Embodiment
In the CA of LTE-A system technology, introduced the notion of main plot and auxilliary sub-district.Owing to can only use configuration fully in the process of adding auxilliary sub-district, therefore, when UE carried out switching between the base station, the increment configuration can not be carried out to the target secondary sub-district based on the configuration of auxilliary sub-district, source in the base station.So, for handoff scenario between the base station, the configuration information of auxilliary sub-district, source can be deleted.Yet for handoff scenario in the base station, if there is the auxilliary sub-district that does not change before and after switching, the auxilliary cell configuration in reservation source can the saving signaling expense.Therefore, be necessary to distinguish this two kinds of handoff scenario, perhaps the processing mode of unified two kinds of scenes.The treatment mechanism of auxilliary cell configuration when for this reason, the embodiment of the invention has proposed a kind of the switching.The embodiment of the invention is in handoff procedure, and whether target BS utilizes explicit way to indicate UE to delete by the RRC dedicated signaling or delete the configuration which assists the sub-district.
The embodiment of the invention has been enumerated three kinds of schemes, and wherein scheme one needs source base station to provide supplementary (cell index) to target BS, and scheme two and scheme three do not need source base station that supplementary is provided.Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 show the specific implementation flow process of above-mentioned three kinds of schemes respectively.
Referring to Fig. 3, the handling process schematic diagram of auxilliary cell configuration during the switching that provides for embodiment of the invention scheme one, this flow process can comprise:
Step 301, in switching set-up procedure, the cell index that source base station is assisted the sub-district by handoff request message with the source passes to target BS;
Step 302, target BS adopts the explicit way indication that the auxilliary community configured information that does not need to keep is deleted by switching command;
Step 303, UE deletes the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of respective sources according to the indication in the switching command (the RRC order is as the order of RRC reprovision) of base station.
Need to prove that source base station can also be other information by the supplementary that handoff request message passes to target BS.As, can comprise sub-district ID (Cell ID), descending frequency+PCI, ECGI (E-UTRAN Cell Global Identity), wherein one or more of UE context (UE context), UE ability, SCell configuration information etc. can also be other supplementarys.Give target BS by transmitting supplementary, indicating target this switching of base station is to switch between the base station on the one hand, can also make target BS carry out other processing according to the supplementary that receives.
Referring to Fig. 4, the handling process schematic diagram of auxilliary cell configuration during the switching that provides for embodiment of the invention scheme two.In this programme, IE of redetermination indicates switching type in switching command (as RRC reconfiguration with MCI), be used to distinguish between the base station switch and the base station in switching, perhaps IE of redetermination indicates UE whether to delete the configuration information that the sub-district is assisted in whole sources.This flow process can comprise:
Step 401, the base station by configuration in switching command or do not dispose this redetermination IE (or by configuration particular value) come this switching of explicit indication be switch between the base station or the base station in switch, or indicate whether to delete whole source SCell (assisting the sub-district) and gather;
Step 402, UE judges whether the configuration information of auxilliary sub-district, whole sources is deleted according to redetermination IE in the switching command, and carries out respective handling according to judged result.Concrete, if redetermination IE is used to indicate switching type, then when switching type be when switching between the base station, UE deletes all SCell configurations according to this IE, does not process otherwise can not dispose SCell; If redetermination IE is used to indicate whether to delete whole SCell, then UE can delete or keep the configuration of all SCell according to this IE.
Referring to Fig. 5, the handling process schematic diagram of auxilliary cell configuration during the switching that provides for embodiment of the invention scheme three, this flow process can comprise:
Comprise cell index in the auxilliary sub-district deletion tabulation in switching command ofstep 501, base station and be all auxilliary sub-districts of 1~7;
Step 502, UE ignores wherein wrong configuration according to the indication of base station, but carries out correct configuration, deletes the pairing auxilliary community configured information of these correct configurations.That is, UE according to the indication in the switching command delete this subscriber equipment the configuration information of active auxilliary sub-district.
Below in conjunction with concrete application scenarios, the embodiment of the invention is described in detail.
Embodiment one: adopt such scheme one to carry out between the base station and switch
As shown in Figure 6, the UE polymerization is operated insub-district 1,sub-district 2 and thesub-district 3 under thebase station 1, theircell number difference 0,1,2.Wherein cell index is that 0 sub-district is the main plot, and cell index is that 1 and 2 sub-district is auxilliary sub-district.
UE 1 moves tobase station 2 from the base station, andbase station 1 judgement UE switches, andbase station 1 sends the handoff request message by X2 or S1 interface tobase station 2, simultaneously with UE thenumbering cellindex 1,2 of active auxilliary sub-district be carried on and send tobase station 2 in this message.
Base station 2 decision in thesub-district 4, sub-district 5 and sub-district 6 admit UE, whereinsub-district 4 is the target main plot, other two sub-districts are the target secondarysub-district.Base station 2 generates switching command then, (wherein the configuration information ofsub-district 4 is for based on the configuration of the increment ofsub-district 1 wherein to comprise the configuration information ofsub-district 4, sub-district 5 and sub-district 6, and sub-district 5 and sub-district 6 are configuration fully), and in the deletion tabulation of sub-district, comprise thenumbering cell index 1,2 that the sub-district is assisted in thesource.Base station 1 is passed to switching command (connecting reallocation message as RRC) inbase station 2 then, andbase station 1 passes through UE with this switching command.
UE receives after the switching command, indication according to wherein sub-district deletion tabulation discharges the configuration information (promptly discharging the configuration information ofsub-district 2 and sub-district 3) that cell index is the auxilliary sub-district, source of 1 and 2 correspondences, the configuration information of main plot, reservation source (being the configuration information of sub-district 1), and based on the configuration information ofsub-district 1, increment configuration information according to the target main plot of carrying in the switching command, the parameter of target main plot is carried out increment configuration, and dispose fully according to the complete configuration information of the target secondary sub-district of carrying in the switching command parameter to the target secondary sub-district.
Wherein, configuration is meant that the base station issues UE with entire arrangement information by the dedicated signaling mode fully, and UE directly uses this configuration; Increment configuration is meant that UE and inside of base station all preserve same set of old configuration, the base station is issued UE with the parameter different with old configuration by the dedicated signaling mode then, the new configuration that UE directly uses the base station to send, simultaneously, for those parameters that in signaling, does not occur, then continue to use old configuration or discharge old configuration (and corresponding function).Adopt the increment allocation plan, can reduce the size of dedicated signaling, reduce signaling consumption.
Auxilliary sub-district relevant parameter can include but not limited to: PDSCH (physical down link sharing channel) relevant parameter, as the PDSCH specialized configuration; PUSCH (physical uplink link sharing channel) relevant parameter is as the PUSCH specialized configuration; SRS (Sounding Reference Signal, detection reference signal) relevant parameter is as the SRS specialized configuration; The antenna relevant parameter disposes as antenna-specific; Partial parameters in the system information, as above/downlink bandwidth, PDSCH common configuration, SRS common configuration etc.; The deexcitation timer; And other parameter, no longer enumerate at this.
By above flow process as can be seen, present embodiment passes to target BS by the cell index with auxilliary sub-district, source, can make the configuration information of auxilliary sub-district, target BS indication subscriber equipment deletion source.
Embodiment two: adopt such scheme two to carry out between the base station and switch
This embodiment has defined a new IE in switching command, be used for indicating specially switching type, that is, be switch between the base station or the base station in switching.In the present embodiment, the title of this IE is defined as handoverType-r10, type definition is boolean (bool).If the handoverType-r10 parameter is " false ", the expression switching type is to switch in the base station; If the handoverType-r10 parameter is " true ", the expression switching type is to switch between the base station (also can use " true " expression switching type as switching in the base station, use " false " expression switching type as switching between the base station, decide) on the implication of redetermination IE.This IE can be arranged in the MobilityControlInfo that RRC connects reallocation message, as shown in Figure 7.
As shown in Figure 6, the UE polymerization is operated insub-district 1,sub-district 2 and thesub-district 3 under the base station 1.UE 1 moves tobase station 2 from the base station, andbase station 1 judgement UE switches, andbase station 1 sends the handoff request message by X2 or S1 interface to base station 2.Base station 2 decision in thesub-district 4, sub-district 5 and sub-district 6 admit UE, whereinsub-district 4 is the target main plot, other two sub-districts are the target secondarysub-district.Base station 2 generates switching command then, (wherein the configuration information ofsub-district 4 is for based on the configuration of the increment ofsub-district 1 wherein to comprise the configuration information ofsub-district 4, sub-district 5 and sub-district 6, and sub-district 5 and sub-district 6 are configuration fully), and comprise the handoverType-r10 parameter, the value of this parameter is ' true ', the expression switching type is to switch between the base station, at this kind switching type need delete the configuration information of active auxilliarysub-district.Base station 1 is passed to switching command (connecting reallocation message as RRC) inbase station 2 then, andbase station 1 passes through UE with this switching command.
UE receives after the switching command, is ' true ' according to the handoverType-r10 parameter, judges that switching type is to switch between the base station, there is no need the configuration information of auxilliary sub-district, reservation source.Therefore, UE is with the configuration information deletion (promptly discharging the configuration information ofsub-district 2 and sub-district 3) of the auxilliary sub-district, whole sources of its current preservation, the configuration information (being the configuration information of sub-district 1) that only keeps the main plot, source, and based on the configuration information ofsub-district 1, increment configuration information according to the target main plot of carrying in the switching command, the parameter of target main plot is carried out the increment configuration, according to the complete configuration information of the target secondary sub-district of carrying in the switching command, the parameter of target secondary sub-district is disposed fully.
By above flow process as can be seen, present embodiment is by newly-increased IE in switching command, with the display mode is that UE indicates switching type, when switching type when between the base station, switching, UE need delete its configuration information of active auxilliary sub-district, accordingly, the base station sends to UE with the complete configuration information of target secondary sub-district, so that UE disposes fully to the target secondary sub-district.In like manner, when the indicated switching type of this IE when in the base station, switching, needs also can be deleted the auxilliary cell notification UE of configuration information in the base station, and will need the complete configuration information of the target secondary sub-district that disposes to send to UE, thereby make UE can delete the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of respective sources, and the target secondary sub-district is disposed fully according to indication.Wherein, in order to save signaling consumption, for the auxilliary identical auxilliary sub-district, sub-district in target secondary sub-district and source, the configuration information that then can keep this auxilliary sub-district is not deleted, and is corresponding, and the base station can not pass to UE with the configuration information that should assist the sub-district.
Embodiment three: employing scheme two is carried out in the base station and is switched
Based on the IE of redetermination among the embodiment two, in the present embodiment, indicate switching type in the mode that disposes or do not dispose this IE.If the territory of this IE is described as: this IE occurs, and the expression switching type is to switch between the base station; If this IE does not occur, represent that then switching type is to switch in the base station (also can occur by this IE, represent that switching type is to switch in the base station; This IE does not occur representing to switch between the base station, decides on the implication of redetermination IE).
According to existing standard ASN.1, can indicate OPTIONAL in the back of IE, its implication is: this IE can occur in signaling or not occur.If this IE occurs in signaling, then UE can use the Configuration Values of this IE; If this IE does not occur in signaling, the then behavior of UE Need code that need indicate with reference to the OPTIONAL back and the corresponding text description in the agreement.
At present, Need code has three kinds:
(1)Need?OP
Implication is if this IE does not occur in signaling, the then UE behavior that carries on an agreement and stipulate in the process, or carry out the behavior of stipulating among this IE " territory descriptions ";
(2)Need?ON
If this IE does not occur in signaling, then UE does not carry out any operation,, does not dispose this IE that is, perhaps continues to use original value of this IE;
(3)Need?OR
If this IE does not occur in signaling, then UE deletes or stops using the currency of this IE.
Present embodiment is according to above regulation, the Need code of definable OPTIONAL correspondence, performed operation when finding handoverType-r10 in switching command with indication UE.
As shown in Figure 6, the UE polymerization is operated insub-district 1,sub-district 2 and thesub-district 3 under thebase station 1, and wherein sub-district 1 is the main plot, and sub-district 2 and sub-district 3 are auxilliary sub-district, and cell index is respectively 0,1 and 2.At this moment, the measurement result thatbase station 1 reports by UE, decision switches to this UE onsub-district 4, sub-district 5 and thesub-district 3, and wherein sub-district 4 is the main plot, and sub-district 5 and sub-district 3 are auxilliary sub-district.
According to above scene,base station 1 generates switching command, (wherein the configuration information ofsub-district 4 is for based on the configuration of the increment ofsub-district 1 wherein to comprise the configuration information ofsub-district 4 and sub-district 5, and sub-district 5 is configuration fully), and do not comprise the handoverType-r10 parameter, (auxilliary sub-district also is the target secondary sub-district becausesub-district 3 is the source to comprisecell index 1 in the deletion tabulation of sub-district, the configuration information that therefore can keep this auxilliary sub-district, and only delete the configuration information of sub-district 2), UE is passed to switching command (connecting reallocation message as RRC) inbase station 1 then.
UE receives after the switching command, in this signaling, do not find this parameter of handoverType-r10, judge that switching type is to switch in the base station, then UE keeps the configuration information (being the configuration information of sub-district 1) of auxilliary community configured information (configuration information that promptly keeps sub-district 2 and sub-district 3) in its current source and main plot, source.Then, UE connects the indication of the sub-district deletion tabulation in the reallocation message according to RRC, deletion cell index is 1 sub-district (sub-district 2) configuration information, and based on the configuration information of main plot, source (sub-district 1), increment configuration information according to the target main plot of carrying in the switching command, the parameter of target main plot is carried out increment configuration,, the parameter of target secondary sub-district is disposed fully according to the complete configuration information of the target secondary sub-district of carrying in the switching command.After the switching, continue to use the configuration ofsub-district 3.
By above flow process as can be seen, present embodiment is by newly-increased optional IE in switching command, with the display mode is that UE indicates switching type, when carrying this IE in the switching command, UE need delete its configuration information of active auxilliary sub-district, accordingly, the base station sends to UE with the complete configuration information of target secondary sub-district, so that UE disposes fully to the target secondary sub-district.In like manner, when not carrying this IE in the switching command, needs also can be deleted the auxilliary cell notification UE of configuration information in the base station, and will need the complete configuration information of the target secondary sub-district that disposes to send to UE, thereby make UE can delete the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of respective sources, and the target secondary sub-district is disposed fully according to indication.Wherein, in order to save signaling consumption, for the auxilliary identical auxilliary sub-district, sub-district in target secondary sub-district and source, the configuration information that then can keep this auxilliary sub-district is not deleted, and is corresponding, and the base station can not pass to UE with the configuration information that should assist the sub-district.
Embodiment four: employing scheme three is carried out between the base station and is switched
As shown in Figure 6, the UE polymerization is operated insub-district 1,sub-district 2 and thesub-district 3 under thebase station 1, theircell number difference 0,1,2.Wherein cell index is that 0 sub-district is the main plot, and cell index is that 1 and 2 sub-district is auxilliary sub-district.
UE 1 moves tobase station 2 from the base station, andbase station 1 judgement UE switches, andbase station 1 sends the handoff request message by X2 or S1 interface to base station 2.Base station 2 decision in thesub-district 4, sub-district 5 and sub-district 6 admit UE, wherein sub-district 4 is the target main plot, other two sub-districts are the target secondary sub-district.
Base station 2 generates switching command, (wherein the configuration information ofsub-district 4 is for based on the configuration of the increment ofsub-district 1 wherein to comprise the configuration information ofsub-district 4, sub-district 5 and sub-district 6, and sub-district 5 and sub-district 6 are configuration fully), and to comprise cell index in the deletion tabulation of sub-district be 1~7 auxilliary cellnumber.Base station 1 is passed to switching command (connecting reallocation message as RRC) inbase station 2 then, andbase station 1 passes through UE with this switching command.
UE receives after the switching command, discharges the configuration information that cell index is the auxilliary sub-district, source of 1~7 correspondence according to the indication of wherein sub-district deletion tabulation, but keeps the configuration information (being the configuration information of sub-district 1) of main plot, source.Wherein, for comprising in the deletion tabulation of sub-district, but the cell index of auxilliary sub-district, the last unexistent source of UE, UE ignores this cell index automatically, and it is wrong not think that this RRC connects reallocation message, that is, and and for present embodiment, UE is 1~7 according to the indication release cell index of sub-district deletion tabulation, only discharges the configuration information of thecell index 1,2 that it had (being sub-district 2,3).UE is based on the configuration information ofsub-district 1, increment configuration information according to the target main plot of carrying in the switching command, the parameter of target main plot is carried out increment configuration,, the parameter of target secondary sub-district is disposed fully according to the complete configuration information of the target secondary sub-district of carrying in the switching command.
Need to prove that the implementation of embodiment four also can be applied to the scene of switching in the base station.For handoff scenario in the base station, specific implementation method and present embodiment are similar, do not repeat them here.
By above flow process as can be seen, present embodiment is by carrying cell index1~7 in switching command, delete the auxilliary community configured information in source that this UE is had with display mode indication UE, accordingly, the base station sends to UE with the complete configuration information of target secondary sub-district, so that UE disposes fully to the target secondary sub-district.
Based on identical technical conceive, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of base station equipment and subscriber equipment.
Referring to Fig. 8, the structural representation of the base station equipment that provides for the embodiment of the invention.
Sendingmodule 801, be used for sending the radio resource control RRC dedicated signaling to subscriber equipment, and adopt the whether configuration information of auxilliary sub-district, deletion source of explicit way indication subscriber equipment by described RRC dedicated signaling, perhaps under the situation of the configuration information that requires auxilliary sub-district, subscriber equipment deletion source, indicate auxilliary sub-district, the source that needs the deletion configuration information to subscriber equipment;
Configuration module 802 is used for target main plot and target secondary sub-district according to subscriber equipment, for described subscriber equipment carries out corresponding configuration.
In the above-mentioned base station equipment, when subscriber equipment switches between the base station, but the handoff request message that sendingmodule 801 reception sources base stations send wherein carries supplementary; And, send described RRC dedicated signaling according to described supplementary, carry the sign that needs auxilliary sub-district, the source of deletion configuration information in the described RRC dedicated signaling, be used to indicate the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of subscriber equipment deletion respective sources.The supplementary that sendingmodule 801 sends can comprise that the source assists cell ID.Going back portability in the described RRC dedicated signaling has the complete configuration information of target secondary sub-district.
In the above-mentioned base station equipment, sendingmodule 801 can specifically be used for: send the RRC dedicated signaling, wherein carry specific indication information, described specific indication information is essential information, be used to indicate the subscriber equipment deletion the configuration information of active auxilliary sub-district; Perhaps, send the RRC dedicated signaling, wherein carry the sign and the specific indication information that need auxilliary sub-district, the source of deletion configuration information, described specific indication information is essential information, is used for indicating the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of sign deletion respective sources of the auxilliary sub-district, source that subscriber equipment carries according to described RRC dedicated signaling.Concrete, also carry the complete configuration information of target secondary sub-district in the described RRC dedicated signaling that sendingmodule 801 sends; Wherein, when described specific indication information is used for indicating the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of sign deletion respective sources of the auxilliary sub-district, source that subscriber equipment carries according to described RRC dedicated signaling, do not comprise in the target secondary sub-district under the described complete configuration information and auxilliary identical sub-district, sub-district, source.
In the above-mentioned base station equipment, sending module 801 can specifically be used for: send the RRC dedicated signaling, if carry specific indication information in the described RRC dedicated signaling, the deletion of then described RRC dedicated signaling indication subscriber equipment the configuration information of active auxilliary sub-district; If do not carry described specific indication information in the described RRC dedicated signaling, also carry the sign that needs auxilliary sub-district, the source of deletion configuration information in the then described RRC dedicated signaling, described RRC dedicated signaling indication subscriber equipment is according to the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of sign deletion respective sources of auxilliary sub-district, the source of carrying in this signaling; Perhaps, send the RRC dedicated signaling, if do not carry specific indication information in the described RRC dedicated signaling, the deletion of then described RRC dedicated signaling indication subscriber equipment the configuration information of active auxilliary sub-district; If carry described specific indication information in the described RRC dedicated signaling, also carry the sign that needs auxilliary sub-district, the source of deletion configuration information in the then described RRC dedicated signaling, described RRC dedicated signaling indication subscriber equipment is according to the configuration information of the auxilliary sub-district of sign deletion respective sources of auxilliary sub-district, the source of carrying in this signaling.Further, also carry the complete configuration information of target secondary sub-district in the described switching command that sending module 801 sends; Wherein, when described RRC dedicated signaling indication subscriber equipment is assisted the configuration information of sub-district according to the sign deletion respective sources of auxilliary sub-district, the source of carrying in the described RRC dedicated signaling, do not comprise in the target secondary sub-district under the described complete configuration information and auxilliary identical sub-district, sub-district, source.
In the above-mentioned base station equipment, sendingmodule 801 can specifically be used for: send the RRC dedicated signaling, carry all signs that are used to identify auxilliary sub-district in the described RRC dedicated signaling, be used to indicate subscriber equipment delete this subscriber equipment the configuration information of active auxilliary sub-district.Also carry the complete configuration information of target secondary sub-district in the described switching command that sendingmodule 801 sends.
Referring to Fig. 9, the structural representation of the subscriber equipment that provides for the embodiment of the invention.
Receiver module 901 is used to receive the RRC dedicated signaling that the base station uses preceding method to send;
Configuration module 902 is used for the indication according to the display mode of described RRC dedicated signaling, assists cell configuration.
In the above-mentioned subscriber equipment,configuration module 902 can be deleted the configuration information of the respective secondary sub-district of this subscriber equipment preservation according to the auxilliary cell ID that carries in the described RRC dedicated signaling.Thisconfiguration module 902 also can be used for, when described subscriber equipment is not preserved the configuration information of auxilliary sub-district of the auxilliary cell ID correspondence of carrying in the described RRC dedicated signaling, ignore in the described RRC dedicated signaling should auxilliary cell ID.
In sum, the embodiment of the invention is in handoff procedure, and whether target BS utilizes explicit way to indicate UE to delete by the RRC dedicated signaling or delete the configuration information of which auxilliary sub-district.This mode comprises again and needs source base station that supplementary is provided and do not need source base station to provide supplementary two situations.Provide supplementary to be meant, source base station can be to the cell index of auxilliary sub-district, target BS transmission source, and target BS utilizes this information that the auxilliary community configured information of UE is deleted.Do not provide supplementary to be meant, target BS sends the switching type indication to UE, perhaps blind deletion is carried out in auxilliary sub-district, the source of UE.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the module in the device among the embodiment can be distributed in the device of embodiment according to the embodiment description, also can carry out respective change and be arranged in the one or more devices that are different from present embodiment.The module of the foregoing description can be merged into a module, also can further split into a plurality of submodules.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize by the mode that software adds essential general hardware platform, can certainly pass through hardware, but the former is better execution mode under a lot of situation.Based on such understanding, the part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product is stored in the storage medium, comprise that some instructions are with so that a station terminal equipment (can be mobile phone, personal computer, server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of each embodiment of the present invention.
The above only is a preferred implementation of the present invention; should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be looked protection scope of the present invention.