represents a value of decreasing handover margin by ΔHOM in the originally planned HOMM.
[식 4][Equation 4]
HOMFadj = HOMF - △HOMHOMF adj = HOMF-△ HOM
상기 식 4에서 HOMF은 서빙 셀(3)에서 펨토 셀1)로 핸드오버 하기 위해 필요한 핸드오버 마진, △HOM은 핸드오버 마진의 감소분을 나타낸다. 따라서 HOMFadj은 원래 계획된 HOMF에서 △HOM만큼 핸드오버 마진을 감소한 값을 나타낸다. In Equation 4, HOMF represents a handover margin required for handover from the serving cell 3 to the femto cell 1, and ΔHOM represents a decrease in the handover margin. Therefore, HOMF adj represents a value of decreasing handover margin by ΔHOM in the originally planned HOMF.
반면, 인접 셀(5)의 트래픽 부하(Lj)가 높을 경우에는 핸드오버 임계값을 증가시킨다. 이는 아래의 식 5 및 식 6과 같다. On the other hand, when the traffic load L j of the neighbor cell 5 is high, the handover threshold is increased. This is the same as Equation 5 and Equation 6 below.
[식 5][Equation 5]
HOMMadj = HOMM + △HOMHOMM adj = HOMM + △ HOM
[식 6][Equation 6]
HOMFadj = HOMF + △HOMHOMF adj = HOMF + △ HOM
상기 식 5 및 식 6과 같이 원래 계획된 HOMM(또는 HOMF)에서 △HOM만큼 핸드오버 마진을 증가하게 된다. As shown in Equations 5 and 6, the handover margin is increased by ΔHOM in the originally planned HOMM (or HOMF).
한편, 단말기(10)(11)의 핸드오버 과정은 수신한 신호 세기에 따라 다르게 운영된다. On the other hand, the handover process of the terminal 10 (11) is operated differently according to the received signal strength.
즉, 단말기(10)(11)의가 수신한 매크로 셀(5)의 신호 세기(RSRPM)가 서빙 셀(3)의 신호 세기(RSRPS)보다 상기 HOMMadj보다 클 경우 단말기는 상기 매크로 셀(5)로 핸드오버를 수행한다. 반면 단말기(10)(11)의가 수신한 가장 강한 세기의 신호가 펨토 셀(1)일 경우 상기 펨토 셀(1)로부터 수신하는 신호 세기(RSRPF)가 서빙 셀의 신호 세기(RSRPS)보다 상기 HOMFadj보다 클 경우 단말기는 상기 펨토 셀(1)로 핸드오버를 수행한다. That is, when the signal strength RSRP M of the macro cell 5 received by the terminal 10 or 11 is greater than the HOMM adj than the signal strength RSRP S of the serving cell 3, the terminal may transmit the macro cell ( Perform handover to 5). On the other hand, when the strongest signal received by the terminal 10 or 11 is the femto cell 1, the signal strength RSRP F received from the femto cell 1 is greater than the signal strength RSRP S of the serving cell. If greater than the HOMF adj , the terminal performs a handover to the femto cell 1.
이와 같이 본 실시 예는 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 인접 셀(즉, 매크로 셀)의 트래픽 부하 상태를 먼저 파악한 다음 서빙 셀에 위치한 단말기들을 매크로 셀 또는 펨토 셀로 핸드오버 하여 트래픽 부하를 균형있게 조정함을 기술적 요지로 제공한다. As described above, the present embodiment describes that the traffic load of the serving cell and the neighboring cell (ie, the macro cell) neighboring are first identified, and then the handovers of the terminals located in the serving cell are handed over to the macro cell or femto cell to balance the traffic load. Provide as a summary.
이상과 같이 본 발명의 도시된 실시 예를 참고하여 설명하고 있으나, 이는 예시적인 것들에 불과하며, 본 발명이 속하는 기술 분야의 통상의 지식을 가진자라면 본 발명의 요지 및 범위에 벗어나지 않으면서도 다양한 변형, 변경 및 균등한 타 실시 예들이 가능하다는 것을 명백하게 알 수 있을 것이다. 따라서 본 발명의 진정한 기술적 보호 범위는 첨부된 청구범위의 기술적인 사상에 의해 정해져야 할 것이다. Although described with reference to the illustrated embodiment of the present invention as described above, this is merely exemplary, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention It will be apparent that other variations, modifications and equivalents are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.
본 발명은 이동통신망에서 음성 서비스를 포함한 고속 데이터 서비스, 고품질 영상 서비스 등의 사용 증가로 인해 발생하는 트래픽 과부하 현상을 해결할 수 있기 때문에, 사용자들의 서비스 품질 저하 및 데이터 전송율의 저하를 개선하고 아울러 이동통신망의 전반적인 안정도(network stability)를 크게 향상시킬 수 있는 이동통신시스템 등에 적용할 수 있다.The present invention can solve the traffic overload caused by the increase in the use of high-speed data services, high-quality video services, including voice services in the mobile communication network, thereby improving users' service quality and data rate, and also improve the mobile communication network It can be applied to a mobile communication system that can greatly improve the overall network stability.

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  1. 서빙 셀 및 상기 서빙 셀과 이웃한 인접 셀들에 대한 트래픽 부하 상태를 체크하는 체크부; A checker for checking a traffic load state of a serving cell and neighboring cells neighboring the serving cell;
    상기 서빙 셀의 과부하 판단을 위한 판단부; 및 A determination unit for determining an overload of the serving cell; And
    상기 서빙 셀이 과부하 상태이면 상기 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하상태에 따라 상기 서빙 셀에 설정된 부하 임계값(Lth)을 조정하는 부하 임계값 조정부를 포함하는 트래픽 부하 제어장치. And a load threshold adjuster configured to adjust a load threshold value L th set in the serving cell according to the traffic load state of the adjacent cells when the serving cell is overloaded.
  2. 제 1 항에 있어서, The method of claim 1,
    상기 부하 임계값이 조정된 후 상기 서빙 셀에 위치하는 적어도 하나의 단말기의 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 상기 단말기에 메시지를 전송하는 메시지 전송부를 더 포함하는 트래픽 부하 제어장치.And a message transmitter for transmitting a message to the terminal to adjust a handover threshold of at least one terminal located in the serving cell after the load threshold is adjusted.
  3. 제 2 항에 있어서,The method of claim 2,
    상기 트래픽 부하상태에 따라 상기 서빙 셀의 부하 임계값(Lth)은 일정 값(α)만큼 증가, 감소 또는 현재의 부하 임계값이 유지되는 트래픽 부하 제어장치.And a load threshold value L th of the serving cell increases, decreases or maintains a current load threshold value according to the traffic load state.
  4. 제 3 항에 있어서,The method of claim 3, wherein
    상기 핸드오버 임계값은,The handover threshold is,
    매크로 셀 간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMM)과, 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF)을 포함하는 트래픽 부하 제어장치. And a threshold (HOMM) for handover between macro cells and a threshold (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
  5. 제 2 항에 있어서, The method of claim 2,
    상기 서빙 셀 및 인접 셀은 매트로 셀인 트래픽 부하 제어장치.And the serving cell and the neighbor cell are macro cells.
  6. 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하 상태를 판단하는 단계; Determining a traffic load state of neighboring cells adjacent to the serving cell;
    상기 서빙 셀이 과부하이면 상기 인접 셀들의 트래픽 부하 상태를 체크하는 단계; 및Checking the traffic load status of the neighbor cells if the serving cell is overloaded; And
    상기 트래픽 부하 상태에 따라 상기 서빙 셀에 설정된 부하 임계값을 조정하는 단계를 포함하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법. And adjusting a load threshold set in the serving cell according to the traffic load condition.
  7. 제 6 항에 있어서, The method of claim 6,
    상기 트래픽 부하상태는 낮음(LL) 상태, 정상 상태, 높음(LH) 상태로 구분되며, The traffic load state is divided into a low (L L ) state, a normal state, a high (L H ) state,
    상기 트래픽 부하상태에 각각 대응되게 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)을 일정 값(α)만큼 감소, 유지, 증가하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법. And reducing, maintaining, and increasing the load threshold value L th by a predetermined value α to correspond to the traffic load state, respectively.
  8. 제 7 항에 있어서, The method of claim 7, wherein
    상기 일정 값(α)은 1보다 작은 값이고, The constant value α is a value smaller than 1,
    상기 부하 임계값은 상기 LL보다 크고 LH 보다는 작거나 같고, The load threshold is greater than the L L and less than or equal to L H ,
    상기 LH 은 1보다 작은 트래픽 부하 제어방법. The L H is less than 1 traffic load control method.
  9. 제 7 항에 있어서, The method of claim 7, wherein
    상기 정상 상태는 해당 셀에서 트래픽 부하량이 일정 비율 이하일 때의 상태이고, The steady state is a state in which a traffic load in a corresponding cell is below a certain ratio,
    상기 낮음 상태는 해당 셀에서 트래픽 부하량이 상기 정상 상태보다 작을 때의 상태이고, The low state is a state when the traffic load in the cell is less than the normal state,
    상기 높음 상태는 해당 셀에서 트래픽 부하량이 상기 정상 상태보다 클 때의 상태인 트래픽 부하 제어방법. The high state is a traffic load control method when the traffic load in the cell is greater than the normal state.
  10. 제 7 항에 있어서, The method of claim 7, wherein
    상기 트래픽 부하상태가 낮은 경우, 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)을 일정 값(α)만큼 감소하고, 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 모든 단말기들에게 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하는 메시지를 전송하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법. When the traffic load is low, the traffic load control method for reducing the load threshold L th by a predetermined value α and transmitting a message for adjusting the handover threshold to all terminals located in the serving cell. .
  11. 제 7 항에 있어서, The method of claim 7, wherein
    상기 트래픽 부하상태가 정상인 경우, 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 모든 단말기들에게 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 하는 메시지를 전송하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법. And transmitting a message for adjusting a handover threshold to all terminals located in the serving cell when the traffic load state is normal.
  12. 제 10 항 또는 제11 항에 있어서, The method according to claim 10 or 11,
    상기 핸드오버 임계값에 따라 매크로 셀 간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMM) 또는 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF)을 조정하여 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 적어도 하나의 단말기가 매크로 셀 또는 펨토 셀로 핸드오버 되도록 하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법. According to the handover threshold, at least one terminal located in the serving cell is adjusted by adjusting a threshold value (HOMM) for handover between macro cells or a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell. Or traffic load control method for handover to a femto cell.
  13. 제 7 항에 있어서, The method of claim 7, wherein
    상기 트래픽 부하상태가 높을 경우, 상기 부하 임계값(Lth)을 일정 값(α)만큼 증가하고, 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 모든 단말기들에게 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하도록 하는 메시지를 전송하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법.When the traffic load condition is high, the traffic load control for increasing the load threshold L th by a predetermined value α and transmitting a message for adjusting the handover threshold to all terminals located in the serving cell Way.
  14. 제 13 항에 있어서, The method of claim 13,
    상기 핸드오버 임계값에 따라 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF)을 조정하여 상기 서빙 셀에 위치한 적어도 하나의 단말기가 펨토 셀로 핸드오버 되도록 하는 트래픽 부하 제어방법. And controlling a threshold value (HOMF) for handover from the macro cell to the femto cell according to the handover threshold so that at least one terminal located in the serving cell is handed over to the femto cell.
  15. 서빙 셀과 이웃하는 인접 셀의 트래픽 부하 상태에 따라 과부하 상태인 상기 서빙 셀로부터 핸드오버 임계값 조정을 위한 메시지를 전송받는 수신부; 및 A receiving unit for receiving a message for adjusting a handover threshold value from the serving cell in an overloaded state according to a traffic load state of a serving cell and a neighboring neighbor cell; And
    상기 메시지에 따라 상기 핸드오버 임계값을 조정하는 핸드오버 임계값 조정부를 포함하는 단말장치.And a handover threshold adjustment unit for adjusting the handover threshold according to the message.
  16. 제 15 항에 있어서, The method of claim 15,
    상기 핸드오버 임계값은 매크로 셀 간의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMM) 및 매크로 셀에서 펨토 셀로의 핸드오버를 위한 임계값(HOMF) 중 적어도 하나가 포함되는 단말장치.The handover threshold includes at least one of a threshold (HOMM) for handover between macro cells and a threshold (HOMF) for handover from a macro cell to a femto cell.
  17. 제 16 항에 있어서, The method of claim 16,
    상기 핸드오버 임계값에 따라 상기 서빙 셀의 커버리지가 가상적으로 확대 또는 축소되는 단말장치.The terminal device is virtually enlarged or reduced coverage of the serving cell according to the handover threshold.
  18. 제 16 항에 있어서, The method of claim 16,
    상기 임계값(HOMM)이 전송되면 매크로 셀로 핸드오버되고, 상기 임계값(HOMF)이 전송되면 펨토 셀로 핸드오버되는 단말장치.The terminal device is handed over to the macro cell when the threshold value (HOMM) is transmitted, and handed over to the femto cell when the threshold value (HOMF) is transmitted.
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