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- the related network architecture is as follows: the macro base station and the small base station are respectively connected to the core network element through the bearer network, and the core network element is usually a mobility management entity (English: Mobility Management Entity; referred to as: The MME or the serving gateway (English: Serving Gateway; S-GW for short); the macro base station and the small base station are also respectively connected to the user equipment (English: User Equipment; abbreviated as: UE).
- the macro base station and the small base station cooperate with each other to transmit data for the UE.
- the inventor has found that the above technology has at least the following problem: the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station when data is transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station in the process of macro-micro cooperation. Longer, affecting the performance of macro-micro collaboration.
- the node establishes a connection with the macro base station and the small base station, where the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network, and the connection is an X2 connection or a custom logical connection;
- the node scheduling the collaboration data includes:
- the node after the receiving, by the core network element, the downlink data sent by the user equipment, the node further includes:
- the node When the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station, the node sends the downlink data to the small base station.
- the node scheduling the collaboration data includes:
- the node receives first uplink data from the macro base station, and receives second uplink data from the small base station;
- the node integrates the first uplink data and the second when the first uplink data and the second uplink data belong to the collaboration data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station
- the uplink data obtains the third uplink data
- the node sends the third uplink data to the core network element.
- the node receives the first uplink data from the macro base station, and receives the second data from the small base station After the uplink data, it also includes:
- the node When the second uplink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station, the node directly sends the second uplink data to the core network element.
- the method further includes:
- the node establishes an S1 connection with the core network element.
- the node scheduling the collaboration data includes:
- the node receives, from the macro base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the cooperation data, and forwards the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station to the small base station;
- the node receives data of the cooperation data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station from the small base station, and forwards the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station to the macro base station.
- the method further includes:
- first connection information is used to indicate a network connection between the macro base station and the user equipment Quality
- second connection information is used to indicate a network connection quality between the small base station and the user equipment
- the node transmits a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station and/or the small base station, if needed.
- a data transmission apparatus for use in a node, the apparatus comprising:
- a first establishing module configured to establish a connection with the macro base station and the small base station, where the node, The macro base station and the small base station are located in the same access network, and the connection is an X2 connection or a custom logical connection;
- a scheduling module configured to schedule collaboration data, where the cooperation data is data that is jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station for user equipment.
- the scheduling module includes: a first receiving unit and a first sending unit;
- the first receiving unit is configured to receive downlink data sent to the user equipment from a core network element
- the first sending unit is configured to: when the downlink data belongs to the collaboration data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station, send the downlink data to the macro base station, And transmitting, by the macro base station, data that is transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the small base station.
- the scheduling module further includes: a second sending unit and a third sending unit;
- the second sending unit is configured to send the downlink data to the macro base station when the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the macro base station;
- the third sending unit is configured to send the downlink data to the small base station when the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station.
- the scheduling module includes: a second receiving unit, an integrating unit, and a fourth sending unit;
- the second receiving unit is configured to receive first uplink data from the macro base station, and receive second uplink data from the small base station;
- the integrating unit configured to integrate the first uplink data and when the first uplink data and the second uplink data belong to the collaboration data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station
- the second uplink data obtains third uplink data
- the fourth sending unit is configured to send the third uplink data to a core network element.
- the scheduling module further includes: a fifth sending unit and a sixth sending unit;
- the fifth sending unit is configured to directly send the first uplink data to the core network element when the first uplink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the macro base station;
- the sixth sending unit is configured to: when the second uplink data belongs to need to be independent by the small base station When the data is transmitted, the second uplink data is directly sent to the core network element.
- the device further includes:
- the scheduling module includes: a first forwarding unit and/or a second forwarding unit;
- the first forwarding unit is configured to receive, from the macro base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the cooperation data, and forward the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station to the small base station;
- the second forwarding unit is configured to receive, from the small base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the cooperation data, and forward the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station to the macro base station.
- the device further includes:
- a determining module configured to determine, according to the first connection information and the second connection information, whether the macro base station and the small base station need to be cooperatively transmitted for the user equipment;
- a sending module configured to send a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station and/or the small base station when determining that coordinated transmission is required.
- a data transmission apparatus for use in a node, the apparatus comprising: a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is for storing one or more instructions, the instructions being configured to be Processor execution
- the processor is configured to establish a connection with a macro base station and a small base station, where the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network, and the connection is an X2 connection or a custom logical connection. ;
- the processor is further configured to schedule collaboration data, the collaboration data is the macro base station and the small The data that the base station cooperatively transmits for the user equipment.
- the device further includes: a transceiver;
- the transceiver is configured to receive downlink data sent to the user equipment from a core network element;
- the transceiver is further configured to: when the downlink data belongs to the collaboration data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station, send the downlink data to the macro base station to be required by the macro base And transmitting, by the station, data to the small base station, where the downlink data needs to be transmitted by the small base station.
- the transceiver is further configured to send the downlink data to the small base station when the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station.
- the transceiver is configured to receive first uplink data from the macro base station, and receive second uplink data from the small base station;
- the processor is further configured to integrate the first uplink data when the first uplink data and the second uplink data belong to the collaboration data that needs to be jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station And obtaining, by the second uplink data, third uplink data;
- the transceiver is further configured to send the third uplink data to a core network element.
- the transceiver is further configured to: when the first uplink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the macro base station, directly send the first uplink data to the core network element;
- the transceiver is further configured to: when the second uplink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station, directly send the second uplink data to the core network element.
- the device further includes: a transceiver;
- the transceiver is configured to receive, from the macro base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the cooperation data, and forward the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station to the small base station;
- the device further includes: a transceiver;
- the transceiver is configured to receive first connection information from the macro base station, and receive second connection information from the small base station, where the first connection information is used to indicate the macro base station and the user equipment The quality of the network connection, the second connection information is used to indicate the quality of the network connection between the small base station and the user equipment;
- the processor is further configured to determine, according to the first connection information and the second connection information, whether the macro base station and the small base station need to be cooperatively transmitted for the user equipment;
- the transceiver is further configured to send a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station and/or the small base station when it is determined that coordinated transmission is required.
- the node By adding a deployment node in the access network, the node is used to schedule the collaborative data in the macro-micro cooperation process; and the related technology is solved in the macro-micro-cooperative transmission mode, and the data needs to be transmitted back from the access network where the base station is located to the core network.
- the element is then forwarded by the core network element, resulting in a long transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station, affecting the performance of macro-micro cooperation; and shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station, Improve the performance of macro-micro collaboration.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an implementation environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a macro-micro cooperation decision process according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another network architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram of a data transmission apparatus suitable for a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the structure of a data transmission apparatus suitable for a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a structural block diagram of a data transmission apparatus suitable for a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a data transmission apparatus applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an implementation environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the implementation environment may include: a core network and an access network.
- the implementation environment can be applied to an LTE system, an LTE-A (English: LTE-Advanced) system, or an environment of a macro-base station cooperative networking in other communication systems.
- LTE-A English: LTE-Advanced
- macro-base station cooperative networking in other communication systems.
- the core network includes at least one core network element 110.
- the core network element 110 may be an MME or an S-GW.
- the access network includes a node 120, a macro base station 130, a small base station 140, and at least one UE 150.
- the macro base station 130 and the small base station 140 cooperate with each other to transmit data for the UE 150.
- the node 120 is connected to the macro base station 130 and the small base station 140 via a wired network or a wireless network, respectively.
- the node 120 can be a standalone device; alternatively, the node 120 can also be a functional entity integrated in the macro base station 130 or the small base station 140.
- the node 120 may be a functional entity integrated in a baseband unit (English: Baseband Unit; BBU for short) of the macro base station 130.
- a bearer network (not shown) is also disposed between the core network and the access network.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a data transmission method suitable for macro-base station cooperative networking provided by an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is described by using the data transmission method in the node 120 of the implementation environment shown in FIG.
- the data transmission method can include the following steps:
- Step 202 The node establishes a connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively, where the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network.
- Step 204 The node schedules cooperation data, where the cooperation data is data that the macro base station and the small base station cooperatively transmit for the user equipment.
- the deployment node is added in the access network.
- the node is connected to the macro base station and the small base station through a wired network or a wireless network, respectively.
- the node in order to ensure that the node communicates with the macro base station and the small base station respectively, the node establishes a logical connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively, and the logical connection is an X2 connection or a custom logical connection.
- the node schedules the cooperation data in the macro-micro cooperation process based on the foregoing network connection and the logical connection, and the cooperation data is data that the macro base station and the small base station cooperatively transmit for the UE.
- the node mainly includes the following two functions: 1) a convergence function, and 2) a forwarding function.
- a convergence function mainly includes the following two functions: 1) a convergence function, and 2) a forwarding function.
- a forwarding function is first introduced and explained.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is described by using the data transmission method in the network architecture shown in FIG. 3.
- the data transmission method can include the following steps:
- step 401 the node establishes a connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively.
- the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network.
- the nodes are respectively connected to the macro base station and the small base station through a wired network or a wireless network.
- the node in order to ensure that the node communicates with the macro base station and the small base station respectively, the node establishes a logical connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively, and the logical connection is an X2 connection or a custom logical connection.
- the initiator that establishes the X2 connection is a macro base station.
- the macro base station sends an X2 Setup Request message to the node, where the X2 Setup Request message may carry the initial connection information related to the transport network layer of the macro base station.
- the node receives the X2 Setup Request message sent by the macro base station, and feeds back the X2 Setup Response message response to the macro base station, where the X2Setup Response message may carry the initial connection information related to the transmission network layer of the node.
- the macro base station and the node After the macro base station successfully receives the X2 Setup Response message, the macro base station and the node successfully establish an X2 connection.
- the initiator that establishes a logical connection between the node and the macro base station may also be a node.
- the process of establishing a logical connection between the node and the small base station is the same as the foregoing process, and details are not described herein again.
- Step 402 The node establishes an S1 connection with the core network element.
- an S1 connection is established between the node and the core network element, and based on the S1 connection, the node communicates with the core network element.
- the process of establishing an S1 connection between the node and the core network element may be referred to the process of establishing an S1 connection between the base station and the core network element in the related art. This part of the content is well known to those skilled in the art, and this embodiment does not Introduction.
- step 402 may be performed before step 401, or may be in step This step is performed after step 401, or is performed concurrently with step 401, which is not limited in this embodiment.
- Step 403 The node receives downlink data sent to the user equipment from the core network element.
- the node receives the downlink data sent to the user equipment from the core network element through the S1 connection.
- the core network element sends the downlink data sent to the user equipment to the macro base station, and then the macro base station determines whether macro-micro collaboration is required, and if macro-micro collaboration is required,
- the macro base station sends the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the core network element (such as the switch, router, or MME/S-GW of the core network), and uses the core network element to transmit the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station. Forward to the small base station. Therefore, in the related art, there is a problem that the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation.
- the core network element sends the downlink data sent to the user equipment to the node, and then the node performs the macro-micro collaboration decision and the downlink data distribution.
- the node can decide whether macro-micro collaboration is needed by the following steps:
- Step 51 The node receives the first connection information from the macro base station, and receives the second connection information from the small base station.
- the first connection information is used to indicate a network connection quality between the macro base station and the user equipment, where the first connection information generally includes a first received signal strength between the macro base station and the user equipment, and the second connection information is used to indicate the small base station and the The quality of the network connection between the user equipments, the second connection information usually including the second received signal strength between the small base station and the user equipment.
- the key parameter of the received signal strength is the reference signal receiving power (English: Reference Signal Receiving Power; referred to as: RSRP).
- the macro base station and the small base station may actively report the connection information to the node, for example, report the connection information to the node every predetermined time interval; or the macro base station and the small base station may also receive the report indication sent by the node, according to the report indication. Report the connection information to the node.
- the received signal strength reflects the distance between the base station and the user equipment.
- the node calculates an absolute value of a difference between the first received signal strength and the second received signal strength; comparing the absolute value of the difference with a preset threshold; when the difference is When the absolute value is less than the preset threshold, it indicates that the distance between the macro base station and the user equipment is equal to the distance between the small base station and the user equipment, that is, the user equipment is located at the edge of the cell, and the decision is made to perform macro-micro cooperation. In the case where the decision is made to perform macro-micro cooperation, the node performs the following step 404.
- the node decision does not perform macro-micro cooperation, and the macro base station or the small base station is independently responsible for transmission. Further, in the case where the decision does not involve macro-micro collaboration, The node may further determine, according to the foregoing first connection information and the second connection information, whether the macro base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data or the small base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data.
- the decision result is that the macro base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data
- the node performs the following step 405; when the decision result is that the small base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data, the node performs the following step 406.
- the types of macro-micro cooperation include, but are not limited to, joint transmission (English: Joint Transmission; referred to as JT), cooperative scheduling (English: Coordinated Scheduling; referred to as: CS), beamforming (English: Beamforming; referred to as: BF), dynamic Cell selection, carrier aggregation (English: Carrier Aggregation; CA), dual connectivity (English: Dual Connectivity).
- the node may further perform the following step 53:
- step 53 the node sends a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station and/or the small base station.
- the coordinated transmission indication is used to indicate that the macro base station and the small base station cooperate to transmit the downlink data to the user equipment.
- the coordinated transmission indication may carry indication information of a type of macro-micro cooperation, so that the macro base station and/or the small base station determines the type of macro-micro cooperation according to the indication information.
- Step 404 When the downlink data belongs to the cooperative data that needs to be jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station, the node sends the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data to the macro base station, and needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data sent to the small base station.
- the data The data.
- the above-mentioned downlink data belongs to the cooperation data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station.
- the collaboration data refers to data that the macro base station and the small base station cooperatively transmit for the user equipment.
- the node transmits the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data to the macro base station, and transmits the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the small base station.
- the data to be transmitted by the macro base station may be all or part of the data in the downlink data
- the data to be transmitted by the small base station may also be all or part of the data in the downlink data.
- the type of the macro-micro collaboration may be preset by the system, or may be set in real time according to the actual transmission environment, which is not limited in this embodiment.
- the macro base station receives the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data from the node, and sends the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data to the user equipment.
- the small base station receives the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data from the node, and sends the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the user equipment.
- Step 405 When the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the macro base station, the node sends downlink data to the macro base station.
- Step 406 When the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station, the node sends the downlink data to the small base station.
- the node transparently transmits the downlink data to the small base station.
- the small base station receives downlink data from the node and transmits the downlink data to the user equipment.
- the macro-micro collaboration is performed by the node decision.
- the data transmission method provided by the embodiment provides a deployment node in the access network, and uses the node to schedule collaboration data in the macro-micro collaboration process; and solves the related technology in the macro-micro collaboration mode.
- the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation; the effect of shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station and improving the performance of macro-micro cooperation is achieved.
- the node shares the macro-micro cooperation decision function and scheduling function of the base station, thereby reducing the processing overhead of the base station.
- the downlink transmission process is introduced and described.
- the uplink transmission process is introduced and described.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is still illustrated by using the data transmission method in the network architecture shown in FIG. 3.
- the data transmission method can include the following steps:
- step 601 the node establishes a connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively.
- the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network.
- the nodes are respectively connected to the macro base station and the small base station through a wired network or a wireless network.
- the node in order to ensure that the node communicates with the macro base station and the small base station respectively, the node establishes a logical connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively, and the logical connection is an X2 connection or a custom logical connection.
- step 602 the node establishes an S1 connection with the core network element.
- An S1 connection is established between the node and the core network element. Based on the S1 connection, the node communicates with the core network element.
- Step 603 The node receives the first uplink data from the macro base station, and receives the second uplink data from the small base station.
- the first uplink data is received by the macro base station from the user equipment, where the first uplink data is sent by the user equipment to the core network element;
- the second uplink data is received by the small base station from the user equipment, and the second uplink data is The user equipment sends to the core network element.
- the node may determine, according to the packet parameter of the first uplink data and the packet parameter of the second uplink data, that the first uplink data and the second uplink data belong to the core network element of the user equipment by the macro base station and the small base station.
- Cooperatively transmitted cooperative data or the first uplink data is data that is independently transmitted by the macro base station to the core network element for the user equipment, or the second uplink data belongs to the small base station for the user equipment to be independent of the core network element.
- the data transferred.
- the node performs the following steps 604 and 605; in the second case, the node performs the following step 606; in the third case, the node performs the following step 607.
- Step 605 The node sends third uplink data to the core network element.
- the node After that, the node sends a third connection to the core network element through the S1 connection established with the core network element. Upstream data.
- the core network element receives the third uplink data sent by the node.
- the node transparently transmits the first uplink data to the core network element through the S1 connection.
- the core network element receives the first uplink data sent by the node.
- Step 607 When the second uplink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station, the node directly sends the second uplink data to the core network element.
- the node transparently transmits the second uplink data to the core network element through the S1 connection.
- the core network element receives the second uplink data sent by the node.
- the second connection information is used to indicate the quality of the network connection between the small base station and the user equipment; the node determines, according to the first connection information and the second connection information, whether the macro base station and the small base station need to perform coordinated transmission; if necessary, the node sends to the base station The station and the small base station send a coordinated transmission indication, where the coordinated transmission indication is used to indicate that the macro base station and the small base station cooperate to transmit uplink data to the core network element for the user equipment.
- the second connection information of the small base station may be forwarded to the macro base station by the node, and the macro base station determines whether it is required to perform macro-micro cooperation in the uplink transmission process; or The small base station forwards the first connection information of the macro base station, and the small base station decides whether it is necessary to perform macro-micro cooperation in the uplink transmission process.
- the data transmission method provided by the embodiment provides a deployment node in the access network, and uses the node to schedule collaboration data in the macro-micro collaboration process; and solves the related technology in the macro-micro collaboration mode.
- the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation; the effect of shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station and improving the performance of macro-micro cooperation is achieved.
- the macro data base station and the small base station are used to coordinate the coordinated data transmitted by the user equipment to the core network element, so that the cooperation data does not need to be forwarded and transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station, thereby avoiding data forwarding.
- the time consumption brought by it has greatly improved the efficiency and performance of macro-micro collaboration.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another network architecture involved in an embodiment of the present invention.
- an X2 connection or a custom logical connection is established between the node 720 and the macro base station 730 and the small base station 740, respectively.
- the macro base station 730 and the small base station 740 respectively establish an S1 connection with the core network element 710, and the macro base station 730 Or the small base station 740 establishes a Uu connection with the UE 750.
- node 720 has a forwarding function.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is described by using the data transmission method in the network architecture shown in FIG. 7.
- the data transmission method can include the following steps:
- Step 801 The macro base station receives downlink data sent to the user equipment from the core network element.
- Step 802 The macro base station acquires first connection information and second connection information.
- the macro base station decides whether to perform macro-micro cooperation.
- the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network.
- the nodes are respectively connected to the macro base station and the small base station through a wired network or a wireless network.
- the node in order to ensure that the node communicates with the macro base station and the small base station respectively, the node establishes a logical connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively, and the logical connection is an X2 connection or a custom logical connection.
- the small base station may forward the second connection information to the macro base station by using the node. Since the second connection information is directly forwarded in the access network, there is no need to forward through the core network, so the time required for forwarding the second connection information will be reduced.
- Step 803 The macro base station determines, according to the first connection information and the second connection information, whether the macro base station and the small base station need to be cooperatively transmitted for the user equipment.
- the macro base station decides not to perform macro-micro cooperation, and the macro base station or the small base station is independently responsible for transmission. Further, in the case that the macro-micro cooperation is not performed, the macro base station may further determine, according to the first connection information and the second connection information, whether the macro base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data or the small base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data. .
- the macro base station performs the following step 808; when the decision result is that the small base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data, the macro base station performs the following step 809.
- the macro base station forwards, by the node, a coordinated transmission indication to the small base station, where the coordinated transmission indication is used to notify the small base station to perform macro-micro cooperation.
- types of macro-micro cooperation include, but are not limited to, joint transmission, cooperative scheduling, beamforming, dynamic cell selection, carrier aggregation, dual connectivity, and the like.
- Step 804 In the case that the macro-micro cooperation is determined, the macro base station sends the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data to the user equipment.
- Step 805 In the case that the macro-micro cooperation is determined, the macro base station sends the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the node.
- the above-mentioned downlink data belongs to the cooperation data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station.
- the collaboration data refers to data that the macro base station and the small base station cooperatively transmit for the user equipment.
- the macro base station transmits data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data to the user equipment, and transmits data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the node.
- the data to be transmitted by the macro base station may be all or part of the data in the downlink data, and the data to be transmitted by the small base station may also be all or part of the data in the downlink data.
- the type of the macro-micro collaboration may be preset by the system, or may be set in real time according to the actual transmission environment, which is not limited in this embodiment.
- the macro base station forwards the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the small base station through the node in the access network, without forwarding through the core network, which substantially shortens the time required for the forwarding process.
- the data packet sent by the macro base station to the node may carry the device identifier corresponding to the small base station, in addition to the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- the device identifier can be IP (English: Internet Protocol; Chinese: Network Protocol) address or Global eNB ID (English: Global Evolved Node Base station Identity; Chinese: Global Evolved Base Station Identity).
- the node receives data from the macro base station that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- step 805 may be performed before step 804, or after step 804, or simultaneously with step 804.
- the embodiment is not limited.
- Step 806 The node forwards data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the small base station.
- the node may forward the data packet to the corresponding small base station according to the device identifier carried in the data packet sent by the macro base station, where the data packet carries data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- the node may also store the mapping relationship between the macro base station and the small base station, and after receiving the data packet sent by the macro base station, forward the datagram to the small base station corresponding to the macro base station according to the mapping relationship. Text.
- the mapping relationship may be pre-stored by the node, or may be stored by the node after the dynamic learning, which is not limited in this embodiment.
- the small base station receives data of the downlink data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station from the node.
- Step 807 The small base station sends, to the user equipment, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- the small base station After receiving the data that is transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data forwarded by the node, the small base station sends the data to the user equipment, and cooperates with the macro base station to send downlink data to the user equipment.
- Step 808 When the macro base station is independently responsible for transmitting downlink data, the macro base station sends downlink data to the user equipment.
- the macro base station When the macro base station is independently responsible for transmitting downlink data, the macro base station sends downlink data to the user equipment. Correspondingly, the user equipment receives the downlink data from the macro base station.
- Step 809 When the decision is performed by the small base station to independently transmit downlink data, the macro base station sends downlink data to the node.
- the macro base station When the decision is made by the small base station to independently transmit the downlink data, the macro base station sends the downlink data to the node, and the downlink data is forwarded to the small base station by the node.
- the data packet sent by the macro base station to the node may carry the device identifier corresponding to the small base station in addition to the downlink data.
- the node receives downlink data from the macro base station.
- step 810 the node forwards the downlink data to the small base station.
- the small base station receives downlink data from the node.
- Step 811 The small base station sends downlink data to the user equipment.
- the small base station After receiving the downlink data from the node, the small base station sends the downlink data to the user equipment.
- the user equipment receives the downlink data from the small base station.
- the core network element may also send downlink data to the small base station, and the small base station is responsible for macro-micro collaboration decision and scheduling.
- the small base station decides to perform macro-micro cooperation
- the small base station transmits data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data to the node.
- the node receives data of the downlink data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station from the small base station, and forwards the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station to the macro base station. Thereafter, the macro base station transmits the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station to the user equipment.
- the uplink transmission process may be as follows: the macro base station receives the first uplink data sent by the user equipment; the small base station receives the second uplink data sent by the user equipment; the small base station sends the second uplink data to the node; and the node forwards the second uplink data to the macro base station.
- the macro base station integrates the first uplink data and the second uplink data to obtain the third uplink data; the macro base station sends the third uplink data to the core network.
- the element sends the third uplink data.
- the functions of the macro base station and the small base station are also interchangeable during the uplink transmission. It can be seen that during the uplink transmission, when the data exchange between the macro base station and the small base station is performed, the node in the access network also forwards the data, and does not need to be forwarded through the core network, thereby shortening the time required for the forwarding process. .
- the embodiment only the user plane data transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station is forwarded by the node for illustration.
- the control plane signaling transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station can also be forwarded through the node without forwarding through the core network. Therefore, the embodiment can also achieve the effect of shortening the transmission delay of the control plane signaling transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station.
- the data transmission method provided by the embodiment provides a deployment node in the access network, and uses the node to schedule collaboration data in the macro-micro collaboration process; and solves the related technology in the macro-micro collaboration mode.
- the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation; the effect of shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station and improving the performance of macro-micro cooperation is achieved.
- the user plane data and/or control plane signaling transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station are forwarded by the node without forwarding through the core network, thereby shortening the time required for the forwarding process and improving macro-micro collaboration. Efficiency and performance.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a data transmission method applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is described by using the data transmission method in the network architecture shown in FIG. 7.
- the data transmission method can include the following steps:
- Step 901 The macro base station receives downlink data sent to the user equipment from the core network element.
- An S1 connection is established between the macro base station and the core network element. Based on the S1 connection, the core network element sends the downlink data that needs to be sent to the user equipment to the macro base station. Correspondingly, the macro base station receives downlink data sent to the user equipment from the core network element.
- Step 902 The node receives the first connection information from the macro base station, and receives the second connection information from the small base station.
- the node determines by the node whether macro-micro cooperation is performed.
- the first connection information is used to indicate the quality of the network connection between the macro base station and the user equipment
- the second connection information is used to indicate the quality of the network connection between the small base station and the user equipment.
- the macro base station and the small base station may actively report the connection information to the node, for example, report the connection information to the node every predetermined time interval; or the macro base station and the small base station may also receive the report indication sent by the node, according to the report indication. Report the connection information to the node.
- Step 903 The node determines, according to the first connection information and the second connection information, whether the macro base station and the small base station need to be cooperatively transmitted for the user equipment.
- the node performs the following step 904.
- the node further decides whether the macro base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data or the small base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data.
- the node performs the following step 909; when the decision result is that the small base station is independently responsible for transmitting the downlink data, the node performs the following step 911.
- Step 904 in the case that the decision is made to perform macro-micro cooperation, the node sends a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station.
- the coordinated transmission indication is used to instruct the macro base station to cooperate with the small base station to transmit the downlink data to the user equipment.
- the coordinated transmission indication may carry indication information of a type of macro-micro cooperation, so that the macro base station determines the type of macro-micro cooperation according to the indication information.
- the types of macro-micro collaboration include but are not limited to Joint transmission, cooperative scheduling, beamforming, dynamic cell selection, carrier aggregation, dual connectivity, and the like.
- the node also sends a coordinated transmission indication to the small base station.
- the macro base station after receiving the coordinated transmission indication sent by the node, performs the following steps 905 and 906 according to the coordinated transmission indication:
- Step 905 The macro base station sends, to the user equipment, data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data.
- Step 906 The macro base station sends, to the node, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- the above-mentioned downlink data belongs to the cooperation data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station.
- the macro base station transmits data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the downlink data to the user equipment, and transmits data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the node.
- the macro base station may determine, according to the indication information carried in the coordinated transmission indication, data that needs to be transmitted by itself in the downlink data, and determine data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- the macro base station forwards the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the small base station through the node in the access network, without forwarding through the core network, which substantially shortens the time required for the forwarding process.
- step 907 the node forwards the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data to the small base station.
- the small base station receives data of the downlink data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station from the node.
- Step 908 The small base station sends, to the user equipment, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- Step 909 When the macro base station is independently responsible for transmitting downlink data, the node sends a first independent transmission indication to the macro base station.
- the first independent transmission indication is used to notify the macro base station that the downlink data needs to be independently transmitted by the macro base station to the user equipment.
- the macro base station receives the first independent transmission indication from the node.
- Step 910 The macro base station sends downlink data to the user equipment according to the first independent transmission indication.
- step 911 when the decision is made by the small base station to independently transmit downlink data, the node sends a second independent transmission indication to the macro base station.
- the second independent transmission indication is used to notify the macro base station that the downlink data needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station to the user equipment.
- Step 912 The macro base station sends downlink data to the node according to the second independent transmission indication.
- the node receives downlink data from the macro base station.
- step 913 the node forwards the downlink data to the small base station.
- the small base station receives downlink data from the node.
- Step 914 The small base station sends downlink data to the user equipment.
- the macro base station and the small base station may also establish an X2 connection through the node.
- the macro base station sends an X2 Setup Request message to the node, and the X2 Setup Request message carries the device identifier of the small base station; the node sets the X2 Setup Request message according to the device identifier of the small base station. Forward to the small base station.
- the small base station receives the X2 Setup Request message sent by the node, and forwards the X2 Setup Response message response to the macro base station through the node. After the macro base station successfully receives the X2 Setup Response message, the X2 connection is successfully established between the macro base station and the small base station.
- the initiator that establishes the X2 connection may also be a small base station.
- the macro base station and the small base station can also maintain the above established X2 connection through the node.
- the messages exchanged between the macro base station and the small base station during the maintenance process can be forwarded by the node.
- the node can transparently forward all interaction data between the macro base station and the small base station, shorten the transmission delay, and fully provide the cooperation performance between the macro base station and the small base station.
- FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram of a data transmission apparatus suitable for a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the data transmission device can be implemented as part or all of the node 120 in the implementation environment shown in FIG.
- the data transmission device may include: a first establishing module 1010 and a scheduling module 1020.
- the scheduling module 1020 is configured to schedule collaboration data, where the cooperation data is data that is jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station for user equipment.
- the data transmission apparatus uses the node to schedule collaboration data in the macro-micro collaboration process by adding a deployment node in the access network, and solves the related technology in the macro-micro collaboration mode.
- the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation; the effect of shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station and improving the performance of macro-micro cooperation is achieved.
- FIG. 11 is a structural block diagram of a data transmission apparatus applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the data transmission device can be implemented as part or all of node 320 in the network architecture shown in FIG.
- the data transmission device may include: a first establishing module 1010 and a scheduling module 1020.
- the first establishing module 1010 is configured to establish a connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively, where the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network, and the connection is an X2 connection or a custom logic. connection;
- the scheduling module 1020 is configured to schedule collaboration data, where the cooperation data is data that is jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station for user equipment.
- the first receiving unit 1020a is configured to receive downlink data sent to the user equipment from a core network element.
- the first sending unit 1020b is configured to: when the downlink data received by the first receiving unit 1020a belongs to the collaboration data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station, to the macro base station Transmitting, in the downlink data, data that is transmitted by the macro base station, and transmitting the data to the small base station
- the data transmitted by the small base station is required to be sent in the downlink data.
- the scheduling module 1020 further includes: a second sending unit 1020c and a third sending unit 1020d.
- the third sending unit 1020d is configured to send the downlink data to the small base station when the downlink data received by the first receiving unit 1020a belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station.
- the scheduling module 1020 includes: a second receiving unit 1020e, an integrating unit 1020f, and a fourth sending unit 1020g.
- the second receiving unit 1020e is configured to receive first uplink data from the macro base station, and receive second uplink data from the small base station.
- the integration unit 1020f is configured to: when the first uplink data and the second uplink data received by the second receiving unit 1020e belong to the collaboration data that needs to be jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station And integrating the first uplink data and the second uplink data to obtain third uplink data.
- the fourth sending unit 1020g is configured to send, to the core network element, the third uplink data that is obtained by the integration unit 1020f.
- the scheduling module 1020 further includes: a fifth sending unit 1020h and a sixth sending unit 1020i.
- the fifth sending unit 1020h is configured to: when the first uplink data received by the second receiving unit 1020e belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the macro base station, directly send the to the core network element First uplink data.
- the sixth sending unit 1020i is configured to directly send the foregoing uplink data to the core network element when the second uplink data received by the second receiving unit 1020e belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station. Second uplink data.
- the device further includes: a second establishing module 1030.
- the second establishing module 1030 is configured to establish an S1 connection with the core network element.
- the device further includes: a receiving module 1040, a determining module 1050, and a sending module 1060.
- the receiving module 1040 is configured to receive first connection information from the macro base station, and connect from the small base station Receiving the second connection information, where the first connection information is used to indicate the network connection quality between the macro base station and the user equipment, and the second connection information is used to indicate the small base station and the user equipment The quality of the network connection.
- the determining module 1050 is configured to determine, according to the first connection information and the second connection information received by the receiving module 1040, whether the macro base station and the small base station need to be cooperatively transmitted for the user equipment.
- the sending module 1060 is configured to send a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station and/or the small base station when the determining module 1050 determines that coordinated transmission is required.
- the data transmission apparatus uses the node to schedule collaboration data in the macro-micro collaboration process by adding a deployment node in the access network, and solves the related technology in the macro-micro collaboration mode.
- the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation; the effect of shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station and improving the performance of macro-micro cooperation is achieved.
- the downlink data sent by the network element of the core network to the user equipment is also sent by the node, and when the downlink data belongs to the collaborative data that needs to be jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station, the node directly delivers two to the macro base station and the small base station through the node.
- Each of the base stations needs to transmit data, so that the data does not need to be forwarded and transmitted between the two base stations, thereby avoiding the time consumption caused by data forwarding, and fully improving the efficiency and performance of the macro-micro collaboration.
- the macro data base station and the small base station are used to coordinate the coordinated data transmitted by the user equipment to the core network element, so that the cooperation data does not need to be forwarded and transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station, thereby avoiding data forwarding.
- the time consumption brought by it has greatly improved the efficiency and performance of macro-micro collaboration.
- the node shares the macro-micro cooperation decision function and scheduling function of the base station, thereby reducing the processing overhead of the base station.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a macro-base station cooperative networking provided by another embodiment of the present invention.
- the data transmission device can be implemented as part or all of the node 720 in the network architecture shown in FIG.
- the data transmission device may include: a first establishing module 1010 and a scheduling module 1020.
- the first establishing module 1010 is configured to establish a connection with the macro base station and the small base station, respectively, where the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network, and the connection is an X2 connection or a custom logic. connection;
- the scheduling module 1020 is configured to schedule collaboration data, where the cooperation data is data that is jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station for user equipment.
- the scheduling module 1020 includes: a first forwarding unit 1020j and/or a second forwarding unit 1020k.
- the first forwarding unit 1020i is configured to receive, from the macro base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the cooperation data, and forward the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station to the small base station. .
- the second forwarding unit 1020j is configured to receive, from the small base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station in the cooperation data, and forward the data that needs to be transmitted by the macro base station to the macro base station. .
- the device further includes: a receiving module 1040, a determining module 1050, and a sending module 1060.
- the receiving module 1040 is configured to receive first connection information from the macro base station, and receive second connection information from the small base station, where the first connection information is used to indicate the macro base station and the user equipment The quality of the network connection, the second connection information is used to indicate the quality of the network connection between the small base station and the user equipment.
- the determining module 1050 is configured to determine, according to the first connection information and the second connection information received by the receiving module 1040, whether the macro base station and the small base station need to be cooperatively transmitted for the user equipment.
- the sending module 1060 is configured to send a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station and/or the small base station when the determining module 1050 determines that coordinated transmission is required.
- the data transmission apparatus uses the node to schedule collaboration data in the macro-micro collaboration process by adding a deployment node in the access network, and solves the related technology in the macro-micro collaboration mode.
- the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation; the effect of shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station and improving the performance of macro-micro cooperation is achieved.
- the data transmitted between the macro base station and the small base station is also forwarded through the node without passing through the core.
- the network forwards, which shortens the time required for the forwarding process and improves the efficiency and performance of macro-micro collaboration.
- the node shares the macro-micro cooperation decision function and scheduling function of the base station, thereby reducing the processing overhead of the base station.
- the data transmission device provided by the foregoing embodiment is only illustrated by the division of each functional module described above when transmitting data. In actual applications, the function distribution may be completed by different functional modules as needed. The internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.
- the data transmission apparatus and the method embodiment of the data transmission method provided by the foregoing embodiments are in the same concept, and the specific implementation process is described in detail in the method embodiment, and details are not described herein again.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a data transmission apparatus applicable to a macro-micro base station cooperative networking according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the data transmission device 1300 can be implemented as part or all of a node. As shown in FIG. 13, the data transmission device 1300 includes a bus 1310, and a processor 1320, a memory 1330, and a transceiver 1340 that communicate via a bus 1310.
- the memory 1330 is configured to store one or more instructions that are configured to be executed by the processor 1320. Specifically:
- the processor 1320 is configured to establish a connection with a macro base station and a small base station, where the node, the macro base station, and the small base station are located in the same access network, and the connection is an X2 connection or a custom logic. connection.
- the processor 1320 is further configured to schedule collaboration data, where the cooperation data is data that is jointly transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station for user equipment.
- the data transmission apparatus uses the node to schedule collaboration data in the macro-micro collaboration process by adding a deployment node in the access network, and solves the related technology in the macro-micro collaboration mode.
- the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station is long, which affects the performance of macro-micro cooperation; the effect of shortening the transmission delay between the macro base station and the small base station and improving the performance of macro-micro cooperation is achieved.
- the transceiver 1340 is configured to receive downlink data sent to the user equipment from a core network element;
- the transceiver 1340 is further configured to: when the downlink data belongs to the collaboration data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station, send the downlink data to the macro base station Decoding data transmitted by the macro base station, and transmitting, to the small base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the downlink data.
- the transceiver 1340 is further configured to: when the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the macro base station, send the downlink data to the macro base station;
- the transceiver 1340 is further configured to: when the downlink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station, send the downlink data to the small base station.
- the transceiver 1340 is configured to receive first uplink data from the macro base station, and receive second uplink data from the small base station;
- the processor 1320 is further configured to integrate the first uplink when the first uplink data and the second uplink data belong to the collaboration data that needs to be cooperatively transmitted by the macro base station and the small base station Data and the second uplink data obtain third uplink data;
- the transceiver 1340 is further configured to: when the second uplink data belongs to data that needs to be independently transmitted by the small base station, directly send the second uplink data to the core network element.
- the transceiver 1340 is configured to receive, from the macro base station, data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station in the cooperation data, and forward the data that needs to be transmitted by the small base station to the small base station;
- the transceiver 1340 is configured to receive first connection information from the macro base station, and receive second connection information from the small base station, where the first connection information is used to indicate the macro base station and the user a network connection quality between the devices, where the second connection information is used to indicate a network connection quality between the small base station and the user equipment;
- the processor 1320 is further configured to determine, according to the first connection information and the second connection information Whether the macro base station and the small base station need to be cooperatively transmitted for the user equipment;
- the transceiver 1340 is further configured to send a coordinated transmission indication to the macro base station and/or the small base station when it is determined that coordinated transmission is required.
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- 一种数据传输方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:节点分别与宏基站和小基站建立连接;其中,所述节点、所述宏基站和所述小基站位于同一接入网中,所述连接为X2连接或者自定义逻辑连接;所述节点调度协作数据,所述协作数据是所述宏基站和所述小基站为用户设备协作传输的数据。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述节点调度协作数据,包括:所述节点从核心网网元接收发送给所述用户设备的下行数据;当所述下行数据属于需要由所述宏基站和所述小基站协作传输的所述协作数据时,所述节点向所述宏基站发送所述下行数据中需要由所述宏基站传输的数据,并向所述小基站发送所述下行数据中需要由所述小基站传输的数据。
- 根据权利要求2所述的方法,其特征在于,所述节点从核心网网元接收发送给所述用户设备的下行数据之后,还包括:当所述下行数据属于需要由所述宏基站独立传输的数据时,所述节点向所述宏基站发送所述下行数据;或者,当所述下行数据属于需要由所述小基站独立传输的数据时,所述节点向所述小基站发送所述下行数据。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述节点调度协作数据,包括:所述节点从所述宏基站接收第一上行数据,并从所述小基站接收第二上行数据;当所述第一上行数据和所述第二上行数据属于需要由所述宏基站和所述小基站协作传输的所述协作数据时,所述节点整合所述第一上行数据和所述第二上行数据得到第三上行数据;所述节点向核心网网元发送所述第三上行数据。
- 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其特征在于,所述节点从所述宏基站接收第一上行数据,并从所述小基站接收第二上行数据之后,还包括:当所述第一上行数据属于需要由所述宏基站独立传输的数据时,所述节点直接向所述核心网网元发送所述第一上行数据;和/或,当所述第二上行数据属于需要由所述小基站独立传输的数据时,所述节点直接向所述核心网网元发送所述第二上行数据。
- 根据权利要求2至5任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述节点与所述核心网网元建立S1连接。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述节点调度协作数据,包括:所述节点从所述宏基站接收所述协作数据中需要由所述小基站传输的数据,并将所述需要由所述小基站传输的数据转发给所述小基站;或者,所述节点从所述小基站接收所述协作数据中需要由所述宏基站传输的数据,并将所述需要由所述宏基站传输的数据转发给所述宏基站。
- 根据权利要求1至7任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述节点从所述宏基站接收第一连接信息,并从所述小基站接收第二连接信息;其中,所述第一连接信息用于指示所述宏基站与所述用户设备间的网络连接质量,所述第二连接信息用于指示所述小基站与所述用户设备间的网络连接质量;所述节点根据所述第一连接信息和所述第二连接信息判断所述宏基站和所述小基站是否需要为所述用户设备协作传输;若需要,则所述节点向所述宏基站和/或所述小基站发送协作传输指示。
- 一种数据传输装置,其特征在于,用于节点中,所述装置包括:第一建立模块,用于分别与宏基站和小基站建立连接;其中,所述节点、 所述宏基站和所述小基站位于同一接入网中,所述连接为X2连接或者自定义逻辑连接;调度模块,用于调度协作数据,所述协作数据是所述宏基站和所述小基站为用户设备协作传输的数据。
- 根据权利要求9所述的装置,其特征在于,所述调度模块,包括:第一接收单元和第一发送单元;所述第一接收单元,用于从核心网网元接收发送给所述用户设备的下行数据;所述第一发送单元,用于当所述下行数据属于需要由所述宏基站和所述小基站协作传输的所述协作数据时,向所述宏基站发送所述下行数据中需要由所述宏基站传输的数据,并向所述小基站发送所述下行数据中需要由所述小基站传输的数据。
- 根据权利要求10所述的装置,其特征在于,所述调度模块,还包括:第二发送单元和第三发送单元;所述第二发送单元,用于当所述下行数据属于需要由所述宏基站独立传输的数据时,向所述宏基站发送所述下行数据;所述第三发送单元,用于当所述下行数据属于需要由所述小基站独立传输的数据时,向所述小基站发送所述下行数据。
- 根据权利要求9所述的装置,其特征在于,所述调度模块,包括:第二接收单元、整合单元和第四发送单元;所述第二接收单元,用于从所述宏基站接收第一上行数据,并从所述小基站接收第二上行数据;所述整合单元,用于当所述第一上行数据和所述第二上行数据属于需要由所述宏基站和所述小基站协作传输的所述协作数据时,整合所述第一上行数据和所述第二上行数据得到第三上行数据;所述第四发送单元,用于向核心网网元发送所述第三上行数据。
- 根据权利要求12所述的装置,其特征在于,所述调度模块,还包括: 第五发送单元和第六发送单元;所述第五发送单元,用于当所述第一上行数据属于需要由所述宏基站独立传输的数据时,直接向所述核心网网元发送所述第一上行数据;所述第六发送单元,用于当所述第二上行数据属于需要由所述小基站独立传输的数据时,直接向所述核心网网元发送所述第二上行数据。
- 根据权利要求10至13任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第二建立模块,用于与所述核心网网元建立S1连接。
- 根据权利要求9所述的装置,其特征在于,所述调度模块,包括:第一转发单元和/或第二转发单元;所述第一转发单元,用于从所述宏基站接收所述协作数据中需要由所述小基站传输的数据,并将所述需要由所述小基站传输的数据转发给所述小基站;所述第二转发单元,用于从所述小基站接收所述协作数据中需要由所述宏基站传输的数据,并将所述需要由所述宏基站传输的数据转发给所述宏基站。
- 根据权利要求9至15任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:接收模块,用于从所述宏基站接收第一连接信息,并从所述小基站接收第二连接信息;其中,所述第一连接信息用于指示所述宏基站与所述用户设备间的网络连接质量,所述第二连接信息用于指示所述小基站与所述用户设备间的网络连接质量;判断模块,用于根据所述第一连接信息和所述第二连接信息判断所述宏基站和所述小基站是否需要为所述用户设备协作传输;发送模块,用于在判断出需要协作传输时,向所述宏基站和/或所述小基站发送协作传输指示。
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