WO2017076016A1

WO2017076016A1 - Base station provisioning method, terminal, and base station

Info

Publication number: WO2017076016A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/087478
Authority: WO
Inventors: 韩小琴; 王鹏洲; 孙旭东
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-11-03
Filing date: 2016-06-28
Publication date: 2017-05-11
Also published as: CN106658554A

Abstract

A base station provisioning method and apparatus. The method comprises: during provisioning of a base station, a terminal acquires a base station provisioning receipt through the Internet, the base station provisioning receipt comprising information about the base station; the terminal acquires PnP configuration data according to the base station provisioning receipt and network planning information, the PnP configuration data being used for provisioning of the base station; and the terminal sends the PnP configuration data to the base station.

Description

Method for opening base station, terminal and base station

Technical field

This document relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a method for opening a base station, a terminal, and a base station.

Background technique

In the wireless communication system, when the base station device is shipped from the factory, it usually has only the built-in basic software version, and cannot directly provide the service. Therefore, the base station is required to be activated, and the configuration data and the latest software version are sent to the base station, and the configuration data is used for The base station is configured, and the base station can work normally after the configuration is completed and after the latest software version is installed, that is, after the provisioning is completed. Related Art When a base station is turned on, the general method is to manually open a station, that is, the engineering personnel directly configure data for the base station at the base station, and download the latest software version to the base station device.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for activating a base station, which can solve the problem that the base station is more restricted when the base station is automatically activated.

This document provides a method for opening a base station, including:

When the base station is turned on, the terminal obtains an open-ended document through the Internet, and the open-ended document includes information of the base station;

The terminal obtains plug-and-play PnP configuration data according to the open-ended document and network planning information, where the PnP configuration data is used to open the base station;

The terminal sends the PnP configuration data to the base station.

Optionally, in the foregoing method, before the terminal obtains the opening document through the Internet, the method further includes:

The terminal automatically acquires an electronic serial number EID of the base station, and generates an open-ended document according to the EID;

The terminal adds the information of the base station to the generated open-ended document, and uploads an open-ended document to which the information of the base station is added to the Internet.

Optionally, in the foregoing method, the information about the base station includes a site number of the base station and a site name of the base station.

Optionally, in the above method, the PnP configuration data includes one or more of the following information:

The EID, an identifier of the base station, an internet protocol IP address of the base station, an IP address of an operation and maintenance center OMC, gateway information, and a subnet mask.

This document also provides a method for opening a base station, including:

The base station receives the plug and play PnP configuration data sent by the terminal;

The base station is connected to the operation and maintenance center OMC according to the PnP configuration data, and receives the base station configuration data and the software version sent by the OMC to activate the base station.

Optionally, in the foregoing method, the PnP configuration data includes one or more of the following information:

An electronic serial number EID of the base station, an identifier of the base station, an internet protocol IP address of the base station, an IP address of the OMC, gateway information, and a subnet mask.

Optionally, in the above method, the receiving, by the base station, the base station configuration data sent by the OMC includes:

The base station receives data sent by the OMC for configuring the base station, and an latest version file of software required for the base station to operate.

This article also provides a terminal that includes:

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain an opening document through the Internet when the base station is turned on, where the open station document includes information of the base station;

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain plug-and-play PnP configuration data according to the open-ended document and network planning information, where the PnP configuration data is used to open the base station;

And a sending module, configured to send the PnP configuration data to the base station.

Optionally, the foregoing terminal further includes a third acquiring module and an uploading module;

The third obtaining module is configured to automatically acquire an electronic serial number EID of the base station before the first obtaining module obtains an opening document through the Internet, and generate an opening document according to the EID;

The uploading module is configured to add information of the base station to the generated open-ended document, and upload an open-ended document to which information of the base station is added to the Internet.

This document also provides a base station, including:

a receiving module, configured to receive Plug and Play PnP configuration data sent by the terminal;

The connection module is configured to connect to the operation and maintenance center OMC according to the PnP configuration data, and receive the base station configuration data and the software version sent by the OMC through the receiving module to open the base station.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal can be opened by the terminal, that is, the terminal can obtain the PnP configuration data, and the PnP configuration data is sent to the base station, and after receiving the PnP configuration data, the base station can perform the subsequent activation work without By means of manual operation, that is, the method for automatically or semi-automatically opening the base station is provided in the embodiment of the present invention, which is more efficient than the manual opening method in the related art, and the degree of automation is high, and the probability of error is reduced. It also reduces labor costs.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a flowchart of a method for opening a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a second method for opening a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a structural block diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a structural block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The embodiments herein will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

In the following, some of the terms used herein are explained to be understood by those skilled in the art.

1) A terminal, which is a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user, for example, may include a handheld device with wireless connectivity, or a processing device connected to a wireless modem. The terminal can communicate with the core network via the RAN to exchange voice and/or data with the RAN. The terminal may be referred to as a UE (user equipment), a wireless terminal, a mobile terminal, a Subscriber Unit, a Subscriber Station, a Mobile Station, a Mobile, a remote station ( Remote Station), AP (Access Point), Remote Terminal, Access Terminal, User Terminal, User Agent, or User Device Wait. For example, it can be a mobile phone (or "cellular" phone), a computer with a mobile terminal, a portable, pocket, handheld, computer built-in or in-vehicle mobile device. For example, PCS (Personal Communication Service) telephone, cordless telephone, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) telephone, WLL (Wireless Local Loop) station, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), etc. .

2) A base station (e.g., an access point) may refer to a device in an access network that communicates with a wireless terminal over one or more sectors over an air interface. The base station can be used to convert the received air frame to the IP packet as a router between the wireless terminal and the rest of the access network, wherein the remainder of the access network can include an Internet Protocol (IP) network. The base station can also coordinate attribute management of the air interface. For example, the base station may be an evolved base station (NodeB or eNB or e-NodeB, evolutional Node B) in a system such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) or LTE-A (LTE-Advanced). The embodiment of the invention is not limited.

3) The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present invention may be used interchangeably. "Multiple" means two or more. "and/or", describing the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there may be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which may indicate that there are three cases where A exists separately, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists separately. In addition, the character "/", unless otherwise specified, generally indicates that the contextual object is an "or" relationship.

First introduce the technical background involved in this article.

At present, when the base station is opened, the general method is to manually open the station, that is, the engineering personnel directly at the base station. Configure data for the base station and download the latest software version to the base station device.

Alternatively, there may be another way to open the base station, that is, PnP (Plug-in And Play) automatic opening mode, which is through a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. The base station automatically allocates IP (Internet Protocol), and the base station obtains the IP and other information, and establishes a link with the OMC (Operation and Maintenance Center). After that, the base station automatically completes the configuration data delivery and software from the OMC. Version upgrade. However, this method requires manual configuration of the relevant parameters for the DHCP server, so that the DHCP server can allocate IP and other information to the base station. Compared with the manual opening method, this method reduces the manual operation, improves the efficiency and accuracy of the opening, and reduces the labor maintenance cost. However, this method of opening a station relies on a DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server, the base station cannot be opened. If the base station and the DHCP server are not on the same network segment, a DHCP Relay (DHCP relay agent) needs to be deployed for transit. Limited to the case of on-site transmission network environment, it is very common to disallow the deployment of DHCP and DHCP Relay, thus limiting the opening of the base station.

The embodiment of the present invention fully considers the problems in the related art. When the base station is activated, the terminal can be used, that is, the terminal can obtain the PnP configuration data, and the PnP configuration data is sent to the base station, and the base station can receive the PnP configuration data. In the embodiment of the present invention, an automatic or semi-automatic manner of opening the base station is provided, and the manual intervention is reduced in comparison with the manual opening method in the related art. The error probability is reduced, and the labor cost is saved. Compared with the PNP automatic opening mode, the dependence on the DHCP server is cancelled, which is convenient and fast, and reduces the probability of error, greatly improving the applicability of the opening process and greatly reducing the applicability. Operation and maintenance costs.

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for activating a base station, which is mainly described from a terminal side, and the process of the method includes the following steps 101 to 103.

Step 101: When the base station is turned on, the terminal obtains an open-ended document through the Internet, and the open-ended document includes information of the base station;

Step 102: The terminal obtains PnP configuration data according to the opening document and network planning information, and the PnP configuration data is used to open the base station.

Step 103: The terminal sends the PnP configuration data to the base station.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal may pre-install the APP (application) for opening the base station provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and the terminal may obtain the open document from the Internet through the APP, and use the APP according to the open document and the network. Planning information, obtaining PnP configuration data, and transmitting PnP configuration data to the base station through the APP.

Optionally, the network planning information may be planned by the network planner in advance, and the terminal may obtain the information automatically, or may be manually obtained.

For example, the terminal may automatically obtain PnP configuration data according to the opening document and the network planning information, or may manually create PnP configuration data according to the opening document and the network planning information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the base station can directly obtain the PnP configuration data used for the base station from the terminal without relying on the DHCP server, thereby reducing the dependence on other network elements in the network. The terminal can automatically obtain the PnP configuration data, which reduces the manual operation, improves the efficiency of the base station opening, and reduces the probability of error.

Optionally, in another optional embodiment, before the terminal obtains the opening document through the Internet, the method further includes:

The terminal automatically acquires an EID (Electronic Identity) of the base station, and generates an open document according to the EID;

The terminal adds the information of the base station to the generated open-ended document, and uploads the open-ended document to which the information of the base station is added to the Internet.

First, the terminal is generated, and the open-ended document is uploaded to the terminal in the Internet, and the terminal performing step 101-step 103 may be the same terminal, or may be a different terminal. For example, generating an open document and uploading the open document to the Internet is a preparation before the start of the station, which may be operated by the terminal of the engineering staff, and steps 101-103 are operations for opening the station, which may be opened by the personnel. The terminal can operate, the engineering personnel and the opening personnel can be the same, or can be different people, so that the two large processes can be executed by the same terminal, or can be executed by different terminals. Optionally, the terminal that performs these processes installs the APP mentioned in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the terminal can install the APP for opening the base station provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and scan the barcode on the CC (main control board) of the base station by using the APP, so that the APP can automatically read the EID of the base station, so that the terminal obtains the terminal. The EID of the base station, the terminal may generate an open document corresponding to the base station according to the EID.

Optionally, the terminal may further obtain information about the base station, and fill in the information of the base station into the generated open-ended document. Alternatively, after the terminal generates the open-ended document, the information of the base station may also be filled into the generated open-ended document by manual operation.

Optionally, the terminal may upload an open-ended document to which the information of the base station is added to the Internet, for example, may be uploaded to a server corresponding to the APP in the Internet, or may be uploaded to a fixed server in the Internet, or It can be uploaded to the cloud server, and so on, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, in another optional embodiment, the information of the base station may include a site address of the base station and a site name of the base station. Optionally, the information of the base station may further include a work order number of the open document.

Optionally, in another optional embodiment, the PnP configuration data may include one or more of the following information:

The EID of the base station, the identity of the base station, the IP address of the base station, the IP address of the OMC, the gateway information, and the subnet mask.

Referring to FIG. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides another method for opening a base station, which is mainly described from a base station side, and the method includes the following

steps

201 and 202.

Step 201: The base station receives PnP configuration data sent by the terminal.

Generally, when the base station is turned on, the base station receives the PnP configuration data sent by the terminal;

Step 202: The base station connects to the OMC according to the PnP configuration data, and receives the base station configuration data and the software version sent by the OMC to activate the base station.

Optionally, in another optional embodiment, the PnP configuration data may include an EID of the base station, an identifier of the base station, an IP address of the base station, an IP address of the OMC, gateway information, a subnet mask, and the like.

As shown in the flow of FIG. 1, the terminal can send the PnP configuration data to the base station, and the base station can receive the PnP configuration data sent by the terminal. After receiving the PnP configuration data, the base station can root According to the information such as the IP address of the OMC in the PnP configuration data, a connection is established with the OMC to acquire base station configuration data from the OMC.

In another optional embodiment, the base station configuration data may include data for configuring the base station, and the software version may include a latest version file of software required for the base station to operate. The base station can complete the configuration of the base station according to the data sent by the OMC for configuring the base station, and can install the latest version of the software required for the operation of the base station according to the latest version file of the software required for the operation of the base station sent by the OMC, and complete The base station is turned on.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the flow of FIG. 1 and the flow of FIG. 2 are corresponding processes, and the contents may be referred to each other.

The method for enabling the base station in the embodiment of the present invention is described below with a more complete example (including the description of the terminal side and the base station side). In the following example, for example, the terminal is a mobile phone. The complete process of the base station opening includes the following steps S1 to S10.

Step S1: The engineering staff takes the mobile phone to the station, installs the APP provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and completes the registration.

Step S2: After receiving the base station device, open the APP in the mobile phone and log in, scan the barcode on the CC of the base station through the APP, and the APP automatically reads the EID of the base station, and the APP generates an open document containing the EID.

Step S3: The engineering staff fills in the open station document generated by the APP, fills in the site number of the base station, the work order number of the open document, and the site name of the base station, and saves the open document by using the APP.

Step S4: The engineering staff uploads the saved opening document to the server in the Internet through the APP, for example, uploads to a web (Internet) website. The Web site can authenticate the mobile phone first, and upload the open data after the authentication is passed.

Step S5: When the base station is to be activated, the opener uses the APP in his mobile phone (or computer) to access the Web site. For example, the previously uploaded open document can be exported by execl.

Step S6: The network planning information (or transmission planning data information) given by the opening personnel according to the site number, the work order number, the station name, and the network planner (or the network optimization personnel) in the opening document Make PnP configuration data.

Step S7: The base station is powered on, and the open personnel connects the mobile phone of the open personnel to the base station, for example, via a WiFi (WIreless-Fidelity) router, and logs in to the base station, and opens the hand of the personnel. The APP in the machine downloads the PnP configuration data to the base station, and sets the base station to read data from the PnP configuration data, and the base station can obtain the transmission configuration of the base station from the downloaded PnP configuration data according to its EID.

Alternatively, the step may also be: the base station is powered on, the open personnel uploads the PnP configuration data to the web site, and the open personnel access the web site through the APP in the mobile phone, download the PnP configuration data from the mobile node, and connect the mobile phone and the base station through the Wifi router. Connected to the base station, downloads the PnP configuration data to the base station through the APP in the mobile phone of the open personnel, and sets the base station to read data from the PnP configuration data, and the base station can download the PnP configuration data according to its own EID. Obtain the transmission configuration of the base station.

Alternatively, the step may be: the base station is powered on, and the patrol personnel directly copies the PnP configuration data to the base station through a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device, or connects to the base station through the network cable, logs in to the base station, and opens the personnel. The APP in the mobile phone downloads the PnP configuration data to the base station. The base station is configured to read data from the PnP configuration data, and the base station may obtain the transmission configuration of the base station from the downloaded PnP configuration data according to its own EID.

Step S8: The base station establishes a link with the OMC according to the obtained transmission configuration.

In the step S9, the OMC can send a PNP policy to the base station through the OMC policy management interface, and the PNP policy can include, for example, a platform version list to be delivered, a product version list, and a firmware version list.

Step S10: After the base station establishes a connection with the OMC, the OMC automatically completes the version upgrade of the base station according to the policy that is delivered (the version is downloaded to the OMC in advance), and sends configuration data for configuring the base station to the base station. Among them, the execution process of each step of OMC can be viewed through the OMC PNP monitoring interface.

Alternatively, the OMC may send the base station configuration data to the base station, and the base station configures itself and completes software installation or upgrade.

The device in the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 3, based on the foregoing embodiment, an embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal, where the terminal may include a first acquiring module 301, a second obtaining module 302, and a sending module 303. The APP may be configured as described in the previous embodiment, and the first acquisition mode may be included in the APP. Block 301, second acquisition module 302, and transmission module 303.

The first obtaining module 301 is configured to obtain an opening document through the Internet when the base station is turned on, and the information of the base station is included in the opening document;

The second obtaining module 302 is configured to obtain PnP configuration data according to the opening document and the network planning information, where the PnP configuration data is used to open the base station;

The sending module 303 is configured to send the PnP configuration data to the base station.

In another optional embodiment, the terminal may further include a third acquiring module and an uploading module. Among them, it can still be considered that the APP further includes a third acquiring module and an uploading module.

The third obtaining module is configured to automatically acquire the EID of the base station before the first obtaining module 301 obtains the opening document through the Internet, and generate the opening document according to the EID;

The uploading module is configured to add the information of the base station to the open-ended document, and upload the open-ended document to which the information of the base station is added to the Internet.

In another optional embodiment, the information of the base station may include a site number of the base station and a site name of the base station.

In another alternative embodiment, the PnP configuration data may include one or more of the following:

EID, the identity of the base station, the IP address of the base station, the IP address of the OMC, the gateway information, and the subnet mask.

Referring to FIG. 4, based on the foregoing embodiment, an embodiment of the present invention provides a base station, where the base station may include a receiving module 401 and a connection module 402.

The receiving module 401 is configured to receive PnP configuration data sent by the terminal when the base station is turned on;

The connection module 402 is configured to connect to the OMC according to the PnP configuration data, and receive the base station configuration data and the software version sent by the OMC through the receiving module 401 to activate the base station.

In another optional embodiment, the PnP configuration data may include an EID of the base station, an identifier of the base station, an IP address of the base station, an IP address of the OMC, gateway information, and a subnet mask.

In another optional embodiment, the receiving module 401 is configured to receive data sent by the OMC for configuring the base station, and a latest version file of software required for the base station to operate.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be performed by a program to instruct related hardware, such as a processor, which may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, disk or optical disk. Wait. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, the modules/units in the above embodiments may be implemented in the form of hardware, for example, by implementing integrated functions to implement their respective functions, or may be implemented in the form of software function modules, for example, executing program instructions stored in the memory by the processor. To achieve its corresponding function. This application is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

Industrial applicability

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the base station is turned on, the terminal can be used to obtain the PnP configuration data, and the PnP configuration data is sent to the base station. After receiving the PnP configuration data, the base station can perform the subsequent opening work without any assistance. In the manual operation, that is, an automatic or semi-automatic manner of opening a base station is provided in the embodiment of the present invention, which reduces manual intervention, reduces the probability of error, and saves labor compared with the manual opening method in the related art. Cost, compared with the PNP automatic station opening method, cancels the dependence on the DHCP server, which is not only convenient and fast, but also reduces the probability of error, greatly improves the applicability of the opening process, and greatly reduces the operation and maintenance costs.

Claims

A method for opening a base station, comprising:

When the base station is turned on, the terminal obtains an open-ended document through the Internet, and the open-ended document includes information of the base station;

The terminal obtains plug-and-play PnP configuration data according to the open-ended document and network planning information, where the PnP configuration data is used to open the base station;

The terminal sends the PnP configuration data to the base station.
The method of claim 1, wherein before the terminal obtains the opening document via the Internet, the method further comprises:

The terminal automatically acquires an electronic serial number EID of the base station, and generates an open-ended document according to the EID;

The terminal adds the information of the base station to the generated open-ended document, and uploads an open-ended document to which the information of the base station is added to the Internet.
The method of claim 2 wherein the information of the base station comprises a site number of the base station and a site name of the base station.
The method of claim 3 wherein said PnP configuration data comprises one or more of the following:

The EID, an identifier of the base station, an internet protocol IP address of the base station, an IP address of an operation and maintenance center OMC, gateway information, and a subnet mask.
A method for opening a base station, comprising:

The base station receives the plug and play PnP configuration data sent by the terminal;

The base station is connected to the operation and maintenance center OMC according to the PnP configuration data, and receives the base station configuration data and the software version sent by the OMC to activate the base station.
The method of claim 5 wherein said PnP configuration data comprises one or more of the following:

An electronic serial number EID of the base station, an identifier of the base station, an internet protocol IP address of the base station, an IP address of the OMC, gateway information, and a subnet mask.
The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the receiving, by the base station, the base station configuration data sent by the OMC comprises:

The base station receives data sent by the OMC for configuring the base station, and an latest version file of software required for the base station to operate.
A terminal comprising:

a first obtaining module, configured to obtain an opening document through the Internet when the base station is turned on, where the open station document includes information of the base station;

a second obtaining module, configured to obtain plug-and-play PnP configuration data according to the open-ended document and network planning information, where the PnP configuration data is used to open the base station;

And a sending module, configured to send the PnP configuration data to the base station.
The terminal of claim 8, further comprising a third obtaining module and an uploading module;

The third obtaining module is configured to automatically acquire an electronic serial number EID of the base station before the first obtaining module obtains an opening document through the Internet, and generate an opening document according to the EID;

The uploading module is configured to add information of the base station to the generated open-ended document, and upload an open-ended document to which information of the base station is added to the Internet.
A base station comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive Plug and Play PnP configuration data sent by the terminal;

The connection module is configured to connect to the operation and maintenance center OMC according to the PnP configuration data, and receive the base station configuration data and the software version sent by the OMC through the receiving module to open the base station.