Embodiment
Satellite communication system of the present invention is a kind of space-based mobile communication system, and it is the mobile radio system of core with satellite communication node (being satellite) that space-based mobile communication system is one.As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, provided the network architecture schematic diagram and the modular structure schematic diagram of satellite communication system of the present invention, this system is made up of user domain, inserting of satellite net, ground core network three parts.
User domain is made of all user terminal station, user terminal station by user-satellite air interface set up with satellite between radio communication is connected the bidirectional data transfers between realization user terminal station and the satellite.User terminal station at different application scenarioss has different characteristics, such as hand-held mobile terminal (at the portable terminal device of individual's use), small-sized local area network (LAN) inserting of satellite terminal (inserts satellite network by the small-scale terrestrial portable terminal, as vehicle-mounted, airborne, carrier-borne information network, mobile command institutes etc.), dedicated network inserting of satellite station etc. are at the user terminal station of various application scenarioss.
The inserting of satellite net be responsible for finishing between the user terminal station of space-based mobile communication system and and juncture station between the processing and the forwarding of communication data.The inserting of satellite net by a plurality of satellite nodes via satellite-networking of satellite air interface constitutes, by user-satellite air interface access user terminal, and via satellite-the juncture station air interface sets up and being connected of ground core network.
Ground core network is made of each juncture station and ground fortune control center networking, management that main network management, user management and the satellite transit control etc. of being responsible for system are relevant with the inserting of satellite net and controlled function and and other network systems between interconnected, can utilize the interface protocol and the network interconnections such as PSTN, internet and integrated services network of standards such as A interface or R/P interface by juncture station.
Below system user territory, inserting of satellite net and ground core network are introduced respectively
One, user domain
User domain is made up of all user terminal station (UT), the function of user terminal station is communicating to connect of Access Network foundation via satellite and other-end, and via satellite Access Network and ground core network set up and the space-based communication network outside other network users between communicate to connect, thereby realize the end user of space-based mobile communication system, i.e. the transmission of user's data and reception.The functional module of user terminal station is formed as shown in Figure 3.
The function of user-satellite air interface module is the data wireless transmission bearer of setting up between terminal station and the satellite, to send to satellite after the data encapsulation from other functional modules in user terminal station, receive from the data of satellite simultaneously and after handling, send to other functional modules.
The function of space-based mobile communication system Signaling ﹠ Protocol processing module is that establish a communications link relevant signaling and agreement of user terminal station and satellite handled, and manages and control according to signaling and agreement other functional modules to user terminal station.
The function of application program module is that the user's (being the user) with the terminal station carries out alternately, and generation business datum, send to the application level function interface module after the encapsulation, receive data simultaneously, use through offering the user after handling from the application level function interface module.
The function of application level function interface module is to carry out data forwarding between application program and user-satellite air interface module.
In addition, need be connected with local area network (LAN) for the certain user terminal station, then can also comprise gateway, the function of gateway is to finish interconnected with local area network (LAN), between local area network (LAN) and user-satellite air interface module, carry out data forwarding, thus realize that LAN subscriber is set up by user-satellite air interface module of user terminal station and satellite between communicate to connect.
Application program, application level function interface module are to satisfy the functional module of sole user's application demand; Gateway then is in order to satisfy the functional module of the multi-user communication demand in the local area network (LAN).User terminal station can have this two kinds of functions simultaneously, also can only have wherein a kind of function.
Two, inserting of satellite net
The inserting of satellite net be responsible for finishing between the user terminal station of space-based mobile communication system and and juncture station between the processing and the forwarding of communication data, be the core of whole space-based mobile communication system.As shown in Figure 4, it is for the schematic network structure of inserting of satellite net.
The inserting of satellite net is made of the Radio Link networking of a plurality of satellite nodes between via satellite, can set up communication link by other satellite nodes between any two satellite nodes.
The user terminal station of all space-based mobile communication systems at least one satellite node in the Access Network via satellite inserts inserting of satellite net family, and space-based mobile communication system links to each other with ground core network by at least one satellite node.
The major function of inserting of satellite net comprises two aspects: the one, and the wireless connections of setting up the user terminal station and the ground core network of satellite and space-based mobile communication system are with the user terminal station of realization space-based mobile communication system and the bidirectional data transfers between the bidirectional data transfers between the satellite and satellite and the ground core network; The 2nd, set up the path that communicates to connect between the satellite of inserting of satellite net, with between the user terminal station that realizes space-based mobile communication system and and juncture station between processing and the forwarding of communication data in wireless access network.
Setting up the user terminal station of space-based mobile communication system and the function of the wireless connections between the satellite is mainly realized by wireless access technology, the foundation of the communication path between the satellite is then mainly realized by network layer protocol, the nucleus equipment of realizing these functions then is spaceborne multi-layer switches, these spaceborne multi-layer switches are realized intersatellite routing and switching function as the part of satellite.As shown in Figure 5, provided the modular structure schematic diagram of the spaceborne multi-layer switches of inserting of satellite net.
The functional module of spaceborne multi-layer switches is formed: at least 1 satellite-user's air interface module, 1 satellite-juncture station air interface module, 1 route and exchange processing module, at least 1 satellite-satellite air interface module.Each module concrete function is as follows:
(1) satellite-user's air interface module
The major function of satellite-user's air interface module is the wireless connections of setting up the user terminal of satellite and space-based mobile communication system, with the user terminal of realization space-based mobile communication system and the bidirectional data transfers between the satellite.
Satellite-user's air interface module is set up two-way signaling bear and the business datum carrying between the user terminal of satellite and space-based mobile communication system.Module is handled signaling, and the carrying of the business datum between control satellite and the user terminal.Module receives the business datum of self terminal, handles, and sends to the route and the exchange processing module of spaceborne multi-layer switches; Module receives the business datum from route and exchange processing module simultaneously, and sends to user terminal.
(2) satellite-juncture station air interface module
The major function of satellite-juncture station air interface module is the wireless connections of setting up the ground core network of satellite and space-based mobile communication system, to realize the bidirectional data transfers between satellite and the ground core network.
Satellite-juncture station air interface module encapsulates and sends to the ground juncture station to satellite transmission to the data of ground core network, simultaneously the data from juncture station that receive are handled, and sent to the route and the exchange processing module of spaceborne multi-layer switches.
(3) satellite-satellite air interface module
The major function of satellite-satellite air interface module is to set up satellite to be connected with radio communication between the satellite, to realize satellite in the inserting of satellite net and the bidirectional data transfers between the satellite.
Satellite-satellite air interface module encapsulates and sends the data that needs send, and receives the data from other satellite nodes simultaneously, and after handling, sends to the route and the exchange processing module of spaceborne multi-layer switches.
(4) route and exchange processing module
The major function of route and exchange processing module is to set up the transmission path of data in the inserting of satellite net, for the data that enter the inserting of satellite net are selected suitable transmission path; Simultaneously the transmission path in the inserting of satellite net is safeguarded, adapting to the dynamic change of inserting of satellite net topology, guarantee data correctly, transmission effectively.
Three, ground core network
Ground core network is the Ground Control and the administrative center of whole space-based communication network, generally form by 1 network control center, 1 satellite control center and a plurality of juncture station, the network control center and satellite control center can be positioned at same geographical position, are referred to as fortune control center.Undertaken interconnectedly between the network control center, satellite control center and the juncture station by the ground cable network, form the ground core network of a space-based mobile communication system, as shown in Figure 6, it is the schematic network structure of ground core network of the present invention.
By cooperatively interacting of the network control center, satellite control center and juncture station, realize management and controlled function such as satellite control, network management, user management, communication resource management to whole space-based mobile communication system.
The concrete function of the network control center, satellite control center and juncture station is as follows:
The network control center mainly is responsible for the resource planning management of whole space-based mobile communication system and distribution, subscriber information management, systems network administration, system business statistics, customer charge statistics etc.;
Satellite control center mainly is responsible for remote measuring and controlling and status monitoring, track anticipation, remote measuring and controlling, loading analysis and the load configuration etc. of satellite in the space-based mobile communication system;
Juncture station is responsible for mainly that system user is registered, customer call management, switching controls, and interconnected etc. with other network systems.
The network control center, satellite control center and juncture station are as the network node in the space-based mobile communication system, they with network in the annexation of other nodes be identical, the network control center, satellite control center can be regarded as a kind of special juncture station, they and juncture station have the identical functions modular structure, therefore the network control center, satellite control center and juncture station are referred to as juncture station.As shown in Figure 7, it is the modular structure schematic diagram of juncture station of the present invention.
The major function of juncture station-satellite air interface module is to set up the juncture station of ground core network of space-based mobile communication system and the wireless connections between the Access Network satellite, to realize the bidirectional data transfers between inserting of satellite net and the ground core network.Juncture station-satellite air interface module is handled to the data of ground core network satellite transmission, is forwarded to other functional modules of juncture station afterwards, and the data that needs are sent to satellite are handled simultaneously, and sends.
The major function of juncture station-juncture station interface module is the wired connection of setting up between the juncture station of ground core network of space-based mobile communication system, makes and forms a transmission network that interconnects between the juncture station.
Management is to finish management and controlled function such as the satellite control of space-based mobile communication system, network management, user management, communication resource management with the function of control function module.
The function of information database is storage and the network information of upgrading space-based mobile communication system, user profile etc. and the relevant data of system's operation.
In addition, in order to carry out intercommunication with other networks, can also comprise with the interface module of other networks in the juncture station, its function is to set up communicating to connect between space-based mobile communication system and other network systems, realizes the transmitted in both directions of data.
Introduce communication work flow process below based on above-mentioned space-based mobile communication system
Space-based mobile communication system supports that user terminal carries out the transmission of multimedia integration business.Initiate communication request to the whole process of sign off from user terminal, need the fellowship of each network element of system, wherein user terminal station is responsible for setting up the go forward side by side transmitting-receiving of line data of wireless connections with the inserting of satellite net as the communication party; The inserting of satellite net is responsible for setting up wireless connections, the processing of the line data of going forward side by side and forwarding with user terminal station and ground core network as the core of space-based information system; Ground core network then is responsible for Network Management and control moves to guarantee network stabilization ground, and responsible user's management and interconnected with other networks (such as PSTN, Internet, ISDN etc.).As shown in Figure 8, it is the flow chart of the connection-oriented communication service of user terminal station initiation of the present invention, and concrete communication process is as follows:
Step 1, user terminal station Access Network are via satellite carried out network registration.
User terminal station is after holding state or start, the juncture station of core net initiates the request of network registration at first earthward, after satellite receives this request, be forwarded to ground core network again through handling on the star, ground core network is carried out authentication process to this user terminal station, judge whether to allow this terminal entering network, and with the authentication process result via satellite Access Network feed back to user terminal station.
Step 2, described user terminal station are carried out the business application according to self service parameter to described inserting of satellite net, and described inserting of satellite net carries out access control to described user terminal station.
If network registration success, then user terminal station is initiated professional application, satellite enters the access control process after receiving this application, whether the access control process can insert this business to network is judged, if current can not the access then refused this service request, terminal will after initiate service request again, if current permission inserts, then satellite is that user terminal station is distributed corresponding air wireless interface resource, and user terminal station changes over to and connects the process of setting up.
Step 3, set up communicating to connect of described user terminal station and purpose user terminal station.Network Layer Signaling is crossed by inserting of satellite Netcom and agreement is to set up end-to-end access path between user terminal station, user terminal station began to send and receive business datum after end-to-end access path was set up and finished, by having the spaceborne multi-layer switches of autonomous route switching ability on the star, handle and transmit between data each satellite node in the inserting of satellite net.
Step 4, described communicating to connect safeguarded.
In whole communication process, because the high dynamic of inserting of satellite net topology causes the frequent switching of satellite-ground link, inter-satellite link, the inserting of satellite net need be safeguarded communicating to connect, to guarantee communication continuity and communication quality.
Step 5, described the communicating to connect of dismounting.
After the professional transmission of user terminal station was finished, the inserting of satellite net was removed this and is communicated to connect, and sign off is got back to holding state.
Provide the detailed process of several subprocess in the above-mentioned communication process below, to further specify the communication means of space-based mobile communication system.
(1) user terminal station network registration subprocess
The network registration subprocess of user terminal station as shown in Figure 9, user terminal station sends networking register requirement signaling to current satellite (being the service range that current terminal is positioned at this satellite), after the user of these satellite carried multi-layer switches-satellite air interface module receives this demand signalling, after this request handled, send to route and exchange processing module.
If the current juncture station with ground core network of this satellite via satellite-the juncture station air interface set up point-to-point the connection, then directly forward the data to satellite-juncture station air interface module, satellite-juncture station air interface module sends to ground core network with data; If this satellite current not with the juncture station of ground core network via satellite-the juncture station air interface sets up point-to-point the connection, then route and exchange processing module are calculated the path of going to ground core network according to network state and Routing Protocol, then data are sent to corresponding route and calculate the satellite-satellite air interface module of the inter-satellite link correspondence of selecting, satellite-satellite air interface module is to data and send corresponding satellite node.
After the forwarding of data process multi-satellite node in the inserting of satellite net, finally be forwarded to certain satellite node that has connected with juncture station, this satellite node sends to the satellite-juncture station air interface module of its spaceborne multi-layer switches with data, and sends to the ground juncture station.
The ground juncture station receives and decapsulation data, then user's network registration request is handled, finished user's networking authentication, if the authentication success, then feed back the successful signaling that networks to terminal, otherwise to user terminal station feedback networking rejection signaling.
User terminal station receives the feedback result of networking application for registration, if the network registration success then is transferred to professional application process, otherwise returns networking application for registration state, resends the network registration demand signalling.
(2) professional application subprocess
The business application subprocess of user terminal station after the success of user terminal station network registration, enters professional application subprocess as shown in figure 10.
User terminal station at first is provided with the initial service parameter according to the demand of business, and sends the service request of carrying service parameter.
Satellite receives and sends to the access control function module to service request, enter the access control subprocess, and the service request of user terminal is judged, if allow to insert, then enters to connect and sets up subprocess; Consult otherwise carry out service parameter, send to the service parameter of user terminal suggestion.
User terminal carries out the adjustment of service parameter according to the service parameter suggestion of satellite, generates new service request, if send the maximum times N that the number of attempt of service request does not arrive regulation this moment, then sends new service request; Otherwise, withdraw from professional application subprocess, enter holding state, wait for the beginning of communication process next time.
(3) access control subprocess
The access control subprocess as shown in figure 11, the access control process is the process that application is judged to business.User terminal station sends service request, and satellite receives processing to this request, and is forwarded to access control function module on the star, is forwarded to ground core network simultaneously.
Satellite is judged the service request of user terminal station, if allow to insert, then waits for the access control signaling of ground core network; Otherwise, the service request in refusing user's terminal station.
Ground core network receives after the service request of the user terminal station that satellite transmits, and carries out the access control operation, and the service request of user terminal station is judged, if allow to insert, then sends and allows signaling to satellite, otherwise send rejection signaling to satellite.
After satellite received the access control signaling of ground core network feedback, if allow the signaling that inserts, then satellite allowed the service request of user terminal station, and entered and connect the process of setting up; Otherwise, the service request in satellite refusing user's terminal station.
If user terminal station receives the access of satellite transmission and allows signaling then enter to connect the process of setting up; If receive the admission reject signaling then restart professional application process.
(4) connect foundation
Connect and set up subprocess as shown in figure 12, after the user terminal station business is applied for successfully, enter connection and set up process.
User terminal station is initiated connection request, after the current satellite node of this user terminal of current service (current satellite) receives request, for connecting, this reserves corresponding resource, current then satellite carries out access path and selects, calculate the next satellite node (intermediate node satellite K) of access path, and connection request is forwarded to satellite-satellite air interface module sends.
After intermediate node satellite K receives connection request, for connecting, this reserves corresponding resource, the current service satellite carries out the access path selection then, calculate the next satellite node (intermediate node satellite K+1) of access path, and connection request is forwarded to satellite-satellite air interface module sends.
All intermediate, satellite nodes carry out identical processing procedure, after the processing and forwarding through the multi-satellite node, connection request is forwarded to current purpose satellite node (purpose satellite) for the service of purpose user terminal station, the purpose satellite node is purpose terminal distribution user-satellite air interface Radio Resource, and connection request is forwarded to the purpose user terminal station.
After the purpose user terminal station receives connection request, connect preparation, connection is ready to complete the back feedback and connects affirmation.
Connect and confirm to return current satellite node by the path of connection request process, current satellite node is user terminal station distributing user-satellite air interface Radio Resource, and the feedback connection confirms user terminal station.
User terminal station receives to connect to be confirmed, utilizes the Radio Resource of satellite distribution to begin professional transmission.
(5) connect maintenance
Connect and safeguard subprocess as shown in figure 13, user terminal stands in and connects after the foundation, begins to carry out business data transmission.In the business data transmission process, user terminal station and the maintenance that satellite node in the inserting of satellite net need be connected promptly enter the connection maintenance process.
The connection maintenance process relates to the satellite node in user terminal station and the inserting of satellite net simultaneously, and user terminal station and satellite are finished satellite-ground link jointly and switched, and the satellite node in the inserting of satellite net is finished the switching of the inter-satellite link between satellite and the satellite.
After the user terminal station business data transmission began, satellite node was transmitted the data of user terminal station, if satellite is received the connection dismounting request that user terminal station sends, then entered the connection demolishing process; Otherwise satellite continues to monitor the access path state.If connection status does not change, then proceed forwarding of data; If connection status changes, then judge whether it is satellite-ground link to take place switch.Change if satellite-ground link takes place, then satellite is initiated the satellite-ground link handoff procedure, switches if satellite completes successfully satellite-ground link, and then satellite continuation business datum is transmitted, otherwise enters the connection demolishing process.Change if not satellite-ground link takes place, then judge whether it is inter-satellite link to take place change, change if satellite-ground link takes place, then satellite is initiated the inter-satellite link handoff procedure, switch if satellite completes successfully inter-satellite link, then satellite continues the business datum forwarding, otherwise enters the connection demolishing process.
After user terminal station begins business data transmission, enter the connection maintenance process.If business data transmission is finished, then send to connect to remove and ask satellite, enter the connection demolishing process simultaneously.If professional transmission is not finished, the satellite-ground link that user terminal station continues to monitor satellite transmission switches the initiation signaling, initiates signaling if receive the satellite-ground link switching of satellite transmission, then continues business data transmission, otherwise, beginning satellite-ground link handoff procedure.Switch if user terminal completes successfully satellite-ground link, then continue business data transmission, otherwise, the connection demolishing process entered.
(6) connect dismounting
Connect to remove subprocess as shown in figure 14, after the user terminal station business data transmission is finished, or when access path takes place to interrupt causing the user terminal station business data transmission to interrupt in the communication process, enter the connection demolishing process.
User terminal station initiates to connect the request of dismounting, this request is along the forwarding arrival purpose user terminal station of access path through the multi-satellite of inserting of satellite net, the purpose user terminal station connects dismounting after receiving and connecting the dismounting request, and the affirmation signaling was removed in the feedback connection after connection was removed and finished.Connect dismounting and confirm that signaling turns back to current satellite along the path that request is removed in connection, all satellite nodes on the access path discharge the resource that this access path takies after receiving that the affirmation signaling is removed in connection.
Sign off, terminal enter holding state or shutdown.
Space-based mobile communication system of the present invention and related communications method by adopting autonomous route switching on the star, make system descend greatly to the dependence of ground node; System adopts user radio to insert on the star and handles and the ground integrated RRM of star, can support multi-service integrated access and Radio Resource optimum allocation; System can adopt the network design based on IP/MPLS, can have with the good compatibility of ground existing system with to the QoS tenability of different business.This system can reduce the deployment of ground control station, simplifies the function of GCU, improves the capability to resist destruction of system, and can support IP-based transmission of packet data effectively, satisfies the professional transmission requirements of multimedia integration.By satellite communication system of the present invention, utilize satellite node can realize the whole world (or zone) interior user (comprising terrestrial user or aviation aircraft) seamless communication
It should be noted that at last: above embodiment is only in order to technical scheme of the present invention to be described but not limit it, although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can make amendment or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and these modifications or be equal to replacement and also can not make amended technical scheme break away from the spirit and scope of technical solution of the present invention.