Embodiment
First make following analysis:
When setting up indirect X2 interface, due to the participation of HeNB gateway, some have occurred SON information access process changes, and SON information access process can have two kinds of implementations.
Mode one: HeNB GW replaces target HeNB to reply, as shown in Figure 5:
Step 1: source base station X sends eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME, wherein comprises ID and the TAI of the ID of the indication of SON information request, source base station and TAI, target BS, can also comprise the transport layer IP address of source base station;
Step 2:MME receives after eNB Configuration Transfer message, ID and TAI by target BS are addressed to the HeNB GW that target BS is connected to, and send to HeNB GW after the content in message is carried in MMEConfiguration Transfer message;
Step 3:HeNB GW receives after MME Configuration Transfer message, replace target HeNB Y to reply, because now HeNB GW is an agent node, in fact source base station needs to set up one section of X2 with HeNB GW.HeNB GW sends message eNB Configuration Transfer to MME, wherein comprises the ID of the indication of SON information response, target HeNB Y, the ID of the source base station X sending request and the transport layer IP address of HeNB GW;
Step 4:MME sends to source base station X by the content in NB Configuration Transfer by MMEConfiguration Transfer; After base station X receives, think that the IP address obtaining is exactly the transport layer IP address of target HeNB Y.
Mode two: the response message that HeNB GW modifying target HeNB returns, as shown in Figure 6:
Step 1: source base station X sends eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME, wherein comprises ID and the TAI of the ID of the indication of SON information request, source base station and TAI, target BS, can also comprise the transport layer IP address of source base station;
Step 2:MME receives after eNB Configuration Transfer message, ID and TAI by target BS are addressed to the HeNB GW that target BS is connected to, and the content in message is included in MMEConfiguration Transfer message and sends to HeNB GW;
Step 3:HeNB GW is intactly transmitted to target HeNB Y by MME Configuration Transfer message;
Step 4: target HeNB receives after MME Configuration Transfer message, to HeNB GW, return to eNB Configuration Transfer message, wherein comprise the indication of SON information response, the ID of HeNB Y, the ID of source base station sending request and the transport layer IP address of HeNB Y;
Step 5:HeNB GW receives after the response message of HeNB Y, the transport layer IP address of HeNB Y wherein replaced with to the transport layer IP address of HeNB GW, and out of Memory is constant, then amended eNB Configuration Transfer message is sent to MME;
Step 6:MME sends to source base station X by content in eNB Configuration Transfer by MMEConfiguration Transfer message; After base station X receives, think that the IP address obtaining is exactly the transport layer IP address of target HeNB Y.
Getting behind required transport layer IP address, will set up X2 interface.As previously mentioned, X2 interface is comprised of two sections of X2 interface indirectly, and one section is that HeNB Y follows the X2 interface between HeNB GW, and another section is that base station X is with the X2 interface between HeNB GW.
The process of establishing of X2 interface as shown in Figure 7, after HeNB Y start, can be known by configuration information the transport layer IP address of HeNB GW indirectly, so HeNB Y does not need to initiate SON information access process, just can be established to the X2 interface of HeNB GW.Afterwards, through one network operation period, base station X obtains by aforesaid SON information access process behind the transport layer IP address of HeNB Y, and foundation is connected with the transport layer between HeNB GW, then send X2 Setup Request message, in message, carry ID, the Serving cell list of source base station X.The transport layer address obtaining due to base station X is the address of HeNB GW, but not the address of HeNB Y, therefore this request message finally sends to HeNB GW.HeNBGW receives X2 Setup Request message, returns to X2 Setup Response message, wherein comprises the ID of HeNBGW, and is connected to the community of some HeNB of this gateway, comprising the community that has HeNB Y.So far, the indirect X2 interface between base station X and HeNB Y has been set up.
In above X2 interface process of establishing indirectly, the target that the X2 interface that source base station X initiates is set up is HeNB Y, although the ID of HeNB Y is not included in X2, sets up in request message, and base station X knows this point.But the X2 returning from HeNB GW sets up the ID that the ID comprising response message is HeNB GW, not the ID of HeNB Y.Like this, according to normal treatment mechanism, source base station X can be used as this response message an error message, rather than expects the response receiving, and finally causes base station X cannot set up to the X2 interface between HeNBGW.
Therefore, the embodiment of the present invention has proposed following SON information transferring method, in this method, femto gateway is when the MME Configuration Transfer message of response MME transmission, the identification information of femto gateway need to be sent to MME, make source base station also can obtain the identification information of femto gateway.
Referring to Fig. 8, the SON information transferring method of setting up for realizing femto gateway agency's X2 interface that the embodiment of the present invention provides, as follows for the idiographic flow of femto gateway side:
Step 80: femto gateway receives the MME Configuration Transfer message that MME sends, and carries the identification information of source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB in this MME Configuration Transfer message;
Step 81: femto gateway sends eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME, to indicate MME that the information of carrying in this eNB Configuration Transfer message is sent to described source base station; In this eNB Configuration Transfer message, carry the identification information of source base station, the identification information of target Home eNodeB, the transport layer IP address of femto gateway and the identification information of femto gateway.
Further, before sending eNB Configuration Transfer message after the MME Configuration Transfer message sending at femto gateway reception MME and to described MME, femto gateway can send to target Home eNodeB by the MME Configuration Transfer message receiving in step 80; Then the eNB Configuration Transfer message that receiving target Home eNodeB returns, takes identification information, the identification information of target Home eNodeB and the transport layer IP address information of target Home eNodeB of source base station in the eNB Configuration Transfer message receiving;
Accordingly, in step 81, femto gateway sends eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME, and it is implemented as follows:
Femto gateway is revised as follows to the eNB Configuration Transfer message receiving: by the transport layer IP address information of the target Home eNodeB carrying in the eNB Configuration Transfer message receiving, replace with the transport layer IP address information of femto gateway, and in the eNBConfiguration Transfer message receiving, increase the identification information of femto gateway; Then, femto gateway sends amended eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME.
In this method, source base station can be macro base station or the Home eNodeB that is directly connected to core net.
Referring to Fig. 9, the SON information transferring method of setting up for realizing femto gateway agency's X2 interface that the embodiment of the present invention provides, as follows for the idiographic flow of MME side:
The eNB Configuration Transfer message that step 90:MME reception sources base station sends, carries the identification information of source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB in this eNBConfiguration Transfer message;
The femto gateway that step 91:MME is connected to target Home eNodeB sends MMEConfiguration Transfer message, in this MME Configuration Transfer message, carries the identification information of source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB;
Step 92:MME receives the eNB Configuration Transfer message of the MME Configuration Transfer message for response of step 91 of femto gateway transmission, in the eNB Configuration Transfer message that this femto gateway sends, carries the identification information of source base station, the identification information of target Home eNodeB, the transport layer IP address of femto gateway and the identification information of described femto gateway;
Step 93:MME sends MME Configuration Transfer message to source base station, in the MME Configuration Transfer message that this source base station sends, carries the identification information of source base station, the identification information of target Home eNodeB, the transport layer IP address of femto gateway and the identification information of femto gateway.
In this method, source base station can be macro base station, or is directly connected to the Home eNodeB of core net.
Referring to Figure 10, the SON information transferring method of setting up for realizing femto gateway agency's X2 interface that the embodiment of the present invention provides, as follows for the idiographic flow of source base station side:
Step 101: source base station sends eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME, carries the identification information of source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB in this eNBConfiguration Transfer message;
Step 102: source base station receives the MME Configuration Transfer message that MME sends, and preserves the information of carrying in this MME Configuration Transfer message; In this MME Configuration Transfer message, carry the identification information of source base station, the identification information of target Home eNodeB, the transport layer IP address of femto gateway and the identification information of femto gateway.
Further, after source base station is preserved the information of carrying in this MME Configuration Transfer message, can record described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB has agent relation, such as recording agent relation by the mode that flag bit is set; Then, source base station can used the transport layer IP address of femto gateway, after femto gateway is set up transport layer and is connected, and initiation X2 interface process of establishing:
Source base station sends X2 to femto gateway and sets up request message;
The X2 that source base station receives described femto gateway transmission sets up response message, and this X2 sets up and in response message, carries the identification information of femto gateway and the cell information of target Home eNodeB;
Source base station is determining that according to the information of record described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB have after agent relation, determines the X2 interface between successfully foundation and target Home eNodeB.
Further, source base station does not have after agent relation at definite described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB, determine with described target Home eNodeB between X2 interface process of establishing unsuccessfully.
In this method, source base station can be macro base station, or is directly connected to the Home eNodeB of core net.
Below the present invention is specifically described:
Main thought of the present invention is in the SON information access process before indirect X2 sets up, HeNB GW is receiving after the SON information request message that MME sends, in response message, except the ID of the ID that comprises target HeNB, source base station, also to comprise the ID of HeNB GW oneself.
Specific implementation one, HeNB GW receiving after the SON information request message that MME sends, HeNB GW replaces target HeNB to reply, in response message except comprising the ID of target HeNB, outside the ID of source base station, also comprise the ID of HeNB GW oneself, as shown in Figure 11 A.
Specific implementation two, HeNB GW is receiving after the SON information request message that MME sends, request message is intactly transmitted to target HeNB, at HeNB GW, receiving after the response message that target HeNB returns, the transport layer IP address of target HeNB in response message is replaced with to the IP address of oneself, and in message, increase the ID of HeNB GW, then amended response message is sent to MME, as shown in Figure 11 B.
When source base station is received after response message, find the ID except source and target base station, also have the ID of a HeNBGW, source base station knows that this response is by HeNB GW proxy response or revises, and records this HeNB GW and target HeNB and has agent relation.Subsequently, source base station is initiated X2 and is set up, and its target can be original target HeNB, can be also HeNB GW, and it is HeNB GW ID that the X2 returning sets up what in response message, comprise, and this is the desired response of source base station.Above mechanism request base station with can correctly setting up X2 interface between HeNB GW.
The inventive method is described by the following examples.
Embodiment mono-:
In the present embodiment, a macro base station (being called eNB A) is set up indirect X2 interface with a HeNB (being called HeNB B) who is connected to HeNB gateway (being called HeNB GW T), the mode that HeNB gateway adopts SON information agency to reply.
After step 1.HeNB B start, obtained configuration information, wherein comprised the IP address of HeNB GW T, HeNB B sets up X2 interface according to the IP address of HeNB GW T and HeNB GW T.
Step 2. is sometime, and certain UE under grand eNB A community has found the community of HeNB B, and reports that this community of grand eNB A is an adjacent area, and grand eNB A wishes to be established to the X2 interface of HeNB B, but does not know the transport layer IP address of HeNB B.
The grand eNB A of step 3. sends eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME, wherein comprises the indication of SON information request, the ID of base station A and ID and the TAI of TAI, target HeNB B,, can also comprise the IP address of base station A oneself.
Step 4.MME receives after eNB Configuration Transfer message, ID and TAI by target HeNB are addressed to the HeNB GW T that target HeNB B is connected to, and the content in eNB Configuration Transfer message is included in MME Configuration Transfer message and sends to HeNBGW T.
Step 5.HeNB GW T receives after MME Configuration Transfer message, knows that HeNBB is connected to oneself, replace target HeNB B to reply.HeNB GW T sends eNBConfiguration Transfer message to MME, wherein comprises the transport layer IP address of ID, HeNB GW T and the ID of HeNB GW T of ID, the base station A of the indication of SON information response, HeNB B.
Step 6.MME crosses MMEConfiguration Transfer message by the information exchange in eNB Configuration Transfer and sends to base station A.After base station A receives, think that the IP address of HeNB GWT obtaining is exactly the transport layer IP address of HeNB B, and record HeNB GW T and HeNB B has agent relation.
Step 7.eNB A sets up transport layer according to the IP address of the HeNB GW T obtaining with HeNB GW T and is connected, and then sends X2 and sets up request message.
Step 8.HeNB GW T receives that X2 sets up after request message, returns to X2 and sets up response message, has wherein comprised the ID of HeNB GW T, the Serving cell list of cell information that has comprised HeNB B.
Step 9.eNB A receives that X2 sets up response message, finds wherein to comprise the ID of HeNB GW T, also has the cell information of HeNB B, according to the agent relation of record, determines with the indirect X2 interface of HeNB B and is successfully established.
Embodiment bis-:
In the present embodiment, a grand eNB (being called eNB A) and a HeNB (being called HeNB B) who is connected to HeNB gateway (being called HeNB GW T) set up indirect X2 interface, the mode of the SON information response that HeNB gateway employing modifying target HeNB returns.
Step 1~step 4 is identical with embodiment 1 one.
Step 5.HeNB GW T receives after MME Configuration Transfer message, MMEConfiguration Transfer message is intactly transmitted to target HeNB B, target HeNB B returns to eNB Configuration Transfer message, wherein comprises the ID of ID, the source base station A of HeNB B, the transport layer IP address of HeNB B;
Step 6.HeNB GW T receives after eNB Configuration Transfer message, the transport layer IP address of HeNB B is wherein replaced with to the IP address of HeNB GW T, and in message, increase the ID of HeNBGW T oneself, then amended eNB Configuration Transfer message is sent to MME;
Follow-up step is with step 6~step 9 of embodiment mono-.
Embodiment tri-:
In the present embodiment, HeNB and a HeNB who is connected to HeNB gateway who is directly connected to core net sets up indirect X2, the mode that HeNB gateway adopts SON information agency to reply.
Realization flow is identical with embodiment mono-, and difference just source base station is not grand eNB, but a direct-connected HeNB to core net.
Embodiment tetra-:
In the present embodiment, a HeNB who is directly connected to core net sets up indirect X2 with a HeNB who is connected to HeNB gateway, the mode of the SON information response that HeNB gateway employing modifying target HeNB returns.
Realization flow is identical with embodiment bis-, and difference just source base station is not grand eNB, but a direct-connected HeNB to core net.
Referring to Figure 12, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of wireless communication system, and this system comprises:
Source base station 121, for send base station configuration transmission eNB Configuration Transfer message to Mobility Management Entity MME, in this eNB Configuration Transfer message, carry the identification information of described source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB; Receive the Mobility Management Entity configuration transmission MME Configuration Transfer message that described MME sends, and preserve the information of carrying in this MME Configuration Transfer message; And record described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB has agent relation.
MME122, the eNB Configuration Transfer message sending for reception sources base station, the femto gateway being connected to described target Home eNodeB sends MME Configuration Transfer message, in this MME Configuration Transfer message, carries the identification information of described source base station and the identification information of described target Home eNodeB; Receive the eNB Configuration Transfer message that described femto gateway sends, to described source base station, send MME Configuration Transfer message, in this MMEConfiguration Transfer message, carry the transport layer IP address of the identification information of described source base station, the identification information of described target Home eNodeB, described femto gateway and the identification information of described femto gateway;
Femto gateway 123, the MME Configuration Transfer message sending for receiving MME, to described MME, send eNB Configuration Transfer message, in this eNB Configuration Transfer message, carry the transport layer IP address of the identification information of described source base station, the identification information of described target Home eNodeB, described femto gateway and the identification information of described femto gateway.
Described source base station 121 also for:
Use the transport layer IP address of described femto gateway, after described femto gateway is set up transport layer and is connected, to described femto gateway, send X2 and set up request message;
The X2 that receives described femto gateway transmission sets up response message, and this X2 sets up and in response message, carries the identification information of described femto gateway and the cell information of described target Home eNodeB;
According to the information of record, determining that described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB have after agent relation, determining the X2 interface between successfully foundation and described target Home eNodeB.
Described source base station 121 also for:
At definite described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB, do not have after agent relation, determine with described target Home eNodeB between X2 interface process of establishing unsuccessfully.
Described source base station 121 is macro base station, or is directly connected to the Home eNodeB of core net.
Referring to Figure 13, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of femto gateway, and this femto gateway comprises:
The first receiving element 131, the Mobility Management Entity configuration transmission MME Configuration Transfer message sending for receiving mobility management entity MME, carries the identification information of source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB in this MME Configuration Transfer message;
The first transmitting element 132, for send base station configuration transmission eNB Configuration Transfer message to described MME, to indicate described MME that the information of carrying in this eNB Configuration Transfer message is sent to described source base station; In this eNB Configuration Transfer message, carry the transport layer IP address of the identification information of described source base station, the identification information of described target Home eNodeB, described femto gateway and the identification information of described femto gateway.
This femto gateway also comprises:
The second transmitting element 133, for send eNB Configuration Transfer message after the MME Configuration Transfer message that receives MME transmission and to described MME before, described MME Configuration Transfer message is sent to described target Home eNodeB;
The second receiving element 134, for receiving the eNB Configuration Transfer message that described target Home eNodeB returns, the transport layer IP address information of carrying identification information and the described target Home eNodeB of the identification information of described source base station, described target Home eNodeB in the eNB Configuration Transfer message receiving;
Described the first transmitting element 132 for:
The eNB Configuration Transfer message that described the second receiving element is received is revised as follows: by the transport layer IP address information of the described target Home eNodeB carrying in the eNB Configuration Transfer message receiving, replace with the transport layer IP address information of described femto gateway, and in the eNB Configuration Transfer message receiving, increase the identification information of described femto gateway;
To described MME, send amended eNB Configuration Transfer message.
Described source base station is macro base station, or is directly connected to the Home eNodeB of core net.
Referring to Figure 14, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of MME, and this MME comprises:
The first receiving element 141, the base station configuration transmission eNB Configuration Transfer message sending for reception sources base station, carries the identification information of described source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB in this eNB Configuration Transfer message;
The first transmitting element 142, for the femto gateway being connected to described target Home eNodeB, send Mobility Management Entity configuration transmission MME Configuration Transfer message, in this MMEConfiguration Transfer message, carry the identification information of described source base station and the identification information of described target Home eNodeB;
The second receiving element 143, the eNB Configuration Transfer message sending for receiving described femto gateway, carries the transport layer IP address of the identification information of described source base station, the identification information of described target Home eNodeB, described femto gateway and the identification information of described femto gateway in this eNB Configuration Transfer message;
The second transmitting element 144, for send MME Configuration Transfer message to described source base station, in this MME Configuration Transfer message, carry the transport layer IP address of the identification information of described source base station, the identification information of described target Home eNodeB, described femto gateway and the identification information of described femto gateway.
Described source base station is macro base station, or is directly connected to the Home eNodeB of core net.
Referring to Figure 15, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of base station, and this base station comprises:
The first transmitting element 151, for send base station configuration transmission eNB Configuration Transfer message to Mobility Management Entity MME, in this eNB Configuration Transfer message, carry the identification information of described source base station and the identification information of target Home eNodeB;
The first receiving element 152, the Mobility Management Entity configuration transmission MME Configuration Transfer message sending for receiving described MME, and preserve the information of carrying in this MME Configuration Transfer message; In this MME Configuration Transfer message, carry the transport layer IP address of the identification information of described source base station, the identification information of described target Home eNodeB, described femto gateway and the identification information of described femto gateway.And record described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB has agent relation.
This base station also comprises:
The second transmitting element 153, for using the transport layer IP address of described femto gateway, after described femto gateway is set up transport layer and is connected, sends X2 to described femto gateway and sets up request message;
The second receiving element 154, sets up response message for the X2 that receives described femto gateway transmission, and this X2 sets up and in response message, carries the identification information of described femto gateway and the cell information of described target Home eNodeB;
Identifying unit 155, for determining that according to the information of record described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB have after agent relation, determines the X2 interface between successfully foundation and described target Home eNodeB.
Described identifying unit 155 is further used for:
At definite described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB, do not have after agent relation, determine with described target Home eNodeB between X2 interface process of establishing unsuccessfully.
Described base station is macro base station, or is directly connected to the Home eNodeB of core net.
To sum up, beneficial effect of the present invention comprises:
In the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides, source base station sends eNB Configuration Transfer message to MME, MME receives after eNB Configuration Transfer message, the femto gateway being connected to target Home eNodeB sends MME Configuration Transfer message, femto gateway is received after MME Configuration Transfer message, to MME, send eNB Configuration Transfer message, in this eNB Configuration Transfer message, carry the identification information of source base station, the identification information of target Home eNodeB, the transport layer IP address of femto gateway and the identification information of femto gateway, MME crosses MME Configuration Transfer message by the information exchange in the eNB Configuration Transfer message receiving and sends to source base station, make source base station can obtain the SON information such as transport layer IP address, and then the problem how to realize of the SON information access process while having solved the base-station gateway agency's of founding a family X2 interface.
In the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides, femto gateway is when the MME Configuration Transfer message of response MME transmission, the identification information of femto gateway need to be sent to MME, make source base station also can obtain the identification information of femto gateway, and then record described femto gateway and described target Home eNodeB has agent relation.So, source base station is being set up after request message to femto gateway transmission X2, when the X2 that the femto gateway receiving returns sets up the identification information that carries femto gateway in response message, can't think that it is error message that this X2 sets up response message, but according to the femto gateway of record and the agent relation of target Home eNodeB, think that it is desired response message that this X2 sets up response message, and then determine successfully set up and target Home eNodeB between X2 interface, thereby guaranteed that source base station can correctly set up X2 interface with femto gateway.
The present invention is with reference to describing according to flow chart and/or the block diagram of the method for the embodiment of the present invention, equipment (system) and computer program.Should understand can be by the flow process in each flow process in computer program instructions realization flow figure and/or block diagram and/or square frame and flow chart and/or block diagram and/or the combination of square frame.Can provide these computer program instructions to the processor of all-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, the instruction that makes to carry out by the processor of computer or other programmable data processing device produces the device for realizing the function of specifying at flow process of flow chart or multiple flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or multiple square frame.
These computer program instructions also can be stored in energy vectoring computer or the computer-readable memory of other programmable data processing device with ad hoc fashion work, the instruction that makes to be stored in this computer-readable memory produces the manufacture that comprises command device, and this command device is realized the function of specifying in flow process of flow chart or multiple flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or multiple square frame.
These computer program instructions also can be loaded in computer or other programmable data processing device, make to carry out sequence of operations step to produce computer implemented processing on computer or other programmable devices, thereby the instruction of carrying out is provided for realizing the step of the function of specifying in flow process of flow chart or multiple flow process and/or square frame of block diagram or multiple square frame on computer or other programmable devices.
Although described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, once those skilled in the art obtain the basic creative concept of cicada, can make other change and modification to these embodiment.So claims are intended to be interpreted as comprising preferred embodiment and fall into all changes and the modification of the scope of the invention.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention the present invention.Like this, if within of the present invention these are revised and modification belongs to the scope of the claims in the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof, the present invention is also intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.