Embodiment
In order to reduce the cell that UE is controlled in Macro eNB(That is Macro eNB cells)The cell controlled with Local eNB
(That is Local eNB cells)Between the frequency that switches over, the network design mode of user plane and chain of command separation is introduced into.Ginseng
The network design mode of two kinds of user planes of Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 and chain of command separation is seen, in two kinds of network designs shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6
Under scape, when UE is in the only region of Macro eNB MPS process, UE chain of command and user plane are all connected to Macro eNB;
When UE is moved to the region of Macro eNB cells and the small area overlapping coverings of Local eNB, UE user plane is all or part of
Carrying is transferred to Local eNB, to obtain higher service transmission rate;And UE chain of command carrying is stilled remain in
Macro eNB, to prevent chain of command connects handoff failure from causing UE call drops, realize the functions such as mobile management.
Under the scene that UE user plane and chain of command are separated, UE is connected to two or more eNB simultaneously.Referring to Fig. 7, UE
It is connected simultaneously with Macro and Local eNB, chain of command and user plane connection is obtained respectively.
Under the scene that UE user plane and chain of command are separated, the protocol stack between UE and network is referring to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.UE
User plane eNB(Local eNB)There is provided user plane data transfer function for UE, its not with UE equity rrc layer, it is impossible to it is right
UE carries out RRC controls;UE chain of command eNB(Macro eNB)Chain of command message transfer function is provided for UE, in order to realize pair
The carrying and processing of RRC information, UE chain of command eNB need to have the user face protocol stack with UE equities;Because NAS message is needed
To be carried by RRC information, so, UE service MME is connected with UE chain of command eNB.
As one kind enhancing, part RRC functions are there may be between UE and user plane eNB, such as UE can read user plane
The broadcast message that eNB is sent(ENB is transferred to multiple UE point-to-multipoint RRC information).
In order to support the network architecture of above-mentioned user plane and chain of command separation, the present invention is using corresponding carrying switching
Method.
The embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail with reference to Figure of description.
Referring to Figure 10, the method that the embodiment of the present invention carries out carrying separation switching, now user equipment enter macro base station with
Target BS(That is home base stations)It is overlapping covered in, this method comprises the following steps:
Step 101, user equipment are after the carrying separation order from macro base station is received, according in the carrying separation order
Comprising user equipment switching after target BS configuration information, set up the MAC layer entity and PHY included with target BS
The corresponding MAC layer entity of entity and PHY entities;
Wherein, for needing to be separated to the carrying of target BS, by carrying separation order the use can be notified by macro base station
Family equipment, can also be provided in the protocol, can also be mutual agreement;
Further, the carrying for needing to be separated to target BS in user equipment can be part or all of DRB, and user sets
Standby all SRB remain at macro base station;Or
Needing to be separated in user equipment both includes part or all of DRB in the carrying of target BS, part is included again
SRB, and the part SRB of user equipment remains at macro base station.
Further, it can be RB that macro base station, which sends carrying separation order,(Radio bearer)Handover request, wherein, carrying separation
In order comprising the target BS identification information, for indicate need to be separated to the information and mesh of the carrying of the target BS
Mark the configuration information of base station;
Wherein, the identification information of target BS can be supported for the target BS frequency and physical-layer cell identifier
(Physical Cell ID, PCI), or the corresponding E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier of the target BS(E-UTRAN
Cell Global ID, ECGI);
The configuration information of target BS includes the MAC resource distributions and PHY resource distributions of target BS.
If desired be separated to target BS is carried as part carrying, then being used for instruction in carrying separation order needs separation
Information to the carrying of target BS is every identification information carried, for example, being if desired separated to being carried as target BS
Part DRB, then carrying in separation order is used to indicate the mark for needing the information for being separated to the carrying of target BS for every DRB
Information;
If desired be separated to target BS is carried as whole DRB, then being used for instruction in carrying separation order needs separation
To target BS carrying information can for every DRB identification information, or for indicating all to separate whole DRB
Configured information, it is for instance possible to use whole DRB are transferred to target BS by 1bit information with instruction user equipment.
Further, one kind or the combination in following message can also be included in the carrying separation order:
Need the corresponding RLC configuration informations of the carrying for being separated to the target BS and PDCP configuration informations;
With Radio Link Failure in the target BS(Radio Link Failure, RLF)Related timer information;
The measurement limitation subframe of the target BS, for eliminating area interference, such as enhancement type district interference is eliminated
(Enhanced Conference on Intelligent Computing, eICIC);
The serving cell Scell configurations of the target BS, for carrying out carrier aggregation in target BS;
Dedicated preamble preamble for accessing the target BS;And
The Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI C-RNTI of target BS.
The carrying that the carrying separation order and user equipment that macro base station of the embodiment of the present invention is sent are sent switches successfully message
It can be defined RRC information in existing protocol(Such as RRC connection reallocation messages), or the RRC information newly defined.
Step 102, user equipment will need the carrying for being separated to the target BS to be mapped to the corresponding MAC of the target BS
Layer entity and PHY entities, so that user equipment is successfully accessed after the target BS, can utilize and be separated to the target BS
Carrying and the corresponding MAC layer entity of the target BS and PHY entities are communicated with the target BS;
In force, user equipment will need the carrying for being separated to target BS to be mapped to the target BS in step 102
Corresponding MAC layer entity and PHY entities include following two modes:
If being included in mode one, carrying separation order needs the corresponding RLC configuration informations of the carrying for being separated to target BS
And PDCP configuration informations, user equipment will need the carrying for being separated to target BS to be mapped to the target BS pair in step 102
The MAC layer entity and PHY entities answered include:
User equipment is separated to the corresponding RLC configuration informations of carrying and PDCP configuration informations of target BS as needed,
Set up the corresponding RLC entities of the target BS and PDCP entities;And
User equipment and that the corresponding RLC entities of the target BS and PDCP entities are mapped into the target BS is corresponding
MAC layer entity and PHY entities.
Specifically, the RLC entities and the data of PDCP entities set up for the carrying being connected with target BS, user equipment
Processing procedure includes:
RLC entities will be from low layer(Such as MAC layer)The RLC SDU received are delivered to PDCP entities;PDCP entities are pressed according to head
Compression algorithm(Header compression algorithm before not separating)The packet submitted RLC(That is RLC SDU)The compression processing of solution head is carried out, is obtained
High level is delivered to corresponding PDCP SDU, and by PDCP SDU(Such as IP layers)Handled.
If not including in mode two, carrying separation order needs the corresponding RLC of the carrying for being separated to target BS to match somebody with somebody confidence
Breath and PDCP configuration informations, then user equipment only need to change need the corresponding RLC entities of the carrying for being separated to target BS and
The mapping relations of PDCP entities and MAC entity, will need the corresponding RLC entities of the carrying for being separated to target BS and
PDCP entities are mapped to the corresponding MAC entity of target BS.
Step 103, user equipment keep the connection with the macro base station, and access the target BS.
Wherein, access procedure is synchronous etc. including uplink/downlink.
Further, user equipment access target BS includes following three kinds of modes in step 103:
If mode A, macro base station are synchronous with target BS, user equipment access target BS includes:
User equipment determines that itself has been successfully accessed target BS.
If mode B, macro base station and target BS are asynchronous, and the Special leader of target BS is included in carrying separation order
Code preamble, then user equipment access target BS include:
User equipment accesses target BS according to the dedicated preamble using non-competing Random Access.
If mode C, macro base station and target BS are asynchronous, and do not include the special of target BS in carrying separation order
Preamble, then user equipment access target BS include:
User equipment is using competition Random Access access target BS;
Wherein, in competition random access procedure, user is carried in the message m sg3 that user equipment is sent to target BS
The identification information of equipment;The msg3 can be the control unit of the RRC information or media access control layer newly defined(MAC
Control Element, MAC CE);
Target BS carries the corresponding confirmations of the msg3 and disappeared after msg3 is received in the msg4 returned to user equipment
Breath, or MAC CE, uplink scheduling information, wherein, msg4 is dispatched using C-RNTI.
Further, after it is determined that itself being successfully accessed target BS, this method also includes:
User equipment sends carrying to macro base station and switches successfully message.
The carrying that the carrying separation order and user equipment that macro base station of the embodiment of the present invention is sent are sent switches successfully message
It can be defined RRC information in existing protocol(Such as RRC connection reallocation messages), or the RRC information newly defined.
Referring to Figure 11, the method that the embodiment of the present invention carries out carrying separation switching comprises the following steps:
Step 111, macro base station determine that user equipment needs to carry out carrying separation switching;
Step 112, macro base station send carrying separation order to user equipment, with instruction user equipment according to carrying separation life
Order carries out carrying separation switching.
Accordingly, user equipment, which carries out carrying separation switching, includes:Set up the corresponding MAC layer entity of target BS and PHY
Entity;The carrying for being separated to target BS will be needed to be mapped to the corresponding MAC layer entity of the target BS and PHY entities;And
The connection with macro base station is kept, and accesses target BS.
Further, the carrying separation order can carry handover request for RB, wherein, include target in carrying separation order
The identification information of base station, for indicate need to be separated to the information of the carrying of target BS and the configuration information of target BS;
Wherein, the identification information of target BS can be supported for the target BS frequency and PCI, or ECGI;
The configuration information of target BS includes the MAC resource distributions and PHY resource distributions of target BS.
Further, one kind or the combination in following message can also be included in the carrying separation order:
Need the corresponding RLC configuration informations of the carrying for being separated to the target BS and PDCP configuration informations;
The timer information related to RLF in the target BS;
The measurement limitation subframe of the target BS;
The serving cell Scell configurations of the target BS;
Dedicated preamble for accessing the target BS;And
Target cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier C-RNTI.
Further, the carrying for needing to be separated to the target BS in user equipment can be part or all of DRB, and user
The SRB of equipment remains at macro base station;Or
Need the carrying for being separated to the target BS both to include part or all of DRB in user equipment, part is included again
SRB。
Further, the one kind or combination of macro base station in following three kinds of modes in step 111, determine user equipment needs
Carry out carrying separation switching:
Mode 1, reported according to the measurement of user equipment, determine whether user equipment needs to carry out carrying separation switching;
Specifically, macro base station can report the signal intensity of middle home base stations cell according to UE measurement, determine that user sets
It is standby whether to need to carry out carrying separation switching;
If for example, the signal intensity of at least one home base stations cell is more than the intensity threshold of setting, it is determined that user
Equipment needs to carry out carrying separation switching, and carries out carrying separation switching using the home base stations as target BS;If all
The signal intensity of ground base station cell is not more than the intensity threshold, it is determined that user equipment need not carry out carrying separation switching;
If the quantity of home base stations is at least two, and signal intensity is more than the cell of the intensity threshold respectively positioned at difference
Home base stations, then home base stations therefrom where the cell of selection signal maximum intensity be used as target BS carry out carrying separation
Switching.
Mode 2, the positional information according to user equipment, determine whether user equipment needs to carry out carrying separation switching;
Specifically, when the distance between user equipment and home base stations cell is less than the distance threshold of some setting, it is grand
Base station determines that user equipment needs to carry out carrying separation switching.
Mode 3, the business information according to user equipment, determine whether user equipment needs to carry out carrying separation switching;
If specifically, certain traffic needs of user equipment are larger and low to delay requirement, it is determined that user equipment is needed
Carry out carrying separation switching.
Below for the network scenarios shown in Figure 12(UE from Macro eNB overlay area be moved to Macro eNB with
Local eNB's is overlapping covered), and so that UE needs part or all of DRB being separated to Local eNB as an example, to this hair
The process that bright embodiment carries out carrying separation switching is described in detail.
Example one,
Referring to Figure 13, the method that the present embodiment carries out carrying separation switching is located at macrocell applied to UE(macro
cell)With target home cell(Target local cell)It is overlapping covered in, this method comprises the following steps:
Step 131, macro cell judge whether connected UE needs to carry out carrying separation switching;
If so, then performing step 132;
If it is not, then terminating this flow.
It is preferred that, macro cell can be reported according to UE measurement, UE positional information or UE business information, it is determined that
Whether the UE needs to carry out carrying separation switching.
Step 132, macro cell send carrying separation order to UE(Such as " RB handover requests "), wherein, the carrying
At least include in separation order:Target local cell mark, for indicating that UE needs to be separated to target local cell's
The configured information of carrying, target local cell configuration information;
Further, target local cell configuration information includes target local cell MAC resource distributions and physics
Layer resource distribution.
For example, macro cell determine UE part or all of DRB being transferred to local cell, UE SRB is still protected
Hold in macro cell.
Further, the RB handover requests use a kind of feasible implementation of RRC information:Macro eNB and local
ENB configuration information is two sets separate configuration parameters, UE can according to the macro eNB included in the RRC information with
Local eNB different configuration parameters are respectively to the corresponding entities of macro and local(As MAC layer entity and physical layer are real
Body)Carry out parameter configuration.
Step 133, UE set up target local cell correspondences after the carrying separation order from macro cell is received
MAC layer entity and PHY entities, and according to carrying separation order in target local cell MAC resource distributions and physical layer
Resource distribution is configured to newly-established MAC layer entity and PHY entities;
The PDCP entities and RLC entities that step 134, UE will need to be separated to target local cell DRB are mapped to mesh
Mark the corresponding MAC layer entities of local cell and PHY entities;
If specifically, being included in carrying separation order needs to be separated to the target local cell corresponding RLC/ of DRB
PDCP is configured, then UE rebuilds the corresponding RLC/PDCP entities of the DRB;
If not including in carrying separation order needs the corresponding RLC/PDCP of DRB for being separated to target local cell to match somebody with somebody
Put, then UE, which need to only change, needs the mapping relations of the corresponding RLC/PDCP entities of the DRB and MAC entity separated.
Step 135, UE judge whether macro cell are synchronous with local cell;
If so, then performing step 136;
If it is not, then performing step 137;
Step 136, UE determine itself to be successfully accessed local cell, and perform step 138;
Step 137, UE initiate to access to target local cell;
Wherein, access procedure is synchronous etc. including uplink/downlink;When UE successfully completes the uplink/downlink with target local cell
After synchronization, then UE determines access target Local eNB successes.
Further, if carrying separation order(That is RB handover requests)In include be used for access the special of target local cell
Lead code preamble, then UE target local is accessed by the way of non-competing Stochastic accessing according to the dedicated preamble
cell;
If carrying separation order(That is RB handover requests)In do not include be used for access the special of target local cell
Preamble, then UE uses compete Random Access and access target local cell;Wherein, UE is to target local cell
The msg3 of transmission(Message 3)Middle carrying UE identification information, such as C-RNTI;And target local cell are according to the msg3 received,
The corresponding RRC confirmation messages of msg3 or MAC CE or UL grant are carried in the msg4 of return;
It is preferred that, the msg3 can be the RRC information or MAC CE newly defined;Msg4 is dispatched using C-RNTI in itself.
Step 138, UE return to carrying after access target local cell, to macro eNB and switch successfully message(Such as
" RB switches successfully message ").
It should be noted that the carrying separation order and carrying in the present embodiment switch successfully message and can newly defined
RRC information, can also use defined RRC information in agreement, such as RRC connection reallocation messages.
Referring to Figure 14, a kind of method for carrying out carrying convergence switching of the embodiment of the present invention, the part of wherein user equipment is held
Load is connected with macro base station, and remaining carrying is connected with home base stations, and this method comprises the following steps:
Step 141, user equipment are after the carrying aggregate command from macro base station is received, according to the carrying aggregate command,
Match somebody with somebody the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and PHY entities again;
The configuration information of the macro base station of step 142, user equipment in carrying aggregate command, it would be desirable to converge to grand base
The carrying stood is mapped to the corresponding MAC layer entity of the macro base station and PHY entities;
Specifically, user equipment will need to converge to the PDCP entities and RLC entities of the carrying of macro base station, to be mapped to this grand
The corresponding MAC layer entity in base station and PHY entities.
Further, the carrying aggregate command can be RB handover requests, and being included in the carrying aggregate command is used to indicate to need
Converge to the configuration information of the information of the carrying of macro base station, the configuration information of macro base station and home base stations;
Wherein, when being carried as the part carrying being separated in the carrying of home base stations of macro base station is if desired converged to, is used
In the identification information for indicating to need the information for being separated to the carrying of macro base station to be every carrying;Needing to converge to holding for macro base station
Carry to be separated to during whole carryings in the carrying of home base stations, for indicating to need to converge to the information of the carrying of home base stations
For configured information, it is for instance possible to use all carryings are transferred to macro base station by 1bit information with instruction user equipment;
Further, user equipment matches somebody with somebody the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and PHY entities including following again in step 141
Two kinds of situations:
If situation one, carrying aggregate command indicate to need to converge to the portion for being carried as being separated to the home base stations of macro base station
Divide carrying, then user equipment matches somebody with somebody the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and PHY entities again, including:
The configuration information of home base stations of the user equipment in carrying aggregate command, again with the corresponding MAC of home base stations
Layer entity and PHY entities.
If situation two, carrying aggregate command indicate to need to converge to macro base station be carried as be separated to the complete of the home base stations
Portion is carried, then user equipment matches somebody with somebody the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and PHY entities again, including:
User equipment deletes the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and PHY entities generated.
Further, also include part SRB if being separated to the carrying of home base stations, and need to converge to being carried as macro base station
Whole DRB of home base stations are separated to, then are also included in step 141:
User equipment deletes the corresponding SRB of home base stations generated and its relevant configuration information.
After step 142, this method also includes:
User equipment sends carrying to macro base station and switches successfully message.
It should be noted that aggregate command and carrying handover success message are carried in the present embodiment newly to be defined
Defined RRC information in RRC information or existing protocol, such as RRC connection reallocation messages.
It should be noted that the side of the carrying convergence switching shown in method and Figure 14 that the carrying separation shown in Figure 10 switches
Method can synthesize a flow, the method for forming another carrying switching, including carrying separation handoff procedure and carrying convergence are cut
Change process;
Wherein, the RB handover requests from macro base station that user equipment is received in the method for carrying switching, are being carried
It is carrying separation order during separation switching, is carrying aggregate command during carrying convergence switching is carried out.
It should be noted that the side of the carrying separation switching shown in method and Figure 11 that the carrying separation shown in Figure 10 switches
Method can synthesize a flow, the method for forming another carrying separation switching, that is, first carry out step 111 ~ step 113, then hold
Row step 101 ~ step 103.
Referring to Figure 15, a kind of method for carrying out carrying convergence switching of the embodiment of the present invention, the part of wherein user equipment is held
Load is connected with macro base station, and remaining carrying is connected with target BS, and this method comprises the following steps:
Step 151, macro base station determine that user equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching;
Step 152, macro base station send carrying aggregate command to user equipment, to indicate that the user equipment is converged according to carrying
Order carries out carrying convergence switching.
Accordingly, user equipment carries out carrying convergence switching according to carrying aggregate command includes:User equipment is held according to this
Carry aggregate command, the corresponding MAC layer entity of configuration target BS and PHY entities;The carrying for converging to macro base station will be needed to map
To the corresponding MAC layer entity of the macro base station and PHY entities.
Further, carrying aggregate command is RB handover requests, and included in the carrying aggregate command needs convergence for instruction
The configuration information and the configuration information of target BS of information, macro base station to the carrying of macro base station;
Wherein, when being carried as the part carrying being separated in the carrying of home base stations of macro base station is if desired converged to, then
For the identification information for indicating to need the information for being separated to the carrying of macro base station to be every carrying;Needing to converge to macro base station
During the whole carryings for being carried as being separated in the carrying of home base stations, then for indicating to need to converge to the carrying of target BS
Information is configured information, it is for instance possible to use all carryings are transferred to macro base station by 1bit information with instruction user equipment.
Further, the one kind or combination of macro base station in following three kinds of methods determine user equipment needs in step 151
Carry out carrying separation switching:
Method 1, reported according to the measurement of user equipment, determine whether user equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching;
Specifically, macro base station can report the signal intensity of the cell of middle target BS control according to UE measurement, it is determined that
Whether user equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching;
If for example, the signal intensity of at least one Target cell is more than the intensity threshold of setting, it is determined that user equipment
Carrying convergence switching need not be carried out;If the signal intensity of all Target cells is all not more than the intensity threshold, it is determined that user
Equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching.
Method 2, the positional information according to user equipment, determine whether user equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching;
Specifically, when the distance between user equipment and Target cell is more than the distance threshold of some setting, macro base station
Determine that user equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching.
Method 3, the business information according to user equipment, determine whether user equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching;
If specifically, the business of user equipment is high to delay requirement, it is determined that user equipment needs progress carrying convergence to cut
Change.
It should be noted that the side of the carrying convergence switching shown in method and Figure 14 that the carrying separation shown in Figure 11 switches
Method can synthesize a flow, the method for forming another carrying switching, including carrying separation handoff procedure and carrying convergence are cut
Change process;
Wherein, the RB handover requests from macro base station that user equipment is received in the method for carrying switching, are being carried
It is carrying separation order during separation switching, is carrying aggregate command during carrying convergence switching is carried out.
It should be noted that the side of the carrying convergence switching shown in method and Figure 15 that the carrying separation shown in Figure 14 switches
Method can synthesize a flow, the method for forming another carrying convergence switching, that is, first carry out step 151 ~ step 152, then hold
Row step 141 ~ step 142.
It should be noted that Figure 10, Figure 11, Figure 14 and Figure 15 method can synthesize a flow, form another and hold
The method for carrying switching, including carrying separation handoff procedure and carrying convergence handoff procedure.
Below for the network scenarios shown in Fig. 7(UE all SRB are connected with macro cell, a UE DRB parts
It is connected with macro cell, another part is connected with local cell), the mistake of carrying convergence switching is carried out to the embodiment of the present invention
Journey is described in detail.
Example two,
Referring to Figure 16, the method that the present embodiment carries out carrying convergence switching is located at macrocell applied to UE(macro
cell)With target home cell(Target local cell)It is overlapping covered in, this method comprises the following steps:
Step 161, macro cell judge whether connected UE needs to carry out carrying convergence switching;
If so, then performing step 162;
If it is not, then terminating this flow.
It is preferred that, macro cell can be reported according to UE measurement, UE positional information or UE business information, it is determined that
Whether the UE needs to carry out carrying convergence switching.
Step 162, macro cell send carrying aggregate command to UE(Such as " RB handover requests "), wherein, the carrying
Included in aggregate command be used to indicating needing to converge to the macro cell information of carrying, macro cell configuration information with
And local cell configuration information;
Further, macro cell configuration information includes macro cell MAC resource distributions and physical layer resources are matched somebody with somebody
Put;Local cell configuration information includes local cell MAC resource distributions and physical layer resources configuration.
Step 163, the corresponding MAC layer entities of local cell and PHY generated according to the carrying aggregate command, configuration
Entity;
Specifically, if desired converging to the macro cell part DRB for being carried as being separated to the local cell, then use
The corresponding MAC layer entities of family device configuration local cell and PHY entities, including:
User equipment is according to the configuration informations of home base stations, again with the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and PHY entities.
If desired the macro cell whole DRB for being carried as being separated to the local cell are converged to, then user equipment
The corresponding MAC layer entities of local cell and PHY entities are configured, including:
User equipment deletes the corresponding MAC layer entities of local cell and PHY entities generated.
Step 164, UE return to carrying to macro cell and switch successfully message, such as " RB switches successfully message ".
It can be the RRC information newly defined that aggregate command and carrying handover success message are carried in the present embodiment, can also
It is defined RRC information in existing protocol, such as RRC connection reallocation messages.
If it should be noted that the part in UE SRB is connected with macro cell, another part and local
Cell connections;And the part in UE DRB is connected with macro cell, the solenoid field that another part is connected with local cell
Under scape, referring to Figure 17, needing to converge to when being carried as being separated to whole DRB of the local cell of macro cell, then
User equipment also needs to delete local while the corresponding MAC layer entities of local cell and PHY entities that have generated is deleted
The corresponding SRB of cell and its relevant configuration information.
Based on same inventive concept, a kind of user for carrying out carrying separation switching is additionally provided in the embodiment of the present invention and is set
It is standby, because the principle of user equipment solution problem is similar with the method for separating switching of the progress carrying shown in Figure 10, therefore should
Implementation for equipment may refer to the implementation of method, repeats part and repeats no more.
Referring to Figure 18, the embodiment of the present invention carries out the user equipment of carrying separation switching, including:
First processing module 181, for after the carrying separation order from macro base station is received, being separated according to the carrying
The configuration information of target BS after the user equipment switching included in order, sets up the MAC layer included with target BS real
Body and PHY entities distinguish corresponding MAC layer entity and PHY entities;
, wherein it is desired to which being separated to the carrying of target BS includes part or all of DRB;Or
The carrying for being separated to target BS is needed to include part DRB and part SRB;Or
The carrying for being separated to target BS is needed to include whole DRB and part SRB.
First mapping block 182, it would be desirable to which the carrying for being separated to target BS is mapped to the corresponding MAC layer of the target BS
Entity and PHY entities;
AM access module 183, for keeping the connection with the macro base station, and accesses the target BS.
Further, carrying separation order can be " mark of target BS to be included in RB handover requests, the carrying separation order
Know information, for indicating to need to be separated to the information of the carrying of target BS and the configuration information of target BS;
Accordingly, the first 182 pieces of mould of mapping specifically for:
The carrying indicated in the carrying separation order is mapped to the corresponding MAC layer entity of target BS and PHY entities.
Further, one kind or the combination in following message are also included in carrying separation order:
Need the corresponding wireless spread-spectrum technology RLC configuration informations of the carrying for being separated to target BS and packet data polymerized association
Discuss measurement limitation subframe, the target base of timer information, target BS related to RLF in PDCP configuration informations, target BS
The cell-radio network of serving cell Scell configurations, the dedicated preamble for accessing target BS and the target BS stood
Temporary mark C-RNTI.
Further, the first mapping block 182 specifically for:
Being included in carrying separation order needs the corresponding RLC configuration informations of the DRB for being separated to target BS and PDCP to match somebody with somebody
When confidence ceases, the corresponding RLC configuration informations of DRB and PDCP configuration informations of target BS are separated to as needed, target is set up
The corresponding RLC entities in base station and PDCP entities, and the corresponding RLC entities of target BS and PDCP entities are mapped to the target base
Stand corresponding MAC layer entity and PHY entities.
Further, the first mapping block 182 specifically for:
Not including in carrying separation order needs the corresponding RLC configuration informations of the DRB for being separated to target BS and PDCP
During configuration information, it would be desirable to which the corresponding RLC entities of DRB and PDCP entities for being separated to target BS are mapped to the target BS pair
The MAC layer entity and PHY entities answered.
Further, AM access module 183 specifically for:
When the macro base station is synchronous with the target BS, determine itself to be successfully accessed the target BS;
It is asynchronous with the target BS in the macro base station, and include the target BS in the carrying separation order
Dedicated preamble when, according to the dedicated preamble, the target BS is accessed using non-competing Random Access;
It is asynchronous with the target BS in the macro base station, and if not including the target in the carrying separation order
During the dedicated preamble of base station, the target BS is accessed using competition Random Access.
Further, the user equipment also includes:
First sending module 184, for after it is determined that itself being successfully accessed the target BS, being sent to the macro base station
Carrying switches successfully message.
The carrying that the carrying separation order and user equipment that macro base station of the embodiment of the present invention is sent are sent switches successfully message
It can be defined RRC information in existing protocol(Such as RRC connection reallocation messages), or the RRC information newly defined.
Based on same inventive concept, a kind of macro base station for carrying out carrying separation switching is additionally provided in the embodiment of the present invention,
Due to the macro base station solve problem principle with shown in Figure 11 progress carrying separate switching method it is similar, therefore this be used for it is grand
The implementation of base station may refer to the implementation of method, repeats part and repeats no more.
Referring to Figure 19, the embodiment of the present invention carries out the macro base station of carrying separation switching, including:
First judging module 191, determines that user equipment needs to carry out carrying separation switching;
First indicating module 192, for sending carrying separation order to user equipment, with instruction user equipment according to carrying
Separation order carries out carrying separation switching.
Wherein, the carrying separation order can be RB handover requests, carry the mark for including target BS in separation order
Information, for indicate need to be separated to the information of the carrying of target BS and the configuration information of target BS;
Further, one kind or the combination in following message can also be included in the carrying separation order:
Need the corresponding RLC configuration informations of the carrying for being separated to the target BS and PDCP configuration informations;
The timer information related to RLF in the target BS;
The measurement limitation subframe of the target BS;
The serving cell Scell configurations of the target BS;
Dedicated preamble for accessing the target BS;And
Target cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier C-RNTI.
Further, the first judging module 191 specifically for:
Reported according to the measurement of user equipment, positional information and one kind in business information or combination, determine user equipment
Need to carry out carrying separation switching.
Based on same inventive concept, a kind of user for carrying out carrying convergence switching is additionally provided in the embodiment of the present invention and is set
It is standby, because the method that the user equipment solves the principle of problem to the progress carrying convergence shown in Figure 14 switches is similar, therefore should
The implementation of user equipment may refer to the implementation of method, repeats part and repeats no more.
Referring to Figure 20, the embodiment of the present invention carries out the user equipment of carrying convergence switching, including:
Configuration module 201, for after the carrying aggregate command from macro base station is received, according to carrying aggregate command, weight
With the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and PHY entities;
Second mapping block 202, for the configuration information according to macro base station in carrying aggregate command, it would be desirable to converge to grand
The carrying of base station is mapped to the corresponding MAC layer entity of the macro base station and PHY entities.
Further, carrying aggregate command is RB handover requests, and included in the carrying aggregate command needs convergence for instruction
The configuration information and the configuration information of target BS of information, macro base station to the carrying of macro base station.
Further, configuration module 201 specifically for:
Indicate to need to converge to the portion for being carried as being separated in the carrying of home base stations of macro base station in carrying aggregate command
During point carrying, the configuration information of the home base stations in carrying aggregate command, again with the corresponding MAC layer entity of home base stations and
PHY entities.
Further, configuration module 201 specifically for:
Carrying aggregate command indicate to need to converge to macro base station be carried as be separated to it is complete in the carrying of home base stations
When portion is carried, home base stations corresponding all MAC layer entities and PHY entities are deleted.
Further, the user equipment also includes:
Second sending module 203, message is switched successfully for sending carrying to macro base station.
It should be noted that each module shown in each module and Figure 20 shown in Figure 18 can be integrated in a user equipment
In, when needing to carry out carrying separation switching, each module shown in Figure 18 is operated;Switch when needing progress carrying convergence
When, each module shown in Figure 20 is operated;
Wherein, the RB handover requests from macro base station that user equipment is received, during carrying separation switching is carried out
It is carrying aggregate command during carrying convergence switching is carried out for carrying separation order.
Based on same inventive concept, a kind of macro base station for carrying out carrying convergence switching is additionally provided in the embodiment of the present invention,
Because the method that the macro base station solves the principle of problem to the progress carrying convergence shown in Figure 15 switches is similar, therefore the macro base station
Implementation may refer to the implementation of method, repeat part and repeat no more.
The macro base station of carrying convergence switching is carried out referring to Figure 21, the embodiment of the present invention, including:
Second judging module 211, for determining that user equipment needs to carry out carrying convergence switching;
Second indicating module 212, for sending carrying aggregate command to user equipment, with instruction user equipment according to carrying
Aggregate command carries out carrying convergence switching.
Further, carrying aggregate command is RB handover requests, and included in the carrying aggregate command needs convergence for instruction
The configuration information and the configuration information of target BS of information, macro base station to the carrying of macro base station.
Further, the second judging module 211 specifically for:
Reported according to the measurement of user equipment, positional information and one kind in business information or combination, determine that the user sets
It is standby to need to carry out carrying convergence switching.
It should be noted that each module shown in each module and Figure 21 shown in Figure 19 can be integrated in a macro base station
In, when needing to carry out carrying separation switching, each module shown in Figure 19 is operated;Switch when needing progress carrying convergence
When, each module shown in Figure 21 is operated;
Wherein, the RB handover requests that macro base station is sent, are carrying separation order during carrying separation switching is carried out,
It is carrying aggregate command during carrying convergence switching is carried out.
It should be understood by those skilled in the art that, embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or computer program
Product.Therefore, the present invention can be using the reality in terms of complete hardware embodiment, complete software embodiment or combination software and hardware
Apply the form of example.Moreover, the present invention can be used in one or more computers for wherein including computer usable program code
Usable storage medium(Including but not limited to magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM, optical memory etc.)The computer program production of upper implementation
The form of product.
The present invention is with reference to method according to embodiments of the present invention, equipment(System)And the flow of computer program product
Figure and/or block diagram are described.It should be understood that can be by every first-class in computer program instructions implementation process figure and/or block diagram
Journey and/or the flow in square frame and flow chart and/or block diagram and/or the combination of square frame.These computer programs can be provided
The processor of all-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, Embedded Processor or other programmable data processing devices is instructed to produce
A raw machine so that produced by the instruction of computer or the computing device of other programmable data processing devices for real
The device for the function of being specified in present one flow of flow chart or one square frame of multiple flows and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.
These computer program instructions, which may be alternatively stored in, can guide computer or other programmable data processing devices with spy
Determine in the computer-readable memory that mode works so that the instruction being stored in the computer-readable memory, which is produced, to be included referring to
Make the manufacture of device, the command device realize in one flow of flow chart or multiple flows and/or one square frame of block diagram or
The function of being specified in multiple square frames.
These computer program instructions can be also loaded into computer or other programmable data processing devices so that in meter
Series of operation steps is performed on calculation machine or other programmable devices to produce computer implemented processing, thus in computer or
The instruction performed on other programmable devices is provided for realizing in one flow of flow chart or multiple flows and/or block diagram one
The step of function of being specified in individual square frame or multiple square frames.
, but those skilled in the art once know basic creation although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described
Property concept, then can make other change and modification to these embodiments.So, appended claims are intended to be construed to include excellent
Select embodiment and fall into having altered and changing for the scope of the invention.
The embodiment of the present invention realizes carrying handoff functionality, has further reached user plane bearer and chain of command carrying separation
And the purpose of convergence;The number of times of face switching is controlled due to reducing user equipment, so that in the E-UTRAN network architecture
In the case of the switching frequency of user equipment and number of times increase, the wind that communication disruption occurs when switching over for user equipment is reduced
Danger.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out the essence of various changes and modification without departing from the present invention to the present invention
God and scope.So, if these modifications and variations of the present invention belong to the scope of the claims in the present invention and its equivalent technologies
Within, then the present invention is also intended to comprising including these changes and modification.