WO2016062161A1

WO2016062161A1 - Resource utilization method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2016062161A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/087951
Authority: WO
Inventors: 胡海鹏; 刘丛; 孙中锋
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2014-10-24
Filing date: 2015-08-24
Publication date: 2016-04-28
Also published as: CN105592471A; CN105592471B

Abstract

Disclosed are a resource utilization method and device, the method comprising: the real-time capacity information of each cell is obtained; a cell corresponding to capacity information, of the capacity information of the cells, exceeding a first preset threshold value is identified as a hotspot cell, and a cell, of the neighboring cells of said hotspot cell, corresponding to capacity information lower than a second preset threshold value is identified as an idle neighboring cell; the direction of coverage of the idle neighboring cell is adjusted to partially or fully cover the hotspot cell. The present invention solves the problem in the related art of it being impossible to effectively and reasonably utilize a network resource in a special network usage scenario; resource utilization in a network is improved, energy waste is reduced, and user experience is enhanced.

Description

Resource utilization method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a resource utilization method and apparatus.

Background technique

With the development of the mobile communication industry and the increase of mobile users, some special network application scenarios have emerged. These scenes are special in that the users they accommodate and the distribution of users in the network time are different from the general coverage scenarios, such as the stadium of thousands of people. In the company canteens or parking lots, school playgrounds, etc., the communities covered by these scenes will frequently appear in a certain period of time, and the traffic volume will increase rapidly, while the neighboring areas around the same time are basically in the same area. In the state where the number of users or users is extremely small, these neighboring areas are referred to herein as idle neighbors.

In view of the above problems, the general solution in the industry is to increase the system capacity by increasing the method of the cell (base station) or changing the capacity parameter. The method for increasing the base station obviously increases the operating cost for the operator, although it is solved to some extent. The system capacity problem, but at the cost of energy consumption and cost increase, is contrary to the current green environmental protection and energy conservation; the method of changing the capacity parameter is to compromise the user capacity and service quality, so as to reduce the user. The quality of service is at the cost, and increasing the capacity of the user by adjusting the capacity parameter cannot completely solve the problem, and is limited by the maximum capacity of a single cell (base station).

In view of the problem that the network resources cannot be effectively and reasonably utilized in the special network application scenarios in the related technologies, an effective solution has not been proposed yet.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a resource utilization method and device, so as to at least solve the problem that the network resource cannot be effectively and reasonably utilized in a special network application scenario in the related art.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a resource utilization method is provided, including: acquiring real-time capacity information of each cell; and identifying a cell corresponding to the capacity information exceeding a preset first threshold in the capacity information of each cell as a hotspot cell. And identifying, by the cell in the neighboring cell of the hotspot cell, the cell corresponding to the capacity information that is lower than the preset second threshold as the idle neighboring cell; and adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring cell to cover the hotspot cell. Part or all.

In this embodiment, after adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell, the method further includes: acquiring real-time capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area adjusting the coverage direction; Determining whether the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than a preset third threshold; the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than the third threshold. In the case, the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is restored to the coverage direction before the adjustment, wherein the third threshold is smaller than the first threshold.

In this embodiment, the returning the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to the pre-adjustment coverage direction includes: if the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than the third threshold, Obtaining an adjustment flag of the idle neighboring area, and determining, according to the adjustment flag, whether the idle neighboring area has been adjusted;

If yes, the coverage direction related parameter of the idle neighboring area that is adjusted is obtained, and the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is restored according to the coverage direction related parameter.

In this embodiment, adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell includes: acquiring a location and a coverage direction related parameter of the idle neighboring area, and location information of the hotspot to be covered, where the to-be-covered The coverage hotspot is located in the hotspot cell; the adjustment parameter is calculated according to the location and coverage direction related parameters of the idle neighboring area and the location information of the hotspot to be covered; and the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is adjusted by using the adjustment parameter.

In this embodiment, the adjustment parameter includes an antenna tilt adjustment angle, and calculating an adjustment parameter according to the position of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered includes: in the idle neighboring area and the If the hotspot cell is not co-located, the relative distance between the idle neighboring area and the to-be-covered hotspot is calculated by using the idle neighboring area and the location information of the hotspot to be covered; according to the relative distance and the idle neighboring area The antenna tilt adjustment angle is calculated by covering the direction related parameters.

In this embodiment, the adjustment parameter includes an antenna weight, and calculating an adjustment parameter according to the location of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered includes: in the idle neighboring area and the hotspot If the cell does not share the location, the location information of the hotspot cell is obtained, and the first relative phase is calculated according to the location of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring cell; according to the hotspot to be covered and the location of the hotspot cell Calculating a second relative phase; calculating an adjusted orientation according to the first relative phase and the second relative phase; and calculating the antenna weight according to the adjusted orientation.

In this embodiment, the adjustment parameter includes an antenna weight, and calculating an adjustment parameter according to the location of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered includes: in the idle neighboring area and the hotspot In the case of the cell co-station, the adjustment azimuth is calculated according to the coverage azimuth information of the idle neighboring cell and the hot spot cell; and the antenna weight is calculated according to the adjusted orientation.

In this embodiment, the acquiring the location information of the hotspot to be covered includes: calculating the location information of the hotspot to be covered according to at least one of the following information: time adjustment TA information, the incoming wave orientation DOA, and engineering parameter information of the hotspot cell.

In this embodiment, the capacity information includes at least one of the following information: a number of users, and a resource utilization rate.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a resource utilization apparatus is provided, including: a maintenance module, configured to acquire real-time capacity information of each cell; and an identification module configured to exceed a preset first in capacity information of each cell The cell corresponding to the capacity information of the threshold is identified as a hotspot cell, and the cell corresponding to the capacity information whose capacity information in the neighboring cell of the hotspot is lower than the preset second threshold is identified as an idle neighbor; and the adjustment module is set to Adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell.

In this embodiment, the maintenance module is further configured to acquire real-time capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area in the coverage direction. The device further includes: a determining module, configured to determine the hot spot cell and the Whether the current capacity information of the idle neighboring area is lower than a preset third threshold; the recovery module is configured to be that the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than a preset third threshold. And returning the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to the coverage direction before the adjustment, wherein the third threshold is smaller than the first threshold.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the real-time capacity information of each cell is obtained, and the cell corresponding to the capacity information exceeding the preset first threshold in the capacity information of each cell is identified as a hotspot cell, and the neighboring cell of the hotspot cell is The cell corresponding to the capacity information whose capacity information is lower than the preset second threshold is identified as an idle neighboring cell; the manner of adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring cell to cover part or all of the hotspot cell solves the special technology in the related art. The problem of network resources cannot be effectively and reasonably utilized in the network application scenario, the resource utilization in the network is improved, energy waste is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

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 flow chart of a resource utilization method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a structural block diagram of a resource utilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of a typical networking environment in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for automatically optimizing network capacity according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a process of identifying a hotspot cell and an idle neighboring cell by an identification module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a schematic diagram of a method for a decision module to make a decision result in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic diagram of a method 1 for processing a coverage direction adjustment process by a processing module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a method 2 of a processing module performing a coverage direction adjustment process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

9 is a schematic diagram of a method 3 of a processing module performing a coverage direction adjustment process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a schematic diagram of a method for processing coverage coverage recovery processing by a processing module in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a block diagram showing a preferred structure of a resource utilization device 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.

In view of the above problems, a new method is proposed in this embodiment. The system can automatically monitor the coverage area and surrounding neighboring areas in the above scenario without increasing any operating costs of the operator and changing the existing structure of the network. The capacity information automatically optimizes network capacity, effectively utilizes idle resources in the network, improves energy utilization, and reduces energy waste.

In this embodiment, a resource utilization method is provided. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a resource utilization method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps:

Step S102: Acquire real-time capacity information of each cell (for example, periodic acquisition);

Step S104: Identify, as the hotspot cell, the cell corresponding to the capacity information that exceeds the preset first threshold in the capacity information of each cell, and set the capacity information of the neighboring cell of the hotspot cell to be lower than the preset second threshold. The cell corresponding to the information is identified as an idle neighbor;

Step S106: Adjust a coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hot spot cell.

In this embodiment, the real-time capacity information of each cell is obtained by using the foregoing steps, and if the hot spot cell and its idle neighboring area are identified, the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is automatically adjusted to cover part or all of the hot spot cell. To coordinate the resources of the idle neighboring area to the hotspot cell, so as to increase the utilization cost of the network and improve the existing structure of the network, the utilization rate of the idle resources in the network can be greatly improved, and the special network application in the related technology is solved. The problem that the network resources cannot be effectively and reasonably used in the scenario improves the resource utilization in the network, reduces energy waste, and improves the user experience.

In this embodiment, the capacity information may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following information: a number of users, a resource utilization rate, and the like.

In this embodiment, after the adjustment of the foregoing step S106 is performed, whether the recovery is performed by acquiring the real-time capacity information (for example, periodic acquisition) of the idle neighboring cell and the idle neighboring area in the coverage direction may be determined by: Determining whether the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than a preset third threshold; the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than the third threshold. In the case, the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is restored to the coverage direction before the adjustment, wherein the third threshold is smaller than the first threshold.

The specific manner of the foregoing recovery may be as follows: if the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than the third threshold, the adjustment flag of the idle neighboring area is obtained, and according to the Determining, by the adjustment flag, whether the idle neighboring area is adjusted; if yes, acquiring the coverage direction related parameter of the idle neighboring area before the adjustment, and restoring the idle neighboring area according to the coverage direction related parameter Coverage direction.

In this embodiment, the specific manner of adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell in step S106 may be as follows: acquiring the location of the idle neighboring area and the related parameters of the coverage direction and the location of the hotspot to be covered. Information, wherein the hotspot to be covered is located in the hotspot cell; the adjustment parameter is calculated according to the location of the idle neighboring zone and the related parameters of the coverage direction and the location information of the hotspot to be covered; and the idle neighbor is adjusted by using the adjustment parameter The coverage direction of the area.

The embodiment provides a detailed adjustment manner corresponding to the adjustment parameter of the antenna tilt angle or the antenna weight, but the adjustment manner is not limited to this:

(1) In the case that the adjustment parameter is an antenna tilt angle adjustment, calculating the adjustment parameter according to the position of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered may specifically include: in the idle neighboring area Calculating, by using the location information of the idle neighboring area and the hotspot to be covered, a relative distance between the idle neighboring area and the hotspot to be covered, according to the relative distance and the idle The antenna tilt adjustment angle is calculated by the coverage direction related parameter of the neighboring area.

(2) For the case where the adjustment parameter is the antenna weight, calculating the adjustment parameter according to the position of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered may specifically include the following two situations:

In the case that the idle neighboring cell and the hotspot cell are not co-located, the location information of the hotspot cell is obtained, and the first relative phase is calculated according to the location of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring cell; According to the hot spot to be covered And calculating, by the location of the hotspot cell, a second relative phase; calculating an adjusted orientation according to the first relative phase and the second relative phase; and calculating the antenna weight according to the adjusted orientation.

In the case that the idle neighboring cell and the hotspot cell are co-located, the adjustment azimuth is calculated according to the coverage azimuth information of the idle neighboring cell and the hot spot cell; and the antenna is calculated according to the adjusted orientation. Weight.

The specific manner of obtaining the location information of the hotspot to be covered may be as follows: calculating location information of the hotspot to be covered according to at least one of the following information: time adjustment (TA) information, incoming wave orientation (DOA), and industrial parameter information ( That is, engineering parameter information, including site GPS information, antenna hanging height, antenna pitch angle, azimuth angle, etc.).

Corresponding to the above-mentioned resource utilization method, a resource utilization device is also provided in the embodiment, and the device is configured to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred embodiments, and the description thereof has been omitted. As used below, the term "module" may implement a combination of software and/or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the apparatus described in the following embodiments is preferably implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and contemplated.

2 is a structural block diagram of a resource utilization device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the device includes a maintenance module 22, an identification module 24, and an adjustment module 26. The following describes each module in detail:

The maintenance module 22 is configured to acquire real-time capacity information of each cell, and the identification module 24 is connected to the maintenance module 22, and is configured to identify a cell corresponding to the capacity information exceeding a preset first threshold in the capacity information of each cell as a hotspot cell. And the cell corresponding to the capacity information of the neighboring cell in the neighboring cell of the hotspot is lower than the preset second threshold, and the cell is identified as an idle neighbor; the adjusting module 26 is connected to the identifying module 24, and is configured to adjust the idle neighbor. The coverage direction of the area covers some or all of the hotspot cells.

11 is a block diagram of a preferred structure of a resource utilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, in the embodiment, the maintenance module 22 may be configured to acquire the hotspot cell and adjust the idleness of the coverage direction. The real-time capacity information of the neighboring area; the device may further include: a determining module 28, connected to the maintenance module 22 and the identifying module 24, configured to determine whether the current capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area are low The preset third threshold; the recovery module 30 is connected to the determining module 28, and is configured to set the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area to be lower than a preset third threshold. The coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is restored to the coverage direction before the adjustment, wherein the third threshold is smaller than the first threshold. Optionally, the adjustment module 26 and the recovery module 30 may also be connected to the maintenance module 22, and the antenna coverage direction related parameters and position information and the like required in the adjustment and recovery process are obtained from the maintenance module 22.

The following description is made in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, and the following preferred embodiments incorporate the above-described embodiments and preferred embodiments thereof.

In the following preferred embodiments, a method and apparatus for automatically optimizing network capacity in a hotspot coverage scenario are provided, which can automatically optimize network resources according to periodically monitoring cell capacity status information to achieve network capacity enhancement.

The method and the device provided by the preferred embodiment automatically identify the hotspot cells in the network by periodically monitoring the capacity state information of each cell without increasing any operating costs of the operator, changing the existing structure of the network, and saving energy. The idle neighboring area automatically adjusts the coverage of the idle neighboring area, automatically adjusts the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area by using the resources of the surrounding idle neighboring area, and shares the network resources for the hotspot cell; effectively solves the problem that the capacity of the hot spot cell is limited, and further improves the network capacity. ; When the user capacity of the hot spot and the idle neighboring area drops to a certain extent, the system can automatically restore the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to ensure seamless connection of the network.

The above method specifically includes the following steps:

First, the system periodically acquires the capacity information (user number and resource utilization information) of each cell, and automatically identifies the hotspot cell (the cell whose capacity exceeds a certain threshold) and the idle neighbor zone of the hotspot cell according to the capacity information (low capacity) a cell of a certain threshold, and then output a hotspot cell list and an idle neighbor list;

Then, for the hotspot cell list and the idle neighbor list, the latest capacity information of the cells is obtained in time, and according to the latest capacity information, it is determined whether the idle neighboring area needs to be adjusted or processed in the coverage direction;

Finally, for a cell that needs to adjust the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area, the system adjusts the elevation angle of the idle neighboring area, the azimuth of the transmitted signal, and the transmit power to achieve coverage adjustment, and at the same time, for the idle neighboring area that needs to perform the coverage direction recovery process. Recovery of pitch or azimuth, transmit power, etc.

The following beneficial effects can be achieved by the method and apparatus provided by the preferred embodiment:

1. Effectively share network resources without changing the network structure, solve the problem of limited capacity of hotspots, increase network capacity, and reduce energy waste;

2. The whole process does not require manual operation, and saves operation and maintenance costs for network maintenance without increasing the operator's operating costs.

In order to make the technical solutions and advantages of the preferred embodiment more clear, the following will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a schematic diagram of a typical networking environment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Taking the typical networking environment shown in FIG. 3 as an example, it is assumed that the coverage area of the cell 1 is a soccer field, and since a football game is often held, it belongs to For potential hotspots, Cell2~Cell7 are neighboring areas.

4 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for automatically optimizing network capacity according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the apparatus includes four parts: a maintenance module, an identification module, a discriminating module, and a processing module, wherein the processing module further includes an adjustment. Processing and recovery processing of two submodules.

Further, the maintenance module (implementing the function of the maintenance module 22) is used to maintain neighbor information of each cell, TA (Timing Advance) information, base station information, and real-time calculation. Capacity information of the cell, including the number of users or resource utilization information, and interacting with the identification module, the discriminating module, and the processing module;

The identification module (implementing the function of the foregoing identification module 24) periodically acquires the capacity information of the maintenance module, identifies the idle neighboring cells of the hotspot cell and the hotspot cell according to the capacity of each cell, and finally associates the hotspot cell list with the hotspot cell. The neighbor list is output to the discriminating module;

The discriminating module (implementing the function of the judging module 28) obtains the latest capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area from the maintenance module according to the hotspot cell list and the idle neighboring cell corresponding idle neighbor list, and determines the capacity information to make the idle neighboring area. The processing decision includes that the idle neighboring area needs to be adjusted or restored in the coverage direction, and finally the above decision result is notified to the processing module for corresponding processing;

The processing module (implementing the functions of the adjustment module 26 and the recovery module 30) acquires the output result of the discriminating module, acquires the information of the industrial parameter, the TA, and the like from the maintenance module, calculates an adjustment or recovery method, and performs the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area. Adjustment or recovery process.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a process for an identification module to identify a hotspot cell and an idle neighboring cell according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method includes the following steps:

Step S502: The period obtains the capacity information of each cell from the capacity maintenance module, including information such as the number of activated users and the resource utilization rate;

Step S504: determining whether the capacity of each cell is greater than a threshold 1 (the first threshold value described above), and if yes, executing step S506; otherwise, exiting;

Step S506: marking these cells as hotspot cells;

Step S508: Acquire neighboring cell information of the hotspot cell, for example, obtain neighboring cell information from a neighbor relationship list of each cell;

Step S510: Obtaining the capacity information of each neighboring area from the capacity maintenance module, which may include information such as the number of activated users and the resource utilization rate;

Step S512: determining whether the capacity of each neighboring cell is less than the threshold 2 (the second threshold value described above), and if yes, executing step S514; otherwise, performing the exiting;

Step S514: Mark the cell that satisfies the condition as an idle neighboring cell;

Step S516: Output the idle neighbor list corresponding to the hot spot cell to the decision module.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a method for a decision module to make a decision result according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the method includes the following steps:

Step S602: identifying whether the cell outputs the hotspot cell and the idle neighbor list, if yes, executing step S606, otherwise performing step S604;

Step S604: Whether the decision period is reached, if yes, proceed to step S608, otherwise, exit;

Step S606: receiving a hotspot cell list output by the identification module and a list of idle neighbor cells corresponding to the hot spot cell;

Step S608: The latest capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area is obtained from the maintenance module, and may include information such as the number of activated users and the resource utilization rate;

Step S610: determining whether the capacity of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring cell are both smaller than the threshold 3 (the third threshold value described above), and if yes, executing step S612; otherwise, performing step S614;

Step S612: determining that the idle neighboring area needs to perform adjustment of the coverage direction, and notifying the processing module to perform an adjustment process;

Step S614: determining that the idle neighboring area needs to recover the coverage direction, and notifying the processing module to perform recovery processing.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a method 1 for performing a coverage direction adjustment process by a processing module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the method includes the following steps:

Step S702: Obtain the GPS information, the antenna hanging height and the tilt angle information of the hotspot cell and all the idle neighboring areas, including the mechanical tilt angle and the electronic tilt angle, and obtain the TA measurement result when accessing, and perform step S704;

Step S704: Calculate the distance between the coverage hotspot and the hotspot cell by using the TA, and calculate the average distance, and determine the hotspot location in combination with the coverage of the hotspot cell, and perform step S706;

Step S706: determining whether the idle neighboring zone is co-station with the hotspot cell, if yes, the neighboring zone is not adjusted, and exits; otherwise, step S708 is performed;

Step S708: Using the neighboring station GPS information and the hot spot position calculated in step S704 to calculate the target distance, step S710 is performed;

Step S710: For each cell, using the antenna hanging height, the target distance and other information to calculate the target downtilt angle, step S712 is performed;

Step S712: determining whether the tilt angle is 0 for each hotspot cell and the idle neighboring cell respectively, and if yes, exiting; otherwise, performing step S714;

Step S714: calculating the tilt angle by using the original tilt angle information and the target downtilt angle calculated in step S710, step S716 is performed;

Step S716: saving the original cell inclination information, and implementing the tilt adjustment and juxtaposition adjustment mark as adjusted;

The calculation of the dip angle is described in the related art, so it will not be described in detail herein.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a method 2 for processing a coverage direction adjustment process according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The method calculates a hotspot location distance by using the TA, and determines a hotspot location by combining the industrial parameter information. As shown in FIG. 8, the method includes the following steps:

Step S802: Acquire GPS information and coverage azimuth information of the hot spot cell and all idle neighboring areas, and perform step S804;

Step S804: determining whether the idle neighboring zone is co-station with the hotspot cell, if yes, executing step S806; otherwise, performing step S808;

Step S806: Using the azimuth information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area to calculate the adjusted orientation, step S816 is performed;

Step S808: Calculate the relative phase 1 of each idle neighbor coverage orientation and the hotspot cell site by using GPS information, and perform step S810;

Step S810: Acquire a TA measurement result when the hotspot cell is accessed, calculate a distance between the coverage hotspot and the hotspot cell, and obtain an average distance, and determine the hotspot location according to the coverage indication of the cell, and perform step S812;

Step S812: Calculate the relative phase 2 by the station GPS information, the hotspot cell coverage azimuth and the distance between the coverage hotspot and the hotspot cell, and perform step S814;

Step S814: Calculate the adjustment phase by using the relative phase 1 and the relative phase 2, clockwise is positive, counterclockwise is negative, step S816 is performed;

Step S816: calculating the antenna weight by using the adjusted orientation, and implementing the orientation adjustment by adjusting the weight, step S818 is performed;

Step S818: saving the original power configuration of the neighboring area and performing power adjustment on the neighboring area, and executing step S820;

Step S820: The original coverage orientation and the antenna weight of each idle neighboring area are saved, and the azimuth adjustment and the collocation adjustment are marked as adjusted.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a method 3 for performing a coverage direction adjustment process by a processing module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The method determines a hot spot orientation by DOA (Direction Of Arrival) estimation, and determines a hot spot position in combination with TA measurement. Considering the accuracy of the azimuth estimation, this method can be applied to a system equipped with uplink multi-antenna reception. As shown in Figure 9, the following steps are included:

Step S902: acquiring GPS information and coverage azimuth information of the hotspot cell and all idle neighboring areas, and executing step S904;

Step S904: The base station uplink multi-antenna receives and performs UE orientation estimation, calculates an average orientation, and performs step S906;

Step S906: Obtain the TA measurement result when the hotspot cell is accessed, calculate the distance between the coverage hotspot and the hotspot cell, and perform step S908;

Step S908: determining the hotspot orientation and the hotspot location in combination with the coverage azimuth information, the azimuth estimation, and the result of the distance estimation, step S910 is performed;

Step S910: determining whether the idle neighboring cell is co-station with the hotspot cell, if yes, executing step S912; otherwise, performing step S914;

Step S912: using the hot spot orientation and the two cell coverage azimuth information to calculate the adjustment orientation, step S920 is performed;

Step S914: Calculate the relative phase 1 of each idle neighbor coverage orientation and the hotspot cell site by using GPS information, and perform step S916;

Step S916: Calculate the relative phase 2 by the site GPS information, the hotspot cell coverage azimuth and the hotspot orientation, and perform step S918;

Step S918: Calculate the adjustment phase by using the relative phase 1 and the relative phase 2, clockwise is positive, counterclockwise is negative, step S920 is performed;

Step S920: calculating the antenna weight by using the adjusted orientation, and implementing the orientation adjustment by adjusting the weight, step S922 is performed;

Step S922: save the original power configuration of the neighboring area, perform power adjustment on the neighboring area, and perform step S924;

Step S924: The original coverage orientation and the antenna weight of each idle neighboring area are saved, and the azimuth adjustment and the collocation adjustment are marked as adjusted.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a method for performing coverage coverage recovery processing by a processing module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the method includes the following steps:

Step S1002: Acquire an adjustment flag of the cell, and execute step S1004;

Step S1004: judging whether the cell has been adjusted by adjusting the flag, if yes, executing step S1006, otherwise executing exiting;

Step S1006: The adjusted cell is recorded in the neighboring cell list to be restored, and step S1008 is performed;

Step S1008: Acquire the original tilt angle or coverage azimuth, the antenna weight and the power parameter recorded before the adjustment of the neighboring area to be restored, and perform step S1010;

Step S1010: Perform orientation adjustment, adjust the orientation to the original coverage orientation, implement power adjustment, restore to the original power parameter, and clearly adjust the mark.

In another embodiment, a software is provided that is configured to perform the technical solutions described in the above embodiments and preferred embodiments.

In another embodiment, a storage medium is also provided, in which the above software is stored, including but not limited to an optical disk, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an erasable memory, and the like.

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 resource utilization method and device provided by the embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects: the problem that the network resources cannot be effectively and reasonably utilized in the special network application scenario in the related art is solved, and the resource utilization in the network is improved. Rate, reduce energy waste and enhance user experience.

Claims

A method of resource utilization, including:

Obtain real-time capacity information of each cell;

Identifying a cell corresponding to the capacity information of the first cell in the capacity information of each cell as a hotspot cell, and correspondingly, the capacity information in the neighboring cell of the hotspot cell is lower than the preset second threshold value. The cell is identified as an idle neighbor; and

Adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell.
The method according to claim 1, wherein after adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell, the method further includes:

Acquiring real-time capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area adjusting the coverage direction;

Determining whether the current capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than a preset third threshold;

If the current capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than the third threshold, the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is restored to the coverage direction before the adjustment, where the third The threshold is less than the first threshold.
The method according to claim 2, wherein restoring the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to the coverage direction before the adjustment comprises:

And obtaining, in the case that the current capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area is lower than the third threshold, obtaining an adjustment flag of the idle neighboring cell, and determining, according to the adjustment flag, whether the idle neighboring zone is Adjusted;

If yes, the coverage direction related parameter of the idle neighboring area that is adjusted is obtained, and the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area is restored according to the coverage direction related parameter.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein adjusting a coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell comprises:

Acquiring the location of the idle neighboring area and the coverage-related parameters and the location information of the hotspot to be covered, where the hotspot to be covered is located in the hotspot cell;

And calculating an adjustment parameter according to the location of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered;

Adjusting the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area by using the adjustment parameter.
The method of claim 4, wherein the adjustment parameter comprises an antenna tilt adjustment angle, and the calculating the adjustment parameter according to the position of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered comprises:

If the idle neighboring cell and the hotspot cell are not co-located, the relative distance between the idle neighboring cell and the to-be-covered hotspot is calculated by using the idle neighboring zone and the location information of the hotspot to be covered;

And calculating the antenna tilt adjustment angle according to the relative distance and a coverage direction related parameter of the idle neighboring area.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the adjustment parameter comprises an antenna weight, and the calculating the adjustment parameter according to the position of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered includes:

If the idle neighboring cell and the hotspot cell are not co-located, acquiring location information of the hotspot cell, and calculating a first relative phase according to the location of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring cell;

Calculating a second relative phase according to the hot spot to be covered and the location of the hot spot cell;

Calculating an adjustment orientation according to the first relative phase and the second relative phase;

The antenna weight is calculated according to the adjusted orientation.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the adjustment parameter comprises an antenna weight, and the calculating the adjustment parameter according to the position of the idle neighboring area and the coverage direction related parameter and the location information of the hot spot to be covered includes:

And adjusting the orientation according to the coverage azimuth information of the idle neighboring cell and the hotspot cell, where the idle neighboring cell is co-located with the hotspot cell;

The antenna weight is calculated according to the adjusted orientation.
The method of claim 4, wherein the obtaining location information of the hotspot to be covered comprises:

And calculating location information of the hotspot to be covered according to at least one of the following information: time adjustment TA information, a wave position DOA, and engineering parameter information of the hot spot cell.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein

The capacity information includes at least one of the following information: number of users, resource utilization.
A resource utilization device comprising:

The maintenance module is configured to obtain real-time capacity information of each cell;

The identification module is configured to identify a cell corresponding to the capacity information that exceeds the preset first threshold in the capacity information of each cell as a hotspot cell, and set the capacity information in the neighboring cell of the hotspot cell to be lower than a preset second threshold. The cell corresponding to the capacity information is identified as an idle neighbor; and

The adjusting module is configured to adjust a coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to cover part or all of the hotspot cell.
The device according to claim 10, wherein

The maintenance module is further configured to acquire real-time capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area that adjusts a coverage direction;

The device further includes: a determining module, configured to determine whether current capacity information of the hot spot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than a preset third threshold;

The recovery module is configured to restore the coverage direction of the idle neighboring area to the coverage direction before the adjustment, if the current capacity information of the hotspot cell and the idle neighboring area are lower than a preset third threshold. The third threshold is smaller than the first threshold.