WO2016011919A1

WO2016011919A1 - Processing method and apparatus for device-to-device auxiliary information

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Publication number: WO2016011919A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/084378
Authority: WO
Inventors: 马书宇; 黄莹; 陈琳; 谢峰; 高音; 罗宇民
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-07-21
Filing date: 2015-07-17
Publication date: 2016-01-28
Also published as: CN105282863A

Abstract

Disclosed are a processing method and apparatus for device-to-device auxiliary information. The method comprises: receiving D2D auxiliary information reported by a UE, wherein the D2D auxiliary information is used for assisting to perform radio resource management on the UE; and performing a corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information. The technical solutions provided in the present invention can ensure the continuity of a D2D service of a UE, improves the service quality of the D2D service, and effectively saves the power consumption of the UE.

Description

Device to device auxiliary information processing method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a method and apparatus for processing device-to-device auxiliary information.

Background technique

With the rapid development of wireless multimedia services, people's demand for high data rates and user experience is increasing, which puts high demands on the system capacity and coverage of traditional cellular networks. On the other hand, the popularity of applications such as social networking, near-field data sharing, and local advertising has led to an increasing demand for Proximity Services to communicate with and communicate with people or things of interest nearby. The traditional base station-centric cellular network has obvious limitations in terms of high data rate and proximity service support. In the context of this demand, device-to-device represents a new direction for future communication technology development. , referred to as D2D) technology came into being. The application of D2D technology can reduce the burden of cellular networks, reduce the battery power consumption of user equipment, increase the data rate, and improve the robustness of the network infrastructure, which satisfies the requirements of the above high data rate services and proximity services.

The D2D technology can work in the licensed or unlicensed frequency band, and allows multiple D2D-enabled user equipments (D2D User Equipment, D2D UEs) to be deployed with or without network infrastructure. Discover directly or communicate directly. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of D2D according to the related art. As shown in Figure 1, the application scenario of D2D can be divided into the following three scenarios:

Case 1: UE1 and UE2 perform data interaction under the coverage of the cellular network, and the user plane data does not pass through the network infrastructure, as shown in mode 1 in FIG. 1;

Case 2: UE relay transmission in the weak/uncovered area, as shown in mode 2 in FIG. 1, the UE 4 that allows poor signal quality communicates with the network through the UE3 with network coverage nearby, which can help the operator to expand coverage and improve capacity;

Case 3: In the event of an earthquake or emergency, the cellular network cannot work normally, allowing direct communication between devices. As shown in mode 3 in Figure 1, the control plane and user plane between UE5, UE6, and UE7 do not pass through the network foundation. One-hop or multi-hop data communication for the facility.

D2D technology can generally include D2D discovery technology and D2D communication technology. The D2D discovery technology is used to determine or determine that two or more D2D user equipments are adjacent to each other (for example, within a range in which D2D direct communication can be performed), or to determine or determine that the first user equipment is adjacent to the second user. Equipment technology. Generally, D2D user equipment can discover each other by sending or receiving discovery signals or information. In the case of cellular network coverage, the network can assist D2D user equipment for D2D discovery. D2D communication technology refers to a technology in which some or all of the communication data between D2D user equipments can communicate directly without going through the network infrastructure.

In the D2D technology, a base station may perform radio resource management on a D2D UE, for example, D2D resource allocation, UE mobility management. However, in the related art, the base station cannot perform radio resource management based on the subscription information of the UE.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a method and a device for processing device-to-device auxiliary information, so as to at least solve the problem that the base station cannot perform radio resource management according to the subscription information of the UE in the related art.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a method of processing device-to-device auxiliary information is provided.

The method for processing the device-to-device auxiliary information according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist in performing radio resource management on the UE; and performing corresponding operations according to the D2D auxiliary information.

Preferably, the D2D assistance information comprises one of: D2D-related authorized public land mobile network (PLMN) information; one or more D2D authorization indication information.

Preferably, one or more D2D grant indication information is used to indicate whether the UE is authorized to perform one of the following operations in a PLMN or a D2D PLMN of a neighboring cell: transmission of D2D discovery, reception of D2D discovery, transmission of D2D communication, D2D Reception of communication.

Preferably, the D2D-related authorized PLMN information comprises one of: a set of PLMNs authorized by the UE; an intersection of a set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and a set of PLMNs supported by the neighboring cells; a set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and supported by the neighboring cells The intersection of the D2D PLMN set; the UE-approved PLMN set, the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell, and the intersection of the UE's registered public land mobile network (RPLMN) and the equivalent public land mobile network (EPLMN) set; UE The set of authorized PLMNs, the set of D2D PLMNs supported by neighboring cells, and the intersection of the RPLMN and EPLMN sets of the UE.

Preferably, the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE comprises one of: a plurality of authorized PLMN subsets, wherein the plurality of authorized PLMN subsets are respectively sent with D2D discovery, received by D2D discovery, transmitted by D2D communication, The receiving of the D2D communication is associated; an authorized PLMN set, wherein the PLMN in the authorized PLMN set is associated with one or more D2D attributes, and the D2D attributes include: D2D discovery transmission, D2D discovery reception, D2D communication transmission, D2D communication Reception.

Preferably, the related indication information of the D2D communication or the D2D discovery is the D2D reception request information that the UE sends to the base station.

Preferably, before receiving the D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, the method further includes: acquiring a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell; and broadcasting the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.

Preferably, the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell is acquired in one of the following ways: acquiring the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell via the X2 interface; acquiring the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell via the S1 interface; Maintenance (OAM) configuration information acquires a set of D2D PLMNs supported by neighboring cells.

Preferably, the reporting manner of the D2D auxiliary information includes one of the following: the UE reports the measurement report message, where the measurement report message carries the D2D auxiliary information; the UE reports the proprietary radio resource control RRC signaling, where the proprietary RRC signaling It carries D2D auxiliary information.

Preferably, performing the corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information comprises: determining that the UE generates a cell handover; and selecting the target PLMN for the UE according to the intersection of the PLMN set authorized by the UE and the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.

Preferably, performing the corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information comprises: performing authorization verification on the D2D receiving request information sent by the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE acquired in advance from the mobility management entity MME is authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication; sending to the UE D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication.

Preferably, the reporting manner of the D2D-related authorized PLMN information includes one of: instructing the UE to report the D2D-related authorized PLMN information; and receiving the D2D-related authorized PLMN information actively reported by the UE.

Preferably, before receiving the D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, the method further includes: sending a connection reconfiguration message to the UE, where the connection reconfiguration message carries a D2D report indication, where the D2D report indication is used to indicate that the UE receives the serving cell or A broadcast message of a neighboring cell, where the broadcast message carries the PLMN set information.

According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, another method of processing device-to-device assistance information is provided.

The device-to-device auxiliary information processing method according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: acquiring D2D auxiliary information, wherein the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist the base station to perform radio resource management on itself; and the D2D auxiliary information is reported to the base station.

According to still another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, a device to device auxiliary information processing apparatus is provided.

The device to device auxiliary information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a receiving module, configured to receive D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist in performing radio resource management on the UE; and the processing module is configured to The D2D auxiliary information performs the corresponding operation.

Preferably, the D2D assistance information comprises one of: D2D-related authorized PLMN information; one or more D2D authorization indication information.

Preferably, the D2D-related authorized PLMN information comprises one of: a set of PLMNs authorized by the UE; an intersection of a set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and a set of PLMNs supported by the neighboring cells; a set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and supported by the neighboring cells The intersection of the D2D PLMN set; the UE's authorized PLMN set, the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell, and the intersection of the UE's RPLMN and EPLMN set; the UE's authorized PLMN set, and the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell And the intersection of the RPLMN and the EPLMN set of the UE.

Preferably, the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE comprises one of: a plurality of authorized PLMN subsets, wherein the plurality of authorized PLMN subsets are respectively transmitted with D2D discovery, received by D2D discovery, transmitted by D2D communication, and transmitted by D2D. Receiving association; an authorized PLMN set, wherein the PLMN in the authorized PLMN set is associated with one or more D2D attributes, including D2D discovery transmission, D2D discovery reception, D2D communication transmission, and D2D communication reception.

Preferably, the apparatus further includes: an obtaining module, configured to acquire a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell; and a broadcast module configured to broadcast the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.

Preferably, the acquiring module is configured to acquire the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell by using one of the following methods: acquiring the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell via the X2 interface; acquiring the neighboringly by using the S1 interface The D2D PLMN set supported by the cell; the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell is obtained through the OAM configuration information.

Preferably, the processing module comprises: a determining unit, configured to determine that the UE has a cell handover; and a selecting unit configured to select the target PLMN for the UE according to an intersection of the PLMN set authorized by the UE and the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.

Preferably, the processing module includes: a verification unit configured to perform authorization verification on the D2D reception request information sent by the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE acquired in advance to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication, and the sending unit is configured to be sent to the UE. Sending D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication.

Preferably, the foregoing apparatus further includes: a sending module, configured to send a connection reconfiguration message to the UE, where the connection reconfiguration message carries a D2D report indication, where the D2D report indication is used to indicate that the UE receives the serving cell or the neighboring cell. The broadcast message, wherein the broadcast message carries the PLMN set information.

According to still another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, another device-to-device auxiliary information processing apparatus is provided.

The device to device auxiliary information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: an obtaining module, configured to acquire D2D auxiliary information, wherein the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist the base station to perform radio resource management on itself; and the reporting module is configured to report to the base station D2D auxiliary information.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE is used, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist the UE in performing radio resource management; and the corresponding operation is performed according to the D2D auxiliary information, which solves the problem that the base station cannot sign the UE according to the related art. The information performs the problem of radio resource management, thereby ensuring the continuity of the D2D service of the UE, improving the service quality of the D2D service, and effectively saving the power consumption of the UE.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are intended to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are intended to be a part of the invention. In the drawing:

1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of D2D according to the related art;

2 is a flowchart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of another method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 3 of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 4 of the present invention;

8 is a flowchart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 5 of the present invention;

9 is a flowchart of a device to device auxiliary information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a flowchart of a device to device assistance information processing apparatus in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a block diagram showing the structure of another device-to-device auxiliary information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

2 is a flow chart of a method of processing device-to-device assistance information in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method may include the following processing steps:

Step S202: Receive D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist in performing radio resource management on the UE.

Step S204: Perform a corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information.

In the related art, the base station cannot perform radio resource management according to the subscription information of the UE. With the method shown in FIG. 2, the base station can implement radio resource management for the UE by means of the D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE. Therefore, the problem that the base station cannot perform radio resource management according to the subscription information of the UE in the related art is solved, thereby ensuring the continuity of the D2D service of the UE, improving the service quality of the D2D service, and effectively saving the power consumption of the UE.

Preferably, the above D2D auxiliary information may include but is not limited to one of the following:

(1) D2D-related authorized Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) information;

(2) One or more D2D authorization indication information.

In a preferred implementation process, the one or more D2D authorization indication information may be used to indicate whether the UE is authorized to perform one of the following operations in a PLMN or a D2D PLMN of a neighboring cell: transmission of D2D discovery, reception of D2D discovery, D2D Transmission of communication, reception of D2D communication.

In a preferred implementation process, the foregoing D2D related authorized PLMN information may include, but is not limited to, one of the following:

(1) a set of PLMNs to which the UE is authorized;

(2) an intersection of the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and the set of PLMNs supported by the neighboring cells;

(3) an intersection of the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and the set of D2D PLMNs supported by the neighboring cells;

(4) an AP-authorized set of PLMNs, a set of PLMNs supported by neighboring cells, and an intersection of a registered public land mobile network (RPLMN) of the UE and an equivalent public land mobile network (EPLMN) set;

(5) The set of PLMNs authorized by the UE, the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell, and the intersection of the RPLMN and the EPLMN set of the UE.

In a preferred embodiment, the set of PLMNs authorized by the UE may include one of the following:

(1) a plurality of authorized PLMN subsets, wherein the plurality of authorized PLMN subsets are respectively associated with transmission of D2D discovery, reception of D2D discovery, transmission of D2D communication, and reception of D2D communication;

(2) An authorized PLMN set, wherein the PLMN in the authorized PLMN set is associated with one or more D2D attributes, and the D2D attributes include: D2D discovery transmission, D2D discovery reception, D2D communication transmission, and D2D communication reception.

Preferably, the related indication information of the D2D communication or the D2D discovery may be the D2D reception request information that the UE sends to the base station.

Preferably, before receiving the D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, the following operations may be included in the step S202:

Step S1: Acquire a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell;

Step S2: Broadcasting the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.

In a preferred implementation, the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell may be obtained in one of the following ways:

Manner 1: Obtain a D2D PLMN set supported by a neighboring cell via an X2 interface;

Manner 2: acquiring, by using an S1 interface, a D2D PLMN set supported by a neighboring cell;

Manner 3: Obtain a D2D PLMN set supported by a neighboring cell by using Operation Management and Maintenance (OAM) configuration information.

Preferably, the reporting manner of the D2D auxiliary information may include one of the following:

Manner 1: The UE reports a measurement report message, where the measurement report message carries D2D auxiliary information;

In the second mode, the UE reports the RRC signaling of the private radio resource control, where the proprietary RRC signaling carries the D2D auxiliary information.

Preferably, in step S204, performing the corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information may include the following steps:

Step S3: determining that the UE has a cell handover;

Step S4: Select the target PLMN for the UE according to the intersection of the PLMN set authorized by the UE and the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.

Preferably, in step S204, performing the corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information may include the following operations:

Step S5: Perform authorization verification on the D2D reception request information sent by the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE acquired in advance from the mobility management entity MME is authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication;

Step S6: Send the D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication to the UE.

Preferably, the reporting manner of the D2D-related authorized PLMN information includes one of the following:

Manner 1: Instructing the UE to report the D2D-related authorized PLMN information;

Manner 2: Receive D2D-related authorized PLMN information that is actively reported by the UE.

Step S7: Send a connection reconfiguration message to the UE, where the connection reconfiguration message carries a D2D report indication, where the D2D report indicates a broadcast message for instructing the UE to receive the serving cell or the neighboring cell, where the broadcast message carries There is PLMN collection information.

3 is a flow chart of another method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the method may include the following processing steps:

Step S302: Acquire D2D auxiliary information, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist the base station to perform radio resource management on itself;

Step S304: Report D2D auxiliary information to the base station.

In the D2D technology, authorization refers to the process in which the D2D Prox Function network element grants the D2D UE the right to perform D2D communication and D2D discovery. The D2D UE will obtain authorization information from the Prose Function. For D2D discovery, its authorization information may include: a public land mobile network (PLMN) set that supports D2D discovery, and a range of D2D discovery. For the D2D communication, the authorization information may include: a set of supported PLMNs in the case of coverage, and the authorization information may include: whether the D2D communication is supported when there is no coverage. The authorization information is based on the PLMN granularity, in other words, the terminal at which one of the PLMNs is authorized to pass may not be authorized within another PLMN.

When the UE is at the cell edge, the base station needs to acquire the authorization information of the current serving PLMN of the UE, and also obtain the authorization information of the UE under the PLMN supported by the neighboring cell. In the related art, the D2D-related authorization information of the UE acquired by the base station is only for the current serving PLMN of the UE, and is only related to the transmission of the D2D, but the base station cannot perform the authorization management for the cross-PLMN and the D2D reception for the UE. Radio resource management or authorization verification.

In this regard, the preferred embodiment of the present invention provides the following five solutions:

Solution 1: The UE acquires a D2D PLMN ID set supported by the neighboring cell by receiving a broadcast message from the neighboring cell. The UE acquires the PLMN set that the UE is authorized from the D2D PLMN ID set supported by the neighboring cell. The UE transmits the authorized PLMN set information to the base station.

Solution 2: The UE acquires a D2D PLMN ID set supported by the neighboring cell by receiving a broadcast message from the serving cell. The UE acquires the PLMN set that the UE is authorized from the D2D PLMN ID set supported by the neighboring cell. The UE transmits the authorized PLMN set information to the base station.

Solution 3: The UE sends the authorized PLMN information related to the D2D reception to the base station, and the base station sends the D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN that is authorized to perform D2D reception to the UE.

Solution 4: The UE sends the authorized PLMN information related to the D2D reception to the base station, and the base station performs authorization verification on the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE obtained from the mobility management entity (MME) is authorized to perform D2D reception, and sends the UE to the UE for authorization. D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN received by the D2D.

Scenario 5: The UE sends the D2D receiving request information to the base station, and the base station sends the D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN that the UE is authorized to perform D2D reception to the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE is authorized to perform the D2D receiving.

The above preferred implementation process will be further described below in conjunction with the preferred embodiment 1 to the preferred embodiment 5.

Preferred embodiment 1

4 is a flow chart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the process may include the following processing steps:

Step S402: In the authentication registration process, the UE obtains the PLMN authorization set information from the Prose Function. The neighboring cell broadcasts information of the PLMN supporting D2D communication and/or discovery.

Step S404: The UE measures reference signal received power (RSRP) and/or reference signal received quality (RSRQ) of the current cell and the neighboring cell.

Step S406: When the monitored RSRP and/or RSRQ of the radio signal of the neighboring cell reaches the trigger condition for measurement reporting, the UE sends a measurement report message, and the RSRP and/or RSRQ parameter values of the neighboring area are reported above.

Step S408: After receiving the foregoing measurement report message, the eNB sends a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message to instruct the UE to listen to the broadcast message of the neighboring cell.

Step S410: After receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message, the UE starts to listen to the information of the neighboring cell supporting the D2D communication and/or the discovered PLMN.

Step S412: The UE acquires a supported PLMN set of the target base station.

Step S414: The UE may compare the PLMN grant set information obtained from the ProSe Function with the supported PLMN set of the target base station, and obtain an intersection of the grant set information in the PLMN of the target base station and the supported PLMN set of the target base station.

Step S416: The UE reports the PLMN set of the ProSe authorized to use the ProSe in the PLMN of the target base station through the RRC message (measurement report message). A PLMN set in which the UE is authorized to use ProSe under the target base station is added in the Measurement Results (MeasResults) cell of the Measurement Report message.

In the preferred embodiment, a PLMN authorization set may be separately defined for D2D discovery and D2D communication, that is, a PLMN authorization set related to D2D communication related to D2D discovery, and only one PLMN may be defined for D2D discovery and D2D communication. The authorization set, the PLMN in the reported PLMN set can be associated with a series of authorization attributes, such as: D2D discovery, D2D communication.

Step S418: After acquiring the PLMN authorization set, the base station selects the target PLMN according to the information. After the handover decision is completed, the source base station sends a handover request message to the target base station to complete the handover preparation and handover execution flow.

Preferred embodiment two

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the process may include the following processing steps:

Step S502: In the authentication registration process, the UE obtains the PLMN authorization set information from the Prose Function. The source cell broadcasts information supporting the network sharing of the neighboring cell to support D2D communication and/or discovery of the PLMN.

Step S504: The UE measures the current cell and the neighboring cell RSRP and/or RSRQ.

Step S506: When the monitored RSRP and/or RSRQ of the radio signal of the neighboring cell reaches the trigger condition for the measurement report, the UE sends a measurement report message and reports the RSRP and/or RSRQ parameter values of the neighboring cell.

Step S508: The source cell can learn the D2D PLMN ID set supported by the phase cell through the X2, S1 message.

Step S510: After receiving the foregoing measurement report message, the eNB sends an RRC connection reconfiguration message to instruct the UE to listen to the broadcast message of the serving cell.

Step S512: The eNB broadcasts a D2D PLMN ID set supported by the neighboring cell.

Step S514: After receiving the RRC connection reconfiguration message, the UE starts to monitor the information of the D2D communication and/or the discovered PLMN of the neighboring cell broadcast by the source cell.

Step S516: The UE may obtain a PLMN set that is authorized to use ProSe in the PLMN of the target base station according to the PLMN grant set information obtained from the ProSe Function and the supported PLMN set of the target base station.

Step S518: The UE reports the PLMN set of the ProSe authorized to use the ProSe in the PLMN of the target base station through the RRC message (measurement report message). A PLMN set in which the UE is authorized to use ProSe under the target base station is added in the MeasResults cell of the MeasurementReport message.

Step S520: After obtaining the PLMN authorization set, the base station may select the target PLMN according to a preset rule (for example, preferentially selecting a PLMN with a light load). After the handover decision is completed, the source base station sends a handover request message to the target base station to complete the handover preparation and handover execution flow.

Preferred embodiment three

6 is a flow chart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the process may include the following processing steps:

Step S602: In the authentication registration process, the UE obtains the PLMN authorization set information from the Prose Function.

Step S604: When the UE needs to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication, the UE sends the relevant PLMN information related to the reception of the D2D transmission or the D2D communication to the base station.

Step S606: The base station sends the D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN that is authorized to perform D2D discovery and communication to the UE.

Step S608: The D2D UE uses the information to perform discovery or communication.

Preferred embodiment four

7 is a flow chart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 4 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the process may include the following processing steps:

Step S702 - Step S704: In the authentication registration process, the UE obtains the PLMN authorization set information from the Prose Function.

Step S706: When the UE needs to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication, the UE sends the relevant PLMN information related to the reception of the D2D transmission or the D2D communication to the base station.

Step S708: The base station performs authorization verification on the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE is authorized to perform D2D discovery or communication in advance from the MME.

Step S710: The base station sends the D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN that is authorized to perform D2D discovery or communication to the UE.

Step S712: The D2D UE uses the information to perform discovery or communication.

Preferred embodiment five

8 is a flow chart of a method for processing device-to-device auxiliary information according to a preferred embodiment 5 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the process may include the following processing steps:

Step S802: When the UE needs to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication, the UE sends D2D reception request information to the base station.

Step S804: The base station may perform authorization verification on the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE obtained in advance from the MME is authorized to perform D2D discovery or communication.

Step S806: The base station sends the D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN that is authorized to perform D2D discovery or communication to the UE.

Step S808: The D2D UE uses the information to perform discovery or communication.

9 is a flow chart of a device to device assistance information processing apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the device-to-device auxiliary information processing apparatus may include: a receiving module 10 configured to receive D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist in performing radio resource management on the UE; and the processing module 20 , set to perform the corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information.

The device shown in FIG. 9 solves the problem that the base station cannot perform radio resource management according to the subscription information of the UE in the related art, thereby ensuring the continuity of the D2D service of the UE, improving the service quality of the D2D service, and effectively saving. The power consumption of the UE.

(1) D2D-related authorized Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) information;

(2) One or more D2D authorization indication information.

(1) a set of PLMNs to which the UE is authorized;

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 10, the apparatus may further include: an obtaining module 30 configured to acquire a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell; and a broadcast module 40 configured to broadcast the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell. .

In a preferred implementation process, the obtaining module 30 is configured to obtain the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell in one of the following manners:

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 10, the processing module 20 may include: a determining unit 200 configured to determine that the UE has a cell handover; and a selecting unit 202 configured to set, according to the PLMN set that the UE is authorized, and the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell. The intersection selects the target PLMN for the UE.

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 10, the processing module 20 may include: a verification unit 204 configured to authorize the D2D reception request information sent by the UE according to the PLMN information that the UE acquired in advance from the MME is authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication. The sending unit 206 is configured to send, to the UE, D2D resource pool information corresponding to the PLMN authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication.

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 10, the foregoing apparatus may further include: a sending module 50, configured to send a connection reconfiguration message to the UE, where the connection reconfiguration message carries a D2D report indication, where the D2D report indication is used to indicate The UE receives the broadcast message of the serving cell or the neighboring cell, where the broadcast message carries the PLMN set information.

11 is a block diagram showing the structure of another device-to-device auxiliary information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the device to device auxiliary information processing device may include: an obtaining module 60, configured to obtain The D2D auxiliary information is used, wherein the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist the base station to perform radio resource management for itself; and the reporting module 70 is configured to report the D2D auxiliary information to the base station.

From the above description, it can be seen that the foregoing embodiment achieves the following technical effects (it is required that the effects are achievable by some preferred embodiments): by using the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the base station can Obtaining the D2D authorization related auxiliary information of the UE, and performing radio resource management on the UE according to the auxiliary information, thereby ensuring the continuity of the D2D service of the UE, improving the service quality of the D2D service, and effectively saving the power consumption of the UE.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various modules or steps of the present invention described above can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device that can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across a network of multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device such that they may be stored in the storage device by the computing device and, in some cases, may be different from the order herein. The steps shown or described are performed, or they are separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof are fabricated as a single integrated circuit module. Thus, the invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

As described above, the method and apparatus for processing device-to-device auxiliary information provided by the embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects: ensuring continuity of D2D services of the UE, improving service quality of the D2D service, and effectively saving the UE. Power consumption.

Claims

A device-to-device auxiliary information processing method includes:

Receiving device-to-device D2D auxiliary information reported by the user equipment UE, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist in radio resource management of the UE;

A corresponding operation is performed according to the D2D auxiliary information.
The method of claim 1 wherein said D2D assistance information comprises one of:

D2D related authorization public land mobile network PLMN information;

One or more D2D authorization instructions.
The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more D2D grant indication information is used to indicate whether the UE is authorized to perform one of the following operations in a PLMN or a D2D PLMN of a neighboring cell: transmission of D2D discovery , D2D discovery reception, D2D communication transmission, D2D communication reception.
The method of claim 2, wherein the D2D-related authorized PLMN information comprises one of the following:

a set of PLMNs to which the UE is authorized;

An intersection of the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and the set of PLMNs supported by the neighboring cell;

An intersection of the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and the set of D2D PLMNs supported by the neighboring cell;

An intersection of the authorized PLMN set of the UE, the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell, and the registered public land mobile network RPLMN of the UE and the equivalent public land mobile network EPLMN set;

The set of PLMNs authorized by the UE, the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell, and the intersection of the RPLMN and the EPLMN set of the UE.
The method of claim 4 wherein the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE comprises one of:

a plurality of authorized PLMN subsets, wherein the plurality of authorized PLMN subsets are respectively associated with transmission of D2D discovery, reception of D2D discovery, transmission of D2D communication, and reception of D2D communication;

An authorized PLMN set, wherein the PLMN in the authorized PLMN set is associated with one or more D2D attributes, the D2D attribute comprising: the sending of the D2D discovery, the receiving of the D2D discovery, the sending of the D2D communication, the D2D Reception of communication.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the related indication information of the D2D communication or the D2D discovery is D2D reception request information that the UE sends to the base station.
The method according to claim 1, wherein before receiving the D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, the method further includes:

Obtaining a D2D PLMN set supported by a neighboring cell;

Broadcasting the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.
The method according to claim 7, wherein the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell is obtained in one of the following manners:

Obtaining, by using an X2 interface, a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell;

Obtaining, by using an S1 interface, a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell;

Obtaining a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell by operating management and maintenance OAM configuration information.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the reporting manner of the D2D auxiliary information comprises one of the following:

The UE reports a measurement report message, where the measurement report message carries the D2D auxiliary information;

The UE reports the RRC signaling of the RRC signaling, where the D2D auxiliary information is carried in the proprietary RRC signaling.
The method of claim 4, wherein performing the corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information comprises:

Determining that the UE has a cell handover;

Selecting a target PLMN for the UE according to an intersection of a set of PLMNs authorized by the UE and a set of PLMNs supported by the neighboring cell.
The method of claim 6, wherein performing the corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information comprises:

Performing authorization verification on the D2D reception request information sent by the UE according to the PLMN information that is acquired by the UE from the mobility management entity MME and is authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication;

Transmitting, to the UE, D2D resource pool information corresponding to a PLMN authorized to perform the D2D discovery or the D2D communication.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the reporting manner of the D2D-related authorized PLMN information comprises one of the following:

Instructing the UE to report the D2D-related authorized PLMN information;

And receiving the D2D-related authorized PLMN information that is actively reported by the UE.
The method according to claim 1, wherein before receiving the D2D auxiliary information reported by the UE, the method further includes:

Sending a connection reconfiguration message to the UE, where the connection reconfiguration message carries the D2D report indication, where the D2D report indication is used to indicate that the UE receives a broadcast message of a serving cell or a neighboring cell. The broadcast message carries the PLMN set information.
A device-to-device auxiliary information processing method includes:

Obtaining device-to-device D2D auxiliary information, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist the base station to perform radio resource management on itself;

And reporting the D2D auxiliary information to the base station.
A device to device auxiliary information processing device, comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive device-to-device D2D auxiliary information reported by the user equipment UE, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist in performing radio resource management on the UE;

The processing module is configured to perform a corresponding operation according to the D2D auxiliary information.
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said D2D assistance information comprises one of:

D2D related authorization public land mobile network PLMN information;

One or more D2D authorization instructions.
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the one or more D2D grant indication information is used to indicate whether the UE is authorized to perform the following operations in a PLMN or a D2D PLMN of a neighboring cell. One: transmission of D2D discovery, reception of D2D discovery, transmission of D2D communication, reception of D2D communication.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the D2D-related authorized PLMN information comprises one of the following:

a set of PLMNs to which the UE is authorized;

An intersection of the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and the set of PLMNs supported by the neighboring cell;

An intersection of the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE and the set of D2D PLMNs supported by the neighboring cell;

An intersection of the authorized PLMN set of the UE, the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell, and the registered public land mobile network RPLMN of the UE and the equivalent public land mobile network EPLMN set;

The set of PLMNs authorized by the UE, the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell, and the intersection of the RPLMN and the EPLMN set of the UE.
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the set of authorized PLMNs of the UE comprises one of:

a plurality of authorized PLMN subsets, wherein the plurality of authorized PLMN subsets are respectively associated with transmission of D2D discovery, reception of D2D discovery, transmission of D2D communication, and reception of D2D communication;

An authorized PLMN set, wherein the PLMN in the authorized PLMN set is associated with one or more D2D attributes, the D2D attribute comprising: the sending of the D2D discovery, the receiving of the D2D discovery, the sending of the D2D communication, the D2D Reception of communication.
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the related indication information of the D2D communication or the D2D discovery is D2D reception request information that the UE sends to the base station.
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said apparatus further comprises:

Obtaining a module, configured to acquire a D2D PLMN set supported by a neighboring cell;

And a broadcast module, configured to broadcast the D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.
The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the obtaining module is configured to acquire a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell in one of the following manners:

Obtaining, by using an X2 interface, a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell;

Obtaining, by using an S1 interface, a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell;

Obtaining a D2D PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell by operating management and maintenance OAM configuration information.
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the reporting manner of the D2D auxiliary information comprises one of the following:

The UE reports a measurement report message, where the measurement report message carries the D2D auxiliary information;

The UE reports the RRC signaling of the RRC signaling, where the D2D auxiliary information is carried in the proprietary RRC signaling.
The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processing module comprises:

a determining unit, configured to determine that the UE performs cell handover;

And a selecting unit, configured to select a target PLMN for the UE according to an intersection of the PLMN set authorized by the UE and the PLMN set supported by the neighboring cell.
The apparatus of claim 20 wherein said processing module comprises:

a verification unit, configured to perform authorization verification on the D2D reception request information sent by the UE according to the PLMN information that is obtained by the UE from the mobility management entity MME and is authorized to perform D2D discovery or D2D communication;

And a sending unit, configured to send, to the UE, D2D resource pool information corresponding to a PLMN authorized to perform the D2D discovery or the D2D communication.
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the reporting manner of the D2D-related authorized PLMN information comprises one of the following:

Instructing the UE to report the D2D-related authorized PLMN information;

And receiving the D2D-related authorized PLMN information that is actively reported by the UE.
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said apparatus further comprises:

a sending module, configured to send a connection reconfiguration message to the UE, where the connection reconfiguration message carries the D2D report indication, where the D2D report indication is used to indicate that the UE receives a serving cell or phase A broadcast message of a neighboring cell, where the broadcast message carries PLMN set information.
A device to device auxiliary information processing device, comprising:

An acquiring module, configured to acquire device-to-device D2D auxiliary information, where the D2D auxiliary information is used to assist the base station to perform radio resource management on itself;

The reporting module is configured to report the D2D auxiliary information to the base station.