WO2015131715A1

WO2015131715A1 - Home base station, automatic configuration method of home base station and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2015131715A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/071564
Authority: WO
Inventors: 曾国旭
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-09-25
Filing date: 2015-01-26
Publication date: 2015-09-11
Also published as: CN105516995A

Abstract

Disclosed are a home base station, an automatic configuration method of the base station and a storage medium. The method may comprise: an base station (HeNB) listens for channel information of surrounding long term evolution (LTE) macro cells; the HeNB selects an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to the channel information and a preset selection policy, and sets a channel parameter of the HeNB according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell; and after the channel parameter is set, the HeNB establishes a micro cell according to the set channel parameter.

Description

Automatic configuration method and storage medium for home base station and home base station

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of home base station technologies in mobile communications, and in particular, to an automatic configuration method and a storage medium for a home base station and a home base station.

Background technique

With the large-scale commercialization of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, LTE will coexist with 3G and other communication systems for a long period of time. Operators are likely to support 3G communication standards in the allowed frequency bands. Support for LTE systems.

In the LTE system, the home base station (HeNB, Home e-NodeB) has the feature of being always online. The user may frequently switch the HeNB, so that when the user turns on the HeNB, the 3G live network of the area where the HeNB is located, such as universal mobile The communication system (UMTS, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) generates large interference.

Summary of the invention

To solve the above technical problem, the embodiment of the present invention is to provide an automatic configuration method and a storage medium for a home base station and a home base station, which can prevent the HeNB from causing interference to the 3G live network.

The technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for automatically configuring a home base station, where the method includes:

The home base station HeNB listens to channel information of the surrounding long-term evolution LTE macro cell;

The HeNB selects an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to the preset channel selection information according to the preset channel information, and sets its own channel parameter according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell.

After the channel parameters are set, the HeNB establishes a micro cell according to the set channel parameters.

According to a first possible implementation manner, in combination with the first aspect, the channel information may include an identifier corresponding to an LTE macro cell, a transmit signal frequency and bandwidth, and a transmit signal power.

According to the second possible implementation manner, in combination with the first possible implementation, the HeNB selects an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to the preset information according to the channel information, including:

The HeNB selects an LTE macro cell with the strongest transmitted signal power from the channel information that is heard.

According to the third possible implementation manner, in combination with the second possible implementation, the HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, including:

The HeNB sets a frequency point and a bandwidth for itself according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell;

The HeNB searches for a preset association configuration parameter table according to the set frequency point and bandwidth, and acquires an association configuration parameter corresponding to the set frequency point and bandwidth;

The HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to associated configuration parameters corresponding to the set frequency and bandwidth.

According to a fourth possible implementation, in combination with the first aspect, the method further includes:

When the HeNB cannot detect the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, the HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to the pre-stored default parameters and establishes a micro cell.

According to a fifth possible implementation, in combination with any one of the first aspect, the first to the fourth possible implementation, the method further includes:

The HeNB periodically listens to channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell in a normal operating state;

Correspondingly, the HeNB periodically listens to channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell. In the process, the method further includes:

When the channel information of the new LTE macro cell detected by the HeNB is better than the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, the HeNB sets its own new channel parameter according to the channel information of the new macro cell, and according to the The new channel parameters are used to establish a microcell.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a home base station, where the home base station includes: a listening unit, a selecting unit, a setting unit, and a micro cell establishing unit, where

The listening unit is configured to listen to channel information of a long-term evolution LTE macro cell around the home base station;

The selecting unit is configured to select an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to a preset selection policy according to channel information detected by the listening unit;

The setting unit is configured to set its own channel parameter according to channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell selected by the selecting unit;

The micro cell establishing unit is configured to establish a micro cell according to a channel parameter set by the setting unit.

According to a first possible implementation manner, in combination with the second aspect, the channel information includes an identifier corresponding to an LTE macro cell, a transmit signal frequency and bandwidth, and a transmit signal power.

According to the second possible implementation manner, in combination with the first possible implementation manner, the selecting unit is configured to select, from the channel information that is heard, the LTE macro cell with the strongest transmitting signal power.

According to a third possible implementation manner, in combination with the second possible implementation manner, the setting unit is configured to set a frequency point and a bandwidth for the home base station according to channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell; and

And searching for a preset association configuration parameter table according to the set frequency point and bandwidth, and acquiring an associated configuration parameter corresponding to the set frequency point and bandwidth; and

Setting the home base station according to the associated configuration parameter corresponding to the set frequency and bandwidth Channel parameters.

According to the fourth possible implementation, in combination with the second aspect, the setting unit is further configured to: when the listening unit cannot detect the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, according to the pre-stored default parameters, the home base station itself Channel parameters are set;

The micro cell establishing unit is further configured to establish a micro cell according to the pre-stored default parameters.

According to the fifth possible implementation manner, in combination with the second aspect, any one of the first to fourth possible implementation manners, in the normal operating state, the listening unit is further configured to be periodic. Listening to the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell;

Correspondingly, when the channel information of the new LTE macro cell detected by the listening unit is better than the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, the setting unit is further configured to be according to the new macro The channel information of the cell sets a new channel parameter of the home base station itself;

The micro cell establishing unit is further configured to establish a micro cell according to the new channel parameter.

A storage medium storing a computer program configured to perform the aforementioned automatic configuration method of a home base station.

The automatic configuration method of the home base station and the home base station provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the home base station sets its own channel parameters according to the obtained channel parameters of the optimal LTE macro cell around the home base station, so that the setting and operation of the HeNB does not affect the 3G. The normal operation of the standard network can prevent the HeNB from interfering with the 3G live network.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for automatically configuring a home base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a home base station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an automatic configuration method of a home base station according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. The method may include:

S101: The home base station HeNB listens to channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell.

Exemplarily, the channel information may include an identifier corresponding to an LTE macro cell, a transmit signal frequency and bandwidth, and a transmit signal power.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, “around” indicates a range of a certain distance from the HeNB, and is generally related to the received power of the HeNB, and details are not described herein again.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the identifier corresponding to the LTE macro cell may be a physical cell identifier (PCI, Physical Cell ID) of the LTE macro cell; the transmit signal power corresponding to the LTE macro cell may be received by the reference signal of the LTE macro cell. (RSRP, Reference Signal Receiving Power) to characterize.

S102: The HeNB selects an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to the preset channel selection, and sets its own channel parameter according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell.

For example, the HeNB selects an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to the preset information, according to the channel information, and may include:

The HeNB may select an LTE macro cell with the strongest transmitted signal power from the channel information that is heard.

For example, the HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, and may include:

The HeNB sets the frequency point and the bandwidth for itself according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell; preferably, in this embodiment, the HeNB can use the same frequency point and bandwidth of the optimal LTE macro cell as its own frequency point and bandwidth; ,

The HeNB searches for a preset association configuration parameter table according to the set frequency point and bandwidth, and obtains an association configuration parameter corresponding to the set frequency point and bandwidth; for example, the association configuration parameter may include Included: CFI (Canonical Format Indicator), Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel Resource (PSICH), Channel Sounding Reference Signal Bandwidth (SRSBandwidth, Sounding Reference Signal Bandwidth, etc.;

The HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to the associated configuration parameters corresponding to the set frequency and bandwidth.

S103: After setting the channel parameters, the HeNB establishes a micro cell according to the set channel parameter.

It should be noted that, since the frequency and bandwidth of the HeNB are the same as the frequency and bandwidth of the optimal LTE macro cell, the enhanced inter-cell interference coordination technology of the existing LTE can be adopted (in order to avoid mutual interference). The present invention does not specifically limit the technical solution of eICIC, enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination, and the like.

It should also be noted that the method may further include:

Exemplarily, the HeNB can periodically listen to the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell in a normal running state, and the listening period can be set by itself;

Correspondingly, in the process that the HeNB periodically listens to the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, when the channel information of the new LTE macro cell detected by the HeNB is better than the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, The HeNB sets its own new channel parameter according to the channel information of the new macro cell, and establishes a micro cell according to the new channel parameter.

It can be understood that the HeNB can delete its own channel parameters and then set its own new channel parameters according to the channel information of the new macro cell.

Since the channel parameters of the HeNB are set according to the channel parameters of the LTE macro cell, the carrier usually separates the frequency bands used by the LTE and 3G standard networks. Therefore, it ensures that the setting and operation of the HeNB does not affect the normal operation of the 3G standard network.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic configuration method for a home base station, where the home base station sets its own channel parameters according to the acquired channel parameters of the optimal LTE macro cell around the home base station, so that the setting and operation of the HeNB does not affect the 3G standard network. Normal operation can prevent HeNB from causing interference to the 3G live network.

Referring to FIG. 2, a home base station 20 is provided. The home base station 20 may include: a listening unit 201, a selecting unit 202, a setting unit 203, and a micro cell establishing unit 204.

The listening unit 201 is configured to listen to channel information of an LTE macro cell around the home base station 20;

The selecting unit 202 is configured to select an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to a preset selection policy according to the channel information detected by the listening unit 201.

The setting unit 203 is configured to set its own channel parameter according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell selected by the selecting unit 202;

The micro cell establishing unit 204 is configured to establish a micro cell according to the channel parameter set by the setting unit 203.

Exemplarily, the channel information may include an identifier corresponding to an LTE macro cell, a transmit signal frequency and bandwidth, and a transmit signal power. Preferably, in this embodiment, the identifier corresponding to the LTE macro cell may be a physical cell identifier (PCI, Physical Cell ID) of the LTE macro cell; the transmit signal power corresponding to the LTE macro cell may be received by the reference signal of the LTE macro cell. (RSRP, Reference Signal Receiving Power) to characterize.

Exemplarily, the selecting unit 202 may be configured to select an LTE macro cell with the strongest transmitted signal power from the channel information that is heard.

Illustratively, the setting unit 203 is configured to set a frequency point and a bandwidth for the home base station 20 according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell; preferably, in the embodiment, the setting The unit 203 may use the same frequency point and bandwidth of the optimal LTE macro cell as the frequency and bandwidth of the home base station 20 itself;

And searching for a preset association configuration parameter table according to the set frequency point and bandwidth, and acquiring an association configuration parameter corresponding to the set frequency point and bandwidth; for example, the association configuration parameter may include: a standard format indication bit (CFI, Canonical) Format Indicator), Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel Resource (PSICH), Channel Sounding Reference Signal Bandwidth (SRSBandwidth, Sounding Reference Signal Bandwidth), and the like;

The channel parameters of the home base station 20 itself are set according to the associated configuration parameters corresponding to the set frequency and bandwidth.

Illustratively, the setting unit 203 is further configured to: when the intercepting unit 201 cannot detect the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, set the channel parameter of the home base station 20 according to the pre-stored default parameters;

The micro cell establishing unit 204 is further configured to establish a micro cell according to the pre-stored default parameters.

Illustratively, in the normal operating state, the listening unit 201 is further configured to periodically listen to channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, and the listening period can be set by itself;

Correspondingly, when the channel information of the new LTE macro cell that is heard by the listening unit 201 is better than the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, the setting unit 203 is further configured to The channel information of the macro cell sets the new channel parameters of the home base station 20 itself;

The micro cell establishing unit 204 is further configured to establish a micro cell according to the new channel parameter.

Since the channel parameters of the home base station 20 are set according to the channel parameters of the LTE macro cell, the carrier usually separates the frequency bands used by the LTE and 3G standard networks, thereby ensuring that the setting and operation of the HeNB are not affected. The normal operation of the 3G system network.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a home base station 20, which is obtained according to the self obtained by the home base station 20. The channel parameters of the optimal LTE macro cell around the body set their own channel parameters, so that the setting and operation of the home base station does not affect the normal operation of the 3G standard network, and the home base station can be prevented from interfering with the 3G live network.

The embodiment of the invention further describes a storage medium in which a computer program is stored, the computer program being configured to perform the automatic configuration method of the home base station of the foregoing embodiments.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention can take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware. Moreover, the invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) including computer usable program code.

The present invention has been described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (system), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce the computer The implemented processing, such as instructions executed on a computer or other programmable device, provides steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more blocks of the flowchart or in a block or blocks of the flowchart.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

The home base station sets its own channel parameters according to the acquired channel parameters of the optimal LTE macro cell around the home base station, so that the setting and operation of the HeNB does not affect the normal operation of the 3G standard network, and the HeNB can avoid interference of the 3G live network.

Claims

An automatic configuration method for a home base station, the method comprising:

The home base station HeNB listens to channel information of the surrounding long-term evolution LTE macro cell;

The HeNB selects an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to the preset channel selection information according to the preset channel information, and sets its own channel parameter according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell.

After the channel parameters are set, the HeNB establishes a micro cell according to the set channel parameters.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the channel information may include an identifier corresponding to an LTE macro cell, a transmit signal frequency and bandwidth, and a transmit signal power.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the HeNB selects an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to the preset information according to the channel information, including:

The HeNB selects an LTE macro cell with the strongest transmitted signal power from the channel information that is heard.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, including:

The HeNB sets a frequency point and a bandwidth for itself according to the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell;

The HeNB searches for a preset association configuration parameter table according to the set frequency point and bandwidth, and acquires an association configuration parameter corresponding to the set frequency point and bandwidth;

The HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to associated configuration parameters corresponding to the set frequency and bandwidth.
The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

When the HeNB cannot detect the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, the HeNB sets its own channel parameters according to the pre-stored default parameters and establishes a micro cell.
The method of any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the method further comprises:

The HeNB periodically listens to channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell in a normal operating state;

Correspondingly, in the process that the HeNB periodically listens to the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, the method further includes:

When the channel information of the new LTE macro cell detected by the HeNB is better than the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, the HeNB sets its own new channel parameter according to the channel information of the new macro cell, and according to the The new channel parameters are used to establish a microcell.
A home base station, the home base station includes: a listening unit, a selecting unit, a setting unit, and a micro cell establishing unit, where

The listening unit is configured to listen to channel information of a long-term evolution LTE macro cell around the home base station;

The selecting unit is configured to select an optimal LTE macro cell from the at least one LTE macro cell according to a preset selection policy according to channel information detected by the listening unit;

The setting unit is configured to set its own channel parameter according to channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell selected by the selecting unit;

The micro cell establishing unit is configured to establish a micro cell according to a channel parameter set by the setting unit.
The home base station according to claim 7, wherein the channel information comprises an identifier corresponding to an LTE macro cell, a transmit signal frequency and bandwidth, and a transmit signal power.
The home base station according to claim 8, wherein the selecting unit is configured to select an LTE macro cell with the strongest transmitted signal power from the channel information that is heard.
The home base station according to claim 9, wherein the setting unit is configured to Setting a frequency point and a bandwidth for the home base station according to channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell; and,

And searching for a preset association configuration parameter table according to the set frequency point and bandwidth, and acquiring an associated configuration parameter corresponding to the set frequency point and bandwidth; and

The channel parameters of the home base station are set according to the associated configuration parameters corresponding to the set frequency and bandwidth.
The home base station according to claim 7, wherein the setting unit is further configured to: when the listening unit cannot detect the channel information of the surrounding LTE macro cell, the channel of the home base station according to the pre-stored default parameter Parameters are set;

The micro cell establishing unit is further configured to establish a micro cell according to the pre-stored default parameters.
The home base station according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein, in a normal operating state, the listening unit is further configured to periodically listen to channel information of a surrounding LTE macro cell;

Correspondingly, when the channel information of the new LTE macro cell detected by the listening unit is better than the channel information of the optimal LTE macro cell, the setting unit is further configured to be according to the new macro The channel information of the cell sets a new channel parameter of the home base station itself;

The micro cell establishing unit is further configured to establish a micro cell according to the new channel parameter.
A storage medium storing a computer program configured to perform the automatic configuration method of the home base station according to any one of claims 1 to 6.