Detailed Description
In order to reduce the complexity of energy saving deactivation, an embodiment of the present invention provides an energy saving deactivation method, where after a base station automatically deactivates an energy saving state of a managed cell, a notification that the cell leaves the energy saving state is sent to a neighboring base station, and after receiving the notification, the neighboring base station deactivates an energy saving compensation state of its own managed cell.
Referring to fig. 3, the energy saving deactivation method provided in the embodiment of the present invention specifically includes the following steps:
step 30: the base station automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the managed cell;
here, the automatic deactivation of the energy saving state of the managed cell means that, when not triggered by the neighboring base station, the cell in the closed state is turned on or the use of the physical resource restricted by the cell is resumed, so that the corresponding cell leaves the energy saving state.
Step 31: and the base station sends the notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the adjacent base station of the base station.
When the base station and the neighboring base station are both located in the LTE system, the specific implementation ofstep 31 may be as follows:
and the base station sends the notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the adjacent base station of the base station through a base station configuration updating process or a Radio Access Network (RAN) information management process.
Specifically, the base station sends the notification that the cell leaves the energy saving state to the neighboring base station of the base station through the base station configuration update process, and the specific implementation may adopt the following two modes:
firstly, the base station sends a base station Configuration Update message (eNB Configuration Update) carrying a Deactivation Indication information element (Deactivation Indication IE) to the neighboring base station through an X2 interface; the Deactivation Indication IE carries an activation flag which represents that the cell is opened;
secondly, the base station sends a base station configuration update message which does not carry the Deactivation Indication IE to the neighboring base station through an X2 interface.
Specifically, the base station sends the notification that the cell leaves the energy saving state to the neighboring base station of the base station through the RAN information management process, and the specific implementation may adopt the following manner:
the base station sends a base station Direct Information transmission message (eNB Direct Information Transfer) carrying an energy-saving indication Information Element (IE) to a Mobile Management Entity (MME); the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like; and the MME sends an MME Direct Information Transfer (MME Direct Information Transfer) carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station.
Instep 31, when the base station and the neighboring base station are located in different communication systems, the base station may send a notification that the cell leaves the energy saving state to the neighboring base station of the base station through a RAN information management process. Specifically, the following three cases can be classified:
first, the base station is located in an LTE system, the neighbor base station is located in a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM);
the base station sends the notification that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the neighboring base station of the base station through the RAN information management process, and the specific implementation may be as follows:
the base station sends a base station direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to a core network; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like; the core network sends a Direct Information Transfer (Direct Information Transfer) carrying the energy-saving indication IE to a control node managing the adjacent base station; and the control node sends the direct information transmission message to the adjacent base station.
Here, if the neighboring base station is located in the UMTS system, the control node that manages the neighboring base station is an RNC. And if the adjacent base station is positioned in the GSM system, the control node for managing the adjacent base station is the BSC.
Secondly, the base station is positioned in a UMTS system or a GSM system, and the adjacent base station is positioned in an LTE system;
the base station sends the notification that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the neighboring base station of the base station through the RAN information management process, and the specific implementation may be as follows:
a control node for managing the base station sends a direct information transmission message carrying an energy-saving indication IE to a core network according to the indication of the base station; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like; and the core network sends the direct information transmission message of the MME carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station.
Here, if the base station is located in the UMTS system, the control node that manages the base station is an RNC. And if the base station is positioned in the GSM system, the control node for managing the base station is the BSC.
Thirdly, the base station is positioned in a UMTS system, the adjacent base station is positioned in a GSM system, or the base station is positioned in the GSM system, and the adjacent base station is positioned in the UMTS system;
the base station sends the notification that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the neighboring base station of the base station through the RAN information management process, and the specific implementation may be as follows:
the control node for managing the base station sends the notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the control node for managing the adjacent base station through an Iur-g interface in the process of RAN information management according to the indication of the base station; and the control node for managing the adjacent base station sends the notice to the adjacent base station.
Of course, the base station and the neighbor base station may both be located in the UMTS system or the GSM system.
Here, if the base station is located in the UMTS system, the control node that manages the base station is an RNC. And if the base station is positioned in the GSM system, the control node for managing the base station is the BSC. Here, if the neighboring base station is located in the UMTS system, the control node that manages the neighboring base station is an RNC. And if the adjacent base station is positioned in the GSM system, the control node for managing the adjacent base station is the BSC.
Instep 30, the base station automatically deactivates the energy saving state of the managed cell, and the specific implementation thereof may be as follows:
the base station deactivates the energy-saving state of the managed cell when the preset time is reached; or,
when the number of terminals sending the access request exceeds a preset threshold value of the number of access terminals, the base station deactivates the energy-saving state of the managed cell; or,
the base station deactivates the energy-saving state of the managed cell when receiving a deactivation triggering signaling sent by a self-optimizing network (SON) module; the SON module comprises a Coverage Capacity Optimization (CCO) module, a cell anomaly compensation (COC) module and the like; or,
and the base station receives load information sent by the adjacent base station, and deactivates the energy-saving state of the managed cell when determining that the load of the adjacent base station exceeds a preset load threshold according to the load information.
Specifically, when the base station and the neighboring base station are both located in the LTE system, the base station receives the load information in a resource status reporting process or a RAN information management process with the neighboring base station. And when the base station and the adjacent base station are positioned in different communication systems, the base station receives the load information in the RAN information management process of the adjacent base station.
Referring to fig. 4, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an energy saving compensation deactivation method, where the method includes:
step 40: a base station receives a notice that a cell leaves an energy-saving state from a neighboring base station;
step 41: the base station executes preset operation of deactivating the energy-saving compensation state on the cell which is managed by the base station and is in the energy-saving compensation state, so that the cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
Instep 41, the base station performing a preset operation of deactivating the energy saving compensation state includes: reducing the signal transmitting power of the antenna, reducing the coverage of the antenna, and adjusting the direction angle of the antenna.
The embodiment of the invention also provides an energy-saving deactivation notification forwarding method, which specifically comprises the following steps:
step 1: the MME receives a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state from the base station;
step 2: the MME sends the notification to a neighbor base station of the base station; or sending the notification to the SGSN to instruct the SGSN to send the notification to the neighbor base stations of the base station.
Specific examples of step 1 may be as follows:
the MME receives a base station direct information transmission message which is sent by a base station and carries an energy-saving indication IE, and takes the base station direct information transmission message as a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
accordingly, specific examples of step 2 may be as follows:
the MME sends an MME direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to an adjacent base station of the base station; or,
and the MME sends the base station direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the SGSN so as to indicate the SGSN to send the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to an adjacent base station of the base station.
Specific examples of step 1 may also be as follows:
the MME receives a direct information transmission message which is sent by the SGSN and carries an energy-saving indication IE, and the message is used as a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
accordingly, specific examples of step 2 may be as follows:
and the MME sends an MME direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station.
The embodiment of the invention also provides an energy-saving deactivation notification forwarding method, which specifically comprises the following steps:
step 1: SGSN receives the notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state sent by the control node or MME of the management base station;
step 2: when the notification comes from a control node of a management base station, the SGSN sends the notification to an MME to instruct the MME to send the notification to a neighbor base station of the base station; when the notification comes from MME, the notification is sent to a control node managing a base station to instruct the control node to send the notification to the base station.
Specific examples of step 1 may be as follows:
SGSN receives a direct information transmission message which is sent by a control node of a management base station and carries an energy-saving indication IE, and the direct information transmission message is used as a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
accordingly, specific examples of step 2 may be as follows:
and the SGSN sends the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to an MME so as to indicate the MME to send the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to a neighboring base station of the base station.
Specific examples of step 1 may also be as follows:
the SGSN receives an MME direct information transmission message which is sent by an MME and carries an energy-saving indication IE, and the MME direct information transmission message is used as a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
accordingly, specific examples of step 2 may be as follows:
and sending the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to a control node managing the base station so as to indicate the control node to send the notification to the base station.
The X2 interface in the present invention refers to a communication interface between enbs and enbs in an LTE system, and the X2 interface is used for transmitting signaling messages between enbs.
The S1 interface refers to a communication interface between an eNB and an MME in a core network in an LTE system, and the S1 interface is used to transmit signaling messages between the eNB and the MME.
The Iu interface refers to a communication interface between an SGSN in a core network and an RNC in a UMTS system or a BSC in a GSM system, and is used to transmit signaling messages between the SGSN and the RNC or between the SGSN and the BSC.
The Iur-g interface refers to a communication interface between an RNC in a UMTS system and a BSC in a GSM system, and is used for transmitting signaling messages between the RNC and the BSC.
The present invention is described in detail below:
the core idea of the invention is as follows: the base station informs the energy-saving state of the cell of the adjacent base station through a corresponding interface after the cell is automatically started, namely the energy-saving state of the cell is automatically deactivated. The interface procedures and messages involved include:
x2: eNB CONFIGURATION UPDATE procedure (ENB CONFIGURATION UPDATE, ENB CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACCOWLEDGE)
S1: RAN Information management process, including MME Direct Information Transfer message and eNB Direct Information Transfer message;
iu: RAN Information management procedure (Direct Information Transfer).
In an LTE system, for a scenario with an X2 interface, after a base station automatically deactivates a cell energy saving state, a method of notifying a neighboring cell introduces a cell activation identifier or omits a related IE in an eNB configuration update process; for a scene without an X2 interface, a mode of informing a neighboring cell carries an energy-saving indication in a RAN information management process; another possible implementation scheme is that in the inter-system, after the base station automatically deactivates the cell energy saving state, the mode of notifying the neighboring cell is adopted to carry the energy saving indication in the RAN information management process.
The energy-saving scheme of the invention comprises the following three steps:
the first scheme is as follows: LTE system energy saving deactivation scheme
For the first scheme (a), if an X2 interface exists between enbs in the LTE system, the corresponding signaling flow is as shown in fig. 5, and the specific steps are as follows:
step 1, the base station automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell according to the energy-saving strategy, namely, the base station automatically starts the self-managed cell to enable the self-managed cell to leave the energy-saving state.
The energy-saving policy may also be triggered by other reasons, such as triggering of some self-optimization network (SON) modules, where the SON modules include a Coverage Capacity Optimization (CCO) module, a cell anomaly compensation (COC), and the CCO module may trigger the base station to automatically deactivate the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell when capacity increase or coverage improvement is required. The COC module can trigger the base station to automatically deactivate the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell when the cell is abnormal. The SON module may be disposed inside the base station.
Step 2, notifying the adjacent base station that the state of the cell is activated through an eNB Configuration Update message of an X2 interface;
specifically, the method comprises the following steps. Modify the Deactivation Indication IE of the ENB CONFIGURATION UPDATE message (introduce an "activated" energy saving state) to complete the process; or the Deactivation Indication IE is not included in the enb configurationupdate message.
And step 3, the adjacent base station returns an eNB Configuration Update ACKNOWLEDGE message to confirm that the eNB Configuration Update process is completed.
And 4, the adjacent base station executes preset operation of deactivating the energy-saving compensation state on the cell which is managed by the adjacent base station and is in the energy-saving compensation state, so that the cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
For the first mode in step 2, the eNB Configuration Update message of the X2 interface needs to be modified, and an "activated" energy saving state Indication is introduced into the activation Indication IE, where the modified activation Indication IE is as follows:
for the second mode of step 2, since the Deactivation Indication IE is "O", that is, an option, if the base station does not include this IE in the eNB Configuration Update message after opening the cell by itself, it indicates that the cell is activated and leaves the energy saving state.
For the first scheme (B), if there is no X2 interface between enbs, the process is completed through the S1 interface, and the corresponding signaling flow is shown in fig. 6, and the specific steps are as follows:
step 1, the base station automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell according to the energy-saving strategy, namely, the base station automatically starts the self-managed cell to enable the self-managed cell to leave the energy-saving state. The energy saving strategy may also be triggered by other reasons, such as triggering of some SON modules.
Step 2-3, the base station informs the adjacent base station that the state of the cell is activated through the RAN information management process of an S1 interface;
specifically, the energy saving indication IE is carried by the eNB Direct Information Transfer and MME Direct Information Transfer messages of the modified S1 interface to complete the process;
and 4, the adjacent base station executes preset operation of deactivating the energy-saving compensation state on the cell which is managed by the adjacent base station and is in the energy-saving compensation state, so that the cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
For step 2 and step 3, energy saving indication information is transferred between enbs where the X2 interface does not exist through RIM procedure of S1 interface. The energy saving indication IE is specifically set as follows:
scheme II: inter-system energy-saving deactivation scheme
The signaling flow of the second scheme is shown in fig. 7, and the specific steps are as follows:
step 1, the base station automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell according to the energy-saving strategy, namely, the base station automatically starts the self-managed cell to enable the self-managed cell to leave the energy-saving state. The energy saving strategy may also be triggered by other reasons, such as triggering of some SON modules.
Step 2, informing the adjacent base station that the energy-saving state of the cell is activated through the RIM process of an S1 interface and an Iu interface;
specifically, the MME direction Information Transfer and eNB direction Information Transfer of the S1 interface and the direction Information Transfer of the Iu interface are modified, and the energy saving indication IE is carried to complete the process;
and 3, the adjacent base station executes preset operation of deactivating the energy-saving compensation state on the cell which is managed by the adjacent base station and is in the energy-saving compensation state, so that the cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
For fig. 7, the base station 1 is an eNB of the LTE system, and the core network node connected thereto is an MME;
the base station 2 is NodeB of UMTS system, the core network node connected with it is SGSN; or, the base station 2 is a BTS of a GSM system, and a core network node connected thereto is an SGSN;
if the base station 1/2 is a NodeB of a UMTS system and the base station 2/1 is a BTS of a GSM system, there is no core network node.
For step 2, the energy saving indication information is transferred between RAN nodes of the heterogeneous system through RIM procedures of the S1 interface and the Iu interface. On an S1 interface, the method is realized through MME Direct Information Transfer and eNB Direct Information Transfer; on the Iu interface, the Information is transmitted through the core network by the Direct Information Transfer process. The energy saving indication IE is specifically set as follows:
when the base station is located in the UTRAN, the specific setting of the energy saving indication IE may also be as follows:
the invention is mainly applied to the following three scenes:
scene one: the service load of the base station conforms to the periodic rule;
scene two: opening a hotspot coverage cell;
scene three: and the base station automatically deactivates the energy-saving cell by combining the load information of the adjacent cell.
For the three scenarios, as well as the scheme one (a), the scheme one (B), and the scheme two, the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:
the first embodiment is as follows: corresponding scenario one, scheme one (A)
For macro base stations, most of the traffic is concentrated in some peak periods, and in some special time periods such as 1 to 5 am, the traffic demand is very small, that is, the traffic load of the base station conforms to the periodic law. At this time, it is considered that some cells are turned off for the purpose of energy saving in the [ n1, n2] time period and the neighbor cells are notified to enter the energy saving compensation state, and some cells are automatically turned on by the eNB to return to the normal state at a specific time point n2 and the neighbor cells are notified to leave the energy saving compensation state. Therefore, the requirements of services can be met, and the aim of saving energy can be fulfilled.
If an X2 interface exists between base stations in LTE, for a base station device at an edge position (eNB 1 of LTE system), the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB1 automatically deactivates the energy saving state of the managed cell at a specific time point, that is, the eNB1 automatically starts the managed cell to leave the energy saving state;
step 2, the eNB1 notifies the neighboring cell that the energy saving state of the cell is "activated" through an eNB Configuration Update message of an X2 interface;
for the base station device in the middle position (eNB 2 of LTE system), the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB2 receives an eNB Configuration Update message sent by an adjacent base station eNB1, learns that the adjacent cell is in an energy-saving deactivation state and is normally started;
step 2, the cell of eNB2 leaves the energy saving compensation state.
Example two: corresponding scenario one, scheme one (B)
If no X2 interface exists between the base stations in LTE, the schematic diagram of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
For the base station device (eNB 1 of LTE system) at the edge position in the schematic diagram, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB1 automatically deactivates the energy saving state of the managed cell at a specific time point, that is, the eNB automatically opens the managed cell to leave the energy saving state;
step 2, the eNB1 informs the adjacent cell that the energy-saving state of the cell is activated by carrying energy-saving indication information through the RIM process of the S1 interface;
for the base station device (eNB 2 of LTE system) in the middle position in the diagram, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB2 receives an RIM process which is sent by the eNB1 and carries an energy-saving indication, learns that the adjacent area is in an energy-saving deactivation state and is normally started;
step 2, the cell of eNB2 leaves the energy saving compensation state.
Example three: corresponding to scenario one and scenario two
The schematic diagram of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
For the base station device (node 1: eNB of LTE system) at the edge position in the diagram, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell at a specific time point, namely the eNB automatically starts the self-managed cell to enable the self-managed cell to leave the energy-saving state;
step 2, the eNB carries energy-saving indication information through the RIM process of the S1 interface and the Iu interface, and informs the adjacent cell of the different system that the energy-saving state of the cell is activated;
for a base station device (node 2: UMTS or GSM system base station) in an intermediate position in the diagram, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, a UMTS or GSM base station receives an RIM process which is sent by an adjacent base station eNB and carries an energy-saving indication, and learns that an adjacent area is in an energy-saving deactivation state and is normally started;
and step 2, the UMTS or GSM cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
Example four: corresponding to scenario two, scheme one (A)
For cells with multi-layer coverage, in order to increase system capacity, a base station needs to automatically turn on a hotspot coverage cell, such as some commercial districts and stadiums, and only during commercial activities and sports events, the district has a large amount of traffic, and at the moment, the base station can automatically deactivate the energy-saving state of the hotspot coverage cell.
If an X2 interface exists between base stations in LTE, for a base station device (eNB 1 of LTE system) providing a hot spot coverage cell, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB1 automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell according to the application requirement;
step 2, the eNB1 notifies the neighboring cell that the energy saving state of the cell is "activated" through an eNB Configuration Update message of an X2 interface;
for a base station device (eNB 2 of LTE system) providing basic wireless coverage, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB2 receives an eNB Configuration Update message sent by an adjacent base station eNB1, learns that the adjacent cell is in a deactivated energy-saving state and is normally started;
step 2, the cell of eNB2 leaves the energy saving compensation state.
Example five: corresponding to scenario two, scheme one (B)
If no X2 interface exists between base stations in LTE, for a base station device (eNB 1 of LTE system) providing a hot spot coverage cell, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell according to the application requirement;
step 2, the eNB informs the adjacent cell that the energy-saving state of the cell is activated through the energy-saving indication information carried by the RIM process of the S1 interface;
for a base station device (eNB 2 of LTE system) providing basic wireless coverage, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB2 receives an RIM process which is sent by the eNB1 and carries an energy-saving indication, learns that the adjacent area is in an energy-saving deactivation state and is normally started;
step 2, the cell of eNB2 leaves the energy saving compensation state.
Example six: corresponding to scenario two and scenario two
For a base station device (node 1: eNB of LTE system) providing a hot spot coverage cell, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, the eNB automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell according to the application requirement;
step 2, the eNB carries energy-saving indication information through the RIM process of the S1 interface and the Iu interface, and informs the adjacent cell of the different system that the energy-saving state of the cell is activated;
for a base station device (node 2: UMTS or GSM system base station) providing basic radio coverage, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, a UMTS or GSM base station receives an RIM process which is sent by an adjacent base station eNB and carries an energy-saving indication, and learns that an adjacent area is in an energy-saving deactivation state and is normally started;
and step 2, the UMTS or GSM cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
Example seven: corresponding scenario three, scheme one (A)
If an X2 interface exists between base stations in LTE, cell load information can be interacted between the base stations through a Resource Status Reporting (Resource Status Reporting) process, and the cell load information mainly comprises hardware load indication information, S1 interface transmission network layer load indication information, wireless Resource Status information, cell capacity information and the like. When the base station learns that the load of the adjacent cell is too heavy, the base station can automatically start the cell managed by the base station and inform the state of the energy-saving cell of the adjacent cell, so that the load condition of the adjacent base station can be shared, and the whole network resource is effectively utilized.
For the eNB1 of the LTE system, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, eNB1 receives a Resource Status Update message sent by a neighboring base station to acquire load information of the neighboring cell;
step 2, the eNB1 deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell by combining the load information of the adjacent cell;
step 3, the eNB1 notifies the neighboring cell that the energy saving state of the cell is "activated" through an eNB Configuration Update message of an X2 interface;
for the eNB2 of the LTE system, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, eNB2 sends a Resource Status Update message to eNB1, and reports cell load information;
step 2, the eNB2 receives an eNB Configuration Update message sent by the adjacent base station eNB1, learns that the adjacent cell is in the energy-saving deactivation state and is normally started;
and step 3, the cell of the eNB2 leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
Example eight: corresponding scenario three, scheme one (B)
If no X2 interface exists between base stations in LTE, for eNB1 of the LTE system, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, an eNB1 receives an RIM process which is sent by an adjacent base station through an S1 interface and carries load information, and obtains the load information of the adjacent area;
step 2, the eNB1 deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell by combining the load information of the adjacent cell;
step 3, the eNB1 informs the adjacent cell that the energy-saving state of the cell is activated by carrying energy-saving indication information through the RIM process of the S1 interface;
for the eNB2 of the LTE system, the specific implementation steps are as follows:
step 1, eNB2 sends RIM process carrying load information to eNB 1;
step 2, the eNB2 receives the RIM process which is sent by the eNB1 and carries the energy-saving indication, learns that the adjacent area is in the energy-saving deactivation state and is normally started;
and step 3, the eNB2 cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
Example nine: corresponding scenario three, scenario two
Load information and energy-saving indication information can be transferred between RAN nodes of different systems (including LTE, UMTS and GSM systems) through RIM procedures of an S1 interface and an Iu interface. On an S1 interface, the method is realized through MME Direct Information Transfer and eNB Direct Information Transfer; on the Iu interface, the Information is transmitted through the core network by the Direct Information Transfer process.
For base station 1: the eNB of the LTE system comprises the following specific implementation steps:
step 1, eNB receives the RIM process which is sent by the adjacent base station through an Iu interface and an S1 interface and carries load information, and obtains the load information of the adjacent area;
step 2, the eNB deactivates the energy-saving state of the self-managed cell by combining the load information of the adjacent cell;
step 3, the eNB informs the adjacent cell of the different system that the energy-saving state of the cell is activated by carrying energy-saving indication information through the RIM process of the S1 interface and the Iu interface;
for base station 2: the UMTS or GSM system base station comprises the following specific implementation steps:
step 1, a UMTS or GSM system base station sends a RIM process carrying load information to an adjacent base station eNB;
step 2, the UMTS or GSM base station receives the RIM process which is sent by the adjacent base station eNB and carries the energy-saving indication, and learns that the adjacent area deactivates the energy-saving state and is normally started;
and 3, the UMTS or GSM cell leaves the energy-saving compensation state.
Referring to fig. 8, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a wireless communication system, where the system includes:
a base station 80 for automatically deactivating the energy saving state of the managed cell; sending the notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to a neighbor base station of the base station;
and the neighboring base station 81 is configured to receive the notification that the cell leaves the energy saving state, and perform a preset operation of deactivating the energy saving compensation state on the cell managed by the neighboring base station and in the energy saving compensation state, so that the cell leaves the energy saving compensation state.
The base station 80 is configured to:
when the base station and the adjacent base station are both positioned in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, sending a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the adjacent base station of the base station through a base station configuration updating process or a Radio Access Network (RAN) information management process;
the neighboring base station 81 is configured to:
and receiving a notification that the cell leaves the energy-saving state in a base station configuration updating process or a RAN information management process of the base station.
The base station 80 is configured to:
sending a base station configuration update message carrying a Deactivation Indication information element Deactivation Indication IE to the adjacent base station through an X2 interface; the Deactivation Indication IE carries an activation flag which represents that the cell is opened; or sending a base station configuration update message which does not carry the Deactivation Indication IE to the adjacent base station through an X2 interface;
the neighboring base station 81 is configured to:
and receiving the base station configuration updating message, and taking the base station configuration updating message as a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state.
The base station 80 is configured to:
sending a base station direct information transmission message carrying an energy-saving indication information element IE to a mobile management entity MME through an S1 interface; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation flag which represents that the cell is started;
the MME is used for sending an MME direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station;
the neighboring base station 81 is configured to:
and receiving the MME direct information transmission message, and taking the MME direct information transmission message as a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state.
The base station 80 is configured to:
when the base station and the adjacent base station are positioned in different communication systems, sending a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the adjacent base station of the base station through a RAN information management process;
the neighboring base station 81 is configured to:
receiving a notification that the cell leaves an energy-saving state during a RAN information management procedure with the base station.
The base station 80 is configured to:
when the base station is positioned in an LTE system and the adjacent base station is positioned in a UMTS system or a GSM system, the base station direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE is sent to a core network; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation flag which represents that the cell is started;
the core network is used for sending the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to a control node for managing the adjacent base station;
the control node is used for sending the direct information transmission message to the adjacent base station;
the neighboring base station 81 is configured to:
and receiving the direct information transmission message, and taking the direct information transmission message as a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state.
Referring to fig. 9, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station, where the base station includes:
an energy saving state deactivation unit 90 configured to automatically deactivate an energy saving state of the managed cell;
an energy saving state leaving notification unit 91, configured to send a notification that the cell leaves the energy saving state to a neighboring base station of the local base station.
The energy saving state leaving notification unit 91 is configured to:
and when the base station and the adjacent base station are both positioned in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, sending a notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the adjacent base station of the base station through a base station configuration updating process or a Radio Access Network (RAN) information management process.
The energy saving state leaving notification unit 91 is configured to:
sending a base station configuration update message carrying a Deactivation Indication information element Deactivation Indication IE to the adjacent base station through an X2 interface; the Deactivation Indication IE carries an activation flag which represents that the cell is opened; or,
and sending the base station configuration update message which does not carry the Deactivation Indication IE to the adjacent base station through an X2 interface.
The energy saving state leaving notification unit 91 is configured to:
sending a base station direct information transmission message carrying an energy-saving indication information element IE to a mobile management entity MME through an S1 interface so as to indicate the MME to send the MME direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station; the energy saving indication IE includes an activation flag indicating that the cell is turned on.
The energy saving state leaving notification unit 91 is configured to:
and when the base station and the adjacent base station are positioned in different communication systems, sending the notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the adjacent base station of the base station through a RAN information management process.
The energy saving state leaving notification unit 91 is configured to:
and when the base station is positioned in an LTE system and the adjacent base station is positioned in a UMTS system or a GSM system, sending the base station direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to a core network node so as to indicate the core network node to send the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station.
The energy saving state leaving notification unit 91 is configured to:
when the base station is located in a UMTS system or a GSM system and the adjacent base station is located in an LTE system, a control node managing the base station sends a direct information transmission message carrying an energy-saving indication IE to a core network node so as to indicate the core network node to send an MME direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station; the energy saving indication IE includes an activation flag indicating that the cell is turned on.
The energy saving state leaving notification unit 91 is configured to:
when the base station is located in a UMTS system and the adjacent base station is located in a GSM system, or the base station is located in the GSM system and the adjacent base station is located in the UMTS system, a control node for managing the base station sends a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state to a control node for managing the adjacent base station in a RAN information management process of an Iur-g interface so as to instruct the control node to send the notice to the adjacent base station.
The energy saving state deactivation unit 90 is configured to:
deactivating the energy-saving state of the managed cell when the preset time is reached; or,
when the number of terminals sending the random access request exceeds a preset access terminal number threshold value, deactivating the energy-saving state of the managed cell; or,
when a deactivation triggering command sent by a self-optimization network SON module is received, the energy-saving state of the managed cell is deactivated; or,
and receiving load information sent by the adjacent base station, and deactivating the energy-saving state of the managed cell when the load of the adjacent base station exceeds a preset load threshold according to the load information.
Referring to fig. 10, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station, where the base station includes:
an energy saving state leaving notification receiving unit 101, configured to receive a notification that a cell leaves an energy saving state from a neighboring base station;
an energy saving compensation state deactivation unit 102, configured to execute a preset operation of deactivating an energy saving compensation state on a cell in an energy saving compensation state managed by the base station, so that the cell leaves the energy saving compensation state.
The energy saving compensation state deactivation unit 102 is configured to:
reducing the signal transmitting power of the base station, reducing the coverage area of the base station, and adjusting the direction angle of the antenna.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides an MME, where the MME includes:
an energy-saving state leaving notification receiving unit, configured to receive a notification that a cell leaves an energy-saving state from a base station;
an energy saving state leaving notification forwarding unit, configured to send the notification to a neighboring base station of the base station; or sending the notification to the SGSN to instruct the SGSN to send the notification to the neighbor base stations of the base station.
The energy-saving state leaving notification receiving unit is configured to:
receiving a base station direct information transmission message which is sent by a base station and carries an energy-saving indication information element IE, and taking the base station direct information transmission message as a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
the energy-saving state leaving notification forwarding unit is configured to:
sending an MME direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to an adjacent base station of the base station; or sending the base station direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the SGSN so as to indicate the SGSN to send the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station of the base station.
The energy-saving state leaving notification receiving unit is configured to:
receiving a direct information transmission message carrying an energy-saving indication IE from an SGSN, and taking the direct information transmission message as a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
the energy-saving state leaving notification forwarding unit is configured to:
and sending the direct information transmission message of the MME carrying the energy-saving indication IE to the adjacent base station.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides an SGSN, where the SGSN includes:
an energy saving state leaving notification receiving unit, configured to receive a notification that a cell leaves an energy saving state, where the notification is sent by a control node or an MME that manages a base station;
an energy saving state leaving notification forwarding unit, configured to send the notification to an MME when the notification comes from a control node of a management base station, so as to instruct the MME to send the notification to a neighboring base station of the base station; when the notification comes from MME, the notification is sent to a control node managing a base station to instruct the control node to send the notification to the base station.
The energy-saving state leaving notification receiving unit is configured to:
receiving a direct information transmission message carrying an energy-saving indication information element IE sent by a control node of a management base station, and taking the direct information transmission message as a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
the energy-saving state leaving notification forwarding unit is configured to:
and sending the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to an MME to indicate the MME to send the notification to the adjacent base station of the base station.
The energy-saving state leaving notification receiving unit is configured to:
receiving an MME direct information transmission message which is sent by an MME and carries an energy-saving indication IE, and taking the MME direct information transmission message as a notice that the cell leaves an energy-saving state; the energy-saving indication IE comprises an activation mark for indicating that the cell is started, a source cell identifier, a target cell identifier, routing information and the like;
the energy-saving state leaving notification forwarding unit is configured to:
and sending the direct information transmission message carrying the energy-saving indication IE to a control node managing the base station so as to indicate the control node to send the notification to the base station.
In conclusion, the beneficial effects of the invention include:
in the scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, after the base station automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the managed cell, the base station sends the notice that the cell leaves the energy-saving state to the adjacent base station, and after receiving the notice, the adjacent base station deactivates the energy-saving compensation state of the self-managed cell. Therefore, in the invention, the base station automatically deactivates the energy-saving state of the managed cell and informs the adjacent base station of the energy-saving state of the cell, so that the cell energy-saving deactivation process can be completed by the base station without triggering of the adjacent base station, and the complexity of energy-saving deactivation is reduced. Meanwhile, the energy-saving application scene is more perfect, the energy-saving operation is more flexible, and the network resources are effectively utilized.
As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.
While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the invention.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include such modifications and variations.