WO2021197164A1 - 通信方法、装置及系统 - Google Patents

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WO2021197164A1
WO2021197164A1 PCT/CN2021/082746 CN2021082746W WO2021197164A1 WO 2021197164 A1 WO2021197164 A1 WO 2021197164A1 CN 2021082746 W CN2021082746 W CN 2021082746W WO 2021197164 A1 WO2021197164 A1 WO 2021197164A1
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  • the embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to communication methods, devices, and systems.
  • the purpose of the Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR) function is to alleviate the burden of operating merchants and workers in managing neighbor cell relations (NCR).
  • the ANR function is located in the base station and is used to manage the neighbor cell relation table (NCRT) of the cells under the base station.
  • NCRT neighbor cell relation table
  • Each neighbor relationship table contains one or more neighbor relationships.
  • Each neighbor relationship in the neighbor relationship table has three attributes: NoRemove, NoHO, and NoX2.
  • NoRemove means that the base station does not delete the neighboring cell relationship from the neighboring cell relationship table.
  • No HO means that the base station cannot use the neighbor relationship for handover.
  • No X2 means that the base station cannot use the neighboring cell relationship to initiate the process of establishing the X2 interface to the base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • the ANR function of the long term evolution includes the Neighbour Detection Function (NDF), the Neighbour Removal Function (Neighbour Removal Function) and so on.
  • NDF Neighbour Detection Function
  • Neighbour Removal Function Neighbour Removal Function
  • the neighbor detection function is used to discover new neighbors and add them to the neighbor relationship table.
  • the neighbor delete function is used to delete unnecessary neighbor relationships in the neighbor relationship table.
  • the ANR function of LTE is also applicable to New Radio (NR), and NoRemove, NoHO, and NoX2 attributes can continue to be used in NR.
  • NR New Radio
  • the above-mentioned neighboring cell relationship table cannot reflect the dual-link relationship between the cell and the neighboring cell.
  • the embodiments of the present application provide a communication method, device, and system, which are used to configure a dual link relationship between a cell and a neighboring cell.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, including: a network management entity determines a dual link attribute of a first neighboring cell of a first cell, where the dual link attribute is used to indicate whether the first neighboring cell supports The secondary cell of the first cell, the first cell belongs to a first base station, and the first neighboring cell belongs to a second base station; the network management entity sends configuration information to the first base station, and the configuration The information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell.
  • the dual link attribute is configured for the neighboring cells of the first cell, so that the first base station knows which neighboring cells of the first cell cannot be used as the secondary cell for multi-link data transmission, which prevents the base station from being unable to know the operation.
  • the dual link attribute is incorrectly configured and the system throughput is reduced.
  • the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the dual link attributes of the first neighboring cell, including: the configuration information is used to indicate that the first base station is The first neighboring cell configuration indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell supports serving as a secondary cell of the first base station, or is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell does not support serving as the first The secondary cell of the base station.
  • the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the dual link attributes of the first neighboring cell, including: the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the The first neighboring cell is added to a blacklist, and the blacklist is used to record cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that do not support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell; or, the configuration information is used to indicate the The first base station adds the first neighboring cell to a whitelist, where the whitelist is used to record cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell.
  • the network management entity determines that the first neighboring cell has dual link capability, and the dual link capability is used to indicate all The first neighborhood supports the establishment of dual links.
  • the first cell is an NR cell
  • the dual link capability includes EN-DC capability, and the EN-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of EN-DC; or,
  • the first cell is an NR cell, the dual link capability includes NGEN-DC capability, and the NGEN-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NGEN-DC; or, the first cell is an NR cell ,
  • the dual link capability includes NR-DC capability, and the NR-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NR-DC; or, the first cell is an LTE cell, and the dual link capability includes NE -DC capability, the NE-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NE-DC.
  • the first base station is a primary base station
  • the second base station is a secondary base station.
  • the network management entity is a management service consumer, a management service producer, a wireless automation engine, a network management system, or a network element management system.
  • the network management entity determining the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell includes: the network management entity according to the first information of the first cell and/or the first neighboring cell
  • the second information for determining the dual link capability attribute of the first neighboring cell includes one or more of measurement information, performance information, and alarm information of the first cell, and
  • the second information includes one or more of measurement information, performance information, and alarm information of the first neighboring cell; or, the network management entity determines the first neighboring cell according to the cell strategy maintained by the operator. Dual link capability attributes.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method, including: a network management entity determines a dual link capability of a first cell, where the dual link capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of dual links; the network The management entity sends configuration information to the base station to which the first cell belongs, where the configuration information is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the dual link capability.
  • the dual link capability is configured for the first cell, and the base station to which the first cell belongs can send the dual link capability of the first cell to other base stations through the interface between the base stations, so that other base stations can make decisions based on the first cell.
  • a dual link is established in a cell. Further, it can solve the problem that the base station incorrectly configures the dual-link capability under the condition that the operator's strategy is not known in the multi-link data transmission scenario, which causes the system throughput to decrease. Or it can be understood that, in the prior art, when the base station cannot learn the operator's strategy, the base station configures the dual link capability of the cell by itself, which may lead to misconfiguration, which in turn leads to a decrease in system throughput. With the above solution of this application, since the network management entity configures the dual link capability of the cell, it can be configured with reference to the operator's strategy, so that correct configuration can be achieved, and the problem of system throughput reduction due to incorrect configuration will not occur. .
  • the first cell is an NR cell
  • the dual link capability includes EN-DC capability, and the EN-DC capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of EN-DC; or
  • the first cell is an NR cell
  • the dual link capability includes NGEN-DC capability, and the NGEN-DC capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of NGEN-DC; or, the first cell is NR cell, the dual link capability includes NR-DC capability, and the NR-DC capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of NR-DC; or, the first cell is an LTE cell, and the dual link
  • the capabilities include NE-DC capabilities, and the NE-DC capabilities are used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of NE-DC.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which may be a network management entity or a chip used for the network management entity.
  • the device has the function of realizing the above-mentioned method of the first aspect or each realization method of the first aspect. This function can be realized by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software.
  • the hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-mentioned functions.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device.
  • the device may be a network management entity or a chip for the network management entity.
  • the device has the function of realizing the method of the second aspect or each realization method of the second aspect. This function can be realized by hardware, or by hardware executing corresponding software.
  • the hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above-mentioned functions.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device including a processor and a memory; the memory is used to store computer-executable instructions, and when the device is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory to enable The device executes the method of the first aspect, or the method of the second aspect, or the implementation methods of the first aspect, or the implementation methods of the second aspect as described above.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, including a processor and an interface circuit, the processor is configured to communicate with other devices through the interface circuit, and execute the method of the first aspect, or the method of the second aspect, Or each implementation method of the first aspect, or each implementation method of the second aspect.
  • the processor includes one or more.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, including a processor, configured to be connected to a memory and used to call a program stored in the memory to execute the method of the first aspect or the method of the second aspect. , Or each implementation method of the first aspect, or each implementation method of the second aspect.
  • the memory can be located inside the device or outside the device.
  • the processor includes one or more.
  • an embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions in the computer-readable storage medium, which when run on a computer, causes a processor to execute the method of the first aspect, or The method of the second aspect, or each implementation method of the first aspect, or each implementation method of the second aspect.
  • embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product, which includes a computer program, which when the computer program runs, causes the method of the first aspect, the method of the second aspect, or each of the first aspect The implementation method, or each implementation method of the second aspect is executed.
  • an embodiment of the present application further provides a chip system, including a processor, configured to execute the method of the first aspect, or the method of the second aspect, or the implementation methods of the first aspect, or the second aspect The various implementation methods.
  • an embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, including: a network management entity and a first base station.
  • the network management entity is configured to determine a dual link attribute of a first neighboring cell of a first cell, and the dual link attribute is used to indicate whether the first neighboring cell supports being a secondary cell of the first cell, and The first cell belongs to the first base station, and the first neighboring cell belongs to the second base station; and sending configuration information to the first base station.
  • the first base station is configured to receive the configuration information from the network management entity, and configure the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell according to the configuration information.
  • the first base station is configured to configure the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell according to the configuration information, which specifically includes: Information, indicating information for the configuration of the first neighboring cell, where the instruction information is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell supports serving as a secondary cell of the first base station, or is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell does not support serving as a The secondary cell of the first base station.
  • the configuration information which specifically includes: Information, indicating information for the configuration of the first neighboring cell, where the instruction information is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell supports serving as a secondary cell of the first base station, or is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell does not support serving as a The secondary cell of the first base station.
  • the first base station is configured to configure the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell according to the configuration information, which specifically includes: Information, the first neighboring cell is added to a blacklist, and the blacklist is used to record cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that do not support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell; or, according to the Configuration information, adding the first neighboring cell to a whitelist, and the whitelist is used to record the cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell.
  • the configuration information which specifically includes: Information, the first neighboring cell is added to a blacklist, and the blacklist is used to record cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that do not support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell; or, according to the Configuration information, adding the first neighboring cell to a whitelist, and the whitelist is used to record the cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell.
  • the network management entity is further configured to determine that the first neighboring cell has dual link capability before sending configuration information to the first base station, and the dual link capability is used to indicate all The first neighborhood supports the establishment of dual links.
  • the first cell is an NR cell
  • the dual link capability includes EN-DC capability, and the EN-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of EN-DC; or,
  • the first cell is an NR cell, the dual link capability includes NGEN-DC capability, and the NGEN-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NGEN-DC; or, the first cell is an NR cell ,
  • the dual link capability includes NR-DC capability, and the NR-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NR-DC; or, the first cell is an LTE cell, and the dual link capability includes NE -DC capability, the NE-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NE-DC.
  • the first base station is a primary base station
  • the second base station is a secondary base station.
  • the network management entity is a management service consumer, a management service producer, a wireless automation engine, a network management system, or a network element management system.
  • the network management entity is configured to determine the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell, which specifically includes: according to the first information of the first cell and/or the first neighboring cell
  • the second information of the cell determines the dual link capability attribute of the first neighboring cell, and the first information includes one or more of measurement information, performance information, and alarm information of the first cell, so The second information includes one or more of measurement information, performance information, and alarm information of the first neighboring cell; or, determining the dual link of the first neighboring cell according to the cell strategy maintained by the operator Capability attributes.
  • Figure 1(a) is a schematic diagram of 4G network architecture
  • Figure 1(b) is a schematic diagram of the 5G network architecture
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of another communication method provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a network management entity provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 1 (a) it is a schematic diagram of the fourth generation (4th generation, 4G) network architecture.
  • the architecture includes Evolved Packet Core (EPC) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN).
  • E-UTRAN includes evolved node B (evolved node B, eNB) in LTE and next-generation base station (gnodeB, gNB) of NR.
  • eNB evolved node B
  • gNB next-generation base station
  • the g nodeB that is connected to the 4G EPC is called en-gNB.
  • the dual link composed of the eNB as the primary base station and the en-gNB as the secondary base station is called E-UTRAN and NR Dual Connectivity (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity, EN-DC). That is, in the EN-DC architecture, the primary base station is an eNB, and the secondary base station is an en-gNB.
  • FIG. 1(b) it is a schematic diagram of the fifth generation (5G) network architecture.
  • the architecture includes the evolved fifth-generation core network (5th Core, 5G) and the next generation radio access network (Next Generation Radio Access Network, NG-RAN).
  • 5th Core 5th Core
  • NG-RAN Next Generation Radio Access Network
  • NG-RAN supports Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity
  • NG-RAN nodes include gNB of NR and eNB of LTE.
  • the eNB that interfaces with 5GC is called ng-eNB.
  • the dual link composed of gNB as the primary base station and ng-eNB as the secondary base station is called NR and E-UTRAN Dual Link (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity, NE-DC). That is, in NE-DC, the primary base station is gNB, and the secondary base station is ng-eNB.
  • the dual link composed of the ng-eNB as the primary base station and the gNB as the secondary base station is called NG-RAN E-UTRAN and NR Dual Connectivity (NG-RAN E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity, NGEN-DC). That is, in NGEN-DC, the primary base station is ng-eNB, and the secondary base station is gNB.
  • the dual link composed of gNB as the primary base station and gNB as the secondary base station is called NR and NR Dual Connectivity (NR-NR Dual Connectivity, NR-DC). That is, in NR-DC), both the primary base station and the secondary base station are gNB.
  • double links can also be called multi-links, which have the same meaning.
  • the ANR function allows network management (such as operation and maintenance (Operation, Administration and Management, OAM) systems) to manage the neighbor relationship table.
  • the network manager can add or delete the neighbor relationship in the neighbor relationship table, and can also change the attributes in the neighbor relationship table. The change of the neighbor relationship table will be notified to the network management in time.
  • Each neighbor cell relationship table contains a target cell identifier (Target Cell Identifier), which is used to identify the target cell.
  • the existing neighboring cell relationship between the source cell and the target cell refers to the source cell:
  • the attributes in the neighbor relationship table are defined, and these attributes can be configured by the network manager, or the default values can be defined.
  • Each neighbor relationship in the neighbor relationship table has three attributes: NoRemove, NoHO, and NoX2.
  • NoRemove means that the base station does not delete the neighboring cell relationship from the neighboring cell relationship table.
  • No HO means that the base station cannot use the neighbor relationship for handover.
  • No X2 means that the base station cannot use the neighboring cell relationship to initiate the process of establishing the X2 interface to the base station to which the target cell belongs.
  • No X2 is the base station granularity and is configured in the form of black and white lists
  • No Remove and No HO are cell granular and are configured in the form of whether to allow handover "isallowedHO” and whether to allow deletion of "isallowedremove”.
  • the black and white tables of X2 and Xn are defined in the GNBCUCPFunction class, as shown in Table 1.
  • CM is a condition must be selected, and the condition is specifically whether the ANR feature is supported. That is, when the ANR feature is supported, this attribute is mandatory. It is uniformly explained here that the meaning of CM in the subsequent embodiments is the same and will not be repeated.
  • Whether it can be deleted and whether it can be switched is defined in the NRcellRelation class, as shown in Table 2.
  • the ANR function of LTE is also applicable to NR, and NoRemove, NoHO, and NoX2 attributes can continue to be used in NR.
  • an attribute indicating that the base station cannot use the neighboring cell relationship for dual link can be further added to the NR, or it is understood that the base station cannot use the cell in the neighboring cell relationship as the secondary cell for dual linking. Transmission, or it is understood that a cell in a neighboring cell relationship cannot be used as a secondary cell for dual-link data transmission.
  • this attribute can be referred to as a dual link attribute for short.
  • this attribute can be called No EN-DC, which is used to indicate that the base station cannot use the neighbor relationship for EN-DC. It can also be understood that the eNB cannot use the cell in the neighboring cell relationship (that is, the cell of the en-gNB) as the secondary cell for EN-DC data transmission.
  • this attribute can be called No NE-DC, which is used to indicate that the base station cannot use the neighbor relationship for the NE-DC. It can also be understood that the gNB cannot use the cell in the neighboring cell relationship (that is, the cell of the ng-eNB) as a secondary cell for NE-DC data transmission.
  • this attribute can be called No NGEN-DC, which is used to indicate that the base station cannot use the neighbor relationship for NGEN-DC. It can also be understood that the ng-eNB cannot use the cell in the neighboring cell relationship (that is, the cell of the gNB) as the secondary cell to perform NGEN-DC data transmission.
  • this attribute can be called No NR-DC, which is used to indicate that the base station cannot use the neighbor relationship for NR-DC. It can also be understood that the gNB cannot use the cell in the neighbor relationship (that is, the cell of the gNB) as the secondary cell to perform NR-DC data transmission.
  • Whether a cell can be used as a secondary cell is based on the actual load of the cell on the one hand, and the operator’s strategy on the other. Therefore, the base station cannot decide which cells cannot be used as secondary cells. For example, some cells are important (VIP) cells, and this cell cannot be used as a secondary cell, thereby ensuring the resource utilization rate of the VIP cell. Therefore, the embodiment of the present application proposes that the network management entity configures the dual link attribute.
  • VIP important
  • the embodiment of the present application also proposes that the network management entity configures the cell with the ability to support dual links, or it may also be called a dual link switch, which is not limited in the present invention.
  • the network management entity in the embodiments of this application may be a consumer of MnS, a producer of MnS, a wireless automation engine (MBB Automation Engine, MAE), and a network management system (Network Management System). , NMS) or Element Management System (EMS).
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a communication method.
  • This communication method can also be referred to as a method for configuring the dual link capability of a cell. This method is used to configure the dual link capability for the cell.
  • the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 201 The network management entity determines the dual link capability of the first cell, where the dual link capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of dual links.
  • the dual link capability may also be a dual link switch, that is, it is used to indicate whether the dual link function is enabled in the first cell.
  • the network management entity can obtain the measurement information of the first cell (for example, the reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of the cell, the reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) of the cell, etc. ), performance information (such as cell handover success rate, cell throughput rate, cell resource utilization rate, etc.), alarm information, etc. to determine the dual link capability of the first cell, or the network management entity also
  • the dual link capability of the first cell can be determined through a cell strategy maintained by the operator (for example, a VIP cell, etc.).
  • the dual link capability can also be the dual link capability of the base station, that is, the cells under the base station support the establishment of dual links.
  • the network management entity can determine the dual link capability of the base station and send it to the base station. , The present invention is not limited here.
  • Step 202 The network management entity sends configuration information to the base station to which the first cell belongs, for indicating whether the first cell supports the dual link capability.
  • the dual link capability is configured for the first cell, and the base station to which the first cell belongs can send the dual link capability of the first cell to other base stations through the interface between the base stations, so that other base stations can make decisions based on the first cell.
  • a dual link is established in a cell. Further, it can solve the problem that the base station incorrectly configures the dual-link capability under the condition that the operator's strategy is not known in the multi-link data transmission scenario, which causes the system throughput to decrease. Or it can be understood that, in the prior art, when the base station cannot learn the operator's strategy, the base station configures the dual link capability of the cell by itself, which may lead to misconfiguration, which in turn leads to a decrease in system throughput. With the above solution of this application, since the network management entity configures the dual link capability of the cell, it can be configured with reference to the operator's strategy, so that correct configuration can be achieved, and the problem of system throughput reduction due to incorrect configuration will not occur. .
  • the first cell is an NR cell, that is, a cell in a gNB, and the aforementioned dual link capability includes an EN-DC capability, and the EN-DC capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of an EN-DC. That is, the network management entity configures the EN-DC capability for the NR cell.
  • NRCellCU is used to represent the NR cell, and the network management entity configures the EN-DC support capability information for the NR cell to indicate that the NR cell supports EN-DC or does not support EN-DC, so that neighboring ng-eNBs can make decisions Whether to establish an X2 interface with the gNB to which the NR cell belongs.
  • an attribute eNDCSupport can be added to NRCellCU to indicate whether the NR cell supports EN-DC.
  • the first cell is an NR cell, that is, a cell in a gNB, and the aforementioned dual link capability includes the NGEN-DC capability, and the NGEN-DC capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of NGEN-DC. That is, the network management entity configures the NGEN-DC capability for the NR cell.
  • NRCellCU is used to represent the NR cell, and the network management entity configures the NGEN-DC support capability information for the NR cell to indicate that the NR cell supports NGEN-DC or does not support NGEN-DC, thereby enabling neighboring ng-eNBs to make decisions Whether to establish an Xn interface with the gNB to which the NR cell belongs. For example, as shown in Table 3-2, an attribute nGENDCSupport can be added to NRCellCU to indicate whether the NR cell supports NGEN-DC.
  • the first cell is an NR cell, that is, a cell in a gNB, and the aforementioned dual link capability includes an NR-DC capability, and the NR-DC capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of NR-DC. That is, the network management entity configures the NR-DC capability for the NR cell.
  • NRCellCU is used to represent an NR cell, and the network management entity configures NR-DC support capability information for the NR cell to indicate that the NR cell supports NR-DC or does not support NR-DC, so that neighboring gNBs decide whether to agree
  • the gNB to which the NR cell belongs establishes an Xn interface. For example, as shown in Table 3-3, an attribute nRDCSupport can be added to NRCellCU to indicate whether the NR cell supports NR-DC.
  • the first cell is an LTE cell, that is, a cell in an ng-eNB, and the aforementioned dual link capability includes NE-DC capability.
  • the NE-DC capability is used to indicate whether the first cell supports the establishment of NE-DC.
  • DC the network management entity configures the NE-DC capability for the LTE cell.
  • LTECell is used to represent an LTE cell, and the network management entity configures NE-DC support capability information for the LTE cell to indicate that the LTE cell supports NE-DC or does not support NE-DC, so that neighboring gNBs decide whether to agree or not.
  • the ng-eNB to which the LTE cell belongs establishes an Xn interface. For example, as shown in Table 3-4, an attribute nEDCSupport can be added to the LTECell to indicate whether the NR cell supports NE-DC.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides another communication method.
  • This communication method may also be referred to as a method for configuring the dual link attributes of the cell. This method is used to configure dual link attributes for the cell.
  • the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 301 The network management entity determines the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell.
  • the dual link attribute is used to indicate whether the first neighboring cell supports being a secondary cell of the first cell, and the first cell belongs to the first base station.
  • the first neighboring cell belongs to the second base station.
  • the first neighboring cell of the first cell here refers to a certain neighboring cell in the neighboring cell relationship table corresponding to the first cell.
  • the network management entity may determine the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell according to the following method: the network management entity obtains the measurement information of the first cell and/or the first neighboring cell of the first cell (for example, The reference signal strength of the cell (RSRP, the reference signal quality of the cell RSRQ, etc.), performance information (such as the handover success rate of the cell, the throughput rate of the cell, the resource utilization rate of the cell, etc.), alarm information, etc. are determined by one or more
  • the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell, or the network management entity may also determine the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell of the first cell through a cell strategy maintained by the operator (for example, a VIP cell, etc.).
  • Step 302 The network management entity sends configuration information to the first base station, which is used to instruct the first base station to configure the dual link attribute of the first neighboring cell.
  • the dual link attribute is configured for the neighboring cells of the first cell, so that the first base station knows which neighboring cells of the first cell cannot be used as the secondary cell for multi-link data transmission, which prevents the base station from being unable to know the operation.
  • the dual link attribute is incorrectly configured and the system throughput is reduced.
  • the above-mentioned first base station is a primary base station
  • the above-mentioned second base station is a secondary base station.
  • the network management entity before performing the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 3, the network management entity first determines that the first neighboring cell of the first cell has dual link capability, which is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell of the first cell supports Establish a dual link.
  • the method for configuring the dual link capability of the first neighboring cell of the first cell refer to the embodiment corresponding to FIG. 2.
  • step 302 can be performed by the following method one or the following method two.
  • Method 1 The configuration information in step 302 is used to instruct the first base station to add the first neighboring cell to the blacklist or to the whitelist.
  • the blacklist is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell does not support data transmission as a secondary cell
  • the whitelist is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell supports data transmission as a secondary cell.
  • the first base station When the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to add the first neighboring cell to the blacklist, then the first base station adds the first neighboring cell to the corresponding blacklist, indicating that the first neighboring cell does not support data processing as the secondary cell of the first base station transmission.
  • the first base station When the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to add the first neighboring cell to the whitelist, the first base station adds the first neighboring cell to the corresponding whitelist, indicating that the first neighboring cell supports data transmission as the secondary cell of the first base station .
  • each base station may correspond to a blacklist and/or whitelist.
  • each cell under each base station may correspond to a blacklist and/or whitelist, and the information in the blacklist and/or whitelist corresponding to different cells under the same base station may be duplicated.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the identification information of the cells recorded in the blacklist or whitelist may be one or more of ECGI, CGI, or PCI.
  • the following describes four different dual-link scenarios. Among them, take the first base station as the primary base station and the second base station as the secondary base station as an example.
  • the network management entity configures a blacklist (for example, called no EN-DC blacklist) for the eNB, and the cells in the list are en-gNB cells.
  • the eNB cannot establish an EN-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no EN-DC blacklist.
  • the eNB needs to release the EN-DC transmission connection with the cell in the no EN-DC blacklist.
  • the network management entity configures a white list (for example, called no EN-DC white list) for the eNB, and the cells in the list are en-gNB cells.
  • the eNB can establish an EN-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no EN-DC whitelist.
  • NGEN-DC scenario (the primary base station is ng-eNB, and the secondary base station is gNB)
  • the network management entity configures a blacklist (for example, called no NGEN-DC blacklist) for the ng-eNB, and the cells in the list are gNB cells.
  • the eNB cannot establish an NGEN-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no NGEN-DC blacklist.
  • the eNB needs to release the NGEN-DC transmission connection with the cell in the no NGEN-DC blacklist.
  • the network management entity configures a white list (for example, called no NGEN-DC white list) for the ng-eNB, and the cells in the list are gNB cells.
  • the eNB can establish an NGEN-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no NGEN white list.
  • the network management entity configures a blacklist (for example, called no NR-DC blacklist) for the gNB, and the cells in the list are the cells of the gNB.
  • the eNB cannot establish an NR-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no NR-DC blacklist.
  • the eNB needs to release the NR-DC transmission connection with the cell in the no NR-DC blacklist.
  • the network management entity configures a white list (for example, called no NR-DC white list) for the gNB, and the cells in the list are the cells of the gNB.
  • the eNB can establish an NR-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no NR-DC whitelist.
  • the network management entity configures a blacklist (for example, called no NE-DC blacklist) for the gNB, and the cells in the list are the cells of the ng-eNB.
  • the eNB cannot establish an NE-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no NE-DC blacklist.
  • the eNB needs to release the NE-DC transmission connection with the cell in the no NE-DC blacklist.
  • the network management entity configures a white list (for example, called no NE-DC white list) for the gNB, and the cells in the list are the cells of the ng-eNB.
  • the eNB can establish an NE-DC transmission connection with the cells in the no NE-DC white list.
  • nEDCblacklist As an example, you can add attributes in GNBCUCPFunction: nEDCblacklist and nEDCwhiteist, as shown in Table 4-4.
  • Method 2 The configuration information in step 302 above is used to instruct the first base station to configure indication information for the first neighboring cell of the first cell, used to indicate that the first neighboring cell of the first cell supports serving as the secondary cell of the first cell, or is used This indicates that the first neighboring cell of the first cell does not support the secondary cell as the first cell.
  • the following describes four different dual-link scenarios. Among them, take the first base station as the primary base station and the second base station as the secondary base station as an example.
  • the NR neighbor cell relationship of the eNB is represented by NRCellRelation in the protocol, and the network management entity may add an indication information (for example, isENDCallowed) to the neighbor cell relationship in the neighbor cell relationship table of the first cell to indicate the first cell Whether the NR neighboring cell (ie, the first neighboring cell) can be used as a secondary cell.
  • the value of isallowedENDC can take the value "YES” or “NO”, or take the value "0" or "1", or other values that have the meaning of allowing or prohibiting, and the present invention is not limited here.
  • isENDCallowed a value of isENDCallowed as "YES” or "NO” as an example
  • the primary base station uses NRCellRelation to have the isENDCallowed attribute
  • the ENBFunction base station to which the EUtranGenericCell or UtranGenericCell cell belongs is identified by the name, the secondary cell is referenced by NRCellRelation, and the isENDCallowed indication is configured under the NRCellRelation; if the value of isENDCallowed is "NO", the first neighboring cell is prohibited from performing data as a secondary cell transmission.
  • NGEN-DC scenario (the primary base station is ng-eNB, and the secondary base station is gNB)
  • the NR neighbor relationship of the ng-eNB is represented by NRCellRelation in the protocol, and the network management entity can add an indication information (for example, isNGENDCallowed) to the neighbor relationship in the neighbor relationship table of the first cell to indicate the first cell.
  • the NR neighboring cell ie, the first neighboring cell
  • the value of isNGENDCallowed can take the value "YES” or “NO”, or take the value "0" or "1", or other values that have the meaning of allowing or prohibiting, and the present invention is not limited here.
  • isNGENDCallowed a secondary cell for data transmission.
  • the primary base station is NRCellCU with the isNGENDCallowed attribute of NRCellRelation.
  • the GNBCUCPFunction base station to which the cell belongs is identified by the name, the secondary cell is referenced by NRCellRelation, and the isNGENDCallowed indication is configured under the NRCellRelation; if the value of isNGENDCallowed is "NO", the first neighboring cell is prohibited from being used as a secondary cell for data transmission.
  • the NR neighboring cell relationship of gNB is represented by NRCellRelation in the protocol, and the network management entity may add an indication information (for example, isNRDCallowed) to the neighboring cell relationship in the neighboring cell relationship table of the first cell to indicate the first cell Whether the NR neighboring cell (ie, the first neighboring cell) can be used as a secondary cell of NR-DC.
  • isNRDCallowed can take the value "YES” or "NO", or take the value "0" or "1".
  • the first neighboring cell is allowed to be used as a secondary cell for data transmission.
  • the primary base station is EUtranGenericCell with the isNGENDCallowed attribute of NRCellRelation
  • the ENBFunction base station to which the UtranGenericCell cell belongs is identified by the name, the secondary cell is referenced by NRCellRelation, and the isNGENDCallowed indication is configured under the NRCellRelation; if the value of isNRDCallowed is "NO", the first neighboring cell is prohibited from performing data transmission as a secondary cell.
  • the LTE neighboring cell relationship of gNB is represented by EutranCellRelation in the protocol, and the network management entity may add an indication information (for example, isNEDCallowed) to the neighboring cell relationship in the neighboring cell relationship table of the first cell to indicate the first cell Whether the LTE neighboring cell (ie, the first neighboring cell) can be used as a secondary cell of NE-DC.
  • isNEDCallowed can take the value "YES” or "NO", or take the value "0" or "1".
  • the primary base station is NRCellCU with the isNEDCCallowed attribute of EutranCellRelation.
  • the GNBCUCPFunction base station to which the cell belongs is identified by the name, the secondary cell is referenced by EutranCellRelation, and the isNEDCCallowed indication is configured under the EutranCellRelation; if the value of isNEDCallowed is "NO", the first neighboring cell is prohibited from being used as a secondary cell for data transmission.
  • the corresponding steps or operations implemented by the network management entity may also be implemented by components (for example, chips or circuits) configured in the network management entity.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • the device is used to implement the steps performed by the corresponding network management entity in the foregoing method embodiment.
  • the device 400 includes a determining unit 401 and a transceiver unit 402.
  • the determining unit 401 is configured to determine a dual link attribute of a first neighboring cell of a first cell, where the dual link attribute is used to indicate whether the first neighboring cell supports being a secondary cell of the first cell, and the first The cell belongs to the first base station, and the first neighboring cell belongs to the second base station; the transceiver unit 402 is configured to send configuration information to the first base station, and the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the The dual link attribute of the first neighborhood.
  • the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the dual link attributes of the first neighboring cell, including: the configuration information is used to indicate that the first base station is The first neighboring cell configuration indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell supports serving as a secondary cell of the first base station, or is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell does not support serving as the first The secondary cell of the base station.
  • the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the dual link attributes of the first neighboring cell, including: the configuration information is used to instruct the first base station to configure the The first neighboring cell is added to a blacklist, and the blacklist is used to record cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that do not support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell; or, the configuration information is used to indicate the The first base station adds the first neighboring cell to a whitelist, where the whitelist is used to record cells in the neighboring cells of the first cell that support serving as the secondary cell of the first cell.
  • the determining unit 401 is further configured to determine that the first neighboring cell has dual link capability before the transceiver unit sends configuration information to the first base station. It is used to indicate that the first neighboring cell supports the establishment of dual links.
  • the first cell is an NR cell
  • the dual link capability includes EN-DC capability, and the EN-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of EN-DC; or,
  • the first cell is an NR cell, the dual link capability includes NGEN-DC capability, and the NGEN-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NGEN-DC; or, the first cell is an NR cell ,
  • the dual link capability includes NR-DC capability, and the NR-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NR-DC; or, the first cell is an LTE cell, and the dual link capability includes NE -DC capability, the NE-DC capability is used to indicate that the first cell supports the establishment of NE-DC.
  • the first base station is a primary base station
  • the second base station is a secondary base station.
  • the communication device is a management service consumer, a management service producer, a wireless automation engine, a network management system, or a network element management system.
  • the determining unit 401 is specifically configured to determine the first information of the first neighboring cell according to the first information of the first cell and/or the second information of the first neighboring cell.
  • Dual link capability attribute the first information includes one or more of measurement information, performance information, and alarm information of the first cell
  • the second information includes measurement information, performance of the first neighboring cell One or more of information and alarm information; or, according to a cell strategy maintained by an operator, the dual link capability attribute of the first neighboring cell is determined.
  • each of the above-mentioned units may also be referred to as a module or a circuit, etc., and each of the above-mentioned units may be provided independently, or may be fully or partially integrated.
  • the foregoing transceiver unit 402 may also be referred to as a communication interface.
  • the aforementioned communication device 400 may further include a storage unit for storing data or instructions (also referred to as codes or programs), and each of the aforementioned units may interact or couple with the storage unit to implement corresponding methods or Function.
  • the processing unit may read data or instructions in the storage unit, so that the communication device implements the method in the foregoing embodiment.
  • each unit in the device can be all implemented in the form of software called by processing elements; they can also be all implemented in the form of hardware; part of the units can also be implemented in the form of software called by the processing elements, and some of the units can be implemented in the form of hardware.
  • each unit can be a separate processing element, or it can be integrated in a certain chip of the device for implementation.
  • it can also be stored in the memory in the form of a program, which is called and executed by a certain processing element of the device. Function.
  • each step of the above method or each of the above units may be implemented by an integrated logic circuit of hardware in a processor element or implemented in a form of being called by software through a processing element.
  • the unit in any of the above devices may be one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above methods, for example: one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or, one or Multiple microprocessors (digital singnal processors, DSPs), or, one or more field programmable gate arrays (Field Programmable Gate Arrays, FPGAs), or a combination of at least two of these integrated circuits.
  • ASICs application specific integrated circuits
  • DSPs digital singnal processors
  • FPGAs Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • the unit in the device can be implemented in the form of a processing element scheduler
  • the processing element can be a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or other processors that can call programs.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • these units can be integrated together and implemented in the form of a system-on-a-chip (SOC).
  • the above receiving unit is an interface circuit of the device for receiving signals from other devices.
  • the receiving unit is an interface circuit used by the chip to receive signals from other chips or devices.
  • the above unit for sending is an interface circuit of the device for sending signals to other devices.
  • the sending unit is an interface circuit used by the chip to send signals to other chips or devices.
  • the network management entity includes: a processor 510, an interface 530, and optionally, a memory 520.
  • the interface 530 is used to implement communication with other devices.
  • the method executed by the network management entity in the above embodiment may be implemented by the processor 510 calling a program stored in a memory (which may be the memory 520 in the network management entity or an external memory). That is, the apparatus for the network management entity may include the processor 510, which calls the program in the memory to execute the method executed by the network management entity in the above method embodiment.
  • the processor here may be an integrated circuit with signal processing capability, such as a CPU.
  • the apparatus for the network management entity may be realized by one or more integrated circuits configured to implement the above method. For example: one or more ASICs, or, one or more microprocessors DSP, or, one or more FPGAs, etc., or a combination of at least two of these integrated circuit forms. Or, the above implementations can be combined.
  • the computer program product includes one or more computer instructions.
  • the computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices.
  • the computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or a data center integrated with one or more available media.
  • the usable medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, and a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid state disk (SSD)).
  • the various illustrative logic units and circuits described in the embodiments of this application can be implemented by general-purpose processors, digital signal processors, application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, Discrete gates or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination of the above are designed to implement or operate the described functions.
  • the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor.
  • the general-purpose processor may also be any traditional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine.
  • the processor can also be implemented by a combination of computing devices, such as a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors combined with a digital signal processor core, or any other similar configuration. accomplish.
  • the aforementioned functions described in this application can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination of the three. If implemented in software, these functions can be stored on a computer-readable medium, or transmitted on the computer-readable medium in the form of one or more instructions or codes.
  • Computer-readable media include computer storage media and communication media that facilitate the transfer of computer programs from one place to another. The storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special computer.
  • Such computer-readable media may include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other device that can be used to carry or store instructions or data structures and Other program code media that can be read by general-purpose or special computers, or general-purpose or special processors.
  • any connection can be appropriately defined as a computer-readable medium, for example, if the software is from a website, server, or other remote source through a coaxial cable, fiber optic computer, twisted pair, or digital subscriber line (DSL) Or transmitted by wireless means such as infrared, wireless and microwave are also included in the definition of computer-readable media.
  • DSL digital subscriber line
  • the disks and discs include compressed disks, laser disks, optical disks, digital versatile disks (English: Digital Versatile Disc, abbreviated as DVD), floppy disks, and Blu-ray disks. Disks usually copy data with magnetism. Discs usually use lasers to copy data optically. The combination of the above can also be contained in a computer readable medium.
  • the functions described in this application can be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented by software, these functions can be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted as one or more instructions or codes on the computer-readable medium.
  • the computer-readable medium includes a computer storage medium and a communication medium, where the communication medium includes any medium that facilitates the transfer of a computer program from one place to another.
  • the storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

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Abstract

本申请实施例提供通信方法、装置及系统。该方法包括：网络管理实体确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示第一邻区是否支持作为第一小区的辅小区，第一小区归属于第一基站，第一邻区归属于第二基站；网络管理实体向第一基站发送配置信息，配置信息用于指示第一基站配置第一邻区的双链接属性。基于该方案，实现了为第一小区的邻区配置双链接属性，使得第一基站获知哪些第一小区的哪些邻区不可以作为辅小区进行多链接数据的传输，避免了基站在无法获知运营商策略的情况下错误配置了双链接属性而导致系统吞吐量降低。

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通信方法、装置及系统
相关申请的交叉引用
本申请要求在2020年04月03日提交中国专利局、申请号为202010261316.1、申请名称为“通信方法、装置及系统”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请实施例涉及通信技术领域，尤其涉及通信方法、装置及系统。
背景技术
自动邻居关系(Automatic Neighbor Relation，ANR)功能的目的，是减轻运营商人工管理邻区关系(neighbour cell relations，NCR)的负担。ANR功能位于基站中，用于管理基站下的小区的邻区关系表(neighbour cell relation table，NCRT)。每个邻区关系表中包含一个或多个邻区关系。
邻区关系表中的每个邻区关系都具有三个属性，分别为：NoRemove、NoHO和NoX2。其中，No Remove表示基站不从邻区关系表中删除该邻区关系。No HO表示基站不能使用该邻区关系进行切换。No X2表示基站不能使用该邻区关系向目标小区所属的基站发起建立X2接口的流程。
长期演进(long term evolution，LTE)的ANR功能包括邻区检测功能(Neighbour Detection Function，NDF)、邻区删除功能(Neighbour Removal Function)等。其中，邻区检测功能用于发现新邻区并将其添加到邻区关系表中。邻区删除功能用于删除邻区关系表中的不需要的邻区关系。
LTE的ANR功能也适用于新无线(New radio，NR)，NR中可以继续使用NoRemove、NoHO和NoX2属性。
然而，上述邻区关系表无法体现小区与邻区之间的双链接关系。
发明内容
本申请实施例提供通信方法、装置及系统，用于实现配置小区与邻区之间的双链接关系。
第一方面，本申请实施例提供一种通信方法，包括：网络管理实体确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示所述第一邻区是否支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区，所述第一小区归属于第一基站，所述第一邻区归属于第二基站；所述网络管理实体向所述第一基站发送配置信息，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
基于上述方案，实现了为第一小区的邻区配置双链接属性，使得第一基站获知哪些第一小区的哪些邻区不可以作为辅小区进行多链接数据的传输，避免了基站在无法获知运营商策略的情况下错误配置了双链接属性而导致系统吞吐量降低。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站为所述第一邻区配置指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示所述第一邻区支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区，或用于指示所述第一邻区不支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入黑名单，所述黑名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中不支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区；或者，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入白名单，所述白名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述网络管理实体向所述第一基站发送配置信息之前，所述网络管理实体确定所述第一邻区具备双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于表示所述第一邻区支持建立双链接。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立EN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NR-DC；或者，所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NE-DC。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一基站是主基站，所述第二基站是辅基站。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述网络管理实体为管理服务消费者、管理服务生产者、无线自动化引擎、网络管理系统、或网元管理系统。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述网络管理实体确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，包括：网络管理实体根据所述第一小区第一信息和/或所述第一邻区的第二信息，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性，所述第一信息包括所述第一小区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种，所述第二信息包括所述第一邻区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种；或者，网络管理实体根据运营商维护的小区策略，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性。
第二方面，本申请实施例提供一种通信方法，包括：网络管理实体确定第一小区的双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立双链接；所述网络管理实体向所述第一小区归属的基站发送配置信息，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一小区是否支持所述双链接能力。
基于上述方案，实现了为第一小区配置双链接能力，进而第一小区归属的基站可以通过基站间的接口向其他基站发送该第一小区的双链接能力，以便于其他基站决策是否能够基于第一小区建立双链接。进一步地，可以解决在多链接数据传输场景下基站在无法获知运营商策略的情况下错误的配置了双链接能力而导致系统吞吐量降低的问题。或者理解为，在现有技术中，当基站不能获知运营商策略时由基站自行配置小区的双链接能力，可能会导致错误配置，进而导致系统吞吐量降低。而通过本申请的上述方案，由于是网络管理实体配置小区的双链接能力，因而可以参考运行商策略进行配置，从而可以实现正确配置，进而不会发生因错误配置而导致系统吞吐量降低的问题。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立EN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立NR-DC；或者，所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立NE-DC。
第三方面，本申请实施例提供一种通信装置，该装置可以是网络管理实体，还可以是用于网络管理实体的芯片。该装置具有实现上述第一方面的方法、或第一方面的各实现方法的功能。该功能可以通过硬件实现，也可以通过硬件执行相应的软件实现。该硬件或软件包括一个或多个与上述功能相对应的模块。
第四方面，本申请实施例提供一种通信装置，该装置可以是网络管理实体，还可以是用于网络管理实体的芯片。该装置具有实现上述第二方面的方法、或第二方面的各实现方法的功能。该功能可以通过硬件实现，也可以通过硬件执行相应的软件实现。该硬件或软件包括一个或多个与上述功能相对应的模块。
第五方面，本申请实施例提供一种通信装置，包括处理器和存储器；该存储器用于存储计算机执行指令，当该装置运行时，该处理器执行该存储器存储的该计算机执行指令，以使该装置执行如上述第一方面的方法、或第二方面的方法、或第一方面的各实现方法、或第二方面的各实现方法。
第六方面，本申请实施例提供一种通信装置，包括处理器和接口电路，所述处理器用于通过接口电路与其它装置通信，并执行上述第一方面的方法、或第二方面的方法、或第一方面的各实现方法、或第二方面的各实现方法。该处理器包括一个或多个。
第七方面，本申请实施例提供一种通信装置，包括处理器，用于与存储器相连，用于调用所述存储器中存储的程序，以执行上述第一方面的方法、或第二方面的方法、或第一方面的各实现方法、或第二方面的各实现方法。该存储器可以位于该装置之内，也可以位于该装置之外。且该处理器包括一个或多个。
第八方面，本申请实施例还提供一种计算机可读存储介质，所述计算机可读存储介质中存储有指令，当其在计算机上运行时，使得处理器执行上述第一方面的方法、或第二方面的方法、或第一方面的各实现方法、或第二方面的各实现方法。
第九方面，本申请实施例还提供一种计算机程序产品，该计算机产品包括计算机程序，当计算机程序运行时，使得上述第一方面的方法、或第二方面的方法、或第一方面的各实现方法、或第二方面的各实现方法被执行。
第十方面，本申请实施例还提供一种芯片系统，包括：处理器，用于执行上述第一方面的方法、或第二方面的方法、或第一方面的各实现方法、或第二方面的各实现方法。
第十方面，本申请实施例还提供一种通信系统，包括：网络管理实体和第一基站。所述网络管理实体，用于确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示所述第一邻区是否支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区，所述第一小区归属于所述第一基站，所述第一邻区归属于第二基站；以及，向所述第一基站发送配置信息。所述第一基站，用于从所述网络管理实体接收所述配置信息，并根据所述配置信息配置所述第一小区的所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一基站，用于根据所述配置信息配置所述第一小区的所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，具体包括：用于根据所述配置信息，为所述第一邻区配置指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示所述第一邻区支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区，或用于指示所述第一邻区不支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一基站，用于根据所述配置信息配置所述第一小区的所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，具体包括：用于根据所述配置信息，将所述第一邻区加入黑名单，所述黑名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中不支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区；或者，用于根据所述配置信息，将所述第一邻区加入白名单，所述白名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述网络管理实体，还用于在向所述第一基站发送配置信息之前，确定所述第一邻区具备双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于表示所述第一邻区支持建立双链接。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立EN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NR-DC；或者，所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NE-DC。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一基站是主基站，所述第二基站是辅基站。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述网络管理实体为管理服务消费者、管理服务生产者、无线自动化引擎、网络管理系统、或网元管理系统。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述网络管理实体，用于确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，具体包括：根据所述第一小区第一信息和/或所述第一邻区的第二信息，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性，所述第一信息包括所述第一小区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种，所述第二信息包括所述第一邻区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种；或者，根据运营商维护的小区策略，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性。
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如图1(a)所示，为第四代(4th generation，4G)网络架构示意图。该架构包括演进的 分组核心网络(Evolved Packet Core，EPC)和演进的统一陆地无线接入网络(Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network，E-UTRAN)。其中，E-UTRAN中包括LTE中的演进型节点B(evolved node B，eNB)和NR的下一代基站(g nodeB，gNB)。并且，将与4G的EPC对接的g nodeB称为en-gNB。
其中，将eNB作为主基站，en-gNB作为辅基站构成的双链接称为E-UTRAN和NR的双链接(E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity，EN-DC)。也即，在EN-DC架构中，主基站是eNB，辅基站是en-gNB。
如图1(b)所示，为第五代(5th generation，5G)网络架构示意图。该架构包括演进的第五代核心网络(5th Core，5G)和下一代无线接入网(Next Generation Radio Access Network，NG-RAN)。其中，NG-RAN支持多模双链接(Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity)，NG-RAN节点包括NR的gNB和LTE的eNB。并且，将与5GC对接的eNB称为ng-eNB。
其中，将gNB作为主基站，ng-eNB作为辅基站构成的双链接称为NR和E-UTRAN的双链接(NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity，NE-DC)。也即，在NE-DC中，主基站是gNB，辅基站是ng-eNB。
将ng-eNB作为主基站，gNB作为辅基站构成的双链接称为NG-RAN的E-UTRAN和NR的双链接(NG-RAN E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity，NGEN-DC)。也即，在NGEN-DC中，主基站是ng-eNB，辅基站是gNB。
将gNB作为主基站，gNB作为辅基站构成的双链接称为NR和NR双链接(NR-NR Dual Connectivity，NR-DC)。也即，在NR-DC)中，主基站和辅基站都是gNB。
需要说明的是，在实际应用中，双链接也可以称为多链接，其具有相同的含义。
ANR功能允许网管(如运维操作维护(Operation,Administration and Management，OAM)系统)对邻区关系表进行管理。网管可以增加或删除邻区关系表中的邻区关系，也可以改变邻区关系表中的属性。邻区关系表的变更会及时通知到网管。
针对基站下的每个小区，都维持一个邻区关系表。每个邻区关系表包含有目标小区标识(Target Cell Identifier)，用于标识目标小区。
现有的源小区到目标小区的邻区关系是指源小区：
a)获知目标小区的演进的小区全局标识(Evolved Cell Global Identifier，ECGI)/小区全局标识(Cell Global Identifier，CGI)和物理小区标识(Physical Cell Identification，PCI)。
b)在邻区关系表中有源小区对应的目标小区的记录。
c)定义了邻区关系表中的属性，这些属性可以由网管配置，或者定义默认值。
邻区关系表中的每个邻区关系都具有三个属性，分别为：NoRemove、NoHO和NoX2。其中，No Remove表示基站不从邻区关系表中删除该邻区关系。No HO表示基站不能使用该邻区关系进行切换。No X2表示基站不能使用该邻区关系向目标小区所属的基站发起建立X2接口的流程。
其中，No X2是基站粒度的，以黑白名单的形式配置，No Remove和No HO是小区粒度的，以是否允许切换“isallowedHO”和是否允许删除“isallowedremove”的形式配置的。
在GNBCUCPFunction类中定义了X2和Xn的黑白表，如表1所示。
表1
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其中，CM的含义为条件必选，该条件具体为：ANR特性是否支持。也即，当支持ANR特性时，该属性为必选。这里统一说明，后续实施例中的CM的含义相同，不再赘述。
在NRcellRelation类中定义了是否可以删除和是否可以切换，如表2所示。
表2
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000002
目前，LTE的ANR功能也适用于NR，NR中可以继续使用NoRemove、NoHO和NoX2属性。
本申请实施例中，可以进一步在NR中增加一个用于表示基站不能将邻区关系用于双链接的属性，或者理解为，基站不能将邻区关系中的小区作为辅小区进行双链接的数据传输，或者理解为，邻区关系中的小区不能作为辅小区进行双链接的数据传输。以下描述中，可以将该属性简称为双链接属性。
比如，在EN-DC架构中，该属性可以称为No EN-DC，用于表示基站不能将邻区关系用于EN-DC。也可以理解，eNB不能将该邻区关系中的小区(即en-gNB的小区)作为辅小区进行EN-DC的数据传输。
再比如，在NE-DC架构中，该属性可以称为No NE-DC，用于表示基站不能将邻区关系用于NE-DC。也可以理解，gNB不能将该邻区关系中的小区(即ng-eNB的小区)作为辅小区进行NE-DC的数据传输。
再比如，在NGEN-DC架构中，该属性可以称为No NGEN-DC，用于表示基站不能将邻区关系用于NGEN-DC。也可以理解，ng-eNB不能将该邻区关系中的小区(即gNB的小区)作为辅小区进行NGEN-DC的数据传输。
再比如，在NR-DC架构中，该属性可以称为No NR-DC，用于表示基站不能将邻区关系用于NR-DC。也可以理解，gNB不能将该邻区关系中的小区(即gNB的小区)作为辅小区进行NR-DC的数据传输。
在引入了双链接属性之后，如何为相应的小区配置双链接属性，是本申请要解决的问题。
一个小区是否能作为辅小区，一方面是考虑到小区的实际负载，另一方面是考虑到运营商的策略，因此基站无法自己决定哪些小区不能作为辅小区。比如，某些小区是重要(VIP)小区，该小区无法作为辅小区，从而保证该VIP小区的资源利用率。因此，本申请实施例 提出由网络管理实体来配置双链接属性。
另外，一个小区是否能作为辅小区的前提条件是该小区要具有支持双链接的能力。因此，本申请实施例还提出由网络管理实体为小区配置支持双链接的能力，或者也可以称之为双链接的开关，本发明在此不限定。
本申请实施例中的网络管理实体，可以是管理服务消费者(Consumer of MnS)、管理服务生产者(Producer of MnS)、无线自动化引擎(MBB Automation Engine，MAE)、网络管理系统(Network Management System，NMS)或网元管理系统(Element Management System，EMS)。
基于图1(a)或图1(b)所示的网络架构，如图2所示，本申请实施例提供一种通信方法。该通信方法也可以称为小区双链接能力的配置方法。该方法用于实现为小区配置双链接能力。
该方法包括以下步骤：
步骤201，网络管理实体确定第一小区的双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于指示第一小区是否支持建立双链接。
需要说明的是，所述双链接能力也可以是双链接开关，即用于指示第一小区是否开启双链接功能。
还需要说明的是，网络管理实体可以通过获取第一小区的测量信息(例如小区的参考信号接收功率(reference signal receiving power,RSRP)、小区的参考信号接收质量(reference signal receiving quality，RSRQ)等)、性能信息(例如小区的切换成功率、小区的吞吐率、小区的资源利用率等)、告警信息等的一种或多种来确定第一小区的双链接能力，或者，网络管理实体还可以通过运营商维护的小区策略(例如VIP小区等)来确定第一小区的双链接能力。
还需要说明的是，所述双链接能力还可以是基站的双链接能力，即该基站下的小区都支持建立双链接，类似的，网络管理实体可以确定基站的双链接能力并发送给该基站，本发明在此不限定。
步骤202，网络管理实体向第一小区归属的基站发送配置信息，用于指示第一小区是否支持所述双链接能力。
基于上述方案，实现了为第一小区配置双链接能力，进而第一小区归属的基站可以通过基站间的接口向其他基站发送该第一小区的双链接能力，以便于其他基站决策是否能够基于第一小区建立双链接。进一步地，可以解决在多链接数据传输场景下基站在无法获知运营商策略的情况下错误的配置了双链接能力而导致系统吞吐量降低的问题。或者理解为，在现有技术中，当基站不能获知运营商策略时由基站自行配置小区的双链接能力，可能会导致错误配置，进而导致系统吞吐量降低。而通过本申请的上述方案，由于是网络管理实体配置小区的双链接能力，因而可以参考运行商策略进行配置，从而可以实现正确配置，进而不会发生因错误配置而导致系统吞吐量降低的问题。
在一种实现方法中，第一小区为NR小区，也即gNB中的小区，上述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，该EN-DC能力用于指示第一小区是否支持建立EN-DC。也即，网络管理实体为NR小区配置EN-DC能力。作为示例，以NRCellCU表示NR小区，网络管理实体为 NR小区配置EN-DC support能力信息，用于指示该NR小区支持EN-DC，或者不支持EN-DC，从而使得相邻的ng-eNB决策是否和该NR小区归属的gNB建立X2接口。例如，如表3-1所示，可以在NRCellCU中增加一个属性eNDCSupport，用于指示NR小区是否支持EN-DC。
表3-1
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000003
在另一种实现方法中，第一小区为NR小区，也即gNB中的小区，上述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，该NGEN-DC能力用于指示第一小区是否支持建立NGEN-DC。也即，网络管理实体为NR小区配置NGEN-DC能力。作为示例，以NRCellCU表示NR小区，网络管理实体为NR小区配置NGEN-DC support能力信息，用于指示该NR小区支持NGEN-DC，或者不支持NGEN-DC，从而使得相邻的ng-eNB决策是否和该NR小区归属的gNB建立Xn接口。例如，如表3-2所示，可以在NRCellCU中增加一个属性nGENDCSupport，用于指示NR小区是否支持NGEN-DC。
表3-2
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000004
在另一种实现方法中，第一小区为NR小区，也即gNB中的小区，上述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，该NR-DC能力用于指示第一小区是否支持建立NR-DC。也即，网络管理实体为NR小区配置NR-DC能力。作为示例，以NRCellCU表示NR小区，网络管理实体为NR小区配置NR-DC support能力信息，用于指示该NR小区支持NR-DC，或者不支持NR-DC，从而使得相邻的gNB决策是否和该NR小区归属的gNB建立Xn接口。例如，如表3-3所示，可以在NRCellCU中增加一个属性nRDCSupport，用于指示NR小区是否支持NR-DC。
表3-3
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000005
在另一种实现方法中，第一小区为LTE小区，也即ng-eNB中的小区，上述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，该NE-DC能力用于指示第一小区是否支持建立NE-DC。也即，网络管理实体为LTE小区配置NE-DC能力。作为示例，以LTECell表示LTE小区，网络管理实体为LTE小区配置NE-DC support能力信息，用于指示该LTE小区支持NE-DC，或者不支持NE-DC，从而使得相邻的gNB决策是否和该LTE小区归属的ng-eNB建立Xn接口。例如，如表3-4所示，可以在LTECell中增加一个属性nEDCSupport，用于指示NR小区 是否支持NE-DC。
表3-4
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000006
基于图1(a)或图1(b)所示的网络架构，如图3所示，本申请实施例提供另一种通信方法。该通信方法也可以称为小区双链接属性的配置方法。该方法用于实现为小区配置双链接属性。
该方法包括以下步骤：
步骤301，网络管理实体确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，双链接属性用于指示第一邻区是否支持作为第一小区的辅小区，该第一小区归属于第一基站，第一邻区归属于第二基站。
这里的第一小区的第一邻区指的是第一小区对应的邻区关系表中的某个邻区。
作为一种实现方法，网络管理实体可以根据以下方法确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性：网络管理实体获取第一小区和/或第一小区的第一邻区的测量信息(例如小区的参考信号强度RSRP、小区的参考信号质量RSRQ等)、性能信息(例如小区的切换成功率、小区的吞吐率、小区的资源利用率等)、告警信息等的一种或多种来确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，或者，网络管理实体还可以通过运营商维护的小区策略(例如VIP小区等)来确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性。
步骤302，网络管理实体向第一基站发送配置信息，用于指示第一基站配置第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
基于上述方案，实现了为第一小区的邻区配置双链接属性，使得第一基站获知哪些第一小区的哪些邻区不可以作为辅小区进行多链接数据的传输，避免了基站在无法获知运营商策略的情况下错误配置了双链接属性而导致系统吞吐量降低。
作为一种实现方法，上述第一基站是主基站，上述第二基站是辅基站。
作为一种实现方法，网络管理实体在执行图3对应的实施例之前，先确定第一小区的第一邻区具备双链接能力，该双链接能力用于表示第一小区的第一邻区支持建立双链接。其中，第一小区的第一邻区的双链接能力的配置方法可以参考图2对应的实施例。
下面给出两种配置双链接属性的方法，也即上述步骤302可以通过以下方法一执行，也可以通过以下方法二执行。
方法一，上述步骤302的所述配置信息用于指示第一基站将第一邻区加入黑名单或加入白名单。
其中，黑名单用于指示第一邻区不支持作为辅小区进行数据传输，白名单用于指示第一邻区支持作为辅小区进行数据传输。
当配置信息用于指示第一基站将第一邻区加入黑名单，则第一基站将第一邻区加入对应的黑名单中，表示第一邻区不支持作为第一基站的辅小区进行数据传输。
当配置信息用于指示第一基站将第一邻区加入白名单，则第一基站将第一邻区加入对应的白名单中，表示第一邻区支持作为第一基站的辅小区进行数据传输。
需要说明的是，本申请实施例中，可以是每个基站对应一个黑名单和/或白名单。或者 也可以是每个基站下的每个小区对应一个黑名单和/或白名单，且同一基站下的不同小区对应的黑名单和/或白名单中的信息可能会重复。本发明对此不限定。其中，黑名单或白名单中记录的小区的标识信息可以是ECGI、CGI或PCI中的一个或多个。
下面结合四种不同的双链接场景分别进行说明。其中，以第一基站是主基站，第二基站是辅基站为例。
场景1，EN-DC场景(主基站是eNB，辅基站是en-gNB)
网络管理实体给eNB配置一个黑名单(例如称为no EN-DC black list),该list中的小区是en-gNB的小区。eNB不可以与no EN-DC black list中的小区建立EN-DC传输连接。可选的，如果eNB已经与no EN-DC black list中的小区建立EN-DC传输连接，则eNB需要释放与no EN-DC black list中的小区的EN-DC传输连接。
网络管理实体给eNB配置一个白名单(例如称为no EN-DC white list),该list中的小区是en-gNB的小区。eNB可以与no EN-DC white list中的小区建立EN-DC传输连接。
作为示例，可以在ENBFunction中增加属性：eNDCBlackList和eNDCWhiteList，如表4-1所示。
表4-1
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000007
场景2，NGEN-DC场景(主基站是ng-eNB，辅基站是gNB)
网络管理实体给ng-eNB配置一个黑名单(例如称为no NGEN-DC black list),该list中的小区是gNB的小区。eNB不可以与no NGEN-DC black list中的小区建立NGEN-DC传输连接。可选的，如果eNB已经与no NGEN-DC black list中的小区建立NGEN-DC传输连接，则eNB需要释放与no NGEN-DC black list中的小区的NGEN-DC传输连接。
网络管理实体给ng-eNB配置一个白名单(例如称为no NGEN-DC white list),该list中的小区是gNB的小区。eNB可以与no NGEN white list中的小区建立NGEN-DC传输连接。
作为示例，可以在ENBFunction中增加属性：nGENDCBlackList和nGENDCWhiteList，如表4-2所示。
表4-2
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000008
场景3，NR-DC场景(主基站是gNB，辅基站是gNB)
网络管理实体给gNB配置一个黑名单(例如称为no NR-DC black list),该list中的小区是gNB的小区。eNB不可以与no NR-DC black list中的小区建立NR-DC传输连接。可 选的，如果eNB已经与no NR-DC black list中的小区建立NR-DC传输连接，则eNB需要释放与no NR-DC black list中的小区的NR-DC传输连接。
网络管理实体给gNB配置一个白名单(例如称为no NR-DC white list),该list中的小区是gNB的小区。eNB可以与no NR-DC white list中的小区建立NR-DC传输连接。
作为示例，可以在GNBCUCPFunction中增加属性：nRDCBlackList和nRDCWhiteList，如表4-3所示。
表4-3
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000009
场景4，NE-DC场景(主基站是gNB，辅基站是ng-eNB)
网络管理实体给gNB配置一个黑名单(例如称为no NE-DC black list),该list中的小区是ng-eNB的小区。eNB不可以与no NE-DC black list中的小区建立NE-DC传输连接。可选的，如果eNB已经与no NE-DC black list中的小区建立NE-DC传输连接，则eNB需要释放与no NE-DC black list中的小区的NE-DC传输连接。
网络管理实体给gNB配置一个白名单(例如称为no NE-DC white list),该list中的小区是ng-eNB的小区。eNB可以与no NE-DC white list中的小区建立NE-DC传输连接。
作为示例，可以在GNBCUCPFunction中增加属性：nEDCblacklist和nEDCwhiteist，如表4-4所示。
表4-4
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000010
方法二，上述步骤302的配置信息用于指示第一基站为第一小区的第一邻区配置指示信息，用于指示第一小区的第一邻区支持作为第一小区的辅小区，或用于指示第一小区的第一邻区不支持作为第一小区的辅小区。
下面结合四种不同的双链接场景分别进行说明。其中，以第一基站是主基站，第二基站是辅基站为例。
场景1，EN-DC场景(主基站是eNB，辅基站是en-gNB)
例如，eNB的NR邻区关系在协议中以NRCellRelation表示，则网络管理实体可以在第一小区的邻区关系表中的邻区关系中增加一个指示信息(例如称为isENDCallowed)，指示第一小区的NR邻区(即第一邻区)是否可以作为辅小区。其中，isallowedENDC的可以取值为“YES”或“NO”，或者取值为“0”或“1”，或者其他具有允许或禁止含义的取值，本发明在此不限定。
例如，如表5-1所示，在NRCellRelation中新增属性：isENDCallowed。
表5-1
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000011
以isENDCallowed取值为“YES”或“NO”举例，如果isENDCallowed取值为“YES”，则表示所述第一邻区允许作为辅小区进行数据传输，可以理解，主基站是以NRCellRelation具有isENDCallowed属性的EUtranGenericCell或者UtranGenericCell小区所属ENBFunction基站为名称进行标识，辅小区被NRCellRelation引用，且该NRCellRelation下配置了isENDCallowed的指示；如果isENDCallowed取值为“NO”，所述第一邻区禁止作为辅小区进行数据传输。
场景2，NGEN-DC场景(主基站是ng-eNB，辅基站是gNB)
例如，ng-eNB的NR邻区关系在协议中以NRCellRelation表示，则网络管理实体可以在第一小区的邻区关系表中的邻区关系中增加一个指示信息(例如称为isNGENDCallowed)，指示第一小区的NR邻区(即第一邻区)是否可以作为辅小区。其中，isNGENDCallowed的可以取值为“YES”或“NO”，或者取值为“0”或“1”，或者其他具有允许或禁止含义的取值，本发明在此不限定。
例如，如表5-2所示，在NRCellRelation中新增属性：isNGENDCallowed。
表5-2
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000012
以isNGENDCallowed取值为“YES”或“NO”举例，如果isNGENDCallowed取值为“YES”，所述第一邻区允许作为辅小区进行数据传输，可以理解，主基站是以NRCellRelation具有isNGENDCallowed属性的NRCellCU小区所属GNBCUCPFunction基站为名称进行标识，辅小区被NRCellRelation引用，且该NRCellRelation下配置了isNGENDCallowed的指示；如果isNGENDCallowed取值为“NO”，所述第一邻区禁止作为辅小区进行数据传输。
场景3，NR-DC场景(主基站是gNB，辅基站是gNB)
例如，gNB的NR邻区关系在协议中以NRCellRelation表示，则网络管理实体可以在第一小区的邻区关系表中的邻区关系中增加一个指示信息(例如称为isNRDCallowed)，指示第一小区的NR邻区(即第一邻区)是否可以作为NR-DC的辅小区。其中，isNRDCallowed的可以取值为“YES”或“NO”，或者取值为“0”或“1”。
例如，如表5-3所示，在NRCellRelation中新增属性：isNRDCallowed。
表5-3
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000013
以isNRDCallowed取值为“YES”或“NO”举例，如果isNRDCallowed取值为“YES”，所述第一邻区允许作为辅小区进行数据传输，可以理解，主基站是以NRCellRelation具有 isNGENDCallowed属性的EUtranGenericCell或者UtranGenericCell小区所属ENBFunction基站为名称进行标识，辅小区被NRCellRelation引用，且该NRCellRelation下配置了isNGENDCallowed的指示；如果isNRDCallowed取值为“NO”，所述第一邻区禁止作为辅小区进行数据传输。
场景4，NE-DC场景(主基站是gNB，辅基站是ng-eNB)
例如，gNB的LTE邻区关系在协议中以EutranCellRelation表示，则网络管理实体可以在第一小区的邻区关系表中的邻区关系中增加一个指示信息(例如称为isNEDCallowed)，指示第一小区的LTE邻区(即第一邻区)是否可以作为NE-DC的辅小区。其中，isNEDCallowed的可以取值为“YES”或“NO”，或者取值为“0”或“1”。
例如，如表5-4所示，在EutranCellRelation中新增属性：isNEDCallowed。
表5-4
Figure PCTCN2021082746-appb-000014
以isNEDCallowed取值为“YES”或“NO”举例，如果isNEDCallowed取值为“YES”，所述第一邻区允许作为辅小区进行数据传输，可以理解，主基站是以EutranCellRelation具有isNEDCCallowed属性的NRCellCU小区所属GNBCUCPFunction基站为名称进行标识，辅小区被EutranCellRelation引用，且该EutranCellRelation下配置了isNEDCCallowed的指示；如果isNEDCallowed取值为“NO”，所述第一邻区禁止作为辅小区进行数据传输。
可以理解的是，上述各个方法实施例中，对应由网络管理实体实现的步骤或者操作，也可以由配置于网络管理实体的部件(例如芯片或者电路)实现。
参考图4，为本申请实施例提供的一种通信装置的示意图。该装置用于实现上述方法实施例中对应网络管理实体所执行的各个步骤，如图4所示，该装置400包括确定单元401和收发单元402。
确定单元401，用于确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示所述第一邻区是否支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区，所述第一小区归属于第一基站，所述第一邻区归属于第二基站；收发单元402，用于向所述第一基站发送配置信息，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站为所述第一邻区配置指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示所述第一邻区支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区，或用于指示所述第一邻区不支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入黑名单，所述黑名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中不支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区；或者，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入白名单，所述白名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述确定单元401，还用于在所述收发单元向所述第一基站发送配置信息之前，确定所述第一邻区具备双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于表示所述 第一邻区支持建立双链接。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立EN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NR-DC；或者，所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NE-DC。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述第一基站是主基站，所述第二基站是辅基站。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述通信装置为管理服务消费者、管理服务生产者、无线自动化引擎、网络管理系统、或网元管理系统。
作为一种可能的实现方法，所述确定单元401，具体用于根据所述第一小区第一信息和/或所述第一邻区的第二信息，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性，所述第一信息包括所述第一小区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种，所述第二信息包括所述第一邻区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种；或者，根据运营商维护的小区策略，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性。
可以理解的是，上述各个单元也可以称为模块或者电路等，并且上述各个单元可以独立设置，也可以全部或者部分集成。
一些可能的实现方式中，上述收发单元402也可称为通信接口。
可选的，上述通信装置400还可以包括存储单元，该存储单元用于存储数据或者指令(也可以称为代码或者程序)，上述各个单元可以和存储单元交互或者耦合，以实现对应的方法或者功能。例如，处理单元可以读取存储单元中的数据或者指令，使得通信装置实现上述实施例中的方法。
应理解以上装置中单元的划分仅仅是一种逻辑功能的划分，实际实现时可以全部或部分集成到一个物理实体上，也可以物理上分开。且装置中的单元可以全部以软件通过处理元件调用的形式实现；也可以全部以硬件的形式实现；还可以部分单元以软件通过处理元件调用的形式实现，部分单元以硬件的形式实现。例如，各个单元可以为单独设立的处理元件，也可以集成在装置的某一个芯片中实现，此外，也可以以程序的形式存储于存储器中，由装置的某一个处理元件调用并执行该单元的功能。此外这些单元全部或部分可以集成在一起，也可以独立实现。这里所述的处理元件又可以成为处理器，可以是一种具有信号的处理能力的集成电路。在实现过程中，上述方法的各步骤或以上各个单元可以通过处理器元件中的硬件的集成逻辑电路实现或者以软件通过处理元件调用的形式实现。
在一个例子中，以上任一装置中的单元可以是被配置成实施以上方法的一个或多个集成电路，例如：一个或多个特定集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit，ASIC)，或，一个或多个微处理器(digital singnal processor，DSP)，或，一个或者多个现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array，FPGA)，或这些集成电路形式中至少两种的组合。再如，当装置中的单元可以通过处理元件调度程序的形式实现时，该处理元件可以是通用处理器，例如中央处理器(Central Processing Unit，CPU)或其它可以调用程序的处理器。再如，这些单元可以集成在一起，以片上系统(system-on-a-chip，SOC)的形式实现。
以上用于接收的单元(例如接收单元)是一种该装置的接口电路，用于从其它装置接 收信号。例如，当该装置以芯片的方式实现时，该接收单元是该芯片用于从其它芯片或装置接收信号的接口电路。以上用于发送的单元(例如发送单元)是一种该装置的接口电路，用于向其它装置发送信号。例如，当该装置以芯片的方式实现时，该发送单元是该芯片用于向其它芯片或装置发送信号的接口电路。
参考图5，为本申请实施例提供的一种网络管理实体的结构示意图，用于实现以上实施例中网络管理实体的操作。如图5所示，该网络管理实体包括：处理器510和接口530，可选的，还包括存储器520。该接口530用于实现与其他设备进行通信。
以上实施例中网络管理实体执行的方法可以通过处理器510调用存储器(可以是网络管理实体中的存储器520，也可以是外部存储器)中存储的程序来实现。即，用于网络管理实体的装置可以包括处理器510，该处理器510通过调用存储器中的程序，以执行以上方法实施例中的网络管理实体执行的方法。这里的处理器可以是一种具有信号的处理能力的集成电路，例如CPU。用于网络管理实体的装置可以通过配置成实施以上方法的一个或多个集成电路来实现。例如：一个或多个ASIC，或，一个或多个微处理器DSP，或，一个或者多个FPGA等，或这些集成电路形式中至少两种的组合。或者，可以结合以上实现方式。
在上述实施例中，可以全部或部分地通过软件、硬件、固件或者其任意组合来实现。当使用软件实现时，可以全部或部分地以计算机程序产品的形式实现。所述计算机程序产品包括一个或多个计算机指令。在计算机上加载和执行所述计算机程序指令时，全部或部分地产生按照本申请实施例所述的流程或功能。所述计算机可以是通用计算机、专用计算机、计算机网络、或者其他可编程装置。所述计算机指令可以存储在计算机可读存储介质中，或者从一个计算机可读存储介质向另一个计算机可读存储介质传输，例如，所述计算机指令可以从一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或数据中心通过有线(例如同轴电缆、光纤、数字用户线(DSL))或无线(例如红外、无线、微波等)方式向另一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或数据中心进行传输。所述计算机可读存储介质可以是计算机能够存取的任何可用介质或者是包括一个或多个可用介质集成的服务器、数据中心等数据存储设备。所述可用介质可以是磁性介质，(例如，软盘、硬盘、磁带)、光介质(例如，DVD)、或者半导体介质(例如固态硬盘(solid state disk，SSD))等。
本申请实施例中所描述的各种说明性的逻辑单元和电路可以通过通用处理器，数字信号处理器，专用集成电路(ASIC)，现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)或其它可编程逻辑装置，离散门或晶体管逻辑，离散硬件部件，或上述任何组合的设计来实现或操作所描述的功能。通用处理器可以为微处理器，可选地，该通用处理器也可以为任何传统的处理器、控制器、微控制器或状态机。处理器也可以通过计算装置的组合来实现，例如数字信号处理器和微处理器，多个微处理器，一个或多个微处理器联合一个数字信号处理器核，或任何其它类似的配置来实现。
在一个或多个示例性的设计中，本申请所描述的上述功能可以在硬件、软件、固件或这三者的任意组合来实现。如果在软件中实现，这些功能可以存储与电脑可读的媒介上，或以一个或多个指令或代码形式传输于电脑可读的媒介上。电脑可读媒介包括电脑存储媒介和便于使得让电脑程序从一个地方转移到其它地方的通信媒介。存储媒介可以是任何通用或特殊电脑可以接入访问的可用媒体。例如，这样的电脑可读媒体可以包括但不限于 RAM、ROM、EEPROM、CD-ROM或其它光盘存储、磁盘存储或其它磁性存储装置，或其它任何可以用于承载或存储以指令或数据结构和其它可被通用或特殊电脑、或通用或特殊处理器读取形式的程序代码的媒介。此外，任何连接都可以被适当地定义为电脑可读媒介，例如，如果软件是从一个网站站点、服务器或其它远程资源通过一个同轴电缆、光纤电脑、双绞线、数字用户线(DSL)或以例如红外、无线和微波等无线方式传输的也被包含在所定义的电脑可读媒介中。所述的碟片(disk)和磁盘(disc)包括压缩磁盘、镭射盘、光盘、数字通用光盘(英文：Digital Versatile Disc，简称：DVD)、软盘和蓝光光盘，磁盘通常以磁性复制数据，而碟片通常以激光进行光学复制数据。上述的组合也可以包含在电脑可读媒介中。
本领域技术人员应该可以意识到，在上述一个或多个示例中，本申请所描述的功能可以用硬件、软件、固件或它们的任意组合来实现。当使用软件实现时，可以将这些功能存储在计算机可读介质中或者作为计算机可读介质上的一个或多个指令或代码进行传输。计算机可读介质包括计算机存储介质和通信介质，其中通信介质包括便于从一个地方向另一个地方传送计算机程序的任何介质。存储介质可以是通用或专用计算机能够存取的任何可用介质。
尽管结合具体特征及其实施例对本申请进行了描述，显而易见的，在不脱离本申请的精神和范围的情况下，可对其进行各种修改和组合。相应地，本说明书和附图仅仅是所附权利要求所界定的本申请的示例性说明，且视为已覆盖本申请范围内的任意和所有修改、变化、组合或等同物。显然，本领域的技术人员可以对本申请进行各种改动和变型而不脱离本申请的范围。这样，倘若本申请的这些修改和变型属于本申请权利要求及其等同技术的范围之内，则本申请也意图包括这些改动和变型在内。

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  1. 一种通信方法，其特征在于，包括：
    网络管理实体确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示所述第一邻区是否支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区，所述第一小区归属于第一基站，所述第一邻区归属于第二基站；
    所述网络管理实体向所述第一基站发送配置信息，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站为所述第一邻区配置指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示所述第一邻区支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区，或用于指示所述第一邻区不支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区。
  3. 如权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入黑名单，所述黑名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中不支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区；或者，
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入白名单，所述白名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区。
  4. 如权利要求1-3任一所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网络管理实体向所述第一基站发送配置信息之前，还包括：
    所述网络管理实体确定所述第一邻区具备双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于表示所述第一邻区支持建立双链接。
  5. 如权利要求4所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立EN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NR-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NE-DC。
  6. 如权利要求1-5任一所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一基站是主基站，所述第二基站是辅基站。
  7. 如权利要求1-6任一所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网络管理实体为管理服务消费者、管理服务生产者、无线自动化引擎、网络管理系统、或网元管理系统。
  8. 如权利要求1-7任一所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网络管理实体确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，包括：
    所述网络管理实体根据所述第一小区第一信息和/或所述第一邻区的第二信息，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性，所述第一信息包括所述第一小区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种，所述第二信息包括所述第一邻区的测量信息、性能信息、 告警信息中的一种或多种；或者，
    所述网络管理实体根据运营商维护的小区策略，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性。
  9. 一种通信方法，其特征在于，包括：
    网络管理实体确定第一小区的双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立双链接；
    所述网络管理实体向所述第一小区归属的基站发送配置信息，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一小区是否支持所述双链接能力。
  10. 如权利要求9所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立EN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立NR-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区是否支持建立NE-DC。
  11. 一种通信方法，其特征在于，包括：
    第一基站从网络管理实体接收配置信息，所述信息用于指示所述第一基站配置第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示所述第一邻区是否支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区，所述第一小区归属于所述第一基站，所述第一邻区归属于第二基站；
    所述第一基站根据所述配置信息，配置所述第一小区的所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
  12. 如权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站为所述第一邻区配置指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示所述第一邻区支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区，或用于指示所述第一邻区不支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区。
  13. 如权利要求11所述的方法，其特征在于，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入黑名单，所述黑名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中不支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区；或者，
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入白名单，所述白名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区。
  14. 如权利要求11-13任一所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一基站是主基站，所述第二基站是辅基站。
  15. 如权利要求11-14任一所述的方法，其特征在于，所述网络管理实体为管理服务消费者、管理服务生产者、无线自动化引擎、网络管理系统、或网元管理系统。
  16. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括：
    确定单元，用于确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示所述第一邻区是否支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区，所述第一小区归属于第一基站，所述第 一邻区归属于第二基站；
    收发单元，用于向所述第一基站发送配置信息，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
  17. 如权利要求16所述的装置，其特征在于，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站为所述第一邻区配置指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示所述第一邻区支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区，或用于指示所述第一邻区不支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区。
  18. 如权利要求16所述的装置，其特征在于，所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站配置所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，包括：
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入黑名单，所述黑名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中不支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区；或者，
    所述配置信息用于指示所述第一基站将所述第一邻区加入白名单，所述白名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区。
  19. 如权利要求16-18任一所述的装置，其特征在于，所述确定单元，还用于在所述收发单元向所述第一基站发送配置信息之前，确定所述第一邻区具备双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于表示所述第一邻区支持建立双链接。
  20. 如权利要求19所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立EN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NR-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NE-DC。
  21. 如权利要求16-20任一所述的装置，其特征在于，所述第一基站是主基站，所述第二基站是辅基站。
  22. 如权利要求16-21任一所述的装置，其特征在于，所述通信装置为管理服务消费者、管理服务生产者、无线自动化引擎、网络管理系统、或网元管理系统。
  23. 如权利要求16-22任一所述的装置，其特征在于，所述确定单元，具体用于根据所述第一小区第一信息和/或所述第一邻区的第二信息，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性，所述第一信息包括所述第一小区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种，所述第二信息包括所述第一邻区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种；或者，根据运营商维护的小区策略，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性。
  24. 一种通信系统，其特征在于，包括网络管理实体和第一基站；
    所述网络管理实体，用于确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，所述双链接属性用于指示所述第一邻区是否支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区，所述第一小区归属于所述第一基站，所述第一邻区归属于第二基站；以及，向所述第一基站发送配置信息；
    所述第一基站，用于从所述网络管理实体接收所述配置信息，并根据所述配置信息配置所述第一小区的所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性。
  25. 如权利要求24所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一基站，用于根据所述配置信息配置所述第一小区的所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，具体包括：
    用于根据所述配置信息，为所述第一邻区配置指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示所述第一邻区支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区，或用于指示所述第一邻区不支持作为所述第一基站的辅小区。
  26. 如权利要求24所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一基站，用于根据所述配置信息配置所述第一小区的所述第一邻区的所述双链接属性，具体包括：
    用于根据所述配置信息，将所述第一邻区加入黑名单，所述黑名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中不支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区；或者，
    用于根据所述配置信息，将所述第一邻区加入白名单，所述白名单用于记录所述第一小区的邻区中支持作为所述第一小区的辅小区的小区。
  27. 如权利要求24-26任一所述的系统，其特征在于，所述网络管理实体，还用于在向所述第一基站发送配置信息之前，确定所述第一邻区具备双链接能力，所述双链接能力用于表示所述第一邻区支持建立双链接。
  28. 如权利要求27所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括EN-DC能力，所述EN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立EN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NGEN-DC能力，所述NGEN-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NGEN-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为NR小区，所述双链接能力包括NR-DC能力，所述NR-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NR-DC；或者，
    所述第一小区为LTE小区，所述双链接能力包括NE-DC能力，所述NE-DC能力用于指示所述第一小区支持建立NE-DC。
  29. 如权利要求24-28任一所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一基站是主基站，所述第二基站是辅基站。
  30. 如权利要求24-29任一所述的系统，其特征在于，所述网络管理实体为管理服务消费者、管理服务生产者、无线自动化引擎、网络管理系统、或网元管理系统。
  31. 如权利要求24-29任一所述的系统，其特征在于，所述网络管理实体，用于确定第一小区的第一邻区的双链接属性，具体包括：
    用于根据所述第一小区第一信息和/或所述第一邻区的第二信息，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性，所述第一信息包括所述第一小区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种，所述第二信息包括所述第一邻区的测量信息、性能信息、告警信息中的一种或多种；或者，
    用于根据运营商维护的小区策略，确定所述第一邻区的所述双链接能力属性。
  32. 一种计算机可读存储介质，其特征在于，所述计算机可读存储介质存储程序，所述程序被处理器调用时，权利要求1-15任一所述的方法被执行。
  33. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括：处理器，所述处理器与存储器耦合，所述存储器用于存储程序或指令，当所述程序或指令被所述处理器执行时，使得所述装置执行如权利要求1-10任一所述的方法。
  34. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括：处理器，所述处理器与存储器耦合，所述存储器用于存储程序或指令，当所述程序或指令被所述处理器执行时，使得所述装置执行如权 利要求11-15任一所述的方法。
  35. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括：处理器和接口；
    所述处理器用于控制所述装置执行如权利要求1-10任一所述的方法；
    所述处理器还用于控制所述接口与其他装置通信。
  36. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括：处理器和接口；
    所述处理器用于控制所述装置执行如权利要求11-15任一所述的方法；
    所述处理器还用于控制所述接口与其他装置通信。
  37. 一种计算机程序产品，其特征在于，所述计算机程序产品包括计算机程序，当所述计算机程序运行时，使得权利要求1-15任一所述方法被执行。
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